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Marketing professor’s research featured in Newsweek cover story
Anxiety might be a well-known consequence of information overload, but
Angelika Dimoka, an assistant professor of marketing and the director of Fox’s Center for Neural Decision Making, wanted to confirm the biological phenomenon at work.

In a March cover story by Newsweek, Dimoka describes the research she and her colleagues have conducted on “combinatorial auctions,” which force bidders to consider a dizzying number of items.

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Faculty Profile: Mercedes Delgado

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“Mercedes is a core research partner, and has been instrumental in bringing new ideas, methodological rigor, and tenacity to our joint work.”
Michael E. Porter, Bishop William Lawrence University Professor
Harvard Business School

Mercedes Delgado
Assistant Professor, Strategic Management
Hometown: Seville, Spain
Motto: Stay positive.
Latest read: Tim Harford’s Adapt: Why Success Always Starts with Failure
Latest band: Gotan Project
Businessperson she admires: Oprah Winfrey – self-made, great teacher, connects with the public and gives back.

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Banana Republic’s Robin Lenge turns materials into merchandise

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Some might consider Robin Lenge’s life a fashion fairytale. Others might call it a testament to the power of networking and pursuing your passion.

Originally from rural Schnecksville, Pa., Lenge, BBA ’91, came to Temple for its urban environment. Today she has a fast paced, New York City fashion-industry career that has taken her to trend shopping in Europe, leather shows in Bologna, fabric shows in Paris, and mills and factories in Asia.

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Donor Appreciation

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Mr. Frank Ward Aaron

Dr. William (Bill) E. Aaronson III

Mrs. Joy V. Abbott

Ms. Summer A. Abimbola

Mr. and Ms. Olugbenga O. Abiona, Esq.

Ms. Vanessa D. Abram

Mr. Lewis B. Abronski

Ms. Kathleen M. Acey

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Adamski, Jr.

Ms. Judith A. Adamson

Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Adden

Mr. Nicholas R. Adelizzi

Mrs. Susan Mcgraw Adomanis

Mr.

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Alumni Class Notes

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1960s

Stephen Wilson, BS ’62, was selected by the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor (AATH) as the 2010 recipient of the Doug Fletcher Lifetime Achievement Award. The award recognizes dedication and service to AATH and a significant contribution to the understanding and application of humor or laughter during an entire career with a definable body of work.

Harvey Goldberg, BBA ’65, has been nominated to join the board of directors at Dynasil Corp., a leader in specialized sensors, precision instruments and optical products for the medical, industrial and homeland security/defense markets.

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Bausch + Lomb CEO Brent Saunders has eye on innovation

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Brent Saunders, MBA, LAW ’96, CEO of Bausch + Lomb, has traveled to at least 60 countries in the past decade, yet the leader of the world’s largest independent eye-care company hardly gets a chance to look around.

“Except for one trip, I don’t think I’ve taken time to do any sightseeing,” Saunders said, recalling the lone exception – his second trip to China – when he had an extra day to squeeze in a “week’s worth of activities.”

Such is life for Saunders, who oversees a company that does business in 100 countries and has more than 10,000 employees worldwide.

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