High Point University
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Motto	Nil Sine Numine (Latin)
Motto in English	Nothing Without Divine Guidance
Established	1924
Type	Private
Endowment	US$30.1 million[1]
Chancellor	Jacob Martinson, Jr.
President	Nido Qubein
Academic staff	879[2]
Students	4,500
Undergraduates	4,200
Postgraduates	319[3]
Location	High Point, North Carolina, USA
Campus	Suburban 230 acre
Colors	Purple and white
Athletics	NCAA Division I Big South Conference 16 varsity sports
Nickname	Panthers
Mascot	Prowler the Panther
Website	www.highpoint.edu

High Point University is a private liberal arts university in High Point, North Carolina, USA, affiliated with the United Methodist Church.

History[link]

Beginnings[link]

The school was founded in 1924 as High Point College, a joint venture between the Methodist Protestant Church and the citizens of High Point. When the college opened, the campus consisted of three buildings, attended by nine faculty members, with a student enrollment of 122.

The Methodist Protestant Church, which is now part of the United Methodist Church, first became active in educational pursuits in North Carolina in the middle of the 19th century. Of the various institutions which it sponsored, the most ambitious was Yadkin College, which operated in neighboring Davidson County from 1856 to 1895.

After some years of consideration, the statewide governing body of the Methodist Protestant Church finally voted to proceed with establishing a new college in 1921.^[4] Shortly afterwards it accepted an offer from the citizens of High Point to contribute 60 acres (240,000 m²) of land and $100,000 to the project.^[5] The campus was designed by R. E. Mitchell of Washington, DC, assisted by Herbert Hunter of High Point, in the English Renaissance style. Though finishing touches were still being added to Roberts Hall, Women's Hall, and McCulloch Hall, classes began in September 1924.

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The steadfast growth that characterized the birth of the College ended abruptly with the Great Depression. This period was difficult for the College in 1932–33, as faculty salaries were cut and expenses were sometimes bartered. Despite a $50,000 fund raising campaign, the College declared bankruptcy on June 15, 1934 and reorganization in an effort to reduce its indebtedness.^[6] Reorganization enabled the College to move forward with business and expansion. By the end of the decade, the M. J. Wrenn library and the H. Albion Millis athletic stadium were constructed.^[4] During World War II, the College hosted the 326th College Training Detachment of the U.S. Army Air Force. With the liquidation of debt, financial stability ultimately returned by 1945.^[6]

Recent history[link]

Smith Library

A 1990 report from a task force called "The National Commission on the Future of High Point College" outlined the blueprints for growth into the twenty first century. The report called for emphasis on teaching ethics in the curriculum, enhancing international relationships and exchanges, improving academic and dormitory spaces, and reconstituting college as a university.

On October 9, 1991, by the action of the Board of Trustees, the name of High Point College was changed to High Point University to reflect post-graduate degree programs. The campus saw expansion of the Millis Athletic/Convocation Center in late 1992 to provide facilities for convocations, physical education, athletic, and health activities. Other notable additions to the campus include an addition to the Hayworth Hall of Science and the Hayworth Fine Arts Center, a domed structure with a Tuscan portico designed in consultation with London-based architect Christopher Smallwood.^[7] By 2004, the University's endowment increased to $40 million.

A major donation from community activist and philanthropist David Hayworth to High Point University brings total contributions from David Hayworth and his late brother Charles to $25 million.^[8] In its increased capacity, High Point University has been instrumental in attracting high-profile speakers to campus, including former President George W. Bush, former President Bill Clinton, former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani, televangelist pioneer Rev. Robert Schuller, Queen Noor of Jordan, television legend Bill Cosby, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, astronaut and children's book author Buzz Aldrin, Coca-Cola Company Chairman and CEO Muhtar Kent, athlete Lance Armstrong, and for the 2012 commencement, former U.S. First Lady Laura Bush.

