'A woman's choices' to get spotlight

Contact: Sammy McDavid

A public program examining the varied personal and career decisons faced by today's women will be held March 18 at Mississippi State University.

"Options: Choices for Women in the '90s and Beyond" is being presented as part of campus Women's Month activities.

The program, which begins at 4 p.m. in Simrall Hall auditorium, is being dedicated to the late Cindy Rose, a curriculum and instruction professor who died in 1996. Rose had served as chair of the MSU President's Commission on the Status of Women, a sponsor of the Wednesday event.

A panel of five will discuss briefly the choices each has made in life. Following the presentations, a dialogue between the panelists and audience will be encouraged to further explore the topic.

The presenters include:

--Lesia Crumpton, an MSU associate professor of industrial engineering;

--Cecilia Reese Bullock of Jackson, owner of Historical Replications Inc.;

--Meg Hargrove, occupational therapist at the Columbus Therapy and Sports Medicine Clinic;

--Carolyn Katz, a retired Starkville businesswoman who last year became MSU's oldest graduate; and

--Susan Tomlinson, a former associate professor of horticulture at the university who now is at home raising three young children.

Nancy D. Hargrove, a member of the MSU English department faculty and a Giles Distinguished Professor, will serve as moderator.

The University Honors, Schillig Scholars and Women Studies programs also are sponsors of the panel discussion.

For more information, telephone Nancy Hargrove at (601) 325-2333 or 323-6941.