The National Trust for Scotland Foundation USA requests the pleasure of your company for with presentation of The Great Scot Award to Phyllis Logan Downton Abbey’s Mrs. Hughes Thursday, April 14, 2016 The Metropolitan Club New York City 6:30 pm: Cocktails and whisky tasting by The Macallan Silent Auction Music by Maureen McMullan and Friends 7:30 pm: Dinner Live auction with auctioneer Alasdair Nichol 10:00 pm: Scottish Country Dancing R.S.V.P. BLACK TIE ENCLOSED CARD OR TARTAN ATTIRE The front of your invitation features the first Great Seal of Mary, Queen of Scots, depicting the Queen on her throne circa 1542. Were this a different time and place, perhaps the Queen herself would have been issuing this invitation to you from her beloved Falkland Palace. The National Trust for Scotland Foundation USA encourages Americans to participate in caring for the irreplaceable natural and cultural heritage properties protected by the National Trust for Scotland. By raising visibility and funding for urgent conservation activities in Scotland, the Foundation ensures that the rich history and traditions shared by Scots and Americans are preserved for future generations. Since 2000, the Foundation has sent over $7 million in funding to support the essential programs of the Trust. As Scotland’s largest conservation charity, the Trust cares for 129 properties including: 1 UNESCO World Heritage Site 16 islands 188,000 acres of countryside 7 nature reserves 26 castles and country houses 4 battle sites 35 gardens 72 holiday properties 50,000+ artifacts 349 miles of footpaths 4 birthplaces of famous Scots 46 Munros HONORARY CO-CHAIRS CHAIR Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Hubbard Jill Joyce VICE-CHAIRS Paula C. Kirby and Peter M. McWhinnie Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott Edith Rockefeller Laird Naoma Tate Elizabeth Owens CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE CORPORATE BENEFACTOR Jill Joyce Hackensack University Health Network and Helen and DuWayne Sayles Hackensack UMC Foundation Naoma Tate DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Robert Burton Donald Nuckel Cronheim Mortgage Glenn Popowitz and John Zoetjes Freeman’s / Lyon & Turnbull Ellen M. Poss Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Hubbard Kennedy P. and Susan M. Richardson Lakeland Bank Prof. Michael S. Scott-Morton Morgan Stanley JUNIORS’ CIRCLE Kerry Joyce Sean Joyce UNDERWRITERS SPONSORS Cindy Nichols Bailey E.B. Cohen Insurance & Risk Management Pierre and Christian Daviron J. Fletcher Creamer & Son, Inc. Eleanor and John Rorer Elizabeth and Gavin Leckie Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott Anthony and Anne MacLaurin BENEFACTORS Janice Carlson Oresman Salvatore Paladino Brach Eichler Dr. Quinn Peeper and Mr. Michael Harold Mr. Gerold and Dr. Jana Klauer FRIENDS Andrew and Kirstin Bridier Natalie Pray Alexander J. Narcise Maureen Shea and Stephen Roma Carl R. Nold BENEFIT COMMITTEE Mr. and Mrs. Samuel F. Abernethy Chas A. Miller III and Birch Coffey Tom and Tosh Barron Mr. and Mrs. Alasdair Nichol Jeannie and Henry Becton Lady Ogilvy-Wedderburn Craig Bridger J. Rodney Pleasants and Steve Godwin Sandra Elizabeth Canning Judith Quincy Tara Theune Davis Paul Roberts William Diggs Anne Robinson and Andrew Hamilton Mrs. I. W. Colburn Anne Ronan Christopher Forbes Janet C. Ross Melissa Gagen Donna and Herbie Schinderman Nicholas and Paula Gleysteen Christine and Keith Scott Morton Mr. and Mrs. Daniel D. Hubbard Pattie and Bob Titley Sandra Ourusoff Massey and Charlie Whitfield Michael Holt Massey Nina Christine Yacavino Anthony P. D. MacLaurin JUNIOR COMMITTEE Livia Carega Edith McKee Laird Charlotte Bullard Davies Ethan Leidinger David Foxley Daniel Merritt Joanna Fu Eleonora Whyte Braga Monacella Carroll Gelderman Josephine O’Neill Tyler Gleysteen Anna Widdowson Kerry Joyce Isabel McCutcheon Harte Widdowson Sean Joyce FEATURING Alasdair Nichol, our auctioneer for the evening, is an international authority on paintings, a frequent appraiser on PBS’ Antiques Roadshow and is Vice Chairman of Freeman’s, America’s oldest auction house. Mr. Nichol has lectured extensively in both the United States and in the United Kingdom at universities, art schools, societies and private clubs on a variety of subjects, ranging from the Art Market to the Pennsylvania Impressionists and Scottish Art. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Alasdair originally trained as a painter in Aberdeen and then Belfast, where he graduated with a Master’s Degree in 1984. Maureen McMullan, a native of Coatbridge, Scotland, is an award-winning professional singer, musician, and educator. She currently serves as the Assistant Chair of the Voice Department at the prestigious Berklee College of Music, and as the Artist- in-Residence for The National Trust for Scotland Foundation USA. Maureen is also an Artist Fellow of the historic St. Botolph Club in Boston. Career highlights include solo performances with Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops, Holiday Pops, and Swing Pops, PBS’ Highland Heartbeat, Montreux Jazz Festival, Concord Pops