{"id":148,"date":"2022-06-15T16:46:15","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T20:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/theme-dev-microsite\/?page_id=148"},"modified":"2024-09-12T12:37:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T16:37:07","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Ross Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to the Michigan Ross faculty and staff news page. This page is a resource to convey important school news, recognize individuals for exceptional work, celebrate the achievements and milestones of faculty and staff, and share other valuable information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Featured Story<br><\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-kadence-posts kb-posts kadence-posts-list kb-posts-id-148_e721d7-0a content-wrap grid-cols kb-posts-style-boxed grid-sm-col-1 grid-lg-col-1 item-image-style-beside\"><li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-6249 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-faculty category-staff tag-featured ep_post_type-post\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-inherit\" href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2026\/04\/24\/qa-michigan-ross-staff-on-the-value-of-continuing-education\/\" aria-label=\"Q&amp;A: Michigan Ross Staff on the Value of Continuing Education\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/04\/ross-report-cover-photo-1-768x432.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Collage of four Michigan Ross staff members\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/04\/ross-report-cover-photo-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/04\/ross-report-cover-photo-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/04\/ross-report-cover-photo-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/04\/ross-report-cover-photo-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/04\/ross-report-cover-photo-1.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/category\/faculty\/\" class=\"category-link-faculty\" rel=\"tag\">Faculty News<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/category\/staff\/\" class=\"category-link-staff\" rel=\"tag\">Staff News<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2026\/04\/24\/qa-michigan-ross-staff-on-the-value-of-continuing-education\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Q&amp;A: Michigan Ross Staff on the Value of Continuing Education<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-24T11:38:47-04:00\">April 24, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>At Michigan Ross, growth and development take many forms, and there is no single path to building skills and expanding perspective. For some faculty and staff, that journey includes graduate programs, professional certifications, or other continuing education experiences that complement their roles at Ross and beyond. In this Q&amp;A, Ross staff share how continuing education&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2026\/04\/24\/qa-michigan-ross-staff-on-the-value-of-continuing-education\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Q&amp;A: Michigan Ross Staff on the Value of Continuing Education<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id148_d9d724-1e alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column148_b31a4d-3a inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Faculty &amp; Staff News<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-kadence-posts kb-posts kadence-posts-list kb-posts-id-148_e11789-f4 content-wrap grid-cols kb-posts-style-boxed grid-sm-col-1 grid-lg-col-1 item-image-style-beside\"><li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-6276 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-faculty category-staff ep_post_type-post\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-inherit\" href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2026\/04\/24\/making-research-and-teaching-happen-the-phd-and-research-support-team-at-michigan-ross\/\" aria-label=\"Making Research and Teaching Happen: The PhD and Research Support Team at Michigan Ross\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"571\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/04\/phd-student-teaching.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"phd student teaching\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/04\/phd-student-teaching.jpg 571w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/04\/phd-student-teaching-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/category\/faculty\/\" class=\"category-link-faculty\" rel=\"tag\">Faculty News<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/category\/staff\/\" class=\"category-link-staff\" rel=\"tag\">Staff News<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2026\/04\/24\/making-research-and-teaching-happen-the-phd-and-research-support-team-at-michigan-ross\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Making Research and Teaching Happen: The PhD and Research Support Team at Michigan Ross<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-24T13:34:07-04:00\">April 24, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-24T13:34:08-04:00\">April 24, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>The Michigan Ross PhD and Research Support team works to keep the school\u2019s research and teaching running smoothly. The team supports PhD students as they progress through program milestones, helps researchers find and manage grant funding, provides support for behavioral research, and advises on classroom technologies. Overall, the team ensures the Ross research community has&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2026\/04\/24\/making-research-and-teaching-happen-the-phd-and-research-support-team-at-michigan-ross\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Making Research and Teaching Happen: The PhD and Research Support Team at Michigan Ross<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-6271 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-faculty category-staff ep_post_type-post\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-inherit\" href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2026\/04\/24\/farewell-to-our-retirees-11\/\" aria-label=\"Farewell to Our Retirees\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/06\/shutterstock_1596355375-768x549.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Happy retirement on speech bubbles\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/06\/shutterstock_1596355375-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/06\/shutterstock_1596355375-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/06\/shutterstock_1596355375-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/06\/shutterstock_1596355375.jpg 1516w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/category\/faculty\/\" class=\"category-link-faculty\" rel=\"tag\">Faculty News<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/category\/staff\/\" class=\"category-link-staff\" rel=\"tag\">Staff News<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2026\/04\/24\/farewell-to-our-retirees-11\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Farewell to Our Retirees<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-24T12:05:34-04:00\">April 24, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>We\u2019re happy to celebrate the faculty and staff in our Michigan Ross community who are retiring after many years of service and impactful work. Congratulations to the following individuals: Catherine Shakespeare After 25 years of shared laughs, a fair amount of grading, and more caffeine than is probably medically recommended, I am officially &#8220;graduating&#8221; to&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2026\/04\/24\/farewell-to-our-retirees-11\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Farewell to Our Retirees<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-6266 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-staff ep_post_type-post\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-inherit\" href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2026\/04\/24\/congratulations-to-the-march-book-drive-winners\/\" aria-label=\"Congratulations to the March Book Drive Winners\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/04\/img_1554-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Book drive donation box full of books\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/04\/img_1554-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/04\/img_1554-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/04\/img_1554-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/04\/img_1554-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/04\/img_1554-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/category\/staff\/\" class=\"category-link-staff\" rel=\"tag\">Staff News<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2026\/04\/24\/congratulations-to-the-march-book-drive-winners\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Congratulations to the March Book Drive Winners<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-24T11:52:35-04:00\">April 24, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-24T11:52:36-04:00\">April 24, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>The Office of Human Resources hosted its March Book Drive and suite decorating contest with a new theme: Classic Storybooks. Participating units selected a beloved children\u2019s book and transformed their suites into storybook scenes. As part of the contest, the Michigan Ross community was encouraged to donate new children\u2019s books in support of the Mott&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2026\/04\/24\/congratulations-to-the-march-book-drive-winners\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Congratulations to the March Book Drive Winners<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-6262 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-staff ep_post_type-post\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-inherit\" href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2026\/04\/24\/march-2026-ross-star-recipients\/\" aria-label=\"March 2026 Ross Star Recipients\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/Ross-Stars-768x433.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Shining Ross Stars! &quot;So friendly and helpful! Always has a smile on their face. Thank you!&quot; &quot;Amazing customer service!&quot; &quot;Helping others feel included and valued in a group&quot; &quot;Very welcoming and patient&quot; &quot;I so appreciate how you always include our team. You have a great ability to listen, reflect, and make others feel supported and included.&quot; &quot;Extremely friendly and helpful&quot; &quot;You are always right on top of things, always available for any questions, and always with a smile on your face. Thank you!&quot; &quot;Always willing to shake knowledge with the team!&quot; &quot;Willingness to learn new things.&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/Ross-Stars-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/Ross-Stars-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/Ross-Stars-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/Ross-Stars.jpg 1313w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/category\/staff\/\" class=\"category-link-staff\" rel=\"tag\">Staff News<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2026\/04\/24\/march-2026-ross-star-recipients\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">March 2026 Ross Star Recipients<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-24T11:49:50-04:00\">April 24, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-24T11:49:51-04:00\">April 24, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Acknowledging the everyday excellence and hard work of our colleagues is very important. 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