2008-09 Lecture Schedule
All lectures begin at 8 p.m. in McFarlin Auditorium.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
SOLD OUT
The Linda and Mitch Hart Lecture
James A. Baker, IIISenior statesman and former Secretary of State
Sam Nunn
Former U.S. senator and chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Forces
and David Gergen
News analyst, Harvard professor and former White House adviser
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
The Gregg and Molly Engles Lecture
Clark T. Randt, Jr.
U.S. Ambassador to the People's Republic of China, 2001 – present
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
SOLD OUT
The Omni Hotels Lecture
Quincy Jones
Legendary entertainment icon and the all-time most-nominated Grammy artist
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
The Dan and Gail Cook Lecture
Philippe de Montebello
Longest-serving director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
The Oncor Electric Delivery Lecture
Chris Jordan
World-renowned photographer and environmental activist
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
The Jones Day Lecture
Nicholas D. Kristof
Pulitzer Prize-winning commentator and journalist
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
The Lacerte Family Lecture
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
President of Liberia and the first elected female to lead an African nation
Tuesday, May 5, 2009 SOLD OUT
The Tolleson Lecture
Cokie Roberts
Political analyst for ABC News and author of the New York
Times bestseller
Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation