Local government and MIT administration officials, among many other faculty, students, and staff, gathered in 10-250 Wednesday afternoon to welcome President-elect L. Rafael Reif. Second row, from left: Cambridge City Manager Robert W. Healy, Cambridge Mayor Henrietta Davis, Chancellor Eric Grimson PhD ’80, Executive Vice President and Treasurer Israel Ruiz SM ’01, Vice President and Secretary of the MIT Corporation Kirk D. Kolenbrander, Dean for Graduate Education Christine Ortiz. First row, from left: Christine Reif, President-elect Rafael Reif, President Susan J. Hockfield, former President Charles M. Vest, and former President Paul E. Gray ’54.

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Local government and MIT administration officials, among many other faculty, students, and staff, gathered in 10-250 Wednesday afternoon to welcome President-elect L. Rafael Reif. Second row, from left: Cambridge City Manager Robert W. Healy, Cambridge Mayor Henrietta Davis, Chancellor Eric Grimson PhD ’80, Executive Vice President and Treasurer Israel Ruiz SM ’01, Vice President and Secretary of the MIT Corporation Kirk D. Kolenbrander, Dean for Graduate Education Christine Ortiz. First row, from left: Christine Reif, President-elect Rafael Reif, President Susan J. Hockfield, former President Charles M. Vest, and former President Paul E. Gray ’54. john a. hawkinson—The Tech