Emory University - Campus Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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1. Held on his birthday, The dedicoTion of The CorTer PresidenTioI CenTer honored CdrTer for his dchiever'nenTs os 3QTh Presidenf and for his personol work Towords world peooe. 2. President Ronald Regan speoks oT The dedicoTion oerernony. Nancy Reogdn, The CorTers, Governor Joe Fronk I-idrris, Gnd rndny officiois were QT The ciediodTion To recognize CorTer. 3. Jimmy CarTer's hard work in The WhiTe House oonTinues in The new CorTer CenTer. As a friend of Emory ond one of iTs professors, he broughT preshge ond served ds o gredT resource for The UniversiTy. C' 22 CARTER CENTER ' :yay dpi, :RV

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11 In I' Q5 f Q-dl 5 2 .yr-WW -Y V -so 6 6. Chlol Marshal lor the Chaplain Donald Shockley. The in- University. Dr. George Cuttino vocation was followed by various stands for the opening invocation awards and addresses. before it is given by University DONNA BEAVERS ON I CON VOCA T ENING P i A DoNNA B131-ivsias Grand Opening hough classes had begun two days before for college students and as much as two weeks before for student divisions such as dentistry, the convocation ceremony held in Glenn auditorium on Thursday, September 4 was the official opening of Emory Colleges one hundred and fiftieth academic year. Faculty and professors cancelled appointments and classes in order to be present at the opening ceremony. Many of them took an active part in the proces- sion and program of events. Students gave up places in the never' ending DropfAdd and bookstore lines in order to watch a line consisting of professors, faculty, and administrators clad in colorful robes representative of their respective institutions wind its way to Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church. The colorful opening procession set a tone of celebration for the gathering and began a convocation ceremony reflective of the vibrance, scholarship, and tradition characteristic of Emory in its first century and a half of existence. After an opening invocation, President lames T. Laney continued the custom of honoring outstanding faculty members by recognizing two distinguished professors. Dr. Thomas Flynn, associate professor .,. I as 7. Professors prepare lor the procession. 7 of philosophy, received the University ScholarfTeacher Award pre- sented by the United Methodist Church in recognition of Dr, Flynn's excellence as a classroom instructor, his unusual concern for stu- dents, and his scholarly contributions to the University. Flynn gradu' ated from Carroll College, and before joining the Emory faculty in l978, taught at several institutions, including Columbia University, where he received a doctoral degree with distinction. The Thomas lefferson Award was presented to Dr, l. Russell Maye or, Charles Howard Candler professor of Renaissance history. The award recognized Mayors service and leadership in the University community as well as his embodiment of lefferson's pursuit of intel- lectual, social, and political ideas, Mayor came to Emory in 1949 after completion of his master and doctoral degrees at Princeton. Among many other honors, Dr. Mayor was the recipient of two Guggenheim Fellowships and in 1973 was named Outstanding Educator in Amerie ca. The featured speaker for the annual event was the distinguished Robert Shaw, conductor of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the Woodruff Professor of Music and the Humanities at Emory. Shaw delivered a cogent address which began with a series of humorous anecdotes and concluded with a discussion of the theme for the l986-87 year, creativity and responsibility. His speech keyed a series of faculty dialogues on the relationship of responsibility to creativity, As the members of the Emory community slowly filed out of the celebration that opened the school year, they anticipated a year crowded with study and experiences perhaps not unlike those of members of the past one hundred and fifty years. They too would become a part of Emorys history. I by Sean Ryan and Krisr 1VfcCall C CONVOCATION 2lTj

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., K o .ai an be na rn on O nz 'fi 'D I to Y 7 W 7 -1 2. President coveroge. Emory publications Corter holds o press conference were invited ond oole to con- ot the opening of his Presidentiol duct personol interviews. Center, on event with notionol Q. Center G Attention ive years ago, President limmy Carter came to Emory University as a distinguished professor with a dream. The realization of his dream was culminated on Wednes- day, October l, l9B6, with the official opening of the Car- ter Presidential Center. The event was open to the public and the crowd was a mixture of many people, including Emory students. The celebration was somewhat reminiscent of a political rally complete with souvenir American flags, free Coca-Cola. the Pt. Mcpherson Military Band, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and protesters of everything from the Presiden- tial Parkway to Apartheid in South Africa to the Nuclear Arms Race. President Carter officiated the ceremony for the dedica- tion of his center. The invocation was given by Bishop William R. Cannon, who also gave the invocation at Car- ter's inaugration. Cannon lauded Carter for his compas- sionate concern for the welfare of all people: and for his continuous striving for peace, prosperity and goodness. Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young and Georgia Governor l-lar- ris offered their praises of President Carter and his center now established in Georgia's capitol city. Robert Goizueta, Chairman of the Board of the Coca-Cola Company, stated that the Carter Presidential Center brings us tAtlantal one step closer to being a truly lnternational city. Looking into the crowd, President Carter announced that l now have an honor that l never had before in my life W ladies and gentlemen, The President of the United States, President Reagan said that the Carter Center gives the story of the life of a man who is uniquely American. With regard to the dedication, Reagan indicated that this celebration is in a sense a celebration of the South, the New South that limmy Carter helped to build. President Reagan had his praises for former President limmy Carter, too, For myself, l can pay you no higher respect than to simply say thisz you gave of yourself to your country, gracing the White House with your passion and intellect and commitment, Now you have become a permanent part of that grand old house, so rich in tradition that belongs to us all. President Reagan was followed by Emory University President lames T. Laney, who indicated that this was a great day in higher education. President Carter then pre- sented the deed to the library and museum, as a gift from his family to the people of the US., to Archivist Frank Burke. We appreciate the past, we are grateful for the present, and we look forward to the future with great antici- pation and commitment. l hope that our lives will never be a disappointment to you, The S25 million Carter Presidential Center houses four major entities. The presidential library houses more than 27 million documents as well as photographs, gifts and mo- mentos from the Carter Administration and serves as a resource for scholars and the public. The Carter Center of Emory University unites President Carters public policy agenda with that of Emory to offer a constructive, nonparti- san atmosphere for scholars, policy makers, and experts from around the world. The academic and research orien- tation of the Carter Center is balanced internationally through two entities that actively express the Carter agenda abroad: Global QOOO lnc,, which initiates prograrris to ad- dress worldwide hunger, health and environmental prob- lems, and the Carter-lvfenil Human Rights Foundation, es- tablished to correct human rights abuses around the world, Certainly, the Carter Presidential Centers contributions in helping to stimulate intellectual exchange and the creation ot solutions to the many world problems are only lust begin- ning.. by Kevin Menclre crirfiiir ciii-iris? 233 'Q l l I i b l l