Word: directorship
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
After a decade or so of nonfiction best sellers portraying the directors of large corporations as freeloaders or pawns of the ceo or distracted celebrities or public relations ornaments or assorted varieties of windbag, there is something almost touching in the fact that so many Americans still believe corporate directorship to be a calling requiring such a high level of skill and experience that the inclusion of a woman on a board could put the entire operation in peril...
Frank X. Gladu, head of dining services at Vanderbilt, refused to confirm that he is a candidate for the directorship...
During her tenure as director of the Expository Writing Program, Nancy Sommers has done a commendable job improving the program. While the Sosland gift rewards Sommers' innovation, the staff wonders if undergraduate writing is served best by the decision to endow the directorship. The first Sosland Prize--$500 and a copy of Dante's Inferno--represents only a small fraction of the family's gift to Harvard. If the Sosland's $2 million gift were deposited in a modest savings account, the money awarded to students each year would be recouped in fewer than five days...
Rather than using remainings funds to subsidize the directorship, the bulk of the interest should be used to expand programs that have proven effective in encouraging excellence in writing. One example is the magazine Expose, which showcases examples of outstanding work done in expository writing classes. First-years generate more than 6,400 essays in expository writing, but only 10 to 15 pieces are recognized in the yearly issue of Expose. The Sosland gift could be used to increase the size of Expose or to fund publication each semester. Income from the endowment could also be used to establish additional...
...endowing the directorship, Morton I. Sosland '46 said that his family hopes to ensure that future directors of the program will continue Sommers' legacy of excellence. Sommers assumed the directorship last year; we doubt that she will be going anywhere soon. Couldn't the money be put to better use, perhaps by rewarding writing instructors who share Sommers' commitment to excellence...