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2009 - 2010
Wake Up With Washburn Speakers and Schedule
Breakfast is served at 7:30 a.m. in the
Convocation Hall of the Bradbury Thompson Center. The keynote speaker
speaks from approximately 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. The cost per lecture is
$14 per person or $12 per person for dues paid members of the Washburn
Alumni Association. To make a reservation, phone the Alumni Association
at (785) 670-1641 or send an
e-mail.
August 27, 2009
Kevin Bittner, “The Keys to Success in the Internet Business World”
Bittner, bba ’88, Topeka, is an entrepreneur and experienced telecommunications executive. As chief executive officer and managing partner of Strategic Planning Consultants, he focuses on telecommunications and management consulting. As chief operating officer of the Kansas iSold It franchise, Bittner is part of a new trend of eBay drop-off stores. He previously served 1998-06 at KMC Telecom as senior vice president of wholesale services, managed the Kansas outside sales force for Cellular One and owned and managed his own sports promotion company. He is active in the Topeka Chamber of Commerce and many church and community groups.
October 15, 2009
Debra Hiebert Goodrich, “Dixie Lee Jackson’s Guide to Cooking and Kissing”
Goodrich, ba ’96, Topeka, is a journalist and historian with a career in publishing and broadcasting. She hosts her own online talk show on RadioRichandFriends.com, hosted a Topeka talk show on KMAJ 1440, twice been a guest on CSpan, narrated 20 historic documentaries on topics from Jesse James to Abraham Lincoln, has spoken to hundreds of groups across the country and been a guest on numerous national talk shows. She combined her Southern roots with a lifetime of researching cooking and kissing to create the character of Dixie Lee Jackson. As this character, Goodrich has performed at several venues, including the Topeka Performing Arts Center.
February 11, 2010
Mitch Peterson, "Marketing Serenity in Troubled Times"
Peterson, bba ’90, Olathe, Kan., is vice president of marketing for Nolan Real Estate in Leawood, Kan. In this position, he is responsible for the company’s marketing strategy for 10,000 apartment homes in Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Nebraska, Texas and Arizona. Peterson joined Nolan in 2008 after five years with Sprint as director-national retail sales, eight years with Hallmark Cards and two years with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. He holds a master of business administration degree in marketing and finance from Pennsylvania State University. At Washburn, Peterson served as president of the Student Alumni Association and was a member of Washburn Student Association, Inter-Fraternity Council and Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
April 22, 2010
Angie Wilson-Perkins, “Careers in a Service Field: Pursuing Rewards, Not Awards”
Wilson-Perkins, ba ’98 and ma ’00, Olathe, Kan., has served since 2001 as a special agent for the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. She is a forensic interviewer, a member of the Cyber Crimes Task Force, which works crimes against children, and also serves on the multidisciplinary advisory committee for Sunflower House, a child abuse prevention center. Prior to joining the KBI, she worked in a private psychology practice and completed her master’s practicum at the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Leavenworth, Kan. At Washburn, she was a member of Psi Chi national psychology honor society, Delta Gamma sorority and served as president of Panhellenic Council.