Thomas Stanley: He changed the way we view wealth
May 9, 2021
UGA alumnus who wrote ‘The Millionaire Next Door’ has a lasting impact
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that celebrates innovative and visionary faculty, students, alumni and leaders throughout the history of the University of Georgia – and their profound, enduring impact on our state, our nation and the world.
It has been a quarter of a century since Thomas Stanley, who received his doctorate in business administration in 1974 from the University of Georgia, wrote the bestselling book “The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America’s Wealthy.” Co-authored with a former student, William D. Danko, the book’s enduring and timeless message was that many wealthy individuals grew rich on an average salary, through hard work, modest spending, careful saving and taking the occasional calculated risk.
This story is part of a series, called Georgia Groundbreakers that celebrates innovative and visionary faculty, students, alumni and leaders throughout the history of the University of Georgia â and their profound, enduring impact on our state, our nation and the world.
It has been a quarter of a century since Thomas Stanley, who received his doctorate in business administration in 1974 from the University of Georgia, wrote the bestselling book âThe Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of Americaâs Wealthy.â Co-authored with a former student, William D. Danko, the bookâs enduring and timeless message was that many wealthy individuals grew rich on an average salary, through hard work, modest spending, careful saving and taking the occasional calculated risk.
Study rooms dedicated for couple who escaped slavery
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Library honoring Georgians who worked to build a better future for students
In 1848, William and Ellen Craft fled Georgia in disguise and for 19 years, left the country to escape slavery and become activists for freedom, literacy and education for Black Americans before and after the Civil War.
Nearly 175 years later, their names will be permanently etched at the heart of the birthplace of public higher education in the United States, with two study rooms in the Main Library of the University of Georgia dedicated in the couple’s honor. Along with the naming of two adjoining study rooms for Mary Blount Bowen Green, a little-known white schoolteacher from the same community, the markers will celebrate Georgians who worked to build a better future for the students of today.
The Confederate Constitution was among boxes of records that were ferried out of Richmond as the Confederate capital was evacuated near the end of the Civil War. But few people know of its final resting place.
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Host Elizabeth Vargas appears on the set of America s Most Wanted, premiering March 15 at 9 p.m. EST. (Michael Becker/FOX via AP)
NEW YORK In a clip from the premiere of Fox’s fresh take on ” America’s Most Wanted,” a series where viewers are told about crimes in the hope of leading to an arrest, new host Elizabeth Vargas examines a 3D avatar of a suspect who appears to be standing next to her on set. “Standing next to him you can learn a lot,” said Vargas, circling the likeness of a male. “One of the first things, he’s on the tall side.” Vargas said these renderings are actually far more specific. “Our viewers can see distinctive tattoos or scars or moles or even, for example, a distinctive way of walking,” said the host in a recent interview. Vargas, who covered countless crimes in past jobs including hosting ABC’s “World News Tonight” and “20/20,” said she “couldn’t be more excited” for this opportunity to help close