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THE MAGAZINE OF WHITTIER COLLEGE

AFTER AMY LINDA 1 65 AND PETER BIEHL 1 65 TURN GRIEF INTO ACTION

SPRING 1999 Penny (Cams) '68 and Vince Fraumeni '69 Some things change.

Some never will.

REUNION WEEKEND JUNE 25-27, 1999

Watch the mail for more information or call the Office of Alumni Relations at (562) 907-4222. 14 F

CONTENTS S. SPRING 1999 TheJRpCK VOL. 70, NO. 1

THE MAGAZINE OF WHITTIER COLLEGE

Editor Thea Makow

Senior Writer Judy Kidder Browning FEATURES

Assistant Editor Shawn Fitzpatrick '98 THE CITY OF ANGELS Contributing Editor Kristin M. Tranquada Whittier is only a few miles from Los Angeles, but many Art Director Whittier students never see Lori LeBeau Walsh 10 much of it—unless they're Advisory Board enrolled in the Workshop in Urban Roy E. Clason, Jr. '84 Studies class. Here's a look at L.A. from Beth Fernandez '82 Skid Row to Rodeo Drive through the eyes Al Martinez, L.H.D. '96 of this year's Urban Studies students. Dean Rowan '81 Ted C. Snyder By Shawn Fitzpatrick '98 Roy M. Wallack '78 Susanne Weil Thomas D. Wood '50

Oil 1 11c CVVLI INTO AFRICA President James L. Ash, Jr. When their daughter was murdered in a poor township Vice President for Advancement in South Africa, Linda '65 and Joseph M. Zanetta 14 Peter Biehl '65 handled their Director of Alumni Relations grief in a remarkable way—the way they Christine (Reel) Nelson '72 think Amy Biehl would have wanted it. By Thea Makow

The Rock is published three times a year DEPARTMENTS (spring, summer and fall) by Whittier College. President's Corner 2 To the Editor 3 Our mailing address is On Campus 4 The Rock Alumni Echoes 7 Office of Communications Whittier College Poet to Poet 17 13406 Philadelphia St. Sports Shorts 35 P.O. Box 634 Whittier, CA 90608 The Bottom Line 38

Phone (562) 907-4277 Calendar of Events 40 FAX (562) 907-4927 Cover Photo: e-mail: [email protected] Louise Gubb / SABA VVHITTIER COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES t a Anthony R. Pierno '54, J.D.

Richard H. Delhi '49, D.B.A. '84 r t'jec Cl,oi,,,,on ':ER Willard V. Harris, Jr. '55 Vice Cl,oir,niiii FROM THE CHAIRMAN Donald E. Wood, L.H.D. '98 Treasurer Dolores L. Ball '33, L.H.D. '96 Sen eta,, by Anthony R. Pierno '54 James L. Ash, Jr., Ph.D. Preside,n of site College C. Milo Connick, Ph.D. his space in The Rock is usually reserved for the president's column, but John H. Crow '64, Ph.D. since Whittier College is in the midst of a presidential transition, I Kristine E. Dillon '73, Ph.D. T Sharon W. Ettinger Sheldon Feinberg thought it would be appropriate for me to give you an update on the search for Douglas W. Ferguson, L.H.D. '97 the college's next president. Gary Steven Findley, J.D. '79 Ronald R. Gastelum '68, J.D. The search is well under way; in fact, by the time you read this, I hope that Richard I. Gilchrist '68, J.D. Alfred J. Gobar '53, M.A. '55, Ph.D. the presidential search and selection committees will be very close to identify- Charlotte D. Graham Barbara Ondrasik Groce '57 ing the individual who will serve in that role. However, Clinton 0. Harris '34, L.H.D. '95 Donald J. Herrema '74 publication deadlines being what they are, I am writing Caroline P. Ireland '43 Paul R. Kiesel, J.D. '85 this column as the committees are in the midst of nar- David C. Lizarraga David D. Mandarich rowing the list of candidates and reviewing their William H. Marumoto '57 James E. Mitchell '62, J.D. qualifications. R. Chandler Myers, J.D., LL.D. '88 W.D. "Bert" Newman '59, M.Ed. '62 As this process moves forward, I want to share with Lee E. Owens Ernie Z. Park, J.D. you a profile of the qualities the committees have agreed Carole Martin Pickup '57 will be important in Whittier's next president. Of Richard M. Pomboy Robert H. Rau '62 course, it is far easier to create such a profile than to dis- J. Stanley Sanders '63, LL.B. Ruth B. Shannon, L.H.D. '92 cover a person who embodies it. But the committee Willard W. Shepherd, Sr. Anthony R. Pierno '54 Steve Shraiberg Chairman, Whittier College members agree that we must clearly state our objectives Elden L. Smith '62 Board of Trustees Tornio Taki from the beginning, and that when confronted with Maxine M. Trotter '47 Roberta G. Veloz 57 flesh-and-blood candidates, our admittedly idealistic profile will help us to ALUMNI TRUSTEES keep an eye on our ultimate goal of recruiting the best possible president for Sandra Butzel '62 Humberto R. Gray '84, J.D. '87 Whittier College. Steven Weston '83 Whoever that person is, the committee members are confident that he or PRESIDENT OF she will share the college's commitment to developing the unique gifts of each ALUMNI BOARD Margaret Donnellan Todd '76 person and continue Whittier's tradition of respect for individual character, TRUSTI:ES EMI SIll personal integrity, tolerance, procedure by consensus and service to the com- John L. Compton '25 Ethel K. Eckels '25 munity. He or she will be at ease with the college's values, including our Hubert C. Perry '35 Quaker heritage and excellence in teaching, and will have a clear understand- Carl L. Randolph '43, Ph.D., LID. '82 Homer G. Rosenberger '34, M.D. ing of and a strong commitment to liberal arts education. Benjamin B. Tregoe '51, Ph.D., LID. '90 Whittier's next president will have the skills necessary to be an effective PRESIDENT EMERITUS Eugene S. Mills, Ph.D., LL.D. leader of both a small liberal arts college and a law school—an unusual combi- OFFICERS OF THE COLLEGE nation—and be able to enhance the strengths of each component as well as the James L. Ash, Jr., Ph.D. President whole. He or she will also be an experienced and skilled fund raiser who is John A. FitzRandolph, J.D. Vice Preside,,t for Legal Educatio,, & committed to developing support for the college. And, of course, the next pres- Dcci,, of 55'i,juje,. Law School Jo Ann Hankin ident will be a strong administrator with a record of scholarly achievement and Vice P,eside,,t for Finance S. ,\cb,,i,ust,at ion a sincere commitment to the students and traditions of Whittier College. David J. Muller I,,teri,n Vice Preside,,t for Academic It is a tall order, to be sure, but I am confident that the committees' efforts Affairs & Des,,, ofhaeultv Joseph M. Zanetta, J.D. will bring us a president who will continue to strengthen the financial under- Vice Preside,,t [or Advancement pinnings of the college and to enhance our unique community of students, Susan E. Allen, Ed.D. Des,,, of Students faculty and staff. Urmi Kar Des,,, of E,,rc,It,,,e,,t These committees do much of their work behind the scenes, but I want to take this opportunity to let you know who the committee members are and to Continued next page

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FRESH cation at Whittier, because of feminist (what else could they the college's refusal to accept be?), lesbian Democrats." RESPONSES homophobia, racism and sexism I guess my "Leave it to TO "FRESH among its ranks. Beaver" family background and my classic '50s Whittier College VOICES" Todd Anthony Hopkins, '98 Whittier, Calif. education (I guess it was Beaverish too?), just weren't ... ouble kudos to the editor broadening enough for me to Dfor printing Michal /ell, like one of the "Fresh appreciate this sort of pap. Merraro's essay ("Fresh Voices: \\ Voices" in your most re- The admissions office (and Three views from the Class of cent issue, "I'm sitting here, this young freshperson) should '02"). By including Michal's staring at my computer monitor, be greatly relieved that I'm not essay, The Rock and Whittier growing more and more uneasy." one of the people who has to re- College reaffirmed my belief in Hey, call me old-fashioned, view application essays. the continuing open-minded but I really don't need to pick Come to think of it, I'm re- approach taken in accepting all up The Rock and have a 17- lieved too! students from different back- year-old telling me how unique Well, I may skim through grounds. This was the very (and presumably superior) she the next Rock...and then again, reason I chose to finish my edu- is to be raised by "two liberal, I might not. Depends on whether the "Howdy Doody" SEND YOUR LETTERS TO The Rock, Office of Communications, Whittier re-runs are on. College, P.O. Box 634, Whittier, CA 90608. You may also fax your letter to us at(562) 907-4927, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Please include your full Ed Thomas '59 name, class year, address and daytime phone number. Letters may be edited. Albany, N.Y.

President's Corner continued President Margaret Donnellan Tyler I. Ochoa. As chairman, I thank them, on behalf of the Board Todd'76, former Alumni serve on both committees as an of Trustees, for their important Association president Thomas D. ex-officio member. The eventual contributions to this process. Wood '50, trustee and law school recommendations of the com- The search committee, which alumnus Gary S. Findley'79, Vice mittees will be considered and constructs the search requirements, President for Advancement Joseph acted upon by the Board of is chaired by Trustee Ronald R. M. Zanetta, and former student Trustees which, of course, has Gastelum'68 and includes body president Karl Robinson'99. the ultimate responsibility for trustees Richard H. Deihl'49 and The selection committee, which selection of the next president. Ruth B. Shannon; college faculty reviews candidate materials and These are interesting times at members Frederic A. Bergerson, narrows the field, is chaired by Whittier, and exciting ones as Joyce P. Kaufman, Paul Kjellberg Trustee Charlotte D. Graham, and well. My fellow trustees and I and Robert A. Schambach; law includes trustees Willard V. look forward to announcing the school faculty members Gail Harris '55 and R. Chandler Myers; name of Whittier College's next Frommer and Richard Gruner, college faculty members Charles president, and to opening this former trustee Rayburn S. S. Adams and Stephen F. Overturf, new chapter in the history of "the Dezember '53, Alumni Association and law school faculty member college loved so well." •

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ANNENBERG FOUNDATION project, which is a major com- GIVES LIBRARY GRANT ponent of the "Endowing the Tradition" campaign. Plans for he Annenberg Foundation Foundation grant will help to the project are being finalized, Thas awarded a $1 million fund that project, which the with a timetable for construc- grant to Whittier for the col- college estimates will cost $2.5 tion to be established. • lege's library renovation project. million. The grant will be used to create "It was President Nixon who PROVOST an area of the library to house bestowed the title 'Ambassador' the college's collection of on Walter Annenberg," noted RESIGNS President Richard M. Nixon's college Trustee Ruth B. Shannon. TO BECOME vice-presidential memorabilia. "I can think of no greater tribute KNOX COLLEGE Nixon '34 served as a college than to have the Ambassador trustee for nearly 30 years and and his foundation, who have PRESIDENT received an honorary doctorate invested so much in education, from Whittier in 1954. provide a gift to President ichard S. Millman, provost In 1979, Nixon gave Nixon's alma mater." Rand dean of faculty, has Whittier a collection of memo- To date, the college has re- resigned to become president of rabilia from his vice-presidential ceived $7 million for the library Knox College, an independent years, including a lacquer box decorated with a view of the LOST WORLD SHOWCASES "LOST" Kremlin presented to Nixon by PLAY BY HORTON FOOTE Nikita Khrushchev, a Chinese vase presented by Deng ctress Pen Xiaoping, a candelabrum given Gilpin (center) to the Nixons by members of A

of NBC's "Frasier" the Cabinet and their wives, and was on stage at the WS a silver Hanukkah lamp present- NE Shannon Center in ed by David Ben-Gurion.

November, per- ER DAILY The memorabilia, along with

forming the title WHI7TI an extensive collection of Nixon- role in a staged related books and other printed STEY! reading of Horton E

materials, is housed in the JOSH Foote's "The Day Bonnie Bell Wardman Library. Emily Married." Crystal Brian, professor of theatre arts, directed For security and space reasons, the performance, which was presented by The Lost World, the however, the collection is not Shannon Center's resident professional theater company. Although readily accessible to library users. Foote completed the play in the late 1960s, "The Day Emily Plans for expansion of Married" has never been staged professionally. Brian, who is artis- Wardman Library include tic director for The Lost World, hopes to present the play's creating an appropriate place to professional world premiere at the Shannon Center this summer. house the Richard M. Nixon Collection. The Annenberg

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THE MYSTERY PHOTO

e guessed correctly—the overgrown mop- Courtois-Horsley '79, Lynn Condon Gunter '80, Wpets in the last's issue's Mystery Photo Johanna (DeYoung) Palmer '80, Deanna (Irvin) were indeed Spring Sing participants. They were Severn '79 and Barbara (Hinds) Smith '81. members of 1978's "Curly Kindergarten Kids," Nobody was able to match names with all the and they performed a show-stopping medley of faces, but in piecing the responses together, here's Shirley Temple tunes. what we came up with: Sandra Wilson-Espinosa '80 "We won first place in the Medium Group divi- and Louis Santa Maria '79 are kneeling in front. sion," Marie (Becktel) Lopez '80 proudly informs Smith is the blonde woman at the far left, and us. "Believe it Carolyn (Johnson) Rooder '81 is next to her. In or not, I can the center are, from left, Sue (Skare) Woods '81, still remember Lopez, and possibly Kathy Stocker '81. Up top in all the words." the center is Kathy (Robles) DeKramer '81. The Joining woman at right whose face is covered remains Lopez as unidentified, and behind her is Gunter. Mystery Photo IF YOU CAN IDENTIFY any of the uniden- informants tified, write to us at the address below; otherwise, were Maryann Curly Kindergarten Kids we'll move on to this issue's Mystery Photo.

