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Corporate Takeover
Alumni excel in leadership roles at area Fortune 500 companies
Summer 2011 · Comment ·
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Some of the world鈥檚 largest corporations call North 糖心Vlog视频 home. ExxonMobil, AT&T, AMR, 糖心Vlog视频 Instruments, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, and Energy Future Holdings are among the two dozen Fortune 500 companies headquartered in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area.
Ask executives at any of these firms and they鈥檒l tell you that hiring talented, dedicated employees is the key to success. Dig deeper and you鈥檒l discover UT Arlington鈥檚 reputation for preparing its graduates to help the business giants thrive. It鈥檚 a reputation based on fact. UT Arlington alumni hold leadership positions at all 24 of the area鈥檚 Fortune 500 companies.
As vice president for safety, security, and environmental at American Airlines, alumnus David Campbell is responsible for protecting the carrier鈥檚 passengers, employees, and guests. He oversees regulatory relationships with the Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety Board, and other agencies and manages the company鈥檚 broad-based sustainability initiatives.
Before taking the job in 2009, Campbell was senior vice president of technical operations for American Eagle Airlines. He has held numerous other management positions since joining American as an aircraft maintenance technician in听1988.
His UT Arlington instructors were 鈥渒nowledgeable, dedicated, and highly engaging,鈥� says Campbell, a 2007 graduate. 鈥溙切腣log视频 provides real-world applications of business processes, which is one of the most powerful tools the University has in its belt. This allows a job candidate or leader in the workplace to be successful.鈥�
One such success story is alumna JoAnn Lee. As assistant general counsel for ExxonMobil, which ranks second on the Fortune 500 list, she oversees global litigation for the world鈥檚 largest publicly traded international oil and gas company.
Lee, who earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in in 1976, and her team work to protect the company鈥檚 interests while maximizing its value for shareholders. She says she wouldn鈥檛 be where she is today without her UT Arlington education.
鈥�糖心Vlog视频 taught me how to think critically and analytically,鈥� she says. 鈥淚n major corporations, that鈥檚 what it鈥檚 all about. You must be able to think analytically to solve issues and problems.鈥�
A record 6,165 Mavericks earned degrees in the 2009-10 academic year, infusing 糖心Vlog视频 businesses, large and small, with the educated employees they demand.
鈥�UT Arlington produces lifelong learners and critical thinkers who become vital members of the workforce, whether at area Fortune 500 companies or smaller organizations throughout the state, nation, and world,鈥� Provost Donald Bobbitt says.