Vice President for Academic Affairs & Dean of Faculty
Cynthia Joseph Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer
Xenia Markowitt
Vice President of Student Life and Dean of Students
Delite Travis
Vice President of Development
Ken Woods ’84
Vice President of Strategic Enrollment Management
Daniel T. Byrd
Associate Vice President of Planning
Rock Carter ’89
Executive Director of Athletics
Irene Gallardo
Executive Assistant to the President
Gil Gonzalez
Dean of Academic Success & Associate Dean of Faculty
Kay Sanders
Associate Vice President & Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Serkan Zobra
Faculty Chair
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Around the Rock
Leadership Changes
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Q&A: Ken Woods ’84
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Honor Roll of Donors
Class Notes In Memoriam
Whittier Works!
By Kristine E. Dillon ’73, Ph.D. President, Whittier College
Reflecting on the past year at Whittier College, I am deeply grateful for your unwavering support. Your dedication has been vital in expanding opportunities for our students, especially in experiential learning and career readiness. I’m excited to share an inspiring update on one of our most important new initiatives: Whittier Works
Whittier Works is quickly becoming a cornerstone of our efforts to connect classroom learning with hands-on experiences. This initiative ensures that our students graduate with both academic knowledge and the practical skills to excel in their chosen fields. We are making significant strides in embedding experiential learning into our curriculum by offering internships, community partnerships, and projectbased learning that complement academic studies.
The results are already clear. Students are deepening their engagement with coursework, gaining workplace experience, and building valuable professional connections. These experiences enhance their education and boost their career readiness — a key priority for us this year and in the future.
Thanks to your continued generosity, Whittier Works is thriving. Your support is helping students bridge the gap between theory and practice, ensuring their liberal arts education remains relevant and adaptable. One of the most significant ways this program will make a difference will occur when all of our students can have access to unpaid internship opportunities — crucial for career preparation. With your help, we will ensure Whittier’s continued leadership in social mobility and student success.
Thank you for being an essential part of this journey. Together, we are shaping a brighter future for Whittier College, our Poet graduates, and the communities they will serve. I hope you enjoy this issue of The Rock, which highlights many alumni making a difference in their fields.
With deep appreciation,
Whittier Works is quickly becoming a cornerstone of our effort to connect classroom learning with hands-on experiences.
President Kristine Dillon at her formal installation on Oct. 25.
Whittier Welcomes New and Returning Trustees
The Board of Trustees includes five new members with longstanding ties to Whittier College. Vincent Daigneault ’85, Peter Feinberg ’82, Joyce Mullenbach ’77, and James Parks previously served as trustees and were re-elected to full terms through June 30, 2027. Rachel Rice ’96 was elected for the first time.
1 » Vincent J. Daigneault ’85 received his degree in business administration. He joined Morgan Stanley in 1988 and is now a senior vice president. Founding president of the Whittier College Purple & Gold Athletic Group, Daigneault has served on the boards of the Whittier Host Lions Club, Whittier Area Chamber of Commerce, and as president of the Whittier Exchange Club. He chairs the Whittier Host Lions Memorial Scholarship Fund.
2 » Peter E. Feinberg ’82 received his degree in finance and rose from clerk to partner at Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. He founded biotech company Bridge Bio and real estate holding company North Coast Partners. He has served as a trustee and chairman of the board for the Winston School in Short Hills, New Jersey, founded the Feinberg Family Children’s Development Center in Israel, and is a board member of AFU CAT ORG 669, which benefits IDF Search and Rescue veterans.
3 » Joyce M. Mullenbach ’77 received her degree in business administration and an MBA from Pepperdine University. She retired as the deputy chief of launch systems at the Space & Missile Systems
Center, a subordinate unit of the U.S. Air Force. Mullenbach formerly served as executive director of Samaritans International, manager of corporate services for American Honda Motor Company, and vice president of institutional markets for Union Bank. A member of the Thalian Society and past Poet Council member, Mullenbach also received the Poet Award for Service to the College.
4 » James R. “Jim” Parks earned his business administration and taxation degrees from the University of Southern California. He has served as an associate professor at California State University, Los Angeles, a member of the board of advisors of USC’s Marshall School of Business, and on the boards of California State University, Northridge, California Council on Economic Education, Autry National Center of the American West, and Whittier Trust. He is the executive director of the Los Angeles branch of business services firm CBIZ MHM, L.L.C.
5 » Rachel Homel Rice ’96 received her degree in theatre arts, her master’s in curriculum and instruction from San Diego State University, and a doctorate in leadership studies from the University of San Diego. In addition to her roles as adjunct faculty at USD and SDSU, she has spent more than two decades in the San Diego Unified School District as a teacher and vice principal. Rice serves as chair of the Whittier College Alumni Board and previously served on the Alumni Engagement Committee.
Board of Trustees
Chairman of the Board:
Ron Gastelum ’68
Treasurer: Alan H. Lund ’71
Secretary: James R. Parks
Harold E. Allen ’84
Fred D. Anderson ’66
Michael L. Brown ’79
Erin J. Clancy ’07
Christopher T. Cross ’62
Vincent J. Daigneault ’85
Tiffany Dean ’97
Kristine E. Dillon ’73
Peter E. Feinberg ’82
Richard L Gilchrist ’68 P’06 ’07
Barbara O. Groce ’57
Yukiyasu Hayashi P’10
Jascha Kaykas-Wolff ’98
Lila Laviano ’03
Richard Lichtenstein P’16
Lisabeth Marziello ’87
Joyce M. Mullenbach ’77
Rachel H. Rice ’96
Raquel Torres-Retana ’92
Stephanie Wiggins ’92
Trustees Emeriti
Donald J. Herrema ’74
Sharon W. McLaughlin P’85 ’88 ’90
R. Chandler Myers, LL.D. ’88
Elden L. Smith ’62
Poet Homecoming — 2024 —
More than 1,500 Poet alumni convened on campus for four days in October. The packed schedule featured the Purple & Gold Hall of Fame induction ceremony, President Kristine Dillon’s installation ceremony, the Poet Musicale, Poet Fest, sports, the Poet Bash party, reunions and meet-ups. For more: whittier.edu/news/homecoming
A Legacy of Black Rhodes Scholars Among Whittier College Alumni
What do former President Bill Clinton, Paralympian Bonnie St. John, astronomer Edwin Hubble, and musician Kris Kristofferson have in common? All were Rhodes Scholars.
One of the world’s oldest and most prestigious scholarship programs, the Rhodes scholarship selects scholars based on their academic achievements and character. To date, four Whittier College alumni have received the distinguished scholarship, which annually sends 32 students from the U.S. to Oxford University to study for two years. Thanks to research by Erle Collins ’82 and the Whittier College Black Alumni Association, more information about the three Black recipients has come to light.
J. Stanley Sanders ’63, J.D. (above)
On Dec. 15, 1962, Sanders became the first Rhodes scholar from Whittier College and the second Black student in the program’s history. Now an attorney and former Los Angeles mayoral candidate, Sanders was the student body president, an outstanding political science student, and an All-American football player at Whittier. After graduating from Yale Law School, he returned to Whittier to serve on the Board of Trustees. He credits his impressive career trajectory to attending Whittier during the Civil Rights Movement.
Darrell Walker ’76, J.D. (top right)
Walker was the second Rhodes scholar in the College’s history and earned a master’s degree in economics at Oxford
University after studying political science at Whittier. He went on to earn a J.D. at Stanford Law School and was a member of the California Bar Association. As an undergraduate, Walker played football for three years, edited the Quaker Campus, and was active in the Black Student Union. In 2016, he joined the Whittier College Board of Trustees. He died in 2019 at the age of 65.
Malaika (Williams) Amneus ’96, M.D. (bottom right) Amneus is Whittier’s most recent Rhodes scholar and the second Whittier woman to receive the scholarship, following Pamela (Hill) Park ’89. Originally from Las Vegas, Nevada, Amneus always knew she wanted to be a physician. After studying at Oxford, she attended medical school at the University of California, Los Angeles, and found her calling in gynecologic oncology. She served as the director of the gynecology division at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center before joining Kaiser Permanente.
Whittier Faculty and Staff Brave the Wilds of AI
From digitizing VHS tapes to working with generative artificial intelligence, Sonia Chaidez’s work as Whittier College’s senior instructional technologist has rapidly evolved. To keep faculty and students ahead of the curve as AI reshapes the landscape of so many industries, Chaidez has implemented a new AI-focused plan with the College’s Center for Teaching and Learning.
She sees AI as a tool that can be equally helpful or harmful and has conducted workshops to foster a better understanding of AI in the classroom. Chaidez strives to both assuage fears and teach professors how to spot when a student’s paper was authored by software like ChatGPT.
“It’s been exciting for me because I feel like we’re in an age of discovery,” Chaidez said. “We’re exploring AI technologies, but we’re exploring them to drive innovation and improve the learning experience for students. … I like the idea of it democratizing access to help our students get better at problem-solving, learning to be researchers that find solutions to the world’s problems.”
English Professor Tony Barnstone said shortcuts have been around for years in various forms. Like Chaidez, he views AI as a double-edged sword, much like atomic energy — its impact depends on how we choose to use it.
“You can use it effectively in such a way as to power cities, or you can use it to destroy cities and kill 100,000 people in an instant,” Barnstone said. “AI is similar. You can use it to keep you from thinking, or you can use it to enhance your thinking.”
defining large language models and chatbots — before delving into how people can engineer prompts to get the desired responses. From there, her lessons might discuss misinformation, ethics, privacy, and academic integrity.
“AI makes mistakes,” Chaidez said. “Just because it told you so doesn’t mean it’s true.”
Some faculty have wholeheartedly embraced AI in the classroom, while others have been more hesitant. English Professor Jonathan Burton instructed his students to use the software as a brainstorming partner, assigning them to submit a transcript of a conversation they had with an AI program of their choice about ideas for rewriting Macbeth.
Chaidez knows there is a fear that AI will replace original composition skills, but she views such capabilities as an opportunity to expand student learning in new and unexpected ways. For example, AI could function as a tutor by generating study guides, or help students practice and refine their language skills. Certain projects and assignments could also be supplemented with AI tools, provided there is transparency about how AI is involved.
“Our students come here for the very high touch, personal knowledge that they can build on,” Chaidez said. “We can use AI tools to continue enhancing this.”
Of course, like any other new frontier, there is a learning curve. To improve AI literacy, Chaidez treats the workshops like a course on information or media literacy. She starts by teaching faculty the basic vocabulary — such as
“Many of the students were apprehensive about the assignment, indicating that they had become convinced that using AI is invariably some form of cheating,” Burton said. “But their concluding evaluations — characterized by measured excitement and insights into both the strengths and weaknesses of AI writing — indicated that the exercise was truly eye-opening for them.”
Chaidez plans to host more workshops in the future, perhaps even a symposium on how faculty use AI to help students learn, to showcase projects, and to establish internship programs for students looking to advance their skills and expertise with AI.
Our students come here for the very high touch, personal knowledge that they can build on. We can use AI tools to continue enhancing this.
- Sonia Chaidez
Poets Find Their ‘Ohana in Hawaiian Psychology Class
Say “aloha” to a Whittier College class like no other.
Since 2018, professors Ayesha Shaikh and Rebecca Overmyer-Velázquez have led students in a course that combines sociology, psychology, in-class learning, and travel. Called “‘Ohana in the USA,” the class explores historical and cultural trauma — along with cultural resilience — in native Hawaiians.
This May term, following two weeks of intensive learning, 15 students traveled to O‘ahu to learn about the colonization of Indigenous peoples and how Hawaiians heal from the negative repercussions. Students visited sites like the Polynesian Cultural Center, Bishop Museum, ʻIolani Palace, and Kaimana Beach.
“It's a great opportunity for students where they still feel like they're getting to experience a different culture without the need for international travel,” Shaikh said.
While the experience involves visiting a tropical destination, students view the island through a more critical lens than the average tourist, thanks to the immersive, firsthand nature of the course. They learned from native Hawaiian cultural experts and cleared
(above) Students in the ‘Ohana in the USA class visit the Polynesian Cultural Center in Hawaii.
(right) Jalil Hoy, Bree Brasher, and Maia Cicero move boulders out of a stream on ancestral land in Hawaii.
boulders out of a stream on ancestral land with the nonprofit ‘Āina Wellness Academy, which utilizes trauma-informed care. Kinesiology major Maia Cicero said she learned as much about herself as she did about Hawaiian culture. Cicero grew up in San Bernardino County, but she was exposed to Hawaiian culture from hula classes.
Whittier Faculty in the National News
EThe most memorable experience for Cicero was bonding with Hawaiian social worker Tammy Martin.
“She really helped my understanding about the native Hawaiian culture, and she helped me take the wool off my eyes,” Cicero said, adding that she recommends the powerful and emotional class to fellow Poets. “You go there and it brings things up to the surface that have been buried down deep inside of you that you forgot you had.”
Bella Contreras-Giardiello designed her own major in developmental and cultural psychology through the Whittier Scholars Program. It was her second time traveling with Shaikh, having gone to New Zealand last year. Shaikh will launch another class that travels to New Zealand to learn about the Māori people in 2025.
“You have to work to heal yourself and your own community, your own family, before helping others,” Contreras-Giardiello said. “And for me, being in psychology, that was a valuable thing to learn. I’m going to take what I learned in the class into my career and for the rest of my life.”
ver wonder why some people like spoilers, why we sometimes cry while watching the Olympics, or why the Duolingo owl is so darn mean? Faculty experts from Whittier College frequently share their wisdom with the national news media, on topics ranging from political satire to anxiety to Airbnbs. Here are some examples from this year. Check the Whittier website or follow Whittier College on social media for more.
To learn more about travel programs for Whittier students, visit goabroad.whittier.domains
In September, Time interviewed Social Psychology Professor Christina Scott (left) about the psychology of spoilers, for an article titled “In Defense of Spoiling the End of the TV Show.” Scott shared, “There’s enough ambiguity and stress — enough cliffhangers in real-life existence" that some viewers prefer to avoid suspense altogether. For a July story in Parents, Scott provided tips for supporting LGBTQ teens.
Also in July, Associate Professor of Business Administration and Marketing Kristen Smirnov shared her perspective on the marketing strategy behind language learning app Duolingo for Business Insider. To keep people engaged, she said, brands tap into their desire to avoid friction, part of the same formula for keeping people hooked on free-to-play gaming apps like “Candy Crush.”
Xenia Markowitt Named Vice President of Student Life and Dean of Students
Xenia Markowitt became Vice President of Student Life and Dean of Students this summer, succeeding Henry Gee, who served in an interim capacity for the 2023-24 academic year.
A seasoned higher education administrator with a background in intercultural and multilingual communication, program development, and team dynamics, Markowitt served most recently in student affairs at the University of Redlands, where she was contracted through the Registry. (The Registry provides senior officers to fill positions for a specified period.) With a proven track record of fostering inclusive and innovative programs that enhance the student experience, Markowitt brings a wealth of experience to Whittier.
She previously served as interim vice provost of student success at The New School, dean of students at Bennington College, dean of students at Marlboro College, associate dean for campus life at New York University Abu Dhabi, and director of the Center for Women & Gender at Dartmouth College, among many other staff and faculty roles spanning nearly 25 years.
“I’m delighted to have Xenia in my cabinet,” said President Kristine Dillon ’73. “Her extensive expertise in student affairs and her passion for student success and wellbeing will be invaluable assets as we continue to attract and support a diverse and vibrant campus community.”
