DETROIT - A public memorial for Leonard Woodcock, labor leader, U.S. ambassador and educator, will be held March 24 at Wayne State University's Community Arts Auditorium in Detroit, Mich., from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. A reception in the Woodcock Wing of the Reuther Library will follow.

Several distinguished speakers will be participating in the program including:

Irvin D. Reid, president, Wayne State University

Sharon Woodcock

Steven Yokich, president, International Union, United Auto Workers

Douglas Fraser, president emeritus, United Auto Workers, faculty, Wayne State University

Owen Bieber, president emeritus, United Auto Workers

Walter Mondale, vice president of the United States, 1977-1981, United States ambassador to Japan

John Sweeney, president AFL-CIO

Hon. Damon J. Keith, judge, 6'h Circuit Court of Appeals

Stephen Schlossberg, general counsel, United Auto Workers, 1963-1977

Minister Liu Xiao Ming, deputy ambassador, Embassy of the People's Republic of China to the United States

NOTE: If interested in digital image photos, contact Tom Featherstone, (313) 577-2658; adO736 ~ wayne.edu.