Marco Island, Florida was the site of the 2001 CIC Presidents Institute. The meeting—with approximately 600 attendees—was one of the most successful in recent memory. Participants enjoyed a variety of sessions, chances to exchange ideas with their peers, and an Awards Banquet.

During the Presidents Institute awards banquet, Richard W. Kimball (left), President and CEO of The Teagle Foundation, was honored with the Allen P. Splete Award for Outstanding Service and Jonathan T. Howe, Executive Director of The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, was presented with CIC's 2001 Award for Philanthropy.		CIC President Richard Ekman and CIC Board Chair Margaret A. McKenna, President, Lesley University (MA), present Dennis Vest (center), President and Chief Executive Officer of The Charitable Resources Group, with a plaque honoring the company for providing ten consecutive years of generous support for the Presidents Institute.
John H. Biggs, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of TIAA-CREF discussed the advantages of small colleges in times of financial challenges during his address at the awards banquet.		Dennis Golden, President of Fontbonne College (MO), and his wife, Monica, enjoy a moment together as they mingle among Presidents Institute participants.
Sr. Francis Marie Thraillkill (left), President of the College of Mount St. Joseph (OH), Linda Bevilacqua (center), President of Gwynedd-Mercy College (PA), and Sr. Jeanne O'Laughlin, President of Barry University (FL), chat during a reception prior to the awards banquet.		William Hamman (right), President of Sodexho Marriott Services, a long-term supporter of the Presidents Institute, and his wife Careen Hamman, catch up with Craven Williams (left), President of Greensboro College (NC) and his wife, Judith (center left) during the pre-awards banquet reception.
Left to right: Members of the Spouses Task Force Jeanette Cureton, Elmhurst College (IL), Nancy Shinn, Berea College (KY), Lorna Sawatsky, Messiah College (PA), and Stuart Showalter, Goshen College (IN) advise CIC to ensure that the Presidents Institute Spouses Program meets the needs of their colleagues. Pictured with them are CIC Vice President for Annual Programs Mary Ann F. Rehnke, CIC President Richard Ekman, and Board Chair Margaret A. McKenna, President of Lesley University (right).

Photographs by Stan Lindsey

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