Upcoming & Past Events

FMA Fall 2024 Speakers/Meetings

We will hold meetings and speaker events on Thursday's at 4:00 p.m. in the Beacom Hall Auditorium (Room 133) unless otherwise noted. 

If you are a person with a disability and require special accommodation to fully participate, please contact Disability Services 48 hou­­­rs before the event at 605-658-3745 or e-mail disabilityservices@usd.edu.

FMA Past Events

FMA Spring 2025 Speakers

Speakers: Wyatt Haynes and Angeline Lavin, Finance Advisory Council

Topic: Navigating the Financial Industry, How to Leverage your Degree, Q/A

Date & Time: April 15th, 2025 (Thursday) at 4:00 PM

Venue: Beacom Hall 133

Speakers: Korey Kletschke, Kletschke Wealth Management

Topic: Helping Clients Navigate Life & Markets, Building Confidence, Starting Own Firm

Date & Time: March 6th, 2025 (Thursday) at 4:00 PM

Venue: Beacom Hall 133

Speakers: Chris Daugaard, Ernest Capital

Topic: Building Wealth Through Real Estate, How Ernest Capital Goes About Real Estate Investment, Career Opportunities

Date & Time: February 13th, 2025 (Thursday) at 4:00 PM

Venue: Beacom Hall 133

Speakers: Trevor Sinclair, Elgethun Capital

Topic: Investing at Elgethun Capital, Managing Wealth, Advice for College Students

Date & Time: February 6th, 2025 (Thursday) at 4:00 PM

Venue: Beacom Hall 133

FMA FALL 2024 Speakers

Speakers: Anne Cipperley, SDIC

Topic: What the SDIC is, Careers Within the SDIC, Tips Regarding Internships

Date & Time: November 7th, 2024

Venue: Beacom Hall 133

Speakers: Luke Meyers, Badlands Capital

Topic: History of Badlands Capital, Building a Career in Private Equity, Advice for College Students

Date & Time: October 24th, 2024 (Thursday) at 4:00 PM

Venue: Beacom Hall 133

Speakers: Trey LaCanne, POET

Topic: History of POET, How POET is Impacting the World's Sustainable Bioproducts, Careers

Date & Time: September 27th, 2024 (Thursday) at 4:00 PM

Venue: Beacom Hall 133

Speaker: Andy McQuistan, FDIC

Topic: The History of the FDIC, The Role of the FDIC in Banking 

Date & Time: September 19th, 2024 (Thursday) at 4:00 PM 

Venue: Beacom Hall 133

Speakers: Ben Wiener, Benaiah Capital

Topic: Private Credit, What is Risk Management, Benaiah Capital's Approach

Date & Time: September 12, 2024 (Thursday) at 4:00 PM

Venue: Beacom Hall 133

FMA Spring 2024 Speakers

Speakers: Wyatt Haines, Rob Ness, Angeline Lavin

Topic: Speaker Panel Hosted by FMA - Advise, Experience, Networking

Date & Time: April 4, 2024 (Thursday) at 4:00 PM

Venue: Beacom Hall 133

Speaker: Dustin Pratt, Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst, Elgethun Capital Management

Topic: Financial Work Environment, and Career Opportunities Available at Elgethun

Date & Time: March 7, 2024 (Thursday) at 4:00 PM

Venue: Beacom Hall 133

Speaker: Ashlynn Blenner, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Topic: Functions of OCC, and Career Opportunities Available at OCC

Date & Time: February 8, 2024 (Thursday) at 4:00 PM

Venue: Beacom Hall 133

Speaker: Korey Kletschke, Certified Financial Planner, Kletschke Wealth Management Group

Topic: Tips Regarding Financial Interests, Networking in the Finance Industry

Date & Time: January 11, 2024 (Thursday) at 4:00 PM

Venue: Beacom Hall 133

FMA Fall 2023 Speakers

Speaker: Anne Cipperley, High Yield Portfolio Manager, South Dakota Investment Council

Topic: Fund Management & Internship Opportunities with the SDIC

Date & Time: October 19, 2023 (Thursday) at 4:00 PM

Venue: Beacom Hall 133

Speaker: Nathan Kneifl, Financial Advisor, Edward Jones

Topic: Financial Advisory & Internship Opportunities with Edward Jones

Date & Time: October 5, 2023 (Thursday) at 4:00 PM

Venue: Beacom Hall 133

Speaker: Ashlynn Blenner, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Topic: Functions of OCC, and Career Opportunities available at OCC

Date & Time: September 21, 2023 (Thursday) at 4:00 PM

Venue: Beacom Hall 133

Speaker: Andrew McQuistan, Senior Risk Management Examiner, FDIC

Topic: Functions of FDIC, Internship and Career Opportunities with FDIC

Time: September 7, 2023 (Thursday) at 4:00 P.M.

