VoiceWinter/Spring 2006

LAW IN ORDER College of Law reaches pinnacle with ABA accreditation

Peggy Redman l Homecoming l Building on Excellence Campaign New Month, Same Great Tournament!

The 14th Annual ULV Golf Tournament will be played at Eagle Glen Golf Club, one of Southern California’s premier upscale courses, on May 15. Get your foursome together and reserve your tee time soon!

For information, please contact Noemi Ortega at (909) 593-3511, ext. 4696 or [email protected] Come on out and join us MAY 15! at Eagle Glen Golf Club in Corona

Read about Eagle Glen at www.ulv.edu/ur/events/golf_tournament P R E S I D E N T ' S M E S S A G E New Month, By Steve Morgan Same Great Tournament! Vision, dedication lead to great achievement

hile it has long been said that good things come to those who wait, in my experience it is those with vision and dedication who achieve great things. The University of La Verne has received some momentous news over the past several months. Such occasions serve to energizeW the university community and the extended ULV family. As we celebrate, it is important for us to recognize everyone involved in helping realize such exceptional achievements.

In February, the ULV College of Law received accreditation from the American Bar Association, becoming the only ABA-accredited law school in the Inland Southern California area. This long-sought national recognition creates tremendous opportunities for our law students, allowing them upon graduation to take bar exams and potentially practice law in almost every state. In addition, it bestows added prestige to the entire university and the surrounding region. We are now one of only 194 colleges and universities across the country with ABA approval.

Gaining ABA accreditation is the result of a dedicated group effort. Dean Donald Dunn and the entire ULV College of Law, including founding Dean Paul Egly and former Deans Charles Doskow and Kenneth Held, as well as the university’s Board of Trustees, are to be commended for working together to attain this success.

A $2 million contribution by Anthony La Fetra has established the La Fetra Family Endowed Chair for Excellence in Teaching and Service. This magnificent legacy gift comes from a family commitment started by Mary Elizabeth La Fetra – Anthony’s mother and former Chair of the ULV Board of Trustees – We are now one of only 194 who as a member of the Glendora School colleges and universities across Board, first became aware of the quality of La Verne graduates by watching those the country with ABA approval. who were teaching in the Glendora School District.

President’s Dinner Gala 2006 saw the first public announcement of the university’s $42 million Come on out and join us Building on Excellence Campaign. This five-year comprehensive campaign, which has already secured more than $27 million during the 2½-year “quiet” phase, will help keep ULV dynamic and competitive for the future.

Such tremendous achievements serve as proof that vision and commitment produce results and results generate support. It is through the support and generosity of the extended La Verne family that MAY 15! this university will continue to achieve great things for many years to come. at Eagle Glen Golf Club in Corona

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Settle in and read about all VVOICEOICE the good news at La Verne Vice President, University Relations Jean Bjerke t has been extremely gratifying to see the response to the Voice since we switched to a real magazine format nearly two years ago. Director of Public Relations I As always, our goal is to showcase the excellence of the university Charles Bentley and this medium allows us to do it big and bold, with lots of color and excitement. It’s fun to plan it, fun to put it together, and fun to anticipate Editor your reaction. Rusty Evans Once again, we’ve got lots of wonderful things to report involving what’s happening at the University of La Verne. The College of Law accreditation Writers is the biggest news at ULV in a long time. It not only raises the law school Charles Bentley, Hugo Castillo, Will Darity, Jamie Mahoney, to a new level of prestige, but also opens the door for some exciting growth. Rusty Evans Read about it on page 6. Speaking of growth, the $42 million Building on Excellence Campaign Cover Photo announced by University President Steve Morgan at the President’s Dinner Tom Zasadzinski Gala in January will bring unprecedented expansion to the university. You can see how, starting on page 8. Photographers Those close to La Verne know Peggy Redman as one of the most Jeanine Hill, Emmah Obradovich, beloved figures in the history of the university. Her efforts as director of Tom Zasadzinski, Rusty Evans teacher education have yielded results in an independent survey that place La Verne head and shoulders above some very prestigious private universities Designer in California. Redman has devoted her life to education and recently had an Rusty Evans honor bestowed upon her that is truly awe-inspiring. Her story starts on page Contributing Artist 12. Julie Sanchez-Alvarez We’ve got plenty of Leo Lines, so look for the names of fellow alumni that you know. If you haven’t sent us a Leo Line in a while, there’s a form on Director of Alumni Relations the back cover you can use. Beth Elmore We’ve also been fortunate to have four interns working in the Public Relations office this semester, and we wasted no time in putting them right Leo Lines to work. In addition to various tasks around the University Relations office, Theresa Cisneros we turned them loose on the Voice. Jamie Mahoney and Hugo Castillo did some writing, Emmah Obradovich shot some photos and Julie Sanchez- The Voice is published twice a year by the University of La Verne Alvarez helped design a couple of layouts. Their work has been impressive Office of University Relations and appreciated. Please enjoy this issue of the Voice. If you have suggestions or Please address all correspondence to: observations, please write or call. We’d love to hear from you. The Voice, University Relations, University of La Verne, 1950 Third St., La Verne, CA, 91750 e-mail [email protected] web www.ulv.edu

