Hong Kong
On December 5, the Hong Kong chapter hosted 17 UB alumni taking part in the Alumni Association's Southeast Asia travel program. The UB travelers had dinner at the Prince Hotel with chapter members and were briefed by Peter Yuen, B.A. '75 & M.B.A. '78, on the July 1 changeover of Hong Kong to Chinese control. Bob Choi, M.S. '78, was elected chapter president. Other new officers are Mark Tepper, B.S. '87; Willy Ng, B.S. '94; and Johnny Kiang, M.S. '79.

Taiwan
The UB Alumni Chapter in Taiwan hosted Ronald H. Stein, UB vice president for advancement and development, when he visited Taipei last summer. At a dinner in his honor, Stein had the opportunity to meet several of Taiwan's leading UB alumni. Kuo C. Chang, Ph.D. '85 head of earthquake engineering research at National Taiwan University, is president of the Taiwan chapter. While in Asia, Stein also met with UB graduates in Hong Kong, Indonesia and Malaysia.

Malaysia & Singapore
Alumni in Malaysia and Singapore have organized the university's newest alumni chapters. Joseph Williams, coordinator of international alumni relations, presided over chartering formalities for the Malaysia chapter and gave the keynote address during a December 10 dinner attended by 67 alumni. Isarji Sarudin, who holds a doctorate in learning and instruction from UB, was elected president. Both Sarudin and his wife, Zee, who also holds a UB doctorate in learning and instruction, teach English as a second language at leading Malaysian universities and have been instrumental in the chapter's development. The Singapore chapter met December 13 at the Singapore Highlands Country Club and elected Roger Chieh-Soon Lim, B.S. '89, assistant manager of Singapore General Hospital, as president. Other new officers are T. P. Ng, B.S. '90 and Mae-e Leong, M.B.A. '89. Francis Lim, M.B.A. '93, and Fang Sher Chyet, B.S. '89, organized the event.

Indonesia
The Indonesian chapter of the UB Alumni Association continues to be one of the most active international alumni groups, with several hundred graduates residing in the Jakarta area. The chapter is led by President Tanri Abeng, M.B.A. '69, and Executive Secretary Inanti Diran. A chapter dinner was held December 15 at Abeng's Jakarta home. The leadership was recently recognized by vice president Stein and Joseph Williams.

A new UB alumni directory scheduled for release in August/September 1997 will be the most up-to-date and complete reference ever compiled on nearly 120,000 University at Buffalo alumni. This comprehensive volume will include current names, addresses and phone numbers, academic data, plus business information, and will be bound into a classic, library-quality edition, making it easy for alumni to locate former classmates and acquaintances‹and for them to find you.

The Bernard C. Harris Publishing Company has begun to research and compile the information, but alumni cooperation is needed to ensure the success of this project. If you prefer not to be listed in the directory, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations in writing as soon as possible.

All alumni with current addresses on file will soon receive an important questionnaire in the mail. Please be sure to complete and return the directory questionnaire before the deadline indicated. It is your opportunity for an accurate listing in the new directory.

If you do not return the questionnaire, it is possible that you may be inadvertently omitted, or that your listing may contain incorrect information. At a later point in the project (and before the final composition stage of the book), alumni will be contacted by Harris directly to verify that all personal data is accurate.