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Coca-Cola Leadership Lecture Series

This special program, endowed by The Coca-Cola Foundation, provides an opportunity for the nation’s most renowned public leaders and leadership experts to share their experiences and insights on contemporary leadership issues and the challenges likely to confront tomorrow’s leaders.  It is designed to expose students, faculty, staff, administrators and the general public to lectures by world-class leaders and leadership experts.  Since 1997, the lecture series has brought fourteen individuals to the campus.

Warren Buffet

Warren E. Buffet
February 19, 1997
James MacGregor Burns

James MacGregor Burns
Presidential Leadership: Public Values vs. Private Virtues
April 12, 1999
Jesse Jackson

Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.
Leadership Strategies for International Diplomacy and Negotiation
October 25, 1999
Ruth Simmons

Dr. Ruth J. Simmons
Ethical Leadership in Higher Education: Issues and Challenges
October 3, 2000
Preston King

Dr. Preston King
The Decline of Friendship in Modernity: Issues and Challenges for Ethical Leadership
April 3, 2001
James Joseph

Ambassador James Joseph
Ethics and Leadership: The Challenge of Globalization
October 2, 2001
Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot

Dr. Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot
Respect: A Challenge to Ethical Leadership
April 2, 2002
Douglass Daft

Mr. Douglas N. Daft
Ethical Leadership in Global Corporate Organizations: Issues and Challenges
October 8, 2002
Tavis Smiley

Mr. Tavis Smiley
The State of Black Leadership: Ethical Issues and Challenges
April 11, 2003
Michael Eric Dyson

Dr. Michael Eric Dyson
Why We Can’t Wait: The Need for Ethical Leadership
October 20, 2003
Derrick Bell

Attorney Derrick Bell
The Ethical Dilemma in Affirmative Action Status
October 5, 2004
Shirley Jackson

Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson
Ethical Leadership for the 21st Century:
Science, Technology & Public Policy Development
April 21, 2005
David Gergen

Mr. David Gergen
The Leadership Record: Eyewitness to Power
November 4, 2005
Eric Shinseki

General (Ret.) Eric K. Shinseki
Leading Competent Organizations
October 11, 2006
Helene D. Gayle

Dr. Helene D. Gayle
Philanthropic Leadership
October 28, 2008