January-04-2007

Bob Dole to Keynote the University Business & Campus Development Summit

CraigMichaels is thrilled to announce that Bob Dole will be the Sunday evening Keynote Speaker at their inaugural University Business & Campus Development Summit. Recognized as one of the United States' most prominent political figures of the 20th Century, Senator Bob Dole has a distinguished record of public service that continues to make a difference to Americans.

As the Republican Presidential nominee in 1996, Bob Dole offered himself to Americans as an honorable leader. Dole's candidacy for the White House cemented his reputation as an honest, respected statesman who will long be considered one of the most powerful senators and brilliant legislators of our times. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Clinton as a tribute to his character and contributions to the nation. Senator Dole was awarded the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service. Senator Dole serves as volunteer National Chairman of the World War II Memorial campaign. He also serves as Chairman of the International Commission on Missing Persons in Bosnia. His book, Great Political Wit: Laughing (Almost) All The Way To The White House, was published in the fall of 1998. Of Dole as a Senate Majority Leader, Ronald Reagan said, "His title of Leader is not just a job title, it's a description of the man." President Bush called Senator Dole "a great Republican Leader, as great as any in the past."

Bob Dole is one of only 16 Americans to serve as Senate Majority Leader, and his first stint in that position in the mid-1980s won praise nationwide. According to Congressional Quarterly, Senator Dole "proved a point that badly needed proving at the time: the Senate could be led." Bob Dole was raised on the plains of western Kansas. This tough, common-sense conservative from America's heartland accumulated political achievements second to none: in addition to becoming the Senate Majority Leader and candidate for President, he also served as Chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, his party's nominee for Vice President, a member of the House of Representatives and Chairman of the Republican Party. Bob Dole also has a personal history of service. During the Second World War, he was a platoon leader in the legendary Tenth Mountain Division in Italy. In 1945, he was gravely wounded on the battlefield and was twice decorated for heroic achievement. His decorations include two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster. He is married to Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Former President of the American Red Cross and current United States Senator from North Carolina.

For Additional Information Contact:
Michael P. Owens
Producer of the University Business Summit
212.232.8706
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