Visiting Executives and Scholars
Since January 2004
Each semester, business executives and national and international scholars visit Mays Business School to share their insights with faculty and students. The following have visited the school since January 2004:
“I officed next to Cheney for five years and he taught me that politics at the national level is a blood sport. But that’s the rule of the game and if you want to play the game, you can’t complain when people pick on you.” Dave Lesar |
John Abbot, Sandia National Labs
John Anderson, Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch
Jennifer Appel '93, Owner, Landscape and Design Inc.
Richard L. Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State, Texas
Dan Atwood, Fuego
Randy Baker, RCM Consulting
Brandi Balfour ’00, Account Executive, TRACY LOCKE Partnership
Robert Barnell, Vice President, Commercial Lending, Wells Fargo
Rick Beal, Special Projects, Marathon Oil Company
Robert Beauchamp, President and Chief Executive Officer, BMC Software
Doug Becksett, Chief Human Resources Officer, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System
Jon Boaz, General Sales Manager, KBTX-TV
Nick Bomersback, Director of Customer Retention & Acquisitions, JCPenney Company Inc.
Dietmar Bönke, School of Informatics, Reutlingen University (Reutlingen, Germany)
Scott Bowers '90, Chief Information Officer of Policies and Metrics, Electronic Data Systems
Mike Bowlin, Retired Chief Executive Officer, ARCO
Edward Brennan, Executive Chairman, American Airlines
Stephen Brewer '71, Brewer Capital Group
Pat Bronstein, Buyer, Foley's Department Store
Tim Brown, Executive Director, USAA
Carl Bruce, Attorney, Thompson & Knight
Greg Brue, President and CEO, Six Sigma Consultants
Holger Buck, Department of Business Administration, University of Applied Sciences, Saarbücken, Germany
Tammy Burch, Vice President, First National Bank of Bryan
Kevin M. Butler '88, Floor Manager, Walgreen Co.
Marilyn Kent Byrne, Retired Dean, Graduate Studies in Educational Leadership, Doane College, Lincoln, Neb.
Tracy Cain, Manager Consumer Research, H-E-B
James Carreker, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Bombay Co.
Keith Clanahan'74, Managing Partner and Founder, Information Advantage Associates
Kathy Connors, President, Kathleen Connors LLC
Andy Conti, Computer Fraud Investigator, Ernst & Young
Brett Cornwell ’91, Technology Commercialization Consultant
Ned Cullen, Dell Computer Corp.
Bill Davis, Cross Texas Energy
Suresh Divakar, CitiCorp
Pam Doiron, Contact Center Strategist, Avaya
Ben Downs ’76, Vice President, Bryan Broadcasting
Pierre Dube, Owner, Freebirds World Burrito
Joyce Durst '84, Chief Executive Officer, Infraworks Corp.
Marc Eckhart, Regional Manager, Barnes & Noble College Bookstores
Matt Ege, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Megan Featherston, Divisional Merchandise Manager, Payless ShoeSource
Douglas Forshagen, SolomonSmithBarney
Robert Gifford, Vice President, World Wide Logistics & Supply Chain, Hewlett-Packard Development Co.
Scott Gildea ' 97, Vice President and Relationship Manager, Oilfield Services, Wells Fargo
Robert Green '82, Director of System Development, JCPenney Company Inc.
Matthias Gröhl, Saarbücken, Germany
Jack Guze, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Payless ShoeSource
Janet Handley '76, Investment Director, Texas A&M Foundation
“Today, it’s chic to be cheap, even the highbrow retailers understand that. You have to recognize consumers today are very savvy and don’t have to have a Fendi bag on their shoulders. If it looks like a Fendi, they are just as happy.” Megan Featherston |
Britton Harris '80, President and Chief Financial Officer, Verizon Investment Management Corp.
Morris Helbach, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Anadarko
Page Heller '78, Interim Director, Texas A&M University System Technology Licensing Office
Dave Hellmann '79, Production Coordinator, Blue Bell Creameries Inc.
Randy Hines '00, Consul, Deloitte & Touche
Julie Ho '94, Senior Manager, Deloitte & Touche
Larry Hodges '88, Owner, Copy Corner
Wayne Hoffman, Verizon Investment Management Corp.
Marc Holtzapple, Founder, StarRotor
Scott Horton, Financial Analyst, Wells Fargo
J. Keith Hughey, Principal, Wilson, Hughey & Yarbrough, LLC
Ray Hunt, CEO, Hunt Oil Company
Hemant Jain, Distinguished Professor of Information Systems, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Dave Jennings, Bridgewater Capital Management
Jeff Jewel, Duke Energy
George Johnson, Human Resource Business Partner, Ford Motor Company
Juli Johnson '97, Store Manager, Walgreen Co.
Bill Journey, Pepsico Inc.
Chris Kemerer, Roderick Professor of Information Systems, University of Pittsburgh
Scott Kincaid ’93, Usability Sciences Center
Joanne Kincer, Director of Halliburton University, Halliburton
Clemens Kool, Professor of International Economics & Finance, Utrecht University (Utrecht, Netherlands)
Ludwig Kreitz, Professor of European Union & German Studies, Strasbourg Graduate School of Management (Strasbourg, France)
Paul Kruse ’77, President and CEO, Blue Bell Creameries
Darrell Kuhn '77, Technology Licensing Associate in Engineering and Physical Sciences, Texas A&M University System Technology Licensing Office
Jeff Lamb, Menlo Worldwide Trade Services
Rod Leis, Global Integration Manager, Exxon Mobil Corporation
David Lesar, CEO, Halliburton
Larry Levine, President, Levcor, Inc.
