Susie P. Gonzalez

210-999-8406

susie.gonzalez@trinity.edu

NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF TO SPEAK NOV. 20 AT TRINITY UNIVERSITY

SAN ANTONIO – Retired Army Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, whose military career spanned nearly a half-century, will discuss essential qualities of leadership in the first address of Trinity University’s Distinguished Lecture Series. He will speak on "Leadership: From the War Room to the Board Room," Nov. 20, 2000 in the University’s Laurie Auditorium. The lecture will begin at 7:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public. General Schwarzkopf was born in Trenton, N.J, graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1956, and earned a master's degree from the University of Southern California School of Engineering in 1964. He completed two tours of duty in Vietnam, attained the rank of general in 1978, and in October 1983 was named deputy commander of U.S. forces during the invasion of Grenada. During his years of service, he commanded Army units from platoon through corps level in locations that include Berlin, Alaska, Hawaii, Europe, and the Pacific. In 1988, he was appointed to head the U.S. Central Command. After Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990, he was responsible for planning and executing Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, the U.S.-led multinational campaign that liberated Kuwait during the 1991 Persian Gulf War. He continued to lead military operations in that region until he retired in August 1991. During his military career, General Schwarzkopf was awarded many honors, including three Silver Stars, three Bronze Stars, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. General Schwarzkopf was made an honorary private first class in the French Foreign Legion, the only American man to be so honored. Since his retirement, he has joined the ranks of successful authors with the publication of his best-selling autobiography, It Doesn’t Take a Hero. Currently, he is working as a consultant with NBC. He also has served on several boards dedicated to conservation and public health, including serving as a national spokesman for prostate cancer awareness and chairing a march for the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship.  Civilian awards include being named Father of the Year in 1991, the Vince Lombardi Award of Excellence in 1995, the Living Legends award from the M.D. Anderson Foundation in 1996, and the Harry S. Truman Good Neighbor Award this year. The Distinguished Lecture Series is made possible by an endowment from Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Brown of San Antonio. Seating is on a first-come, first-seated basis.              For more information, contact the Office of Public Relations at (210) 999-8406.

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