(UNCF) An Evening of Stars ® Tribute

Tribute
UNCF An Evening of Stars®
Honoring Floyd and Norma Young
Friday, January 28, 2011
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Tribute to Floyd and Norma Young
UNCF An Evening of Stars®
UNCF AN EVENING OF STARS® TRIBUTE LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE
State Honorary Chair
The Honorable Beverly Perdue
Governor, State of North Carolina
Chair
Carlenia Ivory
Honorary Co-Chairs
The Honorable Anthony and Samara Foxx
Drs. Robert and Gloria Albright
Barbara Alston
Patrick Banducci
P.J. Benton
Jeanne and Joyce Brayboy
Dr. Ronald L. Carter
Vivian and Julius Chambers
Malcolm and Georgette “Gigi” Dixon
Dr. Lewis and Pat Dowdy
Fran Farrer-Nash
Jacqueline G. Ford
The Honorable Harvey and Cindy Gantt
William and Mary Gill
The Honorable Malcolm and Kim Graham
Keith Haywood and Dr. Marilyn Sutton-Haywood
Drs. Jimmy and Faleese Moore Jenkins
Gerald Johnson
Dr. Clifford and Brenda Jones
Harry and Rebecca Jones
C. Ray and Cynthia Kennedy
Leon Kerry
Gilbert and Barbara Peacock
Dr. Gloria Randle Scott
Stoney and Tonya Sellars
Sterling and Beverly Spainhour
Geraldine Sumpter, Esq.
Eric and Susan Watson
The Honorable Mel and Eulada Watt
Richard “Stick” and Teresa Williams
Dr. Dorothy Cowser Yancy
Staff
Marilyn Baldwin Richards
Sandra G. Johnson
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SPONSORS
Summa Cum Laude
FDY, Inc.
Sysco Food Service
Magna Cum Laude
HMSHost Corporation
Johnson C. Smith University
Cum Laude
Bojangles’ Restaurants, Inc.
Gourmet Services, Inc.
Graduate
Food Lion
Friendship Missionary Baptist Church
Jeanne and Joyce Brayboy
C. Ray and Cynthia Kennedy Foundation
Greetings,
On behalf of the state of North Carolina, it is a pleasure to offer warm greetings to everyone
attending UNCF’s An Evening of Stars® Tribute, in honor of Floyd and Norma Young. It is my
privilege to welcome you to this worthwhile event to benefit historically black colleges and
universities (HBCUs) in North Carolina and to join you in recognizing the Youngs and their
contributions to the city of Charlotte and beyond.
I am honored to serve as State Honorary Chair of the North Carolina UNCF campaign, which
brings together community, corporate and givernment agencies and organizations to raise
greatly needed funds for students. North Carolina is committed to ensuring that all of our
children leave school career or college-ready, and today’s efforts will go a long way to providing
resources for students to pursue a college education, regardless of circumstance.
Since 1865 when Shaw University opened its doors, North Carolina’s HBCUs have been a
source of pride and distinction. Graduates from these prestigious schools can be found in every
profession and are leaders in our communities and on the national stage. Your support is helping
to continue a tradition of excellence in education. Bob and I are so pleased to be a part of helping
UNCF make dreams come true.
Best wishes for health and happiness.
Sincerely,
Bev Perdue
Governor
State of North Carolina
Greetings,
On behalf of the superb UNCF Tribute Leadership Committee, it is a pleasure to welcome you to
UNCF’s An Evening of Stars® Tribute honoring our wonderful friends Floyd and Norma Young, owners of FDY, Inc. Thank you for sharing our commitment of supporting UNCF and its 39-member
institutions.
Our youth deserve a chance to develop their creativity, realize their potential and make a difference.
They hold the solutions to our community’s challenges. UNCF helps provide the environment that
will encourage the minds of deserving young people through a challenging academic experience that
will create the launch pad to their success. UNCF students will emerge well prepared to be valued
leaders in all fields of endeavor.
Your generous support helps to provide opportunities to many who might not otherwise have them.
Thank you for believing in UNCF and the futures of those you will aid tonight. Their achievements will
make global impacts that will be recognized in numerous communities for decades to come.
Again, on behalf of UNCF’s Tribute Leadership Committee, welcome, and we are glad you are here.
With your participation, you help move a college education from mere hope to an achievement.
Kind regards,
Carlenia Ivory
Chairperson
UNCF An Evening of Stars® Tribute
Leadership Committee
Greetings,
On behalf of the UNCF, our 39-member colleges and universities, and the more than 3,500 students
from North Carolina who are attending UNCF schools and/or receiving UNCF support, welcome to
UNCF’s An Evening of Stars® Tribute honoring Floyd and Norma Young. They are two of the absolute
best people I know, and certainly they are two of the most humble and generous souls on this earth!
