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WALLACE E. CUNNINGHAM
4 Homecoming/Alumni
Weekend 2003
5 Calendar of Events
6 Leo Lines
Hosts 2003
7 ULV
Women’s Volleyball
Championships
President’s Dinner Gala 2004
Features Tribute to Sam Maloof
“Rocking” Celebration
Dinner Gala,
1 President’s
Jan. 31
Laureate Visits
2 Nobel
ULV
Rose Hills
3 $250,000
Grant for Literacy
Teaching
What’s Inside…
The University of La Verne
Winter 2004 • Volume 84, No. 2
The University of La Verne
Winter 2004 • Volume 84, No. 2
President’s Dinner Gala 2004
Annual Event Showcases University, Supports Scholarship Fund
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NANCY NEWMAN
NANCY NEWMAN
he magical and enchanting evening
the University of La Verne provides
that is the President’s Dinner Gala
scholarships to over 80 percent of the
is upon us again. The Ninth
student population and celebrates one of
Annual University of La Verne President’s
the most culturally diverse campuses in
Dinner Gala 2004 will be held on
Southern California. It is truly inspiring
Saturday, Jan. 31 at the Ontario
to hear students tell of their experiences
Convention Center. Last
at the University, to hear
year approximately 750
firsthand the difference
alumni, faculty, students
that we can all make in
and friends attended the
the lives of La Verne
gala to honor Michael
students. By bringing the
and Jeanette Bidart and
past and the future
in the process raised
generations together to
$200,000 to support the
share and learn from one
Scholarship Fund.
another, the President’s
This year’s honoree,
Dinner Gala creates an
Sam Maloof, will be
enriching and
recognized for his lifetime
unforgettable evening for
achievements in
all who attend.
woodworking. At age 87,
The black-tie event will
This year’s honoree, Sam Maloof, greets
Maloof is truly a living
begin with a pre-dinner
Jeanette Bidart during last year’s gala.
legend. His
reception at 6
craftsmanship and
p.m. in the
design have
atrium of the
elevated functional
Ontario
furniture to the
Convention
level of fine art.
Center. At 7 p.m.,
In addition to
dinner will be
his many
served in the
accomplishments
grand ballroom.
Maloof
President Steve
exemplifies the
Morgan will
Student speakers Kathy Garcia ’03 J.D. and Daryl Baltazar ’03 with
values that the
present Maloof
University of La emcee Thomas Girardi during the 2003 dinner.
with the
Verne strives to instill in our students.
President’s Award and the evening will
Through his work he is able to convey
conclude with dessert and dancing.
the importance of tradition and history,
Chaired by Jerry Laird of Laird
two fundamental values at La Verne.
Construction, the President’s Dinner
The President’s Dinner Gala is a unique Steering Committee dedicates their time
opportunity to bring together trustees,
and resources to ensure the event is a
donors, alumni, faculty, staff, students
success. If you would like information on
and prominent members of the
becoming a sponsor of this extraordinary
community. The dinner is designed to
event, please contact the director of
familiarize new friends with the mission
special events, Laura Gonzalez, at (909)
and purpose of the university while
593-3511, Ext. 4665 or
showcasing our outstanding students and
gonzalel@ulv.edu. For more information
honoring a top individual serving our
about Maloof and to view some of his
community. Committed to academic
work, please visit our Web site at
excellence and community enrichment,
www.ulv.edu/ur/events/pd2004.
Handcrafted Dreams
This Year’s Gala Honors Internationally Renowned Craftsman Sam Maloof
W
henever people talk about Sam
Maloof, words like “artist” and
“genius” are often used to describe
the talent and skill of this celebrated Southern
California native.
Maloof, however, prefers simpler, everyday
language.
“I’m a furniture maker. I’m a woodworker,” says Maloof, the son of Lebanese
immigrants who was born in Chino in 1916.
“I think woodworker is a very good word. I
like the word; it’s an honest word.”
There is no argument that Maloof is a
singular institution among American
woodworkers. Termed the “father” of the
studio furniture movement, he has designed
furniture for three former U.S. presidents and
numerous celebrities. His work resides in the
collections of the Smithsonian’s Renwick
Gallery, New York’s Metropolitan Museum
of Art, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the
Los Angeles County Museum of Art and
many others.
For his accomplishments, dedication and
commitment to his craft and his community,
Maloof has been selected as this year’s
President’s Dinner Gala honoree.
After serving in the Army during World
War II, Maloof returned to California and
eventually bought a modest tract house. It
was while making furniture from scavenged
plywood to use in that home he discovered
his woodworking talent.
He was the first woodworker elected a
Fellow of the American Crafts Council. In
1985 he was honored with a MacArthur
Foundation Genius grant. And his current
Alta Loma residence – of which he built all
22 rooms and serves as museum, workshop
and living quarters – has been added to the
National Register of Historic Places.
Maloof’s craftsmanship and sense of design
have elevated functional furniture to the level
of sculpture. The California State Legislature
has even proclaimed him a “Living Treasure
of California.”
Yet according to Maloof,
true treasure is found in
living.
“Each day is a
renewal of my life,”
he says. “How
good it is to be
able to work at
something that
is so satisfying.”
