Badolato Speaker Series

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This distinguished series is endowed in honor of the late Colonel Edward V. Badolato, USMC (Ret.), a proud Towson University graduate who served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush. Throughout his career, Colonel Badolato was an internationally recognized expert in the field of energy and environmental operations, contingency planning, and emergency response. A decorated Marine Corps officer with three combat tours in Vietnam, he dedicated his life to protecting the nation.

Recent Events

• Maryland's Homeland Security Challenges & Resilience. Panelists: Travis Nelson, Ariana Garcia, Brendan Gill, and Michael Allen. October 20, 2025.
• Drones and Public Safety: Transforming Emergency Response and Policing. Panelist: William “Fritz” Reber, Gary Cordner, Megan Descalzi, and Michael Lighthiser. April 7, 2025.

Past Events

• Human Rights & Homeland Security presented by Qasim Rashid, human rights activist. February 21, 2019
• Big Data & Homeland Security: Opportunity, Bias, and the Promise of Better Governance presented by Amen Ra Mashariki, Ph.D., urban analytics lead at Esri. March 8, 2018
• The Newest Threat to Homeland Security: The Opioid Crisis presented by Birch Barron, deputy director of the Maryland Opioid Operational Command Center. November 9, 2017  
• Working for the National Security Agency presented by Emil Volchek, NDA Security Education Academic Liaison for Towson University, and Mile Blair, retired Navy captain and Towson University alumnus. November 9, 2017
• America's Drug Problem: A Persistent Threat to Homeland Security presented by Tom Carr. May 6, 2016
• Mapping Our Safety: How GIS is Being Used in Homeland Security and Emergency Management in Maryland presented by John Morgan. April 29, 2015
• The ISIL Threat: Combating Terrorists in the Homeland presented by Harvey Eisenberg. September 26, 2014
• Leadership Lessons from the Boston Marathon Bombings presented by Chief Linskey. April 11, 2014
• The ISIS Threat: Fighting Terrorists from Home presented by John Morton. September 20, 2013
• Emergency Management. April 12, 2013
• When Bad Things Happen to Computer Networks: A Demonstration of How Hackers Break into Systems, and What We Canal Do to Reduce Our Risks presented by Dr. Mike O’Leary. September 7, 2012
• On the Ground Perspective: Directing Emergency Management on Baltimore County presented by Mark Hubbard. April 20, 2012
• The Role of Democracy in Homeland Security. August 29, 2011
• Homeland Security in 2011: A Reflection of 10 years Since 9/11 presented by Assistant Professor William J. Lahneman. April 29, 2011
• Presentation by Frances Townsend. June 16, 2009,
• Increasing Intelligence Capability presented by Congressman C.A. “Dutch” Ruppersberger. April 3, 2007
• Civil Liberties Versus Terrorism presented by Former U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese, III. June 28, 2006
• Securing the Nation's Capital presented by Director of the Office of National Capital Region Coordination Thomas J. Lockwood. May 9, 2005
• Presentation by Colonel Edward V. Badolato, USMC (Retired). November 17, 2005
• Taking the Terror Out of Terrorism: A Blueprint for How America Can Defeat Terrorism presented by Colonel Edward V. Badolato, USMC (Retired). November 15, 2004