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Retired Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson to
Speak About National Security on February 14 During Distinguished
Lecturer Series at William Paterson University
----Tickets available at Shea Center Box Office
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"Threats to America Present
and Future—Terrorism and Beyond" is the topic on the
agenda as retired Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson discusses our
nation’s security and vulnerability during an address as part
of the Distinguished Lecturer Series at William Paterson University
on February 14 at 8 p.m. in Shea Center.
Tickets for the lecture are available at the Shea Center Box Office.
To purchase tickets, please call the box office at 973-720-2371
between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.; prices are $26 standard; $24 for senior
citizens and William Paterson faculty, staff and alumni; $10 for
William Paterson students; and $14 for students from other schools.
Parking is free.
Thompson has had an eclectic career which includes politics, the
law, and acting. First elected to the Senate to finish an unexpired
term in 1994, he was voted in for a full term in 1996. He was a
member of the powerful Senate Committee on Finance, which has jurisdiction
on taxes and the Social Security and Medicare programs, and served
on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the National
Security Working Group, which observes and monitors executive branch
negotiations with foreign governments. In 2002, Thompson was elected
to the Council on Foreign Relations, which promotes improved understanding
of international affairs. In March 2002, he announced he would not
seek reelection at the end of his Senate term, citing personal reasons.
Prior to his election, he maintained law offices in Nashville and
Washington, D.C. Currently, he is back in front of the cameras filming
episodes of "Law and Order," a series on NBC where he
plays a conservative district attorney. This latest acting gig builds
on a career which has included numerous film and television roles.
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: Automatic Data Processing Inc.; and Ortho-McNeil
Pharmaceutical, Inc. Benefactors include: Bacon & Graham, Inc.;
BAE Systems-CNI; The CIT Group; Interchange Bank; Mercedes-Benz
USA LLC; Nicholas Martini Foundation; Pfizer; PSE&G; Record/Herald
News; and the William Paterson University Alumni Association. Patrons
include: Aventis Pharmaceuticals; Castrol Consumer North America;
Hoffmann-LaRoche, Inc.; and ITT Avionics. Sponsors include: AAA-NJ
Automobile Club; Becton Dickinson and Co.; Bograds; Bristol-Myers
Squibb; CNA; Commerce Bank; Commerce and Industry Association; Barbara
and Robert Evans; Facile Holdings, Inc.; Joan and Robert Ferris;
First Institutional Securities, LLC; Gerber & Samson, Attorneys;
Honeywell, Inc.; JVC Americas Corp.; McBride Enterprises, Inc.;
Merrill Lynch; Minolta; The Opper Group; Passaic County Educational
Council; Leon and Paula Rosenblum; Daryl and Stephen Roth; State
Farm Insurance Companies; Toshiba America Consumer Products, Inc.;
United Water New Jersey; United Yarn Products Company, Inc.; Variable
Annuity Life Insurance Company (VALIC); Valley National Bank; Verizon;
Wakefern Food Corporation; and Washington Mutual.
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- 1/22/03
For Further Information, contact:
- Mary
Beth Zeman, Director, Public Relations 973-720-2966
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