November 01, 2004

Bowling Green, Ky. - A student in Western Kentucky University's Gordon Ford College of Business will attend a leadership conference this week in San Antonio.

Jillian Kearns, a Burlington senior and a business economics major, will participate in Beta Gamma Sigma's fifth Student Leadership Forum on Nov. 4-7.

Beta Gamma Sigma, the honor society for AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, sponsors the forum, which guides participants as they explore their personal leadership styles. Participants will work with other student leaders, engage in a variety of interactive settings and attend informational lectures and presentations.

Participants have been chosen to represent their respective Beta Gamma Sigma student chapters. Beta Gamma Sigma chapters are located at 417 college and university campuses and recognize the academic achievements of the world's best business students.

For more information, contact Tim Weatherby of Beta Gamma Sigma at (314) 432-5650. More WKU news is available at www.wku.edu. If you'd like to receive WKU news via e-mail, send a message to WKUNews@wku.edu.