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UNIVERSITY OF UTAH DALLAS/FT. WORTH ALUMNI CHAPTER NEWSLETTER DFW Utes Watch Parties
Buffalo Wild Wings
3320 E. Hebron Parkway Carrollton, Texas 75010-4422
Bring your families and friends out to watch some football and support our Utes while earning some money for our organization! DFW Utes has teamed up with Buffalo Wild Wings to bring you great food and great company. 5% of all food sales will come back to the chapter for future events. Thanks for the support and Go UTES!
BUFFALO WILD WINGS CARROLLTON, TEXAS

Help Needed College Fairs

During the past two autumns, more than 100 Utah graduates living in California and Texas have represented the U at college fairs in their area. Most of the college fairs take place in high school gyms and last for about two hours. We will have a table assigned to us, and students will pick up admissions and program information. All of the supplies and training that you need will be provided to you during a training meeting the second half of August, 8/21. The fairs start in early September and extend into the second week of November. If you would like to help, please respond with your name, address, phone number and preferred email address to Paul Browning at pbrowning@sa.utah.edu. He will then contact you about the college fairs that will be held in your area and invite you to indicate which ones you could attend. This is a wonderful opportunity to spread the word about your alma mater.

Make sure to mark your calendars

Saturday, 9/15 9 p.m. - BYU Saturday, 9/22 Time TBA ASU

Future Watch Parties will be announced as they are scheduled.

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Monthly Networking Event

We are excited to start a fantastic series of networking events. Here is a chance to network with fellow alumni and other successful people in the DFW area. We will meet on the second Tuesday morning of each month. The discussion will begin promptly at 7:45AM and conclude by 9AM. We strongly encourage attendees to come early to network and meet fellow alumni, beginning at 7AM. There is no cost to Utah Alumni or guests. All you need to do is RSVP at tyler@dfwutes.com, so that we can get an accurate headcount. Please invite anyone who may be interested in such an event. Location: Dr. Pepper Stars Center 4020 West Plano Parkway Plano, TX 75093 Time: 7-9 AM Tuesday, 9/11 - Kyle Hogue from Lord Abbett. The Bond Market of Tomorrow Tuesday, 10/9 - Justin Clarke from John Hancock discussing Elections and their historical effect on the stock markets and economy Tuesday, 11/6 - Scott Schiewe from Transamerica talking about unlocking Social Security.

KYLE HOGUE REGIONAL MANAGER, PRIVATE WEALTH GROUP

The Bond Market of Tomorrow

September Meeting with Lord Abbett The discussion will address the affect of interest rate manipulation on the products and services that we as consumers use every day to fund our businesses, pay for gas and groceries, buy our houses and vehicles, and drive our economies. Well understand how lower interest rate environments impact wages, prices, housing and inflation. Well also talk about how to prepare for rising interest rate changes and what that could mean in the future as we look at how this same pattern has been repeated historically.

Kyle Hogue, a Regional Manager within Lord Abbett's Private Wealth Group, is responsible for working with investment advisors and wealth managers to help them identify investment solutions for their clients that best address portfolio needs. He is based in northern Texas. Mr. Hogue joined Lord Abbett in 2008 as a Regional Consultant within the Private Wealth Group. He provided financial advisors and their clients support within Lord Abbett's mutual funds, separately managed accounts, and business retirement plans. Mr. Hogue earned a BS in kinesiology and sports management from the University of Texas in Austin and a masters in business, with a concentration in international commerce and marketing, from the University of South Wales, in Sydney, Australia.

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DFW UTES GAME WATCH PROGRAM COME WATCH THE GAME AND WIN
We want to encourage you to hang out with your fellow Ute Alumni and cheer on our beloved football team, so we have a little something for your troubles. The University of Utah Alumni Association will offer the following: One grand prize: a trip for two to a Utah home game the next season. The prize will include airfare, hotel and game tickets. (One grand prize total, not per chapter). Other nice Utah prizes such as sweatshirts, jackets, and autographed footballs will be provided to winners from each chapter.

