DETROIT, October 3, 2005 – A beloved, Emmy Award-winning Detroit TV anchor, a pioneer in advancing opportunities for minority nurses and a nationally-recognized expert on health law issues will share their insights in the first Book and Author Lecture Series sponsored jointly by the Wayne State University College of Nursing and the Wayne State University Library System, taking place Oct. 17-19 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the David Adamany Undergraduate Library on the WSU campus.

Amyre Makupson, longtime local television personality and former TV anchorwoman, will kick off the series Monday, Oct. 17 with a discussion of her new book So…What’s Next? The self-published work is a personal, contemplative reflection on what happens to us after we die and the beliefs people hold on death and dying.

On Tuesday, Oct. 18, Bernice Finley Morton, Ph.D., associate professor emeritus of the Wayne State College of Nursing who developed an affirmative action plan for minority students at the college, will offer lessons learned from her book The Color of Healing, an oral history of the achievements of Black nurses compiled over more than 15 years.

Trailblazing attorney J. Kay Felt, Esq., the first female member of the prestigious law firm Dykema Gossett, will conclude the series Wednesday, Oct. 19, by answering the question, “What if the Terry Schiavo Case Happened in Michigan?” A reprise of her speech for a State Bar of Michigan teleconference, her remarks will examine the complex right-to-die issues surrounding Schiavo, the brain-damaged Florida woman who became the center of a government vs. family rights clash that made international headlines. Felt, a registered lobbyist, was the first leader of Dykema Gossett’s health care practice group.

The events are free and open to the public, to be held in the Library’s Community and Special Collections Room. Refreshments will be served, and complimentary parking will be provided in campus lot #31 on Ferry Street east of Anthony Wayne Drive. An RSVP is requested by Oct. 14, and may be made by calling (313) 577-0300.