April 7, 2003

Whitworth Dean to Participate in Community Panel on 'America's Role in the World'

A panel of experts, including Kyle Usrey, dean of Whitworth's School of Global Commerce and Management, will lead a community discussion in search of answers to these questions, beginning at 7 p.m., Wednesday, in the grand ballroom of the Doubletree Hotel City Center (322 North Spokane Falls Court). The event, sponsored by the Spokane World Affairs Council, The Pacific Northwest Inlander and KXLY, costs $5 for general admission at the door and $2 for students and K-12 teachers.

The panelists include:

• Kyle Usrey, Dean, School of Global Commerce and Management, Whitworth College -- America's role in international trade.
  
  
• Pia Hansen, Associate Editor, The Pacific Northwest Inlander, -- America's image in Europe.
  
  
• U.S. Air Force Col. Susan Ross, Operations Commander, Fairchild Air Force Base -- America's military presence overseas
  
  
• Karen Lindholdt, Staff Attorney, The Lands Council -- America and the World Enviornment.
  
  
• Rusty Nelson, Director, Pease and Justice Action League of Spokane -- America's role in Ensuring Peace and Justice.

Contacts:

Kyle Usrey, Dean of School of Global Commerce & Management, (509) 777-4585.

Greg Orwig, director of communications, (509) 777-4580 or gorwig@whitworth.edu.