WE FOUND THIS PHOTO IN THE ALUMNI OFFICE FILES, man envelope marked "One year's group all standing in plaza of University of Copenhagen.11 There's no date or other information about the group, which we assume is participating in the Whittier College-in-Copenhagen program. If you recognize Were you with this group in Copenhagen? yourself or your friends, send a note to The Rock, Mystery Photo, Whittier College, P.O. Box 634, Whittier, CA 90608. You can also fax your answer to(562) 907-4927, or e-mail us at [email protected] (put "Mystery Photo" in your subject line). We need to receive your response by April 12 in order to include your name in the summer issue of The Rock. liberal arts college of about 1,100 and dean of faculty. "My experi- the way it is at Whittier." students in Galesburg, Ill. ence at Whittier taught me that Stepping in as interim vice Millman assumed the Knox selective liberal arts colleges re- president for academic affairs and presidency in January. ally give the best education," he dean of faculty is DavidJ. Muller, Millman, a mathematician, said. "One of the things that at- professor of music and associate came to Whittier in 1995 from tracts me to Knox is the caring dean of academic affairs. • California State University at San nature of the faculty and I'm Marcos, where he was provost spoiled, frankly, because that's Continued next page

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oted Noted A sampling of Whittier College and Whittier Law School people in the news.

twice in the same day by Times "a way of expressing who you BOSTON GLOBE columnists in December. Steve are and your relationship to Parents trying to keep their kids Harvey included the Poets on each other. Gifts are supposed from catching the holiday his list of Southland teams with to represent feelings—the lik- "gimmes" got sound advice from "harmless" -sounding names. ing, the love, the respect." Judith Wagner, professor of edu- And Steve Chawkins, musing cation and child development about appropriate mascots for a CHICAGO TRIBUNE and director of the Broadoaks new university campus in Jan Merideth, executive director Children's School, in December. Ventura County, wrote, "We of human resources, discussed "Children are not born with the don't want to drape [the student how her profession has changed 'gimmes," said Wagner. "They athletes] in the lacy mantle of over the years in a December only turn into materialistic prissiness. I'm sure Whittier story. Merideth noted that creatures with the help of grown- College has spirited teams and human resources professionals ups." Wagner suggested choosing ardent fans. But I picture only a have moved from pushing gifts that create family rituals, ripple of polite applause when a papers and collecting informa- such as board games that parents Whittier Poet scores a touch- tion to helping employees and kids can play together down, with ambulances waiting manage their jobs and careers. around the Christmas tree, and on the sidelines for Poets dou- Among the skills required in that encourage creativity, such as bled over by the moment's raw her position, she says, are "lis- art supplies. The column also ran emotion." (Obviously, neither tening skills, patience, time in the Houston Chronicle and the columnist had been paying at- management, good organization Deseret News (Salt Lake City). tention to the SCIAC football and flexibility." Wagner was also quoted in an- rankings.) other December Globe parenting THE NEWSHOUR column on avoiding power strug- AMERICAN SCHOOL WITH JIM LEHRER gles with preschoolers. & UNIVERSITY (PBS) The renovation of Victor F. Deihl A January story and panel Also in the Globe in December, Hall was recognized in November discussion about the advent of religious studies Professor with the Louis I. Kahn Citation, the euro featured Stephen F. Joseph L. Price discussed why the magazine's top award for col- Overturf, the Douglas W. the dismal state of professional lege building design. "Beautiful Ferguson Professor of Economics. sports in Boston might not be all restoration; maintains original When asked about the euro's bad news for fans. "For many character," noted the judges. effect on the American people, victory is not a daily re- "The building has been complete- economy, Overturf noted that ality," he said. "They would ly transformed without visible "we're already looking at new certainly like the vicarious expe- intrusion or obscuring historic ar- bond ... and stock issues rience of being victorious. But chitectural details." coming out in euros. ... Right the team that perseveres through now, you might not think finding new ways to lose can WASHINGTON POST about buying an Italian bond or render their own experiences A few days before Christmas, a French stock, but certainly if quite meaningful." Charles T. Hill, professor of psy- these are issued in euros, where chology, discussed the complex there's very little worry about LOS ANGELES TIMES and unwritten rules that apply fluctuations in the exchange The ferocity of the'Whittier to holiday gift-giving. What you rate, I think you're much more Poets was sadly underestimated buy and for whom, Hill said, is likely to see that happen."

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ALUMNI :EC:H , 'S

HOMECOMING 1998

beautiful fall weekend greet- defeat the Redlands Bulldogs 31- Aed alumni who gathered 29 for the league championship. on campus for "Homecoming Former Poet tackle and Hall of 1998—Remember the Time." Famer Myron Claxton '40 called Festivities began Friday it "one of the most exciting evening when more than 160 games I've ever seen." alumni and friends gathered at The excitement of the game

the Whittier Hilton to welcome carried over to the Family TZEF WI the newest inductees into the Carnival and Homecoming S EIL Purple & Gold Athletic Hall of Dinner on the baseball field. N Mask-making was one Fame. On Saturday morning, Children's activities included of several events just for children societies held their annual face-painting, bobbing for apples at Homecoming '98.

Homecoming," said Christine (Reel) Nelson '72, director of alumni relations. "It just gets better and better, so don't miss out on Homecoming 1999. Mark your calendar now for Oct. 15-17." 4'

POET ALUMNI

AWARDS

A highlight of the Homecoming '98 dinner was the drawing for the very other year, the 1985 Jaguar XJ6 formerly owned by Poet and NFL coach George EAlumni Association honors Allen. Vince Daigneault '85 held the winning ticket, and in a alumni for achievement, service surprise gesture, he presented the keys to trustee Bill Harris '55, to the college, and community who played for Coach Allen. The raffle generated almost $9,000 for and public service at the Poet athletics, including the George Allen Fitness Center. Shown with the Awards Gala, which opens car are Harriet Harris, Bill Harris, Daigneault and Etty Allen. Homecoming Weekend. brunches and the members of and mask-making. Current We need your nominations the Class of 1948 entered the students climbed the Velcro wall now. Include the nominee's ranks of the Golden Anniversary and gyrated in the human name, class year and qualifica- Club as they presented their gyroscope, while alumni, faculty tions for the award, as well as class gift of $314,000. and friends enjoyed the beer and your name and contact informa- On Saturday afternoon, more wine garden. "Mingling alumni, tion. (Alumni are welcome to than 2,000 alumni and friends students, parents and faculty watched the Poet football team created a truly remarkable Continued next page

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nominate themselves.) All nom- To provide the preparation Award, is advisor. If you are inations are confidential and necessary for Whittier students interested in learning more this year's winners will be se- to be admitted to the top about the Pre-MBA Society or lected by the Awards Committee business schools, the Pre-MBA talking with students about of the Alumni Association. Society was founded this year. your graduate school and/or Send your nomination by For all students, regardless of work experience, contact mail to the Whittier College major, the club will provide Decker at (562) 907-4256. • Office of Alumni Relations, P.O. assistance in advisement, Box 634, Whittier, CA 90608; by GMAT preparation and CAREER fax at (562) 907-4817; or via e- job/internship placement before mail to cnelsonwhittier.edu. • and after graduation. They will CONSULTANT also sponsor an eight-week, 20- NETWORK PRE - MBA session GMAT review and preparation class taught by SOCIETY Charles Trent, a former he Office of Career Princeton Review instructor. TServices is updating its id you know that last year With support from the Career Consultant Network D more than 200,000 Office of Career Services, database and transferring it to students were enrolled in MBA students Carlos Cortez '01 and Jobtrak, an on-line career programs worldwide? And, for Wes Sims '01 are serving as service for college students. The the first time, the salaries of club officers. Jeff Decker, database includes names, business school graduates assistant professor of business professional positions and exceeded those of law school administration and winner of employers of participating graduates. the 1997 Nerhood Teaching alumni. It is useful to students in a variety of ways, including research projects, information interviews for career CYBER-WHITTIER UPDATE exploration, and assistance in finding internships and part- eeping Whittier alumni in touch with the college and and full-time jobs. each other." That's the welcome on the alumni page of If you're interested in the Whittier College Web Site at www.whittier.edu. participating in this service If you haven't checked it out lately, take a look. Links include for current Whittier College the Alumni Association, People, Alumni Activities, Regional students, contact Lynn Chapters and a guestbook. Pearson, director of career The Communications Committee of the Alumni Board, chaired services, at (562) 907-4200, by Dean Rowan '81, is suggesting ways to better communicate with ext. 4415, or via e-mail at 1iimni thrnl1gh the Internet. Watch for future updates as we [email protected]. • continue to upgrade this important service to alumni. •

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ALUMNI REGIONAL EVENTS HOUSE NEWS

he dream of an on-campus TAlumni House is about to become a reality, as plans are being finalized for College Hall, former site of the Lester L. Harris Speech and Hearing

'9 Clinic, to be renovated into the new home of the Office of Alumni Relations. Located near

the top of Earlham Drive, the GARDNER SWITZER 1 (

Alumni House will be near the P. Graham Athletics Center and he Huntington Library in San Marino, Calif., (shown the Hartley House faculty master's home. Tabove) provided the backdrop for an event that attracted In addition to providing a sold-out crowd. Alumni enjoyed a formal tea and a short talk office space for the Alumni by Alumni Board member Sara "Sue" Hodson '71, curator of Relations staff, the house will literary manuscripts. accommodate Alumni Board, reunion and committee n another regional gathering, Colorado alumni and friends meetings along with special Imet at the Denver Art Museum last fall, where they enjoyed alumni receptions. Alumni files and display cases for college, plenty of good food and a private tour of the exhibition "600 society, and Alumni Association Years of British Art." Sidney (Lloyd) Bullene '52 and Kaye memorabilia and trophies will (Harrelson) Wergedal '64 coordinated the gathering. also be housed there. Due to the generosity of the Class of 1957, which desig- nated its 40th-reunion class gift for an alumni house, the project Marumoto (chairman of the is finally under way, with com- reunion committee) and pletion expected this summer. Barbara (Ondrasik) Groce. The class gift committee, The reunion festivities, held chaired by college Trustee in September 1997, received an Roberta (Garrett) Veloz, Award of Distinction from included three other members District VII of the Council for of the board, Carole (Martin) Advancement and Support of Pickup, William "Mo" Education (CASE). •

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RYAN FONG '02AND JENNIFER PUF By Shawn Fitzpatrick '98 very January, Les Howard '62, professor of sociology, and his Workshop in Urban Studies Eclass go on a field trip to Los Angeles. With nothing more than a sheet of paper listing their team assignments, Howard's students must rely on public transportation to travel from Skid Row to the Westside, and many places in-between. The students-23 of them this year, split up into groups of two or three—take on the task of getting to Los Angeles, exploring assigned areas of the city and returning home safely. Instead of accompanying one of the student groups, Howard makes the trip on his own. "I wouldn't ask you guys to do anything I wouldn't do," he told one 100hin 9 In concerned student. WORKSHOP IN URBAN STUDIES CLASS

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The necessary city and transit maps, bus schedules and useful telephone numbers are readily available to all the students, either before or during their journeys. The only catch is that they have to get hold of them on their own, just as any other visitor to the Los Angeles area would. "It's a long day, but most students return before the buses stop running," said Howard. This time, the last group of students didn't make it back until a little after 9 p.m.—a long night, especially when considering that they had papers due in class at 9 a.m. the following day. "The sleep deprivation was pretty difficult," said Steve Alvarado '02. "But Les was pretty understanding the next day; he knew we were going to be tired." A sick, twisted and dangerous experiment? No, says Howard, "It's a workshop—a course that gives students a chance to see and work with the various sociological theories they constantly hear in class." Howard, who has taught the class "in one form or a another" for 17 years, says, "The students learn as much as I do. In fact, there are things that only they see as students—things that I am not involved in out there."

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Thn ROCK Spring 1999 his January, the team assignments included such themes as "Venues and Vacuums," focusing on parks and community areas and just how public-friendly those areas really are; "Search for Service," where students found out how easy or difficult it was to get help from institutions such as City Hall and the Department of Children's Services; "Getting Dressed: From Threads to Rags," in which students examined and com- pared the markets, attitudes and social standards of sweat shops in the garment district and boutiques along Rodeo Drive; and "Staking Claims in Social Space: Dogs Do It, Why Can't We?" where they looked at why people do and do not claim certain areas as their own, how a claim to an area can be made, and how certain areas are sometimes created for a particular public. In addition to the one-day field trip, the class uses other urban settings such as Wiltern Theater, corner o Western and Wilshire Tijuana, Mexico, to study urban spatial and social organization, with special attention given to public transportation as well as the design and use of public space. These studies show the economic, demographic and cultural aspects of urban centers, and locate each area in terms of current global economic, social and cultural transformations. "I've lived in Los Angeles all of my life, but this trip showed me many aspects of the city that I had never known before," said Sal Plascencia '99. "The fragmentation of the city is amazing—there are literally cities within cites Rainy-day mannequins, garment district and overlapping cultures from the art districts to the financial districts. Because of this trip, I am more knowledgeable now about Los Angeles and its cultures than I ever was before." •

Les Howard (top center, wearing a hat) invited his Workshop in Urban Studies class to regular, informal meetings in his home.

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ROBERTS 'SC HOW LINDA 165 AND PETER BIEHL '65 CHOSE TO COPE WITH A PARENT'S WORST NIGHTMARE

BY THEA MAKOW

n a glittering January Saturday in Cape Town, Africans—people like the young men who targeted OSouth Africa, Peter Biehi '65 deftly maneu- her at random and shouted anti-white slogans be- vered his BMW through the uneven streets of an fore murdering her. Shortly after Amy's death, the industrial section of the city. Biehis and their three other children flew to Cape "Saturday is funeral day Town for the first time at in Guguletu," he stated flatly. the invitation of the city's A steel door rolled up in THE BOY WAS THE SECOND government. front of a huge underground OF THE BIEHLS' SOUTH Five years later, Linda garage. He guided the car in- AFRICAN FRIENDS TO DIE A and Peter made headlines side, parked, and punched in VIOLENT DEATH THAT WEEK. again as they publicly for- a code. A buzzer sounded, and gave Amy's killers, who he entered a stunning con- were pardoned by South crete and brushed-aluminum complex of renovated Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. loft apartments—the home away from home of Peter But the real story, as the Biehis would have it, is and his wife, Linda '65. not about death. It's not about grieving. It's not "We were at a 14-year-old's funeral this morn- even about having a saint-like capacity for forgive- ing," Peter continued. "A gang-related killing." The boy was the second of the Biehls' South African friends to die a violent death that week. Another was stabbed while on holiday at the beach. The Biehls were asked to speak at the boy's funeral that morning. They do a lot of public speaking these days—about death, about violence and about how the survivors might carry on. The horrifying accounts of the stoning and stab-

bing death of their 26-year-old daughter Amy were SAB?

front-page news in 1993. Amy, too, was killed in I Guguletu, a township on the edge of Cape Town. GUBE

The story was particularly disturbing because Amy, ISE a Fulbright scholar from Stanford University, was LOU Linda and Peter Biehi visit the Guguletu church devoted to improving the lives of black South where memorial services were held for their daughter Amy in 1993.

