October 16, 2006

Former Governor Scott McCallum to Speak at UW-WC

 “How Government Works’ Community Lecture Series

Former Wisconsin Governor, Scott McCallum is the featured speaker on Tuesday evening,
October 24 at UW-Washington County. McCallum will be speaking on State Government at
7pm in room 228 as part of the “How Government Works” lecture series.  The hour long lecture
will be followed by a moderated question and answer session. Area residents as well as
UW-Washington County students and high school students studying Government and Law
are welcome to attend. There is no charge for admission. This is the fourth lecture in
UW-WC’s Community Lecture Series, “How Government Works.”

     Born in Fond du Lac, McCallum served as the 43^rd Governor of Wisconsin from 2001 to 2003.  His political career includes ten years in the Wisconsin State Senate (1976-1986) and 15 years
as Lieutenant Governor under Tommy Thompson. His educational background includes a
bachelor’s degree in economics and political science from Macalester College and a master’s degree in International Economics from Johns Hopkins University.

     McCallum currently serves as President and CEO of Aidmatrix, a non-profit based in Texas
that helps match charitable corporate donations of surplus food, clothing, building, medical, educational supplies and cash with over 35,000 charitable organizations on five continents. The Aidmatrix tagline is “The Right Aid to the Right People at the Right Time.”  He lives in Madison
with his wife Laurie. They have three children.

     The purpose of the lecture series is to provide fundamental information and a
better understanding of the political process at different levels of government.  It is
educational in focus and not intended to be a political forum. Room 228 is located in the
Collins Science Wing in the upper level of the campus at 400 University Drive in West Bend.

   The audio from prior lectures in this series is available for download on the campus website at www.washington.uwc.edu.  West Bend Community Cable will also be broadcasting the first (Plenary) and third  (County Government) presentations in the series.