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The Emeritimes My Second and Final Term As President Is Drawing to a Close President’s Message It’s hard to believe it’s been two years, but The Emeritimes my second and final term as president is drawing to a close. As I reflect back on these two years, I Publication of The Emeriti Association California State University, Los Angeles do so with a great sense of Volume XXXII, Number 3 Spring 2011 pride in our organization. Your Emeriti Association has continued to be a force DONALD DEWEY GUEST SPEAKER in the life of the University, and in fulfilling its impor- AT MAY 13 SPRING LUNCHEON tant role to foster greater Emeritus professor and dean Donald Dewey scheduled but developed a scheduling conflict. ties between the emeriti will be the guest speaker at the annual spring Parker’s appointment became controversial and the current University luncheon and membership meeting on May 13 in because of her famous leftwing leanings and community. Here are just the Golden Eagle Ballroom. His talk, “Professor accusations of Communist Party membership a few examples. Dorothy Parker at L.A. State,” is based on an that had resulted in blacklisting from screen- Through the able leadership of Janet Fisher- article he wrote about the one year in Parker’s writing. Her teaching was controversial for Hoult and Vicente Zapata, we have increased our 75 years that she taught at a university, and is awards of fellowships to promising students. his third presentation at an emeriti luncheon. Our work in this arena has helped many students In 1962-63, Parker became a belated replace- achieve their career and life goals. A sincere thank ment for Christopher Isherwood, who had been you to these board members, fellowship com- mittee members, and the many generous donors. The Emeriti Association continues to play a major role in the statewide emeriti activities through pioneers such as Len Mathy, Don Dewey, Harold Goldwhite, Leon Schwartz, and Sid SpringLUNCHEON AND ANNUAL MEETING Albert. Active with the current board of CSU- ERFA are Barbara Sinclair, Don Dewey, Ted FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2011 Anagnoson, Rosemarie Marshall, Lou Negrete, 11:30 A.M. TO 3:00 P.M. See PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE, Page 4 GOLDEN EAGLE BALLRoom 3 Affairs Public Courtesy of CSULA COST: $28 PER PERSON reasons non-political, because she was so late INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Choice of entrée: chicken piccata, herb- to the profession. Her interviews with the Los crusted salmon, pasta primavera. Angeles Times contributed to this issue. Dewey CSULA Names Science Complex has interviewed students in her four courses Courtyard in Honor of Lloyd Send check, made payable to the Emeriti that year that correct some assumptions by Ferguson ......................................... 2 Association, along with choice of entrée, biographers regarding her performance. Fleur Yano Inducted into CSULA to Hildebrando Villarreal, 1915 Las Lunas Dewey was dean of the School of Letters and Athletics Hall of Fame ...................... 3 Street, Pasadena, CA 91107 no later than Science, later Natural and Social Sciences, from Monday, May 2. For more information, call 1970 to 1996. More recently, he served as president Professional and Personal ................ 3 Hildebrando at 626-793-8975. of the Cal State L.A. Emeriti Association for three Stanley Pine Honored as See SPRING LUNCHEON, Page 2 ACS Fellow ..................................... 3 Kevin Starr to Present 2010 Leon Pape Lecture .................. 4 Faculty Biography Project is Off and Running The faculty biography project announced in ative Activity, where participants may explain Health Briefs – Living Better and the winter issue of The Emeritimes is off to a solid (for the non-specialist) what their specialties Longer: The Role of Healthy Sleep .... 4 start, thanks to the participation of the more than were, how their work changed over time, what Campus News ................................... 4 30 faculty who have submitted their information initially attracted them to their fields of inter- to date. Most of those biographies are already up est, and other similar information. The updated Profile – Pat Simun Unearths New on the emeriti web page, http:/www.calstatela. Biography Questionnaire, as well as instructions Career at La Brea Tar Pits .................. 5 edu/univ/emeriti/biographies.htm. for its use, can be found on the emeriti webpage. In Memoriam ................................... 7 We have some excellent pictures, and some Information provided on the questionnaire, great stories about the campus and about retire- at the discretion of the faculty member par- Emeriti Association Nomination ment. Some pointers about contributions: ticipating, includes identifying information, Committee Report ........................... 