The Distinguished Speakers Series recognizes leaders, thinkers, and celebrated individuals for their contributions to the world and brings them to the University to share what they have discovered with students, faculty, alumni, and guests.

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Previous Speakers

Ken Burns
Award Winning Documentary Filmmaker
February 11, 2011
11 a.m., Granite State Room, Memorial Union Building

Jackie MacMullan
Best-selling author, ESPN correspondent,
and former Boston Globe sports columnist
May 13, 2010

Paul M. Montrone
Chairman, Perspecta Trust and Liberty Lane Partners
Former CEO, Fisher Scientific International Inc.
October 1, 2009

Marcy Peterson Carsey ’66
Founder, Carsey-Werner Television
October 3, 2008

Dr. Lee Morin ’74
NASA Astronaut and U.S. Naval Captain
Space Exploration: Future Plans and Future Possibilities
April 3, 2008

Bill Marriott
Chairman and CEO
Marriott International
October 5, 2007