George
Mitchell
6 p.m. Thursday, April 15, Warwick Center Ballroom
Tickets are $75 a person and include a reception,
dinner and lecture.
George J. Mitchell was a senator from Maine from 1980 to 1994. Major legislation championed by Senator Mitchell included the first major acid rain bill, reauthorization of the Clean Air Act, an important transportation bill in 1991, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Superfund toxic cleanup legislation, campaign finance reform, and universal health care in 1994.
Mitchell was appointed to the Select Committee on the Iran-Contra Affair in 1987, was special advisor to the president and the secretary of state for economic initiatives in Ireland, and chairman of the Sharm el-Sheikh International Fact-Finding Committee to examine the continuing crisis between the Israelis and the Palestinians.
Mitchell
has served as a director of the Walt Disney Company, Federal Express Corporation,
Xerox Corporation, UNUM Provident Corporation, Casella Waste Systems,
Inc., Unilever, Staples, Inc., and Starwood Hotels and Resorts. He serves
as the chancellor of Queen's University of Belfast and as president of
the Economic Club of Washington, and recently was chairman of the International
Crisis Group, a non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention of
crises in international affairs, and chairman of the Special Commission
investigating allegations of impropriety in the bidding process for the
Olympic games.
In December 2001, Mitchell accepted appointment as overseer of the American Red Cross Liberty Fund, which provides relief for September 11 attack victims and their families.
George J. Mitchell Papers at Bowdoin College
Ruby Bridges
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 13, Kenan Auditorium
Free tickets are available at the Kenan
Auditorium box office.
Ruby Bridges was born in 1954 in Mississippi in a small cabin. In 1957 her family moved to New Orleans because her father had lost his job picking crops. The schools in New Orleans were still segregated at that time, although laws had already been passed making segregation illegal.
In
1960, the year Ruby started first grade, she and four other African American
girls were ordered to attend two different white elementary schools. Only
Ruby was sent to the William Frantz Elementary School. On Ruby’s
first day of school, crowds of angry white citizens gathered outside the
school to protest.
President Eisenhower ordered federal marshals to accompany Ruby to and from school each day. Each day she paused for a few moments before reaching the angry crowd to pray for them and once, having forgotten to do so beforehand, she stopped in the midst of the crowd to pray. Ruby was the only child to attend school at the William Frantz Elementary School for much of that year.
A touching painting done by Norman Rockwell entitled "The Problems We All Live With" depicts Ruby’s determination making her way to school in the same way each day, surrounded by the federal marshals.
Ruby Bridges graduated from high school in New Orleans where her children attended school. When her children were young she supported them by working in a travel agency. Since 1995 Bridges has published two books and she lectures nationwide including schools in her visits. As a successful business woman, she created the Ruby Bridges Educational Foundation to help increase parental involvement in schools.
Frank Holland
"Frictionless Operations at Microsoft"
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 14, Cameron Hall Auditorium
This event is free and open to the public. Contact Liz Hosier 962-3557
or John Marts 962-3071
Frank Holland is the general manager of global operations for Microsoft Corporation. He is responsible for the 1,600 people who manage the software company’s sales program execution and supply chain solutions for the enterprise, small and medium business, developer, IT professional, and PC manufacturing customers.
Microsoft Operations uses technology extensively to enable frictionless
pre-sales, marketing and contract-to-cash transactions for its customers.
This group is accountable for licensing and invoicing most of the $35B
of Microsoft’s revenue. Through the use of .NET web services,
smart clients and Windows-based third party applications such as Siebel
and SAP, Microsoft has built a showcase for integrated customer, vendor
and partner business-to-business transactions. A large part of Holland’s
responsibilities include strategy setting for how the Operations group
creates the next generation of low-cost, high-touch transaction experiences
for its customer base.
Microsoft Operations has operations centers in Reno, Nevada; Dublin, Ireland, and Singapore. The program design and strategy groups are led by teams in Redmond, Wash. Information technology priorities are largely set by strategic leaders in Redmond working closely with their product development and sales counterparts. Holland spends much of his time talking with other operations executives and CIOs about how they can create state of the art transaction processing environments using highly leveraged competencies managed by channel or manufacturing business partners.
Prior to joining Microsoft, Holland worked for Accenture where he specialized in customer relationship and supply chain systems integration. He graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering. He and his wife live in Bellevue, Wash., with their two children.
Born
in Wilmington in 1944, the Honorable Ernest B. Fullwood earned his B.
A. degree in history from Wilmington College in 1966, graduating with
distinction. He completed his J. D. degree at North Carolina Central University
Law School where he earned the rank of Summa Cum Laude and graduated first
in his class. He currently serves as the Senior Resident Superior Court
Judge for the Fifth Judicial District.
North Carolina native Fred Chappell 
earned
his B. A. and M. A. degrees from Duke University. He is the author of
seven novels, 15 volumes of poetry, two books of essays and two books
of short stories. He was awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, a state
honor that recognizes North Carolinians for outstanding public service.
Chappell received the honor in recognition of his five years of service
as Poet Laureate for the state.
Chappell was appointed the Burlington Industries Professor of English in 1988, and has taught at UNC Greensboro since 1964.
Herbert Berg
"The Development of Uniquely American Expressions of Islam:
The Nation of Islam and the Moorish Science Temple"
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Monday, April 12, Madeline
Suite, Wagoner Hall
Dr. Herbert Berg is associate professor of philosophy and religion at UNCW. He earned his BMATH, B.A.at the University of Waterloo, Ontario; M.A., Ph.D.at the University of Toronto, Ontario.
Lewis Walker
"Shakespeare in the Public Eye"
9 - 10 a.m. Monday, March 12, Madeline Suite, Wagoner Hall
Dr. Lewis Walker is associate professor of English at UNCW. He earned his A.B. at the University of Virginia; M.A. at the University of California, Berkeley; Ph.D. at the University of Virginia.
Michael Wentworth
"Cultural Images of America in the 60's"
1:15 - 2:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 13, Madeline Suite, Wagoner Hall
Dr. Michael Wentworth is professor of English at UNCW. He earned his B.A.at the University of Kansas; M.A. at Eastern Michigan University; Ph.D. at Bowling Green State University.
Sherman Hayes
"How Your Treasures Become Cultural Treasures"
10 - 11 a.m. Thursday, April 15, King Hall, Room 101
Sherman Hayes is a lecturer in accountancy and business law and university librarian at UNCW. He earned his B.A. at the University of Iowa; M.L.S. at Indiana University; M.B.A. at Western Michigan University; M.S. at Bentley College.
Chris Fonvielle Jr.
"Wilmington's Last Stand in the Civil War"
1 - 2 p.m. Thursday, April 15, King Hall, Room 101
Dr. Chris Fonvielle, Jr. is a visiting assistant professor of history at UNCW. He earned his B.A. at UNCW; M.A. at East Carolina University; Ph.D. at the University of South Carolina.
Marjorie Megivern
"An American Original: Eleanor Roosevelt"
Noon Wednesday, April 14, Warwick Center Ballroom
Tickets can be purchased for $17 by contacting Jan Beyma 962-3195.
Marjorie Megivern is a local playwright and actor in Wilmington. She portrays one of the most influential First Ladies of the 20th century. Eleanor Roosevelt, lonely and insecure as a child, became the most honored American female of the time for her work on behalf of the United Nations and women’s rights. Megivern will recall Mrs. Roosevelt’s many struggles and triumphs over personal adversity.
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