Aron Ralston, the outdoorsman that inspired the film '127 hours' was the final speaker in the 2011-12 Penn State Distinguished Speaker Series on April 5 at Eisenhower Auditorium on Penn State's University Park campus. In 2003 Ralston chose to amputate his right arm below the elbow in order to survive being pinned down by a boulder in a Utah canyon. The Distinguished Speaker Series is hosted by Penn State's Student Programming Association.

Aron Ralston, the outdoorsman who inspired the film '127 Hours,' spoke Thursday (April 5) at Penn State's University Park campus as part of the Student Programming Association Distinguished Speaker Series.

Arianna Huffington, co-founder and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post, was the third guest speaker in Penn State's 2011-12 Student Programming Association's Distinguished Speaker Series. The event was held on Feb. 9 at Eisenhower Auditorium on the University Park campus.

Alton Brown, Food Network star and host of 'Iron Chef America', was the first guest speaker in Penn State's 2011 Distinguished Speaker Series on Sept. 28 at Eisenhower Auditorium on the University Park campus. The Distinguished Speaker Series is hosted by Penn State's Student Programming Association.

Alton Brown, Food Network star and host of 'Iron Chef America', was the first guest speaker in Penn State's 2011 Distinguished Speaker Series on Sept. 28 at Eisenhower Auditorium on the University Park campus. The Distinguished Speaker Series is hosted by Penn State's Student Programming Association.

Alton Brown, Food Network star and host of 'Iron Chef America', was the first guest in Penn State's 2011 Distinguished Speaker Series on Sept. 28 at Eisenhower Auditorium on the University Park campus. The Distinguished Speaker Series is hosted by Penn State's Student Programming Association.