Orchestra, The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, WGBH’s A Celtic Sojourn, Celtic Connections, and the Edinburgh Fringe. The Macallan is one of the world’s most awarded and admired single malts. This peerless reputation has been built by the commitment of The Masters of Spirit and Wood, the craftsmen at the heart of The Macallan since it was legally licensed in 1824. Their unfaltering obsession with selecting exceptional oak casks and distilling sublime spirits brings an unsurpassed, timeless quality to The Macallan. Available for tasting during reception and dancing, and for toasting during dinner. Snow Leopard Vodka is an award-winning vodka born out of the desire to help save the snow leopard from extinction. It is the first luxury vodka to be made from spelt grain, which provides a distinct depth of flavor and silky smooth finish. Fifteen percent of all profits, together with funds from additional fundraising activities, are donated directly to snow leopard conservation projects through the Snow Leopard Trust. The goal is to donate $1 million annually. Available for tasting during reception and dancing. RECIPIENT OF THE GREAT SCOT AWARD PHYLLIS LOGAN Phyllis Logan is a Scottish actress, best known for playing the inimitable Mrs. Hughes in Downton Abbey. She hails from Paisley, Scotland and is a graduate of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama where she received the James Bridie Gold Medal in 1977. After graduation, she worked on the stage in Edinburgh as well as regularly on Scottish television. While working on the BBC Scotland production, The White Bird Passes, she met writer-director Michael Radford, who cast her as the lead in the 1983 film Another Time, Another Place, a role for which she won numerous awards. With a substantive list of film and television credits to her name including the films Secrets and Lies, Shooting Fish and the television series Silent Witness, Logan has appeared in the Masterpiece productions And a Nightingale Sang and All the King’s Men. Before her great success in the period drama Downton Abbey, Ms. Logan was most identified with the role of Lady Jane Felsham, co-starring with Ian McShane for eight years in nearly 50 episodes of Lovejoy, a comedy-drama. She also played Inspector Frost’s love interest in the two “If Dogs Run Free” episodes, the last story in the A Touch of Frost television series. She has played Mrs. Hughes, the housekeeper, in all six seasons of Downton Abbey (2010-2015). Logan has a home in Chiswick where she lives with her husband, actor Kevin McNally. PRESENTED BY REBECCA EATON EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, MASTERPIECE Rebecca Eaton took the helm of the PBS series MASTERPIECE THEATRE and MYSTERY! in 1985, and in 2008, oversaw a highly successful relaunch of MASTERPIECE, which attracted a new generation of viewers. She has brought American audiences Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall, the recent hits Sherlock, Poldark and Downton Abbey — the most-watched drama in PBS history — as well as such high-profile titles as Mr Selfridge, Endeavour, Wallander, Prime Suspect, Cranford, Little Dorrit, Inspector Lewis, and The Complete Jane Austen. Under her leadership, MASTERPIECE has won 55 Primetime Emmy Awards®, 15 Peabody Awards, six Golden Globes®, and two Academy Award® nominations. In 2011, Eaton was named one of TIME’s 100 most influential people. Her distinguished career has earned her the official recognition of Queen Elizabeth II—with an honorary OBE (Officer, Order of the British Empire). A graduate of Vassar College, Eaton began her career at the BBC World Service, then moved on to PBS station WGBH Boston where she produced programs ranging from business to sports to dance to drama before becoming Executive Producer of MASTERPIECE. Eaton’s memoir, MAKING MASTERPIECE: 25 Years Behind the Scenes at Masterpiece Theatre and Mystery! on PBS, was published by Viking in 2013. THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR SCOTLAND The National Trust for Scotland was founded in 1931 to harness the energies of the people of Scotland in helping to conserve the country’s history and its natural, built, and cultural heritage. It has since grown to be Scotland’s largest conservation movement and membership organization, with more than 330,000 members. On behalf of the nation, the Trust now owns and manages 129 visitor properties on 200,000 acres, including coastlines, islands, wildlife, cottages, mountains, woodlands, battlefields, castles, and country houses. PATRON HRH The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay, KG, KT, GCB, OM PRESIDENT James Randolph Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR SCOTLAND FOUNDATION USA The National Trust for Scotland Foundation USA is a community of like-minded Americans committed to protecting the rich cultural heritage and unspoiled natural beauty of Scotland. Since 2000, the Foundation has provided more than $7 million in funding to preserve the irreplaceable treasures under the Trust’s care for the benefit of future generations. Donations to The National Trust for Scotland Foundation USA, a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.