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A UJ-^95/V / 'V G=> / O "V/ M / v £^^ £>'~7~y Indexed gf Washington WASHINGTON • UNIVERSITY- IN ■ ST- LOUIS RECORD Vol. 11 No. 26/March 19, 1987 Tutu-Seavers to address King's legacy during symposium Naomi Tutu-Seavers, anti-apartheid tucky and a master's in international activist and daughter of Nobel Peace economic development from the Pat- Prize winner Bishop Desmond Tutu, terson School of Diplomacy and In- will speak on "The Legacy of Dr. ternational Commerce at the Univer- Martin Luther King" during Washing- sity of Kentucky. ton University's 17th annual Martin Tutu-Seavers and her husband, Luther King Jr. Symposium, to be Corbin Seavers, head the Bishop Tutu held March 23-27 on campus. The Refugee Fund, a non-profit organiza- theme of the symposium, which tion that offers medical and educa- highlights King's ideology, is "Inspir- tional assistance to the more than ing Peace and Equality." 750,000 South African refugees in Unless otherwise noted, the ac- Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia and tivities are free and open to the pub- Tanzania. She also serves as lic. spokesperson for the Bishop Des- Tutu-Seavers will speak at 11 mond Tutu Southern African Refugee a.m. Wednesday, March 25, in Scholarship Fund, which was or- Graham Chapel. After the speech, a ganized to encourage colleges to luncheon with Tutu-Seavers will be waive tuition and boarding fees for held at 12:30 p.m. at Wohl Center. South African refugee students. The luncheon is open to students A resident of Hartford, Conn., and special guests. Meal cards may Tutu-Seavers is employed by Equator be used. Student pre-registration Advisory Services Ltd., a Hartford is required. Registration will be held company that specializes in sub- from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 16- Saharan African developments. 20 at the Student Educational Service For more information on the lec- in Room 219, Umrath Hall. A recep- ture, call 889-5285. tion for Tutu-Seavers will be held at Alice M. Windom, a social 2:30 p.m. in the Alumni House. worker and teacher in Africa for Other symposium events range more than 10 years, will open the from a speech by social worker Alice symposium with a discussion on M. Windom, who has worked in peace and equality from an interna- Africa, to "Performing Arts Night," a tional perspective at 7 p.m. Monday, tribute to African women via dance, March 23, in Friedman Lounge. song and prose. At 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, the Tutu-Seavers has been involved Student Educational Service Advisory in anti-apartheid work in the United Board will present a "Creative Pot- Birthday Surprise: FBI Director William H. Webster celebrates his 63rd birthday Friday, States since 1978, working to bring pourri" awards ceremony for win- March 6, at Washington University, just three days after being nominated by President Reagan to become head of the Central Intelligence Agency. Webster was on campus to deliver a talk on "Con- economic and social justice to her ners of the "Unsung Black Heroes" fronting the Crimes of International Terrorism" for the business school's Century Club. More than native South Africa. essay contest for elementary, junior 900 people, including business and law alumni, heard Webster's talk in Graham Chapel. Webster, Educated in Swaziland and En- and senior high school students. The a former federal judge in St. Louis, is a graduate of Washington's law school. gland, Tutu-Seavers graduated from event will be held in The Gargoyle, Waterford/Kamhlaba school in Mba- in the Mallinckrodt Center. bane, Swaziland. She received her A "Gospel Song Fest," featuring Economic update bachelor's degree in economics and performances by several St. Louis Reagan adviser to speak here French from Berea College in Ken- Continued on p. 4 The Honorable Beryl Sprinkel, chair- University and the University of Reams named acting dean of libraries Missouri-St. Louis. man of the Council of Economic Ad- Bernard D. Reams Jr., J.D., Ph.D., University-Industry Research Part- visers, will deliver the inaugural Sprinkel's lecture is sponsored professor of law and director of the nerships: The Major Legal Issues in Homer Jones Memorial Lecture at 8 by the University's Assembly Series Freund Law Library at Washington Research And Development Agree- p.m. Thursday, March 26, in the John and the Center for the Study of University, has been appointed acting ments. E. Simon Hall Auditorium. American Business, the Federal dean of the Washington University He earned his bachelor's degree The lecture, titled "Current