In 2005, President Nido Qubein, announced a US $60 million building and campus expansion campaign. To date he has raised over $350 million. However, an April 2012 article in Businessweek magazine places the figure raised by Qubein since taking office at only $159 million, with much of the recent $700 million building spree on campus financed by heavy borrowing. The Businessweek article raised questions about the school's debt levels, expenditures, and academics. ^[9]

Campus[link]

Location[link]

Together, Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem, along with the surrounding suburbs and townships, form the Piedmont Triad region, an area with a population over 1.5 million. Of that number, approximately 100,342 live in High Point. Both Greensboro and Winston-Salem are twenty minutes from campus. East of the University are Raleigh, NC (1½ hours away) and the Atlantic Ocean (3½ hours away); south of the University are Charlotte, NC (1½ hours away) and Atlanta, GA (5 hours away); west of the University are the Appalachian Mountains (2 hours away) and north is Washington, DC (5 hours away).

Notable buildings[link]

Roberts Hall, Administration Offices, erected circa 1923

At the University's founding, Washington, D.C. architect R. E. Mitchell partnered with local architect Herbert Hunter and adopted a Georgian Revival theme to provide an air of dignity and erudition for an institution in its infancy. Built in this theme, the most impressive building on the campus is Roberts Hall, among the first triad of buildings, which demonstrates the British Renaissance ideals that inspired Georgian architecture in its tall multi-tiered tower and imposing front portico of Corinthian columns. This 1923 building may have been loosely modeled on Independence Hall in Philadelphia.

Women's Hall, also designed by Herbert Hunter in 1923, continues the architectural theme of Roberts Hall. In addition, Women’s Hall sports an elaborate cupola centered over the heart of the building. Wrenn Hall, originally constructed as the M. J. Wrenn Library, was completed in 1937 and progressed the Georgian dialog of early campus buildings with an elaborate elliptical transom window and a broken ogee frontispiece. These buildings constitute the ceremonial core of the campus and provide a backdrop for special events such as graduation.

Hayworth Fine Arts Center

Breaking free of the Georgian theme, architect Leon Schute contributed a number of modernist designs to the campus. The Horace S. Haworth Hall of Science opened in 1967 and featured a two-story masonry façade that was broken at regular intervals by concrete pilasters to provide the effect of a classical colonnade; this modernist façade was mostly covered by a neoclassical addition in 1999. Schute was also the designer of the Slane University Center (formerly the McPherson Campus Center), in 1972, that continued modernist themes for which he was well known. In 1993, Montlieu Avenue, a thoroughfare that cut through the center of the campus, was closed to traffic and dedicated as the Kester International Promenade (originally known as the "Greensward"), an open commons that unites the campus with green-space.

Recent additions to the campus have revisited historically inspired architecture, including the Hayworth Fine Arts Center, a domed structure with a Tuscan portico designed in consultation with London-based architect Christopher Smallwood. This structure is Smallwood’s only project in the United States outside the northeastern states.

Thanks to a $486 million renovation project of the campus, led by fund raising efforts by President Nido Qubein, several new residential and educational buildings have been added. These additions include notably Norton Hall, the Blessing Residential Hall, The Village Residential Complex, the Slane Student Life and Wellness Center, and the Jerry and Kitty Steele Sports Center. A large number of fountains have also been installed throughout the university commons with plans to add even more.There are also several facilities currently under construction and slated for completion in 2009. These buildings include the Nido R. Qubein School of Communication, the Plato S. Wilson Family School of Commerce, and the crown jewel of student life, the $50 million University Center (formerly called the Multiplex). The University Center, completed in 2009, houses 600 students in 300 upscale apartment-like facilities and includes a fully functional movie theater, a steakhouse, a convenience store, a bakery and a two story gaming-and-restaurant concept.

With the campus renovations at High Point University breaching $486 million in August 2010, President Nido Qubein announced several other additions to the campus. These include a new school of education and a Greek Village. The Greek Village will consist of roughly 14 houses aimed at housing 200 total students. The $10 million Greek Village and the school of education will begin construction in 2010.

In February 2011, the university acquired the Oak Hollow Mall which is located less than a mile from campus. The university then hired the previous owners to manage the property as a retail mall "for now". Long term plans for the property have not been announced.

The Kester International Promenade displays flags representing an international, diverse student body.

