Patterson Lecture Series

The Annual Patterson Lecture is named for William A. "Pat" Patterson, former president and CEO of United Airlines, lifetime trustee of Northwestern University, and co-founder of the Transportation Center.

For 25 years, the annual Patterson Lecture has been a high point in the year of the Transportation Center. The series has featured speakers from Alfred Kahn to Herb Kelleher.

The 2008 Annual Patterson Transportation Lecture was delivered on
Wednesday, April 9, 2008 by Matthew K. Rose, the Chairman, President, & CEO of BNSF Railway and a member of the National Surface Transportation Policy & Revenue Study Commission.

Video is available to the right.

APTA President and BAC member William Millar lauds the work of the Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Commission.

Past speakers and presentations

2008: Matthew K. Rose
    Biography
    Presentation
    Video
        High quality
            Introduction
            Lecture
            Q&A
            Entire video
        Low quality
            Introduction
            Lecture
            Q&A
            Entire video
        Podcast
            Introduction
            Lecture
            Q&A
            Entire video

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