At the annual alumni barbecue on June 9, 2001, SPUR and the Campaign for 259 were officially announced. The architects presented the project and the campaign co-chairs announced that the campaign was kicking off with over half the goal already met. Here are a bunch of pictures from the kickoff.

Kickoff attendees

Lissa Martinez and Brian Hughes Campaign for 259 Co-chairs	Gary Wolf and Olga Bachilova SPUR Architects
J. Michael Andresen Corporation President	Dick Sampson Chairman of CHIP, the previous renovation
SPUR Class Captains	Thetans watching the presentations