Markowitt is fluent in Spanish and has a master’s degree in Latin American and Caribbean studies and a bachelor’s in film and television production, both from New York University. She also has a French studies degree from the University of Provence in France.
In addition to her career in higher education administration, Markowitt has taught, published, and contributed to professional organizations such as the National Association of Student Affairs Professionals and the National Women’s Studies Association.
Delite Travis Appointed Vice President of Development
Delite Travis joined the senior leadership team this summer as Vice President of Development. She brings more than two decades of development and advancement experience to the role, which encompasses donor relations, fundraising, program development and capital campaigns.
“Delite’s impressive accomplishments reflect an energy and strategic approach that will amplify support for Whittier’s impressive successes in achieving social mobility for our graduates,” said President Kristine Dillon ’73.
Most recently, Travis served as executive director of Providence Mission Hospital Foundation in Orange County. Prior to that, she spent more than 10 years as an advancement professional for her alma mater, Chapman University, including as vice president of strategic engagement, development, and campaign.
Travis earned her master’s in leadership development from Chapman University and her bachelor’s in political science and international studies from Pepperdine University. In addition to her distinguished career at Chapman, she held leadership positions at the American Water Works Association, a nonprofit dedicated to providing clean drinking water for communities across the country, and worked as a staffer for former Sen. John McCain.
Travis is president of the board of directors for Oxford Preparatory Academy Charter School and was a long-term member of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, the American Society of Associate Executives, Meeting Professionals International, Alpha Phi International, and the Junior League of Orange County.
Three Promoted to Full Professor
Wardman Library hosted the faculty promotion and retirement celebration last spring, presented by the Office of Academic Affairs. Four professors marked their retirement from Whittier, while three received promotions from associate professor to full professor.
This special occasion honored Whittier friends and colleagues while celebrating their achievements and contributions to the Poet community. Promoted professors include Teresa LeVelle, Lauren Swanson, and Christina Scott.
Teresa LeVelle joined the music department in 2000 and serves as the department chair. Her music is performed throughout the United States and internationally, like The Shadowlands concerto for soprano saxophone and string quartet in Montreal, Canada, and Kanza at Carnegie Hall in New York City. LeVelle is passionately motivated to create opportunities for student success and achievement at Whittier.
In the education department, Lauren Swanson specializes in STEM education, scientific literacy, and teacher education. She began her teaching career in Los Angeles as a high school science instructor, where she also created professional
Retiring from Whittier College
During the faculty promotion and retirement ceremony, Professor of Kinesiology Patricia Van Oosbree, Professor of Chemistry Devin Iimoto, Professor of Art History Paula Radisich, and Associate Professor in Education Shannon M. Stanton Agbotse were celebrated for their service as they retired. Political Science Professor Mike McBride will retire after the 2024-25 academic year.
When he retires, McBride will have worked at Whittier for 56 years — the longest tenure in the institution’s history. His accomplishments include serving as an advisor to the Lancer Society and Palmer Society for more than 40 years and as director of study abroad for 25 years. He has run the Model United Nations program since 1971, with Whittier hosting the Model UN Conference in San Francisco 10 times. He will continue to serve as associate director of the Institute for Baseball Studies after retirement.
Some of his fondest memories over the years include giving
development resources. In 2011, she joined the team at Whittier. Swanson is active in local K-12 schools through her research, consulting, and outreach efforts through programs such as the Science Circus Whittier Project.
Christina Scott has been a faculty member in psychological sciences since 2010 and received the Harry W. Nerhood Teaching Excellence Award in 2018. Her research focuses primarily on women’s sexual arousal and behavior, and Scott is passionate about sex education. She volunteers to speak with local high schools and LGBTQ youth groups about healthy relationships and safe sexual practices and is a frequent media contributor.
his daughter, Jennifer, an outstanding student award, being present for Erin Clancy ’07 to receive the State Department’s Distinguished Honor Award for her role in the evacuation of the Syrian Civil Defense from Syria in 2016, winning the first
Harry W. Nerhood Teaching Excellence Award, and watching Kacey Whitney ’19 make a Willie Mays-style catch in a tournament-winning softball game.
McBride said he relished how Whittier gave him the freedom to teach a variety of courses — more than 50 over his careerbut above all, he valued the inspiring community of faculty and students he worked alongside.
Mike McBride
(left to right) Teresa LeVelle, Lauren Swanson, and Christina Scott
Poet Educators
Whittier’s education training has fostered generations of impactful teachers.
As a senior at Kamehameha Schools in Hawaii, Koy Allen Omo ’96 was looking for a sign. Like many at that stage in life, he faced the choice of where to attend college. He knew he wanted to go into education and be a coach. He knew he wanted to play sports and be at a small school. So when a Whittier College brochure arrived in the mail after he took the SAT, it felt like fate.
“And it just so happened that Whittier College started in 1887, and my school, Kamehameha Schools, started in 1887,” Omo said. “So that may have been some kind of high school senior type of thinking, but when you try to figure out where you’re going to go to school, you draw connections. And I thought, maybe I should consider Whittier College.
“It’s a school that has a lot of history. People would say, ‘Hey, you want to be a teacher. You should think about Whittier College. A lot of teachers came out of Whittier College.’”
Today, Whittier offers a bachelor’s in child development and an education specialist credential pathway to teach immediately after earning a bachelor’s, as well as a master’s in education. Of the students who come through Whittier to go into education, Lauren Swanson, department co-chair and associate professor of education and child development, said, “Their teaching journey is authentically personal. And they really, by and large, relish their time with their cohort and with their peers in classroom spaces, both when they’re going out into the K-12 world and in our own classrooms at Whittier.”
Swanson is proudest of what students take away when they leave Whittier: the ability to thrive as a team player in a field that is collaborative by nature. “There is a persistent myth of one teacher in the classroom, but education really is a team sport, a collaboration between grade levels and content areas, between gen ed and special education, administrators, teachers, staff, between parents and community members in schools. That’s how you make impactful learning experiences for students of any age. And so I’m humbled that that is the thing that we see as a department and as a college, and what alumni have pulled through into their own professions and spheres of influence.”
It’s a mentality and a methadology that guides many of the educators Whittier College has shaped, both within the walls of their own classrooms and well beyond.
(far left) Koy Omo credits the individualized support received at Whittier for launching his career in education.
(left) Danelle Almaraz
The Beginning: Finding Whittier College
Omo tries to begin and end class with aloha. As much as it’s a part of his Hawaiian culture, it’s also about building relationships with his students. He’s been teaching for 29 years, today as a physical education and health teacher for seventh and eighth graders, as well as a football and track-and-field coach at Kamehameha Schools — his dream job since those days when he was applying for college.
“Through my years of teaching, I’ve built an understanding of who my seventh graders are, who my eighth graders are, and what they’re dealing with coming from elementary school and going to high school. And life as a middle schooler, as an adolescent, is tough enough, so I’m not trying to add on to that.”
After all, that individualized support characterized his experience at Whittier, both in the classroom and on the track and football field. “A lot of professors opened doors,” he said. “They were willing to talk academics as well as sports and current events. There was definitely a connection, building relationships, breaking the ice with storytelling and just building bridges with students. That’s what I’m trying to do: build a connection with the student at their level.”
He felt at home at Whittier, which, for many students, can be as integral to success as their coursework. He recalls how director of athletic recruitment and lacrosse coach Doug Locker “took care of the Hawaii guys.” Omo, for his part, was vice president of the Hawaiian Islanders Club, but Locker’s level of care and attention demonstrated the impact a teacher could have on a student.
“Whittier College gave me the degree, qualifications, experiences for me to be considered for this job,” Omo said. “I went further to University of Hawaii to get my master’s in education, but Whittier is where I cut my teeth.”
And now he can say, “I’ve taught long enough to start teaching the children of my former students, and I think I got a couple grandkids of my former students coming through shortly. So that proves longevity in an occupation where it’s very challenging every year. Every year is a little different. Kids are a little different. The problems are a little different. I’m here for the long haul. I just enjoy being in front of the students and helping them in their education. They’re a part of me as much as I’m a part of them.”
Applying the Whittier Philosophy in the Classroom
A lot of professors opened doors. That’s what I’m trying to do. - Koy Allen Omo ’96
Like Omo, Swanson sees education as a vocation. “It feels fresh even when you’re doing it for a while because you always have a new class that comes together in a new way. It’s full of opportunities to stretch yourself, stretch your skill set,
— Troy Kimura ’90 “ ”
Your professors really get to know you as an individual, and they’re able to identify things in you that you don’t see yourself.
and stretch your goals.”
That’s what Danelle Almaraz ’90 has discovered in her career in education. She found her stride in the classroom teaching math and science at Hillview Middle School in Whittier for 20 years before moving up the administrative ladder, eventually becoming assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction.
“I definitely am one of those people that knows that this is where I belong,” she said. “But now I teach adults. I teach district people, like superintendents, educational support people, the district office, and then principals.”
She does this as chief impact officer of InnovateEd, which works with districts across the United States and in Africa to develop long-term leadership standards that, in turn, secure better student outcomes. For Almaraz, the “right” leadership mindset promotes collaboration and curiosity; it’s “leading from the middle,” she said, where everyone is an equal player, and questions are asked without judgment or blame.
“Everything that we did at Whittier College helped me see that this was possible,” Almaraz continued. “It didn’t have to be a hierarchy of one person telling everyone what to do. It really could be a collaborative inquiry. It really could be something different. I remember going out and sitting under a tree or just doing things a little differently helped me see that in education, it was possible to learn and lead in different ways.”
Teaching was not always part of Almaraz’s plan as a student at Whittier. She graduated with a degree in math and went into accounting at first. “I’ve always loved numbers. I’ve loved math my whole life,” she said. “Once I got into doing the accounting work, I was coaching an all-girls basketball team in Lakewood and tutoring them because I wasn’t going to have a team for very long. Most of them were failing freshman algebra. That’s when I realized I loved teaching them algebra. I loved teaching math. I really liked seeing the way they think, not just what they know.”
She continued, “In high school and elementary, I was the kid who talked too much in class. I was the one that wanted to be asking questions, but it wasn’t until Whittier that I had professors that really enjoyed the curiosity. They love the talk, the dialogue. They really pushed and nourished that curiosity.”
Today, in her role with the school districts, Almaraz naturally leans into that curiosity.
It’s an approach she once had with her students, knowing that she appreciated it when her own professors took the same approach with her. “That was a good feeling, especially when you’re finding yourself and you’re open to trying new things.”
A Path to Leadership
Like for Almaraz, Whittier nurtured qualities in Troy Kimura ’90 that he didn’t know he had. His first year was rough: “I almost flunked out.” At the start, he was a music major, but by his sophomore year, he made a change. “I was in a music class my freshman year, and I was completely distracted. The windows were open, and I’m hearing this laughter. I’m hearing these kids playing. And I look out the window, and I see these preschool kids at Broadoaks School on Whittier’s campus. The music building sits adjacent to the preschool play yard. And so I said, �Wow, that’s pretty cool.’”
So he got a work-study job at Broadoaks, the lab school, where Whittier undergraduates from different majors could observe classes and interact with teachers. Kimura fell in love with working with the preschoolers and even thought about opening his own preschool one day. He changed his major from music. “I received a teaching fellowship as an undergrad over at Broadoaks, and it gave me more responsibilities. I was able to be in the plan and implement things even as a college student,” Kimura said. “I went from a 1.3 GPA at the end of my freshman year to graduating at the top of my major as a senior in child development and elementary education.”
After graduation, Judith Wagner, the director of Broadoaks
Troy Kimura began his journey as an educator at Broadoaks while a Whittier undergrad. Today, he's a principal at Heights Christian School.
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at the time, offered Kimura a graduate teaching fellowship. In that position, he helped open a fourthgrade classroom. He stayed on to open a fifth-grade classroom, then sixth, seventh, and eighth. He stayed at Broadoaks for about 30 years.
“My role over at Broadoaks continued to change,” Kimura said. “I became a credentialed teacher. I became a mentor teacher. I began supervising student teachers, training and working with the undergraduate and graduate students at the college. I even got to teach in the education department.
“One of the things that I really enjoyed was the fact that I got to not only work with and impact my students in the classroom, but I got to pour into and serve the undergraduate and graduate students as well that were pursuing a possible career in education or child psychology.”
Now, he’s in his second year as principal at Heights Christian School, a private Christian middle school in the Los Angeles area. He can’t help but attribute some of this success to Wagner.
“She was the one that offered me my first teaching job,” he said. “That’s one of the things about being part of such a small community. Your professors really get to know you as an individual, and they can identify and see things in you that you don’t see yourself.”
“I was that kid that was always in the principal’s office growing up. I was always in trouble. I shared that story with a couple of my sixth-grade classes this year, and one of my sixth graders said, ‘You’re still in the principal’s office every day.’ We got to laugh out of that. Honestly, I’m the least likely candidate to be doing what I’m doing, but I feel like it’s a calling that’s so much bigger than me. I cut my teeth in education at Broadoaks, and I was blessed to be able to spend nearly three decades there. But the work that I’m doing here is what I love, and it’s finally where my profession and my faith intersect.”
Embracing Quaker Values
Sandra Sanchez Thorstenson ’77 often thinks back to her days as a high school student in Whittier when reflecting on her role in education. “I was in what was termed regular classes at the time,” she said. “The expectations were not equally high for all students depending on your ZIP code and your socioeconomic demographic. About a month into my freshman year [in high school], I just thought, this is boring and not anywhere near as hard as I had anticipated.”
Thorstenson’s mother raised the issue with her school counselor, who then put her in the most rigorous courses. “I said to my dad, ‘I don’t feel like I belong,’ because there were no other kids from my neighborhood, and the demographic was very, very different in Whittier at that time,” she said. “I’m Latina. There were not very many Latinos, and certainly, they were not in the most rigorous courses. Thankfully, my mom spoke up. If she had not said anything, I would have never gone to college. And if my counselor had not followed up and put me in those most rigorous courses and checked on me periodically, I would not have gone
to college. The teachers that I had were incredibly committed to ensuring that we had the preparation necessary to excel in college.”
She credits these teachers with inspiring her own career in education. As a superintendent of the Whittier Union High School District in the early 2000s, she shared this experience when she met with new teachers before the start of the school year.
“The most important thing I wanted them to remember from my story was that they are never, ever to underestimate any student, and that they needed to understand that in our school district, we believe strongly that through the collective efficacy of all of our teachers and staff, we would be able to prove that demographics do not determine destiny.”
Thorstenson’s district did prove it. When she started as superintendent, Whittier Union High School District had a 35 percent gap between the lowest- and the highest-achieving kids across all the schools. “It was so much about demographics,” she said. “It was a collective for sure, all of us together, the faculty and the staff at all of our schools, with 13,000 teenagers at the time.” By her retirement in 2016, that gap fell to nine percent.
Thorstenson said they achieved this through a high level of collaboration and humility — and she considered herself a “reluctant administrator” when she first started taking on more traditional leadership roles. “I did not want to leave my classroom,” she said, adding that she started teaching U.S. history and world civilization right out of college. “I just felt like that’s what I was born to do, and that’s what I really was so passionate about.”
But she gamely took on each administrative role leading up to superintendent and her current role as a partner at Leadership Associates, which trains superintendents across California, with the mindset of a servant leader. “If someone is a servant leader, they understand that their role is not to be the boss of anyone,
I am a proud Poet. I always knew that the education department was highly regarded, and I really did have a fabulous experience at Whittier College.
- Sandra Sanchez Thorstenson ’77
but to really be the team leader and to help lift everyone up and pull people together so they’re a part of decision-making.”
