Balloch is recipient of 2009 Diman Award The Diman Award is presented annually during Reunion Weekend to an alumna or alumnus whose personal accomplishments or public service contributions are greatly valued by St. George’s School. This year the award was presented to How a rd R . B a llo c h ’69, former Canadian ambassador to China and an expert on Pacific Rim nations and a consultant in Asian financial affairs. Balloch is now the president and founding partner of The Balloch Group, an independent advisory and merchant banking firm that serves domestic and international clients in China. Established in 2001, the firm was ranked one of the top five largest mergers and acquisitions and private placement advisors by China Venture in 2007. Mr. Balloch lives in Beijing with his wife, Liani, and they have four children. The family spends time in the summer back in the United States, in Jamestown, R.I. To read the full text of Balloch’s address to the community, visit the login page of www.stgeorges.edu.
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R AY WOISHEK ’89
M ADEIR A H ALL M AY 16, 2009
Head of School Eric Peterson presents the Diman Award to Howard Balloch ’69 in May.
Reunion 2010 Reunion Weekend Weekend 2010 is May May 14-16 14-16 is
Tim Kim ’09 and Anna Mack ’09
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