Students from three of Olin’s Executive MBA programs will earn their degrees Friday, Dec. 11 in an awards and diploma ceremony scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. in Graham Chapel.
Zhiwen YIN, Associate Dean of the Fudan School of Management and Dean Gupta will officiate at the ceremony.
The keynote speaker is Michael Neidorff, Chairman, President and CEO of Centene Corporation.
A total of 74 executives will be awarded diplomas. Class 13 from the Shanghai program managed in partnership with Fudan University has 30 graduates and Class 44 from the Kansas City- and St. Louis-based programs has 44 students.
Last month, Dean Gupta was invited to celebrate the Fudan School of Management’s 30th anniversary since reestablishment. He announced in Shanghai, that a faculty office at Olin will be named in honor of Fudan to mark this milestone and the successful collaboration between Washington University and Fudan University.
Pictured at right is the ceremonial ding presented to Olin by the second class to complete the EMBA program in Shanghai.
The ding is installed on the south side of the Knight Center, home to the Executive Education programs.