Dec. 1, 2004
Media Advisory
To: News Directors and News Editors
From: Veronika Avery, Assistant Director of Media Relations, 342-5444

Centurytel President and COO to Speak at ULM Fall 2004 Commencement

The University of Louisiana at Monroe will hold its 2004 Fall Commencement Dec. 18 in Fant-Ewing Coliseum at 2 p.m. Karen Puckett, President and Chief Operating Officer of CenturyTel, will deliver the commencement address.

As Chief Operating Officer of CenturyTel since 2000, Puckett directs all of the company's operations, including sales, marketing, field operations, engineering, call centers and other support functions.

Puckett received her bachelor's degree from Indiana State University and her master's degree in Business Administration from Bellarmine College.