Connect with MihayloMihaylo Salutes Five Executives with its Highest Honor
Students experienced first-hand stories from the front lines of business as five executives – four of them Mihaylo alumni – led classes as honored guests and recipients of the Salute to Business Leaders award this past March. The highest honor that Mihaylo College bestows on its alumni and friends of the college, each of the five were feted at a luncheon, generously led classes and met with students and faculty members to discuss their backgrounds, experience and the skills necessary for success.
“Our faculty and students benefit tremendously from staying connected with the business world and its most successful leaders,” says Anil Puri, Mihaylo College dean. “These are excellent representatives of today’s corporate leadership, and all serve companies that are leaders in their fields.”
A tax partner in the Orange County Office of Moss Adams LLP, Corinne D. Baughman ’84 is a member of the Mihaylo College Executive Council Advisory board. Professionally, she is a member of the National Society of Hispanic MBAs, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and California Society of Certified Public Accountants. She earned her B.A. in business administration-accounting and psychology at CSUF as well as a master’s degree in taxation from Golden Gate University.
David P. Doran ’75 is the managing partner at White, Nelson & Co., LLC. He’s also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and California Society of Certified Public Accountants, where he served as chair of the organization’s government relations activities. Doran is also a member of the Orange County California Society of Certified Public Accountants and a former chair of its Management of Accounting Practice Committee. He earned his bachelor’s degree at CSUF in business administrationaccounting.
A partner with Wood, Gutmann & Bogart Insurance Brokers, James E. Gutmann ’80 MBA joined the industry after a 15-year career as a nuclear engineer. He has taught on campus, is a founding member of the college’s Center for Insurance Studies and serves on the Mihaylo College Dean’s Advisory Board. He also is a member of Cal State Fullerton’s President’s Associates.
A member of CSUF’s Family Business Council Advisory Board, JoAnne Norton has taught management courses at Cal State Fullerton. Norton is a consultant with The Family Business Consulting Group, Inc. and a former vice president of shareholder relations for Freedom Communications. She holds a doctorate in organizational leadership from Pepperdine University.
Mitch J. Zehner ’83 is executive vice president of Voit Commercial Brokerage, a member of the American Industrial Real Estate Association, Corporate Facilities Advisors and National Association of Industrial and Office Properties. He was a member of the Mihaylo College campaign cabinet.
“Our Salute to Business Leaders event not only allows us the opportunity to honor the leadership of these executives,” says Puri, “but also provides the opportunity for the honorees to serve as role models for our students.”
Produced by the Mihaylo College of Business and Economics at California State University, Fullerton.
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