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Patrick Awuah, MBA 99, University Founder in Ghana, Receives Aspen Institute Award
Patrick Awuah, MBA 99, founder of Ashesi University in Ghana, was awarded the Aspen Institute's second annual John P. McNulty Prize, which recognizes extraordinary young leaders who are making creative, effective, and lasting contributions to their communities. (11/13/2009)

Students Compete for Haas Hedge Fund Money
Eighteen Berkeley MBA students demonstrated their finance acumen Friday as they presented trading strategies developed for the Haas Hedge Fund class to outside judges in San Francisco. (11/13/2009)

Haas Alumna Named Envoy to Hungary
Haas alumnua Eleni Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis, MBA 92, a prominent Democratic fundraiser, Sacramento developer, and philanthropist, was nominated by President Barack Obama Oct. 9 to become ambassador to Hungary. (10/26/2009)

Annual Fund Collects More than $2 Million
A total of 4,141 donors gave $2.4 million to the Haas Annual Fund in fiscal year 2009, which ended June 30. (10/12/2009)

Haas to Honor Financier and Philanthropist Richard Blum, BS 58, MBA 59, at Gala
Haas School alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends are invited to celebrate the school and honor 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Richard Blum, BS 58, MBA 59, at the annual Haas Gala on Friday, Nov. 6, at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. (10/12/2009)

Haas School Alumnus and Friend Don Fisher Dies
Don Fisher, BS 51, chairman emeritus and founder of Gap Inc., passed away Sunday, Sept. 27, at the age of 81, following a long battle with cancer. Fisher was a long-time member of the Haas Board, which advises the dean on strategic and policy innovations, and recently served as the board’s chair. (09/28/2009)

Alumnus Produces Documentary on Chicago School
With the ambitious goal of seeking to launch a national conversation about education, alumnus Thomas Hurvis, MBA 62, has added film producer to his resume. (09/27/2009)

Berkeley-Columbia Alumni to Celebrate at Reunion
Berkeley-Columbia Executive MBA alumni will hit the links, learn about leadership, network, and dance at the fifth annual Berkeley-Columbia reunion on Friday, Sept. 11, and Saturday, Sept. 12. (08/25/2009)

Follow Dean Rich Lyons on Twitter
Dean Rich Lyons is the latest member of the Haas School community to tweet on Twitter. (07/20/2009)

Michelle McClellan to Lead Development and Alumni Relations
Michelle McClellan, previously chief development officer at the California Academy of Sciences, will become the Haas School's assistant dean for development and alumni relations July 20. (07/14/2009)

Haas Welcomes New Admits in 39 Cities
The Haas School is throwing a record 39 parties around the world this summer to welcome newly admitted students and help alumni get to know each other better. (06/26/2009)

Lollar to Retire as Assistant Dean for Development
Larry Lollar is retiring as assistant dean for development after eight years of leading the school's fundraising and alumni relations efforts, including launching the school's $300 million capital campaign. (06/22/2009)

Alumnus Rich Roberts, MBA 99, Passes Away
Richard C. Roberts, MBA 99, died peacefully at home in San Rafael on April 23 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 38. (06/22/2009)

Haas-led Solar Firm Honored by Business Times
BrightSource Energy, led by John Woolard, MBA 97, and Jack Jenkins-Stark, MBA 81, received a Green Business Award from the San Francisco Business Times on June 11. (06/22/2009)

Haaski Open Raises $120,000
Alumni, students, faculty, and friends swung their clubs and socialized on May 11 at the seventh annual Haaski Open golf tournament at Claremont Country Club in Oakland. (06/22/2009)

Berkeley-Columbia Team Completes Hawaii Ironman
A cannon fire launched a team of Berkeley-Columbia Executive MBA graduates into a grueling test of endurance May 30 as they took on Hawaii's Ironman 70.3. (06/16/2009)

Haas Welcomes New Board Chair and Members
Michael Gallagher, BS 67, MBA 68, has become the new chairman of the Haas School's advisory board, the Haas Board, and five distinguished business leaders have joined the board. (06/15/2009)

Haas Alumnus Tom Kelley Honored by Kellogg
Haas Executive Fellow and alumnus Tom Kelley, MBA 83, has been awarded the 2009 Kellogg Award for Distinguished Leadership from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. (06/12/2009)

Gift from Chamberlins Launches Center for Teaching Excellence
Steve and Susan Chamberlin, MBA 87, former members of the Haas School professional faculty, have invested $750,000 to launch the Center for Teaching Excellence at Haas. (06/8/2009)

Big Island Ironman Beckons Berkeley-Columbia Grads
A team of nearly 20 graduates from the Berkeley-Columbia Executive MBA Program's class of 2009 headed to Hawaii for the grueling Ironman 70.3 on May 30. (05/30/2009)

Six Haas Women Honored by SF Business Times
Six women with connections to the Haas School have been named among the 150 most influential Bay Area women in business by the San Francisco Business Times. (05/18/2009)

Wired Editor to Headline Business Forecast Lunch
(05/11/2009)

Alumnus Richard Blum Earns Berkeley Medal
Haas alumnus Richard C. Blum, BS 58, MBA 59, was given the Berkeley Medal, the university's highest honor, by Chancellor Robert Birgeneau on Saturday. (04/27/2009)