Our guest speaker at the May 2007 dinner meeting was professional actor, Michael Bennett. Mr. Bennett has made over 75 film appearances and over 500 radio and television performances. He is best known for his one-man shows in which he portrays famous historical characters such as Christopher Columbus and Patrick Henry. He won the George Washington Award in 1996. Mr. Bennett … [Read more...] about May 2007 – Michael Bennett
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November 2006 – Dr. Mark Skousen
January 17th of this year marked the 300th birthday of America's first celebrity, Benjamin Franklin. In celebration of this event, our guest speaker was Mark Skousen, 8th generation descendant of Benjamin Franklin. Known as the "maverick" of economics for his contrarian and optimistic views, his sometimes-outrageous statements and predictions, Mark Skousen is a college … [Read more...] about November 2006 – Dr. Mark Skousen
May 2006 – Will Bagley
Our guest speaker at the May dinner meeting was Will Bagley, noted historian, author and speaker. Mr. Bagley is a native of Utah, attended Brigham Young University and holds a degree in history from the University of California at Santa Cruz. He has authored or edited over a dozen books. He has made numerous presentations throughout the state of Utah, and has served as a … [Read more...] about May 2006 – Will Bagley
November 2005 – Dr. Neil L. York
We were pleased to have Dr. Neil L. York, Professor of History at Brigham Young University, as our guest speaker. Professor York was born in San Luis Obispo, California. He earned his bachelors and masters degrees at BYU and his PhD at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He joined the BYU faculty in 1977, where he has been ever since. He currently serves as the chair … [Read more...] about November 2005 – Dr. Neil L. York
May 2005 – Elaine Witt
Our guest speaker at the May 2005 dinner meeting was Elaine Witt, Professor of American Studies at Brigham Young University. Prof. Witt, dressed in pilgrim attire, portrayed Susanna White Winslow, one of the women passengers on the Mayflower. Susanna White came to America with her husband William and son Resolved. She was pregnant and gave birth to son Perigrine while the … [Read more...] about May 2005 – Elaine Witt