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(5:30-7:00 p.m.)
Patrick J. Kuhse, international speaker and trainer on business ethics, uses his 20-plus years of experience as a financial planner, stockbroker, entrepreneur, international fugitive, and federal inmate to provide unique insight into the causes and effects of unethical behavior. In 1994, Kuhse, then co-owner and principal of a San Diego financial planning firm, moved his family to Costa Rica in the wake of 32 federal indictments. After living as a fugitive for 4 years, he surrendered to the American Embassy and was subsequently returned to the U.S. where he pled guilty to numerous federal felony counts involving money laundering, bribing a public official, and conspiracy. While in prison, Kuhse earned a BA from Western Illinois University. After his release in 2001, he began fulfilling his 208-hour community service obligation by giving talks on business ethics, thus launching his speaking career. Since that time, he has made hundreds of presentations on business and personal ethics to a wide range of audiences. Using stories, examples, and humor, Kuhse takes audiences with him as he describes his descent down the "slippery slope" of unethical behavior and shares lessons learned "the hard way."
February 21, 2008 - David Callahan
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David Callahan has written extensively about American history, business, and public policy. He is author of The Cheating Culture: Why More Americans Are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead (Harcourt, Jan. 2004), as well as five other books. Callahan's numerous articles have been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, and The American Prospect. He has been a frequent commentator on television programs on CNN, CBS, PBS, MSNBC, and Fox News, and has been a regular guest on radio talk shows across the United States. He lectures frequently about issues of ethics and integrity to universities, associations, and businesses. In 1999, Callahan co-founded a new think tank, Demos, a public policy center based in New York City. Demos combines research and advocacy, working to strengthen democracy and expand economic opportunity within the United States. Prior to co-founding Demos, Callahan was a Fellow at the Century Foundation from 1994 to 1999, where he engaged in wide-ranging public policy research and analysis. He received his BA at Hampshire College and his PhD in politics at Princeton University. |
March 27, 2008 - Deborah K. Stearns
(12:30-1:30 p.m.)
Deborah K. Stearns (BSBA '80) was recently named president of the Virginia and Stearns also maintains responsibility for operation of the greater After joining the company in 1975, Stearns held several positions including leasing agent, senior vice president of office services, and executive vice president. She served as chief operating officer of the brokerage division and was on the acquisition team that expanded the company's presence into the Stearns was honored by the University as a Distinguished Alumni in 2006. She is also a member of the Advisory Board for the university's
About Landmark Executive-in-ResidenceThe Landmark Executive-in-Residence speaker series is designed to enrich students' entrepreneurial spirit, their awareness of the success that can be built on their academic experience, and their understanding of the importance of leading with integrity. The program is dedicated to bringing accomplished business leaders, many of whom are our own alumni, to campus to share their history and vision, giving students the opportunity to learn first-hand the strategies and experiences that forge great ethical global leaders. Established in 2001, the Landmark Executive-in-Residence program is funded by an endowment from a group of former Landmark Communications executives in honor of Frank Batten Sr., chairman of the executive committee of the Landmark board and first rector of the Old Dominion University Board of Visitors. |
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