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—1— KOREA HUSKIES:

—3— AWARDS SEASON:

Keunmo Lee, ’89, and Min-Jung Kal, ’02, ’06, celebrated Husky Night with fellow South Korean alumni at the COEX Convention Center in Seoul.

Business and Economic Development Center (BEDC) Director Michael Verchot, ’95, and Foster School Associate Dean Stephan Sefcik joined former interim Prime Minister of Libya Ali Tarhouni, and Thaddeus Spratlen at the BEDC’s Minority Business of the Year Awards.

—2— DESERT DAWGS: Ronald, ’62,’67, and Karen, ’65, Benveniste attended an Arizona Huskies lecture and reception featuring UW professor Richard Fenske.

—4— NEW PROFESSOR: Michael Garvey, ’61, ’64, (center) and Law School Dean and James W. Mifflin Professor Kellye Testy

officially welcomed Kathryn Watts (left) as the new Garvey Schubert Barer Professor of Law.

—5— PHARMACY REMODEL: John Bracken and his sister Laura Bracken Clough join School of Pharmacy Dean Thomas Baillie at the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the newly remodeled L.D. & Jim Bracken Pharmacy Learning Center.

—6— FOSTER SCHOOL FÊTE: Isaac Nichols, ’01, Shannon

Hernandez McIntyre, Rep. Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney, Leticia Lucero, ’97, and Rodolfo Hernandez McIntyre honored winners at the BEDC’s Minority Business of the Year Awards.

—7— CULTURAL CENTER CELEBRATION: The Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity celebrated the grand opening of the renovated Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center, named in honor of the UW’s first vice president for minority

affairs. Current Vice President for Minority Affairs and Vice Provost for Diversity Sheila Edwards Lange (center), ’00, ’06, welcomed Samuel’s wife Donna, ’79, and eldest son William.

—8— SCHOLAR LUNCHEON: Claire Egtvedt, ’59, (center) greeted Boeing fellow Laura Vertatschitsch and Egtvedt fellow Alexei Czeskis at the College of Engineering’s Scholar Donor Luncheon.

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