Hewlett-Packard President And Ceo To Address Students, Business Community At Colorado State Business Day Oct. 8
Thursday, September 25, 1997
FORT COLLINS--Colorado State University's College of
Business will welcome Lewis E. Platt, president and chief
executive officer of Hewlett-Packard Co., an international leader
in electronics manufacturing, as keynote speaker at the 19th
annual Business Day on Oct. 8.
Platt will speak at 8 p.m. at the University Park Holiday
Inn, 425 W. Prospect Road. The public is welcome to attend
Platt's speech and all other Business Day events. The day-long
series of free programs will feature speakers on sports
marketing, international business and telecommunications.
Morning presentations by speakers, scheduled from 9 a.m. to
noon, will be held in the Lory Student Center at Colorado State.
(See schedule of speakers below.) In addition to his evening
speech, Platt will attend a "rap session" with business students,
faculty and the public at 4:30 p.m. at the University Park
Holiday Inn, followed by a reception at 5:30 p.m. and a banquet
at 6:15 p.m. Reservations for the reception and banquet are
required. Corporate tables for six guests are available at $250
per table; each table sponsorship allows two Colorado State
student hosts to attend. Individual reservations cost $20.
Platt joins an impressive list of past Capstone speakers for
Business Day, including former President Ronald Reagan and the
late publishing tycoon Malcolm Forbes.
The CEO of Hewlett-Packard joined the company in 1966 and
held a variety of management posts in the medical-products
operations prior to becoming general manager of the Waltham,
Mass., division in 1974. He was general manager of HP's
Analytical Group from 1980-1984 and was elected a vice president
in 1983. From 1984-1988 he managed various parts of HP's computer
business.
In 1987, Platt was elected executive vice president. In 1988
he was named to oversee the Computer Products sector and in 1990
he was appointed head of the Computer Systems Organization. He
was elected president and chief executive officer and a member of
the board of directors in 1992. The board elected Platt to
succeed company founder David Packard as chairman of the board
when Packard announced his retirement in 1993.
Platt's visit corresponds with the dedication of the
Classroom and Technology Wing of Rockwell Hall, the new home of
Colorado State's College of Business. With help from a $1 million
gift from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and from 700
other private donations, the 25,198 square-foot addition will
feature state-of-the-art technology to deliver class lectures and
encourage interactive learning. Hewlett-Packard has been a
generous contributor to the College of Business, providing more
than $1.74 million for new facilities and equipment. The company
has given a total of $11 million to the university overall.
The Rockwell wing includes six multimedia classrooms for
business classes and a high-tech Hewlett-Packard Student Computer
Laboratory featuring 62 computer stations. The addition also will
house the Computer Information Systems department and provides
centralized office space for graduate students and student
support services.
Other Business Day speakers include:
* 9 a.m -- Jack Breeden, account executive, Ascent Sports;
"Sports Marketing in the Nineties," LSC North Ballroom;
* 9 a.m. -- Timothy McCune, partner, 2MS Inc.; "This Isn't
Kansas Anymore, Toto: Being a Small Company in the International
Arena Makes You Want Your Magic Slippers Nearby," Rooms 224-226
LSC;
* 10 a.m. -- Roger L. Sample, certified public accountant
and president, Sample & Bailey; "Back to the Future," Room 228
LSC;
* 10 a.m. -- Scott Smith, president, CooperSmith Brewing
Co.; "Entrepreneurship: The Myth, the Reality," Rooms 224-226
LSC;
* 11 a.m. -- Johnna Bavoso, owner, The People Business Inc.;
"Creating Community in the Workplace: Not Hype--Best Hope for the
Future," Room 224-226 LSC; and
* 11 a.m. -- Chris Burckhardt, associate partner, Andersen
Consulting; "The Telecommunications Industry: Getting to the
Future," Room 228 LSC.
Business Day is sponsored by the College of Business and
Business College Council in cooperation with the Associated
Students of Colorado State University. For more information,
contact Gladys Eddy at (970) 491-5325.
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