In This Issue:

Annual Fund Climbs

Welcome, Class of 2003

Society of Columbia Graduates Names Great Teacher

Whitaker Foundation Grant to Biomedical Engineering

Distaff Side of Volunteerism

Alumni Briefs

Reunion 1999

SOCG's Great Teacher 1999

"I enjoy teaching, I enjoy interacting with students and I enjoy instilling in them a love of the subject," said Donald Goldfarb, Chair of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research and the 1999 recipient of the Great Teachers Award from the Society of Columbia Graduates. He shares the honor with Columbia College's Kenneth T. Jackson, Jacques Barzun Professor of History and Social Sciences.

"I've never seen anybody so dedicated to teaching," said one of his students recently. In addition to his teaching, Dr. Goldfarb is Principal Investigator for five substantial research grants in his area of expertise: the development and analysis of optimization algorithms.

The award was presented to Dr. Goldfarb at a dinner in October at Low Memorial Library Rotunda.