The Alfred O. Heath Distinguished Lecture Series offers the public a setting in which to hear nationally and internationally recognized individuals discuss issues related to the challenges and opportunities faced by the global community.
Past Speakers
- 2017 - Panel of Notable Virgin Islanders
St. Croix presenters: Gerville Larsen; Hans Lawaetz; Stanley Jacobs; Dante P. Galiber, MD; Donald Nelthropp
St. Thomas presenters: Gilbert Sprauve, Ph.D; Joseph Sibilly, Jr.; Gwen-Marie Moolenaar, Ph.D; Orville Kean, Ph.D; Ronald Lockhart
- Theme: Highlighting Notable Virgin Islanders and their histories
- Presentation dates: April 18 - St. Croix and April 19 - St. Thomas
- 2015 - Dr. Joyce Payne
- Theme: The Importance for Higher Education for Women and the Key to Success
- Presentation dates: April 16 - St. Thomas and April 17 - St. Croix
- 2014 - Charles Dutton
- Theme: From Jail to Yale
- Presentation dates: April 9 - St. Thomas and April 10 - St. Croix
- 2013 - Charles J. Ogletree
- Theme: The Impact of President Obama’s Reelection on Gun Violence in the Virgin Islands
- Presentation dates: April 4 - St. Thomas and April 5 - St. Croix
- 2012 - Dr. Hollis R. Lynch
- Theme: Edward Wilmot Blyden Symposium
- Presentation dates: March 22 - St. Thomas and March 23 - St. Croix
- 2011 - Susan L. Taylor
- Theme: Women and Health: The Search for Balance
- Presentation dates: April 20 - St. Thomas and April 21 - St. Croix
- 2010 - Dr. Steve Perry
- Theme: Problems in the Educational System
- Presentation date: March 18 - St. Thomas and St. Croix
- 2009 - Dr. David Walton
- Theme: Bringing Hope and Healthcare to Haiti
- Presentation date: March 20 - St. Thomas and St. Croix
- 2008 - Nikki Giovanni
- Theme: Family, Poetry, and Writing Rosa
- Presentation date: March 21 - St. Thomas and St. Croix
- 2007 - Charlayne Hunter - Gault
- Theme: New News out of Africa: Uncovering Africa’s Renaissance
- Presentation date: February 14 - St. Croix and St. Thomas
- 2006 - Randall Robinson
- Theme: Race and the Making of U.S. Foreign Policy
- Presentation date: March 14 - St. Thomas and St. Croix
- 2005 - Dr. Compton Bourne
- Theme: Finance, Macroeconomic Policy, Economic Development, and Education Policy and Management
- Presentation date: March 14 - St. Thomas and St. Croix
- 2004 - Hon. Ronald Dellums
- Theme: Founding the Congressional Black Caucus
- Presentation date: March 16 - St. Thomas and St. Croix
Contact Information
Liza J. Margolis
Senior Coordinator of Donor Relations and Special Events
University of the Virgin Islands
#2 John Brewers Bay
St. Thomas, VI 00802
340-693-1053
lmargol@uvi.edu