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Release date: March 21, 2007 Emory Receives Gift of $5 Million for Ethics Center
"We are deeply grateful for the leadership and support of John and Sue Wieland, who have shown through their active involvement and generosity their commitment to the highest standards of ethical engagement across the professions," said Emory President James Wagner. "They have helped Emory move toward fulfilling its vision as an academic community whose members work for positive transformation of the world." "John Wieland has been an important part of the life of the Center for Ethics since 1994," said Kathy Kinlaw, interim director of the Center for Ethics. "With this gift, which makes a new home for the Center possible, John and his wife Sue help us to cultivate deep roots, making tangible the vital role that the center and ethical engagement play in the life of Emory." John Wieland, founder, chairman and chief creative officer of John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods, is a founding member of the Advisory Council of the Center for Ethics and is the immediate past chair of the council, a position he served in for eight years. "Ethics should be at the core of everything we do in society, whether it's business, education or health care," said John Wieland. He added that bringing the study of ethics to the core of the campus has been a long-held dream of his and many others, including former ethics center director James Fowler, who retired from Emory in 2005. "I'm thrilled that the dream is being realized," he said. The new John and Susan Wieland Center for Ethics will occupy the first floor and 10,000 square feet in a new $34 million 70,000-square-foot structure near Emory's Quadrangle at the heart of the campus that will also be the new home for Emory's Candler School of Theology. The center's new home will triple its current space, with 17 faculty/staff offices, a library, conference room and seminar room, in addition to a 100-seat flexible-use room for classes, seminars and public lectures. The building's exterior will mirror the signature Italianate architecture of the campus and is expected to receive Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, which is awarded selectively to buildings designed and constructed under sustainability guidelines. John Wieland recently chaired the High Museum's building committee for its expanded campus, and is a member of the board of trustees of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, a division of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. He also is former chairman of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and has served on the board of directors of the High Museum of Art since 1988 and was its chair for three years. He is a graduate of Amherst College and Harvard Business School, and holds an honorary doctorate from Amherst. Sue Wieland has been involved in a number of community outreach and special projects, and currently serves as a member of the Woodruff Arts Center board of trustees. She has been a member of the board of trustees of Columbia Theological Seminary and The Westminster Schools, and a member of the board of directors of Atlanta Women's Foundation, Habitat for Humanity-Atlanta, Atlanta Community Foundation, Families First, Atlanta Children's Shelter, Communities in Schools and The Alliance Theatre, among others. She is a graduate of Wheaton College in Norton, Mass. John Wieland and his company have received numerous awards for excellence; Wieland has been named National Builder of the Year by Professional Builder Magazine, and the company has received the National Housing Quality Award presented by the National Association of Home Builders Research Center. In 2006, Wieland was named the Council for Quality Growth's Four Pillar Honoree, an award recognizing his significant contributions to the growth, economic development and quality of life in the Atlanta region. ### Emory University is one of the nation's leading private research universities and a member of the Association of American Universities. Known for its demanding academics, outstanding undergraduate college of arts and sciences, highly ranked professional schools and state-of-the-art research facilities, Emory is ranked as one of the country's top 20 national universities by U.S. News & World Report. In addition to its nine schools, the university encompasses The Carter Center, Yerkes National Primate Research Center and Emory Healthcare, the state's largest and most comprehensive health care system. Subscribe to News@Emory RSS feeds for automatic updates of the latest news at Emory. |
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