Executive Speakers - 2006

Each semester, business executives and national and international scholars visit Mays Business School to share their insights with faculty and students. The following individuals visited the school to share their expertise in 2006:

• Abusalbi, Najib – Director of Research and Innovation, Schlumberger
• Alvis, Steve '84 – Managing Partner, Newquest Properties
• Ash, Steve – Managing Senior Vice President-Central Region, Transwestern Commercial Services
• Ball, Kevin – VP of Marketing, Hastings
• Ball, Scott – Principal, JES Investments
• Barath, Heidi – Senior Manager-Dallas, Ernst &Young
• Barker, Don – Senior Managing Director and Owner, Howard Frazier Barker Elliot Inc.
• Barton, Jim – Tax Consultant, Grant Thornton LLP
• Baudin, Claude – Information Technology Advisor, Schlumberger
• Bayus, Barry L. – Roy O. Rodwell Distinguished Professor of Marketing, UNC
• Beechner, Jennifer – Campus Recruiter, Protiviti
• Bermudez, Jorge ’73 – CEO, Citibank Texas
• Bernstein, Roxanne – Senior Brand Manager, Kellogg
• Berry, Ed – Former IT Executive, Oracle Corporation
• Birdwell, Grant ’00 –Bondline Recruiting, Morgan Stanley
• Bishop, Toby – Forensic & Dispute Services Partner, Deloitte
• Bland, Melissa – Campus Recruiter, PKF Texas
• Bracy, Carl – VP of Marketing, Essilor
• Brauchle, Gary – McDermott International, Inc.
• Bronstein, Pat – Retail Merchandizing Manager, Macy’s
• Brown, Tim ’87 – Executive Director, USAA
• Boaz, Jon A. – General Sales Manager, Gray Television’s KBTX-TV
• Bos, Jaap – Finance professor, Utrecht University in the Netherlands
• Bucklew, Jeff – Global HR Leader, GE Energy
• Burch, Tammy – Vice President for Marketing, First National Bank of Bryan
• Burks IV, J. Cade ’83 – President, EC Power
• Burrichter, Michael ’81 – Principal, East Coast Acquisitions-Los Angeles, CB Richard Ellis Investors
• Cannon, Drew – Employee Assistance and Worklife Services Advisor, Chevron Services Company
• Cantele, Chris ’81– Owner QCI Marine Offshore, LLC
• Carden, Mark ’81 – Pastor, Clear Creek Community Church
• Carlson, Vanessa – Marketing Manager, Pepsi Bottling Group in Houston
• Carrie, Chris ’82 – Partner, Carrie, Cramer & Weatherbie
• Cashion, M.L. “Red” 53 – Chairman Emeritus, Anco Insurance & retired NFL referee
• Chambers, Georgia “Cookie” ’84 – VP and Chief Information Officer, PNM Resources
• Childress, Mike – Vice President of Applications Portfolio Development, EDS
• Clanahan, Keith ’74 – Associate Partner and Founder, Information Advantage Associates
• Clark, Maxine – CEO, Build–a–Bear Workshop
• Coker, Shane ’01 – Associate Brand Manager, Kellogg
• Coleman, E. Rowland – VP, Deloitte & Touche
• Crawley, Matthew – Director of New Media, The Bryan-College Station Eagle
• Dally, Troy – Merchandising VP, Building Products Division, Lowe’s
• Diedrich, Guy K ’88 – Vice Chancellor for the Texas A&M System, managing director of the A&M Technology Commercialization Center
• Dixey, Michelle – VP of Business Consulting, morton beyer & agnew
• Doiron, Pam – Contact Center Strategist, Avaya
• Dotter, Laurie ’82 – Senior Vice President, Hunt Realty
• Downs, Ben ’76 – Vice President, Bryan Broadcasting
• du Castel, Bertrand – Schlumberger Fellow, Schlumberger
• Dugan, Lee ’76 – CEO, Houston Fence Co.
• Duncan, Ginger – Senior Associate, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Duncan, Sam – CEO, Office Max
• Dutta, Shantanu – Tappan Fellow and Professor of Marketing, USC
• Ely, Mark ’83 – President, EBR Energy LP
• Epler, Alan – Divisional Merchandising Manager, Wal-Mart
• Erickson, John ’63 – Vice Chairman, The Mailbox, Inc.
• Estes, Jessica ‘05 – Brand Management Account Executive, The Richards Group Evans, Abby ’06 – Marketing Coordinator, Fossil
• Evans, Abby ’06 – Marketing Coordinator, Fossil
• Everett, Gerald – Senior Testing Education Specialist, IBM
• Fagelman, Mark – Graduate Recruitment and University Relations Consultant, Shell Oil
• Farney, W. Bryan – Senior Partner with Dechert LLP.
• Featherson, Megan – VP and General Merchandise Manager, Michael’s
• Feehan, Daniel “Dan” ’73– president and CEO, Cash America International, Inc.
