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Christina Murray Faires, '63, received the National Kidney Foundation's Chairman's Award for her work with the organization. She is chief of staff for Jack Kemp in Washington, D.C.

David T. McEachen, '64, was honored as "Judge of the Year," by the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association. He is a Superior Court judge in Orange County, where he lives with his wife,

Judith Beauchamp McEachen, '66, principal of Burroughs School in Long Beach, Calif. The award is given to a judge whose career reflects judicial intergrity, compassion and courage and is known as the Honorable Jerrold Oliver Memorial Award. Jerrold Oliver was a 1948 graduate of OSU.

Roy H. Saigo, '69, has assumed the presidency of St. Cloud State University, Minnesota's second largest university.

William Ocumpaugh, '70, received the 1999 Vice Chancellor's Award of Excellence from Texas A&M University for his forage and pasture research. He is a regents fellow and professor of soil and crop sciences at the university.

Stan Robson, '71, received the 1999 Oregon Sheriff of the Year award for his work with the legislature and the governor's office. He is sheriff of Benton County, Corvallis.

Craig Jessup, '74, a Bay Area cabaret artist, recently performed a one-man show in Las Vegas to celebrate the 100th birthday of Noel Coward.

Darrell Ward, '74, '77, a senior medical writer in The Ohio State University Office of University Relations, has received a Fulbright Scholar award that will allow him to spend six months conducting research for a book about how southern Africa is confronting its AIDS epidemic. This will be his fourth book on AIDS and cancer.

Dan Gebo, '77, a Northern Illinois University anthropology professor, and his associates, announced the fossil discovery of 45-million-year-old, thumb-length primate. Read about the discovery in the March 27 issue of Time magazine or at www.niu.edu/pubaffairs/primate.

Peggy Tsiang Cherng, '71, president and CEO of Panda Management Company Inc., has been inducted into the Millennium Hall of Fame by the Los Angeles Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners for her business achievements in the more than 300 Panda Express and other company restaurants.