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- News and Notes for the week of September 25, 2006
Bivens announces LPGA Commissioner's
Advisory Council
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Ladies Professional Golf Association
(LPGA) Commissioner Carolyn F. Bivens today announced the reformation
of the Commissioner's Advisory Council.
The new Commissioner's Advisory Council is comprised of 22 individuals
from the corporate, academic, political, philanthropic and cultural
arenas and is co-chaired by Bivens and Charles S. Mechem, Jr.,
commissioner emeritus of the LPGA. The Commissioner's Advisory
Council convened for the first time in early September and will
continue to meet periodically each year.
The role of the Commissioner's Advisory Council is to provide
both expertise and guidance in all aspects of the LPGA's business,
while also serving as a sounding board as the LPGA continues
to grow and evolve. Members will offer expert counsel and insight
in their respective areas and will assist Commissioner Bivens
and her staff in optimizing opportunities for the LPGA's future
growth and long-term success.
“The LPGA is enjoying one of its most successful times
in its history, and I am pleased to welcome the members of the
Commissioner's Advisory Council to the LPGA team,” said
Bivens. “These individuals represent some of the most
creative and accomplished leaders in business. I look forward
to working with them as we capitalize on the great performances
and personalities of our members and the excitement and interest
in women's golf around the world.” Mechem, who led the
LPGA from 1990-95, also convened a Commissioner's Advisory Council
during his tenure.
The LPGA's Commissioner's Advisory Council includes the following
individuals.
* Carolyn F. Bivens, LPGA commissioner
* Charles S. Mechem, Jr., commissioner
emeritus of the LPGA
* Edwin L. Artzt, retired chairman
and CEO of the Procter & Gamble Company
* Peggy Conlon, president and CEO
of The Advertising Council, Inc.
* Nancy Dorn, VP, corporate government
relations of General Electric Company
* Alice Dye, golf course architect
* Evern Cooper Epps, president
of The UPS Foundation, VP, UPS corporate relations
* Marsha J. Evans, Rear Admiral
(retired) and former president and CEO of the American Red Cross
* Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr., president
and CEO of the American Gaming Association
* Joie
Gregor, vice chairman of Heidrick & Struggles
* Bonnie Hill, president of B.
Hill Enterprises, LLC
* Robert Jaffe, president and principal
of M/A/S/ Capital Corp.
* Bill Katz, executive chairman
of Visible World
* Nancy Lopez, LPGA Tour and World
Golf Halls of Fame member
* Zoli N.R. Kunene, chairman, Women's
World Cup of Golf, Advisory Board
* Anne Mariucci, private investor;
former president of Del-Webb Corporation
* Steve Mona, CEO of the Golf Course
Superintendents Association of America
* Susan Neely, president and CEO
of the American Beverage Association
* J. Bonnie Newman, interim president,
University of New Hampshire
* The Honorable Tom Ridge, former
Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and former
Governor of Pennsylvania
* Sheila Tate, vice chairman of
Powell Tate/Weber Shandwick
* Kathy Whitworth, LPGA Tour and
World Golf Halls of Fame member |
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