Your presence this evening demonstrates a commitment to ensuring that our member institutions are
able to provide a quality education and that deserving talented young people like Kneisha Gabriel, have
an opportunity to achieve their dreams of a college education.
With the support of corporations, foundations and individuals like all of you here tonight, many of our
students have become today’s leaders in business, education, medicine, government and many other
areas that affect all of our lives each day.
To all of our kind and generous sponsors and community partners, thank you for your commitment to
UNCF and tonight’s event! A heartfelt thanks to Gov. Beverly Perdue, our state honorary chair, and all
of our honorary co-chairs for leading and serving as ambassadors for UNCF.
Tonight’s event would not be what it is without the leadership of our chair, Carlenia Ivory, and UNCF’s
Tribute Leadership Committee as well as our entire cadre of committed volunteers. Together, your energy, vision and strategic leadership continues to move UNCF successfully forward to meet the challenge
of educating future leaders.
Continue to believe “A mind is a terrible thing to waste,”® and because of that belief, continue to support UNCF. Thank you, and enjoy the evening!
Sincerely,
Marilyn Baldwin Richards
Area Development Director
UNCF
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PROGRAM
MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES
Christine Nelson
Anchor, WBTV Morning News
MUSIC SELECTION
Lift Every Voice and Sing
WELCOME
Carlenia Ivory
Chair, UNCF An Evening Of Stars® Tribute
GREETINGS
Dr. Ronald L. Carter
President, Johnson C. Smith University
Dr. Jimmy R. Jenkins
President, Livingstone College
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Norman A. Mitchell, Sr.
Chair, Charlotte Area UNCF Leadership Council
TRIBUTES
Dr. Clifford A. Jones, Sr.
Senior Minister, Friendship Missionary Baptist Church
Kobi Kennedy-Brinson, Esq.
President, Charlotte Chapter, Girl Friends, Inc.
The Honorable Mel Watt
12th Congressional District, North Carolina Representative, U.S. House of Representatives
The Video Tribute
THE PROCLAMATIONS
The Honorable Anthony Foxx
Mayor, City of Charlotte
Jennifer Roberts
Chair, Mecklenburg County Commissioners
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PROGRAM
cont’d
THE PRESENTATION OF THE ORDER OF THE LONG LEAF PINE
Budd D. Berro and David Belton
Office of The Honorable Beverly Perdue, Governor, State of North Carolina
STUDENT REMARKS AND THE APPEAL
Kneisha Gabriel and Carlenia Ivory
TRIBUTES
Dr. Gloria Randle Scott
Former President, Bennett College For Women
Nathaniel R. Goldston, III
Chairman and CEO, Gourmet Services, Inc.
Fred Formichella
Senior Vice President, Southern Region, Sodexo, Inc.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Marilyn Baldwin Richards
Area Development Director, UNCF
CLOSING REMARKS
Reception in Grimes Lounge
Immediately following program to greet and congratulate the Youngs
PRESIDING
Bea Thompson
News and Public Affairs Director, WBAV 101.9
CHAMPAGNE TOAST
Keith Haywood
ENTERTAINMENT
The Bill Cummings Trio
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FLOYD AND NORMA YOUNG
F
loyd D. Young, Jr., serves as president and chief
executive officer of FDY, Inc. Founded in 1982, FDY
represents Mr. Young’s commitments to enhance
the quality of life for others through gainful
employment opportunities and to increase the bar for quality
food service. To date, FDY has served an impressive list of
colleges, universities and corporations and has constantly
been recognized for providing sustained employment
opportunities for hundreds of associates annually.
Norma R. Young is currently the vice president of FDY, Inc.,
and acts as an advisor to the president regarding matters of
strategic planning, client satisfaction, employee relations,
policies and procedures, financial accountability and company
stability. Since the founding of FDY in 1982, her mission has
been to strengthen the organization by creating a warm and
inviting workplace environment, built upon a framework of
respect for each employee, responsible business practices
and customer service as a priority.
Prior to founding FDY, Mr. Young served as a founding
member and vice president for Gourmet Services, where
he directed food services, personnel and purchasing. His
professional experience also includes district manager
at Catering Management, Inc., director of food services
at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, NC, and food
service instructor at Indiana Vocational Technical College.
Mrs. Young has over 30 years of experience in financial
accounting. Prior to the founding of FDY, she worked with
North Carolina National Bank (NCNB). After leaving NCNB,
Norma joined the executive management staff at Friendship
Missionary Baptist Church in Charlotte, NC. During her
employment at Friendship, she became a founding board
member of the church’s credit union, presently known as
Legacy Federal Credit Union.
