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LAWRENCE -- Conservative political commentator and nationally syndicated columnist Robert Novak will be the guest speaker next month at the annual Anderson Chandler Lecture Series offered by the University of Kansas School of Business, Dean William L. Fuerst announced today.
Novak will present "A Washington Overview: The Political Fallout from Enron & WorldCom" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at the Lied Center. The public is invited, and admission is free.
Novak is familiar to many as the co-host for CNN's "Evans, Novak, Hunt and Shields" interview program. He appears on and is co-executive producer of CNN's political roundtable "Capital Gang," co-hosts "Crossfire" and is a frequent guest on NBC's "Meet the Press."
The 2001 winner of the National Press Club's "Fourth Estate" award for lifetime achievement in journalism, Novak writes one of the longest-running syndicated columns in the nation, "Inside Report." It is carried in more than 150 newspapers. He also produces a twice-monthly newsletter, the "Evans-Novak Political Report."
His appearance marks the sixth Anderson Chandler Lecture, offered annually by the KU School of Business since 1997. The lecture series is made possible by a generous gift from Anderson Chandler, CEO, president and director of Fidelity State Bank and Trust Co. of Topeka and vice president and director of First Bank of Newton. He is a member of the School of Business Dean's Club and serves on the School's Board of Advisors.
Previous speakers at the Anderson Chandler Lecture Series include:
1997: Earl G. Graves, president and CEO of Earl G. Graves Ltd., the parent corporation of Black Entrepreneur Magazine
1998: Philip M. Condit, chairman and CEO of the Boeing Co.
1999: Edward E. Whitacre, CEO of SBC Communications
2000: Rich Karlgaard, publisher of Forbes magazine
2001: Wayne D. Angell, chief economist at Stearns & Co. Inc. and 14-year member of the Federal Reserve Board
For more information on the Anderson Chandler Lecture Series or the KU School of Business, call (785) 864-7581.
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