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CONTACT:
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561-297-3020,
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FAU’s College of Business
Hosts ‘Spring 2010 Executive Forum Lecture
Series’
BOCA
RATON, FL (February 2, 2010)
–
Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business will host
its 2010 Executive Forum Lecture Series on Thursdays through April
22 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in room 101 in the Office Depot
Grand Lecture Hall within the College, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton
campus.
In its 19
th year, the Executive Forum provides FAU students
exposure to the wealth of knowledge and experience of entrepreneurs
and executives from a wide variety of businesses and industries.
Each week, the speakers will provide a brief overview of their
individual businesses, as well as other professional experiences,
followed by a discussion of key issues facing their
industries, businesses or the business climate in general. The
Executive Forum also is designed to help students focus their
career development interests by enabling them to peer inside a vast
array of businesses and industries.
The following is the schedule for the lecture series:
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David Fogarty, CFO of Plastic Engineering Associations Licensing, Inc. – February 4
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Edgar Otto, founder and chairman of the board of National Healing Corporation – February11
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Fred Meltzer, president of Hoffman Chocolates – February 18
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Menderes Akdag, CEO of PetMed Express– February 25
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Stanley Tulin, vice chairman emeritus and former CFO of AXA Equitable – March 4
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Louise Parent, executive vice president and general counsel of American Express – March 18
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Marvin Miller, president of Major Construction Company – March 25
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Dan Hodgeman, president of fxDevices – April 1
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Laurie Silvers, president of Hollywood Media Corporation – April 8
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Don Perlyn, executive vice president of Nathans Famous, Inc. – April 15
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Larry Feldman, CEO of Subway Development Corp. of Washington – April 22
The Executive Forum Series is free and open to the public. RSVP
online at
www.fauadamscenter.org
beginning the Monday prior to each lecture.
For more information, contact Kimberly Gramm at 561-297-3628 or
kgramm@fau.edu.
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About Florida Atlantic University:
Florida Atlantic University opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University serves more than 28,000 undergraduate and graduate students on seven campuses and sites. Building on its rich tradition as a teaching university, with a world-class faculty, FAU hosts 10 colleges: College of Architecture, Urban & Public Affairs, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Biomedical Science, the College of Business, the College of Education, the College of Engineering & Computer Science, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Graduate College, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. For more information, visit www.fau.edu .
