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October 31, 2007
Purdue announces lineup for 2007 Old Masters program
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -
Nine leaders in various professions will visit the Purdue University campus Nov. 4-6 to interact with students and talk about how they rose to the top of their fields.
The Old Masters program is sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Students. Since the program's start in 1950, more than 500 Old Masters have participated.
"The Old Masters program offers students an opportunity to learn more about different fields and from the life experience of the participants," said Mary Helen Nesbitt, student affairs specialist. "The Old Masters are different each year, so a variety of walks of life and careers are represented. Through the program, we are able to honor those who have achieved success. The Old Masters often inspire the students they come in contact with."
Before the program begins, a reunion for past Old Masters, central committee members and hosts and hostesses will take place at 6 p.m. Saturday (Nov. 3) at the Lawson Computer Science Building.
From 7-9 p.m. Sunday (Nov. 4), the Old Masters will introduce themselves to members of the Purdue faculty and staff at Dauch Alumni Center.
Beginning Monday (Nov. 5), the Old Masters will visit classrooms and residence halls, share informal meals and talk with students. A group of student hosts and hostesses will escort the Old Masters around campus.
One Old Masters event is open to the public - an all-campus reception at 8 p.m. Monday (Nov. 5) in the atrium of Hillenbrand Hall.
The 2007 Old Masters are:
* Beth A. Brooke, global vice chair of strategy, communications and regulatory affairs for Ernst & Young, a professional services organization that provides audit, tax, transaction and risk advisory services. She also is a member of the firm's global practice management group and its Americas executive board. Brooke has been involved in numerous civic and business organizations. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in industrial management from Purdue in 1981.
* Sally Brown, president and founder of Ambassadors for Children, a nonprofit charitable organization established in 1998 that offers global volunteer opportunities to individuals and families. Before her position with Ambassadors for Children, she served as president and chief executive officer for the Ambassadair Travel Club. Brown received bachelor's and master's degrees from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and received her doctorate in hotel and tourism management from Purdue in 2005.
* Glenn Campbell, chief operating officer and co-founder of Hat World Inc. He is responsible for the company's operations, including store operations, buying, merchandising and marketing. Campbell was recognized as one of Ernst & Young's Indiana Heartland Entrepreneurs of the Year in 1999 and 2002, inducted into Indiana's 40 under 40 in 2002, and named to Inc. Magazine's "Inc. 500," ranking 50th in 2002. He earned a bachelor's degree in marketing from Southeast Missouri State University.
* Lt. Gen. John "Jack" Hudson, commander of the Aeronautical Systems Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. He previously served as director of several Air Force and joint systems, including senior military assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology, program executive officer and program director for the Joint Strike Fighter program. Hudson is a 1973 graduate of the Air Force Academy and received a master's degree in aeronautics and astronautics from Purdue in 1974.
* Michael A. Jackson, chief executive officer and president of ABG Inc. and its parent company, Adayana Inc., where he is responsible for the company's businesses that include consulting practices in defense, government and automotive. He led ABG Inc. in becoming the leading vertical market management consulting company focusing on the food, agribusiness and life science industries. Outside of his job, Jackson is a management and marketing consultant, speaker and author. As a Purdue student, he served as a host and member of the central committee for the Old Masters program. He received a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics from Purdue in 1979.
* Tom Keiser, chief information officer of Limited Brands Inc., where he oversees strategy and execution for all enterprise technology. Limited Brands is a $10.7 billion multi-brand specialty retailer made up of 3,600 stores, including Victoria's Secret, Bath and Body Works, LaSenza and Henri Bendel. Before joining Limited Brands, Keiser worked in management consulting with Ernst & Young. He received a bachelor's degree in systems science from the University of West Florida.
* Angela Barron McBride, a distinguished professor and university dean emerita of Indiana University School of Nursing. She has received six honorary doctorates and has been an adjunct professor for numerous schools. McBride is a member of the board of Clarian Health, the largest hospital network in Indiana and one of the largest in the United States, and is chair of the board's committee on quality and patient safety. She received a bachelor's degree in nursing from Georgetown University, a master's degree in psychiatric-mental health nursing from Yale University, and her doctorate in developmental psychology from Purdue in 1978.
* Marjorie Randolph, senior vice president for Human Resources for the Walt Disney Studios. She previously worked as senior vice president and general counsel of Mervyns Department Stores, a part of the Dayton Hudson Co., and associate dean of Golden Gate University School of Law. Randolph received a bachelor's degree in political science and government from Purdue in 1966 and her law degree from the Golden Gate University School of Law in 1977.
* Carolyn Y. Woo, dean of the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame. Previously, she served as associate executive vice president for academic affairs at Purdue. She joined Purdue as an assistant professor in 1981, became a full professor in 1991 and directed the Professional Master's Programs in the Krannert School of Management from 1993-95. Woo has received numerous awards and serves on a variety of boards, including Aon Corp., Circuit City and Committee of 100. She received a bachelor's degree in economics in 1975, master's degree in industrial management in 1976 and a doctorate in management in 1979, all from Purdue.
Writer: Christy Jones, (765) 494-1089, christyjones@purdue.edu
Source: Mary Helen Nesbitt, (765) 494-1235, nesbitt@purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
Note to Journalists: To arrange interviews with any of the Old Masters, contact Mary Helen Nesbitt, student affairs specialist and Old Masters adviser, (765) 494-1235, nesbitt@purdue.edu.
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