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Thank you for joining us for our third annual Midway University Spotlight Awards. Tonight we celebrate a longtime central Kentucky public servant who has shown tremendous leadership and innovative thinking. In addition, we honor a family whose impact on this institution has been felt for more than half a century. Our continued success is only possible because of our dedicated faculty and staff, loyal students and graduates, and a supportive community of donors like you. As the landscape of higher education continues to evolve, Midway University seeks to adapt to the ever-changing needs of our student populations. The future of our institution is bright and exciting, thanks, in no small part, to you. All proceeds from this event will go to support ongoing academic programming and student scholarships at Midway University. We thank each of you for your continued loyalty and support. 2 2016 Spotlight Awards 20160518_SpotlightProgram.indd 2
Spotlight Awards Event Schedule Welcome... Ellen D. Gregory, Emcee Vice President, Marketing & Communications Invocation...Johnie Dean Director, Compliance and Institutional Research Director, Midway University Chorale Midway University Student.... Tania Orihuela Special Recognition...Scott Fitzpatrick Vice President, Advancement Keynote Speaker.... Craig King Presentation of Awards...Midway University Legacy Award L.L. Pinkerton Vision Award Midway University Student.... ShaKyra Young Closing Remarks.... John P. Marsden, Ph.D. President Keynote Speaker Craig King Craig King is the President & CEO of R.J. Corman Railroad Group in Nicholasville, Kentucky. A native of Peru, Indiana, King earned his MBA from Jacksonville University in 2003. King embarked on his lifelong railroad career with a summer co-op in 1975 as a trackman, and came to RJ Corman in 2013 after 35 years with CSX. He held positions in both the Engineering and Transportation groups prior to being named Regional Vice President, Transportation North in early 2010. King is a member of the Central Bank Advisory Board, the Board of Directors for Commerce Lexington, and is a member of the Lexington Rotary Club, the Eastern Signal Engineers, AREMA-Committee 37, and Railway Systems Suppliers, Inc. MIDWAY.EDU 3 20160518_SpotlightProgram.indd 3
2016 Legacy Award THE JAMES C. AND ANN BOWLING FAMILY With more than a half century of service to Midway University, the James C. and Ann Bowling Family is the 2016 Legacy Award Honoree. Kentucky native James C. Bowling was named to the Midway Board of Trustees in 1962. A descendent of the first American colonist to raise tobacco, Mr. Bowling became a leading executive with Phillip Morris. His commitment to education extended beyond his service to Midway serving also on the Kentucky Independent College Foundation board, the University of Kentucky Development Council, the University of Louisville Board of Overseers and the board of the King & Low- Heywood Thomas School in Stamford, Connecticut. Upon Mr. Bowling s death in 1997, Ann Bowling was elected to fill his position on the Midway Board of Trustees. She remained an active board member until 2008, missing only two board meetings during this eleven-year period. Since that time she has continued to serve as Trustee Emerita. In 2012, James and Ann s daughter, Belinda Bowling Metzger, was named to the Midway Board of Trustees. At their most recent meeting, the board elected Belinda to another four-year term of service, ensuring the Bowling family s impact will continue even further. 4 2016 Spotlight Awards 20160518_SpotlightProgram.indd 4
2016 L.L. Pinkerton Vision Award ISABEL YATES The 2016 L.L. Pinkerton Vision Award Honoree is Isabel Yates. A native of South Carolina, Yates has resided in Lexington, Kentucky, since 1963. She is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and holds a Master s Degree from Ohio State University. Yates has been active in the political world as an official on the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council for eleven years. She served as Vice Mayor from 1999 to 2002, and among her accomplishments were the preservation of historic McConnell Springs and the promotion of Horse Mania and other public arts projects in downtown Lexington. Among her many interests and accomplishments are serving as Chair of the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Foundation, President of the Philharmonic Guild, Chair Emeritus of the Friends of McConnell Springs, Chair of the Public Policy Committee for the Kentucky Alzheimer s Association, and Chair of the Midway College Development Council. She has also served on the boards of LexArts, Downtown Lexington Corporation, UK Art Museum, Lexington Opera Society, and the YMCA of Central Kentucky. Yates considers the most important job she has held to be raising her four children. She was named Kentucky Mother of the Year in 1981, and she is proud that each of her children hold at least two degrees. MIDWAY.EDU 5 20160518_SpotlightProgram.indd 5
Previous Honorees Midway University Legacy Award This award honors a person or persons that have impacted Midway University over a period of many years by giving time, service, support and/or resources. 2015 Midway University Legacy Award Honoree Libby Lloyd Jones 2014 Midway University Legacy Award Honoree Mira Ball L. L. Pinkerton Vision Award This award honors the legacy of Dr. L.L. Pinkerton, whose vision of the Kentucky Female Orphan School in 1847 established it as the first formal education institution for orphaned girls on the site that is now Midway University. Criteria for consideration for the award includes: a) an individual or group (male or female) who has had a direct impact on improving the lives of women, b) a woman who has served as an outstanding role model, or c) a woman who has displayed great leadership, innovative thinking and influence in her chosen field. 2015 L. L. Pinkerton Vision Award Honoree Jean R. Hale 2014 L. L. Pinkerton Vision Award Honoree Rev. Dr. Nancy J. Kemper 6 2016 Spotlight Awards 20160518_SpotlightProgram.indd 6
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Thank you to our sponsors: And thank you to our table sponsors: Airdrie Stud (2) Anne Bolton Aramark Crosshair Media Placement, LLC ecampus.com Jack and Jo Fisher Victor and Virginia G. Fox Jan Hunter Kentucky Utilities Company (KU) John and Margaret Marsden Denise McClelland Messer Construction Company James and Belinda Bowling Metzger (3) Donna Moore Campbell PNC Bank RJ Corman Railroad Group Ruggles Sign Company Sturgill, Turner, Barker & Moloney, PLLC Isabel Yates Additional promotional support provided by: Lexington Herald-Leader, Lamar Advertising, and Bryant s Rent-All 512 East Stephens Street Midway, Kentucky 40347 20160518_SpotlightProgram.indd 8