Venue: Beacom Hall 133

FMA Spring 2023 Speakers

Speaker: Paul Denton, Senior Manager, GE Capital

Topic: Insurance and Investment Banking

Date & Time: March 30, 2023 (Thursday) at 4:00 PM

Venue: Beacom Hall 133

Speaker: Jess Jasso and Karley Deknikker, Northwestern Mutual

Topic: Networking and Interview Basics

Date & Time: March 23, 2023 (Thursday) at 4:00 PM

Venue: Beacom Hall 133

Speaker: Ashlynn Blenner, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Topic: Functions of OCC, and Career Opportunities available at OCC

Date & Time: February 9, 2023 (Thursday) at 4:00 PM

Venue: Beacom Hall 133

FMA Fall 2022 Speakers

Speaker: Pennie Lutz, President, Richland State Bank

Topic: Community Banking and Community Banking Research Conference

Date & Time: November 9, 2022 (Wednesday) at 4:00 PM

Venue: Beacom Hall 133

Speaker: Wyatt Haines, Treasurer, POET, Angeline Lavin, VP, RBC Wealth Management, and Rob Ness, CFO, First Dakota National Bank

Topic: Ask an Exec

Date & Time: Ocotber 20th, 2022 (Thursday)

Venue: Beacom Hall 133

Speaker: Ben Wiener, President and CEO, Chris Hmielewski, Chief of Staff, Benaiah Capital

Topic: Crypto-currency space

Date & Time: Ocotber 13th, 2022 (Thursday)

Venue: Beacom Hall 133

Speaker: Ashlynn Blenner, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Topic: Functions of OCC, and Career Opportunities available at OCC

Date & Time: September 22, 2022 (Thursday) at 4:00 PM

Venue: Beacom Hall 133

Speaker: Andy McQuistan, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Topic: Functions of FDIC, and Career Opportunities available at FDIC

Date & Time: September 1, 2022 (Thursday) at 4:00 PM

Venue: Beacom Hall 133

FMA Spring 2022 Speakers

Speaker: Russ Porter, CFO and Lisa Beaudoin, Sr. Director of Business Development, Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)

Topic: Careers in Corporate Finance and the CMA Certification

Date & Time: April 7, 2022 (Thursday) at 4:00 PM

Venue: Zoom

Speaker: Brett Durick, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs

Topic: Functions of GS, and Career Opportunities available at GS

Date & Time: March 24, 2022 (Thursday) at 4:00 PM

Venue: Zoom

Speaker: Stanton Zaczek, USD Alum and Acquisition Analyst, Santander Corporate & Investment Banking and Sophia Lima, USD Alum and Senior Tax Associate, BDO USA, LLP

Topic: Navigating careers after college

Date & Time: March 2, 2022 (Wednesday) at 6:00 PM

Venue: NYC

Speaker: Ashlynn Blenner, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Topic: Functions of OCC, and Career Opportunities available at OCC

Date & Time: February 10, 2022 (Thursday) at 4:00 PM

Venue: Auditorium

FMA Fall 2021 Speakers

Speaker: Anne Cipperly (High Yield Portfolio Manager) and Zach Nipp (Portfolio Manager), South Dakota Investment Council

Topic: South Dakota Retirement System and Internship Opportunities

Date & Time: December 1, 2021 (Thursday) at 4:00 PM

Place: Auditorium

Speaker: Haley Grandpre, Talent Management Administrator, Dacotah Banks, Inc.

Topic: Internships and Functions of Regional Banks

Date & Time: October 28, 2021 (Thursday) at 4:00 PM

Place: Auditorium

Speaker: Ashlynn Blenner, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Topic: Functions of OCC, and Career Opportunities available at OCC

Date & Time: September 16, 2021 (Thursday) at 4:00 PM

Venue: Zoom

Speakers: Andy McQuistan, Senior Examiner, Large Financial Institutions, FDIC

Topic: Career and Internship Opportunities at FDIC

Date & Time: September 9, 2021 (Thursday) at 4:00 PM

Venue: Zoom

FMA Spring 2021 Speakers

Speakers: Benjamin Lauer (USD Alum and Director of Iowa & Director of Customer Experience) and Merlin Huff (COO & Integrator) from Real Property Management Express

