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UT Tyler Economic Summit to Feature Fox Economist Stuart Varney

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September 2, 2014

Media Contact:  Hannah Buchanan
Editor/Writer–Strategic Communications & Media Relations
Marketing and Communications
The University of Texas at Tyler
903.539.7196 (cell)

August 29, 2014

Media Contact: Beverley Golden
Director
Marketing and Communications
The University of Texas at Tyler
903.566.7303 or 903.330.0495 (cell)

Economist and anchor Varney & Company, Stuart Varney will be the featured speaker of The University of Texas at Tyler Hibbs Institute 2014 Economic Forecast Summit, Dr. James Lumpkin, UT Tyler College of Business dean, announced.

The summit will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11 at the Green Acres Cross Walk. Doors open at 6 p.m.

Dinner sponsors are Johnson Financial Group, LMT Wealth Management Group and Dr. Rod Mabry/UT Tyler.

Sponsorships and tickets are available by contacting Jessica Brown, 903.565.5741 or hibbsinsitute@uttyler.edu.

An economist educated at the London School of Economics, Varney is uniquely qualified to address the rapidly shifting domestic and global economic trends, and the implications for business, institutional investors and individuals.

His exceptional coverage and analysis of the stock market crash of 1987 earned him a Peabody Award for excellence in journalism.

Varney is credited with changing the way financial and economic news is reported worldwide. Varney & Company is one of Fox Business Network’s top-rated shows, and Varney appears regularly with Sean Hannity, Bill O’Reilly and Megyn Kelly.

One of the 15 campuses of the UT System, UT Tyler features excellence in teaching, research, artistic performance and community service. More than 80 undergraduate and graduate degrees are available at UT Tyler, which has an enrollment of more than 7,500 high-ability students. UT Tyler offers courses at its campuses in Tyler, Longview and Palestine as well as a location in Houston.