In addition to the traditional listings in alphabetical order and by
class year, the new directory will list alumni by career and city. The
book will be offered two ways: on paper or CD-ROM. Please anticipate this
important questionnaire and respond quickly. If you do not receive a copy
soon, please call the alumni office at 404-727-6400 and we will send you
one.
Travel UpdateThanks to all of you who responded with encouragement
and suggestions to my
column about our travel program. As we hoped, several of our trips
for 1997 have sold out, including the Winter Escapade to Austria and the
Alumni Campus Abroad to Tuscany.
Because of our success with the Alumni Campus Abroad program, Emory
is one of a select number of universities to offer a new program to Stirling,
Scotland, for nine days beginning August 27. Home base will be the Stirling
Highland Hotel, with visits to Edinburgh, Loch Ness, The Trossachs, and
the Pathways of Rob Roy McGregor. Many of you have mentioned Scotland as
a preferred destination, and I hope you will take advantage of this economical
and well-planned program. If you would like more information on this or
any other trip, please call Diane Loeser at the alumni office at 404-727-4239.
I welcome your comments and suggestions. You may call me at 404-727-6400,
or e-mail me at rcarpen@emory.edu.
Travel Opportunities for 1997
Alumni College of Ireland; Ennis, Ireland, nine days
May 6 to 14
This popular Alumni Campus Abroad program sold
out in 1996, so we're offering it again. Whether you're simply curious
or an avid enthusiast, this concept offers an opportunity to learn, explore,
and relax with fellow alumni. Highlights include Bunratty Castle, the Burren
Center, Coole Park, Thoor Ballylee and Galway City, and the Cliffs of Moher.
$1,995.
Alumni College of Tuscany; Cortona, Italy, (SOLD OUT) nine days
May 14 to 23
A brand-new Alumni Campus Abroad program. Enjoy
the tradition and magnificent beauty of Tuscany. Excursions include a walking
tour of Cortona, the Tuscan countryside, Siena, Perugia and Assisi, ancient
Montepulciano, and Florence. $2,195.
Alaskan Wilderness and Voyage of the Glaciers, thirteen days
July 21 to August 2
Arrive in Vancouver and board the deluxe Cunard Dynasty for a memorable
cruise of the Inside Passage. Enjoy up-close views of massive Hubbard Glacier,
Misty Fjord, and the Inside Passage with ports of call at Ketchikan, Wrangell,
Skagway, and Juneau. This tour also features two nights in Denali National
Park, where you'll view the stunning Alaskan landscape from the glass-domed
rail cars of the McKinley Explorer. This unforgettable trip will
conclude in Fairbanks. From $2,995.
Alumni College of Scotland; Stirling, Scotland, nine days
August 27 to September 4
Another brand-new Alumni Campus Abroad program
offered through only a select number of universities this year. Spend nine
days in Scotland, from your home base at the Stirling Highland Hotel, where
your visit will include Edinburgh, Scottish Highland, Loch Ness, The Trossachs,
and the Pathways of Rob Roy MacGregor. $2,295.
Wines of the World: Bordeaux, eleven days
October 2 to 12
This opportunity to visit well-known wine chateaux
and sample their wares will entice wine enthusiasts of every level. Wine
tastings and lectures highlight this journey. While in Bordeaux, you'll
experience the Dordogne Valley, Sarlat, Graves, Saint Emilion, Medoc, Sauternes,
Biarritz, and San Sebastian, Spain. $3,795.
For travel information, send name, address, and telephone number
to: Association of Emory Alumni Travel Program, 1627 North Decatur Road,
Atlanta, Georgia 30322, or call (404) 727-4239. Individual trip brochures
will be mailed to interested alumni as soon as they are available, usually
six months prior to departure. All pricing is per person, based on double
occupancy.
William
Newman '71C
A ride for your ride
When thunder-dunking NBA center Shaquille O'Neal
was traded last year from the Orlando Magic to the Los Angeles Lakers,
he was faced with a problem few people have-how to get his armada of expensive
automobiles out to the West Coast. His solution was to contact Tampa-based
Newman International Transport, which is owned by 1971 Emory College alumnus
William Newman. His company has shipped pricey rides for celebs including
pop star Elton John, Oscar-winning actor Nicholas Cage, and former heavyweight
champion George Foreman.
Newman's company, which was founded more than a decade ago, is one of
the largest shippers of exotic cars in America. A major reason for its
success is the business' reputation for on-time delivery. "Unlike
other trucking companies that lie through their teeth about their schedules,
if Bill Newman tells you that cars are going to be picked up today or tomorrow,
you can go to the bank with the information," Derek Tracey, sales
manager at Rolls Royce of Beverly Hills, recently told the Tampa Tribune.
Tight schedules and a specific route are two primary differences between
Newman's company and other transporters. Instead of waiting for his trucks
to fill up, as is the policy with some other companies, his leave according
to a strict timetable. And as opposed to delivering cars all over the United
States, Newman's operation sticks to a lucrative loop from the Southeast,
through Texas, and into California. "We're like an airline that goes
back and forth from coast to coast," says Newman.
Newman came up with the idea for the company with his father, who had
some experience shipping his extensive collection of vintage Rolls Royces.
Newman International Transport now ships nearly two hundred cars a month,
including many new and exotic automobiles. The pricetag of some of the
vehicles can run into the seven figures, so every precaution is taken:
they travel in enclosed, climate-controlled trailers, and straps are used
instead of chains to protect the axles. "We'll even cover the cars
inside the truck in case you have a million-dollar sports car or a very
rare car," explains Newman. "So it's like traveling in your living
room."
