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<p class=MsoNormal>Dear Brock School Graduate students,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I hope you have been able to participate in and enjoy some
of the opportunities this week in the life of our school. Please allow me
to remind you of two special opportunities tomorrow, Thursday. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>At 1:00 p.m. in Brock Forum, I will host Drayton Nabers,
former CEO and Chairman of Protective Life and former chief justice of the
Alabama Supreme Court, as my guest in the Dean’s Leadership Series.
Among other things, we will be discussing his book, <i>The Case for Character</i>.
You will be inspired to hear from this business leader, public servant, and
Christian role model.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>At 4:00 p.m. in Brock Forum, a panel of local executives
will discuss issues pertaining to professional development and career
management. We are blessed to have these local leaders come to our school
to provide their important insights into professional preparation in
undergraduate or graduate studies. You won’t want to miss this
opportunity.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>See you soon, and have a great conclusion to your week,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Beck A. Taylor, PhD<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Dean & Professor of Economics<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Brock School of Business<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Samford University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>800 Lakeshore Drive<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Birmingham, AL 35229<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>(205) 726-2364<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:btaylor@samford.edu">btaylor@samford.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Vision.
Courage. Intelligence. Ethics. </span></i></b><b><i><span
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