VT DKE alumnus Dave Calhoun (Spring '76) picked up some more press coverage in the latest issue of Fortune magazine.
You can read the whole article at Fortune's website by clicking here.
The article, "Made to Measure", describes his management successes as CEO of The Nielsen Company, which he took over in 2006.
Dave is just another example of successful DKE alumni... check out our list of Famous Dekes.
VT DKE alumnus Dave Calhoun (Spring '76) was recently named Co-chair of Virginia Tech's new fundraising effort, The Campaign for Virginia Tech. Over the course of the next three years Dave will lead the public phase of the most ambitious campaign in university history. To read all about VT's fundraising efforts and Dave's involvement, click here for the VT Office of University Development's IMPACT newsletter. In addition to his exploits as a gentleman, scholar and jolly good fellow in DKE, Dave is also kind of famous in the business world for his executive talents as the current Chairman and CEO of The Nielsen Company, and before that, Vice Chairman of General Electric -- accomplishments we are sure he would attribute almost entirely to experience gained managing his first enterprise as DKE’s Bar Chairman many years ago.
Congratulations, Dave.
Dave Calhoun (Spring '76, center) with DKE Alumni Board members Dan Johnson (Spring '74, left) and Jim Scanlon (Winter '76, right) at a reception at the DKE House in May 2005. Calhoun gave the commencement address for VT's 2005 graduating class later that night in Lane Stadium.
With regrets we pass on word that Charles Herbert Marshall III passed away in Maryland in May. “Doc” Marshall was a Deke from the Phi chapter at Yale (where he was NFL star Calvin Hill's big brother!) who came to Virginia Tech as a graduate student in 1976. Doc will be remembered from his VT days for shattering the color barrier at the Sigma Alpha chapter and bringing disco dancing to the Deke basement. DKE became a better place because of Doc’s presence, although graciously the disco music was banned from most DKE parties saving embarrassment for all of us born with two left feet. Our hearts and thoughts go to the family and friends of our brother.
Click here to see his Washington Post obituary.