Newman International Transport also works with production companies
to deliver cars for use in commercials, music videos, and films. Even though
his company has hauled both the Ferrari driven in Beverly Hills Cop
II and a Batmobile piloted in Batman Returns, Newman says the most
noteworthy vehicle he has ever shipped was a pristine British Morgan convertible
used in the fractious Michael DouglasKathleen Turner film, The
War of the Roses.
Ironically, all the TLC that Newman's company lavished on the little
import was for naught. "They got the car, and it was in perfect condition,"
remembers Newman. "And I asked them, When do you want us to take it
back? And they said, Go see the movie. They just destroyed that car in
the film."--J.D.T.
Clint Smith '82MBA
Filling a publishing niche
When Clint Smith '82MBA, former publisher of Georgia
Trend magazine, began New World Communications in 1992, Atlanta lacked
a comprehensive guide to the visual arts community. That void inspired
Smith to launch Museums and Galleries, published bimonthly and distributed
free at fine arts venues, visitors' centers, and hotels. Printed in a handy
five-by-eight-inch format, each issue contains a calendar of events, feature
stories, artist and gallery profiles, and maps with gallery locations.
Although the magazine is geared toward tourists, according to Smith, Museums and Galleries has been "as popular
with local people as it is with visitors."
Smith also publishes Antiques Atlanta and intends to develop
similar arts and antiques guides for cities such as Nashville, Charlotte,
and Savannah. Since its founding, New World Communications has produced
some thirty arts publications. Smith's company is also a custom magazine
publisher for local non-profit organizations and corporations. Its credits
include Good Cents magazine for the Southern Company, Preview
for Georgia Public Television, and catalogs and guides for the High Museum
of Art, the Atlanta History Center, and the Arts Festival of Atlanta. "It's
a service that people obviously need, and it's a business I know,"
Smith says.--A.O.A.
Brian
L. Bowen '79Ox-'82B
Tashkent Calling
The Wall Street Journal called the first international
entrepreneurial venture by Brian L. Bowen '79Ox-'82B "one of the most
unusual business stories to emerge from the former Soviet Union."
A certified public accountant from Perry, Bowen and five local partners
formed the International Communications Group (ICG) and offered cellular
telephone service in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, shortly after the former Soviet
republic opened to Western investment in 1990.
"We thought, Let's go somewhere where no one else would go,"
Bowen told the Wall Street Journal. While major U.S. corporations
were avoiding the region, Bowen and his partners studied maps and decided
to court the officials of Tashkent, the fourth largest city in the former
Soviet Union. It has a population of 2.2 million and a phone system dating
back to the 1920s. Bowen moved to Uzbekistan to manage the venture, and
by 1992 Tashkent was the third former Soviet city, following Moscow and
St. Petersburg, to have cellular service.
ICG's predicted earnings for 1996 are $50 million, triple those of the
previous year and forty times the group's initial investment. The company
has been approached by telecommunications giants including Motorola and
Northern Telecom for link-ups, use of equipment, and shares in equity.
Bowen's goal, however, is to take the company public and pursue other ventures
in Central Asia.--A.O.A.
Ed DeWeese '53T
A renewed faith
Twelve years ago, Ed DeWeese '53T underwent a crisis
that transformed his faith and his life. A United Methodist minister who
had served in the Mississippi conference, he spent thirteen months in a
state prison after he was convicted of embezzlement in 1985. "I had
a real experience of forgiveness with God and a [renewed] call to my ministry,"
DeWeese says. "I started ministering in the prison itself."
While incarcerated, DeWeese composed a manuscript of devotionals specifically
for prisoners. Scheduled for publication this spring by the United Methodist
Church, Prayers for Prisoners presents a series of scriptural passages,
prayers, and reflections written in simple, inviting language. The books
will be sold to churches or groups who will provide them to prison chaplains
for free distribution.
"It deals with matters of considerable interest to people who are
incarcerated," DeWeese explains. "They want God's forgiveness
for what they've done. They're interested in repentance, in getting their
lives back in order, in healing, self-control, visitation, financial security,
deliverance from prison."
After his own release, DeWeese served as a state director for Prison
Fellowship Ministries. Now semi-retired, he serves as a chaplain in a Baton
Rouge hospital.
"In his own life, [DeWeese] has turned that time of pain into a
time of grace," George E. Goodbout, a Roman Catholic chaplain, writes
in a foreword to the book. "Through this publication, he offers insights
to others in hope that they too might use this time to grow in faith."--A.O.A.
Help us find lost alumni from 1962-82
The University does not have current mailing addresses for these alumni who will be celebrating reunions this fall.
If you have any information on their whereabouts, please forward their
last known address and/or phone number to:
Emory University
Alumni Records Department
795 Gatewood Road
Atlanta, GA 30322
If you would like to phone in this information, call (404) 727-6400
or (404) 727-4249. You may also fax to (404) 727-4876 or e-mail at eurec@emory.edu.
Eugene Hendrix Sanders '19C-'28G turns
one hundred
On February 23, more than four hundred family members and friends gathered
at the Emory Conference Center Hotel to celebrate the one-hundredth birthday
of Eugene Hendrix Sanders, who graduated from Emory College in 1918 and
earned his master's degree from the University in 1928. Sanders was a high
school science teacher in Atlanta for froty-two years, organized the State
Science Fair in 1948, served two terms as the Atlanta Teachers Association,
and was honored as a Star Teacher in 1962. Also active in the Decatur Lions
Club, Sanders was named the Outstanding Lion of Geor
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