Georgetown Has Hand in Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration
Our nation is getting ready to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth date of Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the United States, and Georgetown College has had a big hand in the events scheduled for his birth state. Considered by many to be the greatest leader in U.S. history, Lincoln was born Feb. 12, 1809 in Hodgenville, Hardin County (now LaRue), KY.
Thanks in part to a $76,000 Kentucky Lincoln Bicentennial Commission grant to Georgetown College’s Underground Railroad Research Institute last fall, 17 Kentucky teachers will join President Bill Crouch, members of Georgetown’s faculty, the Kentucky Department of Education, the Kentucky Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, and the National Lincoln Bicentennial Commission in celebrating the official kick off of the three-year national Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration in Louisville, this Feb. 11 and Hodgenville Feb. 12.
On Sunday, Feb. 10, Dr. James C. Klotter, Kentucky State Historian and Professor of History at Georgetown College, will speak about “Kentucky’s Three Presidents” from 1:45 – 3 p.m. at the Hodgenville Civic Center. The event is free and open to the public. For more information on all of the bicentennial events, go to kylincoln.org or www.lincolnbicentennial.gov.
The select Kentucky teachers will join those in Illinois and Indiana in creating a national teaching curriculum for their respective states, in addition to use by the national Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, Kentucky teachers, and the general public.
Four teacher training workshops were hosted on our campus from September to this January and included the academic expertise of Georgetown faculty Dr. Rebecca Powell, Dr. Jon Dalager, Dr. Klotter, and UGRRI director Alicestyne Adams. The Kentucky teachers were charged with the task of creating a statewide teaching curriculum for students K-12. Completed lesson plans and resource guides will be posted on the KDE website as well as state and national Lincoln Bicentennial Commission websites beginning in the fall of 2008.
College Board of Trustees adds four to its roster
Four new additions bring to 45 the number of Trustees/Fellows serving Georgetown College. Installed at the winter meeting of the College’s self-perpetuating board were:
James L. “Jim” Barlow, Sr., Georgetown, Kentucky, Fellow
Mr. Barlow, a Georgetown native, is CEO of Barlow Homes, Inc. He is a graduate of the University of Kentucky and has been active in numerous civic, community and professional organizations. He divides his time between homes in Georgetown and Naples, Florida.
Douglas C. Freeman, New York, New York, Trustee
A graduate of UC Berkeley and Harvard University, Mr. Freeman is CEO and founder of Virtcom Consulting, a strategy management consultancy focused on solving complex global diversity management challenges, with offices in New York City and London. He currently serves on a United Nations panel on Global Workforce Discrimination. Civic and community activities include the Chicago Sinfonietta National Advisory Board and Friends of the Czech National Symphony.
Dr. Major L. Jemison, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Fellow
Dr. Jemison, senior pastor of St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, is immediate past president of the Progressive National Baptist Convention. He is a graduate of Bishop College, the Perkins School of Theology at SMU, and Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Janice C. Shelton, Johnson City, Tennessee, Trustee
A retired East Tennessee State University administrator and professor, Dr. Shelton is an alumnae of Georgetown College, the University of Kentucky and UNC Greensboro. She is currently director of senior adults at Central Baptist Church in Johnson City. Dr. Shelton previously served Georgetown’s board of trustees from 1998 to 2005 and as chair from 2003-2005.
A full list of Georgetown’s trustees may be viewed online.
College Financial Aid Call-In 2009 provides advice, information from panel of experts
Rhyan Conyers, Georgetown College’s financial aid director, joins Becky Gilpatrick, student aid branch manager for the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority; Shelley Park, financial aid director for Eastern Kentucky University; and Rynan Pendergrast, chief financial director for Bluegrass Community & Technical College, for tonight’s (January 22, 2009) College Financial Aid Call-In on KET1. The live, one-hour, program begins at 9 (8CT).
It’s recognized that paying for college can be a source of great stress for students and parents. This call-in program, then, is a perfect opportunity for them to get answers to their questions about financial aid.
College Financial Aid Call-In 2009 is a KET production, produced and directed by Nick Helton. More information about KET programming and education services can be found at www.ket.org.
