Ut Prosim: Nick D'Angelo speaks about service

D’Angelo chats with (right to left) Pamplin Associate Dean Candi Clemenz, Alumni Relations Vice President Tom Tillar, and retired director of the University Honors Program Jack Dudley after the lecture.

Wells Fargo Securities Vice President Nick D'Angelo (FIN ’00, MGT ’00) discussed the importance of service in a recent Wachovia Distinguished Lecture.

In his talk, titled “Ut Prosim,” D’Angelo discussed service in terms of three constituencies: customers, communities, and self. He asked students and other members of the audience to identify their customers and communities and think of steps they could take to better serve them. Urging his audience to improve their communities through philanthropy and volunteer work, D’Angelo said: “Share your time, talent, and treasure with others.”

He reminded students to also serve themselves by taking advantage of opportunities to learn and by creating a “knowledge network.” It is also important to take time to reflect, he said, suggesting that students identify and thank the various people who have served them in their lives: parents and family, professors and university staff, friends, and employers.

D’Angelo, who is also the Pamplin College’s 2009 Outstanding Young Alumnus, was presented the award after the lecture by alumni relations vice president Tom Tillar.

At Wells Fargo Securities in Charlotte, N.C., D’Angelo coordinates the infrastructure aspects of global fixed-income trading, including technology, finance, risk management, compliance, legal, and operations. He previously served on the capital and trading oversight team in the fixed income division at Wachovia Securities and as business manager of its structured credit products group.

D’Angelo serves on the alumni advisory board of Pamplin’s finance department and is a member of the Charlotte chapter of the Campaign for Virginia Tech. He has spoken on various finance topics during previous visits to campus.

As a brief exercise, D’Angelo asked students to list their customers and communities and steps the students might take to better serve them.

Read more about Pamplin’s Wachovia Distinguished Lectures this fall.