News release Public Information Office   SLU 10880   Hammond, LA 70402   phone: 985-549-2341   fax: 985-549-2061 publicinfo@selu.edu     www.selu.edu/news Contact: Christina Chapple Date: 4/17/03   RETIRED GENERAL MONTGOMERY C. MEIGS TO SPEAK AT SLU APRIL 30       HAMMOND -- Retired four-star General Montgomery C. Meigs will speak on “The Challenges of Peace Over the Middle East” on Wednesday, April 30 at Southeastern Louisiana University.       The free lecture, sponsored by the offices of the President and Provost, the Honors Program, and the Department of History and Political Science, is scheduled for noon in the War Memorial Student Union ballroom.        Meigs, scholar as well as general, is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and has taught at some of the most prestigious universities in the United States. He has led at every level of command in the United State’s recent wars, including Vietnam and Desert Storm.         Currently, in addition to providing commentary on the Iraqi war almost daily on CNBC-MS, he holds the academic chairs of Distinguished Visiting Professor of World Peace at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas and the Younger-Carter Fellowship for Distinguished Policy-Maker in Residence at Texas A&M University.       Meigs’ lecture will include discussion of the dangers and obstacles remaining in Iraq, the  opportunities that will emerge during political reconfiguration, and issues to be worked out with other world powers.       Meigs became commander of the Stabilisation Force in Bosnia-Herzegovina on October 23, 1998. He came to this assignment after commanding the United States Army Combined Arms Center and serving as commandant of the Army's Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, Kan.       A native of Annapolis, Md., Meigs graduated from the United States Military Academy  in 1967. He has a doctoral degree in history from the University of Wisconsin. His military education includes tours at the United States Army Command and General Staff College, and the National War College.        His awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Bronze Star Medal with V device, and the Purple Heart.       For additional information about the lecture, contact James Walter, director of Southeastern’s Honors Program, 985-549-2135. Return to News Releases