Well-known political strategist James Carville will be the keynote speaker at the 30th LBJ School graduation convocation in May.

Carville, who guided Bill Clinton to the presidency in 1992, is known for his political campaign prowess and has managed more campaigns than anyone else in U.S. history. When not consulting, Carville works as a freelance author and speechwriter. In addition, he lectures on the subject of political consulting at numerous colleges and universities, including Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, and Yale.

The graduation convocation is scheduled for Saturday, May 19, at 11 a.m. in Bates Recital Hall. Other events are scheduled for the evening before and on Saturday, immediately after the ceremony. On Friday at 6 p.m., there will be a barbecue on the plaza between the LBJ School and the LBJ Library; a reception is planned on Saturday after the convocation in the Thompson Conference Center.

This year's program includes a special recognition of Johnson White House assistant Harry Middleton, who has been the director of the LBJ Library and Museum since it opened in 1970 and who will retire in August.

The class gift is dedicated to the memory of Timothy Williamson, a first-year student who was unable to complete the master's degree program because of illness and who died in December.

Among the students participating in the program are Concetta Bencivenga, who will give remarks on behalf of the class, as well as Warigia Bowman, Frank Fernandez, Delia Perez, and Steven Schauer.

This year's Commencement Committee is composed of Concetta Bencivenga, Terrelene Gene, Christine Ghabel, Carrie Paxton-Lamke, Vanessa Mitra, Delia Perez, Marlene Romanczak, and Keith Yawn.

Tickets are required for all graduation-related events.

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May 14, 2001

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