ABOUT SMU COX

Business Leaders Spotlight Series, sponsored by Bank of Texas

The Bank of Texas Business Leaders Spotlight Series welcomes today's best and brightest business leaders to campus to share their insight, and offers participants a unique opportunity before and after presentations to exchange ideas with outstanding business leaders, alumni, faculty, students, and friends of the University. The presentations are free and open to the public. Upcoming speakers include:

The Honorable Tom Leppert
Mayor, City of Dallas
March 25, 2008
James M. Collins Executive Education Center
11:15 a.m. - Registration and Reception
12:00 p.m. - Luncheon and Program

Parking is available on Bishop Boulevard

RSVP to Ann Faison, 214-768-3030





Past Speakers:  2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997



2007

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Ms. Ann Cato
Vice President, People
Division Administration
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
February 21, 2007

Mr. George Abercrombie
President and CEO
Hoffman-La Roche Pharmaceuticals
April 11, 2007

Ms. Jean Birch
President
Romano’s Macaroni Grill
Brinker International

with Mr. Barry Mike
Managing Director, CRA, Inc.
November 16, 2006


2006

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Mr. Geoff Colvin
Senior Editor-at-Large
Fortune Magazine
April 10, 2006
Mr. Jeff Angus
Author of Management by Baseball
with Mr. Talmage Boston
Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C.
October 4, 2006
Ms. Jean Birch
President
Romano’s Macaroni Grill
Brinker International

with Mr. Barry Mike
Managing Director, CRA, Inc.
November 16, 2006

 

2005 back to top

Mr. Carlos Sepulveda
President and CEO
Interstate Battery Systems
of America, Inc.
February 22, 2005

Mr. James F. Berry
President
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
March 31, 2005

Ms. Elysia Ragusa
President and CEO
The Staubach Company
August 17, 2005

Mr. Robert L. Mettler
Chairman and CEO
Macy’s West
October 20, 2005

 

 

 

2004 back to top
Mr. Michael J. Coles
CEO
Caribou Coffee
February 5, 2004
Mr. Charles (Chick) Young
CEO
Providers Health Services
April 14, 2004
Ms. Michelle Peluso
President and CEO
Travelocity
August 19, 2004

Mr. Clifford P. Wagner, Jr.
CEO
Marconi Wireless
September 14, 2004

Mr. Thomas J. Falk
Chairman and CEO
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
October 28, 2004

 

 

2003 back to top
Mr. Terdema Ussery
President and CEO
Dallas Mavericks
CEO, HDNet
March 26, 2003
Mr. Georges Le Mener
President and CEO
Accor North America
April 30, 2003

Mr. William A. Blasé, Jr.
President and CEO
SBC Southwest
August 19, 2003

Mr. Michael C. Ruettgers
Chairman
EMC
November 20, 2003

 

 

 

2002 back to top

Ms. Ebby Halliday
CEO and President
with Ms. Mary Francis Burleson
Ebby Halliday Real Estate
March 14, 2002

Mr. Gregg Engels
CEO
Dean Foods
April 18, 2002

Mr. Terry Cheng
President
Texas Instruments-Asia
August 21, 2002

Mr. Gary Kusin
President and CEO
Kinko’s Inc.
November 7, 2002

 

 

 

2001 back to top
Mr. George Scalise
President
Semiconductor Industry Assoc.
January 18, 2001
Mr. Michael Cramer
CEO
Southwest Sports Group
March 29, 2001
Mr. Tom Leppert
CEO
Turner Construction
August 21, 2001

Mr. Clarence Cazalot
President and CEO
Marathon Oil
October 18, 2001

 

 

 

2000 back to top
Mr. Doug Aldrich
VP and Managing Director
Global Strategic Information Technology
AT Kearney
January 12, 2000
Mr. Doug Hawthorne
CEO
Presbyterian Healthcare Systems
February 22, 2000
Mr. Ray Lane
President
Oracle
April 6, 2000

Ms. Stormy Byorum
Partner
Violy, Byorum & Partners
August 22, 2000

Mr. Jerry Szczepanski
CEO
Gadzooks, Inc.
November 15, 2000

 

 

1999 back to top
Mr. Robert J. DiNicola
Chairman and CEO
Zale Corporation
February 11, 1999
Mr. Joe Mitchell
CEO
VarTec Telecom, Inc.
April 13, 1999
Mr. Wayne Sanders
CEO
Kimberly Clark Corporation
August 17, 1999

 

1998 back to top
Mr. Clark Johnson
CEO
Pier 1 Imports
February 12, 1998
Mr. Gerald W. Haddock
CEO
Crescent Real Estate Equities
April 2, 1998
Mr. Michael J. Durham
President and CEO
The SABRE Group
August 18, 1998

Mr J. Gary Burkhead
Vice Chair
Fidelity Institutional Group
October 29, 1998

 

 

 

1997

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Mr. Roger Staubach
CEO
The Staubach Company
August 19, 1997

Mr. Kenneth L. Lay
CEO
Enron Corp.
November 13, 1997

 


For more information: Contact Ann Faison at afaison@mail.cox.smu.edu or (214) 768-3030

 

 

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