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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, 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...
Sources: Dr. Howard Eisenson, Duke Diet & Fitness Center; Samantha Heller, N.Y.U. Medical Center; American Dietetic Association