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In keeping with the theme of Albion College’s Vision, Liberal Arts at Work, we are offering a series of profiles of Albion students and alumni who exemplify “liberal arts at work” in their daily lives. These profiles will appear in each issue of Io Triumphe.
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Albion trustee Bruce Kresge, ’53, would heartily agree with the philosophy of life expressed in these words from Ralph Waldo Emerson: “To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.” Kresge, who throughout his life has received numerous accolades including, most recently,
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the Stanley S. Kresge Award for trustee leadership from the United Methodist Higher Education Foundation, remains disarming in his humility. His genuine concern for humankind has found expression, not only in his 30 years of service to others as a family physician, but in the many worthy causes he has supported both from his own resources and in his role as chair of the Kresge Foundation, one of the nation’s largest philanthropic organizations. To know Bruce Kresge is to know a man who lives out his beliefs each day.
Bruce Kresge, a great example of
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CHINA HIGHLIGHTS
Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity to celebrate 75th anniversary
With Yangtze River Cruise May 10-25, 2002
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As the new year opened in 1927, the Omega chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity was about to take its place on Albion’s campus, joining the five fraternities already established. Originating from the local Zetalethian Literary Society, the chapter today is known for its strength in academics and the leadership roles its members have played in student government, music ensembles and athletics. Counted among its alumni are Robert Armitage, ’70, vice president and general patent counsel, Eli Lilly & Co.; Chris Christ, ’51, Battle Creek attorney and former chair of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation; Peter Christ, ’55, retired CEO of the Battle Creek Community Foundation and former Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance national executive; Gregory Eastwood, ’62, president of the State University of New York’s Health Science Center; Roy Flint, ’50, former dean of the U.S. Military Academy (West Point); Bernard Lomas, ’46, past president of
Sponsored by Albion College Alumni Association Experience and learn about China’s historical traditions, emerging economy, and culinary delights by traveling on the country’s major highway, the Yangtze River, and visiting its major cities.
Sample Highlights: the essence of China and learn about one of the early cradles of • Experience Chinese civilization on a six-day cruise along the Yangtze River, the third longest river in the world. the capital city of Beijing, where you will tour such famous sites as the • Visit Great Wall, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven and Tian An Men Square.
In 1935 Albion’s TKE chapter purchased the home of former College President Samuel Dickie at 501 E. Erie St. and remained there until the construction of the current chapter house in 1966. Albion College; William Ritter, ’62, senior pastor, First United Methodist Church of Birmingham; and Mark Schauer, ’84, member, Michigan House of Representatives.
The chapter’s 75th anniversary celebration is planned for Jan. 12, 2002 in Albion. For more information, contact Dustin Hoffman, chapter president (517/629-1892; ddh10@albion.edu), or Jim Cottone (517/629-1352; jec10@albion.edu).
Xian where you will see the 6,000 life-sized terracotta figures that • Visit guard the burial mound of Qin Shi Huang, the emperor who unified China in 221 B.C. Suzhou, visit several famous classical gardens and take a boat ride on the • Infabled Grand Canal. visit the newly opened Museum of Art and History, the finest • Inin allShanghai, of China and considered one of the great museums of the world. Write or call for more information: Office of Alumni and Parent Relations Albion College 611 E. Porter St. Albion, MI 49224 517/629-0448
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