Edward J. Ludwig ’73, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Becton, Dickinson and Company, a Fortune 500 global medical technology company, will give the annual Thomas More lecture on Faith, Work and Civic Life on Sept. 7 at 7:30 p.m. in Rehm Library at the College of the Holy Cross. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Becton Dickinson, headquartered in Franklin Lakes, N.J., makes and sells medical devices, instrumented systems and reagents and is dedicated to improving people’s health throughout the world. BD sponsors a wide array of generous philanthropic programs to solve global health needs, most extensively in the campaign to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus.
Ludwig joined BD in 1979. He is a trustee of the College of the Holy Cross, Johns Hopkins University, Hackensack University Medical Center, chairman of the HealthCare Institute of New Jersey, chair of the advisory board for the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a member of the board of directors of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF.
The Thomas More Lecture honors a graduate of Holy Cross who exemplifies the College’s dedication to the integration of faith and learning. It is sponsored by the Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture.
Head of Fortune 500 Company to Deliver Thomas More Lecture on Faith, Work and Civic Life
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