ARChiveS ARCS® Atlanta Chapter Newsletter Volume No. IX, Issue No.1 Fall, 2007 Dr. Mary Brown Bullock to Address ARCS Scholars Luncheon Upcoming Events The annual Scholars’ Lunch- Colleges and Universities, 11/15 Scholars’ Luncheon eon will be held Thursday, and chaired the Women’s November 15, at the Ritz- College Coalition. She is a 12/5 Board Meeting Carlton, Atlanta. Liz Troy, director of the American 1//23 General Member- Scholars Luncheon Chair- Council on Education and ship Meeting & Luncheon man, has announced that Dr. vice chair of the Atlanta Re- Mary Brown Bullock, former gional Consortium for 2/15 Dues Deadline president of Agnes Scott Higher Education. In 2006, College, will be the keynote Dr. Bullock was named a 3/19 Board Meeting speaker. Dr. Bullock is cur- policy fellow at the Wood- 5/14 Annual Meeting & rently at Emory University as row Wilson International Luncheon Visiting Distinguished Profes- Center for Scholars. sor of China Studies. 6/4-7 National Annual Dr. Bullock is a member of Meeting & 50th Anniver- During Dr. Bullock’s 11-year The Carter Center Board of sary Celebration in tenure at Agnes Scott, en- Councilors, National Survey Pasadena, CA A 1966 Phi Beta Kappa rollment increased by more of Student Engagement’s 6/11 New Board/Old than 50 percent, the faculty National Advisory Board, graduate of Agnes Scott, Dr. Board Meeting grew by one third, fundrais- and Southern Global Strate- Bullock continued her educa- ing reached record levels, gies Council. She serves on tion at Stanford University and a the board of directors for where she earned her mas- $120 million capital improve- SunTrust Bank and Atlanta ter’s degree (1968) and doc- ment program was com- Genuine Parts Company. torate degree (1973) in Chi- pleted. The biggest structural nese history. She currently Inside this issue: achievement was the com- As a child, Bullock lived in lives with her husband, pletion of the $36.5 million Asia with her parents. A George, in Decatur, Georgia. Scholarship 2 state-of-the-art science cen- specialist on China, her re- Donors ter which includes a three- search and publications focus “We are especially pleased story mural of Agnes Scott’s on the role of American to have Dr. Bullock as our New Members 3 DNA. In January 2006, the medicine and science in keynote speaker since sev- science center was named China and on U.S.-China eral of our Atlanta ARCS 15-50 Celebration 4-5 the Mary Brown Bullock relations. She chairs the members have worked di- Science Center in her honor. China Medical Board of New rectly with her at Agnes Ichauway Trip 6-7 York, Inc., and is a member Scott College and have A national leader in higher of the National Science served with her on the Scholar Support 7-8 education, she served two Foundation’s Advisory Com- Board of Directors,” said Liz Task Force Report years as chair of the National mittee on U.S. China Coop- Troy, Luncheon Chair. Association of Independent eration in science, Policy, Research and Education. Page 2 ARChiveS 2007 Scholarship Donors Having just finished celebrating our fifteenth anniversary and now entering our sixteenth year as an ARCS chapter, we thank our members, foundations, and corporations who have given so generously to support our ARCS scholars. The new three year funding cycle is off to a great start with approximately $143,000 in the fund balance. We are thrilled to have three new donors this year: JH Holdings, Inc. donated $25,000 toward the new three year funding cycle, Arby’s Restaurant Group contributed $7,500 for a scholar studying nutrition, and Spectrum Brands. Among our many member donors are the MonARCS who have contributed a cumulative gift of $25,000 or more. Einstein Circle Madeline & Howell E. Adams, Jr. Charitable Trust JH Holdings, Inc.* Arby’s Restaurant Group Sally & Warren Jobe ARCS Atlanta Membership James R. Kuse Foundation* Joseph G. & Inez Crawford Burtchaell Foundation* Linda T. Mauldin Cooley Family Foundation Mellon Private Wealth Management Group The James M. Cox Foundation Harriet & Sandy Miller* Marcia & John Donnell* Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Rice Patsy & Jere Drummond* Sartain-Lanier Family Foundation, Inc. The Eleven Eighty-Three Fund Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc.* Georgia-Pacific Foundation, Inc.* Spectrum Brands Graves Foundation* The Teem Family* Betsy & Harald Hansen* Kay & Buddy Weiss C. Tycho & Marie Howle Foundation, Inc. Zeist Foundation, Inc.* Imlay Foundation, Inc.