Who is Ed Fuller?<\/h2>\n
Educator, author, co-founder, and president are just a few of the titles Edwin D. Fuller has held since his time on Commonwealth Avenue. Today he considers himself \u201crepurposed,\u201d not retired, working as a business consultant and president of the Orange County (California) Visitors Association. Fuller (Questrom\u201968) spent most of his years working in the hospitality industry as Marriott International’s president and managing director of international lodging. Along with his many achievements, Ed is a proud BU Terrier. He is the former vice chairman of what is now known as the University Advisory Board, former president of the Alumni Association, and a former trustee. He served as chairman of the School of Hospitality Administration<\/a> and the Questrom School of Business<\/a> advisory board for 12 years and is a member of the President\u2019s International Advisory Board. How\u2019s that for an active alumnus?<\/p>\n When we asked Ed why he and his wife, Michela, chose to name the Pub with a major gift to the University, his answer was simple: \u201cYou need a center that can bring people together.\u201d He mentioned that in the last 15 years alumni centers have been popping up at schools across the globe\u2014and what better place to have a pub than under the newly named Dahod Family Alumni Center? Ed rehashed the many memories he has with a pub or bar at their heart. As an undergrad, he was a regular at the Dugout. Whether he was enjoying a pint while studying or hosting an event with his fraternity, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, you could often find him there. And let\u2019s not forget the watering holes he\u2019s visited in his professional career, including one that stood out in particular; the Red Ox Inn, in Germany. For Ed, a pub like the one in the Dahod Family Alumni Center<\/a> is a place to create connections, find common ground, and enjoy a moment of solidarity.<\/p>\n We wanted to get to know Ed a little better, so we sat down with him and chatted. Here are our top favorite questions and answers from the conversation.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n This is the legend of now the best-known knight in town: Ed Fuller. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16028,"featured_media":4444,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13],"tags":[],"featured_img":"\/alumni\/files\/2020\/01\/fullers-bu-pub-blog-alumni-dahod-family-bar-drinks-800x600.jpg","agg_excerpt":"This is the legend of now the best-known knight in town: Ed Fuller.","agg_title":"Raise a glass to the man behind the BU Pub","media_icon":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4415"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16028"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4415"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4415\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25645,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4415\/revisions\/25645"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"\/alumni\/files\/2020\/01\/fullers-bu-pub-blog-alumni-donation.png\")
<\/p>\nWhy give to the BU Pub?<\/h2>\n
Q & A with Ed<\/h2>\n
One beer on tap, what would it be?<\/h3>\n
That\u2019s easy: Fuller\u2019s British beer, of course.<\/h4>\n
Favorite song request?<\/h3>\n
“Nowhere to Run” by Martha and the Vandellas.<\/h4>\n
Best pub tradition?<\/h3>\n
The answer is simple, great food. Specifically, bar food. It\u2019s the hallmark of a great pub. Every watering hole should have a great menu that\u2019s unique from the rest. I can\u2019t wait to return and see the new menu.<\/h4>\n
What makes a pub a great pub?<\/h3>\n
The setting, the background, the serving staff. Cheers (from the TV show) is the classic example: the community of a pub is what makes it successful. When you head over to England or Ireland, the people who frequent pubs do so for that exciting place where people come together, meet and talk, and create new connections.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"