SAKURAKO FISHER ELECTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR FIVE-YEAR TERM
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ABOUT: This was a brief that I wrote to quickly cover over the addition of Sakurako Fisher to the Board of Trustees.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES elected supporter of Stanford University and president of the San Francisco Symphony Sakurako Fisher ’82 to a five-year term on Tuesday. Fisher is a Stanford alumna who holds a bachelor’s degree in international relations.
Fisher is also chair of the National Board of the Smithsonian Institution, a trustee of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and a co-founder of O2 Initiatives. She was also a member of various Stanford associations, including the Council of the School of Humanities and Sciences and the Task Force for Undergraduate Education. Chairman of the Board of Trustees Steven Denning MBA ’78 was delighted to welcome Fisher. “She brings to the board an impressive diversity of interests and familiarity with some of the nation’s leading cultural institutions including the Smithsonian Institution, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the San Francisco Symphony,” Denning told the Stanford Report. The Board of Trustees manages Stanford’s endowment, sets the annual budget for Stanford and appoints the president of Stanford. Fisher’s five-year term will begin on Oct. 1. |
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION ISSUES INAUGURAL ALUMNI EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AWARD
Published at stanforddaily.com at http://www.stanforddaily.com/2015/08/11/school-of-education-issues-inaugural-alumni-excellence-in-education-award/
ABOUT: This article was published as a brief in Stanford Daily where it went over the recipients of the award.
Three of Stanford’s most distinguished graduates from the Graduate School of Education were honored with the inaugural Alumni Excellence in Education Award. Chosen from a group of alumni nominated by their peers, the recipients of the award are Jonathan Jansen Ph.D. ’91, Helen Kim ’92 M.A. ’93 and Carla Pugh Ph.D. ’01.
Deborah Stipek, I. James Quillen Dean at Stanford’s Graduate School of Education, explained how the award aims to recognize graduates’ work.
“Our alumni are advancing the field of education as practitioners, policy makers, scholars and leaders,” Stipek told the Stanford Report. “We are proud to have the opportunity to celebrate their contributions to the field of education.”
Deborah Stipek, I. James Quillen Dean at Stanford’s Graduate School of Education, explained how the award aims to recognize graduates’ work.
“Our alumni are advancing the field of education as practitioners, policy makers, scholars and leaders,” Stipek told the Stanford Report. “We are proud to have the opportunity to celebrate their contributions to the field of education.”