JAMES CATACOSINOS remembers the days in the late 90's when an exuberantly self-confident 20-something entrepreneur armed with little more than a business plan could pick and choose from an field of deep-pocketed potential investors, returning phone calls -- or not -- from people ready to sink millions into what was often little more than an unproven idea.
The architects, chosen from a field of nine, are Sir Norman Foster, Raphael Moneo and the team of Richard Meier and Arata Isozaki.
Whan, chosen from a field of hundreds of applicants, will replace Marsha Evans, who took over in July on an interim basis after the resignation of Carolyn Bivens.
On her most recent attempt, in 2013, eight new astronauts were chosen from a field of sixty-three hundred, and Binsted was not among them.
Mr. Pelli was chosen from a field of 43 architects, including Zaha Hadid of London, winner of the prestigious Pritzker Prize; Moshe Safdie of Boston; and the Stuttgart-based Benisch, Benisch and Partners.
Berkeley officials said Professor Edley was chosen from a field of 200 candidates that included three other finalists: Edward Rubin of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, E. Thomas Sullivan of the University of Minnesota Law School and Stephen Yeazell of the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law.
The winning slogans, also chosen from a field of 26, were a vintage theme, "When you care enough to send the very best," for Hallmark Cards, and a newcomer, "Imagination at work," for General Electric.
In 2011, the shop's owner, Mickaël Morieux, was among six bakers awarded the title of Meilleur Ouvrier de France, chosen from a field of more than 100 finalists.
