David Murdock, chief executive of Dole Foods and visionary behind the North Carolina Research Campus, and UNC Charlotte will be the Charlotte Regional Partnership’s 2009 Jerry Award recipients. UNC System President Erskine Bowles, who served as former President Bill Clinton’s White House chief of staff, will present the keynote address. Business and civic leader Ruth Shaw, current chair of UNC Charlotte’s board of directors and former CEO of Duke Power Company, is serving as honorary chair of the event.

Ronnie Bryant, president and CEO of the Charlotte Regional Partnership, said no one is more deserving of the 2009 private-sector award than David Murdock. “He not only was instrumental in creating hundreds of jobs in Gaston County at the Dole Fresh Vegetables plant, but his vision for a collaborative, public-private research facility focused on health and wellness has come to fruition in Kannapolis at the North Carolina Research Campus. Both endeavors have and will continue to generate thousands of jobs and attract businesses that will help drive our regional economy.”

CONCORD, N.C., January 12, 2009—Adam Cook has been named the new executive director of NorthEast Foundation. A national search was conducted by a committee from the Foundation Board to find a replacement to succeed Jim Monroe who will retire on January 14. Cook has held the position of Foundation Campaign Director since his employment with CMC-NorthEast in 2004.

A lifetime resident of Cabarrus County Cook begins his new role on January 15 replacing Monroe, who led the Foundation since first being established in 1993.

“Adam has demonstrated outstanding leadership as Campaign Director,” says Dr. Linny Baker, Chairman of the Foundation. “He has built strong relationships in our community as well as with the Foundation Board, the medical staff, and the employees of Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast. He also possesses a passion and talent for fundraising. All of these attributes and talents make him highly qualified for this position.”

Charlotte, NC - January 31 - February 1   The Greater Charlotte Antique & Collectibles Show will feature the celebrity appraiser Judith Katz-Schwartz. Judith will be available for appraisals from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 2 on Sunday.
 
Judith Katz-Schwartz opened a professional independent appraisal practice in 1987.  Since 1993, Judith has also been doing business online, via her Twin Brooks web-site (www.msjudith.net). She writes edits and publishes The Antiques and Collectibles Newsletter, an offbeat weekly email newsletter about collecting.
 

JANUARY 6, 2009 – To celebrate and commemorate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his notable legacy of service and civic action, Pfeiffer University will sponsor a day of service on Jan. 21, followed by its 12th annual Servant Leadership Week held Jan. 25-31. This year, a series of guest speakers, workshops and community service opportunities will be held on the university’s Misenheimer campus and throughout neighboring communities.

“In 1994, Congress passed the King Holiday and Service Act, designating the holiday as a national day of service. This series of events celebrates Dr. King’s life and is designed to be an extension of the classroom experience for our students,” said Sudie Nallo, director of service scholar programs at Pfeiffer. “There is no better way to honor the extraordinary legacy of Dr. King. These are opportunities to invite others onto our campus as well as to continue to immerse ourselves in service to our community.”