Sam Maloof has presented rocking chairs to
three presidents including Jimmy Carter,
Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton.
ULV Community
A Constructive Career
Leaders Making Inroads
Nobel Laureate Rudolph Marcus Discusses His Life and Work During ULV Lecture
Transportation Authority and ULV Alumna Maria Guerra Speaks at Fall
Corporate Associates Lecture and Luncheon
President’s Message
I
always look forward to
the beginning of the fall
semester with such great
anticipation. Then, before I
know it, the holidays are
here, marking the midpoint
of another academic year.
This has been a busy fall
with our dozens of athletic
events, numerous
concerts and
recitals, several
outstanding
theatrical
performances,
and a number
of provocative
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speakers who shared their
thoughts and challenged our own
thinking. We also had a very
successful Alumni Weekend filled with interesting
activities for our students and our graduates who
returned to celebrate their alma mater. There is
nothing more rewarding than to learn of the
success of our graduates as they pursue their
careers and provide countless hours of service to
their communities. The faculty and staff can take
great pride in the contributions they have made
to the success of our alumni. The impact of this
university reaches through all 50 of the United
States and to many corners of the world where
ULV graduates are living and working.
During our Homecoming celebration I enjoyed
the opportunity to talk with alumni from the
decades of the ’20s to the ’00s. So many of them
tell of the La Verne experiences that changed
s chief of staff of the Metropolitan
Transportation Authority (MTA) of
Los Angeles County, Maria Guerra oversees
operations of the third largest public
transportation agency in the nation.
Her 24 years of experience have earned
her numerous accolades during an
exceptional career.
Guerra brought her expertise to the
University of La Verne’s Corporate
Associates Fall Business Lecture &
Luncheon on Tuesday, Nov. 4, at the
Sheraton Suites Fairplex in Pomona.
All funds raised are dedicated to support
unrestricted student scholarships.
Along with discussing her experiences in
overseeing MTA’s $2.6 billion budget and
over 9,000 employees, Guerra addressed
the current status of public transportation,
recent labor disputes and future prospects
and improvements.
Guerra has been with the MTA since 1996
and previously worked for them from 1991
to 1994. Guerra holds a bachelor of science
degree in public administration from the
University of La Verne.
Corporate Associates is a donation-based
organization of business leaders who
financially support the university. Along with
the semi-annual Lecture & Luncheon series,
members are invited to an exclusive dinner at
the president’s home and a private VIP
reception at the annual President’s Dinner
Gala. All Corporate Associates events provide
a chance to network with hundreds of local
business and political leaders.
their lives and pointed them in positive directions.
It was fun to speak with young graduates whose
adult lives are just getting started with new jobs,
marriages and young children. Our hope is we
have prepared them to seize the opportunities
that will come their way, and we will certainly
follow their journeys with anticipation and pride.
I also appreciated hearing the stories of those
who have completed their professional careers
and now are enjoying the opportunity to pursue
their avocations. What great stories of success I
hear and how proud I am that the University of La
Verne played an important role in preparing them
for their success. And what an important role that
success has in building the reputation of their
alma mater.
As we prepare for the spring terms, I am
reminded again of what a difference our faculty
and staff continue to make in the lives of our
MTA Chief
of Staff Maria
Guerra.
Chairman
of the Board of
Trustees Ben
Harris and his
wife, Barbara,
catch up with
Executive Vice
President Phil
Hawkey.
NANCY NEWMAN
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NANCY NEWMAN
ADAM OMERNIK
hroughout his life,
now, but when I was a
Rudolph Marcus
child growing up in
admits taking pleasure
Canada they were very
in building things. As a
popular. You can make
child, he enjoyed workall sorts of models from
ing with his hands and
them, and as a youngster
constructing creations
I enjoyed using them,”
from his imagination.
says Marcus. “The
Years later, he created a
whole idea of building
stir when his love for
things is certainly central
science and fascination
to all sorts of areas of
with construction led
chemistry as well as
to what is now known
other fields.”
as the Marcus Theory,
Between 1956 and
considered a unifying
1965, Marcus published
factor in chemistry.
a series of papers on
Awarded the 1992
electron transfer reacNobel Prize in
tions. Those efforts,
Dr. Rudolph Marcus
Chemistry, Marcus is
while initially controverrecognized as a key contributor to the undersial, stimulated experimental developments in
standing of electron transfer reactions and to
chemistry and led to the solution of the probscientific research as a whole. Currently the
lem of greatly varying reaction rates.
Arthur Amos Noyes Professor of Chemistry
Along with discussing his past accomplishat the California Institute of Technology, he
ments, Marcus spoke of his current research
has received more than a dozen honorary
and other related topics during his prepared
doctorates from universities throughout
talk and extensive question and answer
North America, Europe and Asia.
session with the large crowd of students,
Marcus offered insights into both his work
faculty and guests in attendance.
and his life during an October 29 lecture in
According to President Steve Morgan, the
the University of La Verne’s La Fetra
Marcus lecture is a significant event for the
Auditorium.
university.
