Promenade Fall 2015

Fall 2015

PROMENADE THE GEORGE PEPPERDINE COLLEGE NEWSLETTER

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In This Issue On the Cover

Grand Pepperdine Celebration VI

Top-left photo (left to right): Robyn (Winn) Hall (’61), Barbara (Chew) Mui (’55), Darlene (Adam) Gruwell (’62), Rosella (Koontz) Gash (’61), Susan (Huff ) Giboney (’62), Christine Jaynes-Bell (’68), Linda (Leslie) Katch (’61), Pat Dalberg, Nancy Nash-Lund (’62).

Top-right photo (left to right): Front row seated: Elton Pamplin (’62), Christine Jaynes-Bell (’68), Terry Jordan, Donald Koontz (’58), Kay (Kalberg) Koontz (’70); Standing: Ken Rice (’57), Jerry Jordan (’61); Back row seated: Carolyn “Jean” (Copeland) Knox (’64), Randy Knox, Susan (Huff ) Giboney (’62).

Middle-left photo (left to right): Kay (Kalberg) Koontz (’70), Nancy Nash-Lund (’62), Linda (Leslie) Katch (’61).

Bottom-right photo (left to right): Harry Nelson (’50), Berney Wiesel (’50).

Bottom-left photo: Golden Circle Inductees

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Changing Lives in Nepal

Jerry Golphenee, DDS (’62) inspires with his life of service to the poorest of the poor

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Grand Pepperdine Celebration VI

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Remembering Glyn Riley

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Heritage Society

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Radio Daze

A recap of this year’s fabulous GPC alumni reunion in Palm Springs

Celebrating a life of service as a teacher and speech pathologist

These generous alumni are changing the lives of future Waves

Bruce M. Bradberry, EdD (’69, MA ’76) recalls the early days of Pepperdine radio broadcasting

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In Memoriam Remembering fellow alumni recently passed

BACK COVER Upcoming Events

A look ahead at opportunities for alumni to stay connected to Pepperdine

We want to hear from you!

The Promenade newsletter needs your stories! If you are an alumnus of George Pepperdine College, please consider submitting an article about your personal memories of days at the original campus at 79th and Vermont. We are also interested in hearing the interesting stories of your activities since graduation. Share these precious memories with your fellow alumni by sending your story of anywhere between 300 and 900 words to the GPC Alumni Relations office at the following address: By e-mail: gpc@pepperdine.edu

By mail: GPC Alumni Relations c/o: Promenade Newsletter, TAC 311 24255 Pacific Coast Highway Malibu, CA 90263-4348 Please also send along any photos you have to complement your story. We will gladly scan the photos and, upon request, will mail the originals back to you upon completion of the publication. Please include brief explanations or descriptions of each photo, including the first and last names of anyone appearing in them (if known).

GO WAVES!

Promenade Staff Editor • Matt Ebeling (’99) Graphic Designer • Matt Mosher (interior), Ryan Kotzin (cover) Production Manager • Jill McWilliams Copy Editor • Vincent Way Contributing Writers • Dr. Jerry Golphenee, D.D.S. (’62), Chad Quiñones, Judy (Hawley) Deatherage (’67), Dr. Bruce M. Bradberry, Ed.D. (’69, MA ’76), Giuseppe Nespoli (’04), Avesta Carrara

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Changing Lives in

Nepal

By Jerry Golphenee, DDS (’62)

The four years I attended Pepperdine are like a chapter out of a book. That chapter is one of the best parts of the story of my life. An early awareness of the value of my Pepperdine degree came with admission to the University of Southern California School of Dentistry. The prestige of a degree from Pepperdine, both for academics and for personal integrity, gave all my credentials heightened credibility and reserved a seat with my name on it.

After practicing five years in Huntington Beach, California, a strong desire to live in a smaller community took me to Colorado and then on to Whitefish, Montana, which is truly God’s country.