Topic: Career in Real Estate Investment

Date & Time: March 18, 2021 (Thursday) at 4:00 PM

Venue: Zoom Link

Speaker: Kathy Greeneway, CFP, Vice President, First Dakota Investment Services

Topic: Functions of Investment Services of a Bank, and Career as a Broker

Date & Time: February 11, 2021 (Thursday) at 4:00 PM

Place: Zoom

Speaker: Payton Larsen and Zach Nipp, South Dakota Investment Council

Topic: Functions of SDIC, and Career Opportunities available at SDIC

Date & Time: February 4, 2021 (Thursday) at 4:00 PM

Place: Zoom

Speaker: Ashlynn Blenner and Jessica Alvey, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Topic: Functions of OCC, and Career Opportunities available at OCC

Date & Time: January 28, 2021 (Thursday) at 4:00 PM

Place: Zoom

Speakers: Stanton Zaczek, Tomas Kamenik, Kevin Nam, Alexis Ritzman, Ryan Scholten,  Goldman Sachs

Topics: Career with an Investment Bank

Date: January 21, 2021 

Time: 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Place: Zoom

FMA Fall 2020 Speakers

Speaker: Abdulrahman T. Bakir, VP, Investment Attraction & Development, Saudi Arabia Embassy

Topic: Investment in Saudi Arabia, and International Finance

Date & Time: November 19, 2020 (Thursday) at 4:00 PM

Place: Zoom

Speakers: Jessica Alvey and Ashlynn Blenner, Bank Examiners, Office of the Comptroller of Currency

Topic: Career and Internship Opportunities at OCC

Date & Time: September 17, 2020 (Thursday) at 4:00 PM

Venue: Zoom

Speakers: Andy McQuistan, Senior Examiner, Large Financial Institutions, FDIC

Topic: Career and Internship Opportunities at FDIC

Date & Time: September 10, 2020 (Thursday) at 4:00 PM

Venue: Zoom

FMA Spring 2020 Speakers

Speaker: Jessica Alvey, National Bank Examiner, Office of the Comptroller of Currency

Topic: A Career as a Bank Examiner

Time: November 12, 2013 (Tuesday) at 4:30 p.m. (Please note the change of time)

Place: Auditorium (Room 133) (Please note the change of venue)

Speaker: Andrew McQuistan, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Topic: A Career as a Bank Examiner with FDIC

Time: November 7, 2013 (Thursday) at 4:30 p.m. (Please note the change of time)

Place: Auditorium (Room 133) (Please note the change of venue)

Thursday, September 13, 2012 at 4:30 pm in Beacom Hall 129: Office of the Comptroller of Currency Presentation by Jessica Alvey and colleagues.

Spring 2012 Events

Monday, February 13, 2012 at 3:30 pm in Beacom Hall 208: Jason Engman, a USD finance alum who currently works at Wells Fargo EFS (Education Finance Service), will present an overview of the Education Services Industry.  This will also be the kick-off of the 2012 USD-Wells Fargo Equity Research Competition.

Monday, February 27, 2012 at 4:00 pm in Beacom Hall 128: Mike Bankowski, of Ernst Capital Group, a real estate investment firm that helps developers and owners access private capital markets and manage real estate assets effectively, will be presenting.  Ernst Capital Group is located in Sioux Falls, and you can find out more about the firm at http://www.ernstcapgroup.com/index.htm.  Ernst Capital Group currently has a position listed in Coyote Careers and is actively reviewing resumes from interested applicants.  For more information about the position, please contact the Beacom Employment Services office.

Monday, March 19, 2012 at 4:00 pm in Beacom Hall 128: Todd Douglas CEO of Performance Bankers Inc.  Performance Bankers Inc. consists of four bank charters with four bankholding companies, credit card servicing company, a merchant processing company, and a real estate origination company.

Tuesday, April 17 at 3:30 pm in Beacom Hall 128: Andy McQuistan, from the FDIC in Sioux Falls, will discuss what the FDIC does as well as job opportunities available with the organization.

Wednesday, April 25 through Friday, April 27: American Training Institute for Chinese Entreprenuers at the MUC, room 216.  Finance students are invited to participate.  FMA and CCM students will have "first chance" at the ten spots available for lecture session.  Please contact Dr. Lavin at Angeline.Lavin@usd.edu if you would like more info or are interested in attending.

 Fall 2011 Events

Monday, September 19, 2011 at 4:00 pm in Beacom Hall 128: Amy Haver and Scott Larsen, Loan Officer from First National Bank of Omaha, Yankton Office.  Scott is a 2009 USD MBA graduate.

