FIFTH ANNUAL BUSINESS GIANTS STUDENT FORUM

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - The Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas is hosting the "Business Giants," forum on Thursday, March 6, at 2:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Donald W. Reynolds Center for Enterprise Development. The fifth annual forum features three top Arkansas executives holding a one-hour dialogue with students. Only students may ask questions during the forum.

Speakers are Scott Ford, President and Chief Executive Officer, ALLTEL Corporation; Robert L. Shoptaw, Chief Executive Officer, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield; and Robert A. Young III, President and Chief Executive Officer, Arkansas Best Corporation. Dean Doyle Z. Williams of the Walton College will be the moderator.

A reception in the atrium of the Reynolds Center will follow the forum. Parking available in the parking garage off Stadium Drive, next to the Arkansas Union.

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Doyle Z. Williams, dean, Sam M. Walton College of Business (479) 575-5949, doylez@walton.uark.edu

Dixie Kline, director of communications, Sam M. Walton College of Business, (479) 575-2539, dkline@walton.uark.edu