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A Record-Breaking Reunion,
A Welcome to New Board Members
DEAR FELLOW ALUMNI:
This year's reunion weekend was a
great success, breaking all records for
attendance and giving. I hope those of
you who were in attendance for all or
part of the four-day-long celebration
found it as enjoyable, entertaining, and
educational as I did—despite the occasional
downpours. Thanks go especially
to the members of the alumni affairs
office who seemed to work around
the clock to ensure that each event
ran smoothly as well as to the faculty
members and alumni who presented a
series of engrossing continuing education
programs. As a 30th year celebrant,
I so appreciated the opportunity to visit
with many of my former classmates.
Just prior to the beginning of the
reunion weekend, the Wharton Alumni
Association Board gathered for its
last meeting in this academic year at
which we confirm new members for
the board. We were fortunate to have
received the largest number of board
nominations ever, and the nominations
committee was faced with a
challenging task in creating the slate
for board approval. Our goal was to
identify nominees who demonstrated
experience and engagement in alumni
activities as well as who reflected the
broad diversity of our 81,000-plus
alumni body. We confirmed a slate
that included six three-year members
and four one-year chair appointees.
Their names are included in the list
on page 41. They hail from Istanbul to
Minneapolis, from the 1970s to recent
classes and include undergrads, MBAs,
and WEMBAs [now the Wharton
MBA Program for Executives].
Board members will continue
to work on their committee goals
throughout the summer in preparation
for our October meeting and the
Alumni Leadership Conference. The
conference is an annual gathering of
club and reunion leaders offering an
opportunity to share best practices and
to learn about new resources available
via the Alumni Affairs office.
In the meantime, I hope many
of you will be able to travel to Rio
de Janeiro to attend the final Global
Alumni Forum of the summer. And,
as always, I welcome your suggestions
and comments at any time.
Vige Barrie, CW'74, WG'76
Chair, Wharton Alumni Association
Business: 315.859.4623
Email: vbarrie@hamilton.edu
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Reunion Weekend 2007 is set for Thursday, May 10 through Sunday,
May 13, 2007. www.wharton.upenn.edu/alumni/reunion
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