Special Programs

Dean's Executive Lecture Series

At Clark Atlanta University's School of Business Administration, our mission is to provide quality business education by integrating scholarship and business experience in innovative educational programs. An integral component of our comprehensive educational experience is the Dean's Executive Lecture Series.
Through this series, students are exposed to the latest ideas and forces that are shaping American and international business from executives who are facing these issues daily.

Inaugurated in 1998, the lecture series exposes our students to senior executives in private and public sector organizations regarding the latest trends, issues and corporate strategies in a global business environment. The insights from executive participants provide significant educational enrichment that complements the in-class curriculum. Meeting the challenges of a global economy is not an easy task, but the students at the School of Business Administration are positioned to face future careers in business management with tremendous anticipation and excitement.

With rapid changes in industry, massive consolidations, technological advances, and fiercely competitive markets, we are confident that the lecture series enhances the educational needs of our students to empower them to think, adapt and produce the intellectual leadership required for the new millennium. With over five decades of academic excellence, the School of Business Administration is committed to delivering a comprehensive educational experience and posed to enter the new millennium as a leader in business management education. "The Dean's Executive Lecture Series" is one of our signature vessels for achieving our vision in the new century.

Objective and Goals

Today's business environment requires executives who are capable of seizing opportunities in the global economy. Corporations are challenging academic institutions to develop leaders capable of producing innovative and profitable approaches for grasping the opportunities of today as well as tomorrow. The School of Business has accepted this challenge by remaining on the cutting-edge and innovative in the preparation of tomorrow's business leaders. "The Dean's Executive Lecture Series" host senior level executives for a one-hour presentation primarily targeted to business students and its alumni with topics ranging from corporate strategy to leadership development.

The goal of the lecture series is to expose students and the School's stakeholders to senior-level executives, and enlighten them about the leadership style and responsibilities of some of the nations most important and influential people. A secondary goal is to provide these same executives with an opportunity to talk about their company's culture and commitment to a diverse workforce. Finally, the executive participants have the opportunity to discuss the latest business issues and opportunities with some diverse and thought provoking students in the discipline of business.

Executive Participants

Ann Fudge, president of Maxwell House Coffee Company, Kraft General Foods,
inaugurated the School of Business Administration's Dean's Executive Lecture Series sponsored in 1998 by R. J. Reynolds Company. The following is a list of previous lectures and some of the topics covered during the series:

Past Participants

March 23, 1998	Ann Fudge, President Maxwell House Coffee Kraft General Foods "Preparing for the Next Millennium"
September 22, 1998	Raymond McGuire, Managing Director Merrill Lynch "Mergers & Acquisitions: The Five Historic M&A That Changed America"
October 22, 1998	Ernest Green, Managing Director Lehman Brothers "The Dynamics of Doing Business in the Relationship Global Economy"
November 5, 1998	Byron Lewis, Chairman & CEO UniWorld Group, Inc. "Marketing and Advertising in the New Millennium"
November 18, 1998	Sarah Burroughs, President & COO Burrell Communications Group "Careers in Advertisement in the Next Century"
January 11, 1999	Kenneth I. Chenault, President & COO American Express Company "Accept No Limitations as You Prepare for the Future"
January 21, 1999	Roger Hale, Chairman & CEO LG&E Energy Corporation "The Utility Industry in the Future"
April 16, 1999	Steve Rogers, Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship & Finance Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University "Entrepreneurship in the African American Community"
Septmember 22, 1999	George R. Lewis, President & CEO Philip Morris Capital Corporation
October 14, 1999	C. L. Clemente, Executive Vice President Pfizer, Inc.
November 22, 1999	Paula Rosput, President & COO Atlanta Gas Light Company
January 18, 2000	Catherine Hughes, Chairperson & Owner Radio One, Inc.
February 22, 2000	Darryl B. Thompson, Partner TSG Capital Group, LLC
October 4, 2000	John Thomas, Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility Eddie Bauer
November 14, 2000	Carol H. Williams, CEO and Founder Carol Williams Advertising
January 31, 2001	Virgis Colburt, COO Miller Brewing Company
February 21, 2001	William Campbell, Mayor City of Atlanta
March 22, 2001	J.T. "Ted" Childs, Vice President - Global Diversity Workforce
April 5, 2001	Bill Perez, CEO SC Johnson & Sons, Inc.

For more information, contact The Development Office - (404) 880-8448.