Jocelyn Elders to Speak at Memorial
Auditorium Feb. 9
Former
U.S. Surgeon General M. Joycelyn Elders
will address "Health Care in the 21st
Century" at 8 p.m. Wednesday in
Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial
Auditorium.
When
Elders was sworn in as surgeon general in
1993, she became the first
African-American woman to hold that post.
She resigned from her federal position in
December 1994 and continued her
professional career as a pediatric
endocrinologist at the University of
Arkansas School of Medicine.
The
Kennedy Lecture Series brings nationally
recognized speakers to Ohio University who
appeal to a cross-section of the community
and stimulate thought on major public
issues, cultural affairs and scholarly
fields. All events are free and open to
the public.
For
more information, please read the
full
text of this news release.
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