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2021 TOWN HALL LECTURE SERIES

CHRIS CHRISTIEMonday, January 18, 2021

TONY DUNGYMonday, February 1, 2021

RONAN FARROWMonday, February 15, 2021

KAREN GORDON MILLSMonday, March 1, 2021

PAUL NICKLENMonday, March 15, 2021

All lectures take place at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

Morning lectures begin at 10:30 a.m. Evening lectures begin at 7:30 p.m.

PLATINUM APPRECIATION EVENTTo Be Announced

The Ringling College Library Association is dedicated to the ongoing development of the Alfred R. Goldstein Library and acts as a catalyst for the educational growth of students, faculty

Dear TOWN HALL Patrons,

The Ringling College Library Association is proud and privileged to present to you the TOWN HALL 2021 line-up. Over 200 distinguished influencers have participated in TOWN HALL since its inception in 1981. Past alumni include names like Clinton, Bush, Blair, Gorbachev, Albright, Rice, Bernanke, Brokaw, Goodall, Cheney, O’Neal and many more.

TOWN HALL’s has a longstanding, hard–earned repu-tation of bringing speakers to the stage who stimulate conversation, expand perspectives and enlighten our community through kinetic discourse. While the world continues to be more complex than ever, TOWN HALL is an opportunity to find intersections between these unique times and the individual interests, of you, our diverse patrons. We hope you will choose to join us in 2021 and continue to be part of the TOWN HALL community.

On behalf of everyone at the Ringling College Library Association, we wish to thank our sponsors, RCLA members, TOWN HALL subscribers and generous pa-trons for the tremendous support you show our series. Just as you are the heart of these lectures, students and academic resources are the heart of any college. The TOWN HALL series was created to support these two vital aspects of the Ringling College of Art and Design. You have been such a large part of this and your continued support ensures we continue to fulfill our mission.

We are honored to provide you with another series of thought-provoking presentations.

Warm Regards,

Stephanie Grosskreutz Executive Director

Ashley Brown TOWN HALL 2021 Committee Chair

RINGLING COLLEGE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORStephanie Grosskreutz

MEMBERSHIP AND EVENTS MANAGERMichelle Frau

BOARD OF DIRECTORSJay Logan, PresidentEmily Walsh, Vice PresidentSusan Gross, TreasurerAshley BrownAllen CarlsonErin ChristyChris CremerPatrick DugganRenee EppardMichael ForsonAshley HawkinsMitzie HensonJennifer HuberOllie JohnsonKristina KeoghKelley LavinBecky MahoneyCindy StuhleyLarry ThompsonLinda Whitacre

Ringling College of Art + DesignDr. Larry Thompson, PresidentKristina Keough, Director of Library ServicesStacey Corley, VP of Advancement

GOV. CHRIS CHRISTIEMonday, January 18, 2021

Chris Christie was inaugurated as the 55th Governor of the State of New Jersey on January 19, 2010 and served two terms as Governor. He left office in January of 2018.

During his time in office, Governor Christie emphasized the issues of fiscal responsibility, pension and health benefit reform, education reform and the opioid crisis gripping his state and the nation. His March 2017 law restricting opioid prescriptions led to a 26% reduction in those prescriptions in its first year. He also devised the state’s groundbreaking response to Superstorm Sandy, leading the rebuilding of the state’s housing, infrastructure and public schools and setting a bi-partisan example for storm recovery.

On March 29, 2017, President Donald J. Trump appointed Governor Christie as Chairman of the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis.

Prior to his service as Governor, he served as the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey from January 2002 to December 2008. He served as the chief federal law enforcement officer in New Jersey for seven years, he led the fight on terrorism in the post-9/11 period, increased resources to fight gang violence, gun crimes and political corruption. His office brought 130 cases prosecuting political corruption at all levels of New Jersey government and never lost a case.

He is now a Senior Legal and Political Commentator for ABC News and the Managing Member of the Christie Law Firm and Christie 55 Solutions, LLC in Morristown, NJ.

In 2019, Christie released Let Me Finish, a no-holds-barred account of his rise to power.

TONY DUNGYMonday, February 1, 2021

Tony Dungy retired in 2009 after a 31-year NFL career. In 13 seasons as head coach of the Indianapolis Colts and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dungy amassed a 148-79 overall record and reached the postseason an unprecedented ten straight times. His teams averaged more wins in the regular season than those of any head coach in NFL history. On February 4, 2007, Dungy became the first African American coach to lead his team to a championship. As a player, Dungy won his first Super Bowl ring as a member of the 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers; he is one of only three individuals to have won the Super Bowl as both a player and a head coach. In 2016, Dungy was selected to join the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Upon retirement from coaching, Dungy became an analyst for NBC’s Football Night in America and was nominated for an Emmy Award in his very first season as a television commentator.

Known for a leadership style that emphasizes decency and respect, his priorities of faith and family were always evident in his coaching. Dungy discussed these values, which have been praised and adopted by a crop of his assistant coaches who would go on to NFL head coaching positions themselves, in his memoir, Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life, a #1 New York Times best seller.

