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Visiting Executives and Scholars

Since January 2005

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 2005:
Albrecht, Michael ’82 – Senior Vice President, Freed Advertising
Allison, Jeffery ’86 – Executive Vice President of Planning and Allocation, JCPenney Company, Inc
Ansley, Charles – President and CEO, Symon Communications
Arvanites, Doug – Vice President and Merchandise Manager, Neiman Marcus
Atkinson, Paul – President, Atkinson Toyota Scion
Ayotte, Mike – Representative, Mirage Networks
Barbour, Jim – Manager of Global Operations CSA, GE Energy
Bates, Brentley “Brent” ’95 – Mutual Fund Manager, AIM Capital Management, Inc.
Bates, Christopher – Senior Manager, Deloitte & Touche
Beinke, Steve – Certified Public Accountant, Deloitte & Touche
Bermudez, Jorge ’73 – CEO, Citibank Texas
Bloodworth, Phil – Representative, PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Bowers, Scott – Electronic Data Systems
Brereton, Beth ’02 - Buyer, Bloomingdale's, Inc
Bronstein, Pat – Buyer, Foley’s
Brooks, Carolyn – Director of Staffing, Office Max
Browning, Mark – Sr. VP and trust officer, Texas State Bank in McAllen
Burdick, Randy – Senior VP & CIO, Office Max
Bryant, Chris – Certified Public Accountant, PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Burks, Roger – Managing Partner, Sirius Solutions
Cannon, Drew - Advisor Employee Assistance and WorkLife Services, Chevron Services Company
Chase, Charles, Jr, – Market Strategy Manager, SAS
Clanahan, Keith – Managing Partner and Founder, Information Advantage Associates
Cox, Jerry S. ’72 - President and Chairman of the board, Cox & Perkins Exploration, Inc.
Datlof, Barry – BirchBob.com
Davis, Roger ’84 - Senior Vice President of Lodging and Real Estate, Bank of America in Dallas
Deganus, Adade A. – Global Finance Manager of Aero CSA, GE Energy
Dekimpe, Marnik - Professor of Marketing, Catholic University, Leuven, Belgium, and Professor of Marketing Management, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Dobson, Duane – Certified Public Accountant, PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Dube, Pierre – Owner, Freebirds World Burrito
Duncan, Sam – CEO & Chairman, Office Max
Emerson, Sarah – DDB Needham Advertising Agency
Feimster, Kim – Certified Public Accountant, Deloitte & Touche
Figueroa, Juan E. – Program Manager, National Science Foundation
Flores, Bill ’76 - Self-employed, Oil and Gas Industry
Ford, Creed – CEO, Fired-up, Inc.,
Fox-Simpson, Catherine – Certified Public Accountant, BDO Seidman
Garcia, Ray – Engagement Partner, PriceWaterhouse Coopers
Garrou, Blair - Managing Partner, DFJ Mercury Venture Partners
Gershen, Barney – Consultant, Integrity Parnters
Gottsman, Ed – Associate Partner and Director of Research, Accenture Technology Labs
Greenberg, Jerald – Abramowitz Professor of Business Ethics and Professor of Organizational Behavior, Max M. Fisher College of Business, Ohio State University
Greuhn, David  - Manager of Retailing, Microsoft
Grewal, Rajdeep – Assistant Professor of Marketing, Pennsylvania State University
Gupta, Sanjay - Henry & Horne Professor of Accountancy , Arizona State University
Gurwitch, Janet - CEO and President, Laura Mercier Cosmetics
Haby, Jason ’01 – Analyst for Lodging and Real Estate, Bank of America in Dallas
Hall, Kathy – Branding Representative, Microban
Hammersley, Jackie - Assistant Professor of Accounting, University of Georgia
Harris, Bernard - President and CEO, Vesalius Ventures
Hicks, Ken – President and Chief Merchandising Officer, JCPenney Company Inc.
Higdon, Shad – Representative, Deloitte & Touche
Hill, Ned – Director, Sternhill Partners
Hodges, Larry ’88 – Owner, Copy Corner
Hoenig, Catherine – Human Resource Focus Lead, The Boeing Company
Hogan, Chris E. - Assistant Professor of Accounting, Southern Methodist University
Horstman, Richard - Assistant General Counsel, Marathon
Houx, Mike ’73 – Dealer and Operator, Sandia Automotive Corp.
Hubbs, Bill - Vice President/General Merchandizing Manager, Walgreen Company
Jarvis, Tom – Regional Vice President, H-E-B
Johnson, Tammi – Senior Forensic Data Analyst, Microsoft Corp.
Journey, Bill – Information Systems, PepsiCo, Inc.
Katz, Karen - President and CEO, Neiman Marcus
Keeth, Fran - President and CEO, Shell Chemical LP
Keller, Don – Schlumberger, Inc.
Killfoil, Mike – Certified Public Accountant, Ernst & Young
