Article: The Year in Review.(briefs)

By JCK Staff

Here, as reported in JCK, are the top news stories of 2007.

January

Donna Baker , who was appointed acting president of the Gemological Institute of America after William E. Boyajian resigned in May 2006, became GIA's fifth president.

M. Fabrikant & Sons Inc. and its domestic subsidiary, Fabrikant-Leer International , filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

Robert Crowningshield , a legend of gemology revered for pioneering work in gemological research, died at the age of 87 after a long illness. Crowningshield was a former vice president of the Gemological Institute of ...

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