Message-ID: <17234903.1075840241734.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 10:05:00 -0700 (PDT) From: walker@missouri.edu To: kenneth.lay@enron.com Subject: Davenport banquet Cc: rosalee.fleming@enron.com, rob.bradley@enron.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Bcc: rosalee.fleming@enron.com, rob.bradley@enron.com X-From: "Walker, Bruce J." X-To: "'kenneth.lay@enron.com'" X-cc: "'rosalee.fleming@enron.com'" , "'rob.bradley@enron.com'" X-bcc: X-Folder: \Kenneth_Lay_Dec2000\Notes Folders\Discussion threads X-Origin: LAY-K X-FileName: klay.nsf Ken, my deepest thanks again for attending and speaking at the Davenport Society banquet program this Friday night. At the end of this e-mail is your portion of the "script" for this event. The entire script will be in a notebook at the podium. Besides introductions (primarily some of our students who will be there), the program will include remarks from the chancellor, the induction of new members of the Society, announcements of other large new gifts, and some musical entertainment. Jack and Mary Bush of Dallas, Texas are co-chairs of the Davenport Society this year. Both are MU alums. Jack retired several years ago as president of Michaels Store, the large arts-and-crafts retailer; he's now involved in retail and e-commerce consulting. We will have at least 225 alumni, business people from the area, university leaders, faculty, staff, and students in attendance. A couple reminders: It is black tie. And the event is being held at the Reynolds Alumni Center on campus, with reception at 6 and dinner at 7. We intend/hope to end by 9:30. You will be introduced by Jack Bush. As you can see below, we have allotted about 10 minutes for the keynote talk. The starting time for your talk is approximate, but we strive to stay on schedule. Last Friday, I responded to an e-mail from Rob Bradley regarding your keynote talk. He indicated that he would be preparing the talk. (Rob, would you confirm that you received my e-mail of last Friday. Thanks.) Then we will have another 10 minutes or so devoted to the announcement of the Pinkney Walker Professorship. As you can see, I'll introduce this part after thanking you for your keynote remarks. The professorship plaque that will hang in the foyer of Middlebush Hall (and, soon, Cornell Hall) has arrived so we will be able to show it to the audience and to Pinkney. We'll have it on stage and I'll hold it while you read the wording (see below). If you desire, you can add personal comments about Pinkney after reading the inscription on the plaque. If you want them placed in the podium script, just have them sent to me via e-mail; likewise, with any changes or corrections to the portion below. Of course, you can speak extemporaneously about Pinkney or bring prepared remarks about him with you. Then we'll allow Pinkney to say a few words. It should be splendid. By the way, during the dinner, you will be seated with Pinkney and his wife Sheila, Dulari Mehta (a College of Business student from the Dallas area who is hosting the Walkers, who are new Davenport Society members), Richard Schwartz (dean of A&S), and Michael Kateman and Lindsay Lopez (both from the A&S development office) Of course, if you, Rob, or Rosalee have questions, you can call either my assistant Carol Ritter or me at 573/882-6688. See you Friday evening. Thanks again. 8:21 - 8:31 KEYNOTE ADDRESS Ken Lay: [remarks] [Bruce Walker joins Lay at podium.] 8:31 - 8:36 ANNOUNCEMENT OF P. WALKER PROFESSORSHIP Bruce Walker: Thank you very much, Ken. We are truly honored and grateful that you have returned to Mizzou this evening. At this banquet two years ago, Ken announced the start of a campaign to establish an endowment in the College of Business in honor of Pinkney C. Walker. Ken, along with Harold Hook and Bob Pugh, agreed to lead the effort to raise funds for this endowment. Pinkney, would you please come up and join Ken and me. Many of you are familiar with Pinkney. Those of you who don't know Pinkney probably have 2 questions in mind. Are these two Walker guys related? And the answer is no. Why does Pinkney Walker deserve such as honor? Well, let me tell you a little bit about him. A native of Graham, Texas, Pinkney's academic degrees include a bachelor's from the University of Texas and an MBA and a doctorate from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Pinkney's association with MU dates back to 1940. Eventually, he became a professor of economics, who -- according to one estimate -- taught as many as 40,000 students at Mizzou. Pinkney also served as the college's dean from 1964 to 1971. He left the university to become a member of the Federal Power Commission. Now, he is enjoying the good life of a professor emeritus, residing in Fort Myers, Florida, with his wife Sheila. We knew the Pinkney C. Walker Endowment would be dedicated to building excellence in the college. But we didn't know if the endowment eventually would fund a scholarship or two, faculty research, or a faculty position. That would depend on how much money was raised. Well, tonight, as Paul Harvey would say, Ken is back with the rest of the story. Ken. . . Ken Lay: It is with great pride and pleasure that I can tell you tonight that the Pinkney C. Walker Endowment has received gifts totaling $550,000, which means it will fund a distinguished professorship in the college. Here is the plaque that will hang in Middlebush Hall and eventually will be moved to Cornell Hall. It reads: Pinkney C. Walker Distinguished Teaching Professorship College of Business Established in recognition of Dr. Walker's teaching excellence and his significant contributions as dean, public servant, and friend. Endowed in 2000 by alumni and friends of the University of Missouri. Pinkney, please accept our congratulations. Would you like to say a few words. [Pinkney Walker comes to podium] 8:36 - 8:41 PINKNEY WALKER PERSONAL REMARKS Pinkney Walker: [Remarks] [Jack and Mary Bush come to podium; Bruce Walker, Pinkney Walker and Ken Lay return to seats.]