Honors Program Distinguished Speaker Series
The Honors Program adds to the quality of the students’ educational experience
and to the quality of campus life through its distinguished guest speaker series.
When possible, the speakers’ areas of expertise are closely tied to the themes
of the Honors seminars, and the speakers spend a class period with seminar
students. Speakers also address a larger audience of the general campus and
the community during a separately scheduled event. The Distinguished Speakers
Series offers topics of interest to a broad spectrum of students,
faculty, staff, and members of the larger urban community:
Pete Earley
- Monday, November 10, Pete Earley:
- ‘Inside the Mind of a Traitor’
- Monday, December 1, Dr. Mike Brown:
- ‘How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming’
- Monday, February 2, General Russel Honore:
- ‘The Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina’
- Monday, February 23, Dr. Raymond Tanter:
- ‘U.S. policy toward Iran’
- Monday, March 30, Dr. Padraig O'Malley :
- ‘Efforts at Peace and Reconciliation in Iraq’
Joe Galloway
- Film: Thursday, Oct. 11 and
Lecture:
Tuesday, Oct. 16
Eugene Jarecki,
- ‘Why We Fight’
- Monday, Nov. 5, Kevin Trenberth:
- ‘Global Warming is Unequivocal’
- Monday, Jan. 28, Edward Tenner:
- ‘The Unintended Dangers of Safety’
- Tuesday, Feb. 5, Joe Galloway:
- ‘War and Peace’
- Monday, March 10, Ruth Schwartz Cowan :
- ‘Genetic Screening: The Technologies and Their Social Implications"
Fred Haise
- Monday, Oct. 16 Fred Haise:
- ‘Failure Is Not an Option’
- Monday, Nov. 13, Ping Fu :
- ‘Technology for Aviation in the 21st Century’
- Tuesday, Jan. 16, Paul Roberts :
- ‘Depletion and Denial: Oil and the U.S. in the 21st Century ’
- Wednesday, Feb 7, Mark Borchardt :
- ‘Through the Water Glass: Looking at Our Nations Drinking Water ’
- Wednesday, March 28, Elliot Valenstein :
- ‘The Biochemical Theories of Mental Illness: What Should We Really Believe? ’
Seymour Drescher
2005-06
- Col. Lee Archer, Tuskegee Airman & VP of General Foods (retired):
- "An Anecdotal History of the U.S. Air Force."
- Thomas Shippey, St. Louis University. :
- "Wisdom and the Wise in ‘The Lord of the Rings’ ’
- Edward Berkowitz, George Washington University:
- "The Current 'Crisis' in Social Security: A Historical Perspective."
- Edward Belongia, Epidemiology Research Center Marshfield Clinic & Centers for Disease Control:
- "Influenza in the 21st Century: Back to the Future?"
- Seymour Drescher, University of Pittsburgh:
- "The Slave Trade and the Holocaust: A Fruitful Comparison."
James Fallows
2004-05
- Captain Al Haynes, United Airlines:
- ‘The Story of Flight 232’
- Edward Tenner, Princeton University:
- ‘Using Unintended Consequences of Technology’
- James Fallows, The Atlantic Monthly:
- ‘Iraq and Iran: What Comes Next?’
- Woody Norris, American Technology Corporation, San Diego:
- ‘Upside Down Thinking: Invention’
- Michael Adas, Rutgers University:
- ‘Vulnerable Giant: The Irony of American Technological Might’
- Kevin Mickey, Vice President, Scaled Composites:
- ‘Winning the X-Prize: The Story of SpaceShip 1’ (sponsored by HSA)
Knight Kiplinger
2003-04
- Thomas Zinnen, University of Wisconsin Biotech Center:
- "Human Stem Cell Research: Insights into Life, Health, and Disease"
- Gifford Doxsee, Ohio University (emeritus):
- ‘My Time Inside Slaughterhouse Five’
- John Medina, Talaris Research Institute, Seattle:
- ‘Mind, Machine, and the Future of Bioengineering’
- Knight Kiplinger, Kiplinger Financial Publications:
- ‘Kiplinger’s Crystal Ball: The U.S. Economy in 2014’
- Stephen Trachtenberg, President of George Washington University:
- ‘Variables: The Uncertainty of Human Endeavor’
- George Herring, University of Kentucky:
- ‘Vietnam: The War that Won’t Go Away’ (co-sponsor, w/Arts & Letters)
- Daniel Headrick, Roosevelt University, Chicago:
- ‘Air Power Over Iraq: Lessons from the British Experience’
Faculty Speaker Series
Since its inception the Honors Program has sponsored a monthly lecture
series featuring members of the Embry-Riddle faculty. The talks, known informally
as the ‘Feed Your Head’ series, also include pizza, beverage, and plenty of
informal discussion for everyone after each of the lectures.
2005-06
- September 2005
- Dr. Steve Craft, HU/SS: ‘China-U.S. Tensions over Taiwan: A Historical
Perspective"
- November 2005
- Dr. Tina Frederick, HFS: ‘The Creative Person and the Creative Process’
- December 2005
- Dr. Tom Tacker, BUS: ‘The Economics of Hurricanes’
- February 2006
- Dr. Jon French, HFS: ‘Human Fatigue and Sustained Operations’
- March 2006
- Dr. Jim Libbey, HU/SS (emeritus): ‘Where the Wright Brothers Went Wrong’
- March 2006
- Dr. Irfan Azeem (PS), ‘Research at the South Pole Station’
Massood Towhidnejad
2004-05
- September 2004
- Dr. Massood Towhidnejad, CSE: "What Does it Take to Build a Robot? A
Hands-on Experiment"
- October 2004
- Prof. Joe Clark, AS: "The Future of Aviation"
- November 2004
- Drs. Mary and Richard Snow, AAS: "Hurricanes: In the Eye of the Storm"
- January 2005
- Dr. Mahmout Reyhanoglu, PS: "Quantum Mechanics and Control of Robotic
Systems"
- April 2005
- Dr. Siobhan Tiernan, Limerick University, Fulbright Scholar BUS: "The Rise of
Ryanair"
James Wanliss
2003-04
- September 2003
- Dr. Lance Erickson, AS: ‘Recent Developments in Space Travel’
- October 2003
- Dr. Jim Libbey, HU/SS: "Airplanes without Pilots"
- November 2003
- Dr. Robert Fleck, PS: "Star Dust: Our Cosmic Connection"
- January 2004
- Dr. James Wanliss, PS: ‘SuperStorms: How does Space Weather Affect Us?"
- February 2004
- Dr. Mohamed Camara, HU/SS: ‘Prospects for an Independent Palestine"
- March 2004
- Dr. Missy Cummings, guest speaker, MIT, Aeronautics & Astronautics: ‘Blazing a Trail for Women Military Aviators’
You can sign up for a Distinguished Speakers Series information flyer and
get e-mails about upcoming Feed Your Head lectures by clicking the following
link and providing an e-mail address: Please
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