BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:iCalendar-Ruby BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations DESCRIPTION:The Contemporary History Institute hosts the seventh annual Eli zabeth Evans Baker Endowed Lecture featuring Len Elmore discussing “The Evo lution and Revolution of College Sports” on Thursday October 24 at 7:30 p.m . in Baker Center Theater.\n\n \n\nElmore is a former collegiate basketball All-American at the University of Maryland at College Park\, a ten-year pr ofessional player in both the ABA and NBA\, an attorney\, a television spor ts personality and an educator whose professional experience spans a rich a thletic career\, several prestigious law firms as well as significant busin ess and public interest endeavors.\n\n \n\nUpon conclusion of his basketbal l career in 1984\, Elmore received his law degree from Harvard Law School i n 1987 as the first (and\, to date\, the only) NBA player to graduate from that institution.\n\n \n\nSince 1987\, he has served as an Assistant Distri ct Attorney in Brooklyn NY\, a Senior Counsel or partner for several name l aw firms\, a sports agent and as CEO of three enterprises\, including TestU \, an education technology company\, and iHoops\, a youth sports joint vent ure of the NBA and the NCAA. Elmore served several years as Chairman of the Board and then President/Executive Director of the National Basketball Ret ired Players Association. He has also enjoyed a 31-year career as a network basketball commentator formerly for ESPN and CBS Sports and currently for Fox Sports.\n\n \n\nCurrently\, Elmore is also a Senior Lecturer for Columb ia University in the School of Professional Studies Sports Management progr am where he was awarded the 2019 Dean’s Excellence Award. He also currently serves as a director on the board of a public company\, 1800Flowers.com. H e has also recently been reappointed to the Knight Commission on Intercolle giate Athletics\, where he served approximately 12 years as a Commissioner. \n\n \n\nIn August 2020\, Elmore was appointed to the Board of Advisors for The Shirley Povich Center at The University of Maryland College Park Merri ll School of Journalism. He also remains involved with several charitable o rganizations.\n\n \n\nThis event is free and open to the public. Light refr eshments will be served starting at 7:00 p.m. in the Baker Theater lounge. DTEND:20241025T003000Z DTSTAMP:20241127T021356Z DTSTART:20241024T233000Z GEO:39.324863;-82.101742 LOCATION:Baker University Center\, Baker Center Theater SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Contemporary History Institute | Len Elmore\, October 24 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_47384462879078 URL:https://calendar.ohio.edu/event/contemporary-history-institute-len-elmo re-october-24 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR