School of Business
Upcoming Events
School of Business Spring Student/Faculty Picnic
Friday, June 5
3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Central Hall
RSVPPast Events
Tom Hanenburg, CEO
Southern Oregon Service Center
Providence Health System
Thursday, May 22
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Meese Room, SOU Library
Anne McAlpin, world traveler and packing expert
"Traveling Smart and Safe in Today's World"
Wednesday, April 30th
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Meese Room, SOU Library
Craig Black, Blackstone Audio
Thursday, April 17
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Meese Room, SOU Library
Jose Luis Romero Hicks, Guanajuato State University
"NAFTA at Almost 15"
Thursday, April 10
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Meese Room, SOU Library
View Jose Luis Romero Hicks' Bio
Nike Marketing Representative
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
5:00 - 6:00 pm
Meese Room, SOU Library
Dave Robino
Thursday, February 21, 2008
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Meese Room, Third floor of the SOU Hannon Library
Dave Robino's Presentation Link
Business Today Conference Speakers
Mae Nelson and Dino Rossi
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Sustainable Growth Presentation Link
As President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. O'Dougherty directs all aspects of the Company's operations. Mr. O'Dougherty's experience in sales, marketing, finance and operations has been integral to the development and execution of ProTool's successful business model. Mr. O'Dougherty joined Darex in December 1997 to head its Drill Doctor division and immediately began to assemble a strong management team. Between 1989 and 1997, Mr. O'Dougherty was a senior executive with Naumes, Inc., the largest deciduous fruit grower in the world. Between 1986 and 1989, Mr. O'Dougherty served as Controller on the five-person executive team at California Cooler Company, a division of Brown-Forman Corporation that produced the first wine coolers. As California Cooler's Controller, Mr. O'Dougherty managed budgeting, forecasting, data processing and office administration. Mr. O'Dougherty began his career in 1979 as a CPA and auditor with Grant Thornton. Mr. O'Dougherty holds a BS in Business Administration from the University of the Pacific.
Rudd Johnson
Executive Vice President of Human Resources, Harry and David Holdings, Inc., April 19, 2007
Rudd Johnson joined Harry & David in 1996 after fourteen years at Neiman Marcus in Dallas, Texas, where he was Vice President of Human Resources. He received a BA from South Dakota State University and an MBA from Southern Methodist University. Mr. Johnson is past President of the Board of Trustees of the Hearts and Vines Foundation and previously served as a member of the Board of Directors of Britt Festivals, the Medford/Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, the Center for Retailing Studies at Texas A&M University and the Associate Board of Southern Methodist University. Currently, Mr. Johnson is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Leadership Forum of Oregon, the Corporate Advisory Board of the Center for Retailing and Consumers Sciences of the University of Arizona and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Mr. Johnson and his wife, Barbara, live in Medford, Oregon.
Robert MacLellan, June 1, 2006
Robert MacLellan, Chairman and Founder of Pacific Coast Restaurants, built, owns and operates twenty-four restaurants employing 1800 people in Oregon, Washington, California and Colorado. The Wendy's restaurant on Riverside near Barnett in Medford, Oregon, which Mr. MacLellan built and operated with two partners, posted the highest sales in the United States at $1.7MM in 1980. The partnership also built and operated five other Wendy's restaurants in Southern Oregon. Past executive experience includes: Taco Bell -- middle management real estate (built twenty restaurants per week); Fotomat Corporation -- middle management (built 650 stores per year in the US and Canada), Marriott Corporation -- Farrell's division (as youngest vice president developed 20 restaurants per year nationwide). Mr. MacLellan has served on the Southern Oregon University Foundation for 11 years, and is currently a member of the SOU Foundation Emeritus Trustee Council.
Jim Root Presentation May 18, 2006
CEO and Owner, Sabroso Company
Jim Root is the owner and Chief Executive Officer of Sabroso Company. Sabroso produces fruit purees and concentrates for a variety of industries. Sabroso currently exports to 26 different countries and has been recognized three times by the Governor of Oregon for its international involvement. Most recently Sabroso received the Oregon Department of Agriculture's Processor of the Year Award for 2005. In addition, Sabroso has been recognized by Oregon Business magazine as a Top 100 Company to work for in Oregon.
Randy Harrington Presentation January 25, 2006
CEO, Extreme Arts and Sciences and speaker extraordinaire
One of the most dynamic speakers in the country today, Harrington uses energy, humor, and creative problem solving to take on some of todays toughest organizational challenges. Harrington is the founder and CEO of Extreme Arts & Sciences. He brings a blend of media, academics, and information science to challenge people to work at their very best. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Oregon in Communicationsand his Masters Degree from the University of North Carolina in Interpersonal Communication. He is one of the most sought after speakers and writers in the country today. Harringtons energy, humor, and creative problem solving helps clients take on some of the toughest organizational challenges.
Business Today Conference - Panel Presentation January 19, 2006
The speakers/panel members are senior business students who recently attended this year's Business Today Conference in New York. Kanako Onaka (Accounting), Sean Fitzsimmons (Accelerated Baccalaureate, Management), and Margret Dunlap (Accounting) were chosen via a competitive selection process to represent the School and participate at the November 2005 National Business Today Conference. The BT Conference is an annual meeting that brings together 200 students from across the country and around the world to discuss and share perspectives on current business issues, and benefit from the knowledge and experience of the current leading generation. Executives from major US corporations as well as political leaders attend this annual event. Most of them come to meet some of the bright minds in college today.
The SOU business students participation in this national event was made possible by the generous sponsorship of Sid DeBoer, CEO of Lithia Motors
Left photo- the panel presentors
Right photo - the panel presentors with Pres. Elisabeth Zinser, Dean Sebastian Sanzberro, Prof Susan Cain, and representatives from Lithia Motors
