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A Day of Distinguished Speakers, Images and Music

Friday, June 7, 2013 8:15 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

The University of Memphis, one of 46 Board of Regents Institutions, is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action University. UOM283-FY1213/6M conference ! illage Tour, Saturday, June 8th Saturday, illage Tour, Anonymous Anonymous Everything Southern on our Delta website. www.matthewhasty.com ponsors Sponsors “The Delta” for the 2013 “The Memphis Magazine ds! and Frien VILLAGE TOUR ictorian V McKay Dockery Clark Anne and John Robilio www.memphis.edu/deltaconference Bena and George Cates Honey and rudi Scheidt Pamela and nick Gotten Look for information about a special asty, Special thanks to artist Matthew Hasty, ish Pride of the Pond Catf Dianne and larry Papasan d Mr. and Mrs. John Shepher ou To Our Thank Y SPECIAL VICTORIAN Dr. and Mrs. Jerry T. Francisco Delta V The Peabody Hotel , Memphis , TN who has given us permission to use his painting uston , LA Mr. Johnny Maxwell , R The Delta – The Alluvian Hotel, Greenwood, MS Healthcare Inc. Methodist Le Bonheur d Visitors Bureau Memphis Convention an f Greater Memphis Community Foundation o ! The Delta or Everything Southern conference. I look forward to seeing conference. I look forward to seeing ! Please visit our website at: please contact For more information www.memphis.edu/deltaconference The Delta – f the delta friends o dear Dr. Nicholas Gotten, (901) 682-9955, [email protected] 682-9955, Nicholas Gotten, (901) Dr. Jennifer Schnabel, (901) 678-8210, [email protected] 678-8210, Jennifer Schnabel, (901) Everything Southern – Willy Bearden, Willy Chairman, Sincerely, each and every one of you on June 7, 2013. 2013. 7, each and every one of you on June Our afternoon breakout sessions were a hit last year, were a hit last year, Our afternoon breakout sessions have an exciting slate of so we’re expanding them. We session. morning our for topics and presenters outstanding join us for what has become everyone’s hope you’ll We and friend, see old friends Bring a of the year.” “favorite day conference another one 2013 and help us make the new, annual the eighth to Welcome to remember. We are so gratefulso are support,your for We and encouragement participation since we began this beloved day of in the years to be the most interesting celebration of what we all know and important Each year we strive to region of our country. help and feedback, we top the year before, and with your usually do. I believe there lives within each of us the search for joy, joy, the search for each of us there lives within I believe sense of and adventure, and a deep the love of knowledge belonging.the past seven years, I can truly As I look back on aspirations gatherings have fulfilled these say that our yearly wonderful I have so many in a grand memories manner. greatof stimulating conversations, stories, new and old exactly enduring feeling that we are doing friends, and the to do. what we were meant Morning Speakers as a general construction contractor before returning to work for Registration Form the Chickasaw Nation. Mr. Perry now helps the Chickasaw people, supporting efforts to enhance the preservation of Chickasaw culture 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. and history. From a Mule to a Deere: A Day of Distinguished Speakers, Images and Music High Tech Agriculture in the Delta at the Michael D. Rose Theatre, Sledge Taylor 11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Never Let the Truth Get in the Way of a Good Story and Other The University of Memphis Mr. William Sledge Taylor, III has witnessed the remarkable development Lessons I’ve Learned in the Delta of high tech machines to cultivate and harvest crops that took immense Memphis, Tennessee 38152 manpower and time in days past. He owns and personally oversees Willy Bearden The Delta – Now in its eighth year, Everything Southern! conference will be held Buckeye Farms, a large farm in the Como, Mississippi area where he A native of Rolling Fork, Mississippi, Mr. Willy Bearden has expressed Friday, June 7, 2013 at the Michael Rose Theatre and the University Center on the University of Memphis raises fine southern crops - cotton, corn, soybeans, wheat, timber and his love of the Mississippi Delta through his interest and talents in cattle. Mr. Taylor will describe the major technological and sociological music, books, history, film-making and public speaking. He is best 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. campus. Hundreds have come year after year for the day-long celebration of the changes in farming which have helped to make the Delta the most known for his popular “Memphis Memoirs” programs that air on the history, culture and life of the Delta region. Parking for conferees is complimentary fertile and productive area in the country. WKNO-TV (PBS). He has directed and produced a full-length motion picture, One Came Home, situated in the Delta of the 1940s. Mr. Mail payment by check: and adjacent to the Rose Theatre in the Zach Curlin garage. Admission includes a Bearden is the 2011 recipient of the University of Memphis College Please complete and mail with payment by May 30, 2013 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. continental breakfast and a delicious buffet luncheon with entertainment by singer of Communication and Fine Arts Distinguished Achievement Award Make check payable to: The Vicksburg Campaign in the Creative and Performing Arts. Jonathan Blanchard. The atmosphere will be relaxed and interactive, with plenty Dr. Douglas Cupples The University of Memphis of time for discussion. Those who attend the conference will depart with a new P. O. Box 1000, Dept. 313 Dr. Douglas W. Cupples is an adjunct professor of history/political 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch Buffet - University Center appreciation for the sights, sounds, history and influence of this fascinating region. science at Christian Brothers University. He holds bachelor’s and Memphis, TN 38148-0313 Please register early to assure a seat! master’s degrees in political science/international relations and a Songs by Jonathan Blanchard doctorate in history/political science. His doctoral dissertation focused on the role of the City of Memphis and Memphians during the Civil War. Mr. Jonathan Blanchard is a singer, actor and a Lincoln Center Teaching Online payment by credit card: Favorite Format! In 2009, he was a participant in the United States Army War College Artist. He also serves as a teaching artist for the Tennessee, Please visit the The Delta –Everything Southern! website at National Security Seminar. His presentation focuses on the campaign and Alabama Arts Commission. He received a bachelor’s degree in Last year’s participants loved the new format, so we decided to offer even more by Federal forces to capture the city of Vicksburg, Mississippi, in 1863 commercial music and a master’s degree in music education from http://www.memphis.edu/deltaconference/ and Confederate efforts to prevent it. The campaign included extensive Tennessee State University. A strong proponent of arts education, Mr. intimate sessions this year. Experience the 2013 The Delta – for additional conference information and on-line registration/payment by Everything Southern! amphibious operations by Naval and land forces. The Delta, as a Blanchard conducts workshops and has held residencies in schools Visa/Mastercard/Discover/AMEX conference with an outstanding line-up of speakers and panelists by choosing not two, significant geographical feature, was a factor which both sides had to and colleges, celebrating the artistry, history and message of the Negro consider. Spiritual. He performs concerts showcasing his own original works at but three of five breakout sessions with our experts and additional guest panelists. colleges, churches, festivals and performing arts venues throughout * Payments are nonrefundable the United States. Mr. Blanchard presents a one-man show on the life 9:30 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. of actor, singer, activist and athlete, Paul Robeson. University Center Ten Little-Known Facts About the Delta To reserve lodging on campus call the Holiday Inn at 901-678-8200 or Jimmy Ogle ROSE 800-HOLIDAY and mention The Delta –Everything Southern! Clock Tower Afternoon Sessions THEATER Mr. Ogle is an acknowledged authority on the minutia of Memphis. He

