Son of former Greek president to discuss 'Greece as Fiction'
Yale alumnus Nick Papandreou, a fiction writer and son of the late Andreas Papandreou, former president of Greece, will be the featured guest at two campus events this week. On Tuesday, Oct. 29, he will present a talk titled "Greece as Fiction" and will read from his recent work "Father Dancing: An Invented Memoir" at 4 p.m. in Rm. 207 of William L. Harkness Hall, 100 Wall St. On the following day, Wednesday, Oct. 30, he will be the guest at a tea at 4 p.m. in the Jonathan Edwards College master's house, 70 High St. Both events, which are sponsored by the Hellenic Society, are free and open to the public.
A member of Timothy Dwight College while at Yale, Mr. Papandreou graduated from the University in 1979. He earned a Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University. After serving in the Greek military, he taught at the School for Public Administration and worked at the World Bank before devoting himself to a full-time writing career in Athens. "Father Dancing," which was recently published in the United Kingdom by Penguin Books, has been a best- seller in Greece since its publication there last October.
Protecting salmon is topic of talk by head of conservation program
"Conservation & Management of Pacific Salmon Under the Endangered Species Act" is the title of a lecture being presented on Tuesday, Oct. 29, by Robin Waples, head of the conservation biology program for the National Marine Fisheries Service. His talk, offered as part of the series "Fisheries for the Future: Science, Conservation and Management for the New Century," will take place 5-6 p.m. in Rm. 202 of Osborn Memorial Laboratories, 165 Prospect St. The public is invited to attend, free of charge.
Mr. Waples, who earned his undergraduate degree at Yale in 1969, has worked for the Seattle-based National Marine Fisheries Service since 1986, serving there as a National Research Council Research Associate and later as a geneticist. His research has focused on the application of the Endangered Species Act to Pacific salmon, the genetic conservation of the Pacific salmon population, patterns of gene flow in marine fishes and mixed-stock fishery analysis of Pacific salmon.
The fall seminar series "Fisheries for the Future" is sponsored by the Center for Coastal and Watershed Systems and the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Additional sponsors are the Curtis & Edith Munson Foundation, the Henry Foundation, the Coastal Conservation Association, the Institute for Biospheric Studies, the Program in Organismal Biology and Studies in the Environment.
Researcher specializing in STD prevention to talk at tea
Dr. Mary-Ann Brunstetter Shafer, who has focused her research on the interrelationships among risky behaviors of adolescents and young adults and such problems as sexually transmitted diseases STDs , alcohol abuse and eating disorders, will be the guest at a tea on Thursday, Oct. 31, at 4 p.m. at the Calhoun College master's house, 434 College St. Her talk is free and open to the public; however, as seating is limited, those interested in attending should call 432-0742.
Dr. Shafer, a 1973 graduate of the Yale School of Medicine, is currently professor of pediatrics and associate director of adolescent medicine at the University of California at San Francisco. Her research area of interest has been the prevention of STDs using both a biologic and behavioral approach. To this end, Dr. Shafer has been engaged in evaluating the application of new urine-based molecular techniques to screen for chlamydia and gonorrhea, and she has been involved with the successful development of cognitive- and skills- based STDs and other risk prevention intervention programs for high school students and young military personnel. She is the medical director at the Mission High School Clinic and acts as a consultant to the Centers for Disease Control, the military and the California State Department of Health regarding STD HIV prevention. In addition to her newest role in assisting in the establishment of a large high school-based clinic in a culturally diverse urban high school, Dr. Shafer is active in numerous continuing medical education programs through the American Academy of Pediatrics, which awarded her its prestigious Adele D. Hofmann Award for her work in adolescent health.
Irish literary critic to talk about Yeats
"Yeats: The New Political Issue" is the title of a talk being presented on Thursday, Oct. 31, by Denis Donoghue, a literary critic and the Henry James Professor of English and American Letters at New York University NYU . His talk, which is sponsored by the English department, will be held at 4:30 p.m. in Sudler Recital Hall of William L. Harkness Hall, 100 Wall St. It is free and open to the public.
Mr. Donoghue, who was born and raised in Ireland, has written about the 20th-century literature of Ireland, England and America. His books include "Warrenpoint," an autobiographical essay; "The Pure Good of Theory"; "The Old Moderns"; and "Walter Pater: Lover of Strange Souls." He is a frequent contributor to the New York Review of Books, the New York Times Book Review, the Times Literary Supplement and the New Republic, as well as to literary quarterlies and academic journals. He has lectured widely in Ireland, England and the United States, and gave the BBC Reith Lectures in 1982 under the title "The Arts Without Mystery." Mr. Donoghue taught at University College in Dublin from 1954 until he joined the faculty at NYU in 1979. He is also University Professor there.
Boston Globe reporter to speak on children's issues in the news
Indira Lakshmanan, reporter for the Boston Globe, will give a talk titled "Getting to the Front Page: Children's Issues in the News" on Friday, Nov. 1, at noon in Rm. 410 of Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona Hall, corner of Grove and Prospect streets. The event, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Bush Center and Child Development and Social Policy.
For the past two years, Ms. Lakshmanan has covered the "children's beat" at the Boston Globe, writing about child care, child abuse, foster care, youth violence and other issues concerning children and families. Before that, for a year, she reported on police- related stories at the Globe. In January 1997, she will become the Globe's Asia bureau chief in Hong Kong.
