How many gallons of oil does the average American use each day? How long will world oil reserves last? The answer to these and other pressing energy questions were explored at Susan Azimi Thomas's Economics Brown Bag Lunch seminar "Crude Awakening: Oil's Well That Ends Well" on November 30, 2010 at Estrella Mountain Community College.

This is the eighth in a series of noon time seminars offered by Susan Azimi Thomas, all of which were well attended by interested students, staff and faculty alike. The Economics Brown Bag Lunch Seminar Series, also supported by Economics Residential Faculty Erik Huntsinger, is an opportunity for everyone to better understand the critical state of the U.S. economy. Attendees are also welcome to engage in lively discussions on the ramifications of government policies for present and future generations. The purpose of the Brown Bag Series is twofold:
1. To raise college and community awareness of important economics and socioeconomic issues.
2. To enhance learning by students "engagement in preparation of seminars and getting involved" in informal discussion.
Economics Brown Bag seminars can inform, educate and even improve students' lives.

Susan Azimi Thomas	Thomas at the EMCC Economics Brown Bag Lunch

Susan Azimi Thomas has several years of teaching experience in economics curriculum with Maricopa Community Colleges as well as teaching international business, globalization, international economics, and economy of oil with global consulting firms in Africa and Middle East. She has an M.B.A. in Business Administration and B.A. / M.A. in Economics.
Prior to teaching, Ms. Azimi Thomas worked as senior executive and economist with U.S and global energy companies. She brings a wealth of experience, leadership and knowledge to economics programs and classrooms. Ms. Azimi Thomas is a frequent guest speaker on the economy of oil, OPEC, and Middle East oil issues at college campuses nationwide. She is also a business consultant to health care clinics and dentistry in the West Valley.
Susan Azimi Thomas can be reached at susan.azimi-thomas@emcmail.maricopa.edu.

Reading List:
"Third World America: How Our Politicians Are Abandoning the Middle Class and Betraying the American Dream"
by Arianna Huffington.
"Why Your World Is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller: Oil and the End of Globalization"
by Jeff Rubin.
"Smart Is The New Rich": If You Can t Afford It, Put It Down
by Christine Romans.