President Casteen’s annual buffet dinner at Carr’s Hill for new international students and the International Host Program’s Community Hosts on September 8 proved once again to be a warm welcome to new international students and recognition of the administrators and community volunteers who work to promote their wellbeing.

President Casteen welcomed all of us to his and his wife Betsy’s lovely home and was there from start to finish greeting and speaking with what seemed to be most of the 525 attendees. Indeed, we found him talking with the last two guests as we were finishing up for the night.

We thank President Casteen for being a great friend and supporter and appreciate the fine work done by Tracy Smith and others on the President’s staff who make the evening so memorable each year.

The IHP Board of Directors

Tom Leland, Peggy Straughan, -Nancy Damon, Patricia Bean, Steve Braintwain, Antoinette Gray, Petrina Uhlenhopp, Achsah Carrier, Karishma Desouza, Ali Cetiner, Lisa Eorio, Cliff Maxwell