Academics[link]

High Point University offers day and evening undergraduate degree programs (Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science) and evening graduate degree programs (Master of Education in Elementary Education, Master of Education in Educational Leadership, Master of Public Administration in Nonprofit Organization, Master of Business Administration, and Master of Science in Sports Studies). In addition, several study abroad programs are available to undergraduate students. High Point University in England offers a Junior Year Abroad program in conjunction with the University of Leeds for credit towards their degree.^[10]

Colleges and schools[link]

• College of Arts & Science
• Earl N. Phillips School of Business
• Evening Degree Program
• Norcross Graduate School
• School of Education
• Nido R. Quebin School of Communication
• Plato Wilson School of Commerce
• School of Art and Design
• School of Health Sciences

[edit] Academic programs^[11]

• Degree Programs: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Master of Business Administration, Master of Public Administration, Master of Education.

• Majors: Accounting, Art, Art Education, Athletic Training, Biochemistry, Biology, Business Administration, Business Economics, Business Finance, Chemistry, Chemistry-Business, Communications, Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, Criminal Justice, Elementary Education, English Literature, English Writing, Entrepreneurship, Exercise Science, Forestry, French, Global Trade, History, Home Furnishings Marketing, Human Relations, Information Security and Privacy, Interior Design, International Business, International Studies, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Mathematics, Medical Technology, Middle Grades Education, Modern Languages, Music, North American Studies, Performance Theatre, Philosophy, Physical Education-Teacher Certification, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Recreation Management, Recreation Training and Fitness, Religion, Sociology, Spanish, Special Education, Sport Management, Technical Theatre.

• Special Programs: Pre-professional studies leading to medical, dental, pharmacy, or physician assistant school, engineering, forestry school, law school, theological seminary, or other professional training.

The Student Career Intern Program (SCIP) places students in career-related positions in area businesses before graduation.

• Honor Societies: Order of the Lighted Lamp, Alpha Chi (both recognize academic achievement), Alpha Delta Omega (Human Relations), Beta Beta Beta (Biology), Sigma Delta Pi (Spanish), Pi Delta Phi (French), Phi Sigma Iota (Foreign Language), Lambda Pi Eta (Communications), Alpha Sigma Lambda (Adult Learners), Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science), Kappa Delta Pi (Education), Delta Mu Delta (Business), Psi Chi (Psychology), Alpha Phi Sigma (Criminal Justice), Sigma Tau Delta (International English Honors Society).

Academic rankings[link]

High Point University was named No. 3 among Regional Colleges in the South in "America's Best Colleges" 2011 edition, published by "U.S. News & World Report." HPU has been ranked as one of the top 610 colleges and universities across the country in the list, "America's Best Colleges," created by Forbes.com. Parade Magazine has listed High Point University as one of the top 25 large private schools in the nation in the magazine's annual "College A-List." ^[12]

Notable alumni[link]

• Elizabeth Carty - Miss North Carolina Teen USA
• Dick Culler – Major League Baseball player
• Austin Dillon – NASCAR Nationwide Series driver, 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion
• Lauch Faircloth – former United States Senator (R-NC)
• Donna Fargo – Grammy-winning country music singer/songwriter
• Issa Konare – PBL Basketball player for the Vermont Frost Heaves and plays for Senegal's national team
• Gene Littles – former ABA basketball player and NBA coach
• Jack Lucas – youngest Marine to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor
• Robert "50" Martin – professional basketball player Atlanta Vision; former And1 streetballer
• Taylor Milne – Canadian Olympian in the 1500m
• Nido Qubein – President of High Point University, and world renowned speaker
• Arizona Reid – professional basketball player, (Geneve Devils)
• Tubby Smith – NCAA coach and assistant coach of the 2000 U.S. Men's Basketball Team

Athletics[link]

The High Point Panthers include HPU's 16 athletic teams that compete at the NCAA Division I level, mostly in the Big South Conference. HPU's 15 current varsity sports include baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's indoor track & field, men's and women's outdoor track & field and women's volleyball. HPU will field a varsity men's lacrosse team beginning in 2012–13^[13], which will be coached by Jon Torpey^[14].

The 2010–11 season was the most successful since High Point University joined NCAA Div. I in 1999–2000. In the fall, the women's soccer team and women's volleyball team won Big South Tournaments and the men's soccer team won the Big South regular season^[15]. In the spring, the women's lacrosse team won the National Lacrosse Conference tournament and set a record for wins by a first-year program, with 15^[16].

