University of the Pacific, chartered in 1851 as the first university in California, offers more than 80 fields
of study in arts and sciences, music, business, education, engineering and computer sciences, pharmacy and health sciences, dentistry and law. The University’s new campus in San Francisco is home to the renowned Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry as well as new graduate programs in audiology, music therapy, analytics and food studies. For more information, see Pacific.edu/SF.
George R. Moscone graduated from University of the Pacific in 1953 with a degree in sociology. He played basketball for the Tigers and was a brother in Rho Lambda Phi. Pacific awarded him an honorary Doctor of Laws degree in 1976 and posthumously inducted him into the Pacific Athletic Hall of Fame in fall 1986. The University is proud to pay tribute to a man whose distinguished service in the California Senate and the San Francisco Mayor’s Office ushered in progressive reforms, broke historic barriers to minority participation in public office, and continues to benefit the people of our state. Thank you to our generous sponsors. Leadership Sponsors
Sponsors
Dr. Virginia Chang Chan ’77 PharmD Judge Consuelo Callahan ’75 JD Dr. Megan Chan ’13 PharmD
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March 26, 2015 University of the Pacific
A Tribute to George R. Moscone ’53
Honorary Chair
Thursday, March 26, 2015
United States Senator Dianne Feinstein Honorary Planning Committee Mayor Edwin M. Lee Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom State Attorney General Kamala Harris United States Senator Barbara Boxer Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, House Democratic Leader Congressman Jerry McNerney, 9th Congressional District Congresswoman Barbara Lee, 13th Congressional District Congresswoman Jackie Speier, 14th Congressional District Senator Mark Leno, 11th Senate District Art Agnos, Former Mayor of San Francisco Francis M. “Frank” Jordan, Former Mayor of San Francisco Willie L. Brown, Jr., Former Mayor of San Francisco, Former Speaker of the California Assembly Bill Lockyer ’86, Former State Attorney General George Miller, Retired Member U.S. House of Representatives John Burton, Chairman of the California Democratic Party
Planning Committee Ken McNeely, Chair Tony and Virginia Chan Pamela A. Eibeck Kathleen Lagorio Janssen Bonnie Kwong Christopher Moscone Jonathan Moscone Scott Shafer Lawrence J. Simi Lori Puccinelli Stern and Peter Stern Thuy Vu Jan Yanehiro
University of the Pacific thanks Mrs. George R. Moscone, Jenifer Moscone, Rebecca Moscone Rodolff, Christopher Moscone and Jonathan Moscone for their partnership to make this event possible. Pacific thanks the George R. Moscone Center for Public Service for their collaboration.
Welcome and Introductions President Pamela A. Eibeck, University of the Pacific
Announcement from the Moscone Family Jonathan Moscone
A Message from Senator Dianne Feinstein George R. Moscone Center for Public Service Chairman Lawrence J. Simi
Announcement from University of the Pacific Pamela A. Eibeck
A Message from Congresswoman Jackie Speier Panel Discussion The Legacy of George R. Moscone The Honorable Willie L. Brown, Jr. The Honorable John Burton Belva Davis Jonathan Moscone Greg Lucas, Moderator
Panelists
Willie L. Brown, Jr. served as the 41st Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco, from 1996–2004. Prior to
Concluding Remarks
that he spent 30 years in the California State Assembly, including 15 years as Speaker, the longest-serving Speaker on record.
John Burton is Chairman of the California Democratic Party, and a former California State Assembly Member and Senator. He is widely considered one of the most effective and experienced legislative leaders in the State of California, if not the nation. Belva Davis, the first black female TV journalist in the West, helped change the face and focus of TV news. She reported many of the most explosive stories of the era during her 50-year career. She has won eight local Emmys and a number of lifetime achievement awards. Jonathan Moscone is currently the artistic director of California Shakespeare Theater, a company he helped build into a leading Bay Area cultural asset. In August 2015 he will become the Chief of Civic Engagement at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. Greg Lucas serves as California State Librarian. Previously he was a reporter and Sacramento bureau chief of the
San Francisco Chronicle and a political blogger and talk show host. He holds a bachelor’s degree in communication from Stanford and a master’s in professional writing from USC.
