John McGoff
John McGoff was the president of the Mid-States Broadcasting Corporation and the owner of the Panax newspaper chain. He became a member of Northern’s first Board of Control in 1964 and resigned from the board in 1972. McGoff was a controversial figure whose involvement with publishing in South Africa in the 1970s created a campus controversy. This became heated when in 1979 he gave $300,000 for the McGoff Distinguished Lecture Series. Students and some faculty kept up a running struggle with McGoff over the years. In 1988, McGoff took the money back and the series ended. He and his wife donated the Carillons which were dedicated on August 8, 1980.
Debate: Funding for McGoff Lectures (10/29/1979) Hon. Gerald Ford: Youth and Politics (11/15/1978) Hon. Gerald Ford: Special Convocation (11/15/1978) Hon. Gerald Ford: Foreign Policy (11/15/1978) Hon. Gerald Ford: Faculty and Staff Lecture (11/15/1978) Hon. Gerald Ford: Campus Luncheon (11/15/1978) Hon. Gerald Ford: Dinner (11/15/1978)Hon. Gerald Ford: Elections and Political Parties (11/16/1978)Hon. Gerald Ford: Community Luncheon (11/16/1978)Hon. Gerald Ford: News Conference (11/16/1968) Hon. Gerald Ford: Domestic Issues Lecture (11/16/1968) Hon. Gerald Ford: Government Reorganization and Reform (11/16/1968) Hon. Gerald Ford: Hedgecock Lecture (11/16/1968) Dr. John Hannah: 1400 Lecture (11/06/1979) Dr. John Hannah: 1930 Lecture (11/06/1979) Dr. John Hannah: 0900 Lecture - World Hunger Crisis (11/06/1979) Dr. John Hannah: 1000 Lecture (11/06/1979) Dr. John Hannah: Press Conference (11/06/1979) Alexander Ginzburg: University Center (04/17/1980) Alexander Ginzburg: First Classroom Visitation (04/17/1980) Alexander Ginzburg: Public Lecture (part 1) (04/17/1980) Alexander Ginzburg: Public Lecture (part 2) (04/17/1980) Alexander Ginzburg: 2nd Classroom Visitation (04/18/1980) Alexander Ginzburg: 3rd Classroom Visitation (04/18/1980) Alexander Ginzburg: West Hall Luncheon (04/18/1980) Alexander Ginzburg: Student Round Table Discussion (04/18/1980) Alexander Ginzburg: Social Hour and Dinner (04/18/1980) Alexander Ginzburg: Hedgecock Field House (04/18/1980) Alexander Ginzburg: Media Meet (04/18/1980) Herman Kahn: Breakfast (11/20/1980) Herman Kahn: Lunch (11/20/1980) Herman Kahn: Forest Roberts Theater (11/20/1980) Herman Kahn: High School Lecture (11/20/1980) Herman Kahn: Politics and Society, 1980s and Beyond (11/20/1980) Herman Kahn: Dinner Program (11/20/1980) Herman Kahn: West Science Lecture (11/21/1980) Edward Albee: Classroom Visit (02/15/1982) Howard K. Smith: Press Conference (09/22/1982) General A. M. Haig: Principal Address (04/09/1984)General A. M. Haig: High School Lecture (04/09/1984)General A. M. Haig: Press Conference (04/09/1984)General A. M. Haig: Classroom Lectures (04/09/1984)General A. M. Haig: Classroom Lectures (04/10/1984)Richard Leakey: “Origins of Mankind” (03/20/1985) 