In choosing the title for his lecture, “From
“This is a historic moment. This is the first
Erector Sets to the Nobel: A Life in Science,”
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry ever to speak
Marcus understands the reference to a chilhere at the University of La Verne,” says
dren’s toy might not seem relevant. In his
Morgan. “For our natural science departmind, however, the allusion is clear.
ment, this is certainly a high point and a
“I don’t know if erector sets are used much bright star in our university’s showcase.”
Southern
California Edison
Public Affairs
Manager Jennetta
Harris.
NANCY NEWMAN
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students. Whether a student is 18 or 65, the La
Verne experience is indeed unique. From the
classroom to the athletic field, our goal is to
challenge our students to stretch their abilities to
their limits and to pursue their lives in the context
of a value structure that emphasizes concern for
others and for the delicate environment we all
share. The opportunities to visit with our alumni
and interact with our students reassure me that
we are right on track. With your continuing
support we can pursue our mission for
generations to come and build on the traditions
that have been our hallmark since 1891.
Steve Morgan
President
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Prestigious Choice
2003 Pulitzer Prize Winner Don Bartletti Displays Work and Lectures at ULV
Raymond Scott Is the First ULV Faculty Member Awarded NIH Fellowship
ence,” said Gary Colby,
professor of photography
at ULV. “You can see
things you can’t in newspaper print.”
A staff photographer
for the Los Angeles
Times, Bartletti earned
the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for
Feature Photography for
the shoot, originally entitled “Enrique’s Journey.”
Bartletti was forced into
ethical dilemmas during
the three-month shoot,
Exhibition images such as this one documented the immigrants’ northbound journey.
as he witnessed dangerous
situations that faced the
ulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Don
children on their journeys through Central
Bartletti brought his critically acclaimed
America and Mexico. He had to ignore the
work to the University of La Verne in an exhibit children’s pleas for help in order to maintain
entitled “Bound to El Norte.” On display from
an unbiased journalistic perspective.
Sept. 2 through Oct. 10 in the Irene Carlson
Ultimately it paid off, as his work presents
Gallery of Photography, Bartletti’s pictures
the cold, harsh, heartbreaking reality of the
depicted the hardships child immigrants face as
situation.
they search for their mothers who have traveled
On Oct. 2, Bartletti presented a slide lecture
to the U.S. to find work.
to a full-house crowd in La Fetra Hall.
“An exhibition of photography you’re used
Bartletti’s photos and the accompanying
to seeing in newspaper form that’s printed
six-part story can be seen at
and displayed carefully is a luxurious experiwww.latimes.com/news/specials/enrique/.
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Funding is Fundamental
Rose Hills Foundation Awards $250,000 to the Reading and Language Arts Program
T
he ULV Reading and Language Arts
Specialist Credential Program (RLASCP)
has received a big helping hand courtesy of
the Rose Hills Foundation, which recently
approved a grant of $250,000. The grant
money will provide an annual $5,000 scholarship for each of 10 San Gabriel Valley
teachers over a five-year period.
RLASCP, a graduate level program, is one
of only three private university programs of its
kind to become accredited by the California
Commission on Teacher Credentialing, and
the only private program in Southern
California. In conjunction with the program,
students are required to devote at least 100
hours of service to the newly established
University of La Verne Literacy Clinic. The
clinic provides no-cost tutoring for children in
the local community who are struggling with
literacy issues and also offers instructional
support for parents so they can better assist
their children at home. This gift from the Rose
Hills Foundation will not only enhance the
ability of local teachers to assist literacy students, but by attracting more teachers to this
program, it will help to increase the size and
resources of the literacy clinic.
“We are overcome by the generosity of the
Rose Hills Foundation. Their gift will allow
us to bring in excellent candidates who might
otherwise not have been able to come to
ULV,” said Dr. Janice Pilgreen, clinic director
and associate professor of education.
“Our goal is to train reading specialists who
will become literacy leaders in the educational
community. We appreciate the vote of confidence that Rose Hills has given us and know
that their support will help many K-12 children who struggle with reading and writing.”
ULV and the Rose Hills Foundation share
a commitment to the core values of academic
excellence, values orientation, diversity, lifelong learning and community service.
The Rose Hills Foundation’s strong belief
in both education and ULV is evident by their
charitable contributions. In addition to the
RLASCP grant, the foundation also made a
generous grant of $500,000 in 1998, helping
to make the Barkley Building a reality for the
education department.
Creating Connections
Annual Communications Day Introduces Prospective Students to ULV
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eady to explore their passion for commnications, nearly 200 high school and
community college students turned out for the
12th annual Communications Day on Oct. 24.
Workshops led by faculty members were held
on various topics, ranging from
photojournalism to radio production.
The event also featured a keynote address
by television news anchor Linda Alvarez of
KCBS. Alvarez, who has over 30 years of
experience, has covered stories ranging from
the Northridge earthquake to the war in Iraq.
During her address, Alvarez spoke of her
career, her struggles and successes, and what it
took to get where she is today.
“You have to see your opportunities and
have a desire to learn,” Alvarez told the
students gathered in Dailey Theatre. “If it
weren’t for that, I wouldn’t be here.”
