James Drogan

I recently became reacquainted with a graduate student of mine from the spring of 2002.  She wrote, in part, the following:

"Thanks for your greetings. I have one comment though, if I follow your logic... I am not sure how ANY of the MBA classes have contributed to my success!!!!

To tell you the truth, I think ALL the choices I have made in my life lead me directly or indirectly in the position I am today.  Of course, there was a better related way, which I ignored the existence back then... But I am very thankful that I was in the US at the right time.  Would it have been in France or Switzerland, I am not sure I would have been given the chance to start in this industry.

I wanted to get more into international logisitcs when I completed my degree after Baruch College... However, having no professional experience and looking for a job in France or Switzerland, the doors were just NOT opening!

That's how I got an internship in New York, during which a little bit of international logisitcs was involved since I had to take care of the distribution of a Swiss skin care line in all the country of the USA from a small office in Manhattan (it was my boss and myself).

This internship introduced me to the beauty industry in which perfumery is a part of!...

Et voila!

I got hired in a position in which logisitcs is involved in a much smaller scale... but still!  It is everywhere!

I think your class helped me a lot to understand and reason on how to make things move more effectively.

This is also thanks to your class that I graduated for my European Master in France since I have written my "Memoire" on international logisitcs taking as an example how international logistics were affected by the West coast strike!"

We can and do make a difference in the lives of people.  For that I am grateful to be doing the things I do.