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 Keynote Speaker
Ann Compton
National Correspondent for ABC News Radio
Ms.
Ann Compton is now covering her sixth President for ABC news
in a career that has taken her to the White House, Capitol Hill
and through seven presidential campaigns, from the height of
the cold war to the internet revolution.
On
September 11, 2001, Ann was the only broadcast reporter allowed
to remain onboard Air Force One during the dramatic hours when
President Bush was unable to return to Washington. Her
reports during the crisis were cited as ABC News received the
prestigious Silver Baton Alfred I. DuPont Columbia University
award for its coverage. Ann was also on the team that received
an Emmy and a Peabody award for ABC News' September 11th reporting.
One year later, she was with President Bush at Ground Zero when
families of victims were allowed down into the excavation site
for the first time.
In
2000, Compton became Chief Washington Correspondent for ABC News.com
where she anchored a daily political column On
Background. Currently
she holds the title of National Correspondent for ABC Radio News,
heard daily on hundreds of ABC Radio stations as she covers the
White House.
As
a White House Correspondent, Ms. Compton has traveled all fifty
states and across Europe, the Middle East, South America, Africa,
and Asia with presidents, vice-presidents and the first ladies. Twice
during campaigns, Ms. Compton was invited to serve as a panelist
for presidential debates (1988 and 1992) and she was assigned
as a floor reporter at the 1976 Republican and Democratic Conventions.
In 1987, Ms. Compton was the chairperson of the Radio Television
Correspondents' Association, the governing board for 2,500 broadcasters
covering Washington, D.C. She
is a member of the Board of Freedom Forum Center for Media Studies
in New York.
Compton
received the JANUS Award in May 1987 for her report, "Tax
Shelter," which aired on Nightline. In the year 2000, the
Society of Professional Journalists inducted Ann Compton into
the Journalism Hall of Fame. However, Ann says her most valued
award is a golden statuette from the National Mother's Day Committee
naming her Mother of the Year in 1988.
Ms.
Compton is married to Dr. William Hughes, a physician in Washington,
D.C. and they are the parents of three sons and a daughter.
9:00-9:15
a.m.
 Dr.
Lou Anna Simon
President,
Michigan State University
Learn
more about Michigan State University's newest President, Dr.
Lou Anna Kimsey Simon. President Simon will share her thoughts
regarding her career, highlighting her time as student, administrator,
provost and finally becoming President of Michigan State University.
Dr.
Simon is no stranger to MSU. After earning her Doctorate in Administration
and Higher Education in 1974, she became a Member of the MSU
faculty and Assistant Director of the Office of Institutional
Research. From there she moved into a variety of administrative roles,
including Assistant Provost during the eighties and Associate
Provost during the early nineties.
President
Simon was appointed Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
at Michigan State University in 1993. She
was among the youngest to hold such a position in the Association
of American Universities and is one of only 12 women holding
the position of chief academic officer among the 62 leading research
institutions that comprise that organization. She was appointed
Interim President of MSU when President Peter McPherson was called
to assist the Bush Administration in Iraq. On December 31, 2004 she became the 20th
president of Michigan State University.
9:15-10:15
a.m.
 T.J.
Reid
Fashion
Consultant
Nationally
known fashion guru and women's humorist, T.J.
Reid, will share
her style expertise and Southern charm in "Fashion, Fun
and Feelings," a humorous down-to-earth program on the basics
of living life well and dressing the role. T.J. has been called, "Erma
Bombeck with a scarf," by the Houston Post and "The
ultimate accessory expert," by Women's Wear Daily. T.J.
Reid is one of America's most respected and "in demand" retail
seminar speakers. She
is the author of three best-selling retail business books which
have won national awards. She
has presented in over 1,500 seminars throughout the United States
and Canada. She is editor of Fashion Advantage, a newsletter for retail
store owners, now in its 15th year of publication with over 600
subscribers.
This
is a program to experience and enjoy with your best friend, neighbor
or daughter! "Fashion, Fun and Feelings" is "like
a girls night out" that will touch your heart and spiff
up your wardrobe.
Sheri
Jones
News
6 Anchorwoman
This is the seventh year that Sheri Jones has been our Master of Ceremonies for
Kaleidoscope: A Day for Women. A
member of the Kaleidoscope Committee, Ms.
Jones is an accomplished News 6 anchorwoman with numerous awards
recognizing her work. Ms.
Jones is an honors graduate of Michigan State University where
she received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of Communication
Arts and Sciences. A true Spartan, Ms. Jones donates her
time and talents to other Michigan State University and Michigan
State University Alumni Association programs as well as organizations
such as Caring About Kids, Gateway Community Services, the YMCA,
Child Abuse Prevention Services, the Volunteer Center and the
Humane Society.
Ms.
Jones has been involved with the Crimestoppers program and has
received numerous awards for her work with Crimestoppers at New
6.
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