Holland lecture series to honor late professor

During his 30 years of teaching at IU, James P. Holland acquired every major teaching award IU offers. As a professor of biology at IU and Associate and Interim Dean of the University Graduate School, Holland reached the lives of more than 11,000 students. \nBut on March 24, 1998, his career was cut short when he lost his battle with cancer.\nBeginning at 4 p.m. today in the Jordan Hall Auditorium, there will be a series of lectures in honor of Holland. There is no charge and the public is welcome.\nThe Department of Biology, the Office of the Vice President for Student Development and Diversity and the Office of Multicultural Affairs are sponsoring the second-annual event. S. Allen Counter, a professor at Harvard Medical School, will be conducting today's lecture. The speech will cover "Matthew Henson and the North Pole Secret." Outside of his teaching position, Counter is a professional explorer. \nCounter studied in South America and Greenland and also focused his studies on Henson, an African-American explorer of the Artic in 1909. Counter's reports influenced the National Geographic Society to honor Henson and his remains were later moved by Presidential order.