William and Mary Baccalaureate Speaker Is Judaic Scholar Katz The leading scholar in the country today ship of the American Philosophical Associ¬ in the field of modern Jewish Tought, ation for 1980-83 and gave the Steven Theodore Katz, will be the bac¬ Baumgardt Memorial Lectures at Harvard calaureate speaker for the 1983 commen¬ in 1982. He received an NEH Research cement. Fellowship for 1981-82 for his study of Katz, associate professor and former comparative mysticism. NEWS chairman of the department of religion at His publications include several books. Tuesday, April 12,1983 Permit No. 26 Dartmouth College and a Visiting Scholar In 1978 he was one of the editors of Non-Profit Organization at the Center for Jewish Studies at Har¬ "Mysticism and Philosophical Analysis," Volume XI, Number 27 U.S. Postage PAID at Williamsburg, Va. vard University, will speak at the 9:30 published by Oxford University Press. One a.m. program, Saturday, May 14 in of his latest publications is "Post William and Mary Hall. Katz will take as Holocaust Dialogues: Studies in 20th Cen¬ •^^W^fStpij #i^^||^ *««"? his topic, "Change and Renewal in an tury Jewish Thought," New York Univer¬ Uncertain World." sity Press, 1983. His visit to campus in May will be an Katz has three books in progress which introduction to William and Mary for Katz have been accepted for publication and are who will be teaching here next year as the to appear either this year or 1984: Walter G. Mason Visiting Professor of "Cambridge History of Judaism," Religion. Cambridge University Press, for which he Katz was educated at Rutgers University is a member of a three-member editorial (B.A., 1966); New York University, (M.A. team; "Cambridge History of 19th Cen¬ 1967) and Cambridge University, (Ph.D. tury Religious Thought," for which he is 1972). He was supervisor of Divinity and one of four editors; and "Classical Jewish Jewish Studies at Cambridge University History: A Source Book," University of 1969-71 and lecturer in Judaism and California Press. This volume contains Comparative Religion, 1971-72. over 300 pages of "Introductory Essays" A guest lecturer at major universities and annotations for individual selections, both here and abroad, he was elected into in addition to 700 pages of original the David Baumgardt Memorial Fellow- sources material. Mellon Grants Aid Institute The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has tain its varied programs at a high level of appropriated $160,000 to the College of quality during a period when many non¬ William and Mary specifically for support profit institutions are faced with significant of the programs of the Institute of Early financial constraints," said Norman Fier- American History and Culture. Of the total ing, acting director of the Institute. amount awarded, $100,000 is in the form of a two-for-one challenge grant for Baroque Ensemble endowment and $60,000 for current expenses at the Institute. In order to Plays Fridays receive the full $100,000 endowment gift, The Baroque Chamber Ensemble of the the Institute will have to raise $200,000 in College will play its second and third con¬ Theatre's Last Mainstage Play matching endowment money., certs at noon on the portico of the Wren The Institute of Early American History Building. Alexander /den, as George, draus his gun to protect Lennie, p/ayed by Robert and Culture was founded in 1943 and is Bruce Sherman, in the upcoming William and Mary Theater production of John The music to be performed Friday, April sponsored jointly by the College of 15 will be Trio Sonatas by Telemann and Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men." Performance dates are April 14-16. Curtain time is William and Mary and the Colonial Vivaldi. 8:15 p.m. For tickets and information, call the box office at Phi Beta Kappa Hall at Williamsburg Foundation. It is located on The Friday, April 22nd concert will 253-4272 daily 1-6 p.m. the ground floor of Swem Library. feature Concertos for Five Flutes by The grant is the second the Institute has Boismortier. received from the Mellon Foundation. In These concerts are free and open to the 1978, the Foundation donated $200,000 public and the audience is encouraged to Insurance Exec Gives Career Tips to the College for the purpose of estab¬ bring lunch, sit on the grass and enjoy the lishing the Institute's first endowment. She was raised during a time when While obtaining a bachelor's degree in music. The Baroque Chamber Ensemble is women were expected to get married, set¬ sociology from Regis College is Boston, The Mellon Foundation defines its aims under the direction of Burton Kester. as that of aiding and promoting such tle down and have children. Instead, Nancy Miss Concannon did sociological field In case of inclement weather the concerts