Marian Miner Cook
Athenaeum

David Dreier ’75 was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1980, where he served until January 2013. During his tenure, he became the youngest—and the first Californian—chairman of the House Rules Committee, playing a central role in shaping the legislative process. A longtime advocate for press freedom, Dreier founded the Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation to establish a national memorial honoring journalists who have lost their lives in pursuit of the truth. He earned his B.A. from Claremont McKenna College and an M.A. in American government from Claremont Graduate University, and he currently serves as a trustee of the College.

Scott Woolley ’92 is the founding editor of L.A. Reported, a nonprofit local newsmagazine based in Los Angeles. He has had a distinguished career in journalism, including serving as West Coast Bureau Chief for Forbes and contributing editor for Fortune.com. He is also the author of The Network: The Battle for the Airwaves & the Birth of the Communications Age. Woolley holds a B.A. in Economics from Claremont McKenna College and a Master’s in Public Policy from Harvard University.

Terril Jones P'26 is a visiting lecturer in the Government Department at Claremont McKenna College, specializing in international journalism. He brings more than four decades of experience as a business and foreign correspondent and editor for Reuters, the Los Angeles Times, Forbes, and The Associated Press. Over the course of his career, he was based in Beijing, Paris, Tokyo, and across the U.S., covering politics, international relations, business, sports, technology and other topics. He has also worked as a technology correspondent in Silicon Valley and an automotive correspondent in Detroit. He is fluent in Japanese, Mandarin, and French, and holds a B.A. from Pomona College.

This event is co-sponsored by the Dreier Roundtable at Claremont McKenna College.