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Beloved Professor Supports ScholarshipsIf the measure of a good teacher is the impact he has on his students, Harry Rusche ranks at the top. Rusche, who held the Arthur M. Blank Distinguished Teaching Professor of English at Emory University’s College of Arts and Sciences from 1992 until 1996, says his students are his motivation for staying engaged and involved in teaching. |
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Family of Emory Athletics Icon Gives Archive to University LibrariesThe late W. Clyde “Doc” Partin was a beloved Emory University icon for more than 50 years—a teacher, coach, athletics director, and historian known for his remarkable contributions to the athletics program. Now that his family has given his personal papers, books, and sports memorabilia to Emory’s Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library (MARBL), he will have a permanent place within the University. Read More |
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First Person: Sally Lehr, MyEmory Co-ChairWhen I can put a face on where my money goes, I see the faces of so many wonderful students who were able to get the kind of education I received. They have gone on to make remarkable contributions to health care around the world, and I have felt myself a part of what they’ve done. Read More |
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First Person: Ginger Cain, MyEmory Co-ChairWhen anyone asks why I give to Emory, the short answer is that I believe in Emory. I believe in what it stands for, I believe in what it does, and I believe in what it can accomplish. Read More |
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Dean Gives to Inspire the Class of 2010Robert Paul, dean of Emory College of Arts and Sciences, has pledged $2,010 to the Senior Class Gift Campaign in honor of the Class of 2010. The Senior Class Gift Campaign is designed to educate Emory seniors on the importance of giving back to the University. |
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Hardship Fund Supports Emory EmployeesA fund to help Emory employees experiencing financial hardship will be rolling out in mid-February as part of MyEmory. The Emory University Hardship Fund, championed and shepherded by the Employee Council, Human Resources and the Faculty Staff Assistance Program, is gearing up to accept contributions. Read More |
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Emory Faculty Member Gives Tuition SupportAs a faculty member in both the Rollins School of Public Health and Emory School of Medicine, John McGowan recognizes the financial pressures that dual degree students face. To help defray the cost of education for those students, McGowan and his wife, Linda Kay, have established the John E. and Doris W. McGowan Scholarship. |
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Faculty, Staff, Alumni Plan to Support Oxford CollegeIncreasing numbers of faculty, staff, and alumni are supporting Oxford College during Campaign Emory with planned gifts to fund facilities, scholarships, programs, and other needs. Read More |
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Surgeon Pays Tribute to His FatherAs a tribute to his late father, retired Emory surgeon Ira Ferguson Jr. 52M provided a $250,000 gift to create the annual Ira A. Ferguson Lecture. In the first talk this year, Charles Ferguson, 76M—Ira Jr.’s son and a former Emory surgeon who now teaches at Harvard—traced his grandfather’s role in what he calls “the other Tuskegee experiment.” Read More |
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Professor Invests in School of MedicineAs a young physician in training, Joe Craver embraced the objectivity and superior results of heart surgery. In mentoring younger surgeons, he came to realize his own talent as a teacher, and education became his great passion. Now retired after three decades as an Emory professor and cardiac surgeon, he is perpetuating his contributions to surgical education at Emory School of Medicine. Read More |
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Faculty Member Establishes Surgery ProfessorshipKamal A. Mansour, MD, retired professor of cardiothoracic surgery in Emory School of Medicine, along with his wife, Cleo, has made a substantial gift to Emory, enabling the establishment of the Kamal A. Mansour Professorship of Thoracic Surgery. Read More |
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Emory Couple Funds Candler ScholarshipsAs a young Fulbright scholar at the University of Göttingen in the 1950s, Ted Runyon learned from Germany’s most celebrated theologians. The experience shaped his career—landing him a teaching job at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology—and convinced him of the great value of scholarships. Read More |
