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The George W. Jalonick III and Dorothy Cockrell Jalonick
Memorial Distinguished Lecture Series


Established in 1992, the George W. Jalonick III and Dorothy Cockrell Jalonick Memorial Distinguished Lecture Series has expanded to become a yearly event that allows The History of Aviation Collection to showcase some of the most prominent and fascinating figures in the field of aviation history. Held in the summer, these lectures are free and open to all interested members of the public.

Mark your calendar for 2009 Jalonick Lecture

The annual Jalonick Lecture is scheduled for July 18, 2009. Our speaker will be
Colonel Walter Boyne, USAF (Ret.). The lecture is open and free to the public. It will begin at 4 p.m. in the MC 2.410 auditorium of McDermott Library at The University of Texas at Dallas in Richardson, Texas. A reception will follow the presentation in Special Collections on the third level of the library. You can find more information in the Spring 2009 Air-Log newsletter and on the Library Events page of this Website

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Past Jalonick Lectures

2008
"Double, Double, Toil and Trouble - Implications of the Modern World (Especially the Mid-East) for Aviation. "
Major General Donald W. Shepperd

2007
"The Teamwork Revolution: The Amazing Role of Aviation in Changing the Modern World"
John J. Nance, JD

2006
"Herald of Victory: Battlefield Air Attack in the Second World War"
Richard P. Hallion, Ph.D.

2005
"Last Flights: Air America and the Collapse of South Vietnam"
William M. Leary, Ph.D.

2004
"General James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle: His Life Story"
Col. C.V. Glines (USAF, Ret.)

2003
"Blaming Wilbur and Orville Wright: The Wright Patent Suits and the Growth of American Aviation"
Tom D. Crouch, Ph.D.

2002
"A Hero in His Prime: Edward V. Rickenbacker and Eastern Airlines, 1934 - 1941"
W. David Lewis, Ph.D.

1999
"The Berlin Airlift: The Largest Humanitarian Airlift in History"
John Provan

1997
"The Great War in the Air: Memory, Myth, and Reality"
John H. Morrow, Jr., Ph.D.

1992
"Perilous Missions: Air America Myth and Reality"
William M. Leary, Ph.D.