The Centennial Celebration of the School of Business brought more than 400 alumni and guests to a sold-out event at the Omni William Penn Hotel on April 23.
Master of ceremonies Bill Flanagan, host and producer of Our Region’s Business on WPXI-TV, presided over the program, which was sponsored principally by FedEx Ground along with PNC Bank, Peoples Gas and Federated Investors. Business school alumni Gretchen Smarto (B’82), senior vice president and CFO of FedEx Ground, and Joseph Rockey (B’86), executive vice president of PNC Financial Services Group, served as honorary co-chairs for the Centennial Celebration.
John McGonigle (B’60), vice chairman of Federated Investors, was honored with the Distinguished Alumnus Award at the event, and Adam Hieber (B’03), director of Cerebus Operations and Advisory Company, UK, was presented with the Young Alumni Achievement Award.
Jim Mesloh of The Dominion Foundation presented the Dominion Scholar Award to student Jordan Oeler. Since 1992, the award has been given to a graduating senior business major who best exemplifies the ideals of Duquesne and the School of Business.
