It was standing room only when Ross Perot Jr. came to campus in November for the Neeley MBA Executive Speaker Series’ breakfast. His message was upbeat as he encouraged local businesses to keep the economy going.

“After Sept. 11, I told my teams to be aggressive,” he said. “You’ve got to spend money and be active to beat (Osama) bin Laden.”

Pictured on the right, Perot, president and CEO of Perot Systems and chairman of Hillwood Development Corporation, visits with Garry Bruton (on left), management associate professor.