Student Stories

Lindsey Friedfertig (MBA '26) says Freeman's MBA program taught her technical and soft skills she can apply in any leadership role.

Cody Bratton (MBA '26) says that at Freeman he learned that strong leadership and sound business decisions begin with disciplined thinking.

Shofner Smith's (MBA '26) says his favorite memory of New Orleans was attending JazzFest. Shofner is a property tax professional.

Jessica Irene Minkel (MBA '26), Vice President of Enterprise Finance at Scholastic Inc., says her Freeman classes pushed her to challenge her own assumptions so she could make informed business decisions.

"Coordinating with classmates and professors virtually was a great tool that I learned that I could then take with me into my professional career," says Connor Pellerin (OMBA '25).

Rob Nelson (BSM ’88) won’t be scrambling to find a last-minute Valentine’s Day gift this year. As CEO of Elmer Chocolate, Nelson has been planning for Valentine’s Day 2025 for the last two years.

Evan Christenson is an innovative leader who helped students secure over $20K in scholarships through esports at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and developed future stars during his tenure at WWE.

You might think working for one of the biggest companies in the world means getting used to success, but Amazon's Joe Mulford (MBA ’25) says it’s just the opposite.

Jesse Devlyn (MBA '93) is CEO of Zoom Vision, which hopes to transform optometry in the U.S. by providing affordable, on-demand vision care to underserved populations, including the country’s large Hispanic community.

Executive MBA student Melissa Lavigne-Delville (MBA '25) is the founder of Culture Co-op, a boutique market research firm that helps top brands connect with today's younger generations.

The Tulane chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, the international honor society recognizing academic excellence in the study of business, welcomed its newest members at a recognition ceremony in the Goldring/Woldenberg Business…

MBA program alum Neal Talaske (MBA/MSR ’21) is helping to create a sustainable future through the skills he acquired in Tulane’s MBA/sustainable real estate development program,

In May, Louis David (MBA ’11) was named interim president and CEO of the New Orleans Business Alliance, the public-private partnership that serves as the City of New Orleans’ official economic development organization.

Freeman grad Owen Knight (BSM ’14, MBA ’18) survived his first Tribal Council, avoiding elimination on the season premiere of “Survivor.” Knight, Tulane University’s director of admission engagement, is one of 18 players…

A Tulane University scholarship transformed Jim Burke's life and inspired him to create the same opportunity for future generations of Tulane business students.

Freeman School alumni, parents and friends returned to campus in November for a weekend of food, fun, friendship and football. The occasion was Wave ’19, Tulane’s annual celebration that combines homecoming, class reunions…

Tulane University will host its massive 2015 Homecoming/Reunion/Family Weekend on Nov. 6-8, and as part of those festivities, the A. B. Freeman School of Business has a number of exciting activities planned especially for…

Four alumni of Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business are among the honorees in the 2015 DiversityMBA Magazine Top 100 Under 50. The list, compiled by DiversityMBA Magazine, recognizes exceptional minority and…

The Tulane 34 Award is among the most coveted university-wide honors bestowed upon graduating students. Named for the year Tulane University was founded, the award recognizes 34 students from across the university who have…

The following student awards were announced in conjunction with the Freeman School’s undergraduate and graduate-level diploma ceremonies, which took place on Saturday, May 17, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome following the…

The Tulane Association of Business Alumni (TABA) has elected eight members to serve on its board of directors. The new board members’ three-year terms began in January 2013. Shannon Brice Aimee Adatto Freeman Dominik Knoll…

Now that’s what you call an opening act.To accommodate its growing size, the A. B. Freeman School of Business moved its diploma ceremony to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome this year, where it immediately followed the university’…

More than 150 alumni and guests from the classes of 1968 through 2008 gathered in City Park Friday night (April 26) for the Freeman School’s third annual Graduate Alumni Reunion Party.The event, which took place in Parkview…

The Tulane University chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, the international honor society recognizing business excellence, welcomed its newest members on April 18, 2013, at a ceremony hosted by the A. B. Freeman School of Business…

A team of eight Freeman School MBA students that studied the current landscape of MBA education and made recommendations to the Freeman School’s MBA Task Force took home top honors and a $500 prize at the inaugural FCG…