Media Alert
U.S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY RAY LAHOOD UNVEILS PILOT PROGRAM TO INCREASE WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN THE TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY
On Monday, Sept. 21, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will announce a new partnership with Spelman College that will support President Obama’s March 11 Executive Order establishing a White House Council on Women and Girls, which provides a coordinated federal response to the challenges confronted by women and girls. Secretary LaHood will be joined by U.S. Representative John Lewis and Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin.
Secretary LaHood, Representative Lewis and Mayor Franklin will provide details and discuss opportunities provided under the new partnership.
WHO: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood
U.S. Representative John Lewis
Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin
WHAT: Announces New Partnership With Spelman College
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WHEN: 1 p.m., Monday, Sept. 21, 2009
WHERE: Spelman College
The Johnnetta B Cole Living Learning Center II Auditorium
350 Spelman Lane SW
Atlanta, GA 30314
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Spelman College:
Founded in 1881, Spelman College is a prestigious, highly selective, liberal arts college that prepares women to change the world. Located in Atlanta, Ga., this historically black college boasts a 79 percent graduation rate, and outstanding alumnae such as Children's Defense Fund Founder Marian Wright Edelman; former U.S. Foreign Service Director General Ruth Davis, authors Tina McElroy Ansa and Pearl Cleage; and actress LaTanya Richardson. More than 83 percent of the full-time faculty members have Ph.D.s or other terminal degrees, and the average faculty to student ratio is 12:1. More than 2,100 students attend Spelman. For more
information, visit: www.spelman.edu.
