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January 29, 2016
Conspiracy Theory - JFK Assassination Zack Shelton Retired Special Agent Zack Shelton will give details of his interviews with two other FBI agents who were present at the President’s autopsy that night at Bethesda Hospital, as well as his conversations with "James Files," a man who claims to have fired a shot on the grassy knoll and worked for both the Mafia and the CIA. Shelton, who retired from the FBI in 1998, was the source for the tip on James Files. Shelton, who worked organized crime during his career, had an impeccable service record. With the financial support of a Dutch businessman, Wim Dankbaar, Shelton proceeded with a new investigation to either prove or disprove Files' claims. Shelton called upon and received the assistance of over eight of his veteran FBI colleagues. All of these men have had equally impressive careers with the Bureau. Since Shelton worked in the organized crime squad at the FBI, he was in a position along with the other agents, to have access to thousands of classified documents allowing him leads many Kennedy assassination researchers dream of obtaining. Shelton traveled throughout the country interviewing Mafia associates, CIA associates and witnesses present that day in Dallas. Shelton has been featured in a documentary entitled “The Grassy Knoll – FBI Agents Re-examine The JFK Assassination” and also in a play that is currently running in Chicago entitled “Assassination Theater”. Zack Shelton has a BA in Criminal Justice from Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana that he received in 1973 while working in a clerical capacity with the FBI. In the same year he became a Special Agent and spent time in the Kansas City Division, the Chicago Division and the Houston Division. He retired in the end of 1998. Zack is currently the President and Owner of Z. Shelton & Associates, a private investigative firm in Texas. In addition, he has been investigating the assassination of JFK since his retirement in 1998, assisted by approximately eight other retired FBI Agents |
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11:30-1 pm
Friday, January 29, 2016 Janis Sneed Banquet Room Blinn College Student Center Brenham Luncheon/Lecture Fee: $22 Register by January 22 |
We are sorry, but the deadline has passed to register for the Zack Shelton lecture/luncheon.
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February 28 and March 6, 2016
Life and the Cosmos Fernando Casas February 28 Lecture I: How did the Universe Begin? In this lecture we will examine the central concepts of contemporary cosmology, such as the big bang, inflation, the expansion of universe, parallel universes, dark matter, and dark energy. March 6 Lecture II: The problem of the origin of life. In this lecture we will examine the enigmatic appearance of life on earth. We shall inquire into what makes life so special and why it is has proven to be so difficult to explain. Philosopher and artist Fernando Casas was born in Bolivia, where as young man in his 20’s he won the First National Awards in Painting and Drawing in 1964 and 1968 respectively. In 1968 he left for the USA with a LASPAU scholarship to study Philosophy at Colorado College graduating Magna cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa. While at Colorado College, in 1970 he was awarded the Hastings Prize for the best paper in Philosophy. He continued his studies at Rice University graduating with an MA in 1972 and a PhD in Philosophy in 1978. Since the 1980s Casas has been a professor of Philosophy at several universities in South and North America, but his closest association continues to be with Rice University where he has taught the Humanities and Philosophy as Distinguished Lecturer for about 20 years. For the last 15 years Casas has also lectured mainly on Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art at the Women’s Institute of Houston. Casas has exhibited his artwork in numerous group and solo exhibitions in the USA, South America, Europe and Japan. In 2003 he was awarded The Premio alla Carriera at the Florence Biennale. His work is in the collections of museums in South America, the USA as well as numerous important private collections. In the Houston area his work is represented by Gremillion Fine Arts & Co. Gallery. |
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1-3 pm
Sunday, February 28 and March 6, 2016 Rooms 1 & 2 Blinn College Student Center Brenham Lecture Fee: $40 (for two lectures) Register by February 21 |
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March 31, 2016
Firearms and Irrational People Ed Hueske The talk will give a summary of some of the more infamous mass shootings that have taken place beginning with the UT Tower incident and Charles Whitman. Commonalities will be discussed and what might have been done to prevent each incident looked into. The role of gun laws will be discussed and possible measures that can be taken to prevent or at least limit in the future such mass shootings. Our speaker has spent over forty years as a practicing forensic scientist including twenty three years with government crime labs in Texas, Oklahoma and Arizona, retiring in 1996, and fourteen years as a full time faculty member in the department of criminal justice at the University of North Texas, retiring in 2012. Currently consult with the prosecution, defense and police agencies in civil/criminal matters and provide training to police agencies in shooting incident reconstruction. Have provided training to the FBI, DEA, NYPD, Texas Rangers, New York State Police, Canadian Office of Special Investigations, Turkish National Police, Guatemala Attorney General’s Office and numerous other agencies. Author of “Practical Analysis & Reconstruction of Shooting Incidents” (CRC Press 2006 – 2nd edition pending 2015) and “Fingerprints & Firearms” (Facts on File, 2008) and more than 40 articles published in various forensic journals. Memberships include: Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Science, Emeritus Member of the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors, Emeritus Member of The Southwestern Association of Forensic Scientists and Distinguished Member of the Association of Firearm & Tool Mark Examiners. |
