In Brief

Indiana Gov. MITCH DANIELS ’71, the president-elect of Purdue University, will receive the Woodrow Wilson Award on Alumni Day Feb. 23. The James Madison Medal winner is ARMINIO FRAGA *85, a financier and a former president of the central bank of Brazil who is known for his commitment to social causes. The awards are the University’s top honors for alumni.

Paul Wythes ’55

PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE WYTHES FAMILY

IN MEMORIAM Former University trustee PAUL WYTHES ’55, who chaired a committee whose work resulted in expanding Princeton’s undergraduate student body, died Oct. 30 in Palo Alto, Calif. He was 79. Wythes founded one of Silicon Valley’s early venture-capital firms, Sutter Hill Ventures, and served as a trustee for 14 years. In 2000, the Wythes Report recommended adding a sixth residential college and increasing the number of undergraduates from 4,600 to 5,100.