In October 1992 my wife Judy, and I watched my office burn to the ground. Our youngest child was a senior in college and we decided to look into dentistry around the world rather than rebuilding. In 1993 we started another chapter when we went to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. As the chief of dentistry in a hospital serving the royal family and VIP government officers, I treated some of the richest people in the world. In 1996 we went to Nepal and are surrounded by some of the poorest people in the world.

political corruption. After being there two weeks, Judy said she could hardly wait for our commitment of two years to end so we could leave.

So why are we still there nine years later with no intent to leave? The answer is simple … “the children.” Nine years ago we began to sponsor two children of a young widow so they could go to a decent school. Our involvement in The most typical response when people hear “Nepal” changing young lives through education has grown and so is, “Where is it?” The most frequent word people use is has the number of children. Today we are sponsoring 54 “exotic.” Exotic means “of foreign character” and “strikingly very poor children in above-average private schools. The unusual,” and I assure you Nepal is unlike any place you government schools, which still cost money, and some have ever been. It is the size of Iowa, located between north private schools are a total waste of time and money.

India and Tibet (China), with 23 million people, and most noted for eight of the 10 tallest mountains in the world, Our children all come from extremely poor families and many have tragic backgrounds. Two girls and three boys including Mt. Everest. were taken out of prisons. If the parents go to jail, so does It’s easy to visit Nepal but hard to live there. Being one of the the child if no family member will take care of them. Some poorest countries in the world carries with it an atmosphere children were sold by their families and were treated like of helplessness and hopelessness for the people. Extreme slaves. It is common for a father/husband to desert his poverty results in horrible sanitation systems, polluted family and leave the children with an illiterate unskilled water, no running water for the majority of people, dirty mother or elderly peasant grandparents. These children streets, poor garbage collection, frightening health facilities were innocent victims suffering a miserable childhood with with untrained doctors, high illiteracy, and unbelievable no hope of a decent future.

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Some of the changes we have seen have been incredible.

All of these children are good students, hard workers, and outstanding in their behavior. They have seen and personally experienced the poverty and misery of life and respond with appreciation and motivation.

Mamata was 6 years old when she watched her mother pour kerosene on herself and light the match. Desperation and hopelessness are cruel. Her brother and sister (ages 7 and 8) were not at home at the time but returned in time to see their burnt mother die a few hours later. The father was in prison and nobody would let the three children live in their home. The neighbors collected money, bought a cheap bathroom scale to measure weight, and sent them off to live on the street with measuring people’s weight for 3-5 cents as their source of income.

Every child has a unique story. Besides the lack of schooling, many of them had never fallen asleep on someone’s lap with caring arms around them, had ever had a store-bought toy, never lived in a house with water or a toilet, or tasted ice cream. About half of the children live in a school hostel or the small hostel we have. The other half live with their poor parents, many of whom are deserted single mothers.

Nepal is the only official Hindu nation in the world. The king is viewed as one of the incarnations of the god Vishnu.

Hinduism teaches reincarnation and the caste system.

The Nepal version believes each “soul” has 8,400,000 lives (reincarnations). The fatalistic attitude of this life being one of 8.4 million, these parents and children being a series of innumerable families, plus the insignificance of this life, or any single incarnation, results in little incentive to try to improve life.

The caste system teaches that the gods (Hinduism has hundreds of gods and goddesses) have decided your life. To change your life, or those of your children, is to go against the gods. A rich or powerful person (upper caste) would never help a lower caste person in any way that would improve his life.

Humanitarian aid and charity are not found under a caste system and reincarnation. To help someone in this life will hurt you and them in the next life because it goes against the gods. Try to imagine a culture that teaches you not to improve your own life and the lives of your children.

Through our program, Mamata rose to first in her class of 90 students and was awarded a scholarship for tuition and books. She and other students with equally challenging stories live in our hostel, have clean clothes and good beds, eat well, have showers and toilets that flush, and have kind and loving supervision. One told the hostel matron, “We used to live in hell and now we live in heaven.”

Shortly after arriving in Nepal, Judy and I determined that any significant change, any lasting contribution, was through children and education. In 1999 we formed a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation called “Children of Kathmandu.” The expenses of 54 children (tuition, books, uniforms, food, lodging, medical, clothing, etc.) require raising the funds to meet our goals, which is an ongoing challenge. Visit our website at childrenofkathmandu.org to learn more about our organization.

