January 2007 Newsletter
Chinese Professional Club of Houston |
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Save the Date: 53rd Annual Scholarship Ball The Year of the Pig Saturday, March 3, 2007 6:30 p.m. Westin Oaks Hotel, 5011 Westheimer Honorary Co-Chairs: Antje & Harry Gee, Jr. Reserve your table today! Please contact Alice Lee at 713.501.8719, or mark.d.lee@att.net |
Table Sponsorship Levels (for tables of ten):
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CPC President
Philip Sun extends Chinese New Year greetings and best wishes for a
prosperous and healthy new year. CPC thanks all of its members and
supporters for generously supporting the scholarship program. Please come
and support this year's scholarship recipients! For membership application and additional information, please visit www.cpchouston.com |
UPCOMING
EVENTS Wine Tasting on February 10th (contact: Victoria Chen at 713.647.0875 or victoriay.chin@aig.com) Appreciation Dinner on April 20th |
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Achievers Award to Be Presented at the Ball
Emily T. Kuo is a born and bred Houstonian and a 1993 recipient of the CPC Scholarship Award. The only child of a cancer researcher and a physician who emigrated from Taiwan to Texas, Emily was able, with the aid of the CPC Scholarship, to attend Harvard University, where she graduated in 1997 with an honors degree in History and Science. Following college, Emily remained in Cambridge, Massachusetts for three more years to study law at Harvard Law School. Now she is Associate Counsel at Nabors Industries Ltd., one of the world's largest land and offshore drilling and related services companies. Emily is this year's president of the Asian American Bar Association of Houston. The AABA of Houston represents the interests of over 500 attorneys in the Greater Houston area, with settings ranging from solo practices to large firms, corporations, legal services organizations, non-profit organizations, law schools, and governmental agencies. |
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| Mr. Edward R. Allen, III, partner with Eagle Global Advisors and Chairman of the Asia House Foundation is the featured Keynote Speaker. To learn more about Asia Society and Asia House, please visit www.asiasociety.org/Texas |
CenterPoint
Energy, a longtime supporter of the organization, will receive the Corporate
Impact Award. Ms. Miya Shay of ABC 13 Eyewitness News will be the Mistress of Ceremonies. www.abc13.com |
Dr. Beng Ho
will receive the Community Service Award. Eleanor and William DerBing, both are former CPC presidents, will receive the Golden Service Award. Come and support these longtime CPC leaders. |
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