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Ron Clark, founder of the Ron Clark Academy, “America’s Educator,” Disney’s Teacher of the Year, and bestselling author, will be the keynote speaker during the 25th Annual WIN Lecture Series Dinner, Friday, May 20, 2011. Clark is well-known for his success in education and his classes have been honored at the White House on three separate occasions. The WIN Lecture Series Dinner is one of the region’s foremost business networking events and features the presentation of scholarships to five local high school seniors. Q&D Construction is the presenting sponsor for the thirteenth consecutive year.
“This is a very appropriate time in our state to be bringing a nationally recognized educator to talk about what has been successful in his classrooms,” said B.J. North, 2011 WIN president.
Clark is the founder and mathematics teacher at the Ron Clark Academy, a school that serves low-income kids in Atlanta, Ga. Clark’s teaching methods have been praised for their ability to raise test scores by using unique methods that incorporate creativity, innovation and 55 classroom rules. His book, The Essential 55, has sold more than one million copies and has been published in 25 different countries. Clark has been featured on The Today Show, CNN, and Oprah, where Winfrey named him as her first “Phenomenal Man.” Clark’s teaching experiences are also the subject of the film, The Ron Clark Story, starring Matthew Perry.
For the past 13 years, Q&D Construction has been a presenting sponsor of the WIN Lecture Series Dinner. For more information about sponsorships contact James Cavanaugh at 775-359-7117 or via email at [email protected].
Tickets are available. Seating options include:
Winner’s Circle tables are available for $2,500 and include reserved seating for eight, a hosted cocktail reception with Ron Clark, program and table recognition.
Preferential Seating tables are available for $1,200 and include reserved seating for eight, program and table recognition.
Individual dinner tickets in open seating are available for $150 each.
The WIN Lecture Series Dinner will be held on Friday, May 20, 2011 at the Atlantis Resort Spa in the Grand Ballroom. To purchase tickets or obtain more information, contact WIN at 775-359-7117 or visit www.WINevada.com.
About WIN:
WIN is northern Nevada’s only organization that provides an optimal networking environment with 500 community and business leaders with a minimal time commitment to its members. WIN’s goal is to create an open forum for networking and the sharing of ideas among northern Nevada’s professional community. WIN holds monthly breakfast meetings generally on the last Friday of every month at the Peppermill Hotel and Casino beginning at 7 a.m.
