DOCSLIB.ORG

In Memoriam Stanford Graduate School of Business — MBA Class of 1966

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
In Memoriam Stanford Graduate School of Business — MBA Class of 1966 In Memoriam Stanford Graduate School of Business — MBA Class of 1966 Erik Bergstrom William Berry Kenneth Blackford Owsley Brown Stephen Bryant Michael Chambreau Jeffrey Cropsey William Deshler David Dunlap Bruno Duparc-Locmaria Kenneth Fitzhugh Lawrence Haws Peter deCourcy Hero Alfred Hildebrand Richard Hsieh Henrik Janson Hobart Johnson James Kempner Paul (Pete) Kitch Kraig Kramers Thomas Kully Jack Lowther Brooke Mahoney Terry Mahuron Craig McClendon Hal McKinney Michael Meara Jeffrey Milman Larry Mitchell Glen Mueller John Nordby Anthony David Paton Andris Peterson James A. Richards (formerly Spicka) R. Lawrence Snideman Samuel (Tim) Staples Warren Clayton Stephens Glyn Stout Russ Walter Robert Wells Henry Winogrond In Memoriam MBA Class of 1966 -1- Erik Bergstrom 1940 – March 8, 2017 Eric’s contribution to our 50th Reunion Class Book: My job after Stanford GSB was part of a management team for the retirement portfolio for Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company in San Francisco. My main career began when I took over a closed-end investment company (Diebold Venture Capital Co.) by means of a proxy-fight, gaining control of it. I did very well managing it. My success allowed Edith and me to start a private foundation, the Erik E. and Edith H. Bergstrom Foundation in 1981. I continue to manage the assets of the foundation. Edith (who has a Masters of Art degree from Stanford) and I, along with two program staff officers make foundation grants of almost $5M per year. Presently over $60M have ben granted in Latin America and East Africa. Profile from Inside Philanthropy: Established by Erik and Edith Bergstrom in 2002, the Bergstrom Foundation is a quiet funder that does not maintain a web presence. Erik also founded the investment company Bergstrom Capital Corp., and Edith Bergstrom is a successful painter. The foundation supports organizations that address reproductive health in Latin America. It tends, however, to support large, established organizations, such as the International Planned Parenthood Federation and Marie Stopes International. Grants that support large organizations tend to break the six-figure range. Bergstrom also funds grassroots and local groups. Tax filings reveal a focus on multiple reproductive health concerns. From Pro Mujer Blog: At Pro Mujer we are greatly saddened by the recent passing of Erik E. Bergstrom, a special and wonderful friend who helped improve and transform the lives of thousands of women served by our organization. Erik attended Whitman College where he studied economics and psychology, graduating magna cum laude. He founded Bergstrom Capital Corp., an investment firm, and started the Bergstrom Foundation in 2002 with his wife, Edith, a successful American artist. Erik’s commitment was to leave a planet to future generations where our population is in balance with the resources on which we all depend. He believed deeply and was passionate about the work of the foundation, which focuses much of its efforts on promoting women’s access to healthcare. Pro Mujer has been the proud beneficiary of the Bergstrom Foundation, receiving critical funds that support our women’s reproductive health initiatives, especially in Bolivia, where we serve over 120,000 women. The generosity of individuals like the Bergstrom’s fuel the work of Pro Mujer and remind us of the importance of solidarity as we strive to create a world where all women have the opportunity to prosper. We are deeply grateful for Erik’s dedication to improving the lives of so many. He will continue to inspire and motivate Pro Mujer’s commitment to positively impacting the lives of Latin American women and their families. In Memoriam MBA Class of 1966 -2- Our heartfelt condolences to Edith Bergstrom during this most difficult time. — Pro Mujer, Sofia Huizar, March 17, 2017 — Submitted by J.C. Richards. Email memories to be displayed below to J.C. at [email protected]. Classmates’ Memories: Erik Bergstrom In Memoriam MBA Class of 1966 -3- William Berry Died July 30, 1938 – October 8, 2017 The following is the only information available on Bill: Bill last resided in Redwood City, Calif. His spouse, Barbara, survived him. — Submitted by John Walker. Email memories to be displayed below to John at [email protected] Classmates’ Memories: Bill Berry In Memoriam MBA Class of 1966 -4- Kenneth Vale Blackford Died Feb. 18, 1938 – Dec. 18, 2017 Ken’s journey in life began in Midland, Texas, but most of his early miles were logged in Lubbock, Texas. Born Kenneth Vale Blackford, Feb. 18, 1938, his father, Kenneth Swan Blackford, and his mother, Barbara Anderson Blackford, nurtured Ken’s lifelong passion and love of learning, especially about the mechanics of the natural world. While in high school, his curiosity and desire to understand how things work led him to restore a black Model T Ford. The car became a cherished Blackford family symbol and brought smiles to all who got a ride when visiting the Blackford family home in Woodland