To some it may appear as though Dr. Mae C. Jemison has done it all.
She is physician, engineer, entrepreneur, and an astronaut. But she
hasn’t stopped there. She is now a leader-in-residence at the Indiana
University Kelley School of Business, where she will serve as the Poling
Chair of Business and Government for the 2016-2017 academic year.
She is the first African-American to be appointed to the Poling
Chair. According to the Indiana University news release, Dr. Jemison
will work to “stimulate discussion in the areas of leadership, and the
critical interactions between the private and public sectors in matters
of economic growth, technology research and development, and
sustainability.”
The Poling Chair was established in 1933 and named after Kelley
School alumnus and Ford Motor Co. chairman, Harold “Red” Poling. Last
year, the position was held by Deepender Hooda, a Kelley School alumnus
and member of India’s parliament.
Dr. Jemison will visit both the Bloomington and Indianapolis Kelley
School campuses. She will visit the week of October 3 and is scheduled
to speak at 4:30 PM on October 6 at the Hutton Honors College in
Bloomington.
Source: Your Black World News
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