The Extraordinary Times caught up this week with Nate Lampley, Jr. Nate is a trial lawyer and the Cincinnati managing partner of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, a full service law company with over 400 lawyers, and offices in eight US cities, as well as in London, England. Nate graduated from Hamilton High School in the top 1% of the class of 1981. He graduated with honors both from the University of Dayton (1985) and University of Cincinnati College of Law (1988).
Among his civic activities, he has served on the Boards of the Cincinnati Black Ambassadors, the Black Lawyers Association of Cincinnati, the Christ Hospital Sports Medicine Institute, Downtown Cincinnati, Inc., Volunteer Lawyers for the Poor, the University of Cincinnati College of Law Board of Visitors, The Salvation Army and the University of Cincinnati Alumni Association. He has participated in Leadership Cincinnati, the Cincinnati Academy of Leadership for Lawyers (CALL) and the United Way Volunteer Leaders Development Program. He delivered the Commencement Address for Hamilton High School in 2002 and 2013. On Thursday, February 22 at 7 p.m. Nate Lampley will deliver the Black History Month keynote address “The Dignity of Unity” at Miami University Hamilton’s Harry T. Wilks Conference Center. This program is free and open to the public, but rsvp is encouraged: miamioh.edu/regionals/rsvp * What message do you want folks to take away from your keynote talk "The Dignity of Unity"? Our history has shown us over and over again that our nation is strongest when we work together towards common goals. * Which individuals do you most admire in American history, and why? Abe Lincoln, because he understood that extreme politics on either side would never lead to a unified nation. [Writer] James Baldwin because his profound thoughts and insights about America are still relevant today. * What does Black History Month mean to you? The mere fact that we have a Black History Month allows us to hopefully never forget who we are, and who we have been as a Nation. * How did your education at Hamilton High School and upbringing in the city lend itself to success in life? I left Hamilton High School with the confidence to do anything. Despite my humble beginnings, my upbringing in Hamilton inspired me to think big, and taught me that I needed to work hard to achieve great things.
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This week, The Extraordinary Times catches up another mover-and-shaker on the historical and cultural scene. Jennifer Patterson Lorenzetti is the new Administrator and Curator of the McGuffey House and Museum at Miami University (readers may recall the Q&A with her predecessor Steve Gordon, to whom we wish a well-earned retirement!).
Jennifer graduated from Miami University in 1991 with a BA in History and 1993 with an MS in College Student Personnel Services. She is a visiting professor at Miami University teaching History of Design in the Communication Design program. She has taught design history, history of photography, history of advertising, art history, and western civilization for universities including Wittenberg University and Sinclair College. Jennifer is pursuing an MA in History with a concentration in Public History from Southern New Hampshire University. Her research focuses on cultural formation and expression in small towns. She actively studies the history of Key West and design history, but she is also passionate about Medieval European history and the history of Christianity. Jennifer currently lives in Huber Heights (Dayton), Ohio, with her husband Daniel and their two dogs, Shinnosuke and Eva. * What are you most looking forward to in your new position as Administrator and Curator of McGuffey House and Museum? The history, of course! One of my greatest joys is helping others find connections between themselves and the past. Locating yourself in the context of millennia of others who have had similar and different experiences to your own is an important part of understanding who you are and how you relate to the grand scheme. I would never have anticipated having this role with one of Miami's museums, but I can't imagine anything more perfect for me at this stage of my life. * How would you pitch the McGuffey House for someone who has never visited before? The McGuffey House was built by William Holmes McGuffey, the author of McGuffey's Eclectic Readers. The Readers shaped and were shaped by the culture of the Midwest in the first half of the nineteenth century. The house gives us an intimate look into McGuffey's world as he wrote these seminal works. It gives visitors an up-close look at what we saw as the American identity when the country was less than a century old. * How did your Miami education prepare you for the challenges of your new role? I received both my bachelor's and master's from Miami, with my bachelor's being in history. I had some fabulous professors—including Charlotte Newman Goldy and Allan Winkler—who taught me that history encompasses everything; any other discipline that interests you can be enriched by an understanding of its role in history. Sometimes, we take Miami's liberal arts focus for granted, but that is really the approach that makes its alumni able to shift into different roles throughout their lives. * How are you balancing your academic studies with the roles of administrator and curator? I am currently pursuing an MA in History with a concentration in Public History from Southern New Hampshire University. I plan to continue on for a doctorate. It is a labor of love in addition to being excellent preparation for my new role. It is interesting to have gone to grad school in my early 20s and then again thirty years later. I find myself irresistibly attracted to my studies, and I typically have to limit my time doing class work or I wouldn't get anything else done! |
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