Park, Colorado. After finishing Lubbock High School, Ken attended Yale University (1960), where he majored in physics, and where he met a wonderful group of friends with whom he formed lifelong friendships. After graduation he spent a year studying at the Eberhardt-Karls University in Tubingen, Germany, and touring around Europe. Back from Europe, Ken worked for General Electric installing Nike missile sites as a team leader of the Heavy Military Electronics Department. Afterward, he returned to school and pursued his MBA at Stanford University (1966). While completing his MBA, Ken married Elizabeth Brown (Liz), and the two settled in Los Altos, where they raised their two beloved children Phillip Aaron Blackford and Ashleigh Vale Blackford Butler. After graduation, he joined Ampex in the financial department (1966–1968). Afterward, he took a position as a marketing administrator for Time/Data Corporation (1968–1969) for domestic and international accounts. Next Ken joined Hewlett Packard (1969-1981), broadening and expanding his skills in five different computer related divisions ranging from OEM peripherals to computers and software. Recognizing the opportunities in the growing computer industry and fostering his desire to launch his own company, Ken followed his father’s entrepreneurial footsteps and created his own company, Industry Market Reports; a publishing firm covering the latest innovations in the computer industry that was burgeoning in Silicon Valley. The company had two publications with international distribution, Computer Industry Update and Microcomputer Industry Update. He grew and fostered the company for 18 years. Upon retirement, he enjoyed spending time with his beloved wife, children, and friends, traveling, playing tennis and golf, and always expanding his knowledge and interests in life. He was a longtime member of the University Club of Palo Alto, where he greatly enjoyed the tennis and camaraderie of his teammates. If you ever played on the courts with Ken or sat with a cup of coffee, you undoubtedly were the beneficiary of a bit of esoteric knowledge that he felt you needed to know. Whether it was about In Memoriam MBA Class of 1966 -5- the percentage of Neanderthal or Denisovan genes in your blood, how the Hetch Hetchy dam was built, or the migration patterns of the wandering albatross, it was always shared with his unique storytelling flair. At the core of his being, Ken understood the benevolence of life and the interconnectedness and goodness of us all. Knowing this, he was comfortable in his own skin, and those who knew him experienced his thoughtfulness, his personal warmth, his kindness, and his supportive, caring, playful, and jovial nature. Ken was a beloved husband and father — a friend to many — indeed a Gentle-Man. Ken died from heart failure on Dec. 18, 2017. His family will deeply miss the irreplaceable center of their family and the joyous light in their lives, but his inspiration will live on in their hearts forever. — Submitted by JC Richards. Email memories to be displayed below to JC at [email protected] Classmates’ Memories: Kenneth Blackford We obtained a link from the family to a folder with two videos that were played at Ken’s service. The main video, put together by Phillip Blackford, is about 15 minutes and is titled “For Dad,” and the second is titled “Ubi Caritas” and was used as the ending benediction. The video is remarkably good. It will bring back fond memories of Ken to all of us who knew and admired him. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1QBQCP0DcrAXDvYmrhyl640P2b2HPa2qe?usp=sharing — Robert Bateman In Memoriam MBA Class of 1966 -6- Owsley Brown Died Sept. 1942 – Sept. 26, 2011 Owsley Brown II, who expanded his family’s Kentucky liquor company to reach a global market for its brands, among them Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey, Southern Comfort, and Finlandia vodka, died on Sept. 26, 2011, in Louisville, Ky. He was 69. Mathew Barzun, a son-in-law, said the cause was complications of pneumonia. Mr. Brown was a former chief executive of Brown-Forman, the company founded in Louisville in 1870 by his great-grandfather George Garvin Brown. The company’s first brand, Old Forester Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky, was America’s first bottled bourbon and remains one of Brown-Forman’s strongest sellers. Mr. Brown worked his way up the ranks of the family business, becoming chief executive in 1993. Two years later, he added the title of chairman. Besides expanding into foreign markets under Mr. Brown’s leadership, Brown- Forman also introduced a number of new products. In 1995 it released Tropical Freezes, which the company calls the first blended freezer cocktails. The drink, which comes in a foil package, was another big seller. In 2002 Brown-Forman joined with Miller Brewing to produce Jack Daniel’s Hard Cola. But he resisted calls for merging Brown-Forman with another company.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Members of the Advisory Council
