1970s Ronnie Bush (’74, business administration, ’80, MBA) recently retired from Oracle Corpora- tion after 33 years of service. During his ten- ure, he served as account executive, regional director, key account director and finally, ac- count sales manager for enterprise accounts. While getting his Auburn MBA he worked as a teaching assistant for Professor Holley in the school of business and became a life member of the Auburn Alumni Association. Ronnie has an impressive career holding positions such as director of licensure and inspection for the Division of Emergency Medical Ser- vices for the Alabama State Department of Health, account executive at Sperry Corpo- ration and vice president of marketing for a local software company. Ronnie and his wife of 34 years, Dena, now enjoy retirement in Germantown, Tennessee. Roy Dobbs (’72, business administration) is a published author with his book, “Rising Above Mediocrity,” available for purchase on Ama- zon. The book discusses his journey through the Air Force to working under George Wal- lace, the governor of Alabama at the time, to serving as mayor of his hometown for 20 years. “I love Auburn, not because of our ath- letic program, but our academics.” Harry Harden (’79, human resource manage- ment) recently retired after an impressive 45-year long career in Human Resources. He was the chief human resources officer for Sonic Automotive, Inc. at the time of his retirement. James Hester (’70, business administration) retired as a contract agent from Tennessee Valley Authority in 2003 after serving the company for 30+ years. “I feel that my degree helped me tremendously on the job and in life.” James and his wife of 51 years, Alice, now enjoy spending time with their two grandchil- dren. They also share a passion for attending and participating in car shows with vintage British sports cars and their Porsche 911.
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1960s Eugene Cochran (’69, business administration) started his own custom cabinet and furniture business in 1987 called Wood Studio. In 2001, his two sons joined the business creating a family legacy. After a few years in Nashville, Tennessee, Eugene moved the business to Alabama on the banks of Lewis Smith Lake. “My background in business management from the early days of Harbert has supported Wood Studio's existence since the beginning.” James Cornelison (’67, business administration) started his own consulting company, Car- olina’s Human Resource, where he retired in 2009 as senior vice president of Human Resources. Throughout his career he worked for BASF, Black & Decker and Furniture Brands International. As a student, James had the privilege of being in the first gradu- ating class of the School of Business. To honor this achievement James was recognized on field during an Auburn home football game. “Auburn gave me the foundation to pursue a wonderful career; The Auburn Creed was my compass.”
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