School of Communication Summit 2004
COMMUNICATION AND ETHICS
About the SOC Summit 2004
Never before in U.S. history has the topic of ethics been as pivotal in our national discourse as it is today. Daily we’re bombarded with reports of ethical crises in business, journalism, government and the personal lives of public figures. The School of Communication 2004 Summit, Feb. 18-20, brings together faculty, students, alumni, business leaders and members of the media to discuss issues surrounding communication and ethics.
The Summit features three days of intensive and spirited presentations about current communication ethics issues in society. Ann Compton of ABC News will highlight the Summit as the 2004 Hathorne Keynote speaker and Dr. Michael Hyde from Wake Forest University will provide the academic keynote.
New this year is a professional development day on Friday, Feb. 20, where business and communication professionals can explore and debate the latest issues related to communication and business ethics.
Honorary Chair
Carl Williams
DU Board of Trustees and
Benefactor of the Carl M. Williams Ethics Institute, University of Denver
Carl Williams is a member of the University of Denver Board of Trustees and is the benefactor of the Carl M. Williams Institute of Ethics and Values at the University. A lawyer by training, a pilot by avocation, Williams is also a successful businessman and one of the “founding fathers” of the cable television industry. Williams built several cable television systems in Wyoming. In 1957, he founded Televents, Inc., a Colorado-based cable television company that he expanded into California, Wyoming and Florida. Williams has also been active in Colorado politics. He was elected to a term in the State Senate in 1968 and served as chairman of the Senate State Affairs Committee.
Sponsors
Special Acknowledgement
The School of Communication Summit 2004 has been generously supported by the
University of Denver's
Office of the Provost
and the
Divisions of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
School of Communication Sponsor
Level
The Cable Center
Nancy and Barney Schotters
The Rita Bass Foundation
School of Communication Patron
Level
Comcast
Media Business Corporation
Thompson and Bawcum
School of Communication Summit
Level
Encore International/International Channel/Starz Encore Group
Liberty Media Corporation
October Strategies, Inc.
Schenkein
Anna and John J. Sie Foundation
University of Denver Departments
and
Student Organization Sponsors
Office of University Advancement
Special Community Programs
All Undergraduate Student Association (AUSA Senate)
Denver University Program Board (DUPB)
Interfraternity Council & Panhellenic Council
Special Recognition
The School of Communication Summit and Hathorne Keynote Address are made possible
through an endowment from Robert and Barbara Hathorne. Robert graduated with
a B.A. in Radio-Television-Film in 1959 and owned R & B Flexible Program
sales, and advertising technology business in Barrington, Ill., before retiring
with his wife to Arizona.