USD Magazine, Summer 1992

to City Councilman Leon Williams in 1972. He went on to serve as Williams' staff aide, chief assistant and campaign manager. In 1982, when he won election to the Coun– ty Board of Supervisors, Jones succeeded Williams as city council– man for San Diego's 4th District. His greatest legacy to San Diego has been "Project I Believe," a pro– gram he founded in 1987 to help elementary school children receive the financial support and academic training they need for college. Jones received an M.B.A. from Harvard University in 1989. He has been honored with the Free– dom Foundation's George Wash– ington Honor Medal for Individual Achievement, and was chosen as one of "Fif-ty Black Future Lead– ers" by Ebony Magazine.

c~ he University of San Diego Board of Trustees has announced the addition of two new members to its ranks . Kathryn S. Colachis, chairman and chief executive officer of The J.W. Colachis Co., and William D. Jones, investment manager of The Prudential Realty Co., joined the board May 15, both for three-year terms. Kathryn Colachis, the widow of longtime USD trustee James ,v. Colachis, has a distinguished record of philanthropy and com– munity service. A gTaduate of Phoenix College, she has served as a patron of numerous organiza– tions, including the Phoenix Sym– phony, the Laguna Beach Art Museum, the San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art, the San Diego Historical Society, the San Diego Opera and the United Way's Alexis de Tocqueville Society. WiUiam Jones, a 1980 graduate of USD, began a distinguished career in public service as an intern

CITIZENS OF THE WORLD USO President Author E. Hughes was one of three San Diegans honored June 4 at the first Inter– national Citizen Award Dinner sponsored by the World Affair~ Council of San Diego. The award was established to honor outstanding contributions by individuals or institutions that promote increased understanding among the peoples of the world. Along with Hughes, honors went to Richard Atkinson, chan– cellor of the University of Califor– nia at San Diego, and Thomas Day, president of San Diego State University. The World Affairs Council of San Diego is an organization dedi– cated to the advancement of ideas covering a wide range of world– wide issues in politics, culture and economics. It was founded in 1968.

William D. Jones

Kathryn S . Colachis

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