The Founder's Day Symposium
in honor of Ted Turner
Monday, March 31, 2008 Founders Day
The Georgia Tech Hotel Ballroom:
Founder's Day Memorial Luncheon
A luncheon honoring Ted Turner
Georgia Tech Hotel Ballroom
12:30 pm - 2:15 pm
Welcome and Recognition of Special Guests
Sue V. Rosser
Ivan Allen Jr. Dean of Liberal Arts
Poetry Reading
Thomas Lux, Bourne Professor of Poetry and
Director of the McEver Visiting Writers’ Program
School of Literature, Communication, and Culture
Lunch
Program Introduction
Peter Brecke, Assistant Dean for Information Technology
Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
Description of Ivan Allen Jr. Legacy Awards
Susan Cozzens, Associate Dean for Research
Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
Recognition of Ivan Allen Jr. Essay Contest Winners and
Introduction of Legacy Award Winners
John Tone, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies
Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
Presentation of Legacy Awards
Dean Rosser
Associate Deans Cozzens and Tone
Assistant Dean Brecke
Description of the Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Progress and Service
Dean Rosser
Introduction of Ted Turner,
Recipient of the 2008 Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Progress and Service
G. Wayne Clough, President
Presentation of the Prize
Dean Rosser and President Clough
Introduction of Ivan Allen Jr. Prize Public Address
Dean Rosser
2008 Ivan Allen Jr. Prize Public Address
“Our Common Future”
Ted Turner
Q &A
Moderated by Dean Rosser
* Details and additional information will be forthcoming.