After earning her undergraduate degree at Harvard University and pursuing graduate work at Oxford University, Ms. Lakshmanan worked as a freelance reporter in Haiti. She then spent a year in Chile as a stringer for National Public Radio and other international radio networks. After serving a brief internship on the metro desk at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Ms. Lakshmanan became the education writer for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, where she worked for two years before moving to the Boston Globe. She won two "Texas School Bell" awards from the Texas State Teachers' Association for her writing on education: one in 1991 for the "outstanding feature story in education" and the second the following year for "outstanding continuous coverage of education."
For further information on her talk, call 432-9935.
Emory University surgeon to deliver Southwick Lecture
Dr. Lamar Fleming, professor and chair of the department of orthopaedic surgery at Emory University, will present the annual Wayne O. Southwick Lecture on Friday, Nov. 1, at 8 a.m. in Brady Auditorium of the School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St. His topic will be "The Treatment of Acquired Flat Feet in Adults." The lecture is free and open to the public.
Dr. Fleming is considered an expert on surgery and treatment of the feet, ankles, hands and shoulders. A member of the faculty at Emory since 1975, he is also chief of the Hand Section at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Atlanta and also holds that position in the city's Grady Memorial Hospital. Listed in the 1994-95 edition of "The Best Doctors in America," he has made presentations throughout the country on his areas of specialty, and he has authored numerous professional papers. He is a member of the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Othopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, among many other professional organizations.
Citibank executive to talk at SOM
Shaukat Aziz, executive vice president of Citibank, will speak on "The Evolution of Financial Services in Emerging Markets: Focus on Asia Pacific Region" at the next International Business Roundtable at the School of Management. His talk will be on Tuesday, Nov. 5, at 11:45 a.m. in the General Motors Room of Horchow Hall, 55 Hillhouse Ave. The public is invited to attend the free talk.
Mr. Aziz has worked for Citibank for 26 years. As executive vice president in the company's New York headquarters, Mr. Aziz is responsible for globalizing consumer business and working on corporate-level strategic issues. He was previously based in Singapore, where he was responsible for Citibank's Global Finance division for the Asia Pacific region. As head of Global Finance, his responsibilities covered commercial and investment banking activities, including corporate banking, lending, corporate finance, merchant and investment banking, capital markets, treasury and trading, and transaction banking for customers, which include corporations, public sector entities, governments, financial institutions and regional and global multinationals.
Prior to his assignment in Singapore, Mr. Aziz was executive vice president for central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, during which time he was based in London. He has also had a number of international assignments, including serving as managing director of Saudi American Bank in Riyadh, chief executive of Citibank Malaysia and assistant regional treasurer for the Middle East in Athens. He is on the board of Saudi American Bank, Citicorp Investment Bank Ltd. in Pakistan and several other Citibank-owned institutions.
Responsible decision-making is topic of alumnus' talk
Mike Rion, the founder and principal of Resources for Ethical Management, will be the first speaker in a series on ethics sponsored by students at the Divinity School on Tuesday, Nov. 5. His talk will be at 1 p.m. in Edwards Dining Room of the Divinity School, 409 Prospect St. The public is invited to attend, free of charge.
Resources for Ethics and Management helps organizations improve performance and strengthen responsible decision-making through the practical application of ethical principles and the encouragement of values-driven behavior. Mr. Rion, who earned both a M.Div. and a Ph.D. degree from Yale, had led hundreds of workshops for managers and employees at all levels on responsible decision-making. He has also consulted on ethics and management with corporations, government and community groups. Prior to forming his consulting firm in 1989, he served for six years as president of Hartford Seminary, an interdenominational center. He formerly was director of corporate responsibility at Cummins Engine Company, where he worked directly with line managers on issues of responsible management. He is author of the 1990 book "The Responsible Manager."
Students from the Divinity School who are sponsoring Mr. Rion's visit invite University alumna who are involved in the field of ethics to participate in their speaker series. Interested individuals are asked to contact Professor Gene Outka, 58 Beecher, Yale Divinity School, 409 Prospect St., New Haven, CT 06511.
Lockheed CEO to deliver Sheffield address
Norman Augustine, president and chief executive officer of Lockheed Martin Co., will present the next Sheffield Fellowship address on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Mr. Augustine, a former Assistant Secretary of the Army, will speak on "Explosions, Crashes, and Collapses: Post-Graduate Engineering Education" at 4:30 p.m. in Sudler Auditorium of William L. Harkness Hall, 100 Wall St. The public is invited to attend, free of charge.
In 1958, Mr. Augustine joined the Douglas Aircraft Co., where he was program manager and chief engineer. He served in the Office of the Secretary of Defense beginning in 1965 as assistant director of defense research and engineering. In 1970, he joined the LTV Missiles and Space Co. as vice president of advanced programs and marketing. He returned to government in 1973 as assistant secretary of the Army, and became under secretary in 1975.
Joining Martin Marietta Corp. in 1977, he was promoted to CEO and chairman in 1987 and 1988, respectively. He served as president of Lockheed Martin upon the formation of that company in 1995, and became CEO and vice chairman this year.
Mr. Augustine has four times been awarded the Department of Defense's highest civilian decoration, the Distinguished Service Medal, and has received the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Distinguished Service Medal, the Air Force Exceptional Service Medal, and numerous other government honors as well as 10 honorary academic degrees. He also is chairman of the American Red Cross and has served as national chairman of the U.S. Savings Bond Campaign as well as on numerous governmental advisory committees, including that of the National Aeronautic and Space Administration.
The Sheffield Fellowship, established earlier this year, brings to Yale leaders and innovators in business, industry, and government who are at the forefront of important developments in their fields. In addition to presenting a lecture, the fellow tours laboratories and classrooms, and meets with faculty and students.