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Program of the Luncheon

Friday, January 22, 1982--Waldorf Astoria
11:30 A.M. Reception for Audience Hilton Room (Lobby Floor).
11:50 A.M. Reception for Speakers and Head Table Guests (Terrace Court adjacent to Empire Room)
12:25 P.M. Dais and Audience is seated--Luncheon Service (Empire Room). Walter R. McCurdy (Vice President and Director of Sales, Bristol Myers Products Company) opens program; handles Club announcements--Awards, Attendance, Prizes: Introduces Head table guests and introduces Marty Glickman, Master of Ceremonies for the Jesse Owens Luncheon
1:10 P.M.-1:15 P.M. Introduction of Dr. Leroy Walker 1976 Olympic Track and Field Coach on the role of the Olympics
1:15 P.M.-1:20 P.M. Film Clip on Jesse Owens
1:20 P.M.-1:25 P.M. Herb Douglas--Jesse Owens International Amateur Athlete Award--Film Clip of Eric Heiden
1:25 P.M.-1:30 P.M. Philip L. Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer of General Foods Corp.--Presentation of Award to Eric Heiden (whose sister, Beth Heiden accepted in his absence.
1:30 P.M.-1:35 P.M. Herb Douglas--Introduction of Bob Richards, Olympic Pole Vault Champion and Keynote speaker.
1:35 P.M.-2:00 P.M. Bob Richards, Keynote speaker
2:05 P.M. Adjournment.

This luncheon was organized with two purposes in mind; the presentation of the Inaugural Award to Eric Heiden and to elicit the interest and support of the corporate world in the Jesse Owens Award Dinner. (See publicity attached which appeared at every place setting at the luncheon).
The arrangements for the March 18, 1982 Dinner are not yet totally in place, the program has not been firmed up. However the following will participate:

Master of Ceremonies--Jack Whittaker, ABC Sports

Guest Speaker--Dan Rather, CBS News

Dinner Chairman--Philip L. Smith, President and Chief Operating Officer of General Foods Corp.

The presentation of the 1981 Awards to the most outstanding Amateur Athlete in the world, see candidates in attached brochure and the method of selection and balloting which were employed to announce the winner. 

[[images - scenes from the luncheon]]

[[image - group picture]]
[[caption]] ELAND CHAPTER
, left to right: Bettye Perry, Evelyn Boyce, Hortense Rush, Freida Hampton, Esther Williams, Orallye
Standing: Edwina Moss, Doris Owens, Marilyn Kendall, Ethel Taylor, Lobelia Brown: Missing from
e: Sylvia Perry, Georgia Mixon, Wynetta Ashley, Eve Saxon.

and Ohio Chapter is host of 1982 Convention. [[/caption]]

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