The ROCK Sprg 1999 ness. Linda and Peter Biehl wish the media would focus on what rose from the ashes of their grief— The Amy Biehl Foundation, which they created to carry on their daughter's commitment to the people of Guguletu.

The foundation, funded primarily by a $500,000 I AB S I U.S. government BB

grant, focuses its GU grass-roots pro- ISE LOU grams on improving Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was on hand for health, education, the grand opening of The Amy Biehl Foundation's after- income, recreation school programs at St. Gabriel's Church in Guguletu. and security in the impoverished area. now houses the foundation's after-school programs. A drive through the They visited an empty lot where the Biehls plan to township starkly put a soccer field, and a bakery that is already pro- shows the need for viding the community with jobs, whole-wheat their projects. bread, and commission money for distributors. Earlier that Back in their airy living room, Linda and Peter January day, the discussed the mission of The Amy Biehl Foundation Biehls invited a Amy Biehl was a Fulbright as calmly as they might any other business venture. scholar working for the couple of represen- It focuses on adolescents, since they're the most community of Guguletu tatives from common perpetrators and victims of violence in when she was killed by an American colleges angry mob there. Guguletu. (Peter noted that it's unusual to find a on a tour of their Guguletu girl who hasn't been raped by the age of projects in 13 or 14.) So, when local youth come up with an Guguletu. The group climbed into the BMW, rolled idea to improve the community, the Biehls respond. up the windows, and locked the doors. (Amy was When young black men who had been caddies pulled out of her unlocked car by the mob that at predominantly white golf courses said they killed her.) wanted a driving The tour group cruised through range in their parts of Guguletu that are reminiscent "NOT EVERYONE CAN BE neighborhood, of war-time internment camps, down A MARTIN LUTHER KING, the foundation treeless streets lined with rows of gov- BUT EVERYONE SHOULD found some land, ernment-issue block houses the size of DO SOMETHING.! and plans for the American suburban garages. Other parts driving range are of Guguletu are even worse—acres of under way. the tin and cardboard shacks typical of shantytowns Now, because of their experience in community and refugee camps all over the country. outreach as well as just because they're the parents The group also stopped at St. Gabriel's Church, of Amy Biehl, the couple receives calls and letters where Amy's memorial service took place, which from strangers all over the world asking for advice.

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Ti- ROCK Sp,g 1999 "I get 'Dear Mrs. Biehi, I'm doing a paper on the Nobel Peace Prize..." Linda said. "Unprovoked contact—great!" The Biehis, who also have a home near Palm Springs, Calif., spend about 60 percent of their time running the foundation, and they seem to love it. It's as if they had been waiting all their lives to find such a consum- ing project, although they say they've always been involved in public service. "Community responsibility is Peter and Linda Biehi regularly check in on the bakery important," said Peter. "Not everyone can be run by The Amy Biehl Foundation in the Guguletu area. a Martin Luther King, but everyone should do something." Long before Amy's death, Linda, who was a Peter, a business administration major at couture manager at Neiman Marcus, advocated for Whittier, agreed. "There are no answers to what migrant workers in Arizona, taking them shoes and happened to Amy in science. Sorry. You need a other basic necessities. Peter, an international broader education than just one discipline to face that." With the habit they both have of finishing each other's sentences, Linda interjected, "You "THERE :,A24 NO ANSWERS TO also have to be adaptive." WHAT HAPPENED TO AMY IN Peter added with a smile, "For example, we SCIENCE. SORRY. YOU NEED never make hotel reservations when we go to A BROADER EDUCATION Paris..." THAN JUST ONE DISCIPLINE TO Linda interrupted, "We haven't been to Paris FACE THAT." since Amy died, Peter." "I know—and we're due," Peter finished. It's hard to believe this poised couple are also business consultant, said his colleagues asked the survivors of one of the worst tragedies parents "What the hell are you doing?" when he joined can suffer. How do they maintain their aplomb? the board of the Tucson Urban League. But Peter The Biehls' secret is in turning tragedy into "thought it was important stuff." something productive. Peter explained it this way They also say their experience at Whittier when speaking to the mourners at the funeral that made a difference in shaping their lives. Linda, a morning: "We just celebrated the start of a new history major, said, "We were fortunate to have year. It is January 9. You have 356 days left to do had liberal arts educations. If I hadn't had a something positive." He turned to his wife. "Do smattering of anthropology or sociology, my life you think I said it right?" would have been more narrow and less embracing "Yes," Linda replied. "It was perfect." • 16 of what's around. I'm not doing all this just because of Amy. It's true to who I am."

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English as a second language for A NOTE TO ALUMNI the Laubach Literacy Council. Ralph Kingsbury writes that he We welcome your Poet to Poet submissions and will include them and his wife, Helen, enjoy travel- as space permits. Mail the information to your class agent or to ing and volunteer work. Their The Rock, P.O. Box 634, Whittier, CA 90608. You can also fax it to us grandson Mike Dobrzycki grad- at(562) 907-4927 or send it via e-mail to [email protected]. uated from Whittier magna cum Laude last May, and their granddaughter Lyn Dobrzycki '96 received her M.Ed. Their grandson 1925 1930 Steven Kingsbury is a sophomore at Whittier this year. Ethel (Koontz) Eckels lives in At 90, Howard House continues Alhambra, Calif. A trustee emerita working at the House Ear Clinic Eldon Paddock lives in San of the college, she writes with and Institute in Los Angeles. Diego with his wife, Virginia. He pride of her family members who writes, "1 am 86 and will not be also graduated from Whittier, breaking any speed records in including daughter Alice doing what needs to be done." (Eckels) Platon '53, son Gerald 1932 Jessie Pohlman lives in a retire- Eckels '57 and granddaughter ment community in San Luis Elizabeth Platon '78. For news of Bill Balch, see Mary Obispo, Calif. Helen (Jessup) Bell '27. Imogene (Sproule) Jones enjoys 1926 Esther (Ferguson) Adams travel, music, bridge and helping McElroy enjoys gardening at her neighbors in her Santa Rosa, Calif., Manhattan Beach, Calif., home. Frances (Hunnicutt) Polk lives retirement community. in Carmel, Calif. She writes, "My Lila (Wing) Kishbaugh writes, daughter has come from her home "At 89, I am in good health, liv- in Alaska to make my old age a 1933 ing independently at the California happy and healthy time." P.E.O. home in Alhambra. I still Theodora "Teddy" drive my car locally and live a 1927 (Christiansen) Taylor writes fairly active life." that she retired from her church Mary Helen (Jessup) Bell lives choir after 69 years. 1934 in the Meadows retirement com- Ralph Corwin and his wife, munity in Los Gatos, Calif., Mabel, celebrated their 65th wed- Richard Philippi writes that he's which, she writes, is also home to ding anniversary last September. lived in his Downey, Calif., home Bill Balch '32. Mary Helen visit- They enjoy growing and hybridiz- for 53 years. ed her son and his family in ing exotic plants and trees. Virginia last year. Max Goldman lives in 1935 Templeton, Calif., and enjoys vis- 1928 iting his family. For news of Carl Siegmund, see Gwendolen (Hart) Rudolph Nelda (Connally) Siegmund '52. Raymond Chandler lives on the enjoys working in her garden and Biola University campus in La being around young people. 1936 Mirada, Calif., where he enjoys Adella (Hayes) Valla lives in dining with students and attend- Long Beach, Calif., with her hus- Dorothy (Metcalf) Howard ing games and music events. band, Louis. Lives in Whittier near her son, Les Ethel (Nichols) Powers, writes Claire and Marian (Manley) Howard '62, professor of sociol- that she is in good health and Jobe are avid bridge players and ogy at Whittier. lives in Lacey, Wash. enjoy traveling to Elderhostel programs. Marian also tutors Continued next page

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YMCA, based in Honolulu. He 1937 worked with local programs in 1946 Hawaii and Chicago, directed two Virginia (Hoskins) DuPrez vol- national urban programs, and Dorothy (Gilbert) Walker unteers as a tutor and hospital served as coordinator of program moved to Tucson, Ariz., after worker. services and liaison to the United spending 27 years as a missionary Margaret (Lawrence) Holton Nations for the World Alliance of in Hawaii. traveled to Vancouver and Victoria, YMCAs in Geneva, Switzerland. Alberta (Smitheram) Bourne British Columbia, last spring. Connie (Hughes) Fleischauer is active in her church and with is retired in Brea, Calif. P.E.O. in Tulsa, Okla. 1939 Bill and Betty (Hester) Thompson have been married 1948 Josephine (Popple) Mason for 56 years. They enjoy garden- traveled to France and Italy last ing together. Bill Bayless lives at the Veterans year before moving to a new Leland Mahood lives in Soquel, Home of California in Yountville, home in Santa Rosa, Calif. Calif., where he is active in his where he tells war stories and writes church and is a board member for Haiku poetry for the fun of it. 1941 the Red Rock Foundation. Truman Benedict lives in San Clemente, Calif., where he visits Beth (Garfoot) Lumpkin writes 945 the elementary school named that she and her husband, Don, after him. He writes that "happi- ness is not being mayor." "traveled to the Holy Land last Mary (Atkins) Padia moved to fall—a very rewarding experience." St. Paul's Towers, an Episcopal Marian (Caldwell) Silliker is Although he's officially retired, lifecare facility in Oakland, Calif., planning a move to Glendora, Calif. Bob Hammond writes, "1 moved to be near her children. Marge (Finley) and Alan to Las Vegas in order to more Shirley (Roberts) Firestone Magnusson '53 will be dividing closely supervise the operation writes that life in Williamsburg, their time between a retirement of our business park, and to de- Va., "is a joy. Our guest room is apartment in Lancaster, Calif., velop a piece of unimproved com- ready, so where are you, my W.C. and their cabin in Maine. mercial land." friends and classmates?" Two fellow alumni were on hand For news of Louie Mann, see Jo when the City of Santa Fe Springs (Barmore) Mann '43. presented Martin Ortiz with a Mary Lee (Palmer) Holton plaque honoring his selection as Lives in Whittier in a home built a Hispanic Magazine achievement by her late husband, Rollin, and is a docent with the Whittier Historical Society. lone (Pike) Stull has Alzheimer's disease and lives in Livermore, Calif., with her daughter. 1943

Jo (Barmore) Mann writes that her husband, Louie '41, suffered a stroke and needs full-time care at home, and they've moved to a condo in San Rafael, Calif., to ac- 18 commodate him. They would love to hear from old friends. Robert Dye was elected to the YMCA Hall of Fame last fall. He began his work with the YMCA of Los Angeles in 1946 and now serves as a consultant to the Class of 1948

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Although Virginia Hill Richardson and Don Miller were both graduates of the Class of '42, they never crossed paths at Whittier College. It took them 50 years to meet when she attended her first college reunion ever and took the last seat available at their Golden Anniversary Brunch—the seat next to his. As they talked that day in 1992, Virginia and Don found lots in common with one another, and discovered many times where they just missed meeting. Don played on the ten- Virginia and Don Miller (right) with fellow travelers from the nis team with Virginia's husband, but he Early Forties group. A pilot since the age of 15, Don has ferried never met her. Virginia grew up in Arcadia, fellow alumni to such places as Sedona, Ariz., and Carmel, Calif. Calif., where Don began teaching in 1942 Shown with the Millers in front of Don's Cessna 1-310 R II are and eventually became principal at the (from left) Sally (Bullis) Jones '42, Esther (Boyle)'44 and school where Virginia's mother was a teacher. Robert "Tippy" Dye '43, and Guy Frank '43. Both were widowed when the Golden Anniversary Brunch brought them together. They found they were neighbors in South Orange County. Don lived in Irvine, and Virginia in San Juan Capistrano. When he invited her to dinner in San Diego, Virginia was surprised, but agreed to go. She was even more surprised when he started driving north that evening. Don drove from San Juan Capistrano to John Wayne Airport, where he keeps his twin-engine Cessna T-310 II— they flew to the dinner date in San Diego. "1 thought it was kind of strange that he was driving north," Virginia said, 'but I didn't say anything. When we got to the airport and he showed me the plane, I thought it would be an interesting evening." "And that was it," Don added. "If she hadn't wanted to fly, I don't think we'd have had another date, because I probably fly more than I drive." The pair married in 1994, and Virginia took to flying with Don so welL she even took a pinch-hitters' class to Learn how to land the plane in case of an emergency. Fortunately, she's never had to use that new-found skill. "I've never felt anything but safe with Don in the pilot's seat," Virginia said. "He knows what he's doing. I thought it would be an interesting ride, and it certainly has been."

award winner. Gus Velasco '62 Peter and Joan (Hansen) '62 and site supervisor. She enjoys is assistant city manager for DeVries are retired and live in gardening, reading and traveling. community services, and Don Leavenworth, Wash. Peter was Powell '66 is city manager. president of Mendocino College in 952 Dorothy (Newberry) Ford lives California and Big Bend Community College in Washington before start- in Hesperia, Calif., where she vol- For news of Dee (Bonser) ing a second career in architectural unteers at a local hospital and Tenney, see Don Jenkins '53. her church. She enjoys golfing, design. Joan established a compre- Nelda (Connally) Siegmund cycling and traveling. hensive library for their church and a local Christian school. volunteers one day a week at Rowena (Palmer) Kratzer tu- Saddleback Hospital near her home tors at her local high school and in Laguna Hills, Calif. She and her is active with her church. 195 husband, Carl '35, have been Bob Routh visited his son in married for more than 62 years. Jim and Ann (Reese) '53 Alaska last summer, where he For news of David Deshler, see Stecklein traveled to Australia and caught a 38-pound king salmon. Beverly (Edwards) Deshler '53. New Zealand Last year. At home in Whither, Jim is active in the Bill Eberhart and his wife, Claire, 19 1950 Whither Y's Men's club and Ann is attended a family reunion near a docent at the Historical Museum. Punxsutawney, Penn., where, he Betty (Blakesley) Naylor trav- writes, they saw lots of relatives, Joan (Wright) Oyler retired last eled to Virginia and Washington, groundhogs and Amish farmers. year after working with Head Start D.C., last spring. They also visited Niagara Falls. for almost 30 years as a teacher Continued next page

