U Magazine, Fall 1987

ALUMNI P OTPOURRI

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Maureen King

more comprehensive approach to national security. The organization has national offices in San Diego and Washington, D.C. and operates grass-roots chapters in San Diego, North Carolina, Minnesota and New Jersey . MEND seeks to establish 15 chapters by the spring of 1988, King says. A La Jolla resident, King has been active in fund raising and public relations in San Diego for more than 18 years. She co-chairs the advisory council of the San Diego Organizing Project, is a member of the board of di rectors of the National Charity League and serves on the finance committee of All Hallows parish. King is an alumna of LEAD, San Diego, a member of the National Society of Fundraising Executives and has served on the board of directors and executive committee of the Junior League of San Diego . D Alums get discounts for . seminars

D r. Cynthia Pavett, professor of management, also will be featured during the series. The Business Update Breakfast Seminars feature USD business faculty who address issues of interest to business and community leaders . Among the topics to be addressed at upcoming seminars are the type E woman, health promotion in the workplace and the role of leadership in organizational excellence. The seminars, which take place throughout the year, begin at 7:30 a. m. with breakfast, followed by the seminar from 8-9 a.m . The Distinguished Speakers Series is a similar program. It features well known speakers from across the country who speak on topics of widespread interest. The programs follow a format similar to the Business Update Seminars, with breakfast preceding the speaker. Alumni admission will cost $7 . 50. For more information about either program, including the dates of upcoming speakers, call the Office of Continuing Education at 260-4585 or the Office of Alumni Relations at 260-4819. D Vista subscriptions I nterested in reading the latest USD news as written from the student perspective? For information about subscribing to the University's student newspaper, call (6 19) 260-4714.

Maureen (Pecht) King '64 M aureen (Pecht) King '64 has been appointed execu– tive director of Mothers Embracing Nuclear Disarmament (MEND), a national organization dedicated to reducing the r isk of nuclear war. King had served as MEND's development di rector for a year prior to her new appointment. As executive director, she will be responsible for overseeing all of the organization's activities, which include nationwide membership and chapter expansion, continued educational programs and emphasis on a broadened financial base. "One of my main objectives as executive director is to include even more people in the quest for a safer world," King says. "By increasing our membership across the country, we will be able to reach out to more mothers and other nurturers who have not yet experienced the opportu– nity to become involved in this most vital issue of our time ." MEND is a non-partisan, educational organization. According to King, the organization supports multilateral, verifiable nuclear arms reductions and other efforts to promote understanding among people of the world. MEND recognizes the need for a strong defense, she says, but believes that global survival depends on taking a

Dr. Dennis Briscoe, associate professor ofmanagement and personnel, is among the professors to speak at upcoming seminars. A new benefit is available this yea1- to members of the Alumni Association. Alumni now can attend USD's popular Business Update Breakfast Seminars and the Distinguished Speakers Series for half off the regular admission price. Alumni will be charged $7.50 per lecture instead of the usual $15.