MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY

IU¹s keynote speaker for the 2008 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, is an internationally known motivational speaker, successful entrepreneur and an associate professor of engineering at Tulane University in New Orleans. Dr.

Calvin Mackie will speak at 5 p.m. on Jan. 20 in the Whittenberger Auditorium of the Indiana Memorial Union, 900 E. Seventh St.

After starting college in remedial reading because of weak SAT scores, Mackie concurrently earned a bachelor of mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech and a bachelor of science in mathematics from Morehouse College. in 1990. He also holds THE MS degree and a doctorate in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech.

Following graduation, he joined the faculty at Tulane, where he pursues research related to heat transfer, fluid dynamics, energy efficiency and renewable energy. In 1992, he co-founded Channel ZerO, an educational and motivational consulting company and has presented to numerous civic, educational institutions and Fortune 500 corporations.

Mackie is one of 33 board members of the Louisiana Recovery Authority, the guiding agency to lead the state's rebuilding efforts following the hurricanes Katrina and Rita. He was featured prominently in Spike Lee¹s acclaimed documentary on HBO ³When The Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Parts.² He also has appeared on numerous news shows, such as the PBS News Hour with Jim Lehrer and the Tom Joyner Morning Show.

He is the author of the book, A View from the Roof: Lessons for Life and Business (Acanthus Publishing, 2005).

Complete information about all IU King Day events is available at http://www.indiana.edu/~mlkjr/.