About the Mark J. Bebie ’70 Speakers Endowment at Lakeside School
Mark Bebie lost his life in a climbing accident in the Canadian Rockies in 1993. Mark provided a
generous gift to Lakeside in his will.
With the proceeds of his bequest, the Bebie family established the Mark J. Bebie ’70 Speakers
Endowment. A portion of the income from that fund underwrites the cost of bringing stimulating
speakers to address students, staff, faculty, alumni, and the wider Lakeside community on topics
related to the environment, technology, economics, education and other subjects of interest to Mark.
Previous Bebie Lecturers
1994-1995
Craig O. McCaw '68
Former Chairman, CEO McCaw Cellular Communications
1995-1996
William Dietrich
Author and Science Reporter for The Seattle Times
1996-1997
William D. Ruckelshaus
Former Head of the Environmental Protection Agency
1997-1998
Senator William Bradley
Former Senator and NBA player
1998-1999
Professor Elliot Eisner
Professor of Art and Educational Theorist, Stanford University
1999-2000
Eric Simonson
Mountain Climber/Explorer, Co-author of Ghosts of Everest
2000-2001
Barbara Hedges
Athletic Director, University of Washington
2001-2002
Sherman Alexie
Author and Filmmaker
2002-2003
Michael Sheehan
Assistant Secretary-General, Department of Peacekeeping Operations at the United Nations
2003-2004
Timothy Egan
New York Times Correspondent and Author
2004-2005
Susan Butcher
Four-Time Iditarod Champion
2005-2006
William Kristol
Editor, The Weekly Standard
2006-2007
Christopher Elias
President of PATH
2007-2008
John Wood
CEO and Founder of Room to Read
2008-2009
Candy Crowley
CNN senior political correspondent
2009-2010
James Fallows
National Correspondent for The Atlantic
2010-2011
Ed Viesturs
America’s leading high altitude climber
2011-2012
John Grade
Artist
2012-2013
Eric Greitens
Author, Founder of The Mission Continues
2013-2014
Josh Fox and Phelim McAleer
Filmmakers, activists
2014-2015
Sarah Kay
Poet
2015-2016
Ian McAllister
Canadian photographer and conservation activist