Contact: SMU ANNOUNCES SPEAKERS FOR 2002-03 TATE LECTURE SERIES
DALLAS (SMU) -- Vice President Dick Cheney, two-time Academy Award-winning actor Sidney Poitier, best-selling author John Irving, renowned paleontologist Paul Sereno and cable television hosts Bill O’Reilly and Chris Matthews will be among the speakers for the 21st season of SMU’s Willis M. Tate Distinguished Lecture Series.
This season the Tate Lecture Series is pleased to welcome the law firm of Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue to this year’s list of sponsors. The firm will present The Jones Day Lecture on March 4, 2003.
The 2002-03 season begins Tuesday, Sept. 17 with The Linda and Mitch Hart Lecture featuring a panel moderated by David Gergen, editor-at-large of U.S. News & World Report. Panelists will include Tom Friedman, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The New York Times, and Bernard Shaw, Emmy Award-winning former principal anchor for CNN.
Other lectures will be as follows:
| Tuesday, October 1, 2002 | The William H. Lively Lecture Sidney Poitier Two-time Academy Award-winning actor |
| Tuesday, November 12, 2002 | “Thriving Locally in a Global Economy” Rosabeth Moss Kanter Internationally known business leader, educator and author |
| Tuesday, December 10, 2002 | Live…from NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC The Omni Hotels Lecture “Hunting Dinosaurs in the Sahara” Paul Sereno Paleontologist, discoverer of “SuperCroc” |
| Sunday, February 16, 2003 | The Lacerte Family Lecture “War of the Words” Chris Matthews Host of MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews Bill O’Reilly Host of Fox News Channel’s The O’Reilly Factor |
| Tuesday, March 4, 2003 | The Jones Day Lecture “Balancing Civil Liberties and National Security” Charlie Rose, Moderator Host of PBS’s The Charlie Rose Show Ward Connerly Chairman of the American Civil Rights Institute Bob Gates Former Director of the CIA |
| Tuesday, March 25, 2003 | The TXU Lecture John Irving Best-selling author of The Cider House Rules and The World According to Garp |
| Tuesday, April 15, 2003 | The Tolleson Lecture “Where is Technology Leading Us?” Gary Hamel Acclaimed author on business and corporate strategy |
| April/May TBA | The Dan and Gail Cook Lecture Dick Cheney Vice President of the United States |
In its 21st season, the Tate Lecture Series has become an integral part of the cultural and intellectual life of Dallas.
“We are delighted to announce the 2002-03 Tate Lecture Series schedule,” said Linda W. Hart, chair of the Tate Lecture Series Board of Directors. “Both the slate of speakers and the topics of discussion should generate a lot of excitement for our patrons and the Dallas community.”
The Tate Lecture Series is presented by The Dallas Morning News and sponsored by WFAA-TV (Channel 8), Talk Radio 570 KLIF and American Airlines. Supporters are Mansion on Turtle Creek, Blumengarten by Judy Blackman, Cencor Realty Services, SMU Norwick Center for Media, SMU Student Foundation, Sewell Lexus and The Weitzman Group.
“This season continues the Tate Series tradition of presenting a powerful slate of national and international speakers,” said Jeanne P. Whitman, SMU’s Vice President for Development and External Affairs. “Their presence at SMU provides the university and the Dallas community as a whole the opportunity for the audience to hear unique perspectives on policy, business, science and culture.”
Current season ticket holders have until June 18 to renew their seats. Those who want to be added to a waiting list for season tickets may contact the SMU Lecture Programs Office at (214) 768-8283. For more information, call the Lecture Programs Office or visit the Tate Series Web site at www.tateseries.com.
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| David Gergen | Tom Friedman | Bernard Shaw | Sidney Poitier |
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| Rosabeth Moss Kanter | Paul Sereno | Chris Matthews | Bill O'Reilly |
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| Charlie Rose | Ward Connerly | Bob Gates | John Irving |
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| Gary Hamel | Dick Cheney | ||
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