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Article: Babson College to Inaugurate Brian M. Barefoot as Its 11th President - Sept. 20; Seasoned Business Executive Returns to Roots, Will Expand Babson's Leadership Position in Entrepreneurship.
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- September 9, 2002
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Byline: Babson College
WELLESLEY, Mass., Sept. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Brian M. Barefoot, a former Wall Street executive with more than three decades of experience at PaineWebber, Inc. and Merrill Lynch & Co., will be inaugurated 11th President of Babson College on Friday, Sept. 20 at 1:30 p.m. on the College's Upper Athletic Fields.
Barefoot, a member of the Class of 1966, has been serving as president since June 2001. He is the first graduate of the college to serve as President.
He takes the helm on the heels of the first recession in a decade and a national lapse of faith in U.S. business practices. Says Barefoot, "I heartily accept the ...