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like a ghost. His message started with how a college education should benefit a person throughout life and ended with Matthew 16:26 comparing earthly success with eternity.

Again, Pepperdine served me well. We provide Bibles and lessons in Nepali; training classes; correspondence courses; bicycles for preachers; and we build meeting halls in villages. Nepal has only had visiting missionaries, usually for one-to-twoweek programs. We are the first to live there and work with them on a year-round basis. There are almost 100 congregations of the Church of Christ in Nepal.

Our additional purpose for staying in Nepal is to work with the church. Yes, this is the same Jerry Golphenee that you didn’t see in chapel Tuesday-Friday and was suspended for two weeks in his junior year. Pepperdine’s influence had a delayed effect upon my spiritual thinking.

The words and image of Dr. J. P. Sanders kept revisiting me

All of us can look back at unexpected changes in our lives. Very few can say at age 50 or 60 that their life fell into place like they thought it would as undergraduates at Pepperdine. Judy and I sometimes ask each other if this is really our life since it is so unlike anything we ever imagined. We have been greatly blessed in many ways, including the health to be doing what we are doing at age 64, and an occupation that opened doors and sufficiently supports us. Maybe my office burning down was one of our greatest blessings in disguise. God’s providence took us to a country where we would never choose to live, but at the same time presented us with opportunities and challenges that have given our lives new purpose and direction. Living in another country confirms that there is no place like America. Helping others confirms that it truly is better to give than to receive.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions or just to say “Hi.” It is always nice to receive mail from home. May God bless you, your families, and those you love.

Judy and Jerry Golphenee Children of Kathmandu 3801 Spruce Meadow Dr. Bozeman, MT 59718-1937

jrgx2@aol.com www.childrenofkathmandu.org

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Grand Pepperdine Celebration

By Chad Quiñones

George Pepperdine College alumni descended upon Palm Springs, California, this past March for their sixth Grand Pepperdine Celebration! And celebrate they did!

“This was definitely a lovely walk down memory lane with friends and fun artifacts of our years at GPC.” — Susan Giboney (’62).

From singing to dancing to storytelling, George Pepperdine College alumni enjoyed each other’s company at the Desert Princess Palm Springs Golf Resort where Jerry Strealy (’76, MA ’77, MS ’97) even called it the “best Grand Pepperdine Celebration ever!” Dolores traveled from her new home in Malibu to join her friends from the original campus and help bring back memories of proposals and fountain shenanigans. Dolores was also the centerpiece to Friday evening’s Hymn Sing led by GPC alumnus, Ken Rice (’57), and many alumni enjoyed the traditional songs of worship and comradery in the “Oasis” room.

“One of the highlights was the memorabilia room.”

— Berney Wiesel (’50)

Following an afternoon in Palm Springs, meeting with friends, or resting up for the fun night ahead, alumni came back together for the evening’s banquet. Dressed to the nines, alumni, their spouses, and guests joined in the Grand Ballroom for an evening of dinner, awards, entertainment, and dancing! Current students from Pepperdine’s a cappella group “Won by One” delighted everyone with fantastic song and prayer, leaving everyone wanting more. After dinner, alumni who reached their 50th reunion were recognized Saturday, guests were able to spend time in the memorabilia and welcomed into the Golden Circle and will soon get room where the George Pepperdine College Alumni their very own Dolores statue to proudly display in their Relations staff set up everything from a cheerleading homes. The banquet continued with the presentation of the uniform and annuals, to videos playing and copies of the 2014 Oly Tegner Award recipient, Dr. James Brinton (’57).

Graphic to peruse. Some alumni graciously brought their The evening didn’t end there—a few little surprises were own memorabilia to share and even donate to the campus still in store. Several alumni were presented with balloons and a song celebrating their March birthdays, and several archives collection.