Monday, October 17, 2011 at 4:00 pm in Beacom Hall 128: John Barker, a USD Finance alum and former Coyote Football player, will be speaking.  John spent several years in New York City before relocating back to Sioux Falls this summer to join Elgethun Capital Management.  John is a CFA charterholder.

 Spring 2011 Events

Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at 4:00pm in Beacom Hall 128: Andy McQuistan from the FDIC in Sioux Falls.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 4:30pm in Beacom Hall 128: Jason Engman from Wells Fargo EFS (Student Loan Division)

Monday, February 28, 2011 at 4:00pm in Beacom Hall 128: Jennifer Holland from New York Life

Monday, March 28, 2011 at 4:00pm in Beacom Hall 128: Kayla Fritz from Northwestern Mutual

Monday, April 4, 2011 at 4:00pm in Beacom Hall 128: Steve Kirby, founder of Bluestem Capital Management in Sioux Falls

Thursday, April 7, 2011 at 4:00pm in Beacom Hall 128: Todd Douglas, CEO of Performance Bankers Inc.

      *Performance Bankers Inc. consists of four bank charters with four bank holding companies, a credit card servicing company, a merchant processing company, and a real estate origination company

Monday, April 11, 2011 at 4:30pm in Beacom Hall 128: FMA Spring Reception where all FMA National Honor Society Student Members will be honored along with the 2011 FMA Outstanding Financial Executives and the 2011 FMA Professional Honorary members

Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 4pm in Beacom Hall 128: Craig Moody, USD alum and founding partner of Verdis Consulting, a "green" consulting firm in Omaha, NE will be speaking. He will be talking about the realities of creating sustainable business practices.

Fall 2010 Events

Wednesday, September 12, 2010 at 4:00pm in Beacom Hall 128: Evan Ingebrigtson from Minnwest Bank in Sioux Falls.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at 4:00pm in Beacom Hall 128: Mike Teslow from Swenson Commodities in Sioux Falls.

Friday, October 22, 2010: USD students will once again have the opportunity to meet Warren Buffet.  We will take a charter bus and leave Vermillion around 5:30am that morning.  The group will tour Nebraska Furniture Mart and Borsheim's and enjoy a 90 minute Q&A session with Mr. Buffet.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at 4:00pm in Beacom Hall 133: Jessica Avey of OCC from Sioux Falls.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 4:00pm in Beacom Hall 128: Craig Lloyd of Lloyd Commercial Real Estate from Sioux Falls.

2009-2010 school year events

Thursday, September 3, 2009 at 4:00pm in Farber Hall: Brian K. Hensel, MSPH, PhD, Health and Aging Policy Fellow, Office of Senator John D. Rockefeller IV, presents a Dean's Lecture entitled, "The Health Care Reform Debate and Process: Observations of a Health Policy Fellow."  Dr. Hensel will share his thoughts about points of difference in the current debate as well as his experiences in the legislative process.  His remarks will additionally include the roles in this debate of policymaking and politics, the press, and academic research.  Dr. Hensel works on legislation in long-term care, end-of-life care, and health information technology.  He collaborated in interdisciplinary research with scholars in health communication, health informatics, medicine, and social work.

Monday, September 14, 2009 4pm, FMA meeting New Business School 128.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009 3:30-6pm, FMA will participate in Connect with the Best sponsored by the Employment Services office in the Beacom School of Business.  The presentation at 3:30pm will take place in Knutson Theater in the Fine Arts Building.  The “Meet and Greet” will take place in the new Business School from 4-6pm.

Monday, September 28, 2009 7pm Farber Hall, 10 Secrets of Networking in College by Ian Ybarra

No matter your major, you can make the contacts you need & get the jobs you want. Come learn the keys to building relationships for success that will help you get what you want at USD and beyond.

Arm yourself with proven tactics and examples of exactly what to say for...

- crushing career fairs & conferences

- emailing potential mentors and employers

- separating yourself from average students in every situation

Learn from real-life success stories, including...

- how a kid from a small mining town networked his way to being the youngest CMO in the Fortune 500

- how college students students landed internships with marketing guru Seth Godin and Easton sporting goods, after both said they "don't take interns"

- how a student went from no job prospects to working with Tim Ferriss and Tucker Max a year later

Monday, Oct. 5, 2009 at 4pm in room 128, Steven Hartman from Primerica Financial will discuss what Primerica is, what they do for families, and the opportunity with their company.

Monday, November 2, 2009 at 4pm in room 128, Melissa Williams from Northwestern Mutual Life will speak about internship and employment opportunities at the company.

