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Richard Templeton ’80 named to head Texas Instruments

Posted on Jan 22, 2004

(The following story ran on the Associated Press wire on Jan. 16, 2004.)

Richard K. Templeton [Union Class of 1980] will take over as president and chief executive of semiconductor maker Texas Instruments Inc. in May,
succeeding Thomas J. Engibous.

Company officials called the move
a planned and orderly succession.

Templeton, 45, is a 23-year TI
veteran and has been chief operating officer since April 2000. He joined the
company board of directors last year. Engibous, 50, will remain chairman of the Dallas-based company, which makes
computer chips for more than half the world's wireless phones.

“This is an excellent time to transition the jobs of president and CEO to
Rich. The company's momentum is building, the management bench is strong, and
the balance sheet is healthier than ever,” Engibous said in a statement issued
by the company Thursday.

A company spokeswoman said TI's
board accepted Engibous' decision to step down as CEO during a previously
scheduled meeting in Dallas.

Cody Acree, an analyst for Legg Mason Wood Walker Inc., said the change in CEO
would not affect TI's strategy. He said over the past several years, all of
TI's business organizations began reporting directly to Templeton, not
Engibous. They have already been taking their cues from Rich. This
doesn't really change the direction of TI at all,” Acree said.  David
Wu, an analyst with Wedbush Morgan Securities Inc., called the succession news
“kind of a yawn,” and noted that Engibous and Templeton rose through
the TI ranks together.

“These guys have been joined
at the hip for a long time,” Wu said.

Texas Instruments' profits and
stock price were hit hard during a three-year slump in the semiconductor
industry, as tech companies cut orders for computer chips. The company lost
$344 million in 2002, but results improved last year. In the third quarter, the
last for which figures are available, TI earned $447 million and sales rose
across its semiconductor lineup. The stock has rebounded although it remains
far below the peak in early 2000.

In trading before the announcement
late Thursday, TI shares rose $1.17, or 3.6 percent, to a 52-week high of
$33.65 on the New York Stock Exchange. In extended trading, the shares lost 10
cents.

Templeton graduated from Union College in 1980 with a bachelor's of science degree in
electrical engineering and joined TI the same year. He moved steadily through
the company's sales and marketing ranks, then led several semiconductor
business units, including digital signal processing.
Templeton was named president of TI's semiconductor group, its largest
business, in 1996.

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Union Dutchwomen ECAC Weekly awards

Posted on Jan 21, 2004

Schenectady, NY (January 20, 2004) Freshman forward Kelly
Lannan
(Winchester, MA) of the Union College Women's Ice Hockey team has
been named ECAC Rookie of the Week for January 19th. This is Lannan's
first ECAC weekly award. The Dutchwomen played one game last week
against the Boston College Eagles in which Lannan scored two goals, and
added an assist. Lannan recorded her third and fourth goals on the
season to now go with her eight assists in which she is the Dutchwomen
leader. Lannan plays alongside fellow freshman Elise Nichols and Megan
O'Connor on the team's first line. Lannan has played in all of the
Dutchwomen's twenty games this season.

Freshman teammate Mandy Hanson (Brainerd, MN) was named to
the ECAC Weekly Honor Roll. Hanson has made four consecutive starts for
the Dutchwomen in which she has recorded 31, 33, 36 and 39 saves
respectively. Hanson's 39 saves against Boston College was a career
high.

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Study Circles aim to promote diversity; meeting set for Wednesday

Posted on Jan 16, 2004

Student Forum and the Dean of Students Office are holding
an informational meeting for Study Circles for Diversity on Wednesday, Jan. 21, at
4:30 p.m. in Reamer Campus Center
Auditorium.

Study Circles, sponsored by facilitators from Schenectady
County Embraces Diversity (SCED), bring together various groups to explore issues
that affect the community as a whole.

About 50 individuals are needed for the program. Faculty,
staff, and students can express themselves in an informal setting, discussing
ways to promote diversity.

The Study Circles will meet once a week through the month
of February, and conclude by March 10. Members of the campus community may sign up for times at the informational session on Wednesday.

“Study Circles will allow for faculty and students to
improve their relationships, while at the same time creating an informal
environment for individuals to speak their mind on diversity,” said Angelo
Cross, president of Student Forum, and an organizer with Steve Leavitt, interim
dean of students. “It is a great program for everyone. Whether you are a
student, faculty or staff member, we encourage you to attend this
first Study Circles for Diversity meeting.”

For more information, contact crossa@union.edu.

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Exhibits

Posted on Jan 16, 2004

January 22 to March
14

Mandeville Gallery, Nott Memorial
Method & Metaphor, Selected Works from the Seena and Arnold Davis
Old Master Collection.

January and February
Arts Atrium Gallery
Exhibition of prints.

Through end of term
Social Sciences gallery
Exhibition of quilts

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Events

Posted on Jan 16, 2004

Saturday, Jan. 17
1 p.m.
– Alumni Gymnasium Pool – Men's and women's swimming vs. Ithaca College.
2 p.m. – Memorial
Fieldhouse – Women's basketball vs. St. Lawrence (UCAA contest).
4 p.m.– Memorial Fieldhouse – Men's basketball vs. St. Lawrence (UCAA contest).
8 p.m. – Memorial Chapel – Belcea String Quartet. Free admission for Union students with ID.

Sunday & Monday, Jan. 18 to 19
8 & 10 p.m. –
Reamer Campus
Center – Movie: Intolerable Cruelty.

Monday, Jan. 19
Midday
– Upperclass Dining — Martin Luther
King Jr. Day lunch
7 p.m. – Nott Memorial – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
program, “Embracing All Cultures: Continuing the Dream.”

Tuesday, Jan. 20
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
– Old Chapel – Red Cross blood drive.

Wednesday, Jan.21
7 p.m.
– Old Chapel – UCLI presents Doug Cureton.
10 p.m. – Old Chapel – Comic Al Ducharme.

Thursday, Jan. 22
Chinese New Year dinner at West
6:30 p.m. – Everest Lounge – Philosophy Talks program
featuring guest speaker Dan Garber of Princeton
University. His topic will be “Ghosts:
Some Philosophical Reflections on Things that Go Bump in the Night.”

Friday, Jan. 23
7 p.m.
– Messa Rink at Achilles
Center – Men's hockey vs. Sacred
Heart.
10 p.m. – Old
Chapel – Improv comedy with the Have Notts!

Friday to Monday,
Jan. 23 to 26
8 & 10 p.m.
– Reamer Campus Center Auditorium – Movie: Radio

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