Thorstenson reflected that Whittier emulates these values of servant leadership. “The college has a wonderful Quaker history, which is right in line with the whole notion.”
As superintendent, Thorstenson found servant leaders in the Whittier students she worked with in the college and district partnerships. In one program, math and science majors from the college tutored high school students across the district; in another, college students who had been English language learners in their own youths mentored current English language learners.
Sandra Sanchez Thorstenson, left, presenting her daughter with her Whittier Union High School District Diploma (photo courtesy of Sanchez Thorstenson).
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“They were wonderful mentors. And that partnership was something that not only helped us with our achievement data, but just as importantly, if not more importantly, impacted the confidence of our students to have those role models working side by side with them.”
For all these reasons and more, Thorstenson said, “I am a proud Poet. I always knew that the education department was highly regarded, and I really did have a fabulous experience at Whittier College.”
Goes Far, Feels Funny
As Thorstenson reflects on her career, especially her superintendency, she cannot name a specific moment that has made her proudest; rather, she takes pride in the collaboration she fostered among her peers. It’s nothing she personally did, she said, other than reinforcing an organizational culture based on mutual respect and trust. As she’s moved on from the district into her new role at Leadership Associates, Thorstenson believes this vision has remained intact. “That’s what I’m proudest of, especially as that work continues.”
It’s a lesson in connecting the dots, in being that servant leader, that team player. “That’s what a lot of teaching is, giving a better understanding of some content or skill,” Koy Allen Omo said. “I always felt that I had a strength in connecting the dots, helping on the field or in the classroom.”
At this, Omo recalled one of his Whittier College football coach’s favorite rejoinders: “Goes far, feels funny.” “It means you’ve connected everything when you’re throwing,” Omo explained. “You did everything right. And when you get everything right, it really feels like you did nothing. That makes it feel funny, and that makes it go farther.”
It’s a catchphrase that Omo uses with his own football players today, and it’s a catchphrase that can, perhaps, apply to education. When teachers make those connections in and outside the classroom, as so many Whittier alumni over the years have demonstrated, their impact will go far.
Q & A:
Ken Woods ’84
A Community of Caring
Vice President for Strategic Enrollment Management reflects on a year of growth and renewal at Whittier
College
When veteran higher education leader Ken Woods ’84 came out of retirement to help his alma mater, he did so in a big way. Since his return, Whittier has scored some remarkable wins, including a first-year class 30 percent larger than last year’s, bolstered by a 58 percent surge in overall applications.
A social science and business administration major at Whittier, Woods received the Key to the College in 1988 and served on the Alumni Board in the early 2000s. His career began at Whittier in the late 1980s when he held roles in admissions, residential life, and summer activities. Woods went on to serve a distinguished 25-year tenure with the College Board, enhancing services for higher education institutions nationwide.
Now, after being named Whittier’s permanent Vice President for Strategic Enrollment Management following a successful interim year, Woods spoke with The Rock about his vision for Whittier’s future after being named permanent Vice President for Strategic Enrollment Management following a successful interim year. Below, he reflects on his journey, how the college has evolved, and why he decided to live on campus as a senior administrator.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
We are speaking in early fall. How are you feeling about Whittier’s enrollment outlook right now?
At the end of the day, we brought in a really strong class representing 22 states and 24 foreign countries. I love seeing the geographical diversity. At a time when many colleges around the country are readjusting their expectations when it comes to enrollment, we increased our numbers rather than decreased. We brought in a strong class of transfer students. So I’m happy, and the great part for me is that although I was here for last year’s class, this was my first full cycle. So this is my first class. Forty percent of my students are athletes. It’s fun to see this class already making an impact.
What’s it like being back on campus 40 years after you were a student?
We’re a lot more global now. We have about 60 international students this year out of a class of 300. Back when I was a student, we probably had five to ten. So the makeup of the student body has certainly changed. That’s a huge part of our strategy. Students today are also a lot more socially astute and aware. And parents are much more involved. Parents are part of our recruiting strategy. They’re helping students make decisions. I grew up in a small ski town, and when I left for college, I hopped in my truck and drove. My mom and dad didn’t drop me off. Nowadays, we’ve got orientation for parents. There’s a lot more information available. We’re more focused on affordability, because costs are higher. I was a Cal Grant and Pell Grant recipient. I came from a low-income family, and affordability wasn’t talked about as much. Now, college tuition has risen faster than income, so it’s crucial to highlight those pathways for financial aid. Ultimately, though, what sold me on Whittier back in the day were the close faculty interactions and what I call our community of caring, and that hasn’t changed.
What made you decide not only to come back to Whittier, but to live on campus?
I could have found an apartment in Whittier when I took this job, but I wouldn’t change the experience of living on campus for anything. In fact, I think all enrollment managers
Coming back as an alum, there’s a lot more skin in the game. It becomes personal. — Ken Woods ’84
Ken Woods ’84 at his campus residence, where he hosted a dinner for students from Ethiopia, Uganda, and Nigeria.
succeeds. That’s what my parents were concerned about. When you recruit those students, that’s what resonates.
What’s your philosophy when it comes to building a class?
should live on campus, or at least very close to campus, because you get the feel of what student life is truly like. It’s a unique lens. I get to see the students interacting and better understand their points of view, and I’ve met students from all over the world. Last week, I was at four volleyball games and three soccer games. I’m the advisor for the Ethiopian Club. I’ve hosted two dinners at my house already this year, and I’ve got another reception for the coaches coming up. Coming back as an alum, there’s a lot more skin in the game. It becomes personal. You pour a lot of time and effort into these things.
Can you talk a little bit about the workforce today’s students are entering?
A college degree is so important in today’s landscape. In my high school class of about 39 students, only three or four of us went off to college. It wasn’t as much a part of the culture. Having a bachelor’s degree was good, but it wasn’t a necessity. In today’s environment, that’s all changed. A bachelor’s is necessary, and many students want to see a pathway for masters and doctorates. That’s why we’re working with colleges like USC, UC Irvine, Chapman, and Saint Mary’s. We’re signing an MOU with Mount Saint Mary’s College and their Doctor in Physical Therapy program so that our graduates, if they meet certain criteria, will have priority admission and receive a $5,000 scholarship. We are replicating this with other colleges with nursing, business finance, marketing and accounting, and other programs.
Career readiness is becoming increasingly important right out of college. That’s what inspired Whittier Works. We serve first-generation college students, and those families want to know that the community here will make sure their student
We’re very proud of being a Hispanic Serving Institution and one of the most diverse campuses in California. It’s important for us as a community to embrace our diversity. We recruit multi-generational Poet families and first-generation. We care for our backyard — that 50-mile radius, if you will. We have a commitment to our local area, letting them know we are here to support them. We’ve reached out deeper into places where we used to be stronger, like Colorado, Hawaii, the Pacific Northwest, the Bay Area, San Diego, and the East Coast.
I’m competitive by nature. A lot of my tactics are old-school. We’re making phone calls and sending handwritten cards again. President Dillon is one of the few presidents I know of who signs all the admit letters herself. We’re connecting with prospective students not just electronically, with email or text or on social media, but at their schools. We’re meeting them where they are and sitting down and admitting them on the spot. That’s new. That’s different. We offer direct admission. It’s not easy work, but it’s fun to watch. We’re like a phoenix rising from the ashes.
What can alumni do to support recruitment efforts?
It’s all about telling their stories to their communities. That’s the beauty of storytelling, and that’s where alumni can step up and find informal ways to get the word out about what makes us unique through word-of-mouth, college fairs, neighbors. The spirit on this campus is amazing. That’s why I’m back. It’s just a special place.
My first semester of my freshman year was very difficult, academically and socially. My advisor was Mike McBride, and if it hadn’t been for Mike, my path would have been very different. The faculty here are truly amazing. There’s never been a point where I’ve asked for something, and they’ve said no. They say, ‘Yes, and what more can we do?’ I just don’t see that on many campuses, and I’ve been on several hundred campuses in my career. That’s what makes a community of caring.
Football and Lacrosse Take the Field
There’s nothing in sports like a good comeback story.
The Whittier College Board of Trustees has officially approved the return of the College’s football program for the 2026-27 academic year, marking a pivotal moment in Whittier’s storied athletic history. (Future president Richard Nixon played for the 1932 squad.) The revitalized program will build on the College’s long-standing tradition of excellence, creating new and enhanced opportunities for exceptional student-athletes to thrive.
This comeback was made possible through the unwavering support of Whittier alumni, whose grassroots fundraising efforts raised more than $814,000. Their dedication mirrors the recent successful revival of the men’s lacrosse program, underscoring the deep commitment of Whittier’s alumni to supporting the College and enriching its athletic legacy.
purple and gold for more than four decades.
“We are thrilled to welcome football back to Whittier College,” said President Kristine Dillon ’73. “This program has been an integral part of our history, and its return will energize campus life, reengage our alumni, and offer prospective students another compelling reason to join the Poet family. It’s an exciting time to be a Poet.”
Ron Gastelum ’68, chair of the Whittier Board of Trustees and a donor to the drive to reinstate football, said, “This isn’t just about bringing back football; it’s about doing it right. We’re committed to building a robust program that focuses on the holistic development of our studentathletes. We aim to see them succeed on the field, excel in the classroom, and thrive beyond college. I can already envision the stands filled with fans, cheering on our Poets in 2026!”
Speaking of comeback stories, when Whittier’s men’s lacrosse team played its final game of the 2023 season (April 22, against UCLA), it appeared it would be the final game of any kind for NCAA lacrosse in California. The Poets were the sole West Coast representative of a sport many associate with the eastern United States. Financial constraints forced the end of a program that had proudly taken the field in
But not so fast. A fundraising campaign led by a pair of former lacrosse players — Joe McCarthy ’97 and Jon Damm ’95 — has so far generated more than $180,000 thanks to more than 130 donors who recognize the tradition, value, and yes, future of men’s lacrosse at Whittier. So the sport will be reintroduced on the intercollegiate level, starting with the 202526 academic year.
“In 2000, we joined NCAA Division III,” explained Whittier athletic director Rock Carter, “and there’s no lacrosse west of the Mississippi River other than Colorado College.” The reborn Poets program will play in the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA), the governing body for more than 200 non-NCAA teams. Among the programs Whittier intends to join for conference play: USC, UCLA, Arizona, and Arizona State.
Men’s lacrosse and football are returning to Whittier thanks to alumni support.
“One of the reasons we were able to be successful for so long was the support of alumni and parents, and that was really evident in the effort to bring back both football and lacrosse,” said Carter. “Their voices were heard, and they also stepped up to plant seed money.”
Ken Woods ’84, vice president of strategic enrollment management, added, “People saw the value of Whittier College sports. The alumni stepped up. They raised that money in a matter of weeks. We should get between 20 and 30 players the first year for lacrosse. It will bring alumni back to campus, too.”
2024 Purple & Gold Hall of Fame
There are Hall of Fame athletes and Hall of Fame teams.
More distinct is a Hall of Fame life. A political science professor at Whittier since 1969, Mike McBride was recognized for just such a life when he was inducted into the Purple & Gold Hall of Fame with the class of 2024. Having brought the Poets softball program to life in 1979 (along with Professors Bob Giomi and Warren Hanson), McBride has been a presence on or near the diamond for more than four decades, including the 1987 SCIAC championship season for which the entire team was inducted into the Hall of Fame.
“I was a little surprised,” McBride said. “A few years ago, we inducted Bob Whitaker. He was the ultra Whittier College sports fan. He showed up at every athletic event he could. I kind of saw it along those lines. I’ve been around a long time. I have the softball program, and I did a lot of stuff with the men’s lacrosse team in its early years. I’m pretty faithful about attending home football and basketball games.”
McBride has baseball in his blood. His dad loved the sport, and McBride taught “Baseball in Literature and Film” at Whittier for many years. The father of two daughters, he had an early passion for making sure girls grew up with the same opportunities on a diamond that boys had enjoyed for generations. As the Whittier softball program grew, he saw the rewards of that passion.
Among his points of emphasis over the years has been perspective. Softball can be a cruel sport, but when players get down, McBride offers light. “You should enjoy this; have fun. It’s an opportunity a lot of people don’t have in other parts of the world.”
Taking his place among former Poet softball players in the Hall of Fame, McBride applauds the number of Whittier alumni who have become coaches themselves. “They’re creating opportunity for other young women on their way up.”
McBride mentions the number of Whittier alumni events when asked about a connecting thread for Poet athletics. “They’ve all had a common experience,” he said. “Coaches are close to their players.” It’s a bond that carries beyond graduation day, and one Mike McBride will personify as a new member of the Purple & Gold Hall of Fame.
Whittier College President Emerita Sharon Herzberger (above), Athletics Hall of Fame recipients, trustee Vince Daigneault ’85 (below).
2024 Inductees
Sharon and David Herzberger Honorary
Mike McBride Honorary
Michele Callaway
Cross-Country, Track & Field Class of 2012
Antonio “Tony” Fimbres Baseball Class of 1993
Ron Klepfer Baseball Class of 1959
Mary (Pacheco) Walthers Softball Class of 2010
How Giving Fosters Poet Pride
Hale & Cynthia Labore
Whittier leaves a lasting impression on students. Yet even after Poets set off from the Southern California campus, they, in turn, leave their own marks on the institution.
For Hale ’93 and Cynthia “Cindy” (Salac) LaBore ’92, that means giving back to the community that gave so much to them as Faithful Friends — a name drawn from Whittier’s proud history as a Quaker school and bestowed on its most loyal supporters who make annual gifts to the College.
“Once you get into that habit, it becomes a natural reflex,” Hale said. “You’re giving back for everything that you got out of it. We wouldn’t have found each other without Whittier. We wouldn’t be the individuals we are today without Whittier.”
Hale is the senior vice president of total rewards for Universal Music Group. The youngest of six, he was born and raised in San Diego and went to Whittier to play basketball.
Cindy grew up in nearby Rowland Heights and is an international exchange coordinator for high school students from around the world.
Raised by a single mother, Cindy was the first in her family to graduate from college. She was touched by the Quaker friendliness of the college’s women’s auxiliary association that helped her mother when Cindy attended, making the small campus feel even more like a family.
Both business majors, Hale and Cindy met in an anthropology and sociology course at Whittier called Peoples of the World & Intimate Relationships. They now reside in Riverside and faithfully attend Homecoming.
They give back to pay it forward, with gifts to the general fund as well as specific sports like basketball or baseball, or organizations like the Lancer Society, of which Hale is a member
and was a scholarship recipient when he was a student, and the Ionian Society, which Cindy helped resurrect as a student.
“I’m just so grateful for Whittier College,” said Cindy. “It’s part of who I am.”
Laurie & John Peel
The blood of the Peel family runs purple and gold.
Laurie (Welsh) Peel ’84 MA ’86 P’10 P’14 wasn’t the first in her family to attend Whittier. Her aunt, Ellen Welsh Tufts ’41, met her husband, Bill Tufts ’39, on campus. Laurie’s husband, John, did not attend Whittier, but his mother and sister, Lori Eshilian ’76, did, and later on, so did the couple’s two daughters, Sarah Peel '10 and Melanie Peel '14.
John, a former CEO of an adoption and foster care agency, and Laurie, a retired speech therapist, are both Whittier High School graduates with strong ties to the local community.
In 1984, Laurie sang in the Los Angeles Olympics choir with her Poet peers. Now, she is a member of the Poet Council presidential advisory group, and she and Vice President for Strategic Enrollment Management Ken Woods ’84 led fundraising efforts for their 40th Reunion, which took place during Homecoming.
