. . t’s only natural that UK alumni want to
r O '   ' n Iget together and share good times, That’s
one ofthe reasons UK Alumni Clubs form,
just like some ofthe newest clubs that are
• • organizing in Knoxville, Tenn,, Charleston,
S,C,, and the Twin Cities/ Minnesota area,
I1 Q I I 1 I I I But it would probably surprise many UK
grads that another UK alumni community
gaining momentum is in Malaysia, This is
. the result of an effort led by Adrian L, H,
Lim, who lives in Subang]aya, just west of
I Kuala Lumpur in the state of Selangor,
 · V i`’° v   r   _ _ __ V _    V I . Lim received a bachelor’s degree in H-
` "  ’  ~··· `       nance from UK in 1999 and then contin-
M A I T M  A  A K ued on to earn a master’s degree in business
V L   ;__VV_  V V administration in 2001, Although he was
»V _V `·   ,  __ V V V " - wanted him to pursue his education with a
‘ I QV  _ i . V_ L `°  ‘ more global perspective and he also studied
_  j I I I  , —ij' , ~ . —·yg—» in China after graduating from UK, While
V ”  t `_,_ V - " I l   at UK he was very active in student organi-
is '   ,   V  _ VV -. V j , i zations on campus, including the Interna-
l · _VV1    _ j· ’ V VV VV — tional Student Council and the
V   `”: lg', V I I VV,-T ‘ M , V ‘ Cosmopolitan Club, His friendly nature
I ` · · Q V r V,   VV     ‘  ’ made him a natural mentor and many stu-
‘ ·. V ., ,   -—   .5*  ¤   V__,_  ‘ T dents looked up to him for advice,
‘ ` I ' '  .; 1 VVVVVVVV       Today he runs Hargrave Corporation in
V ` `V   Malaysia, a Hrm that was started by his fa-
‘ _ V T     ther, The company distributes industrial
Si ·‘ · »V V pumps, environmental care products and
‘ __ . l "T building materials,
  u· `· /    _V f For recreation, his favorite exercise is hik-
- j fi .  { , ing, “I hike a local hill, Bukit Gasing, every
‘ , V I   0  Saturday morning, Ibump into quite a few
·   1 I _ l i  ° UK alums at this hill? he says,
I in if ly  { VV// .,   Though he is busy running the family
' V — TY P   ·     company, he is a Big Blue fan, follows
"   ~     "* V é, __ VV V / UK sports and organizes get-togethers
”   ·V       V V    I V VV,-VVVVV·  r j V ,  » 1   .· for Kentucky alumni living in Malaysia,
_   I  n   I    V ’  ,    3   In the past, representatives from the UK
` V   A lll     I  ° T ~    gl   T i g   lil community have had occasion to visit
  `   { f lik V this growing group of former students,
V I  “ V V l       I Doug Boyd, former associate provost for
i V  ‘·   ji {V   International Affairs and now chief of
 ., ` ‘ 11 I   1-   stafffor UK President Lee T, Todd ]r,, is
l, _.     ` M *3         impressed with Lim’s desire to show his
  V   Vi V   K;   Wildcat pride to encourage other stu-
I S  I .,__ I ‘ _   _ _         dents from Malaysia to consider attend-
V   l  Y   ;,V       . VVVVV _—V_ V V V` j  ,V V     ing UK, Boyd saw Adrian during a trip
  _,,_  I `T, °`@j?5V  VV   "    »_Vr_   _ ll J lj ¥ V °*’l*·‘*`x `· ` in ]anuary and attended a dinner gather-
if A {Vw.,   T;     / ing Adrian organized, Boyd notes,
  V -V j V V   »     V   $9 "Adrian joins many other UK graduates
  __   VVIVV , g.; ?·     · I 1   V V   in Malaysia that stay in touch with each
é       jig `,V‘’   _,     VVV_ _   other and with us because of having
§   I I V —V,V   `.`'* ?=*£*` Q I`*i¤¢=‘* VV VV   . V',  VQVV V "i  IV    V VV    _   graduated from here, fond memories of
@0     V      ‘  ·e·;  `   · ~- _V V -   ·   Lexington, and remembering their first-
§ K I we if    ‘ ’‘·` '  Al rate undergraduate and graduate educa-
Ci   A tional experience that is now part of
5 their success,
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