April 2011

5 Questions for Public Health Expert Bob Friis
By CAA
April 27, 2011 1:59 PM

SoCal alum Dr. Bob Friis ‘64 conducts research on high smoking rates in the Cambodian population in Long Beach.

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Chevron Teams Up with the Cal Alumni Association to Provide Scholarships
By CAA
April 11, 2011 12:00 PM

Shariq Yosufzai, Vice President, Chevron Corporation and U.S. Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu. Peg Skorpinski
 

At Saturday’s 2011 Charter Gala event honoring United States Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu, the Cal Alumni Association of the University of California, Berkeley announced a partnership with Chevron to promote science, engineering, technology, and math (STEM) education through a contribution of $100,000 to the association’s Achievement Award Program.

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Press Release, Current Affairs
Baseball Program Will Continue
By CAA
April 8, 2011 11:03 AM

The University of California, Berkeley, baseball program will continue to represent the campus as an Intercollegiate Athletics sport, now and into the future, as the result of a successful and ongoing fundraising effort on the part of alumni, former players, parents of current players and other team supporters, campus officials said today (Friday, April 8). Read more from Newscenter

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Current Affairs
CAA Executive Director Tuck Coop Announces Retirement
By CAA
April 5, 2011 5:19 PM

Today the Cal Alumni Association of the University of California, Berkeley announced that its executive director, R. Tucker “Tuck” Coop, will retire by the end of the calendar year. Coop spent eleven years at the Cal Alumni Association, first as director of CAA’s Lair of the Golden Bear, a summer camp in the Sierra Nevada, and for the past five years as the executive director. Read full press release »

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Current Affairs
The Cal Alumni Association Announces the Retirement of Executive Director Tuck Coop
By CAA
April 5, 2011 12:00 PM

Today the Cal Alumni Association of the University of California, Berkeley announced that its executive director, R. Tucker “Tuck” Coop, will retire by the end of the calendar year. The association’s Board of Directors plans to engage in an executive search to fill the position. Coop, who will assist with the transition, spent eleven years at the Cal Alumni Association, first as director of CAA’s Lair of the Golden Bear, a summer camp in the Sierra Nevada, and for the past five years as the executive director.

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Press Release, Current Affairs