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The Burlington Kiwanis Club named Richard Parker '80, owner and manager of B.C. Parker Real Estate, its 2010 Citizen of the Year. Parker received the award - the 60th the club has bestowed - at a banquet on Dec. 2.

Steve Schuckenbrock '82, president of Dell Global Large Enterprise, shared wisdom gleaned from his nearly 30 years in the information technology (IT) field with students, faculty and staff in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business on Nov. 12. Schuckenbrock, one of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's most accomplished business alumni, also received the 2010 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award from President Leo M. Lambert.

Katherine Poole '72 shared the story of one of her ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ classmates, Tom Bass '67, in a Veterans' Day guest column for the (Burlington, N.C.) Times-News in November. The column touched on Bass' service during the Vietnam War, for which he was awarded the Bronze Star and the Air Medal, and offered his advice for today's soldiers and veterans.

The ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Alumni Association needs your help identifying outstanding young alumni to join our Young Alumni Council. Created in 2007 to address the unique needs of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s most recent graduates, the Young Alumni Council serves as an advisory board to the Alumni Association and is involved in creating and implementing a variety of programs to strengthen the connection between young alumni and the university.

Looking for deals on holiday gifts for your favorite ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ alum? Be sure to like the Campus Shop on Facebook to learn about great sales and exciting new items available online.

Aaron LeBauer, a 2008 graduate of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's doctor of physical therapy program, was profiled in the (Greensboro, N.C.) News & Record on Sunday, Nov. 7.

Steve Schuckenbrock ’82, president of Dell Global Large Enterprise, will share his thoughts on the future of computing and information technology with ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ students, faculty and staff at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 12, in LaRose Digital Theatre. He will receive the 2010 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award at the conclusion of the presentation.

Have you recently achieved a major career milestone? Gotten married? Had a child? Enjoyed an impromptu reunion with fellow ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ alumni? Turn yourself in for the next issue of The Magazine of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ.

Steve Schuckenbrock ’82, president of Dell Global Large Enterprise, will share his thoughts on the future of computing and information technology with ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ students, faculty and staff at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 12, in LaRose Digital Theatre. He will receive the 2010 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award at the conclusion of the presentation.

On Oct. 27, the Council on Undergraduate Research and the National Conferences on Undergraduate Research celebrated the merging of their organizations with a gala at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The event included a slide show highlighting undergraduate research students from various institutions across the country. Because of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's commitment to undergraduate research and the recognition its students have received over the years, CUR and NCUR asked to include several ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ alumni in the presentation.