Title:
Order of the Hornet Induction of Dr. Pamela Davies (Commissioner Harden)
Summary
ACTION:
Induct Dr. Pamela Davies into the Mecklenburg County Order of the Hornet
Commission Contact: Commissioner Susan B. Harden and Co-sponsors Chair Dunlap and Commissioner Fuller
Presentation: Yes
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
The Order of the Hornet was established in 1972. It is bestowed by the Board of County Commissioners on persons who have displayed valor or high order of service uniquely and specifically to the citizens of Mecklenburg County. This is the highest honor bestowed by the Board. The Order of the Hornet was founded in the spirit of the early Mecklenburg patriots who signed the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence on May 20, 1775, and proclaimed the County’s freedom from Britain more than a year before the U.S. Declaration of Independence was signed. Those early patriots valiantly fought for their independence during the Revolution and gave Lord Cornwallis such difficulties during his occupation of Charlotte that he termed the town a “hornet’s nest” of rebellion. Because dr. Pamela Davies reflects the honor, strength, and fierce American patriotism that so stung Lord Cornwallis, she is being recommended for membership in the Order of the Hornet.
Dr. Pamela Davies has been President of Queens University of Charlotte since July 2002. As the 20th president of the institution, she has been highly committed to providing innovative and high-quality education at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. During her tenure, the university has doubled undergraduate enrollment, significantly expanded academic programming, and invested more than $150M in new campus infrastructure. The Queens endowment has grown from $30M to more than $160M under her leadership.
Committed to service, Dr. Davies is involved in community organizations locally, nationally, and globally. On the local level she is a Trustee of the Charlotte YMCA, Chair-elect for the YMCA-...
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