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(GPC VI)

Reunion Recap lucky alumni were given framed photos for things like traveling the furthest for the celebration, having the most family members who attended Pepperdine, or for winning Friday’s golf outing. Concluding the banquet was local entertainer, Steve DiTullio, who crooned to the greats like Sammy Davis, Jr., and Frank Sinatra, leading the perfect opportunity for everyone to dance the night away!

Before we said farewell on Sunday afternoon, we gathered together one last time for a morning of worship. The students from “Won by One” kindly joined us again and led a faithful and beautiful worship service, and Phil Nash (’64) delighted us with a Biblical dramatization along with a moving and faithful message. It was the perfect way to end a successful Grand Pepperdine Celebration.

Ron Cameron (’57) remarked that GPC VI “rekindled the magic of our youth,” and we hope everyone felt the same way!

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REMEMBERING

Glyn Riley So many important memories for those who go to college center on the relationships created—on the people they met during formative college years. If asked, each person who went to Pepperdine College in Los Angeles would undoubtedly be able to share memories of college instructors or fellow students whose lives impacted theirs. That must be the case with people who knew Glyn Riley during the days since he first attended GPC and later when he went on to teach at Pepperdine from 1963 to 1966.

Glyndon D. Riley, PhD (‘52, MA ’59) passed away in September of 2014 in Laguna Beach, California, at the age of 84. When Glyn died he left a legacy of love, integrity, and caring that had begun early in his life.

Born in Texas in 1929, Glyn spent his teenage years on a northern California ranch where he lived with his parents and sister Paula. After community college, Glyn transferred to GPC where he earned his bachelor’s degree in 1952 and his master’s degree in 1959. He went on to study speech pathology at Florida State University and completed his doctorate there in 1963.

In 1966 Glyn began teaching at California State University, Fullerton, in the field of communicative disorders. During his 40 years of teaching in university settings, Glyn taught courses on stuttering and mentored a large number of graduate students preparing to become speech clinicians.

By Judy (Hawley) Deatherage (’67)

Married to Clara Mae Deatherage in 1952, the pair had enrolled at GPC together. They were the parents of Randall Riley and Rene Riley (’80).

Glyn and Clara Mae divorced in 1968, and Glyn later married Rae Jeanna Sargent, a fellow speech pathologist. Glyndon Riley and Jeanna Riley, PhD, would later become known internationally for their work in the field of stuttering.

Research that Glyn and Jeanna conducted led to breakthroughs in diagnostics and treatment that included what is known as the Stuttering Severity Instrument—to describe a child who is vulnerable to developing chronic stuttering—as well as the Speech and Motor Training Program. In 1971 the two founded Rileys Speech and Language Institute in the Santa Ana/Tustin area and operated it until 2005.

Other accomplishments mark Glyn and Jeanna’s professional lives. In 1995, along with their colleagues Robert Emry and Elizabeth Mechling, they founded the nonprofit Center for Children Who Stutter on the CSUF campus. The center continues to provide expertise in stuttering diagnosis and prevention, as well as treatment and community education offering services charged solely on payment ability.

In the years before retirement, Glyn and Jeanna were recognized many times for their work. Glyn was elected Fellow of the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) and was

A RT IC L E S 7 later elected Fellow of the California Speech-Hearing-Language Association (CASHA). In 1992 Glyn received CASHA’s Honors of the Association. For their work Glyn and Jeanna received the Malcolm Hough Fraser Community Service Award when recognized for excellence in the field of stuttering, one of the highest honors in the field of fluency.

During the 1990s, Glyn became involved in the stuttering research done at the Brain Imaging Center at the University of California, Irvine. Later he was part of the research team conducting large-scale clinical studies regarding new drugs for the treatment of stuttering.

Respected by his students and his academic peers alike, Glyn was remembered appreciatively by Ehud Yairi, PhD, Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

“Glyn,” Yairi wrote, “was among the few who excelled both as a master clinician and an accomplished investigator, striving to advance scientific knowledge about stuttering.”

