Wow - it is almost April --- but it sure is beautiful outside!  Here is a listing of the last of 
our spring semester programs! We will have TWO Ashe Lectures which will highlight 
ambassadors from and to North Africa and the Middle East; plus E&E Forum AND 
Distinguished Lecture; healthcare system in Cuba; and our Baker Learning Community 
celebrates Earth Day!  Don't miss them-- all are free and open to the public and held in 
the Toyota Auditorium.  Public parking in Vol Hall Garage - directions here:  
http://bakercenter.utk.edu/about/directions-parking/

APRIL

Tues., April 7, 5:30 pm – Ashe Distinguished Lecture –  Oman-US Relations with 
Ambassador Al-Mughairy

Thurs. April 16, 1 – 2:30 pm - Energy & Environment Forum with Steve Newbold, 
Economist, Environmental Protection Agency 

Mon. April 20, 12:15 pm – The Curious Case of Cuba: A healthcare system based on 
rights, equity, and justice.  Dr. Bill Keck, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Family & 
Community Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Editor-in-chief for Medical 
Education Cooperation with Cuba Review, former President, American Public Health 
Association and former Peace Corps physician. Co-hosted with College Education, Health 
and Human Sciences, Dept. of Public Health. 

Tues., April 21, 5:30 pm - Ashe Distinguished Lecture – US – Libyan Relations – Amb. 
Deborah Jones

Wed., April 22 – 12:45 – 1:45 Baker Café Celebrates Earth Day with Dr. John Nolt. The 
Baker Center Living and Learning Community will host this discussion on Climate Ethics 
with Professor Nolt, UT Philosophy and Sustainability Committee.

Tues., April 28, 3 pm  Distinguished Lecture on Energy and the Environment – Phil Sharp
Dr. Phil Sharp, President, Resources for the Future. RFF is the oldest Washington think 
tank devoted exclusively to policy analysis on energy, environmental, and natural 
resource issues. Dr. Sharp was a 10 term US congressman from Indiana, Harvard IOP 
lecturer and policy advisor to several agencies.  

Thurs., April 30, Wiegner Lecture from Oak Ridge National Laboratory Webcast - Doomed 
to Cooperate: How American and Russian Nuclear Scientists Joined Forces to Mitigate 
Some of the Greatest Post-Cold War Dangers – Seigfried Hecker