Kellogg “really provided me with the courage to start my own company‚” says Martin‚ who founded the Chicago-based executive search firm Martin Partners LLC in 1995. “Kellogg was a meaningful experience for me‚ and I met my wife at Kellogg‚ so I owe [the school] a lot.”

That feeling apparently is quite mutual.

Martin was one of six alumni recognized in February for their service to Kellogg during the school’s annual Alumni Awards dinner at the James L. Allen Center. Martin‚ Sabine Goesch ’92 and Virginia A. Sullivan ’78 received this year’s Alumni Service Award. Stuart Goode ’65‚ Philip Marineau ’70 and Alan Weber ’71 were the recipients of Kellogg’s highest alumni honor‚ the Schaffner Award.

	This year’s alumni award recipients gather with Dean Don Jacobs. In the back row (from left) are Stuart Goode ’65, Marybeth Howe (who accepted the award on behalf of her sister, Virginia Sullivan ’78), Jacobs, Theodore Martin ’83 and Philip Marineau ’70. Seated are Sabine Goesch ’92 and Alan Weber ’71.

Created in 1984‚ the Schaffner Award honors alumni who are preeminent in their field and who embody the “Kellogg spirit‚” said Megan Byrne ’90‚ assistant dean and director of alumni relations. “We look for people who have achieved a lot professionally and who have supported the school by giving their time and expertise.”

This year’s Schaffner recipients are shining examples of all the award represents. Goode is a retired managing director of E.M. Warburg‚ Pincus & Co.‚ a venture banking and investment counseling firm in New York City. He retired in 1996 after serving as an investment adviser to individuals and family groups for 15 years. Goode is a member of the Kellogg Alumni Advisory Board and has played an instrumental role in Northwestern fund- raising drives.

In accepting his Schaffner award‚ Goode said‚ “I want to thank you all and tell you how much I value my time at Northwestern and the ongoing relationship that I have with Kellogg.”

Another of the Schaffner winners‚ Philip Marineau‚ is president and CEO of Pepsi-Cola North America. He too credits Kellogg for helping him build a successful management career‚ which has included top positions at Dean Foods and The Quaker Oats Co. “I love consumer marketing‚ and it’s good fortune to be able to do what you love‚” he said. “Northwestern has provided me with the opportunity to do that.” Marineau is a member of the Kellogg Advisory Board and frequently lends his services as a speaker to Kellogg classes.

Like Goode and Marineau‚ Alan Weber also has reached impressive professional heights. After working 27 years at Citibank‚ he joined Aetna as vice chairman of strategy and finance in August. In addition to being a member of the Kellogg Alumni Advisory Board‚ Weber has helped with student conferences and has hosted alumni events at his home.

“It’s always nice to be singled out‚” Weber said. “This is really going to enhance the pride I feel in this institution.”

Kellogg’s second alumni honor‚ the Alumni Service Award‚ recognizes alumni who have been outstanding volunteers.

Sabine Goesch‚ a consultant for Egon Zehnder International‚ an executive search firm in Munich‚ received the award in part for her work with the Kellogg Alumni Club in Germany. Under Goesch’s leadership‚ the club has grown so much that it now sponsors events not only for Kellogg graduates but also for other business school alumni in Germany.

Virginia Sullivan‚ past president of the Kellogg Alumni Club of New York‚ was honored for her work as an alumni club leader as well. Sullivan is the founder and president of Image Communications International.

Theodore Martin’s work for Kellogg includes serving as chairman of the 10-year Kellogg gift and career development committees. He also is a member of the planning committee for the Kellogg Alumni Advisory Board.