2010 Pig Dinner

Pictured above with the 2009 PIG is Golden Owl graduate, Chuck Lappenbusch ’59

 

Shan Mullin '56 recognized as Distinguished FIJI in 2009

Shan Mullin ’56 is a man who is dear to our fraternity.  A member of the Class of ’56, he graduated with a degree in Business and followed with a degree from the University of Washington School of Law in ’58. 

Brother Mullin is a partner with the law firm of Perkins Coie in Seattle where he specializes in the firm’s international business practice.  He has represented clients in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, Russia, the Far East, Australia, Latin America, and Canada…in addition to the USA.  In 2004, he received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Washington Law School.  His community leadership includes a focus on health services and cancer research.  He is a board member and past chairman of the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, is vice-chairman of U.W. Medicine, and serves on the board and is past chair of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.  In 2009, he was selected Nonprofit Director of the Year by the National Associations of Corporate Directors.   (as written in the Spring 2010 magazine – The PHI GAMMA DELTA)

From my point of view Shan is steady as a rock, and he is a caring and sincere individual.  He is a true friend and a great fraternity brother.  And it is extra-ordinary fraternity member like Shan who deserves to be recognized by our fraternity as a Distinguished FIJI.

Shan Mullin ’56 formally received his Distinguished Fiji Award from the Executive Director of the national fraternity, Bill Martin at the 2010 Desert FIJI Luncheon in Southern California.

 

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2010 October Luncheon - Jon Runstad '64 and Ron Crockett '61

Jon Runstad ’64 and Ron Crockett ’61    shared their involvement and views on the remodel of the Husky Stadium.  We learned that much of the Husky Stadium is coming down and we saw sketches and 360 degree perspectives on video showing the planned replacements for the south side, the west horseshoe and the water end of the field.  Jon recapped the process followed by WrightRunstad to assemble a team.  The team confirmed Jon's suspicions that the project could be accomplished for a sharply lower budget than the original contractor's submission of the 2009 construction budget.  The net of it, WrightRunstad is offering more building for less money – who could be unhappy?  It was a great insider view of this major upgrading of the UW athletic facilities.  

Pig Dinner 2009

On the evening of Friday November 20, 2009 Seattle area graduates of Phi Gamma Delta gathered for the annual PIG Dinner organized by the Seattle Graduate Chapter.  It was the last such FIJI gathering in the University of Washington HUB (Husky Union Building) which was scheduled for a major remodeling project to run through 2010 and 2011.  The photo show includes crowd shots as well as memorable points in the program.  The MC for the evening was Rob Outcalt '86.   Scholarships were announced for the fortunate undergraduates, and the 50 year class of 1959 was honored as newly declared Golden Owls.  The 25th year class of 1984 was honored as newly declared Silver Owls.  And the Rogge Award for Loyalty was given to two very deserving graduates -- Paul Capeloto '79 and Mark Capeloto '77.

Hope you enjoy the photo show.

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*This photo presentation is best viewed in FULL SCREEN mode.  Photos will advance automatically once the PLAY button is triggered.

2010 September luncheon - Coach Sarkisian

         Coach Sarkisian       Working around his special schedule to prepare the team for Nebraska, SARK came early, spoke before the food service, and headed directly back to a special team prep meeting.   He made brief intro comments and then he fielded questions from the crowd.  He was impressively frank about the youth of the team, and he also talked about the promise in the many young players.  He addressed sets played by Nebraska, and he talked of the adjustments being made by the Husky offense.  He talked rebuilding, but his tone was quite promising.  Overall, he said the team needed to play faster, and since you can’t teach “fast”, they are focused on recruiting “fast”.   Sark’s website is:  http://coachsark.com/

Craig Undem '85 knows bikes

Craig Undem tells us a bit about his business.  Please click on the PLAY arrow to hear his description of his business.  It is always a good practice to support fellow graduates, and our goal is to introduce others to the services and products offered.....and to introduce you to the person behind the products and services.

2010 August Luncheon - Bob Sternoff '78

Bob Sternoff '78

Bob's presentation covered local government and the budget challenges faced by the Kirkland city council.  As Bob explained many other local governments are facing similar budgetary challenges.  Bob’s business background was an obvious asset as he offered his comments.  It appears that Bob is spending most of his time on his elected position rather than managing his day to day business challenges.  This is a tough role to balance, but it became evident that we need more Bob Sternoff's running and being elected to public office. 

Bob can be reached @  BOB@SternoffInc.com