Whitworth University Business & Economics Department

Alumni Achievements

Calvin Jurich, '09

Major: Accounting

Current Position: Technical producer in the Global Digital Commerce Division at Nike, Inc. Jurich's main focus is to help create and maintain the Nikestore.com website so that it provides consumers with optimum online shopping experiences.

Why Whitworth? "I was recruited to Whitworth to play basketball. However, what really made my decision easy was the friendliness of the Whitworth community and the beautiful campus surroundings. I felt at home."

Whitworth Activities: Member of the men's varsity basketball team, which made it to the national tournament three straight seasons, including a trip to the Sweet Sixteen.

Quote: "A Whitworth education is not only about books and studying, but about equipping students to succeed in life. The professors do a tremendous job using life-like scenarios as part of their teaching, so that you can be prepared to enter the work force ahead of your competition."

Influential Whitworth Professor: "Brad Sago, who is a marketing professor and was my faculty advisor, had a huge influence on my career choice. Dr. Sago was so passionate about marketing and what he believed in. He taught me to seek out a career that I enjoyed and that involved my interests. That was one of the main reasons I ended up working at Nike."

Career Goals: "Whitworth helps prepare its students to succeed by helping them home in on multiple skill sets; this has helped me with my long-term goals."

Here's what some other recent Whitworth graduates are doing with their Business & Economics degrees:

Travis Hartanov, '08, is founder and CFO of Krochet Kids International, a nonprofit that empowers women in poor countries to create locally sustainable jobs by making goods that are sold at retailers such as Nordstrom.

Megan Fraser, '11, is an account executive at Kelly/Brady Advertising, in Spokane.

Erin (Saxton) Pangborn, '05, earned a master's degree in accounting from the University of Washington and is an audit associate with the accounting firm KPMG LLP, in Seattle.

Carl Chan, '10, is a PAQ auditor for the Air Force audit agency at Fairchild Air Force Base.

Scott Donnell, '08, graduated from the Acton MBA program in entrepreneurship, in Austin, Texas, ranked one of the best programs of its type in the country. He is now teaching, fund-raising and running a company, All-Star Fun Run, which teaches leadership and fitness to kids.

Geoff Sanders, '07, is an account executive in business development for the Oklahoma City Thunder NBA franchise.

Mike Ogdon, '06, is vice president of business development at digital communication provider Swiftpage, Inc.

Peter Cleary, '10, is a territory manager at Exxon Mobil International Business Corp.

Joshua Breda, '06, is a finance support analyst at The Boeing Company, in Seattle.

Erica (Johnson) Johnston, '08, is a program financial analyst for the University of Washington School of Medicine.