Fischer provided his keynote address, “Six Steps to Achieve Success in Life,” on Tuesday, October 12th in the Merillat Chapel and taught guests that success was “self-defined.” He further explained that success is achieved when finding balance amongst life’s responsibilities, and living a life of service to others is most important. In addition to the keynote address, Fischer was a guest speaker in several classes, met with a variety of student groups, and concluded his time at C-SC connecting with campus and community leaders.

Currently serving as the President of Jackson and Coker, Fischer leads one of the nation’s largest healthcare staffing firms. He provides direction to become laser-focused on its mission of connecting healthcare providers and communities to transform lives. With over thirty years in the staffing industry, his values-based leadership is parallel with the Jackson and Coker culture of “others first, growth and wisdom.”

Fischer attended the United States Air Force Academy before graduating from 91ֱ�� with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He and his wife have two sons and reside in Alpharetta, Georgia.

The Wildred and Ann Lee Konneker Leadership in Residence program is in its sixth year. It is designed to provide a supportive and value-based learning environment where students can acquire knowledge and skills to work with and through others to accomplish mutual goals. Larimer is scheduled to speak at various business, communications and leadership classes during her three-day stay on campus.

Larimer was named president and CEO of Peak-Ryzex, based in Columbia, Md., in April 2018. Peak-Ryzex is a provider of technology-enabled supply chain solutions that help customers transition to digital and mobile environments. Larimer is an accomplished B2B technology executive and has been recognized for her strong leadership in managing diverse teams and driving results in a matrixed environment.

Before coming to Peak-Ryzex, Larimer was the vice president and general manager of sales in North America at Zebra Technologies in Lincolnshire, Ill. She previously held a variety of sales, marketing and business development roles at Motorola, NCR, IBM Corporation, Accenture and Bridgestone Corporation.

Larimer earned a bachelor’s degree in communications and business from Vanderbilt University and holds a master of business administration degree from Northwestern University’s J.L. Kellogg School of Management.

Larimer is the daughter of Joseph Schwan ’59 and the late Charlann Schwan. She lives in Lake Forest, Ill., with her husband, Tom, and three children.

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