Year Elected: 2002
Board Committee(s):
Development
Governance/Trusteeship
Professional Affiliations Include:
President and CEO, T.H.E. New Voice, Inc.
Former Chairman, Godfather’s Pizza, Inc.
Past Board Chair and Member, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Former Chairman and President, Tax Leadership Council
Board Chair, National Restaurant Association, 1994-1995
CEO and President, National Restaurant Association, 1996-1999
Board Member, AGCO, Inc.
Board Member, Aquila, Inc.
Board Member, Georgia Chamber of Commerce
Board Member, Reader’s Digest Association, Inc.
Board Member, Hallmark Cards Inc.
Board Member,Whirlpool, Inc.
Education:
Bachelor of Science,Morehouse College, 1967
Master of Science, Purdue University, 1971
Achievements Include:
Honorary Degree Recipient,Morehouse College
Honorary Degree Recipient ,New York City Technical College
Suffolk University, Honorary Degree Recipient
Honorary Degree Recipient, Johnson & Wales University
Honorary Degree Recipient, Creighton University
Honorary Degree Recipient, Purdue University
Honorary Degree Recipient, Tougaloo College
Honorary Degree Recipient, University of Nebraska
Horatio Alger Award, 1996
International Foodservice Manufacturers Association’s Operator of the Year/Gold Plate Award, 1991
Author of four books: Leadership is Common Sense (1997), Speak as a Leader (1999), CEO of SELF (October, 2001), and They Think You’re Stupid (May, 2005)