Calendar

Oct. 12 - 15 - Orfalea College of Business Career Days Resume Review, Employer Panels, Job Fair Contact Jane Johnson, or Amy Swanson

Oct. 15 - Distinguished Speaker Fall Series Kumar Malavalli, “The Amalgamation of Technology and Entrepreneurship Co-Sponsored by the College of Engineering Advanced Technologies Labs, Building #007, 2:10pm – 3:00pm

Oct. 15 - Dean's Advisory Council Dinner, The Cliffs Resort, 6 p.m., contact Tamara Vassey for more information

Oct. 16 - Dean's Advisory Council Meeting, Location TBD, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., contact Tamara Vassey for more information

Oct. 16 - Dean's Advisory Council Luncheon, University House, noon, Contact Tamara Vassey for more information

Oct. 16 - Honored Alum Banquet. Contact Tamara Vassey for more information

Oct. 17 - Homecoming Football Game, Spanos Stadium, 6 p.m. vs. Southern Utah

Oct. 29 - Executive Partners Fall Business Forum Maggie Cox, CEO of Barnett Cox & Associates “All in a Day’s Work – and No Two Days are the Same” Orfalea College of Business, Room 112, 11:10am – 12noon

Nov. 6 - Industrial Technology Advisory Council Board Meeting, Contact Sandy Edar, for more information

Nov. 11 - Academic Holiday - Veteran's Day observed

Nov. 25 - 29 - Academic Holiday - Thanksgiving

Dec. 4 - Last day of fall term classes

Dec. 12 - Mid-Year Commencement, End of Fall term

Dec. 13 - Jan. 3 - Academic Holiday

October 2009 E-News

DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER FALL SERIES

Kumar Malavalli, Chairman and CSO of InMage Systems, will be on campus Thursday, October 15, 2009 as part of the Orfalea College of Business Distinguished Speaker Series, co-hosted by the College of Engineering. Mr. Malavalli’s presentation will be held in the Advanced Technologies Laboratories Building, #007 from 2:10pm – 3:00pm.

Mr. Malavalli is considered one of the originators of Fibre Channel, co-founded Brocade Communications Systems and was the 2003 inductee into the Silicon Valley Engineering Hall of Fame. Mr. Malavalli is also currently the chairman of leading edge data security solution provider CryptoMill Technologies.

Finance Major to Receive Prestigious Hearst Scholarship

Orfalea finance major Phong V. Dang is the 2009 California Polytechnic State University recipient of the prestigious William Randolph Hearst CSU Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement.

Dang was among 23 students selected by the California State University to receive the 2009/10 William R. Hearst/CSU Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement. The winners, one from each campus in the system, were honored by the trustees on Sept. 22 at the CSU Office of the Chancellor in Long Beach.

The award is among the highest forms of recognition for student achievement in the CSU. Hearst Scholars demonstrate superior academic achievements, community service, financial need and the ability to overcome adversity.

Dang transferred to Cal Poly in fall 2008 from Santa Rosa Junior College. He is working on a bachelor’s degree in business with an emphasis in finance management. Dang plans to complete his degree in business, get career experience and then return to the university and obtain an MBA so he can pursue a career in finance.

For details on Dang and the other 2009-10 Hearst Scholarship winners, read the CSU news release or visit the CSU web site at www.calstate.edu.

ALUMNI NEWS

IT Wedding Celebration

Retired Industrial Technology Professor Emeritus Lezlie Labhard married Lauren Eve Bienenfeld (BS ’04 & MS ’05) and Peter Langel (BS ’05) in a gorgeous outdoor ceremony at La Playa Hotel in Carmel, CA May 17, 2009. Other IT alumni in attendance included: Adam Stephens (BS ’05, MS ’07), Matt Lao (BS’05, MS ’05), Jim Erickson (BS ’05, MS ’06), Steve Silva (BS ’04, MS ’05), Ryan Marks (BS ’05), Chris Abel (BS ‘ 05) and Sandy Edar.

The couple enjoyed a relaxing honeymoon in Maui and hope to make it back for their one year anniversary! Peter is a Manufacturing Engineer at Lockheed Martin in Sunnyvale and Lauren is a Broker Associate & Realtor at Keller Williams in Campbell, CA.

Pictured L-R Lauren Eve Bienenfeld, IT Professor Emeritus, Lezlie Labhard and Peter Langel.

Braggin’ Rights for the Grad Program

Last year, after returning from the Chindia Trip with the Grad program, Steve Munio took two weeks off then packed his bags for northern San Diego County where he started at ViaSat, Inc. According to Steve, “From the start, there were high expectations of me. The reputation of Cal Poly is strong here, due in no small part to the many successful alumni that work here now.”

Steve’s title is Supply Chain Agent and he is the focal point in supply chain for a business area that contributes about a third of ViaSat's ~$700 million revenue. Some of Steve’s big accomplishments have been leading a full-day $60 Million contract negotiation (and all the prep that went into it), achieving ~$8 million in cost savings for his programs in his first nine months with the company, which earned him the ViaSat Supply Chain Excellence Award (given to 2 people per quarter out of 75+ people in Operations). Steve says, “ViaSat has been an incredible company to work for and continuously challenges and develops me.”

For more information about making a gift to Cal Poly's Orfalea College of Business, visit the College's Advancement web page.