Marquette Welcomes Chairman and CEO of Eaton Corporation Alexander Cutler as Keynote Speaker for Business Leaders Forum Released: Oct. 7, 2005 Marquette University is pleased to welcome Alexander (Sandy) M. Cutler, chairman and CEO of Eaton Corporation, as part of the Business Leaders Forum luncheon on Tuesday, October 18, 2005. Mr. Cutler's presentation is titled “Business Transformation.” The event is open to the public; to register call (414) 288-7431. Established in 1999, the Business Leaders Forum is a speaker series sponsored by Marquette University 's College of Business Administration. The forum provides a setting for nationally recognized business leaders to engage in discussions and interact with students, faculty and local business leaders. The program enables Marquette to build practical knowledge into its rigorous business curriculum, exploring current trends, issues and practices in business. Following the luncheon keynote address, Mr. Cutler will share personal insights and knowledge from his years of business expertise with students and faculty in the College of Business Administration. "The Business Leaders Forum provides our students with an invaluable opportunity to interact and learn from our nation's top business leaders. We are honored to have the chairman and CEO of a global company such as Eaton Corp. speak to our students and business leaders from the area,” said Dr. David L. Shrock, dean of Marquette 's College of Business Administration . "Mr. Cutler's leadership of a company that employs 57,000 people with customers in over 125 countries sets a great example for our students and what they can achieve.” Marquette University has attracted leaders at the top of their respective professions to speak at the Business Leaders Forum. Past speakers include: Jeffrey R. Immelt, chairman of the Board and CEO of G.E.; Don H. Davis, Jr., chairman and CEO Rockwell Automation; Wayne Sanders, CEO, Kimberly Clark Corporation; Dick Burke, chairman, Trek Bicycle Corp.; John Morgridge, chairman of the Board, Cisco Systems; and Kathy Hudson, chairman, CNH Global. The Kathleen and Frank Thometz Foundation has made the Business Leaders Forum speaker series possible through a special endowment. About Mr. Cutler, chairman and CEO of Eaton Corporation Born in Milwaukee, Alexander M. Cutler earned a bachelor of arts from Yale University and a master of business administration from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College . He began his career with Cutler- Hammer in 1975. After it was acquired by Eaton, he subsequently held various positions with the company until assuming his current role in August, 2000. Eaton Corporation is headquartered in Cleveland and does business in over 125 countries throughout the world.   Business Leaders Forum Luncheon at Marquette University Alexander M. Cutler, keynote speaker  Alumni Memorial Union , Monaghan Ballroom Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2005 Registration:   11:45 a.m. Lunch:   12:15 a.m. Program:   12:45 p.m. To register call (414) 288-7431 $40 per person $400 Corporate Table of Eight ( includes corporate table sign) $600 Gold Patron Table of Eight ( includes corporate table sign and acknowledgment in program)  For more information visit http://www.marquette.edu/blf   Office of Marketing and Communication Contacts Brigid O'Brien Miller Director of University Communication Phone: (414) 288-7445 Send e-mail Anne Broeker Sr. Media Relations Specialist Phone: (414) 288-0286 Send e-mail