Purpose of Lecture Series:

• To share critical thinking about the inherent virtue of serving others through the business profession.  The focus of each lecture in this series will be on how the practical operation of a private enterprise in providing products and services to others enhances virtue within that enterprise (i.e., within its employees, partners and customers). 
• To engage, stimulate, and inspire University Honors students and other members of the NIU community with thought-provoking presentations on the nature of the United States as a “commercial republic.” A career in business is about much more than profits, promotions and products. It is about the opportunities it presents to each practitioner to do good and do so in a manner that builds one’s character. 
• To strive in a modest way to help educate and promote well-informed and effective global citizenship among NIU students as they consider becoming the leaders of tomorrow. 

This lecture series is made possible through a generous gift of Mr. Michael C. Maibach.

• Biographical Profile (PDF)
• Maibach Named Inaugural Recipient of University Honors Outstanding Alumni Award