Donald M. Ephraim’s path to becoming a successful agent for on-air talent began with a humble job as a stock boy at a grocery store near his home on the South Side of Chicago. He used the money he earned to enroll in DePaul, becoming the first in his family to graduate college. “My sister…
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DePaul and Ephraim Award Help Launch Alumna’s Tax Career
Donald Ephaim (BUS ’52) established the Donald M. Ephraim Family Endowed Excellence Awards to provide monetary prizes that encourage DePaul business students to achieve. “The awardees with whom I’ve spoken are terrific students who really apply themselves and have great futures,” he says. Those awardees include Catherine Conrad (BUS ’19), who received assistance from the…
Helping the next generation of tax professionals thrive in Chicago and beyond
My professors had tremendous business and tax experience from accounting firms, corporations and the IRS. They brought their experiences into the classroom, giving us a practical and impactful education.” When John Mann (MST ’83, MBA ’01) was in high school, he accompanied his mother on an appointment to have her tax return prepared. The meeting…
What Will Be Your Legacy?
Susan Coe Heitsch (BUS ’80) learned a few life lessons during the seven years she worked in the trust marketing group at a major financial institution. “If you don’t have a will, the state determines how your property will be distributed—and it’s not necessarily what you’d have chosen,” says Heitsch, a communications executive in…
The Power of Mentoring
Matching Gift Launches Accounting Student Initiative When Kent Klaus (BUS ’82) looks back at his undergraduate years at DePaul University’s Driehaus of College Business, one thing stands out: the mentoring he received along the way. “DePaul is unique in the ways that it supports our students by giving them access to lots of mentoring. I…
The Right Choice
In 2000, Chris McCauley (MAC ’87) decided it was time to assess where he was in his career. He had graduated from DePaul 13 years before with a master’s degree in accounting and then began his career as an auditor with accounting giant Coopers & Lybrand (now PwC). He then moved on to Quaker Oats…
A Legacy of Gratitude
Jim Ryan (MBA ’87), chair of DePaul’s Board of Trustees, is full of gratitude to the university. “Both of my parents attended DePaul. That’s where they met. I like to tell people I’m eternally grateful for DePaul, because if it were not for (the university), I probably wouldn’t be around,” Ryan says. Ryan credits his…
An Unbroken Record of Giving to Future Generations
Tom Blasczyk (MBA ’70) was the first in his family to attend college. Then he earned an MBA at DePaul and enjoyed a successful career at Northwestern Mutual. He has traveled the world, base-camped at Mt. Everest and climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro. Among his list of achievements is one he finds particularly satisfying: his 40-year unbroken…
Giving Back: The Power of Planning Your Gift
DePaul alumni and friends, many of whom are long-time annual supporters of the university, are often surprised to find out how gifts made as part of their estate planning can magnify the impact of their philanthropy and bring significant tax benefits to them and their family. Joel Schaffer, assistant vice president for planned giving, answers…
Giving Back: Advancing Diversity and Innovation
For Joe Kosinski (BUS ’78), DePaul is not just a path to his personal success, but an avenue he helps open for many others. Kosinski and his wife, Sue Kosinski (BUS ’78), a Strobel Scholar, have made contributions to DePaul every year since they graduated, increasing their annual donations as they became more successful. In…
