Archon Ron Kirk of Epsilon Boulé, Washington, D.C., is the U.S. Trade Representative and President Obama’s point man on strategies and negotiations for opening up markets abroad to American businesses and products. Such strategies and negotiations are an integral part of the administration’s overall plan to aid the recovery of the U.S. economy.
October 18 Archon Lawrence J. Pijeaux, Jr., of Birmingham, Alabama’s Beta Kappa Boulé was sworn in for a five-year term on the National Museum and Library Services Board. President Barack Obama nominated Archon Pijeaux to the board on March 8, and the U.S. Senate confirmed his nomination on June 22. The board, which advises the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) on general policy and practices and on selections for the National Medal for Museum and Library Service, consists of the IMLS director and deputy directors as well as twenty members of the general public with demonstrated expertise in and commitment to libraries or museums. Just weeks before the announcement of Archon Pijeaux’s confirmation, Grand Sire Archon Rodney J. Reed had invited him to sit on the Boulé’s National Archives and History Committee.
At the helm of Louisville, Kentucky’s Lincoln Foundation, which offers nontraditional educational-enrichment programs for economically disadvantaged students throughout the year, is Psi Boulé Archon Larry McDonald. The organization annually honors individuals who exemplify outstanding commitment to education, community service and leadership with its Spirit of Excellence Award. At this year’s event on August 28 – noteworthy because it celebrated the foundation’s beginnings a hundred years ago at Berea College – the Centennial Spirit of Excellence Award was presented to Louisville boxing legend Muhammad Ali and his wife, Lonnie, cofounders of the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville. The Alis are renowned throughout the world for their exceptional humanitarian efforts. Along with her husband’s legacy, the accomplishments of Lonnie Ali were cited at the ceremony, including her involvement in President Obama’s Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues.
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