On Sept. 18, the Honorable Jean M. Wilkowski, a retired U.S. diplomat and the first woman to be appointed U.S. Ambassador to Africa, visited Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Wilkowski, a 1941 graduate of SMWC, kicked off the College’s 2008-2009 Four-Star Series with a talk entitled “From The Woods to the World, a 35-year Diplomatic Career in the US Foreign Service.” Several members of the community joined SMWC students, faculty and staff for Wilkowski's presentation.