Heritage Society

A. Ronald Berryman (’62, MBA ’67) Pamela (Blachly) Bogdanovic (’66) Vicki (Meeker) Buonaccorsi (’68) Roy Burleson (’65) Alan Campbell (’62) Cathleen (McMullin) Clement (’68) Winifred (Foxlee) Cross (’46, MA ’76)

Edwin Follick (’57, MP ’77) Bobbie (Craig) Fry (’42) Susan (Huff ) Giboney (’62) Glenn Hilmer (’52)

For each and all of these traits and accomplishments, Glyn will always be remembered by those who survive him in his family and in his profession. In addition to his colleagues and the many people he served during his career, Glyn Riley leaves behind his loved and loving wife of more than 45 years, Rae Jeanna Riley; his sister Paula; his four children; and his three grandchildren.

What also survives this wonderful man is his legacy of service to and love of God, as well as his fellow man.

Special thanks go to all our George Pepperdine College alumni who are members of the Heritage Society. Your contributions leave a lasting legacy to support future generations of students. The Heritage Society embraces those who included Pepperdine University in their will or made a planned gift to alma mater.

Harry Basford (’67)

Sandra (Hagaman) (’69) and Richard (’70) Dawson

Glyn was best known, though, for his faith in God, his love of his family, his quick sense of humor and his engaging, youthful smile, all characteristics evident throughout his life. During his youth, Glyn had served as a traveling church of Christ minister and earned a reputation as a man who had “a legendary knowledge of the Bible.” It may have been this knowledge that gave Glyn an extraordinary ability to see the good in other people. Kindness and gentle caring marked both his professional and personal lives. Added to these commendable qualities were Glyn’s strong sense of responsibility and his integrity. Whatever he did in life, Glyn strove to do well.

Caroline (Shaeffer) (’64, MA ’74) and Gail (’66, MA ’71) Hopkins Charles Johnson (’65) Wallace Jones (’64) Linda (Leslie) (’61) and John (’60) Katch Douglas Kindred (’59) Emily (Young) (’67, MA ’74) and Steven (’66, MA ’70) Lemley Sharyn (Harmon) (’67) and Chip (’67, MBA ’77) Moore John Nielsen (’45) George Osterhaus (’53) Phil Pennington (’58) Kaye Price-Hawkins (’66) Caye (Cannon) (’64) and James (’66) Randolph

Diane Reilly (’58) Marilyn Reilly (’56) Jackie (Todd) (’59) and John (’59) Rettberg Pat (Hawes) Sime (’51) Margaret (Athon) Squaires (’58) Maria (Nelson) Swann (’78) Hal Syfritt (’63) Allie (Evans) Tegner (’47, MA ’68) Peachy Thomas (’60) Fern Thompson (’67) R. Ronald Wood (’61, MA ’63) Betty Yeow (’65) Helen (Mattox) Young (’39)

If you are considering creating a legacy at Pepperdine University through your will or you would like more information about planned giving to minimize taxes, please contact Giuseppe Nespoli (’04) at 310.506.6587 or gnespoli@pepperdine.edu.

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RADIO DAZE

By Bruce M. Bradberry, EdD (’69, MA ’76)

for Laugh-In), but his humor was always (unlike much of commercial radio today) literate, self-mocking, and apolitical.

Those of us at KWAV took turns driving up Vermont Avenue to exchange the big tape reels, and while in the KMPC studios we had the opportunity to observe and meet these popular professionals—one of the major benefits of our KWAV experience.

“It all began at a little zero-watt radio station in South Central Los Angeles.” Like Ted Baxter of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, I can trace my media career to its source.

In the mid-1960s, student interest, supported by the administration and the speech department, resulted in the creation of KWAV, Pepperdine College’s radio station. (Well, maybe not precisely radio, since it could be heard only on the intercom systems in the student dormitories.)

Assisted by professors Warren Jones and Ted Starnes (MA ’61), the station was activated by graduate student Tom Craven (’64, MA ’71), along with Chip Hipkins (’67, MA ’72) and others.

