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Media Advisory: Chief Judge Judith Kaye to Give Keynote Address at UAlbany's 21st Annual Burton Lecture
Contact: Catherine Herman (518) 437-4980
ALBANY, N.Y. (May 9, 2006)
What:
The University at Albany's 21st Annual
Burton Lecture and the Distinguished Public
Service Awards Ceremony for Outstanding
Contributions to Public Service, honoring
notable individuals who have dedicated their
careers to serving the people of New York.
Who:
Burton Lecture:
Judith Kaye, Chief Judge, New York State Court
of Appeals
Topic: "The American Jury:
Concept, Reality, and Reform"
Award Recipients:
- Christine W. Ward, assistant commissioner for the State Archives (State Archivist), College of Computing and Information Distinguished Public Service Award
- William A. Johnson, Jr, former mayor, City of Rochester, Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy Distinguished Public Service Award
- John R. Dunne, senior counsel, Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, School of Criminal Justice Distinguished Public Service Award.
- Morris 'Marty' Silverman, School of Social Welfare Distinguished Public Service Award.
When:
Thursday, May 18, 2006, 4 p.m.
Where:
Page Hall, University at Albany, 135
Western Ave., Albany,
N.Y. (downtown campus)
Background:
The Burton Lecture is named for John E.
Burton, who served as New York's budget
director under Governor Thomas E. Dewey from
1943 to 1950. Burton, who was credited with
modernizing the state's budget process, was
a key member of the special committee that
recommended the creation of the State
University of New York System. He also
chaired the committee that created the first
public administration degree-granting
program at UAlbany. Sponsors are UAlbany's
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs &
Policy, the College of Computing and
Information and the schools of Criminal
Justice and Social Welfare.
