EUGENE–A new slate of officers will lead the University of Oregon Student Alumni Association (SAA) during the 1999—2000 school year.

Elected SAA president is Kevin Reichelt, a senior biochemistry and psychology major. He is a resident of 518 Reiter Dr., Ontario.

Founded in 1978 as the Student University Relations Council, the Student Alumni Association works in conjunction with the UO Alumni Association to promote participation in the activities of the university, according to Tutti Elhindi, UO Alumni Association assistant director for chapter relations and SAA adviser.

"We coordinate activities which bring together students, alumni, faculty, parents and the community to the benefit of all who are involved," Elhindi says.

Major events the association works on include Homecoming, spring and fall Family Weekends, Senior Send-Off and the Mentor Program, which matches students with alumni mentors to assist in career planning and goal setting. SAA members and officers also help with community service events such as campus blood drives and University Day.

Besides Reichelt, the other new executive committee members are:

• Vice president Kelly Shamblin, a junior communication disorders and sciences major, 1739 Byron Creek Rd., Winston.

• Treasurer Mary Elizabeth Madden, a junior political science major, 3306 King Edwards Court, Eugene.

• Secretary Alicia Lorenzetti, a sophomore undeclared major, 28456 S.W. Meadows Loop, Apt. 6, Wilsonville.

Committee chairs are:

• Blood Drive–Norine Madden, a senior general science and history major, 3306 King Edwards Court, Eugene.

• Community Relations–Jessica Sanders, a senior art history major, 443 Conestoga Dr., Jacksonville.

• University Relations–Marian Fowler, a junior political science and Romance languages major, 11080 S.E. 28th St., Milwaukie.

• Family Weekend–Jessica Braendle, a sophomore undeclared major, 365 22nd St. N.E., Salem.

• Public Relations–Erika Schrader, a sophomore public relations pre-major, 13958 Mennonite Point, San Diego, Calif.

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