Earl M. Lewis Symposium on Urban Affairs
Trinity University

A Tale of Two Cities: Atlanta & San Antonio

September 30 – October 1, 2005

Friday, September 30

Holt Center

5:00     Reception
 

6:30     Welcome (President John Brazil)

 

6:45     A Tale of Two Cities: Perspectives on Urban Growth

            Rolando Bono '98, City Manager, City of San Antonio

            Tom Weyandt, Atlanta Regional Commission

            Harry West, Parsons Transportation Group

            Char Miller, Trinity University

Saturday, October 1

Chapman Center Auditorium

7:30     Continental Breakfast

8:30     New Developments in the Built Environment

            Convener: Richard Butler, Trinity University

            Jelynne Burley, '88, Assistant City Manager, City of San Antonio

            Richard Padgett, Huntley Partners

            Hattie Dorsey, Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership

10:00   Break

10:15   Urban Water Woes

            Convener: Char Miller, Trinity University

            Janelle Okorie, SAWS

            Pat Stevens, Atlanta Regional Commission

11:15   Urban Education and Vital Cities

            Convener: Christine Drennon, Trinity University           

            Lynn Huntley, Southern Education Foundation

            Rep. Michael Villarreal, Texas State Legislature

            Clara Hayley Axam, Mechanicsville Community Learning Collaborative

            Dr. John Folks, Northside ISD

12:30   Luncheon (The Great Hall)

            Tribute to Maynard Jackson (1938-2003)
      Keynote address: Henry Cisneros, American CityVista

The 2005 Lewis Symposium has received generous support from the Office of the President of Trinity University, the Office of Conferences and Special Programs, the Urban Studies Program, and the departments of Art History, Economics, Education, History, Political Science, Sociology & Anthropology, and the Office of the Chaplain.