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Alumni Feature
SBA alum at forefront of
health care reform
When 4.7 million Americans tuned in to watch ABC-TV’s primetime health care special in late June, George Corona, MBA ’85, didn’t have to turn up the volume on his television to hear what Barack Obama had to say about his plan for health care reform. Corona just pulled his chair a little closer to President Obama in the East Room of the White House.
Corona, executive vice president and
chief operating officer of Kelly Services, Inc., was one of more than 160 guests handpicked for the “Questions for the President: Prescription for America” audience in late June 2009. Read more here
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Faculty Feature
SBA faculty experts weigh in on U.S. economy
It was the perfect storm. A combination of factors — unchecked consumer spending, unregulated mortgages, complicated securities issues, the decline of U.S. manufacturing, and more — that together were strong enough to topple the U.S. economy last fall in what seemed like an instant. In the wake of the storm, as Americans regroup, adjust and move forward, many ask why we didn’t see it coming and now, in the aftermath, is the damage repairable?
OU Magazine spoke to five university experts for their take on the current economy and what is in store for our future, including Rajeev Singhal, assistant professor of finance, and Ronald Tracy, associate professor of economics.
Read the full story in the Fall 2009 issue of OU Magazine here.
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