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August 14, 1998 Fall semester dates set for Krannert Executive Forum NOTE TO JOURNALISTS: Reporters are welcome at all sessions, but are asked to refrain from asking questions during the lecture. Videotaping and taking photographs are not allowed during the formal part of the lecture, but are allowed during the student question-and-answer sessions. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Thirteen business leaders from corporations across the country will focus on topics ranging from the economic impact of professional sports to fixing troubled businesses as speakers in Purdue University's Krannert Executive Forum. While on campus, executives will dine with students, meet with faculty of the Krannert Graduate School of Management, and tour teaching and research facilities. The forum meets from 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. each Friday in the Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building. Lectures are free and open to the public. Dates, speakers and topics are: Sept. 4, Lorene Burkhart, publisher, Metro Magazines Inc., Indianapolis, "Back to Basics." Sept. 11, Randall W. Patterson, president, Turnaround & Crisis Management Inc., Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., "Secrets to Fixing Troubled Businesses." Sept. 18, Stephen A. Roell, vice president and chief financial officer, Johnson Controls Inc., Milwaukee, "How M&A Transactions Support Business Growth." Sept. 25, Mamon M. Powers, Jr., president, Powers & Sons Construction Co. Inc., Gary, Ind., "The Simple Keys To Achieving Success." Oct. 2, Melissa and Jim Emery, partners, Viewfinder, Savannah, Ga., "Divorcing the Corporation." Oct. 9, Patrick J. Early, president, Somerset Financial Services, Indianapolis, "The Economic Impact of Professional Sports." Oct. 16, Luis Alberto Montoya, franchise vice president, GEMEX Pepsico de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., Mexico, "Generation Next Leadership." Oct. 23, Frank J. Krueger, president, American Standard Financial Services, Nashville, Tenn., "Strengthening Customer Alliances Through Innovative Financial Services." Oct. 30, To be announced. Nov. 6, Steven J. Beck, senior vice president, Peoples Bank & Trust Co., Indianapolis, "Entrepreneurship - The Engine That Is Driving Our Economy." Nov. 13, Glenn A. Dalhart, partner and national director of management consulting, Grant Thornton LLP, Chicago, "Perspectives on the Management Consulting Industry." Nov. 20, Stephen R. Wood, president, Louisville Gas and Electric Co., Louisville, Ky., "Mapping Your Personal Values to Corporate Values." Dec. 4, Arvind M. Korde, vice president and general manager, Commercial Steering Systems, TRW Steering, Suspension and Engine Group, Lafayette, Ind., "Learning Lean Production - The Real Truth." CONTACT: Tamyra Gibson, director of public relations, Krannert Graduate School of Management, (765) 494-4392; e-mail, gibson@mgmt.purdue.edu Bicycle registration set for new academic year WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- To help deter theft and promote responsible use, the Purdue University Police Department is gearing up a bicycle registration program for students, faculty and staff who ride their bikes on the West Lafayette campus. The mandatory registration was authorized by the universitywide Parking and Traffic Committee last spring, effective for the fall semester, which begins Aug. 24. Officer Kenneth Cox said the program will help reduce bicycle thefts, will aid in recovery of a bicycle if it is stolen and will assist police in contacting the owner of an improperly parked or abandoned bike. Cox said the free, five-minute registration process includes filling out an information form and receiving a permanent numbered sticker that will be affixed to the bicycle. Owners can register at Purdue police headquarters in Terry Memorial House, 205 S. Intramural Drive, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Police also will set up registration tables at various campus locations, including residence halls, during the first few weeks of the semester. Cox said police will work to inform bicycle users of the new registration program during the next month or so before beginning formal enforcement, which will include the use of warning tags that will be placed on unregistered bicycles. Owners will then have 10 days to register or face possible fines or bike impoundment. Cox said it's estimated that 8,000 to 12,000 bicycles are on the West Lafayette campus during the academic year. About 100 were stolen last year. CONTACT: Cox, (765) 494-8221. Purdue Notebook Appointments and promotions: -- Claire Chandler, a West Lafayette native, has been named director of development for the School of Veterinary Medicine. Chandler's responsibilities include coordinating major gifts to the school from the public and private sector. Chandler is a 1982 graduate of Purdue's School of Chemical Engineering. -- H. Leon Thacker, professor of veterinary pathology and director of the Animal Disease and Diagnostic Laboratory, has been named head of the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Thacker has been interim head of the department since June 1996, and has been head of the Animal Disease and Diagnostic Laboratory since 1985. Thacker's research areas include swine digestive and respiratory diseases. He received his doctor of veterinary medicine degree from Purdue in 1965 and a Ph.D. in veterinary pathology from Purdue in 1976. He has been a member of the school's faculty since 1976. * * * * * Campus activities: -- More than 270 counselors, staff residents and community assistants began their training as university residences staff members Thursday (8/13). The training sessions run through Aug. 20 and include information on mediation, diversity, university residences policies and procedures, and team building. The young adults work in Purdue's 11 undergraduate halls, two graduate houses, Hilltop Apartments and Married Student Housing. Compiled by J. Michael Willis, (765) 494-0371; e-mail, mike_willis@purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu To the Purdue News and Photos Page