Feb. 25, 2008

Contact Rick Kyte at 608-796-3704 or rlkyte@viterbo.edu

VITERBO LEADERSHIP AT NOON SERIES TO CONCLUDE WITH LA CROSSE TRIBUNE PUBLISHER RUSTY CUNNINGHAM MARCH 12

LA CROSSE, Wis. – Rusty Cunningham, publisher of the La Crosse Tribune newspaper, will speak at the final Viterbo University Leadership at Noon Series event of the academic year Wednesday, March 12.

The La Crosse Tribune was founded in 1904 and purchased by Lee Enterprises in 1907 for $15,000. The paper, which has a daily circulation of 33,000 and a circulation of 41,000 on Sundays, is the source of local news for much of Western Wisconsin and Southeastern Minnesota.

Formerly known as the Brown Bag Series, the Leadership at Noon series is entitled “The Vision and Values of Successful Business Leadership” and features local business people discussing the crucial components of a successful business.

All Leadership at Noon series events will be held from noon–1 p.m. in the Reinhart Center Board Room and are free and open to the public. Audience members are invited to bring their own lunch or purchase a box lunch for $5. The series is sponsored by the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership and the Dahl School of Business at Viterbo University.