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PEPPERDINE'S
GRAZIADIO SCHOOL EXECUTIVE MBA NAMED AMONG NATION'S TOP-20 BY BUSINESSWEEK
In
a special report on executive education published in BusinessWeek
magazine, Pepperdine University's George L. Graziadio School of
Business and Management was included in an elite group of only 20
business schools considered the best offering the executive master
of business administration (EMBA) degree. The report is based on
a survey of 100 business school deans. Click
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The
issue listing "20
Leading Executive MBA Programs," cited the Pepperdine program
alongside such peer institutions as University of Pennsylvania's
Wharton School, Northwestern's Kellogg School, and NYU's Stern School.Click
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Commenting
on the inclusion, Graziadio School Dean Dr. Otis W. Baskin said,
"Over the 30 years since Pepperdine's business school began, our
distinctive competency has been the education of executives at the
MBA level. Of our 24,000 active alumni, 1,696 graduates currently
lead organizations worldwide at the level of vice president, president,
and CEO. Having graduated more than 100 Executive MBA classes, The
Graziadio School is one of the longest operating Executive MBAs
on the West Coast." Click
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David
L. Poole, Graziadio School executive director of Executive Programs
said, "It is gratifying to know that the deans of the top business
schools in the country recognize Pepperdine's innovative leadership
in educating mid- to senior-level executives." Poole, who serves
as chair of the board of trustees of the Executive MBA Council,
was also quoted in the report. Click
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The
listing notes that the average work experience of executives who
seek the Pepperdine Executive MBA is 18 years, the average base
salary is $118,142, and that the school also runs a special EMBA
for high level executives, known as the Presidential/Key Executive
(P/KE) MBA.Click
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Associate
Dean for Executive Programs Dr. Andre van Niekerk said, "This milestone
validates the 30-year history of our Executive MBA programs. It
also recognizes, without exception, the quality and relevant contributions
of our faculty as they communicate their exemplary academic credentials
and significant industry experience into the collaborative, small
class environment which continues to be a Graziadio School hallmark."
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Among
the executives who are recipients of Pepperdine's MBA degree are
Christos M. Cotsakos, chairman and CEO of E*TRADE Group, David Mount,
CEO of Warner/Elektra/Atlantic, James Q. Crowe, CEO of Level 3 Communications,
Mory Ejabat, former president and CEO of Ascend Communications,
and Russ Bach, president of Walt Disney Records Worldwide. Click
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Said
Baskin, "We are honored that BusinessWeek recognizes the quality
of our executive education, which comes only weeks after our inclusion
for the second year in The Princeton Review's annual publication
of the best business schools in America. Our commitment to executive
learning has led us to be the first business school ever to host
sponsor the Fortune 500 Forum which will be held in Beverly Hills
in November. This annual conference of the leaders of America's
most successful companies will number among its ranks some of The
Graziadio School's accomplished and successful MBA graduates."
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