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Hopkins in Japan Kiyoaki Kikuchi, SAIS '51, former Japanese ambassador to Canada, Mexico, and the United Nations, is seen with President William R. Brody during a January reception at the Bloomberg L.P. offices in Tokyo. More than 100 alumni, parents, and friends of Johns Hopkins attended the event, including U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Foley.
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Wendell A. Smith, A&S '54 Lawyer Committed to Enhancing Student Life For Wendell A. Smith, A&S '54, his mission as a lawyer is "to give good counsel and to be an effective advocate." He carries the same philosophy to his work as a Hopkins trustee. And both in his professional life and at his alma mater, he has been at the center of important changes. A partner in the New Jersey law firm of Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith, Ravin, Davis & Himmel, Mr. Smith has been touted as the father of New Jersey condominium law. He's written the definitive reference book in the field and is founding president of the New Jersey Chapter of the Community Associations Institute and was a trustee of its national organization and president of its research foundation. He co-chairs the American Bar Association's Committee on the Development, Operation and Management of Community Associations, is a member of the New Jersey Assembly Task Force on Homeowner Associations, and is a charter member of both the American College of Real Estate Lawyers and College of Community Association Lawyers. Besides serving on the University's Board of Trustees since 1983, Mr. Smith founded the Central New Jersey Alumni Chapter, chaired the President's Task Force on Alumni Relations, and in 1989 became the first president of the Alumni Council, helping to transform and expand the role of alumni across the country in University affairs. "Seeing the Alumni Council mature has been extremely fulfilling," he says. "Now alumni have an increased voice at several levels, including input into University policy and the leadership search process as well as ex officio membership on the University Board for the Council's president and first vice president." For years Mr. Smith has also been an advocate for improvements in the quality of undergraduate life. As chairman of the Johns Hopkins Initiative campaign for the School of Arts and Sciences, he is seeing these efforts bear new fruit. The campaign is successfully seeking funds to create a student arts center and expand the athletic facilities at Homewood. "Students need facilities that will enhance their college experience outside the classroom," he believes. During the 1980s Mr. Smith became reacquainted with the campus through the eyes of his son, Duncan, A&S '86. Tragically, Duncan died of a pulmonary embolism in 1987. His parents plan to memorialize him through their own campaign gifts. But Wendell Smith has broader reasons for promoting student amenities. "At Hopkins if you have an interest you wish to pursue and are willing to make an effort, you can participate in anything. You don't have to be a superstar to succeed," he observes. "This is a wonderful opportunity and one of the reasons I loved attending Hopkins. But without adequate facilities for cultural, recreational, and other extracurricular pursuits, it becomes increasingly difficult to maintain and foster this environment. "This message comes from the heart," Mr. Smith concludes. "I really feel that, and my job is to help others understand the special importance of a quality extracurricular experience at an academically demanding institution such as Johns Hopkins--and to encourage them to join the effort to facilitate this goal."
1998 Alumni Association Awards
The Woodrow Wilson Award
James A. S. Leach, SAIS '66
The Heritage Award
Frances Watt Baker, A&S '63, Med '66
Lenox D. Baker Jr., A&S '63, Med '66
Gilbert F. Decker, Engr '58
Woodrow S. Dellinger Jr., SPH '76
Alvin Deutsch, A&S '53
Gilbert V. Levin, Engr '47, '48, '63
Charles D. Miller, A&S '49
Jerome D. Schnydman, A&S '67
The Distinguished Alumnus
Award
J. Julian Chisolm Jr., Med '46
W. Byron Forbush, A&S '51
Pearl S. German, SPH '72
Thomas H. Maren, Med '51
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Tropical adventure Boats carry Hopkins travelers along the Sambu River where they will come ashore in Panama's Darien Jungle to visit an isolated village of Choco Indians. Twenty-six alumni and friends-- representing eleven states and five Hopkins' divisions--made the March trip, where other highlights included a cruise under moonlight through the Panama Canal, a hike through the rainforests of Costa Rica, and visits to the Poas Volcano and a coffee plantation.
For further information, click on http://www.jhu.edu/~alumni/, or phone 410-516-0363 or 800-548-5481.
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