Distinguished Alumnus Ceremony and Texas Research Also Spotlighted in Fall Line-up

Four Central Texans will recall their personal experiences from Nov. 22, 1963, when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, on an upcoming program “LBJ Library Presents: Perspectives on 11/22/1963” airing live on Longhorn Network.

The LBJ Library will host the event on Tuesday, Oct. 29 in the LBJ Auditorium, to air live on Longhorn Network from 7-8:30 p.m. ET/ 6-7:30 p.m. CT. Moderating the program will be Neal Spelce, former KTBC-TV Austin News Anchor, who was working as an anchor in 1963 at the time of the assassination.

Sharing their memories of that tragic day will be:

• Ben Barnes, a former Lt. Governor, was then a state representative who planned a fundraising dinner in Austin, which was to conclude President Kennedy’s Texas tour. After the tragedy, Barnes organized a prayer service at the Capitol.
• Sid Davis, former Washington Bureau Chief for NBC News, served as the pool reporter aboard Air Force One as Lyndon Baines Johnson was sworn in as President.
• Julian Read, former press secretary to Texas Gov. John Connally, rode on the press bus in the motorcade. Read gave the first briefing to the press at Parkland Hospital on the JFK shooting.
• Larry Temple, an Austin attorney, was involved in planning the trip in his role as an aide to Texas Governor John Connally.

In addition, the “2013 Distinguished Alumnus Awards” honoring six Texas Exes and “Game Changers: Janet Walkow” will air exclusively on Longhorn Network in November.

Walkow, director of UT’s Drug Dynamics Institute, will discuss how the interactive environment of the University fosters cooperative efforts between scientists and investigators to find solutions to biomedical, pharmaceutical and public health issues. This program will air on Sunday, Nov. 3 at 3:30 p.m. ET / 2:30 p.m. CT.

Created in 1958, the 2013 Distinguished Alumnus Awards will honor six Texas Exes who have excelled professionally and through service to the University of Texas at Austin. This program will air on Sunday, Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. ET/ 6:30 p.m. CT.

The 2013 recipients are:

• Linda L. Addison, BA 1973, JD 1976, global head of Dispute Resolution and Litigation for Norton Rose Fulbright, New York, NY.
• Charles D. Fraser, Jr., M.D., BA 1980, surgeon-in-chief of Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston and pioneer of the first artificial heart for newborns.
• Wallace B. Jefferson, JD 1988, former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas from 2001-2013.
• Janiece Longoria, BA 1976, JD 1979, partner in the law firm of Ogden Gibson Broocks, Longoria & Hall and chairman of the Port of Houston.
• Robert B. Rowling, BBA 1976, owner and chairman of TRT Holdings, Inc.
• James J. Truchard, Ph.D., BS 1964, MA 1967, PhD 1974, co-founder and CEO of National Instruments.

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