Dear Colleagues, Students, and Friends,
The semester is flying by as we get ready for Spring break next week. There are many wonderful academic and extracurricular achievements and activities to share with you this week.
God Bless,
The Catholic College of the South
Dear Colleagues, Students, and Friends,
The semester is flying by as we get ready for Spring break next week. There are many wonderful academic and extracurricular achievements and activities to share with you this week.
God Bless,
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海角社在线 Names Recipient of 2024 Benedict Leadership Award
Belmont, N.C. (February 26, 2024) 鈥 The Benedict Leadership Institute at 海角社在线 is pleased to recognize Robert Luddy as the recipient of the 2024 Benedict Leadership Award. This award highlights the achievements of individuals whose lives reflect the heroic leadership of St. Benedict.
海角社在线 founded the Benedict Leadership Institute in 2016 to develop Catholic leaders and inspire them to transform society in light of their faith. Mr. Luddy is the seventh recipient of the Benedict Leadership Award, being recognized in part for his advocacy of education. He has established multiple schools with an emphasis on classical curriculum and character formation.
Robert Luddy has a unique business history beginning with his career as a graduate of LaSalle University and a U.S. Army veteran. His entrepreneurial eye recognized a demand in the marketplace and, with a $1300 personal investment, he purchased a sheet metal shop in 1981, transforming it into CaptiveAire Systems, which is now the leading manufacturer of commercial kitchen ventilation systems in North America. From its humble beginnings, the business has grown steadily. Today, with over 45 years in business, CaptiveAire employs over 1600 individuals in over 100 sales offices, occupying six manufacturing facilities nationwide, with over 40 display centers, more than 55 service regions, a Research and Development Lab, and sales over $600 million in 2021.
Mr. Luddy has maintained a single-minded focus on goal setting, constant improvement, and ongoing innovation, which made hiring the right team of people an essential component to the company鈥檚 success. As Luddy has stated, 鈥淚f you hire skilled people and you give them tough problems, they鈥檙e going to solve them.鈥
The same philosophies evident in Mr. Luddy鈥檚 business practices earn him many accolades. CaptiveAire has been voted best in class overall in the ventilation systems category based on votes by industry kitchen equipment dealers, broadliners, consultants, and operators. CaptiveAire was also featured in Foodservice Equipment & Supplies Magazine and won best in class for Dealers, Operators, and Consultant Class in 2014. Innovation and entrepreneurial spirit have been the keys to success at CaptiveAire.
Mr. Luddy has received numerous awards beginning in 2006 with the Benemerenti Medal from Pope Benedict XVI for exemplary service to the Church and Community. In 2007 he received the Ludwig von Mises Entrepreneurship Award for 鈥渆ntrepreneurial success and devotion to the free-market ideal.鈥 In 2015 he earned the Civitas Audentia Award from the Civitas Institute in recognition of his business leadership as founder and president of CaptiveAire, and his civic leadership in establishing and supporting top-quality private and charter schools.
Mr. Luddy鈥檚 intellectual, moral, and financial support have helped propel growth of entrepreneurship education. While running his growing and successful company, in 1998, Mr. Luddy established Franklin Academy, a Wake Forest public school that is now one of the largest and most successful charter schools in North Carolina. In 2001 he founded St. Thomas More Academy, a classical college preparatory middle and high school in Raleigh N.C. In 2007 Thales Academy was created as a network of private schools offering high-quality Pre-K 鈥 12 education at an affordable tuition. The Luddy Schools are quickly growing, with over 8000 students enrolled and nearly 600 faculty and staff employed throughout North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. In 2022 the network expanded yet again to include Thales College, a classical college offering an affordable and accelerated undergraduate degree program.
Mr. Luddy is an avid supporter of entrepreneurs and the free-market system, evident in his 2018 published book Entrepreneurial Life: The Path from Startup to Market Leader, which details the story of CaptiveAire, highlighting his principles for entrepreneurial success. In 2023 he published a second book, The Thales Way, which chronicles the story and mission behind his schools. Prior to that he had been published numerous times in U.S. News and World Report as author of 鈥淗ow to Bring Back American Prosperity鈥, 鈥淕overnment Regulation is Killing Economic Growth鈥, 鈥淔undamentals of Entrepreneurship are Learned Young鈥 and 鈥淟et Oil and Gas Drive the Economy.鈥 Both the News & Observer and Business Leaders have published articles about Mr. Luddy鈥檚 businesses and schools, highlighting his leadership and impact in the triad region.
Mr. Luddy is a widely sought-after public speaker offered multiple addresses, conference keynotes, and commencement speeches.
He has two grown children and five grandchildren.
For press inquiries, please contact Rolando Rivas at rolandorivas@bac.edu or 704-461-6561.
About Benedict Leadership Institute: The Institute was founded in 2016 by 海角社在线 to develop Catholic leaders and inspire them to transform society while remaining true to their faith. The Institute accomplishes this goal through publications, events and through the awarding of The Benedict Leadership Award, presented annually to an outstanding Catholic leader. For more information, please visit https://benedictleadershipinstitute.org/.
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Dear Colleagues, Students, and Friends,
I hope you are well and enjoying the beautiful Spring semester. Congratulations to the 467 student-athletes who were named to the 2024 Conference Carolinas Presidential Academic Honor Roll and the coaches, support staff and administrators who help them achieve this great accomplishment. 海角社在线 had the most student-athletes on the Honor Roll compared to all the other colleges and universities in the conference. To put this in perspective, in the Fall of 2024 海角社在线 had a total of 109 students make the President鈥檚 List which requires a perfect 4.0 GPA. 75 of the 109 were student-athletes!
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