Regents' Lecturers

2002-03 Awards

Dr. Kenneth Kaunda
Dr. Kaunda was the president of Zambia from its independence in 1964 until November 1991. Dr. Kaunda supported the Frontline movement in its fight against South Africa's apartheid regime and played an important role in the struggle for African independence in Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Angola. During the latter part of his 27-year presidency, Dr. Kaunda became one of the first African heads of state to acknowledge the scale and destructiveness of the AIDS pandemic. In September 2000, he established the Kaunda Children of Africa Foundation, which assists AIDS orphans and operates a small hospital. Dr. Kaunda gave three free public lectures during his lectureship and participated in forums with undergraduate and graduate students in the Department of Political Science and Literature.

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Thomas Mapfumo
Zimbabwe's premier performing artist and musician, Mr. Thomas Mapfumo opened AAASRP's Black History Month activities and gave a public lecture-performance. He presented lectures in Making of the Modern World (Eleanor Roosevelt College), Sociology, Music and Ethnic Studies as well as a music workshop, and convened AAASRP's youth Forum. Mr. Mapfumo also appeared on UCSD Television's Guestbook with Guest Host Professor Bennetta Jules-Rosette

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Dr. Bernard Meyerson
Vice President of the IBM Technology Group, Dr. Meyerson was recently elected to membership in the National Academy of Engineering. His pioneering SiGe work made IBM the leading chip provider for the telecommunications industry. Dr. Meyerson's visit has been postponed until the 2003 -04 academic year. He will give a general public lecture on the status of microelectronics and computer technology and a technical seminar on his areas of expertise to students and faculty. He will hold office hours and will talk with students about industry expectations in a meeting to be organized by the ECE Graduate Student Council. He will also meet with Faculty and industry representatives in this area. 

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Elga Wasserman
Ms. Wasserman the author of, "The Door in the Dream: Conversations with Eminent Women in Science", which was based on her interviews with women members of the National Academy of Sciences. A summa cum laude graduate of Smith College, she earned a degree in Organic Chemistry from Harvard/ Radcliffe and a J.D. from Yale Law School. Her visit included a public lecture, a lecture in an undergraduate class (Sociology 139 Social Inequality, Class, Race, and Gender), and participation on a panel made up of UCSD and San Diego community National Academy Panelists.  

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Earl Howard
Mr. Howard has been performing his compositions in the U.S. and Europe for over 30 years. He has worked on collaborations with Professors Anthony Davis and George Lewis of UCSD's faculty. Mr. Howard gave talks and participated in both undergraduate and graduate courses in the Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts major (ICAM) and music technology. On April 17, 2003, he gave a public concert. Mr. Howard's visit brought together many divergent sections within the Department of Music, and helped to share in the common goal of making great music.

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Donald Palma
Dr. Palma received his formal education at the Julliard School, is a former member of the LA Philharmonic and former principal bass of Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra. He is currently the bassist and conductor of Speculum Musicae. Dr. Palma has participated in the premiers of many compositions and has over 25 recordings of new works to his credit. Dr. Palma was the conductor at a free public performance by SONOR, the Department of Music's faculty ensemble on April 23, 2003. Dr. Palma also gave lectures in undergraduate music seminars, and participated in graduate performance classes.

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