Thank you to those who finished up our spring college fair season (as of May 21): Molly Kelly in California; Cassie Ricard Rottman in Connecticut; Jennifer Engelhardt in Kansas City; Kari Layman, Russ Felten, Joel Jenkins, and Eric Engelhardt in Minnesota; Dave Robertson, John Eylander, and Jennifer Smith in Nebraska; Tom Madden in New York; Alison Kern, Jenn Forrest, Jennifer Lee & Brett Iafigliola in Ohio; and Emily Elsea Olson in South Dakota! What you do at these fairs is so valuable – spreading the word about VU to students and parents when our admission counselors are unable to do so. Your time and professionalism is much appreciated….
AND, thank you to those who visited my office in Kretzmann Hall when on campus this month: Rhoda Decatur (Massachusetts), Karen and David Jankowski and daughter Reagan (Ohio), and Terry Opsahl (Pennsylvania).
The VAN has 637 members ! Welcome to our 2007 graduates (59 joined!) and to Lois Sikorski (VU '63; Arizona) and Heather Schell (VU '02; Arkansas). Remember to let me know if you have an address or job change; I will update the VAN database and then notify the Office of Alumni Relations so that the University's database is changed and you can continue to receive your VALPO magazine.
Congratulations and thank you to three-year VAN assistants Elizabeth Racop and Andrew Henderson! These electrical engineers graduated with the Class of 2007 this past Sunday afternoon and are excited to begin work in June with their new employers – Stryker Instruments in Kalamazoo, Michigan, for Elizabeth and Sargent & Lundy in Chicago for Andrew. Their assistance with the VAN's programs has been invaluable and they will be missed. (But they did join the VAN!!!)