Involvement with worldwide alumni community Continued from the preceding page
the amount as well as the number of donors. NYNJ Chapter has intended this to be a grassroots campaign, and by all accounts it truly has been one because of the involvement of many individuals who were willing to share their finances for a worthwhile endeavor. During Tipon 2007 in Toronto, Canada, another NYNJ Sillimanian assumed the Chairmanship of SUACONA. Joel Pal, a past president of SUAA-NYNJ, became the 3rd SUA- CONA Chairman (Dr. Renato Querubin of Ohio was the 2nd Chairman after Dr. Almiron). Acknowledging that the TOL campaign still had to reach its goal, Joel Pal’s administra- tion decided once again to make the TOL its flagship proj- ect – to give it one more big push by concentrating most of its efforts in this pursuit. This was also the result of Joel’s constant dialogue with President Ben Malayang (they were high school classmates), who requested and encouraged SUACONA to intensify its TOL campaign as its success was really vital and significant to the university. Several NYNJ alumni have also been involved in SUACONA committees where they served commendably by unselfish offering of time, talents and efforts. Faith Manigsaca Duran has been member of the Tipon Committee and TOL Com- mittee. Evangeline Bravo-Manjares has served on the TOL
Committee and Nominations Committee. Joji Juele-Jalandoni served on the TOL Committee and consequently has been elected Secretary of the SUACONA Executive Committee. Jocelyn Gerenia-Pajares has been Treasurer of SUACO-
NA for at least two terms. Her expertise and diligence has made her an indispensable member of the team, that even after her term was over she still offers her services. Eula Bergado has accomplished in the TOL Committee
what no one else has – she was responsible for a big chunk of donations towards the project. Marty Visitacion has been terrific. Aside from his great
ideas and managerial expertise, he has also shared with SUACONA his creative soul. Not one to rest idly by, Marty is constantly at work with his mind and hands. Long plane rides make him restless, so much so that in one of his trips he was able to brilliantly design a logo for SUACONA. Craft- ed from the Silliman logo, but with a touch distinct from it, his design of the Lamp of Knowledge was consequently adopted by SUACONA as its official logo. As we endeavor to pursue our work towards the benefit of
our alma mater, more and more Sillimanians are getting to realize that we can do more when we work in tandem with other fellow alumni all over the world. We have, after all, become a global organization.
MABUHAY...
to my dear daughter, Daday Kiamco-Millman, and to all newly inducted officers of SUAA NY/NJ. May God bless all the work you do for Silliman University!
Mrs. Estrella A. Kiamco
Mom, Not sure how you multi-task this added responsibility as SUAA chapter V.P., along with Seton Hall work, doctoral studies, home and family! Good-luck anyhow and L’Chaim!
Love, Ariel
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