High Point University also fields the following sports at the club level: men's and women's basketball, men's and women's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's tennis, women's field hockey, softball, ultimate frisbee and equestrian. ^[17]

Donations to High Point University's Athletic Department have exceeded $30 million. The primary athletics facilities at High Point University are the Millis Center (basketball, volleyball), Williard Stadium (baseball) and Vert Stadium (track, soccer, lacrosse). Vert Stadium was resurfaced with Mondo 3NX turf in 2011^[18].

In January 2008, Wake Forest University associate athletic director Craig Keilitz was appointed High Point University's Director of Athletics. In May 2009, former University of North Carolina captain Scott Cherry was named head coach of men's basketball.

Publications and media[link]

• High Point University Magazine, for alumni and students
• The Apogee, the University literary magazine
• Black Script
• Campus Chronicle, one of the Top 20 campus newspapers in the nation by the American Scholastic Press Association (ASPA).
• HPU Radio, student produced and broadcast via Hpuradio.com
• Zenith, yearbook

Greek life[link]

High Point University is home to 12 Fraternities and Sororities.

The following Greek organizations are present at HPU:

Interfraternity Conference[link]

• Delta Sigma Phi
• Lambda Chi Alpha
• Pi Kappa Alpha
• Pi Kappa Phi
• Kappa Sigma
• Beta Theta Pi - coming in the fall of 2012

National Panhellenic Conference[link]

• Alpha Gamma Delta
• Zeta Tau Alpha
• Kappa Delta
• Phi Mu
• Sigma Sigma Sigma
• Alpha Chi Omega

National Pan-Hellenic Council[link]

• Alpha Kappa Alpha
• Delta Sigma Theta
• Kappa Alpha Psi
• Zeta Phi Beta

National Service Fraternity[link]

• Alpha Phi Omega

Sechrest gallery[link]

A permanent collection of original works donated to the University by High Point Alumnus Darrell L. Sechrest. Among others, the permanent collection includes works by Christian Dietrich, Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Allesandro Gherardini, El Greco, Sir George Harvey Emile Louis Picault, Elsie Popkin, and Antonio Zucchi and Angelica Kauffman. The gallery is housed within the Hayworth Fine Arts Center on the campus of High Point University.^[19]

References[link]

McCaslin, Dr. Richard B., "Remembered Be Thy Blessings: High Point University The College Years, 1924–1991" High Point University, 1995.

High Point University Press Kit[link]

• Official High Point University Press Kit

External links[link]

• High Point University official website
• High Point Panthers official website
• "Bubble U" Boomberg Businessweek 2012 article on HPU.
• 'Club Ed: This University Is at Your Service' Chronicle of Higher Education 7-4-08
• High Point University student yearbooks on DigitalNC.org

Coordinates: 35°58′27″N 79°59′44″W / 35.9741251°N 79.9954946°W / 35.9741251; -79.9954946

Point University (formerly Atlanta Christian College) is a private, Christian, liberal arts university in East Point, Georgia, 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Atlanta and in West Point, Georgia, 60 miles (97 km) southwest of Atlanta.

The liberal arts institution was founded in 1937 as Atlanta Christian College, located in the Atlanta suburb of East Point. In 2011, the college announced a name change to Point University. It plans to relocate its main campus to West Point, Georgia in 2012.

History[link]

Atlanta Christian College[link]

Atlanta Christian College was founded in 1937 by Judge Thomas Olin Hathcock (1879–1966), who served as a judge in Fulton County, Georgia, from 1914 until 1942. He and his wife, Nora Head Hathcock, were members of the Christian churches and churches of Christ, and the college has continued to maintain its affiliation with the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ.^[2] Atlanta Christian College opened in 1937 on its 300 acres (1.2 km²) campus in East Point. The property was originally a farm inherited by Mrs. Hathcock.^[2][3]

Following its founding, Atlanta Christian College devoted attention primarily to the education of ministers, missionaries and other church-related workers.^[2] In 1965, the college became an accredited member of the American Association of Bible Colleges (AABC).^[2] In 1990, in conjunction with a broadening of the curriculum, the college was accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award associate and baccalaureate degrees.^[2]

Point University[link]

