December 10, 1997 Contact: Ann Marie Deer Owens (615) 322-2706 annmarie.owens@vanderbilt.edu

Chairman of NTSB to deliver Public Policy Lecture

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- James E. Hall, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, will deliver the 12th annual Public Policy Lecture Dec. 15 at the Vanderbilt Stadium Club. Hall's lecture, which is titled "The View from Washington," is sponsored by the Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy Studies and is by invitation only.

President Clinton selected Hall to be a member of the NTSB in 1993. Hall has chaired the board since June of 1994. Recently, he accepted reappointment for another five-year term.

Previously he served on the Senate staffs of Albert Gore Sr. and Harlan Mathews. He also headed Tennessee Governor Ned McWherter's transition team and served as director of the Tennessee State Planning Office under McWherter.

Hall, who grew up in Knoxville, is the brother of John R. Hall, chairman of the Vanderbilt Board of Trust. He received his B.A. and law degrees from the University of Tennessee.

Under Hall's tenure, the NTSB has investigated some high-profile air tragedies, including the TWA Flight 800 crash in the Atlantic off New York. Hall has been named one of the 100 most powerful people in Washington by "The National Journal."

Editor's note: Media who wish to cover Hall's address should call Ann Marie Deer Owens at (615) 322-2706 to RSVP.

-VU-

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