Conference History
In 1976 economist Bob Eggert and Frank Besnette,
then dean of The W. A. Franke College of Business, developed
the conference and NAU President Larry Walkup promptly endorsed
their efforts. The first conference, attended by 70 people, was
held in January 1977 with Art Ekholm, Senior Economist at Texas
Electric Service Co. and Timothy Shaheen of Wells Fargo Bank as
the featured outside speakers. Since then, the conference has
become a Flagstaff institution, bringing the insights of eminent
economists to our city. Featured speakers have been
- Howard Craven – Union Bank, Los Angeles
- Paul McCracken – Chairman, President’s
Council of Economic Advisers, 1979 and 1987
- George Brown – The Conference Board
- Murray Weidenbaum – Chairman, President’s Council
of Economic Advisers
- Henry Wallich – Member, Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System
- Robert Dederick – U.S. Department of Commerce
- Charles Reeder – The Du Pont Corporation
- Bruce Babbitt – Governor, State of Arizona
- Walter Heller – Chairman, President’s Council of
Economic Advisers
- Scott Davis – R. G. Dickinson and Co.
- Lester Thurow – Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
- James O’Leary – U. S. Trust Company
- Sidney Jones – Assistant Secretary, U. S.
Department of the Treasury
- Martha Seger – Member, Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System
- Raymond Worseck – A. G. Edwards and Sons, Inc.
- Gerald Swanson – Academy for Economic Education
- Barry Bosworth – The Brookings Institution
- Frank Cappiello – Financial analyst and panelist
on Wall Street Week with Louis Rukeyser
- Anthony Chan, Ph.D. – Senior Managing Director
and Chief Economist
Banc One Investment Advisors
- Peter Alford – Managing Director of J.P. Morgan
Yogi Berra, noted philosopher and major league
baseball manager, once remarked that “If you don’t know where you
are going you might end up somewhere else.” – we hope today’s
conference will help you end up where you want to be.
Best regards,
Wayne R. Fox
Director
NAU Bank One Center for Business Outreach
The W. A. Franke College of Business
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