Friday, November 6, 2009:  USD students will once again have the opportunity to meet Warren Buffet.  Watch for details later this fall!  There will be only 27 spots available for students this year.  FMA, CIC and CCM officers will get first chance to sign up for the available spots followed by participating FMA, CIC and CCM members.  A non-refundable deposit (likely $25) will be required at the time you put your name on the list to go on the Buffet field trip.  We will take a charter bus and leave Vermillion around 5:30am that morning.  We will return to Vermillion that evening. For more information, please contact Dr. Lavin.

Monday, November 30, 2009 at 4pm in room 128, Todd Nelson from Merrill Lyncn in Sioux Falls will speak about his career in the financial services industry as well as internship opportunities with Merrill Lynch.

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010 at 4:00pm in toom 128,  Andy McQuisitian from the FDIC in Sioux Falls

Monday, Feb. 8, 2010 at 4pm in room 128,  Michael Wells, CEO of Wells Blue Bunny in Lemars, IA

Monday, February 22, 2010 at 4:00pm, room 128.  We will be planning for upcoming events.

Monday, March 1, 2010 at 4:00pm, Christi Berglin from the OCC will speak to USD students.

Monday, March 15, 2010 at 4pm in room 128,  Kate Sommer, Lowrey Financial Group

Monday, April 12, 2010 at 11am in room 302, Mr. Steve Kirby, founder of Bluestem Capital in Sioux Falls, who is the 2010 USD FMA Outstanding Financial Executive.

 2008-2009 school year events

Wednesday, Sept. 10: 3-4 pm in the Business School (Patterson Hall) Computer Lab, SSG Workshop – The CCM and CIC officers will present a hands on workshop illustrating how to complete a Stock Selection Guide (SSG). 

Thursday, Sept. 11: 10 am in room 120, Steve Johnson, USD Business Librarian, will be discussing company research and library databases with my Investments class.  Anyone is welcome to attend.  This is a great chance to learn about all of the research tools available at the library for company research and stock analysis.

Monday, Sept. 15th: 4 pm - first FMA Meeting in Room 129. 

Monday, Sept. 22: 3:30 pm in Farber Hall, Mr. Steve Myers, retired CIO of the South Dakota Investment Office, will present a Dean’s Lecture about his experience and current financial market conditions.  Cookies and punch will follow.

Thursday, Sept. 25: 12 pm in Sioux Falls at the Minnehaha Country Club Mr. Tom Gallagher, USD alum is the Senior Managing Director at ISI Group. Mr. Gallagher has been an Institutional Investor’s ranked Washington analyst for each of the past 15 years, and was ranked #1 in the last 5 years. Prior to joining ISI in 1999, Mr. Gallagher spent 13 years at Lehman Brothers and 8 years in the Federal Government. Tom graduated from the University of South Dakota in 1976, received his Masters from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government in 1978, and is a CFA charterholder.

Tuesday, Sept. 30: 4:00-6:00pm at the W.H. Over Museum, Connect with the Best networking event for internships and jobs.  Employers in attendance include Ameritrade, First National Bank of Omaha, Waste Management, and Mutual of Omaha.  Please dress professionally!  This is a great networking opportunity!

Tuesday, Sept. 30: at 7:30 pm in Farber Hall, Mr. Barry Melancon, President of the AICPA, will present the Art Volk Symposium on the topic of “Current Issues in the Accounting Profession.”  Barry C. Melancon is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the national professional organization of CPAs with 330,000 members.  He directs the Institute’s operations in New York; Durham, NC; Washington, DC; and Lewisville, TX.  As head of the largest body of CPAs in the world, Melancon is called upon to represent the Institute with state, national and international organizations and is sought after by key opinion leaders for his expertise.

October 13-17 – FMA online conference on Finance Certifications available at http://www.fma.org/Student/ .  You must be an FMA student chapter member to participate.  Dr. Lavin has member access codes.  We need at least FIVE USD chapter members to participate!!  Please log on!

Monday, Oct. 27 at 3pm in Farber Hall – FMA meeting to discuss the NY Trip in early March 2009.  Dr. Ram and Paul Hutchins are organizing the trip and need to get a firm count on the number of students who plan to go.  The trip will include financial institution visits and the FMA Leadership Conference.

Monday, Oct. 27 at 3:30pm in Farber Hall, Mr. Steve Kirby, founding partner of Bluestem Capital Company in Sioux Falls will discuss his experiences in the venture capital industry.

Monday, Nov. 3 at 4:00pm in room 127, Christi Berglin and Jessica Stroup from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) will discuss the current banking environment, banking regulation, changes in the industry and job opportunities with the OCC.    You don’t want to miss this!