• Field, Charlie – Executive Vice President of Portfolio Management, EDS
• Flanagan, Kevin – Executive Director/Fixed Income Strategist, Fixed Income Strategy Department, Morgan Stanley
• Flores, Henry – Global Manager, Shell Lubricants
• Ford, Creed III ’75 – CEO, Fired–Up Inc. (Johnny Carino’s, Rudy’s BBQ)
• Foster, Billy – VP of Software Support, Universal Computer Systems
• Foster, Joe B. ’56 – former top executive and board member, Tenneco
• Foster, Mark – Supervisor for Change Management, Universal Computer Systems
• Fowler, Bill – Rev., St. Thomas Episcopal Church and former SEC attorney
• Fraga, Lupe ’57 – President and CEO of Tejas Office Products, Inc.
• Fuentes, Victor – Video Director, Hasting’s
• Furry, Brad ’81 – VP computing/information management, Neiman Marcus
• Goodfellow, Mason – Video Marketing Manager, Hasting’s
• Haby, Jason ’01 – Global portfolio management analyst, Bank of America in Dallas
• Hanssens, Dominque “Mike” – Executive Director, UCLA’s Marketing Science Institute
• Hardy, Elizabeth – Supervisor in Commercial Information Systems, ConocoPhillips
• Harrison, Kim – Project Execution Manager, Texas Instruments
• Hartzog, Terry – Consultant, Protiviti
• Harvey, Robert – President, RWH Ventures
• Haynes, Jack – Supply Chain and Manufacturing Consultant, Shell
• Heath, David ’76 – VP of U.S. Sales, Nike
• Holland, Rob ’97 – Senior Manager Enterprise Applications, Deloitte
• Hughey, J. Keith – Principal, Wilson, Hughey & Yarbrough, LLC
• Hyndman, Jim – Former Systems Advisor, Anadarko
• Ingram, Bob III ’80 – Senior VP, United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
• Irvin, John – President Catalog and E–commerce, JCPenney
• Jenkins, Bobby ’81 – CEO of ABC Pest Control
• Jones, Kevin – Credit Analyst, Amegy Bank
• Jordan, Kevin ’96 – Director of Business Control, Suez Energy North America
• Jordan, Robert – Vice President of Mortgage Banking-San Antonio, Capmark Finance, Inc.
• Kacmar, K. Michele “Micki” ’90 – Durr-Fillauer Chair of Business Ethics at the University of Alabama
• Keathley, Steve – Principal and Managing Partner, Deloitte
• Kelly, Randall ’81 – Managing Director, Spencer Stuart, Inc.
• Kershner, Andy – CEO, Kershner Trading Group, LLC
• Kincer, Joanne – Senior Director of Talent Management, Halliburton
• Landes, Casey – Manager of University Relations, Kohl’s
• Landrum, Michael – HR Services Manager, Duke Energy
• Lange, Nathan – Manager, BDO Seidman, LLP.
• Levery, Miea – Director of Advertising, Hastings
• Lewis, Kellie – Owner, Material Clothing
• Lutzius, John – President, Green Street Advisors
• Purcell, Julie – Chief Information Officer, Sava Senior Care
• Kopalle, Praveen – Research Director, Dartmouth’s Center for Digital Strategies
• Malone, Mike – Associate Creative Director, The Richards Group
• Manning, Joe ’05 – Manager-NewYork, Ernst & Young
• Marcus, Richard – Former CEO, Neiman Marcus
• Marrufo, Lisa – HR Policy and Compliance, BP
• Matthews, Drew – President and Creative Director, The Matthews Group, Inc.
• McAfee, John – Managing Partner, Kaye/Bassman International Corp.
• McAnelly, Lance ’93 – Managing Partner for SunGard Consulting Services
• McClellan, Ian – HR Policy and Compliance, BP
• McIngvale, Jim "Mattress Mack " – Founder and COO, Gallery Furniture
• McKeever, John – Senior Vice President, Gelb Consulting
• Menon, Anil ’89 – Vice President of Marketing, IBM Systems & Technology Group
• Michaels, Matt ’93 – Director of Operations, D2C Solutions
• Miller, Balous – President, Bill Miller BBQ
• Monroe, Douglas – Monroe Consulting Company
• Moran, Victor ’02 – Senior VP and Chief Compliance Officer, Swift Energy
• Moore, Harvin – Attorney
• Moore, Steven B.’79 – Chief Marketing Officer, Texas A&M University
• Muralidhar, Krish ’86 – Gatton Research Professor, University of Kentucky
• Murphy, Oliver – President, Lynntech Inc.
• Neely, Michael – Director, American Heart Association, Bryan
• Nguyen, Tim – Chief Security Architect, Schlumberger
• Nickel, Brian – Chief Financial Officer, American Campus Communities
• Nieten, Joe – Real-Time Software Architect, Schlumberger
• Olson, Charles – Southwest Regional Recruiter for Ferguson Enterprises Inc.
