Student & Alumni Profiles
Learn why 96% of our alums would recommend KD to a friend or colleague
What does it take to be a Kelley Direct student? It takes a high level of commitment and discipline. It takes desire, dedication and imagination. It takes a lot to be a Kelley Direct student, but in return it gives you the opportunity to truly own your future.
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Carli's Kelley StoryIn return for Caterpillar's support of Carli's education efforts, the company also benefits from what the she learns in the program. In fact, Carli has already found ways to intergrate her classroom experiences into her day-to-day work. |
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Kelly's Kelley StoryIt was important for Kelly to be able to work toward his ambitions while striking a balance between work, school, and family. "When I started this program I really wanted to maintain my family life as it was, I didn't want my wife and kids to be impacted." |
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Real-world education that works in real lifeFrom the time Alex Kotula began his MBA through Kelley Direct until his graduation, he earned two promotions and saw his salary increase by 28 percent. |
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Taking the Gamble out of the MBAWhile evaluating his career path, Anshu decided an MBA would aid his growth in the future. “I’ve felt like over the past seven years I've developed some good work experience and a graduate degree would help me get to the next level of where I want to be." |
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Master of the ReinsWhile most people are sleeping, Vanita Malhotra is working. She begins her day at 5:30 a.m. preparing her upper-level dressage horse, Pink Floyd, for their next competition. And she stays up late completing coursework for her MBA through Kelley Direct, the Kelley School of Business’s online MBA program. Read More>> |
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Rock 30 Games"The program is as intense as I would expect any MBA program to be," Eric Walth syas. We do not get an easier program just because it is online. There is a fair amount of reading and discussion with your classmates. It has definitely made me improve my time management skills and be more organized with my work life." Read More>> |
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Get a Kelley MBA—in the Big AppleHoosier native Jennifer Carrel is on the fast track in New York City. She moved there right after college and worked a variety of jobs before becoming director of knowledge management at Perkins Eastman, an international architecture, urban design, and interior design firm. Read More>> |
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Navy Top Gun Becomes Business Top GunA graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and a former Navy Top Gun-trained instructor pilot with two combat deployments under his belt, Chris Cook is a go-getter. But after several years as a Naval officer, he felt his career was at a crossroads. Read More>> |
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Kelley MBA Yields Capital ReturnJelani Ellington found the online nature of the degree appealing. With his career humming along at GM, he loathed the idea of putting on the brakes and uprooting his life and career for two years. |
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A Doctor with a Heart for Business“Online learning offers a wealth of possibilities to people wanting to better themselves, Jeffrey S. Risemeyer, MD, says."While we won't all accumulate a lengthy string of letters behind our names, we will have the opportunity to advance our careers, explore unfamiliar fields of knowledge, and make life-long learning the rule, not the exception." |
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CEO of the Sea“In reality, there is not much difference between what we face in the military and what normal businesses face,” Shelby Baecker says. “Kelley was one of the best things I’ve done for myself, and it certainly has become one of the largest stones in the foundation of my successful career in the Navy.” |
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A Degree of Convenience Too“I wanted a degree that would be recognized nationally, since I anticipated moving to another part of the country within the next few years. The Kelley Direct program simply made sense. It was the highest-ranked school with an online program.” |
