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The Distinguished Faculty Lectureship Committee is a standing committee of the University Faculty Council. Its Chair is the Chair-elect of the Council. Its members include past distinguished faculty lecturers. The charge of the Committee is to administer the Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series initiated and supported by the Office of the President. Its responsibilities include:
in cooperation with the Office of the President, inviting the elected lecturer and arranging for the time and place of the lecture. The Chair of the Committee introduces the lecturer. |
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Report 1999-00 In early February, each person who had nominated a candidate was asked to submit a complete package, if they had not already done so. This package contained a CV of the candidate and a justification for the nomination written by the recommender. This resulted in a list of 4 candidates, with one candidate having two nominations. The committee agreed to also consider candidates who were nominated, but not selected, in the previous year. In February 2000, the committee members met twice, Once to review the materials and to finalize the procedures. The second time on February, 17 to select the final candidates. At that meeting, the members unanimously voted for Dr. John Witte, Jr. At the March Faculty Council meeting, Dr. John Witte, Jr. was recommended as the Distinguished Lecturer and the Council approved of this recommendation. All faculty e-mail
message: Nominations for the 2001 Lecturer are invited from all members of the University community. Nominees should embody the highest academic ideals and are expected to present a lecture having broad interest and displaying exemplary scholarship. Letters of nominations
should be addressed to: OR can be sent by e-mail to: csterk@sph.emory.edu Nominations will
be accepted until January 15, 2000. All nomination letters are confidential
and should include a brief description of what makes the nominee "distinguished."
President Chace will select the final candidate from a short list of nominees
provided by the Distinguished Lecturer Committee. Membership: W. Virgil Brown (Medicine) Dan T. Carter (History) James Gustafson (Theology) Douglas Wallace (Genetics) Purpose: To nominate candidates for invitation by the University President to deliver the annual Distinguished Faculty Lecture. The lectureship series recognizes the accomplishments of distinguished Emory faculty, giving them the opportunity to convey major themes in their work to their Emory colleagues. It is meant to create an occasion of intellectual interest to the Emory faculty as a whole. 1998 Distinguished Faculty Lecturer: On March 31, 1998, Dan T. Carter, the William Rand Kenan, Jr. Professor in the Department of History gave the lecture entitled: "The Road to Oklahoma City: Why Americans Declared War on Their National Government". The lecture was held in the Winship Ballroom, Dobbs University Center and was well attended by faculty and students. Dr. Carter delivered a wonderfully researched and skillfully constructed lecture following which he answered many questions and participated in a lively discussion for a prolonged period. It was considered a highly successful event. Recommendations for 1999: The Distinguished Faculty Lectureship
Committee evaluated a series of potential candidates and recommended Jacqueline
Jordan Irvine, Charles Howard Candler Professor of Urban Education in
the Division of Educational Studies. She has been invited by President
Chase and has agreed to deliver the lecture in the Spring of 1999. Membership Chair: William Cody (Oxford) Members: Douglas Wallace (Genetics) , James Gustafson (Theology) Purpose of Lectureship Series The lectureship series recognizes the accomplishments of distinguished Emory faculty, gives them the opportunity to convey the general interest and significance of their work and field to their Emory colleagues, and creates occasions of intellectual interest to the Emory faculty as a whole. 1997 Distinguished Faculty Lecturer The 1997 Distinguished Faculty Lecturer was Dr. James M. Gustafson, the Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Comparative Studies and of Religion. The lecture was given on April 7, 1997 in the Winship Ballroom of the Dobbs University Center, and was titled "Particularity/Universality: A Retrospective Tracking of a Career." 1998 Recommendation The Distinguished Faculty Lectureship
Committee evaluated twelve nominations prior to presenting their recommendation
to the Faculty Council for approval at the April 8, 1997 meeting. The
recommended lecturer and two alternates were approved by the Faculty Council,
and forwarded to President Chace for his action. |