Cardinal McCarrick to Deliver Semler Lecture on Leadership November 21 at IUPUI

INDIANAPOLIS – Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, a human rights activist, a member of the College of Cardinals and former chancellor of The Catholic University of America, will deliver the inaugural Semler Lecture on Leadership November 21, 2006 at the University Place Conference Center and Hotel on the campus of IUPUI.

The Semler Lecture on Leadership honors the work and spirit of Jerry Semler who is widely recognized throughout the Indianapolis community as a giver and doer. The lecture series was created to encourage the concept of “giving in perpetuity” in all leaders whether they are seasoned veterans or young emerging leaders. The annual lecture will focus on the inter-related areas of philanthropic and community leadership and commitment to stewardship.

The lectures series is sponsored by OneAmerica Financial Partners, Inc., in cooperation with the Randall L. Tobias Center for Leadership at Indiana University and the Center for Leadership Development.

Named an Auxiliary Bishop of New York in 1977, Cardinal McCarrick served as Vicar of East Manhattan and the Harlems. In 1981, Pope John Paul II appointed him the first Bishop of Metuchen, a newly-established diocese in New Jersey, and as Archbishop of Newark in 1986. In 2001, he was installed as Archbishop of Washington and was elevated to the College of Cardinals.

He is past chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committees on Domestic Policy, International Policy, Migration, and Aid to the Church in Central and Eastern Europe. Cardinal McCarrick has visted many nations as a human rights advocate and to survey humanitarian needs, including China, Cuba, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, the Philippines, South Korea, Rwanda and Eastern Europe. In 2000, he was honored by the Presidents of Lebanon and of the United States for his work on human rights, just two of many honors he has received.

Because seating for the lecture is limited, persons interested in attending should call the Tobias Center at 317-278-2800 to make a reservation.