LaMar Lederman (BBA '87)

Name: LaMar Lederman

Degree/Major/Graduation year: BBA – Marketing & MIS

Current Employer and Position: Johnson Controls : Alliance Director – Enterprise Sales

Current City: Milwaukee WI

Food you couldn’t live without: coffee

Favorite Hobbies: Coaching my three childrens’ basketball teams; fishing;  listening to music and spending quality time with my wife.

Favorite movie: Braveheart

Favorite class taken or professor at UWO and why: Geography – Dr. Neil Harriman.  He taught with enthusiasm and passion and genuinely cared about the students.

What were you involved in while at UWO (clubs, sports, internships, ect)? Varsity basketball; MIS club leader; intern at First Wisconsin Bank downtown Oshkosh.

How did you get your first job after graduation? newspaper ad

How does your current career path differ from your college ideals? Technology has played a significant role in both our personal lives and business world – tremendous impact that will continue to evolve.

What is your best piece of advise for current COB students? Be extremely flexible in your approach and be willing to take on challenges outside of your comfort zone !  Risk = Reward.