Thiel Happenings

Thiel College’s Blue-Gold Club hosts annual spring golf outing

The Thiel College athletic department kicked off Memorial Day weekend with its annual Blue-Gold Golf Outing at the Greens of Greenville on Friday, May 23.

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Thiel College announces initiative to endow chair in name and honor of David Miller

Thiel College President Troy D. VanAken recently announced the launch of a new initiative to raise $1 million to endow an academic chair in name and in honor of David Miller, professor of economics and business administration and Norman P. Mortensen Chair of Economics.

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One-day fundraising effort sets record for Thiel College giving

Wednesday, May 21 was a record-breaking day in the history of Thiel College. During the Thiel Fund Challenge, Thiel's 2:1 match day on May 21, alumni, parents, friends, faculty, staff and students rallied in just 24 hours to raise $51,975 demonstrating their belief in the Thiel Commitment.

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Professor Miller makes UN connection

Pictured from left to right, Prof. Miller '61, Ruth Miller, Jagdish Sheth, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power, Madhu Sheth, Ajit Kuimar.

On Friday, May 16, Prof. David Miller and his wife, Ruth, were invited by their friend, Dr. Jagdish Sheth, Kellstadt Professor of Marketing at Emory University and a recent commencement speaker at Thiel College, to attend a private reception for Samantha Power, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.

This event was sponsored by the World Affairs Council of Atlanta. Ambassador Power gave a 15-minute presentation to a group of 50 individuals on her view of the world and the policies of the Obama Administration in dealing with the major issues facing the United States. During the 90-minute reception Prof. and Mrs. Miller were introduced and spoke with a number of those present including: David Abney, COO of UPS; Johnny Isakson, U.S. Senator from Georgia; Ajit Kuimar, Consul General of India Atlanta; Sam Olens, Attorney General of Georgia; Dennis Lockhart, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta; Dr. Helene Gayle, President of CARE USA; and last, but far from least, Andrea Young, daughter of Andrew Young, who was the United Nations Ambassador during the President Jimmy Carter Administration.

Prof. Miller said the reception was "truly a networking experience of a lifetime."

Student News

Commencement 2014 Memories

A recap of Thiel College's 140th Commencement in images and video.

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