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Highlander Highlights
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Highlander Highlights
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this issue:
The Press Room
Alumni Awards of Distinction Announced
Homecoming 2004 and 50th Anniversary Celebration
UCRAA Membership Offer
Alumni Association Board of Directors Nominations
The UC Riverside Alumni Association Signature Wine
UCRAA and UCR Campus Holiday Office Hours
The Press Room
UC Riverside Launches Major Health Sciences Initiative:
Announces Formation of Blue Ribbon Panel
University of California, Riverside Chancellor France A. Cordova today (November 14) announced the formation of a seven-member Blue Ribbon Panel charged with assisting UC Riverside in enhancing medical education and
research through a major Health Sciences Initiative (HSI).
Charles E. Young ('55), president, University of
Florida, and chancellor emeritus of UCLA, chairs the panel, which begins work in January.
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the full story.
UC Riverside William Blake Scholar Robert N. Essick Earns National Kudos for Electronic Archive
A Web-based electronic archive featuring the
writings and art of William Blake, edited by UC Riverside Distinguished Professor of English Robert N. Essick
and two colleagues, has won the 2003 Modern Language Association Prize for a Distinguished
Scholarly Edition.
Awarded each odd-numbered year since 1995, the prize is one of seventeen awards that will be presented Dec. 28 during the association's annual convention, held this year in San Diego. Read the full story.
Local Physician Donates $200,000 To UCR's Health Sciences Initiative
The University of California, Riverside today (December 3) announced it has received a donation of $200,000 from Thomas T. Haider,
MD and his wife Salma, which will assist the University in the planning phase for its recently announced Health Sciences
Initiative.
Haider, an orthopedic surgeon, is president of the Haider Spine Center and is a member of
the clinical faculty at UC Riverside in the UCR/UCLA Thomas Haider Program in Biomedical
Sciences.
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the full story.
UC Riverside College of Engineering Hires Thirteen New Faculty Members
The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering, has hired 13 new faculty for the 2003-04 academic year. Established in 1989,
it is the fastest growing engineering school in the UC system with a population projected to grow from 2,000 undergraduate and graduate
students to 3,000 within the next decade.
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the full story.
Alumni Awards of Distinction Announced
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The UCR Alumni Association takes great pride in announcing the 2004 Alumni Awards of Distinction recipients. Tina S. Nova '92 Ph.D. Biochemistry, President, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, GenOptix, Distinguished Alumnus Award; Markell W. Kohn '59 B.A. Zoology, retired oral and maxillofacial surgeon, Alumni University Service Award; Barbara E. Kerr '68 B.A. English, President, California Teachers Association, Alumni Public Service Award; Wylie W. Hoffman '83 B.A. Political Science, Colonel, U.S.A.F. (Retired), Alumni Community Service Award (posthumously); Stephen M. Warren '91 B.S. Biomedical Sciences, resident physician and surgeon, Harvard Medical School. |
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UCR will celebrate Homecoming 2004 on January 22 - 25, 2004. This Homecoming is made special in that it will
also kickoff the campus' yearlong 50th Anniversary celebration. There is something for everyone:
Homecoming basketball game; guided campus tours;
Carillon Concert; UCR Botanic Gardens guided tour; African and African American Alumni Reception; Pioneer Class Reunion; Engineering Alumni Reunion;
AGSM Alumni Reception; ATO Alumni Weekend; Art/Art History Reunion; College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences Alumni Wine Tasting and much more.
Click here for a complete list of the Homecoming activities. |
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To celebrate UC Riverside's 50th anniversary, the UCR Alumni Association has commissioned a very special UCR
keepsake: a beautiful view of the UCR Carillon Tower and Tomas Rivera Library arches at dusk.
(Photo by Steve Walag '72 and image design by UCR Creative Design Services.) This beautiful keepsake is
NOT for sale and is only available through the UCR Alumni Association. This is a limited, numbered
edition print. The keepsake measures 8.5"x11" and the image area is approximately 8"x10". This exclusive 50th Anniversary keepsake is available to all new UCRAA life members. To join as a paid in full life member and receive your commemorative keepsake, click here for a special 50th Anniversary Membership Offer. |
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The UCR Alumni Association has teamed up with Signature Wines, Inc. to produce a private branded wine just for UCR alumni! A collection of celebrated wines from world-renowned wineries has been selected for you to serve on special occasions and at UCR alumni events. The First Edition UCR Alumni Collector's Series wine is outfitted with a custom label created to reflect your Highlander pride! Click here to find out all the details of this new and exciting UCRAA offering. Or call toll free: 1-888-968-7946. |
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