EAST LANSING – 64 alumni of the Michigan State University Broad College of Business Executive Master’s of Business Administration anniversary were nominated for making a significant and lasting impact on the program, their industry, or their communities. Only ten were selected, two from each decade.
 

 
Alumni of the Decade Honorees are:
 

 

1966-1975

 
Ken Way, chairman, Lear Corporation; retired, Class of 1971

John (Jack) Withrow, executive vice president, Chrysler Corporation; retired, Class of 1971

 

1976-1985

 
Neil DeKoker, founder, president and CEO, Original Equipment Suppliers Association; retired, Class of 1977

Tom Ogden, president, Comerica Bank – Michigan; retired, Class of 1980

 

1986-1995

 
Daniel Ponder, CEO, Franco Public Relations Group, Class of 1990

Ambassador Yousif B. Ghafari, founder and chairman, Ghafari Associates LLC, Class of 1992

 

1996-2005

 
Lisa Dancsok, vice president, Rock Ventures LLC, Class of 1996

Jim Roberts, CEO, Jim Roberts Enterprises LLC and Jim Roberts – Centennial Securities Advisory Services LLC, Class of 1996

 

2006-2015

 
David Dauch, chairman, president and CEO, American Axle & Manufacturing, Class of 2007

Reginald (Reggy) Eadie, MD, CEO, Detroit Medical Center Harper University Hospital, Hutzel Women’s Hospital and Detroit Receiving Hospital, Class of 2013

 
 “The university congratulates the Alumni of the Decade honorees and all they have, and will continue to accomplish,” said Sanjay Gupta, acting dean and the Russell E. Palmer Endowed Professor of Accounting of the Broad College of Business. “These alumni are outstanding representatives of the program’s more than 4,000 alumni who have made an impact on businesses and communities around the globe.”
 
The first public university executive MBA program in the United States, MSU’s EMBA is celebrating 50 years of transforming high potential into high performance.
 
“The university is extremely proud of the 50-year milestone, and we look forward to building on the program’s robust heritage of developing  tomorrow’s leaders,” Dean Gupta said.
 
Alumni of the Decade honorees will be recognized at The Broad Executive MBA Alumni Celebration May 14 at The Fillmore Detroit. The event is open to all Executive MBA, Advance Management Program (AMP) and Weekend MBA alumni, as well as current students.