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What our graduates are saying
Wendy Nickerson
EMBA Class of 2009
“Our class consisted of a diverse group, representing a variety of businesses, expertise, and age ranges. Classmates consistently went out of their way to help each other gain greater understanding from their own areas of expertise.”
Haishan Jang, Ph.D
EMBA Class of 2008
Director, Scientific Systems 
and Process Management
Centocor R&D Inc.
“I live in Exton, so taking classes at the Desmond Conference Center was very convenient for me. The Desmond provides an atmosphere that includes top-quality classrooms and meeting rooms. The conference center staff was always there to help with whatever we needed. The Desmond is an environment that is conducive to the learning experience of executive students.”
Robert Zeas
EMBA Class of 2008
Verizon Sr. Staff Consultant
General Business Strategy & Competitive Intel
“After careful review of other EMBA programs in the region, I found Temple University's EMBA Program to offer the best academic program, faculty, and learning environment. Students are placed on a four to five person team that works on projects together for the duration of the EMBA program. My team was comprised of highly talented and supportive individuals whose experience and knowledge complimented me in my studies and beyond the classroom in friendship. I know that the connections I have made will last a lifetime.”
Crystal A. Tucker
EMBA Class of 2007
Senior Manager, Internal Audit
“The Fox Executive MBA program has helped me to think more strategically about my company and our place in the industry. The finance and strategy courses enabled me to add immediate value to my organization as I was able to apply what I learned in the classroom on Saturday to what was happening in the office on Monday.”
Ted Jordan
EMBA Class of 2007
Vice President, Operations
Group Insurance
Prudential Financial
“The curriculum is challenging, but the courses are planned with the busy executive in mind. The three days a month format gave me the flexibility that I needed to fit the program around my work schedule and family life.”
Tom Band
EMBA Class of 2007
Market Segment Leader
Dupont Performance Lubricants
“The program staff does an excellent job of making the administrative portion of the program seamless for students so that learning is the number one priority. Registration was taken care of, books were hand delivered, and the classrooms were set up with everything we needed. The program does a great job of anticipating and meeting all of the students’ needs.”
Rose Lewis
EMBA 2001
Vice President of Operations
Brokerage Concepts, Inc.
"The Fox School’s Executive MBA program has helped me gain a better understanding of the daily challenges executives face in running a successful business. Now, as a member of our executive planning committee, I feel confident about my ability to contribute to the future growth and success of our organization."
Upon completion of the Fox Executive MBA Program, Ms. Lewis was promoted from Director of Claims and Services to Director of Operations for Brokerage Concepts, Inc.
Raza Bokhari
EMBA 2001
President & CEO
Parkway Clinical Laboratories
"At the conclusion of almost two years that are dominated, at different times, by varying sentiments, the EMBA program comes together as a powerful package that can potentially translate into sizeable opportunity of intellectual, social and financial success.
Besides academic excellence, the EMBA program also provides a unique opportunity to network with corporate icons through active participation in various affiliated programs, such as the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute, Irwin L Gross e-business institute, Institute of Global Management studies...
In summary, it is a tremendous experience of teaming up, as a cohort, with a select group of zealous peers who are committed to transform their notions of Covert Intrapreneurship into Overt Entrepreneurship..."