Dave Reynolds (’69, MA ’77), Gene Ries (’69), Phil Troutt (’72), and David Swearingen (’69) were among the many students who, like me, learned how to be radio announcers at KWAV. In addition to playing records (remember them?) and reading news off the teletype, we had an agreement with KMPC, the leading MOR (middle-of-the-road) station in Los Angeles, to rebroadcast some of their Music City–supported air segments in exchange for critiques of our work by the luminaries of their announcing staff such as Roger Carroll, Johnny Magnus, and the great Gary Owens.

Owens, who died earlier this year, was the role model for me and several other KWAV announcers. He was devoted to silliness (as demonstrated in his role as the hand-to-his-ear announcer

By the ’70s, the name KWAV evolved into KPC, then KSOL, as the Vermont campus faced its final days.

While most of us found careers outside radio, the skills we developed at KWAV certainly provided us with valuable tools for all of our varied endeavors.

I, for one, worked in admissions and records at Pepperdine’s Malibu campus and at other colleges before teaching public school music and history, and finally retiring as an Idaho school superintendent. My late wife Lois (nee Adrian, who attended Pepperdine in 1967–68) and I raised two children, who work in education and international relations, and have inherited our Heidelberg-inspired love of travel that is now being handed along to their own children.

Meanwhile, I have after all these years found my way back to radio, beginning with part-time announcing during my schoolteacher days. I have since remarried and in recent years have been the host of Weekend Edition for Northwest Public Radio, the NPR member station serving most of Washington and Northern Idaho.

Preparing to sign off from this second career, I recall with affection the hours at KWAV in the glass booth overlooking the speech classroom behind the auditorium stage and, in the words of Gary Owens, “From beautiful Downtown Moscow, Idaho, going places and losing things, I remain insegrevious.”

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In Memoriam

We take this time to remember those Waves who have recently passed, and we celebrate the impact they made on fellow alumni and the world around them.

Mr. Pat Bandy (‘56)

Mr. Robert Himes (‘43)

Mr. Richard Swancoat (‘59)

Mr. Ralph Beasley (‘50)

Ms. Lynn Jaramillo (‘76, MA ’77)

Ms. Carla Taylor 1952*

Mr. Stanley Berman (‘59)

Ms. Ann King 1970*

Mrs. Margaret (Newlen) Teague (‘63)

Ms. Janice Blum (‘55)

Mr. Charles Knapp (‘50)

Mrs. Ethel (Gregory) Vosler (‘57)

Mr. Robert Broadus (‘45)

Mr. Ronald Komatsu (‘68)

Mr. Elbert Warren (‘52)

Ms. Arnese Clemon 1973*

Mr. William Lawrence (‘70)

Mr. Lloyd Watson (’42, MS ’68)

Mr. Robert Consolo (‘58)

Mr. Gilbert Lomeli (‘57)

Mr. William Weiks (’49)

Mrs. Sue Crothers (‘59, MA ’66)

Mr. Gerald Lowther (‘51)

Dr. Fredrick Dashnaw (‘51)

Ms. Elizabeth (Pattrick) Mackenzie (‘50)

Ms. Marjorie (Priestley) Duggan (‘46)

Mr. Norman Mamey (‘71)

Mr. Emil Eggli (‘50) Mr. Abelardo Estacion (‘59) Mr. F. Verne Flock (‘61, MA ’61)

Mrs. Carolyn (Vanderveer) McKee (‘57) Mr. Gary Mitten (’63, MBA ’70)

Mr. Milton Wessel (’51) Mrs. Betty (Taylor) Williams (‘55) Ms. Louise (Dreyer) Wilson (‘60) Ms. Norma Woelp (’54) Mr. Newton Young, Jr. (‘56)

Mr. Arlie Morris 1959*

Ms. Joyce (Banowsky) Fogo 1949*

Mr. Mayo Overbeck (‘68)

Mrs. Rosemary (Markert) Grant van der Meer (‘54)

Mrs. Mildred (Buckley) Overstreet 1944*

Mr. Norman Greenbaum 1966*

Dr. James Prince (’52)

Mr. Al Greenleaf (‘49)

Dr. Glyndon Riley (‘52)

Mr. Robert Hammett (‘60)