GC’s Underground Railroad Research Institute director discusses “Year of Lincoln” on KET program
Alicestyne Adams, director of Georgetown College’s Underground Railroad Research Institute, and J. Blaine Hudson, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Louisville, will be guests on Connections with Renee Shaw set to air on KET2, Friday, January 30 at 4 (3CT) and on KET1, Sunday, Feb. 1, at 1:30 (12:30CT).
As organizers of the “Year of Lincoln” to be held at Centre College, they will talk about Lincoln and the symposium held to honor the bicentennial celebration of his birthday and analyze Lincoln’s legacy and administration as well as his thoughts and actions concerning slavery and race. They discuss Lincoln’s inspiring path from humble beginnings and only one year of formal schooling to the presidency.
Adams and Hudson also compare Lincoln to President Obama, focusing on experience, opportunity and timing. They will also discuss upcoming Lincoln events throughout the state.
Connections with Renee Shaw is a KET production, produced by Shaw and Carolyn Gwinn. More information about Connections, including streaming video, is available at www.ket.org/connections. More information about KET programming and education services, as well as how to support KET, can be found at www.ket.org.
Dr. Donn Chatham ’71 named President of American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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The American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) is pleased to announce Donn R. Chatham, M.D., of Floyds Knobs, IN, as the new president of the organization. Dr Chatham, will lead the world’s largest specialty association that represents over 2,700 facial plastic and reconstructive surgeons across the globe. Dr Chatham practices facial plastic surgery with offices in both Louisville, KY and New Albany, IN.
Dr Chatham graduated from Georgetown College, Georgetown, Kentucky, in 1971. While a student there, Dr Chatham was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha, alpha lambda chapter, and served as president in 1970-71.
“I am honored to have the opportunity to lead such an impressive and prominent organization like the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery,” states Dr. Chatham. “The AAFPRS is made up of highly-skilled surgeons that I am proud to call my peers. I look forward to heading the organization this year with so many advances in the field and keeping our promise of quality patient care and safety.”
Dr. Chatham is also an active participant in “Face to Face”, the AAFPRS’ non-profit organization which provides complimentary consultations, surgery, counseling and support to victims of domestic abuse who otherwise would not be able to afford reconstructive or facial plastic surgery treatment. Moreover, Dr. Chatham is with involved the organization’s international programs which have enabled him to offer his medical expertise and services to patients in other countries, as well. The Academy is also exploring additional “Face to Face” programs, which will offer its members’ services pro bono to additional patients who require facial reconstruction.
He recently edited a textbook from Elsevier publications, “The Difficult Patient”, which led to an article in the New York Times on the same subject. Dr Chatham has also written medical textbook articles on the subject of ethics in plastic surgery.
Dr Chatham has been practicing facial plastic surgery in New Albany since 1985. He has staff privileges at Floyd Memorial Hospital, is former chairman of the Floyd County Board of Health and Floyd County Medical Society. Dr Chatham graduated from the University of Louisville Medical School in 1978. Dr Chatham is the first AAFPRS president from this area, and is a member of the Kentucky Medical Association, Indiana Medical Association, Jefferson County Medical Society, American Medical Association, and currently a Clinical Instructor at the University of Louisville Medical College, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery in Kentucky, as well as a Senior Advisor for the American Board of Facial Plastic Surgery, and serves as an examiner for their annual certification exam in Washington, DC.
About the AAFPRS:
The AAFPRS is the world’s largest association of facial plastic and reconstructive surgeons with more than 2,700 members – whose cosmetic reconstructive surgery focuses on the face, head and neck. Academy fellows are Board certified and subscribe to a code of ethics. In addition, the AAFPRS provides consumers with free information and brochures as well as a list of qualified facial plastic surgeons in their area by visiting the AAFPRS Web site, www.aafprs.org.
To schedule an interview with Dr. Chatham or the AAFPRS, please contact:
Marjorie Wolfe or Shone Jemmott at Behrman Communications: 212.986.7000 mwolfe@behrmanpr.com / sjemmott@behrmanpr.com
