Don't forget -- It is only 2 weeks until our FIRST BAKER DISTINGUISHED 
LECTURE (BDLS) featuring Senator George Mitchell as our honored speaker.  
The lecture is at 2 pm on Nov. 13 in the Cox Auditorium, Alumni Memorial Hall.  
Parking will be available in the Vol Hall Garage (behind the Law School). The 
rate is $2/hour.  The Cox auditorium has a capacity of 900+   

The BDLS is being supported by Sun Trust Bank, Knoxville News Sentinel and 
WUOT 91.9, but we are always looking for additional donors for this program.  
Please read the following for more information on the BDLS and Sen. Mitchell.  

See you on Nov. 13 at 2 pm -- Cox Auditorium!   

About the Baker Distinguished Lecture Series 
The Baker Distinguished Lecture Series (BDLS) was established to promote the 
values of Senator Howard H. Baker, Jr., whose longstanding commitment to 
honorable public service has made an indelible mark on US history.  The BDLS 
will serve as a biannual forum in which guest speakers of national prominence 
will be invited to speak on matters relevant to today’s society and the future of 
our nation.   With this inaugural lecture, the Baker Center seeks to enlist the 
support of our donor community to support this major programming initiative. To 
support the BDLS, please contact: 
Michelle A. Castro, Director of Development
 (865) 974-3816     [log in to unmask] 

Senator George J. Mitchell 
George J. Mitchell was born and raised in Waterville, Maine and graduated from 
Bowdoin College and Georgetown University Law Center. He served as US 
Attorney for Maine, and as US District Court Judge for Maine. In 1980, he was 
appointed to the United States Senate to complete the unexpired term of 
Senator Edmund Muskie, who resigned to become Secretary of State. He was 
elected to a full term in the Senate in 1982, and reelected in 1988. He left the 
Senate in 1995 as the Senate Majority Leader, a position he had held since 
January 1989.  Senator Mitchell served as chairman of the Peace Negotiations 
in Northern Ireland. which saw  the historic Good Friday peace accord. At the 
request of President Clinton, Prime Minister Barak, and Chairman Arafat, 
Senator Mitchell served as chairman of an International Fact Finding Committee 
on violence in the Middle East. The committee's recommendation, widely known 
as The Mitchell Report, was endorsed by the Bush administration, the European 
Union, and by many other governments. In 2009, President Obama appointed 
Sen. Mitchell as Special Envoy for the Middle East.  Mitchell established the 
Mitchell Institute in 1994, with a goal of increasing educational opportunity for 
Maine students. To date just under $9 million in scholarships has been awarded 
to nearly 1,800 Maine students to support their pursuit of a college education.  
(Adapted from http://www.mitchellinstitute.org)