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MIT CLUB OF SOUTH TEXAS April International Dining Club South
Texas 75th Diamond Anniversary New Features on the Club’s Website Club of South Texas Board of Directors: Nominations Sought for 2002-2003 Term If you need to contact us about a specific event, please see the contact information for that event. March
Happy Hour Click
here for a map –Raul Valdez Houston Aeros Hockey
Back by popular demand, the MIT Club returns to the Compaq Center, 7:30 pm Friday, March 29 to watch the Aeros battle the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks. As this newsletter goes out, the race in the West Division remains tight, with the Aeros in third place with 43 points, just four points behind the division leader. We’ve got a block of great seats close to the glass in the Aeros Attack Zone. Hockey action plus a GOALIE BOBBLE HEAD DOLL GIVEAWAY if you are one of the first 3000 fans! Seats are limited - first come first served – this is a very popular event, so reserve early! You will receive your tickets in the mail. – Dave Johnston April International Dining Club Garson (Persian Cuisine) Date TBD We are planning to have our April Dining Club Event at the Garson Restaurant in Houston. The restaurant features Persian cuisine and we have arranged for a wonderful selection of food. The exact date for this event will be announced in the April newsletter. –
Anwer Hussain MIT
Club of South Texas Everyone
had a wonderful time at the Club’s 75th anniversary gala held on
January 26th, 2002. Over
100 alumni and their guests attended this event held at the Houston Museum of
Natural Science Cullen Hall of Gems and Minerals.
Long time Houston-area alum R. Greg Turner ’74 served as master of
ceremonies. We were pleased to have
Dr. Phillip L. Clay CP '75, MIT Chancellor, and L. Robert Johnson '63, President
of the MIT Alumni Association as guest speakers. MIT
presented our Club with a framed certificate of recognition celebrating 75th
years of service to area alumni. The
Club also received a City of Houston Proclamation designating Jan 26th,
2002 as “MIT Club of South Texas Day.”
Many thanks to Alicia Marra, volunteer Parent 2005, for making this
happen! An
oral history of the club was created over the last 6 months and a copy given to
each event attendee. The oral
history project is now available as a “living document” on the Club’s
Website: Many
thanks to those alumni who contributed to the oral history project. Additions to the oral history project can be sent to Al
Cisar, fax (281) 256-2422. The
event program highlighted South Texas alumni who have received Alumni
Association Service Awards: 4 area
alums have received the Bronze Beaver Award, 3 area alums have received the
Lobdell Distinguished Service Award, and 2 area alums have received the George
B. Morgan Award. The Club also
presented Glen V. Dorflinger ’46 with a “Diamond Membership Award” for his
continued support of our Club, especially in the area of fostering young alumni
participation. The
Club of South Texas gratefully acknowledges the following sponsors for making
the Gala event possible: Diamond
Sponsor: A
special thank you to the Event Committee for making this all happen (especially
Marilyn!): Marilyn
Taggi Cisar Event documents and pictures can be found at our website: http://alumweb.mit.edu/clubs/s-texas/doc/EventHighlights - Stacey Nakamura It’s
time once again, time for the annual MIT Club of South Texas membership drive.
The MIT Club of South Texas invites you to join or renew your membership
for 2002. Membership in the club
runs coincident with the calendar year, which means that those members who paid
their dues before October 1, 2001 need to renew now for 2002.
Membership is open to all MIT alumni and alumnae, as well as current
undergraduate and graduate students and their parents.
Your
dues in the local club are used to pay for mailing announcements and the
newsletter, sponsor events for local high school students accepted at the
Institute, award prizes at local science fairs, and improve local science and
math education through our Leadership in Education Program (LEAP).
For eight years we have been sending local high school teachers to MIT
for a one-week session in secondary science education.
Although we do benefit from some administrative assistance from the
Institute, the MIT Club of South Texas does not receive funding from MIT
or from the Alumni/ae Association. Membership
is available at several levels. Regular
membership continues to be $25 per year level.
Patron membership is offered for an annual contribution of $50.
Special Sustaining and Benefactor membership is available for those who
contribute $100 and $200, respectively. As
recent graduates, members of the Classes of 1997 through 2001 can join at the
special reduced rate of only $5 per year. Members
at all levels receive discounts as well as preferred enrollment for themselves
and their guests at MIT Club of South Texas sponsored events. Last year was one of our best membership years ever for our local club, and we’d like to make next year another winner. Join today to get the maximum benefit from your membership! -
Al Cisar New
Features on the Club’s Website We
have added two new features to the Club’s website:
a direct link to MIT’s
E-News website and a “Welcome To Texas”
page. The MIT
E-News service is a monthly email highlighting current events at MIT.
As a service to our members, we are posting the weblink to the current
month’s E-News newsletter on
our local website. The “Welcome
To Texas” page contains state and city weblinks useful to folks who have
recently moved to the Houston-Galveston area.
These weblinks are prominently displayed on our homepage: Club of South Texas Board of Directors: Nominations Sought for 2002-2003 Term Elections for new board members for the MIT Club of South Texas will take place at the May 2002 monthly board meeting. We are looking for any and all interested nominees. No experience required! If you are interested in helping to run your MIT Club or would like to make a nomination, please email me or call me at 713 436-3538 (h).
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