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Forsee is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Gary Forsee (born 1950), American business executive *William Forsee William Forsee is a Democratic political activist from Nebraska, who served as a presidential elector during the 2008 election. A high school biology/anatomy teacher, In 2008, Forsee became the first elector from Nebraska in 44 years (since 1 ..., American political activist See also * Corby–Forsee Building, commercial building in St Joseph, Missouri, US {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Forsee
Gary D. Forsee (born 1950) was the chairman and chief executive officer of Sprint Nextel Corporation (2003–2007) and served as president of the University of Missouri System from 2007 to 2011. Forsee resides in Columbia, Missouri, the headquarters of the UM System. Early life Forsee was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and received a B.S. from the Missouri University of Science and Technology in 1972. While there he became a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity, and in, 2009, he received the "Man of the Year Award" from Kappa Sigma, in recognition of his exemplary leadership. Sprint and Sprint Nextel Gary Forsee succeeded William Esrey as CEO of Sprint in 2004. During his first year, he led a dramatic rise in Sprint's performance and stock price and negotiated the Sprint Nextel merger, earning him the honor of being named one of the "Best Managers" of 2004 by Business Week magazine. Together with Nextel Communications' CEO, Tim Donahue, Forsee merged the two companies in 2005 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Forsee
William Forsee is a Democratic political activist from Nebraska, who served as a presidential elector during the 2008 election. A high school biology/anatomy teacher, In 2008, Forsee became the first elector from Nebraska in 44 years (since 1964) to cast a vote for Democratic nominees (Senator Barack Obama from Illinois for President and Senator Joe Biden of Delaware for Vice President). Nebraska split electoral votes (as Maine does) between winners at-large and congressional districts. Republican nominee John McCain won Nebraska at-large and all but one congressional district, but Obama carried Nebraska's 2nd congressional district and thus Forsee became first Nebraska elector in history to legally cast his vote (unlike faithless electors) for another candidate than the rest of his fellow electors. Forsee along with his wife Carol have lived in Bellevue, Nebraska Bellevue ( French for "beautiful view"; previously named Belleview) is a suburban city in Sarpy County, Nebra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |