Since 1981, Ringling College Library Association's TOWN HALL Lecture Series has brought a diverse line-up of fascinating speakers to Sarasota, to delight and inform our discerning audiences.
We honor our past TOWN HALL Chairs and their volunteer committees. Only through their commitment, dedication and hard work has TOWN HALL become the mainstay event in Sarasota that it is today.
2009: Stacey Corley, Chair
To be announced
2008: Helen McBean, Chair
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Sen. Bob Dole & Gov. Mario Cuomo, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Paul Krugman, Spike Lee, Charlie Rose
2007: Jennifer Vett, Chair
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P.M. Ehud Barak, Sam Donaldson, Rudy Giuliani, Dr. Jane Goodall, Quincy Jones, Daniel Pink
2006: Elizabeth Morrow Wery, Chair
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Dr. Maya Angelou, Amy Chua, Bill Moyers, General Colin Powell, Robert Reich
2005: Lydia McIntyre, Chair
P.M. Benezir Bhutto, David Halberstam, Homer Hickam, Tim Russert, Prince Edward Windsor
2004: Susan Pore, Chair
James Carville/Mary Matalin, Frank McCourt, Thomas Friedman, David Gergen, Jeff Greenfield
2003: Susan Barcomb, Chair
Carl Bernstein, Christopher Buckley, Richard Holbrooke, Richard Reeves, Gail Sheehy
2002: Renee Pastor, Chair
David Kennedy, Lawrence Kudlow, Cokie & Steve Roberts, Liz Smith, Dr. Gregory Stock
2001: Susan Heitel, Chair
Michael Bechloss, Linda Ellerbee, Arthur Golden, Dr. Story Musgrave
2000: Debbi Benedict, Chair
Ken Burns, Thomas Hoving, Sally Quinn, Scott Ritter
1999: Judy Mann, Chair
David McCullough, Rita Moreno, Ralph Nader, Dr. Ian Wilmut
1998: Isabel Norton, Chair
Doris Kearns Goodwin, Gregory Hines, Richard Preston, Stuart Varney
1997: Susie Reeder, Chair
Aileen Bridgewater, P.J. O'Rourke, Yuli Vorontsov. Bob Woodward
1996: Marta Swanson, Chair
The Capitol Steps, Frank Cappiello, Capt. James Lovell, Cathy Rigby, Jehan Sadat
1995: Frances Jones, Chair
William J. Bennet, Jean-Michel Cousteau, Georgie Anne Geyer, Hope Mihalap
1994: Lilly Kaighlin*, Chair
Terry Anderson, Irving R. Levine, Chai Ling, Dennis Weaver
1993: Carolyn Johnson, Chair
James & Sarah Brady, Robert Kennedy, Jr. Boris Notkin, Judith Viorst
1992: Nancy Weins, Chair
William Buckley, Susan Eisenhower/Roald Sagdeev, Jane Bryant Quinn, Calvin Trillin
1991: Jane Kirschner-Tuccillo, Chair
Madame Nien Cheng, Ellen Goodman, John R. Powers, Daniel Schorr
1990: Jane Kirschner-Tuccillo, Chair
Armand De Borchgrave, Lewis Grizzard, Sen. William Proxmire, Helen Thomas, Alex Trebek
1989: Meade Ferguson, Chair
David & Julie Eisenhower, Georgie Anne Geyer, Edwin Newman, Roberta Peters
1988: Ethel Finsterbusch Stenberg, Chair
Art Linkletter, Jayne Meadows, Mark Russel, John Stossel
1987: Meade Ferguson, Chair
Douglas Edwards, Virginia Graham, William Safire, Stansfield Turner
1986: Meade Ferguson & Ann Davidson, Chairs
Nancy Dickerson, Drew Middleton, Patrice Musel, George Plimpton
1985: Lynn Nix, Chair
Malcolm Forbes, Jr., Arlene Francis, A.M. Renthal , Richard Valeriani
1984: Ann Davidson, Chair
Jack Anderson, Marvin Cetron, Joan Fontaine, John Houseman
1983: Betty Pritchard, Chair
Paul Duke, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Heloise, Allison Leland
1982: Annamae Sandegren*, Chair
Kitty Carlisle, James J. Kilpatrick, Earl Nightingale, Tom Wolfe
1981: Doris Steltzer, Chair
Peter Duchin, Stanley Marcus, Countess of Romananes
* = deceased
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