Meet the team (pictured from left to right):
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Alison Russell, Office Manager and PA to the Director Sue Curley, Head of Alumni Relations Janie Grover, Development Officer (Legacies and Major Gifts) Clive Gee, Director of Development and Alumni Relations Laurelle Vingoe, Development Officer (Alumni Fundraising) Lee Collins, Database Assistant Hilary Whale, Alumni Database and Website Manager
www.brunelalumni.co.uk Brunel’s Development and Alumni Relations Office are delighted to keep in touch with members of the Brunel graduate community across the world. Please visit and register on our website: www.brunelalumni.co.uk We are currently in the process of constructing our new Brunel Alumni NetCommunity, and when this goes live we will let you know on our current website. We have the following groups on LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com): •
The Official Brunel University Alumni Group
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The Official Brunel University MBA Alumni Group
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The Official Brunel University MSc Management Group
Why not join us on Facebook (www.facebook.com): The Official Brunel University Alumni Group If you are unable to register on our Alumni website, please contact Hilary Whale, Alumni Database and Website Manager, at hilary.whale@brunel.ac.uk. Development and Alumni Relations Office Brunel University, Uxbridge, UB8 3PH Email alumni@brunel.ac.uk Tel +44 (0)1895 267775
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Graduation 2009 Research update Sport news Feature – Alan Bennett: Painting Brunel, 1986 and 2006
Graduates in print Made in Brunel, present and past Congratulations! Noticeboard Fundraising in 2009 Alumni events and reunions Alumnus of the Year
Acknowledgements Editor Rachel Turvey, Publications Officer Designer Richard Mitchell, Brunel University Press Photography Sally Trussler, Neil Graveney
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