BGS International Honoree 2007
The BGS Board of Governors is pleased to announce the selection of Kevin Kennedy, President and Chief Executive Officer, JDSU Corporation, as the 2007 International Honoree.
 Kevin Kennedy joined the Company, JDSU Corporation, as Chief Executive Officer in September 2003 and has been a member of the Company’s Board since November 2001. Previously, he served as Chief Operating Officer of Openwave Systems, Inc. from August 2001 to September 2003. Prior to joining Openwave Systems, Kennedy spent seven years at Cisco Systems, Inc., most recently as Senior Vice President of the Service Provider Line of Business and Software Technologies Division, and 17 years at Bell Laboratories as well.
In 1987, Kennedy was a congressional fellow to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rambus Corporation and is a member of the Board of Directors for the Canary Foundation. Kennedy is a member of the Board of Regents of Loyola Marymount University, and was a former member of the Board of Directors of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. from July 2004 - December 2006.
Kennedy holds engineering degrees, including: a B.S. from Lehigh University in Pennsylvania and an M.S. and Ph.D. from Rutgers University. He also completed the Executive Business Program at the University of Michigan in 1992. Kennedy was an adjunct professor at Rutgers from 1982-1984 and has published more than 30 papers on computational methods, data networking and issues of technology management. In 2006, Kennedy was honored by the School of Engineering at Rutgers as their alumnus of the year and awarded an Alumni Medal of Excellence. He is a co-author of “Going the Distance”, a book published by Prentice Hall.
Photos from the International Honoree Luncheon held April 23, 2007
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Audio from the International Honoree Address
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From 1963 to 1999, Beta Gamma Sigma presented the National Honoree Award to individuals who furthered the ideals of the Society through outstanding business and managerial leadership. Beginning in 2000, the Society annually presents the International Honoree Award.
Past Honorees:
2006
Patricia Turck-Paquelier
International Brand President of Prestige and Collections International, L’Oreal
2005
James H. Blanchard
CEO, Synovus Financial Corporation
2004
Dieter Zetsche
Board of Management, Daimler Chrysler; CEO & President, Chrysler Group
2003
Joe W. Forehand
Chairman and CEO of Accenture
2002
Michael J. Birck
Chairman of Tellabs, Inc
2001
Stephen G. Butler
Chairman of KPMG International
2000
Robert A. Ingram
CEO of Glaxo Wellcome, plc
1999
Hugh L. McColl, Jr.
Chairman and CEO, Bank of America
1998
Donald O. Clifton
Chairman, The Gallup Organization
1997
Charlotte Beers
Chairman Emeritus, Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide
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