• Ozment, Ron – Director of Forecast and Replenishment, H-E-B
• Pederson, Doug – Owner, Twin City Properties
• Peterson, Bruce – Vice President for Acquisitions and Finance, USAA Real Estate Company
• Perry, Daniel – American Campus Communities
• Petty, Alicia ’02 – Human Resources, Amegy Bank
• Powell-Schwartz, Becky – President, The Powell Group
• Ragaswamy, Arvind – Anchel Professor of Marketing, Research Director eBusiness Research Center, Smeal College of Business, Penn State University
• Ramberansingh, Diana – Director of Commercial Information Services, ConocoPhillips
• Ramstad, Pete – Executive VP for Strategy and Finance, Personnel Decisions International
• Ray, Teri – President, AdPrint International
• Reese, Al ’71– Senior VP and CFO, ATP Oil & Gas Corp.
• Reik, Linda – Senior Vice President for technology, Bank of America
• Rektorik, H. Jerome ’65 – Director of Development, George Bush School of Government and Public Service
• Richards, Thomas P. ’65 – Chairman, President and CEO, Grey Wolf, Inc.
• Ritchie, Jenni – Information Systems Manager, ConocoPhillips
• Roberts ’78, Alan – Owner, Pumpco. Inc.
• Roberts ’89, Robyn – Owner, Pumpco Inc.
• Robinson, Karen – Employee Involvement Consultant, The Boeing Company
• Sage, Jason – Director of Caterpillar Production System
• Salley, Roy ’81 – Chairman and CEO, Sovereign Bank
• Sanchez, Julia – Buyer, Wal-Mart
• Schaniel, Ed – Director of Employee Involvement, Boeing
• Scurry, Nikki – Merchandising Planner, Macy’s South
• Senser, Ken – Senior Vice President for Global Security, Wal-Mart
• Self, Eric – Partner, UHY Advisors
• Shipp, Brad – National Field Director, The Center for the Study of Popular Culture
• Smith, Holland ’94 – Vice President Acquisitions, Fowler Property Acquisitions
• Smith-Wilson, Lauren – Senior Associate, PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Dispute, Analysis and Investigation Division
• Sparks, David ’81 – VP, Transcore
• Speck, Timothy ’90 – Regional Manager-Dallas, Marcus and Millichap
• Srinivasan, Raji – Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of Texas
• Stallard, Joe – VP of Human Resources, Sewell
• Stegemoeller, C. Eric – KPMG of Dallas
• Stevenson, Dave – Senior Lending Officer, Amegy Bank
• Stewart, Jerry – President, STB Architects and Planners, Inc.
• Stewart, Malcom ’73 – Executive VP, Camden Properties
• Suirek, Ryan – Accounting Policy Manager, Lyondell Chemical Company
• Svoboda, Jill – Manager, BDO Seidman, LLP
• Templet, Jessica ’05 – Credit Analyst, Amegy Bank
• Thacker, Bob – Senior Vice President of Marketing and Advertising, Office Max
• Thomson, Carr – Real Estate Manager-Bentonville, Wal-Mart
• Thompson, Melanie – Chair of Texas State Board of Professional Accountancy and Assistant Professor, Texas Lutheran University
• Tootle, Nancy – Manager of Talent Acquisition and Lead for Workplace Compliance, Marathon Oil
• Tortorice, Joe ’70 – Founder, Jason’s Deli
• Traber, Peter – President, Baylor College of Medicine
• Trimbach, James – FBI
• Trowbridge, Peggy – VP of Neiman Marcus Direct
• Urban, Karen S. – Senior Vice President, First National Bank of Bryan
• VanHowe, David – VP and General Merchandise Manager, Walgreen Company
• Van Tassel, Karyl – Senior Managing Director, FTI Consultants
• Vaugh, Donna ’79 – Business Technical Analyst, Texas Instruments
• Vero, Ryan – EVP & Chief Merchandising Officer, Office Max
• Wade, Alvin – Partner, Grant Thornton LLP
• Walker, Del – Partner, PKF Texas
• Way, Tom – Director of Business Operations, Sudden Link Communications
• Webb, Aga K. – Director of Global IT, Dell
• Weber, Jim – Senior Vice President of Marketing, Fossil
• Wenmohs, Chip ’03 – Global portfolio management analyst, Bank of America, Dallas
• West, Ken – Senior Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Wilkerson, Jim – retired VP of Human Resources, ABB Vetco
• Williamson, Lori – Manager, Business Relationship Management Team, Dell
• Williford, Connie ’79 – Principal of Allen, Williford & Seale
• Wilson, Floyd C. – Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive, Petrohawk Energy Corporation
• Winn, David – Partner, Grant Thornton LLP
• Winslow-Smith, Laura – Senior Associate in Dispute, Analysis and Investigation, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Witter, Holly – Human Resources, Amegy Bank
• Wulfe, Ed ’55 – President, Wulfe and Company
• Zeff, Stephen – Professor of Accounting, Rice University