Daughters Sarah and Melanie grew
up hearing stories about the college and even attended preschool at The Broadoaks School, learning to swim in the very pools they would go on to compete in as swimming and water polo athletes.
Sarah now works as a special education teacher with Whittier Union High School District, while Melanie is a veterinarian at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.
John was named an honorary alum in 2017 and serves on the board of the Institute for Baseball Studies. For Laurie, serving others was a key tenet of her Whittier education. “It gave me the capacity to grow as a human being over my whole lifetime.”
In 2019, the family set up the Wonder Women Scholarship to celebrate the long legacy of women in their families who have attended Whittier. The scholarship supports rising seniors in good academic standing with an unmet financial need of $10,000 or more.
“I think if more people knew how good it feels to give, we could probably solve a lot of our issues in the world,” Laurie said. “It’s just beyond gratifying.”
John advises prospective donors not to be shy, as they can inspire a cascade of positive impact. “Whether you give $5 or $50,000, let your name be on it. Let your light shine.”
Hale ’93 and Cynthia L. (Salac) LaBore ’92
(left) Laurie (Welsh) ’84 & John Peel
New Scholarships
Whittier Civic Scholars
Established in 2024 with the City of Whittier, which has made an unprecedented pledge of $200,000, the Whittier Civic Scholars Program (WCSP) pairs scholarship recipients with civic, community, and business leaders. WCSP is committed to communitydriven initiatives and will support a cohort of ten newly admitted students from Whittier Union High School District, local Whittier private schools, or homeschooled Whittier residents with a $5,000 scholarship from the City of Whittier, plus a $5,000 matching scholarship from Whittier College.
Bilingual Authorization Program Scholarship
The Bilingual Authorization Program (BILA) Scholarship provides financial aid for up to five students a year in the BILA program.
Elizabeth Lucas Family Scholarship
Established through the generosity of Elizabeth Lucas ’58, a calligrapher, artist, author, and former biology teacher, this scholarship is directed toward a biology student with financial need.
Paul Moore and Allison Moore-Smith Teaching Scholarship Award
The Paul Moore and Allison MooreSmith Teaching Scholarship Award was made possible by Paul Moore '68 and his daughter Allison Moore-Smith '00 for students going into teaching at the primary or secondary school level.
Public Service Support Scholarship
Established by John Hall '67, the Public Service Scholarship will benefit students who have financial need, show interest and engagement in public service, and express a commitment to continue the vocation after graduation. Priority will be given to students who are currently or recently employed in public service (including military), first-generation college students, or first- or secondgeneration U.S. residents.
Stanley Michael Majowicz ’69 Endowed Scholarship
Established through the estate of Philadelphian Stanley Michael Majowicz ’69, this scholarship is for political science majors.
Thomas and Frances Kiley Endowed Scholarship Fund
Two to five scholarships per year are awarded to students in the humanities, with preference given to English majors, who are transferring to Whittier College after one or two years at another institute of higher education or who will be at least 30 years old on their initial enrollment at Whittier College. Professor Anne Kiley established the scholarship to honor her parents.
Foundations
Mellon Foundation Grant Supports Exploration of Brown Identities at Whittier College
Last year, Whittier College received $500,000 from the Mellon Foundation for the faculty-led project, “The Poet StoryLab: Narrative, Community, and the Transformative Possibilities of Brown Storytelling.”
Using a wide range of storytelling methodologies such as oral history projects, virtual and augmented reality story experiences, creative writing, and podcasting, this effort seeks to investigate the historical evolution of an intersectional “brown” identity in the U.S. Led by Associate Professor of Art History Kate Palmer Albers, Professor of Art Danny Jauregui, and Professor of History José Orozco, the Poet StoryLab is jointly managed by the art and history departments working in close collaboration with Wardman Library and the Office of Civic Engagement and Experiential Learning.
This grant is the result of Mellon’s Higher Learning open call inviting proposals that explore three distinct categories — Civic Engagement and Voting Rights, Race and Racialization in the United States, and Social Justice and
the Literary Imagination — to help illuminate the significance of voting rights controversies in U.S. history from different perspectives; demonstrate the complex import of race and racialization within U.S. culture and society; and highlight the role of the literary imagination in making and remaking worlds and societies.
The Peel Appeal
This year, in honor of the installation of Kristine Dillon '73 as Whittier's 16th President and an optimistic new chapter in the College's history, John and Laurie Peel challenge all previous Whittier donors to give their most significant gift yet.
The Peels are leading by example and committing to contribute $160,000. They have made special arrangements for their gift to be paid over four years, first through monthly electronic transfers (ACH) and later by designating the required minimum distribution from John's retirement plan to Whittier.
In addition to the gifts they are making to Whittier Now!, the Peels have provided documentation to the College indicating that the Wonder Woman Scholarship they established in 2019 will be fully endowed through a bequest upon their passing. This means that future students are guaranteed to benefit from their generosity. For information about how to give through your IRA, go to whittier.edu/giving/whattogive.
The Philadelphian Society comprises generous individuals like the Peels who have made estate commitments or entered into lifetime trust and annuity contracts with Whittier College. To learn more, go to whittierlegacy.org.
Advancing Whittier
Philadelphian Society
Honor Roll
Created in 1985, the Philadelphian Society recognizes and honors those individuals who have made generous estate commitments to Whittier College through their will or living trust, through a beneficiary designation on a life insurance policy or retirement accounts, through a gift annuity, or through a charitable trust.
Steven C. Ai ’76
Marjorie (Conley) Aikens ’54
John R. Aliberti ’77
Albert W. ’66 and Carliene M. Anderson
Fred D. ’66 and Marilyn L. Anderson
Loretta J. (Gotch) Armer ’60
Rhonda L. (Dahlberg) Askeland ’79
Ann Y. Bamberger ’56
Patricia M. (Payne) Barrett ’50
Marie J. Berny ’74
Gilford C. ’67 and Ramah Bisjak
Mill Votteri and Rosa Lee Black Votteri ’62
Charlotte (Roe) Blalock ’52
Michael D. ’75 and Saundra Booker
Robert P. ’65 and Margaret A. Brainerd
Eric R. Moormann and Donna J. Brand ’73
James M. ’71 and Joyce C. (Eakin) Brown ’71
Quinton L. and Phyllis J. (Jenkins) Brown ’65
Ms. Bobbi W. Bruesch ’65
Florence A. (Pickering) Buchanan ’60
Richard W. ’73 and Nancy Ann Buck
Patricia T. (Cheney) Butler ’52
John E. and
Sandra L. (Steele) Butzel ’62
Sherrill R. Cartt ’64
V. Patricia (Paget) Casjens ’51
Virginia L. Cerello ’63
Fanny O. Chan ’72
Doris Christensen
Mary A. Clagett
Samuel P. ’73 and Barbara T. Clement
Garrett W. ’02 and Jessica R. Cobb ’05
Kent L. Commons ’61
Roger C. and Shirley F. (Davis) Conant ’59
JoAnn M. (Weinert) Cooper ’52
Geoffrey and
Marcia L. (Hall) Cooper ’68
Nancy S. Cooper
Stanley Cooper
Michael A. ’64 and Barbara Cornelius
James W. and Marilyn D. (Kyte) Craft ’66
Christopher T. ’62 and Diane DeRoche Cross
Barrie F. and Ruth E. (Stichal) Cruickshank ’67
Mal A. and
Santa L. (Smalley) Crump ’69
Robert W. Curran ’66
Vincent J. ’85 and Jan Daigneault
Don and Elaine (Hovey) Davidson ’89
William V. and
Sandra L. (Hayden) Davidson ’67
Linda C. (Maine) DeFields ’65
Linda L. de Vries
Joan L. (Erreca) Dezember* ’56
John Curry and Kristine E. Dillon ’73
Leonard C. and Kathleen A. (Kingsbury) Dobrzycki ’64
Raymond E. ’64 and Susan Donnelly
Devon D. Dougherty
James A. Ehlers ’92
Deborah J. Ekstrom ’76
Sondra D. (Nielsen) Elkins ’67
Carl Walker and Joyanne (Hull) Elkinton-Walker ’48
Phil J. Ellena ’66
Adele M. (Perdew) Enright, MLS, MA ’76
Raymond F. Erickson ’63 and Carole De Saram
Allan David Feinstein ’68
David J. ’71 and Margaret Firestone
Leslie Horst and E. Louise Forrest ’69
Todd Metzler and David P. Fowler ’84
Mr. John Leslie ’55 and Mrs. Sandi Fox
Joan D. Francis
William R. ’64 and Sally Francis
Vincent J. ’69 and Penny S. (Carns) Fraumeni ’68
Wendy A. Furman-Adams
Shayne C. ’71 and Novie Beth Gad
Lee R. Gardner ’72
Richard Gardner
Richard I. ’68 and Nina A. (Newsom) Gilchrist ’69
Gail H. (Hinn) Gitt ’66
Robert F. Goeke
Dominic Adamo and Maura A. Greeley ’70
Kenneth S. Greenbaum ’53
Susan C. Gregg ’68
Dr. David E. and Mrs. Barbara Ondrasik Groce ’57
John E. Hall ’67
A. W. Hanson
Thomas B. ’57 and Freeda Harper
Eric S. Hartman ’66
Margaret Hartman
Wayne L. ’60 and
Susan R. (Elliott) Harvey ’67
Charles E. ’51 and Mary E. (Crouch) Hawley ’52
E. Earl ’62 and Betty A. Hays
Christopher N. and Peggy A. (Hackett) Heinrichs ’69
Gerald E. ’56 and Patricia Hempenius
David K. and Sharon D. Herzberger
John W. Hole*
Clayton Hollopeter ’60
Rodli L. ’63 and Kathy Holtan
Terence C. and Jane I. (Israel) Honikman ’67
Earl and Nancy J. (Wells) Hooper ’63
Anna G. (Stanfield) Hunt ’47
Patty P. Jennings
Edward D. Jervey*
Janet J. (Reese) Johnson ’56
Kathleen L. Kane ’71
John E. Kelly ’51
Mary G. (Gibson) Kennedy ’43
Paul R. ’85 and Dana Kiesel
William F. Kleese ’54*
Douglas S. ’90 and Joan E. (Phillips) Kotkin
Richard K. Lantz ’54
Richard and Janice A. Legoza
Gary Libman ’62
Stephen N. Livingston
Elizabeth H. (Buse) Lucas ’58
Alan H. ’71 and Irene Lund
Thomas O. Manig and Bonnie J. MacEwan ’72
Austin E. ’84 and Tamara Major
Dorothy (Crookshank)
Mamula Ivey, MS ’48
David M. ’64 and Barbara Mann
Theodore F. ’51 and Mary L. (Delkin) Marshburn ’53
John R. Martineau ’66
Jean M. (Morishige) Marumoto ’59
Joanne A. (Sanquist) McMahon ’50
Daniel McMillan ’82 and Theresa A. Rivas ’99
Lawrence Krugman and Bernadette A. McNulty ’66
Paul D. ’76 and Kathleen McNulty
Natalie McWhinney
Seymour Melnik, MD
Victoria Mena
Susan J. Mickiewicz ’71
Deborah L. Middleton ’72
Brian R. ’70 and Susan Miles
Garth A. ’78 and Ann Mills
Mark G. Milton ’78
James E. Mitchell ’62*
Paul F. ’68 and Connie C. Moore
Terry ’68 and Linda Mooschekian
Gene C. ’68 and Nancy Moscovitch
Peter J. and
Joyce M. (Johnson) Mullenbach ’77
R. Chandler Myers, Esq.
Michael L. ’95 and Kristine Nelson
W.D. Bert ’59 and Mary P. Newman
William D. Newsom ’55*
J. Thomas Noble, Jr. ’67
Francis L. Olson ’64
B. LaRae Orullian
James Ott
Mary E. (Blossom) Owen ’63
Gabriel K. ’11 and Ortensia Papa
Ernie Z. Park, Esq.
Leslie and Linda R. (Davison) Park ’63
Frederick E. Parker, Jr.
James R. and Chrystina Parks
John L. and Laurie W. (Welsh) Peel ’84
Nicholas M. Pentecost ’66
Mike ’70 and Sharon Cathy (Clayton) Plummer ’70
Gene and Nancy (Koehler) Preston ’56
Joseph L. and Bonnie L. (George) Price ’89
Amy L. Pulver ’72
Christina D. Purcell ’92
Ralph R. Ramirez
Sandra A. (Sorensen) Rhone ’62
Edgar E. Clark and Janet L. Roberts ’64
Raye C. Robinson ’80
Glenn E. and Missy D. (Crawford) Rodey ’66
Katherine E. (Reedall) Roemmele ’58
Steve and Lynn C. (Hutchinson) Rosen-Giordano ’64
Boyard Rowe ’56
Richard S. and Linda Ruben
Charles F. Alessi and Alexis A. Ruiz-Alessi ’76
Adele A. Ruxton
Craig W. ’68 and Carol Saari
Alan Sabrosky
Merilyn “Lyn” (Johnson) Sandahl ’53
Chris A. Sasiela ’90
Dr. Patricia R. Sax, Ph.D. ’59 and Ms. Kathleen Taylor
Bernard E. ’68 and Janet Schneider
Harriet A. (Utley) Schultz ’56
Donald Schulze
Richard A. ’59 and Judy Schweitzer
Lynne E. (Uhlig) Scott ’65
Terry J. Scott ’65
Keristofer D. Seryani ’98
Alan R. Sewell
C. Joel ’64 and Toshimi Shapiro
David A. ’93 and Lynne Shapiro
Phil Sheehan
Robert E. Shelton ’61
Geoffrey C. ’66 and Saundra Carlton Shepard
John A. and Carol E. (Heinz) Shupek ’63
Elden L. ’62 and Barbara G. (Whaley) Smith ’63
Gary J. Smith ’69
Susan Solsby ’62
Bruce and Patti Spencer
Williametta Spencer ’49
Beverly J. Starkey
Alfred W. Stoll ’49
Karin Strasser-Kauffman ’63
Kit Strawsburg ’69
Kazuko (Suzuki) Sugisaki, Ph.D. ’60
Wayne C. and Mary E. (Ross) Swanson ’66
Keith Swayne
E. Guy ’63 and Janet Talbott
E. A. Tenorio ’74 and Susan T. Sato-Tenorio
Theodore R. ’60 and Huntley G. (Goldsmith) Thatcher ’62
Lynne K. Therriault ’62
Lorrie K. Thomas ’67
Raye V. Thomas ’08
William H. ’57 and Pat Thomas
Roger C. Thompson ’71
Patrice Ticknor
Amy Townsend
Brian and Kimberly A. Treacy ’97
O. James ’65 and Robin E. Treat
Jeannette G. (Gill) Tregoe
Genevieve W. (White) Turman ’56
Marjorie O. (Towle) Tussing ’62
Annette L. Van Wagner
C. Wayne and Sydna I. (Ellis) Wallace ’57
L.M. Walter ’64
Carolyn M. (Crowell) Warner ’66
William L. Westling ’71
Janet L. Wheeler ’89
Robert C. ’59 and Sandy White
Douglas M. and Faith R. (Campbell) Whitley ’62
Stanley A. ’51 and Rita Wiklund
Richard S. and Kate K. Wiley
George L. Wilson, IV ’83
Montgomery K. ’54 and Mary Maio Winkler
Gwen J. Woirhaye ’60*
Jonathan Allen and Bonnie L. (Orenchak) Wolin ’69
Jeanette C. Wong ’81
Steven A. ’70 and Marjorie A. (Shively) Wood ’69
Victor L. ’74 and Monique Woodward
Stephen M. Wright ’76
Richard L. Wulfsberg ’66
Vincent J. ’91 and Deborah A. (Hansen) Yasaki ’91
William E. Younis ’75
Zabelle Zakarian ’72
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John Greenleaf Whittier Society
These honor roles gratefully recognize donors to Whittier College who made gifts in the 2023 – 2024 fiscal year (July 1 –June 30).
