ATLANTA - Oglethorpe University presents Ann Wilson Cramer, IBM’s director of corporate community relations and public affairs, in the Mack A. Rikard Lecture Series on Tuesday, February 7, at 4:30 p.m. in the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art.

Cramer, a Jacksonville, Florida, native, graduated from Salem College with a degree in mathematics. She began her career as a systems analyst at IBM, retired for 10 years then returned to IBM in her current capacity, where she focuses on children and youth-oriented programs. Cramer is an active member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church and has worked with the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education. She has participated in Leadership Atlanta, Leadership Georgia and the Regional Leadership Institute, is a member of Outstanding Atlanta, and chaired Leadership Atlanta's 25th Anniversary Celebration. She has served on several non-profit boards including Carter Center, Woodruff Arts Center, Alliance Theatre Company, Georgia Shakespeare and the Georgia Chapter of the International Women's Forum.

Oglethorpe’s Mack A. Rikard Lecture Series was established in 1991 to help college students understand current issues in the business world. Rikard, a 1937 graduate of Oglethorpe, hoped to foster an appreciation of economics in all students regardless of career interests by bringing recognized leaders to campus.