The ROCK Spring 1999 20 Th, POET TO ROCK 1953 "was intendedtobefunread, that BuiltAmerica, into JapaneseandGerman. taxes andbig,overblowngovern- the QueenMary. ers ofthosewhobelieveinbig Good andEvil, Charles Adams Dirty RottenTaxes:TheTaxRevolts Janet Banks John Albrecht tion andadultcenter. Jan (Dunham)Turner'55. is arealestatebroker. in Lansing,N.Y.,andareconsid- but turnedoutrufflingthefeath- Oswego, Ore.,wheresheisactive tion atCornellUniversity.Beverly celebrated their52ndanniversary Cowan Carol (Coughlin)Smith,Jim wife enjoyballroomdancingon and tookacruiseonthePanama Sunya Felburg Beach, Calif.,whereheandhis Canal lastfall. printing, andhasbeentranslated traveling throughCentraland ering movingbacktoCalifornia Beverly (Edwards)Deshler ment." Hispreviousbook, with herneighborhoodassocia- after theyretireinthenextcou- and herhusband, For newsof trip lastspring, alongwith through DenmarkonanElderhostel Jenkins of adultandcontinuingeduca- Ben Bellis Dick Granger of UniversitiesforDemocracy, and GeorgiaisdirectorofHuman- ple ofyears.Davidisaprofessor Russia. Animal BondinColorado. Don work atColoradoStateUniversity, Eastern Europe.Benisdepart- Moscow andSt.Petersburg, ment chairandprofessorofsocial and and and Spring took arivercruisebetween and spent twoweekscycling Georgia (Brown)'55 Joan (Floyd)'54 Barbara (VanArsdall) work withtheAlliance Rod Burroughs, Ray Dezember, 1999 lives inLake is initsninth lives inLong and herhusband published David '52, which hesays For Those Dee live see 'hello' occasionally." (Bonser) Tenney'52 joying theirnewhomeinChula the bestofU.S.A.and Gildardo Jimenez is newslettereditorandsecretary- sense ofhumor.Hecannot although are great." teaches 24privatepianostudents treasurer ofhisNavyassociation. old friendswillstopbyandsay other illnesses,"Heismentally attend reunions,buthehopes alert andmaintainshisgreat Vista, Calif.,wherethey"have he andhiswife,Yolanda,areen- husband. Parkinson's disease,strokesand controlled Navyshipmodels.He church choirandamalequartet His wife,Gerri,writesthat and herhusbandenjoytraveling, and alsoperformsinvenuesnear Shirley (O'Connor)Byrne bedridden duetotheeffectsof Mexico, andtheculturalcontacts Bob O'Brien when heisnotbuildingradio- For newsof galleries, museumsandvisiting Marge (Finley)Magnusson'48. her Corvallis,Ore.,home.She movies, theater,concerts,art John Kimmick Alan Magnusson, sings withhis writes that and her is see 1954 family andfriends,inadditionto Stecklein, track andfieldevents,volunteer- tional consultant,andthatshe ing andenjoyingmusicaltheater. Cherie (Willard)Love spends hertimetravelingtoworld Valeri (Vogler)Sandison'56. dent ofDivision28the California RetiredTeachersAsso- ciation scholarshipfoundation. see states andin41foreigncountries. Turner '55. For newsof For newsof 30th yearasaprofessorofearly Jan (Dunham)Turner'55. childhood educationatthe retired afteracareerasaneduca- many outdooractivities. Coltharp, Lilian (Gonshaw)Katz Margo Coons For newsof Champaign. She'slecturedinall50 For newsof For newsof University ofIllinois,Urbana- Dick Bellis'53. see see Ann (Reese) Bill Sandison, Alice (Carpenter) Joan (Floyd)Bellis, Jerry Hartman, Continued nextpage Jim Stecklein'51. Jan (Dunham) writes thatsheis is presi- is inher see see

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Ted and Marilyn (Guffin) '53 and Carol (Coughlin) Smith Historical Society and has been Rasmussen '55 live in Whittier, '53. Following the cruise, Judy traveling to find a site for a muse- where Marilyn works at the (Kruger) and Jerry Hartman '54 um and archives. When not travel- Intercommunity Blind Center and joined the group in Quebec. ing, she enjoys playing tennis. Ted spends his days at Rasmussen Charles Earl writes that he's Wes and Nancy (Ince) Bosson Ironworks. Recent travels have looking forward to travel and ge- are retired after more than 35 taken them fly-fishing in Montana nealogical research since his re- years in education. They travel, and cruising to Alaska. tirement. golf and visit their grandchildren. Lorraine (Reed) Schaeffer is Manuel Gallegos is a personnel Bill Brink is a volunteer with the active in choral music groups in commissioner for the Los Angeles Sharlott Hall Museum and the Sacramento area. She has County Office of Education. He and Highland Center for National been teaching for 28 years. his wife have started a community History in Prescott, Ariz. For news of Ray Wilcox, see bank in Lakewood, and they enjoy Ed Brown retired in June after Sally (Boyer) Wilcox '55. traveling in their spare time. more than 35 years of teaching Bill Greene is a vice president foreign languages at the 1955 with Comcierge, a computer-con- University of Arizona. He serves tent company, and writes that he on the national screening com- Katherine (Bonillas) Marsh has no plans on retiring. mittee for Fulbright Scholarships writes that she is happily retired For news of Marilyn (Guffin) to France and Belgium and writes on the 12th fairway of a golf Rasmussen, see Ted that he is looking forward to trav- course near Las Vegas. Rasmussen '54. eling and enjoying retirement. Ken and Mary (De Lapp) Tom Lewis writes, "I've just Robert Broyles is a volunteer Bowlin live in La Habra, Calif. been accepted into the doctorate with the Arcadia, Calif., police Ken relocated his insurance busi- program of the college of educa- department. He enjoys restoring ness to Brea, and Mary is admin- tion at Arizona State University. Volkswagens, gunsmithing, pho- istrative assistant to the senior Okay, so I'm a slow learner—I tography, Christmas-tree farming, pastor at their church. admit it. When I earn my Ed.D., it church work and travel. Sally (Boyer) and Ray Wilcox '54 is my dream to teach at least one Sharon Callahan retired after write that they're having a great philosophy of education course at teaching elementary school for 30 time with their six grandchil- Whittier College." years. dren—five girls, plus a boy born Robert Odle runs a music and Jim Carlisle has started a world- on Ray's 65th birthday. instrument repair business in Rio wide marketing company with his For news of Georgia (Brown) Rancho, N.M., where he also per- wife, Vicki. They bought a 1927 Granger, see Ben Granger '53. forms with local dance bands and Spanish-style home in San plays for the Albuquerque Civic Gabriel, Calif., and are restoring Pat Cheatley plays golf almost Light Opera. it, in addition to restoring a 1951 daily since retiring from 3M Kettenburg K39 sailing sloop and Company. Virginia (Miller) Bell enjoys traveling, volunteer work, hobbies a 1928 Model A Phaeton Ford. Orv Cope retired after 36 years and her family. Don Chorley has been a minis- of college and university teach- ter at First Congregational Church ing. He spends his time writing in Dan and Mary Ellen (Todd) of Martinez, Calif., for more than the fields of international rela- Spencer '58 live in Whittier. 12 years. He writes, "After a siege tions and foreign policy, and fly- Since serving as a pilot for the of cancer in '94, I continue to fishing in Idaho, Montana and U.S. Navy and working as a corpo- enjoy my favorite escapes of Wyoming. rate pilot, Dan has been in corporate sales for 20 years. He plays mountain climbing, backpacking Jan (Dunham) Turner writes tennis and golf. and marathon running." that she and several Poet pals took Barbara (Conway) Lappin is a a cruise on the Ottawa and St. teacher with the East Whittier Lawrence rivers to "see the fall col- 1956 School District. ors and share a lot of laughs." Cruise-mates included Janie Sarah (Armagost) Thostesen Jessamyn West A Descriptive (Brown) and Rod Burroughs enjoys traveling, working with her and Annotated Bibliography '53, Ann (Howard) and Jim church and babysitting her grand- (Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Md.), Cowan '53, Alice (Carpenter) children. was published in August by Ann (Dahlstrom) Farmer, '54 and Allen Coltharp, Joan Ann Bamberger is on the board associate professor of English at (Erica) '56 and Ray Dezember of the American Overseas Schools Continued next page

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Whittier, and Phil O'Brien, '61, Marlene (Odom) Tracy is a Nicholas Street is enjoying re- college librarian. realtor and lives in Fullerton, Calif. tired life in Hawaii. He plays golf For news of Joan (Erica) Priscilla Osborn moved to Merrill and tennis, swims, paddles outrig- Dezember, see Jan (Dunham) Gardens in Whittier. She swims at ger racing canoes and leads hikes Turner '55. the YMCA three days a week. to a volcano for a wildlife refuge. He also snow-skis and travels. Following open-heart surgery last Gerry (Palmer) Wolfe writes spring, Ron Franklin retired that she is "doing great" after two Bill Story writes, "Started Story from his career in education. He hip replacements in five years. She Plastics in 1969. Sold company to served most recently as executive works with Scholastic Book Fairs. employees in 1993. Retired to Oregon in 1994. Bought land, director of the Administration Hildy (Pehrson) Soule has trav- built house, drove tractor, played. Association of the San Diego eled to Nepal and Mexico since Returned to 'save' company in Unified School District. retiring in 1995. She is also ac- October 1997. Currently un-retired Patricia (Given) Merchant Lives tive in the American Association and not happy about it." in La Habra, Calif., and is a vol- of University Women. Helen (Tester) Harris lives in unteer receptionist. Peggy (Pezoldt) Bowman en- Brawley, Calif. and works part- Mick Grensted is retired and joys playing bridge and golf. She time in a computer store. Lives in Yreka, Calif., where he and her husband, Glen, live in spends lots of time at Mick's Palm Desert, Calif. Harriet (Utley) Schultz retired from training teachers at Clubhouse, a sports memorabilia Lucinda (Powell) Morgan lives California State University at shop. He invites classmates to in Broomfield, Cob., where she Fullerton and volunteers at the stop by when they are in the area. and her husband, Wright, enjoy Fullerton Plant Arboretum as a Ron Hoar teaches community many activities. cactus specialist. She also works concert band at Pasadena (Calif.) Wayne and Sue (Rayburn) with Choices, a teen awareness City College. Reinecke are active in music. He program. Her husband, John, Retired since 1992, Carol is conductor of the Rio Hondo teaches political science and Hollingsworth grows Zinfandel Symphony in Whittier and the other classes at Fullerton College. wine grapes and tends to her farm Pasadena Community Orchestra. Valeri (Vogler) Sandison and in Grass Valley, Calif. She serves Sue is principal viola for both her husband, Bill '53, divide their on the boards of the Nevada groups and a member of the time among living in Hacienda County Farm Bureau, Resource Santiago String Quartet. Heights and Palm Springs, Calif., Conservation District and the Betty (Russell) Corison lives on and traveling across the country in Economic Resource Council. the north shore of Lake Tahoe, their motor home. They also trav- Marvin Hoover is a teacher and Calif. She is president of the Sierra eled to England, Scotland, South coach at Troy High School in Artists Network and is involved in Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Fullerton, Calif. He enjoys playing establishing an art center there. Uganda last summer. tennis and traveling. Galen Russell is active with the June (Lusby) Reese works part- Music Theatre of Southern time as an escrow officer and California in San Gabriel. 1957 adult teacher. She is state direc- Dee (Sanders) Bagne retired Elementary-school teacher tor of the California Escrow from her family business last year. Phyllis (Luther) Fick was hon- Association. She enjoys golf, traveling and vis- ored by the Historical Society of Kathy (Mitchell) Miller plays iting with her grandchildren. Southern California for making with the Prime Time Band, a con- Shirley (Smallwood) Arms history lessons come alive. Fick, cert band for people aged 50 and writes "Although I barely know a who teaches at Ocean View School up in Santa Barbara, Calif. She rose from a daisy, I'm serving as in Whittier, received the Joseph enjoys traveling and visited president of the Rancho Santa Fe O'Flaherty Teaching Award, which Nancy (Wedberg) Zittrain and [Calif.] Garden Club." includes a $500 prize and a one- her husband in the North Carolina Margie (Smith) Wuopio sings year membership in the Historical Outer Banks last year. with the Winifred Baker Chorale Society. In addition to coordinat- Ray Mooshagian writes that he in San Rafael, Calif. They've pre- ing the fifth-grade Colonial Day, is enjoying retirement from sented concerts in England, an archeological dig and slavery teaching and coaching, but still Scotland and Ireland. She writes studies, Fick runs an after-school spends lots of time going to foot- that "singing in Canterbury choir, produces student musicals ball, basketball and softball Cathedral was an outstanding ex- and is a mentor to new and stu- games at Fresno State University. perience." dent teachers. Continued next page

