During her 12 years at Duke, White has chaired the university’s Administrative Women’s Network, which under her leadership grew from 125 to 684 members. She has led a curriculum review as a board member for BRIDGES, a program for academic leadership for women in North Carolina, that resulted in a new focus on “transformational leadership” and more learner-focused activities. She also has served as a senior fellow for the Association of American Colleges and Universities and chaired its national advisory committee for a women’s development program project called “Campus Women LEAD.”

“We expect Dr. White to build on HERS’ demonstrated success preparing women administrators to manage effectively in increasingly diverse colleges and universities and working abroad to enable women in higher education administration in South Africa and other countries to replicate HERS leadership programs,” said Mary Patterson McPherson, vice president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

The future of health care
U.S. Rep. David Price and several prominent doctors will discuss “the crisis of access to health care” in a panel discussion 5-7 p.m. Monday, April 25.

The discussion, which is free and open to the public, will be held in Griffith Film Theater in the Bryan Center on Duke University’s West Campus. Parking is available in the Bryan Center parking deck. A reception will follow the discussion.

Price, who represents North Carolina’s 4th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives, will be joined by Dr. Daniel Johnson, visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation and past president of the American Medical Association, and Dr. Steffie Woolhandler, associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and co-founder of Physicians for A National Health Program. Dr. Victor Dzau, chancellor for health affairs at Duke and president and CEO of the Duke University Health System, will offer opening remarks.

For more information, call 668-9000.

Reserving meeting space
Medical and medical science departments must reserve room space by May 6 for the 2005-2006 academic year. This includes regularly held courses, seminars, conferences, lectures and meetings using lecture hall and conference room space in DukeHospital, Duke Clinic, Bryan Research Lab, Hanes House and Medical Sciences Research Building. Meeting space must be re-scheduled each year. For more information or a reservation-request memo, e-mail mcedrooms@mc.duke.edu or call 684-3629.

DCRC fund-raiser
The Durham Crisis Response Center, which provides shelter and support services for survivors of domestic and sexual violence, is holding its fifth annual silent auction and benefit Saturday, April 30. The event, from 7 to 10:30 p.m., will be held at DCRC’s main office, the historic CC Thomas House at 206 N. Dillard St.

Advance tickets are available for $35 until April 22 by calling DCRC at 403-9425, ext. 200. Tickets are also available the night of the event for $40.

All proceeds benefit victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. For more information, click here.

Obituary
Stephen LeMoine, a long-time employee in Duke’s Office of Study Abroad, died April 12 at Durham Regional Hospital. He was 60.

Assistant director of the Office of Study Abroad, he worked for 20 years in the office.

Survivors include his wife, Patricia, and three brothers.

Friends may post comments on a memorial website set up by his work associates. Memorial gifts may be made to the St. Luke's Episcopal Renovation Fund,1737 Hillandale Rd.Durham, NC27705; to the Episcopal Student Center, 505 Alexander Ave., Durham, 27705; or to Episcopal Relief and Development, PO Box 12043, Newark, NJ07101.