Fuqua School of Business Awards Degrees to 108 Graduates of the Duke MBA - Weekend Executive Program

Duke University's Fuqua School of Business will graduate the 19th class of The Duke MBA - Weekend Executive program at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24, in Page Auditorium.

The 108 graduates hail from 18 states and the District of Columbia and represent a variety of industries.

David Gardner, founder and co-chairman of the board of The Motley Fool, will deliver the commencement address. The event is not open to the public.

The Duke MBA - Weekend Executive program is designed for middle- to upper-level managers who attend classes on Friday and Saturday of alternate weekends for 20 months. The first Weekend Executive class graduated in 1984, and new classes enter each February.

Following is a list of the Duke MBA “ Weekend Executive class of 2004 graduates from North Carolina:

Apex -- James R. Natale, EMC Corporation; Jack N. Pinkerman, Jr., EMC Corporation; Adam L. Sheriff, CRB; Mark L. Singleton, IBM Corporation.

Arden -- Brady D. Ericson, BorgWarner, Inc.; Kristina M. Kuehnel, Bosch Rexroth.

Cary -- Pratik Gupta, IBM Corporation; Marcelo Magno, Cisco Systems, Inc.; Michael J. Mizeur, BlueCross BlueShield; Srijib K. Mukherjee, Progress Energy; Michael S. Stringfellow, Berk-Tek.

Chapel Hill -- Jonathon Fendelman, IBM Corporation; Jaideep M. Mirchandani, NCR/Teradata; Edward E. Philpot, GlaxoSmithKline.

Charlotte -- Rangan Bandyopadhyay, IBM Corporation; Kevin M. Breen, Wachovia Corporation; Courtenay R. Buchan, Wachovia Corporation; Alexander S. Burris, Summit Properties Inc.; Srihari Burugapalli, ZF Lemforder Corporation; John C. Durrant, Bank of America; Paul F. Greywall, Trinity Consultants, Inc.; Christopher M. Pendergrast, Goodrich Corporation; Krishna V. Ravula, Goodrich Corporation; Anjan J. Shah, Microsoft Corporation; Manish Sharma, Mavril Corporation; Darryl J. Torres, Solectron Corporation.

Concord -- G. Mark Pieper, Jr., Solectron Corporation.

Cramerton -- Gregory A. Terchick, PPG Industries.

Durham --  Ramamohan Challa, Auriga Systems, Inc.; Jamil Khan, Duke University; Carrie B. Painter, Duke Corporate Education; Deborah Taylor Rudi, GlaxoSmithKline; Edwyn A. Tiryakian, Argentum Capital Management; David E. VanSpybrook, Cisco Systems, Inc.

Fuquay Varina -- Roy E. Cook, Cisco Systems, Inc.

Gastonia --  Lars A. Hedenborg, Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc.

Holly Springs -- John K. Bay, Deere & Company.

Huntersville -- Mahesh V. Subramanium, KPMG LLP.

Kernersville -- S. Anthony McAdoo, Volvo Trucks North America.

Lewisville -- James P. Flynn, Sara Lee Branded Apparel.

Matthews -- Michael J. Walsh, Wachovia Corporation.

New Bern -- Homer Faidas, Coastal Oncology & Hematology.

Pinehurst -- Randall R. Hernandez, Elkay Manufacturing Company.

Pittsboro -- David G. Bolin, BASF.

Raleigh -- Thomas R. Bakita, Cisco Systems, Inc.; Christopher M. Conrad, Sanmina-SCI; Hearl P. Faulkner, Jr., IBM Corporation; Jeffrey A. Haley, IBM Corporation; Mark P. Kust, Oak9 Solutions LLC; Virginia M. Mahaney, QlikTech International; Ewen V. Riddell, Cisco Systems, Inc.; Zulfikar N. Sidi, SAS Institute; Wendy L. Webster, Duke University Hospital.

Wake Forest -- Alejandro Escoto Lozano, Flextronics; Christopher S. Rasmussen,

GlaxoSmithKline; Sean Raynor, Brunswick New Technologies; Mark W. Reiff, Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Harold C. Surface III, Mead Westvaco Corporation.

Winston-Salem -- Sumanta K. Pal, GMAC Insurance; Melanie A. Henson,

Sara Lee Corporation.

Following is a list of The Duke MBA - Weekend Executive class of 2004 graduates from states other than North Carolina:

California -- Hetal K. Pandya, Tellme Networks, Inc.

District of Columbia -- Timothy P. Komosa, Fannie Mae; Laura J. Quinting, CarrAmerica; Joel P. Reiser, Softek Storage Solutions Corporation.

Florida -- Luis E. Garcia, Full Sail; Philipp N. Ludwig, Horizon Media Group Corporation.

Georgia -- Ravi Heggadadevankote, Oracle Corporation; Jeffrey M. Hehir, Georgia-Pacific Corporation; Justin S. MacFarlane, Clarkston Consulting; Christian A. Oliver, Manduca Ventures; David L. Roper, Empire Tickets.

Illinois -- James W. Humphries, Jr., Hollister Incorporated; Chaitanya A. Joglekar, USATODAY.com.

Indiana -- John R. Brooks, Brooks Construction Company, Inc.

Maryland -- Niloofar Boroumand Rad, Verizon Communications, Inc.; Cheryl L. Jones, Northridge Capital.

Massachusetts -- Songhua Zhang, Philips Medical Systems.

Michigan -- Michael T. Mixon, Textron-Cone Drive Operation.

Minnesota -- Lauren Demski Geraghty, Honeywell International, Inc.

New York -- Erik J. Hoffman, Getty Images; Michael J. Raposa, IN Demand.

Ohio -- Todd R. Nelson, Abbott Laboratories.

Pennsylvania -- Manoj Gulati, UBICS, Inc.; Timothy J. Hessert, National Gypsum Company.

South Carolina -- Richard M. D'Amato II, The Shaw Group; Nathan J. Leehman, Michelin North America; Srikanth Sankaranarayanan, Honeywell International, Inc.

Tennessee -- Gary R. McDermott, Eastman Chemical; Brian J. Young, Wright Medical Technology.

Virginia -- Danesh S. Aghdam, Johnson Controls, Inc.; Stephanie L. Blankenship, MedImmune, Inc.; Kenneth R. Cowen, Earl Industries; Herbert O. Ehresman III, Capital One Financial Corporation; Ronald L. Hodge, General Electric Company; Gagan Kanjlia, Capital One Financial Corporation; Namit Kapoor, Booz Allen; Feng Lu, CSOSA; Raymond Pennino, C.B. Fleet Company, Inc.; William G. Quinn, Circuit City; David H. Ramsburg II, Innovative Wireless Technologies; Jason T. Robbins, Recycland, LLC; Patrick J. Sheridan, Level 3 Communications, LLC; Jennifer Matune Smith, Time Life Music; Susan S. Swayze; Atulya K. Tiwari, Shoonya USA, Inc.

Washington -- Felix S. Chew, University of Washington School of Medicine; Dixon L. Miller, Microsoft Corporation.

Wisconsin -- Michael R. Eggleston, General Electric Company.