RAND Alumni Association

Who We Are

The RAND Alumni Association was established in 1992 as an independent organization. Its primary purpose is to provide a forum for social and professional activities of former and current RANDites. Since then, we have grown from the first 100 Charter Members to more than 2,000 strong, across the United States and around the world. Every three years, a 12-member volunteer Board of Directors is elected to guide and govern the Association, with support provided by RAND's Development Office.

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Natalie Crawford Elected RAA President

In January 2009, the RAND Alumni Association (RAA) welcomed new president Natalie Crawford during its annual board meeting. Retiring after two terms as president, Herb Shukiar was presented with an acrylic sculpture created by Los Angeles-based artist Vasa Mihich before officially passing his responsibilities to Natalie. Lynn Anderson will continue to serve as vice president.

In addition to Natalie and Lynn, newly elected board members, who serve a three-year term, are Carol Abrams, Jackie Berman, Glenda Callanen, Steve Drezner, Suzy Goulet, Mario Juncosa, Louise Martin, Lee Meyer, Malcolm Palmatier, Tony Pascal, and Lou Rowell. Traditionally, the RAA limits its board to 12 members, but there was a tie in the member-wide vote. As in the previous election in 2005, a tie vote resulted in the election of a 13th member to the board.

RAA volunteer committee chairs are Lynn and Suzy for the Alumni Bulletin; Carol and Lee for alumni events in Santa Monica and Washington, respectively; Louise and Lou for membership; Glenda for the nominating committee; and Louise for the RAA Web site.

Also participating in the meeting were Karen Jenkins, Dave Tillipman, and David Tseklenis of the Development Office.

Membership

Membership in this informative, service-oriented network of friends is open to any former or current staff member, Pardee RAND Graduate School fellow, consultant, military officer who served as a research fellow at RAND, or member of RAND's Board of Trustees, and their spouses.

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"Faces of RAND" Video

The "Faces of RAND" video features six decades of photos and film clips of RAND employees and activities.

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Cool Web Sites for Alumni

"Cool Web Sites for Alumni" is a monthly column of selected Web sites for RAND Alumni Association members that is taken from the RAND Library's ongoing listing for RAND employees.

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RAND News of Interest to Alumni

RAND 60th Anniversary Timeline

Explore RAND's legacy of groundbreaking work in an interactive timeline spanning 60 years of influential research and analysis.

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60 Ways RAND Has Made a Difference

RAND has helped to improve policy and decisionmaking in countless ways over the past 60 years. An interactive book reflects on 60 of those notable contributions.

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2007 Annual Report

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the RAND Corporation, we train the spotlight on several ways in which RAND has worked to explore ideas and challenges that place us "ahead of the curve." At the same time, we look ahead to how RAND will continue in that tradition.

2006 PRGS Commencement Address Available

Carl Bildt, former Prime Minister of Sweden, delivered the 2006 PRGS commencement address. Bildt focused on seven lessons derived from a decade of state-building.

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