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...Bobby Darin, would in segueing from the rockin? ?Splish Splash? to the Sinatraesque ?Mack the Knife?). Charles issued his really-big-band LP, ?The Genius of Ray Charles? (with arrangements by Ralph Burns and the young Quincy Jones). The set teamed him with veterans of the Count Basie and Duke Ellington outfits, and he proved he could play with the big boys, winning their respect after initial skepticism...
Wagoner received an undergraduate degree in economics at Duke University in 1975 and a master in business administration from HBS in 1977. After 29 years at GM, Wagoner stepped up as CEO and chair slightly over a year ago. He has become known for managing his employees more like a coach than a boss, and for streamlining production at the company...
Wagoner, who received an economics degree from Duke University in 1975 and an MBA from the Business School in 1977, says he had always been interested in business management. And that, combined with an interest in the automobile industry, led him to where he is today...
...There is no doubt in my mind that his commitment is what made it happen,” she says. “He has a great love for athletics—he was a college basketball player for Duke University—so he understands what athletics brings to the community...
Wagoner also lists education as one of his top priorities. He serves on the board of trustees at Duke University and spearheads a national program called a World in Motion, which encourages students to pursue careers in science and mathematics...