U.S. Senator Ron Johnson will deliver the keynote lecture at Lakeland College’s 11th annual Charlotte and Walter Kohler Distinguished Business Lecture on Wednesday, April 11 in the college’s Bradley Theatre.
Johnson, a former Wisconsin businessman, will present “From Wisconsin Business Owner to the U.S. Senate,” a discussion that will chronicle how his days in business influences his time in Washington.
The lecture is free and open to the public; it will begin at 7 p.m.
Johnson defeated Democratic incumbent Russ Feingold in Wisconsin’s November 2010 senate election. He ran on a platform that included criticism on the size of government and government spending along with the need for better plans for job creation and economic recovery.
Johnson previously co-owned Pacur, a production company that produced plastic sheet for packaging and printing applications. He co-founded the company in 1979. He currently serves on the committees on appropriations, budget, homeland security and governmental affairs and aging. He resides in Oshkosh with his wife, Jane.
The annual lecture series at Lakeland College was made possible by a $1.5 million gift to the college from The Charlotte and Walter Kohler Charitable Trust. Past lecturers have included speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and current Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich and Forbes Media president and chief executive officer, Steve Forbes.