Dungy is committed to a wide variety of organizations. Tony and his wife, Lauren, head up the Dungy Family Foundation, a non-profit organization they founded with the goal of strengthening communities by helping those in need.

RONAN FARROWMonday, February 15, 2021

Ronan Farrow is a contributing writer to The New Yorker, where his investigative reporting has won the Pulitzer Prize for public service, the National Magazine Award, and the George Polk Award, among other honors. His latest book, Catch and Kill is a New York Times bestseller with a companion podcast which has topped the Apple Podcast charts. Ronan is also currently producing documentaries for HBO. He previously worked as an anchor and investigative reporter at MSNBC and NBC News with his print commentary and reporting appearing in publications including the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Washington Post.

Before his career in journalism, he served as a State Department official in Afghanistan and Pakistan. He is also the author of the New York Times bestseller War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence. Farrow has been named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People and one of GQ’s Men of the Year.

He is a graduate of Yale Law School and a member of the New York Bar. He recently completed a Ph.D. in political science at Oxford University, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar. He lives in New York.

KAREN GORDON MILLSMonday, March 1, 2021

Karen Gordon Mills served as the Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration from 2009 until August 2013. She is currently a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Business School and at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School focusing on U.S. Competitiveness, entrepreneurship and innovation.

As SBA Administrator and a Cabinet member, Mills served on the President’s National Economic Council and was a key member of the White House economic team. At the SBA, she led a team of more than 3,000 employees and managed a loan guarantee portfolio of over $100 billion. Mills is credited with turning around the Agency, streamlining loan programs, shortening turnaround times, and reducing paperwork. These efforts resulted in record-breaking years for SBA lending and investments in growth capital. In addition, Mills helped small businesses create regional economic clusters, gain access to early stage capital, hire skilled workers, boost exports, and tap into government and commercial supply chains.

Prior to the SBA, Mills held leadership positions in the private sector, including as a partner in several private equity firms, and served on the boards of Scotts Miracle-Gro and Arrow Electronics. Most recently, she was president of MMP Group, which invested in businesses in consumer products, food, textiles, and industrial components.

Mills earned an AB in economics from Harvard University and an MBA from Harvard Business School, where she was a Baker Scholar. Additionally, she is a past vice chair of the Harvard Overseers, and is currently a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Harvard Corporation.

PAUL NICKLENMonday, March 15, 2021

Paul Nicklen is a Canadian photographer, filmmaker, and marine biologist who has documented the beauty and the plight of our planet for over twenty years. As an assignment photographer for National Geographic magazine, Nicklen captures the imagination of a global audience.

Nicklen is uniquely qualified to create his brand of documentary photography which informs and creates an emotional connection with wild subjects in extreme conditions. His work delivers audiences to an underwater realm witnessed by few. Nicklen’s sensitive and evocative imagery has garnered over 30 of the highest awards given to any photographer in his field, including the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year and the prestigious World Press Photo for Photojournalism. In November 2019, Nicklen was the youngest person ever inducted into the International Photography Hall of Fame (IPHF).

He is equally recognized by the conservation community for his outspoken work, and has been awarded the Natural Resources Defense Council BioGems Visionary Award. Most recently, Nicklen was bestowed an honorary PhD at the University of Victoria, for the impact his photography has had on climate change.

In the past two decades, Paul has collaborated with scientists, filmmakers, conservationists and explorers to create awareness and inspire action for global issues like climate change.

As a co-founder of the non-profit, SeaLegacy, Paul Nicklen is opening a fresh, progressive chapter in the story of ocean conservation. Through visual storytelling, Sea Legacy inspires millions of people to stand up and have a voice for the pristine places threatened by climate change.

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RINGLING COLLEGE LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONTOWN HALL 2020 Committee

Thank you to our TOWN HALL 2020 Committee

Ollie Johnson, Committee Chair

Cathi Bell

Ashley Brown

Erin Christy

Denise Chu

Chris Cremer

Doug Elmore

Michael Forson

Michelle Frau

Ashley Hawkins

Mitzie Henson

Molly Maginn

Becky Mahoney

Rosemary Oberndorf

Brinda Pola

Britt Riner

Amy Sankes

Cindy Stuhley

Emily Walsh

Linda Whitacre

Ringling College Library Associationappreciates your support and hopesthe following information will assistyou in completing your subscriptionrequest for the Town Hall 2021lecture series.

• ALL SUBSCRIPTION REQUESTS MUST BE MAILED. SEATING SELECTION IS BASED ON AVAILABILTY, RCLA MEMBERSHIP LEVEL, AND EARLIEST POSTMARK DATE.

• Renewal of season subscriptions and seating assignments is at the sole discretion of the Ringling College Library Association.

• Morning or evening series subscriptions may only be purchased in its entirety. A combination of morning and evening presentation may not be purchased.

• Tickets will be mailed in November 2020.

• All tickets must be purchased through RCLA. Tickets are not available via the Van Wezel.

• Alternate speakers and date changes may be substituted in the event of cancellation. No refunds will be provided for speaker or date substitutions.

• All ticket sales are final. No refunds or exchanges of lecture tickets.

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