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May 23, 2000
Susan Beasy Latto 218 726-8830
Assistant Professor Janelle Wilson 218 726-6364


Dennis Brissett Memorial Lecture Set for June 8
at UMD School of Medicine


The second presentation in the Dennis Brissett Memorial Lecture Series will be held June 8 at 3:15 p.m. in UMD School of Medicine, Room 142. Speaker will be Kent Sandstrom, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Northern Iowa.

A former student of Dr. Brissett, Dr. Sandstrom will speak on "Embracing Modest Hopes: Reflections on Teaching Inspired by Denny". Sandstrom recently received the Outstanding Teaching Award and the Regents' Award for Faculty Excellence from the University of Northern Iowa.

Dennis Brissett was a faculty member in the UMD School of Medicine from 1972 to 1996. He retired shortly before his death in 1996.

The lecture series is sponsored by UMD School of Medicine Associate Professor Gary Davis, and UMD Department of Sociology & Anthropology Assistant Professor Janelle Wilson in honor of their friend and colleague, Dennis Brissett.

THE LECTURE IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC


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