HR 2004-round2 #4 Q4.acg 9/28/04 4:53 PM Page a1 lead transform advance PITZER COLLEGE 2003-2004 President’s Report and Honor Roll A special edition of the Pitzer College Participant HR 2004-round2 #4 Q4.acg 9/28/04 4:53 PM Page a2 lead transform advance 1 President’s Annual Report 4 The Year in Review 10 Honor Roll of Donors 10 Chair’s Circle 11 President’s Circle 11 GOLD President’s Circle 13 Friends 13 Provida Futuri 13 Gifts-in-Kind 14 Foundation and Corporate Gifts 15 ICSC 16 Scholarships 19 Memorial Gifts & Honorary Gifts 24 Alumni Gifts 26 Phonathon 36 Parents Fund 39 Volunteers 40 Faculty and Staff Campaign 41 Board of Trustees 41 Office of Advancement 41 Office of Public Relations 41 Alumni Association Board Editors Susan Andrews Anne Donovan Moran Managing Editor Alice Jung ’01 Writers and Contributors Jamie Brown ’99 Richard Chute ’84 Jay Collier Nadine Francis Kelly Howell Stephanie Petty Marilyn Ray ’92 Nicole Rinetti Jim Stricks Laura Skandera Trombley Gift Recorder This is a publication of the Pitzer College Office of Advancement and the Office of Public Relations. We have V. Michelle Bierman made every effort to ensure accuracy of our lists. If you should find a misspelling or omission, please accept our Design sincere apologies and contact the Advancement Office at (909) 621-8130 or by e-mail at [email protected], so Bridget Gailey that we can make the necessary corrections in our records. Printing Advanced Color Graphics Donations made from July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004, are included in this report. Please note that many of Photography Pitzer’s friends are members of multiple constituent groups, such as an alumna who is a proud parent and a mem- Laurie Babcock ber of Pitzer’s staff. These constituents will appear in more than one list in this Honor Roll and the total dollars Phillip Channing raised by each constituent group, therefore, may include gifts that are counted in more than one category. Angel Jauregui James V. Ohlemeyer Please note that gifts from alumni are listed under their names alone. We recognize that these donations Sandy Reeves ’92 frequently represent the support of spouses and families and are grateful to all who support Pitzer College. Cover Photo James V. Ohlemeyer PITZER COLLEGE is a learning community where we critically explore ideas across disciplines with a commitment to multiple perspectives, social and environmental justice, and intercultural understanding. PRESIDENT’S ANNUAL REPORT President Laura Skandera Trombley Dear Friends, The official 2003-04 school year ended on June 30th, and the appropriate moment has come to reflect on the College’s 41st year. This has been a year rich with achievement. Now it is time to enjoy the fruits of our labor, to envision the next stages of our advancement, and to reaffirm the institutional values which have sustained the life of and given direction to our community. Our stated commitment is to move forward in a manner that is deliberate, creative and focused. With all of us working together this past year, we have advanced the wider recognition of the merits of the College and made Pitzer stronger than ever before — without changing its character. What mode of reflection should we choose to gauge our banner year? The unprecedented successes established in admissions and advancement? Our standing as one of America’s most diverse liberal arts colleges? Our enhanced national profile within academic circles as well as the popular media? Or do we return to a more intimate space, the ultimate measure of success — an educational moment of furthering the personal growth and awareness that our College was founded to provide? This last reflection is beautifully expressed by Jessica Guterman, a 2004 graduate, who thoughtfully mirrored her time at Pitzer in a moving letter to me: “The only thing that I have ever known about myself, and the way I wish to contribute to the world, is that I want to improve quality of life . My Pitzer education has reinforced that in me and broadened it, as I finally realize that I can fulfill my social responsibility in any way I choose, as long as I choose to do so ... One of the most valuable things that I have learned here at Pitzer is that I can change the world from any angle.” Jessica’s letter assures us that as more of the world learns of who and what we are, it will encounter a broadly applicable model for thought and action. Our social and civic responsibility also remains strong through our charter membership in Project Pericles. As a Pericles member, Pitzer commits to include education for social responsibility and participatory citizenship as an essential part of our educational programs. Yes, this year it felt as though everyone discovered Pitzer College. This year Pitzer was featured