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Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to Speak at William Paterson University Lady Margaret Thatcher, the former prime minister of Britain, will continue the 20th anniversary season of the Distinguished Lecturer Series at William Paterson University in Wayne with a lecture on December 10. Lady Thatcher's address, "Challenges Facing the 21st Century," builds on her extensive experience in politics including her 11 years in the country's top elected post. A limited number of single tickets may be available at the Shea Center Box Office for the lecture on December 6. For ticket availability, and to purchase single tickets, please call the box office at 973-720-2371 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.; prices are $23 standard; $21 for senior citizens, William Paterson faculty, staff and alumni; $8 for William Paterson students; and $12 for students from other schools. All lectures begin at 8:00 p.m. in Shea Center on campus. Building a stellar political career from humble beginnings as a grocer's daughter, she eventually rose to become one of Britain's most outspoken leaders and Britain's first female and longest-serving 20th century prime minister. Her conservative policies earned her the unofficial title of "The Iron Lady." During her term of office she restructured the country's socialized economy, broke the power of the unions and privatized many companies formerly owned by the state. Now retired from public life, Lady Thatcher serves as chancellor at Buckingham University in England and William and Mary College in Virginia. The recipient of numerous awards, including the Ronald Reagan Freedom Award presented in 1998, she is patron of a number of charities and has established her own foundation. William Paterson's Distinguished Lecturer
Series is presented by the William Paterson University Foundation,
the Student Government Association and the Student Activities
Programming Board. Distinguished partners include: AT&T and
Automatic Data Processing Inc. Benefactors include: The CIT
Group; Uniqema Industries, Inc.; Record/Herald News; William
Paterson University Alumni Association; Interchange Bank; PSEG;
and Warner-Lambert Company. Patrons include: Hoechst Marion Roussel,
Inc.; Hoffman-La Roche, Inc.; CNI Systems; Thomas Construction
Company, Inc.; and Union Camp Corporation. Sponsors include:
AAA-NJ Automobile Club; Allied Signal, Inc.; Bell Atlantic; Castrol
North America; Commerce & Industry Association of New Jersey;
The Dime Savings Bank of New York; Dorfman, Abrams, Music &
Company; Barbara and Robert Evans; First Institutional Securities;
Fluoramics Inc.; Gerber & Samson, Attorneys; ITT Industries;
McBride Enterprises, Inc.; Dr. Edward Meier; Minolta; The Opper
Group; Passaic County Educational Council; Daryl and Stephen
Roth; Rudder Finn, Inc.; Russ Berrie; Select Carriers, Inc.;
State Farm Insurance Companies; Toshiba America Consumer Products;
United Water New Jersey; United Yarn Products Company, Inc.;
United Retail Group, Inc.; and Variable Annuity Life Insurance
Company (VALIC). # # #
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