Monday, November 4, 2024 4pm
About this Event
712 3rd St, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2005
https://www.purdue.edu/president/lecture-series/Capt. Sully Sullenberger, a Purdue University alumnus who heroically landed a commercial airliner on the Hudson River in 2009 after it lost power from a bird strike, saving all 155 passengers and crew, will join Purdue President Mung Chiang for a Presidential Lecture Series event on Nov. 4.
Capt. Sullenberger’s Purdue appearance, titled “How a Life’s Commitment to Excellence Saved 155 People Aboard US Airways Flight 1549,” is at 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4, in Elliott Hall of Music. The Presidential Lecture Series event is free and open to the public, but a general admission ticket will be required. Doors will open at 3 p.m. A no-bag policy will be in place for the event.
In his 2009 memoir, “Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters,” Sullenberger describes the events surrounding the heroic water landing that became known as the “Miracle on the Hudson.” Along with his life story, in the book Sullenberger discusses leadership, responsibility, service and how his studies at Purdue prepared him well for the challenges he would face.
“Highest Duty” also inspired a Hollywood movie about his life. The 2016 film “Sully” was directed by Clint Eastwood, and Tom Hanks played Sullenberger.