Thursday, Nov. 13 at 3:30pm in room 200 – Jason Engman from Wells Fargo EFS who is a relatively recent USD graduate will speak about his work experiences as well as the current student loan environment.

Thursday, Nov. 13 at 6:00pm – A showing of the I.O.U.S.A. Movie (One Nation. Under Stress. In Debt.)  in Farber Hall.  For more information about the movie, visit http://www.iousathemovie.com  or www.pgpf.org.  The Peter G. Peterson Foundation is providing USD with this opportunity, and there will be no charge for the event.  The event is sponsored by the USD Beacom School of Business and is open to all USD students and faculty as well as community members and USD alumni by invitation.  Please contact Angeline.Lavin@usd.edu for more information.

November 10-14 – FMA online conference on Marketing Yourself for the Job You Want available at http://www.fma.org/Student/ .  You must be an FMA student chapter member to participate.  Dr. Lavin has member access codes.  We need at least FIVE USD chapter members to participate!!

Monday, Dec. 1 at 4:00pm in room 127 individuals from Northwestern Mutual Life will discuss job opportunities with the company.

 Spring 2009

Monday, January 25, 2009 at 4:15pm (right after CCM) in room 129.  All FMA members and other interested students are encouraged to attend!  We will discuss the Buffett Trip in February and New York Trip in March.

Friday, February 6, 2009:  USD students will once again have the opportunity to meet Warren Buffet.  Watch for details later this fall!  There will be only 27 spots available for students this year.  FMA, CIC and CCM officers will get first chance to sign up for the available spots followed by participating FMA, CIC and CCM members.  A non-refundable deposit (likely $25) will be required at the time you put your name on the list to go on the Buffet field trip.  We will take a charter bus and leave Vermillion around 5:30am that morning.  We will return to Vermillion that evening. For more information, please contact Dr. Lavin.

Monday, February 9, 2009: FMA and Beta Alpha Psi welcome Mr. Andy McQuisten, from the FDIC in Sioux Falls to discuss bank regulation as well as internship and job opportunities with the FDIC.  He will also discuss the FDIC internship program which is available to students who are currently sophomores and juniors.  He will speak at 4:00 pm in room 120.

March 5-6, 2009: FMA Finance Leaders’ Conference and FMA Field trip to New York City!  More details to follow!  For more information, please contact Dr. Ram or visit http://www.fma.org/Student/ .

March 26-28 , 2009: RISE (Redefining Investment Strategy Education) Symposium in Dayton, OH.   For more information, please contact Dr. Yip or visit http://www.sba.udayton.edu/rise/.

April 27, 2009: Mr. Chuck Gallagher will speak at 7:00pm about “The Power of Choice” at the Knutson Theater in the Fine Arts Building on the USD campus.  This event is part of the Beacom School of Business Ethical Leadership and Corporate Governance Speaker Series.  Question: How does an honest, od-fearing, person go from CPA, to Federal Prisoner, to Corporate Executive in a public company in 10 short years? Answer: Under tremendous pressure to maintain an illusory lifestyle, Chuck Gallagher decided to embezzle his clients’ trust funds. Learn how and why his CPA firm didn’t detect his embezzlement, the damage done, and what the partners had to do to recover. Gallagher will show you the flaws that could allow just one person to take down an entire professional firm, while the other partners don’t even realize it’s happening, until the damage is done.

 2007-2008 school year events

Tuesday, September 25th: 3:30pm - FMA Meeting in Room 129

Introductions, talk about the San Francisco trip and plans for the year.

Tuesday, October 16th: 3:30pm - FMA Meeting in Room 200

Speakers Sam Theobald and Kristine Chung from Northwestern Mutual Financial Network.

Friday, October 26: 3:00pm - Gary Ellis, CFO of Medtronic and USD alum will participate in the Deans Lecture series in the Business School Auditorium. At Medtronic, Mr. Ellis is responsible for the following functions: treasury, tax controllership, internal audit, and investor relations.  Shortly after being named CFO, Mr. Ellis was made responsible for Global Business Solutions (which includes quality, supply chain, facilities, etc.) at Medtronic. Ellis received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting in 1978 from the University of South Dakota. Mr. Ellis is the current (2007-2008) Chairman of the American Heart Association Board, a member of the Toro Company Board, and is currently a member of the Minnesota Society of CPAs.

Tuesday, November 6th: 3:30pm - FMA Meeting in Room 200

Speakers Jessica Alvey and either Christine Hartman and/or Christi Berglin from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will present.

