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Born and raised in Montreal (he became a U.S. citizen in 1977), Zuckerman earned degrees at McGill University, Harvard Law School and the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. After a stint with Cabot, Cabot and Forbes, the large Boston real estate development firm, Zuckerman formed his own company, Boston Properties, whose holdings around the U.S. are now worth some $200 million. He also became an associate professor of city and regional planning at Harvard. A friend of four-term Boston Mayor Kevin White, Zuckerman was White's choice to build two large-scale renewal projects that were...
...Chairman Andrés Aguilar Mawdsley, 55, chief counsel for Venezuela's state oil company, is a bon vivant who loves Caribbean music but is also an eloquent spokesman for democracy. Son of a professional diplomat, Aguilar earned a law degree from McGill University in Canada and a doctorate in political science from Venezuela's Central University, where he taught civil law and was law school dean in the 1950s. He suffered a painful lesson in political repression in 1956 when he was imprisoned for opposing General Marcos Péréz Jiménez. After...
University President William McGill said last week the trustees may divest certain holdings, depending on the responses from the corporations. However, Anthony Knerr, vice president for finance and treasurer, said he doubted there will be any divestiture...
Under the skillful presidency of William J. McGill, the future of the nation's 5th oldest degree-granting school (founded in 1754) has lately seemed brighter: the budget is balanced, the campus is peaceful, and renovations of facilities are under way. Now the trustees are determined that the healing process continue into the 1980s. Last week, after screening 700 candidates, Columbia chose a favorite son ideally equipped for the task: Michael I. Sovern, 48, provost and former dean of Columbia's School of Law, who will become the university's 17th president when McGill retires on July...
Secretary of Commerce Juanita Kreps will also join the commission after she leaves her government post, McGill said...