Congratulations and Goodbyes

Congratulations to Ms. Vida Alpuerto for graduating with a M.S. in Agricultural Economics! She is currently working at IFPRI in Washington D.C. Pictures from her celebration/farewell party are coming soon.
Dr. John Paul Vergara also finished his teaching for the Spring Semester at VT and has gone back to the Philippines. He said he'll go back to B'burg probably in the next couple of years. View pics from his farewell dinner (for this year) at Charlie's Chinese Restaurant. Thanks to Mel for the pics and solo shots..hehe..
Congratulations to Prof. Marte Gutierrez for his new position as professor and department chair at the Colorado School of Mines. Congratulations also to his daughter Kristine for graduating from high school and for getting the environmentalist award. The Gutierrez family is now living in Colorado and it's sad to see them go as they stayed in Blacksburg for 8 years. Pics from their farewell party at Tita Remy and Tito Archie's place are here:
Finally, one of the pillars of FSA, Dr. Jess Calata, went back to the Philippines for the mean time. Hopefully he'll be back to the US (and hopefully in Blacksburg too) soon. Pictures from his farewell picnic party at Claytor Lake are c/o Mel, Jess and Tito Archie. View also the pictures from the dinner at Mike's grill.
We will surely miss y'all. Thanks to everyone who joined these celebrations!