A decade after retiring from insurance giant State Farm, former CEO and chairman Ed Rust Junior is talking about the value of a liberal arts education in the field of business.

Rust was the inaugural speaker of Illinois Wesleyan University's newest speaker series, featuring influential business leaders. It's called the Kinder Brothers Speaker Series — named for alumni Jack and Garry Kinder, founders of Kinder Brothers International.

A decade after retiring from insurance giant State Farm, former CEO and chairman Ed Rust Junior is talking about the value of a liberal arts education in the field of business.
Rust was the inaugural speaker of Illinois Wesleyan University's newest speaker series, featuring influential business leaders. It's called the Kinder Brothers Speaker Series &mdash; named for alumni Jack and Garry Kinder, founders of Kinder Brothers International.

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