State Senator to share his "perspective on politics" at Southwestern University lecture

March 23, 2000

State Senator Steve Ogden will discuss national and state politics in a speech, "Perspective on Politics," at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Apr. 11, in the Julie P. Howry Center on the Southwestern University campus. Ogden is this year's speaker for the A. Frank Smith, Jr. Distinguished Lecture Program.

Ogden is currently serving his second term as a Texas State Senator and has been a leader on school finance and budget issues. He co-authored Senate Bill 4, which cut property tax rates and gave teachers a $3,000 a year pay raise. The Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association has honored him for his work to help counties around the state. Before his election to the Texas Senate, Ogden served three terms in the Texas House of Representatives.

Ogden is president of Ogden Resources Corporation, an independent oil and gas company based in College Station. He also served as an officer in the U.S. Navy's nuclear submarine force for nine years. He earned his bachelor of science at the U.S. Naval Academy and his master's degree in business administration at Texas A&M University.

In 1988, the Austin law firm of Vinson & Elkins established an endowment for this lecture program to honor its former partner and longtime Southwestern University trustee, A. Frank Smith, Jr. These lectures bring to campus distinguished guest speakers in the fields of law, history, government, political science, and public service.

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