<br />
entralight<br />
central michigan university alumni magazine<br />
spring 2010<br />
Making<br />
connections<br />
How one grad helps these Ecuadorean youths<br />
Plus:<br />
· Business ties<br />
· Alumni volunteers<br />
· Dining together<br />
centralight<br />
spring 2010<br />
on the cover<br />
Lost and found<br />
Villagers of Malingua Pamba, Ecuador,<br />
have built school buildings and begun<br />
water and irrigation projects, thanks to<br />
the care and generosity of CMU alumna<br />
Pamela Gilbert.<br />
Cover photo by Debbie Hathaway,<br />
volunteer for Engineers without Borders.<br />
10 features<br />
6<br />
Wilbur builds on CMU's growth<br />
See how Kathleen M. Wilbur, CMU's<br />
interim president, kept initiatives moving<br />
forward during her term.<br />
7<br />
New president takes CMU helm<br />
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<a title="Centralight Spring2010.pdf page 41" href="http://catalog.proemags.com/publication/805885af?page=41"> Sylvia M. Lautner, '36, Solon Twp., Mich., died O</a>
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