Colleges attended by CEOs hired at Fortune 1000 firms in 2004, 2005

Company
CEO
College degree received from

Acuity Brands
Vernon Nagel
University of Michigan

AGCO
Martin Richenhagen
University of Bonn and Cologne

Agilent Technologies
William Sullivan
University of Cal-Davis

Allete
Donald Shippar
University of Wisconsin, Superior

Amica Mutual Insurance
Robert DiMuccio
Providence College

Aramark
Joseph Neubauer
Tufts University; MBA University of Chicago

ArvinMeritor
Charles McClure
Cornell

Avery Dennison
Dean Scarborough
Hiram College; MBA University of Chicago

Baker Hughes
Chad Deaton
University of Wyoming

Baxter International
Robert Parkinson
Loyola University

Beckman Coulter
Scott Garrett
Valparaiso University; MBA Lake Forest Graduate School of Management

Boeing
James Bell
California State University at Los Angeles

Broadcom
Scott McGregor
Stanford

Centex
Timothy Eller
University of Nebraska

Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab
Stanford

Chiquita Brands
Fernado Aguirre
Southern Illinois University

Citizens Communications
Maggie Wilderotter
Holy Cross

CMS Energy
David Joos
Iowa State University

Coca-Cola
Neville Isdell
University of Cape Town

Computer Associates
John Swainson
University of British Columbia

Continental Airlines
Larry Kellner
University of South Carolina

Corning
Wendell Weeks
Lehigh University; MBA Harvard

Crompton
Robert Wood
University of Michigan

CUNA Mutual Group
Jeff Post
University of Wisconsin at Madison

Dana
Michael Burns
Kettering University; M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania.

Darden Restaurants
Clarence Otis
Williams College; Law degree Stanford

Dell Computer
Kevin Rollins
Brigham Young University

Dover
Ronald Hoffman
Oklahoma State University

Dow Chemical
Andrew Liveris,
University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Dun & Bradstreet
Steven Alesio
St. Francis College; MBA University of Pennsylvania\'s Wharton School

Energizer Holdings
Ward Klein
St. Olaf College; MBA Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University

Fannie Mae
Daniel Mudd
University of Virginia

FirstEnergy
Anthony Alexander
The University of Akron

Fleetwood Enterprises
Elden Smith
Whittier College

Great Lakes Chemical
John Gallagher,
University of Delaware

HNI
Stan Askren
University of Northern Iowa; MBA from Washington University

IMS Health
David Carlucci
University of Rochester

Insight Enterprises
Richard Fennessy
Michigan State

Intel
Paul Otellini
University of San Francisco; MBA from the University of California, Berkeley

Interpublic Group
Michael Roth
CUNY

ITT Industries
Steven Loranger
University of Colorado; Masters University of Colorado

J. C. Penney
Myron “Mike” Ullman
University of Cincinnati

Kellogg
James Jenness
DePaul University in Chicago

King Pharmaceuticals
Brian Markison
Iona College

Kmart Holding
Aylwin Lewis
University of Houston

LandAmerica Financial Group
Theodore Chandler
University of Virginia; T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond

Landstar System
Henry Gerkens
Adelphi University

Lockheed Martin
Robert Stevens
Slippery Rock

Louisiana-Pacific
Richard Frost
Louisiana State University; MBA Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Lowe\'s s
Robert Niblock
University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Lubrizol n
James Hambrick
Texas A&M University

Maxtor
Chong Sup Park
Yonsei University, Korea; MBA from the University of Chicago, and a doctorate in Business Administration from Nova Southeastern University

Mutual of Omaha
Daniel Neary
University of Iowa; Masters, University of Iowa

The New York Times Co.
Janet Robinson
Salve Regina College

Nike
William Perez
Cornell University; American Graduate School of International Management

Owens-Illinois
Steven McCracken
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Peabody Energy
Gregory Boyce
University of Arizona

Perot Systems
Peter Altabef
Binghamton University, State University of New York; University of Chicago Law School

PETCO Animal Supplies
James Myers
John Carroll University

PG&E
Peter Darbee
Dartmouth; MBA Dartmouth

Premcor
Jefferson Allen
Lehigh University; MBA Harvard

Progress Energy
Robert McGehee
University of Texas, U.S. Naval Academy

RadioShack
David Edmondson
Pacific Coast Baptist College in San Dimas, Calif.

Sara Lee
Brenda Barnes
Augustana

Sempra Energy
Donald Felsinger
University of Arizona.

Sequa
Martin Weinstein
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Masters MIT

Service Corporation International
Thomas Ryan
University of Texas at Austin

Siebel Systems
Michael Lawrie
Ohio University; MBA Drexel

SLM
Tim Fitzpatrick
LaSalle University; MBA LaSalle University

Snap-on
Jack Michaels
University of Cincinnati

Southwest Airlines
Gary Kelly
University of Texas

Southwest Gas
Jeffrey Shaw
University of Utah

Spherion
Roy Krause
Ohio State University; MBA Georgia State

SPX
Christopher Kearney
University of Notre Dame; DePaul University Law School

Stryker
Stephen MacMillan
Davidson College

Tellabs
Krish Prabhu
Bangalore University; Masters Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai (Bombay)

Texas Industries
Mel Brekhus
Montana Tech of The University of Montana

Texas Instruments
Richard Templeton
Union College

Time-Warner
Dick Parsons
University of Hawaii; Union University\'s Albany Law School

TXU
John Wilder
Southeast Missouri State University; MBA University of Texas

Unisy
Joseph McGrath
Rutgers University

United States Steel
John Surma
Pennsylvania State University

US Airways Grou
Bruce Lakefield
U.S. Naval Academy

USEC
James Mellor
University of Michigan; Masters University of Michigan

USF
Thomas Bergmann
University of Saint Thomas; Masters of Management degree from The J.L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Valspar
William Mansfield
Drexel; MBA Lehigh

Visteon
Michael Johnston
University of Massachusetts at Lowell; Master\'s degree in business administration from Michigan State University

Walt Disney
Robert Iger
Ithaca

Waste Management
David Steiner
Louisiana State University; Law degree University of California in Los Angeles.

Whirlpool
Jeff Fettig
Indiana University

Winn-Dixie Stores
Peter Lynch
Nichols College

Source: Burson-Marsteller and USA TODAY research

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