Leader Of U.S. Marine Corps To Address Penn State Forum
October 9, 2000
University Park, PA – General James L. Jones, 32nd Commandant of the Marine Corps, is the guest speaker for the Penn State Forum lecture at noon on Friday, Oct. 20, at the Penn Stater. The topic of his is presentation is "The Role of the Marine Corps in the 21st Century."

Gen. Jones spent his formative years in France and returned to the United States to attend Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, from which he received a bachelor of science degree. He has completed tours of duty in Vietnam, Okinawa, Iraq, Turkey, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Macedonia. Prior to his current appointment, he served as military assistant to Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen.

His personal decorations include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star Medal, the Legion of Merit with four gold stars, the Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" and the Combat Action Ribbon.

The Penn State Faculty Staff Club Forum is a lunchtime speaker series partially sponsored by the Penn State Bookstore and is open to the public. Tickets are $11 and include lunch. Reservations can be made by mail or by stopping by the Faculty Staff Club office at 103 HUB-Robeson Center. Tickets will be on sale at the door on a first-come, first-served basis. Lunch begins at 11:30 a.m. followed by the speech and a question-and-answer session at noon. For more information call (814) 865-7590.

?The next Penn State Forum speaker is Erik Peterson, senior vice president and director of studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, who will speak on "Reflections on the Impact of Technology on U.S. International Engagement," on Thursday, Oct. 26, at the Penn Stater.

Contact: Amy Neil, Department of Public Information, at (814) 865-7517 or .