POSTPONED – Black History Month Fireside Chat with John Marshall on February 26: Postponed Until a Future Date Due to Personal Health Issues
Due to personal health issues with our speaker John Marshall, we regret to inform you that we have postponed our Black History Month Fireside Chat until a later date.
In lieu of the John Marshall Chat, we’d like to invite you to two other events on campus:
- Afternoon Jazz on February 27 at 4:00 PM in the Sullivan Theatre
- Signature “STAC Chat” with Iain Haley Pollock on March 18 at 5:30 PM in the Lougheed Library Reading Room
About John Marshall
The son of Thurgood Marshall, the first African American U.S. Supreme Court Justice, John W. Marshall serves as the Director of the Office of Safety Programs with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a position he has held since March 2013. Marshall began his career in public safety in 1980 as a Virginia State Trooper. During his time with the department, he also served as a Special Agent in narcotics investigations, a Sergeant at the Training Academy, and spent his final 5 years on the motorcycle squad.
In 1994, President Clinton appointed Marshall to be the U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Virginia. In 1999, he was appointed once again by President Clinton, this time to serve as the Director of the U.S. Marshals Service, a position he held until January 2001.
In 2002, he was appointed Secretary of Public Safety for the Commonwealth of Virginia by Governor Mark Warner. In 2006, he was re-appointed to that position by Governor Tim Kaine and remained in office until January 2010.
Marshall earned his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University, with a major in Government.
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