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JOIN THE CONVERSATION Did you miss our political survey and want to share your views? Want to write a letter to the editor for publication in the next edition? Join the conversation by sending an e-mail to blackmbamagazine@naylor.com. We’ll be re-introducing the Letters to the Editor section in our Fall 2008 edition. And we’ll continue to showcase your continuing thoughts on the fall election. BLACK MBA MAGAZINE EXCELS In June, Black MBA Magazine picked up the Silver EXCEL Award from the Society of National Association Publications (SNAP) in the category of MAGAZINES – Most Improved for circulation under 50,000. The award, given for the Fall 2007 Conference Edition, recognized the improvement of the magazine from the Fall 2006 edition. The SNAP EXCEL Awards recognize the exemplary work of association publishers, judging more than 1,200 magazines, newsletters, scholarly journals, electronic publications and Web sites in the areas of editorial quality, design, general excellence, most improved and more. National Black MBA Association, Inc.® 180 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1400 Chicago, IL 60601 Phone: (312) 236-2622 Fax: (312) 236-0390 www.nbmbaa.org BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chairman: William W. Wells Jr. President, W. Wells & Associates Vice Chair/Development: Audrey D. Hines President, Dillard Hines & Associates Vice Chair/Policies & Procedures: Dr. dt ogilvie Treasurer: Dimitrius M. Hutcherson, Senior Manager, Deloitte Secretary: Angela Eason, Senior Manager, Deloitte Immediate Past Chairman: Alvin Brown, Senior Advisor, Hillary Clinton Directors: Charles A. Bogguess, Consultant, Next Age Consulting Thomas W. Dortch Jr., Chairman and CEO, TWD, Inc. Leonard James III, U.S. Business Development Manager, ExxonMobil Fuels Marketing Company Oscar Joyner, President, REACH Media, Inc. Steve C. Lewis, Director, Strategic Planning, Manufacturing Executive Office, Ford Motor Company Kandance Weems Norris, Partner, Cumby + Weems LLP Q.L. Roach, Vice President, Global Customer Strategy and Process Management, Bausch & Lomb, Inc. Keith R. Wyche, President, U.S. Operations, Pitney Bowes Management Services NBMBAA® STAFF Barbara L. Thomas President & Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth “Liz” Hope Director, Marketing, Research & IT Internal Liaison, Black MBA Magazine Bridgitti Knox, CMP Director of Conference, Meetings and Events Cecil B. Lucy, JD, CPA Vice President, Finance & Legal Services/ Chief Financial Officer Fred J. Phillips III Director, Membership, Chapter & University Relations Kim R. Wilson Vice President, Strategic Program Initiatives Reniece R. 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Black MBA- Summer 2008 Contents Mailbag Up Front From the President & CEO Politics of Change Catalyst for Change: Results of our 2008 Political Poll Know Whose Shoulders You Stand On: The Legacy of H. Naylor Fitzhugh Howard University: Changing With the Times Straight Talk: CEO to CEO Creating Your Own Sandbox Dual Threats Avoiding the Faux Pa Invest in Your MBA Everything You Need to Know About...Estate Planning On Campus Plan Ahead The Big Show What's in a Name? On the Move Market Forecast Jeff Friday Keith Wyche Life Lessons On the Ground Real Biz A Golden Opportunity Entrepreneurial Institute Tech Tools Read for Success Stacey Tisdale Advertiser Index

Black MBA - Summer 2008

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