Adele Simmons, president of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, will discuss the future of public service during DePaul University's 1997 Public Services Annual Lecture.

The lecture, scheduled for 6 p.m., May 13 at The Chicago Club, 81 E. Van Buren St., is titled "Creativity and Compassion: Promoting a New Generation of Social Change." In her talk, Simmons will discuss innovative ways young public service professionals can promote social change.

"We invite everyone to join us for a stimulating evening with one of the country's leading public-service professionals," said Joseph P. Schwieterman, director of DePaul University's Chaddick Institute.

The MacArthur Foundation is one of the nation's largest philanthropic foundations, with assets of more than $3 billion and annual grants of approximately $140 million. The work of the foundation focuses upon the development of healthy individuals and effective communities, peace within the nations; responsible choice about human reproduction and a global ecosystem capable of supporting health human societies.

Simmons has served on a number of local, national and

international commissions, including former President Jimmy Carter's Commission on World Hunger and former President George Bush's Commission on Environmental Quality.

In 1993 Simmons was appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley as chair of the Mayor's Youth Development Task Force which developed a set of recommendations to improve opportunities for Chicago's youth.

Her present board memberships include First Chicago/NBD Corp., and the Marsh & McLennan Co. She is also a board member of the Union of Concerned Scientists and The Synergos Institute.

A native of Chicago, Simmons graduated from Radcliffe College and earned a doctorate in African history at Oxford University. Prior to joining the MacArthur Foundation in 1989, Simmons was president of Hampshire College in Amherst, Mass.

Simmons' lecture is sponsored by the Master in Public Service program and the Chaddick Institute.

The institute was created in 1993 with a gift from the Harry F. and Elaine M. Chaddick Foundation. The institute's mission is to advance the principles of effective infrastructure, land use, zoning, and transportation and to engage professionals, concerned citizens, and students in an educational debate that enhances awareness of development-related issues in the Chicago area.

The Master in Public Service program was founded in 1970 and offers degree and certificate programs for nonprofit, government, health care and association professionals.

The lecture is free and open to the public. For reservations or more information call 312/362-8983.