2007 F&B Spring Retreat
This year’s retreat featured Keynote Speaker Cynthia Cooper. Ms. Cooper was vice president of Internal Audit at WorldCom and one of Time Magazine’s Persons of the year in 2002. In her speech, Ms. Cooper discussed her secret investigation of the telecommunications giant which uncovered $3.8 billion in fraudulent accounting and the importance of integrity and ethics in business. During her visit to the University, Ms. Cooper also met with students from the Smeal College of Business to talk about her experiences. View photos of Ms. Cooper’s visit.
President Graham Spanier was a special guest speaker and spent time answering the participants questions. Featured presenters this year included three F&B Key Initiative Managers: Gary Langsdale, Enterprise Risk Management; Steve Maruszewski, Environmental Stewardship; and Gail Hurley, Focus on People.
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Gary Schultz welcomes attendees to the retreat.
Ms. Cooper addressed the nearly 300 attendees for 90 minutes,
laying out the history of the WorldCom situation and answering questions.
Attendees stretch halfway through the keynote, following Ms. Cooper’s instructions.
Dan Heist, director of the Office of Internal Audit, asks Ms. Cooper a
question at the end of the keynote.
Attendees listen to Ms. Cooper’s comments following the keynote.
Enterprise Risk Management Key Initiative Manager, Gary Langsdale,
revs up the crowd with a chain saw.
Focus on People (FOP) Key Initiative Manager, Gail Hurley, updates
attendees on the FOP projects.
President Spanier talks to the attendees about the University’s activities
and challenges for the upcoming year.
Gary Schultz answers attendee’s questions during the luncheon.
Ms. Cooper met with accounting students from the Smeal College
of Business the evening prior to the F&B Spring Retreat.
