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BUSINESS ETHICS FOCUS OF LECTURE AT SIMON SCHOOL

Release Date: Feb 18, 2008

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Contact: Charla Stevens Kucko, (585) 273-4806

Former Stockbroker Discusses Errors in Judgment that Led Him to Jail

Rochester, N.Y.—February 18, 2008—From successful stockbroker and entrepreneur, to international fugitive and convicted felon, to national lecturer on business ethics—Patrick Kuhse's experiences have covered the spectrum. Kuhse, who has shared his riveting story with M.B.A. students from Harvard to Stanford, will take part in a panel discussion on Ethics at the Simon Graduate School of Business on Friday, February 22, 2008 from 10 a.m.—Noon in Gleason Hall, Room 318/418 on the University of Rochester River Campus.

Kuhse travels throughout the nation warning business school students about the critical errors in judgment that ultimately led to his conviction on 32 felony counts including bribing a public official, money laundering and conspiracy. He spent four years as an international fugitive in the jungles of Costa Rica before surrendering and serving four years in a foreign jail and U.S. federal prisons.

Joining the discussion will be W. T. “Bill” McKibben, known as “The Ethics Guru.” With more than four decades in communications, McKibben is the author of Play Nice, Make Money: Making the Case for the Ethical Business Model as the Surest Path to Profitability. Currently, he is senior partner at The Great Lakes Group, a public and community relations consulting firm. Previously, he has led his own PR, advertising and marketing firm and has held senior-level management positions with WBEN AM-FM/TV as well as Taft Broadcasting in Buffalo, N.Y., where he served as general manager at radio station WGR.

The panel discussion will be moderated by Simon School faculty member Rajiv Dewan, faculty director of graduate programs, Ph.D. Program chairman and associate professor of computers and information systems.

The event is presented by the Simon School's student-managed VISION Program. The program, unique to the Simon School, consists of specially designed modules—this one on corporate social responsibility—offered throughout the year. VISION is a key component and requirement of the full-time M.B.A. curriculum. It serves as a complement to the curriculum by providing opportunities for students to practice creative, cross-functional approaches to problem solving, while strengthening leadership, teamwork, ethics and communication skills.

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The Simon School prides itself as the place Where Thinkers Become Leaders™ and is currently ranked among the leading graduate business schools in the world in rankings published by the popular press, including BusinessWeek, U.S. News & World Report, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and Forbes. For example, the Financial Times recently rated the School 2nd in the world for finance and 5th in the world for managerial economics. More information about the Simon School is available on the World Wide Web at www.simon.rochester.edu.