September 22, 1997 Volume 87, Number 3 | Prev | Next | Index
Princeton University Office of Communications, Stanhope Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544Scully makes lead gift for new dorm complex
A lead gift to the University from John Scully '66 will be used toward the construction of a major new dormitory complex, to be located near the southern perimeter of the main campus, at the edge of the intramural playing fields. Designed by Rodolfo Machado of Machado and Silvetti of Boston, the complex will be named the Vincent and Celia Scully Dormitory in honor of Scully's parents. Scully is managing director of SPO Partners and Co., a private investment firm in Mill Valley, Calif.
Waterbury to be resident president
By Caroline MoseleyJohn Waterbury, William Stewart Tod Professor of Politics and International Affairs, has been named president of the American University of Beirut. The appointment will take effect January 1, 1998. Waterbury will be the first on-site president of AUB since president Malcolm Kerr was assassinated in 1984. The institution has been beleaguered by the Lebanese Civil War (1975-90).