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MESSAGE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINIOIS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION The University of Illinois Alumni Association enthusiastically supports the formation of the Australia Illini Club and encourages your participation. For more information on the Alumni Association’s international clubs and alumni networks, go to www.uiaa.org and click on “International Alumni”.
NEW UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESIDENT NAMED B. Joseph White, the former interim president and dean of the business school at the University of Michigan, was selected in November to become the 16th president of the University of Illinois. A native of Detroit, Michigan, White, 57, earned his Ph.D. in business administration from the University of Michigan in 1975 after earning a master’s degree in business administration from the Harvard Business School and a bachelor of science in international economics at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. Under his leadership, the U-M Business School achieved top ranking for its programs, increased its annual fundraising fivefold, and saw its endowment grow from $35 million to $260 million. White succeeds President James Stukel, who will retire in February 2005.
RECIPIENT OF 2005 INTERNATIONAL ALUMNI AWARD SELECTED Distinguished educator, scientist and policymaker Dr. Emil Q. Javier (MS ’64 Agronomy) has been chosen to receive the University of Illinois’ fourth annual Madhuri and Jagdeth Sheth International Alumni Award for Exceptional Achievement. Dr. Javier, a faculty member at the University of Philippines, serves as chairman of the Technical Advisory Committee of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, which was established in 1971 to help contribute to food security and eradicate poverty in developing countries through research, partnerships, capacity building and policy support. Dr. Javier will be honored at a dinner on the Champaign-Urbana campus in March. The award is jointly sponsored by the Office of the Chancellor, Office of International Programs and Studies, and the UI Alumni Association.
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