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A L U M N I L I F E decade at Electronic Systems USA as a software designer, project manager and, in his last posi- tion there, as engineering department manager. In 1993, inspired by a tragic domestic violence fatality, Mr. Nguyen and his business partner, Mike Davis, started the VINE Company to develop and market an automated computer system to give crime victims access to offender information 24 hours a day and automatically notify them by phone, pager, email or fax upon an offender's release. The technology is now in use in more than 1,200 counties in 36 states and in Canadian provinces. Nguyen and his partner at VINE shared an Ernst & Young 1997 Entrepre- neur of the Year Award. He also won the 1998 Founder's Award from the Advanced Technology Council of Louisville, and several other honors from UofL. After the 2000 presidential election recount controversy in Florida, Nguyen began to exten- sively research ways to resolve problems with voting machines, and developed a passion to lead the effort to make all precincts accessible to all voters. Nguyen invented patented voting technology, called Inspire, and founded IVS in 2002. IVS, LLC is a voting services company that specializes in accessible voting systems that make it easy and affordable for states and counties that use optical scan or other non-accessible voting systems to comply with new federal requirements for precinct-level accessibility. Nguyen is the founder and chairman of Lac Viet, a non-profi t program that provides after- school and tutoring services to immigrant children, and seeks to empower immigrant parents who speak limited English to get involved in their children's education. Kent School of Social Work Dr. Alfonso Batres Dr. Alfonso Batres is the Chief Offi cer in the Department of Veterans Affairs Readjustment Counseling Service providing services to combat veterans and their families through 300 national community-based centers. He is an international pioneer and expert on developing programs for addressing the psycho- social sequelae of combat trauma with veterans and their families. His career has been dedicated to one important mission — addressing the readjustment needs of our nation's combat vet- erans and their families. He served his country in Vietnam, and as a disabled veteran continued to serve his country for nearly 30 years at the community-based VA Vet Center Program, heading the program since 1994. Batres is a fi nalist for the 2011 Service to America Medal, the highest award bestowed on a civil servant outside the government. His program is the gold standard among govern- Dan Ulmer retired in 1994 as the chairman and CEO of PNC Bank, Kentucky, after a 40-year career in banking. He currently is chairman and an owner of the Louisville Bats baseball fran- chise, as well as an owner-investor in several local small businesses. Ulmer has served as chairman of the Board of Trustees for Minor League Baseball. In addition, he served as chairman of the Metro United Way Fund Drive, Louisville Central Area, Operation Brightside, Norton Healthcare and numerous community organizations, including The Fund for the Arts, Regional Airport Authority, Metro Parks, Chamber of Commerce, and Metropolitan Sewer District. He is a former chairman of UofL's Board of Trustees, a former member of the University of Kentucky's Board of Trustees and a past chairman of the Kentucky State Fair Board. He is a current member of Golf Magazine Rating Panel and serves on the Louisville Arena Authority. In 1982, Ulmer was chosen "Man of the Year" by the National Conference of Christians and Jews, and "Man of the Year" in 1983 by the Better Business Bureau and Advertis- ing Federation of Louisville. He is the recipient of the 2004 Catholic School Alumni Award. In 2009, he was inducted into the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame, and in 2010, he was inducted in the Junior Achievement Hall of Fame. A Louisville native, Ulmer is a graduate of Flaget High School, the University of Louisville, Rutgers University School of Banking and Stanford University Executive Program. A former Naval offi cer, he has three children and fi ve grandchildren. Alumnus of the Year Daniel C. Ulmer, Jr. FALL UOFL MAGAZINE|47