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Nov. 18: City University holds inaugural gala

December 10, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Event attendees, from left: City University President Lee Gorsuch, Peter Koo, Martha Choe, Ben Zhang, and City University Board member Cynthia Chirot.

City University of Seattle held its inaugural Global Innovations Gala and Awards at the Four Seasons in Seattle. The event raised $25,000, and about 200 people were in attendance. Martha Choe, chief administrative officer of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, was the keynote speaker.

Ben Zhang was one of the Global Innovator Award recipients. Zhang is the founder and CEO of Greater China Industries, Inc., which is based in Bellevue.

The other Global Innovator Award recipient was Bassel Ojjeh, senior vice president of strategic data solutions at Yahoo!, Inc. ♦

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Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2009, Bassel Ojjeh, Ben Zhang, CEO, City University, Four Seasons, Global Innovator Award, Greater China Industries, Martha Choe, Seattle, Vol 28 No 51 | December 12 - December 18

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