Farewell to Vice Chancellor Manuel Gomez
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Image 1: Manuel Gomez, vice chancellor for student affairs, is feted Wednesday, Aug. 18, at a retirement celebration at the UCI Student Center.
Image 2: Many line up in the Pacific Ballroom for a chance to greet Gomez, who is retiring after 38 years at UCI.
Image 3: Gomez receives a U.S. Certificate of Congressional Recognition for his career in education.
Image 4: Gomez's legacy was also recognized with an anonymous $100,000 donation to the XIV Dalai Lama Endowed Scholarship that he established at UCI.
Image 5: Student Regent Jesse Cheng points at Gomez during his tribute, saying, "My first year as an Anteater, my sole passion was to get that man to know my name."
Image 6: Gomez laughs with (from left) his wife Genet, daughter Maya, son Tomas and UCI Chancellor Michael Drake.
Image 7: Guests sign a photo timeline of Gomez's years at UCI.
Image 8: Gomez greets some of the 500-plus friends, relatives, colleagues, students and alumni who gathered in his honor.
Image 9: Guests got some sweet treats.
Image 10: Chancellor Drake calls Gomez "the heart and the soul of this institution."
Image 11: Gomez, sitting with his family, listens to the often humorous tributes to his many years of service.
Image 12: Chancellor Drake encourages Gomez to take a seat in the chair presented as a token of esteem by the executive vice chancellor & provost.
Image 13: Gomez addresses the crowd, saying, "The simple, sincere phrase 'thank you' has to carry the immense load of my gratitude to all of you."
Image 14: Acclaimed poster artist, former UC professor and friend Malaquias Montoya presents Gomez with a print of the vice chancellor in his younger days.
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