Spring 2013 (Tenth Series):
Entrepreneur Brandi Tysinger-Temple, founder of the Lexington, N.C. kids clothing company Lolly Wolly Doodle, will speak at Catawba College'’s 10th annual CEO Lecture at 11:00am on Thursday, April 25 in Peeler Crystal Lounge of the Robertson College-Community Center on campus. Tysinger-Temple will offer remarks entitled "Fearless Entrepreneurship in a Socially-Connected World: Community Building. Always Improving."
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Spring 2012 (Ninth Series):
He has been called a visionary for transforming food retailing and has been named among "Tar Heels Who Made a Difference" in the 20th century. Ralph W. Ketner, one of the co-founders of Food Lion and chairman emeritus of the board of Food Lion, Inc., delivered the keynote address at the 9th annual CEO Lecture.
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Fall 2011 (Eighth Series):
The 8th Distinguished CEO Lecture Series featured James Morgan, President and CEO of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. Morgan encouraged students to "Work on Building a Life, Not a Resume."
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Spring 2011 (Seventh Series):
The 7th Distinguished CEO Lecture Series featured Bryan Jordan, president and chief executive officer of First Horizon National Corporation. Jordan, a 1984 Catawba College alumnus and Salisbury native, offered remarks entitled "Be Fast, Be Nimble."
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Fall 2010 (Sixth Series):
The 6th Distinguished CEO Lecture Series featured Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BB&T Corporation Kelly King on Wednesday, October 27th. King's lecture was entitled "Our Best Days Are Ahead."
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"Own Your Own Life," Says BB&T CEO Kelly King

Spring 2010 (Fifth Series):
Robert F. Wagner, Lowe's senior vice president of specialty sales and store operations support, will be the keynote speaker during Catawba College's Ralph W. Ketner School of Business' 5th Distinguished CEO Lecture Series on Thursday, April 8. Wagner, a 1976 Catawba alumnus and a member of the College Board of Trustees since 2007, offered remarks entitled "Small College Values in a Big Business World."
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Fall 2009 (Fourth Series):
The 4th Distinguished CEO Lecture Series featured Chief Executive Officer of New Breed Logistics, Inc., Louis DeJoy. DeJoy's remarks were entitled "Tactical Leadership in Changing Environments." The event was held Thursday, October 29 on campus.
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Spring 2009 (Third Series):
Jeffrey S. Kane, former senior vice president in charge of the Charlotte office of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, was set as the speaker for the third Distinguished CEO Lecture Series at Catawba College on Tuesday, April 7.
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Fall 2008 (Second Series):
Ellen T. Ruff, President-Duke Energy Carolinas, was the speaker for the second Distinguished CEO Lecture Series at Catawba College on October 1.
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