George W. Woodruff

George W. Woodruff

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George Waldo WoodruffBornDiedAlma materKnown forSpouse(s)ChildrenParent(s)Relatives

George W. Woodruff

August 25, 1895

February 4, 1987 (aged 91) Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, US

Georgia Tech

Director of the Coca Cola Company for 49 years; philanthropist

Irene King Woodruff (1918–1982)

Jane Woodruff Irene Woodruff Frances Woodruff

Ernest Woodruff

Robert W. Woodruff (brother)

George Waldo Woodruff (August 27, 1895 – February 4, 1987 in Atlanta, Georgia) was an engineer, businessman, and philanthropist in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1917 and gave generously to both his alma mater and Emory University, including (in coordination with his brother Robert W. Woodruff) what was at the time the single largest donation ever to a school, $105 million to Emory University in 1979.[1][2]

Contents

• 1Early life
• 2Career
• 3Legacy
• 4Further reading
• 5References

Early life[edit]

Woodruff went to high school at Tech High School (now Henry W. Grady High School) and attended Georgia Tech's School of Mechanical Engineering and later the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but left school in 1917 due to World War I.[1][3] At Georgia Tech, he was a brother of the Kappa Alpha Order.[4]

Career[edit]

From 1936 to 1985 (49 years), Woodruff was the director of the Coca-Cola Company, although he was never an officer of the company. He also headed the Continental Gin Company from 1930 to 1985, which was a cotton-processing business.[1] George was the last living child of Ernest Woodruff, the magnate that led the Trust Company (now known as SunTrust) and who orchestrated the takeover of the Coca-Cola Company.[1] In 1984, Forbes magazine estimated that Woodruff was worth $200 million (equivalent to $521,652,787 as of 2021).[5]

Legacy[edit]

Woodruff is the namesake of several notable educational programs in Georgia. The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech is the university's oldest and second-largest school; it was named for Woodruff in 1985 on the school's centennial.[3] Also at Georgia Tech, the Woodruff Residence Hall is a dorm on west campus. Woodruff left the Georgia Tech Foundation $37.5 million in his will, one of the largest private gifts the school has received.[6]

Woodruff's will provided that his daughter, Frances Woodruff received no money, although it provides for the establishment of a $200,000 trust to be used on her behalf should she become destitute.[7]

Under the terms of his will, according to a lawsuit, his two other daughters, Jane and Irene, were each to receive about $30 million.

Woodruff is remembered at Mercer University as well. He bequeathed the university's law school a $15 million endowment; the Woodruff Curriculum at Mercer's Walter F. George School of Law is named in his honor.[8] At Emory, the George W. Woodruff Physical Education Center and the George and Irene Woodruff Residential Center bear his name.[9][10] Finally, there are numerous scholarships at Georgia Tech, Mercer, Emory and the University of Georgia named in his memory.[11][12][13]

Further reading[edit]

• Wells, Della Wager (1987). George Waldo Woodruff: A Life of Quiet Achievement. Mercer University. ISBN 0-86554-298-8.

References[edit]

1. ^ Jump up to:a b c d "George W. Woodruff, Atlanta Philanthropist". New York Times. 1987-02-06. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
2. ^ "People & Leaders: The Impact of "The Gift"". Emory University. Archived from the original on 2008-10-05. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
3. ^ Jump up to:a b "George W. Woodruff". Georgia Tech Archives and Records Management. Retrieved 2009-08-03.[permanent dead link]
4. ^ Georgia Institute of Technology, "Blue Print 1916"
5. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved April 16, 2022.
6. ^ Schmidt, William E. (1987-05-03). "Coca-Cola Heiress Sues For Fortune". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
7. ^ The New York Times
8. ^ Butkus, Jenny (2005-05-19). "Childers Receives Top Honor at Law School". Mercer University. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
9. ^ Hartle, Robert (2008). Atlanta's Druid Hills. ISBN 978-1-59629-375-5.
10. ^ Sullivan, Mary Ann (2003). "George W. Woodruff Physical Education Center, Emory University". Retrieved 2009-08-06.
11. ^ "Endowments". George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
12. ^ "Scholarships". Mercer University School of Law. Archived from the original on 2009-03-23. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
13. ^ Walls, Joelle. "UGA awards 2009 George W. Woodruff Honors Scholarship". University of Georgia. Retrieved 2009-08-03.

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별아2022.06.04 15:12 

안녕하세요? 연휴의 첫날 입니다 모처럼
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핑크하트2022.06.05 02:04 

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외로운 만큼 그리워했다

그대가 들려준 사랑 이야기만큼
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보고픈 만큼 그리워했다

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그리움이 절실하다

그대를 그리워하는 만큼
내 가슴에 불이 붙는다
내 가슴이 활활 타오른다
펌--*
늘 귀한시간
함께 해주셔서 감사합니다
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지송2022.06.05 03:23 

어울려 산다는 건....
내 마음에 상대방이
들어올수 있는 의자를
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그리고
내가 지쳤을 때
누군가의 의자에
앉아 쉴수 있는 것입니다.
오늘도
어우러지는 삶이
되시기 바랍니다.

 

허당2022.06.05 11:18 

,,행복하신 휴일 보내시이소!
감사히 보며 하트 올립니다~^^*

 

파도가 거칠었지만 크지 않은 해수욕장은 만원이었으며
돛단배는 신바람이 낫지 싶더군요. 야외활동이 역동적이었고
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뜻깊은 연휴가 되시기 바랍니다.

 

별아2022.06.05 13:56 

안녕하세요? 연록의 계절에 피어난 향기
가슴은 피어나는 꽃처럼 자연속에 머무릅니다
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이곳은 영 내릴 생각이 없고 흐린날입니다,아무도 간섭하지않고
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우리의 주적이 누구인지도 모르는 사람들이 있으니
한심하다는 생각을 합니다. 사고는 자유이지만
나와 이웃을 누가 해치려고 했는지를 직시하고
만반의 준비를 해야 하는 것은 아니겠는지 생각도 해봅니다.
뜻깊은 현충일이 되시기 바랍니다.

 

지송2022.06.06 00:37 

오늘은
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망종의 절기입니다
나라를 위해
희생하신
호국영령을
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경건하고
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