Orange County (California)
Alumni Club of Orange County

	Some guys have all the luck! Bo Sandine '03 with Jessica Yang '03 and Lauri Davi at Kellogg Alumni Club of Orange County's Oscar party.
	Paul Lange '61 and wife June win the best-dressed award at the Kellogg Alumni Club of Orange County's Oscar party.

I (Bo Sandine '03) am proud to announce the creation of the Kellogg Alumni Club of Orange County! Home to more than 1 percent of the U.S. population and a booming business center, "The OC" has evolved from a bedroom community into a cultural hotbed. In addition to Disneyland, there's Huntington Beach (Surf City U.S.A.), the Ducks and the Angels, Laguna Beach and Little Saigon (which has the world's largest Vietnamese population outside of Vietnam). Nearly 400 Kellogg graduates work and/or live in Orange County, which is located between Los Angeles and San Diego counties.

A dedicated group of pioneers formed the KACOC planning committee: Maria Ramirez '02, Monica Baier '05, Ashley Stubbins '02, Eric Johnson '01, Joseph Klauzar '06, Jessica Yang '03 and yours truly. To launch the new entity, KACOC hosted an Oscar party at the Alize Clubhouse in Aliso Viejo. Champagne flowed as attendees literally entered on a red carpet! Paul Lange '62 and his wife, June, dazzled in tux and gown, winning the "Best Dressed" award — a gift certificate to South Coast Plaza. An Oscar prediction contest held alums in suspense as they waited for the final award, Best Picture, to be announced. Robert Szebert '81 and his wife, Loretta, were among the victors.

The KACOC is moving forward with more events in 2007. Please "re-power-up" on the Web by updating your contact information, especially your preferred e-mail address. You can visit kelloggalumni.northwestern.edu/clubs/kacoc for up-to-the-minute club details, photos from our launch party, and event offerings from Orange County alumni of other MBA programs. We're thrilled to represent Kellogg to the fullest in "The OC!"