Preserving Paradise: Why Regulations Won't Work by David L. Callies (paperback, February 1994) University of Hawaii Press

Taking Land: Compulsory Purchase and Regulation in Asian-Pacific Countries by Tsuyoshi Kotaka (Editor) and David L. Callies (Editor), (paperback, February 2002) University of Hawaii Press

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Biennial Awards Nominations - Deadline July 1, 2003

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LAISA Chapter News

New LAISA Chapter at Temple University

At the recent LAI meeting in San Diego the Board of Governors unanimously approved the formation of a student chapter at Temple University in Philadelphia. Dr. Forrest E. Huffman, Professor of Finance at the Fox School of Business and Management, is the faculty advisor. Twenty-one students were inducted into the newest LAISA chapter:

Sonya Brown • Benjamin Cathey • Avinash Chamani • Jon Deesing • Lepketia Dukes • Michael Fera • Michael Haywood • Tamikia Hill • Carlton Ingram • John Johnson Jr. • Aaron Joseph • Jared Kahn • Austin Lee • Jose-Vladimir Lopez • Behond Najafi • Margaret Nock • Aisha Nyazie • Doreen Oti-Akenten • Regina Osawe • Dionna Sargent • Lavar Turner

John Marshall Law School

John Marshall Law School's LAISA chapter continues to be a growing and active Student Chapter. Sixteen new members (see May issue of OKN) were formally inducted at the Ely Chapter's April meeting, with Chapter President Christine Williams conducting the ceremony. Student members are invited to attend one meeting of the Ely Chapter each semester as guests. "It gives them the opportunity to meet distinguished members of the Chicago metropolitan area land-economics community," says Professor Celeste M. Hammond, Director of John Marshall's Center for Real Estate Law. Students who attended the fall semester meeting heard about plans for Chicago's Trump Tower and took a quick field trip to the project site.

Other programs included Sheldon Goode, Chairman Emeritus of Sheldon Goode & Company talk about "Investing in Real Estate, and Chapter Leader Ryan Werner arranged for site acquisition specialist John Green of First American Investments to give a presentation on "Location, Location, Location". A "Mold Lunch" completed the year's programming, with industrial hygienist and attorney John Dixon presenting "Toxic Mold & Real Estate -- A New Due Diligence Issue".

Ely Chapter Inducts 28 new members

Twenty-eight members were inducted June 18 into the Ely Chapter at a black tie ceremony at the Peninsula Hotel in Chicago. Thomas Corfman, commercial real estate columnist for the Chicago Tribune was the pre-dinner speaker. We welcome the following new members into LAI:

Warren Baker • Michael L. Ben-Isvy • Fred L. Bonner • Terrence E. Budny • Douglas Farr • John J. George • Brian Goeken • Christopher Hall • Robin Hambleton • Luann Hamilton • Richard C. Hayden • Jerry James • Diane Legge Kemp • Richard F. Klawiter • Douglas C. Knuth • Michael Mallon • Kenneth B. Marshall • Patrick McAtee • Michael McCann • Paul Norwicki • Karen S. Patel • F. Gerald Rawling • Michael J. Shiffer • Daniel J. Slattery • Mary Ann Smith • Alan R. Swanson • Terri Texley • Rhonda C. Thomas

ALOHA Chapter

Francis Oda, president of Group 70 International, an architectural and planning firm, was honored as one of five distinguished alumni of the University of Hawaii at a formal dinner May 20th in Honolulu. Aside from his other accomplishments (including a past president of the Aloha chapter), Oda is an ordained minister and pastor of a local church.

"A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect"
- --Sir Walter Scott

As International Historian of Lambda Alpha International, it is Alan Nevin's role to ensure that LAI's history and memories survive the succession of administrations. Toward that end, Alan is seeking the following items from local chapters:

• Installation brochures/announcements
• Newsletters
• Membership Directories
• Annual reports
• Newspaper clippings, yearbooks

and any other items that would help to build LAI's archives. Please send your materials to:

Alan Nevin
International Historian
MarketPoint Realty Advisors
1901 First Avenue - Suite 219
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: 619/233-3781 Fax: 619/233-3203
Email: anevin@marketpointra.com

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