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not known to exist previously in Congo. any academic spot; a museum with a strong The Harvard Club of Chile has been a At press time, she was at the Smithsonian fieldwork program might be ideal. “What I model of revitalization, largely due to the to begin the identification and cataloging don’t want, after 25 years of knowing that I expansion of its board to include repre- process. want to be a herpetologist, is to get a job sentatives of the professional schools and Meanwhile, another trip to Congo is in teaching human physiology to undergradu- to its significant outreach activities. To store—as soon as she finds funding, and a ates,” she says. “I’m not that interested in better serve and engage alumni in Chile new job. Jackson does not fit neatly into humans.” �nell porter brown and neighboring countries, the club has sponsored a series of academic and social events, including a dinner with Chile’s HAA Clubs gram that could be used nationwide. minister of justice, Luis Bates. The club Committee Awards Rodney D. Hardy ’60, of Edina, Min- has also worked closely with the regional The haa clubs committee presents nesota. Hardy has twice served as presi- o∞ce of Harvard’s David Rockefeller Cen- two annual awards for contributions to dent of the Harvard Club of Minnesota, ter for Latin American Studies to help Harvard clubs. most recently in 2004-2005. He and his Harvard students studying in Chile, and Recipients of the 2005 Outstanding successor, Todd Peterson ’84, M.B.A. ’87, now plans to create a scholarship fund for Club Contribution Award are: oversaw the club’s transformation into a Chilean students attending Harvard. William D. (“Dren”) Geer Jr. ’56, of University-wide organization. This in- The Harvard Club of Switzerland has Sarasota, Florida. Geer has been active on cluded merging with the previously inde- an outstanding participation record, with the Harvard Club of Sarasota’s board for pendent Club of 910 current members, many of them grad- nearly a decade, and is the current club Minnesota and inviting alumni from all uates of the Business School. The club of- president. His contributions include the the University’s graduate and professional fers an e∞cient on-line system for paying development of a “Teacher of the Year” schools to join the new organization. In dues and is developing a website. Another program through which the club recog- preparation for its 125th anniversary, the key to its success is a committee and nizes a local teacher who is given a sti- club also waived 2005–2006 dues, which board structure that o≠ers “stability, clear pend and invited to a Harvard Graduate has resulted in a 10-fold rise in member- leadership, and representation from dif- School of Education (GSE) summer semi- ship. Hardy, who is also a leader of his ferent alumni constituencies and regions.” nar; the trip is paid for by the club and class, has served as HAA regional director Alumni participate in a well-promoted se- the local school board. Geer is also work- for the North Central States and is a long- ries of 14 events annually. ing on further collaborations between standing HAA committee member. the Sarasota County schools and the The Harvard Clubs of Chile and Swit- Comings and Goings GSE that could result in a model pro- zerland won Club Recognition Awards. University clubs o≠er a variety of stim- ulating gatherings. Here is a list of Harvard-a∞liated A Special Notice Regarding Commencement Exercises speakers appearing at local clubs this winter. For de- Morning Exercises, Thursday, June 8, 2006 tails, contact the club in To accommodate the increasing number of those wishing to attend Harvard's Commencement Exercises, the following question, call the HAA guidelines are proposed to facilitate admission into Tercentenary Theatre on Commencement morning: (617-495-3070), or go to • Degree candidates will receive a limited number of tickets to Commencement. Parents and guests of degree candi- dates must have tickets, which they will be required to show at the gates in order to enter Tercentenary Theatre. Seating www.haa.harvard.edu. capacity is limited, however there is standing room on the Widener steps and at the rear and sides of the Theatre for On March 2, the Har- viewing the exercises. vard Club of Broward Note: A ticket allows admission into the Theatre, but does not guarantee a seat. The sale of Commencement tickets is County hosts Thier pro- prohibited. fessor of medicine David • Alumni/ae attending their major reunions (25th, 35th, 50th) will receive tickets at their reunions. Alumni/ae in classes beyond the 50th may obtain tickets from the Classes and Reunions O∞ce, 124 Mount Auburn Street, sixth floor, Blumenthal for a talk on Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138. “The History and Politics • Alumni/ae from non-major reunion years and their spouses are requested to view the Morning Exercises over large- of Medicare.” Also on screen televisions situated in the Science Center, Sanders Theatre, most of the undergraduate Houses and professional March 2, Cabot professor schools. These locations provide ample seating, and tickets are not required. of social ethics and Pforz- • A very limited supply of tickets will be made available to all other alumni/ae on a first-come, first-served basis through the Harvard Alumni Association, 124 Mount Auburn Street, sixth floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138. heimer professor of Rad- cli≠e Mahzarin Banaji will Afternoon Exercises discuss “Mind Bugs: The The Harvard Alumni Association’s Annual Meeting convenes in Tercentenary Theatre on Commencement afternoon. Psychology of Ordinary All alumni and alumnae, faculty, students, parents, and guests are invited to attend and hear President Lawrence H. Prejudice” at a Graduate Summers and the Commencement Speaker deliver their addresses. Tickets for the afternoon ceremony will be available through the Harvard Alumni Association, 124 Mount Auburn Street, sixth floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138. School of Arts and Sci- �Jacqueline A. O’Neill, University Marshal ences event at the Har- vard Club of

