April 18, 2005

SMU ANNOUNCES SPEAKERS
FOR 2005-06 TATE LECTURE SERIES

DALLAS (SMU) -- Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, journalist Christiane Amanpour and architect Frank Gehry highlight the 2005-06 season of the Willis M. Tate Distinguished Lecture Series at SMU.

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Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2005	The Linda and Mitch Hart Lecture Colin Powell, former Secretary of State Interviewer: David Gergen, editor-at-large, U.S. News & World Report, former presidential advisor
Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2005	The Omni Hotels Lecture David McCullough Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author
Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2005	The Gregg and Molly Engles Lecture Eliot Spitzer Attorney General, State of New York
Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005	The Tolleson Lecture TBA
Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2006	The Dan and Gail Cook Lecture Frank Gehry Architect
Tuesday, March 7, 2006	The Dan and Gail Cook Lecture Isabel Allende Author of The House of Spirits
Tuesday, March 28, 2006	The Jones Day Lecture "As the Future Catches You: How Genomics and Other Forces are Changing Your Life" Juan Enriquez Founder and former director of the Harvard Business School Life Sciences Project
Tuesday, April 18, 2006	The TXU Lecture Christiane Amanpour Chief International Correspondent, CNN

"In its 24th season, SMU's Tate Lecture Series will present world-renowned figures in architecture, business, journalism, law, literature, science and world diplomacy," said Bob Rowling, chair of the Tate Lecture Series Board of Directors. "Even more importantly, the series provides SMU significant financial support for scholarships and student programs."

SMU's Tate Lecture Series is presented by The Dallas Morning News and sponsored by WFAA-TV (Channel 8), the Mansion on Turtle Creek and American Airlines. Supporters are Cebolla Fine Flowers, SMU Student Foundation, Sewell Lexus and The Weitzman Group.

Current season ticket holders have until May 31 to renew their seats. Those who want to be added to a waiting list for season tickets may contact SMU Program Services at (214) 768-8283. For more information, visit www.tateseries.com.

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