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The Howe Society of the University of Florida
Past Programs

At its annual dinners and public lectures, the Howe Society has featured many prominent scholars, authors and cultural leaders, including the following:

  • Michael Connelly, author
  • Carl Hiaasen, author
  • Patrick D. Smith, author
  • John David Ridge, theatrical costume designer
  • Lola Haskins, poet
  • Emmanuel LeRoy Ladurie, historian & former director of the French National Library
  • Gillian Avery, noted British author and scholar of children's literature
  • John Lombardi, past University of Florida president
  • Nicholas Barker, editor & head of the preservation department at the British Library
  • William Maples, forensic anthropologist and author
  • Padgett Powell, author
  • David Vaisey, Bodley's Librarian, University of Oxford
  • Kevin McCarthy, historian of baseball in Florida
  • Mimi Carr, actor
  • Sidney Homan, professor and actor

For further information, call (352) 273-2505 or reach us via HOWE@uflib.ufl.edu.

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