Talk:Stewart W. Bainum Jr.

Proposing article update

Hi there, I'm here to ask editors to help expand and update this article to improve its readability and further develop the noteworthy aspects of Stewart W. Bainum Jr.'s life. As disclosure, I do have a financial conflict of interest, as I am here as part of my work at Beutler Ink, consulting on behalf of Mr. Bainum.

Overall, my draft seeks to improve the structure of this article, fix inaccuracies throughout, and highlight the details of Mr. Bainum's business and political careers (where appropriate and properly sourced, of course). In particular, from news clippings provided by Mr. Bainum and from research on Lexis Nexis and HighBeam, I've been able to find a lot of older sources that provide information about his political career and development of the company that became Choice Hotels.

The new draft is saved in my user space here: User:16912_Rhiannon/Stewart_W._Bainum_Jr

You can see the changes vs. the current article's wording in a diff here.

Given there is a lot of new material, I'd like to suggest editors start with Early life, which my draft proposes changing to Early life and education. You'll see the draft includes additional detail and sourcing to give a more complete overview. For ease of discussion, I've included the section draft below:

Proposed Early life and education section

Stewart W. Bainum Jr. was born March 25, 1946, and raised in Takoma Park, Maryland. He was the second of four children born to Stewart W. Bainum Sr., who was the founder of what became Choice Hotels and HRC Manor Care, and Jane Goyne. Bainum began working for his father's business at age 12 during summer breaks.

Bainum was educated at Takoma Academy, where he was president of his senior class. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Pacific Union College in Napa Valley, California, in 1968. At Pacific Union, Bainum served as president of the campus student association. He received a Master in Business Administration from the UCLA Anderson School of Management in 1970, and was named in 2010 as one of the 100 Most Inspirational Alumni over a 75-year span, and taught at Southern College in the Tennessee River Valley. After UCLA, Bainum studied theology at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan, for 18 months from 1971 to 1972.

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Stewart W. Bainum Jr. was born March 25, 1946, and raised in [[Takoma Park, Maryland]].<ref name="Marylandarchives">{{cite web |url=http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/speccol/sc5100/sc5123/000002/html/bainum.html |title=Society of Senates Past: Roster: STEWART BAINUM Jr. |website=[[Maryland State Archives]] |access-date=November 16, 2015}}</ref> He was the second of four children born to [[Stewart W. Bainum Sr.]], who was the founder of what became Choice Hotels and HRC Manor Care, and Jane Goyne. Bainum began working for his father's business at age 12 during summer breaks.<ref name=Palombo94>{{cite news |title=Sandy and Stuart Bainum Jr. happily ever after |last1=Palombo |first1=Ruth |newspaper=Washington Life |date=April-May 1994 |accessdate=27 March 2017}}</ref>

Bainum was educated at [[Takoma Academy]], where he was president of his senior class.<ref name="Marylandarchives"/><ref name=Forbes400>{{cite news |title=Forbes 400 |newspaper=[[Forbes (magazine)|Forbes]] |date=13 October 1997}}</ref> He received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in history from [[Pacific Union College]] in [[Napa Valley, California]], in 1968.<ref name="Marylandarchives"/> At Pacific Union, Bainum served as president of the campus student association.<ref name=Forbes400/> He received a [[Master in Business Administration]] from the [[UCLA]] [[Anderson School of Management]] in 1970, and was named in 2010 as one of the 100 Most Inspirational Alumni over a 75-year span, and taught at [[Southern Adventist University|Southern College]] in the [[Tennessee River Valley]].<ref name="Marylandarchives"/><ref name=Forbes400/><ref name="ucla">{{cite web |url=http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/alumni/100-inspirational-alumni/inspirational-alumni-list |title=100 inspirational alumni |publisher=[[UCLA Anderson School of Management]] |accessdate=30 March 2017}}</ref> After UCLA, Bainum studied theology at [[Andrews University]] in [[Berrien Springs, Michigan]], for 18 months from 1971 to 1972.<ref name="Marylandarchives"/><ref name=Novack90>{{cite news |title=Tip O'Neill works here |last1=Novack |first1=Janet |newspaper=[[Forbes (magazine)|Forbes]] |date=10 December 1990}}</ref>

Let me know if you have any feedback or questions about the new draft and specific changes made. As I do have a COI, I do not intend to make any edits to the live article, and instead hope that an uninvolved editor (or editors) can review and make the changes they feel are appropriate. Thanks in advance! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 17:23, 14 April 2017 (UTC)

Pinging Zigzig20s, who created this article, to see they'd be interested in reviewing my proposal to expand and update this article. As I've detailed above, I was able to get access to older press clippings that helped with clarifying information and adding more detail. Let me know if you have any feedback or questions. Thanks in advance! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 18:02, 21 April 2017 (UTC)

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I think "was named in 2010 as one of the 100 Most Inspirational Alumni over a 75-year span" sounds like advertising.Zigzig20s (talk) 13:15, 22 April 2017 (UTC)

Can you please provide a link to the Washington Life article or send me a PDF?Zigzig20s (talk) 13:18, 22 April 2017 (UTC)

Hi Zigzig20s! Thanks for the initial feedback re: the alumni award, let me know if there's anything else you'd suggest adjusting / trimming. I'll send you a PDF of the Washington Life article as it's not available anywhere online. 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 12:58, 24 April 2017 (UTC)

