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2009.08.18: Former labor secretary Elaine Chao to give Krannert keynote address
Former labor secretary Elaine Chao to give Krannert keynote address
Elaine Chao, labor secretary in President George W. Bush's administration, will be the keynote speaker at the Oct. 1 event, the ninth in the series. The series has raised more than $125,000 in scholarship money for undergraduate and graduate students in the Krannert School of Management. Chao, labor secretary for the eight years of the Bush administration, was the first Asian Pacific American woman to serve in a president's cabinet. Elaine Chao was the first Asian American to serve as director of the Peace Corps. She has served as the nation's Secretary of Labor since 2001.
Former labor secretary Elaine Chao to give Krannert keynote address
Former labor secretary to give Krannert keynote address
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Tickets are on sale for the annual Krannert Leadership Speaker Series dinner, which raises money for scholarships. Elaine Chao, labor secretary in President George W. Bush's administration, will be the keynote speaker at the Oct. 1 event, the ninth in the series.
(Media-Newswire.com) - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Tickets are on sale for the annual Krannert Leadership Speaker Series dinner, which raises money for scholarships.
Elaine Chao, labor secretary in President George W. Bush's administration, will be the keynote speaker at the Oct. 1 event, the ninth in the series.
The series has raised more than $125,000 in scholarship money for undergraduate and graduate students in the Krannert School of Management.
Chao, labor secretary for the eight years of the Bush administration, was the first Asian Pacific American woman to serve in a president's cabinet.
She focused her tenure on increasing the competitiveness of the work force in the 21st century workplace. The U.S. Department of Labor updated regulations to provide millions of low-wage, white-collar workers with strengthened overtime protection. In 2002, the department led the effort to resolve a West Coast ports dispute that was costing up to $1 billion a day. In 2003, union financial disclosure regulations were updated to give rank-and-file members more information about how dues are spent. In 2006, the Pension Protection Act was signed into law, benefiting 44 million Americans who are under defined benefit plans. In 2008, the department updated the Family and Medical Leave Act to give military families job-protected rights to care for wounded service men and women.
Chao previously held positions in government and the private sector, among them director of the Peace Corps, deputy secretary of the Department of Transportation, president and CEO of United Way of America, and distinguished fellow at the Heritage Foundation.
Chao, who immigrated to the United States at age 8, has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor's degree in economics from Mount Holyoke College. She is married to Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.
The dinner will be at 6:30 p.m. in Purdue Memorial Union. Deadline for reserving tickets is Sept. 11. For information and to reserve tickets, contact Tim Newton, Krannert director of external relations, at 765-496-7271 or e-mail tnewton@purdue.edu
Sponsors for the leadership series are Boston Scientific, Saint-Gobain Containers, Air Products, Accenture, WellPoint, Lafayette Printing, Grow Indiana Media Ventures and Purdue alumni.
Writer: Judith Barra Austin, 765-494-2432, jbaustin@purdue.edu
Source: Tim Newton, 765-496-7271, tnewton@purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: ( 765 ) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
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