Fall 2009 Conference
2009 Fall Conference: 20th Anniversary Celebration
October 4 - 6, 2009
Key Bridge Marriott Hotel
Arlington, Virginia
Phone: (703) 524-6400
Conference Venue
Overlooking the nation’s capital and historic Georgetown, the Key Bridge Marriott is located 4 miles from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and within 3 blocks of the Washington Metro system. This lovely riverside hotel is a 5-minute walk to the Francis Scott Key Bridge, linking Arlington, Virginia to the Capitol district. The Iwo Jima Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, the Pentagon, the Kennedy Center, and downtown Georgetown are all within 5 miles of the hotel.
View the Videos
Founders/Leaders of TRG - The First Twenty Years (1989-2009)
Fall 2009 Conference Opening Panel Discussion Video
Conference News and Announcements
First Annual Renaissance Award
Dr. Thomas Switzer (photo right), Dean Emeritus, Judith Herb College of Education, University of Toledo, was named the recipient of the First Annual Renaissance Award.
The award was announced by Dr. Barbara Burch, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Western Kentucky University, co-chair of the 20th Anniversary Celebration/2009 Fall Conference and member of the TRG Board of Governors, and by Dr. Michael Giovannetti, Executive Director of The Renaissance Group, during the opening session of the organization’s 2009 Fall Conference in Arlington, Virginia October 4-6.
This newest and most prestigious honor was bestowed upon Dr. Thomas Switzer in absentia due to his inability to attend because of illness. Dr. Switzer was one of, or perhaps the founding leader of The Renaissance Group in 1989. He is also the originator of the video-oral histories of the founding and present leaders of TRG, and a significant contributor to the working topics utilized at the conference to address the organization’s “Time of Reflection, Celebration and Rebirth.”
Thank you, Dr. Switzer, for many years of outstanding educational leadership, and for your unconditional support of TRG since its inception. The award will be presented to Dr. Switzer at the spring conference (April 21-23, 2010), to be hosted by Emporia State University. Tom, congratulations and best wishes from your friends and colleagues of The Renaissance Group!
Winner of the Raffle Drawing
The drawing was for the price of travel for two persons to the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance (Florence, Siena, Rome).
The raffle prize was won by Dr. Steven Brown, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Emporia State University (photo, left). The raffle prize, valued at $5,000, was made possible by donations from friends of The Renaissance Group in Fresno, California. Additional donors and Italian trip planners were Mr. David Pistacchio and Mr. Mark Lewis from Lewis Travel and Cruises, Fresno, California. Dr. John Counts, President of Western New Mexico State, and Dr. Michael Giovannetti, Executive Director of The Renaissance Group, presented the prize during the final session of the 20th Anniversary Celebration/2009 Fall Conference.
Congratulations, Dr. Brown! “Mille Grazie,” thank you to all who contributed to this very special prize.
20th Anniversary Celebration/2009 Fall Conference Participants
We hope you will enjoy these photo memories of The Renaissance Group’s 20th Anniversary Celebration/2009 Fall Conference. Please email Michael Giovannetti or call him at (559-278-0373) if you wish to obtain copies.