H405 – Sanford Soverhill Atwood (1963-1977)
Provost at Cornell prior to his arrival at Emory as president, Atwood was determined to increase Emory’s reputation and lead a capital campaign to address a large deficit and inadequate endowment. His fund-raising campaign was extremely successful, due in part to the 72 speeches Atwood made in the first year of his presidency, making friends and renewing alumni relationships throughout the country.

The success of the capital campaign led to Atwood doubling the size of the faculty and beginning $150 million worth of construction—three times the amount spent on all construction throughout the history of Emory, prior to Atwood’s presidency.

The Atwood apartment is located in the Graduate Residential Center. This spacious two bedroom, two 1⁄2 bath apartment is 1,154 square feet in size.