EmailPast Speakers
The BB&T Distinguished Leaders in Action Lecture series enables McColl School students to interact with and learn from a diverse spectrum of recognized business and community leaders. These speakers will integrate business knowledge and leadership skills, focusing on competence, character and commitment to community.
Leaders in Action Past Speakers
| 2011-2012 | ||
| Tom Skains |
9/11 | Chairman, President and CEO: Piedmont Natural Gas |
| Ric Elias |
10/11 | CEO and Co-Founder: Red Ventures |
| M.C. Andrews |
11/11 | Former Special Assistant to the President and Director of White House Office of Global Communications |
| Shannon McFayden |
2/12 | Leadership Consultant and Civic Leader |
| C. Howard Nye |
3/12 | President and CEO: Martin Marietta Materials |
| Peter Gorman |
4/12 | SVP of Education Services: News Corporation and former Superintendent: Charlotte- Mecklenburg Schools |
| 2010-2011 | ||
| Harry Jones | 9/10 | County Manager: Mecklenburg County |
| Allan McArtor | 10/10 | Chairman & CEO: Airbus Americas |
| Ralph Ketner | 11/10 | Former Chairman & Co-Founder: Food Lion |
| Catherine Bessant | 1/11 | Global Technology and Operations: Bank of America |
| Michael Morris | 2/11 | Chairman & CEO: American Electric Power |
| Frank Leistner | 3/11 | Chief Knowledge Officer: SAS Institute |
| 2009-2010 | ||
| John Allison | 9/09 | Chairman of the Board: BB&T |
| Kevin Henry | 10/09 | Senior Vice President of Human Resources: Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. |
| Doug Parker | 12/09 | CEO: USAirways, Corp. |
| Gary Lancaster | 2/10 | Director, Bank of America Account for IBM |
| David Singer | 3/10 | CEO: Lance, Inc. |
| Jane McIntyre | 4/10 | Executive Director: United Way of the Central Carolinas |
| 2008-2009 | ||
| Herb Henkel | 9/9/08 | Chairman, President & CEO: Ingersoll-Rand |
| Dr. Jack Caravelli | 10/07/08 | Former Senior Advisor to the Dept. of Energy's Office of Plans and Policy |
| Ronee Hagen | 11/19/08 | CEO: Polymer Group, Inc. |
| Jim Morgan | 1/12/09 | President & CEO Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. |
| Ellen Ruff | 2/04/09 | President, Office of Nuclear Dev.: Duke Energy |
| Chuck Raymond | 3/25/09 | Chairman, President & CEO: Horizon Lines |
| Dr. Patrick Graham | 4/06/09 | President & CEO: Urban Leagues of the Central Carolinas |
| 2007-2008 | ||
| Rodrigo Jordan | 9/6/07 | President, Vertical S.A. / Chairman: Chilean National Foundation for the Alleviation of Poverty |
| Robert Niblock | 10/02/07 | Chairman & CEO: Lowe's Companies |
| Ken Lewis & Dennis Thompson | 11/7/07 | Chairman, President and CEO: Bank of America (Lewis) / Restaurateur & Entrepreneur (Thompson) |
| Dee Dixon & Joan Zimmerman | 2/06/08 | Founder & CEO: Pride Magazine & Pride Communications (Dixon) / Founder & CEO: Southern Shows, Inc. (Zimmerman) |
| Reggie Davis | 3/04/08 | Eastern Banking Group Executive, Wachovia Corporation |
| 2006-2007 | ||
| Kenny Moore | 09/20/06 | Director of Human Resources: KeySpan Corporation |
| Sue Myrick | 10/16/06 | NC Congresswoman |
| Robert Foglesong | 12/06/06 | President: Mississippi State University |
| Ernest Schaub | 3/07/07 | President & CFO: EnPro Industries, Inc. |
| Lee Keesler | 4/12/07 | President & CEO: Arts and Science Council |
| 2005-2006 | ||
| John Allison | 9/22/05 | Chairman & CEO: BB&T |
| Linda Hudson | 10/12/05 | President: General Dynamics |
| Tim Belk | 11/29/05 | Chairman & CEO: Belk, Inc. |
| Ruth Shaw | 1/25/06 | President & CEO: Duke Power Company |
| Gary Green | 2/09/06 | President & CEO: Compass Group NA Division |
| George Battle, Bishop | 3/08/06 | AME Zion Church |
| Lionel Nowell | 4/04/06 | Senior VP & Treasurer |
| 2004-2005 | ||
| Herb Baum | 9/16/04 | President & CEO: Dial Corporation |
| Jerry Richardson | 10/14/04 | Founder & Owner: Carolina Pathers |
| Marshall Larsen | 11/11/04 | Chairman, President & CEO: Goodrich Corporation |
| Kathryn Sullivan | 2/02/05 | President & CEO: COSI Columbus |
| Howard Levine | 3/08/05 | Chairman, President & CEO: Family Dollar Stores, Inc. |
| Dona Young | 4/19/05 | Chairman, President & CEO: The Phoenix Companies, Inc. |
| 2003-2004 | ||
| Ken Thompson | 9/25/03 | Chairman, President & CEO: Wachovia Corporation |
| Bernard Kasriel | 10/14/03 | Vice Chairman & CEO: Lafarge Corporation |
| Dr. Thomas W. Currie | 11/11/03 | Dean: Union Theological Seminary |
| Pat Mitchell | 12/09/03 | President & CEO: PBS |
| John Blystone | 4/01/04 | Chairman, President & CEO: SPX Corporation |
| Clayton Daley | 5/13/04 | CFP: Proctor & Gamble |
| 2002-2003 | ||
| Bill Boyd | 9/26/02 | CEO: Muzak, LLC |
| Bob Tillman | 10/24/02 | Chairman & CEO: Lowe's Companies, Inc. |
| Dan DiMicco | 11/21/02 | CEO: Nucor Corporation |
| Dick Spangler, Jr. | 1/30/03 | President Emeritus: UNC / Chairman: C.D. Spangler Construction Company |
| LeRoy Mayne | 2/20/03 | Director: Boy Scouts of America |
| Jean Davis | 3/20/03 | Senior EVP I.T., E-Commerce & Operations: Wachovia Corporation |
| Rick Goings | 4/10/03 | CEO: Tupperware Corporation |
