SHARON JOHNSON TO SPEAK AT FALL LUNCHEON

SHARON JOHNSON TO SPEAK
ABOUT “THE HEALING POWER
OF LAUGHTER”

Popular Medford Mail Tribune columnist of “Healthy Aging” and Oregon State University Assistant Professor Sharon Johnson will be the featured speaker at the free Fall Term Retirees Association luncheon, Friday, October 19, 2007. Professor Johnson works out of the OSU Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center as a member of the Department of Human Development and Family Science. The topic of her speech, “The Healing Power of Laughter,” should be of special interest to retirees obliged to cope with an increasing number of medical maladies as they age.

Professor Johnson earned an MS in Rehabilitation Counseling at Minnesota State University. Prior to her appointment at OSU in May 2000 she was a recipient of a Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship in the Executive Development Program, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. She is currently responsible for developing community-empowering instructional programs in Jackson and Josephine Counties. From 1993-1999 she was Deputy Director for the Department of Public Health, Seattle/King County, Washington where she had operational responsibility for countrywide public Health programs and initiatives.

The presentation should be lively and informative. We hope to see you in the Rogue River Room at the Student Union Friday, October 19. Doors will open at 11:45, with lunch served at noon. RSVP by Monday, Oct. 15 to Sally Klein: kleins@sou.edu (preferred), or you may call 552-6049. You may also use the Emeritus Information Feature on the Emeritus Faculty Website: http://emeritus.sou.edu.