Bernard
F. Sergesketter
Chairman
University Studies and Publications:
Electrical
Engineering degree from Purdue University
Quality
is Personal: A Foundation for Total Quality Management
by Roberts and Sergesketter published by The Free Press, New York, 1993
Professional
Career:
AT&T,
1959-1994
Held
positions in engineering, operations, information systems, finance,
marketing, and sales. Served
as an officer of the company for 18 years during a period of dramatic
change in the telecommunications industry.
During that period AT&T went from an internally focused
domestic monopoly to an aggressive global competitor.
Served as senior AT&T executive in the Central Region of the
United States from 1984 to 1994.
Sergesketter
&
Associates
Inc.,
1994-Present
Founded
marketing and sales consulting firm focused on improving clients’
revenue streams. Leads team
of marketing professionals to provide services that meet companies'
strategic growth objectives. As
an acknowledged expert in the field of quality, served as Chairman of
the Panel of Judges for the Lincoln Award for Business Excellence.
Memberships
Board
of Trustees - Illinois Institute of Technology (former Vice Chairman)
Board
of Trustees – The Sigma Chi Foundation (Treasurer)
Board of Directors – Westell Technologies, Inc.
Board of Directors – Solar Communications
Member - The Economic Club of Chicago
Member - The Commercial Club
Member - The Chicago Club
Board of Trustees – The Cradle - Honorary Member and Past Vice
Chairman
Board of Trustees - Illinois State Chamber of Commerce - Past Vice
Chairman
Former Trustee - Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Former Trustee - Evanston Hospital Corporation
Awards
Purdue
University - Outstanding Electrical Engineer (1992)
Purdue
University - Distinguished Engineering Alumnus (1988)
Purdue University - Order of the Griffin (1994)
Ball State University - International Fellow of the Year (1991)
AT&T – Corporate Quality Award (1992)
Sigma
Chi Fraternity - Significant Sig Award (1994)
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