Ruth Pauley Lecture Series 2010-2011
September 29th, 2011
Jim Dodson and Terry Holland - College Athletics in North Carolina
Owens Auditorium - SCC Campus - 7:30 pm
Terry Holland, East Carolina University’s Athletic Director, and Jim Dodson, The Pilot’s Writer in Residence/Editor of PineStraw will have “A Conversation on Collegiate Athletics” on September 28. Holland played basketball at Davidson under legendary coach Lefty Driesell and later coached at his alma mater. His coaching career continued at the University of Virginia where he was ACC Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year. Dodson has received numerous journalistic awards. His bestsellers include A Golfer’s Life (with Arnold Palmer), Ben Hogan –An American Life, and A Son of the Game.
October 20, 2011
Professors Coates and Siavelis of Wake Forest - Getting Immigration Right
Owens Auditorium - SCC Campus - 7:30 pm
“Getting Immigration Right” will be the topic of speakers David Coates and Peter Siavelis on October 20. Coates is the Worrell Chair in Anglo-American Studies at Wake Forrest University where hehas written extensively on contemporary political economy and US public policy. Siavelis is Associate Professor and Director of the Latin American and LatinoStudies Program at Wake Forrest, publishing numerous articles on electoral and 
legislative politics .
November 15, 2011
H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler, Jr. - The History of NASCAR in North Carolina
Owens Auditorium - SCC Campus - 7:30 pm
H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler, Jr. the past president of Charlotte Motor Speedway will discuss “The History of NASCAR in North Carolina “ on November 15. Wheeler is the most decorated promoter in NASCAR auto racing, helping to transform the speedway into one of the world’s leading sports facilities. He is a member of the International Motorsports Hall of Fame.
March 8th, 2012
Doris Buffett ( sister of Warren Buffett) - Giving It All Away
Owens Auditorium - SCC Campus - 7:30 pm
Doris Buffett, philanthropist, sister of financier Warren Buffett, and subject of Giving It All Awayby Michael Zitzwill be our guest speaker on March 8. Buffett’s Sunshine Lady Foundation has given over $100 million to businesses, medicine, research, and the arts.
April 12th , 2012
Joe and Terry Graedon of the NPR radio program Peoples Pharmacy -
Protecting Yourself From Medical Mistakes
Owens Auditorium - SCC Campus - 7:30 pm
Joe and Terry Graedon, writers of the syndicated newspaper column and hosts of National Public Radio’s The People’s Pharmacy will speak on “Protecting Yourself from Medical Mistakes” on April 12. The Graedons are charter members of the NC Patient Consortium of Natural Medicine and Public Health, the Patient Advocacy Council of Duke University Health Systems, and are Ambassadors Plenipotentiary of the City of Medicine, Durham, NC.