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1922 1931 1943 Millicent (Abbott) St. Helen Helen (Moore) Jones. Notified Virgie (Richards) Conant died died Sept. 3, 1991. in November of 1998. Dec. 31, 1997. She is survived by her husband, James Conant '42. 1925 Florence (Thill) Winget died in May of 1997. Virginia (Wilber) Talmage died Matthew Weightman died May Oct. 4, 1997. 3, 1996. 1934 1944 1926 Carol (Combs) Coffin. Notified in December of 1998. Ruth (Asbury) McKinney died Dorothy (Verplank) Levy. Aug. 10, 1998. Notified in October of 1998. She 1935 1946 was a member of the Metaphonian Ethel (Alexander) Husong died Society. July 4, 1998. James Bandy died Nov. 5, 1997. 1928 Helen (Kinnear) Pash died in Arthur Eddy died Sept. 3, 1998. August of 1998. Edith (Johnson) Morris died in 1948 December of 1996. 1936 Robert Finley. Notified in 1929 Janet (Bentley) Victor. Notified October of 1998. in October of 1998, Marjorie (Bure) Reece died July Ethel (Harris) Hailer died July 17, 1998. Active in theater, she was 1938 12, 1998. a member of the Metaphonian Soci- ety. Survivors include her daughter, Richard De Moulpied. Notified 1950 Joan (Reece) Seymour '54. in October of 1998. Survivors in- William L. Payne died Dec. 20, clude his wife, Alice (Pemberton) died Dec. 1998. He was a member of the Lucy (Estes) Mayhew De MouLpied '40. 30, 1997. Orthogonian Society and a varsity William Woodnutt died Nov. 9, football player who was inducted Winifred (Fogleman) Laurance 1998. He was a chemistry major, into the Purple & Gold Athletic Hall died April 4, 1998. She was a music football player and a member of the of Fame. Survivors include his wife, major and a member of the Lancer Society. Helen (Walters) Payne '51. Metaphonian Society. Among her survivors is her daughter, Rosemary 1941 1953 (Laurance) DeBenedetti '55. Jane Hockett died Oct. 30, 1998. Geraldine (Harms) Walvoord 1930 She was a member of Cap and Gown died in October of 1998. and the Metaphonian Society. Charles Kranz died Nov. 4, 1998. Ruby (Thompson) Ligon. Survivors include her siblings Notified in August of 1998. He was a member of the baseball Hortense Hockett '38 and William and track and field teams. He was Hockett '39, sister-in-law Julia 1954 superintendent of the Mountain (York) Hockett '38, and niece Diane View School District in El Monte, (York) Lawrence '81. Edward V. Carter died Nov. 4, Calif., for 31 years, and Kranz 1998. Among his survivors is his wife, Junior High School was named in Violet (Lucy) Alexander died Nina Lynn (Livenspire) Carter '58. his honor. Survivors include his Jan. 27, 1998. A former dean of wife of nearly 70 years, Esther women at Whittier, she was on the 1956 Acropolis staff and was a member (Hamburg) Kranz '27; sister, Frances E. Dana (Edwards) Braden. of the Palmer Society as a student. (Kranz) Marron '32; daughter Corliss Notified in November of 1998. (Kranz) Roenicke '51; and son-in- Survivors include her son John law, Floyd E. Roenicke '50. Alexander '71, brother Howard Barbara (George) Spaulding, Lucy, Jr. '53, and her sister-in-law, M.A. '56, died Aug. 7, 1998. Amelia (Martin) Greenlee died Eleanor (Votaw) Lucy '53. Sept. 27, 1998. Survivors include Jun Nishinho died Oct. 20, 1997. her brother, Philip Martin '33. Betty Shuey died Dec. 12, 1994. He was a dentist and a member of She was a Broadoaks Pasadena the Lancer Society. Evelyn (Shipley) Brown died in alumna. April of 1994. She was a Broadoaks 1959 Pasadena alumna. Mary (Thompson) Sydnor Vonhof died Nov. 24. 1998. Nancy (Stombaugh) Clevenger Miriam (Smith) Deome. Survivors include her daughter Mary died Oct. 26, 1997. She was an Notified in November of 1998. (Sydnor) Stanton '67, and sons Athenian and Homecoming Queen. Survivors include her sister Ruth Robert Sydnor '69 and William (Smith) Nicholson '39. Sydnor '71. Continued next page

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IN MEMORIAM ordinator for Montague Charter chemist with the Bluegrass Army Academy in Pacoima, Calif. Depot in June. Continued Leitha (Griffin) Marsolais and Judy (Gates) Rieboldt lives in 1961 her husband traveled to Italy and Long Beach, Calif., where she is Crete last year, and saw living active in church work. Joan (Senechal) Commons history everywhere. They were died in February of 1998. Among Connie (Gish) and Tom Upton particularly impressed with Mt. her survivors is her husband, retired from their auto repair Kent Commons '61. Vesuvius, Mt. Etna and the shop in Whittier and moved to Colosseum. Cascade, Idaho. Tom is under- 1977 Bob Morgan is involved with sheriff and Connie is chief admin- Kitty Young died Oct. 12, several international companies. istrator of Valley County. 1998, following complications He's CEO of China Connection LLC, Kate (Guest) Frey-Richiger re- from a liver transplant. which secures sales for U.S. man- tired last year and spends her 1984 ufacturers in mainland China and time traveling, trout fishing, golf- Shanghai; CEO of Morgan and ing, reading and trying to master Annette Vargas-Valdez died Associates, a management con- the intricacies of mah-jongg. Sept. 4, 1998, following preg- sulting company; and CEO of Hilda (Haskell) Howard has nancy complications. RMJV, Inc., a Russian/American been writing children's stories company. 1987 and is a member of the Whittier For news of Mary Ellen (Todd) Jamie (Silva) Wong died Nov. Writers Club. Spencer, see Dan Spencer '55. 14, 1998, of Hodgkins lym- Keith Huggins works part-time phoma. She was a Whittier with Rio Salado College in Phoenix, Scholar and active in choir, the- teaching GED classes to female ater and student government. 1959 prison inmates. His supervisor is 1996 Jim Bunyard was inducted into Eileen (Wilson) Hayes '66. the El Camino College Athletic Hall Lourdes Davis, M.Ed. Notified Joan (Kelly) Kranz divides her of Fame last May after 27 years as in September of 1998. time between homes in Covina assistant football coach and defen- and Dana Point, Calif. sive coordinator. He retired from Dale Martin lives in Hailey, Id., teaching in 1992, but still coaches with his wife, Marti. Semi-retired, there. He lives in Torrance, Calif., he coaches girls' softball at the with his wife, Gloria. Local high school and works part- Paulie (Rayburn) LeCoque time for the county recreation Lives in Brookings, Ore., with her department. husband, Archie. Phyllis (McGeachy) McCullock is medical librarian and informa- 1958 1960 tion specialist at Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland, Ore. Elizabeth (Buse) Lucas was J. Edward Gaylord moved home For news of Phil O'Brien, see inducted into the Long Beach and hearth and his business, Ann (Dahlstrom) Farmer '56. City College Hall of Fame for her Gaylord Executive Search, from Richard Partee owns California community involvement and in Moraga, Calif., to Sonoma County South Insurance Associates in La recognition of her international Last year. Habra, Calif. He writes that he greeting card company, Elizabeth For news of Ed Yocum, see and his wife "have made a com- Lucas Designs. Martha (White) Yocum '61. mitment to golf and have a place Diane (Gruenemay) Gerson in Palm Desert where we hope to writes that she and her husband Learn all about it." are enjoying the good life in 96 When not traveling across the Oregon. She is active as an adult Sharon (Collicott) Ferges U.S., tutor, a Friend of the Library, and Joyce (Poggi) Kracker moved to Carlsbad, Calif. lives about 50 miles from Crater a member of the county commis- Lake, Ore. sion on children and families. Kent Commons lives in Columbus, Ohio. Judy (Stratton) Cooper Patricia (Hare) Streeter retired retired in June after 37 years as a from classroom teaching last year Jerry Ellis retired from the U.S. teacher and administrator. and is a grant developer and co- Army Reserve and as chief

The ROCK Spring 1999 1962 She enjoystraveling,allkindsof Scout Association.Theawardis themselves intheirlifeworkand in theJobCorpsdivision. the DistinguishedEagleScout tant withResCare,Inc.,working the LosAngelesJobCorpsCenter estate planning and investments. retired elementary-schoolteacher. for 17-to21-year-oldspecial Gayle (Anderson)Wunder door activities. 25 years,havedistinguished given toEagleScoutswho,after the pastthreeyears.Martha Council oftheBoyScouts is avocationaleducationprogram America inPhoenix. Dorothy (Metcalf)Howard'36. still ourfamilybusiness." several Friendschurchesduring For newsof For newsof Executive fortheGrandCanyon Martin Ortiz'48. Hammond performing arts,sportsandout- E. Earl"Sonny"Hays DeVries, America andtheNationalEagle Award oftheBoyScouts school districtinSeattle,Wash.It after 30yearsandmovedto mond Investments,dealingwith Mary "Mandy"(Amundsen) Susan Alexander have sharedtheirtalentsascom- teaches intheRealistic education students. munity volunteers.HaysisScout For newsof Yocum Birmingham, Ala.Sheisaconsul- Transition Programofherhigh Ed '60 writes that"SamYocum,Inc.is Fran (Tompkins)Clogston Ed servedasinterimpastorfor have traveledtoCaliforniawhile 963 and live inColorado,but see Joan (Hansen) Gus Velasco, Les Howard, Martha (White) operates MaryHam- Peter DeVries'50. left herjobat received see see is a '64 (Calif.) SchoolDistrictandlikes (Calif.) UnifiedSchoolDistrict. She livesinPortland,Ore.,after Jessup in Washington,D.C. Tyna (English) to travelinhertimeoff. teacher withtheWestminster enjoys writingandhascompleted in CostaMesa,Calif. Catherine "Kitty"(Gasper) Princeston MastersInternational. early retirement.Itsnicetowake school teacherwiththeMontebello Lyrics, workingwithcomposer New York. certified financialplannerliving enjoys thetheaterandtraveling Dave Culp Howard Quilling. more than25yearsinBostonand what youwanttodo." English atBakersfieldCollege.She Virginia Cerello up inthemorninganddecide Nancy Edwards Becky Baker Aileen (Asayama)Suzuki Hermine (Budo)Buechler a CPA,andwritesthatshestill Penelope (Arnold)Johnson whenever possible. live inNewportBech,Calif. is acareercounselorwith writes "1amenjoying is anelementary and is aprofessorof is anattorney Ray Triggs is a is a is joys golfingandlearningtouse (Calif.) HighSchool.Sheenjoys food technologistwithBaskin foothills inColumbia,Calif.,where the bookkeeperforherhusband's Judith (Neely)Chamberlain the area. company. Shewritesthatsheen- retired andlivesinIssaquah,Wash. Alice (Okamoto)Moriya Linda (Rawlinson)Kestner Jack Namihas Jane Mueller-Woelders the theater,museumsofallkinds Robbins Flavors. the WhittierCitySchoolDistrict. and reading. her computer. duck hunting,bassfishingand Historic Park. ance counseloratParamount Carol (Heinz)Shupek which tracesthehistoryof he isadocentatColumbiaState how theyrelatetothehistoryof Donna (Laws)Barry Mueller Companyandfamily home oftheMuellerMuseum, horses. ShelivesinDecatur,Ill., Alex Gasporra playing golf. POET TO Continued nextpage The lives intheSierra is aprincipalwith ROCK enjoys is aguid- breeds is a Spring is is

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Rosemary (Reynolds) Hackett Francisco, where she oversees all Lewis and Marilyn (Graham) is a software and systems consul- generalist human resources re- Jones live in La Habra, Calif. tant. She enjoys traveling, playing sponsibilities nationwide. Sandra (King) Loman teaches tennis and the piano, although Pat (Pettigrew) Harvey retired history at Madison Area Terminal not at the same time. She is also from teaching. She writes that College in Wisconsin. She spent a a reader for the sight-impaired her son Scott Floden '72 is vice month visiting Ivory Coast in with her local PBS station. president of operations for Mature Africa last summer. Stan Sanders is an attorney and Well, and his wife, Holly (Reasin) Kay (Knuppel) Johnson and serves on the Whittier College Floden '72, is executive adminis- her husband own a construction Board of Trustees. He is writing a trator for the Marana School company in Las Vegas. They build novel about growing up in post- District in Tucson, Ariz. Pat is apartments. World War II Los Angeles. married to Richard Harvey, dis- Leslie (Stowell) Moyer lives in tinguished service professor of Brian Sutherland lives in Reno, College Station, Texas, but man- political science at Whittier. Nev. He is retired from IBM Corp. ages to keep in touch with her Guy Talbott works in computer For news of Don Powell, see former roommates Jacque software for Experian. In his Martin Ortiz '48. (Dietrick) Thorton and Janna spare time he enjoys water- and For news of Eileen (Wilson) (Wilemon) Bales. snow-skiing, travel, camping and Hayes, see Keith Huggins '61. Marilyn (Temple) Hunt relocat- stamp collecting. ed to Las Vegas to start an office David Toburen writes that he 1967 for her company, Great American finally got to use his degree in Insurance. sociology/psychology working Richard Adams is celebrating with severely emotionally dis- more than 22 years as owner-op- 1968 turbed children and now works erator of R.L. Adams Enterprises, with teachers and technology in a human resources consulting firm. Jan Zobel has had a tax practice the classroom. Judi (Bauck) Samuel is regional in San Francisco for more than 20 Sandy (Trombatore) Krogh is director of the Pacific Southwest years. She is an enrolled agent self-employed, working in product Region of the American Friends and the author of Minding Her promotions and publicity. She Service Committee. Own Business: the Self-Employed writes that she enjoys travel, the- Robert Davis moved from Woman's Guide to Taxes and ater, great food and wine, hiking Indonesia to Honolulu to become Recordkeeping (EastHill Press). A and "having fun and adventures." deputy manager for the South small-business expert, she has Ingrid (Uhlig) LeBlanc is a tour Pacific region of the Bank of contributed tax articles to many director living in Redwood City, Hawaii. national publications and has Calif. been in Money and Entrepreneur In addition to being a race-car magazines. Karen (Warren) Long is a piano driver, Ed De Staute is owner- teacher. She lives in Lebanon, Ore. operator of Straightline Marketing Consultants, which serves the 1969 964 auto-racing industry. Val (Dillard) Chin lives in Park Greg Bloch writes that he and For news of Ray Triggs, see City, Utah, which will be the site his wife, Anne, have built their Tyna (English) Triggs '63. for several venues for the 2002 dream home, but continue to im- Winter Olympics. She opened a prove on it. They own an art pub- bookstore in Midway last year, in lishing company, Triad Art Group, 966 a house that is listed on the which sells and distributes art National Historic Register. worldwide. Gerald Benton is Superintendent United Way of San Diego County of the Tulare (Calif.) High School Don Jackson writes that he presented Doug Clark with the District. keeps busy with "the usual soccer 26 mom and dad activities." John V. Naish Award for distin- Diana (Buskirk) Jacobs writes guished service by a volunteer. In Lee Jeberjahn has worked with that she loves to cook, garden and his eight years as a volunteer, American Airlines for 22 years. He travel just about anywhere. These Doug has served as a member of is a captain flying Boeing 767 skills must come in handy in her the board of directors, the execu- planes out of Los Angeles and job as director of human resources tive committee, chairman of the lives in San Luis Obispo with his for Williams-Sonoma, Inc. in San finance, strategic planning and wife and two daughters.

