Membership Brochure

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2017-2018 Season

The Learning Society of Queens leads the way in

influencing intellectual dialogue in the Charlotte

region. Since 1988, its members’ generosity has made

possible a semiannual speaker series that draws experts on

important contemporary issues to the community. Readers

of Charlotte Magazine have twice picked the lecture series

as best in the region (2012 and 2015). Learning Society

membership is an opportunity to enhance the learning of

Queens students and contribute to the cultural fabric of

the Charlotte region and beyond.

Member: $1,500 ($1,125 tax deductible)Membership is for two individuals

• Two tickets to both the fall and spring programs

• Reserved seating

• Complimentary valet parking for each program

• Complimentary shuttle service to and from the Queenscampus to Knight Theater for each program

• Access to member-only lounge before programs

• Private reception with guest speaker and LearningSociety members following each lecture with the opportunity for photograph with speaker

• Signed copy of speaker book delivered in advance of lecture

Additional Engagement & Learning Opportunities:

• Member-only salon featuring Queens faculty

• Annual cocktail party

• Special invitations to Queens events

President’s Circle Member: $5,000 ($4,500 tax deductible)Receive the benefits above plus:

• Invitation to the President’s intimate pre-lecture cocktail party

• Brief meet and greet with the speaker

• Opportunity to have your book signed live by the speaker

• Private car transportation from your home to and from the event venue

• Reserved front row seating

QUESTIONS ABOUT JOINING OR CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP? Please visit www.queens.edu/learning-society or contact Julia Walton, Director of the Learning Society, at 704.688.2838 or waltonj@queens.edu.

A visionary global leader, entrepreneur, adventurer and bestselling author, Blake Mycoskie is Founder and Chief Shoe Giver of TOMS, and the catalyst behind the now-ubiquitous One for One® movement. He’s championed a forward-looking model for corporate responsibility and conscious consumerism, and continues

to assist disadvantaged people worldwide—proof that you don’t have to choose between making a living and making a difference. To date, TOMS has given over 45 million pairs of new shoes to children in need. Additionally, the company and its other gratis products and services have created jobs in developing countries, and have helped fund the restoration of people’s eyesight and the improvement of water quality in various communities.

Mycoskie’s trailblazing approach to business earned him and TOMS the Secretary of State’s Award of Corporate Excellence (ACE). He was also named on Fortune’s “40 under 40” list, recognizing him as one of the top young businessmen in the world. Recognizing his ongoing commitment, Richard Branson recently asked Blake to join The B Team, a group of worldwide leaders which seeks to catalyze a movement of corporate executives who embrace a better way of doing business, both for the wellbeing of people and the planet.

An Evening with

BLAKE MYCOSKIEFounder and Chief Shoe Giver, TOMS

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2017 | 7 PM KNIGHT THEATER Levine Center for the Arts

For more than 50 years, former CBS News anchor and 60 Minutes correspondent Dan Rather has been the embodiment of the intrepid broadcast journalist. From the Kennedy assassination—where he was the first to break the news that the president had been killed—to the Indian Ocean tsunami, he has covered every

major story of our time, with distinction and a fierce dedication to hard news. For his unparalleled devotion to his craft, he was named the 2012 recipient of the Edward R. Murrow Award for Lifetime Achievement, and has received additional, countless prestigious awards such as the Peabody, Sigma Delta Chi, CPJ Benjamin Memorial and Emmy Awards.

Rather’s reporting skills are legendary, and his single-minded pursuit of the story has taken him to datelines as far ranging as Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, China, Russia, and Cuba. On September 11, 2001, Rather stayed on the air for 18 hours straight to bring Americans news of the deadly attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Constantly looking to innovate new avenues for quality journalism, Rather has now launched a production company called “New & Guts.” He is developing a series of projects ranging from an acclaimed interview program on AXS TV to documentaries and digital video content.

