Accenture and Auburn University Create Professorship in Honor of Retired Accenture Chairman Joe Forehand

Accenture and Auburn University Create Professorship in Honor of Retired Accenture Chairman Joe Forehand

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering have established the Joe W. Forehand/Accenture Distinguished Professorship. Made possible by a $1 million gift from Accenture, the endowed professorship is named in honor of the global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company’s retired chairman and 1971 Auburn graduate Joe Forehand.

The Joe W. Forehand/Accenture Distinguished Professorship was created to honor Forehand’s dedication, leadership and service to Accenture, its employees and shareholders.

“Joe’s legacy, like that of great universities, is one of educating, energizing and inspiring those around him,” said William D. Green, Accenture’s chairman and CEO. “This professorship is a fitting tribute to Joe who, during his more than 30 years with Accenture, personified the highest values and character while giving so much of himself to the company and to our people.”

The goal of the Joe W. Forehand/Accenture Distinguished Professorship is to recruit, retain and support distinguished and internationally recognized faculty with a record of excellence in instruction, research and service in industrial and systems engineering. Specifically, its role will be to strengthen and enhance Auburn’s industrial and systems engineering program through the quality of teaching and research activities.

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