Graham B. Spanier, president of Pennsylvania State University, will present West Virginia Universitys 2000 Bucklew Lecture on the topic Taking Charge of Change: The Land-Grant University in the 21st Century Friday, Feb. 25, at 3:30 p.m. at Erickson Alumni Center A reception will follow the lecture.

A national leader in higher education, Dr. Spanier chairs the Kellogg Commission on the Future of State and Land-Grant Universities. He also serves on the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges Board of Directors.

He is a distinguished researcher who previously served on the faculty at Penn State and in administrative roles at several leading institutions.

The Bucklew Lecture, which focuses on higher education issues, was endowed by Tom and Jean Clark