O’Donnell to give 2003 Economic Forecast

Huntington, Ind. " Jim O'Donnell, Huntington College executive-in-residence, will share his thoughts on the stock market and provide his outlook on the economy for the new year at the Wednesday, January 8, 2003, breakfast of the Huntington College Foundation. Before joining the Huntington College faculty, Professor O'Donnell served in upper management of the nation's leading mutual fund companies.

The public is cordially invited to attend. Breakfast will be served at 7:45 a.m. in the Habecker Dining Commons. The program will conclude by 9:00 a.m. The cost of the breakfast is $6 per person. First-time guests are not charged. For more information about the Huntington College Foundation's breakfast series, please visit www.huntington.edu/foundation.

Jim O'Donnell serves as associate professor of business and executive-in-residence at Huntington College. He brings to HC's business department the savvy earned as senior executive at some of the nation's largest investment companies. From 1981 to 1985, he served as vice president and national sales manager for the Dreyfus Service Corporation, where he was charged with developing and managing a national sales force. During his final year with Dreyfus, he sold $1.5 billion in new investments. From 1985 to 1989, O'Donnell led the sales and marketing division of the Portfolio Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Chemical Bank. During his tenure, assets under the firm's management grew from $800 million to $2.5 billion. O'Donnell then moved on to Fidelity Investments, first as the senior vice president for Personal Advisory Services, then as executive vice president and founding director of the High Net Worth Group, a segment marketing arm serving the needs of wealthy individuals. In 1992, he joined the Boston firm of Scudder, Stevens and Clark, again serving the investment needs of high net worth individuals.

A man of deep convictions and great thoughtfulness, O'Donnell's opinions on ethics and finance have appeared in Barron's, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, America, and many other publications.

Huntington College is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 60 academic concentrations. US News & World Report ranks Huntington among the Top 10 comprehensive colleges in the Midwest. Founded in 1897 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, Huntington College is located on a contemporary, lakeside campus in Huntington, Indiana.