Brittain nominations now being accepted
Nominations for the 2002 Martin Luther Brittain Award will be accepted through April 1. The Brittain Award is presented each year to a graduating student from any academic division who is considered to have performed the most “significant, meritorious and devoted service to Emory.”

Nomination forms are available in the Office of Campus Life, suite 401E, Dobbs Center, and can be turned in to DUC suite 415 or Drawer PP.

All staff members and faculty are invited to submit nominees for the award. For more information contact Martin Howell at 404-727-7195.

Panel to discuss Sept. 11 legal ramifications
The highlight of the School of Law’s Law Alumni Weekend will be the symposium, “The Legal Aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001,” to be held from 9:30 a.m.-noon, Saturday, March 23, in room 1E of Gambrell Hall.

The panel will focus on criminal, immigration, tax, administrative and constitutional law issues arising from the Sept. 11 attacks and their aftermath. The law school’s David Bederman, William Mayton and Marc Miller are among the panelists.

The event is free and open to public. Attorneys seeking continuing law education credit must pay a $6 fee. For more information, call 404-727-1018.

Staff Fest needs logo
Staff Fest 2002 will be held on Friday, May 17, and the planning committee is looking for slogan and logo suggestions. This year’s theme is “tropical,” and, and suggested slogans and logos should be in keeping with the tropical theme while emphasize the value of Emory’s employees and the festivity of the occasion.

The winning entry will receive a $25 gift certificate. Entries may be e-mailed to wlauver@emory.edu or sent via campus mail to Wynell Lauver, Human Resources, 1762 Clifton Road, Room 305. Please include a name, department and phone number on each entry. Deadline for entry is March 29.

Letter to Editor

A letter to the faculty and staff of Emory University, Emory Clinic and Hospitals, Wesley Woods and Oxford college:

Thank you to all the generous employees of Emory and its health care institutions, who contributed to build a better community through EmoryGives. Because of your gifts, almost $500,000 was raised to improve the quality of life for all residents of the metropolitan region and the state of Georgia.

Here are just a few of the ways that your contributions will be put to work:

• Thousands of trees will be planted to help clean the air and restore the urban canopy and hundreds of acres of land will be preserved for wildlife and recreation through your gifts to Earth Share of Georgia.

• Hundreds of hours of home health care will be provided for a patient living with a life-limiting illness through your gifts to Community Health Charities.

• Matching grants will be provided for the acquisition of computing equipment for use by clients of the Georgia Black United Fund federation members.

• Hundreds of survivors of rape and domestic violence will receive critical services and dozens of children in homeless shelters will receive medical care through contributions to Georgia Shares.

• More of Georgia’s children will have quality, affordable early childhood education and safe, productive after-school opportunities. And families and individuals will become homeowners and small business owners with contributions to United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta.

We owe an exceptional debt of gratitude to the Emory Angels—you know who you are—those major donors who helped put EmoryGives over the top. You all came through during an exceptionally difficult year, in light of the Sept. 11 tragedies and an idling economy.

We are all fortunate that Emory employees value the interconnectedness of our society. We are grateful for your selflessness, generosity, and concern for events that are larger than any one individual. Your gift through EmoryGives contributes to the greater good of the community. We encourage you to follow up with the organization(s) to which you directed your contribution. Learn more about how your money is put to work. And get involved with volunteer opportunities—each organization has its needs.

Thank you for showing the community that Emory gives.

EmoryGives charitable partners,
Community Health Charities
Earth Share of Georgia
Georgia Black United Fund
Georgia Shares
United Fund of Covington-Newton County
United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta