Atlanta's Yetty Levenson Arp Receives Oglethorpe University's Talmage Award

ATLANTA, GA (05/17/2011)(readMedia)-- Oglethorpe University honored outstanding alumni and faculty at its 2011 Alumni Weekend annual gala awards ceremony. Atlanta's Yetty Levenson Arp, a 1968 graduate of Oglethorpe University, was awarded the Talmage Award. The Talmage Award is presented to a recipient who contributes time, talent or financial resources to one or more programs of the university and/or is distinguished in the business or professional world.

Arp was a member of the Oglethorpe University Board of Trustees from 1996 to 2010, and served on the President's Advisory Council from 1984-1996. During her 35-year career as a commercial broker, Arp was Vice President of Southeast Commercial Properties and Vice President of Easlan Capital of Atlanta. In January 2010, Arp affiliated with Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby's International Realty. In her first year, she was elected to the Atlanta Board of Realtors' prestigious Multi Million Dollar Club for 2010. She has been active in the Atlanta community for decades, serving on numerous boards and chairing countless events.

Oglethorpe University was founded in 1835 and enrolls 1,100 students representing 34 states and 28 countries. Oglethorpe is a member of the Annapolis Group, an organization of America's most selective liberal arts institutions. For four consecutive years, Oglethorpe has been named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for commitment to and achievement in community service. In 2010, Oglethorpe was named among U.S. News & World Report's Best Liberal Arts Colleges and Forbes' America's Best Colleges. Princeton Review named Oglethorpe a Best Southeastern College, ranking it in national top-20 lists: Professors Get High Marks (#17), Classroom Discussion Encouraged (#14), Lots of Race/Class Interaction (#11), and Best College Theatre (#18). Georgia Shakespeare is the professional theater-in-residence at Oglethorpe. OU competes in the NCAA Division III Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. Website: www.oglethorpe.edu