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11:30-1 pm
Thursday, March 31, 2016 Janis Sneed Banquet Room Blinn College Student Center Brenham Luncheon/Lecture Fee: $22 Register by March 24 |
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April 15, 2016
The Future of Media Outlets in Small Markets Panelists will be: Jim Moser, Mike Wright, Michael Mueck, Tom Whitehead, and Jeff Tilley Join us as our Lifetime Learning panel discusses “The future of media outlets in small markets.” You’ll hear from members of our local media, including KBTX, KWHI/KTTX, Moser Community Media and the Brenham Banner-Press, on how they are adapting to the age of digital technology. Jim Moser Jim Moser is a second-generation newspaper operator. His father, Charles Moser, served as publisher of the Brenham Banner-Press for 41 years, retiring from that position in December 2009. Moser began his newspaper career in Brenham, working as a newspaper carrier, inserter and pressman’s helper. He later joined the staff of the Austin American-Statesman as an intern while attending the University of Texas, and remained a part of the retail advertising staff for a short time after graduation. In 1992, he returned to community newspapers as the classified advertising manager of the Waxahachie Daily Light. Two years later, he moved to the Taylor Daily Press to accept the position of advertising manager, and later served as advertising director of the Fort Bend Herald-Coaster. In 2000, Jim moved to McKinney, Texas where he would serve as assistant publisher and, ultimately, editor and publisher of the community’s daily newspaper, The McKinney Courier-Gazette. In 2005, he left McKinney to start his own newspaper company, acquiring The Cuero Record, The Yorktown News-View and The Jackson County Herald-Tribune. Later that year he started Moser Community Media, LLC, to serve as the management company to oversee those operations. Currently, Moser Community Media manages 26 community newspapers across the state of Texas. Mike Wright Mike Wright is Vice President and General Manager of CBS affiliates KWTX-TV News 10 Waco-Temple-Killeen and KBTX-TV News 3 Bryan-College Station. He has been an employee of KBTX since 1991, adding KWTX to his responsibilities in January 2014. Wright was honored by the Texas Association of Broadcasters as the 2013 Texas Broadcaster of the Year. Wright served for seven seasons as radio play-by-play announcer for the Texas A&M Women’s Basketball Program on the Texas A&M Sports Network, and this past season, was play-by-play for the “SEC Network+” through ESPN, focusing on Texas A&M Women’s basketball telecasts. This fall, Wright will begin his 25th season as the voice of A&M Consolidated Tiger Football on WTAW radio. He has received numerous awards from The Associated Press and Texas Association of Broadcasters for play-by-play, including seven-time honors for Play-by-Play of the Year. Michael Mueck Michael Mueck began his newspaper career working summer jobs during high school at his hometown paper The Cameron Herald. Newspapering seemed to be his destiny as he immediately became involved in his college newspaper and earned a BA degree in Journalism from Texas State University in San Marcos in 1979. His first job out of school was selling advertising for the Bryan College Station Eagle, where he has worked two different stints during his 35-year career. Mueck has managed and published newspapers throughout Texas and Alabama before being named publisher of The Banner-Press in 2010. Tom D. Whitehead Tom Whitehead is President and General Manager of radio stations KTTX 106.1 and KWHI 1280. He has been active in this family owned business since starting as a DJ at age 14. He held the positions of salesperson, news reporter, news director and disc jockey all prior to graduating from Brenham High School in 1977. He received a Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1981. Tom is the third generation to manage and operate the family radio stations. He is a member of the Brenham Rotary Club and serves on several committees for Main Street Brenham. Jeff Tilley Jeff Tilley is the Director of Marketing and Communications for Blinn College where he oversees publications, web communication, graphic design, advertising, media relations, marketing and the overall branding of the College District. As the first person in the position, he established specific branding standards for the college, which was supported with the launch of a new website and new family of logos. In addition, he was instrumental in helping the college secure their first-ever exclusive beverage contact in 2011. In addition to these duties, he oversees the college’s sports information, where he is responsible for all aspects of media and sports information relating to the College’s 6 intercollegiate sports and cheer/dance programs. Additionally, he helped establish and modernize the branding of the athletic program, including the launch of new primary and secondary athletic marks, the College’s first exclusive online licensed athletic apparel store (MyBucsGear.com) and the launch of Buccaneersports.com. Prior to coming to Blinn, Jeff spent 10 years as a territory manager and marketing research analyst at Blue Bell Creameries, the third largest branded ice cream company in the nation. |
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11:30-1 pm
Friday, April 15, 2016 Janis Sneed Banquet Room Blinn College Student Center Brenham Luncheon/Lecture Fee: $22 Register by April 8 |
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