Since 1923, members of the John Greenleaf Whittier Society (JGWS) have been setting the standard for annual charitable contributions. Much like the college’s namesake who worked for the betterment of others, JGWS members help Whittier deliver on its educational mission by making annual gifts of $3,000 and above.
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Steven C. Ai ’76
Marjorie (Conley) Aikens ’54
Alex S. Alacche ’54
Harold E. Allen, Jr. ’84
American Association of Colleges and Universities
Fred D. Anderson, Jr. ’66
Krystal Anderson ’14
James M. Andreoli
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Kathy L. Argo ’72
James Baca ’79
Jeffrey J. Bare, USMC (Ret.) ’81
Joseph L. Beachboard ’85
Mill Voteri and Rosa Lee Black Votteri ’62
Kathleen J. Bradley-Hirz ’66
James M. ’71 and
Joyce C. (Eakin) Brown ’71
Michael L. Brown ’79
Sharon L. (Carty) Camarillo ’81
Cameron J. ’00 and
Kelly A. (Lynch) Carty ’00
Daniel E. Carvalho ’91
G. Terry Causey ’72
Dean A. and Joni L Chamberlain
Fanny O. Chan ’72
Roy E. Clason, Jr. ’84
Nola Lee Cole*
Jonathan S. Collard ’01
Christopher T. Cross ’62
Vincent J. Daigneault ’85
Tiffany M. Dean ’97
Billie D. (Beane) Deihl ’50
Kristine E. Dillon ’73
Kathleen A. (Kingsbury) Dobrzycki ’64
Stefan A. and Wendy G. Dyckerhoff
Edison International
James A. Ehlers ’92
Enterprise Holdings Foundation
Raymond F. Erickson ’63
Ward B. Flad and Jennifer Feigal
Gerard P. ’87 and
Gail (Sanchez) Forster ’87
David P. Fowler, CPA ’84
Martha A. (Reynolds) Fox ’50
Vincent J. ’69 and Penny S. (Carns) Fraumeni ’68
Ronald R. Gastelum ’68
Richard I. ’68 and
Nina A. (Newsom) Gilchrist ’69
William D. ’72 and Barbara L. (Bliss) Gillette ’72
Susan C. Gregg ’68
Dr. David E. and Mrs. Barbara Ondrasik Groce ’57
Bette S. Guithues ’44*
Carey Halio ’95
John E. Hall ’67
Wayne L. ’60 and Susan R. (Elliott) Harvey ’67
Yukiyasu and Toshiko Hayashi
David K. and Sharon D. Herzberger
Donald F. and Lori K Hodgson
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Isaac A. Inouye ’75 and Adele Hieshima-Inouye ’77
Sandra A. (Scheiber) Johnson ’90
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Joseph Allen Cole Trust
Kathleen L. Kane ’71
Edwin Y. Keh ’79
William F. Kleese ’54*
William B. Kountz ’56*
Kevin C. Lacey ’88
Kenneth T. and Marianne C. Lamneck
Peter T. Lauener ’83
Kwan H. Lee ’88
Richard Lichtenstein and Melanie Cotton
Elizabeth H. (Buse) Lucas ’58
Alan H. Lund ’71
Bonnie J. MacEwan ’72
Austin E. Major, Jr. ’84
S. Michael Majowicz ’69*
David D. and Bonnie Mandarich
Benjamin W. Manning ’01
Louise L. (Scheide) Marshall-Kelly ’64
Christopher T. Martin ’94
Joseph R. ’86 and Lisabeth E. (Harris) Marziello ’87
Robert A. May ’87
Joseph C. McCarthy ’97
William M. ’74 and Caroline Allison (Moore) McCormack ’75
John W. McCulloch ’69*
Allan B. McKittrick ’60
Don and Sharon W. McLaughlin
Brian R. Miles ’70
James E. ’62* and Michael Ann Mitchell ’63
Ann (Gibson) Miyata ’72
Joe P. ’73 and Edna Mary (Brindley) Moore ’73
Gene C. Moscovitch, Esq. ’68
Joyce M. (Johnson) Mullenbach ’77
William D. Newsom ’55*
Northern Trust Company
Rafael Ojeda
OneRoot Foundation
Linda B. Ortiz ’76*
B. LaRae Orullian
Leo E. Owens*
Parker Hannifin Corporation
James R. and Chrystina Parks
Laurie W. (Welsh) Peel ’84
Stephen D. Penn ’85
James R. ’58 and Ann (Larson) Peter ’59
PIH Health, Inc.
Amy L. Pulver ’72
Juli M. (Goddard) Rice ’72
Janet L. Roberts ’64
Dr. Mark and Mrs. Elizabeth Power Robison
Reid K. Rokitta ’97
Andrea M. Roy ’02
Janna K. (Newsom) Roznos ’86
Robert A. and Rita G. Rubin
Adele A. Ruxton
Marcello R. Sawyer ’02
Schools First Federal Credit Union
Brett R. ’95 and Linda L. (Lee) Schraeder ’96
Sequoia Enviromental Services, Inc.
Carol J. Simmons ’68
Stanley M. Smith ’73
Catherine L. (Pearce) Standiford ’81
Richard F. Sullivan ’68
Mrs. Joan Sun
James D. ’71 and
Janet M. (Popoff) Surina ’71
E. Guy Talbott ’63
Carol Tenopir ’74
The Ahmanson Foundation
Lynne K. Therriault ’62
James K. Thomann ’60*
Sioux A. Thompson ’75
Raquel Torres-Retana ’91
Mark T. and Wanda S. Tsumaki
Turner Classic Movies
Janet C. (Dunham) Turner ’55
UniHealth Foundation
James K. Walton ’73
Jennifer A. (Mason) Waltzer ’80
Edwin C. and Jie Su Wang
William M. Wardlaw ’68
Glen W. Warner ’63
Tim B. Westphal ’95
Stephanie N. Wiggins ’92
John M. ’64 and Martha M. (Thompson) Wilcox ’65
J. David ’65 and Gretchen R. (Stiling) Willson ’65
Colleen M. (Whitaker) Woods ’83
Kenneth M. Woods ’84
Joy O. Yamamoto ’76
Vincent J. ’91 and Deborah A. (Hansen) Yasaki ’91
Tien P. Zee ’61
Robert M. ’62 and Ann R. (Rosenkrans) Zemsky ’60
Wardman Circle
Gifts of $1,000 to $2,999
Robert L. ’16 and Cody H. Allarte ’16
Lee M. Anderson ’60
Aaron H. Bach ’91
Chandler G. Badon ’21
Blair C. ’64 and Antoinette A. (Leslie) Baker ’66
Richard E. ’75 and Darlene T. (Koucky) Balkus ’76
Robert C. and Virginia K. (Keats) Ball
Lynda S. Bates ’73
Candace M. (Bumgardner) Beck ’79
John E. Bel ’68
Charles B. ’66 and Patricia (Phillips) Bell ’66
Leon C. ’68 and Karen R. (Christensen) Bennett ’68
R. Douglas Bennett ’65
Thomas A. ’89 and Karen (Ritter) Bienz ’89
Jennifer A. (Nestegard) Blazey ’86
Tony D. Boston ’99
John M. Bowden ’65
Todd R. and Julie A. Bragdon
Debra A. Brown ’75
Elisabeth N. (Dewey) Brown, MD ’94
Phyllis J. (Jenkins) Brown ’65
Dora L. (Guerrero) Buchner ’57
Matthew Bullard
Ann M. (Hansen) Burge ’67
Hugh M. Butler, Jr. ’78
Sandra L. (Steele) Butzel ’62
Velcy Cabral Frias ’12
David C. Carnevale ’97
Floyd D. ’92 and Sheri D. (Hansmeier) Cheung ’92
Chevron Humankind
Thomas F. Claggett ’73
Erin J. Clancy ’07
Samuel P. Clement, CTC ’73
Tyler N. Coleman ’19
Michael A. Cornelius, Esq. ’64
Marilyn D. (Kyte) Craft ’66
Credit Union of Southern California
CSL Behring
Jonathan R. Damm ’95
Sanjay A. Das, CFP ’93
Laura A. (Fichner) DeStefano ’64
William T. ’63 and Phyllis O. (Driskill) Dickson ’63
Clifford R. Dudley ’63
Richard P. Duran ’11
Monica Eckman
Vicki L. Edwards ’70
Facility Services Partners, Inc.
Raymond B. Ferguson, JD ’67
Fidelity Foundation
Charles R. Fisher ’12
Greg and Nancy Fisher
Stephen ’62 and Judith Ann (Bennett) Flanders ’61
Robert H. ’67 and Marca D. (Patterson) Fronk ’67
Deborah (Scott) Gallagher ’73
Donna Gedge ’67
Henry and Angela Gee
William A. ’62 and Janice L. (Barker) Geiger ’62
Richard B. Gittings ’99
Tracy A. (Kemp) Gordon ’96
Stuart E. ’56 and Jane R. (Soderberg) Gothold ’55
Cameron A. Gray ’24
Victor R. Griego, Jr. ’78
Ivan T. Guevara ’59
Mitsuo Hamada ’63
Patrick J. Hart ’79
E. Earl Hays ’62
Rita S. Hays ’62
Sherry J. (Rockwell) Hedrick ’68
Stephen J. and Darlene S. Hemington
Margie Hernandez ’89
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
James R. Hickey ’74
Robert P. and Karen A. Hillman
Richard J. Honn ’61
Geoffrey E. Ianiri ’97
Eastwood Im
Donald A. Irie
Erich W. Jahnke ’69
Angela S. (Gorman) Jarnagan ’50
Leslie S. Jenkin ’75
Gregory L. Jenkins ’85
Carol A. (Schmoll) Johnson ’78
Kenton M. Hill ’01 and Patricia L. Juarez-Hill ’98
John P. and Francine S. Katsoudas
David B. Kilpatrick ’73
Douglas S. ’90 and Joan E. (Phillips) Kotkin
Richard F. ’61 and Judith O. (Osborn) Kraft ’60
Mary L. Kreuzer ’64
Brian Krylowicz ’90 and Jennifer Thompson ’91
Nina Kuo
Hale H. ’93 and Cynthia L. (Salac) LaBore ’92
Fred M. ’73 and Jacqueline R. (Davis) Lakey ’74
Richard K. Lantz ’54
Robert E. Laskey ’59
Jessie Lee
Howard L. Lentzner ’62
Estey W. Manning
Stephen J. Mather ’71
Michael J. and Gail McBride
Dr. John D. ’77 and Mrs. Mary L. (Morgan) McCarthy ’77
Bob McCloskey
Ray W. McMullen ’54
Paul D. McNulty ’76
Christine (Zarzana) McQuinn ’97
Dale A. Miller ’63
Lynn A. (Stephan) Miller ’01
William S. ’80 and Jacqueline (Chang) Mok ’82
Paul F. Moore ’68
Sherwood L. Morf ’62
Leda J. (Mintzer) Muller ’88
Marina L. Munoz, Ed.D. ’82
W.D. Bert Newman ’59
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Lee A. Nyvold-Reid ’76
Hugh K. and Anne R. O’Donnell
Anne S. (Coburn) O’Mara, MSW ’56
Darcie D. (Guy) Olson ’89
Gabriel K. Papa ’11
Christopher W. Parsons ’93
Ann Peel
Sarah A. Peel ’10
Michael S. Pelly ’86
R. James ’77 and Dorothy J. (Blaha) Pendleton ’78
William N. ’62 and Karen Ruth (Halvorson) Peoples ’63
Philip and Agnes S. Peters
Wayne E. Peterson ’73
Mary J. Pia
Robin J. (Wight) Pincini ’84
Kristi C. Plaskett
John O. and Evelyn G. Pohlmann
Arturo C. Porzecanski ’71
Judith V. (Kerr) Prather ’66
Ralph A. Pray*
Bonnie L. (George) Price ’89
Joanne K. (Shutt) Princinsky ’75
James B. Proett, LTC USAF ’66
Damien Ramondo ’98
Francisco C. Rodriguez, Ph.D.
William B. Rollins, III ’72
Alexis A. Ruiz-Alessi ’76
Elizabeth M. Sage
J. Stanley Sanders, Esq. ’63
Namrata Saroj, OD ’96
Chris A. Sasiela ’90
Mark W. Schouten ’97
Rick L. and Patricia A. Schraeder
John H. Scudder ’68
Keristofer D. Seryani ’98
Mary A. Severine ’71
Conner W. Sexton ’18
Allen E. Shackelford ’66
Thomas E. Shaw ’02
Geoffrey C. Shepard, Esq. ’66
Robert L. Shonborn ’75
Javier and Sarah E. Silva
Craig A. Smith ’85
Raymond F. and Ann Smith
Ivannia Soto-Hinman*
Barbara C. Spencer ’65
Virginia H. (McIntyre) Stache ’65
Mary M. (Sydnor) Stanton ’67
Robert B. ’68 and Nancy (Verano) Stillwagon
William and Lorna Stirton
Robert Kaplan and Debra Stokes
Karin Strasser-Kauffman ’63
Mary Sutherland
Gregory J. Terlecky ’79
The Baseball Reliquary, Inc.
