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Speakers
| Opening Luncheon | Friday, June 20 - 12:00 PM |  Robert McGough joined DynMcDermott Petroleum Operations Company in February 1993 as the site manager of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve's West Hackberry site. He was promoted to the Operations and Maintenance director in July of that same year. He became the president and chief executive officer in January 2001.
Mr. McGough received his Bachelor of Science degree in geology from Northeast Louisiana in 1961. Additionally, he earned his Masters Degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas eight years later. In 1961, Mr. McGough received his active duty commission. He served in various command and staff positions revolving around petroleum logistics in the United States Army. After 26 years of service, he retired as Colonel Robert E. McGough. Upon return to civilian life, Mr. McGough became a project manager for Logistics Engineering Associates, Annapolis, Maryland, from 1987 through 1989. He held the position of supply and distribution manager for Steuart Petroleum Company in Washington, D.C. from 1989 until he joined DM. Bob and his wife Paula, formally of Lebanon, PA and son Matthew reside in Fairhope, Alabama.
DynMcDermott Petroleum Operations Company is a synergistic corporation formed by four companies: DynCorp, based in Reston, Virginia (presently owned by Computer Sciences Corporation), McDermott International and International Matex Tank and Terminals, both located in New Orleans, Louisiana; and Jacobs Engineering headquartered in Pasadena, California, with offices in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Houston, Texas. DM began its tenure to provide management and manpower to operate and maintain the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and related pipeline systems in 1993 as the Department of Energy's prime contractor. The initial five-year management and operating contract was awarded on April 1, 1993, and extended under an option for a second five-year period that began on April 1, 1998.
DynMcDermott Petroleum Operations Company was a recipient of the 2005 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. DynMcDermott offers a Web site devoted to this activity. For more information go to http://www.dynmcdermott.com/baldrige/index.asp
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| | Keynote General Session | Saturday, June 21 - 12:00 PM |  Norman C. Francis is the speaker at the Keynote Luncheon on Saturday, June 21
The classic Xavier student is someone who has heart, an appreciation for diligent work, the determination to use his/her talents to the fullest, and the courage to ask for help when it is needed. Nobody has embodied those qualities more so than Norman C. Francis, whose administrative career at Xavier has spanned a half-century.
A 1952 graduate, Francis returned to his alma mater in 1957 – following Loyola Law School and two years in the US Army -- to begin his administrative career as dean of men. Since his appointment as the University’s first lay president in 1968, Xavier has more than tripled its enrollment, broadened its curriculum, expanded its campus and received national attention for its award-winning academic initiatives. The tradition of academic excellence is consistent with the dreams of its founder, Saint Katharine Drexel and her Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament religious order.
Admired for his sharp mind, revered for his modesty, and praised for his dedication, Dr. Francis enjoys a prestigious national reputation. In December 2006, he received the nation’s highest civilian award – The Presidential Medal of Freedom – from President George W. Bush. Francis has served in an advisory role to five US presidents — including the historic National Commission on Excellence in Education, whose findings, published in the groundbreaking work A Nation at Risk, created a sense of urgency for bringing about educational reform in the nation’s school system.
He has served as chairman or board member for numerous councils and foundations including the President’s Council for the United Negro College Fund, American Association of Higher Education, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Foundation for the Improvement in Education and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Educational Testing Service, and the Southern Education Foundation.
In 2007 the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education appointed Dr. Francis to Chair the HBCU Capital Financing Advisory Board, and in 2005, Governor Kathleen Blanco appointed Francis to serve as Chairman of the Louisiana Recovery Authority, helping to oversee the state’s recovery following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita while leading the University’s own recovery and rebuilding effort. In New Orleans, Francis serves as Chairman of the Board of Liberty Bank and Trust, Co-Chair of the Committee for a Better New Orleans, member of the Advisory Board of The Times-Picayune Publishing Company and the Business Council of New Orleans, The Fleur de lis Ambassadors Program, a member of the board of trustees of the National World War II Museum, as well as many other local organizations.
Norman C. Francis’ legacy as the first African American lay president of Xavier is epitomized in his unwavering commitment to educational and social equality, spiritual enlightenment, and community service. Norman Francis is the longest sitting university president in the U.S.
| | Closing General Session | Monday, June 23 - 8:30 AM |  Deborah Lea is Interim Chancellor at Delgado Community College in New Orleans. Lea has contributed to countless special projects to benefit the college and the community. Lea is a graduate of Delgado.
Before being named Interim Chancellor, Lea served as Delgado's Vice Chancellor for Learning and Student Development, Director of Curriculum and Program Development, Interim Associate Dean of Science and Math Division, in Allied Health Admissions, Coordinator of Radiologic Technology, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor and Clinical Instructor. She also worked at Mercy Hospital as an Assistant Chief Technologist, Student Clinical Supervisor and Technologist. |  Skip Triplett is the President and CEO of Kwantlen Polytechnic University in British Columbia. Before his career at Kwantlen, he held executive, marketing, and training positions with the B C Telephone Company (now TELUS), Xerox of Canada, Ltd., and the Steel Company of Canada. He also served as a captain in Canada’s Regular Army. Mr. Triplett is active with many charitable and non-profit organizations. In addition to Kwantlen, he serves on the boards of the International Association of New Generation Universities, the Trades Training Consortium of BC, the BC Post Secondary Employers Association, the Credit Counselling Society of BC, the White Rock Hospice Society, S.U.C.C.E.S.S. and its associated Multi Level Care Society.
He holds a B.A. in Behavioral Science from Concordia University in Montreal and an M.B.A. from Simon Fraser University in Burnaby.
|  Michael Vinciguerra was installed as the eighth president of the University of St. Francis in June of 2002. Since arriving at USF, Vinciguerra has been active in the community and has developed many collaborative projects with other agencies. Under his leadership the University developed a plan that gave focus and direction in defining USF as Joliet’s Urban University with a national presence. He has also worked to strengthen USF’s Catholic Franciscan identity and heritage so that it may pervade all decision making on campus. His work with the University has led to approval of a five-year strategic plan with specific goals and targets through 2011.
Michael is married 37.5 years to his “best friend” and “most severe critic”, Grace. They have one son who lives in VA and one grandson who he is trying to recruit to play soccer at USF in the future. |
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