The ROCK Sprrg 1999 POET TO POET human resources committees, Linda Edwards is vice president Peggy (Hackett) Heinrichs chairman of the North County dis- of sales for a mortgage banker in moved to Germany when her hus- trict board, chairman of the North Cerritos, Calif. She writes that a band, Chris, assumed command of County campaign, division chair- great way to relieve the stress of the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation man of the North County Project the mortgage industry is to study Squadron at Ramstein Air Force Breakthrough, and as a member and perform improvisational Base last summer. She writes that of the inclusiveness task force. comedy, which she does in her the bombings of the embassies in Janet Davis is a speech and spare time. Kenya and Tanzania were the first language pathologist for San Hugh Fenderson is a principal emergency evacuations of injured Diego City Schools, and writes in the special education division people after they arrived, and that she enjoys her life and job. of the Los Angeles County Office were quite challenging for a new commander. Skip and Linda Jo (Rollins) of Education. Durham live in Portland, Ore. Thomas Foster is a partner with Karen Hosack-Curlin writes Linda Jo got her master's in the law firm of Marrone, Robinson, that she spends half her time in adult education in 1997 and is Frederic & Foster in Burbank, North Carolina and the other half on the faculty at Clackamas Calif. He recently earned a brown in Florida. She moved from Tampa Community College. Skip is an belt in Okinawa Te Karate. to Sarasota last fall. appellate court judge. Joy (Jacobson) Stack is a cardio- vascular/diabetes specialist with MARRIAGES Bristol-Myers. In addition to taking up golf recently, she enjoys traveling and visited Ireland, Mexico and James Rikel '69 and Kate Kubach, on Aug. 23, 1997. the Caribbean last year. Bonita Miller '74 and Chris Jensen, on June 9, 1998. Ingrid Lion lives in Mountain View, Calif., where she has been Joe MacDonald '85 and Kathy Clark, on July 25, 1998. teaching for several years. Joyce Davidson '88 and Edward Seitz, on June 27, 1998. Jon Meek was the Navy's repre- Marnie Day '88 and Paul Voorhees, on April 4, 1998. sentative from Oklahoma to the annual convention of the Reserve Linda Jo Bone '90 and Bennie Jeng, in May of 1998. Officers Association of the United Lorri Porr '90 and Ariel Sabban, on Oct. 2, 1998. States in Boston last summer. He writes that he maintains contact Gregory Felzien '91 and Mary Kathryn McMillin, on Aug. 13, 1997. with the Danish family who host- Rebecca Totaro '91 and Rob Olive, on Nov. 2, 1998. ed him when he was in the Copenhagen program as a Kimberly Powell '92 and Paul Albarian, on Sept. 6, 1998. Whittier student. Jennie Bacon '93 and Craig Page, on Aug. 29, 1998. Gary and Karla (Voorhees) '70 John Lovato '94 and Marissa Gallegos '95, on Nov. 21, 1998. Peebles live in Long Beach, Calif., and have been married for Geoff Price '94 and Courtney Baker, on Oct. 10, 1998. 28 years. He's a biology and life Amy Raat '95 and Matt Josten '95, on May 9, 1998. science teacher in the Fullerton Union High School District. Eric Somilleda '95 and Rosmarie Bustamante, on Aug. 1, 1998. Penny Phillips is spiritual care Andrea Wright '95 and J. Christopher Coli, on Oct. 17, 1998. counselor and bereavement case Tina Ibanez '96 and Brian Yates '97, on May 23, 1998. director for a hospice in San Jose, Calif. She also does some speech Cheryl Swetland '96, and Michael Florez, on May 25, 1997. and language therapy at nearby Joy Lennox '97 and Patrick ELeazar, on Sept. 19, 1998. Los Gatos Community Hospital.

Jody Himrod '98 and James Collins '95, on Oct. 4, 1998. Nat Pitts works as a senior executive for the National Science Valery Martinez '98 and Hanley Lopez, on June 20, 1998. Foundation doing science and Stephanie Rowley '98 and Keith Hartley, on June 6, 1998. technology policy work for the Clinton administration. He and his wife and daughter visited Italy last summer.

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James Rikel has been teaching of California to Department of Governments and also serves as a Life sciences at Pierce College for Defense schools in Germany to commissioner for the Los Angeles 22 years. He and his wife, who Littleton, Cob. She writes that fire and police pension system. teaches biology, are involved in a she still loves teaching children Marty Simonoff is mayor of new course called "DNA Forensics," and owns more than 6,000 Brea, Calif., this year. His duties taught to criminal and family children's books. include leading council meetings lawyers. They enjoy traveling and and officiating at civic events. have spent time kayaking in Baja California and "adventuring" in 970 Alaska. Caroifrances Likins is an ele- 1973 Mary (Scanland) Adams is mentary school teacher and a po- Richard Buck lives in Piano, public relations director of litical and humanitarian activist, Tex., but is planning a move to Criminon Florida, what she de- working against the U.S. blockade Cape Cod, Mass., this spring. He scribes as a "rehabilitation pro- of Cuba. writes, "The class reunion was gram for inmates that teaches John and Sharon (Uyeda) fantastic, and I am sorry more common sense, moral values, Eno '77 and their three children people didn't come. I know every- Learning improvement and more." were named Maui County Family one would have enjoyed it." Linda (Smallen) Ruffner is a of the Year for 1998. In addition Diana (Sell) Watkins and her revenue agent with the IRS in El to working with their church, the family have relocated from Monte, Calif. American Lung Association, 4-H Arkansas to Southern California, Pete Stony is administrator of Club, Cub and Boy Scouts, Key where she is director of institu- Tarzana (Calif.) Rehabilitation Club, swim club, Little League, tional research and assessment Center, a 178-bed facility. He Pop Warner football, youth soccer and assistant to the vice presi- and his wife, Carol (White) '70, and high school athletics, they dent for academic affairs at The have two children and keep busy also assist Whittier's Office of Master's College in Santa Clarita. following their son's sports Admission by working at college activities in addition to working fairs in Hawaii. with the PTA and their church. Leslie (Troy) McClure runs her 1974 Pete is also involved with their own publicity and marketing firm James Harsch is vice president neighborhood council and the in Monterey, Calif. chamber of commerce. for finance with Cambric Corp., For news of Karla (Voorhees) He lives in Park City, Utah. Robert Sydnor is a senior engi- Peebles, see Gary Peebles '69. neering geologist with the Ed Schoenberg is vice president For news of Carol (White) California Division of Mines and for enrollment management at Stony, see Pete Stong '69. Geology in Sacramento. He reviews Otis College of Art and Design in building permits for hospitals and Los Angeles. public schools in regard to seis- 971 mology design, active faults and 1976 landsides. He's served more than Lee (Dye) Takagi writes that 21 years with the examination she was one of the first of her Mindy (Blackwood) committee of the California State "cohort group" in Hawaii to com- D'Alessandro is a financial plan- Board of Registration for Geolo- plete a master's in secondary edu- ner with American Express Financial gists. He enjoys hiking and has cation with a middle-level Advisors in Orlando, Fla. She in- climbed Mt. Ritter and Mt. Hood emphasis. She celebrated by buy- vites classmates to call or stop by with his classmate Dave Bebell. ing a 1998 Volkswagen Beetle. when they are in central Florida. Christina (Williams) Schopfer Paul McNulty is a partner in is manager of Blue Heron Ernst & Young. Bookshop at the Bell Museum of 1972 Natural History at the University Stephen "Munchy" Wright For news of Scott and Holly of Minnesota. She and her hus- owns a wholesale produce and spe- 28 (Reasin) Floden, see Pat band, Terry, also own Tena cialty food distribution company in (Pettigrew) Harvey '66. Companies, which serves the Austin, Texas. He's also on the na- mortgage and banking industry. Louis Moret received his doctor- tional board of governors of the ate in public administration from Human Rights Campaign, a national Kathy (Wulf) Holderith is in the University of La Verne. He is gay and lesbian civil rights political her 30th year of teaching, which chief operating officer of the action committee, legislative lobby has taken her from the beaches Southern California Association of and education organization.

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IF THE SHOE FITS...

At the end of 1997, Edwin Keh '79 of Hong Kong left his job as managing director of Donna Karan International's Far East operation. Looking for something more challenging, fun and exciting, he instead found the biggest economic crisis in Asia's history. "I'd had two businesses reporting to me," Keh said, "producing about 55 percent of everything Donna Karan sold under the Donna Karan and DKNY labels. It was time for a change, even though I wasn't sure what that change would be. "1 tried my hand as a consultant," Keh said, "while all around me the Far East was going through one of the most Edwin Keh '79 with a sampLing of Payless fundamental financial shakeouts in living memory. People ShoeSource InternationaL's product. and organizations became more and more short-term and survival focused." Then Keh found the largest shoe retailer in the U.S., which also had a huge business in Asia, where they needed his skills. He moved with his family—wife Claudia and sons Andrew, John and Joshua—to Taipei, where he became vice president and managing director of Payless ShoeSource International. It's a big step from the $1,000 suit to the $9.99 shoe, but it's one that Keh was happy to make. "Payless is probably the largest shoe retailer in the world," he said. "We sell something Like 210 million pairs of shoes a year out of 4,600 stores in the U.S. and Canada alone. "Sometimes people ask me howl feel about making the jump from designer dresses to Payless," he added. "I say you may not find these shoes on a runway model, but it feels very good to provide a quality product that is needed and well received by so many people working in the real world."

Micro. She and her husband, Dan, 1977 1983 have two children.

For news of Sharon (Uyeda) Rob Johnson is an assistant vice 19Z6 01 5 Eno, see John Eno '70. president with Toll Brothers, Inc., a luxury home builder and real es- Tim Arick, J.D. '96, is vice presi- 1980 tate developer. He lives with his dent of Dwyer-Curlett, Inc., a family in Westborough, Mass. mortgage banking firm in Los After 15 years as a psychothera- Neevy (Pal) and Dan Isenbarger Angeles. pist, Cathy (Solis) Whitehouse are living in Bangkok, Thailand. Bob DeLeon is western division earned a master's in education She is community liaison officer sales manager with Johnson & and now works primarily as a for the U.S. Embassy. Johnson Professional. He lives in school psychologist. Cerritos, Calif., where he's active 1984 in recreational coaching. 1981 Anita (Hale) Miller is an ac- Luis Camarena is a school coor- count executive with a finance Lori (Sieracki) Wartenberg is a dinator in Maywood, Calif. company in Newport Beach, Calif. senior technical writer with Beck- Gary Day is a dean at Northview Jill (Clift) Mathur is a vice pres- man Coulter, Inc. in Chaska, Minn. High School in Covina, Calif. He ident for corporate finance with Lives in Chino Hills with his wife Sanwa Bank. She lives in Sunny- 1982 and three children. vale, Calif., with her husband, 29 Debra (Lozano) Cacho is a Vishaal, and their two daughters. Lone Morris ran in her fourth kindergarten teacher in Chino Almut (Hoeschele) Gassmann Portland to Coast Relay Walk in Hills, Calif. is enjoying being a stay-at-home- August. Jenny (Ward) Ayala is senior mom. director of purchasing at Ingram Continued next page

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BIRTHS Nancy (Ogaz) Gonzalez is director of contracts at Heritage Hospital in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. To Stephen and Maryann Courtois-Horsley '79, a son, Aaron Yun Ho, adopted in 1996, and a daughter, Emma Park, adopted in 1998. Eric Olson lives in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., where, he writes, To Albert Cuadra, Jr. '82, a daughter, Alma Terese, on Sept. 22, 1998. "Life is grand. If you know me, come see me." To Jose Lazalde '82, a daughter, Monica Elizabeth, on Jan. 5, 1998. Tom Pillon is a physical To Eric and Teresa Johnson-Ontiveros '83, a son, NeiL Alexander, education and health teacher on Aug. 16, 1998. with the Norwalk/La Mirada (Calif.) Unified School Districts, To Christine and Roman Padilla '84, a son, Lucas Jonathon, on and also coaches football at St. Aug. 22, 1998. John Bosco High School in To Norma (Robles) '85 and Juan Samayoa, a son, Gian Carlo, BellfLower. He and his wife, on Nov. 15, 1998. Kathleen, have three children. Rik Reed is a quality assurance To Karen (Morales) McGauley '87, a daughter, Sarah Marie, on manager for Ingram/Micro Inte- March 3, 1998. gration Services in Fullerton, Calif. To Tracey and Paul Albertini '88, a son, Nicolas Edward, on Norma Robles-Samayoa is a Oct. 19, 1998. flight attendant with United AirlLines. To Lisa (Burnett) '88 and Patrick Hayes, a daughter, Katherine Elizabeth, on Dec. 10, 1998. Fred Rocha is a professor of computer technology at Cypress To Pam (Hill) '89 and Tarjei Park, a daughter, Elizabeth Emily (Calif.) College. He also serves as Anastasia, on July 13, 1998. site coordinator for the Yorba Linda School of Continuing Edu- To Angel (Ayala) '90 and Marty Musker '90, a son, Robert Martin, cation and the Fullerton College on May 27, 1998. Wilshire Center. To Lorri (Porr) '90 and Ariel Sabban, a son, Jordan Micah, on Carrie (Smaltz) Smart received Nov. 14, 1998. her M.S. from California State University at Fullerton and has To Debbie (Hansen) '91 and Vince Yasaki '91, a son, Caleb relocated to Weston, Vt. Takumi, on Oct. 7, 1998. Steve Snyder honeymooned in To Jennifer and Philip Bergerson '92, a daughter, Viviana Arielle, Europe last year. He is a project on Feb. 1, 1998. manager for new product development at Lantronix, an ethernet To Sheri (Hansmeier) '92 and Floyd Cheung '92, a daughter, connectivity company. Claire Susan, on Nov. 12, 1998. Jim Waddell divides his time To Darra (London) '92 and Jonathan Wray '92, a son, Mason, on between working as a senior con- Nov. 24, 1998. sumer sales and service associate for Union Bank of California and To Nahid (Mokhtari) '92 and Cary Silahian, a daughter, Gianna, on as a paid call-captain for the Aug. 10, 1998. Orange County Fire Authority in To Ellen (DeLacey) '94 and Aaron Hathaway '93, a son, Isaac Lake Forest. William, on Oct. 29, 1998.

To Cheryl (Swetland) '96 and Michael Florez, a daughter, Ashlie- 1986 Mychal, on April 14, 1998. Marty Spalka is a rescue para- 30 medic with the San Francisco Fire Department. He bought a house Joe MacDonald teaches history Randy Muraoka is assistant on two acres in Cotati and writes for the Chino Valley (Calif.) vice president of the largest lo- that "all Sachsens are welcome to come up and party." Unified School District. cally owned finance company in Hawaii. He and his family visited Southern California last fall.

