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Non-Profit Organiution U.S. Pctage PAID it WBlianuburg, VA Permit No. 26 William and Mary NEWS A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED FOR AND ABOUT THE FACULTY, STUDENTS AND STAFF OF THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY Volume XVin, Number 21 Wednesday, February 22,1989 Signet Banking Corp. pledges $200,000 im Professorship honors Brooks George Signet Banking Corporation has pledged George was amemberof the William andMary $200,000 to the College to establish the W. Brooks Board of Visitors from 1958 to 1968 and served as Timely reminders George Professorship of Business Administra¬ Rector of the CoUege from 1966 to 1968. In 1956, tion. he served as president of the Society of the No News during break The announcement was made by Frederick Alumni. There will be no issue of The William and Mary Deane Jr., chairman and CEO of the $11 billion He is trustee emeritus of the university's En¬ bank holding company headquartered in Rich¬ News during Spring Break, March 3-13. Notices dowment Association and chairman emeritus of mond. of events during the first half of March should be the board of the School of Business Administra¬ included in the March 1 issue. Deadline for that Income from the endowment will qualify for tion Sponsors Inc., a group which he founded. He issue is 5 p.m., Friday, Feb. 24. matching funds under Virginia's Eminent Schol¬ received the Alumni Medallion in 1954 for service ars Program. and loyalty to his alma mater. Art and Power Signet's commitment honors W. Brooks Anative of Stuart, Va., George began his career Moni Adams, research associate in African George '32 of Richmond, who has given many with Larus & Brother Co. in 1937, becoming ethnology at the Harvard Peabody Museum, will years of devoted and outstanding service to the chairman of the board in 1968. He also served on speak tonight on "Controlling the Energies of Life College and to Signet Bank. the board of directors of Signet Bank for many in the Western Ivory Coast" at 7 p.m. in Washing¬ W. Brooks George years. ton 100 as part of the current anthropology of culture series. The Sense of the Holy' Fellowship in law and public service Novelist Hugh Nissenson will speak tonight at 8 pjn. in Rogers 100 as part of the Lectures in Judaica series sponsored by the religion depart¬ is named for Carter O. Lowance ment He will explore the sources of his imagina¬ tion: his love of myth and his experiences as a The Marshall-Wythe School of Law has estab¬ Jewish-American child who came to self-aware¬ Commonwealth began in 1947. Over the next 30 burg. Former U.S. Sen. Harry F. Byrd Jr., and lished an endowment to support the Carter O. ness during World War II. He will discuss his years, he served as an aide to six Governors, in former Govs. Albertis S. Harrison and Mills E. Lowance Fellow in Law and Public Service, ithas spiritual struggles: how, becauseof the Holocaust, seven administrations, and his government posts Godwin Jr. were honorary co-chairs of the effort. been announced by Timothy J. Sullivan, dean of he lost his faith, and how he has replaced it. included Commissioner of Administration and the law school. Acting Secretary of Education. Harrison Lecture The position, which will be part of the law From 1958 to 1962, Lowance served as assis¬ Bruce P. Lenman, James Pinckney Harrison school's Institute of Bill of Rights Law, will bring tant president at the Medical College of Virginia. Professor of History, will give the second in a a distinguished public servant to campus each From 1970 to 1974, he was executive vice presi¬ series of three lectures on "Liberty, Prosperity and year for several days of lectures, discussions and dent at William and Mary. He is an honors the Glorious Revolution" at 8 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. meetings with students and members of the col¬ graduate of Roanoke College and worked for the 28 in the Dodge Room. His topic will be "The East lege community. Roanoke Times and the Associated Press from India Company and the Glorious Revolution." The fellowship has been named for Carta- O. 1930 to 1947. The final lecture in the series will be given Lowance, who has devoted his life to public serv¬ For his leadership in state government and March 14. ice of the Commonwealth of Virginia—as an ex¬ public service, Lowance has received the Virginia ecutive in the government and as an administrator Distinguished Service Medal and honorary de¬ Public Policy — PBK speaker in two of Virginia's major universities, including grees from Roanoke College, James Madison Ray Marshall, Rapoport Centennial Professor the College of William and Mary. University and the College of William and Mary, of Economics and Public Affairs at the University "Carter O. Lowance belongs in a select com¬ among others. of Texas at Austin and former secretary of labor pany of 20th century Virginians," said Sullivan. The sole criterion for selection of the Lowance during the Carter Administration, will speak on "No person has more selflessly or effectively Fellow will be distinguished public service. "Is the U.S. Losing Its Economic Competitive¬ contributed to the public good for a longer time. The fellow will be selected by a committee ness?" at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 23 in Milling- He is aparagon of the public servant. Such people, appointed by the dean. The first fellow will serve ton auditorium. in the words of former Gov. Albertis Harrison, during the 1989-90 academic year. 