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September 09 Issue - Employee Monthly Magazine KudosMarquez elected to LANL Foundation Board of DirectorsLaboratory Executive Director Richard Marquez recently was elected to the board of directors of the Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation. The board oversees all functions of the foundation, including its investment portfolio, the foundation’s giving budget of $5 million, and its $1.4 million annual operating budget. “I am a firm believer that education is a key to enabling human potential and opportunity to come together. In Northern New Mexico, the LANL Foundation is the epitome of facilitating that linkage for our youth,” said Marquez. He also serves on the boards of the Regional Development Corporation and the Northern New Mexico College Foundation. Laboratory Director Michael Anastasio is a member-at-large of the LANL Foundation’s Board of Directors while Susan Seestrom, associate director for experimental physical sciences, and Bill Wadt of the Contractor Assurance Office also are on the board. Ben-Naim to serve on editorial board of scientific journalEli Ben-Naim of Physics of Condensed Matter and Complex Systems was invited to serve a three-year term on the editorial board of the Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical. The Journal is published by the Institute of Physics, a 30,000 member physics professional organization based in the United Kingdom. The Journal has a distinguished history in statistical, mathematical, and theoretical physics. It publishes research on the mathematical structures that describe fundamental processes of the physical world and on the analytical, computational, and numerical methods for exploring these structures. Ben-Naim is a theoretician studying nonequilibrium statistical physics. His research focus is collective dynamics of interacting particle systems and interdisciplinary studies of complex systems. Harding to lead Information Resource Management DivisionJames (Jim) Harding is the new Information Resource Management (IRM) Division leader. Harding joined the Laboratory in June 2006 as the IRM deputy division leader and has been acting division leader since May. He has 35 years of experience in the information resource management field, including assignments in the Middle East and Asia, 17 years in the commercial nuclear industry, and 10 years as the office and administrative service manager at Nevada Test Site and Yucca Mountain. Harding holds certifications in the Nuclear Information Records Management Association and the Association of Records Managers and Administrators. Kolar honored with civic award from Daughters of the American RevolutionChastity Kolar of Nuclear Material Management received the Daughters of the American Revolution’s (DAR) 2009 National Outstanding Junior Award for her civic contributions to the community and state. As a junior member of DAR, Kolar promotes the aims and purposes of the national society, while also participating in community activities. She has participated and volunteered for numerous civic projects and for Los Alamos Medical Center’s Hospital Auxiliary. She is a member of DAR’s Valle Grande Chapter in Los Alamos. Kolar started at the Lab in 1991 as a high school coop student. Hopkins wins American In-house Design AwardsAllen Hopkins of Communication Arts and Services received five American In-House Design Awards for various design projects he worked on with the Environment, Safety, Health, and Quality Directorate. Hopkins was one of 400 winners out of 4,000 entries. He has worked as a graphic designer at the Lab since 1993. He also worked at Christie’s Great Estates designing publications, brochures, and pamphlets, as well as freelanced as a graphic designer and illustrator. The award is sponsored by graphic design magazine Graphic Design USA. Other Headlines
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