CAS Alumni

Dave Petrone

After earning a B.S. in Economics ('66) and an M.B.A. in Finance ('68) Dave Petrone went on to a distinguished business career. He is chairman of Housing Capital Company, a joint venture with US Bancorp that he started with a business partner, and also chair of Petrone Petri & Company, a real estate investment firm. Previously, he was vice chairman at Wells Fargo & Co. in San Francisco, where he spent 19 years.
 

Ann Bancroft

Growing up in St.Paul, Minnesota, Ann Bancroft was no stranger to the cold

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great preparation

for a career that would eventually take her to the ice fields at the top and the

bottom of the world. After receiving her B.S. in Physical Education ('81), Bancroft became a wilderness instructor and gymnastics teacher in Minneapolis/St. Paul, and also coached various high school sports.

Rosanna Bowles

Rosanna Bowles admits she had to think creatively. "What am I going to do with a master's degree in Italian literature?" she asked herself upon completing her M.A. in Italian ('79).

But she resourcefully combined her language fluency with her undergraduate degree in art history from Portland State to create a unique and prosperous career.