Kitz, Mike – VP Product Development/Imports, Office Max
Knox, Carter – Chief Learning Officer, Carter Knox & Associates
LeBlanc, R. Steve - SVP and Division Manager, Guaranty Bank
Landes, Casey – Manager of University Relations, Kohl's
Landrum, Michael - Manager of Human Resources Services, Duke Energy
Langston, Willie – Managing Partner, Avalon Advisors
Leary, Bill – Certified Public Accountant, BKD
Lebovitz, Russ – President, C Sixty, Inc.
Lopdrup, Kim –President, Red Lobster
Lutzius, John – President, Greenstreet Advisors
Madsen, Jeni - College Recruiter, Disney
Matthews, Drew - The Matthews Group
Matz, Jack Jr. ’71 - President and CEO, Strategic Growth, Inc.
Mayer, T. - Senior Vice President, Marsh & McClenon
McAfee, John – Managing Partner, Kaye/Bassman International Corp.
McIngvale, Jim "Mattress Mack "– Founder and COO, Gallery Furniture
McKnight, Wade – Certified Public Accountant, Deloitte & Touche
McLane, Drayton – Chairman, McLane Group; Chairman and CEO, Houston Astros Baseball Club
McTeer, Robert - Chancellor, Texas A&M University System
Melrose, Evan - Managing Director, PTV Sciences
Mercier, Jean-Claude “J. C.” ’83 – Managing Partner, J-C Mercier & Associates, LLC
Miles, Ray – RAJKO Associates
Mulet, Harold – EVP, Stores Retail, Office Max
Nally, Dennis –  Chairman, PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Nardelli, Bob – Chairman, President and CEO, Home Depot
Nguyen, Tim – Schlumberger, Inc.
Nickel, Brian – CIO, American Campus Communities
Niranjan, Arvind – Senior Consultant, Deloitte & Touche
O'Donnell, Ed - Assistant Professor of Accounting, Arizona State University
Olds, Tasha ’03 - Consultant, Alvarez & Marshal Business Consulting
Oreck, David - Founder, Oreck Vacuum
Oliver, Michael – Real Estate and Private Equity Officer, Alaska State Pension Board
Ozment, Ron – Director of Forecast & Replenishment, H-E-B
Paszek, Albert - Director of Animal Productivity and Genomics , Cargill
Powell, Becky - CEO, The Powell Group
Pruett, Thomas ’85 – Dell Computer Corp.
Pynnonen, Seppo – Head of Math and Statistics Department, Vaasa University, Vaasa, Finland
Ramstad, Pete – Executive Vice President, Personnel Decisions International
Ray, Teri - President and Owner, Adprint International Inc.
Rich, Andrew – President, Wired Ranch
Richards, Tom ’65 - President and CEO, Grey Wolf Enterprises
Salman, Samira – Certified Public Accountant, KPMG Peat Marwick
Sambamurthy, V. – Eli Broad Professor, Information Technology,  Michigan State University
Sauer, Phil – GBCS Executive Coach
Schageman , Frank ’90 - Regional Vice President and Manager, Wells Fargo of Houston
Sensale, Bernie – Vice President of Marketing, Zale Corp.
Shevlin, Terry - Pigott-Paccar Professor of Business Administration, University of Washington
Shields, Earle – Independent Trustee, LKCM Fund Group
Smith, Phil - Partner, KPMG
Smith, Trey - President, Focus Commercial Real Estate
Stanworth, Ed  - Staffing and Training Manager, The Pepsi Bottling Group
Stone, Ken - Vice President and National Sales Manager, Origins
Theilmann, Michael –  Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, JCPenney Company, Inc
Tiner, Mike ’75 - Managing Director, Tanglewood Investments
Tiottchev, Denis – Senior Consultant, Deloitte & Touche
Torres, Damian – Shell Oil Company
Vero, Ryan – EVP & Chief Merchandising Officer, Office Max
Vincent, Linda - Northwestern University
Wade, Alvin - Auditing Partner, KPMG LLP
Wagner, Skip – Chief Operating Officer, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
Waldrop, Stan - President, Lighting Sciences Group
Walker, David M.  - Comptroller General, the United States
Weaver, Connie - Assistant Professor of Accounting, University of Texas
West, Ken – Senior Manager of Systems and Process Assurance, PricewaterhouseCoopers
White, John - Management Consultant
Wiese, A. E. - Vice President of External Affairs, Entergy
Wiese, Patricia ’01 – Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Education and Former Vice President, C.T. Bowering
Wilkinson, Mark – Chief Technology Officer, Mirage Networks
Wilkinson, Mark – Chief Technology Officer, Mirage Networks
Wilson, Pam - Director, Deloitte & Touche
Wolff, Walter – Co-Founder, Burr Wolff
Wood, Charles - Assistant Director for Economic Development, City of College Station
Yarbrough, Angie - The Richards Group
Zuech, Bill - VP Analysis & Category Manager, Office Max

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