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2003 Occidental College Alumni Businessperson of the Year Award Dinner
Patricia Sueltz '75
The Network is the Computer -
Implications for the Future of Information Technology
Tuesday Evening | October 21, 2003 | 6:15 PM
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Occidental Business Associates cordially invite you to attend a dinner honoring Patricia Sueltz '75, sixth annual recipient of OBA's Occidental College Alumni Businessperson of the Year Award.
Patricia C. Sueltz currently serves as Executive Vice President of Sun Services at Sun Microsystems. In this role, Mrs. Sueltz is responsible for developing and delivering in integrated portfolio of consulting, educational and support services to customers worldwide as key elements in Sun's network computing solutions. As head of Sun Services, she directs over 10,000 employees worldwide and drives about 1/3 of Sun's total revenue...last year about $3.6 billion. Previously, Pat served as Executive Vice President of Sun's Software Systems Group. In that capacity, she oversaw more than 5,000 employees and was responsible for Sun's growing software portfolio that includes Java technologies, the Solaris Operating System, and Sun's StarOffice office productivity suite.
Following graduation from Occidental College with a BA in Theology, Mrs. Sueltz attended one year of seminary at Claremont School of Theology under a Rockefeller Fellowship for nontraditional thought in theology. She then started her career as an Installation Foreman at Pacific Telephone. By June of 1979 she was the manager of the Information Technology Lab at IBM. Her career at IBM spanned 21 years and various roles including communications software, programming, headquarters staff, transactions, and messaging systems. In 1993 she became technical assistant to former IBM Chairman Lou Gerstner.
She later started IBM's Java practice which has grown to include the efforts of more than 4,000 worldwide. Collaborations with Sun's CEO Scott McNealy eventually led to her move to Sun Microsystems and her current successes. Mrs. Sueltz was recently featured as #35 on Fortune Magazine's "50 Most Powerful Women in Business" and has also been honored by Feminine Fortunes Magazine in its 2003 list of recognized leaders in technology
Date:
Tuesday October 21, 2003
Location:
Jonathan Club
545 S. Figueroa St.
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Valet Parking will be available for $5.50
For directions, please visit: www.jc.org/gst/
Use of the Jonathan Club is courtesy of the Honorable Carl J. West '73.
Attire:
Coat & Tie.
Schedule:
6:15 p.m. Social Hour (No Host Bar)
7:15 p.m. Dinner
Cost:
The cost is $75 per person for OBA members and their guests, and $95 per person for non-members.
Enrollment:
Please RSVP by October 15, 2003. Space is limited. Reservations accepted on a first-come, first served basis. For more information, call the Occidental Alumni Office at (323) 259-2601.
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