The College of Business Administration would like to announce its speaker series for 2003-2004. COBA is pleased to present a strong lineup of talented, seasoned business professionals - each bringing a unique and impressive set of credentials and moral compass to its program.

The College of Business has promised that the series will be educational and inspirational, providing marvelous professional growth and development opportunities for the College of Business students, faculty, staff and Abilene's community.  They have asked for participation from anyone that feels they would benefit from the experience.

2003-2004 Speakers in the program are:

• Gregory D. Feasel - September 12, 2003
  Sr. Vice President, Business Operations, Colorado Rockies Baseball Club
  
• Carlos Sepulveda - October 16, 2003
  Executive Vice President, Interstate Battery System of America, Inc.
  
• Matthew K. (Matt) Rose - November 4, 2003
  Chairman, President and CEO, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
  
• Mike Osburn - November 12, 2003
  Chief Financial Officer, Travelocity
  
• Michael Cardone, Jr. - January 22, 2004
  President and CEO, CARDONE Industries
  
• John D. Copeland - February 5, 2004
  Professor of Business John Brown University
  
• Byron D. Norfleet - March 24, 2003
  President, Naturalizer, Brown Shoe Company, Inc.
  

If you are interested in purchasing tickets to one or all of these events please visit www.acu.edu/cobaspeakerseries on-line or you may call the RSVP line at 325-674-2857.  All lectures are at noon in the McGlothlin Campus Center.  Cost is $15 per speaker or $90 for all seven.  Lunch is included in the cost.  If you have any questions regarding the speaker series, please call Michael Wingeart, director of collaborative learning, at 325-674-2429.