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The Harvard Alumni Association’s Global Series conference “The Power of the Idea: An Academic Symposium Exploring Outreach in South Asia,” takes place in New Delhi on March 25 and 26. The event features University president Lawrence H. Summers, five deans, and several faculty members, including Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, and prominent alumni, such as Surat Singh, president of both the CIATED PRESS Harvard Club of India and the Alumni Clubs of Asia. For registration and details on the event, visit http://post.harvard.edu/- harvard/globalseries/html/index.html. GURINDER OSAN/ASSO

City. On March 4, members of the Har- and meet faculty members while the acad- “South Asia: A Changing World,” on vard Club of Louisville can learn about emic year is in full swing. The HAA sends April 22, is cosponsored by the South Asia “Science, Politics, and Stem Cell Re- brochures promoting the event to reunion Initiative at Harvard (www.sainit.fas.har- search” from Iacocca professor of medi- classes in the Greater Boston area. If you vard.edu). Discussions focus on “Litera- cine Ronald Kahn, who is also president do not receive a copy and would like to at- ture and Public Culture,” “Challenges and and director of the Joslin Diabetes Center. tend, write or call Blake Walsh, 124 Imperatives Facing Health Initiatives in At the Harvard Club of Maryland on Mount Auburn Street, sixth floor, Cam- South Asia,” and the initiative’s tsunami- March 4, the Reverend Peter J. Gomes, bridge 02138; 617-495-2555; fax, 617-495- reconstruction project. Panelists include Plummer professor of Christian morals, 0434 or e-mail [email protected]. Homi K. Bhabha, Rothenberg professor of speaks on “Harvard in the Eye of the Be- English and American literature and lan- holder: The View since 1970.” The Harvard Women and War guage; Tarun Khanna, Lemann professor Club of Long Island welcomes Ali Asani, The radcliffe institute for Ad- at the Business School; and research asso- professor of the practice of Indo-Muslim vanced Study o≠ers April events in Wash- ciate Lincoln Chen and lecturer Rena Fon- languages and cultures, on March 18 for a ington, D.C., and that seca, both of the Harvard Asia Center . talk about “The Rise of the Anti-Western highlight women’s roles in times of war. On May 13, the HAA and the Peabody movement in the Islamic World.” On The April 10 panel discussion at the Museum present “Arts of Diplomacy: March 30, Marshall Goldman, associate di- Institute for Peace in Wash- The Lewis and Clark Indian Collection,” rector of the Davis Center for Russian Stud- ington is cosponsored by Women In Inter- a behind-the-scenes look at the museum’s ies, discusses “Putin: Piratization of Russia” national Security. A reception at 6:30 p.m. collection of surviving objects from the at a luncheon hosted by the Harvard Club precedes the discussion. Jennifer Leaning exploration and several lectures. Speakers of Dayton. That evening, he addresses the ’67, professor of the practice of interna- include Rubie Watson, curator of compar- Harvard Club of Central and Southeast tional health and senior adviser in inter- ative ethnology and former director of the Ohio. He also appears at the Harvard Club national and policy studies at the insti- Peabody, Castle McLaughlin, associate cu- of Naples, Florida, on April 9. tute, moderates the event; panelists include rator of North American ethnography, and The Harvard Club of New York City U.S. Army colonel Elspeth Cameron Carmen Lopez, executive director of the o≠ers a discussion of “Consumer-Driven Ritchie ’80 and Linda Bishai ’86, program University’s Native American Program. Healthcare” by McPherson professor of o∞cer, United States Institute of Peace. For more information, and to register business administration Regina E. Herz- The April 26 event at the Harvard Club for the programs, call 617-495-1920, or e- linger on April 10. On April 28, the Har- of New York City, at 7 p.m., features Mar- mail [email protected]. vard Club of Western North Carolina garet Stock ’85, associate pro- (Asheville) welcomes Robert Woollacott, fessor of law at West Point, Young Bernstein in Boston professor of biology and curator of marine among others. invertebrates at the Museum of Compara- Reserve seats by April 3 and The leaders of a spring seminar and fall exhibit and tive Zoology, for a presentation on the April 19, respectively. For details conference on Leonard Bernstein ’39 seek firsthand “Health of the World’s Coral Reefs, Fish- and registration, e-mail the in- information about the musician in his hometown ing, and Fish Markets.” stitute at events@radcli≠e.edu, (into the early 1950s). Students, friends, colleagues, or call 1-888-rad-alum. and family members willing to be interviewed are Return to Harvard Day asked to contact Mason professor of music Carol J. On april 19, alumni of all College class- Alumni Colleges Oja (617-495-3791; [email protected]) or Watts es, their spouses, and high school-aged- The haa offers Cambridge professor of music Kay Kaufman Shelemay (617- o≠spring have an opportunity to visit the forums on South Asia and 495-4008; [email protected]). College, attend undergraduate classes, diplomacy this spring.

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