e-magine - Business Advisory Council Hosts Seminar on Technology and the Economy

To celebrate the naming of the Mendoza College of Business in honor of Tom (ND '73) and Kathy Mendoza, the College's advisory council hosted a public seminar on technology and the economy in September.

Titled "e-magine: Exploring the Future of Business," the seminar, presented to a standing-room-only crowd in the College's Jordan Auditorium, featured presentations by Dr. Cheryl Shavers, the U.S. Commerce Department's under secretary for technology, Dan Warmenhoven, chief executive officer of Network Appliance (NetApp), and the Mendozas - Tom (ND '73), the president of NetApp, and Kathy, the firm's vice president for strategic investments and global alliances. The Mendozas, who made a $35-million gift to the College earlier this year, have played a significant role in the success of NetApp, the leading provider of electronic data storage products.

NetApp was ranked the nation's fourth fastest growing company by Fortune magazine, and is a member of both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100. NetApp CEO Warmenhoven has guided NetApp's rapid rise since 1994. Before joining NetApp, he was chairman, president and chief executive officer of Network Equipment Technologies for four years and spent five years in senior management positions with Hewlett-Packard.

Dr. Shavers directs technology administration in the Commerce Department, including the Office of Technology Policy, the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National Technical Information Service. She previously worked in the private sector as director of emerging technologies for Intel.

In addition to the e-magine seminar, the advisory council attended a ceremony to bless the Mendoza College of Business building. ND President Father Edward ("Monk") Malloy presided over the ceremony and a festive black tie dinner for 230 people in a tent outside the Morris Inn on campus.