Fund, memorial service to honor Kennedy School’s Julius Babbitt

A memorial service for Julius Babbitt M.P.A. 01, director of Alumni Programs at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG), will be held Friday (May 19) at 1 p.m. at Memorial Church. A reception will immediately follow in the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum.

Babbitt died April 8 from complications of colon cancer. He was 36.

In honor of Babbitt, a fund has been set up by some of his classmates and the KSG Alumni Board to establish the annual Julius E. Babbitt Alumni Volunteer Award and provide student fellowship support at the Kennedy School. Donations for the fund can be sent to the Julius E. Babbitt Fund, KSG, c/o Susan Peterson, Office of External Affairs, 79 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge, MA 02138.

For more information, e-mail susan_peterson@harvard.edu, or call (617) 496-7023.