September 28, 2009     

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Michelle Sherrard
202-994-1423; mcs1@gwu.edu

DUPONT CHAIRMAN CHAD HOLLIDAY NAMED GW EXECUTIVE-IN-RESIDENCE OF THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

WASHINGTON-The man who put his mark on DuPont by making "sustainable growth" central to the mission of the company has been named Executive-in-Residence of The George Washington University School of Business for the 2009-2010 academic year. A committed environmentalist and internationally recognized business leader, Chairman and former CEO Charles O. "Chad" Holliday Jr., made the business case for sustainability and molded it into a business imperative.

"I can't think of an executive who better personifies the program's objective to integrate theory and practice," said Susan Phillips, GW School of Business dean and professor of finance. "Mr. Holliday has a well-earned reputation for furthering the company he has served for 40 years, while protecting the environment and adding value to the world."

The GW School of Business Executive-in-Residence Program provides a current or former CEO, president or non-profit executive a non-academic position within the School of Business. The goal is to expand learning and collaborative opportunities for students, faculty, administrators and alumni. The executive role includes teaching, mentoring, lecturing, moderating discussion panels, strategizing new initiatives, cultivating external relationships and consulting with the dean and faculty on special projects.
"George Washington University has an outstanding business program and has played a leadership role in incorporating sustainable business concepts into its curriculum," said Mr. Holliday. "I am honored to participate in the program and look forward to the exchange of ideas with the students and faculty."

In his new capacity, Mr. Holliday also will offer guidance to GW's Institute for Sustainability Research, Education and Policy in its initial stages, including chairing, staffing and generating financial support.  He also will help develop the corporate governance initiatives within the Institute for Corporate Responsibility (ICR).  As his first official responsibility, Mr. Holliday participated in a graduate class on Strategic Management and Public Policy, where students concentrate on global-to-local stakeholder management, business and public policy, corporate social responsibility, business ethics and environmental and energy management and policy.

"We welcome one of the world's preeminent executives in joining us to advance a cause he has championed for nearly two decades-business sustainability," commented Mark Starik, director, chair and professor of the Department of Strategic Management and Public Policy and director of the institute's Environmental Sustainability Program.

Mr. Holliday has served as CEO and chairman of the board of DuPont since January 1, 1999. He retired as CEO on January 31, 2009, but remains chairman of the Board. Mr. Holliday started at DuPont in the summer of 1970 at DuPont's Old Hickory site after receiving a B.S. in industrial engineering from the University of Tennessee. He twice served as the keynote speaker at the annual GW Climate Action Conference. He co-authored the book Walking the Talk, which details the business case for sustainable development and corporate responsibility. A licensed Professional Engineer, Mr. Holliday is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, the Society of Chemical Industry, American Section and a past chairman of the Business Roundtable's Task Force for Environment, Technology and Economy.

He also serves on the board of directors of Deere & Co. and CH2M HILL, as chair emeritus of the board of directors of Catalyst, chairman of the U.S. Council on Competitiveness and a founding member of the International Business Council. Recently, he was awarded the 2009 International Palladium Medal by The Societe de Chimie Industrielle-American Section for his "distinguished contributions to the chemical industry."

GW's Department of Strategic Management and Public Policy offers many environmental courses, several of which form the core of the environmental policy and management master's degree knowledge domains in the Master of Business Administration, Master of Public Policy and Master of Public Administration programs. 

GW's Institute for Corporate Responsibility's Environmental Sustainability Program studies, advances and critiques the integration of environmental issues and responses into the social and economic policies and practices of international and domestic businesses, governments and non-profit organizations through research, teaching and service. 

GW's School of Business prepares students for professional management careers. The depth and variety of its academic and professional programs, including five specialized master's programs, provide rich opportunities for students in the school's core Bachelor of Business Administration, Master of Business Administration and doctoral programs. GW's undergraduate- and graduate-level international business programs rank among the world's best. 

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