Upcoming Green Honors Chairs
Check the TCU Calendar for all Green Honors Chair programs.
Recent Green Honors Chairs

Dr. Erin Baerwald, University of Northern British Columbia
Hosted by the Department of Environmental Science, College of Science & Engineering
Loving the Unlovable: The Challenges of Conservation (bats)

Dr. David Patterson, Hillel A. Feinberg Distinguished Chair in Holocaust Studies, UT-Dallas
Hosted by the Department of Religion, AddRan College of Liberal Arts, and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion
The Holocaust: WhatBegins with the Jews Never Ends with the Jews

Regina Taylor, actress, director, playwright, educator, activist
Presented by the Department of Theatre, College of Fine Arts
Playwrights for Social Change Workshop
Interview and Q&A

Dr. Michael Berenbaum, Director of the Sigi Ziering Institute at American Jewish University
Hosted by the Department of Religion, AddRan College of Liberal Arts, and Brite Divinity School
The Reality of Human Dignity
The Perils of Holocaust Denial, Falsification, Trivialization and Minimization in 2022
Hate, Holocaust, and the Search for Humanity: Survivors’ Perspectives

Julie Kohner, Founder and CEO, Voices of the Generation Inc.
Hosted by the Department of Religion, AddRan College of Liberal Arts
Voices of the Generations
Chris Reale, owner-operator of Paris Coffee Shop & Roy Pope Grocery
Hosted by the Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Science & Engineering
Tequila 101 & Proper Methods in Cocktail Crafting

Rafael Rozendaal, visual artist who uses the internet as his canvas.
Premier Green Honors Chair presented by College of Fine Arts and Neeley School of Business
Topics: NFTs and digital scarcity (fine arts); Taxes, NFTs, the Blockchain and Smart Contracts (business); Independent Making and Exhibiting, NFTs, the Future of Crypto

Solomon Sonya, director of offensive cyber operations training
Hosted by the Department of Computer Science, College of Science & Engineering
Topics: Securing Cyberspace via Lessons Learned from the Evolution of Malware;
Dangers of WiFi: How Attackers Can Track and Exploit You Because Your WiFi is Enabled

Dr. Cathy Malchiodi, research psychologist, clinical mental health counselor, expressive arts therapist
Hosted by School of Art, College of Fine Arts
TOPICS: Expressive Arts Therapy, Trauma-Informed Expressive Art Therapy, Self-care for the Therapist

Dr. Charles Camarda, astronaut and engineer
Hosted by the Department of Engineering, College of Science and Engineering
TOPIC: Return to Flight After the Columbia Space Shuttle Tragedy

Cynthia Vlasich, a health care executive with over 30 years of global and national leadership experience
Hosted by the Department of Nursing, Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences
TOPICS: The Living Nature of Resilience, The Discovery of Emotional Intelligence, In Search of Leadership
Past Green Honors Chairs
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