The Sandspur

Issue date: 4/1/05 Section: News

Media Credit: Dani Picard TAKING STOCK: President Duncan seen here holding award winning donuts from his family´s $1.6 billion dollar company.

Less than a year after taking over as the president of Rollins College, Dr. Louis Duncan is faced with another wonderful career opportunity.

His uncle, Michael Duncan, has owned and run a successful chain of donut shops throughout the United States called, of course, Duncan Donuts. Uncle Mike is retiring at the age of 137 to become a monk. He will take a vow of poverty, so his business and wealth must go to someone. He has decided to give it to his favorite nephew, Dr. Duncan.

Duncan Donuts has offered a variety of choice donut offerings, including their specialty, the Duncan Dunker. This unique donut is glazed on the outside, chocolate and jelly on the inside, and constructed with a doughy handle perfect for dunking in coffee or tea.

This donut empire is worth over $1.6 billion, and Dr. Duncan will receive it all. There are only a few conditions. One is that Dr. Duncan must devote himself to the business whole-heartedly. He may work at any other job, and he must travel from one shop to the next throughout the country to monitor the status of the shops and to make sure that they are living up to Uncle Mike's standards. Another condition is that every shop must remain painted the official color of Duncan Donuts: lime green. Lime green is Uncle Mike's favorite color, and no Duncan Donuts location can be painted any other color.

Dr. Duncan will remain at Rollins for the rest of the year. He will then embark on his donut venture. Rollins is now in the process of searching for a new president for the college.

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