OXFORD, Miss. – Wirt A. Yerger III of Jackson, CEO of
American Wireless License Group, is scheduled to speak
Tuesday (March 4) at the University of Mississippi.
Hosted by the School of Business Administration, the 2 p.m.
presentation in Conner Hall, Room 110, is free and open to
the public. Yerger’s address “An Entrepreneur’s Look at
Adversity & Change” is under the auspices of the Sam and
Mary Carter Lecture Series.
“In the current global digital economy, we know it is
important to expose our students to emerging information
and communication technologies,” said John Holleman,
director of corporate relations and MBA services in the
business school.
“As an early leader in the wireless communications
industry, Wirt Yerger will be able to share his
perspectives with our students through his participation in
the Sam and Mary Carter Lecture Series,” said John
Holleman, director of corporate relations and MBA services
for the business school.
Yerger’s involvement with the wireless communications
industry stretches back to the early days of cellular
technology when he served as president and chairman of the
board many wireless companies. He now manages Crown
Communications LLC; and PCS Licensee, American Wireless
LLC.
The Mississippi Business Journal named Yerger one of the
“Top 40 Under 40” businessmen in 1996. Besides his
involvement with wireless communications, Yerger also
gained an extensive background in the insurance and risk
management field through 15 years as vice president of Ross
& Yerger Inc. He also serves on the Board of Directors of
Priority One Bank and Alaska Digital.
The Sam and Mary Carter Lecture Series in Banking and
Finance was established at UM in 1987 by Celia Carter Muths
and Mary Carter Speed in honor of their parents. The
purpose of the series is to bring outstanding banking or
finance executives to make presentations to students and
faculty on issues in the financial sector of our economy.
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