Walt Whitman is alive at UNI

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- University of Northern Iowa adjunct English instructor Bill Koch will present "Walt Whitman Live!!" at 7 p.m., Wednesday, October 23, in Lang Hall Auditorium on UNI's campus.

The show features Koch performing as Whitman, speaking on the poet's major themes, observations of American culture, views on Abraham Lincoln, and experience with the civil war.

He also has performed at the Hearst Center for the Arts, the UNI Museum, the Grout Museum, William Penn University and the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Ill.

The program is sponsored by the UNI Department of English Language and Literature. The public may attend at no charge.

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10/16/02

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Ken Bliele, Department of Communicative Disorders scholarship chair, (319) 273-2577

James O'Connor, University Marketing & Public Relations, (319) 273-2761

University of Northern Iowa awards scholarships to Department of Communicative Disorders students

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Nineteen students from the University of Northern Iowa Department of Communicative Disorders are recipients of awards or scholarships.

Students will be recognized at a reception on Sunday, Oct. 20, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the home of Ken Bleile, professor of communicative disorders and scholarship chair.

Among the students receiving scholarships from the UNI Department of Communicative Disorders are ___(Name)___ of ___(Hometown)___, who received a ___(Scholarship) , valued at ___($ amount)___.

All awards were based on academic merit.

Note: to obtain a listing of the students, please contact the Office of University Marketing and Public Relations at 319-273-2761.