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Contact:
Tom Davis
Troy Office of University Relations
334/670-3196
tomdavis@troy.edu
Office of University Relations
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Troy, AL 36082
(334) 670-3196
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| Partner of top accounting firm to speak at Troy State University March 7 |
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leading member of one of the Big Five public accounting firms
will speak at Troy State University on Wednesday, March 7. Larry
D. Bailey, a partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Washington,
D.C., will be the featured speaker at the Sorrell College of
Business Chair of Free Enterprise Distinguished Lecturers series.
The lecture is set for 10 a.m. in the Adams Center Theatre and
is open to the public. The Distinguished Lecturers series is designed to expose TSU business students to outstanding business leaders, said Dr. Tom Ratcliffe, Dean of the Sorrell College of Business. Past speakers include June Collier Fletcher, former CEO of National Apparel; Patricia Barnes, founder and vice president of Sister Schubert’s Homemade Rolls; and Steve McMillan, CEO of Sara Lee. Bailey, a partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers since 1991, serves as partner-in-charge of the Africa Desk for the U.S. firm. He is also responsible for marketing and client relations for the firm on the national and international levels and has served on the company’s firmwide diversity committee. PricewaterhouseCoopers, which employs 150,000 people and maintains offices in 150 countries, had revenues of $21.5 billion in 2000. Bailey is a past recipient of the National Association of Black Accountants National Achievement Award and is a member of the Black Entertainment Sports Lawyer Association Hall of Fame. He is a former winner of the Joseph Wharton Award. Bailey is a member of the advisory board of the United Negro College Fund and serves on the boards of directors of the Urban Family Institute and Children’s Hospital. He is a former campaign chairman for the United Way of Washington, D.C. He received a bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois University and earned a master’s of business administration degree from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. |