On February 2, 2011, student leaders and administrators of Atlanta Christian College announced a name change to Point University, which became effective on July 1, 2011.^[4] In addition to the name change, the college announced the 2012 relocation of its main campus to West Point, Georgia, an hour southwest of the current campus on the Georgia-Alabama line. The move will position the university to accommodate future growth of its student body, athletic offerings and physical campus, and better position it to draw students from more areas of the Southeast.^[5] Adult learning classes will continue to be held at the East Point location, as well as an adult learning program and dual-credit enrollment program for high school students at the current off-site location in Peachtree City.^[5] Plans also call for launching a satellite location in Savannah, Georgia, in fall 2011.^[5]

In addition to the relocation announcement, the university was accepted into the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).^[6] The university also announced the athletics program would undergo expansion as part of the transition from the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) to the NAIA, including the addition of intercollegiate football, softball and cross country beginning in fall 2011.^[7] The athletics nickname was also changed from the Chargers to the Skyhawks.^[1]

Academics[link]

Point University offers degrees in biblical studies, biology, child and youth development, counseling and human services, early childhood education, English, history, humanities, music and psychology. It is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award the associate and baccalaureate degrees. The early childhood education program has earned accreditation by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the Professional Standards Commission (PSC) of the State of Georgia.^[8]

Athletics[link]

The Point University Skyhawks compete in the NAIA as a member of the Appalachian Athletic Conference.^[9] The college fields 10 sports, five men's and five women's, including: baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, football, men's and women's soccer, softball, and women's volleyball.^[6]

The university was previously a member of the NCCAA, during which the Skyhakws (then known as the Atlanta Christian College Chargers) won a number of regional and national championships, most recently the 2010 NCCAA Division II national championship in baseball.

Presidents[link]

• George W. BonDurant (1937–1947)
• Orvel C. Crowder (1947–1955)
• James C. Redmon (1955–1978)
• Paul K. Carrier (1978–1984)
• James C. Donovan (1984–1993)
• R. Edwin Groover (1993–2006)
• Dean C. Collins (2006–present)

Notable students and alumni[link]

Notable students and alumni include:

• Chris Brink (Class of 2009) – bassist of The Museum (band)
• Jamie Grace (Class of 2012) – Christian singer-songwriter signed to TobyMac-founded label, Gotee Records.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Point University Official Website
• Point University Informational Website

High Point may refer to the following:

Places[link]

In California

• High Point (California), the summit of Palomar Mountain

In Florida

• High Point, Hernando County, Florida, a census-designated place
• High Point, Palm Beach County, Florida, a census-designated place

In Georgia

• High Point (Atlanta), a neighborhood on the south side of the city of Atlanta

In New Jersey

• High Point (New Jersey), highest geographic elevation in the state
  • High Point State Park, a state park in the area of the mountain
  • High Point Monument, a monument in the state park atop High Point

In North Carolina

• High Point, North Carolina, a city located in the Piedmont Triad region
  • High Point University, located in the above community

In Pennsylvania

• High Point Raceway, a motocross track in Mount Morris

In South Carolina

• High Point (Jenkinsville, South Carolina), listed on the NRHP in South Carolina

In Washington

• High Point, Seattle, a neighborhood in the Delridge district of West Seattle

Other[link]

• High Point (coffee), a brand of instant decaffeinated coffee
• High Point High School, Beltsville, Maryland

See also[link]

• Highpoint (disambiguation)

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Diane Sawyer
Sawyer at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival premiere of Jesus Henry Christ
Born	Lila Diane Sawyer (1945-12-22) December 22, 1945 (age 66) Glasgow, Kentucky, United States
Education	Wellesley College, B.A., 1967
Occupation	Television journalist
Years active	1962–present
Spouse	Mike Nichols (m. 1988–present)
Website
http://abcnews.go.com/WN/DianeSawyer/diane-sawyers-biography/story?id=9380180

Lila Diane Sawyer (born December 22, 1945) is the current anchor of ABC News' flagship program, ABC World News. Previously, Sawyer had been co-anchor of ABC News's morning news program, Good Morning America (GMA).

Early life and education[link]

Born in Glasgow, Kentucky, Diane Sawyer is the daughter of Jean W. Sawyer – an elementary school teacher – and Erbon Powers "Tom" Sawyer, a judge.^[1] Soon after her birth, her family moved to Louisville, Kentucky, where her father rose to local prominence as a Republican politician and community leader; he was Kentucky's Jefferson County Judge/Executive when he was killed in a car accident on Louisville's Interstate 64 in 1969. E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park, located in the Frey's Hill area of Louisville, is named in his honor.

