Just like the ending credits in a movie acknowledge the support and involvement of those who made it possible, so this blog recognizes the people who helped make this trip a reality. The UM MBA and MAcct students and faculty would like to say "thank you" to the following:
Senator Max Baucus, for extending the invitation to the UM MBA program to visit with Mr. Buffett.
JJ Adams, Economic Develop Advisor with the Committee on Finance, for his guidance and coordination efforts.
Dean Larry Gianchetta of the University of Montana, School of Business Administration, for his support for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Cindy Williams, SoBA's Director of Development, for helping to coordinate fundraising efforts, and Kathy White for her assistance in processing payments.
Russ Piazza and David Wild from Front Street Capital, Dr. Richard Erb and Dr. Keith Jacob for preparing the students with valuable tools and insights on the financial markets, investing, and Mr. Buffett in general.
Thank you, folks.
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ReplyDeleteI would like to extend two other important thank-yous to Simona and Mike. From all of us, thank you for your guidance, patience and for coming with us on this trip. Thank you for making this trip become a reality. I hope you had as much of a good time as we did!
Also, I want to extend another thank you to Mike and Justin for setting up our flights and hotels. You guys are great!
Yes! Thank you to everyone who helped make this trip happen. It really exceeded my expectations, and made me extremely proud of the University of Montana MBA program and my fellow students.
ReplyDeleteI very much enjoyed reading this blog. Way to go, everyone, on representing UM so well.
ReplyDeleteI would like to say thank you to the most important people for making this trip happen: Mike and Simona. Thank you both for getting us all together and making this trip a success. Thank you for bring us to the University of Montana and giving us this experience and excellent education.
ReplyDeleteI also want to take a moment and thank my fellow UM classmates. This trip was one that I will not forget for many reasons, but most importantly because of the friendships foraged along the way. I do wish that the program would never end for that reason, but also know that I can't handle being a student forever.
Cheers!
Mike Manhardt
Oh, and thank you for being such a witty,fun, and easy group of people to travel with. I was proud of being part of our group since we were so tight. I know that other schools didn't have that chemistry, and it shows.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for putting together our fund raising efforts. We couldn't have done it with out you!
Thank you Tessa!
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ReplyDeleteI would like to thank all parties involved in making this happen:
Thanks to the political leadership in opening the doors to this opportunity.
Thank you to our guest instructors during the weekend preparation class.
Thank you to my fellow students who made this an incredibly memorable experience. Also, thanks for arranging flights, fund raising activities, and the good times.
Thank you to Mr. Buffett (especially for the ride to lunch) for the sage advice, through the sharing of past experiences.
Lastly and very importantly thank you Simona and Mike. Mike, no one can drive a minivan quite like you. Simona, you take a mean picture with that camera phone. In reality, thank you for the leadership and work above and beyond expectations! The experience provided was unbelievable and we are all truly blessed to have been participants.
Thank you to all those who put so much effort into getting this trip together and making it such a memorable part of my MBA experience!
ReplyDeleteI can truly say that as a group we represented the state and university in a way I am proud of!
I would like to say a big "thank you" to Simona for her energy and efforts in making this trip happen.
ReplyDeleteAlso, a big thanks to the MBA/MAcct students: you're a great bunch, and you represented UM in stellar fashion.
• A special thank you to First Security Bank for their GENEROUS donation. FSB is always a generous supporter of the community and this was no exception. As Mr. Hoenig of the Federal Reserve said, our community banks are as important as ever.
ReplyDelete• To Mike and Simona for being our fearless leaders. Not to mention you two added to the fun factor on the trip!
• To Tessa, Mike, and Justin for your work on fundraising and logistics.
• To Dean Larry Gianchetta and Cindy Williams for helping us fund the trip. We truly, truly appreciate it!
Thank you to everyone who helped make this trip possible! It was a great once in a lifetime learning opportunity. Thank you!
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