Hans Snook Executive of a wireless paging business (which subsequently became part of the Hutchison Whampoa Group). In 1992 Snook was despatched to the UK and closed Hutchison's Rabbit phone system; and instead turned efforts to developing the UK's fourth mobile phone network. On April 28, 1994 Orange was launched. Within five years Orange had developed an enviable reputation as well as a growing international presence. Mannesmann of Germany purchased Orange Plc, in a failed attempt to challenge Vodafone as the World's leading mobile phone company. This set off a chain of events which resulted in France Télécom taking ownership of Orange,
Lee Snook the Mozarteum in Salzburg. The Washburn University Wind Ensemble of 43 students visited China in May 2007, seeing the sites and cities of Beijing, Xi-an, Tianjin and Shanghai, accompanied by Dr. Kirt Saville, Dr. Lee Snook, five other faculty members and friends of Washburn University. The tour included performances of selections from both Eastern and Western repertoire. Snook is dedicated not only to his love of music but also to his students and their achievements. Snook's commitment to the department and its students is shown in his teaching style. In the summer of 2005 Snook traveled with the Washburn University