Sewanee Arts Festival Sept. 11-21
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Former EPA chief and business leader to speak on business and the environment
Lee Thomas, C’67, who started his professional life as a South Carolina parole officer and retired with a résumé that includes running the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and CEO and chairman of the board of a multi-billion dollar forest products company, will discuss the sometimes contentious relationship between business and the environment on September 17 at 4:30 p.m. in Gailor Auditorium. The lecture, titled “The Intersection of Business and the Environment: Much Conflict, Yet Even Greater Opportunities,” is free and open to the public. Thomas is the Bryan Viewpoints Speaker Series presenter for the Advent semester.
Ken Smith reappointed a member of the Valles Caldera Trust
President Barack Obama announced the reappointment of Sewanee’s Ken Smith to serve another four-year term as a member of the Valles Caldera Trust, a nine-person board that oversees the activities of the Valles Caldera National Preserve in New Mexico. Smith was nominated for the position by Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich of New Mexico.