    STANFORD CENTER ON LONGEVITY MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL JAMES (JIM) A. JOHNSON, COUNCIL CHAIRMAN Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Johnson Capital Partners Jim Johnson has chaired the Advisory Council of The Stanford Center on Longevity since 2011. He is Chairman of Johnson Capital Partners and serves on the board of Goldman Sachs Group. He is the Chairman Emeritus of The Kennedy Center and The Brookings Institution. He has 105 years of combined New York Stock Exchange board experience including UnitedHealth and Target. He was Vice Chairman, Chairman and CEO, and Executive Committee Chairman of Fannie Mae; Managing Director at Lehman Brothers; Executive Assistant to Vice President Mondale; and a faculty member at Princeton University. He has a BA from the University of Minnesota and an MPA from the Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton. Jim lives in Washington and has a 30-year-old son, a Stanford alum. RODNEY ARMSTEAD Principal, Armstead & Esslinger Health Consultants Dr. Armstead is currently a Principal with Armstead & Esslinger Health Consultants, LLC focused on strategic, financial & operational planning/consultation to entities that are managing complex populations, specifically dual-eligibles (Medicare & Medicaid), patients receiving Long Term Services & Support (LTSS), Aged, Blind & Disabled (ABD) and Seniors & Persons with Disabilities (SPD) utilizing automated solutions via web to improve coordination of services, health outcomes and quality of life with sustained reduction in total medical expense trend. Prior to his current role, Dr. Armstead spent eight years with UnitedHealth Group, his last role with Optum in January 2012 to help lead the company’s initiatives focused on improving care provider collaboration, patient care quality and population health in communities.
    [Show full text]
  • DEIR Cover Sacred Heart School Master Plan EIR.Ai
    D RAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE SACRED HEART SCHOOLS MASTER PLAN EIR STATE CLEARINGHOUSE #2009112052 LEAD AGENCY: THE TOWN OF ATHERTON 91 ASHFIELD ROAD ATHERTON, CA 94027 ATTN: NEAL J. MARTIN, TOWN PLANNER APRIL 2010 SACRED HEART SCHOOLS MASTER PLAN PROJECT DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT PREPARED FOR: Town of Atherton Attn: Neal Martin 91 Ashfield Road Atherton, CA 94027 APPLICANT: Sacred Heart Schools 150 Valparaiso Avenue Atherton, CA 94027 PREPARED BY: Christopher A. Joseph & Associates 115 Sansome Street, Suite 1002 San Francisco, CA 94104 April 2010 SCH#2009112052 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................I-1 A. Introduction...............................................................................................................I-1 B. Purpose of the Draft EIR...........................................................................................I-1 C. Type of EIR...............................................................................................................I-3 D. Draft EIR Review Process ........................................................................................I-4 E. Intended Uses of the EIR ..........................................................................................I-5 F. Organization of the Draft EIR...................................................................................I-6 G. Levels of Significance...............................................................................................I-7
    [Show full text]
  • Payne-Douglass House HABS Ho- CA-2128 Valparaiso Avenue Menlo Park San Mateo County California Hte
    Payne-Douglass House HABS Ho- CA-2128 Valparaiso Avenue Menlo Park San Mateo County California Hte PHOTOGRAPHS WRITTEN HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE DATA Historic American Buildings Survey National Park Service Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. 20240 HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY m-m^.HP PAYNE-DOUGLASS BOUSE CA-2128 Location: Valparaiso Avenue, Campus of Menlo School and College/ Menlo Park, San Mateo County, California. Present Ctoner: Menlo School and College. Present Use: Administrative offices, study halls, and bachelor faculty apartments. Significance; This house, one of the first in California to be constructed entirely of reinforced concrete, was designed by the prominent California architect, William Curlett, for the mining heiress Mary O'Brien Payne and her wealthy husband, Theodore F. Payne. The house was subsequently owned by the inventor Leon F. Douglass. PART I. HISTORICAL INFORMATION A Physical History 1. Date of erection: 1909-1914. The house was commissioned in 1906 and construction was probably delayed by Mr. Payne's death in 1907. 2. Architect: William Curlett (1845-1914). Curlett came to San Francisco from Ireland in 1871. Initially he worked as a draftsman for Thomas J. Johnston; they established a firm of Johnston & Curlett in 1873. In 1877 he joined Augustus Laver in the firm of Laver & Curlett, and thus was partially responsible for the 1879 design of Linden Towers for James C. Flood. They designed the William S. O'Brien mausoleum, which Oscar Lewis described as "long unrivaled (despite stiff competition) for sheer ugliness in the field of cemetery architecture." After 1880 Curlett was associated with several different architects: Theodore A.
