Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Felisha Mason McDougald

Yes, it is hard to miss Felisha McDougald when she walks into a room. And, yes, she was a finalist on NBC television's, "The Apprentice" with Donald Trump. However, Felisha McDougald is much more.

She is founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Mason Development, a multimillion-dollar company, and founder and partner at Midwest Professional Insurance Services.

Felisha is a supporter of March of Dimes. The reason, in part, is to honor her father Roy, who was a neonatal intensive care nurse.

She graduated from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, and is a licensed pilot.

Photograph copyright 2013 Larry F. Levenson. All rights reserved.

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Norm Stewart




Norm Stewart,
 basketball coach at the University of Missouri from 1967 to 1999.


Highlights of his career include:

* 8 Big Eight Conference regular-season championships.
* 6 Big Eight Conference post-season tournament titles. 
* 16 NCAA Tournament appearances, including 2 Elite Eights.
* 5 National Invitation Tournament post-season appearances.
* 1 CCA post-season tournament appearance.
* 1982 UPI Basketball Coach of the Year, and 1994 Associated Press Coach of the Year.
* Won the most games in school history by a wide margin.
* Had more wins for MU than in its entire 60-year basketball history prior to his arrival.
* 17 seasons with 20 wins or more.
* Coached 9 All-American players, and 21 First-Team All Conference players.
* St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame.
* National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.

There is a story about the University of Missouri Tigers playing in Lawrence, Kansas, against the University of Kansas Jayhawks: Coach Stewart refused to have his team lodge, dine or purchase gasoline in Kansas because the taxes paid would support the rival school.

Norm's intensity on the sidelines earned him the name, "Stormin' Norman".

Photograph copyright 2013 Larry F. Levenson. 

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Lesley Rausch, Principal Dancer

Lesley Rausch joined Seattle's Pacific Northwest Ballet as a member of the Corps de Ballet in 2001. She advanced to Soloist in 2007, and Principal dancer in 2011.

Photograph copyright 2013 Larry F. Levenson. All rights reserved.

Kevin Harlan, CBS

Kevin Harlan grew up close to National Football League football. His father, Bob, was President and Chief Executive Officer for the Green Bay Packers.

Kevin is the Play-by-Play Announcer for The NFL on CBS.


In 1994, Kevin began broadcasting the NFL on Fox Sports. In 1998, he joined the CBS Television Network's NFL broadcast team. 


Photograph copyright 2013 Larry F. Levenson. All rights reserved.

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Pearls From Tiffany & Co.


This opera-length, Ziegfeld pearl necklace, owned by Tiffany & Co., is lovely and elegant.

I think the primary function of jewelry, no matter how exquisite, is to simply accent the lovely and elegant lady wearing it - such as my model.

Photograph copyright 2013 Larry F. Levenson. All rights reserved.

Sunday, October 6, 2013

Hartmut Feyhl


Car enthusiasts around the world send their cars to German-born Hartmut Feyhl in Florida, who modifies the engines, brakes, and suspension for extreme performance. He is the owner and founder of RENNtech, one of the world's most respected automobile-performance companies. 
Feyhl's high-performance cars have been featured on the covers of leading automotive magazines, including Car and Driver, eMercedesBenz, Motor Trend, AutoWeek, Modified Luxury & Exotics and others. Modified Luxury & Exotics described RENNtech as, "one of the foremost Mercedes-Benz tuners in the world." 
Hartmut spent 12 years at AMG Germany, a performance-engineering firm, then was North American Technical Director for AMG before it became a part of Mercedes-Benz. He left AMG to launch RENNtech.

Photograph copyright 2013 Larry F. Levenson. All rights reserved.