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Wilks among
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Marylaurel Wilks
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (March 12, 2008) –
Queens University of Charlotte, in partnership with
Wachovia, announced today at their 22nd Annual Luncheon
that Marylaurel Wilks is the 2007 Charlotte
BusinessWoman of the Year.
A native of Jackson, Mich., Wilks joined the events
department of Charlotte Motor Speedway (Lowe’s Motor
Speedway) in 1993. She was later promoted to corporate
counsel, and worked with the managing principals to form
Speedway Motor Sports, Inc., which today houses
Charlotte (or Lowe’s) and Atlanta Motor Speedways. After
Speedway Motor Sports, Inc. became public in 1995, Wilks
added investor relations and corporate secretary to her
many responsibilities. In 1997, she was promoted to
general counsel and vice president of communications and
later to senior vice president of administration of
Lowe’s Motor Speedway, overseeing the facilities’
Speedway Club, ticketing, logistics, finance and legal
operations. Today, she serves as executive vice
president of management and administration.
Wilks earned her bachelor’s degree in history and
political science from Cedar Crest College in Allentown,
Pa. She graduated from Wake Forest University School of
Law in 1993 where she co-founded the Sports &
Entertainment Law Association. She is an active
community member, serving as a member of the N.C. State
Bar, the North Carolina Bar Association, the Mecklenburg
and Cabarrus County Bar Associations, The May 20th
Society and the National Investor Relations Institute.
Wilks has been recognized in the past for her many
outstanding accomplishments and business acumen. She was
recognized by the Charlotte Business Journal with the
1998 Women in Business Achievement Award and as a “40
Under 40” individual to watch in 2000. In addition, she
was named as a “Legal Elite” in 2004 by Business North
Carolina magazine.
The Charlotte BusinessWoman of the Year Award,
established in 1986, honors the achievements of
exceptional businesswomen in the for-profit sector,
based on their contributions to the business, civic and
cultural communities in the Charlotte region. The award
is presented annually at a luncheon held at Queens
University of Charlotte. Queens has sponsored the award
since its inception; Wachovia joined as a co-sponsor in
1992.
Finalists for the 2007 Charlotte
BusinessWoman of the Year award finalists were: Barbara
Anderson, AMS Specialty Steel; Terri DeBoo, All American
Roofing; Melissa McGuire, Sherpa, LLC; Anne Vulcano, CB
Richard Ellis; and Marylaurel Wilks, Lowe’s Motor
Speedway.
Queens University of Charlotte is a private, co-ed,
Presbyterian-affiliated comprehensive university, with a
commitment to both liberal arts and professional
studies. Located in the heart of historic Charlotte,
Queens serves approximately 2,200 undergraduate and
graduate students through its College of Arts and
Sciences, the McColl School of Business, The Pauline
Lewis Hayworth College and the Presbyterian School of
Nursing.
Wachovia Corporation (NYSE:WB) is one of the nation's
largest diversified financial services companies, with
assets of $782.9 billion and market capitalization of
$75.3 billion at December 31, 2007. Wachovia provides a
broad range of retail banking and brokerage, asset and
wealth management, and corporate and investment banking
products and services to customers through 3,400 retail
financial centers in 21 states from Connecticut to
Florida and west to Texas and California, and nationwide
retail brokerage, mortgage lending and auto finance
businesses. Globally, clients are served in selected
corporate and institutional sectors and through more
than 40 international offices. Our retail brokerage
operations under the Wachovia Securities brand name
manage more than $1.2 trillion in client assets through
17,900 registered representatives in 1,500 offices
nationwide. Online banking is available at wachovia.com;
online brokerage products and services at
wachoviasec.com; and investment products and services
evergreeninvestments.com.
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