Friday, February 6 we are sponsoring "Breakfast with the Dean" at the College of Business.

	Robert J. Skandalaris Author, Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist

Please plan to attend, as we are privileged to have Robert Skandalaris as our speaker. His topic is "The Economy and Its Impact on the Buyout World." As you can see, we are building our programs on a solid academic foundation and continuing to build bridges to the business community.

Agenda:
7:30-8 a.m.: Continental breakfast
8-8:45 a.m.: Robert Skandalaris
8:45-9 a.m.: Questions and answers

Location: Gary M. Owen College of Business Building, first floor, room 114, 300 W. Michigan Ave. (between Adams and Hamilton streets). Free parking in the College of Business parking structure on Pearl Street.

RSVP: Shirley Wentz. Reservations are made on a first-come basis. Call 734.487.4140 or e-mail shirley.wentz@emich.edu.

Robert Skandalaris is an author, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who has founded several public and private companies, including Noble International (NASDAQ:NOBL), a technology-based company that has become the world’s largest supplier of laser-welded blanks and structural tube parts to the automotive industry. He also founded corporate investor Quantum Ventures of Michigan, LCC, a privately held company specializing in the acquisition and development of middle-market firms, and has completed a successful public offering of Manitex, Inc. (NASDAQ:MNTX). Bob is the author of Rebuilding the American Dream, a book about the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship, and is currently working on an edutainment series for teenagers about entrepreneurship. In addition, he is an active philanthropist and helped to establish the well-regarded Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at Washington University in St. Louis, as well as a non-profit organization called the Skandalaris Family Foundation. Mr. Skandalaris earned a BA in Finance from Michigan State University and an MS in Accounting from Eastern Michigan University. He currently lives in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, with his wife Julie.