Originally from Brenham, TX, Mr. Young has an associate’s
degree in industrial education from Prairie View A&M
University, a certificate of vocational license from Indiana
State University and has completed advanced studies in
foodservice, hospitality and advanced safety and sanitation,
and the Tuck’s Minority Business Executive Education
Program for Building a High-Performing Minority Business.
Mr. Young has affiliations with various organizations including
the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, Food Service Executive
Association of Charlotte, North Carolina Restaurant
Association, Carolinas Minority Supplier Development Council
and the North Carolina Institute for Minority Business. Floyd
Young’s philanthropy includes scholarships and financial
contributions to organizations such as the Thurgood Marshall
Foundation, National Association for Equal Opportunity in
Higher Education (NAFEO) and UNCF. He has also been the
recipient of numerous honors and awards.
Mrs. Young has held numerous memberships and has made
major contributions to several different associations including
The Friends of the Arts, Inc., The Afro-American Cultural
Center, UNCF, NAFEO, Johnson C. Smith University Capital
Campaigns and Scholarship Funds, North Carolina Central
University Foundation and the Thurgood Marshall Foundation.
Currently, she is actively involved in The Girlfriends, Inc. She
and her husband have also served as guardian for a number
of students at Johnson C. Smith University.
Mrs. Young attended Central State Universary in Wilberforce,
OH, Indiana University in Indianapolis, IN, and Central
Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, NC.
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SPECIAL THANKS
All Donors
All Supporters
All Volunteers
Margaret Davis
Stan Ervin
Chacara Evans
FDY, Inc.
Foster’s Frame and Art Gallery
Keith Haywood
Najla Haywood
Keith Holcomb
Carlenia Ivory
Ora Jackson
Corliss Johnson
Marguerita Johnson
Johnson C. Smith University
Ken Koontz
Michael Meadows
Christine Nelson
Liz Sboro
Sysco Food Service
John Strayhorn
The Bill Cummings Trio
WBAV 101.9
WBTV
Jewel Williston
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Institutions
Allen University Columbia, SC
Benedict College Columbia, SC
Bennett College Greensboro, NC
Bethune-Cookman University Daytona Beach, FL
Claflin University Orangeburg, SC
UNCF—the United Negro College Fund—is the nation’s largest and most effective minority education organization.
UNCF lives up to the ideal expressed in its universally recognized motto—A mind
is a terrible thing to waste®—by enabling more than 60,000 students each year
to attend college and get the education they need to launch their careers and
contribute to their communities.
Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA
Dillard University New Orleans, LA
UNCF helps increase minority degree attainment by:
Edward Waters College Jacksonville, FL
Huston-Tillotson University Austin, TX
Administering more than 400 scholarship and internship
programs, so students from low- and moderate-income families can afford col-
Interdenominational Theological Center Atlanta, GA
lege tuition, books and room and board;
Fisk University Nashville, TN
Florida Memorial University Miami, FL
•
Jarvis Christian College Hawkins, TX
Johnson C. Smith University Charlotte, NC
Lane College Jackson, TN
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Providing operating funds for its 39 member colleges,
making it possible for them to offer their students 21st century academic
programs in a small-college environment and still keep their average tuition
to less than half the average of other private colleges;
LeMoyne-Owen College Memphis, TN
Livingstone College Salisbury, NC
Miles College Birmingham, AL
Morehouse College Atlanta, GA
Morris College Sumter, SC
Oakwood University Huntsville, AL
Paine College Augusta, GA
Paul Quinn College Dallas, TX
Philander Smith College Little Rock, AR
Rust College Holly Springs, MS
Saint Augustine’s College Raleigh, NC
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Serving as a national advocate for the importance of minority education by representing the public policy interests of its students
and member colleges in Washington; in newspapers and on radio, TV and the
Web; and through the annual national broadcast of An Evening of Stars®, the
UNCF annual televised celebration of excellence in education and entertainment.
Saint Paul’s College Lawrenceville, VA
Shaw University Raleigh, NC
Spelman College Atlanta, GA
Stillman College Tuscaloosa, AL
Talladega College Talladega, AL
Texas College Tyler, TX
Although the historically black colleges and universities that belong to UNCF
offer students the small-college experience, they have made major contributions
to the communities in which their graduates live and raise their families and to
the nation as a whole.
Tougaloo College Tougaloo, MS
Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL
Virginia Union University Richmond, VA
Voorhees College Denmark, SC
Wilberforce University Wilberforce, OH
Wiley College Marshall, TX
Xavier University New Orleans, LA
UNCF Schools Dominate U.S. News & World Report Rankings
In 2007, U.S. News & World Report published its first-ever ranking of black colleges
and universities. UNCF-member colleges occupy eight of the top 10 places in U.S.
News’ 2008 “America’s Best Black Colleges” rankings and 14 of the top 25.
Thank You.
When you invest in a
student by contributing to UNCF,
you make an investment in America’s future.
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