The Hirata Family Trust
Raye V. Thomas ’08
Tino Tijerina
Michele Torres-Cortes ’92
Patricia F. Walworth ’66
Mary L. Weaver ’72
Stephen G. Webster ’76
Carol Whitson ’68
Judith C. (Hay) Wiggins-North ’64
Kenya L. Williams ’10
Nadine Wong Shi Kam, Ph.D. ’01
Jam F. and Bow Jean Wong
Michael F. Wood ’85
Shuzo Yamamoto ’73
Brian L. ’97 and Tina I. (Ibanez) Yates ’96
Robert C. ’65 and Judith A. (Gates) Yeager ’64
Maura L. (Lee) Yee ’76
William E. Younis ’75
Faithful Friends
50+ Years Faithful
Marjorie (Conley) Aikens ’54
Henrietta L. Chambers
Samuel P. Clement, CTC ’73
Dr. David E. and Barbara Ondrasik Groce ’57
Linda L. (Sutton) Kemp ’66
Arturo C. Porzecanski ’71
Stanley M. Smith ’73
John M. ’64 and Martha M. (Thompson) Wilcox ’65
40+ Years Faithful
Charles S. Adams
Florence A. (Pickering) Buchanan ’60
George W. Burgess ’67
Kelley D. Dantzler ’81
Martha A. (Reynolds) Fox ’50
Karen J. (Freeland) Frey ’80
Wendy A. Furman-Adams
Shayne C. Gad, Ph.D. ’71
Robert L. Gaumer ’68
Patrick J. Hart ’79
Sherry J. (Rockwell) Hedrick ’68
Jane L. (Alexander) Krause ’67
William O. Kuehl ’70
Barbara A. Lyon ’65
Terry E. McCloskey ’75
Allan B. McKittrick ’60
Joanne A. (Sanquist) McMahon ’50
Ray W. McMullen ’54
Brian R. Miles ’70
Joyce M. (Johnson) Mullenbach ’77
Nancy A. Nobile ’53
Gordon K. Pedersen ’50
Barbara A. Polhemus ’77
Aileen R. (Asayama) Suzuki ’63
Genevieve W. (White) Turman ’56
Janet C. (Dunham) Turner ’55
Patricia F. Walworth ’66
Carole A. (Scott) Wheeler ’64
30+ Years Faithful
James M. Andreoli
R. Douglas Bennett ’65
Ann Y. Bamberger ’56
Cathleen A. (Gigler) Cleghorn ’68
Vincent J. Daigneault ’85
John Curry and Kristine E. Dillon ’73
Kathleen A. (Kingsbury) Dobrzycki ’64
Kenneth I. Farber ’68
William R. Francis ’64
Vincent J. ’69 and Penny S. (Carns) Fraumeni ’68
Richard I. ’68 and Nina A. (Newsom) Gilchrist ’69
E. Earl Hays ’62
Mary M. (Amundsen) Hammond ’63
Richard J. Honn ’61
Rodli L. Holtan ’63
Marleen E. (Makino) Lipps ’67
Alan H. Lund ’71
Bonnie J. MacEwan ’72
Arnold J. Maldonado ’68
Austin E. Major, Jr. ’84
Michael J. and Gail McBride
Dale A. Miller ’63
Christine E. (Reel) Nelson ’72
Katheryne N. (Heacock) Nighswonger ’57
Linda D. (Deats) Owen ’66
Laurie W. (Welsh) Peel ’84
James R. ’58 and Ann (Larson) Peter ’59
Erik T. Popp ’65
Clark S. Poston, Jr. ’65
Amy L. Pulver ’72
Michael A. Rizzo ’86 and Susan Sinfield ’88
Janet L. Roberts ’64
Julie A. Scheuermann ’74
Ralph E. Tallant ’57
Pamela R. (Williams) Taylor ’65
Lynne K. Therriault ’62
Gerald Y. C. ’72 and Lynette K. (Siu) Tom ’73
Terry A. Valenzuela
Janet L. Wheeler ’89
Stephen B. Windsor ’63
Jeanette C. Wong ’81
Donald D. Yaggy ’63
20+ Years Faithful
Steven C. Ai ’76
John R. Aliberti ’77
Harold E. Allen, Jr. ’84
William M. ’74 and Caroline Allison
Anonymous
Louis B. and Susan B. Astbury
Joyce Atherton ’70
Stephen C. Austin ’69
Richard E. ’75 and Darlene T. (Koucky) Balkus ’76
John E. Bel ’68
Jeffrey J. Bare, USMC (Ret.) ’81
Ann M. (Creighton) Bateman ’64
Lu Anne Behringer ’66
Claude H. Bennett, III ’66
Marilyn R. (Hunter) Blake ’57
Helen L. (Cosand) Bolton ’64
Steven L. Brandon ’79
Bruce E. and Sherry D. Carlton
Carol J. (Caldwell) Carpenter ’76
Fanny O. Chan ’72
Floyd D. ’92 and Sheri D. (Hansmeier) Cheung ’92
Thomas F. Claggett ’73
Christopher T. Cross ’62
William T. ’63 and Phyllis O. (Driskill) Dickson ’63
Andrew L. Fall ’71
Sunya L. (Lerner) Felburg ’53
David P. Fowler, CPA ’84
William D. ’72 and Barbara L. (Bliss) Gillette ’72
Troy A. ’84 and Cynthia A. (Hedges) Greenup ’85
Mitsuo Hamada ’63
Margie Hernandez ’89
John C. Hlawatsch ’68
Clyde E. Kobayashi ’69
Hale H. ’93 and Cynthia L. (Salac) LaBore ’92
Diane Laedlein ’66
Russell O. Litchfield, II ’78
Kenneth T. ’64 and Karen M. (Warren) Long ’63
James K. Looney ’66
Simone M. Luyt ’88
Michael E. Macrorie ’75
Christopher T. Martin ’94
Jane Maryoung ’73 (Moore) McCormack ’75
Gregg N. ’71 and Patricia A. (Guerrero) McDermont ’73
Susan L. (Hosoda) Meathe ’71
Lee Ann K. Metivier ’00
Albert P. Mitchell, Jr. ’65
William S. ’80 and Jacqueline (Chang) Mok ’82
Margaret D. (Bannerman) Mueller ’60
Anne S. (Coburn) O’Mara, MSW ’56
Shyrl L. Britton O’Pray ’68
Diane Pearlstone-Couchman
Jeannette E. (Cruise) Pease ’63
Barbara S. (Jones) Peck ’57
Stephen D. Penn ’85
Carol J. (Stolley) Philpott ’64
Joseph L. and Bonnie L. (George) Price ’89
Harold M. Probert ’61
Dorothy A. Rendon ’75
M. Julie Rivera ’59
Michael T. Rizzo ’79
John C. Robison ’68
Lisa K. Rollins ’98
William B. Rollins, III ’72
Robert A. and Rita G. Rubin
Adele A. Ruxton
Edward L. Schoenberg ’74
Frank J. Schranz ’71
Mary E. (Tenopir) Sowers ’72
Barbara C. Spencer ’65
Robert W. Starkey ’61
James D. ’71 and
Janet M. (Popoff) Surina ’71
Gilbert R. Sutton ’58
E. Guy Talbott ’63
Matthew D. ’90 and Julie A. (Tracy) Taylor ’90
James C. Tiedt ’77
Amy K. (Birch) Uhlik ’96
Barbara M. Vargas
Nancy K. (Kilner) Varney ’68
Nola J. (Johnson) Voyles ’69
Barbara L. (Marr) Waite ’58
Lucy E. Weeks ’74
Ivan S. Westergaard ’56
Michael F. Wood ’85
Richard D. Wunder ’60
Maura L. (Lee) Yee ’76
10+ Years Faithful
C. R. Acker, Sr.
David Adair and Selena Martinez
Alex S. Alacche ’54
Robert L. ’16 and Cody H. Allarte ’16
Judd R. Allen ’04
Kelly J. Alvarez, CNM ’05
Kevin J. Ambrose ’99
Julie R. Amiton ’93
Richard and Anna Anderson
Janice A. Ansel ’77
Paul A. Armijo ’86
Earl J. Arnett ’96
Rhonda L. (Dahlberg) Askeland ’79
Fred D. Anderson, Jr. ’66
Midori (Tanaka) Aoki ’63
Jessica I. Archambault ’92
Cheryl R. Avirom ’73
James Baca ’79
Patrick K. and Adriana C. Bailleul
John J. Bak
Robert A. Baldwin ’67
Ana Lilia Barraza
Lynda S. Bates ’73
Stephen D. Arnold and
Laurie R. Bauman
Catherine M. (Dickey) Baxter ’77
Paulyne D. Becerra ’98
Leon C. ’68 and
Karen R. (Christensen) Bennett ’68
Jean (Meirs) Berk ’68
Phyllis A. (Kauffman) Bettelheim ’54
Rosa L. Black-Votteri ’62
John M. Bowden ’65
Beverly A. Boyd ’68
Stanley J. ’71 and
Judith C. (Lank) Boyer ’67
Linda J. (Cahoon) Bransford ’75
Stefanie A. Brignoni ’92
Elisabeth N. (Dewey) Brown, MD ’94
Kathryn J. (Schutte) Brown, MA ’63
Adrienne C. (Napoli) Bryant ’04
Dora L. (Guerrero) Buchner ’57
Ann M. (Hansen) Burge ’67
Jonathan Burton and Anita Ravi
Sandra L. (Steele) Butzel ’62
Laurel L. Janssen Byrne ’94
Shirley M. (O’Connor) Byrne ’53
Phyllis J. Cairns ’61
Albert H. Carey, II ’67
Sherrill R. Cartt ’64
Michelle A. Cervantes ’88
Urban R. Cleaves, J.D. ’78
Lesley E. Cole ’08
Elana S. (Bear) Cornelius ’92
Christina L. (Rodriguez) Cortez ’73
Luene H. Corwin ’58
Gerald W. Craft
Marilyn D. (Kyte) Craft ’66
Andrea J. (DeCou) Cranmer ’66
Gregory L. Crawford ’78
Roberta C. (Roy) Cukro ’07
Robert J. Currie ’68
Victoria L. Dack ’81
Diane M. Darling ’75
Rebecca L. (Tanner) Deihl ’75
Laura A. (Fichner) DeStefano ’64
Linda J. (Pappas) Diaz ’78
Michael and Chrystyl Dimler
Kenneth F. DiNoto ’66
Anthony A. and Debra A. Eckloff
Paul F. Edinger ’67
William H. and Jean R. Engelmann
Adele M. (Perdew) Enright, Julie H. Ernst ’85
Marynelle E. (Ellis) Evans ’73
Kathy Filatreau
Roger D. and Mary Ellen Fleck
Gerard P. ’87 and Gail (Sanchez) Forster ’87
Mike Foster ’73
Doreen J. (Albee-Riddle) Frank-Riordan ’68
Brenton K. Fratzke ’90
Christopher M. Frost ’85
Irene S. Gallardo
Plamen N. ’06 and Katelyn E. (Carman) Ganev ’07
Raymond and Rachel Garcia
Jose M. Garzon ’77
Almut B. (Hoeschele) Gassmann ’85
William A. ’62 and Janice L. (Barker) Geiger ’62
Carlos I. Gomez ’93
Nancy Y. (Ogaz) Gonzalez ’85
Gary L. Goodson ’87
Tracy A. (Kemp) Gordon ’96
Stuart E. ’56 and Jane R. (Soderberg) Gothold ’55
Catherine Gouge ’08
William D. Gratke, II ’87
Laury S. (Sanor) Graves ’78
Susan C. Gregg ’68
Ana I. Gutierrez ’96
Robert A. Guy, Jr. ’91
Frederick D. Buescher ’96 and Genevieve D. Haines ’95
Carey Halio ’95
Doreen A. (Yoshihashi) Hall ’80
Janice M. (Lund) Hall ’59
Sarah C. Hall ’03
Bruce E. Harris ’71
Linda J. Harris ’71
Mallory A. (Hall) Harris ’76
David R. Hayashi ’11
Keith and Ann-Marie Hayashi
Yukiyasu and Toshiko Hayashi
Lisa R. (Burnett) Hayes ’88
Stephen J. and Darlene S. Hemington
Gerald E. Hempenius ’56
Carlos R. Hernandez ’02
Charles T. and Pamela S. Hill
Robert P. and Karen A. Hillman
Janette L. (Kleeb)
