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4 Marquis Who ’ s Who Insight | Third Edition Elizabeth “Betsy” Franz Albert Investor, Environmentalist Mettawa, IL www.betsyfranzalbert.com What are two key behaviors/personality traits that allow you to be effective in your role? Perhaps more than anything, I ama sumof my ancestries. I wonder if it’s because I’m left-handed and right-brained because that shows my creative side. A long time ago, my dad offered me a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. It wasn’t because he wanted it for me; he hated New York, but he figured that I was the kind of kid that could go on and live there. I turned it down wisely. My dad knew I was interested in the stock market — I’m a stock picker and I think it’s a gift. What new innovations or technologies do you feel will shape the future of your industry? I think that technology is helpful for investing, but I don’t personally use it that way. I have to know enough about a company before I invest in it. What excites you the most about your industry? The excitement of the stock market doesn’t really bother me and I’m glad that it doesn’t. It must be terrifying for people who are concerned with the ups and downs of the market. Terrell Ward Bynum, PhD Distinguished Connecticut State University Professor Southern Connecticut State University NewHaven, CT www.terrellbynum.com How have you navigated disruptions in your industry to remain a top professional? During the first few years of my teaching career, there was a worldwide economic recession caused by the shortage of petroleum. Nearly all the jobs in philosophy dried up, so I ended up getting a job here and a job there, often filling in for people who were on sabbatical. It took me a while to get a job with tenure. What is the most important issue/challenge you are dealing with in your industry right now? The most important issue is figuring out how society comes to terms with new information technology. It is changing the world so fast and so profoundly that everything in society has to be rethought, and that includes education. How do you feel your industry has changed/evolved over time? Inrecentdecades,educationhasfinallytakenadvantageofinformationtechnologyineffectiveandinnovativeways. I was part of an experimental project in the early 1970s at SUNY Albany in which we used videotapes, slides and other information technology employing innovative teaching methods that were considered way out and radical at the time. Now, almost everyone uses them and many other innovations as well. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, online teaching is so firmly established that it has forced people to rethink education yet again. Some brick-and-mortar schools will go away and more children will be taught at home. I think it is going to affect higher education profoundly and make it more globally available online.