K-State's College of Business Administration names Stephen M. Lacy as Fall 2006 Distinguished Lecturer

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News release prepared by: Katie Schurman, 785-532-2753, schurman@k-state.edu

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

K-STATE'S COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION NAMES STEPHEN M. LACY AS FALL 2006 DISTINGUISHED LECTURER

MANHATTAN -- Stephen M. Lacy, president and CEO of the Meredith Corporation, will be the fall 2006 speaker for the College of Business Administration's Distinguished Lecture Series at Kansas State University.

His presentation will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, in McCain Auditorium. The lecture is free and the public is invited.

Lacy joined the Meredith Corporation in 1998 as vice president and chief financial officer. He assumed operation duties in March 2004 and was named president and chief operating officer in 2004. He also served as interim president of the Meredith Broadcasting Group for seven months in 2004-2005. He was elected to his current position effective July 1 and is based in Des Moines, Iowa.

Meredith Publications serves 85 million households on a daily basis through its publishing and broadcasting offices across the country. Meredith's major brands include Better Homes and Gardens, Ladies' Home Journal, Family Circle, Parents, Fitness, Country Home and More magazines. Meredith also has television stations in eight top-35 markets, including Atlanta, Ga., Phoenix, Ariz., and Portland, Ore.

Yar Ebadi, dean of the K-State College of Business Administration, said he is delighted that students will have the opportunity to hear one of the college's prestigious alumni speak.

"From Lacy, our students will have an opportunity to learn how excellence is the foundation for all success," Ebadi said. "Steve is a certified public accountant and has parlayed his excellence as a financial officer into his current success as chief executive officer of one of the publishing world's most respected publishing groups."

Lacy earned a bachelor's degree and master's degree in accounting from K-State. He serves as chairman of the board of directors of the Direct Marketing Association and serves on the boards of the Advertising Council and Magazine Publishers of America. Lacy also serves on the boards of the Kansas State University Foundation and the United Way of Central Iowa, and is a member of the K-State College of Business Administration Dean's Advisory Council.

Lacy was recognized by Advertising Age as Publishing Executive of the Year in 2003 and 2005.