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Vic Richey, EMBA 1995, CEO of ESCO Technologies Inc., and Suzy Besnia hosted a reception for the Olin Veteran’s Association at their home Feb. 18. (more…)




On Thursday, April 17th, 2014 at 1900 hours, the Anheuser-Busch Dining Room in the Charles F. Knight Executive Education and Conference Center was transformed into a traditional military Dining-Out venue.

140417Olin_OVA8149With a ROTC Color Guard, the mess stood as our distinguished guest speaker, Lieutenant General George Flynn, USMC (Ret), host Dean Mahendra Gupta, Mr. President of the Mess Mark Brostoff, Commander, MSC, United States Navy (Ret), and Gil Bickel, Chair, Olin Veterans Advisory Board joined more than 120 business leaders, faculty, staff, and most importantly Olin veterans from our MBA, PMBA and EMBA programs. The mess donned black-tie or military dinner dress to celebrate our proud Armed Forces connection to Olin Business School.

140417Olin_OVA8252The centuries old tradition of a military Dining-Out is rooted in bringing together mess members for good food, drinks, camaraderie and the raising of funds (levy a fine) to support the mess. As protocol dictates, the act of fining members for breaking a mess rule was managed by Mr. Vice, Brian Campbell, MBA’14.

Throughout the evening, several members of the mess were cited by Mr. Vice for rule violations and were ordered to pay a140417Olin_OVA8235 fine and take a drink of the OVA Grog. By the end of the night, more than $1,700 was raised for Olin Veterans Association (OVA) scholarships.

A highlight of the evening was the keynote address by Lieutenant General Flynn, who eloquently talked about the importance of leadership, values in business, teamwork and respect.

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Lieutenant General George Flynn

Lieutenant General Flynn cited personal experience from the battlefield, literature and historical references, captivating the mess with inspiration.

Mr.President gavelled the mess closed at 2100 hours and several joined in the Knight Center pub to build upon the traditions of the first Olin Veterans Association Dining-Out.

Credit for organizing this prestigious affair goes to  OVA president Ryan Maher, MBA ’14 for a job well-done.