The 22nd annual Mary Frances Early Lecture, named after the first black graduate of the University of Georgia, is set for 3 o’clock this afternoon at the Georgia Center. Robert Jones of the University of Illinois has been invited to deliver the lecture. He is the first black chancellor of the school in Champaign Illinois.
From the UGA master calendar…
The University of Georgia Graduate School’s co-sponsored Mary Frances Early Lecture will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 22. This year marks the 60th anniversary of Mary Frances Early’s graduation from UGA in 1962 as the first African American to earn a degree from UGA. To honor Ms. Early, Chancellor Robert J. Jones of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has been invited to deliver the lecture. He is the first African American scholar appointed as chancellor of the University of Illinois, the state’s flagship, land-grant university. Chancellor Jones is a Georgia native who has worked to make education available to young scholars around the world.
Tuesday, February 22 from 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel, Mahler Hall 1197 S Lumpkin Street, Athens, GA 30605
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