The OSU Department of Sociology announces its inaugural speaker for the Bradford Gary Lecture Series will be Kai T. Erikson, professor emeritus at Yale University.  His presentation, The Sociological Perspective: A Look at Disasters of Our Time, from Buffalo Creek to Katrina will take place at 3 p.m. on Feb. 17 inside room 123 Animal Science Building.  The lecture is free and open to the public.