Monday,
September 30th
7:00 p.m.
Fine Arts Lecture Hall
Free
LYCOMING COLLEGE TO HOST CATHERINE BAKER KNOLL |
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Catherine Baker Knoll, who is running
for the Lieutenant Governor on the Democratic ticket with Ed Rendell,
will speak at Lycoming College on Monday, September 30, 2002 at
7:00, in the Fine Arts Lecture Hall of the Fine Arts Building. The
Lycoming College Democrats is hosting Knoll and the event is free.
Jessie Bloom, former mayor of Williamsport and Chair of the Lycoming County Democratic Committee will introduce the program while Elizabeth Brescia, president of the student Democrat organization will introduce Ms. Knoll. Catherine Baker Knoll became the 73rd Treasurer of Pennsylvania on January 17, 1989. As Treasurer, Knoll built the High Tech Investment Center that has earned over $1.9 billion in interest and saved over $700 million in government waste in pre-auditing. A Pittsburgh native, Knoll is a Duquesne University graduate, holding both bachelor's and master's degrees in education. She has also attended Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Knoll began her career in public service as a western regional director with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. She then served as personnel director of the John J. Kane Hospital in Allegheny County and the St. John Hospital. Catherine Baker Knoll’s highest honors include being appointed to the Federal Home Loan Bank Board in 1999 by President Clinton, being the first government official and first woman appointed to the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust’s Board of Trustees, receiving an award from the government of Israel for Investment in Israel Bonds, being awarded by the Pennsylvania and National Home Builders Associations for the state official who has done the most for housing, and taking a leadership role in the North America Steel Frame Alliance for steel frame housing.
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