Deloitte & Touche CEO James H. Quigley to Speak at 86th Annual Bentley Commencement; Boston Beer Company Founder and Chairman Jim Koch to Address Bentley's McCallum Graduate School.

(From AScribe)

WALTHAM, Mass. -- Bentley is pleased to announce that Commencement for the Class of 2005 will take place on Saturday, May 21 at the college. The conferring of undergraduate degrees will begin at 10:00 a.m. and will feature James H. Quigley, CEO, Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, as guest speaker. McCallum Graduate School of Business degrees will be conferred at 3 p.m. with a keynote address by Jim Koch, founder and chairman of The Boston Beer Company. Honorary Doctors of Commercial Science degrees will be awarded to the speakers.

An authority on business ethics and an advocate for corporate community service involvement, Quigley's career parallels two of Bentley's largest areas of focus and strength. "We wanted to find someone who could speak with personal knowledge and wisdom about lapses in corporate business ethics and efforts being taken to right them," said Bentley President Joseph G. Morone. "Someone who is very involved with government and professional efforts to clean up the corporate environment."

Koch, who grew the business into America's leading craft brewer, has first-hand knowledge of Bentley. Last spring MBA students examined the 20-year evolution and growth of The Boston Beer Company in a management course, "The Organizational Life Cycle: The Boston Beer Company -- Brewer of Sam Adams Boston Lager."

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

James H. Quigley was named Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte & Touche USA LLP in June 2003. Most recently, Quigley was Vice Chairman of Deloitte and Regional Managing Partner of the New York practice, with responsibility for service to companies in the metropolitan region of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. With nearly 30 years of experience, Quigley has a distinguished track record of service to many leading clients in a broad range of industries. He was also National Industry Leader for the firm's Manufacturing practice.

In addition to his client service responsibilities, Quigley is a member of Deloitte's Executive Committee and the boards of directors of both Deloitte & Touche USA LLP and its global parent, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. He has been chairman of the U.S. organization's Partner Compensation and Benefits Committee and its Mergers and Acquisitions committee.