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Ex-Google leader, cartoonist highlight WSU lecture series

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By Dave Larsen, Staff Writer Updated 11:18 AM Friday, September 4, 2009

Chris Sacca, the former head of Google Inc.’s special initiatives, will be the kickoff speaker for Wright State University’s 2009-10 Presidential Lecture Series on Friday, Sept. 4.

Other speakers include Ted Rall, a nationally syndicated political cartoonist and former Kettering resident.

Rall is a 1981 graduate of Fairmont West High School whose first cartoons were published in the Kettering-Oakwood Times, according to his Web site. His panel-style political cartoons now appear in more than 100 U.S. newspapers, including the New York Times and Los Angeles Times.

Rall is president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. His honors include the 2000 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award. He will speak at Wright State on May 3, 2010.

Other speakers in the series include Greg LeMond, the first American to win the Tour de France; best-selling authors Greg Mortenson and Frans Johansson; and James Fallows, China-based correspondent for The Atlantic.

All lectures are free and open to the public. Locations have not been announced for the 2010 lectures.

Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2419 or dlarsen@Dayton DailyNews.com.

Schedule for the 2009-10 series

Friday, Sept. 4: Chris Sacca, former head of Google Inc.’s special initiatives. 3 p.m., The Nutter Center.

Oct. 15: Richard Pimentel, expert on disability and diversity issues in the workplace. 7 p.m., Wright State Student Union Apollo Room.

Nov. 5: JD Talasek, director of cultural programs, National Academy of Sciences. 7 p.m., Wright State Creative Arts Center.

Jan. 26: Mary Frances Berry, author, educator and historian. 7 p.m.

Feb. 16: James Fallows, China-based correspondent for The Atlantic. 7 p.m.  March 5: Greg LeMond, first American to win the Tour de France. 8 p.m.