Mrs. Joanne (Foley) Sherar (‘50)

Dr. Donald Hemphill 1960*

Mr. Clarence Smith (‘50)

Dr. David Hart (‘67)

Mr. Robert Stafford 1961*

Mr. Reuben Hill (‘61)

Dr. Ted Starnes (MS ’61)

Mr. Allen Himes 1948*

Dr. Harris Stein 1944*

We would like to also express our heartache at the loss of Mr. Paul A. Perry (’50), 2012 Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient and long-time friend to Pepperdine, alumni, students, and countless others whose lives he impacted for the better as a teacher, counselor, encourager, and son of God.

* Last year attended As you learn of the passing of George Pepperdine College alumni, please contact GPC Alumni Relations at 310.506.4348 or gpc@pepperdine.edu.

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Upcoming Events OCTOBER

DECEMBER

NOVEMBER

JANUARY

10/16-10/18 Waves Weekend (Malibu campus) – The largest annual gathering of Pepperdine alumni will return this October to feature reunions, lectures, recreational activities, the second annual Pepperdine Alumni Art Showcase, and a concert in Alumni Park—great for the entire Pepperdine family. pepperdine.edu/wavesweekend 11/9 Pepperdine Wave Classic Golf Tournament (Pacific Palisades, California) – For more than a decade, the Wave Classic at Sherwood Country Club has provided support for student scholarships, academic enrichment, career-preparation programs, and the men’s and women’s golf teams. Be a part of it! This year’s tournament will be held at the famed Riviera Country Club. seaver.pepperdine.edu/waveclassic 11/12-11/15, 11/19-11/21 Fall Musical: South Pacific (Malibu campus) – One of the most celebrated and beloved musicals of all time, South Pacific, combines the sights and sounds of mystical “Bali Ha’i” with a tale of love and lessons learned during America’s involvement in World War II. Never before presented at Pepperdine, South Pacific remains fresh and insightful. arts.pepperdine.edu/performances

12/3 Pepperdine Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony (Mullin Town Square) – Now in its seventh year, this special tradition unites the entire Pepperdine community of students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends in a celebration of Christ. Help us ring in this blessed season with fellowship, treats, scripture reading, singing, and of course, the lighting of a beautiful Christmas tree in our town square.

1/19 M.I.T.A.Y. (Long Beach, California) – GPC alumni gather each January for adjacent men’s and ladies’ luncheons in celebration of another year of enduring friendship sparked by student years on the original campus. Advance registration is required. For more information, please contact using the info below.

FEBRUARY

2/11-2/13 Dance in Flight (Smothers Theatre, Malibu campus) –These impressive student dancers come from a variety of dance backgrounds, interests, and fields of study. United by their passion for the art of movement, they are dedicated to presenting an impressive showcase of student artistry. arts.pepperdine.edu/performances

APRIL

4/30 Seaver College Graduation and “Waves of Success” Luncheon (Alumni Park, Malibu campus) – Come welcome the newest Waves to join our alumni family, and be a part of our special alumni tradition of presenting new grads with their own alumni pin during our Waves of Success luncheon. Contact Hannah Dean for more info at (310) 506-4348.

MAY

5/3-5/6 73rd Annual Pepperdine Bible Lectures (Malibu campus) – Gather in Malibu with thousands from across the country and internationally for soullifting programs, fellowship, and to study and celebrate God’s word through lectures, worship, and discussion.

More information can be found at pepperdine.edu/biblelectures.

During the Bible Lectures, join us for a Pepperdine alumni pie reception hosted

by Seaver College and George Pepperdine College Alumni Relations on Thursday, May 5, at 8 pm in the Weisman Museum.

MARCH

3/15-3/19 Songfest (Smothers Theatre, Malibu campus) – The continuation of the beloved “Spring Sing” GPC musical tradition, hundreds of Seaver College students flood the stage each March for this song-and-dance competition. pepperdinesongfest.com

For additional information on these and other alumni events and opportunities, contact us at gpc@pepperdine.edu or 310.506.4348.

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