Todd Gentzel Named 2010 Outstanding Young Alumni at Hardin-Simmons University

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ABILENE, TX (02/23/2011)(readMedia)-- Todd Gentzel of Houston, TX, was named an Outstanding Young Alumnus for 2011 at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, TX, during an awards banquet on the HSU campus.

Todd Gentzel is chief strategist at Yaffe Deutser, a Houston-based management consulting firm that specializes in the integration and alignment of organizational strategy, culture, and communication.

As one of the firm's two principals, he manages each of the company's three consulting practices (strategic services, organizational services, communication services). His sector experience includes healthcare, education, retail, aviation, financial services, and not-for-profit.

At HSU, Todd was a member of Theta Alpha Zeta and the National Model U.N. Team. During those years, he helped start Young Life Wylie, served as youth minister at First Baptist Stamford, and as youth worship leader at Calvary Baptist.

After graduating from Hardin-Simmons, he clerked for the Department of Justice and worked for the Annuity Board of the Southern Baptist Convention.

He then transitioned to consulting where he has, over the course of the previous ten years, served as an advisor to a broad range of clients in the aviation, oil and gas, healthcare, education and retail sectors.

Todd is a strategist, a futurist, a designer and a social scientist. His work has produced more than 50 regional and national awards and has yielded tens of millions of dollars for his clients.

He has done graduate work at the University of Oxford Said School of Business. He earned a Specialized Master of Science degree in consulting and coaching for change from HEC Paris (École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Paris).

Todd is a member of both the Academy of Management and the European Academy of Management. He is also a member of HSU's Board of Development.

Todd and his wife Claire (Canon '93 BA) live in Houston.

Todd had this to say about Hardin-Simmons University:

"It would be hard to overstate the impact the university has had on my life. So much of how I view the world was shaped at Hardin-Simmons. When I think about the success that has been achieved by my classmates, when I look at the impact the school and its graduates have had on the world, I am reminded of what makes Hardin-Simmons so special."

For the 19th year, HSU guarantees students a tuition rate that does not increase as long as they maintain full-time enrollment in consecutive fall and spring semesters.

HSU provides an academically challenging undergraduate education based on a liberal arts foundation. Combining a commitment to academic excellence with a concern for the development of the total person, Hardin-Simmons provides An Education Enlightened by Faith.

With its 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio, students enjoy personal attention as they pursue over 70 fields of undergraduate study, 20 fields of graduate study, and seven pre-professional programs.