I-House at UC Berkeley honors Wendy Schmidt and Ashok Gadgil as Alumni of the Year

Ashok Gadgil and Wendy Schmidt received honor plaques from Chancellor Dirks

Ashok Gadgil and Wendy Schmidt received honor plaques from Chancellor Dirks

Chancellor Dirks moderates discussion with Wendy Schmidt and Ashok Gadgil

Chancellor Dirks moderates discussion with Wendy Schmidt and Ashok Gadgil

 

International House (“I-House”) at UC Berkeley—one of the largest multi-national residential and programming cultural centers in the world— honored philanthropist Wendy Schmidt and inventor Dr. Ashok Gadgil as Alumni of the Year 2014 at a gala celebration Thursday, April 10th, in its historic east bay facility.

For more, see:
http://ihouse.berkeley.edu/about/news/PR_MediaAdvisory_Gala2014.html
and
http://ihouse.berkeley.edu/alumni/gala/2014.php

Dr. Susan Amrose, who was also a former resident of I-House was selected to introduce Ashok at the ceremony.

UC Berkeley Chancellor Dirks moderated a discussion with Wendy Schmidt and Ashok about the environment, future of the planet, and cooperation.