Reserve Bank of St. Louis, the Re- Libraries, effective March 6. He suc- in English from Lynchburg College, a Economic Policy Issues and the gional Commerce and Growth Asso- ceeds Charles Churchwell, dean of master's degree in library science Legacy of Homer Jones," is part of ciation and the St. Louis Gateway the libraries, who resigned last from Drexel University, a law degree the University's Assembly Series and Chapter of the National Association month. from the University of Kansas and a is free and open to the public. of Business Economists. "I am extremely pleased that doctorate from St. Louis University. Appointed chairman of the For more information on the lec- Professor Reams has accepted this Council of Economic Advisers in ture, call 889-5285. additional responsibility. He is a April 1985, Sprinkel provides highly respected member of our fac- economic analysis and advice direct- ulty and has served with distinction ly to President Ronald Reagan. 1986 Nobel Prize as director of the law library since Before his appointment to the 1974," said Chancellor William H. council, Sprinkel served as underse- winner will deliver Danforth. cretary of the Treasury for Monetary "Professor Reams brings to his Affairs. For his service at the Hamburger lecture new position a sound understanding treasury, he received the Alexander of library management and has an Hamilton Award, the department's Biochemist Stanley Cohen, who excellent feeling for the special needs highest honor. shares the 1986 Nobel Prize for phy- of library operation. The libraries are A native of Richmond, Mo., siology or medicine with Rita Levi- the cornerstone of Washington Uni- Sprinkel is the author of numerous Montalcini, M.D., professor emerita versity's teaching, research and articles and three books that explore of biology at Washington University, scholarly activities, and I know they the effects of monetary policy on will speak here at 4 p.m. on Monday, will benefit from his leadership," he financial markets and the economy. March 23- He will deliver the annual added. The Homer Jones Memorial Lec- Viktor Hamburger Lecture, sponsored In addition to announcing ture was established by members of by the Department of Biology, in Reams' appointment, the chancellor the St. Louis business community Rebstock Hall, Room 215. indicated that as acting dean of the and friends of the late Homer Jones, Cohen's lecture, which is free libraries, Reams would report to Pro- a prominent economist, educator and and open to the public, is titled vost W. Maxwell Cowan. member of the Federal Reserve Bank "Epidermal Growth Factor and Its Reams has been a member of the of St. Louis. Host universities for Receptor.'' Washington law faculty since 1974. subsequent annual Jones lectures will Cohen, a scientist at Vanderbilt He has written more than 25 law rotate among Washington, St. Louis Continued on p. 2 books, and he recently published Bernard D. Reams Jr. r 60 scholars nationwide convene here for political economy conference Sixty university scholars from around insights into traditional fields of busi- the country have accepted invitations ness research." to a research conference on political The conference opens Thursday economy and business at Simon Hall evening, March 19, with a keynote March 19-21. address by Douglass C. North, Ph.D., The event is sponsored by the Henry R. Luce Professor of Law and University's School of Business and Liberty and director of the Universi- the Center in Political Economy. ty's Center in Political Economy. Conference participants will ana- On Friday, March 20, at four lyze and explore the interdependence separate sessions, invited papers will of politics, economics and business, be presented and critiqued by invited according to Barry Weingast, Ph.D., discussants. Topics include corporate convener of the conference and pro- voting, strategic use of the regulatory fessor of political economy in the process, using political models to im- business school. The objective is to prove power of event studies, and suggest ways that research in the area new economics of organizations. can contribute to both research agen- The conference concludes Satur- da and curriculums of modern day, March 21, with a round-table schools of business. discussion on MBA school curricu- "The environment of modern lums led by renowned scholars who business is one in which the politics, are developing courses and materials regulatory policies and the perfor- in business, politics and public mance of the economy all interact to policy. The proceedings will be pub- affect the success of the business en- lished.