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Women and Music: A Historical Perspective - Judy Gorman-Jacobs
All Day – South Ballroom, Memorial Union - Judy Gorman-Jacobs is an independent performer and lecturer. She has two record albums: "Right Behind You in the Left-Hand Lane" and "Live at Folk City, NYC." From the University Lectures Program archive.

Performance of the play MUD - Omaha Magic Theatre
All Day – Curtiss Auditorium - The Omaha Magic Theatre Company has a national reputation for excellence in producing and performing plays by women, many of them original productions. MUD has been performed in Los Angeles and New York City. From the University Lectures Program archive.

History of the Sierra Redwoods - Daniel Axelrod
All Day – Oak Room, Memorial Union - Daniel Axelrod is Professor of Botany at the University of California at Davis. He is well known as a paleobotanist and biogeographer on continental drift and historical distribution patterns in plants. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Agribusiness: Future Roles for ISU - John Chrystal
All Day – Great Hall, Memorial Union - John Crystal is President of Banker's Trust in Des Moines. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Contemporary Extensions of Traditional Arts - Arthur Amiotte
All Day – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Arthur Amiotte is Adjunct Professor of Native Studies and Art at Brandon University in Brandon Manitoba. He is also a freelance artist and consultant. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Ethics and the Quality of Life - Thomas Gilbert
All Day – - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.

Economic Development in Iowa - Gov. Terry Branstad
All Day – - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.

The World of a Maasai Warrior - Tipilit Ole Saitoti
8:00 PM – Curtiss Auditorium - Tipilit Ole Saitoti told his life story: from his birth into a traditional society in Tanzania in 1949, through his youth, education in a mission school, and initiation as a warrior, to his career as a game park guide and ranger and subject of a National Geographic film "Man of the Serengeti;" to his studies in Munich and Boston and at the University of Michigan where he received an M.S. in natural resources, to his return home, to be received back ritually into his family.

A Different Approach - Lenord P. Sawisch
All Day – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Lenord P. Swaisch is a psychologist and humorist who starred in the award-winning documentary "Little People." He is a rehabilitation consultant and trainer. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Economics: An Imperial Science - George Stigler
All Day – - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.