Following Alvarez’s address, students were
directed to their respective workshops. Some
gained hands-on experience with the
department’s
television and
radio
equipment,
while others
were able to
gain
knowledge
on topics like
media ethics,
public
relations and
Linda Alvarez, KCBS news anchor
journalism.
High attendance, coupled with Alvarez’s
address and the success of the workshops,
helped make the 2003 event one of the most
successful in recent years.
“This year’s Communications Day was
excellent,” said Mike Laponis, professor of
communications and event coordinator. “This
was one of the best attended Communications
Days I can remember.”
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sychology professor
project, and Susan Cochran,
Raymond Scott has been
epidemiology professor at
awarded a two-year
UCLA’s School of Public
fellowship from the National
Health.
Institutes of Health (NIH),
“This is a tremendous
marking his own professional
honor. It means a lot to me
milestone as well as a
personally and to the research
groundbreaking achievement
project,” said Scott, who
for the university.
originally applied for the
“Raymond Scott is the first
fellowship in January but
faculty member at the
didn’t learn he’d been selected
University of La Verne to be
until mid-September. “This is
Dr. Raymond Scott
awarded a prestigious
also a great opportunity for
fellowship from NIH,” says
the university. It is my hope
Fred Yaffe, dean of the College of Arts &
that we will be able to involve undergraduate
Sciences. “This award carries with it the
and graduate students from La Verne in our
opportunity for Scott to conduct research
research work.”
that will have a potentially positive impact on
The main goal of this research is to clarify
the health care afforded to the citizens of
risk factors and processes for the development
California and the nation.”
of morbidity risk and protective aspects
The NIH is the highly recognized steward
related to mental health status, mental health
of medical and behavioral research in the
outcome and unmet treatment needs of the
United States. Headquartered in Bethesda,
focus group. It will also seek to determine
Md., NIH funds scientific study at
where health service needs exist and the
universities and research institutions
relationship between mental and physical
throughout the country.
health that increases overall good health.
The fellowship will permit Scott to study
Scott, who earned his Ph.D. in clinical
health disparities among racial/ethnic sexual
psychology from the University of Tulsa in
minorities over the next two years. He will be 1996, is an associate professor of
conducting his research at UCLA, working
psychology at ULV. He also serves as
with colleagues Vickie M. Mays, psychology
director of clinical training for the
professor and director of UCLA’s Black
university’s recently APA-accredited doctor
Community AIDS Research and Education
of psychology degree program.
NANCY NEWMAN
©DON BARTLETTI, LOS ANGELES TIMES, 2003
Picturing Reality
Celebration
SOMETHING FOR
EVERYONE
ALUMNI /HOMECOMING WEEKEND 2003
NOVEMBER 7-9, 2003
As promised, this year’s
combination of Alumni
Weekend and Homecoming
drew record-breaking
crowds. Friends both old and
new descended on ULV for a
weekend jampacked with
great events, from the AllAlumni Dinner Dance and
Street Fair to the triumphant
football victory.
Iota Delta sorority sisters, left to right, Amber Rodriguez ’97, Heidi (Rudin) Bustamante ’96,
Marissa Espinoza ’94 and Monica Vazquez ’98, get together to reminisce during the picnic.
The class of ’83 meets during weekend festivities to celebrate their 20-year reunion.
Mary
(Hollinger)
Hunt ’33, the
most senior
alumna
present during
homecoming,
poses in front
of Founders
Hall.
Beth
Elmore, director
of alumni
relations, really
flipped for one
of the many
attractions in
the fun zone.
Working out their aggressions in the fun zone, alumni get
into the swing of things as each tries to knock off his opponent.
Debra Dee Hornaday ’02, Todd Snow ’95, M.P.A. ’00 and M’Liss Causey ’01 of the Black Alumni
Association set up their booth at the street fair.
A future ULV alumnus takes a break from
all of the excitement to check out the view
from atop the rock and contemplates what he
will paint on it when he is a student.
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The kids get into the
act as they practice
painting their own rocks
in the kid zone.
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Celebration
Catch me if you can! Freshman cornerback Matt Griffin returns a fumble, setting up a scoring
opportunity during the Leo’s 49-44 victory over visiting Chapman.
La Verne scores a touchdown against Chapman University, racking up six of the 49 points they
needed to defeat the Panthers during the tense homecoming game.
Yvonne Belcher ’53 and Nathan Liskey ’59 cut
a rug during the All-Alumni Dinner Dance, showing
the younger generations how it is done.
One half of ULV’s newest alumni couple, Ajit
(Purewal) Poore ’03, steals a moment away from
husband Justin Poore ’02 to dance with Leo the Leopard.
Staff, students and alumni gather around the SAE end zone couch, a homecoming tradition that
offers the best seat in the house.
Former members of the ULV Male Quartet, including alumni from the ’30s to the ’80s, entertained
the crowd during the All-Alumni Dinner Dance. Gerry Pence ’49 led the group along with Leroy Lapp
’53 who helped bring the men together for this special occasion.
