The Frost Distinguished Lecture Series brings prominent business and community leaders to UTSA to share their knowledge and experiences with students and others in the university and business community.
The lecture series, which began in 1988, presents a forum for business leaders and academics to share their experiences in business so that students can broaden their understanding of the business world and the individuals who lead it.
Upcoming Lecture
Rob Wicall, '94
Director of Business Strategy
Vuepoint Digital Marketing
Tuesday, Nov. 12
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Richard Liu Auditorium, Business Building Room 2.01.02
1 UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249
The fall 2024 lecture features Rob Wicall, '94, director of business strategy at Vuepoint Digital Marketing. For two decades, Wicall donned the iconic fur suit of The Coyote, the beloved mascot of the NBA's San Antonio Spurs.
Now in his current role, he provides a unique perspective on the art of genuine human connection and the power of making memorable moments that last a lifetime.
Wicall recently published, “Furlosophy: Beyond the Mascot: Insights into Life and the NBA,” that showcases his experience as an NBA mascot.
This event is free and open to the public.
Frost Distinguished Lecturers
2024
Graham Weston, CEO and Entrepreneur
Weston Ventures
2023
Ramiro Cavazos, President and Chief Executive Officer
United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC)
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2022
Carlos Alvarez, Founder
Gambrinus Company
Read Story
2020
Phillip Green, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Cullen/Frost Bankers
View Lecture
2017
Lorenzo Gomez, Chairman
The 80/20 Foundation and Geekdom
Read Story
2016
Richard Peretz, '85, CFO
UPS
Harvey E. Najim, Founder
Najim Charitable Foundation and Sirius Company Solutions
2015
Kim Lubel
CST Brands, Inc.
Michael Garcia, '85
Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and Development
Omni Hotels & Resorts
2014
Patrick T. Mulva, MBA '75
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Red McCombs
McCombs
2013
Dick Evans
Frost
Gregory Goff
Tesoro
2012
Dr. Bernard T. Swift, Jr.
Texas MedClinic
Jim Bodenstedt, '96
MUY Brands LLC
2011
Nancy Kudla, MBA '87
Kudla Foundation
Bill Morrow, '86
CSIdentity Corporation
2010
Kathleen Quiroz
Strasburger, Price, Oppenheimer, Blend, Attorneys at Law
Alfonso Tomita, MBA '01, President
Sushi Zushi
2009
Elaine Mendoza, President and Chief Executive Officer
Conceptual Mindworks, Inc
Josue Robles, Jr., President & CEO
USAA
2008
Lanham Napier, President & CEO
Rackspace
Robert Estrada, Chairman of the Board
Estrada Hinojosa & Co., Inc.
Suzanne Wade, President of the SA Food/Drug Division
H-E-B
2007
General Al Zapanta, President & CEO
U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce
2006
Lionel Sosa, CEO
Mexicans & Americans Thinking Together (MATT)
Dr. Ray Perryman, President & CEO
The Perryman Group
2005
Patricia Diaz-Dennis, Sr. VP / Assistant General Counsel
SBC Services, Inc.
Dr. James J. Heckman, Professor of Economics
University of Chicago
Lt. Gov. William P. Hobby, Former Lieutenant Governor of Texas
2004
Jeanie R. Wyatt, MBA '86, CEO
South Texas Money Management, Ltd.
James R. Adams, Retired Chairman of Board
Texas Instruments
2003
Charles L. Korbell, Jr., President & CEO
Clarke American Checks Inc.
Henry Muñoz, III, Chairman of Board & CEO
Kell Muñoz Architects Inc.
Dolph Briscoe, Former Governor of Texas
Art Laffer, Founder & Chairman/Economist
Laffer Associate
2002
Ernest Bromley, Chairman & CEO
Bromley Communications
Marty Wender, Owner
Charles Martin Wender Real Estate & Investments
David Oreck, Founder & Chairman
Oreck Corporation
2001
Navarra Williams, President
Time Warner Cable
Henry Cisneros, Chairman & CEO
American City Vista
Jamie Rochelle, General Manager & CEO
City Public Service
Lee Sutterfield, President & Chairman of the Board
SecureLogix Corporation
2000
Nelson W. Wolff, President
Sun Harvest Farms Partners, Ltd.
Don Peppers, Partner
Peppers and Rogers Group
1998
Gene Stallings, Former Head Football Coach
David Robinson, CEO & Co-Founder
The David Robinson Foundation
Tino Duran, Owner and Publisher
La Prensa
1997
Balous T. Miller, President
Bill Miller Bar-B-Q Enterprises, Inc.
Debbi Fields, Founder and Former Chairman
Mrs. Fields Cookies
Drayton McLane, Jr., Chairman
McLane Group, L.P. and Owner of Houston Astros
B. J. "Red" McCombs, CEO
McCombs Enterprises
1996
Gen. Robert T. Herres, USAF (Ret.), Chairman & CEO
USAA
Kenneth Whipple, Former President-Ford Financial Services Group, Executive V.P.
Ford Motor Co. & Chairman & CEO-Ford Motor Cr. Co.
1995
Ann McLaughlin, 17th United States Secretary of Labor
Richard L. Scott, Former President and CEO
Columbia/HCA Health Care
Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
SBC Communications, Inc.
Walter B. Wriston, Former Chairman
Citicorp
1994
Horst Schulze, President & CEO
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company
1993
Kenneth Whipple, President
Ford Financial Services Group
1992
Tom Benson, Chairman of the Board
Benson Automotive
1991
Roger Hemminghaus, President & CEO
Diamond Shamrock
Robert Mosbacher, U.S. Secretary of Commerce
Richard W. Evans, Jr., President
Frost National Bank
1990
Gordon E. Forward, President & CEO
Chaparral Steel
Herbert D. Kelleher, Chairman of the Board, President & CEO
Southwest Airlines
William E. Brock, Former U.S. Secretary of Labor
1989
George Becker, Jr., Former President
Sea World of Texas
Charles Butt, CEO
H.E.B. Grocery Company
John Connally, Former Governor of Texas
1988
Charles Martin Wender, Real Estate Financier
