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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Copied and pasted below is the UI Friday Letter for
May 9, 2008.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>-------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<pre><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><font size=2 color="#000033"
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#000033'>University</span></font></st1:PlaceType><font
color="#000033"><span style='color:#000033'> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Idaho</st1:PlaceName></span></font></st1:place><font
color="#000033"><span style='color:#000033'><o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:#000033'>Office of the President<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2 color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#000033'>Moscow</span></font></st1:City><font
color="#000033"><span style='color:#000033'>, <st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">83844-3151</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font
color="#000033"><span style='color:#000033'><o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:#000033'>Phone: 208-885-6365<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:#000033'>Fax: 208-885-6558<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:#000033'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=2
color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#000033'>The Friday Letter<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:#000033'>A Newsletter for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Idaho</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> Alumni and Friends<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:#000033'>May 9, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=2
color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#000033'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:#000033'>Dear Friends,<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=2
color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#000033'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:#000033'>Tomorrow, the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Idaho</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>'s 113th commencement activities culminate with two ceremonies. The <st1:City
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City> campus ceremony is at 9:30 a.m. in the <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">ASUI-Kibbie</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Activity</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType>, and the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Law</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> ceremony is 3:30 p.m. in Memorial Gymnasium. The Moscow-based candidates have applied for 1,096 bachelor's degrees, 91 law degrees, 43 doctoral degrees, four specialist degrees and 195 master's degrees.<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:#000033'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=2
color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#000033'>Among the approximately 1,429 graduates we will honor is Chris Chandler, who will receive a bachelor's degree in dietetics. Chris is the recipient of a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship, and he will travel to <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Zimbabwe</st1:place></st1:country-region> later this year to continue his studies in nutritional anthropology. For Melissa Newhouse, earning a bachelor's degree in accounting is part of a cherished family tradition that stretches back to her great grandfather. Melissa is the 48th member of her family to attend the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Idaho</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:#000033'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=2
color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#000033'>Kirstin Larson '91, businesswoman and member of the University of Idaho Foundation Board of Directors, will present the commencement address at the University ceremony. The <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Law</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> commencement speaker is B. Lynn Winmill, U.S. District Judge for the District of Idaho. We are pleased to recognize the accomplishments and leadership of three individuals by presenting them with honorary degrees and welcoming them into the University's legacy of leaders:<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:#000033'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=2
color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#000033'>* Duane B. Hagadone of <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Coeur d'Alene</st1:City></st1:place>, businessman, community leader and philanthropist;<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:#000033'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=2
color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#000033'>* Roger D. Ottmar of <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Seattle</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Washington</st1:State></st1:place>, research forester and educator; and <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:#000033'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=2
color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#000033'>* D. Tony Stewart of <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Coeur d'Alene</st1:City></st1:place>, political scientist and human rights activist.<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:#000033'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=2
color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#000033'>We also will honor the 2008 inductees in the Alumni Association Hall of Fame:<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:#000033'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=2
color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#000033'>* Todd Kuiken of <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Oak Park</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Illinois</st1:State></st1:place>, a global leader in the design and implementation of new prosthetic devices;<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:#000033'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=2
color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#000033'>* Otis Livingston '91 of South Orange, New Jersey, sports anchor for "Today in New York" on WNBC-TV in New York City; and<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:#000033'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=2
color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#000033'>* Dayaldas Meshri '68 of Tulsa, Oklahoma, president and chief executive officer of Advance Research Chemicals.<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:#000033'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=2
color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#000033'>Commencement Day is truly inspiring, in both its pomp and circumstance and the visible pride of the graduates and their families. I look forward to congratulating each graduate as they walk across the stage tomorrow, and to share in their excitement for the future.<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:#000033'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=2
color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#000033'>Tim White <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:#000033'>President<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=2
color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#000033'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:#000033'>Here's the latest news from the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Idaho</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>:<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:#000033'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=2
color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#000033'>Marian Norton, a video production major, recently earned a platinum Remi award for her screenplay, "The Aegis Conspiracy." It is the highest honor awarded for screenplays at the annual WorldFest International Film Festival in <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Houston</st1:place></st1:City>. The Remi awards are named in honor of the late American painter and sculptor, Frederic Remington. To fuel her drama, Norton combined fact and fiction, and based her screenplay on the premise of a hacker taking over the Navy AEGIS defense system. A native of Salmon, <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State>, Norton has penned two published novels and eight screenplays. After graduation this fall, she will continue screenwriting and writing literary fiction, and will redouble her efforts to pitch her latest work to producers, backers and other screenwriters.<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:#000033'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=2
color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#000033'>An innovative product created in a <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Idaho</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> laboratory to measure biodiesel blend levels is the winner of the University's 2008 Business Plan Competition. A team of students and the faculty member who invented the device collaborated to develop a feasible business plan for the patent-pending ultraviolet spectrophotometry testing system. Presented under the company name of Accelerated Precision, this innovative product enables any supplier, retailer or regulatory agency that sells or uses biodiesel to ensure the blend level is correct. Team members are Scott Black, a senior in civil engineering from Glenns Ferry; Mark Hoge, a senior in business management from Blackfoot; and Shawn Britton, a senior in operations management from Moscow. The three students will split the $6,000 cash prize. Dev Shrestha, assistant professor of bioenergy, is the faculty adviser. The Accelerated Precision team will now compete against other <st1:State
w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State> schools in an early stage venture capital educational event at the Idaho TechLaunch in <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Boise</st1:place></st1:City> May 28-29.<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:#000033'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=2
color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#000033'>In the early 1940s, Gerry Hagedorn began a lifelong relationship with the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Idaho</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> track and field program as a javelin and discus thrower. During his career, he has never been far from Vandal athletics. Hagedorn recently made a generous donation of $25,000 to help "his" team - track and field - purchase a new state-of-the-art timing system, pole vault pit and high jump pit. In 2004, Hagedorn donated $100,000 to renovate the track and field offices in memory of Mike Ryan, who was his coach at <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State>. Hagedorn has been a constant supporter of Vandal athletics throughout the years because he wants to make a difference in the lives of </span></font>student-athletes. For more information on giving to the Vandal Scholarship Fund, contact Andrea Niehenke at (208) 885-2862 or <a
href="mailto:niehenke@uidaho.edu">niehenke@uidaho.edu</a><font color="#000033"><span
style='color:#000033'><o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=2
color="#000033" face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#000033'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Seeya
round town, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Tom
Hansen<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Moscow</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>, <st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>UI ‘96<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Came a tribe from the north brave and bold . . .<br>
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"Here We Have <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State>"<br>
<a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/HWHI.mp3">http://www.tomandrodna.com/HWHI.mp3</a><br>
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"I-D-A-H-O <st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State> <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State> Go Go Go"<br>
<a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/Vandals.mp3">http://www.tomandrodna.com/Vandals.mp3</a></span></font><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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