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QUEENSWINTER 2014 THE MAGAZINE OF QUEENS UNIVERSITY OF CHARLOTTE Serious Business MBA grads lead regional nonprofits, applying high standards to a high calling Also A Day in the Life of the Levine Center Paul Nitsch: Sharing the Joy Queens Reads Arcadia First Men’s Basketball Team Reunites Parting Thought by Charles Israel BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2013-2014 Michael Marsicano, Chair David L. Pope Donna Jones Dean ’73, Vice Chair A. Alex Porter Kathryn Winsman Black ’93, Secretary Thomas J. Reddin Mary Anne Boldrick Rogers Howard Bissell III David V. Singer Jan Hall Brown ’73 Caroline Wannamaker Sink Deborah Butler Bryan ’68 Michael C. Tarwater Angeline Massey Clinton EMBA ’01 Brent Trexler Kevin Collins Cynthia Haldenby Tyson Marjorie Knight Crane ’90 Ruth Anne M. Vagt ’69 Christine Louttit Crowder ’82 F. William Vandiver, Jr. Jesse J. Cureton, Jr., EMBA ’02 Manuel L. Zapata David C. Darnell Pamela L. Davies, ex officio Carlos E. Evans A. Derek Painter ’92, ex officio – Anthony Fox Alumni Association President Ophelia Garmon-Brown Joseph Vaughn ’15, Student Liaison Kathryn Taylor Grigg ’87 to the Board Carson Sloan Henline ’81 Lyttleton Rich Hollowell ’67 The spiritual life of Queens is deeply Life Trustees Sandra P. Levine rooted in our past and profoundly Catherine Parks Loevner ’71 Irwin “Ike” Belk J. Michael McGuire Dorothy McAulay Martin ’59 important to our future. Katie B. Morris Hugh L. McColl, Jr., Chairman Michael W. Murphy II ’95 Emeritus Belk Chapel has been, and always will be, the spiritual Bailey W. Patrick John H. Sykes ’55 heart of our campus. Now, through the support of Larry Polsky Virginia Gray Vance ’49 generous donors, Belk Chapel will be beautifully transformed with a $1.4 million addition. QUEENS MAGAZINE WINTER 2014 As part of this transformation, we will enhance our EDITORIAL DIRECTOR CONTRIBUTORS programmatic offerings through a new Center for Rebecca Anderson EMBA ’13 Rebecca Anderson Faith and Outreach. Conceived to encourage the [email protected] Sara Blakeney spiritual growth and expression of our students, Matt Crossman MANAGING EDITOR Adelaide Anderson Davis ’61 the center will enrich the spiritual life of the entire Laurie Prince Meghann Goddard Queens community. Jenn Q. Goddu MFA ’13 ART DIRECTOR/DESIGNER Melissa Hankins Paige Gialanella Charles Israel Cindy Manshack For her strong faith, for the spiritual example she PHOTOGRAPHERS Tony Mecia provides our students and for her deep love of Sean Busher Lynn Morton Queens, we are proud to name The Pamela Davies Lisa Nowak Laurie Prince Center for Faith and Outreach in honor of our 20th Jamey Price Dana Robles PRODUCTION AND Emily Seelbinder president. DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Kerry Singe Laura Sutton Katelyn Lauro Jane Williams --By proclamation of the Board of Trustees of Queens University of Charlotte PRINTING ON RECYCLED PAPER: The Queens Magazine is printed on a paper which is 10 percent post- consumer waste fiber and 10 percent total recycled fiber. Elemental chlorine-free pulps, acid-free and chlorine-free manufacturing conditions meet and exceed archival standards. Using 10,341 lbs. of paper for this project, here are the benefits of using post-consumer recycled fiber instead of virgin fiber: Congratulations 26.06 trees preserved for the future 11,069 gal wastewater flow saved 1,225 lbs solid waste not generated 2,412 lbs net greenhouse gases prevented Dr.Davies! 18,458,685 BTUs energy not consumed CONTENTS 2 3 10 12 14 16 21 44 Departments A Musical Life FRIENDS CALL HIM THE CONSUMMATE 14 From the President 2 ARTIST, BUT WHEN PAUL NITSCH PERFORMS CHAMBER MUSIC AROUND THE WORLD, Campus News 3 AUDIENCES HEAR A MAN SHARING HIS JOY Happenings 10 By Emily Seelbinder Investing in Queens 12 Alumni News 21 Serious Business Class Notes 24 MCCOLL MBA GRADS LEAD A HOST OF 16 REGIONAL NONPROFITS, APPLYING HIGH Parting Thought 44 STANDARDS TO A HIGH CALLING By Tony Mecia WINTER 2014 On(Left to right) the EMBA graduatesCover: Shirley Fulton ’98, Emily Zimmern ’87, Michael Giang ’98, Jane McIntyre ’96 and Andy Calhoun ’91 gather in the atrium of the McColl School of Business. The feature story on their leadership of regional nonprofits begins on page 16. 