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Retirement Dinner for Jim and Yvonne Roe and Slide Show

posted Nov 15, 2011 1:59 AM by Steve Boerner   [ updated Nov 19, 2011 7:05 AM ]
 

Stacey Thater, the new Executive Director of the Alliance for Astronomy and ASEM, presents Jim and Yvonne Roe lifetime memberships in ASEM for the founding and their long time work in both organizations at the November 2011 General Meeting.  Jim was the past Executive Director and Yvonne was past the Executive Secretary.   After years leading both organizations, the Roe's are retiring and moving to Bourbon, Missouri.     The November 2011 meeting was gala send off including a turkey dinner, gifts and awards, and Jim’s final presentation to ASEM on the topic of “Forty nine Years of Astronomy.”  Our organization will miss them both.