An Olin feast

Dean Mahendra Gupta, Ph.D., the Geraldine J. and Robert L. Virgil Professor of Accounting and Management, welcomes young Ryan Mohasin (center) and his parents, Mohasin Mithu (left), an Olin MBA student, and Farzana, to the 15th annual Olin Thanksgiving Dinner at the Knight Center Nov. 26. Students, faculty, staff, alumni and their families — a total of 530 guests — dined on a traditional meal of turkey and all the fixings. A few statistics from the chef: The kitchen prepared and served 260 pounds of turkey, 100 pounds of white potatoes and 120 pounds of sweet potatoes. They ran out of turkey legs, but no one left hungry. The dessert tables were brimming with pies, cookies and candy, and there was the always-popular soft-serve ice cream. The Olin Thanksgiving tradition was initiated by former dean Stuart Greenbaum, Ph.D., the Bank of America Emeritus Professor of Managerial Leadership, to share the American holiday with international students.