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April 12, 2000
SMU ANNOUNCES SPEAKERS FOR 2000-2001 TATE LECTURE SERIES
DALLAS (SMU) -- Legendary anchorman Walter Cronkite, award-winning actress Julie Andrews, and underwater explorer Robert Ballard will be among the speakers for the 2000-2001 season of Southern Methodist University's Willis M. Tate Distinguished Lecture Series.
The season begins Thursday, Sept. 14 with The Linda and Mitch Hart Lecture featuring a panel moderated by David Gergen, editor-at-large of US News and World Report. Panelists will include Bill Kristol, editor and publisher of The Weekly Standard, and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Bill Moyers.
Other lectures will be as follows:
Tuesday, October 3, 2000
The Zale Corporation Lecture
Pat Conroy
Author of The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini
Tuesday, October 24, 2000
The Bank of America Lecture
Richard Butler
Former United Nations weapons inspector
Tuesday, December 5, 2000
The Lacerte Family Lecture
Walter Cronkite
Legendary anchor and correspondent for CBS News
Tuesday, February 20, 2001
The Omni Hotels Lecture
Tom Friedman, Moderator
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The New York Times
Hanan Ashrawi
Founder and Secretary General of The Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue & Democracy
Itamar Rabinowitz
Former Israeli ambassador to the United States
Tuesday, March 6, 2001
The Tolleson Lecture
Bertrand Piccard & Brian Jones
First pair to circumnavigate the world in a hot-air balloon
Tuesday, March 27, 2001
The TXU Electric & Gas Lecture
Lou Dobbs
Chairman and CEO of Space.com, former anchor of CNN's Money Line
Tuesday, April 17, 2001
Live...from NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
The Dan and Gail Cook Lecture
Robert Ballard
Underwater explorer, discoverer of the lost Titanic
Tuesday, May 1, 2001
The William H. Lively Lecture
Julie Andrews
Oscar, Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress
2000-2001 will be the 19th season for the Tate Lecture Series, which has become an integral part of the cultural and intellectual life of Dallas.
"We are looking forward to another exciting series of lectures from a diverse lineup of speakers," said John L. Adams, chair of the Tate Lecture Series Board of Directors.
The Tate Lecture Series is presented by The Dallas Morning News and sponsored by WFAA-TV (Channel 8), BIG 570 and American Airlines. Supporters are Buick, Judy Blackman Floral Design, Inc., Cencor Realty Services, The Mansion on Turtle Creek, SMU Student Foundation, Vectrix.com and The Weitzman Group.
"We are especially grateful for the sponsors, supporters and patrons who make the series possible," said Jeanne P. Whitman, SMU's Vice President for Development and External Affairs. Whitman noted that proceeds from the series help provide full scholarships for more than 40 President's Scholars at SMU.
Current season ticket holders have until May 22 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 http://www.tateseries.com.
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