Author and TV Correspondent Betty Rollin to Speak at Cazenovia Forum
Please mark your calendar for the next Cazenovia Forum lecture. We’re delighted that Betty Rollin will join us for an important talk about end of life choices. The lecture will be held on Friday, October 14th at 7:00pm at the Catherine Cummings Theatre in Cazenovia. As usual, we’ll have a reception with Ms. Rollin after her talk.
Rollin is a former correspondent for NBC News and currently a contributor to the PBS program Religion and Ethics Newsweekly. She brings a unique and personal insight to the difficult decisions faced by families as loved ones struggle with serious illness; her best seller Last Wish chronicles the suicide of her terminally ill mother, and details her own role in planning the act. Critics called it a “document of personal compassion and public importance” and a “story told with compassion, anger, humor and profound love.”
Rollin has written five other books including First You Cry, a moving, first of its kind story about her own breast cancer and mastectomy. Both Last Wish and First You Cry were made into television movies, with Patty Duke and Mary Tyler Moore each playing the role of Rollin.
While at NBC, Rollin was the recipient of both the prestigious DuPont Award and an Emmy for her work. She has written for many national magazines including The New York Times Magazine, where she also wrote the Hers column. Earlier in her journalism career she was a senior editor at Look magazine.
Rollin has been a member of the board of directors of Death with Dignity National Center.
The Cazenovia Forum is a 501 (c) 3, not-for-profit organization established in 2006 by community members focused on promoting the understanding and discussion of national and international issues. By organizing and underwriting lecture events featuring nationally-known experts, the group intends to further Cazenovia’s commitment to knowledge-seeking and community involvement.
For more information contact Cindy Sutton,
Sutton@hws.edu
315-655-9374
