Dear Nevada Princetonian!

On behalf of the Princeton Alumni Association of Nevada, I would like to wish you and your family happy and peaceful holiday season.

2010 was PAAN’s 2nd full year as an official regional alumni association. This year, we have continued our success in holding a diverse array of events in both the Reno and Las Vegas areas including: Our 2nd Annual Event in Reno, informal gatherings for televised lacrosse and football games in both the north and south, and an admitted students’ social in Las Vegas.

Our Alumni Schools Committee has also continued to be extremely successful in reaching out to all of the applicants to Princeton both for interviews, and once they have been admitted. As a result, our region boasts a very high yield.

This year, we are planning our 3rd Annual Event in Las Vegas for the spring as well as several casual get-togethers in Reno and Las Vegas throughout the year. I will be contacting you with details on upcoming events in January.

As we begin 2011, I would like to ask you to support PAAN in our 3rd full year as an official Princeton University regional alumni association with your annual dues contribution of $25.00. Your dues contribution and any additional donations should be tax deductible as we
have 501(c)(3) non-profit status.

If you are unable to contribute this year, or if you are only able to contribute a smaller amount, this in no way affects your status as a member of PAAN. All members are always welcome at all events! We have recently added the convenient option of donating to PAAN through PayPal. Please use the “donate” button on our website at www.paanevada.blogspot.com, or simply mail in a check payable to the Princeton Alumni Association of Nevada to:

Princeton Alumni Association of Nevadac/o Nick Donath '83
3008 Waterbury Peak Court
Henderson, NV 89052
Thank you!

I look forward to seeing all of you in 2011.

2nd Annual Event in Reno a Hit!

PAAN continues to gain momentum.

On Saturday, August 7^th, approximately 25 Tigers as well as 10 Harvard and Yale alums met at the beautiful home of John and Carol Ann Badwick p’11, p’13 in Reno for an afternoon (and evening!) of merriment and edification.

Professor Lawrence Rosen from the Princeton Department of Anthropology was the guest speaker and entertained the audience with a 45-minute talk taking the listeners on a walk through a typical Arab town. This cultural expose’ was followed by questions and answers and, of course, more wine, cheese and sushi.

Princetonians in attendance included: Kirk Keil ’92, Matt McCormack ’93, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Brown p’06, Dr. and Mrs. Mike Lee ’55, Eric Casas ’00, Mr. and Mrs. John Badwick p’11 and p’13, James Badwick ’13, Mr. and Mrs. Norm Stephens ’64, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Gustafson ’55, PAAN Secretary Tim Lyons ’94, PAAN Technology Chair Greg Duncan ‘84, PAAN Northern Nevada Events Coordinator “Woody” Woodhouse ’59, Sybil Woodhouse s’59, PAAN ASC Chair Matt Mullin ’01, PAAN President Nick Donath ’83 and Professor Lawrence Rosen.

As is becoming our tradition to rotate between the North and South, we will be holding our 3^rd Annual Meeting in the Las Vegas area in the Spring.

2nd Annual Meeting and Speaker Event

Dear Nevada Princetonian!

In just 10 days, we will be having our 2nd Annual Association Meeting and Speaker Event in Reno!

So far, quite a few of you have already indicated you will be attending. Your PAAN officers, Matt Mullin '01 (ASC Chair), Greg Duncan '84 (Technology Chair), Tim Lyons '94 (Secretary) and I will all be there! Three of us are flying up from Las Vegas and are looking forward to a cooler day!

We have extended the invitation to include local Harvard and Yale alumni as well - several of whom will be attending!

Please RSVP to Woody Woodhouse '59 by email.

Event details:

Guest Speaker: Professor Lawrence Rosen, Princeton University Department of Anthropology

Date and Time: Saturday, August 7th from 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Location: The Home of John and Carol Ann Badwick p'11, p'13, Reno, NV

Here is a brief "bio" of our guest speaker:

Lawrence Rosen’s interest in anthropology developed while he was an undergraduate at Brandeis University, and during his junior year at the University of London. Initially, he wanted to do fieldwork for his Ph.D. in Indonesia, but after civil war broke out there he

transferred his project to Morocco, completing his degree at the University of Chicago in 1968.

He was immediately offered a job at Princeton but turned it down and spent the next three years on postdoctoral fellowships, including one at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. He had always been interested in socio-legal problems, and decided to return for a law degree at Chicago (“a very primitive society, indeed!”). While in law school he developed his interests in the legal problems of Native Americans, and from time to time over the years has done pro bono work for a variety of Indian groups.