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2 Voice Winter/Spring 2006 University of La Verne Voice Contents Vol. 86 No. 2 Winter/Spring 2006 4 News & Notes 17 Leo Lines ULV alumnus Dr. Leon Ngoma M. Kintaudi ’74 is Updates on ULV alumni, their families and their lives. honored by Time Magazine, and other news reports. 23 Winter 6 COVER STORY Commencement Law In Order Mid-year event expands to Under the leadership of three ceremonies for those Dean Donald Dunn, left, who graduate in January. the University of La Verne's College of Law takes a major step, receiving accreditation by the American Bar Association. 24 Helping Hands A party of 10 from ULV spend their Thanksgiving weekend 8 Building On Excellence in Louisiana, to help in the recovery efforts after ULV president Steve Hurricane Katrina and Morgan announces the Hurricane Rita. $42 million campaign that will transform the Alumni Weekend university like no project 26 before it. "You're Part of the Family" is the theme of the three-day 12 Seat of Learning celebration that gives Peggy Redman has had alumni a chance to such an impact on ULV's reconnect. teacher education program Athletics she has been honored with a 28 department chair. After a mid-season slump, the members of the ULV women's volleyball team prove to everybody that 16 President's Dinner Gala 2006 they're still the ones to beat. Noted author, scholar and ULV grad Terry Deal is honored, 32 Student Profile drawing a record number of attendees. You can talk politics with ULV junior Rida Fatima. But you'd better know your stuff. Winter/Spring 2006 Voice 3 News Notes TIME MAGAZINE HONORS ULV ALUMNUS DR. LEON& NGOMA M. KINTAUDI AS A GLOBAL HEALTH HERO

Dr. Leon Ngoma M. Kintaudi ’74, native country. medical director for three far-reaching “I am but one man standing before you nonprofit health care organizations and here today to be recognized as a global projects in the Democratic Republic of hero. But I turn around and see thousands the Congo (DRC), has been recognized by of Congolese heroes behind me, linking Time Magazine as a global health hero. arms, linking hands with a vast network of As director of the Department of Medical partners around the globe that are caring for Services of the Protestant Church of Congo, Congo,” said Dr. Kintaudi. “For myself and Dr. Kintaudi provides leadership for the those thousands of heroes working without church’s 80 hospitals and more than 400 recognition, I say thank you. Above all, I health centers throughout the DRC. He is would like to give thanks to my Lord and also director of Sante Rurale (SANRU), a continue seeking His guidance for all that rural health program serving millions. we are planning for the future.” Profiled in the Nov. 7, 2005 issue of Dr. Kintaudi earned his bachelor’s degree TIME, Dr. Kintaudi was also honored at from La Verne in 1974. Last May he served the TIME Global Health Summit in New as commencement speaker during the 2005 York City. During his acceptance speech, Spring Undergraduate Commencement Jeanine Hill photo he credited all those working to improve Ceremony and was presented with an Dr. Kintaudi speaks at ULV's 2005 Spring living conditions and medical care in his honorary doctorate. Undergraduate Commmencement.

online survey collected 466 responses. Foundation’s 2006 Bridge of Peace Awards PLANNING RETREAT IS A Data from the project will be compiled banquet, which took place the following WINDOW TO ULV FUTURE and used to form a new strategic plan, a vital evening in Los Angeles. component in the university’s accreditation Panelists included Le Ly Haslip, author and Seeking input to help draft a new strategic review process by the Western Association of founder of the Global Village Foundation; plan, the university invited a wide selection Schools and Colleges. Michael Nagler, prominent peace scholar, of its extended family to take part in a author and founder of the Peace and Conflict daylong retreat March 15. Part time and SPECIAL FORUM LOOKS AT Studies Program at the University of California, full time employees from the main campus Berkeley; Sarah Holewinski, director of and regional campuses joined with students, PEACE, WORLD CONFLICT Campaign for Civilian Victims in Conflict alumni and trustees to contribute through a (CIVIC) Worldwide; Anshin Thomas, series of breakout sessions. A group of internationally recognized Vietnam War veteran, author and ordained Morning sessions saw participants discuss peace advocates and representatives of peace- monk; Dr. Waqar Al-Kubaisy, professor of university strengths and limitations and minded organizations gathered in La Fetra Epidemiology and vice president of the Iraqi strategic goals. In the afternoon, groups Auditorium on March 24 for a public forum Community & Public Health Society; and reviewed proposed goals. Additional late looking at reconciliation, humanitarian representatives of Peace Boat Japan/USA. afternoon and evening sessions were held aid and nonviolent action in the war zones ULV alumnus and adjunct faculty member for those unable to participate earlier. Off- around the world. The event, “Practicing Randy Miller has recently been selected to campus locations also conducted classroom Nonviolence Amidst War and Conflict,” was serve on the Global Village Foundation’s discussions prior to the main retreat, and an held in conjunction with the Global Village Board of Directors. 4 Voice Winter/Spring 2006 N E W S