PARKING GARAGE is the seventh chairman of the Shelby County Historical Commission ZACH CURLIN CENTRAL AVENUE MEMORIAL FIELD and Community Engagement Manager for the Riverfront Development Please mark choice: Corporation. Well-known for his story-telling style during walking Field tours, he is a master at articulating Memphis history with equal parts _____ Early Bird (on or before 5/3): $65.00 ** House edification and deprecation This ten-minute session promises to be Left to Right _____ Regular: (5/4 – 5/30) $75.00 ** stocked full of new knowledge for Delta conference goers. Shonda Warner, Sam Brookes, Tyler _____ U of M Student: gratis as available Fritts and Dr. Charles

Desoto Crawford _____ Student (non-U of M): $25.00 Veterans High Tech Delta Farming – UC Campus 9:40 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Break School Each Sledge Taylor, Buckeye Farms ** Early Bird and Regular registrations cover continental breakfast, Paid Parking 10:00 a.m. – 10:35 a.m. session Shonda Warner, Chess Ag Full Harvest Partners LLC lunch, breaks, presentations and parking. ZACH CURLIN The Delta: A European Perspective will be Native American History in the Delta – UC Beatrice Chauvin presented Sam Brookes, Forest Service Archeologist Name: ______Ms. Beatrice Chauvin is a French magazine photographer and musician. three Kirk Perry, board secretary, Chickasaw Foundation Her family briefly lived in Maryland when she was a toddler. She studied times: Address: ______at La Sorbonne, wrote her master’s thesis about the Cheyenne Indians Indigenous Delta Music – UC City: ______State: _____ Zip Code: ______and later taught their language. While on a press trip to Memphis, she 1:00 – 1:45 p.m. Jonathan Blanchard, singer Schedule of Events was inspired by the blues and formed an attachment to the region, Tyler Fritts, jug band musician Telephone: ______Fax: ______2:00 – 2:45 p.m. returning as often as she could. Ms. Chauvin’s photographs have 3:00 – 3:45 p.m. Email: ______7:00 a.m. Welcome Desk and Open Registration Begins appeared in the French publication, Blues Magazine. She will share her The Delta from a European Perspective – UC belief “that there is something strong, poetic, emotional and mystical in Beatrice Chauvin, photographer and musician Organization: ______the landscapes, juke joints, songs and voices of the land.” 7:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. Continental Breakfast The Civil War and Its Aftermath in the Mississippi Delta – UC Country: ______Title: ______Dr. Douglas Cupples, adjunct professor, Christian Brothers University 8:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks 10:35 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. Dr. Charles Crawford, professor, University of Memphis Dr. Shirley Raines Chickasaw Indians in the Delta and the Trail of Tears President, The University of Memphis Kirk Perry

Dr. Sylverna Ford Mr. Kirk Perry is the board secretary for the Chickasaw Foundation. 4:00 p.m. Bursar’s Office: Detail Code MOCB Dean of University Libraries He also helped establish and served as a board member of the Reconvene in UC Ballroom – Sponsor Appreciation Receipt #______Oklahoma Indian Housing Authority and the National American Indian Mr. Willy Bearden Housing Authority. For over 25 years, Mr. Perry has operated successful 4:30 p.m. Cashier ______Date ______Chairman businesses including architectural planning and consulting, oil and Conference concludes. gas land leasing, commercial and residential building inspection, and Please turn in your surveys.