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20 International House Times 1940s Modern and adventurous, Vera Kistiakowsky (IH 1948-50) was a great physicist and a lifelong advocate for women in science, peace, and nuclear disarmament. While living at I-House, she completed her Ph.D. at UC Berkeley, where she made the first measurements identifying three new isotopes of promethium in the Radiation Laboratory of the university. She later became the first woman appointed as Professor of Physics at MIT. Karl Pister (IH 1943-45) lived a life of service. He entered I-House as a Naval recruit during the Callaghan Hall years, received his bachelors of engineering in 1945, served as a Navy engineer in Okinawa, and retired from the Navy Reserves in 1969. He went on to serve as a structural engineering professor and then dean of engineering at UC Berkeley, as chancellor of UC Santa Cruz, and in 2000, as the University of California's first Vice President for Educational Outreach. In his final role for the UC system, Pister led UC efforts to improve education for underrepresented students in California, a cause that was central to his efforts throughout his distinguished career. Karl was a longtime supporter of I-House and a former member of the Board of Directors. Jean E. Heying Rusmore (IH 1941-42) was a trailblazer who left a lasting impact on the environmental community of the Bay Area. A long- time resident of Portola Valley and Palo Alto, Jean was a passionate advocate for the protection of open space lands on the Peninsula, an early member of Sempervirens Fund, and co-founder of the Ladera Recreation District and the Committee for Green Foothills. Jean also co-authored a number of local trail guides, including Peninsula Trails: Outdoor Adventures on the San Francisco Peninsula, South Bay Trails: Outdoor Adventures In & Around Santa Clara Valley, and Guide to the Bay Area Ridge Trail. A hiking group she started in the 1970s, the "Walkie Talkies," is still active. She met Jay Theodore "Ted" Ruschhaupt Rusmore (IH 1938-1942) in I-House. Together they raised six children and welcomed many international students into their lives through international home-stay and tutoring programs at Stanford University. They were longtime, generous supporters of I-House. 1950s Albert Ball (IH 1951-53) was an American diplomat whose career took him around the world serving in roles, including at the U.S. Embassy in Kinashasa; as Cultural Attaché in Abidjan, Athens, and Brussels; as Director of American Cultural Centers in Hue and Danang during the war in Vietnam; as the officer in charge of cultural and press affairs at the U.S. Consulate in Osaka, Japan; and as Chief of Japanese and Korean Affairs in the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs. He held a bachelor of arts, master of arts, and Ph.D. in English literature from UC Berkeley. In addition to English, he was fluent in French, Japanese, and Greek. Albert, along with his wife, Grace Sarrafian Ball (IH 1951-53), was a long term generous supporter of I-House who truly embodied the I-House mission. A note sent along with one of his gifts to I-House reads "I trust my donation will contribute to the worthy goal of cementing international friendship." Theodore (Ted) Bo Lee (IH 1950s) was a proud alum and longtime supporter of I-House. He was the eldest son of a Stockton, California, immigrant, butcher, and grocery store owner from China. After completing his undergraduate studies at Harvard, Ted served in the U.S. Army in Europe and then completed his law degree at UC Berkeley, postgraduate work at the University of Singapore, and an MBA at UC Berkeley. Deeply appreciative of the educational opportunities he had, he was committed to ensuring that such opportunities were available to others. He served on the Board of Directors and the Board of Governors of the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, which serves to promote regional understanding and cultural interchanges among the people and nations of the United States, Asia, and the Pacific. He also served as a member of the Harvard Board of Overseers, the UC Berkeley Foundation, and the I-House Board of Directors. As a real estate attorney, Ted worked as an advisor on a variety of urban redevelopment projects for various minority communities in California, including San Francisco's Japantown, Sacramento's Chinatown, and the Filipino Center in Stockton. In Memory

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