in The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Time magazine, Business Week, USA Today, the Christian Science Monitor, the Los Angeles Times, and the Chronicle of Higher Education. We received more than 3,100 applications for 220 incoming first-year class spaces. As a result our acceptance rate was lowered by 10%, as only 39% of those who applied were admitted. We are now a difficult college in which to gain entry and, Alumni, the value of your degree has just increased appreciably. The College’s first comprehensive campaign will be completed early, and our $40 million goal was exceeded. I cannot emphasize enough how proud I am of all the alumni, friends, and foundations who believed in 1 HR 2004-round2 #4 Q4.acg 9/28/04 4:54 PM Page 2 Pitzer and supported us. We enjoyed a record Annual Fund drive, raising nearly $1.3 million with increased levels of giving among alumni and parents alike. It is important to recognize the kind of deep strength we are witnessing here — the increasing coherence and commitment of the Community of Pitzer People worldwide. An important measure of pride in membership within a community is tangible support. This sense of increasing coherence is reinforced by record giving from staff, faculty, and the senior class. To members of the 2004 Senior Class: I speak for so many of us here when I say how touched and honored we are by your spirited campaign. Your efforts resulted in an unprecedented level of giving that would be the envy of so many colleges, and you have given special focus to the commitment to Pitzer of which I speak. During Pitzer’s 41st year, we paused to review the impressive accomplishments of our graduates. To celebrate those achievements, Pitzer College created the Distinguished Alumni Award. Under the able leadership of immediate past Alumni Association President Andy Goodman ’81, a committee of alumni and faculty selected Debra Wong Yang ’81. Debra is the United States Attorney for the Central District of California, serving 18 million people from San Diego to San Luis Obispo. She is the first Asian American woman to serve as a United States Attorney. I am proud to have such a fine representative of Pitzer College distinguish herself in government service and look forward to con- tinuing to honor our successful graduates in the years ahead. Our successes make for exciting news and I am happy to be able to deliver it to you. As ever, we must thank and congratulate the scholars who are the heart of the institution — our truly superb faculty. This year they have generated scholarship and received awards that have once again appropriately enhanced the recognition of Pitzer as a premier liberal arts college. In the spring of this year Alan Jones, Dean of the Faculty, held the College’s first Dean’s Reception to formally recognize faculty achievements. It was impressive to see the aggregate scholarship and creativity of the Pitzer faculty displayed in one place. To advance the College “creatively” means that we must remain alive to opportunity and renew- al at a number of levels, so that when measured against other institutions we find that we excel naturally as a result of worthwhile endeavor. Mark Twain, whom you will not be surprised to hear me quoting, said in his autobiography, “Life does not consist mainly — or even largely — of facts and happenings. It consists mainly of the storm of thoughts that is forever blowing through one’s head.” At Pitzer, we don’t set out to be record holders, but the ideas “blowing through” our institution often reflect upon our standing in the form of measurable and positive “facts.” Pitzer College is the only highly selective liberal arts college in the nation to have 100% student partici- pation in a social responsibility requirement; to be ranked the 3rd most diverse private secular coed national liberal arts college by U.S. News & World Report (out of 1,360 ranked colleges); to have seven Pitzer international programs and eight new international student exchanges; to have eleven undergraduate students awarded Fulbright Fellowships in two years — making Pitzer the national leader for Fulbrights for colleges our size — and to have five American Sociology Association Minority Fellows — setting an ASA national record. 2 HR 2004-round2 #4 Q4.acg 9/28/04 4:54 PM Page 3 Our banner 41st year has given us the means and momentum. Now we embark on the next academic year, which I consider a blueprint year. Yes, we begin planning the construction of the new living and learning residence halls, and this summer we began the first year of a two-year cafeteria redesign and renovation. We thereby are building in creature comforts that will allow well-fed and rested students to do even more exceptional work! Yet I intend the blueprint image to apply more widely.