Local news briefs News-Chronicle Green Bay In Port The U.S.-flagged Pathfinder will arrive at the Fox River Dock at 1 p.m. today carrying 10,000 tons of coal. It will depart at 9 p.m. Two at UW-Green Bay to receive named professorships Two faculty members at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will receive named professorships during commencement ceremonies at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Weidner Center. They are V.M. Ganga Nair of the Natural and Applied Sciences department, and Phillip G. Clampitt, of Information and Computing Sciences. Nair will be named to the Herbert Fisk Johnson Professorship in Environmental Studies, and Clampitt will receive the Philip J. and Elizabeth B. Hendrickson Professorship for Business. Named professorships support the scholarly work of outstanding faculty for a specified period of time, and are made possible by gifts to the University. Nair was a member of UW-Green Bay's founding faculty in 1968. He has a national and international reputation for his research in diseases of trees, chemotherapeutic and biological plant disease controls, breeding and cloning of disease-resistant tree species, reforestation, and preservation and propagation of forest medicinal plants. Nair also has a long history of working on United Nations projects related to his research. Clampitt, whose expertise is in communication assessment, has a long record of involvement with businesses. He directs the organizational communication emphasis in the Communication Processes academic program, and has conducted more than 100 communication audits for businesses and other outside organizations. His clients have included PepsiCo, Dean Foods, American Medical Security, Schneider National, Appleton Papers, The Boldt Company and others. Ashwaubenon Packers appear at Lombardi Legends fund-raiser This weekend, several Packers greats will be signing autographs at Bay Park Square Mall to raise money for Lombardi Legends. Autographs are available for those who purchase Lombardi Legends or Leroy Butler books or prints, or those who make a donation. From 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today, legend Fuzzy Thurston will sign autographs and pose for pictures. On Sunday, safety Leroy Butler will sign autographs from 1-3 p.m. at the mall. The same requirements will apply. Merchandise will also be available. Brown County 50 registered for community discussion So far, about 50 Brown County residents have agreed to participate in a town hall meeting to discuss how national and international issues affect our area. Brown County was one of 10 communities selected to participate in the By the People program, a project of MacNeil/Lehrer Productions. Participants are being solicited by phone and will be paid a small stipend. The program takes place at the KI Convention Center on Jan. 24 and will include 150 citizens.