 | Richard Pound |
Richard Pound, a member of the International Olympic Committee and chair of the World Anti-Doping Agency, will be the first Chubb Fellow of the 2004-2005 academic year.
Pound will present a lecture on "Ethical Issues and the Olympics" at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 14, in the auditorium of the Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St. He will then be joined onstage by sports experts Christine Brennan, Frank Deford, and Michael Harrigan for a panel discussion. A reception will follow. The event is free and open to the public.
As one of the most influential members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) since 1978, Pound has been largely responsible for the financial growth of the games through television rights and sponsorship negotiation. It was partly due to Pound's investigation of the Salt Lake City bribery scandal that new regulations and an ethics watchdog to oversee interaction between IOC members and bidding cities were created. Pound also chairs the Olympic Games Study Commission deciding the scope of future games.
At the World Anti-Doping Agency, Pound's goal is to eradicate drug use in sports by persuading every sport, government and international governing body to adopt the world anti-doping code.
"In the end, our aim is not just to catch a few athletes who have taken performance-enhancing drugs," Pound says of the agency, which oversees doping tests at the Olympic Games and other sports events. "Rather, we have to change the mind-set, make athletes realize that taking drugs is wrong and dangerous for their health." Last year, the IOC adopted the agency's code, requiring every sport to agree or to be excluded from the Athens games.
A former competitive swimmer, Pound represented Canada in international contests from 1959 to 1962 as the country's top freestyle sprinter. At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, he was a double Olympic finalist, finishing fourth in the 400 meter medley relay and sixth in the 100 meter freestyle. He won four medals -- a gold, a bronze and two silvers -- at the 1962 Commonwealth Games in Australia. In addition, Pound was ranked nationally in collegiate squash in both singles and doubles.
Pound is the author of "Five Rings Over Korea" and "Inside the Olympics, a Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Politics, the Scandals and the Glory of the Games." In 1999, he was appointed the 17th chancellor of McGill University. He is a tax attorney and accountant in Montreal.
Michael Harrigan, who will moderate the panel discussion, is a sports business consultant. He has been a key figure in the organization and strategy of the U.S. Olympic movement since 1972 and was the power behind the creation of the Amateur Sports Act, the law governing U.S. Olympic sport. His clients have included the IOC, the U.S. Olympic Committee and over 25 national sports governing bodies.
Sports journalist Christine Brennan is a USA Today columnist, television sports analyst, author of two best-selling figure skating books, and a leading voice on the Olympics and other sports issues.
Frank Deford is the senior writer at Sports Illustrated and a regular commentator on National Public Radio. A six-time U.S. Sportswriter of the Year, he is a member of the Hall of Fame of the National Association of Sportscasters and Sportswriters.
The Chubb Fellowship is devoted to encouraging and aiding Yale students interested in the operations of government, culture and public service. Established in 1936 through the generosity of Hendon Chubb (Yale 1895), the program is based in Timothy Dwight College. Each year three or four distinguished women and men have been appointed as visiting Chubb Fellows. While at Yale, they have close, informal contact with students and deliver a public lecture. Former Chubb Fellows include such world leaders as Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter of the United States, Raul Alfonsín of Argentina, Clement Atlee of Britain and Mario Soares of Portugal; authors Toni Morrison and Carlos Fuentes; choreographer Mikhail Baryshnikov; and journalist Walter Cronkite.
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