ALUMNI / HOMECOMING WEEKEND PHOTOS BY JEFF MALET
ULV Calendar of Events
January 12-February 20
February 5-7, 12-14
Photography by Patricia Simonite “The Persecution and
Exhibition of English cultural traditions Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat
of vacationing.
as Performed by the Inmates of the
Irene Carlson Gallery of
Asylum of Charenton under the
Photography, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. weekdays Direction of the Marquis de Sade”
Information: Prof. Gary Colby, (909) 5933511, Ext. 4281; colbyg@ulv.edu
by Peter Weiss; directed by Steven Kent;
senior design thesis of Sara Wilhoit
January 30
Dailey Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
Second Annual Hacker Classic
Golf Tournament
A four-person scramble benefits the ULV
baseball program; entry fee includes
cart, green fees, tee prize package, door
prizes, refreshments and sit-down
dinner.
Sierra Lakes Golf Club, Fontana
$100 entry fee
Information: baseball office, (909) 593-3511,
Ext. 4265
January 31
President’s Gala 2004
Honoring Sam Maloof
Ontario Convention Center, 6 p.m.
Information: Laura Gonzalez, (909) 5933511, Ext. 4665; gonzalel@ulv.edu
General admission: $8; faculty, staff and
seniors, $5; students, $3. Information: (909)
593-3511, Ext. 4386; theatre@ulv.edu;
www.ulv.edu/theatre
February 26
Hot Spots
Invited speaker participates in a
roundtable discussion about
controversial international issues.
Presidents Dining Room, noon
Information: Dr. Ken Marcus, (909) 5933511, Ext. 4283; marcusk@ulv.edu
February 26-28
March 1-26
Photography of David Paul
Bayles
A series published in Sierra Magazine
and the new Sierra Club book, Urban
Trees: Planting Roots in the City.
General admission, faculty, staff and seniors,
$5; students, $3. Information: (909) 5933511, Ext. 4386; theatre@ulv.edu;
www.ulv.edu/theatre
Presidents Dining Room, noon
Information: Dr. Ken Marcus, (909) 5933511, Ext. 4283; marcusk@ulv.edu
ULV University Mall, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Free to ULV students, faculty and
staff.
Information: Dr. Ngoc Bui, (909) 593-3511,
Ext. 4099; buin@ulv.edu
April 22-24, 29, 30 & May 1
May 22
Information: Prof. Gary Colby, (909) 5933511, Ext. 4281; colbyg@ulv.edu
by Georgij Paro
Television Department Projects
Screening
March 8-11
General admission: $8; faculty, staff and
seniors, $5; students, $3. Information: (909)
593-3511, Ext. 4386; theatre@ulv.edu;
www.ulv.edu/theatre
Irene Carlson Gallery of
“Waiting for Godot”
Photography, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. weekdays by Samuel Beckett; directed
Theatre Beckett Festival
One-act plays of Samuel Becket
Cabaret/Mainstage, 7:30 p.m.
Free. Information: (909) 593-3511, Ext.
4386; theatre@ulv.edu; www.ulv.edu/theatre
March 11
Hot Spots
Invited speaker participates in a
roundtable discussion about
controversial international issues.
Dining Room, noon
“Robert Johnson: Trick the Devil” Presidents
Information: Dr. Ken Marcus, (909) 593by Bill Harris; senior acting thesis of
Nasir Najieb
Cabaret Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
roundtable discussion about
controversial international issues.
3511, Ext. 4283; marcusk@ulv.edu
April 22
Hot Spots
Invited speaker participates in a
Dailey Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
Arts/Communications Building, room
212, 7 p.m.
Information: Shane Rodrigues, (909) 5933511, Ext. 4275; srodrigu@ulv.edu;
www.ulv.edu/comms
May 23
May 10-13
Television Department Senior
Screening
Theatre Mini-Festival
Cabaret/Mainstage, 7:30 p.m.
Free. Information: (909) 593-3511, Ext.
4386; theatre@ulv.edu; www.ulv.edu/theatre
Arts/Communications Building, room
212, 7 p.m.
May 12
Information: Shane Rodrigues, (909) 5933511, Ext. 4275; srodrigu@ulv.edu;
www.ulv.edu/comms
Stress Free Zone
Health psychology fair presented by Psi
Chi provides information about stress,
coping and health psychology-related
issues with massage therapists,
biofeedback specialists, counselors and
vendors from day spas, fitness gyms and
others.
June 7
Golf Tournament
Glendora Country Club
Information: Laura Gonzalez, (909) 5933511, Ext. 4665; gonzalel@ulv.edu
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Leo Lines
’30s
Helena Smith Casenave ’38
recently celebrated her 62nd wedding anniversary. She and her husband are very active in the Upland
Presbyterian Church. She is enjoying her family and is grateful to
God for all.
’40s
Alma (Johnson-Waits) McMurray
’44 says that her teaching career
for 25 years has been a real challenge with four children and 10
grandchildren. Her husband, Jim,
is recovering from three strokes,
and they’ve moved to a cottage at
Fredericka Manor Retirement
Center one year ago in Chula
Vista.
Marvin Belcher ’49 and family,
above, visited the Tehachapi
Mountains. From left, Marvin
Belcher ’49, Virginia Belcher ’48,
Thurman Belcher ’56, Debra
Belcher McCaleb ’81, Barbara
Belcher ’63 and Phyllis Belcher ’57.
