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CONTACT:
communications@mail.cox.smu.edu
Andrea Hugg
(214)768-4474 |
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Lindsay Hogan
(214)768-1794 |
SMU Cox to Offer Executive Education to Energy Professionals
Through the American Petroleum Institute
Dallas (SMU) – The SMU Cox School of Business is pleased to announce an agreement with the American Petroleum Institute (API) to develop and deliver its Executive Education curriculum and other customized education-related services to petroleum and natural gas industry professionals worldwide.
In conjunction with API through API University, a trusted source for continuing education for the oil and gas professional, SMU Cox will make available a variety of leadership and management programs to API members and clients either at their location or at the new state-of-the-art James M. Collins Executive Education Center on the SMU campus.
“The SMU Cox School of Business, in association with the Maguire Energy Institute, provides a variety of management education programs tailored for the oil and gas industry,” said Frank R. Lloyd, Ph.D., associate dean of Executive Education. “We are excited about the opportunity to work with API because it enables us to better serve the oil and gas industry we have been serving for a quarter century. Our relationship with API and its members will also allow us to maintain our leading-edge knowledge of the industry.”
Red Cavaney, president and CEO of API added, “We are pleased to associate ourselves with a well respected business school like SMU Cox. With the addition of the Cox School’s Executive Education programs to API University, we are now better aligned to meet not only the technical training needs of our members, but some of the specific management development challenges our companies face in an ever-changing business climate.”
ABOUT API
API is the only national trade association that represents all aspects of America’s oil and natural gas industry. With over 400 corporate members including producers, refiners, suppliers, pipeline operators, marine transporters, as well as service and supply companies that support all segments of the industry; API is recognized around the world for its broad range of programs, including advocacy, research & statistics, standards, -cCertification, and education.
ABOUT SMU COX EXECUTIVE EDUCATION
In addition to Executive Education, SMU's Cox School of Business offers a full range of business education programs, including BBA, full-time MBA, Professional MBA (PMBA), and Executive MBA (EMBA) programs. Executive Education is the premier resource for business leaders who want to enhance their performance, advance their careers, and increase capabilities of their organizations through high-quality education. By having its finger on the pulse of the business world and leveraging more than 85 years of experience educating business leaders, Cox Executive Education programs are truly on the cutting edge. SMU Cox is ranked among the top business schools nationally and internationally by major publications, including BusinessWeek, The Economist, the Financial Times, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and U.S. News & World Report. For more information please visit: www.exed.cox.smu.edu.
ABOUT THE MAGUIRE ENERGY INSTITUTE
The Maguire Energy Institute encourages the study of policy, marketing and management issues related to oil, natural gas and electricity. The Institute conducts seminars and training programs focusing on the business, economic, and managerial aspects of the energy industry; hosts conferences to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information among educators, practitioners, media, and government officials; and provides material for students and teachers to foster a better understanding of the role of the energy industry in the world economy.
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