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Lake Forest, Ill –Wendy Selig-Prieb, president and CEO of the Milwaukee Brewers, and sole woman owner in the major leagues will deliver the annual A.B. Dick Lecture on Entrepreneurship at Lake Forest College on Wednesday, February 6 at 8 p.m. Selig-Prieb’s topic is "Major League Baseball as Sport and Business: Challenges and Opportunities." Admission is free and the public is encouraged to attend. An early arrival is recommended because seating is open on an availability basis. Selig-Prieb will speak in the College’s Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel at the intersection of College and Sheridan roads in Lake Forest. For further information, please call 847/735-6010. Selig-Prieb is the only female chief executive of a major league baseball club and at age 40, she is the second youngest club president. As a member of the 12-person negotiating committee in 1994 and 1995 she was the first woman to represent Major League Baseball at the bargaining table with the Players Association. The 2001 opening of Miller Park, is the culmination of a 10-year mission for Selig-Prieb and the realization of her vision of the ultimate entertainment experience. She is a member of the task force for The Commissioner’s Initiative on Women and Baseball, and has been a driving force in efforts to bring more families out to the game. Under her leadership, the Brewers have rededicated themselves to the community, supporting charities, activities, and programs serving youth and the underprivileged throughout the state of Wisconsin. As the daughter of former Brewers owner Allan "Bud" Selig, the current Commissioner of baseball, Selig-Prieb grew up at the ballpark, learning the game and the business of baseball. A life-long fan of the game, she went to work for the Brewers in 1982 after graduating magna cum laude from Tufts University. Taking a hiatus from baseball, Selig-Prieb went back to school earning a JD from Marquette University Law School, graduating magna cum laude. After working as a corporate lawyer for two years, she rejoined the Brewers in 1990, serving as the team’s general counsel. In 1998, she was named President and CEO. The annual Albert Blake Dick Lecture is provided through the generosity of the A.B. Dick Endowment. The endowment is designed to encourage and stimulate the entrepreneurial spirit within the campus community. This spirit marked the life of Albert B. Dick, who served as a member of the College’s Board of Trustees for 17 years. Michael H. Ebner, a member of the College’s faculty since 1974, is the A.B. Dick Professor of History. Lake Forest College is a private liberal arts institution located 30 miles north of downtown Chicago. The College has 1,240 students representing 44 states and 41 other countries.
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