“Thanks again for being the hit of the conference!”
            Ray Spivey, Texas Municipal Retirement System

“Thanks you for once again being a part of the SGA Offshore Gas Operations Conference.  This year you got the highest marks of any speaker ever---straight tens!”
            Marsha Short, Southern Gas Association

“I’ll forward the evaluations, but as always, you were great!”
            John Cavanaugh, Maryland Bankers Association

“Your presentation added greatly to the success of our symposium.  I am sure you will be happy to know that on a scale of five, your presentation received an average rating of 4.8, which is an “A” even in a senior professor’s book.”
            J. A. Beckman, DSM Copolymer

“Your presentation was outstanding. In fact you received the highest speaker rating, beating out our luncheon speaker, who was very entertaining!”
            Patricia L. Shinko, Food Marketing Institute

“Well, the reviews are in and you were a “Big Hit”! I can’t thank you enough for adding content to our conference!”
            Tucker Davis, Vice President, First Midwest Bank of Poplar Bluff, MO

“This year’s Economic Outlook Conference was very successful, and we believe your involvement was vital in achieving that success. Countless people who attended the conference have remarked on how much they enjoyed your presentation at the luncheon.”
           Don Lester, Dean, McAfee School of Business Administration,
           Union  College, Jackson, TN.

“What a fabulous presentation you made at our convention! The bankers enjoyed your statistics and humor. I am so glad we got to work together.”
            Kathy Box, Texas Bankers Association

“It is with pleasure we thank you for the outstanding broadcast on June 20 (2002) on Reliability and Supply. We have heard from hundreds of viewers and they rated it between 4 and 5 (five being the highest rating possible).”
            Mike Duffy, CTN Television, Dallas, TX

“Your presentation as usual was GREAT.  You have the unique ability to talk about the subject of economics so that the average person can understand the points your are making.  Many of the bankers in the community were delighted that we had invited you to our program.”
            Joseph H. Miller, Dean, College of Business,
            Southeast Louisiana University

“Thanks so much for your presentation at the Real Estate Trends Conference.  Needless to say, you wowed them.  Your jokes will go down in the “joke hall of fame”.”
            Susan Beal, Center for Business and Economic Research,
            LSU-Shreveport

“Please accept my belated thanks for your characteristically outstanding presentation at the Republican Convention.  Undeterred by the late hour, your surpassed even the presidential hopefuls in favorable audience response.”
            Senator Jay Dardenne, Louisiana Senate

“Thank you for the excellent presentation you made at the National Association of State Treasurers.  The information you gave was very informative and thought provoking…. Thanks for keeping everyone awake! It was great!”
            Mary Landrieu, State Treasurer (now U.S. Senator)

“The knowledge and insights you brought as a speaker played an invaluable role in the quality of the conference and your involvement was greatly appreciated.  Here are your scores:  Value of topic – 4.7; Knowledge – 4.9; Delivery – 5 (where 5 = excellent)”
            Linda Bradfield, Southern Financial Exchange