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The Getzen Lecture on Government Accountability, an annual lecture series presented by the Department of Public Administration and Policy is made possible by UGA alumni Katherine Getzen Willoughby (PhD ‘91) and Dan Hall Willoughby, Jr. (JD ‘86) in honor of her parents, Evangeline Sferes Getzen and Forrest William Getzen, lifelong advocates of public service and education.

2026 Getzen Lecture – March 16, 2026ÌýÌý

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PREVIOUS GETZEN LECTURERS −+

2006: David M. Walker, Former Director, Government Accountability Office |
2007: Alice M. Rivlin, Former Director, Office of Management and Budget |
2008: Lee H. Hamilton, Former U.S. Congressman / Co-chair, Iraq Study Group / Former vice chair, 9/11 Commission |
2009: Newt Gingrich, Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives |
2010: Johnny Isakson, U.S. Senator |
2011: Thad W. Allen, Retired Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard / Chief Federal Officer, Deepwater Horizon oil spill |
2012: Cynthia Tucker, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
2013: Henry J. Aaron, Health care expert and economist, The Brookings Institution
2014:ÌýBetsy Fretwell, City Manager, Las Vegas |ÌýÌý
2016: James Clifford “Jim” Miller III, Former Director, Office of Management and Budget
2017: Charles H. Ramsey, Former Commissioner, Philadelphia Police Department / Former Co-Chair, President Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing |ÌýÌý2018: Walter M. Shaub, former director of the United States Office of Government Ethics |
2019: Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States | 2020: Shelley Metzenbaum, Founding President of the Volcker Alliance |
2021: Mark Lee Greenblatt, Inspector General, U.S. Department of the Interior |
2022: Tristan L. Leavitt, Member, Merit Systems Protection Board  |  View Event Photos »Ìý´¥Ìý
2024: Christopher Wray, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation  | View Event Photos »Ìý´¥Ìý
2025: General Paul M. Nakasone, Former Commander, U.S. Cyber Command and Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service | View Event Photos »Ìý´¥Ìý

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