1 FROM THE PRESIDENT Your Letters The summer 2013 issue included a profile of Sue Ross ’61 and a feature story on student career initiatives. Thank you for the wonderful article featuring Sue Ross ’61. She was a contributing, enthusiastic member of our class and remains so to this day. Her gift to Queens is just a further example of her faith in this school. Sue became a lifelong scholar and teacher because of the inspiration she found at Queens. Your article reminded us of how that inspiration translates to a love and appreciation for a great beginning. Queens was a very special school, challenging and nurturing. Many of us in the Class of 1961 are convinced that our time at Queens College made us who we are today. President Davies (left) holds the ribbon as Sandra and Leon Levine cut it for the opening of the Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation in August 2013. –Harriet Sloop Gilbert ’61, Statesville, North Carolina It was inspiring to read “Raising Their Hands,” Dear Alumni and Friends, about Queens students who took initiative to seek out internships or study abroad experiences 2013 closed a remarkable period of physical change and growth on that complement their liberal arts education. I our beloved Myers Park campus. In the fall of 2012, we opened the have no doubt that these students will go far South Residence Hall, bringing much-needed housing (and parking) with the combination of classroom and [real- to our students. In early 2013, we celebrated the opening of Rogers world] experiences, and we look forward to Hall. Its beautifully-designed spaces—from labs and classrooms to the welcoming them into the ranks of the Queens greenhouse and the Crowder Green Wall—inspire a love of the natural Alumni Association! world and will catapult our ambitious programs in the sciences, health and nursing. –Susan McConnell ’83, Charlotte, North Carolina Our community then waited with bated breath for the opening of Editor’s note: The writer is president-elect of the the Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation in August. As expected, Queens Alumni Association. it has become the new heartbeat of campus life (see a pictorial of one day’s action on page 10). What a joy to see the anticipation on our students’ faces when we cut the ribbon and opened the doors for the very first time! It’s been a thrilling period for Queens, and now the time has come We’d like for some personal rejuvenation. As you read this, I am enjoying my first sabbatical. While my time as your leader has brought me blessings to beyond measure, the work of a university president is more than a job or hearfrom even a career: it is a life. After nearly 12 years, this gift of time for quiet reflection is deeply appreciated. you! Please send your letters to: I am spending my sabbatical resting, restoring and reimagining all email [email protected] that is possible for Queens in the days ahead. I am particularly grateful mail Rebecca Anderson for the support of our board for making this possible. Marketing & Community Relations May you and your families have a wonderful 2014. Queens University of Charlotte 1900 Selwyn Ave Best wishes, MAGAZINE Charlotte, NC 28207 Letters should be limited to 250 words and include your full name, address and class year QUEENS Pamela Davies, PhD or Queens affiliation. Letters may be edited President for length and clarity. 2 CAMPUS NEWS Celebrating 25 Years THE FIRST MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM REUNITES FOR INDUCTION INTO THE ROYALS HALL OF FAME At the November induction, players from the first men’s basketball team uncover Coach Dale Layer’s name on the floor of the new basketball court. hen Walter Aikens ’91 won By 1989, there were enough men to the tip off at the inaugural play competitively. Evan Ageloff ’94, one men’s basketball home game, of the new recruits, jokes about “invading Whe went straight to the net with the ball. the territory” of a previously all-women’s Scoring the first two points against the college, but adds his experience was University of the South was a moment positive. Coming from a large high he’ll never forget. The stands of Ovens school with more seniors than Queens’ 1989 INAUGURAL TEAM Athletic Center were packed. Fans entire student body, he truly enjoyed the threw toilet paper on the court. “It was sense of community and the friendships Evan Ageloff ’94 only two points, but we celebrated like it he formed with men and women alike. Walter Aikens ’91 was the championship,” Aikens says of the One friendship both men speak Michael Ates ’92 November 1989 game. Queens won 83-57. highly of is the one they forged with the Aikens recalled the moment with team’s coach, Dale Layer. Layer was a Reggie Dixon ’91 teammates at their induction last fall great support for his players. Ray Hart ’92 into the Royals Hall of Fame. The team’s He taught the men to overcome Sean Kelly ’93 13 members were the school’s first-ever obstacles and persevere, says Ray Hart male basketball squad. “We were starting ’92, and those lessons paid off beyond Bobby Lindauer ’92 a new era of basketball, ” says Aikens, the basketball court. “Hard work and Shawn Mitchell now a basketball coach at Harding High perseverance definitely aid in the work Todd Schmid ’93 in Charlotte, NC. and life which I pursue today,” says the Starting at Queens in 1988 and Virginia-based artist.
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