’50s
Ellis Harms ’50 was honored in
August 2003 at the “Old Timers
Picnic” at the Gold Nugget
Museum in Paradise, Calif. Harms
was principal of both Paradise and
Canyon View elementary schools
in Magalia. He retired in 1988.
’60s
Sandra Groves ’63, formerly
Sandra (Kelso) Little, married Fred
Groves on July 12, 2003, in
Bloomington, Ill.
Little Leos
Pamela (Pratt) Hall ’82 and her
husband, Wayne, have had their
second child, Nina Miette, born on
August 13, 2003. Nina joins her
brother, Beau, 12.
Stuart Packard ’83 and Janay
(Wilkinson) Packard’s ’83 daughter, Amy Irina,
was born on
December 28,
1998, in St.
Petersburg,
Russia, and
Stuart and
Janay traveled
twice to St.
Petersburg and
Moscow to
complete her
adoption. Amy joins her older
brother, Tyler, 8.
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Robert Stauffacher ’68, M.Ed. ’74
retired with 34 years in education.
Two of those years were spent
teaching seventh- and eighth-grade
science and math in the Bonita
School District. The remaining
years were spent teaching several
grade levels for the Alta Loma
School District. Stauffacher also
worked for about 20 of these years
as a school counselor.
’70s
Barbara Belmont ’77 was elected
to the rank of fellow in the
American Association for
Advancement of Science in
September 2002.
Gregory Sancier ’78 earned a
1989 M.S. degree from San Jose
State and a 2002 Ph.D. from
Western Graduate School of
Psychology, both in clinical psychology. He was previously a
police officer in Atherton, and for
the last 19 years has been with the
San Jose Police Department as a
hostage negotiator and a crisis
incident specialist. He is now
working in the Crisis Management
Unit (CMU), which he says is the
only one of its kind in the United
States. His wife, Gretchen, is an
out patient surgical recovery supervisor at a Bay Area hospital, and
they have two sons, Grant, 9, and
Mitchell, 7.
’80s
Donna (Brantley) Mawhorter ’81
is the assistant principal at Solorio
Elementary School in the Etiwanda
School District. She has taught special education students since graduating from ULV, 13 of those years
in Etiwanda.
Lynn F. Casello ’86 M.A. serves as
a journalism advisor and English
teacher at Franklin High School,
LAUSD. She is also the news editor of Wetset Gazette, Dy-Dee
Diaper Service’s 20-page news
magazine serving pregnant moms
and new mothers.
John ’90 and Lynn (Gilbert)
Kusleika ’94 were married August
2000 at the La Verne Church of
the Brethren, and their daughter,
Analise Noel, was born on
December 17, 2002. Lynn has
taught at Ruth Musser Middle
School for the past nine years.
John coaches football at Alta
Loma High School, and they live in
Upland.
Matt Solters ’91 and his wife,
Jennifer, announce the birth of
their son, Hudson Matthew
Solters, on July 15, 2003. They live
in Rocklin, Calif.
Eric Borer
’92 and his
wife, Mary
Ann,
announce
the birth of
their first
child, Sarah Rebecca, born on
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Mary Elizabeth Anderson ’87 is
on sabbatical after 13 years in
food services. She is pursuing
screenwriting projects and painting. She has recently relocated to
Wyoming and is enjoying the clean
living, gorgeous landscape and
wonderful country people.
’90s
Jerrie Welch ’91 M.S. has been
named principal of a middle school
after having served as assistant
principal the past two years. Prior
to this position she was a counselor for four years.
Raymond Davies ’92 was recently
installed as the 2004 Grand
Chaplain for the Grand Lodge of
Free and Accepted Masons of the
State of California. This complements his long service with the
Masonic youth groups in his offwork hours. He has retired from a
business career, and he alternates
his light interfaith ministerial
schedule with service as an advisor
for the Order of DeMolay and the
Order of Job’s Daughters, his
Grand Lodge duties, and as a
member of the California Job’s
Daughters Foundation.
Michele (Taft) Menzies ’93 married Robert Menzies, Jr. on August
2, 2003, in Huntington Beach and
honeymooned in St. Lucia. She is
in her eighth year with the Garden
Grove Unified School District
where she teaches English and
journalism at a middle school.
Craig Sipple ’93 graduated from
the San Bernardino Sheriff’s
Academy in 2002. Sipple is now a
police officer in Upland.
Marissa Espinoza ’94 is director
of children’s services at the
Masonic Homes in Covina.
Previously, she served Aviva Family
and Children’s Services for nearly
10 years in a number of positions
including director of residential
treatment. In her new position, she
will be working with boys and
girls ages 4 to 18 who have issues
of abuse, abandonment, neglect or
require the support and structure
September 24, 2003, at San
Antonio Hospital in Upland. Sarah
was 8 lbs., 11 oz. and 20 inches.
Teresa (Edwards) Cook ’92 and
her husband, Errol, announce the
birth of their twin sons, Ian and
Christian, born on September 20,
2003. The twins join their sisters,
Lindsay, 5, and Phoebe, 3.
