Former President George W. Bush will be this year's speaker at Freed-Hardeman University's 46th annual Advisory Board Benefit Dinner. President Bush will be speaking in Loyd Auditorium on Friday, December 3, headlining the event as the university prepares to raise over $1 million for the 10th consecutive year.
George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States, was sworn into office on January 20, 2001, and re-elected on November 2, 2004. Before his Presidency, he served for six years as Governor of the State of Texas. The most significant event of President Bush’s tenure came on September 11, 2001, when terrorists killed nearly 3,000 people on American soil. President Bush responded with a comprehensive strategy to protect the American people. He built global coalitions to remove violent regimes in Afghanistan and Iraq that threatened America — liberating more than 50 million people from tyranny. Since leaving office, President Bush has focused on launching the George W. Bush Presidential Center at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. The Center will include a museum, archives of the Bush Presidency, and an Institute, which was announced last fall. The Bush Institute promotes action-oriented initiatives in human freedom, education, economic opportunity and global health, and programming began this past spring. The Bush Center will open in the spring of 2013. President Bush is also working on his book, Decision Points, which will be released November 9, 2010. President Bush is married to Laura Welch Bush, a former teacher and librarian whom he met at a friend’s backyard barbeque. They have twin daughters, Barbara and Jenna, and a son-in-law, Henry Hager. The Bush family also includes two dogs, Barney and Miss Beazley.
Helping Deserving Students
The Advisory Board Benefit Dinner is for the students of Freed-Hardeman University. With your sponsorship, you are helping fund the scholarships that give them the opportunity for an excellent Christian education.