Smith Business magazine-summer24-paperturn - Flipbook - Page 42
FROM THE ARCHIVES
REMEMBER WHEN
UMD in the ’80s
“My enduring memory is the marketing class I took with
Bill Nichols. Not only did I learn a ton, I felt like I was
attending a nightclub act—what a fun way to learn.
In my 16-plus years of education, one of his assignments
was my most valuable ever. We had to interview 10
people in a field/career we were considering. I'll forever
be grateful to him and that enlightening assignment.”
—Richard Blackman, MBA ’84
Former Alumni Chapter Board member
“What I remember most about the business school
classes back then was that Tydings Hall was a large,
crowded building where the older professors wore ties,
the younger ones wore their hair long, and business law
and operations research classes wore everyone out.”
—Albert “Ab” Krall ’81
Executive in Residence
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