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  Articles-CWDI   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Barbara Hackman Franklin, President and CEO of Barbara Franklin Enterprises and Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce, serves as a Director of The Dow Chemical Company, Aetna, Inc.; Milacron, Inc.; MedImmune, Inc. and Watson Wyatt and Company.
Franklin is a member of the Compensation Committee, the Public Interest Committee and is chairman of the Audit Committee of Dow.
Barbara Franklin's role in the Nixon White House from 1971 to 1973 is the keystone for advancing women into leadership positions in government and also for this oral history project.
www.globewomen.com /cwdi/women_dir/featured_women_dir.asp   (448 words)

  
 George Bush Presidential Library and Museum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
The President today announced his intention to appoint Barbara Hackman Franklin to be a member of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations for a term of 2 years.
Franklin is currently president and chief executive officer of Franklin Associates, a Washington-based management consulting firm, which she founded in 1984.
Franklin serves in various capacities, including member of the Services Policy Advisory Committee; adviser to the Comptroller General of the United States; and a member of the board of visitors of the Defense Systems Management College.
bushlibrary.tamu.edu /research/papers/1989/89052501.html   (212 words)

  
 News & Events: Alumni Achievement Awards
When Barbara Franklin reflects on a career that has spanned the pinnacles of government and business, with highlights ranging from her appointment as the country's 29th Secretary of Commerce to founding her own international trade consulting and investment firm, she credits her success in part to the nation that nurtured her ambitions.
Franklin notes that she earned the goodwill of many Chinese business and government officials during her mission to their country as Secretary of Commerce in 1992.
Franklin never anticipated an entrepreneurial career when she was pursuing her undergraduate degree at Penn State, where she was a student leader.
www.alumni.hbs.edu /news_events/alumni_achievement/2004_franklin.html   (1013 words)

  
 Barbara Hackman Franklin
Barbara Hackman Franklin is President and Chief Executive Officer of Barbara Franklin Enterprises (private investment and management consulting firm).
Franklin was President and Chief Executive Officer of Franklin Associates (management consulting firm), which she founded in 1984.
Franklin was a Senior Fellow of The Wharton School of Business from 1979 to 1988, an original Commissioner and Vice Chair of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission from 1973 to 1979, and a Staff Assistant to the President of the United States from 1971 to 1973.
www.aetna.com /governance/bio_hackman_franklin.html   (202 words)

  
 Barbara Hackman Franklin, Secretary of Commerce, advocate for US business Business America - Find Articles
Barbara Hackman Franklin, a prominent businesswoman with a long record of public service, was confirmed Feb. 27 as the 29th Secretary of Commerce by the U.S. Senate.
As Secretary of Commerce, Miss Franklin said her goal will be to find ways to use the existing resources of the government to support and promote American business.
Miss Franklin, who has expertise in audit responsibilities, chaired the audit committees at Aetna and Dow and was a member of the audit committee of the other five corporations of which she was a director.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1052/is_n5_v113/ai_12137001   (855 words)

  
 CFO Blog - CFO.com
Beller began by asking Barbara Hackman Franklin, "As of the end of March, over 2500 companies had filed 10Ks and about 8% had indicated that their controls were not effective.
Hackman held up a pile of those very disclosures, and said she can look at this three ways, as a director, audit committee member, or investor.
Barbara Hackman Franklin related an anecdote about a company whose auditor found material weaknessss that sparked a major disagreement with management and resulted in the removal of the lead partner.
www.cfo.com /printable/blog.cfm/3859655?start=0&f=options   (1535 words)

  
 Barbara Franklin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Barbara Hackman Franklin’s contributions to the dialogue on international trade and the global economy are rooted in a unique blend of government, business, academic and political experiences.
Prior to her tenure as Commerce Secretary, Franklin served four terms on the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations by appointment of Presidents Reagan and Bush.
Franklin is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Barbara Franklin Enterprises, an international trade consulting and investment firm headquartered in Washington, DC.
www.heritage.org /About/Staff/BarbaraFranklin.cfm   (305 words)

  
 papers
Franklin became the highest-ranking woman in the administration.
"Throughout her career, which is by no means over, Barbara Hackman Franklin has had a significant influence in the policy arenas of government, industry and international trade and at the same time, has dedicated considerable effort to improving opportunities for women.
Franklin has been honored by Penn State as one of the youngest recipients of the University's Distinguished Alumni Award and as an Alumni Fellow of the
www.psu.edu /ur/archives/intercom_1996/Feb29/papers.html   (440 words)

  
 Penn State Libraries : A Few Good Women
In 1992-93, she served as the 29th Secretary of Commerce in the administration of President George H. Bush.
Ranging from the influences of her parents and experiences in college and M.B.A. program, Barbara Franklin's interview covers her career in considerable depth in business, the White House, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, her return to the business world, and service as Secretary of Commerce.
Through these experiences we can follow her evolving ideas and the development and success of the program to recruit women into leadership and middle management positions in the federal government.
afgw.libraries.psu.edu /profiles/franklin.html   (308 words)

  
 Barbara Hackman Franklin
President and Chief Executive Officer, Barbara Franklin Enterprises and Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce; Member of the Board of Directors
The Honorable Barbara Hackman Franklin, President and CEO of Barbara Franklin Enterprises and Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce, has served as a Director of The Dow Chemical Company since 1993.
Franklin serves as the chair of the Audit Committee and is a member of the Governance Committee and the Executive Committee.
www.dow.com /about/aboutdow/lead/franklin.htm   (232 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Franklin
Franklin, Benjamin Joseph (1839-1898) — of Kansas City,
Franklin, John Rankin (1820-1878) — also known as John R. Franklin — of Maryland.
Franklin, William F. — of Oneida County, N.Y. Democrat.
politicalgraveyard.com /bio/franklin.html   (667 words)

