Featured speakers include Michael McGovern of Rotary International and Chad Priest of the American Red Cross
BETHLEHEM, PA, October 16, 2018: Today, Moravian College announced that the Janet A. Sipple Lecture for 2018 on Global Public Health will feature Michael McGovern, current chair of International PolioPlus Committee for Rotary International and Chad Priest, CEO, American Red Cross, Indiana Region. The Janet A. Sipple Lecture for 2018 will be held on Friday, October 19 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Central Moravian Church at 73 W Church St, Bethlehem, PA 18018.
"When I was born, polio was the second biggest fear among Americans after nuclear war. Thanks to Rotary and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, we are close to a polio free world,” said Michael McGovern. “We have also helped to improve health systems in many countries thus the impact of our work extends beyond just polio."
Mr. McGovern will present “Celebrating the Progress in Eliminating Polio” and Mr. Priest will address the audience with his presentation titled “Addressing the Challenge of Infectious Disease.”
“We are thrilled to have both Mr. McGovern and Mr. Priest for this year’s important Sipple Lecture on Global Health,” commented Dr. Kerry Cheever, professor and chairperson of the Helen S. Breidegam School of Nursing at Moravian College. “The eradication of polio is still a concern worldwide and Rotary International and the American Red Cross are a big part of these efforts, which have been making a real impact over the last few years.”
Event information
To learn more, or register to attend this free event, please visit Janet A. Sipple Lecture for 2018.
Media contact Rotary:
Shawn Deiter
sdeiter@LVCConline.org
610-442-8022
Media contact Moravian College:
Michael Corr
Director of Marketing and Communications
corrm@moravian.edu
610.861.1365
About Rotary
Rotary brings together a global network of community leaders dedicated to tackling the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges. We connect 1.2 million members from more than 35,000 Rotary clubs in almost every country in the world. Their service improves lives both locally and internationally, from helping those in need in their own communities to working toward a polio-free world. Visit Rotary.org and endpolio.org for more about Rotary and its efforts to eradicate polio.
About Moravian College
Moravian College is a private coeducational liberal arts college, located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, offering undergraduate and graduate degrees. For more than 275 years, the Moravian College degree has been based on a liberal arts curriculum where literature, history, science, cultural values, global issues, ethics, artistic expression, and the social sciences are infused with multidisciplinary perspectives. Visit Moravian.edu to learn more about how the Moravian College liberal arts curriculum prepares its students for life-long success.
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