Babson Center for Global Commerce

David Beecken, C’68

Managing director of Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Co.

David Beecken, C’68, is the managing director of Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Co., Chicago investment firm. Mr. Beeken is a member of the Babson Center Advisory Board. His generous support funds the Beecken Bridge Scholarship program funds scholarships for Sewanee students and recent graduates to attend intensive summer programs that provide introduction to business principles and procedures for liberal arts students at major graduate schools of business programs.

William Polk Carey

Mr.Carey's generous support established Sewanee's Wm. Polk Carey Pre-Business Program and endowed the Carey Fellows Program for business honors.

Yasmeen Mohiuddin

Professor Mohiuddin is interested in gender issues relating to the economic status of women in the U.S. and the Third World.

Johann “Chip” Manning

Chip Manning became director of the Babson Center after a successful career in business and law.

Peggy and J.F. Bryan IV

Peggy and J.F. Bryan IV endowed the Bryan Viewpoints Speakers Series.

Henry H. (Tip) Graham, Jr.

Tip Graham and his wife Diane endowed the Babson Center's Executives In Residence program to demonstrate their commitment to encouraging ethical business leadership.

Joel Smith III

His generous gift supports the Smith Internships and Career Days. Mr. Smith's career combines success in business and education.

David and Debra Humphreys

A family deeply involved in education