Emory in Words and Pictures
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In the early 1900s two brothers Asa and Warren Candler, were instrumental in Emory's move to Atlanta and its elevation to university status. Asa -- an emory trustee who had purchased the formula for Coca-Cola in 1888 -- gave $1 million and seventy-five acres; his brother Warren -- a Methodist bishop and former president of Emory College -- was named chancellor. Sixty-five years later, another pair of brothers -- George and Robert Woodruff -- transformed Emory with their gift of $105 million in 1979. Both men were Emory trustees. In addition, Robert was chair of the board of The Coca-Cola Compnay, and George was a business leader and philanthropist. | ||||
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