    [Show full text]
  • 2020 Special Award Recipients
    2020 GGSF Special Awards Project Number Student Title Teacher School, City American Chemical Society Excellence in Application of a Principle P604 Jo Top, Issey Lancelot, Elephant's Toothpaste: the Catalyst in the Room Gildas Lycée Francais de San Francisco, San Francisco Antoine Wellmann Guillaumet American Meteorological Society Outstanding Achievement In Atmospheric Sciences E805 Michael Hassner It’s Tough to Make Predictions (especially about the future). Jeff Nelson Korematsu Middle School, El Cerrito American Psychological Association Achievement in Pyschological Sciences S605 Hudson Blechman Get Wet, Get Cold, Get Gaming Tim Evans Mark Day School, San Rafael Army Corps of Engineers Bay Model Museum Award C906 Ron Freeman DisasterPi: A Novel Open-Source Adaptable Accessible Disaster Rachel Menlo-Atherton High School, Atherton Communications Platform Richards ASM Materials Education Foundation Most Outstanding Exhibit in Materials Science P1003 Rupal Nimaiyar Increasing the Quantum Yield of Quantum Dots to Improve the Efficiency of David Nenon Menlo School, Atherton a Quantum Dot Solar Cell Association of Women Geoscientists Outstanding Project Award E705 Kathryn Simpson Can Olivine Save the World? Lynne Dowdy St. Brendan School, San Francisco Broadcom Lemelson Early Inventor Prize P802 Alexis Jenkins Change is Hard to Swallow Lynne Dowdy St. Brendan School, San Francisco Broadcom Masters Nominee B703 Roshan Belani Health or Hype? As a consumer, what do you really know about the Minna Leigh Mark Day School, San Rafael microbiology and the expiration date of pre-washed romaine compared to organic and inorganic? B701 Megan Castellano Tiny But Mighty: How Bacteria Survive by Natural Selection Mykel Gaspar St. Patrick School, Rodeo B601 Tallulah Moon Fertile Garden, Sterile Pond Laura Madera Elementary, El Cerrito Schooley B706 Sadie O'Leary Sneaky Squirrels Lynne Dowdy St.
    [Show full text]
  • Pearl Abraham's American Taliban And
    Journal of American Studies, (), , – © Cambridge University Press and British Association for American Studies . This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/./), which permits unrestricted re-use, dis- tribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. doi:./S First published online April Reimagining Traitors: Pearl Abraham’s American Taliban and the Case of John Walker Lindh MARIA-IRINA POPESCU Pearl Abraham’s novel American Taliban uses the “true” story of John Walker Lindh, a white US citizen captured fighting for the Taliban in Afghanistan in ,toreflect on the intense mediation of public trauma in the early days of the “War on Terror.” This article dis- cusses the significance of American Taliban as a post-“/” work of literary fiction which, by imagining individual agency and interrogating the relationship between a racialized “Americanness,” treason and sovereignty, invites its readers to be critical of historical, political and media narratives in the so-called “post-truth era.” At the beginning of December , in a segment of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show titled “Operation Enduring Coverage,” American political satirist Jon Stewart challenged his viewers to “try wrapping [their] spinning heads around this one: meet twenty-year-old John Walker [Lindh], an American citizen turned Taliban soldier, recently captured after the prison uprising in Mazar-e-Sharif.” Stewart was joined by American humorist Maurice “Mo” Rocca, who satirized Lindh’s biography as “a recipe for radical Islamic funda- mentalism. An intelligent child, growing up with not one loving parent, but two loving parents, a family that’s making that difficult transition from upper middle class to lower upper class … it’s textbook, Jon.” Both Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies, University of Essex.
