The Carlson School Magazine Spring 2022

Cover story

Dr. Alexander Drofa poses in his operating room

Carlson School Alum Adds MBA to MD for New Strides in Surgery

Carlson School alum Dr. Alexander Drofa is combining brains with business as the medical director for cerebrovascular neurosurgery at Sanford Medical Center Fargo.

Graduate People

START-UP NEWS

Dean Sri Zaheer Announces Plans to Transition to Faculty

New Senior Diversity Officer Joins Carlson School

Portrait of Nicholas Wallace, Assistant Dean of the Undergraduate Program

New Assistant Dean Joins Undergraduate Program

Despite Labor Shifts, Carlson School Posts Strong Employment Numbers

Susanna Gibbons attends COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland

Q&A on COP26: Carlson School’s Susanna Gibbons reflects

Outward Bound USA participants canoe down a river

Veterans Serve Veterans through Carlson Consulting Enterprise Project

Portraits of Soumya Sen, Pinar Karaca-Mandic, Alok Gupta, Ravi Bapna, Archelle Georgiou

Carlson School Faculty Members Rack Up National Awards

DISCOVER

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Syllabus in 60: Finding Happiness in the Age of Consumption

Portraits of Meg Reid, Lee Thomas, Pravnav Karmacharya

3 People, 3 Questions: Spring 2022

Portraits of Mary Larson, Christian Edwards, Gillian Hedberg, Nach Karnik, Ben Trnka

Faces of Carlson: Spring 2022

FOCUS: UNSTOPPABLE

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Carlson School Research Explores Algorithms and Bias Within

Senior Lecturer Rand Park stands in front of a chalkboard

Senior Lecturer Rand Park Injects Energy, Style Into Teaching

Deflated balloons of a 2 and 0 next to inflated balloons of 2 and 2 to spell out 2022

The Class of 2022 Finds Success Despite Pandemic Obstacles

Carlson School Alum Adds MBA to MD for New Strides in Surgery

Portrait of Carlson School alum Kelly Yang

Kelly Yang Makes the Most of Her Carlson School Comeback

An illustration of a gymnast on a balance beam, a wrestler, and a gymnast posing for a photo

Gopher Athletes Build Brands, Business Amid NIL Changes

ENGAGEMENT & GIVING

Carlson School for Life: Thoughts from Assistant Dean Travis Smith

News & Notes: Spring 2022

Portrait of Rain Therapeutics CEO Avanish Vellanki

Executive Spotlight: Avanish Vellanki

Illustrations of Sadie Keller and Mohamed Zuhier Hammadelniel

Scholarships Power a Force for Good: Spring 2022

Portrait of Professor Emeritus Andrew Van de Ven

Gift From Van de Ven Establishes Endowments, Fellowships, Conference

Attendees applaud at the 2019 Women's Leadership Conference

Carlson Women Global Connect Inspires Women Worldwide

Longtime Augeo Partnership Strengthens Carlson School Programs

Fred and Perteet Spencer poses with AYO Foods items

Class Notes: Spring 2022

5 Things I've Learned: Hollies Winston

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Strength is determined by how we rise in the face of challenges.

The Carlson School community remains an unstoppable force.

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The Carlson School community shares their leaps of faith and the results.
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Transitions present a time for celebration and reflection.

The Carlson School looks at past and present initiatives with an eye toward the future.

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