Globalization: Threats and Opportunities
Tom Vilsack
Tuesday, 16 Oct 2007 at 6:30 pm – Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium, Howe Hall
Tom Vilsack was first elected Governor of Iowa in 1998 and was reelected to a second four-year term in 2002. On November 30, 2006, he formally launched his candidacy for the Democratic Party's nomination for president in the 2008 election but ended his bid on February 23, 2007. In May 2007, Vilsack joined the Des Moines office of the Minneapolis-based law firm Dorsey & Whitney and is of counsel. Vilsack received a Bachelor's degree in 1972 from Hamilton College in New York. He received the J.D. in 1975 from Albany Law School. Technology, Globalization, and Culture Series.Cosponsored By:
- College of Engineering
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Deere & Company
- Rockwell Collins
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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