Hoisington ’67
Jane I. (Israel) Honikman ’67
C. Michael Hoover, Jr. ’59
Charlotte E. Hudson ’85
Christine H. (Sumiye) Imoto ’75
Brenton A. Inouye ’08
Terrence J. and Marion M. Jacob
Erich W. Jahnke ’69
Catherine M. (Gasper) Jessup ’63
Margaret G. (Severy) Johnston ’70
Steven H. Jones ’62
John T. Jordan, Jr. ’69
Kathleen ’82 and Kim Jorgensen ’81
Nadine Wong Shi Kam, Ph.D. ’01
Elaine Keh ’77
Krista L. Key ’07
Carole A. (Stevens) King ’65
Karen M. Klebingat ’76
Mary L. Kreuzer ’64
William C. ’70 and Susan K. (Duffey) Kreuzer ’73
Marie T. Krubski ’94
Brian Krylowicz ’90 and Jennifer Thompson ’91
Seamus Lagan
Richard K. Lantz ’54
Lanore Larson ’85
Robert E. Laskey ’59
Rosario Araguas Lavoie ’02
Ned F. Lazaro ’63
Aaron A. Lee ’80
Kwan H. Lee ’88
John G. Lejay ’80
Howard L. Lentzner ’62
John J. ’63 and Susie B. (Marshall) LePrince ’69
M. Annelle Lerner ’80
Cassandra G. Leyba ’15
Gregory P. and Sheryl L. Litherland
Felicia M. Lopez ’06
Stephanie L. Lopez ’10
Joshua A. Lorton ’94
Angela Xulu Luna ’09
Barbara Lynn ’68
Justin R. Mackay ’07
Kathryn Majors-Foley ’10
Thomas J. Manley 95 and Katherine A. Givler ’95
Matthew P. Manzano ’14
Pat A. Martinez-Dabic ’75
Jerlyn A. Mask ’75
John D. ’77 and Mary L. (Morgan) McCarthy ’77
Terry M. ’62 and Peggy A. (Chatfield) McCarty ’60
Ted F. ’69 and Cynthia A. (Robertson) McCord ’69
Robert G. McDermont, (Ret.) ’64
Paul D. McNulty ’76
Paul McPartland and Paula Krejcik
Alice E. (Obregon) Miller ’64
Cynthia A. (Canada) Mitchell ’67
Heidi H. (Barker) Moawad ’94
John C. Mohl ’80
Paul F. Moore ’68
Terry Mooschekian ’68
Maria Lucia de Leon Mrozinski ’96
Leda J. (Mintzer) Muller ’88
Bruce A. ’69 and Terry A. (Martin) Murphy ’70
Richard M. Murphy ’84
R. Chandler Myers, Esq.
Judith S. Navarrete ’86
Charles V. ’64 and Susan Moore (Brown) Nebesar ’66
Lisa M. Newton
Lana S. Nino
Marta C. Nunez ’96
David M. ’76 and Dorinda Ileen (Hougham) Nyberg ’77
Orpha Ochse
Barbara C. (Cassidy) O’Connor ’70
William F. Ogle ’69
Patricia A. (Tredup) O’Grady ’75
Francis L. Olson ’64
Vanchai ’73 and Janet L. (Anderson) Oonchitti ’73
Kaitlyn R. O’Rinn ’09
Frank L. Orozco ’72
B. LaRae Orullian
Joan (Gregory) Ostrom-Main ’51
John W. Outland ’64
Tina L. Palombo ’88
Gabriel K. Papa ’11
Robert C. Parke, MD ’67
James R. and Chrystina Parks
Judy M. Ferguson Patel ’78
Kerri E. Payne ’88
Arianna E. Perez ’09
Douglas H. Perez ’70
Magaly P. Perez ’10
Dennis E. Petersen ’81
Wayne E. Peterson ’73
Erin E. Pfaucht ’04
Ashley L. Phipps ’09
Mary J. Pia
Karen L. Pika-Lake ’96
Daniel D. ’97 and Lindsey M. (Badillo) Pira ’98
Linda L. Poochigian
Alex Popescu
Linda L. (Spindler) Powell ’65
James V. Preston ’76
Sallie L. (Ekern) Price ’73
James B. Proett, LTC USAF ’66
Sophin Z. Pruong-McCreery ’01
Peggy J. (Weinheimer) Radoumis ’65
Carol M. Rawson ’65
Shannon K. (Gibson) Reddy ’07
Brian A. and Suzanne Schultz Reed
Wayne W. ’56 and Susanne R. (Rayburn) Reinecke ’56
Carole A. Restovich
Lolita D. Reynoso
Evelyn K. (Brandt) Ricci, Esq. ’72
James L. Rippy ’63
Andrew T. Roach ’91
Shirley A. (Casebolt) Roberts ’77
Mark and Elizabeth Power Robison
Angel Y. Rodriguez, MSSA ’97
Orlando Rodriguez ’18 and Edna Becerra Rodriguez
Joseph L. Romano, Jr. ’00
Frances L. Romo
Adam J. Rosenberg ’92
Michael and Vickie Roy
David S. Roussel ’74
Alexis A. Ruiz-Alessi ’76
Wren S. Saito ’10
Yvonne D. Salazar ’13
Sally R. (Freund) Saltzstein ’59
Kathryn A. Sanwick ’05
Chris A. Sasiela ’90
Michael K. ’98 and Sonya G. Sarmiento ’98
Marce D. Scarbrough ’94
Daniel T. Schniedwind ’10
Benedict I. See, Jr. ’12
Benjamin A. Seinfeld ’11
Keristofer D. Seryani ’98
Eva Sevcikova ’03
Allen E. Shackelford ’66
Elyse L. Sharp ’12
Karyl L. (Radford) Sherman ’93
Michael J. Shonborn ’79
Kay L. (Jacobsen) Smith ’90
Norman D. Smith ’67
Raymond F. and Ann Smith
Yolanda Smith ’76
Patricia C. Sowers ’59*
Themistocles and Christine Sparangis
Catherine L. (Pearce)
Standiford ’81
Mary M. (Sydnor) Stanton ’67
Sharon S. (Sicotte) Stave ’61
Robert B. Stillwagon ’68
Corinne (Pehrson) Stover ’52
Karin Strasser-Kauffman ’63
Patricia E. (Hare) Streeter, Ed.D. ’58
Cathy A. (Brown) Sullivan ’77
Richard F. Sullivan ’68
Joan Sun
Mary Sutherland
Bryan J. Sverchek ’04
Lee E. (Dye) Takagi ’71
Michael S. Takeguma ’74
Christopher J. ’08 and
Melissa E. Tarver ’08
Mary A. Tasker-Thompson ’73
Megan D. Teachworth ’12
Carol Tenopir ’74
Michael J. and Martha J. Totaro
A. Richard Trueblood ’60
Mary H. Truglia ’11
Anthony J. Tsui ’10
Avery J. and Joy K. Tsui
Tiffany M. Tsui ’15
Mark T. and Wanda S. Tsumaki
Jonathan C. Tupanjanin ’14
Renee M. (Klund)
Ursem ’88
Susan A. Vetterick ’66
Delma J. Nieves Villarreal, MD ’98
Marion Vitone
Martin M. Voss ’06
Norris E. and Hollis Krug Waalen
Annette L. Van Wagner
L.M. Walter ’64
James K. Walton ’73
Jennifer A. (Mason) Waltzer ’80
Daria M. (Bonomi) Waples ’56
William M. Wardlaw ’68
Frederick Wardy and Trudie Grace
Dennis J. and Janet L. Washenfelder
Don Q. Washington ’71
Audrey J. (Whitehead) Waugh ’97
Mary L. Weaver ’72
Amanda E. (Vaughn) Wherritt ’99
Judith C. (Hay) Wiggins-North ’64
Stanley A. Wiklund ’51
J. David ’65 and
Gretchen R. (Stiling) Willson ’65
James L. and Jeannine L. Windt
Kathy M. Winkler
Joanne (Strong) Wolf ’64
Kalfred Wong, Jr.
Cheri I. (Snyder) Workman ’76
Leanora L. (Bates) Wright ’78
Carol L. Wunder ’66
Vincent J. ’91 and Deborah A. (Hansen) Yasaki ’91
Roger S. Young ’72
William E. Younis ’75
H. O’Neil Ziegler ’54
2-9 Years Faithful
Ronald A. Aanerud, DDS ’69
Dyan K. Acevedo ’09
Carrissa M. Adams ’99
Gerald S. and Sara P. Adams
Kathleen A. (McDermott) Adams ’67
Aurelio Alba ’95
Edna L. Albrecht ’61
Rudy and Julie M. Aldama
Susan L. Alexander ’62
Jerry Allman and Carol A. Jackson
Dorian F. Almaraz ’14
Robert E. and Rebecca L. Alonzo
Elizabeth H. (Primrose) Anderson ’58
Krystal Anderson ’14
Timothy L. Anderson
A. W. ’66 and Joy D. (Robinson)
Appleby ’64
Patrick A. Arcadi ’77
Jordan D. Arnold ’10
Jay P. ’97 and Nikomi S. (Garcia) Arroyo ’97
Andrew K. Au ’72
Aaron H. Bach ’91
Susan Backus
Blair C. ’64 and Antoinette A. (Leslie) Baker ’66
Ruth L. (Podmore) Bales ’52
Robert C. and Virginia K. (Keats) Ball
Elma M. (Mendia) Barajas ’88
Tara D. Barnhart ’95
Candace M. (Bumgardner) Beck ’79
Priscilla B. Bell
Trudie K. Berry
Diane (Feickert) Birt, Ph.D. ’71
Leslie A. (Gula) Blatchford ’86
Jennifer A. (Nestegard) Blazey ’86
Irene F. (Garcia) Brunow ’78
Todd A. Bursaw ’88
Eric A. ’98 and Amy (Roche) Boteilho ’99
Michel B. Bookstein ’72
Kathleen J. Bradley-Hirz ’66
Jeffrey Brandon ’19
Sarah J. (Williams) Brewster, Ph.D. ’62
Marc K. Brodnax ’86
Linda W. (West) Brown, DMA ’74
Michael L. Brown ’79
Phyllis J. (Jenkins) Brown ’65
David I. Paddy and Carolyn Brucken
Hugh M. Butler, Jr. ’78
Lisa A. Butler
Mary C. Butterly ’87
Daniel T. Byrd
Patricia C. Calvert-Brown ’76
James and Lorinda B. Camparo
Samuel I. ’84 and Carla M. (Hudock) Cardenas ’85
David C. Carnevale ’97
Judy H. (Harsha) Carpenter ’57
Melissa G. Carvey ’02
Jaime del Castillo ’03
Nancy H. (Irish) Castillo ’64
G. Terry Causey ’72
Richard C. ’60 and
Joan A. (Harter) Cavenah ’60
Rocio Centeno ’93
Fiona Chan ’88
Kelvyn K. Chang ’64
Aristani Chavez ’17
Richard B. ’68 and Linda J. (Shedeck) Cheatham ’68
Laura J. Ching ’69
Erin J. Clancy ’07
Candice E. Clark Ryder ’77
Roy E. Clason, Jr. ’84
Karen S. Cleland, RD ’83
Garrett W. ’02 and Jessica R. Cobb ’05
Benjamin J. Cohon ’10
Carla R. Coggins
Nola Lee Cole*
Jonathan S. Collard ’01
Erle D. ’82 and Vanessa (Kuhia) Collins ’84
Julie Collins-Dogrul
Robert E. Collins, II ’83
Edward R. Compean ’73
Carl E. Conde ’82
Mary J. (Goodman) Connor ’69
Michael A. Cornelius, Esq. ’64
William R. and Sharon M. Cottle
Debora S. Countess ’86
Leonard W. Couzijn ’73
Paul F. Craig ’77
Elizabeth M. (De la Paz) Cruz ’01
Michelle N. (Katz) Cruz ’93
Leanna S. (Babb) Culton ’63
Kevin and Juliana Currie
Ivory T. Curtis ’73
Kenneth S. ’76 and Cara A. (Richter) Daneman ’79
Sanjay A. Das, CFP ’93
Nicole M. Davison ’03
Anthony P. De Sa, Jr. ’88
Lisa A. DeTavernier ’01
Richard L. Dewberry ’71
John E. DeWitt, Jr. ’57
Alfred DiGrazia and Alison Morea
Bianca S. DiJulio ’02
Katryna J. Dillard ’15
Devon D. Dougherty
Clifford R. Dudley ’63
Edna (Yrungaray) Duke ’79
Richard L. Dunham, D.M.D. ’81
Richard P. Duran ’11
William and Thelma L. Eaton
Vicki L. Edwards ’70
Sondra D. (Nielsen) Elkins ’67
Raymond F. Erickson ’63
William C. Erwin ’74
Samuel H. Esposito ’18
Raymond B. Ferguson, JD ’67
L. C. Fink
Stephen ’62 and Judith Ann (Bennett) Flanders ’61
Jose R. Flores
Deirdre A. (Darling) Ford, Esq ’63
E. Louise Forrest ’69
Robert H. ’67 and Marca D. (Patterson) Fronk ’67
Charles Fults
Lauren A. Galantai ’17
Earl G. Gates ’89
John R. Geer ’68
Kai N. Gentille ’17
Gerald Gerace
Faith E. Govan ’14
Henrique and Marie Gregorio
Stephen J. and Teresa J. Groak
Audrey M. Gruber
Kostas Gus and Sandra Sialaris
Vincent and Alma Gutierrez
Vivian J. Gutierrez ’10
M. Gregory Hammann ’78
Diane S. (Scott) Hanson ’73
Aaron B. ’93 and Ellen D. (DeLacey) Hathaway ’94
Joan M. (Crotser) Herrick ’68
Sharon R. (Anderson) Haskell ’59
John A. Hawkridge ’12
Marialice (Hedgcock) Hayes ’62
Michael W. and Sheri L Henderson
Jeffrey J. Heynen ’95
Rene ’05 and Cynthia A. Herrera ’08
Gerald G. Hester ’62
Ann M. Hickey ’99
Kenton M. Hill ’01 and Patricia L. Juarez-Hill ’98
Clayton Hollopeter ’60
Nathaniel C. and Matilde Holt
Ted J. Holt ’68
Teresa C. Holt ’90
Stanley T. Holmes and Rebecca A. Horn
Vera E. (Coleman) Hoskin-Anderson ’78
Aletha E. (Gray) Hotaling ’54
James J. ’97 and Melanie M. (Cedillo) Householder ’05
Susan G. (Gardner) Hufman ’71
Keith M. Huggins ’61
Verona C. Hung
Christopher H. Hunt, Ph.D. ’68
Deirdre Hunter
Carol A. (Burr) Hutchison ’58
Margaret A. (Magruder) Hutchinson ’67
Eastwood Im
Estelle S. (Kau) Inn ’70
Isaac A. Inouye ’75 and Adele Hieshima-Inouye ’77
Donald A. Irie
Linda (Bone) Jeng ’90
Oscar J. Jimenez ’61
Jason A. Jobe ’14
Carol A. (Schmoll) Johnson ’78
Joe L. Johnson, Jr. ’80
sal johnston
Rudolph M. Jordan
Norman A. Kanold ’72
Robert Kaplan and Debra Stokes
John P. and Francine S Katsoudas
William E. Kelley, USN (Ret.) ’60
David B. Kilpatrick ’73
Lee and Catherine Kissel
Julie C. (Curtis) Kline ’87
Carol A. (McSweeny) Koch ’83
Douglas S. Kotkin ’90
Joseph A. Kozel ’98
Richard F. ’61 and Judith O. (Osborn) Kraft ’60
Rushika A. Kumararatne ’02
Alison G. Kunetka ’02
Richard ’64 and Patricia S. (Lay) Kunishima ’69
Carol J. (Leith) Kurumada ’65
Sondra (Barnes) Kuykendall ’61
Kevin La ’21
Fred M. ’73 and Jacqueline R. (Davis) Lakey ’74
Nancy A. (Simmons) Larson ’71
Mitchell H. Lawbaugh ’86
Peggy J. (Hudson) Leatherman ’51
Maria D. (Quillicy) Lengerke ’87
Richard and Cecilia A. de Leon
Richard A. ’78 and
Marlene A. (Quezada) Lerner ’80
Richard Lichtenstein and Melanie Cotton
Ryan K. Liebling ’03
Chris and Karla D. Lin
Anita Lohin
Silvestre and Esther L. Lopez
Leslie W. Louie ’95
Sharon L. Ludwig ’62
Cameron T. Lynch ’87
David Madera
Janine L. (Kramer) Madera ’96
Sarah E. Maggard, Esq. ’70
J. Joseph Magruder, Ph.D. ’64
John E. Maki ’98
Christine L. (Ziegler) Mangrich ’80
David M. Mann, Ph.D. ’64
Sarah M. Mannes ’12
Wayne M. Manzo ’76
Louise L. (Scheide) Marshall-Kelly ’64
Mary E. (Fletcher) Marthe, NBCT, BCET ’74
Claudia A. Martin
Alma R. Martinez ’84
Latrice C. (Wilson) Martinez ’92
Nancy L. Mary ’69
Stephen J. Mather ’71
Richard A. McAteer ’63
Sheryl L. McCamey
Joseph C. McCarthy ’97
Janine M. McKenna ’11
Bob McCloskey
Nichole McCraw
Andrew G. McCue
Shawn M. McDonald ’08
Danny McNamara
Christine (Zarzana) McQuinn ’97
Sally L. Mead ’71
Elyse S. (Tavin) Meer ’99
Joseph E. Mendoza ’02
William and Annette Mendoza
Lynn A. (Stephan) Miller ’01
Shelley S. Midkiff ’74
Ronald D. ’67 and
Sara A. (Roberts) Mills ’66
Jo Mintzer
James E. ’62* and Michael A. Mitchell ’63
Ann (Gibson) Miyata ’72
LeRoy N. and Karen S. Montoya
Jonathan F. and Jane Moody
Sherwood L. Morf ’62
Michael A. Moses ’85
Arturo and Luz Munoz
Marina L. Munoz, Ed.D. ’82
Ramon B. Navarro and Leslie Miller
Owen and Kristina Newcomer
Herbert S. and Teri K. Nishii
Joseph Nishimura
James B. Norton
Kenneth J. Nowels ’53
Lee A. Nyvold-Reid ’76
Thomas P. and Janice M. O’Brien
Alan C. Oehler and Victoria L. Wolcott
Rafael Ojeda
Thomas W. ’77 and Cheryl Anne (Thudium) Oliver ’78
James P. ’59 and Marjorie H. (Millikan) Olson ’61
Vicki E. Olson ’65
Rebecca Overmyer-Velazquez
Michael and Haida A. Palos
Hector Pantoja ’15
Marcus A. Paredes ’98 and Jennifer J. McDonough ’98
Barbara L. Paulsen ’56
Pamela G. (Cook) Pearson ’74
Melanie J. Peel ’14
Sarah A. Peel ’10
Nicholas M. Pentecost ’66
Kevin M. Perez-Allen ’05
John G. Perkovic and Jeanne Weiss
Philip and Agnes S. Peters
Elinore D. (Bates) Petoletti ’49
Harold R. and Gayle D. Pfohl
Robin J. (Wight) Pincini ’84
Karen S. (Knieps) Podvin ’63
John O. and Evelyn G. Pohlmann
Judith V. (Kerr) Prather ’66
Joanne K. (Shutt) Princinsky ’75
Darryl A. Quan and Lucia A Orlando
Kelci K. Quinabo ’15
Jorge A. Quintana ’19
John S. and Lea M. Reedy
Kirk W. Reeve ’56
Jeffrey A. Ribera ’79
Juli M. (Goddard) Rice ’72
Rachel H. (Homel) Rice ’96
Raymond M. ’67 and JoAnna Claire (Cumming) Ritchey ’65
Brent A. Robinson ’14
Carlos Rodriguez
Francisco C. Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Judy D. (Ball) Rohrbach ’76
Douglas M. Rowan
Judith A. (Smith) Rowan ’68
Mark Y. ’79 and Katherine (Quon) Sadamitsu ’80
Elizabeth M. Sage
David C. Sahadevan ’97
Merilyn “Lyn” (Johnson) Sandahl ’53
J. Stanley Sanders, Esq. ’63
Eric R. and Anne K. Sandlund
Namrata Saroj, OD ’96
Marcello R. Sawyer ’02
Sajiv and Jyoti Saxena
Lloyd A. Schneider, Jr. ’60
Clarissa L. Schomer ’09
Rick L. and Patricia A. Schraeder
Brett R. ’95 and Linda L. (Lee) Schraeder ’96
David D. Schuessler ’87
James D. Schultz and Lela D. Ivey
Lynne E. (Uhlig) Scott ’65
John H. Scudder ’68
Randy Seelye ’70
Christopher H. Sekiguchi ’15
Adrienne (Cisneros) Selekman ’81
Deanna L. (Irvin) Severn ’79
Geoffrey C. Shepard, Esq. ’66
Andrew D. and Jody B. Sherman
Robert L. Shonborn ’75
Javier and Sarah E. Silva
Gail (Zuber) Simpson ’75
Marvin H. Sippel ’55
David C. Slama ’84
David L. Sloan
Robert G. and Barbara W. Slyker
Carey W. and Euphia H. Smith
David M. Smith, Esq. ’61
Glenn T. Sneddon ’65
Sharon L. (Moorhead) Snell ’67
Stephen W. Snyder ’85
Patrick J. Soto, Sr., GISP ’83
Virginia H. (McIntyre) Stache ’65
Steven and Katherine Stafford
Zachary Jonn-Robert ’03 and Nadine P. Stecklein ’09
Peter W. and Hiromi Stephens
Harlan D. Stelmach ’67
William and Lorna Stirton
Alfred W. Stoll ’49
Kaithleen B. (Lau) Stone ’75
Jon E. Swearingen
Thomas E. Sweetser ’76
Anthony D. ’07 and Dana R. (Allen) Taylor ’07
Mark W. Taylor ’89
Darren M. and Leila A. Thomas
James K. Thomann ’60*
Raye V. Thomas ’08
Sioux A. Thompson ’75
Mary A. (Lavedock) Throndson ’67
Patrice Ticknor
Eleanor (Gonzalez) Timbol ’99
Margaret (Donnellan) Todd ’76
David M. Tokuyoshi ’76
Stanley E. Tolliver ’80
Michele Torres-Cortes ’92
Raquel Torres-Retana ’91
Samantha A. Tosch ’06
Virginia R. (Forrester) Trevino ’57
Sallie F. Truglia
Gary D. Turner ’64
Sheldon B. Tuck ’95
Michael L. ’88 and Elizabeth Y. (Chavez) Tusken ’86
Don I. Uyeshima ’71
Pedro and Analiza Valbuena
Socorro M. Vasquez ’81
Justin R. Velasco ’08 and Denise T. Wong Velasco ’13
Andrew E. Walton ’75
Jeffery Webster and Harriet McGinley
Trevor D. Wegman ’15
Betty M. (Forbes) Weigel ’51
Dennis B. Welch ’68
Fred A. Werber, MD ’73
Steven C. Weston ’83
Joseph and Colleen Whaling
James E. and Kelly J. White
Carol Whitson ’68
Roberta C. (Sampson) Wiest ’62
Stephanie N. Wiggins ’92
Robert C. Williams ’69
Kenya L. Williams
James D. and Marion Williamson
Erika L. Williams-Rogers ’93
Edwina Wilson-Snyder ’68
Gregory R. and Susan J. Woirol ’88
Jam F. and Bow Jean Wong
Steven A. ’70 and Marjorie A. (Shively) Wood ’69
Steven D. Wright ’00
Susan M. (Clough) Wyatt ’65
Shuzo Yamamoto ’73
Richard Ybarra
Judith A. (Gates) Yeager ’64
Jennifer L. Young ’93
Donald R. and Jill Young
Thomas Zartl
Tien P. Zee ’61
Walter J. Zukowski
Whittier College Class Notes
Class Notes celebrate Poets’ submitted milestones by class year. Due to space limitations, The Rock cannot always publish every Class Note received. Whittier College reserves the right to edit for clarity and brevity.