    [Show full text]
  • Thomashefskybrochure.Pdf
    1 ACT I 2 Joseph Rumshinsky Overture to Khantshe in amerike (1912) 3 Traditional “A mantl fun alt-tsaytikn shtof” (A Coat from Old-time Stu!) Ms. Blazer 4 Percy Gaunt The Bowery (1892) 5 Abraham Goldfaden “Mirele’s Romance” from Koldunye (The Sorceress) (1879) Ms. Widmann-Levy 6 Abraham Goldfaden Overture to Koldunye (1878) 7 Abraham Goldfaden “Babkelekh” from Koldunye (1878) Mr. Brancoveanu 8 Giacomo Minkowsky “Vi gefloygn kum ikh vider” (As if on Wings I Come) from Aleksander, der kroyn prints fun yerusholaim (Alexander, Crown Prince of Jerusalem) (1892) Ms. Widmann-Levy Mr. Brancoveanu 9 Louis Friedsell “Kaddish” from Der Yeshive bokher (The Yeshiva Student) (1899) Mr. Hensley 10 Arnold Perlmutter Medley from Dos pintele yid and Herman Wohl (A Little Spark of Jewishness) (1909) Words by Louis Gilrod “Pintele yid” and Boris Thomashefsky “Shtoyst zikh on” (Give a Guess) “Bar Mitzvah March” Ms. Blazer, Mr. Hensley Ms. Widmann-Levy , Mr. Brancoveanu I N T E R M I S S I O N ACT II 11 Arnold Perlmutter Reprise from Dos pintele yid and Herman Wohl 12 Louis Friedsell and Others Greenhorn Medley (1905-08) Words by Isidore Lillian Ms. Blazer 13 Nora Bayes “Who Do You Suppose Married My Sister? and Jack Norworth Thomashefsky” (1910) Mr. Tilson Thomas Joseph Rumshinsky Uptown, Downtown (1916) 14 Joseph Rumshinsky “Khantshe” from Khantshe in amerike (1912) Words by Isidore Lillian Ms. Blazer 15 Arnold Perlmutter “Lebn zol Columbus” (Long Live Columbus) and Herman Wohl from Der griner milyoner Words by Boris (The Green Millionaire) (1916) Thomashefsky Mr. Hensley Mr. Brancoveanu Unknown Incidental Music from Minke di dinstmoyd (Minke the Maid) (1917) Joseph Rumshinsky Title Song from Vi mener libn Words by Moishe Richter (The Way Men Love) (1919) Mr.
    [Show full text]
  • Impact Investing and Critiques of Philanthrocapitalism Benjamin Soskis June 2021
    CENTER ON NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY RESEARCH REPORT Impact Investing and Critiques of Philanthrocapitalism Benjamin Soskis June 2021 ABOUT THE URBAN INSTITUTE The nonprofit Urban Institute is a leading research organization dedicated to developing evidence-based insights that improve people’s lives and strengthen communities. For 50 years, Urban has been the trusted source for rigorous analysis of complex social and economic issues; strategic advice to policymakers, philanthropists, and practitioners; and new, promising ideas that expand opportunities for all. Our work inspires effective decisions that advance fairness and enhance the well-being of people and places. Copyright © June 2021. Urban Institute. Permission is granted for reproduction of this file, with attribution to the Urban Institute. Cover image by Tim Meko. Contents Acknowledgments iv Impact Investing and Critiques of Philanthrocapitalism 1 The Messianism of Private Capital 3 Philanthrocapitalism and the Master’s Tools 5 The Agents of Privatization 8 The Meaning of Sacrifice, the Pursuit of Profit, and the Critique of the Win-Win 11 The COVID-19 Crisis as Test of Impact Investing 16 Notes 21 References 27 About the Author 29 Statement of Independence 30 Acknowledgments Support for this report was provided by the Tipping Point Fund on Impact Investing, a project of the New Venture Fund. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflects the views of the Tipping Point Fund on Impact Investing or New Venture Fund. We are grateful to them and to all our funders, who make it possible for Urban to advance its mission. The views expressed are those of the author and should not be attributed to the Urban Institute, its trustees, or its funders.
