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School of Management Delivers Letter to Mayor Williamson from Sister City Mayor of Togliatti, Russia May 12, 2008

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12 May 2008, Mayor’s Conference Room, City Hall, Flint, Michigan:

Professor Mark Perry of the University of Michigan-Flint School of Management recently returned from Togliatti and Moscow, Russia, where he accompanied 14 MBA students. Togliatti, a city in the south of the Russian Federation, is a sister city of Flint and is known as the capital of Russian car industry. The city is the second biggest city in the Volga region. Mayor Don Williamson had sent a letter of congratulations to the Mayor of Togliatti upon his election. The Mayor of Togliatti, Mr. Pushkov, prepared a letter to Mayor Williamson and asked that Professor Perry personally deliver the letter.

The photo above shows, standing from left to right: Greg Allar, Jack Kay, Mayor Donald J. Williamson, Mark Perry, Dean Jack Helmuth, David Lossing, Larry Ford (Flint DDA).

On Saturday I had the privilege of listening to Professor Perry and the MBA students who went on the trip. They met with many key business leaders in Russia and earned much about economics and marketing in Russia. The group talked about the many things they learned about business and culture in Russia.