MEDIA RESOURCES
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DATE: January 14, 2005
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Andrea Hugg
(214)768-4474
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Lindsay Hogan
(214)768-1794
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Collins Economic Forum and the Cox School Present America’s Energy Future - A Panel Discussion
Industry and Government Leaders Discuss U.S. Energy Requirements
DALLAS, Texas (SMU) - At a time when the energy industry is riddled with speculation about deregulation and issues of supply and demand, industry experts are proposing multiple solutions to benefit the future of the industry and the consumer. The Collins Economic Forum, in conjunction with SMU’s Cox School of Business, Maguire Energy Institute, and the Frank Pitts Lecture Program will host a panel discussion on America’s energy future, the structure and feasibility of a national energy policy, and other possible solutions to the nation’s long-term energy requirements.
“The Cox School is honored to host this very distinguished panel of experts,” said Albert W. Niemi, Jr., dean of the Cox School of Business. “These executives bring years of experience in various aspects of the energy industry and environmental protection. This open forum will provide the community with an opportunity to learn and understand the issues from many perspectives.”
Michael Williams, chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission, will moderate the discussion among the panel members. Williams has served on the Texas Railroad Commission since 1998. He chairs the Public Outreach Committee on the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission; represents the Railroad Commission of Texas on the Coastal Coordination Council, a consortium of Texas state agencies concerned with coastal environmental matters; and chairs the Alternative Fuels Council.
Topics will include the need for a national energy policy, deregulation, the methods of increasing supply and diversifying sources of energy, the need for national energy security, the importance of responsible development and conservation, and the ways in which energy is central to the health of a global economy.
Each panelist, reflecting a cross section of energy concerns, will speak from his or her perspective on current and future issues affecting America’s energy industry. Panelist include:
Denise Bode, Vice Chairman of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, is the 35th person and only the second woman to serve as a commissioner of Oklahoma. Appointed by Governor Frank Keating, Bode took office on August 20, 1997 and was elected to serve a full six-year term on November 3, 1998. Commissioner Bode is considered one of the leading experts on national energy policy. Before joining the commission, she served for seven years as president of the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) in Washington, D.C., a national trade group representing America’s 8,000 oil and natural gas producers. She is an active member of National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Telecommunications Committee and Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission.
Ron Haddock, Chief Executive Officer, Retired, Fina Oil and Chemical Company, has worked in the energy industry for more than 35 years, first with Exxon beginning in 1963 and then with FINA from 1989 until his retirement last year. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Trinity Industries S-Ventures Group; co-Chairman of the Board of SepraDyne, a Dallas based environmental technology company; and a member of the Board of Alon Energy USA, a petroleum refining and marketing company.
Mark MacLeod is director of special projects for the Environmental Defense in Austin. Environmental Defense is a not-for-profit advocacy group with goals to stabilize the earth’s climate, safeguard the world’s oceans, protect human health, and defend and restore bio-diversity. As director of state energy programs, MacLeod promotes emissions reductions and renewable energy in the electric industry.
Cary Maguire is chairman and president of Maguire Oil and founder of the Maguire Energy Institute at the Cox School. Maguire is a member of the National Petroleum Council and its Finance Committee and is a Director and member of the Executive Committee of the MidContinent Oil and Gas Association. He served as a member of the Directors Trustee Committee and as Chair of the Directors Energy Committee at InterFirst Bank Dallas. He was a
Director of the Independent Petroleum Association of America and served as Secretary-Treasurer of the Dallas Wildcat Committee. Mr. Maguire was a member of the Executive Committee of the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association and currently is a member of the All American Wildcatters.
Erle Nye is chairman of the board and chief executive of TXU (formerly Texas Utilities Company). He is also chairman and chief executive of TXU Electric, TXU U.S. Gas Company, TU Australia Pty, Ltd., The Energy Group (in the U.K.), and the subsidiaries of these corporations. He has served on the board of directors of Southwestern Electric Service Company and the U.S. Department of Energy's Electric System Reliability Task Force. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Association of Electric Companies of Texas, Inc. and serves on the board and on the executive committee of the Nuclear Energy Institute. Nye is chairman of the North American Electric Reliability Council. Nye serves on the board and is a past chairman of the board of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas.
The Collins Economic Forum, in conjunction with the Cox School, offers programs to inform business leaders on current affairs and to advocate economic policies that promote free enterprise. The forum is underwritten by the Collins Family Foundation and the Today Foundation. Both organizations are dedicated to educating society on the necessity of a growing, sound economy to perpetuate opportunity, freedom, and a rising standard of living for all.
The panel discussion will be held at the Cox School in the Arthur Andersen Gallery, Monday, May 14 from 11:45 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. Individual tickets are $30 and $300 for a table of 10. To make reservations or for additional information, please contact Andrea Smith at 214-768-4266.
