From: "Dennis Xu (203)4327873 (o),              (203)2309685 (h)" <DENNIS@VENUS.YCC.YALE.EDU>
Subject:      1992 Annual Reunion for North America PeiYan-Tianjin University
              Alumni Association hold in Yale University
Reply-To: "Dennis Xu (203)4327873 (o),              (203)2309685 (h)" <DENNIS@VENUS.YCC.YALE.EDU>
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 18:04:00 GMT
Comments: To: CHINA-NT@uga.cc.uga.edu

		1992 Annual Reunion for North America PeiYan-Tianjin
		University Alumni Association hold in Yale University

	About 40 Alumni of PeiYang Univ. and Tianjin Univ. in North America
gathered in Yale University last Sunday, Aug. 16, for the annual reunion.
Among them were four PeiYang University graduates. One Tianjin U alumnus
came all the way from British Clumbia, Canada.
	The Association has a membership of more than 200 alumni in North
America, including 80 PeiYang U alumni and 130 Tianjin U alumni.
	The President of Tianjin Univ., Prof YongShi Wu, and the Chiarman
of General Association for PeiYang-Tianjin Univ Alumni, Prof ShaoXi Shi,
sent a congradulation fax to this reunion event. In their fax, it is
mentioned that the third internation meeting for the PeiYang-Tianjin U
alumni will be hold in ShenZhen in Sept. 1993.
	The current Chairman of North America Association, Dr. DeChang Chen
also send a congradulation letter.
	In the reunion, the current Vice Chairman, Dr. Dennis Xu presented a
report on the work of Association for the last two years. The Acting
Treasure, Mr. TaiPing Zhang presented the financial report. He pointed out
that the association is seriously short of fund and he appealed to the alumni
to make generous donation and support.
	The new committee of the assocation was also elected in the meeting
. It is composed of the following people:

	Chairman:	Dennis Xu, Ph.D
			(83, BS, Automation Eng.)
			Assistant Director
			Science and Engineer Computing Facilities
			P.O.Box 1968
			Yale University
			New Haven, CT 06520

	Vice Chairman	Chong Chiang Tsui
			(47, BS, Civil Eng)
			 P.O.Box 411
                	Church Street
                	STA
                	New York, NY 10008

	Vice Chairman	ZhenWu Lin, Ph.D
			(83, BS, 86, MS, Chemical Eng)
			Manager, R&D
			LSR Tech. Inc.
			2352 Main St.
			Concord, MA 01742

	Treasurer	TaiPing Zhang
			(86, MS, Thermal Eng.)
			Ph.D Candidate
			Dept of Geology & Geophysics
                	Yale University
                	210 Whitney Ave.
                	New Haven, CT 06511


	Some resolutions are also approved in the meeting, they are:
  (1).	The association appeals and encourages more connection among alumni
in North America, to help each other in career and everyday life.
  (2).	From 1993, those alumni older than 60 years could choose to pay a
lifetime membership fee of $100; those younger than 60 years should pay
annual memeber fee of $20. Students are not required to pay the fee, but
donations are very welcome. Please send your cheques to the treasurer.
  (3) 	The association will start to set up Alumni Foundation soon. The
money will be used to provide scholarship for the student studying in
Tianjin University.
	After the reunion meeting, the alumni had a short tour around the
beautiful campus of Yale University.