An Evening with

DAN RATHERAward-Winning Broadcast Journalist

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2018 | 7 PM KNIGHT THEATER Levine Center for the Arts

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MEMBERSHIP IMPACTLearning Society membership funds a unique learning experience for our students. Guest speakers spend an equal amount of time in a student-led discussion as they do at the evening lecture. This on campus, student-centric lecture is a signature student experience for Queens.

Relevant and Timely Speakers for Communityand Student Learning Experience

The Learning Society was the first speaker series in the nation to have General Michael Hayden and Sir John Scarlett speak together publicly. Their visit came two weeks after the 2016 Presidential Election and when geo-political and cyber security were daily breaking news.

Coming off his year in space, Captain Scott Kelly shared with our pre-med students the first published findings from NASA’s Twin Study on how the body is affected by extended time in space.

2016-2017 Season by the Numbers

Membership retention

83%

Membership growth

13%

28% Corporate

sponsorship growth

MembersCommunity members

at sold-out lectures

Students at campus forums

400+2000 193

#1 Educational Program According to Queens Students

Engaging Classroom and Campus Dialogue

Learning Society speakers bring intelligent, timely discussions to the Queens community to engage students in learning opportunities before and after speaker visits. Faculty incorporate the topics into coursework, and Everett Library and Student Life create opportunities for student engagement related to the topics.

Queens students met with experts to discuss internship and career opportunities before the Captain Scott Kelly lecture.

Students were inspired to dream big after a private Learning Society screening of “Hidden Figures,” the recent award-winning movie.

-Dr. John Downey,

Dean of Student Life

Speakers such as Scott Kelly not only afford our

students an opportunity to hear from important

people in society, but also provide a wonderful

opportunity for faculty and Student Life

staff to program around their visits...

The Learning Society is a great example

of our community engaging with our

campus and our campus engaging

with our community.

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEClaudia and Andy Heath - ChairStephanie and Howard BissellKaren and Paul BroyhillSiu Challons-Lipton

and Jordan LiptonElyn and Mike DortchLisa and Carlos EvansStacy and Todd GorelickHeide and Oscar GroomesElaine and Landrum HendersonCourtney and Bill HyderLaura Meyer Wellman

and Ward WellmanGail Brinn Wilkins

and Howard Freese

ACTIVE FOUNDING MEMBERSJean BattenGeorgia and Bill BelkAnne Marie BlackCarolyn FaisonDoris and Charlie FonvilleBill GorelickPeggy and Jim HynesSandra and Leon LevineEsten and Bob MasonJane and Hugh McCollCarolyn and Sam McMahonDale and Larry PolskyKathryn PreyerClyda and George RentMattye and Marc SilvermanGail Brinn Wilkins

and Howard Freese

PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE MEMBERSJan and Ed BrownJeanie and Tom CottinghamHeide and Oscar GroomesLinda P. HudsonMichelle LeeKaye and Dennis McGarryPat Rodgers

MEMBERSDiane and Gerald ApplefieldSarah and Phil BaileyAnne and John BarryMary Barry and Bill KeenanJoan and Lloyd BaucomNatascha BechtlerBarbara Beckwith

Sarah and Tim BelkPatty BlackburnSuzanne BledsoeBetsy and Bill BlueLinwood BollesBonnie and Thor-Erik BorresenGay BoswellMary and Charles BowmanBetsy and Alfred BrandJudy BrattonAnn Brookshire and Joe GrierSara and JB BrownFrannie and Herb BrowneVicki and Pete BrunnickAmy Bryan and Eric PlottByron BullardJane and John CatoKellie and Ken ChincharJamie and Stuart ChristhilfKatie and Lee CornwellDarlene and Glyn CowlishawJane and Tom CoyleChristy and Otis CrowderPat and Dick CrullPeggy and Bob CulbertsonSusan CybulskiCarol DabbsRose DanielVirginia DavisMolly and Steele DeweyMary Anne DicksonJill Dinwiddie

and Bernie HargadonPatsy and Jere DrummondDavid EastonLinda and Bill FarthingJulie and Art FieldsJulie and Jonathan FisherAmy and Sid FletcherElizabeth and Louis ForemanAndrea and Donald FraserPamela Freeman and Greg JohnsEleanor and Will FunderburgLibba and Mike GaitherAlice and Art GallagherSarah GambrellSally GambrellJenifer and Timothy GelormeEvelyn GerdesElena and Dick GiblinAudean and Berkley GodehnTanu and Sanjeev Gulati

