Leaders from Fortune 500 companies and self-made entrepreneurs speak to students through the MBA Executive Lecture series, which provides opportunities to discuss cutting-edge business practices and strategies. Past and current lecturers include: upcomingevents

• Jay Barlett, COO of Springfield City Water Light and Power
  
  
• Bill Camp, Executive Vice President, ADM
  
  
• John S. Cobb, BA, JD, Attorney and partner in the law firm of Samuels, Miller, Schroeder, Jackson & Sly, LLP
  
  
• Charles (Chad) Curry, Retired CFO, Tate & Lyle, North America

• John D'Amaro, Chief Financial Officer of HD Smith
  
  
• Michael D'Ambrose, Sr. Vice President, Archer Daniels Midland Co.
  
  
• Robert A. Disbrow, BA, MBA, CPA, Partner in the public accounting firm of Sleeper, Disbrow, Morrison, Tarro & Lively, LLC
  
  
• Mike Gibson, Executive Lecture Series Coordinator
  
  
• Joe King, recently retired CEO of Molex, Incorporated, a global electronics company. Now Director of Global Operations for Molex
  
  
• Margo Lobel, BA Wellsley College, MBA University of Chicago, is former Group Vice-president of Finance for Archer Daniels Midland, Company. She has extensive experience overseas with both General Motors and Nike
  
  
• Lynn McPheeters, BA and CPA, attended Southern Illinois University. He recently retired as the CFO of Caterpillar, after 40 years of service
  
  
• Doug Oberhelman, Group President, Caterpillar
  
  
• Gary Peacock, CFO, Decatur Memorial Hospital
  
  
• John Rice, Executive VP, Archer Daniels Midland, Company.
  
  
• John Rogers, Midwest US/China Association
  
  
• Ismael Roig,Vice President, Archer Daniels Midland, Company
  
  
• Dale B. Smith , Chief Executive Officer of Mueller Group
  
  
• Joe Terrill, BA, MBA from the University of Illinois, is President of Terrill and Associates, St. Louis Investment Firm
  
  
• Dan Towery, Head of Ag Conservation Solutions