TimBelk_Cover2015-page-001Since 1990, the World Affairs Council of Charlotte annually presents the World Citizen Award to prominent citizens (and organizations) who have enhanced our community’s standing in the world their accomplishments of international significance and contributions to the city, this region and our international community.

The World Citizen Award Dinner has become an important part of the educational and cultural fabric of the greater Charlotte region. Each year, a capacity audience gathers to celebrate and recognize the achievements of the recipient.

This year, the Council is honored to present the 2015 World Citizen Award to Tim Belk, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Belk, Inc.

World Citizen Award Dinner 2015

Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2015
VIP & General Reception: 6:00 p.m.
Dinner:  7:15 p.m.
Venue: The Westin Charlotte (601 S. College St., Charlotte, NC 28202)
Cost:
$175 (Dinner & General Reception)
$250 (Dinner & VIP Reception with Tim Belk and distinguished guests)
Attire: Black Tie

WCAD 2015 – Individual Reservation
Dietary Restrictions

WCAD 2015 – Table Reservation

Diplomat ($15,000) and Ambassador Sponsors ($20,000)
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Dinner Co-Chairs:

Iris and George Battle, Jr.
Cathy Bessant
Margaret and Smoky Bissell
Betsy and Bill Blue
Crandall and Erskine Bowles
Tricia and John Boyer
David Carroll
Janis and Frank Dowd IV
Lisa and Philip Dubois
Lynn and Brian Good
Peggy and Jim Hynes
Kathleen Jameson
Shanon and Michael Jones
Leslie and Michael Marsicano
Hugh McColl, Jr.
Meg and Bob Morgan
Anna and Tom Nelson
Sally and Russell Robinson
Pat Rodgers
Margaret and John Switzer
Ann and Michael Tarwater
Betsy Fleming and Ed Weisiger, Jr.
Beth and Tony Zeiss

Previous World Citizen Award Recipients:

Rev. Billy Graham
Loonis McGlohon
William (Bill) Lee
General H. Hugh Shelton (Ret.)
Hugh McColl, Jr.
Irwin (Ike) Belk
Dr. LeRoy Walker
Jerry Richardson
Dean Rusk
Erskine and Crandall Bowles
Elizabeth Dole
Dr. Graham Allison
William (Bill) Friday
Francis Robicsek, M.D.
John Belk
Herman Blumenthal
Habitat for Humanity Charlotte
Charlie Rose
Carolinas Freedom Foundation
James (Jim) Rogers
Marshall Larsen
Sandra and Leon Levine
Margaret and Smoky Bissell
Michael Tarwater

AMBASSADOR SPONSORS

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ENVOY SPONSORS

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Consul Sponsors
Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte Observer
Discovery Education
Duke Energy
Foundation For The Carolinas
King & Spalding
LM Global Partners
Marie-Claire Marroum, M.D.
Michael Kors
Consul Sponsors (cont.)
Mint Museum
National Gypsum
Perry Ellis International
Rodgers
Shanon and Michael Jones
Tata Consultancy Services
The Cato Corporation
Attaché Sponsors
Accenture
AREVA
Bank of America
Bechtler Museum of Modern Art
Betsy and Bill Blue
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
Carolina Panthers
Chapter IV Investors
Charlie and Kathy Izard / Scott and Anne Perper
Charlotte Business Journal
Charlotte Chamber of Commerce
Charlotte Country Day School
Charlotte Hornets
Charlotte Pipe and Foundry
Charlotte Radiology
Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority
Davidson College
Deloitte / Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein
DeSoto Holland Wealth Management Group
Elliott Davis Decosimo
Fishman & Tobin
GreerWalker / Moore & Van Allen
Haddad Brands
Iris and George Battle, Jr.
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
K&L Gates
Karen Kane Inc.
KPMG
Levine Museum of the New South
Lilly Pulitzer
Lisa and Ted Gardner
Luquire George Andrews
Management inSites
McGuireWoods
MetLife
Nautica
Peerless Clothing
Attaché Sponsors (cont.)
Piedmont Natural Gas
PNC Bank
Providence Day School
Queens University of Charlotte
Randa Accessories
Randstad Technologies
Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson
Rufus Dalton
Sally and Russell Robinson
Samsonite/American Tourister/Hartmann
Showalter Construction Company
Syncot Plastics
The Dickson Foundation
UNC Charlotte
UNC Charlotte – Office of
International Programs
Under Armour
US Bank
VF Jeanswear
Wacoal America
Windstream Hosted SolutionsEmissary Sponsors
Charlotte Latin
Dixon Hughes Goodman
Nancy Robson
National Retail Federation
Pappas PropertiesDonors
Margaret and Smoky Bissell
Peggy and Jim Hynes

World Citizen Award Dinner 2015

2015 Harold P. Josephson Award Recipient
Robert K. Holcombe
Immediate-Past Chairman, World Affairs Council of Charlotte (2009-2014)
US Regional Manager, AREVA Federal Services

BobHolcome_HaroldJosephson1He served in the US military with the US Army Corps of Engineers for 21 years and has subsequently held numerous engineering management positions with international energy and engineering companies both in the US and overseas.

As an army engineer, Mr. Holcombe was commissioned a second lieutenant with the Army Corps of Engineers in 1971, graduating from the United States Military Academy with a Bachelors of Science Degree, and served in numerous engineering units at all levels of supervisory and managerial responsibility. As a junior officer he managed quarry operations and road construction projects in the U.S., supervised electrical engineering projects for the Defense Intelligence Agency in Turkey and managed engineering operations for airfield construction activities in support of the U.S. Army Rapid Deployment Force. Serving as a mid-level officer, Mr. Holcombe was an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at the United States Military Academy and later managed the engineering operations of a 2,500 man Engineering Group in Germany. As a senior officer, Mr. Holcombe commanded an airborne combat engineering battalion in the first Gulf War and served as the Assistant Corps Engineer for the XVIII Airborne Corps and US Army Rapid Deployment Force, overseeing all international engineering and infrastructure projects in support of global deployments.

Upon leaving the military in 1992, Mr Holcombe joined Duke Energy Corporation, a global energy company with electrical generation and transmission facilities in 17 countries on five continents, and served in various senior management positions to include: Senior Engineering Manager and Director of International Business Development, overseeing international project development and acquisition; Vice President of International Engineering, responsible for the management and executions of international projects and services in support of Duke Energy Corporation acquisition of over 30 power plant and electrical transmission and distribution systems globally; and President of Duke-Atec Engineering & Services Company, a joint-venture energy engineering company headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, providing engineering services for hydroelectric, fossil, and bio-mass power plants and transmission systems to the energy markets of Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Peru, and Ecuador.

In 2002 Mr. Holcombe joined AREVA Corporation, a global full-services nuclear engineering corporation, in an acquisition from Duke Energy Corporation. With AREVA, Mr Holcombe continued to serve in senior international engineering management positions for the South American region until moving in 2004 to serve as a US Regional Manager for AREVA NP and later for AREVA Federal Services, an engineering and services company of AREVA that exclusively serves energy projects in support of the U.S. Department of Energy.

Mr. Holcombe has been a Director on the board of the World Affairs Council of Charlotte since 1998, representing Duke Energy Corporation and later AREVA, and until recently, served for over five years as the Chairman. He and his wife, Geralyn, came to Charlotte upon leaving the military in 1992 and have made Charlotte their permanent home ever since.
Mr. Robert K. Holcombe has over 40 years of military and civilian engineering and management experience ranging from project engineering and execution to operations and management of engineering organizations and companies globally.