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Richard Wagoner resigns as CEO of General Motors at Obama’s behest

March 29, 2009

Duke Trustee Richard Wagoner resigned today as chairman and chief executive of General Motors at the request of the Obama administration, several news outlets reported.

Wagoner served at the helm of the America’s largest automaker since 2000. His departure comes the day before President Obama is set to unveil his plan to rescue the struggling industry [...]

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Duke ranks No. 13 for dollars raised

February 26, 2009

As The Chronicle previously reported, Duke’s donations are down by about 20 percent for the 2009 fiscal year. But the University’s fundraising performed well against its peers for the previous fiscal period. According to a list compiled by the Council for Aid to Education, Duke ranks 13th out of the top 20 college and university [...]

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Liquid Assets

February 3, 2009

Aubrey McClendon, multi-billionaire chief executive of Chesapeake Energy and a prominent Duke donor, may be auctioning off 9,000 bottles of wine to curb his recent losses.  According to The Wall Street Journal’s Wealth Report, people familiar with the auction say McClendon will in fact be the anonymous seller at the Sotheby-hosted event.  The auction is [...]

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