The Innovators series profiles a special group of graduates: our Ph.D. alumni. Dawn Gregg (Ph.D. 2000) is on the faculty of the University of Colorado Denver Business School. There she teaches, conducts research and runs the Bard Center for Entrepreneurship as its interim director.

The mile markers in an academic career include the first post -- as assistant professor -- when scholars prove their research and teaching mettle. If successful, they are awarded tenure and the accompanying "associate professor" title.

Spring is the time to celebrate the achievements of the academic year!

Marcus Rothenberger (W. P. Carey MBA '94, Ph.D.

Department Chairman Michael Goul says this about Brady Emerson: "You give him a challenge and he meets it head-on, but at the same time, he'll be on the lookout for an additional opportunity.

Michael Spandau is Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President for Global Information Technology for Fender Musical Instruments and a member of the W. P. Carey School's Department of Information Systems Professional Advisory Board.

ASU students are known nationally for their get-up-and-go and go-out-and-get it attitudes toward entrepreneurialism, but the Department of Information Systems is particularly prolific in producing students who have launched their own businesses. KnowIT samples three this month.

Jaime Casap, "Education Evangelist" at Google, was the featured speaker recently at the IT Leadership Seminar hosted by the Department of Information Systems for students in the Master of Science in Information Management (MSIM).

A Rainmaker is someone who makes something happen: at his company, in his career, in his community. The Rainmaker series showcases Department of Information Systems alumni who are catalysts of growth and change.

Green IT initiatives already have proven their payback, but beyond energy savings and cost reductions, "green IT" is evolving into "sustainable IT." Clinical Professor Haluk Demirkan and his research partner, Robert R.