From: Jain, Anjani
Sent: Mon 11/1/2004 10:27 AM
To: xxx
Subject: Important Announcement About a Transition
To: All MBA Students
It is with a considerable sense of loss that I am writing to inform you that Rose Martinelli, our Director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid, will be stepping down from her position at the end of April 2005 to accept the position of Associate Dean for Recruitment and Admissions at the University of Chicago’s Graduate School of Business. This is a great opportunity for Rose, and will enable her to return to her native Chicago to be closer to her family.
Rose will begin consulting for Chicago’s program on a limited basis, beginning shortly. She wants me to emphasize that she remains fully on board, leading our admissions processes during the current cycle. The advance notice of her resignation gives us several months to find her replacement. I have constituted a Search Committee, which will cast a wide net, screen and interview applicants, and recommend three candidates for selection. The final selection will be made after extensive interviews on campus. The Committee will be headed by Peter Degnan, Director of MBA Career Management, and will include Prof. Peggy Lane, Lisa Warshaw, Paula Greenberg, a faculty member from the MBA Executive Committee, a senior member of the Admissions Office, an alumnus/alumna, and a current student. The WGA Executive Board has appointed Justin Pallari as the student member of the Committee.
In her six years with the Admissions Office, Rose has been an outstanding spokesperson for our MBA Program. Under her leadership, our staff and the large team of alumni, graduate assistants, and student volunteers have elevated our admissions processes to new levels of professionalism, transparency, and rigor. She has represented the School with grace and a deep knowledge of our culture in many professional symposia and in meetings with corporations and other stakeholders around the world. With her passion and commitment, she has earned the warmth and admiration of her colleagues and the thousands of students whom she guided through the admissions process. Rose is determined to make this academic year the strongest of her tenure at Wharton and I hope you will help her accomplish that in whatever capacity you can.
With best regards,
Anjani