8 • We are always looking for pictures. Those biographical information, and commentary. whose biographies are already up are welcome The identifying information includes name, to contribute a picture of theirs to the project, department, dates the faculty member came to Visit the Emeriti Association webpage, preferably a digital picture, and we will add it campus and retired, academic rank, name of http://www.calstatela.edu/emeriti to your biography. spouse or partner, names of children, and num- • We have added a section on Scholarly/Cre- See FACULTY BIOGRAPHY PROJECT, Page 2 CSULA Names Science Complex Courtyard The Emeritimes in Honor of Lloyd Ferguson WILLIAM E. LLOYD, Emeritus professor of chemistry Lloyd N. and a summary of his accomplishments was Founding Editor-in-Chief Ferguson was honored in a ceremony on Feb- unveiled before an audience that included ruary 18, when the courtyard of the La Kretz members of the Ferguson family, Univer- ELLEN R. STEIN, Editor DENNIS KIMURA, Graphic Designer Hall science complex was formally named in sity officials, emeriti and current faculty, and his honor as the Lloyd Ferguson Courtyard, in students. EDitoRIAL BOARD DONALD O. DEWEY, HAROLD GOLDWHITE (CHAIR), JOAN D. JOHNSON, VILMA PottER, LEON SCHWARTZ, FRIEDA A. STAHL Address copy to: Ellen Stein, Editor, The Emeritimes California State University, Los Angeles 5151 State University Drive Los Angeles, CA 90032 Phone: 323-343-3798 Email: [email protected] EMERITI ASSOCIATION SIDNEY P. ALBERT, Founder EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MARTIN RODEN, President HAROLD GOLDWHITE, Immediate Past President WILLIAM A. TAYLOR, Vice President, Administration HILDEBRANDO VILLARREAL, Vice President, Programs Courtesy of CSULA Public Affairs Affairs Public Courtesy of CSULA OSEPH ASANOVA Treasurer J C , Lloyd Ferguson with plaque that is now displayed at the entrance to the courtyard. DOROTHY KEANE, Secretary MARILYN FRIEDMAN, recognition of his University accomplishments Ferguson spent 21 years at Cal State L.A. Corresponding Secretary and his national and international scientific after a notable 20-year career at Howard KAREN JOHNSON, Membership Secretary contributions. A plaque bearing his likeness University. He was the first African-American STANLEY M. BURSTEIN, Historian/Archivist chemist to receive a Ph. D. in chemistry from DONALD O. DEWEY, UC Berkeley, where he worked with Nobel Academic Senate Representative Friends of the Library Laureates Melvin Calvin and Glenn Seaborg. J. THEOODORE ANAGNOSON, Calling on Retired Faculty! He is the author of more than 50 scientific Alternate Academic Senate Representative Cal State L.A.’s Friends of the Library papers and seven textbooks, and was the first JOSEPH CASANOVA, Fiscal Affairs Chair is seeking help from emeriti on May 17, faculty director of Cal State L.A.’s Minority HAROLD COHEN, Database Coordinator when it holds its next used-book sale. Not Biomedical Research Program, which has DEMETRIUS J. MARGAZIOTIS, Webmaster only is participation a worthwhile contri- See FERGUSON COURTYARD, Page 6 bution to the University, but the event is VICENTE ZAPATA, Fellowship Fund Chair also an opportunity for emeriti to reconnect Faculty Biography Project PETER BRIER, with students. To volunteer, please contact (Continued from Page 1) Lifelong Learning Program Liaison Anne Hess at [email protected] or ber of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. DONALD O. DEWEY, 626-576-7682. Biographical information includes education, LOUIS NEGRETE, FRIEDA A. STAHL teaching experience, honors and awards, schol- CSU-ERFA Council Delegates arly/creative activity, administrative/business/ JOHN CLEMAN (2013), professional experience, and up to 10 publica- MARTIN EPSTEIN (2012), Spring Luncheon (Continued from Page 1) ROSEMARIE MARSHALL-HOLT (2012), tions. Space is also provided for a one-half to one BARBARA P. SINCLAIR (2013), years, and then the statewide emeriti organization, page “personal commentary.” If a participant DIANE VERNON (2011), CSU Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association wishes to include material in addition to what Members-at-Large (CSU-ERFA), for three years. He was Outstanding is suggested by the form (e.g., an extended list EDitoRIAL BOARD MEMBERS Professor in 1975-76. Best known as a constitu- of activities, publications), the participant may (see above) tional and political historian, with heavy emphasis provide a separate electronic document and JANET C. FISHER-HOULT, a link to it will be provided on the webpage. LEONARD G. MATHY, on James Madison and John Marshall, he more KENNETH PHILLIPS, recently has dabbled with campus history with the We welcome your contribution to the project Life Executive Members Parker article and his book, That’s a Good One. (preferably electronic), as well as your ques- For information about the Emeriti As- The emeriti will gather beginning at 11:30 tions. Those working
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