Complex sentence: In early 2004, "Gateway" alumnus Steve Lillebuen approached the University of Alberta to officially recognize a Gateway Alumni Association (GAA), and by March of that year the GAA became an official chapter of the University of Alberta Alumni Association.
Split into simpler sentences: In early 2004, "Gateway" alumnus Steve Lillebuen approached the University of Alberta to officially recognize a Gateway Alumni Association (GAA). In March 2004 the GAA became an official chapter of the University of Alberta Alumni Association.