CEREMONY, TOURS HELP COMMEMMORATE NEW HOME OF LITERACY CENTER A ribbon-cutting ceremony and luncheon on February 23 attended by civic leaders, donors, university alumni, faculty and administrators served to showcase the new home of the ULV Literacy Center. Among those speaking were current Literacy Center enrollee Spencer Gunn, his mother, Ann Marie Gunn, and his tutor, program candidate Sherri Saddoris. Spencer Gunn, a third grader from Upland, spoke of his accomplishments since starting at the center and recited a poem he had written. Ann Marie Gunn thanked all involved with the program for the positive changes it has created in Spencer’s & life. Spencer and Saddoris later helped demonstrate one of the new tutoring booths featuring video monitoring and recording capabilities. In its new location at 2215 E Street in La Verne, the Literacy Center now offers more opportunities to K-12 students and their parents as well as additional teacher training through its increased capacity and augmented Rusty Evans photo technology. Working in conjunction with school districts From left, Professor of Education Jan Pilgreen, ULV president Steve throughout the area representing more than 100,000 Morgan, Literacy Center student Spencer Gunn, Gary George of young people, the Center helps students improve reading Verizon, Matt McDonald of Starbucks, La Verne mayor Jon Blickenstaff and comprehension, writing, classroom interaction and and La Verne city councilman Don Kendrick prepare to cut the ribbon personal confidence. to officially open the ULV Literacy Center's new headquarters.

during the annual ULV Communications course. Other team members included FLETCHER JONES GRANT Day on October 28. Brown spoke about his Rocio Hernandez, Heather Bloomsness, FINALIZES NMR FUNDING educational and professional experiences. Michelle Baccus, Catherine Cornejo, Krista High school and community college Davis, Kenta Hosoma, Brandon Holder Thanks to a $236,000 grant from The students from throughout Southern and Kristi Rounsfell. Miljana Backovic, Fletcher Jones Foundation, the university’s California discussed current topics and career who contributed to the entry, graduated in Natural Science Division has realized its options. Hosted by the Communications January. vision of establishing a Nuclear Magnetic Department, the event featured seminars for Resonance (NMR) facility on campus. students and advisers as well as providing the WORKSHOP PROVIDES Combined with previously received funding, chance to tour the university. the grant completes the $811,000 needed for “This is our gift to aspiring communicators,” VENTURE CAPITAL INFO the facility, which will permit students and said professor and department chair George faculty to conduct research without having Keeler. “We try to inspire students and Meeting the challenge to link investment to leave campus. showcase the wide variety of opportunities sources with emerging opportunities in fertile “We’re very grateful to The Fletcher Jones available to them in the field.” new markets, the ULV Center for Strategic Foundation for partnering with the university Thinking provided information and assistance to bring our students this crucial technology,” STUDENTS PLACE SECOND to area business leaders and entrepreneurs during said provost and Natural Science Division its Venture Capital Conference on January 31. chair Robert Neher. “The NMR facility gives AT MARKETING EVENT “Learning About Venture Capital” offered us a much-needed analytical tool and provides attendees a chance to learn more about venture a wide range of new research opportunities in A team of ULV students earned second capital prospects. It also invited companies chemistry, biology and physics.” place for their presentation at the Western throughout Southern California to submit Collegiate Food Marketing Competition on proposals, with five selected for presentation KABC-TV'S MARC BROWN March 22 in Pasadena. The event featured during the conference. Support for the participants from eight 4-year universities, conference was provided by Tech Coast Venture SPEAKS AT COM. DAY two 2-year schools and a pair of international Network, Tech Coast Angels, the San Gabriel schools. Valley Economic Partnership, Momentum Marc Brown, an award-winning news Led by senior Clive Brennan, La Verne’s group Venture Management LLC, Plenum Revenue anchor for KABC-TV/Channel 7 in Los was composed of students from professor Group LLC and Manat, Phelps & Phillips Angeles, provided the keynote address Janis Dietz’ fall Marketing Management LLP. Winter/Spring 2006 Voice 5 C O V E R S T O R Y

Donald Dunn, the dean of the ULV College of Law, has in two years made the right moves to push the school over the top to earn ABA accreditation.