University of the Pacific Board of Regents Kathleen Lagorio Janssen, Chair Fredric C. Nelson, Vice Chair Morrison C. England Jr., Secretary Kevin Huber, Treasurer Norman E. Allen Fawzi M. Al-Saleh Ron Berberian Charles Berolzheimer D. Kirkwood Bowman Virginia Chan
Robert J. Corkern Pamela A. Eibeck Noël M. Ferris Rick Fleming Armando Flores Clark Gustafson
Randall T. Hayashi José M. Hernández Jim Mair Kathleen McShane Diane D. Miller Gary Mitchell
Dianne L. Philibosian Ronald Redmond Walter Robb Barry L. Ruhl Janet Y. Spears Susanne Stirling
A Tribute to George R. Moscone ’53
Honorary Chair
Thursday, March 26, 2015
United States Senator Dianne Feinstein Honorary Planning Committee Mayor Edwin M. Lee Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom State Attorney General Kamala Harris United States Senator Barbara Boxer Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, House Democratic Leader Congressman Jerry McNerney, 9th Congressional District Congresswoman Barbara Lee, 13th Congressional District Congresswoman Jackie Speier, 14th Congressional District Senator Mark Leno, 11th Senate District Art Agnos, Former Mayor of San Francisco Francis M. “Frank” Jordan, Former Mayor of San Francisco Willie L. Brown, Jr., Former Mayor of San Francisco, Former Speaker of the California Assembly Bill Lockyer ’86, Former State Attorney General George Miller, Retired Member U.S. House of Representatives John Burton, Chairman of the California Democratic Party
Planning Committee Ken McNeely, Chair Tony and Virginia Chan Pamela A. Eibeck Kathleen Lagorio Janssen Bonnie Kwong Christopher Moscone Jonathan Moscone Scott Shafer Lawrence J. Simi Lori Puccinelli Stern and Peter Stern Thuy Vu Jan Yanehiro
University of the Pacific thanks Mrs. George R. Moscone, Jenifer Moscone, Rebecca Moscone Rodolff, Christopher Moscone and Jonathan Moscone for their partnership to make this event possible. Pacific thanks the George R. Moscone Center for Public Service for their collaboration.
Welcome and Introductions President Pamela A. Eibeck, University of the Pacific
Announcement from the Moscone Family Jonathan Moscone
A Message from Senator Dianne Feinstein George R. Moscone Center for Public Service Chairman Lawrence J. Simi
Announcement from University of the Pacific Pamela A. Eibeck
A Message from Congresswoman Jackie Speier Panel Discussion The Legacy of George R. Moscone The Honorable Willie L. Brown, Jr. The Honorable John Burton Belva Davis Jonathan Moscone Greg Lucas, Moderator
Panelists
Willie L. Brown, Jr. served as the 41st Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco, from 1996–2004. Prior to
Concluding Remarks
that he spent 30 years in the California State Assembly, including 15 years as Speaker, the longest-serving Speaker on record.
John Burton is Chairman of the California Democratic Party, and a former California State Assembly Member and Senator. He is widely considered one of the most effective and experienced legislative leaders in the State of California, if not the nation. Belva Davis, the first black female TV journalist in the West, helped change the face and focus of TV news. She reported many of the most explosive stories of the era during her 50-year career. She has won eight local Emmys and a number of lifetime achievement awards. Jonathan Moscone is currently the artistic director of California Shakespeare Theater, a company he helped build into a leading Bay Area cultural asset. In August 2015 he will become the Chief of Civic Engagement at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. Greg Lucas serves as California State Librarian. Previously he was a reporter and Sacramento bureau chief of the
San Francisco Chronicle and a political blogger and talk show host. He holds a bachelor’s degree in communication from Stanford and a master’s in professional writing from USC.
University of the Pacific Board of Regents Kathleen Lagorio Janssen, Chair Fredric C. Nelson, Vice Chair Morrison C. England Jr., Secretary Kevin Huber, Treasurer Norman E. Allen Fawzi M. Al-Saleh Ron Berberian Charles Berolzheimer D. Kirkwood Bowman Virginia Chan
Robert J. Corkern Pamela A. Eibeck Noël M. Ferris Rick Fleming Armando Flores Clark Gustafson
Randall T. Hayashi José M. Hernández Jim Mair Kathleen McShane Diane D. Miller Gary Mitchell
Dianne L. Philibosian Ronald Redmond Walter Robb Barry L. Ruhl Janet Y. Spears Susanne Stirling
University of the Pacific, chartered in 1851 as the first university in California, offers more than 80 fields
of study in arts and sciences, music, business, education, engineering and computer sciences, pharmacy and health sciences, dentistry and law. The University’s new campus in San Francisco is home to the renowned Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry as well as new graduate programs in audiology, music therapy, analytics and food studies. For more information, see Pacific.edu/SF.
George R. Moscone graduated from University of the Pacific in 1953 with a degree in sociology. He played basketball for the Tigers and was a brother in Rho Lambda Phi. Pacific awarded him an honorary Doctor of Laws degree in 1976 and posthumously inducted him into the Pacific Athletic Hall of Fame in fall 1986. The University is proud to pay tribute to a man whose distinguished service in the California Senate and the San Francisco Mayor’s Office ushered in progressive reforms, broke historic barriers to minority participation in public office, and continues to benefit the people of our state. Thank you to our generous sponsors. Leadership Sponsors
Sponsors
Dr. Virginia Chang Chan ’77 PharmD Judge Consuelo Callahan ’75 JD Dr. Megan Chan ’13 PharmD
A Tribute Pacific.edu
March 26, 2015 University of the Pacific