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BYU Women to host opening social Sept. 16

August 31, 2006

Alice W. Anderson and Marian W. Jensen, daughters of former Brigham Young University President Ernest L. Wilkinson, will speak during the opening social of BYU Women Saturday, Sept. 16, at 2 p.m. in 3290 Wilkinson Student Center.

John Kovalenko, first-place winner of the 2006 Utah State Fair classical music student competition, will play the violin.

BYU Women is open to all full-time women employees at BYU and wives of full-time employees, past and present. Organized by President George S. Brimhall in 1914, BYU Women meet on a Saturday each month of the academic year.

New members are welcome. Contact BYU Women President Marilyn Lee at marilyn_lee@byu.edu or at (801) 422-2783 for more information

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