Sawyer attended Seneca High School in the Buechel area of Louisville. In 1963, she won the "America's Junior Miss" scholarship pageant as a representative from the State of Kentucky.

During the period from 1962–1965, Sawyer was "America's Junior Miss" touring the country to promote the Coca-Cola Pavilion at the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair.

In 1967, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in English from Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts. There, she was a member of the Wellesley College Blue Notes, an a capella group and Phi Sigma Lecture Society. She attended one semester of law school at the University of Louisville before turning to journalism.

Career[link]

Sawyer began her professional career in Republican Party politics. In 1970, White House Press Secretary Ron Ziegler hired her to serve in the administration of U.S. President Richard Nixon. Sawyer continued through Nixon's resignation from the presidency in 1974 and worked on the Nixon-Ford transition team in 1974–1975, after which she decamped with Nixon to California and helped him write his memoirs, published in 1978. She also helped prepare Nixon for his famous set of television interviews with journalist David Frost in 1977.^[2]

Years later, Sawyer would be suspected of being Deep Throat, the source of leaks of classified information to journalist Bob Woodward during the Watergate scandal. In 2005 Deep Throat was identified as W. Mark Felt, but prior to that, Rabbi Baruch Korff – a longtime Nixon confidant and defender known as "Nixon's rabbi" – said on his deathbed that he believed Sawyer was Deep Throat. Sawyer laughed it off, and she was one of six people to request and receive a public denial from Woodward.^[3][4]

In 1978, Sawyer joined CBS News as a political correspondent and became a co-anchor, with Bill Kurtis, of the CBS Morning News in 1981. In 1984, she became a correspondent for 60 Minutes, a CBS News investigative television newsmagazine; she remained for five years.

In 1989, she moved to ABC News to co-anchor newsmagazine Primetime Live, with Sam Donaldson. From 1998 to 2000, she would become a co-anchor for ABC's 20/20, also a newsmagazine, co-anchoring on Wednesdays with Donaldson and on Sundays with Barbara Walters.

In 1999, Sawyer returned to morning news (GMA) as the co-anchor of GMA with Charles Gibson. The assignment was putatively temporary, but her success in the position, measured by a close in the gap with front-runner Today, NBC News's morning program, sustained her in the position far longer than anticipated. The GMA program has never regained the lost viewers, nor beaten its early morning competition since Joan Lunden retired after 17 years as co-host in 1997. On September 2, 2009, she was announced as the successor to Gibson, who retired as ABC World News anchor on Friday, December 18, 2009. She left GMA on December 11, 2009, and was scheduled to become the ABC World News anchor in January 2010. However, on December 1, 2009, The New York Times reported that instead of moving to ABC World News in January 2010, Sawyer would start on December 21, 2009, three days after Gibson's departure .^[5] For over a year in 2010–2011 with Katie Couric then anchor of CBS News, two of the three network news anchors on broadcast television were women.^[6] Ratings jumped 8% for 60 days after her first four weeks, averaging 8.8 million viewers.^[7] She signs off at the end of her nightly broadcast with "I'll see you right back here tomorrow night." The show, like its competitor evening newscasts, ended the year with ratings 14% below that of the preceding year.

Career timeline[link]

• 1967–1970: WLKY-TV news and weather reporter
• 1970–1974: White House press aide
• 1974–1978: Literary assistant to former President Richard Nixon
• 1981–1984: CBS Morning News anchor
• 1984–1989: 60 Minutes correspondent^[8][9]
• 1989–1998, since 2000: Primetime Live co-anchor^[8][9]
• 1998–2000: 20/20 co-anchor^[9]
• January 1999 – December 11, 2009: Good Morning America co-anchor
• December 21, 2009 – present: ABC World News anchor^[5]

Recognition[link]

In 2001 she was named one of the thirty most-powerful women in America by the Ladies' Home Journal. In 2007 she ranked 62nd on "Forbes Magazine's List of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women". She has won multiple awards, including a 2009 Peabody Award for her work on A Hidden America: Children of the Mountains.^[10]

Notable interviews (selected)[link]

Sawyer has interviewed many political figures including U.S. Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. She conducted the first interview with U.S. President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton after his first election to the presidency in 1992.^[8]

On February 12, 2007, she interviewed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Her interview^{[clarification needed]} with Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was his first Western television interview in a decade.

