Q I · Winter 2008 • Volume 79 • Number 4
  1 4 How Do You Spell Relief?
UK alumnus Scott Downs went from Big Blue to Blue ]ay,
G K ’77BE M · j F J becoming one ofthe best relief pitchers in baseball in his all-guts,
   H O R  KZZM[kl;/dglyggrgughbriglziggdzzgjzlfgjtgerm d no-glory middle reliever position, By Benjamin Gleisser
Pham.- @2008 john Sommers II
1 6 One Good Turn Deserves Another
1 0 A Numbers Game Tom FitzGerald ’80 LAW director of the Kentucky
Gary Knapp ’77 BE uses biometrics to project the Resources Council since 1984, received a $250,000 Heinz
V probability of producing a highly desirable hgrge Award for his work that helped to protect Kentucky’s
V through a mating between horses that are compatible €Hv1fOHmeHt over the last 20 years. By Linsen Li
in unique physical characteristics. By Tom Leach
1 7 See Plaid. Forever
Christina Criollo and ]ena Everhard, both UK seniors,
created a pattern that has now become the oPfrcial UK
' { A   plaid and will be used on various products.
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E j j {~ i     1 8ProiiIes In Blue: Kim Edwards
§ l"   j ..   Assistant professor of English at the University of
$3 jj A, 1 j jj. A . Kentucky, Kim Edwards is the author of the best-
g A A "  ll   selling novel, "77ae Memory Keeper? Daug/aten" with four
ig w A j j ,,ii million copies sold in two years.
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e     _1   UK Alumni Association
L -1   gg 2 5 Annual Report 2007-2008
~I· 1 1 71** /@ We’re counting on you — 37,084 members and growing!
7;   Q j Last fiscal year the association had impressive numbers,
    {1 from 1,740 attendees enjoying UK Kings 1sland Day to 89
  UK students receiving $83,675 in scholarships. Read more
7 /   `’;_ to see why we are jumping forjoy!
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3 Opening Remarks
5 Presidential Conversation
6 UK Beat
7 Research
9 Capital Campaign
j 22 Open Door
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