Annual Fund Executive Committee Meeting

Hank and crew planned a great meeting this past weekend. Unfortunately, I couldn’t make the sessions on Friday because of the DARPA lab visit. However, I was able to attend the Nursing School Opening/Dedication Ceremony. Becky and I heard the speeches, took the tours, and of course indulged in the food. [Some of the deserts were quite good.] We also saw some GPSC friends Audrey and Josh, and also Swatee.

Saturday brought yet another Duke Football Homecoming loss against Virginia (0-37). Here’s my favorite classic Duke moment. It’s 4^th down and we’re punting from our own 10 yard line. The punter sets up on the goal line, while we all scream that he is way to close to the line of scrimmage. Probably afraid of getting a safety, we hike the ball and with little surprise the punt is blocked. They recover within the 5 and score a touchdown on the next play.

Saturday night Daniella and I went to the Founders’ Societies Reception on the new Student Plaza [It’s basically bigger and better walkway to the student union.] Anyway, that was a great deal of fun. The food was fairly fancy; crazy gourmet pizza was served, for example. We talked with Provost Peter Lange, President Richard Broadhead, and their wives. Not really sure how to describe that other than they all seem pretty nice.