After three years on the faculty at Duke University he came to Princeton in 1977. Since that time he has also held an appointment as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Columbia Law School, and has been a visiting professor at the law schools of Georgetown, Northwestern, and the University of Pennsylvania.

In 1981, he was named to the first group of recipients of a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Award. He has been a fellow of colleges at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, and has received grants from the National Science Foundation, the Fulbright Commission, and the Guggenheim Foundation. He served as chair of his department at Princeton for eleven years; he has also served as chair of the University’s Judicial Committee, as a member of the Priorities [Budget] Committee, and on the panel that helped plan the Frist Campus Center. At Princeton he has also been awarded the President’s Distinguished Teaching Award and has been honored by the Ombudsman’s Office and several university women’s organizations. The author of seven books on North African society, Islamic law, American law, and the culture of Islam he is currently at work on a study of memory in Morocco. His newest book, Varieties of Muslim Experience, will be published by the University of Chicago Press in the spring of 2008.

It is definitely not too late to RSVP and come join fellow alumni and their guests for an afternoon of merriment and fascinating discussion!

See you soon.

Nick

Nick Donath '83

President

Princeton-Johns Hopkins Lacrosse game gathering on March 6th

We will be gathering at the Fireside Restaurant and Tavern (1785 E. Cactus Avenue) located on the corner of St. Rose and Spencer in Henderson for the Princeton-Johns Hopkins Lacrosse game on ESPNU at 10:30 a.m. March 6th. We have a room reserved with TVs and the game will also be on some flat screens at the bar. We will have some light appetizers and it will be a cash bar. Please RSVP as soon as you can. But, if you have to decide last minute, that will be fine as well! Thank you to those of you who have already confirmed that you will be there!

Our next Southern Nevada event will be an admitted students social at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bucholz '65 in Red Rock Country Club between 2:00-4:00 pm on April 10th. Please mark your calendars. For those up North, it appears that April 10th may also be a good day to also watch the Princeton/Syracuse game on ESPNU in the afternoon. I will forward more information on this soon. Also, I have received a commitment from Princeton that they will send us a speaker again this year and I have tentatively scheduled this event for either July or August in Reno.

One piece of GREAT NEWS: We have applied for and won a $300.00 grant from the Committee on Regional Associations (CORA) to "take our association to the next level." These funds will be used to reach out to members in our region who do not have (or check) email. We will be purchasing stationery and postage and sending regular "snail mail" reports to all.

Thanks to the approximately 20 of you who have already mailed in your 2010 annual dues. We will be mailing out receipts for your records. If you have not yet done so, please mail in your dues of $25.00 per person to: Nick Donath, PAAN, 10956 Royal Highlands Street, Las Vegas, NV, 89141. (Please remember that payment of dues in no way affects your standing as a member of PAAN.)

Thanks and see you on March 6th!

Nick Donath '83
President

2010 Events Schedule

I am writing you as our plans are coming together for this year's events and gatherings.

In Southern Nevada, we are planning to meet casually on March 6th at 10:30 am to watch the Princeton/Johns Hopkins Lacrosse game on ESPNU. We are working on securing a location at this time and more details will follow.

Also in Southern Nevada, we will have an "Admitted Students" social on April 10th between 2-4 pm at the home Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bucholz '65 in Red Rock Canyon. Please mark your calendars!

For Northern Nevada, I have received a commitment from the University to send out a speaker for an event this Summer. But, I need your help in securing a date and a location!

I also would like to schedule two additional events in the North and South around the Fall football season. Ideas and assistance are welcome.

***PLEASE RSVP to me ASAP if you are attending one or both of the first two events. THERE WILL BE NO CHARGE FOR EITHER EVENT.***

If you have not yet done so, please mail in your PAAN annual dues of $25.00 per member to: PAAN, c/o Nick Donath '83, 10956 Royal Highlands Street, Las Vegas, NV, 89141.

Your dues will go a long way to ensure that our communication improves as we connect across the state, reach out to secondary schools and applicants, that costs of events are defrayed and that the long-term viability of our association is protected.

I look forward to hearing from you soon! Further details on all events will follow shortly.

Sincerely,

Nick Donath '83

President

Princeton Alumni Association of Nevada