    [Show full text]
  • ANNUAL REVIEW 2018 Waking up to Impact a Recognized Leader
    ANNUAL REVIEW 2018 Waking up to impact A Recognized Leader LenderLender of of the the year Year in inEurope Europe Ares Management is a global alternative asset manager built around three scaled businesses that collaborate to consistently deliver innovative, solutions-oriented results across market cycles. credit private equity real estate www.aresmgmt.com | www.arescapitalcorp.com The performance, awards/ratings noted herein may related only to selected funds/strategies and may not be representative of any client’s given experience and should not be viewed as indicative of Ares’ past performance or its funds’ future performance. REF: AM-00162 AresFullpageAds_Artwork.indd 2 2/12/19 11:50 AM Impact is everything ISSN 1474–8800 MARCH 2019 injected extra impetus into the movement, but TOBY Senior Editor, Private Equity MITCHENALL has also raised questions about definition. Who Toby Mitchenall, Tel: +44 207 566 5447 EDITOR'S [email protected] LETTER should be allowed to raise capital under the Senior Special Projects Editor “impact” label? It is currently a broad church, Graeme Kerr, Tel: +44 203 862 7491 [email protected] housing everything from philanthropically- Senior Editor, Private Equity, Americas driven capital that does not require “market” Isobel Markham, Tel: +1 646 380 6194 [email protected] returns at one end, to sleeves of existing port- Senior Reporters folios screened for their contribution to posi- Rod James, Tel: +44 207 566 5453 [email protected] tive change at the other. Carmela Mendoza, Tel: +852 2153 3148 One of our most read stories of 2018 broke the The definitional grey-ness is evident in the [email protected] news that KKR was joining the impact investing impact category of our annual awards.
    [Show full text]
  • 2019 – January
    Pipelines January 2019 Volume 99 Issue 5 IN THIS ISSUE DEAN’S NOTES Dean’s Notes…....………..…… 1 by Douglas Starr, Dean ([email protected]) John Walker……...…………..... 2-3 January Meeting…….…...….. 4 Greetings dear colleagues: Dinner RSVP….…………………. 5 You may remember this wise AGO Events…………………………...... 5 President’s message from John Job Openings…………………... 6-7 Walker in the October 2015 issue of TAO. Substitutes………………………. 7 “Embracing our diversity as members of AGO—the young and formerly young, those with advanced and Contact the Editor: Regina those with not-so-advanced skills, Kettering those who play digital instruments [email protected] and those who play pipe organs, urbanities ands residents of rural communities…let us celebrate this inclusive community of mutual Find us on Facebook: support, which will attract others to membership.” https://www.facebook.com/pittsburghago/ https://www.facebook.com/OASPittsburgh/ Our friend’s wisdom melts away perceptions that the Guild is a For more information, see: closed shop. We need to sustain this ‘embracing’ and I see it in so many of you, particularly at Chapter meetings. You welcome www.pitago.org newcomers and guests. You support on another’s recitals and even personal endeavors. John closed his message with advice to pursue empathy; “When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind.” Amen! Page 1 of 8 Pipelines January 2019 2019 DISTINGUISHED ARTIST – JOHN WALKER John Walker will receive the 2019 Distinguished Artist Award of the American Guild of Organists at a free celebratory recital at Shadyside Presbyterian Church, 5121 Westminster Place, Pittsburgh, on Friday, April 26, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.