1950s
Jan C. (Dunham) Turner ’55 recently took a cruise on the upper Mississippi River with classmate Ann Howard Cowan ’55. “We have enjoyed many trips over the years (together and with groups of college friends) and decided it was time for us to try one more adventure.”
1960s
Geoff Shepard ’66 produced a documentary titled Watergate Secrets and Betrayals: Orchestrating Nixon’s Demise, released on the 50th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s resignation. The film was featured on Tucker Carlson’s show and is available for rent or purchase at WatergateSecrets.com.
Brian McDonald ’68 was elected to the board of directors of the Casa del Sol Homeowners Association in Mission Viejo, California.
1970s
David H. Edinger ’70 recently moved to Friends Fellowship Community in Richmond, Indiana, with wife Ginger Matera ’72. He remains in contact with college roommate Jim McAteer ’70 of Indianapolis.
Allen Nickerson ’70 retired after 30 years in human resources, most recently as senior vice president of operations at Carlton Senior Living in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Sara S. Hodson ’71 published a book titled I Promise You I’ll Be Home: Korean War Letters of a U.S. Marine (McFarland, 2024). It consists of letters from the front lines written by Al Martinez, who went on to become a Pulitzer-Prize winning featured columnist for The Los Angeles Times.
Mary A. Severine ’71 and wife of 16 years, Barbara, reside in San Diego and enjoy traveling, hiking, backpacking, sailboat racing, birdwatching, photography, and reading. The couple met 40 years ago and have been together almost 30 years. After studying sociology and anthropology at Whittier, Severine earned her nursing degree and a master’s in human behavior. She retired from her nursing career in 2013. “I cherish memories of my time at Whittier College! Life is good!”
Richard Buck ’73 is celebrating 48 years of marriage with his wife. While at Whittier, he was a winning contestant on The Dating Game. While things didn’t work out between him and the bachelorette on the show, he reports he “went on and got my master’s in international management and married a girl I met in Phoenix.”
Gregory L. Crawford ’78 celebrated his 40th anniversary of government service in 2023.
1980s
Marcy (Thomas) Lamar ’84 is newly retired after many years in education and now resides in Maui, Hawaii, with husband Claud. “We are loving life!”
Majid Sababi ’84 returned to school at age 53 after 22
years in the healing arts, including chiropractic practice. He completed a naturapathic medicine program in 2016, received his master’s in clinical nutrition in 2017, and earned his medical degree in 2022. He credits his faculty mentors at Whittier including Professors Armstrong, Reeg, Schambach and Bell. “These gentle souls were an inspiration to me and others.”
William “Bill” Ayares ’85 shares that he is enjoying his animal sanctuary just east of Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he tends to miniature horses, miniature donkeys, alpacas, highland cows, chickens, turkeys, ducks, and even one “Zonkey” (half zebra, half donkey).
1990s
Adriane L. (Miles) Talamentes ’95 received her Master of Public Health degree from Columbia University in May 2024.
2000s
Deirdre A. Brownell ’02 published her first book, titled Singing the Psyche: Uniting Thought and Feeling Through the Voice, Voice Movement Therapy in Practice in 2023. The book is about how voice movement therapy is used by different practitioners in both the therapeutic and artistic fields. Brownell received her Ph.D. in imaginal psychology from Meridian University in Petuluma, California, in 2021. Her dissertation was in combining voice movement therapy and imaginal psychology to help those with learning differences to find their embodied voices. She is setting up her private practice in conjunction with Anne Brownell in Wareham, Massachusetts, with a focus in working with people with special needs and LGBTQ+ youth.
Charlene (Beal) Brown ’04 published two poems in the 10th Heron Clan Anthology from Katherine James Press, and published another poem in the spring edition of Full House Literary, an online publication.
Adrienne (Napoli) Bryant ’04 was honored for her professional work as executive director for Moreland OBGYN, the largest OBGYN practice in Southeastern Wisconsin, at the TEMPO Waukesha Celebrating Women 2024 awards luncheon.
Andrea (Smith) Tolson ’04 married Jess Tolson on Aug. 21, 2023 at Cape Perpetua in Oregon. The couple resides in Springfield, Oregon, where Andrea works as an education specialist for the Oregon Department of Education and Jess works as an automation technician.
Kiki Miller ’08 was appointed last year to a twoyear term as Water Commissioner in Castle Rock, Colorado. She has a background in environmental policy and law and is focusing on conservation and sustainability issues as her community confronts a persistent drought and the Colorado River crisis.
2010s
Sarah Peel ’10 is celebrating 10 years of teaching with the Whittier Union High School District and 13 years with the Adult Transition Program. Her dog training and boarding company, No Bull Rehab, is also celebrating 10 years in business.
Katrina Wong ’17 received her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Mount Saint Mary’s University in 2020 after graduating from Whittier with a bachelor’s in kinesiology and nutrition science. She currently practices as an orthopedic and pelvic floor physical therapist specializing in prenatal and postpartum care with a focus on optimizing women’s health. Wong started her private practice, Whole Body Wellness and Physical Therapy, in 2023. She is “thankful for the four years at Whittier College, filled with immense personal growth and confidence in communication, connection and leadership.”
2020s
Noah Benjamin Humphrey ’20 graduated from Yale Divinity School with his Master of Divinity degree in 2023. Recently, he also volunteered as a defensive line coach for the Damien Intermediate Football Team at Damien Memorial High School, which won the league championship, worked as an editor for the Yale Journal of Law and Liberation, and engaged with the Oahu community, particularly Kalihi at KPT. This year, he participated in the Pennington family’s 10th Annual Ancestral Healing Conference, and received the Royal Sword Award for his commitment to liberation and service. He is currently in his first year in the Doctor of Chiropractic program at SCUHS in Whittier. “I’m excited to return to where it all began and continue supporting the Whittier College community!”
In Memoriam
Whittier College extends heartfelt condolences to the friends and families of members of the Poet community who died in 2024. We honor their lifetimes of accomplishments and profound service.
Professor Ivannia Soto-Hinman
Dr. Ivannia Soto-Hinman, professor of education, passed away on April 23, 2024, at 48, after an eight-year journey with cancer. A beloved and renowned bilingual education scholar and mentor at Whittier College for 15 years, SotoHinman’s relentless optimism and wide-reaching advocacy in education reform inspired colleagues and influenced countless aspiring and veteran educators across California and the nation.
The author of 12 books, Soto-Hinman was a sought-after expert on multilingual education. She frequently delivered trainings and workshops to school districts, county offices, and education systems nationwide. In 2011, Soto-Hinman founded the Institute for Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching at Whittier. Over the last decade, she led efforts to establish the College as a leader in bilingual education pedagogy, launching the Bilingual Authorization Program in 2018 and hosting the inaugural Bilingual Education Summit in September 2023.
Soto-Hinman earned a Ph.D. in education from the Claremont Graduate University and dual master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Biola University. As part of her postdoctoral work at Stanford University, she led the School Redesign Network from 2005 to 2007.
Soto-Hinman is survived by her husband, Ron Skamfer, her parents, Ron and Estella Soto, her sister, Arlene Soto ’94, and her loyal furry companion, Frida.
Richard H. Deihl ’49 DBA ’84
Richard H. Deihl ’49 DBA ’84 passed away at his home in San Diego on June 28, 2024, at 95. He was surrounded by his beloved wife, Billie ’50, and their four children, Cathy, Vicki, Mike, and Christine. A proud member of the Lancer Society, a trustee of Whittier College from 1970 to 1982 and again from 1992 to 2002, he served as chair during his second term and was elected trustee emeritus because of his exemplary service.
Born in Whittier, Deihl earned a degree in economics. After enlisting in the Air Force, he served as a fighter-bomber pilot during the Korean War, completing 76 combat missions. His service earned him the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with Three Clusters, in which he achieved the rank of first lieutenant.
In 1960, Howard Ahmanson invited Deihl to join Home Savings and Loan as a loan officer. Within seven years, he rose to the position of president and eventually became CEO. During his career, he also held other notable positions, including vice chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, president of the Thrift Institutions Advisory Council for the Federal Reserve, and serving on the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Savings and Loan League.
Deihl’s community service included being a past board member of Arco, where he chaired the Audit Committee, and serving as a trustee for Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles and the Scripps Foundation in San Diego. He also served on the board of the Charter Oak Unified School District in the San Gabriel Valley.
Elizabeth Kay-Im ’89
Liz Kay-Im ’89 passed away in April 2024. She held a double B.A. in math and computer science and business administration. She worked at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for 25 years, focused on developing data systems that are scalable and reusable across earth, planetary, and astrophysics missions. Her work reinforced and expanded JPL’s core competencies in science data collection, processing, analysis, archiving, and distribution. She also worked on many missions, such as Mars Exploration rovers, Mars Pathfinder, Cassini, Galileo, Mars Express, and Magellan. Along with her husband, Eastwood Im, she was a generous donor and an active volunteer, serving on the Board of Trustees from 2014 to 2018.
Jim Mitchell ’62
Newport Beach resident Jim Mitchell ’62 passed away in 2024. A passionate investor, he bought his first stock when he was 12 years old after selling door-to-door newspaper subscriptions.
Mitchell founded Mitchell Partners, LLP in 1980, focusing on thinly traded stocks in the pink sheets, and he was featured in Forbes Magazine in 2003 (“Wall Street’s Dark Corners”) for his tactics.
Mitchell studied political science at Whittier while his wife, Michael ’63, studied history. He received his law degree from Stanford Law School. The pair enjoyed ballroom dancing together, and Jim was an accomplished magician.
As devoted supporters of Whittier College, the two contributed over $1 million to the institution, most notably toward the Science & Learning Center in 2017. Jim’s love for his alma mater extended to his membership in the William
Penn Society and Pi Sigma Alpha. Additionally, Mitchell was a trustee from 1983 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2018.
Richard H. Pickup ’55
Philanthropist Richard “Dick” Pickup ’55, born and raised in Whittier, died on April 25, 2024, at 90. A double major in business administration and economics, Pickup was a member of the Franklin Society as well as a first baseman for the Poets baseball team.
After graduation, Pickup served in the Army as a buck private. He took classes on the stock market while in the service, and he became a stockbroker in Los Angeles shortly thereafter. Over the years, he invested in companies like Carl’s Jr., Denny’s, International Game Technology, and Epicor Software Corp.
Though he moved to Newport Beach in the ’60s, Pickup stayed involved with gifts and trips to campus. He was an avid golfer who used to play with a 7 handicap, and participated in Whittier’s Purple & Gold charity golf tournament. He also donated to other institutions, such as a $15 million gift to Hoag Hospital to form Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute, which was followed by a $50 million gift to create the Richard H. Pickup Center for Brain Health.
His philanthropy extended to other Whittier sports. In 2017, $1.3 million of renovations to Wallace “Chief” Newman
Field and the Aubrey-Bonham Track in Memorial Stadium was made possible by supporters, including a $1 million leadership commitment from Dick and Carole Pickup ’57. Additionally, he set up the Pickup Athletic Development Fund.
He was also named a Centennial Honoree and — as a member of the John Greenleaf Whittier Society — he was on the JGWS President’s Council and JGWS Parent Fellow.
Joan (Erreca) Dezember ’56
Philanthropist and Athenian Joan (Erreca) Dezember ’56 died on Oct. 13, 2024. At Whittier, Joan majored in education, was the head cheerleader, and met her husband Ray Dezember ’53 — the quarterback of the football team. They married in 1954 and moved to Bakersfield, with three of their four children graduating from Whittier. Ray died in 2016 at age 85.
In addition to the eponymous Dezember House, their names are inscribed on the Poets Laureate wall in Villalobos Hall in recognition of their more than $1 million in gifts to the College. Their support can be seen in every area of the campus, including Wardman Library, the Campus Center, Memorial Stadium, and the Science and Learning Center.
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