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Finding Opportunities in a Challenging Economy
Table of Contents
From the President’s Desk, by Dr. Leland H. Cox, Jr.............................................. 5
Opportunities for Students and Alumni ............................................................. 6
The Power of Alumni Networking, by Viviane Till ........................................................ 6
Appy Apperson ’79: Advice to CCES Students
(Alumni Career Program Keynote Address) ............................................................. 8
The Luxury of Choice: Academic Success and Opportunity,
by Courtney Tollison ’95 ..................................................................................... 10
Following Your Passion............................................................................................ 12
Edward Toledano ’83: Finding Your “Hole-in-One,”
by Rebecca Ellen Clay ’77 .................................................................................... 12
Goodbye to $50 Lunches and All That, by Wayne Hopkins ’91 ................................ 14
Carrie Ryan ’96: The Forest of Hands and Teeth, by Alice Baird.................................... 16
An Excerpt from the Book...................................................................................... 18
Conor Sullivan ’99: What to Do With a Law Degree
When Law Firms Aren’t Hiring, by Craig Ragsdale ’99......................................... 20
Boats and the Sea: The Passion Remains, by Jonathan Kovach ’05 ............................. 22
The Luxury of
Choice, page
10.
The Opportunity to Make a Difference ............................................................ 23
Clarifying Your Philanthropic Priorities in a Difficult Economy, by Frances Ellison..... 23
Ask Ron Gregory: Why Planned Giving Makes Sense Now ......................................... 24
Profile in Philanthropy: A Cavalier Evening—
The Power of Philanthropy, People, and Purpose, by Connie Lanzl....................... 26
Profiles ........................................................................................................................ 28
National Fashion Publications Take Note of Stacy Smallwood’s Sense of Style,
by Bentley DeGarmo ’97 .................................................................................... 28
A New China for a New Generation, by Michael West ’05 ........................................ 30
In Memoriam.............................................................................................34
“Mr. O”: An Affectionate Remembrance of Edward Olechovsky,
by Langdon Cheves ’89, Kathryn Cheves ’90, and Caroline Cheves ’95 ............ 34
Angela Gullatt Lykes ’82: by Virginia Phillippi ’82
and Donna Pazdan Friedman ’82 ....................................................................... 36
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