The 28th Annual Legislative Reception was held in Raleigh on April 19, 2017. The event is sponsored each year by the GAA’s Tar Heel Network. Click on the photos below to view a larger version. All photos by Ray Black III.
The 28th Annual Legislative Reception was held in Raleigh on April 19, 2017. Photo by Ray Black III
An estimated 150 people attended the 28th Annual Legislative Reception was held in Raleigh on April 19, 2017. The event is presented by the GAA’s Tar Heel Network, which was created in 1983 to support the University’s goals and priorities through advocacy with legislators. Photo by Ray Black III
Former Rep. George Miller, left, chats with Joe Templeton, center, UNC’s Venable Professor of chemistry, and Chris Kielt, UNC’s vice chancellor for information technology and the University’s chief information officer. Photo by Ray Black III
Two classmates from 1961 — Ferg Norton, left, and Tony Rand — catch up at the 28th Annual Legislative Reception. Both men have held leadership positions on the GAA’s Board of Directors: Norton is the board’s chair-elect for 2017-18, and Rand is the board treasurer. Photo by Ray Black III
Jill Silverstein Gammon ’70 (BA,’72 MSW), left, is first vice chair of the GAA Board of Directors. Photo by Ray Black III
Dr. Jo Anne Earp, right, talks with David Routh ’82, Carolina’s vice chancellor for University development. Earp is an emeritus faculty member who also has been a notable member of UNC’s Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Photo by Ray Black III
Alumni who work as lobbyists and on staff at the N.C. General Assembly were among the estimated 150 people who attended this year’s Annual Legislative Reception. Photo by Ray Black III
Former Sen. Tony Rand ’61, right, talks with Rep. Carla Cunningham, center, and Shawna Williams. Photo by Ray Black III
This year’s reception was held at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences, the oldest established museum in North Carolina and the largest museum of its kind in the Southeast. Photo by Ray Black III
Dwight Stone '73, left, talks with former Rep. George Miller. Photo by Ray Black III
Betsy Bennett, left, with past GAA chairs and state government leaders Betty Ray McCain ’52 with Tony Rand ’61. McCain is former secretary of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, and Rand is a former member of the N.C. Senate. Photo by Ray Black III
Representatives Carla Cunningham center, and Evelyn Terry, were among the estimated 150 people who attended this year’s Annual Legislative Reception. Photo by Ray Black III
Debbie Dibbert, chief of staff to Chancellor Carol L. Folt, left, talks with Dr. Jo Anne Earp, longtime UNC professor who retired in 2013. Earp has been a notable member of UNC’s Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, which receives money from the state’s cancer research fund. Photo by Ray Black III
Joel Curran ’86, left, with Rufus Edmisten, a longtime Raleigh lawyer who has served as N.C. secretary of state and attorney general. Curran is UNC’s vice chancellor for communications. Photo by Ray Black III
GAA President Doug Dibbert ’70 welcomes the estimated 150 people who attended this year’s Annual Legislative Reception. Photo by Ray Black III
Chancellor Carol L. Folt expressed appreciation for the work of the Tar Heel Network, which was created in 1983 to support the University’s goals and priorities through advocacy with legislators. Photo by Ray Black III
Chancellor Carol L. Folt chats with N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore ’92. In addition to his legislative roles, Moore is a past member of the GAA Board of Directors. Photo by Ray Black III
Chancellor Carol L. Folt and Clayton Somers ’93, center, talk with guests at the 28th Annual Legislative Reception. Somers, a longtime North Carolina attorney, executive leader and state government official, was named this year to the new position of vice chancellor of public affairs and secretary of the University. Photo by Ray Black III
Chancellor Carol L. Folt talks with Rep. Kyle Hall, left, at the 28th Annual Legislative Reception. Photo by Ray Black III
Reyna Walters-Morgan ’99, left, chats with Louis Patalano ’95. Photo by Ray Black III
N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore ’92, center, chats with past GAA board chairs Richard Stevens ’70 (BA, ’74 MPA, ’74 JD) and Don Curtis ’63. Photo by Ray Black III
Linda Lynch Butler ’68, left, and Lori Ann Harris ’84 were among the estimated 150 people attending the 28th Annual Legislative Reception. Both are current members of the GAA Board of Directors. Photo by Ray Black III
Clayton Somers ’93, right, and Dwight Stone ’73, center right, talk with guests at the 28th Annual Legislative Reception. Somers, a longtime North Carolina attorney, executive leader and state government official, was named this year to the new position of vice chancellor of public affairs and secretary of the University. Photo by Ray Black III
Secretary of the Faculty Vin Steponaitis, who is a professor of anthropology and archaeology at Carolina, speaks with Board of Trustees Vice Chair Haywood Cochrane ’70, left, and Joel Curran ’86, UNC’s vice chancellor for communications. Photo by Ray Black III
Lobbyist and former legislator George W. Miller Jr. ’52 (BSBA, ’ 57 LLB), who also is a past member of the GAA Board of Directors, greets Betsy Bennett, center, and past GAA chair Betty Ray McCain ’52, a former secretary of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources. Photo by Ray Black III
The Annual Legislative Reception provides an opportunity for alumni — some who work on campus and others who work as lobbyists and on staff at the N.C. General Assembly — to confer with legislative leaders. An estimated 150 people attended this year’s reception. Photo by Ray Black III
GAA President Doug Dibbert ’70, center, speaks with Dr. H. Shelton Earp III ’70 (MD, ’72 MS), right, former director of UNC’s Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, which receives money from the state’s cancer research fund. Also pictured are former GAA board chairs Don Curtis ’63, second from right, and Tony Rand ’61, on left. Rand is the board’s current treasurer. Photo by Ray Black III
Former Sen. Tony Rand ’61 is warmly welcomed by Dr. Jo Anne Earp, longtime UNC professor who retired in 2013 and who has been a notable member of UNC’s Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, which receives money from the state’s cancer research fund. Photo by Ray Black III
Ryan Collins ’11, center, Charles Streeter ’93 (BA, ’97 MA), Chair UNC Employee Forum, left,
were among the estimated 150 people who attended this year’s Annual Legislative Reception. Photo by Ray Black III
The Clef Hangers, UNC’s oldest all-male a cappella group, performs for those attending the Annual Legislative Reception. They group is supported by the GAA. Photo by Ray Black III