Senior Scholars
Our meetings are located at Queens University.
See "About Us" (tab on left) for location and directions.
Our next Meeting
No meeting for May 22, 2012
- No program due to Wildacres Retreat -
Recent Programs:
Dr. Lance Stell
Dr. Lance Stell, a philosophy professor
and Director of the Medical Humanities
Program at Davidson College, will speak
on the topic:
"Taking Control in Advance Care
Planning: What Are the Options?"
Dr. Margaret Commins
Dr. Commins, assistant professor of
political science and international studies at
Queens University, will speak on the Great
Decisions topic "Promoting Democracy."
Her research interests include the political
economy of international trade and finance,
U.S. policy towards Latin America, and immigration
and international development. She earned a
master’s and a Ph.D. in political science from
UNC-Chapel Hill.
Dr. Howard Winokuer
Topic: Plain Talk about Stress
Stress is an important part of our lives and that
it only becomes problematic when it becomes
"distress." Understanding the body's response
to stress can be a very helpful tool in learning to
cope more effectively with the many stresses
that confront us in our lives. He will introduce
Dr. Hans Selye's three-stage response to stress,
as well as provide you with some practical information
about how to cope more effectively.
Dr. Alexa Royden
“Exit from Iraq and Afghanistan.”
Dr. Royden is an assistant professor in the Political
Science and International Studies Department at Queens
University and teaches World Politics, Chinese Politics,
Contemporary American Foreign Policy, International Human
Rights, and International Terrorism.
Dr. Mark Kelso
"North Carolina Primary 2012."
North Carolina voters head to the polls May 8
in what may be the most important primary in
decades. Dr. Kelso is chairman of the Political
Science and International Studies Department
at Queens University. He teaches courses on
European Politics, Campaigns and Elections,
Environmental Politics and Constitutional Law.
Speaker: Roger Callahan
Topic: Cybersecurity
Mr. Callahan, the Managing Director of Information
Assurance Advisory, LLC, has over 43 years of
experience in Cybersecurity. He had 30 years of
experience in the National Security Agency (NSA)
and as a member of the Senior Executive Service,
he was assigned to the Pentagon and was the
Director for Information Assurance in the Office of
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command,
Control, Communications and Intelligence. In 1998
he joined Bank of America as a Senior Vice President
within the Corporate Information Security Organization
and was responsible for developing the Bank of America
information security policy and program foundations.
Speakers: Vi Lyles & Courtney Counts
Vi Lyles, director of Community Outreach for
the Committee for Charlotte 2012, and Courtney
Counts, director of Volunteer Operations, will
speak on various aspects of the upcoming Democratic
National Convention in Charlotte in September.
Speaker: Dr. Reed Perkins
Dr. Perkins, professor of Environmental
Science and chair of the Division of Math
and Natural Sciences at Queens University,
will speak on the Great Decisions topic
"State of the Oceans".
His talk will explore the current conditions
(physical, chemical, and biologic) of Earth's
ocean system. Along the way, we'll consider
why the oceans are important, what threats
they are facing, and their possible futures.
Speaker: Bill Staton
Bill Staton, MBA, CFA, is a nationally recognized investment authority and portfolio manager.
He has been quoted widely and profiled in publications ranging from The Wall Street Journal
to Bottom Line/Personal magazine.
Mr. Staton will explain why and how the Dow
Jones Industrial Average will reach 23,000 by
the end of 2016 and how you can take maximum
advantage of this expected powerful uptrend.
He will also explain the two keys to above-average
long-term investment success.
Speaker: Keith Pehl
Mr. Pehl will speak on "Clean Energy & the
Solar Photovoltaic Industry."
He will discuss the Solar Photovoltaic Industry
in both North Carolina and the United States and
how it is still changing and being implemented
more as a clean energy resource. He will describe
how it works, where it makes sense to install, how
much it costs, and what is its future.
Speaker: Tom Sorensen
Tom Sorensen, Charlotte Observer sports
columnist, will speak on a variety of current
sports topics.
Mr. Sorensen has been a columnist at the Charlotte
Observer for 20 years and has worked at the paper
for 25, writing about nearly every sport in the Carolinas.
He is a graduate of the journalism program at the
University of Missouri and worked at Minnesota
newspapers in St. Cloud and Minneapolis previously
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