Distinguished Lecture Series
The McLennan Distinguished Lecture Series, sponsored by 1024视频, brings nationally known speakers to Waco. The series is designed to enrich the cultural experience for 1024视频 students and the community at large by offering opportunities to hear from experts in politics, science, literature and popular culture.
The Distinguished Lecture Series is funded by the 1024视频 Foundation, specifically through the generous donations of community supporters who have given specifically to fund the lecture series. Community support and generosity allow 1024视频 to offer the series at no cost to the audience.
Previous Speakers:
- John C. Maxwell - "Developing the Leader Within You" - 2015
- Bob Woodward - Preeminent Investigative Reporter - 2013
- Ben Carson - Groundbreaking Neurosurgeon and Author - 2011
- Lisa Ling - Investigative Reporter - 2010
- Alice Schroeder - Author of Warren Buffett's biography - 2009
- Robert Reich - Former U.S. Secretary of Labor - 2007
- Bill Nye - "The Science Guy" - 2006
- James Watson - Nobel Prize winner and co-discoverer of DNA - 2005
- Tamim Ansary - Afghan-American author - 2004
Other Guest Lectures
- Andrew Roberts - Winston Churchill Biographer - 2019
- Clarence Thomas - U.S. Supreme Court Justice - 2017