Opening Day at the San Diego County Fair At the ribbon-cutting to open the 2003 San Diego County Fair are,
from left: Raquel Rusing, Fairest of the Fair and Miss San Diego
County; Kevin Hardy, Scripps Institution centennial program director;
Barry Nussbaum, president of the 22nd District Agricultural Association
Board of Directors; and Tim Fennell, CEO and general manager of the
San Diego County Fair and the Del Mar Fairgrounds. The entrance to
Scripps Ocean Explorations can be seen in the background, far right.
A leader and innovator in oceanography and marine technology for 100
years, Scripps Institution of Oceanography is dedicating its centennial
celebration to communicating the importance of ocean science to the
global community and to reaching out to friends and colleagues around
the world. continued...