2016-2017 Learning Society Members

Julie Haack and David MurrayGrey HamiltonCarol and Watts HamrickLora HamrickSuzy and Steve HannonMichele and Aaron HarperNan and John HendersonLyttleton and Tom HollowellGene HootsCatherine HorneChristie and Jon HuntJennifer JacksonKatie and Mike JamesMarianne and Ben JenkinsCraig JohnsonKelly Katterhagen

and Larry NabatoffBecky and Jim KeenanGinger and Jim KellyBess and Kent KercherKristen and Mark KralMartin KreshonLiz and Haynes LeaJulie and Howard LevineSara and Erik LincolnJuli Marley and Mark ClarkeAshley and Scott MatteiCynthia and Randy MatzPeggy and Neill McBrydeMelissa and Mike McGuireSusanne and Bill McGuireLydia and Jack McNearyMarcia MesserArrington and Burch MixonKatie and Walker MorrisSuzanne and Harvey MorrisonJanet and Lowell NelsonNgozi and Obinna OriakuJeanette and David PankeyIndun Patrick and Wayne SmithPam Pearson and Chuck PeachAnne and Scott PerperKaren and Brandon PerryBeth and Jon PerryElizabeth and Tom PhillipsM. C. and Jeff PilonLeeAnn and Crawford PoundsTamea PriceKelli and Aaron PriceSuzanne Pugh

Barb and Eric QuinnSusan RemerGinna and Roy RichardsKelli and Mike RichardsonAnne and Epes RobinsonSally and Russell RobinsonM.A. and Jim RogersLynn RogersRichard RossmanAmie and Brandon RuckerSusan and Bob SalvinLaura and Michael SchulteBill SchweppeHarriet Seabrook and Zeke FoardMichele and Roger ShaulDonna and Mark SimonCaroline and Bob SinkAmber and Wyatt SmithMissy Stewart and Richard MaschalRobyn and Randy StumpMary Jo and Mark SwansonAnn and Wellford TaborAnn and Michael TarwaterBoyce ThiesCarolyn TilleySusan and Bill TomeGinny ToumaRocky and Curtis TrenkelbachJane and Trey TuneRita and Bill VandiverJudy and Kent WalkerJulie and Lance WaltonMartin WatersMary WebsterLinda and Rex WeltonLeslie and Mitchell WickhamJo WilsonLiz and Brad WinerJackie and Jerome WingateKatie WiremanSusan and Hayes WoollenVelva and Tom WoollenAnne and Chris WoolleyAnne and Fletcher WrightJoan and Thomas WrightSusan and Jim YuhasJoan ZimmermanJacqueline Zinn and John LesherSally and Andy Zoutewelle

Learning Society membership list current through April 17, 2017. Please inform us of any changes at learningsociety@queens.edu, or call 704.688.2838.

Past Speakers

CONDOLEEZZA RICE

MICHAEL LEWIS

SANJAY GUPTA

SIR SALMAN RUSHDIE

Best-Selling Author

Author and Essayist

Former Secretary of State

Neurosurgeon and Emmy Award Winner

ATUL GAWANDEAcclaimed Author, Surgeon and Professor

Past Speakers

CHARLIE ROSE

BEN STEIN

THOMAS FRIEDMAN

DAVID MCCULLOUGH

DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN

Author and New York Times Columnist

Historian and Pulitzer Prize Winner

Author and Presidential Scholar

PBS Host, CBS Co-anchor and Journalist

Economist, Commentator and Comedian