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Co-Chairwomen Lindsey Nickel de la O and Kristine Nickel
Linda Whitacre with Lou and Rosemary Oberndorf
Margrit Layh and Margie Whittaker
Steve and Pam Krouse with Teresa Wartgow
Janet Schlanger and Joe Larabia
Barbara and Stephen Baseman
Barbara Campo and Patsy Chotin
Caroline Turchon and Lauren Sperling
Liz Murray autographs a copy of her book.
Rose and Jim Robertson
Shirley and Phil Lascelle
Allen and Connie Carlson
Barbara Franke and Merle Holland
Artist Saige Libertore and speaker Liz Murray
Guests enjoyed cheesecake after dinner in the ballroom at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota on Jan. 11.
Roxie Jerde and Town Hall 2017 Chair Patrick Duggan
Patricia Martin and John Annis
Walt Eppard and Jack Klingensmith
The portrait of Liz Murray is unveiled.
The portrait of Liz Murray is unveiled.
Liz Murray congratulates Saige Libertore after her portrait is unveiled.
Geoff Robinson and Tiffani Donovan
Elenor Maxheim, Mary Lou Thomas, Mickey Kunk, Jennie Compton and Teri Hansen
Gerry Radford and Tom Stuhley
Denise Pope and Chris Cremer
Scott Ferguson, Steve Cantees and Lou Oberndorf
Kendall Smith, Horace Liang, Lynn Smith, Carla Malachowski, Lorrie Liang and Jim Roque
Jim Cutler, Jan Miller and Jon Thaxton
Murray Devine and Hermione Gilpin
David Glorius, Nina Schmidt and Jim Roemer
Carol Kamiener with Steve and Joann Stein
Gordie White with Stephanie and Allen Hochfelder
Beth Kellett, Lisa Coolbeth and Katie Glass
At the age of 15, Liz Murray was homeless, eating out of dumpsters and alone. Her cocaine-addicted mother had died, and she was spending all night riding the subways of New York City.
However, when she decided she wanted to better her life, she did it. She got her high school degree in two years and got a full scholarship to Harvard University. Now, she’s pursuing her master’s degree in psychology at Columbia University and working as an inspiration speaker through the Washington Speakers Bureau.
On Jan. 11 at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota, Murray told her story to a crowd of 561 at the 2017 Ringling College Library Association Platinum Appreciation Dinner — but not before experiencing an RCLA tradition.
Before the dinner, a portrait of Murray painted by a student artist was unveiled. This year’s artist was Saige Libertore, an illustration student at Ringling College of Art and Design whose speciality is oil paintings. She works hard to create smooth, lifelike portraits, and the second Murray saw her portrait, the smile on her face showed that Libertore’s work paid off.
