Good to give Charter lecture

By: KRISTEN WYATT

Posted: 9/25/97

Students interested in scientific research, starting a business or policy making for the federal gov- ernment will have a chance to hear from someone who's done it all. Mary L. Good, a noted chemist and former undersecretary for the U.S. Department of Commerce, will present this quarter's Charter Lecture today at 4 p.m. in the University Chapel. Her lecture, titled "Higher Education as part of the Global Enterprise," will focus on relation- ships between technology education and success in the business world. Good has received acclaim for rising to positions of leadership in the academic and business world. She has worked as a chemistry professor at Louisiana State University, an executive for a national chemical manufacturer and president of the American Chemical Society. Before being appointed to the Commerce Department by President Clinton, Good was the chairman of the National Science Board under Presidents Carter, Reagan and Bush. Good is also the only woman to receive the American Chemical Society's Priestly Medal, the orga- nization's highest award for service to the field. "Mary Good is one of the most highly distinguished scientists in the country," said Carol Winthrop, assistant vice president for student affairs. "She understands how research and education translate into important changes for technol- ogy and industry." Lisa Kuuttila, the University's director of technology licensing, said Good's lecture will be of inter- est to a broad variety of students. "Her expertise will be of great value to students who are interest- ed in how government and business work, how companies are formed and how technology is utilized in the marketplace," Kuuttila said.