{"597544":{"#nid":"597544","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Congratulations to Bruce McEver for New Book Release ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECongratulations to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/community\/distinguishedalumniawards\/deansappreciation\/mcever\u0022\u003EBruce McEver\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(IE 1966) on\u0026nbsp;the release of his new book of poetry,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ELike Lesser Gods \u003C\/em\u003E(C\u0026amp;S Press)\u003Cem\u003E. \u003C\/em\u003EAn Exclusive Evening with Bruce McEver was\u0026nbsp;held on Friday, October 27, 2017, at the National Arts Club in New York City.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMcEver is\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Efounder and chairman of Berkshire Capital\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Eand a member of\u0026nbsp;the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Advisory Board. He is a strong supporter and friend to the College, endowing\u0026nbsp;the McEver Chair in Poetry, the McEver Professorship of Engineering and the Liberal Arts, and the Leadership and Multifaith Program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ELike Lesser Gods\u003C\/em\u003E explores themes of loss in a way that deals with the mortality of personal relationships, the realization and search for deeper meaning. The poems are traditional and contemporary, but a strong reminder of what\u0026rsquo;s important in a quickly changing world.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMcEver graduated from Georgia Tech in the 1960\u0026#39;s armed with an Industrial Engineering degree and a love of poetry that grew out of\u0026nbsp;a class with then English Professor James Dean Young, who had taught at Georgia Tech for 28 years. McEver endowed the McEver Chair so that the School of Literature, Media, and Communication in the Ivan Allen College can bring a top writer to campus each year.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 1983, McEver founded Berkshire Capital, pioneering the concept of providing independent merger, acquisition, and strategic advisory services for investment managers and securities firms. As chairman, he directs the long-term strategy and business development efforts of Berkshire Capital while also maintaining long-standing client relationships.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPrior to founding Berkshire Capital, McEver served as the assistant to the chairman of Paine Webber Group for mergers and acquisitions. He was vice president for mergers and acquisitions with Blyth Eastman Dillon. McEver began his career as a venture capital analyst at Bessemer Securities and was in corporate finance at Chemical Bank.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVisit the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.crpress.org\/shop\/likelessergods\/\u0022\u003E C\u0026amp;R\u003C\/a\u003E website.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECongratulations to Bruce McEver on\u0026nbsp;the release of his new book \u003Cem\u003ELike Lesser Gods\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E. \u003C\/em\u003EAn Exclusive Evening with Bruce McEver was\u0026nbsp;held on Friday, October 27, 2017, at the National Arts Club in New York City.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMcEver is\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Efounder and chairman of Berkshire Capital\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Eand a member on the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Advisory Board at Georgia Institute of Technology. He endows the McEver Chair in Poetry, the McEver Professor of Engineering and the Liberal Arts, and the Leadership and Multifaith Program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Congratulations to Bruce McEver, board member on the Ivan Allen College Advisory Board at Georgia Institute of Technology, for the release of his new book Like Lesser Gods. 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