Washington insider and political commentator Linda Chavez, who was President George W. Bush's original pick the post of Labor Secretary, is scheduled to speak at Grand Valley State University in honor of Women's History Month.
Chavez will speak March 27, 2001 in the Ambassador Ballroom at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, 187 Monroe Ave., Grand Rapids. The program begins with a 6:30 p.m. reception and a 7:15 dinner.
Chavez is the former staff director of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and serves as a weekly columnist for USA Today. She also writes for The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New Republic, Commentary and Reader's Digest. She makes regular TV appearances on The McLaughlin Group, CNN & Co., To the Contrary, and The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.
The Seidman School of Business Alumni Association and WOOD-TV are sponsors for the event.
An individual ticket is $75, and corporate tables (which seat eight people) are $1,000. Proceeds from the event will benefit minority women pursuing graduate business education.
For tickets, make checks payable to GVSU and send to: Vonnie Herrera,Seidman School of Business Alumni Association, Grand Valley State University,401 W. Fulton St., Suite 515C, Grand Rapids, MI 49504-6431.
