Morning Lynn,
Glad you received some nice kudos for your holdings.
This seems so amusing. Apparently the way you run a company has
nothing to do with the award. I don't know when they announced
it but musta been much earlier.
REMINDER/Quest for Excellence Award Honoring
Compaq CEO Pfeiffer
April 09, 1999 10:18 AM
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Who/ What: Eckhard Pfeiffer, Chief Executive Officer of Compaq
Computer Corporation, will be honored by the University
of Houston College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Alumni Association with the Quest for Excellence Award,
in recognition of his leadership role in the advancement
of information technology to better serve and benefit
society, his personal commitment to higher education,
and his outstanding service to Houston and the nation.
The Quest for Excellence Award recognizes individuals in
the sciences for his/her contribution to the betterment
of society and the quality of life through science and
education. Dr. Paul Chu, world-renowned physicist in the
field of superconductivity research, and TLL Temple
Chair in Science at the University of Houston, was the
inaugural recipient of the award in 1993.
Why: Proceeds will endow a Chair in Eckhard Pfeiffer's name,
and fund scholarships and faculty development grants at
the UH College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, to
help attract and retain the best and brightest talents
in the sciences from around the world to the city of
Houston. When/ Where: Friday, April 9, 1999
The Westin Galleria Hotel, 5060 West Alabama, Houston,
Texas
Cost: Tickets at $500 and $1,000 SOLD OUT
Tables at $5,000, $10,000, $25,000, $50,000 and
$100,000 SOLD OUT
Highlight: The event has raised $3 million, including close to
$400,000 in in-kind donations keeping expenses to under
5 percent. Previously this event raised $40,000. The
auction items for the evening have been available for
viewing on the Internet at www.specialevent.org/events,
and the program will be webcast that evening, bringing
the event to people across the world. Photo Opps: Eckhard Pfeiffer, Chief
Executive Officer of Compaq
Computer Corporation
Carolyn Farb, Event Chairman
Steve Forbes, President and CEO of "Forbes" magazine
Dave Ward, Master of Ceremonies, KTRK-TV Anchor
Arthur K. Smith, Chancellor/President, University of
Houston
Corporate CEOs from General Motors; Tandy Corporation;
PriceWaterhouseCoopers; Siebel Systems; Enron Corp.; and
dozens of other high tech firms around the world
Dr. Paul Chu, TLL Temple Chair of Science in Physics,
University of Houston Scientific demonstrations of
superconductivity and molecular design
For more information, please contact Wendy Adair at
713/743-2554, by fax at 713/743-0946 or e-mail
wadair@uh.edu, or Melissa Jacobs at 713/743-8153.
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