University of Minnesota - The Ada Comstock Distinguished Women Scholar Lecture series was established to acknowledge and honor the scholarly accomplishments and leadership of distinguished women faculty at the University of Minnesota and to offer a forum for them to share their insights and ideas with a campus and community audience. The awardee alternates between a scholar in the humanities, arts or social sciences and a scholar from science or engineering. The award is named after Ada Louise Comstock, a Minnesota native who taught rhetoric at the University of Minnesota, and in 1907, became the University's first Dean of Women. The contents of this podcast are the exclusive property of the Regents of the University of Minnesota, (c) 2008. All rights reserved. Unauthorized copying or distribution of this podcast is prohibited.