Laura Burnes ’93 and her husband, Tom, of San Clemente,
announce the birth of their first
child, Brayden Connor, born
October 24, 2002. Tom and Laura
will be celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary on October 2,
2003, with a trip to Kauai with
Brayden. Laura is enjoying her job
as North American sales manager
for Rainbow Technologies in Irvine
and her new job as mommy.
Megan (McGuire) Ellena ’94
M.H.A. and her husband, Mark,
announce the birth of their son,
the facility’s family model provides. Espinoza is excited because
she will be moving to Covina,
which will allow her more contact
with ULV.
Raul Ramirez ’94 and his wife,
Janice, and their two boys,
Nicholas and Noah, have moved
across the country to Keene, N.H.
En route they traveled through 18
states in nine days. They are all
doing well in their new home state.
Wallace Ridley ’94 is a safety
patrol officer at the Park City
Mountain Resort for the 2003-04
ski season.
Michael
Brunner ’95
is the Magner
Corporation’s
sales and
marketing
manager for
the Middle
East and
Caribbean. He is currently preparing for his master’s in international
business administration at Nova
Southeastern University in Ft.
Lauderdale. He is engaged to
Somtip Ittisukananth.
Matt Holton ’95 M.S. was named
principal of Rancho Cucamonga
High School in 2001. In that role,
he presides over the 3,000 students. Under his leadership, the
school’s test scores have increased
and has been named a California
Distinguished
School.
Robert D.
Armenta Jr. ’96
M.A. is chief of
staff for
Assembly member John
Longville.
Armenta oversees both the Sacramento capital
and district offices and serves as
the Assembly member’s principle
staff advisor. He is also a member
of the Colt Joint Unified School
District Board of Education.
Scott Gothard ’97 has recently
been accepted into and is now par-
Mathew Russell, who was born on
October 21, 2003. Mark is a current student, and this is the first
grandson for Dr. Tom McGuire, a
professor in the education department.
Matthew ’95
and Danielle
(Burke)
Hawkesworth
’95, ’03 M.Ed.
announce the
birth of their
daughter,
Emma Marie,
born on April 15, 2003. Emma
Marie joins her big sister, Katie, 3.
The Hawkesworths recently purchased a new home in La Verne.
Keith Prager
’95, ’98
M.Ed. and
Julie
Giordano-
ticipating in ULV’s DPA program.
This is his first semester of classes.
In Memoriam
Kent M. Gossman ’99 is equipment supervisor at Nintendo of
America in North Bend, Wash.
Gossman is responsible for myriad
programs from integrating a
CMMS system into the 300,000square-foot facility to bringing
overall structure and organization
to the existing maintenance department of seven personnel. He will
be relocating to Eastern King
County.
Carroll Vaniman ’38 passed away
on July with Parkinson’s Disease.
Arman Mercado ’99 is a physical
education teacher at Taft High
School of Woodland Hills. He is
the girls’ and boys’ volleyball
coach. Taft High has been the City
Section CIF Finalist for the past
three seasons.
’00s
Monica (Ridley) Esparza ’00
received her M.S. in school counseling (ULV Bakersfield) and is
currently working on her third
year as a guidance counselor for
Ontario Christian High School.
Ramona Minto ’02 completed the
master’s program in Spanish language and culture at the
Universidad de Salamanca in
Salamanca, Spain, in summer
2003 and is now finishing up her
thesis. Many years ago, Minto
came to the United States with a
degree in teaching from the
Universidad Autonoma del
Magisterio in Madrid. After raising three daughters and teaching
for 25 years, she completed a
bachelor’s in psychology at La
Verne. She dreams of pursuing a
doctorate degree after finishing
her master’s. She is also proud
that one of her stories was published in the Salamanca
University’s newspaper.
Katherine Stanton ’02 has recently completed her first year of
teaching with the El Monte City
School District. She was also
accepted in the master’s of education program at ULV and expects
to be finished by spring 2004.
Prager ’01 M.Ed. announce the
birth of their daughter, Sophia
Marie, born on May 1, 2003.
Elena (Arambula) Zerbel ’97 and
Ryan Zerbel ’00 were married in
April 2000 and announce the birth
of Joshua James, born March 10,
2003. Elena is a full-time support
provider for Ontario-Montclair
School District, and Ryan is a
physical education teacher and the
varsity football coach for
Workman High School. They live
in Upland.
Jill Bergman
’03 M.Ed.
and her husband,
Anthony,
announce the
birth of Mia
Rose, born
on February
22, 2003.
Robert Deal ’40, ’60 M.A. passed
away October 25, 2003.
Barbara Newcomer ’43 passed
away October 25, 2003.
Newcomer was a proud mother of
four, grandmother of 12 and
great-grandmother of three. She is
survived by her husband, Leland
Newcomer ’42, former La Verne
College president.
Virgil R. Wilkinson ’43 passed
away on August 25, 2003.
Wilkinson joined ULV in 1946 as
the business manager and also
served as director of personnel
and consultant for a total of 51
years.
Charles W. Baker ’49 passed away
on June 23, 2003, at Casa de
Modesto. He was employed with
Modesto City Schools for 28
years.
Reverend Walter Hostettler Jr. ’52
passed away on February 26,
1999.
