IMSA to Host Seventh Annual Horwitz Lecture

For Immediate Release, September 1998
For comment, contact Brenda Buschbacher at (630) 907-5033

MEDIA ADVISORY: Photography is permitted during the lecture. Videotape and audiotape recording of the lecture in its entirety is prohibited. If you would like to attend, please contact Brenda Buschbacher no later than October 15, 1998. Media will be required to wear an IMSA press badge (can be obtained at front desk).

AURORA – Mr. Stedman Graham, chairman and chief executive officer of the management and marketing consulting firm of S. Graham & Associates (SGA), will present the seventh annual Richard L. Horwitz Lecture on Ethics at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® (IMSA) October 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium.

The lecture is entitled "You Can Make It Happen." Seating is limited and reservations are required. Contact Britta Wilk McKenna at (630) 907-5040.

The lecture series is held in memory of Auroran Rich Horwitz, IMSA’s first legal counsel, who died in August 1990. Lectures are presented by prominent leaders in education, government and the private sector for IMSA faculty, staff, alumni and seniors, and friends and family of Rich Horwitz.

A commitment to community is central to Graham’s philosophy. He is founder and executive director of Athletes Against Drugs (AAD), a non-profit organization of athletes and other civic leaders committed to deterring substance use, advancing education, and developing leadership in youth. Graham also serves on several charitable boards of directors including the National Urban League and the National Board of Directors for Junior Achievement.

A well-published author, his books You Can Make It Happen (1997) and You Can Make It Happen Everyday (1998) details Graham’s philosophy in a nine-step process for personal and professional growth and leadership development. Graham will be available for a book signing immediately following the lecture. Copies of his books also will be available for purchase.

The Horwitz lecture is supported by the IMSA Fund for Advancement of Education, a not-for-profit corporation that enlists investments of corporate, foundation and individual donors in the Academy. These investments support curriculum development projects, statewide outreach programs, minority recruitment programs, laboratory equipment purchases, facility enhancements, special student activities and a permanent endowment.

Located in Aurora, Illinois, the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® (IMSA) is an internationally-recognized pioneering educational institution created by the State to develop talent and stimulate excellence in teaching and learning in mathematics, science and technology. IMSA's advanced residential college preparatory program enrolls 650 academically talented Illinois students in grades 10-12. More than 14,000 teachers and 20,000 students in Illinois and beyond have benefited from IMSA's professional development and enrichment programs. IMSA serves the people of Illinois through innovative instructional programs, public and private partnerships, policy leadership and action research.