'deserve the special commendation of their fellow George Wythe Lecture citizens.'" The fundraising campaign for the Carter Low¬ ance Fellowship was led by W. Roy Smith of Paul D. Carrington, professor of law at Duke Lowance's career in the executive branch of the Petersburg and Vernon M. Geddy Jr. of Williams¬ University, will give the 1989 George Wythe Lec¬ Carter Lowance ture at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 23 in room 124 of the Marshall-Wythe Law School. Aquino Lecture The fourth Benigno Aquino Memorial Lecture Stewart Gamage elected vice rector will be delivered by Randolph Reynolds Sr., a corporate vice president of Reynolds Metals Co., at 6 pjn., Friday, Feb. 24 in Millington audito¬ Stewart H. Gamage '72 of Alexandria, director mittee on Honorary Degrees and Committee on of the professional staff of the select committee on rium. He will speak on "International Business of the Virginia Liaison Office in Washington for Athletic Policy. She has also served as a member ethics, U.S. House of Representatives, Gamage and Social Development." Gov. Gerald Baliles, has been elected vice rector of the board of directors of the Society of the served from 1978 to 1979 as executive assistant to of the Board of Visitors. She succeeds Henry T. Alumni and a class agent. Lt. Gov. Charles Robb, and from 1979 to 1981 as Town and Gown Tucker Jr. of Richmond, vice president of Crestar Gamage, who also holds a master of public deputy to the President's Advisor on Inflation. Bank, who is retiring from the Board of Visitors Barbara King, visiting assistant professor of administration degree from the University of She was executive director of the National Alli¬ after 11 years. anthropology will talk at the next Town and Gown Southern California, is a native of Norfolk who ance for Hydroelectric Energy from 1981 to 1982, Luncheon, Thursday at noon in the Campus Cen¬ A member of the board since 1985, Gamage grew up in Petersburg. She began her career in when Gov. Robb named her to direct the Virginia ter ballroom on "Baboon Infants as Sophisticated serves as chair of the Committee on Academic government shortly after graduating from Wil¬ Liaison Office. Gov. Baliles reappointed her to Strategizers." Affairs and is a member of the Executive Commit¬ liam and Mary. Afterservingml977asamember that position in Dec. 1985. tee, Committee on Buildings and Grounds, Com¬ r > r ■N r "The Country Wfey" Anthropologist to discuss Reminder about exams and opens Thursday Japanese culture and current events withdrawing from classes See page 3. See page 2. See page 2. V. ^ Wednesday, February 22,1989 Concert Series Empire Brass plans varied program for Sunday's concert The Empire Brass will present a concert at 8:15 Spain, featuring the works of Isaac Albeniz and p.m., Sunday, Feb. 26 in Phi Beta Kappa Memo¬ Joaquin Turina; and "Wachet auf, ruft uns die rial Hall as part of the current William and Mary Stimme" and "Wie will ich mich freuen" by Bach. Concert Series. The second half of the program will open with The series is fully subscribed. However, seats the Suite from "The Fairy Queen" by Henry Pur- not claimed by 8 p.m. will be sold. Those wishing cell, followed by a contemporary piece of music, tickets may put their names on a waiting list at the "Street Song" (1988) by Michael Tilson Thomas, box office the evening of the performance. commissioned by Empire Brass. The Empire Brass is currently quintet-in-resi- The music of three American composers, dence at Boston University. The musicians will George Gershwin, Aaron Copland and Leonard open their program with the Suite from Handel's Bernstein will conclude the program. The Empire "The Water Music." The firsthalf of the program Brass will play music from Gershwin's "Porgy will also include "Liebeshed" and "Schon Ros- and Bess," "Simple Gifts" by Copland" and music marin" by Fritz Kreisler; "Una voce poco fa" from from "Mass" and "West Side Story" by Bernstein. "The Barber of Seville" by Rossini; Music of David Wick Wick soloist for coffee concert Reminder on Academic Regulations David Wick, instructor in music, will be horn certo No.