    [Show full text]
  • John Walker to Be Honored at Ago Endowment Fund Distinguished Artist Award Recital and Gala Benefit Reception in Pittsburgh
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: [email protected] March 1, 2019 212-870-2311, ext. 4308 JOHN WALKER TO BE HONORED AT AGO ENDOWMENT FUND DISTINGUISHED ARTIST AWARD RECITAL AND GALA BENEFIT RECEPTION IN PITTSBURGH Colleagues, Students, Loved Ones, and Friends from Across the Country Will Gather to Celebrate His Lifetime Achievements at AGO Endowment Fund Benefit NEW YORK CITY — The American Guild of Organists (AGO) has selected interna- tionally acclaimed organist and teacher JOHN WALKER as the honoree for the 2019 AGO Endowment Fund Distinguished Artist Award Recital and Gala Benefit Reception on Friday, April 26, in Pittsburgh. The public is invited to attend. Complete information is available online at Agohq.org/2019-gala. The celebration begins at 7:30 p.m. with a free recital by John Walker at Shadyside Presbyterian Church, 5121 Westminster Place, where Dr. Walker previously served as minister of music (1992–2004). His program will include Guilmant’s stirring March on Handel’s “Lift Up Your Heads,” Virgil Fox’s transcription of Bach’s Come Sweet Death, John Knowles Paine’s virtuosic Concert Variations on Old Hundredth, and John Weaver’s Sine Nomine, along with other selections. The Gala Reception (advance tickets required) benefitting the AGO Endowment Fund will follow the recital at Mansions on Fifth, an elegant Gilded Age hotel, located just a few steps from the church. Guests will enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres while mingling and visiting with John Walker. Purchase tickets online at Agohq.org/2019-gala by April 12 to attend. — More — AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS March 1, 2019 Page 2 The AGO Endowment Fund Distinguished Artist Award Recital and Gala travels around the country to celebrate distinguished members of the organ world, to raise awareness for the Endowment Fund, and to secure gifts to strengthen it.
    [Show full text]
  • 2017 Annual Ges Report
    2017 ANNUAL GES REPORT 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD FROM TPG LEADERSHIP 3 RESPONSIBLE INVESTORS 4 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT: GLOBAL BUSINESS 6 SOLUTIONS CAPITAL 7 ASSESSMENT AND IMPACT 8 TPG FEATURED HIGHLIGHT 11 GOVERNANCE 12 ENVIRONMENTAL 13 SOCIAL 18 EXIT 24 DIVERSITY & INCLUSION INITIATIVE 25 COMMUNITY 26 CLOSING LETTER 27 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 FOREWORD FROM TPG LEADERSHIP Creating Impact Through Sustainability and ESG We are proud to present our 2017 TPG “GES” Report which describes our activities, outcomes and the impacts that our program has on our investors, our portfolio companies, and our firm. Governance is a priority for TPG and, in fact, we believe, through effective governance as active investors, we can have the greatest impact on environmental and social issues. Everything follows from Governance and thus, we have titled our TPG report as a “GES” report. This report is our 3rd Annual Report on a subject that has been critical to who we are and what we do as a firm since our founding. Looking back at how this subject has evolved over time, we of course have experienced significant, even dramatic, changes in the growth of our firm and the external context in which we do business — the business sectors, the geographies, government policies, global economic factors, and the ebb and flow of domestic and international politics. That said, no matter how these changes unfold, we have changed neither our beliefs, nor the fundamental principles that drive how we do business with respect to Sustainability and ESG. We have developed a Sustainability and ESG Program that adapts, responds, and seizes the opportunities present in those changes because the program is integrated into every aspect of the our business: due diligence on new investments; the operation of our portfolio companies; and our engagement with and reporting to our investors, partners, and the broader public.
    [Show full text]
  • Welcome to Shadyside Presbyterian Church
    Welcome to Shadyside Presbyterian Church We are grateful for your presence and invite you to participate in the worship, study, fellowship, and service of this congregation. If you are a guest with us this morning, our ushers are available to assist you. Following worship, we invite those who are new to the church to join us under the ficus tree in the Sharp Atrium, where New Member Committee representatives will greet you and answer any questions you may have. Nursery care is available for infants through three-year-olds during worship. Pagers are available. A cry room with an audio broadcast of worship is available downstairs in the Marks Room. Children in Worship – At 11:00 a.m., families with two- and three-year-olds are welcome to report directly to the Nursery. Four-year-olds through second-graders attend worship and may exit with their teachers before the sermon to participate in children’s chapel worship and Christian education. (If you are a first-time guest, please accompany your child to the Chapel, and then you may return to the Sanctuary.) Parents should meet their children in the Christian education classrooms after worship. On the first Sunday of the month, first- and second-graders stay in worship through the entire service for Communion. A bulletin insert designed for children is available in the Narthex. A video broadcast of worship is available in the Craig Room, accessible through the Narthex at the back of the Sanctuary. Flower Ministry – After worship, members of the Board of Deacons’ Flower Ministry divide the chancel flowers into bouquets to be distributed to individuals who are celebrating joyous occasions and to those who could use some cheer.
    [Show full text]