Lynn Lewis, Principal and Head Trader, Greenstreet Advisors
Carol Limperos '78, Managing Director, Limperos Group
Catherine Lindner, Divisional Vice President of Beauty and Fashion, Walgreen Company
Felipe Luna, MedApps, Inc.
Jess Mason '81, Litigation Attorney, Mason Coplen Shuchart Hutchins
Anthony Massa, Senior Vice President and CCO, Euro RSCG
Drew Matthews, President and Creative Director, The Matthews Group, Inc.
John L. McAfee, Managing Partner, Kaye/Bassman Intl. Corp.
Larry McConnell, Homan Resources Specialist, ConocoPhillips
Jeff McGee, Director of Human Resources, Academy Sports & Outdoors
Paul McGreal, Harry and Helen Hutchins Research Professor, South Texas College of Law
William McGregor, Schlumberger Systems
Jim "Matrress Mac" McIngvale, CEO, Gallery Furniture
Greg McIntee, Vice President in Customer Strategy, Frito-Lay
Dr. Kenneth "Scott" McKenzie '91, Manager of Research Commercialization, Institute of Food Sciences and Engineering, Texas A&M University System
Jennifer McKneely ’02, Account Executive, TRACY LOCKE Partnership — The Launch Point (TLP)
Drayton McLane, Jr., Chairman, McLane Group
Diane Mellar, Buyer, Neiman Marcus
J. C. Mercier, F/X Trading
Paul Miszewski, Vice President, Fuscini
Beth Moore '77, Vice President of Client Relations, Ad Hoc Legal Resources
Kent Morgan, Mitre
Bob Morrow, Geico
Mike Mulcahy '86, Partner, Bridgewater Capital Management, Inc.
Frank Muller Jr. '65, Chief Executive Officer, TenX Technology
Oliver Murphy, Founder and President, Lynntech
Jennifer Myers, Kaye/Bassman Intl. Corp.
Gwen Neace, Manager, College Relations, Federated Department Stores
Neely Nelson '97, Public Affairs Advisor, ExxonMobil Production Co.
Tim Nguyen, Schlumberger Systems
Jennifer Nichols '02, Staff Consultant, Deloitte & Touche
David Norcom '73, Senior Vice President, Morgan Keegan & Co.
Tim O’Connor, Portfolio Manager, Q Investments
Rogelio Oliva, Assistant Professor, Technology and Operations Management Unit, Harvard Business School, Harvard University
Matt Pedroza '02, Manager in Training, H-E-B
Beth Place, Regional Recruiting Manager, Enterprise Rent-A-Car
G. Prem Premkumar, Professor, Department of Logistics, Operations, and Management Information Systems, Iowa State University
Thomas Pruett ‘85, Dell Computer Corp.
Julie Purcell, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Mariner Health Care
Dr. Seppo Pynnonen, Professor of Statistics, University of Vaasa
Jose Quintana '86, Chief Executive Officer, Vercom Systems
Teri Ray, President, AdPrint International Inc.
Barbara Reyna, Director of Leadership and Organizational Development, Baker Hughes, Inc.
Vicky Rust, Buyer, Stage Stores
Rajiv Sabherwal, Curators Professor of Information Systems, College of Business Administration, University of Missouri
Bill Samuels, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Maker's Mark
Phil Sauer, Executive-in-Residence, Graduate Business Career Services, Mays Business School
Paul Sarvadi, Chairman, CEO, Co-founder, Administaff
BMC Software President and Chief Executive Officer Robert Beauchamp shares his lessons learned with Mays students during the spring semester. Beauchamp is one of the 80+ executive speakers and scholars who has visited the school this year. |
Renee Scherer, Senior Buyer and Product Development, Hallmark Cards Inc.
Holley Scott, General Manager, Barnes & Noble College Bookstores
Melinda Scott '91, Director of Membership, Traditions Club
Richard Scruggs '77, Founder, Winston Sage Partners
Peter Semere, General Manager, ChevronTexaco
Carlos Sepulveda, President and CEO, Interstate Batteries
Michael Shaub, Professor, St. Mary's University
David Shellenberger, Owner and CEO, The Suit Club
Susan Sheskey, Vice President/Chief Information Officer, Dell Computer Corp.
Elizabeth Showers, Owner and Designer, Elizabeth Showers Jewelry Co.
Nick Singleton, Head Trainer, Gold’s Gym
Lisa Smith '84, Business Planning Manager, Hewlett-Packard Development Co.
Daniel L. Sparks '89, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
Jessica Staff '03, Manager in Training, H-E-B
Ali Survant '96, Vice President, College Recruiting, Wells Fargo
Blaine Sweatt, President, New Business Division, Darden Restaurants
Morgan Swink, Associate Professor of Management, Eli Broad College of Business, Michigan State University
Jim Thorpe, Vice President and GMM, Sears
Doug Tiffan '91, Buyer, Men's Suits & Furnishings, Foley's Department Store
Damian Torres ’96, Shell Oil Company
Dr. Victor Trastek, Chair, Board of Governors and Thoracic Surgeon, Mayo Clinic
James Trimbach, Supervisory Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Bob Tucker, Vice President of Labor Relations, BP America
Karen S. Urban, Vice President, First National Bank of Bryan
Susan Vandament ’90, President, Strategic Business Development Consulting
Daniel VanLoh '02, Financial Analyst, Wells Fargo
Viswanath Venkatesh, Associate Professor of Information Systems, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
David Watts, Granite Construction, Calif.
David Williams, Senior Vice President and Regional Director, Washington Mutual Bank
Challie Wilson ’02, HR Representative, Shell Oil Company
Karen Witt, Owner and CEO, Witt’s End
Rick Younts '67, Advisor, Office of the Chief Executive Officer, Motorola Inc.
Don Zale, Chair, M. B. and Edna Zale Foundation
