Bittersweet After getting fired, Aaron-Michael Eller dug deep and found a blessing in disguise Just moments before he was to coach his daughter’s softball game, Aaron-Michael Eller (BBA ’13; MBA/MSMKT ’21) received a phone call that blindsided him: He was fired from his promising role as a product manager for a global tooling supplier. Gutted…
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Walsh College Announces the 2022 DeRoy Testamentary Foundation Scholars TROY, MICHIGAN – Walsh has announced the 2022 recipients of the DeRoy Testamentary Scholarship, India Piercefield and Devan Roy. The full undergraduate academic scholarship is funded by the DeRoy Testamentary Foundation, named for its founder, renowned philanthropist and community leader Helen L. DeRoy. Piercefield is a…
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Lessons From the Court: Ethics By: Jen O’Meara, Ph.D. Fairness in racquetball requires good sportsmanship. We do use referees, but the referee is outside of the court, which means that the players are often the only ones in position to make correct calls. Good sportsmanship sometimes requires us to make tough calls against ourselves, even…
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Emagine Entertainment and Walsh College Partner on Office Space and Entrepreneurial Educational Initiatives As part of this collaboration, Emagine Entertainment will relocate its corporate headquarters to the Walsh College campus in Troy. (TROY, MI – December 1, 2022) Emagine Entertainment, Inc., an innovator in luxury theaters and Walsh College, a top nationally and internationally ranked…
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Suzy Siegle, President and CEO of Walsh College, joins the Troy Chamber Podcast, “Members on the Mic”, where she sits down to discuss the importance of leadership and team building. According to Suzy, attitude and mindset are the two main factors that create successful leadership in the world today. “It’s about what you believe about…
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Problem Solver: Bob Waun Finance, real estate and community activism drive a career When Bob Waun (‘90 BBA and ‘92 MSF) was in search of a new focus for his real estate development work, he was challenged and motivated by the work that billionaire businessman and mortgage magnate Dan Gilbert was doing in relation to…
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Degree Opens Doors Being a bridge between finance and IT Imelda Scott came to the United States in 1999 as part of a student exchange program, working as an au pair as she learned to speak English. A career opportunity prompted her to stay. The North American Free Trade Agreement had resulted in an increasing…
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Human Interest How Walsh alumna Kristen Fowler landed an HR job at one of ‘the coolest’ places to work Kristen Fowler (MBA ’15) credits her master’s degree from Walsh with helping her score a really cool job. As Vice President at JMJ Phillip Group, she’s helped the executive search firm grow from 10 employees and…
DetailsKnitting Companies Back Together Kimberly Rodriguez Former Chief Executive Officer DURA Automotive Systems Master of Science in Finance, 1987 Kimberly Rodriguez specializes in putting companies back together again. After graduating from Walsh with Master of Science in Finance in 1987, she worked extensively in restructuring for firms including Stout Risius Ross, Grant Thornton and…
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What’s Your ‘Why’? From bedside to boardroom, leader’s goals never waver Twenty minutes into her first shift as a bedside nurse at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit in 1984, Veronica Hall (MSM ’99, MBA ’02) saved a life. Passing by a room, she spotted a man who stood up and showed classic heart attack signs.…
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