Louisiana Looking Up! 2007

Louisiana Looking Up! 2007 will be held Thursday, September 13, 2007. This annual seminar, sponsored by the Flores MBA Alumni Association-Louisiana Chapter, is celebrating its fourth installment this year and promises an informative afternoon for all in attendance.

The theme of this year’s event is "Celebration of Entrepreneurship in Louisiana," and some well-known entrepreneurs will be participating in the day's activities. Louisiana Looking Up! 2007 will be held from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Lod Cook Alumni Center, located at 3838 West Lakeshore Drive on the campus of LSU.

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MBAAA-DALLAS CHAPTER HOLDS ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

The LSU Flores MBA Alumni Association – Dallas Chapter held an organizational meeting at the Park City Club in Dallas on June 7, 2007. LSU alumni Randy and Susie Courtney hosted the event. Randy Courtney, who serves on the LSU E. J. Ourso College of Business Dean’s Advisory Council, will serve as executive advisor to the club.

MBA alumus Manuel Crespo served as the event organizer and was named interim president during the group’s organizational meeting. Nineteen MBA alums in the Dallas area attended the meeting and formed an ad hoc board.

Randy Courtney spoke to the group, providing them advice and leadership. He encouraged them to work together to support LSU, the E. J. Ourso College, and the Flores MBA Program. Additionally, he urged them to stay connected with each other and their alma mater.

Representing the LSU E. J. Ourso College was Wendy Osborn Luedtke, director of Alumni and External Relations.

During the organizational effort the group, an official member of the LSU Alumni Association’s Chapter Program, decided it will hold monthly meetings. All MBA alumni in the Dallas-Fort Worth area are encouraged and invited to participate.

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FLORES TO SPEAK AS PART OF HOUSTON CHAPTER'S ESS

James C. Flores
Chairman, President, and CEO
Plains Exploration and Production Company

The LSU Flores MBA Alumni Association-Houston Chapter will continue its Executive Speaker Series with James Flores on October 4, 2007.

Flores is the chairman, president, and CEO of Plains Exploration and Production Company, and is the third speaker to address Houston-area MBA alumni in the series since its inception last February.

Plains Exploration will host the group at its conference center in Houston, and the event will take place from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Refreshments and hors d’oeuvres will be served.

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