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Gov. Ryan to discuss death penalty
Mark
Reutter , Business Editor
(217) 333-0568; mreutter@illinois.edu
Cyndi Paceley, College of Law
(217) 244-4014; cpaceley@illinois.edu
12/17/02
CHAMPAIGN,
Ill. — Illinois Gov. George H. Ryan is scheduled to speak Thursday
(Dec. 19) at the University of Illinois College of Law about the role
of the state’s chief executive in administering the death penalty.
His
talk will begin at 11:30 a.m. in the Max L. Rowe Auditorium of the Law
Building, 504 E. Pennsylvania Ave., Champaign.
"Gov. Ryan has focused national debate on the scope and limits
of executive power in policing the administration of this ultimate sanction,"
said Heidi M. Hurd, the dean of the law school. "In recognition
of the significance of the role of the state in defining this issue,
the governor will discuss the death penalty at our law school."
Ryan was invited to the college by Margareth Etienne, a professor of
law at Illinois. Ryan will take questions from students after his talk.
News media parking will be available in the concrete courtyard next
to the Law Building entrance in the 500 block of East Peabody Drive.
Additional parking will be available at meters on Peabody Drive and
Pennsylvania Avenue.
