David johnson Photo Processing Lab and create a reading space in the lobby of the center. We have received over 100 letters in support of the request and there have been two Community Meetings held on friday, september 27 and thursday, october 10. Based on the feedback from community members, organizations and rec and Park Department staff, the staff recommends that the Photo Processing Lab at the Harvey Milk Photo Center be named the David Johnson Photo Processing Lab and to create a Reference Library and reading space in his name as well. At this time i will take questions. President buell thank you. Clerk id like to acknowledge that david and Jackie Johnson are here. Theyve requested to come up last, so ill be calling them up after the other cards. I have michael and then barbara and then angela. My name is michael johnson. Full disclosure, i am an employee of rec and park. I work in the Park Rangers Division there. President buell welcome. Im sure ive talked to one or two of you. I
The end, whether. Im a member of the Museum Foundation board. Campbell who just stepped in a moment ago was the president of the board so ive a stake the series of talks. Dean agreed to do this talk several months ago. The firstnd he was when i saw when i came in. So he is here. I think youre in for a pleasure , and hear some really neat things about what is happening in his career. And at the university of tennessee. Is an inventor and a computer engineer. He is local. He was raised in Jefferson City. He went to that Marvelous University of tennessee. How Many University of tennessee fans in here, show of hands. All right, way to go. So he got his first degree from the universe he of tennessee. And god his masters and doctorategot his masters and doctorate in electrical engineering. He lost his way from tennessee and ended up at stanford for his phd. Pretty good school. And we have some people here who know about that university. He is an ibm fellow. Is anyone in here firmly with the
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