Luchinsky Memorial Lecture Series
Mark your calendar to attend the 15th Annual Mark Luchinsky Memorial Lecture Series.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
8:00-9:00 p.m.
The State Theatre, downtown State College
Mary Beth Long, former assistant defense secretary for international security affairs.
Mary Beth Long was instrumental in the conclusion of the negotiations for the U.S.-Iraq status-of-forces agreement. She also was highly involved in the efforts to pursue missile defense agreements with the Czech Republic and Poland, which resulted in enhanced security agreements for the United States and Europe. She was responsible for shaping improved relations with Middle Eastern allies, as well as the U.S. response for the Russian invasion of Georgia. Long also helped develop approaches for reducing the Taliban’s use of narcotics as a revenue source in Afghanistan.
For more information, contact the Schreyer Honors College at 814-863-2636.
The Luchinsky Memorial Lecture Series was endowed by family and friends to honor the memory of Mark Luchinsky, a University Scholar and biochemistry major who died on January 18, 1995, at age 20.
Luchinsky graduated first in his class in 1992 from Thomas Jefferson High School in Pittsburgh. In addition to being a Scholar, he was a member of the Penn State Golden Key Society and the Alpha Epsilon Delta Premedical Honor Society. Although he was a science student, Luchinsky loved the study of all subjects. He loved the classics, sports, poetry, history and geography. Even at his young age, he was known for intellectual honesty and personal integrity.
Through this lecture series, the community gathers to honor his memory through support of a speaker who exemplifies intellectual honesty, personal integrity, and joy in learning.
Chronological List of Speakers
1996: The Honorable Harris Wofford, CEO Corporation for
National Service and former
U.S. Senator
1997: Mr. Kurt Angle, 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist in Wrestling
1998: Dr. John Lowe, Professor of Chemistry
1999: Dr. James Pawelczyk, Assistant Professor of Physiology
and Kinesiology and Payload
Specialist for NASA’s 1998 Neurolab mission
2000: Mr. Joe Paterno, Penn State’s legendary football
coach
2001: Dr. Alan Block, Professor of Administration of Justice
and Jewish Studies
2002: Ms. Wendy Kopp, Founder and President of Teach for
America
2003: Mr. Douglas Evans, Scholar Alumnus and CEO of Kensey
Nash, Inc.
2004: Dr. David Riley, II, Associate Professor, Architectural
Engineering, Penn State University
2005: Dr. Jeffrey Ratner, Chief of Staff, Mount Nittany Medical
2006: Richard Jewell and L. Lin Wood
2007: Peter Klein, Professor and former CBS News Producer
2008: Dr. Meena Bose, Peter S. Kalikow Chair in Presidential Studies, Hofstra University
2009: Dr. David C. Han, Associate professor of surgery and radiology and Program director of the Vascular surgery Fellowship at the Penn State College of Medicine and the Penn State Hershey Medical Center
