Yes, indeed. I also have remained close to several former students. One, Julie Greiner, is now executive vice president for Bloomingdale's in New York. She's participated in various ways with the university and was an honoree at Vision & Visionaries. It's all interconnected.

I believe the corporate partners enjoy coming to our breakfasts because they can network with other executives. I've also had students who qualified for the Honors Networking Program, attended the breakfasts, gotten their career offer, gone to work for one of the companies, and in a few years, have come back and represented that company in the Honors Networking Program.

The program is very symbiotic. It benefits the students, the corporate partners, the Marketing Department, the College of Business and Economics, and the university.