* * Indicates MonARCS Madame Curie Circle Kathy & Dennis Berry Susie & Bill Deyo Harry & Caroline Gilham Foundation Debbie & Bill Liss Debby & Jim Robbins Nita Stokes Dr. William Torres Century Circle Mollie Winston Barrow Cecile Jones Jan & Gus Bennett Ann & Larry Klamon Mary Alice Blane Lynne Land Reg & Terry Bridges Pat & Nolan Leake Nancy Chambers Gay Love Ada Lee Correll Sherry & John Lundeen Jane & Steve Dolinger Elizabeth & Frank Martin Norma Edenfield Rhonda J. Martin and Richard A. DeMillo Betty Freezor Leslie & Hugh McLeod Marty & John Gillin Joanne Michaels Shearon Glover Teed Poe Joan & Bill Goodhew Anne & Bill Shearer Joanne Gross Deede Stephenson Louise Gunn Sue & John Wieland Corrie Johnson Volume No. IX, Issue No.1 Page 3 ARCS Atlanta Welcomes Two New Members: Class of 2007 The Membership Committee, chaired by Carla Fackler, met on October 3 to consider candidates for two Active open- ings. Anne Deeley Easterly and Laura Jones Hardman were proposed by the committee and unanimously ap- proved by the Board at its Board meeting on October 10. ARCS Atlanta extends a warm welcome to our two new outstanding members. Anne Deeley Easterly, sponsored by Laura Jones Hardman was spon- Ginny Plummer and Sally Jobe, founded her own sored by Clare Whitfield and Kathryn communication consulting company in 1975. Graves. Laura is a native of Atlanta and Anne has provided internal marketing and the daughter of two of our city’s leading employee communications consulting to lead- citizens. She has served as an Emory ing U.S. companies, including local corpora- University Trustee since 1983 and as a tions BellSouth, Cox Communications, Equi- Director on the Kaiser Foundation fax and Home Depot. She was the first re- Health Plan of Georgia, Inc. since 1985. cipient of the prestigious Catalyst Award She is a member of the Alliance Theatre from the Atlanta Chapter of the International Company Board of Directors, serving as Association of Business Communicators and chairman from 1981-85. She was re- was one of the first women invited to join the cently named an Ossabaw Island Foun- downtown Atlanta Rotary Club. Anne has dation Trustee. Laura served as a served as a board member for the Atlanta Woodruff Arts Center Trustee for 20 Chapter American Red Cross, Leadership years and as a director or trustee for Atlanta, Georgia Special Olympics and several Atlanta performing arts organi- SciTrek. She was named Advisor to the zations, including the Center for Pup- Women’s Collection at Georgia State Univer- petry Arts, the Atlanta College of Art sity Library. In her spare time, Anne loves to and the Atlanta Ballet Company. Her play golf and to travel. She particularly enjoys husband, John, is President and Chief “adventure” travel. Some of her adventures Executive Officer for The Carter Cen- include taking a dog sled trip in Canada and ter. They have one daughter and two on another trip she climbed Mount Kiliman- twin sons. They just became grandpar- jaro in East Africa. Her husband, Mike, is an ents for the first time in October when investment banker. their daughter gave birth to a baby girl. New Member Application Forms will be available early next year. The Membership Committee will review the applications next fall and present their recommendations to the October Board Meeting. Congratulations to Anne and Laura as our newest ARCS Atlanta members! Sincere appreciation is extended to the Membership Committee for their time and effort on selecting and recommending excellent new members. Serving on the committee with Carla Fackler were Elizabeth Spiegel, Mentor Chair; Cathey Millichap, Membership Relations Chair; Kathy Berry, Caroline Gilham, Susan McGonigle and ex officio members Jan Bennett and Sherry Lundeen. In Sympathy It is with great sadness that we mark the passing of the spouses of two or our ARCS members. Debby Robbins’ husband, Jim Robbins, died at their home in Westport, Massachusetts, on October 10, 2007, after a battle with cancer. We express our deepest sympathy to Debby, her family, and her friends. Jeanne Berry’s husband, Carroll Berry, died of complications from Parkinson’s disease on October 13, 2007. Our deepest condolences go out to Jeanne and her family and friends. Page 4 ARChiveS ARCS Fifteen/ Fifty Celebration: A Gala Event By Betty Feezor On September 14, 160 ARCS mem- and we were extremely proud to net committee members included Anne bers and spouses gathered for a gala more than $20,000 from the Fifteen/ Boyd, Peggy Cooley, Frannie Graves, event celebrating the Fifteenth Anni- Fifty Celebration. Donations to the Betsy Hansen, Lillo Harris, Sally Hin- versary of the Atlanta Chapter and Endowment are investments in the kle and Betts Love. the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Na- education of generations to come The honorees each received a crystal tional ARCS Foundation. The Cele- and we hope that as members make vase engraved with the ARCS logo. bration honored the Founding Mem- decisions regarding Planned Giving, Members received a program book- bers of the Atlanta Chapter and of- they will give consideration to the let which contained biographies of fered a Salute to Atlanta’s Charter ARCS Atlanta Endowment Fund.” each of the founders - a fascinating Members in the Class of 1992. (See The black tie event featured cocktails view of the women who have con- sidebars) Proceeds benefited the At- and dinner at the Cherokee Town tributed so much to our Chapter.