Hi again, Zigzig20s, while you're reviewing the Washington Life source, I just wanted to let you know that I'm going to reach out in a couple of places to see if others would like to help review this draft, too. For now, I've trimmed out the inspirational alumni detail in my user space and am looking forward to more of your feedback as you're able to share it. If you're occupied elsewhere right now, that's ok too, I'll see if other folks can take a look in the meantime. 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 20:19, 4 May 2017 (UTC)

I will take a look, but why are you in such a hurry?Zigzig20s (talk) 20:27, 4 May 2017 (UTC)

No hurry, I just take a "more the merrier" approach to getting feedback. 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 20:46, 4 May 2017 (UTC)

@Portfolio1 and Dicklyon: As you have both edited this page in the past, I'm wondering if you might also be interested to review my expanded draft for the page? The new draft is in my user space, here. As noted above, I do have a financial COI, so I'm looking for uninvolved editors to provide feedback and make the edits if they look ok. Thanks in advance! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 20:55, 26 May 2017 (UTC)

Thanks so much to Whoisjohngalt for reviewing my draft and moving it into the live article! Everything looks great. Just as a quick follow-up query: I've uploaded a photo of Mr. Bainum to Commons and the permissions release has been confirmed via OTRS just in the last couple of days. Would you be willing to add the photo into the infobox? The file is here: File:Stewart_W._Bainum_Jr.png Thanks again, 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 20:34, 13 June 2017 (UTC)

Photo is  Done -- thanks again Whoisjohngalt! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 21:00, 13 June 2017 (UTC)

Request to add Giving Pledge

Hi there, I'm here to ask if someone would be willing to add mention of Stewart W. Bainum Jr.'s commitment to the Giving Pledge (a campaign for wealthy individuals to donate a large portion of their fortunes) to this article. As disclosure, I do have a financial conflict of interest, as I am here as part of my work at Beutler Ink, consulting on behalf of Mr. Bainum.

Mr. Bainum's commitment to the campaign has been covered in reliable sourcing and based on that, I'd like to propose adding a simple sentence at the end of Personal life, as follows:

• Bainum and his wife committed to The Giving Pledge, a campaign to encourage wealthy people to contribute a majority of their wealth to philanthropic causes, in September 2018.

Markup for Giving Pledge addition

Bainum and his wife committed to [[The Giving Pledge]], a campaign to encourage wealthy people to contribute a majority of their wealth to philanthropic causes, in September 2018.<ref name="Barrons-Schultz-27052019">{{cite news |title=MacKenzie Bezos Among 19 Billionaires Joining the Giving Pledge |last1=Schultz |first1=Abby |work=Barron's |date=May 27, 2019 |url=https://www.barrons.com/articles/mackenzie-bezos-among-18-billionaires-joining-the-giving-pledge-01559027100 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528172612/https://www.barrons.com/articles/mackenzie-bezos-among-18-billionaires-joining-the-giving-pledge-01559027100 |archive-date=May 28, 2019 |dead-url=yes}}</ref><ref name="FoxBiz-Earl-28052019">{{cite news |title=MacKenzie Bezos, among world's richest women, pledges to donate half her $35B fortune to charity |last1=Earl |first1=Jennifer |work=[[Fox Business]] |date=May 28, 2019 |url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/business-leaders/mackenzie-bezos-donate-half-fortune-to-charity |accessdate=June 4, 2019}}</ref>

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Let me know if you have any feedback or questions about this request. As I do have a COI, I do not intend to make any edits to the live article, and instead hope that an uninvolved editor (or editors) can review and make the changes they feel are appropriate. Pinging Whoisjohngalt, who reviewed a previous request here: would you be able to take a look at this suggestion? Thanks in advance! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 21:02, 14 June 2019 (UTC)

Thanks so much, Whoisjohngalt for reviewing and adding this to the article. Just one quick fix needed: it looks like your edit duplicated the Personal life section; would you mind removing the extra one here? Thanks again! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 20:00, 17 June 2019 (UTC)

Done.Whoisjohngalt (talk)

Fantastic, thank you, Whoisjohngalt! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 21:02, 17 June 2019 (UTC)

Request to add ALIS Award and UCLA Alumni of the Year

Hi there, I'm back here to ask if it would be possible to add in two new pieces of recognition received by Stewart W. Bainum Jr. Specifically, a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit and the 2020 John E. Anderson Distinguished Alumni Award from UCLA. As disclosure, I do have a financial conflict of interest, as I am here as part of my work at Beutler Ink, consulting on behalf of Mr. Bainum.

If it seems reasonable to make these additions, I'd like to propose adding them at the end of Business career as follows:

In 2019, Bainum received a Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in hospitality, from the Americas Lodging Investment Summit. The following year, UCLA Anderson School of Management named him the recipient of its 2020 John E. Anderson Distinguished Alumni Award.

Would someone be willing to add these to the article? Thanks in advance for taking a look and please do let me know if you have any questions at all! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 01:23, 9 September 2020 (UTC)

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Done, with minor changes to the text shared. Westminster88 (talk) 08:14, 9 September 2020 (UTC)

Thanks so much, appreciate the review Westminster88! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 14:15, 9 September 2020 (UTC)