religious, charitable, scientific, literary, Concannon embarked on a business work with underprivileged children. "But I will be held in the Great Hall of the Wren and educational purposes as may be in the career, joining the accounting department found that I was too emotional," she says. Building. of the John Hancock Life Insurance Comp¬ "I would take my money and buy shoes for furtherance of the public welfare or tend to any in Boston. Thirty-eight years later she them" instead of investing it in career promote the well-doing or well-being of Final Examinations- is vice president for personnel, and is an advancement. mankind. equal opportunity officer for the firm. To young people who think that big The Institute will have three years to With the semester now drawing to a She also is the first employee of the business is "cold and ruthless," Miss Con¬ raise the $200,000 in additional endow¬ close, I should remind all faculty members company to participate in the American cannon says she would like to humanize ment gifts needed to release the Mellon and students of the long-established un¬ Council of Life Insurance program entitled their perspective. "It is far more human challenge grant appropriation. The derstanding that final examinations for "Business Executive in Residence." Miss than they think. Big business really does Institute intends to launch a national cam¬ undergraduate courses are not to be given Concannon is visiting the College for two try to help employees with problems. We paign this psring to raise the money. The at any time other than the regularly weeks to speak to students about career don't like to see people fail, and I would Institute's group of Associates, with over scheduled examination period. As the rule opportunities and personal experiences like to tell people about the things we do 600 members in this country and abroad, is specifically stated in the Faculty that made her a successful businesswo¬ that make the company more human. will be particularly apealed to for help. Handbook on page 86, "During the last man. Nobody gets just one chance," she says. The Institute is dedicated to the week of classes and during reading period Miss Concannon says she "can't take As advice to rising career men and furtherance of study, research, and pub¬ no final eamination may be given. The credit for doing a lot of planning" in her women, Miss Concannon says, "Don't be lication related to the early American intent of this policy is to avoid undue pres¬ career. "I didn't sit down and think where I impatient. Many young people have to period, up to approximately 1815. Since sure on students during the time when wanted to be in five years." start out as freshmen in business...You its founding forty years ago, the Institute they aire preparing for fined examinations She believes that today's career-minded have to learn the terminology and organia- has published over 100 books, many of and when many course assignments come young people are able to reach levels of tion of the business you are in. They didn't which have won national awards. The due. success much more quickly than she did. It hire you just because they think you can Institute is also the publisher of the- took her over 20 years to become a vice do the job, but because of your potential." lVi//iam and Mary Quarterly, widely recog¬ George R. Healy president at John Hancock. "I say I was Today, she adds, "Nobody is shocked nized as one of the leading historical jour¬ Vice President for bom too'early. But young people have the when women are promoted. Nobody gets nals in the world. Academic world by the tail. I think it doesn't take as "The generous grant from the Mellon Affairs and Provost long to reach the top as it did for me." Continued on p. 4 Foundation will enable the Institute to sus¬ William and Mary News, April 12,1983 Accelerator Laboratory Would Offer Exciting Challenges Senators Warner and Trible and a number Space Radiation Effects Laboratory. The graduates will be able to participate in a Von Baeyer Updates of congressmen, including Herbert Bate- laboratory will enhance not only the first class scientific enterprise by way of man will become helpful. The National prestige, but also, by the influence of its senior projects, independent research and News on NEAL Electron Accelerator Laboratory is pro¬ outstanding scientific staff and visitors, the summer jobs. It is possible that in the near future there posed to be located at the Virginia Associ¬ intellectual climate of the College. Grad¬ For further information, pleae contact will be a lot of publicity about NEAL. ated Research Campus of the College, at uate students from across the nation will Franz Gross, Professor of Physics, or Hans Since the W&M faculty deserves to be the intersection of 1-64 and Jefferson be trained there.