Dean Russel Visits Korea

William Russel, Dean of the Graduate School, visited Seoul in August. He was accompanied by his wife and a graduate student from Princeton. Selected for his post from among exisiting Princeton professors in 2002, Russel is the first member of the engineering faculty to hold the position in more than 20 years.

"Dr. Russel has the perspective of a longtime faculty member," said President Shirley Tilghman in an interview in the Daily Princetonian. "He knows the University very well, he's trained many grad students over the years and, above all, he's just a really decent human being."

One of the attendees estimated that 40 to 50 people were in attendance at the reception, including several people from a Rheology Conference which was also taking place in Seoul at the time. The reception was held at the Shilla Hotel on August 24.

Reception attendees, with William Russel at right 

Christina Cragholm '97 S'96, William Russel and Andrew Bogan '96 S'97 

Newcomers Reception a Smashing Success

On Sunday, August 1, the newly admitted Princetonians were welcomed with a reception/dinner, hosted by our fearless leader, YS Chi '83, and organized by our able and tireless comrade, Hae-Joon Lee '96. Well done, gentlemen! The festivities were enjoyed by all.

The Class of 2008 from Korea proudly includes: Jee Hyung Lee, Hyun Seok Shim, Ery Shin, Hyuk Soo Han, Seok Jun Lee, Seung Hun Han, Ho Youn Ryu. We all wish them every success during which are sure to be the best years of their lives.

Below is a photo taken during the event. If any of you have additional photos to offer, they would be much appreciated. Please email them to me at gcorser@alumni.princeton.edu.

NEWCOMERS RECEPTION: John Lee '05, Jae Young Lee '06 and Joe Cho '07