Speaking for Myself: The Personal Reflections of Vernon R. Alden, University President, Corporate Director, International Entrepreneur
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (931 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0965074323 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 496 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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a fascinating review of an interesting life Vernon R. Alden, a multifacited person and scholar, left an enduduring legacy at Ohio University. As president he aspired to build a university of national prominence, and he pursued those aspirations with a passion. He helped to forge the institution that many of us know today - a beautiful cosmopolitan campus born out of his interna. Robert Glidden, current president of Ohio University said a fascinating review of an interesting life. Vernon R. Alden, a multifacited person and scholar, left an enduduring legacy at Ohio University. As president he aspired to build a university of national prominence, and he pursued those aspirations with a passion. He helped to forge the institution that many of us know today - a beautiful cosmopolitan campus born out of his interna. James said Something Missing. I was a freshman at Ohio University when Alden was appointed president. He inspired an enormous increase in quality of the education at the University and was somewhat instrumental in my admission to an Ivy League MBA program. Over the years I interacted intermittently with him at the Boston Company and later when he was seeking funds
The book has charm and warmth, and Alden represents an interesting American type: an English-literature major with a graduate degree in business whose career divided almost evenly between business and academia. -- The Boston Globe, David Mehegan
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