Babson College - Babsonian Yearbook (Wellesley, MA)

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ProfessEir of the Vear, David P . hieiler A crowded classroom — as stu- dents await the arrival of a tardy professor. What a gut course film is going to be. It ' s the first day of classes and all my other professors have let us out a little early, but this guy probably won ' t even show-up! The class ran nine minutes over- time as the students completed their first quiz of the semester on three short films which they had just viewed. Im .gine getting four credits to- ward a Babson business degree for watching movies! What a joke — and besides, how will Kleiler ever know we miss any if they ' re all at nighttime, he won ' t be around in the evenings to take attendance! David missed but one evening film that semester to the amazement of his students who quickly learned that cutting films was not the answer. It all began for David at the early age of SVa when he saw the sneak preview of Potemkin. At this time his parents became concerned about him when he seemed seperated from reality, spending most of his time in i] • the illusory world of the theatre. As he got older however, his parents worried less about him because his brother became a lawyer. This lack of family life led David to find out the meaning of rosebud at an early age. Soon the college years began at Harvard (Sq. Cinema) and David studied film fulltime. Upon gradu- ation he turned down job offers from companies such as IBM, Hal and Danny ' s Pizza in order to come to Babson to persue a teaching career in film. The rest is history. David and I have now both graduated from Babson this year and both turn new pages in our lives. He will undoutedly be missed by the college. Never have I known a pro- fessor more dedicated to his teach- ing, more generous to his students and more loved on campus than Da- vid. As we both depart for the busi- ness world, my advice can only be: Look out David — it ' s for real . Thanks for so much — Michael Zografos • 1 -.1

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math 6 Science Oiuision John Saber, Chairman Arvind Shah Judith Koval Margaret Weinblatt Missing Pictures of Ismael Dambolena, John McKenzie, and Nicholas Teebagy. William Rybolt Leslie Ball Business today is faced with the need to make more complex decisions than ever before. To evaluate the alternative actions and choose from among them the optimal strategy in a competitive world, we must employ a host of quantitative techniques: statistical analysis, regression, decision theory, linear programming, dynamic pro- gramming, network models, and queuing systems, among others. The information on which the business man or woman must base these decisions is stored, summarized, classified, and manipulated into usable form by computers. Increasingly, the ex- ecutive must incorporate scientific and technical complexities into the decision making process. The purpose of the Math- matics and Science Division is, therefore, threefold: to give students an understand- ing of the quantitative techniques of deci- sion making; to introduce them to the ca- pabilities and limitations of computers and their role in the organization; and to ex- plore the process in which scientific dis- covery is linked to management. Students who major in Quantitative Methods find myraid applications to the techniques and skills learned. In recognition of the useful- ness of Quantitative Methods in solving problems in other areas, there are also joint majors in Quantitative Methods Fin- ance, Quantitative Methods Investments and Quantitative Methods Economics. 32

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