  
 Tuchman, Barbara
Barbara Wertheim Tuchman - Tuchman, Barbara Wertheim, 1912–89, American historian, b.
Barbara Tuchman - Historian, born 30 January 1912, Author of The Guns of August
The 100 Best English-Language Nonfiction Books of the 20th Century - The Board of the Modern Library, a division of Random House, published its selections in April...
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0159201.html   (121 words)

  
 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
Barbara Hackman Franklin has been, at all times relevant hereto, a director of Dow.
Franklin has also been, at all times relevant hereto, a member of Dow’s Environment, Health, Safety and Public Policy Committee.
Franklin voted to approve the Union Carbide Transaction.
www.bhopal.net /oldsite/fulldowclass.html   (10659 words)

  
 HBS Awards for Alumni Achievement 2004 - Barbara Hackman Franklin HBS MBA 1964 - HBS Working Knowledge
HBS Awards for Alumni Achievement 2004 - Barbara Hackman Franklin HBS MBA 1964 - HBS Working Knowledge
HBS Awards for Alumni Achievement 2004 - Barbara Hackman Franklin HBS MBA 1964
Thus, the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade, co-chaired by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and China's Minister of Commerce, had not met in several years.
hbswk.hbs.edu /archive/4475.html   (949 words)

  
 Find in a Library: Nomination of Barbara Hackman Franklin to be Secretary of Commerce : hearing before the Committee on ...
Find in a Library: Nomination of Barbara Hackman Franklin to be Secretary of Commerce : hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, second session, February 6, 1992.
Nomination of Barbara Hackman Franklin to be Secretary of Commerce : hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, second session, February 6, 1992.
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worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/ca9e678414c401dda19afeb4da09e526.html   (133 words)

  
 THE U.S.--CHINA RELATIONSHIP: TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION [Free Republic]
If the most imaginative fiction writer had set about writing a script for the U.S.-China relationship during the past year--from June 1998 until June 1999--he or she would have had to stretch to dream up what has actually happened.
When I was Commerce Secretary, our rallying cry was "Commerce is the new front line." It was true then, and it is true now.
--Barbara Hackman Franklin, a former U.S. Secretary of Commerce, is a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at The Heritage Foundation.
www.freerepublic.com /forum/a377d86872a2e.htm   (3481 words)

  
 Kidsreads.com - Review Index
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www.kidsreads.com /reviews   (4754 words)

  
 Oberlin College Archives | Holdings | Finding Guides | RG 30/310 - Jewel LaFontant-MANkarious (1922-1997) | Inventory
Introductory Remarks, Women Lawyers of Holleb and Coff meeting with Barbara Hackman Franklin, February 8, 1994, (3 page typescript)
(Barbara Hackman Franklin’s remarks are filed in Subseries 2)
Franklin, Barbara Hackman (Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce), Remarks at meeting with the Women Lawyers of Holleb and Coff, February 8, 1994
www.oberlin.edu /archive/holdings/finding/RG30/SG310/Inventory-4.html   (1283 words)

  
 Dow/Union Carbide: May 2006 Archives
References to "Dow" or the "Company" mean The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted.
(RTTNews) - The Dow Chemical Co.said that its shareholders re-elected Jacqueline Barton, James Bell, Barbara Hackman Franklin, Andrew Liveris, Geoffery Merszei, Pedro Reinhard, Ruth Shaw and Paul Stern to the company's Board of Directors for one-year terms.
Continuing as directors are Arnold Allemang, Jeff Fettig and James Ringler.
www.bhopal.net /dowunioncarbide/archives/2006/05/index.html   (5161 words)

  
 Watson Wyatt Annual Report 2002
President, Barbara Franklin Enterprises, Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Director
Audit Committee—R. Michael McCullough, Chair, Barbara Hackman Franklin, John J. Gabarro, Gilbert T. Ray
Together with our alliance partner, Watson Wyatt LLP, the leading United Kingdom-based employee benefits partnership, Watson Wyatt and Company operates seamlessly as Watson Wyatt Worldwide—with more than 6,300 associates in 30 countries.
www.watsonwyatt.com /investors/2002ar/corporate_info.html   (625 words)

  
 HBS Alumni Achievement Awards 2004 - HBS Working Knowledge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
One of the first woman graduates of HBS, Franklin is used to breaking down barriers.
Director, former managing partner, McKinsey & Company, Inc. Former Treasurer, Harvard University
President and chief executive officer, Barbara Franklin Enterprises.
hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu /archive/4468.html   (477 words)

  
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A Crack in the Edge of the World
Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin
Race, Sex, and Suspicion: The Myth of the Black Male
www.ireadnet.com /index.cfm?/041D0114080B58070C1317020C8B/index.htm   (370 words)

  
 USA : Dow Chemical elects new Directors & Officers - Textile Fashion News Fibre2Fashion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
USA : Dow Chemical elects new Directors & Officers
Leading in science and technology, providing innovative chemical, plastic and agricultural products and services to many essential consumer marker Dow Chemical Company's 108th Annual Meeting re-elected Jacqueline K. Barton, Anthony J. Carbone, Barbara Hackman Franklin, Andrew N. Liveris, and Harold T. Shapiro to the Company's Board of Directors for one-year terms.
Biographies for all directors may be found in the Proxy Statement, or on www.dowgovernance.com.
www.fibre2fashion.com /news/NewsDetails.asp?News_id=15312   (337 words)

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