Hats Off to Our 2016 MEM Graduates!
Over 30 students graduate with a Master of Engineering Management
On Saturday, June 18th, Northwestern University's McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science celebrated the graduation of over 175 Professional Master's students, including our 33 MEM graduates. The ceremony's keynote speaker
Hugh Ekberg, President, Kitchen, & Bath Americas at Kohler Company, spoke words of encouragement before the graduates continued their professional journeys.
Following the main ceremony, MEM held an intimate reception with opening remarks from MEM Director, Mark Werwath, followed by a toast by Chicago Tube & Iron CEO, Donald McNeeley. Before diplomas were distributed, students Sneha Aggarwal and Anil Joy spoke on behalf of students.
Congratulations to the follow 2015-16 MEM Graduates!!!
Sneha Aggarwal, Joseph Arnold, Marcus-Minh Bach, Adam Broton, Jose Francisco Cabello Gallegos, Anne D. Chapin, Julian Cheng, Robert Clarren, Benjamin Collison, Michael Flanagan, Reshu Goel, Thomas William Fluegge, Carlos Dario Gomez Tamayo, Francisco Xavier Gonzalez Alvarez, Andrew Weston Helgeland, Rachel A. Hogan, William Ivins, Anil Joy, Shubham Kumar, Yuvaraj Kundasi, Steven Y. Lin, Gerardo Lozano Villarreal, Christine Marcus-Johnson, Enrique Jose Moreno Gomez, Henry Henyen Hsu Sharp, Ryan McGowan, Gitanjali Murthy, Jackie Palmer, Lavinel Bill Popa, Ajinkya M. Shirude, Yelena Straight, Xinyao Wang and Jonathan Wollak.
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Before Graduating Engineers Became Artists...
MEM students participate in annual rock painting event
To kick off the graduation celebration, the Student Advisory Board organized a picnic lunch in the Lakefill followed by a rock painting open to graduating students and family members earlier this month. Over 15 students came to answer the question, to paint or not to paint. It looks like painting was the answer!
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Welcome Accounting Professor Robin Soffer to MEM
Robin taught this Spring 2016, bringing her expertise to the classroom
Robin is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in the undergraduate Kapnick Business Institutions Program at Northwestern University's Weinberg College. She has been teaching Accounting and Business Finance in that program since 2009. Robin has been selected almost every year for the Associated Student Government Faculty Honor Roll. Robin also teaches in M
cCormick's Masters in Product Design and Development Program, where she received the Faculty of the Year award for 2015.
Robin taught undergraduate and MBA level courses at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Dominican University. Robin is co-author of the textbook, Financial Statement Analysis-A Valuation Approach, published by Prentice Hall.
In addition to teaching at Northwestern, Robin consults with major corporations on change management and instructional design. Before becoming a professor and consultant, Robin spent 15 years at the Quaker Oats Company and was a vice president with roles in finance, strategic planning and general management.
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MEM Monthly Spotlight
A Monthly Feature to Recognize our Students & Alumni
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STUDENT
Originally from Kingston, Jamaica, Christine Marcus-Johnson received her Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering from Howard University in Washington, DC.
She is currently a Research & Development Manager at The Kraft Heinz Company.
Read more about Christine>>>
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MEM Student, Christine Marcus-Johnson
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Patricio Azcunaga, Union Pacific Railroad
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ALUM
Patricio Azcunaga currently serves as the Intermodal Operations Director in Mexico for Union Pacific. He is presented with the opportunities to apply MEM concepts in his daily role to see real life results! A couple of the courses that he references in support of his job include Supply Chain Management and Managerial Analytics and Decision Tools.
In addition to applying what he's learned in the MEM program, Patricio has the opportunity to do what he enjoys most: operations & logistics.
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MEM Information Session
"Refer a friend to MEM!" to learn more about the MEM Program during our online information session on
July 14th.
During this session there will be an opportunity to hear about our exciting curriculum, distinctive program features as well as a Q&A session.
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Part-time Student Application Deadline: August 1st
August is quickly approaching us! There is still time to perfect your application for the MEM program!
The fall deadline is August 1st! Access application FAQ & materials
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