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Teresa Hold writes that she Institute of Acupuncture and Orien- 988 changed her career focus from tal Medicine, practices at Olympic traditional accounting to Rehabilitation Specialties. Debra Baverman is director of implementation consulting for Scott Dalton was on the German audits, standards and accredita- ERP software for SCA Technologies national lacrosse team at the tion with SCAN Health Plan, an Corp. in Dallas, where she is a 1998 world championships in HMO in Southern California. senior consultant. Baltimore, Md. David Laskey is an operations Hilton Lam is special assistant manager with Dayton Hudson for economics to the consultant Corporation in Minneapolis, Minn. 1991 on Mindanao economic affairs in Tony MacAllister writes that he Berto Cerasi lives in Wantagh, the office of the president of the misses California after Living in N.Y., with his wife and daughter. Philippines. He is also in his first Boston for four years. He is an art He coaches varsity girls' soccer year of graduate studies at the director with Trader Joe's East. and varsity boys' lacrosse. University of the Philippines. Gregory Felzien is in a two-year Kimberly (Powell) Albarian is 1989 fellowship program in infectious a community services supervisor diseases at the Medical University for cultural arts and research for Jeff Reeves was promoted to of South Carolina. He graduated the city of Whittier. global product manager for from the University of Colorado Cindy Salac and her fiance, Hale Ingram Micro in Santa Ana, Calif. School of Medicine in 1995 and La Bore '93, spent quite a bit of He lives in Dana Point. spent three years at Vanderbilt time traveling last year. They vaca- University Hospital for his inter- Karen (Ritter) and Tom Bienz tioned in Maui, and also traveled nal medicine residency and in- moved to Philadelphia Last year to Italy, New York and New Orleans ternship. Last fall he passed the after he completed his orthopedic before relocating to San Francisco. test to become board certified in residency in at the University of Cynthia (Wiltberger) Gneiser internal medicine. Massachusetts in Worcester. He is a cruise director for Wind Star. has a fellowship to study hand Laura (Martin) and Jamie She lives in the British Virgin surgery. Gowing '93 live in Newfields, Islands. N.H. Jamie is manager of the Donna (Vollbrecht) Sanford is Woodworker's Warehouse in a teacher of the deaf at Rincon Seabrook and in his spare time Middle School in Escondido, Calif. 1993 has almost single-handedly added a second floor to their home. For news of Jamie Gowing, see 1990 Laura, who received a master's Laura (Martin) Gowing '91. degree in history from the For news of Bob Greczanik, see Angel (Ayala) and Marty University of New Hampshire last Brooke Daggett '92. Musker live in Chicago with July, is curator at the American For news of Hale La Bore, see their son. Independence Museum in Exeter. Cindy Salac '92. Since she completed her master's Jennifer Schwertman is a hat Anne Massey received her M.A. in international policy studies at designer with Jen Head Inc. in in teaching from George Fox the Monterey Institute of North Carolina. University last spring. International Studies in 1993, Rebecca Totaro teaches English Cassandra Beyer has worked Eric Pomboy is studying film at at Florida Gulf Coast University. USC. her way through the ranks of She lives in Ft. Myer with her Mike Poutre is an investment software development at husband, Rob Olive. Psygnosis Limited, a subsidiary of executive with Paine Webber in Sony Corp. of America. Her focus Beverly Hills, Calif. is producing software for Japan 1992 Samina Shaw is a housewife and other Asian territories. and mother in New Delhi, India. Brooke Daggett and her hus- Linda Jo (Bone) Jeng received band, Bob Greczanik '93, live in her M.D. and Ph.D. from the Bellevue, Wash., but they both University of Pennsylvania Last 1994 work in Seattle. Brooke is a teacher spring. She is in pediatric resi- and curriculum consultant, and Guy Cerasoli is a student at dency training at Rainbow Babies Bob, who has a master's degree in the University of Denver College and Children's Hospital in acupuncture from the Northwest of Law. Cleveland, Ohio. Continued next page

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MR. STRICKLAND GOES TO SACRAMENTO

In 1992, Tony Strickland '93 ran for president of the Whittier student body. He made it to the runoff in a close race, but in the end, he lost. In 1998, Strickland ran for a seat in the California State Assembly. It was another close one—too close to call until the absentee ballots were tallied a week after the election. But this time, he won. "It was very emotional," Strickland said about the long wait to learn whether he would buck the statewide pro-Democratic tide or follow many of his fellow Republicans to defeat. "When you put that much time and effort into something, and have so many people working so hard for you, that uncertainty is tough. But one thing I learned at Whittier was that hard work pays off, and now I have an awesome responsibility representing 400,000 Californians." Strickland, a self-described "pure conservative," represents California's 37th District in Ventura County, where he spends every weekend with his wife, Audra, a junior high school teacher. Up in Sacramento, he's already made something of a splash with his appointment to the prestigious position of minority whip. It's an unusual distinction for a freshman, especially one who at 29 happens to be the youngest member of the Assembly. "I'm very proud," Strickland said of his appointment. "A lot of people have put a lot of trust in me." Strickland's success doesn't come as a surprise to many who knew him at Whittier, where he was a basketball star and founder of the Richard Nixon Republican Club. "Tony graduated from Whittier with the respect of his peers and his professors—even those who disagreed completely with his positions on the issues," recalled Fred Bergerson, professor of political science. "He was able to build good relationships with people on both sides, and that speaks well of his character." In January, Strickland had a chance to re-live a Whittier memory when his former teacher Dick Harvey visited the state Capitol with his "Politics Beyond the Classroom" students. It was a trip Strickland made himself as a student, and one he remembers as an exciting chance to see some of California's movers and shakers in action. But this time, Strickland was the group's host—a player, not a spectator. The action Strickland is seeing in Sacramento includes serving on the Assembly's budget, health, insurance and judiciary committees ("all really high-volume committees," he noted), co-chairing the ethics committee, and serving on a Republican task force to formulate education policy. Soon after he was sworn in, Strickland introduced Assembly Bill 35, which would expand the death penalty to include repeat rapists and child molesters, and he's working on a bill that will focus on merit pay.

Gary Chong graduated from the Debbie is a program director at Los Angeles College of Chiropractic Great Bay Kids Company in 1995 last year and practices at a clinic Exeter, and Stanford works in the in San Marino, Calif. corporate office of Trendlines, Elizabeth Briggs is a financial service specialist with Sun Robin Lyn Hickin lives in San Inc. in Revere, Mass. America Securities. She works Antonio, Tex., where she recently Mark Quigley owns Smart with clients on retirement and assisted in the opening of a new Bodies, a personal fitness, savings plans. She writes, "I've TGI Friday's restaurant. nutrition and physical therapy been able to utilize my Spanish in Reed Houchens is a chemist facility in Marlton, N.J. It was this field, and I enjoy helping with AmVac. He lives in Whittier. voted "the best place to get in shape in southern New Jersey." people to help themselves." For news of David Lowrey, see He plans to open a second JaMarr Brown is senior territory Linda (Munoz) Lowrey '95. facility this summer in manager with Allergan Debbie (Martin) and Stanford Philadelphia. Pharmaceuticals—the company Clark bought a home in Lee, N.H. he interned with as a Whittier

The ROCK Spring 1999 POET TO POET student—and he's third in sales Sheldon Tuck lives in Los Heatherlynn (Nickles) Lane nationwide. Angeles. writes that since graduating, John Chier lives in San Diego Dina (Van Klaveren) Stimler is she's been working as a stage with his wife, Darlene. director of the Joseph Meyerhoff manager in professional theater in Los Angeles County, most re- Linda Cordova lives in Pico Center for Career Development at cently as production manager and Rivera, Calif., and is a fourth- the Maryland Institute College of company stage manager for the grade teacher. She is engaged to Art in Baltimore. Pasadena Shakespeare Company. classmate Marty Eazor. Nicole Winger works for a She also does free-lance produc- health care lobby in Sacramento, Nanette Do is in the public ad- tion work and teaches piano. ministration and health service Calif. She writes that she is a vol- Jennifer Sanchez-Salazar administration master's program unteer for political and children's writes that she is giving "semi- at the University of San Francisco. issues, including the Big Sister program. serious thought to becoming a Marissa (Gallegos) Lovato reading specialist or resource Kelly Wolfe lives in Denver. He teaches second grade at Sorensen teacher for elementary students." Elementary School in Whittier. manages Hops Grill and Brewery, and enjoys golf and snowboarding Sara Stockman works for Hughes Tamra Hackett works with in his free time. Space and Communications. She Smith, Bucklin and Associates in runs marathons, and writes that Washington, D.C. her best time is 3 hours and 25 Kathy Hargitay writes that 1996 minutes. she'll complete her M.B.A. in May. Cheryl (Swetland) Florez lives Noelani Ajimine is a registered Tiffany Hilberth visited Nepal in Moreno Valley, Calif., where nurse in Honolulu. and Thailand last fall. she is a recreation teacher. Helen Baron is in her second Ben Hubble moved to Kirkland, Dan Trujillo is an account man- year of medical school at the Wash. He works in publications for ager for Viking Freight Inc. in the University of Southern California. the Washington Society of CPAs, San Fernando (Calif.) Valley. Cindy Bartok is attending Pacific where, he writes, there are "lots of Amber Wallace received her Graduate School of Psychology. design and writing tasks." master's degree in physical Shu-Shu Loh works with Care Maggie Chan is a laboratory therapy from Chapman University Medical Group in Brea, Calif. In technician with the newborn and last spring. She works for START her spare time, she takes craft prenatal genetic screening pro- Physical Therapy in Irvine, Calif. gram at Long Beach (Calif.) classes at classmate Kelly In her last year as a Rhodes Memorial Medical Center. She Thompson's shop, The Pasadena Scholar, Malaika Williams was plans to study nursing. Bead Company. starting center on the Oxford Scott McAdam will complete Nancy Gonzalez is a marketing University women's basketball Law school this spring, and writes and resident relations representa- team. She writes: "We won not that he's looking forward to prac- tive for a retirement center near only the all-important varsity ticing environmental law with a San Francisco. match against Cambridge and the Large firm in Los Angeles. Helen Han-Lee is a technical town vs. gown game, but also Linda (Munoz) and David writer with Alpha Therapeutic Corp. the British Championships—the Lowrey '94 live in Whittier. Tina (Ibanez) Yates and her equivalent of the NCAA championships for England, Joo Ro is an import specialist husband, Brian '97, are both in Scotland and Wales." She is now with the U.S. Customs Service. their second year at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. studying at the UCLA School of Eric Somilleda is a teacher and Medicine. football coach at Don Bosco Ryan Johnson works in the pro- Technical Institute in Rosemead, duction administration depart- Calif. ment of Mandalay Entertainment. 1997 He is taking film classes at UCLA Esther Stocker is attending and recently completed his first Matt Block is a student at Mayo graduate school at the University screenplay. Medical School in Rochester, Minn. of California at San Francisco. Tresha Marshall is a contract Art Contreras is .an animal re- Hue Tran is a research supervisor administrator for television search technician for DeltaGen in with Sunsoft Corporation in syndication with Sony San Carlos, Calif. Albuquerque, N.M. Entertainment/Columbia Tristar.

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Carrie Forrest is a development Joy Lennox is an underwriter For news of Brian Yates, see associate with the foundation of- with Mercury Insurance in Brea, Tina (Ibanez) Yates '96. fice of Presbyterian Intercommu- Calif. nity Hospital in Whittier. Arni Paed is a quality control 1998 Nathaniel H. Goetz is coordina- technician for Chemicon tor of public policy at the Johns International, a biotech company Valery (Martinez) Lopez is a Hopkins University Institute for in Temecula, Calif., that manufac- counselor at Dexter Middle School the Academic Advancement of tures antibodies against viruses. in Whittier. Youth, Western Regional Office in Aimee Williamson lives in Glendale, Calif. He's been accepted Hemet, Calif., where she teaches to Oxford University, Christ Church seventh- and eighth-grade College's summer graduate session Language arts and is associated and will spend the summer study- student body director at ing international public policy. Winchester School.

FINDING A NICHE, AND FILLING IT

"By the time I was six months old," says Jill Caviezel '97, co-founder and program director of the Community Alliance for the Blind (CAB) in Whittier, "my parents noticed that I scrunched my eyes up against the light, so they knew something was wrong. It's been called everything from a form of retinitis pigmentosa to 'we don't know what this is.' Now they say its cone dystrophy. "I was mainstreamed because I wanted 3111 Caviezel '97 (center) watches as Jennifer BohLmann '98 to go to regular school just like everyone," demonstrates the fine art of paper-stocking Caviezel added. "None of my friends were construction to a guest at the Christmas party sponsored by the Community Alliance for the Blind. visually impaired, and I wanted to fit in. Because I could cope so well, and because I faked it a lot—like holding a book and pretending to read in class—no one really knew what it was like for me." Caviezel and two friends started CAB so that other young visually impaired persons wouldn't have to fake it. "What we want to provide is volunteer and social opportunities for young people," Caviezel said. "We're not duplicating service provided by other groups that work with the visually impaired. We're complementary, not competitive. There's lots to do." CAB was incorporated on Aug. 14, 1997, just three months after Caviezel graduated. It operates on a limited budget, funded by donations from corporations, foundations and the City of Whittier, as well as individual donors. CAB kids have volunteered with the Red Cross and the Rio Hondo Temporary Home, and staffed game and crafts booths at the joint Christmas party with the Blind Children's Learning Center and the Orange County Child Abuse Prevention Center. "People don't think of the visually impaired when they need employees, much less volunteers," Caviezel said, "but they are perfectly willing and able. One 18-year-old came to me with tears in her eyes after that Christmas party, because it was the first time anyone had ever asked for her help." CAB volunteers have also harvested veg- etables for the homeless, served at a spaghetti dinner and chaperoned a prom for children with speech and language problems. For just plain fun, CAB has arranged for trips to the Long Beach Aquarium and to Knott's Berry Farm. Earlier this year, they started a social program for young adults. "When you think about going out to dinner, or to a bar or club or a concert, no one thinks about what that poses for the visually impaired," Caviezel said. "We're going to organize weekend trips for these folks, too, because everyone needs to get away now and then. Why should the visually impaired be any different?"