Wednesday, December 12th: 9:00-9:45 am - Patrick Leger in Room 200

Patrick J. Leger, from Steginsky Capital LLC (http://www.steginsky.com/), holds a BA in History from McGill University, an MBA in Finance from Vanderbilt University and is a CFA charterholder. Prior to joining Steginsky Capital LLC, he was with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in New York.

Patrick seeks attractively-priced companies with durable competitive advantages led by outstanding entrepreneurs. He advocates a flexible investment methodology rooted in his passion for financial analysis while remaining open to the people clues not readily captured in numbers.

Tuesday, January 5: 3:30 Room 225 - FMA Meeting

Discuss San Francisco and Warren Buffett trip.

Monday, March 3: 4:00 -  Beta Alpha Psi Accounting Group Speaker

Tammy Otten from the South Dakota Investment Council has decided to present to the Beta Alpha Psi accounting group.

Tuesday, April 1: 7:00pm - Stephen M.R. Covey in Slagle Hall

Mr Covey will present the first Beacom School of Business Ethical Leadership and Corporate Governance lecture.  He will speak on, "The Speed of Trust."

Thursday, April 3: 3:30pm - FMA Meeting in Room 120

Speakers Jessica Alvey and Christi Berglin (both USD alums) from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will present.

Monday, April 14: 4:00pm - Dean's Lecture Series in Farber Hall

Speaker Marlon Young, President of HSBC's American Operations, will discuss international business.

Wednesday, April 16: 3:00pm - FMA Meeting in Room 200

Speaker Ben Kyte from Citigroup in Sioux Falls will discuss Treasury Management. 

Thursday, April 17: 4:00pm - Dean's Lecture Series in the Business School Auditorium

Speaker Greg Schmielding, vice president of global sales for Manpower’s IBM account, will discuss international business.

Monday, April 21: 3:00pm - FMA spring reception in room 222

Students who are members of the FMA Honorary will receive their pins and certificates, and we will also give the FMA Professional Honorary award.  Officers for the 2008-09 school year will be elected.  Please dress business casual.  Treats will be served!  Mr. Warren Buffett will be honored as our 2008 Outstanding Financial Executive during the April 25 trip

Friday, April 25, 2008: Trip to Omaha to meet Warren Buffett, tour Nebraska Furniture Mart and visit with the CEO of Borsheim's. Charter buses will leave the Business School parking lot at 5:30am on April 25. 

2006-2007 school year events

Tuesday, March 20 at 3:30pm in Room 200: Ben Kyte who works in the Treasury Department at Citibank in Sioux Falls will discuss the roles and functions of the treasury department at Citibank in Sioux Falls as well as career opportunities at Citibank.

Thursday, Feb. 15, 3:30pm in room 200: Christine Hartman, Manager, of the Sioux Falls Office of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and Jessica Stroup, a bank examiner, will speak on how banks are rated by the OCC.  They will also discuss career opportunities at the OCC. 

Thursday, Feb. 8, 4:30pm: Roberta Kirby, an IRS agent based in Sioux Falls, will provide an informative presentation about the IRS. 

Thursday, January 18th at 4:00pm in room 200: Tammy Otten and Arianna Rehfeldt from the South Dakota Investment Office will discuss a variety of accounting, investing and portfolio management topics as they relate to their experiences managing the state of South Dakota's $9 billion in retirement and trust fund assets. Student and Faculty are encouraged to attend, refreshments will be provided.

Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 7:30pm in Slagle Hall: Mr. Walter Pavlo will speak about Ethics in Business Organizations.  Mr Pavlo holds an engineering degree from West Virginia University and an MBA from the Stetson School of Business at Mercer University.  He was a Senior Manager at MCI's Telecommunications Division in the early 1990's, and he was responsible for billing and collections in its reseller division.  He was responsible for the billing and collection of nearly $1 billion in monthly revenue for MCI's carrier finance division.  In 1996, Mr. Pavlo, one member of his staff, and a business associate outside of MCI began to perpetrate fraud involving a few of MCI's own customers which resulted in $6 million being diverted to accounts in the Cayman Islands.  In January 2001, Mr. Pavlo pled guilt to wire fraud and money laundering and entered federal prison shortly thereafter.  His story highlights the corrupt dealings involving the manipulation of financial records within a large corporation.  He will discuss the culture at MCI that led to his decisions and how ethics can be instilled in corporate culture.

Nov. 13-17, 2006: National FMA Online Conference, "Ask an Expert: A Career in Banking and Finance."  Logon at http://www.fma.org/; click on the Undergrad/MBA Home Page link in the upper right corner.  If USD has 5 students participate, it will count as an activity toward our Superior Chapter Designation for 2006-07.

