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Tuesday, October 15, 2002
Contact: Peter Bailley
news@knox.edu
309-341-7715
GALESBURG -- Brigadier General David P. Fridovich, U.S. Army, who has commanded American counterterrorism forces worldwide, will speak at the next "Knox Talks" at 12 noon, Thursday, Oct. 24, in the Lincoln Room, Seymour Union, Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois. Admission, which includes a buffet lunch, is $8.50. Seating is limited and reservations are due by Oct. 18 to 309-341-7233. [Download photo of Gen. David Fridovich, source: U.S. Army]
A 1974 graduate of Knox College, Fridovich has led Special Forces counterterrorism units in the Philippines and in Afghanistan. One of the "Green Berets" under his command was the first American soldier killed by enemy fire in Afghanistan. Fridovich also has acted as a liaison between the military and the media covering conflicts in Afghanistan and the Philippines.
In his career with the U.S. Army since 1976, Fridovich has held assignments throughout the U.S. and in Korea and commanded Special Forces units in Haiti in 1994, as well as recent actions in Afghanistan and the Philippines. In June he was nominated by President George W. Bush for promotion to the rank of Brigadier General. He has served as Commander, 1st Special Forces Group-Airborne, in Fort Lewis, Washington, and in July was assigned to the post of Deputy Director for Operations of the U.S. Pacific Command, based in Camp Smith, Hawaii.
Fridovich earned a bachelor's degree in international relations at Knox and a master's degree in political science at Tulane University in 1976. He also has done graduate study in military sociology at the University of Chicago. At Knox he participated in ROTC, and was selected co-captain and Most Valuable Senior on the football team.
Knox Talks is a series of luncheon programs held on the Knox campus, featuring experts in politics, economics, global issues and other topics of interest to professionals in business and industry.
Founded in 1837, Knox is a national liberal arts college in Galesburg, Illinois, with students from 48 states and 40 nations. Knox's "Old Main" is a National Historic Landmark and the only building remaining from the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates.
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