Clyde Amick ’59 passed away on
July 9, 2003.
Mary Etta McMakin Lewis ’65
passed away on October 17,
2003. She was a teacher in Chino
and later taught for almost 20
years in the Ontario-Montclair
School District.
James Edward Megerle ’84 M.P.A.
passed away on April 10, 2002.
Megerle joined the Los Angeles
Sheriff’s Academy in 1969 and
retired as a sergeant in 1991.
John Schessler, instructor at the La
Verne College Law Center from
1975-78 and 1980-83, passed
away on October 19, 2003. Many
local attorneys were his students.
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Winter Sports Spectacular
Northern Exposure
Leopard Teams Looking to Challenge Path to Top Conference Honors
Alumnus Gary Stewart Looks Forward to Challenge as
UC Davis Men’s Basketball Coach
hile the days may be shorter and the
temperatures cooler, athletic competition around the University of La Verne will
be hot this winter as the Leopards prepare to
work toward SCIAC supremacy and berths in
postseason play.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Coming off its first conference championship in 13 years, the Leopards are in the
hunt for back-to-back SCIAC trophies under
head coach Julie Kline. Leading the way is
senior center Sydni Myrick, the 2002-03 conference Player of the Year. The 6-foot-2
Myrick finished third in the conference in
scoring (averaging 16.3 points per-game) and
second in field goal shooting percentage
(.561). The Leos will also be aided by the
steady play of junior point guard Sally
Marroquin.
ence. Leading the way will be a pair of 2003
national contenders, senior Jason Walters and
sophomore Jared Carvitto. Other key
returnees include senior Ryan Jensen and
junior Matt Frenken.
WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING
Coming off last season’s fifth-place SCIAC
finish, the members of the women’s swimming and diving team have challenged themselves to improve on that effort. Key team
leaders include sophomore Mary Manzo as
well as juniors Morgan Delaney and Kristin
McKown.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
According to interim men’s head coach
Gabe Duran, the backcourt is his team’s
strength heading into the 2003-04 campaign
as a trio of perimeter starters return. Leading
the backcourt is junior guard Marc McCoy, a
second team All-SCIAC selection last season.
McCoy averaged 14.2 points per game to
lead the Leopards in scoring and topped the
SCIAC in three-point field goal percentage,
hitting 50 percent (45-of-90) from beyond the
arc. ULV also expects strong contributions
from sophomore guard Jason Greenlee.
MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING
Heading into its sixth season, the men’s
swimming and diving team is seeking to better last year’s third-place finish in the confer-
ary Stewart has always believed in using
hard work and dedication to overcome
opponents. That was his secret to success
during an outstanding basketball career at the
University of La Verne.
Later, during several coaching stints –
including an eight-year tenure at ULV that saw
him guide the Leopards to their only NCAA
Division III playoff berth in 1993 – Stewart
utilized the same work ethic and persistence.
The 1984 ULV graduate now faces one of
the biggest challenges of his career. Last April
he was hired to coach the UC Davis men’s
Leopards Host National
Volleyball Championships
L
ong recognized for its outstanding
women’s volleyball program, the
University of La Verne captured the
national spotlight in December when it
hosted the 2003 NCAA Division III championships in the Super Tents.
Teams representing New York
University, Emory University of Atlanta
and Washington University of St. Louis
traveled west to join the Leopards in the
competition, each having earned national
semifinal berths.
At the 2003 National Championship
Banquet, the American Volleyball Coaches
Association announced its Division III AllAmerican Team. ULV’s Amy Smith and
Tricia Schary were first-team honorees and
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Amy
Kratochvil a
second-team
selection,
with Smith
being selected national
Player of the
Year.
After losing to eventual national champion
Washington
in the semifinals, the Leopards defeated
Emory 30-24, 30-25, 30-24 to earn the
third place trophy.
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program with the understanding it’s his job to
take the perennial NCAA
Division II contender to
Gary Stewart ’84
the Division I level.
Stewart is working long hours these days,
starting daily at 4:30 a.m. and typically staying up past 10 p.m. Beyond preparing for the
2003-04 season, he knows the university
wants to make a big splash as it transitions to
full Division I status.
“It’s unbelievable the vision this place has,”
says Stewart. “They’re putting together a
$55 million new addition to the Rec Center and
$6 million into the arena, part of $1.4 billion
allocated for on-campus building projects.”
The Aggies take pride in their athletic
accomplishments. The women’s softball and
rowing teams won national championships
last season while the university was honored
as the top overall NCAA II athletic program.
The TeamAGGIE support group, boasting
nearly 1,400 members, raised over $680,000
last year.
According to Stewart, his experiences at ULV
are helping him deal with his current project.
“There’s no question I’m drawing a lot on
the things I learned and was able to do at La
Verne as we work to take this program to the
next level,” says Stewart. “It’s all about the
building process and setting your sights on
what needs to be done.”
Fans interested in seeing Stewart in action
won’t need to wait long. The Aggies come to
Southern California in early January, playing
at Cal State San Bernardino on Friday, Jan. 2,
and at Cal Poly Pomona on Saturday, Jan. 3.
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