Farewell reception for Mary Ann Laxen is Feb. 2 A farewell reception will honor Mary Ann Laxen, associate professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, on Tuesday, Feb. 2, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Vennes Atrium of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Mary Ann has been director of the Physician Assistant Program for over 10 years. After her retirement, she will be traveling to Jeremie, Haiti, to work with the Haitian Health Foundation. Please join us as we wish her well in her new adventure. -- Avis Reynolds, Administrative Sec., Department of Family & Community Medicine, reynolds@medicine.nodak.edu, 777-2344