Kathryn Marshall Tapped for Advisory Board at the Leeds School of Business
DENVER – September 9, 2009 – 104 West Partners, a strategic communications firm, today announced Kathryn Marshall has joined the advisory board of the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The Board is an all-volunteer group dedicated to helping the school in its commitment to providing a quality education, creating and disseminating knowledge and supporting the economic drivers of the region, state and nation.
"We are very pleased that Kathryn has agreed to join The Board. As an alumna, she brings not only her passion for the school and the university, but also her experience as an extremely successful entrepreneur," said Dean Dennis Ahlburg.
The University of Colorado at Boulder remains ranked 34th among the nation's top public universities, with three specialty programs in engineering and business ranked in the top 20 for both public and private universities, according to U.S. News & World Report's new undergraduate rankings. In May, BusinessWeek ranked the Leeds School of Business as one of the top 50 business schools in the nation for its undergraduate specialties.
“Dean Ahlburg and his team have done a tremendous job making the Leeds School of Business one of the top business schools in the nation for its undergraduate specialties,” said Kathryn Marshall, partner, 104 West Partners. “His leadership and strategic vision have helped maintain the school’s prominent standing despite the challenging economic pressures. I am looking forward to working alongside my distinguished fellow board members who have helped guide this outstanding institution.”
Marshall is a partner at 104 West, a strategic communications company specializing in transforming new ideas into products, services and companies with market-leading reputations. Over the past five years, she has helped transform the agency from a start-up to a respected strategic communications firm that was ranked as Denver’s largest technology-focused PR firm by the Denver Business Journal.
The Board, formerly known as the Business Advisory Council, was founded more than 25 years ago by former Dean Larry Singell. They hold their biannual meetings on campus at the Koelbel Building in Boulder. Board members have participated in targeted initiatives in corporate relations outreach, fundraising, enrollment and tuition modeling, executive education and branding and communications efforts.
Members of The Board represent alumni, business people and corporate community members. Alumni include Larissa Herda, '80, President, CEO and Chairwoman, Time Warner Telecom Inc.; Lyndon "Duke" Hanson, MBA '85, Vice President and Co-Founder of Crocs; Richard Knowlton '54, President, The Hormel Foundation; Michael Leeds, '74, President Flight Star (also of the Leeds Family, the school's namesake); and Jerry McMorris, '62, former Chairman, President and CEO of the Rockies. Businesses and corporations represented include Merrill Lynch, Accenture, KPMG, Constellation Wines, Crocs, East West Partners, IBM, Mad Greens, St. Mary Land Exploration, Hitachi Consulting, Key National Finance, Korn Ferry International, Yahoo!, MGM, JP Morgan Chase, Ernst and Young, Morgan Stanley, Ehrhardt Keefe Steiner & Hottman, Baydush Simon Weaver and First Western Trust Company.
About 104 West Partners
Founded in 2003, 104 West Partners is a strategic communications company specializing in transforming new ideas into products, services and companies with market-leading reputations. With headquarters in Denver and an office in Seattle, 104 West offers award-winning strategic services, public relations programming and social media campaigns to help organizations and their management teams develop relevant and impactful voices in the customer and industry communities they serve. For more information, please visit www.104west.com.
About 104 West Partners
Founded in 2003, 104 West Partners is a strategic communications company specializing in transforming new ideas into products, services and companies with market-leading reputations. With headquarters in Denver and an office in Seattle, 104 West offers award-winning strategic services, public relations programming and social media campaigns to help organizations and their management teams develop relevant and impactful voices in the customer and industry communities they serve. For more information, please visit www.104west.com.
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