Emory University

Emory University is a private university in Atlanta, in the U.S. state of Georgia.^[16] The university was started by the Methodist Episcopal Church as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia. It was named after Methodist bishop John Emory.^[17] The college moved to Druid Hills after Asa Griggs Candler, a wealthy businessperson from the slave owning Magruder family, offered it money and land there.^[18][19]

Emory University

Former name	Emory College (1836-1915)
Motto	Cor prudentis possidebit scientiam (Latin)
Motto in English	The wise heart seeks knowledge[1]
Type	Private
Established	1836[2]
Affiliation	United Methodist Church[3][4]
Endowment	$7.31 billion (2018)[5]
President	Gregory Fenves[6]
Students	15,451 (Fall 2018)[7]
Undergraduates	8,079 (Fall 2018)[7]
Postgraduates	7,372 (Fall 2018)[7]
Location	Atlanta , Georgia , United States 33°47′28″N 84°19′24″W
Campus	Suburban 631 acres (2.55 km2)
Newspaper	The Emory Wheel[8]
Colors	Blue  [9]
Nickname	Eagles
Affiliations	AAU[10] SACS[11] ACE[12] NAICU[13] IAMSCU[14] ORAU[15]
Website	www.emory.edu

Notable people from Emory

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  Alben Barkley, 35th Vice President of the United States (1900C, 1949H)
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  Bobby Jones, Only golfer to win a Grand Slam and founder of the Masters Tournament (1929JD)
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  Robert W. Woodruff, President of The Coca-Cola Company from 1923 until 1954
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  Kiyoshi Tanimoto, Hibakusha portrayed in John Hersey's Hiroshima, Organized the Hiroshima Maidens Program (1940T, 1986H)
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  Larry Leon Palmer, United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean (1970C)
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  Bernice King, American minister and activist, the youngest child of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King (1990JD)
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  Natasha Trethewey, 19th US Poet Laureate, Robert W. Woodruff Professor of English and Creative Writing
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  Desmond Tutu, South African social rights activist, Recipient of 1984 Nobel Peace Prize for opposition to Apartheid (Professor)
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  William Foege, 10th Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director, Credited for global eradication of Smallpox (Professor)
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  Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama, Recipient of 1989 Nobel Peace Prize and Congressional Gold Medal in 2007 (Professor)
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  Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, Recipient of 2002 Nobel Peace Prize (Professor)

References

1. "Emory College of Arts and Sciences". emory.edu. Emory University. Archived from the original on 2018-12-14. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
2. "Emory University History". Emoryhistory.emory.edu. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
3. Separated brethren: a review of Protestant, Anglican, Eastern Orthodox & other religions in the United States. Our Sunday Visitor. 2002. ISBN 9781931709057. Retrieved March 27, 2010. Among Protestant denominations, Methodists take first place in hospitals and colleges. Some of their one hundred colleges and universities have all but severed ties with the denominations, but others remain definitely Methodist: Syracuse, Boston, Emory, Duke, Drew, Denver, and Southern Methodist. The church operates 360 schools and institutions overseas. Methodists established Goodwill Industries in 1907 to help handicapped persons help themselves by repairing and selling old furniture and clothes. The United Methodist Church runs seventy-two hospitals in the United States.^{[permanent dead link]}
4. "Schools by Jurisdiction". United Methodist Church. Archived from the original on December 16, 2009. Retrieved November 26, 2009.
5. As of Aug. 31, 2017. "Facts and Figures". Emory University. 2017.
6. "Office of the President". Retrieved October 29, 2020.
7. "Facts and Figures". Emory University. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
8. "The Emory Wheel Endowment". Emorywheel.com. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
9. "Emory University Identity Colors". Archived from the original on February 15, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
10. "Association of American Universities". Aau.edu. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
11. "SACS". Aau.edu. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
12. "ACE". 2.acenet.edu. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
13. NAICU – Member Directory Archived November 9, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
14. "International Association of Methodist Schools, Colleges, and Universities (IAMSCU) – General Board of Higher Education and Ministry". Web.archive.org. November 11, 2016. Archived from the original on November 11, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
15. "ORAU Emory University". Orau.org. Archived from the original on February 22, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
16. "City of Atlanta's expansion to Emory and CDC approved". Ajc.com. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
17. "Emory: History & Traditions". Emory.edu. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
18. "FOURTEENTH GENERATION". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
19. "Asa Griggs Candler". History and Traditions | Emory University. Retrieved 2020-11-11. A faithful supporter of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (MECS), Candler offered a gift of $1 million when the MECS expressed interest in expanding Emory College into a university and relocating it to Atlanta. Altogether, he gave $7 million to Emory, a staggering sum for the time.

Other websites

• Official website