American Eagle Executive to Speak at
Business Commencement Ceremonies

December 9, 2008—David L. Campbell (EMBA ‘07) is the commencement speaker for the College of Business Fall 2008 commencement ceremonies to be held Sunday, December 14 at 12:30 and 4:00 P.M. at Texas Hall.

As Senior Vice President for technical operations and Chief Operating Officer at American Eagle Airlines, Mr. Campbell is responsible for overseeing the company’s Flight Department, Systems Operations Control Center and all maintenance functions.

Before joining American Eagle, Campbell was Vice President of Base Maintenance for Alliance (AFW) and Kansas City (MCI). He was responsible for all operations at the Alliance Fort Worth Maintenance Base and the Kansas City Maintenance Base, which performs maintenance on American’s fleet of Boeing aircraft and several types of engines.

Prior to his appointment at AFW and MCI, Campbell served as the Managing Director of Quality Assurance at American's maintenance base in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Campbell joined American in 1988 as an Aircraft Maintenance Technician in Tulsa. After promotion to Supervisor in 1989, he worked in production at both the Tulsa and Alliance bases before shifting to Inspection Supervisory work at Alliance. In 1992, he was named Manager-Quality Assurance at Alliance and later performed that function in Tulsa until being named the Director of Quality Assurance in 1996.

Campbell is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force where he served as an Aircraft Mechanic for four years. Campbell serves on the University of Texas at Arlington School of Business Advisory Board and the American Airlines Federal Credit Union.

A native of Sardis, Mississippi, Campbell is a 1988 graduate of Louisiana Tech University and holds an Executive Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Arlington. He and his wife Brenda reside in Southlake, Texas. They have two children.

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