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Town Hall Lecture Series featuring Walter Isaacson


  • By Black Tie Staff
  • | 3:30 p.m. January 15, 2013
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Lectures take place at 10:30 a.m. and again at 7:30 p.m.
Renderings of what the Ringling College Library will look like were on all the tables at the luncheon.
Renderings of what the Ringling College Library will look like were on all the tables at the luncheon.
Chairwomen Ollie Johnson and Kathy Standard
Chairwomen Ollie Johnson and Kathy Standard
Uta Christ-Janer and Stacey Corley
Uta Christ-Janer and Stacey Corley
Kirsten Regal with Dave Herbert
Kirsten Regal with Dave Herbert
Jeanne and Mark Thompson
Jeanne and Mark Thompson
Bruce Behne with his daughter, Alisa Behne
Bruce Behne with his daughter, Alisa Behne
Mackenzie Hanus and Matthew Meyer
Mackenzie Hanus and Matthew Meyer
Jean Martin and Isabel Norton
Jean Martin and Isabel Norton
Douglas Chismar with Kathleen List
Douglas Chismar with Kathleen List
Merry and Stan Williams
Merry and Stan Williams
Sponsors Janet and Richard Smalley with guest speaker Walter Isaacson
Sponsors Janet and Richard Smalley with guest speaker Walter Isaacson
Merry Williams, president of RCLA, and guest speaker Walter Isaacson
Merry Williams, president of RCLA, and guest speaker Walter Isaacson
Larry Thompson, president of Ringling College of Art + Design, with his wife, Pat.
Larry Thompson, president of Ringling College of Art + Design, with his wife, Pat.
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Dawn and Tim Jackson
Jean Martin with John and Mary Ann Meyer
Jean Martin with John and Mary Ann Meyer
Debra Jacobs with Isabel Norton
Debra Jacobs with Isabel Norton
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Sandy and Rich Stevenson
Tom and Carol Williams
Tom and Carol Williams
Lyn Kayser and Barbara Campo
Lyn Kayser and Barbara Campo
Joan Kindred with Doc Werlin
Joan Kindred with Doc Werlin
Bernice Weiss and Nancy Maypole
Bernice Weiss and Nancy Maypole
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Marlene Helfrich, Helen Burrill and Annie Kellis
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John and Barbara Rade
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Mark and Sally Welker
Stephanie Grosskreutz, chairwoman of the 2013 Town Hall Lecture Series, listens as guest speaker Walter Isaacson answers some questions at the luncheon.
Stephanie Grosskreutz, chairwoman of the 2013 Town Hall Lecture Series, listens as guest speaker Walter Isaacson answers some questions at the luncheon.
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