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As the pre-eminent general in the cola wars, Coca-Cola CEO Roberto C. Goizueta was the ultimate brand loyalist. His devotion to Coke made him wealthy and enriched his shareholders, as well as the city of Atlanta. But his loyalty to a somewhat obscure brand, True cigarettes, made him...
Things seemed just perfect for Robert L. Johnson last week. His BET Holdings Inc. (1996 sales: $133 million), the nation's foremost black media conglomerate, posted its 13th consecutive quarterly profit increase. As the cash floods in, Johnson is living a media god's life. He has built a mirrored...
Many of the famous and renowned professors of Chicano/Latino literature who have come to Harvard in the past few years have come through the visiting professorships set up by FAS in conjunction with the Harvard Foundation. Maria Herrera-Sobek, a visiting professor last year through the folklore and mythology Department...
Colleagues described Salhanick as "eminent." In 1971, a $500,000 chaired professorship was established specifically to dissuade him from pursuing opportunities at other universities, according to the History of Named Chairs published by the Secretary of the University.
In the heady world of international business, so many interests seem to overlap. PAUL VOLCKER, a former chairman of the Federal Reserve who serves on a variety of high-powered boards, is a paid director of Nestle, Switzerland's largest company. Nothing odd there, except that other Nestle directors include...