Stephen F. Austin State University alumnus Bob Slovak, sports anchor and reporter for KTRK-TV in Houston, will serve as interviewer for the inaugural Nelson Rusche Distinguished Lecture Series featuring former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush as the guest speaker at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, in the Baker Pattillo Student Center Grand Ballroom. Slovak also will moderate the SFA Leadership Summit, an event scheduled in conjunction with the lecture series.
Slovak also will serve as moderator for the SFA Leadership Summit, an event scheduled in conjunction with the lecture series, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in the BPSC Theater. The summit will feature a panel of seven SFA Rusche College of Business alumni discussing leadership principles and business and corporate issues.
Summit panelists include Greg Arnold, chairman and CEO for the Truman Arnold Companies; Chris Bagley, president and chief operating officer for BancorpSouth; Terry Bonno, senior vice president of marketing for Transocean; Michael Calbert, chairman of the board for Dollar General Corporation; Stacie Shirley, executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of Tuesday Morning Corporation; Steve Stagner, executive chairman and chairman of the board for Mattress Firm; and Michael Taff, executive vice president and CFO for Chicago Bridge & Iron Company.
A Dallas native, Slovak graduated from SFA in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts in communication. He began his broadcast career in Ada, Oklahoma, at KTEN-TV. He also worked in Arizona and Oklahoma before joining ABC 13 Eyewitness News in Houston as a sports anchor and reporter in 1998. Slovak has been honored with Associated Press, Emmy and Edward R. Murrow Awards during his career.
