Inaugural Taylor Lecture features Coca-Cola executive

Ben Deutsch, director of corporate communications for The Coca-Cola Co. and a University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate, will give the first Robert Taylor Lecture in Public Relations on Thursday, April 26.

Sponsored by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, the event is free and open to the public, will be held at 5 p.m. in 1100 Grainger Hall.

Taylor, a longtime journalism professor, former chief public relations officer for the university and a one-time university vice president, died in 2002 at age 86. Taylor's widow, Judith, provided funding for the regular event.

Deutsch, a former reporter for the Wisconsin State Journal and a graduate of the journalism school, has worked in public relations for The Coca-Cola Co. since 1993. He is currently responsible for all corporate communications in support of finance, legal, human resources, marketing, strategy and innovation functions.