TWC ARCHES Summer 2014
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Lecture series honors<br />
distinguished community leader<br />
Tennessee Wesleyan College hosted its Inaugural Dr. Morris<br />
D. Goodfriend Distinguished Lecture on Tuesday, March 18,<br />
honoring Dr. Goodfriend as a beloved friend of the college. To<br />
be held annually, the lecture series will feature guest speakers<br />
discussing business topics and issues with audiences of <strong>TWC</strong><br />
business students, faculty, alumni, and other guests.<br />
“We were honored to celebrate Dr. Mike Goodfriend’s legacy<br />
as an entrepreneur and community leader with this inaugural<br />
distinguished lecture,” said Dr. Harley Knowles, <strong>TWC</strong> president.<br />
“Several of the attendees had worked for Dr. Goodfriend in his<br />
store in Athens and credit him for their career success.”<br />
The inaugural guest speaker for the lecture series was Dr. C.<br />
Warren Neel, a former Dean of the University of Tennessee,<br />
Knoxville Business School for 25 years who also served in<br />
government as the Commissioner of the Tennessee Department<br />
of Finance and Administration, managing a budget of over $20<br />
billion while serving as the Governor’s chief financial officer.<br />
Dr. Neel shared his views on ethics and morality in business,<br />
sharing experiences from his career in education and government<br />
as well as his work serving on corporate boards.<br />
Before Dr. Neel’s lecture,<br />
Dr. Goodfriend’s son, Robert<br />
Goodfriend, spoke about his<br />
father’s legacy and successful<br />
career growing Goody’s<br />
Family Clothing store to 383<br />
stores throughout the South<br />
and Midwest.<br />
“My father was special and<br />
he is sincerely missed,” said<br />
Goodfriend. “I truly appreciate<br />
Tennessee Wesleyan College<br />
honoring him in this way.”<br />
Robert Goodfriend<br />
To show the families’ gratitude, Goodfriend presented a donation<br />
of $100,000 from The Goodfriend Foundation to Dr. Knowles to<br />
support the lecture series and the school’s business department.<br />
“I was thrilled to receive such an unexpected generous donation,”<br />
said Dr. Knowles. “Robert and and his wife Wendy Goodfriend are<br />
wonderful philanthropists and we were honored to accept their<br />
support to further enhance our business program and continue<br />
the Dr. Morris D. Goodfriend Distinguished Lecture Series.” A<br />
From left to right: Gary and Linda Johnson,<br />
Wendy and Robert Goodfriend<br />
Dr. C. Warren Neal<br />
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<strong>ARCHES</strong> | <strong>Summer</strong> <strong>2014</strong>
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