The Ninth Annual Cal Ramsey Distinguished Lecture Series

“Performance-Enhancing Drugs and Sports: Illegal, Immoral, Unfair?”

The Ninth Annual Cal Ramsey Distinguished Lecture Series, hosted by NYU’s Preston Robert Tisch Center of Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management, featured an expert panel on the topic of performance enhancing drugs in sports and whether it’s illegal, immoral, and/or unfair.

Moderated by NYU University Professor and director of SCPS’s public dialogues Arthur Miller in the “Socratic dialogue” style he popularized on PBS’s Fred Friendly seminar series, panelists included:

• Jodi Balsam, Acting Assistant Professor of Lawyering, NYU School of Law
• Ato Boldon, Olympic medalist/sports broadcaster
• Michael Cramer, clinical assistant professor, NYU Tisch Center; former president of the Texas Rangers
• Dan Duquette, president, Dan Duquette Sports Academy; former GM of the Montreal Expos and Boston Red Sox
• Craig Esherick, assistant professor, George Mason University
• Emanuel K. Hudson, attorney/agent, HSInternational, Inc.
• Pat Manocchia, president, La Palestra
• Joe Morris, former NY Giants legend and NFL 1,000 yard rusher
• Honorable Robert D. Sack, U.S. Circuit judge
• John Sexton, president, NYU, and Benjamin F. Butler Professor of Law
• J. Ryan Smith, attorney/legal commentator, CNN, BET
• Gary Wadler, M.D., clinical associate professor, NYU Medical School; chair, sub-committee, World Anti-Doping Agency
• Johanna Wagner, adjunct instructor, NYU Tisch Center