AACRAO is pleased to announce that luminaries Madeline K. Albright, former Secretary of State, and Scott Simon, host of National Public Radio’s Weekend Edition, will be speaking at the 2015 AACRAO Annual Meeting in Baltimore.
Ms. Albright was the 64th Secretary of State of the United States. In 1997, she was named the first female Secretary of State and became, at that time, the highest ranking woman in the history of the U.S. government. From 1993 to 1997, Albright served as the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations and as a member of the President’s Cabinet. On May 29, 2012 President Obama awarded the U.S. Medal of Freedom to Dr. Albright – the nation's highest civilian honor - citing the inspiration her life is to all and that her scholarship and insight continue to make the world a better, more peaceful place.
Mr. Simon hosts NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday, which has an audience of 4.2 million listener, and has received numerous honors for his reporting, including the Overseas Press Club, Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University, George Foster Peabody, Ohio State, Directors Guild, Major Armstrong, and Emmy awards. He received a special 1989 George Foster Peabody Award for his weekly essays, which were cited for their sensitivity and literary style. He was awarded the Studs Terkel Media Award in 2009. He is the only journalist on the new National Institute on Civil Discourse (other members of the Institute include Colin Powell and Bill Clinton). He is also on the board of the Hemingway Collection at the JFK Presidential Library.
Save the dates for AACRAO’s 2015 Annual Meeting at the Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD. And check out future issues of AACRAOConnect for more exciting news about next year’s conference!