Wheaton College Alumni Magazine Spring 2014 | Page 5
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Tributes to Georgia
but more importantly, Christ and His
Irreplaceable? Georgia Douglass comes
Kingdom. We are all in Georgia’s debt.
close. Her dedication over the years to
With gratitude for your fellowship in the
quality in content and appearance raised into
work, Georgia,
elite collegiate class the stable of Wheaton
President Emeritus Duane Litfin, HON
publications for which she was responsible.
1993-2010
She, and a tiny, talented staff, have made
Wheaton, Illinois
us proud to lay Wheaton magazine on our
living room coffee tables. And, oh, Georgia’s
Wheaton’s tight-knit global community is
unattributed editorial stamp is all over that
one of the main things that drew my sons to
gorgeous sesquicentennial book, Wheaton
Wheaton seven years ago. In the last
150. Upon her well-earned retirement, this
23 years, I believe nobody has done more to
one alumnus simply petitions: “Lord, send us
foster and strengthen that community than
I liked our occasional chances to talk shop.
more Georgia Douglasses!”
Georgia Douglass through her leadership of
Year in and year out, she produced a stylish
Ray Smith ’54
Wheaton magazine.
product. The look was attractive and the
Carol Stream, Illinois
Before there was the Internet and Wheaton
Georgia Douglass ’70, M.A. ’94
writing clear, smooth, and concise. But the
web pages, there was Georgia and her team
heart of what she did was the content—
Great athletes make their sport look easy,
faithfully creating this excellent magazine
picking the right stories. Any editor serves
but insiders know better. So it is with editors.
that informed, updated, and knit together
a variety of constituencies and masters.
Georgia Douglass has made the award-
the Wheaton family all over the world. Even
Georgia’s daunting task was to transform what
winning run of Wheaton magazine seem
after the creation of the World Wide Web,
had started as a strictly alumni magazine—
effortless. But those of us behind the scenes
Wheaton magazine arrived regularly, like a
class news, marriages, deaths—into one that
know the truth.
trusted old friend, to let everyone know what
served the larger College community. She
was going on with their old and new friends.
did it with grace and skill. Under Georgia’s
Editing Wheaton is a daunting challenge.
How to walk the fine line of representing
the College well without degenerating
Through Wheaton magazine, Georgia
leadership, Wheaton magazine reflected all of
also was one of the College’s most effective
the College’s many facets and its worldwide
into flackery; how to balance substance
ambassadors. Wheaton is extremely high
impact for Christ and His Kingdom. Well done,
and style, the verbal and the visual, print
quality and is the equal or better of similar
Georgia.
and white space; how to manage a team,
publications from much larger and better-
Don Holt ’57
inspire authors, and meet deadlines; how
known institutions. It is readable, thoughtful,
Wheaton, Illinois
to negotiate the competing expectations of
and well designed. Visitors to my home often
this or that wing of the magazine’s bell-curve
have commented on the high