Kasich to deliver Vickers lecture
John Kasich
Kasich's lecture, titled "Stand for Something: The Battle for America's Soul," will take place at 7 p.m. April 10 at the Lied Center. It is free and open to the public.
Kasich thinks Americans have lost their moral fiber, forgetting values such as honesty, integrity and personal responsibility. This, in his view, has directly contributed to a number of recent avoidable political and business scandals.
Kasich blazed an early entry into politics. At 26, he drove a successful campaign to serve in the Ohio Senate. Four years later, in 1982, Kasich was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, a position he held for 18 years.
As chair of the House Budget Committee, he balanced the federal budget for the first time since the late 1960s and provided for the largest government surplus the United States had ever witnessed. He also chaired the congressional committee that overhauled the welfare system. Kasich pushed to eliminate wasteful government and championed greater individual choice, power and freedom.
For more information, visit www.business.ku.edu or call 864-3795.
Today, Kasich is an investment banker on Wall Street. He maintains responsibilities across a range of industry groups including retail, power and utilities, technology, media and communications, industrial and financial institutions.
The Vickers lecture began in 1969 through a gift from the Vickers family. J.A. Vickers helped pioneer the oil industry in Kansas and studied chemistry at KU from 1914 to 1916. His son, Robert F. Vickers, coordinated the Vickers lecture for more than two decades. After his death in 1995, Robert Vickers' name was added to the series.
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