Monday, May 11, 6:30-8:30 PM
Time Is Running Out to Reserve Your Tickets
Melissa Essary, Dean of Campbell University’s School of Law, will speak to the Harvard Club about leadership in times of change and the law school’s pending move this fall from Buies Creek, North Carolina to downtown Raleigh.
Don’t miss out on this fascinating talk and the chance to mix and mingle with other Harvard alumni over wine and hors d’oeuvres at Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton – one of the Triangle’s leading law firms.
Longtime board member and former Schools Chairman Sam Wyrick (Harvard BA ’66, Duke JD ’69) has generously offered his law firm as a gathering space.
Essary is a captivating speaker. This is a must-attend event for anyone with an interest in the future of the Triangle’s legal landscape.
Cost:
$15 for members
$25 for non-members
Event Details:
Monday, May 11, 2009
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP
4101 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 300
Raleigh, 27607
www.wyrick.com/contactUs.php
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Schedule: |
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6:30 – 7:30 pm |
Wine and hors d’oeurves. Meet & Greet. |
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7:30 – 8:00 pm |
Introductions and Melissa Essary Talk |
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8:00 – 8:30 pm |
Q&A |
Registration: The cost for the refreshments and speaker program is: $15 for each Harvard Club member, $15 for a member's first guest and $25 for each additional guest or nonmember. The best way to reserve your tickets is to take advantage of our online reservation feature (see below). But if you prefer, you can RSVP by e-mailing Peggy Lim at peggytlim@yahoo.com by May 8 and then pay for your tickets at the door. In either case, we need to know you are coming so we can plan efficiently.
Online Registration: To reserve your tickets on line, please click here (there will be a small service charge added to the price of each reservation). Online reservations may be placed as late as 6:30 p.m., May 8.Questions? Contact event coordinator Peggy Lim at peggytlim@yahoo.com or (919) 389-9360.
Speaker Biography | Melissa A. Essary
Melissa Essary is the fourth Dean of Campbell University’s School of Law – a position she has held since August 2006.
Essary is a 1982 summa cum laude graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied journalism, and a 1985 magna cum laude graduate of the Baylor University School of Law. While studying at Baylor Law in Waco, Texas, Essary served as Executive Editor of the Baylor Law Review.
Following graduation, she served as a trial lawyer for two Texas firms, most notably the Vinson and Elkins firm of Dallas, where she litigated complex commercial cases.
In 1990, Essary joined the faculty at Baylor Law, where for 16 years she taught courses primarily in Employment Discrimination Law and Torts Law. She garnered Baylor’s Outstanding Tenured Teacher Award in 2001.
She has authored numerous articles, and in 1997, the Texas Bar Foundation awarded her the Outstanding Law Journal Article Award for a series of articles entitled “Privacy in the Workplace.”
She is a widely requested speaker on employment issues by a variety of groups, including attorneys, human resources professionals, and business executives. She has presented numerous papers on employment law issues to hundreds of employment law attorneys. She also has served as a mediator in employment issues.
Essary serves on the boards of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Raleigh Alliance, and the Cardinal Club. She also serves as a Vice President of the Board of Governors of the North Carolina Bar Association.
Essary was recognized several times in 2008 by N.C. Business Leader media, including awards as a Triangle Area Woman Extraordinaire, Business Impact Leader, and Education Impact Leader.
Join the club: To become a member of the Harvard Club of the Research Triangle, visit our website and navigate to How to Join. You will find a link to a Membership Application Form that describes eligibility requirements and the process of becoming a member. Questions about becoming a member or about current membership accounts should be addressed to membership@harvardtriangle.com, (919) 345-3553.