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Rules: Attendees can sign in once per game watch party. Chapter volunteers will announce the contest several times at each event and send a copy of the sign-in log immediately after the game so that the Alumni Association can ensure that the contest is run fairly. Signing in is easy, simply include an updated address, email and phone number. All entries are to be updated at the end of the regular season and prizes will be awarded by random drawing. The more games you attend, the better chance you have to win. GO

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PAC-12 Network Update

Email from the PAC-12 Network We're currently gearing up for the Network's launch on August 15th, with a primary goal being able to reach over three million Pac-12 alumni across the country to show "The Power of the Pac". We will be the only collegiate network that's solely owned by the conference, so all revenue goes back to the 12 institutions. The video link below for Utah flashes the "I Want Pac-12 Networks" website at the end, where alums are encouraged to email their cable provider if they will not receive the Network come launch day (it will be carried on Comcast, Time Warner, Cox, and Bright House). Once on air, we'll cover the major sports of football, basketball, and baseball, as well as the Olympic sports. If possible, it would be fantastic if you could spread the word to your friends, family, and co-workers about the launch. I've included the Utah-specific video that went live. Should you have any questions about the Network, or how we can further assist you, please let me know. Thank you and Go Utes! Natasha PAC-12 Network

IPOD SHUFFLE

Facebook Photo Contest

We are looking for your best DFW Utes Photos! Become a fan and Like our Facebook page and upload your favorite photo to our wall. The photo with the most Likes by the end of the 2012 Football Season will win an iPod Shuffle. Winner will be announced in the January Newsletter and notified via email. Be sure to come visit us at www.facebook.com/dfwutes to get the latest up-to-date information and participate in the iPod Shuffle Photo Contest.

Utah video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9MMbTnm0f8

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UPCOMING EVENTS
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8/21 High School College Fair Training Meeting 8/30 - Football Watch Party Northern Colorado Buffalo Wild Wings

SEPTEMBER Various dates High School College Fairs 9/7 Football Watch Party @ Utah State Buffalo Wild Wings 9/11 Speaking Series The Bond Market of Tomorrow Dr. Pepper Stars Center 9/15 Football Watch Party BYU Buffalo Wild Wings 9/22 Football Watch Party @ Arizona State Buffalo Wild Wings OCTOBER 10/4 Football Game USC 10/9 Speaking Series Effect of Elections on the Stock Market and economy 10/13 Football Game @ UCLA rd 10/20 3 Annual Family Picnic 10/20 - Football Game @ Oregon St 10/27 Football Game - CAL NOVEMBER 11/3 Football Game Washington St 11/6 Speaking Series Unlocking Social Security 11/10 Football Game @ Washington 11/17 Football Game Arizona 11/23 - Football Game @ Colorado DECEMBER TBD Chapter Christmas Party
KYLE HOGUE REGIONAL MANAGER, PRIVATE WEALTH GROUP

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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

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Tyler Hook, a Senior Electrical Engineer at Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, is responsible for the electrical design, integration, and test of various Airborne Electro-optical Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) systems commonly used on unmanned drones, such as, Predator, MQ-9 Reaper, and Gary Eagle, by the United States Military and ally forces. Mr. Hook is the President of the University of Utah Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW) Alumni Association Chapter, and has created a new chapter website, www.dfwutes.com, as well as organized the first ever DFW PAC-12 Event. The Hook family has created and funds a scholarship for transfer students in Electrical Engineering at the University of Utah. They are also expecting their first child, sometime in August. Mr. Hook earned a BS and ME in Electrical Engineering (2008) from the University of Utah and is currently enrolled in the Transdisciplinary Systems Engineering PhD program at Texas Tech University. He also holds a patent for his work in semiconductors, Method and Apparatus for Bonded Substrates.

TYLER HOOK BS/ME ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 2008

2012 BOARD MEMBERS POSITION President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Academic Outreach Fundraising Communications NAME Tyler Hook Joshua Smeltzer Gordon Foote Shannon Hook Claudia Smeltzer OPEN Spencer Seals spencerseals@hotmail.com dfwutes@verizon.net shannon@dfwutes.com claudiasmeltzer@gmail.com CONTACT INFORMATION tyler@dfwutes.com joshuasmeltzer@gmail.com

Watch Parties / Recruitment Mike Berry Network Events . OPEN

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