DEAN
J. Michael Hardin
EDITOR
Edith Parten
WEB COMMUNICATIONS
Kyle Fondren
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Natorio Howard
The University of Alabama
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Larry Blieberg, Brittany Downey
Kyle Fondren, Jean McLean
Edith Parten, Carolanne Roberts
COPY EDITOR
Benita Crepps
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS
Miriam Brant, Jeff Hanson
Bryan Hester, Zack Riggins
Matthew Wood
OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT
Hill Rowan
ALUMNI AND CORPORATE RELATIONS
Kathy DeShazo, Diane Harrison
Dana Merchant, Susan Newman
Courtney Page, Lanette Samaniego
CULVERHOUSE COLLEGE OF
COMMERCE
Box 870223
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0223
COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS,
QUESTIONS
205-348-8318
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The University of Alabama is an equal-opportunity
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SPRING 2015
2 DEAN'S MESSAGE
16 MAKING A SPLASH Former linebacker and MBA student
makes a splash in the California wine world.
8 THE RANKIN FILE MBA inspires Comcast Cable's regulatory officer to succeed.
26 DATA TO DENTISTRY How one Culverhouse senior is innovating.
4 WALL STREET OF ALABAMA lumnus's passion positions Bidgod Hall
to become Wall Street of Alabama.
24 NEEDLES IN HAYSTACKS Culverhouse data mining uncovers
needles in haystacks.
12 THE JUGGLING ACT Culverhouse alumnus is the
epitome of entrepreneurial spirit.
28 ECOCAR3 OPENING DOORS EcoCar3 competition opens doors for
STEM Path to the MBA students.
20 KOUANDJIO TACKLES TWO BUSINESS DEGREES
Crimson Tide's Arie Kouandjio ready
to tackle his future.
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