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Vice President Ramos: City Solicitor President Judith Rodin announced last Wednesday that Vice President and Chief of Staff Pedro A. Ramos, has been named City Solicitor for the City of Philadelphia by Mayor John F. Street. Mr. Ramos will assume his post as a member of the mayor's cabinet on March 1. Mr. Ramos, C '87, joined Dr. Rodin's staff in January 2002, coming from Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll, where he had been a partner (Almanac December 4, 2001). At Penn, he has played a key role in senior-level decision making, served as a senior policy advisor on short-term and longer-range issues, and managed the day-to-day operations of the president's office. "He is a skilled manager with excellent judgment and a commitment to the principles of education," Dr. Rodin said. "I am very proud of Pedro and pleased for the City. I am not surprised that he has been called to public service or that he's answered positively to the call. His legal, business, and civic experience will serve the City of Philadelphia well," she added. Senior Vice President and General Counsel Wendy White will assume the duties of Chief of Staff upon Mr. Ramos' departure, Dr. Rodin said.
Almanac, Vol. 50, No. 18, January 20, 2004 |
ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS: Tuesday, Vice
President and Chief of Staff Pedro Ramos will be leaving College Hall
for City Hall. The President
and Provost outline the university's
economic outlook. A senior
from Bermuda majoring in political science, philosophy, and
economics has won a Rhodes
Scholarship he's the first Penn
student to win a non-U.S. Rhodes. Dr.
Mauro Guillén holds the Dr. Felix Zandman Endowed Chair of International
Management. Penn's
Cancer Network--totally 29 hospitals now extends to Hackettstown, New
Jersey. AWFA
hosts a Breakfast Meeting featuring Penn's latest MacArthur Fellow,
Dr. Sarah Kagan. The Diversity
Fund's annual call for proposals: due March 15. Honors recognize
several professors' emeriti for awards. Research
Roundup: Baboons, Nanotubes, Adulthood, Mortality. ISC
Networking and Telecommunications services and rates for FY 2005. Discounts
for Faculty and Staff Night at Basketball Game vs. Dartmouth. Need a sign
of spring? Check out the Artifacts
in Bloom at UPM. |
