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FEATURE H. Naylor Fitzhugh position. “His passion was [teaching] students,” Ido says. “He retired after 30-something years as a teacher, which is unheard of in academia. Most people want to become a department chair and dean, but he only wanted to teach.” Ido says that both her father and mother promoted education in the home, and she remembers dinnertime rituals fraught with frequent trips to the encyclopedia. Fitzhugh was an all-but-dissertation Ph.D. candidate who attended Columbia University’s business school. Ido holds a doctorate degree in cognitive psychology and works at the University of Pittsburgh. Her brother H. Naylor Fitzhugh Jr. is a physician who recently relocated from Northern California to the Charlotte, NC, area, and her Washington, D.C.-based brother, Richard, is a consultant in the architectural industry. Their mother, Thelma, planned to become a dentist, but opted to instead raise her children full-time. Ido regularly wears a head wrap and Naylor dons a cross on his necklace – together, they talk about religion, and Ido mentions her parents’ instructions on “authentic and purposeful living.” “I’m Muslim,” she says. “My brother is agnostic, and my other brother is Catholic. And my parents were OK with that. They wanted us to be thoughtful about our lives… It’s up to you to decide how you want to live it. [Fitzhugh’s] parents wanted him to become a doctor. He realized it wasn’t about satisfying his parents; it was about finding what he wanted to do. And I guess it was just the example that affected us… knowing that he chose to honor his truth.” NBMBAA President & CEO, Barbara L. Thomas, and Dean Dr. Barron Harvey with the portrait of H. Naylor Fitzhugh in the Fitzhugh Lobby of the Howard University School of Business. Expect More Opportunities. Cummins is Seeking Leaders of Tomorrow Cummins is a Fortune 500 company that designs, manufactures, distributes and services engines and related technologies around the globe. The energy and commitment of nearly 40,000 employees make it possible for Cummins to be a market leader worldwide. n Qualiﬁed and Capable Cummins is a leader in diversity initiatives and has been recognized by DiversityInc magazine as one of the Top 50 companies for diversity and the No. 1 Company for Asian-Americans. Cummins also has been named a top corporate citizen by CRO magazine for the last nine years. n Check out employment opportunities on www.cummins.com Get More Opportunities. 32 BlackMBA • Summer 2008 • www.nbmbaa.org 378043_cummins.indd 1 4/10/08 9:55:34 AM Don Baker Photography http://www.cummins.com http://www.nbmbaa.org

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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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