Since 2011, Memphis magazine has dedicated the pages of our June issue to celebrating the diverse and artistic culture in our city of Memphis. In 2013, we decided to “summon” New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu to talk about the important issues pertaining to his city. This year, on Friday, June 6th, we had the honor of having Mayor Karl Dean of Nashville continue the conversation at the Holiday Inn at the University of Memphis Grand Ballroom for our 2nd annual Summons to Memphis luncheon.
Attendees enjoyed a lunch provided by the Holiday Inn, while Mayor Karl Dean spoke about the secret to Nashville’s success, what should be on the agenda for all of Tennessee’s cities, the importance of improving schools, making neighborhoods safer, and bringing more and better jobs to the city.
We give a special thanks to Mayor Karl Dean and staff, Mayor A C Wharton, Memphis magazine publisher Kenneth Neill, the Holiday Inn at the University of Memphis, Holliday Flowers, and our sponsors at the Henry Turley Company, Music + Arts, CBRE Memphis, Christian Brothers University, NovaCopy, Baptist Memorial Healthcare, First Tennessee Bank, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Belz Enterprises, and Looney Ricks Kiss.
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Jon Hornyak and Pat Kerr Tigrett
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Calvin Anderson, Congressman Cohen, Roby Williams, Henry Turley
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Mayor A C Wharton speaks
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Kenneth Neill speaks
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Kenneth Neill speaks
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Tish Towns and Darrell Cobbins
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Regina Holland, Sameka Johnson, Vickie Terry, Nakisha Coffee
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Maria Lensing and Kristen Thalman
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Will Dewpree, B. Lee Mallory, Kate Gooch, John Pontius
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Keith Norman, Mary Freeman, Kimmie Vaulx, Jenny Newels, Zach Chandler
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Claude Talford and Archie Willis
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Jon Hornyak, Scott Fountain, Phil Trenary
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Mayor Karl Dean speaks
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Mayor A C Wharton and Congressman Cohen
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Mayor Sharon Goldsworthy and David Porter
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Mayor Karl Dean speaks
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Brian Wells and John Paul Keith
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David Williams and Henry Turley
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Laura Taylor, Deborah Swiney, Linda Archer
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Jimmie Lou Sparks, Estella Dean, Connie Carlisle, Jim Sharp, Monique McMillan, Greg Thornbury
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Lauren Boyer, Gayla Burks, Lauren Kennedy
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Mayor Karl Dean speaks
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Loretta Hurt and Claude Talford
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Balaji Krishnan, Kevin Boggs, Becky Dinstuhl
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Sherry Brooks and Greg Duckett
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Mayor Karl Dean and Kenneth Neill
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Mayor Karl Dean and Mayor A C Wharton
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Mary Sharp and Kevin Adams
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Chad Cunningham, Louise Ellis, Russell Nenon
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Stephen Kirkpatrick and Wendy Sumner Winter
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Cynthia Hamm and Kay Newman
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Michelle Roberson, Kristin Truelove, Laura Fenton
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Ward Archer, Kevin Adams, Johnny Pitts