On November 14, 2011, Diane secured another exclusive by being the first person to interview Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, ten months after she survived an assassination attempt. Sawyer spent the day with the wounded politician and her husband, Mark Kelly and observed her during a speech therapy session. Diane since told People Magazine, "Of all the people I've interviewed, she's right there at the top." Diane's comment about Gabby

She has also interviewed:

Fidel Castro, President of Cuba Robert McNamara, U.S. Secretary of Defense Manuel Noriega, general and the military dictator of Panama from 1983 to 1989 Nancy Pelosi, the first female Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

Richard Nixon, President of the United States[11] Nancy Reagan, First Lady of the United States Hyman G. Rickover, U.S. Admiral Antonin Scalia, U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Jaycee Lee Dugard

She was allowed to take a special tour of North Korea.^{[clarification needed]}

From the entertainment world, Sawyer has interviewed, especially as a host of GMA:

Clay Aiken, singer (interviewed twice) Bobby Brown, singer Ellen DeGeneres, comedian Dixie Chicks, country-music group Michael J. Fox, actor Mel Gibson, actor (interviewed twice) Whitney Houston, singer Winona Ryder, actress

Michael Jackson, singer Madonna, singer Roman Polanski, film director Lisa Marie Presley, singer-songwriter Rihanna, singer Britney Spears, singer Brian Wilson, musician (The Beach Boys) Meryl Streep, actress

Sawyer also interviewed drug kingpin Rayful Edmond III of Washington, D.C., in 1989 and once again in 1997 on 60 Minutes.^{[citation needed][clarification needed]}

Personal life[link]

On April 29, 1988, she and Mike Nichols, a film director, were married. They have no children. Nichols has 3 from previous marriages: Daisy, born in 1964; Max, born in 1974; and Jenny, born in 1977. Sawyer had previously had relationships with Frank Gannon, a Nixon aide, and Richard Holbrooke, a U.S diplomat.^[12] Forbes reported that she made $12 million in 2005.^[13]

References[link]

1. ^ ^{[verification needed]}"Diane Sawyer Biography (1955?-)". filmreference.com. http://www.filmreference.com/film/38/Diane-Sawyer.html. Retrieved September 17, 2009. 
2. ^ Sherr, Lynn (December 6, 2008). "Diane Sawyer on Fact vs. Fiction in Frost/Nixon — The Good Morning America Host—Who Worked for Richard Nixon at the Time of His Interview with David Frost—Talks with The Daily Beast about Her Memories of Her Ex-Boss.". Blog at The Daily Beast. Accessed December 12, 2009.
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• "Diane Sawyer Biography — Anchor, Good Morning America", at ABC News, dated December 19, 2009. (Accessed December 21, 2009).
• Diane Sawyer at the Internet Movie Database

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Preceded by Charles Gibson	ABC World News anchor December 21, 2009–present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Kevin Newman and Lisa McRee	Good Morning America co-anchor January 18, 1999–December 11, 2009 with Charles Gibson (from January 18, 1999 to June 28, 2006), and Robin Roberts (from May 23, 2005 to December 11, 2009)	Succeeded by George Stephanopoulos and Robin Roberts

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v t e 60 Minutes correspondents Current Steve Kroft Lesley Stahl Bob Simon Morley Safer Byron Pitts Lara Logan Anderson Cooper Scott Pelley Former Christiane Amanpour Ed Bradley Katie Couric Dan Rather Andy Rooney Harry Reasoner Charlie Rose Diane Sawyer Meredith Vieira Mike Wallace

v t e Anchors of ABC World News H. R. Baukhage Jim Gibbons Bryson Rash Pauline Frederick Gordon Fraser Leo Cherne John Daly Don Goddard John Daly Bill Shadel Bill Lawrence Al Mann John Cameron Swayze Ron Cochran Peter Jennings Bob Young Frank Reynolds Howard K. Smith Harry Reasoner Barbara Walters Frank Reynolds Max Robinson Peter Jennings Bob Woodruff Elizabeth Vargas Charles Gibson Diane Sawyer

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Name	Sawyer, Diane
Alternative names
Short description	American journalist
Date of birth	December 22, 1945
Place of birth	Glasgow, Kentucky, U.S.
Date of death
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