Each year the Department of Business Administration and Economics asks alumni to come back to campus to share their insights with current students on the Friday before Homecoming. Students learn about trends in their majors and find out what people actually do on their jobs.

We encourage alumni to stay connected with the department through our Web resources as well as campus events.  Career Directions and Connections are offered every year on the Friday before Homecoming.  Please volunteer to share your career insights and suggestions on how current students can prepare for the challenges that they will face. Check out the alumni below from this year's session. If you would like to participate or have any questions, please contact coordinator Gloria Campbell.

Wartburg Career Directions and Connections panels on Friday, Oct. 22, 2010

10:45 a.m.       Accounting in WBC 117

• Katie McCann Rippentrop, ’00, Assistant Director of Finance, West Liberty Foods LLC, West Liberty, IA
• Matthew Piller ’90, Sr Auditing Team Leader for Large and International Division, Internal Revenue Service / U S Treasury,  Bloomington, MN
• Kaye Rasmusson, ’05, Audit Manager, KPMG, Minneapolis, MN
• Thomas W. Schwartz, ’80, Director of Internal Audits, Deere & Company Worldwide Headquarters, Moline, IL

Noon               Marketing and International Business in WBC 117

• Chuck Augustine, ’94, Account Rep, Endo Pharmaceuticals, Cedar Rapids, IA
• Kathryn Bauer Braet, ’00, Marketing Manager, Meredith, Des Moines, IA
• Sharon Hoffman Corrigan, ’80, Vice President Marketing, Jaguar Cars, Mahwah, NJ
• Eduardo Ehapo, ’99, Contract Compliance Manager, Nobel Energy, Houston, TX
• Heather Kekstadt, ’90, Marketing and Account Manager, CorVel Corp., Denver, CO
• Dan Strempke, ’80, Director of Portfolio Extensions, John Deere, Kansas City, MO

1:15 p.m.        Management in WBC 117

• Natalie Anderson, ’05, Production Manager at Joint Munitions Command (JMC) - Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, IL
• Christine Cross, ’95, Senior Product Manager,  Domains Ads.on for Go-Daddy.com, Cedar Rapids, IA
• Eduardo Ehapo, ’99, Compliance Manager, Nobel Energy, Houston, TX
• Dan Philippi, ’85, Vice President - Human Resources, Crescent Electric Supply Co., Dubuque, IA
• David Rewerts, 2000, Sr Project Manager, Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, IA
• Samantha Souhrada, 2000, HR Rep in Wage & Hour, John Deere Waterloo Works, Waterloo, IA

2:30 p.m.        Finance and Economics in WBC 117

• Richard Barnett, ’84, VP, Director, Surety Construction Group and Surety International Field Operations Officer, Chubb Insurance, Warren, New Jersey
• Katie McCann Rippentrop, ’00, Assistant Director of Finance, West Liberty Foods LLC, West Liberty, IA
• Gary Westphal, ’80,  Sr VP Capital Markets, Wells Fargo, Des Moines, IA
• Todd Wille, ’85, President and CEO, Unify Corporation, Roseville, CA

2:30 p.m.        Sport Management in WBC 116

• Anna Johnson, ‘03, Corporate Services Coordinator, Minnesota Wild, St. Paul, MN
• Kelly Preussner, ’05, Academic Coordinator for Student Athletes, Duke University, Durham, NC

3:45 p.m.        Pre-law in WBC 117

• Laurie Dawley, ’95, Senior Vice President/Partner,  Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C., Cedar Rapids, IA
• Mark Rolinger, ’88, Partner, Redfern, Mason, Larsen & Moore, P.L.C., Cedar Falls, IA