Business leaders share their expertise with students

Area business leaders participated in a panel discussion Wednesday evening, Feb. 6 at the Lundy Fetterman School of Business as part of the 2008 Business Week.The panel was comprised of Carol Yoachem, Executive Vice President for Wealth Management at First Citizens Bank; Leigh Duque, Chief Development Officer of The Girls Scouts-NC Coastal Pines; Bob Barker of the Bob Barker Company; and Billy Woodard, Chairman of Fidelity Bank, seen here with Dr. Ben Hawkins, Dean of the Lundy-Fetterman School of Business. “Hearing from these speakers definitely makes you approach things differently,” said junior Justin Smith. “They’re experts, so what they have to say means a lot.”- Photo by Grey Winn

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