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POETS BRING HOME Desir '99, Jason Kohler '01, James McDugle '99 and Scott HONORS, OLD SHOES AND Shraiberg '99. National recogni- THE SCIAC TITLE tion was given to Johnson, Luce, Ramirez and Snyder for receiving not the only honor given to this Division III All-American - -r \ ot since 1982 have the year's Poet football team. honorable mentions, and to - Poet faithful seen their Several players were honored, Willacey, named to the Division team take the SCIAC title in an including quarterback Steve III All-American third team. undefeated season of conference Luce '99, who was named SCIAC Head coach Bob Owens— play. Little doubt remained Offensive Player of the Year for last year's SCIAC Co-Coach of about the Poets after they met the second straight year. This the Year—was named Coach of Occidental at their final season, Luce accumulated 2,472 the Year this season. The conference game and left with yards passing (275 average per implications of the honor are a bold 30-14 victory, while game) and 18 touchdowns. apparent when speaking with retaining posession of the Other players named to the him or his players—a mutual much-coveted "shoes," which All-SCIAC first team were respect is found both on and off go to the winner of this rivalry Otis Carmichael '01, Ryan the field. every year. Colberg '99, Elvin Dick '00, Owens told the Whittier Daily A season of solid defense Jeremiah Johnson '99, Tony News,"Anything that happens and a relentless air attack, as Lercara '99, Marcos Ramirez '99, for me is strictly a reflection of a well as dedicated players and Jeremy Snyder '00 and George great coaching staff and great coaches, led Whittier to its first Willacey '99. Players named to players at this school." outright title in 16 years. The the All-SCIAC second team were His players are ready to give conference title, however, was Geoff Ackerman '99, Marcel credit to their coach, though. "He's an excellent coach," said Johnson. "He cares a great deal about each player here, and he devotes a significant amount of time to ensuring that we all reach our full potentials as students first and players second." Owens—who came to Whittier in 1996 with 25 years

of coaching experience under 6 his belt—brought the faltering Poets (whose record was 2-16 CHEATHAM from 1994 through 1996) to a RICH 5-4 record and the SCIAC With Joe Delaney '00 (#68) throwing blocks for him, SCIAC co-championship in only one Offensive Player of the Year Steve Luce '99 (#12), looks past Daniin Hurst '02 (#1) for an open receiver downfield. year. • Continued next page

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M A R V I N however, has JOHNSON: not waned. This season, A SPIRITED he attended POET, THEN most football games and AND NOW saw the Poets win their first nly two weeks after his outright Qfinal college football SCIAC title game, Poet linebacker Marvin since 1982. Johnson '97 was in a life- Poet players threatening car accident while and coaches returning home from Las Vegas agree that with his family and girlfriend. Johnson's Johnson's mother, brother and presence at the girlfriend were killed when his games served brother fell asleep at the wheel, as an causing their car to swerve off incredible All smiles, Marvin Johnson '97 served as an the road, hit the median and inspiration as inspirational leader for the Poet team this year. flip several times. Despite a they pursued severe head injury, a punctured the championship. sidelines, smiling and rooting lung and a compound fracture Speaking of Johnson's the team on. This didn't just of his left leg, Johnson survived support for the team, Marcos inspire me, it inspired everyone the accident. Ramirez '99 said, "Before, during and was a boost to our spirits. His condition is steadily and after the games this season, His will to live and his love of improving with the help of a I would see Marvin on the life are very humbling." rigorous recovery program at Rancho Los Amigos Hospital in POETS LAY TO WASTE Downey and the support of Poet teammates, head coach LONG - STANDING RECORDS Bob Owens and other Whittier College students. He is ootball was not the only under Mitch Carty '96, M.Ed. expected to regain his memory Ffall sport to claim its share '98—led in scoring with a (which was partially lost), as of honors this year. Water dominating 127 points and was well as his speech and full use polo, volleyball and men's and selected SCIAC Player of the 36 of his leg, within two years. women's cross-country as Year, the first Whittier College Currently, Johnson can only well as soccer players were water polo athlete to be given communicate with the aid of an also recognized both locally that honor. Macias was also alphabet chart, and he has been and nationally. named to the Western Water confined to a wheelchair since This season in water polo, Polo Association's Honorable the accident. His Poet spirit, Sergio Macias '01—coached Mention team and was selected

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for the All-American first 1957. Rodriguez placed first in steeplechase record (9:42); and team. Teammate C.J. Carty '00 both SCIAC meets, was named Chris Lahti '01 as well as Peter was named to the All-SCIAC SCIAC Runner of the Year, and Maksimow '01, both of whom first team for his third straight made the All-SCIAC first team. were named to the All-SCIAC season. He was also team MVP, placed second team. Kristi Vandenberg, head third in the NCAA All-West Honors for the women's women's volleyball coach, saw Regional meet, and qualified for cross-country team, also coached team captain, MVP and outside the National Championships in by Phillips, included first-year hitter Maricela Valdez '99 named Pennsylvania, where he placed runner Tiffany Murrey '99, who to the All-SCIAC first team and 61st out of 184 runners. was team MVP and named to the Mandy Arnold '00 named to the Other cross-country honors All-SCIAC second team. All-SCIAC second team. went to Luis Ibarra '02, who Women's soccer—under the Under the leadership of Greg placed fifth in the SCIAC finals, direction of Kwame Lloyd—saw Phillips, men's cross-country— earning both All-SCIAC first runner-up Player of the Year, with their best finish since team and All-West Region All-American nominee and 1965—was fronted by Juan honors; Matt Stuart '00, named forward Kelly Kaitanjian '01 Rodriguez '99, the first runner to the All-SCIAC first team and named to the All-SCIAC second to win conference finals since keeper of the new 300-meter team and the second All-Far West team. She started all 19 matches this season and led the BOX SCORES entire conference with a crushing 23 points scored. Teams competing in the Southern California Intercollegiate Additional honors in Athletic Conference (SCIAC) are Caltech, Cal Lutheran, women's soccer went to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, La Verne, Occidental, Pomona-Pitzer, goalkeeper Averyl Growden '00, Redlands and Whittier. Not all schools participate in every sport. named to the All-SCIAC second Here's how Whittier's sports teams fared. team, and team captain Cindy Bock '99, who was named to the FALL All-SCIAC first team and was an Overall Conference Conference All-American nominee. Tewn Record Record Ranking Men's soccer, under former Men's Cross-Country 6-1 6-1 2th coach Pat Noyes, saw both Shawn Power '00 and Chris Women's Cross-Country 2-5 2-5 6th Hooper '01 named to the All- Football 7-2 5-0 1st SCIAC second team. • Men's Soccer 6-13 4-6 6th Women's Soccer 2-17 2-10 6th

Women's Volleyball 11-15 6-6 4th Men's Water Polo 17-10 5-4 T-4th

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GRANT ADDS

SPACE

$500,000 challenge grant >- Afrom the Weingart Foundation in Los Angeles has provided Whittier with a problem it doesn't often have to solve—how to fill new space. The grant and $500,000 in Purchased by Whittier College earlier this year, this building at the corner of Painter Avenue and Philadelphia Street will is matching funds were used to the latest addition to the campus. purchase a 6,000-square-foot office building at the south- Escrow closed in February, space will not necessarily become west corner of Painter Avenue and minor renovations began faculty office or classroom space. and Philadelphia Street. immediately. A faculty committee is reviewing Directly across the street from Although one of the main space options for the entire cam- Mendenhall, the white, red-tile- reasons for the purchase was to pus and the college is expected roofed building ties in with move faculty out of the badly to occupy the building sometime much of the campus design. aging Redwood building, the new this summer. +

ALBERT UPTON REMEMBERED

everal alumni who took SAlbert Upton's "Basic Communications" course between 1931 and 1967 recon- nected and celebrated his impact on their lives at a symposium on campus Jan. 28. In a special presentation, participants discussed the effect the former professor of English 38 had on their personal and professional lives. Panelists included Ann (Dahlstrom) Anne Upton '48, M.A. '52 (center) is surrounded by former students who Farmer '56, associate professor participated in a panel discussion during the Albert W. Upton Symposium of English at Whittier; William in January. Pictured are (from left) Kristina Hooper Woolsey, James Geiger '62, the Albert W. Upton Romig '60, Ann (Dahlstrom) Farmer 56, M.A. '71,John Nicoll '48, Bill Geiger '62 and Benjamin Tregoe '51, LL.D. '90.

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RECENT GIFTS TO WHITTIER COLLEGE

Gift Donor Purpose $100,000 The R. C. Baker Foundation Weingart Matching Fund $10,000 The Ettinger Foundation Richard P. Ettinger Tennis Center $500,000 Stephen Livingston, WLS '01 Law School Endowment $50,000 Laurel Meyer '48, M.A. '61 Athletics, Track and Field $25,000 Frank '61 and Ann (Dahlitz) Piani '63 Athletics, Track and Field

authored with Farmer, and COCA-COLA Making Sense: An Introduction to SCHOLARSHIP Basic English. Geiger also has presented aura Gomez '02, several papers on Upton's con- L pictured with Rick cepts of analysis, metaphor Gillis, general manager of analysis and problem solving at the Coca-Cola Bottling scholarly conferences, including Company of California, is the Modern Language the first in her family to Association. In addition, he attend college, thanks in published articles describing part to $5,000 from Coca Whittier's Freshman English Cola. Awarded through and related courses in the Forum the Independent Colleges for Liberal Education and in New of Southern California Methods in College Writing and the Independent Programs, edited by Paul Colleges of Northern California, Coca-Cola's First Generation Connolly and Teresa Vilardi.• Scholarship is a new program that will provide almost 100 scholarships at 25 schools in California. ATTENTION, DONORS

Professor of English language chairman of the Board of These names were misspelled in the 1998-99 Honor Roll of and literature; John Nicoll, '48, Trustees and Chairman of Donors and Volunteers: retired superintendent of the Whittier's Endowing the Viola V. Corbett (Friends of Newport Mesa School District; Tradition Capital Campaign, the Shannon Center) and the James Romig '60, the Allbee presented an update on the Carl L. and Jane T. Randolph Professor of Human Develop- college and the campaign. Book Acquisition Fund ment and Learning at Drake Geiger discussed his work as (Endowed Funds). In addition, 39 the giving range for the University; Benjamin Tregoe '51, holder of the Upton Chair. He's Sponsor level is $500-$1,999, chairman of Kepner-Tregoe, Inc.; written two textbooks using and the range for the John and Kristina Hooper Woolsey, Upton's concepts and methods, Greenleaf Whittier Society formerly with Apple Computer. The Liberal Arts: Reading, Fellow level is $2,000-$4,999. Richard H. Deihl '49, vice- Thinking and Writing, co-

The ROCK spring 1999 CALF"i'lND OF EVENTS

MARCH 13 THURSDAY 12:30 and 7:30 p.m., Whittier THURSDAY College Wind Ensemble, 25 Memorial Chapel 12:30 and 7:30 p.m., Whittier College Wind Ensemble, Memorial Chapel is SUNDAY 2 p.m., Whittier College String 20 MONDAY Ensemble, Memorial Chapel Spring break through April 4 RN B TUESDAY

AVID CO 5 p.m. Purple & Gold Athletic APRIL Awards Dinner, Faculty Center eola Beamer, Hawaiian THURSDAY- slack-key guitar master, SATURDAY J( 20-24 MONDAY 10 will perform at the Shannon 1 ! Final exams 8 p.m., Whittier College Choir, Center April 23-24. Shannon Center 22 SATURDAY SUNDAY 18 SUNDAY 8 p.m. Chorale Bel Canto, All 5 p.m., "Brer Rabbit," presented L Gershwin, Shannon Center 3 p.m., "Love Letters," starring by the California Theatre Center, Emmy Award-winners Michael Shannon Center FRIDAY Learned and Lawrence 28 Pressman, Shannon Center Commencement MONDAY 10 FRIDAY- 9:30 am. Purple & Gold Golf MAY SATURDAY Tournament, Friendly Hills 28-20 8 p.m., Hawaiian recording Country Club WEDNESDAY- favorites, The Brothers SUNDAY Cazimero, backed by Hawaiian TUESDAY 5-0 20 8 p.m., (2 p.m. Sun.), Theatre dancers, Shannon Center 7 p.m., Student Musicale, Arts Department presents "Re- Memorial Chapel Imaginings: In the Laboratory," JUNE FRIDAY—RIDAY— Shannon Center SATURDAY 23-24 TUESDAY 8 p.m., Hawaiian slack-key 11 TUESDAY 1 guitarist Keola Beamer, 7 p.m., Student Musicale, Summer term starts Shannon Center Memorial Chapel

QUESTIONS ABOUT EVENTS?

For information on events at the Ruth B. Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, contact the 40 Shannon Center Box Office at (562) 907-4203. For information on sporting events, call the Athletics Department at (562) 907-4271.

The ROCK Fell 1998 KATIA SKANAVI, MARCH 17

BRER RABBIT, APRIL 18

THE RUTH B. SHANNON CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

WHITTIER COLLEGE

LOVE LETTERS WITH MICHAEL LEARNED, APRIL 25

KEOLA BEAMER, APRIL 23 & 24

BROTHERS CAZIMERO, MAY 28 & 29 ESCAPE TO THE 1998-99 SUBSCRIPTION SEASON

THE RUTH B. SHANNON CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AT WHITTIER COLLEGE PRESENTS SIX NEW SERIES: WEST OF BROADWAY • ALL THAT JAZZ • NOSTALGIA CLASSICAL • JUST FOR KIDS • ALOHA

PLUS The Whittier College Choir concert, April 10 and The Chorale Bel Canto "All Gershwin!" concert, May 22. Watch for information about the 1999-2000 subscription season. For a season brochure or schedule, call the box office at (562) 907-4203.

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"I'm realty honored to be part of this project. if/bitt/er Colleqe has given so innch to me and the whole Class of 1999, and this is a great opportwuty for us to qi'e soinethinq back." —Anzanda Van9/2/i '99 "The Class of '98i gift u'as the beqinninq of something biql and we want to keep the nwmentwn going. We're hopinq we can be e'en miwre successful! It ,f our chance to tea ve our ,iiark at W'hittie,:" —Jessica Sol '99

s co-chairs of the Class of 1999's Senior Class Gift Committee, Jessica Sol and Amanda Vaughn are hoping to see plenty of their classmates' names when they march up Founders Walkway on Commencement Day. Last year, more than 100 members of the Class of '98 purchased engraved bricks on the walkway, and the Class of '99 is hoping to do even better.

Even if your Commencement Day is long past, you can still be part of this lasting tribute to Whittier College alumni. Leave your own mark on the Poet Campus—add your name to Founders Walkway.

For more information about purchasing bricks on Founders Walkway, contact Lyn Dobrzycki '96, director of annual giving, at (562) 907-4841.

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