[Vision2020] The UI Friday Letter From UI President Tim White (January 12, 2007)

[Tom Hansen]

Copied and pasted below is the UI Friday Letter for January 12, 2007, from
UI President Tim White.

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University of Idaho
Office of the President
Moscow, Idaho 83844-3151
Phone: 208-885-6365
Fax: 208-885-6558

The Friday Letter
A Newsletter for University of Idaho Alumni and Friends Jan. 12, 2007

Dear Friends,

2007 marks the College of Engineering's centennial. For 100 years, the
college and its more than 13,000 alumni have produced innovations that
impact society and expand intellectual boundaries - not just in Idaho, but
around the globe and into space. 

The University's biodiesel program, one of the first in the nation, is
providing environmentally friendly biofuels - research that impacts
transportation worldwide. NASA research in space will expand to new
frontiers thanks to technology from the University of Idaho that helps
create low-power technologies for spacecraft electronics. And the combine
leveler, developed by Ray Hanson '45, revolutionized farming practices on
the rolling hills of the Palouse and around the world.

Our University is so very proud of the college's century of accomplishments,
and the astonishing reach of those efforts; engineering alumni currently
work in nearly 70 countries that span six continents. Next week, we launch a
year of celebrations to commemorate this milestone. See below for event
details. For more information about the College of Engineering and its
current research, visit www.engr.uidaho.edu.

Our anticipation of centennial festivities is tempered today by a series of
sad and difficult events within our community. The University mourns the
death in a vehicle accident of freshman and spirit squad member Angelina
Cabrera of Payette; a campus memorial is being planned for next week. And we
send heartfelt hopes and prayers to the families of recently retired
Emeritus Professor of Computer Science John Dickinson, who remains missing
and presumed lost following a traffic accident in Oregon, and Idaho State
Trooper Christopher Glenn '97 who recently was seriously injured in the line
of duty in Twin Falls.

Tim White
President

Here's the latest news from the University of Idaho:

College of Engineering centennial kick-off celebrations will take place in
Coeur d'Alene next Tuesday from 4-6 p.m. at the Coeur d'Alene Resort; in
Moscow on Wednesday from 5-7 p.m. in the Student Union Building Ballroom; in
Boise, Wednesday, Jan. 24 from 4-6 p.m. at the Boise Owyhee Plaza; and in
Idaho Falls, Thursday, Jan. 25 from 4-6 p.m. at the Museum of Idaho. The
public receptions are free; please register in advance at
www.engr.uidaho.edu/100/kickoff.  

In advance of the Feb. 15 priority date for admission and federal financial
aid, the University of Idaho will host a series of informational events
around the region for prospective students and their parents. Vandal Vision
is an evening program for prospective students, parents and counselors to
provide information about the university and the college admission and
transition process. Representatives will be on-hand from admissions,
financial aid, academic programs, ROTC, residence halls and Greek life to
answer questions and provide useful information. Locations and times are
available at www.students.uidaho.edu/default.aspx?pid=97199.

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Seeya round town, Moscow.

Take care, Vandals.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho
UI '96

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