John A. Allison,president and CEO of the CATO Institute will lecture at UAH in February.
John Allison, president and CEO of the CATO Institute to lecture at UAH JAN 14, 2013 HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (January 9, 2013) — John A. Allison, president and CEO of the CATO Institute will lecture at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) in February. Allison will give the keynote address for the UAH College of Business 2013 Koch Distinguished Speaker Lecture Series on Tuesday, February 12, in the Chan Auditorium. Allison’s talk “The Financial Crisis and the Free Market Cure,” will begin at 5:30 p.m., and is free and open to the public. Registration for the lecture is requested but not required: uah.edu/cba. Before joining Cato, Allison was chairman and CEO of BB&T Corporation, the 10th largest financial services holding company in the United States. During his tenure as CEO from 1989 to 2008, BB&T grew from $4.5 billion to $152 billion in assets. The Harvard Business Review recognized Allison as one of the top 100 most successful CEOs in the last decade. BB&T entered the greater Huntsville area in 2009. Allison’s visit to the UAH campus is co-sponsored by BB&T Corporation. Allison’s awards and honors include the Corning Award for Distinguished Leadership, induction in the North Carolina Business Hall of Fame, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from American Banker. He is a former distinguished professor of practice at the Wake Forest University School of Business, and he serves on the board of visitors at Wake Forest, Duke, and UNC-Chapel Hill business schools. For more informationJoyce Anderson-Maples, (256) 824-2101maplesj@uah.edu You may also be interested in: UAH College of Business Getting a Degree SHARE Related News {{article.title}} Related Links Quality Assurance of Online Courses Pass-Withdraw Instructions Updates for Summer 2020 Orientation Prospective Students: Want to visit us? Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Grading Changes Updated 4/6/2020 Updates to Grading for Spring 2020 due to COVID-19 Updated: 4/6/2020 ODEI COVID-19 Resources Wi-Fi Available for Student Use Update to Grading Policy for Spring 2020 Limited Business Operations Extended Urgent Zoom Recording Storage Issue Teaching Remotely Through End of Semester-Examination Guidance and OIT Help Guidelines COVID19 Bookstore updates UAH IT Telework Capabilities & Troubleshooting Human Resources Response to COVID-19 Situation Reminder Classes Canceled for March 19, 20, and 23, Delay of FAR Due Date, Suspension of Strategic Plan Faculty & Staff Campus Update University Business Services and Package Delivery Telecommute Process Faculty and Staff Clinic Update March 16, 2020 ETL Update - March 17th Withdrawal Deadline Extended to April 17 Faculty and Staff Clinic Members Covered under the UAH Self-Funded Health Plans CPS - COVID-19 Information and Updates Maintaining Academic Continuity in the Context of COVID-19 Important Information about Remote Delivery of Classes Beginning March 16th UAH events cancelled due to COVID-19 precautions Continuity of Library Services to Our Students Maintaining Instructional Continuity Reimbursement for Canceled Travel Popular Stories {{article.title}}