Thursday, Nov. 16 (time and location TBA): Financial literacy initiative of the AICPA/Ad Council.   Laura Coome from the State Society of CPAs will do a technical program on the new financial literacy initiative that the AICPA/Ad Council is rolling out in October.  It is targeted to college students and is intended to emphasize the importance of budgeting/saving. All interested students are welcome.

  2005-2006 school year events

Wednesday, April 12, 2006 at 4:00pm – Mr. J.B. Pritzker, Managing Partner of the Pritzker Group and Chief Executive Officer of AmSafe Partners, a leading provider of aviation passenger and cargo restraints will be speaking at 4:00pm as part of the Dean’s Lecture Series. Mr. Prtizker is also a Partner of and founded New World Ventures in 1996, which has become one of Chicago’s prominent early-stage technology fund managers.  Mr. Pritzker is ranked as the 181st wealthiest person in the United States and is one of the premier venture capitalists in the world. Mr. Pritzker graduated with an A.B. in political science from Duke University and earned his J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law.  The presentation is planned for the B-school Auditorium, but the location may change. Another excellent opportunity!!!

Wednesday, March 15 at 3:30pm in Room 129 – Charlsie Charlson and Jeff Post from Wells Fargo Financial Bank in Sioux Falls will be discussing Business Compliance and Ethics, their jobs at Wells Fargo Financial, and the importance of compliance and ethics in day to day business.  They will also touch on career opportunities within Wells Fargo company. Charlsie and Jeff are both USD B-school alums.

Friday, March 31, 2006 - FMA Field Trip to Omaha to meet the Warren Buffett!!!  Charter buses will depart the Business School parking lot at 6am for a full day of activities in Omaha including a tour of Nebraska Furniture Mart and Borsheim's Jewelry and a 90-minute question and answer session with Mr. Buffett followed by lunch at Gorot's Steak House.  The buses will return to Vermillion at approximately 8pm on March 31. The cost of the trip is $15 for FMA members and $25 for non-members.  FMA students will receive priority for registration until January 31.  CIC and CCM members will recieve priority registration from Feb. 1-15, and all business students may register beginning on Feb. 15.  Please see Dr. Yip in room 123F or Dr. Lavin in room 219.  You will need to pay the field trip fee at the time of registration.  Please make checks payable to FMA.

Thursday, November 17, 2005 – Peter G. Peterson will discuss the tri-deficits. Mr. Peterson has served as the Chairman of the NY Federal Reserve, Chairman and CEO of Lehman Brothers, Founder of the Blackstone Group, and Secretary of Commerce under President Nixon. He has written several books including Running on Empty. This presentation will take place at 7:00 in the Warren M. Lee Theater in the Fine Arts Building.

Wednesday, November 2, 2005 Bill Retterach, CFO of Daktronics will be speaking. This presentation will take place in Patterson 120 at 4:00

Thursday, October 27 - Dr. Mark Hirschey, the Anderson W. Chandler Professor of Business at The University of Kansas will be speaking on “How can I get a good job in a good business?”  This presentation will take place at 7:30pm in the Akeley Science Bldg. Room 125 

Thursday, October 20 - John F. Grundhofer, Chairman Emeritus with U.S. Bancorp will be presenting Financial Services Evolution for the Dean’s Lecture Series. Upon his retirement in 2003 as Chairman of the Board, U.S. Bancorp had assets of over $175 billion.  You may have remembered that it was Mr. Grundhofer that was kidnapped at gunpoint in Wisconsin, a bomb strapped to his wrist and held for $3 million in ransom.  He was able to free himself and call for help.  This presentation will take place in Farber Hall at 4:00pm.

Wednesday, October 12 –Christopher Clem of Wells Fargo Financial will discuss the financial services industry, retail banking, personal finance, and credit scores as well as job opportunities with Wells Fargo.  This presentation will take place in Room 120 at 3:30pm

Tuesday, September 27 - Mr. Thomas Unterseher, President & CEO of One World in Mobridge, SD will discuss the distribution center for Internet firms that he created in Mobridge.  The presentation, which is part of the Dean’s Lecture series, will take place in Farber Hall at 4pm.

Monday, September 26 – Jim Means, Vice President and Trust Officer at First Dakota National Bank in Yankton will discuss what a trust department is, what his job entails, and the investment management process they use at First Dakota.  This presentation will take place in the auditorium at 3pm.

Wednesday, August. 31 - Bruce Nolop, CFO of Pitney Bowes will speak about Pitney Bowes strategic positioning.  The presentation will take place at 4pm in Farber Hall.