Tom Zasadzinski photo LAW IN ORDER ULV College of Law Becomes Inland Region’s First ABA-Accredited Institution By Charles Bentley

he State of California experienced a significant shift 1970, in 36 years the school has grown from serving 84 night in legal education on February 13, 2006, when the students to a respected College of Law with more than 250 University of La Verne College of Law was granted students. In 2001 it moved to a state-of-the-art facility on seven Tprovisional accreditation by the American Bar acres adjacent to the Ontario Civic Center. Association. Still, the 10-miles separating it from the main campus in Prior to that day, California was home to 19 law schools La Verne doesn’t lessen the impact of ABA accreditation on the accredited by the ABA and 19 by the State Bar of California, entire university. La Verne belonging to the latter group. But following a long “This is a landmark event in our history. ABA accreditation and intense review process, the ULV College of Law earned the puts La Verne into a new category of prestigious institutions,” ABA’s highly coveted seal of approval, noticeably altering the said ULV President Steve Morgan. “This is a very proud state’s balance. moment for all members of the extended university The decisive vote came during the ABA’s national meeting community.” in Chicago, making the ULV College of Law just the 193rd in With Cal-Bar accreditation, ULV College of Law graduates the country to earn ABA accreditation. The designation lifts had been allowed to take the California Bar Exam, considered La Verne into a select group of institutions recognized for their the toughest in the nation. Those who passed could then practice legal education standards. law, but only in California. ABA accreditation means ULV

ULV College of College Law ULV “We’re now in the big leagues,” said ULV College of Law College of Law graduates can sit for bar exams in nearly every Dean Donald Dunn. “It feels really, really good.” state and, should they pass, practice law in that state. First established as the La Verne College Law Center in Continued on 7

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Continued from 6 F R O M T H E D E S K “Great expectation has led to great achievement,” said Dunn. “ULV has always provided an exceptional legal education, as evidenced by the 35 College of Law alumni currently on the bench. Provisional accreditation will allow us to offer our graduates the same rights and privileges other high-caliber students receive from ABA-accredited institutions.” During the accreditation process, the ULV College of Law underwent intensive assessment of its educational program, administration, faculty, physical facilities, library and informational resources, admissions, student services Tom Zasadzinski photo and finances. Receiving accreditation Accreditation by the American Bar Association is expected to have a marked signifies the college adheres to the ABA’s impact on enrollment at ULV's College of Law, as well as an economic impact to Standards of Legal Education, reflecting Ontario and surrounding communities of more than $10,000 per student per year. the competence, equality, responsibility and integrity required by the national around the country can enroll here, earn having an ABA law school in the Inland organization that endeavors to insure a degrees, then return home (or go just Empire that produces the caliber of standard of quality in legal education and about anywhere in the United States) to quality legal representation important practice throughout the country. begin their legal careers. to this region,” said Riverside Superior All ABA approved schools are initially Wherever they choose to practice, Court Judge Jean Leonard. “It will allow granted “provisional” accreditation. The graduates will also find more doors open the legal community to retain individuals ABA, having recognized the institution’s to them. Some law firms only hire those committed to serving the needs of this LAW IN ORDER quality and methods, provides a list who have attended ABA-accredited area.” of requirements. The situation will be schools. And surveys show graduates Economically, additional students reviewed within 2-5 years, at which time of ABA-accredited institutions receive attracted by an ABA-accredited law full accreditation can be attained. higher starting salaries. school will benefit Ontario and “It’s not over yet, but I have no doubt “It’s a victory for the students,” said surrounding communities. Conservative we’ll get (full approval),” said Dunn. Dan Messner, a third-year student at estimates put the economic impact Beyond the status and recognition, ULV College of Law. “Accreditation at between $10,000 and $14,000 ABA accreditation marks a significant opens up a whole new world of per student each year, which covers a achievement for the university. Years of opportunity.” wide range of services and products diligence and dedication have led to a The impact throughout the San purchased including housing, groceries successful result. Bernardino and Riverside counties area and entertainment. That works out to “This is something I have been – still recognized as one of the nation’s more than $2.5 million annually, with looking forward to for quite a while,” fastest growing regions – will be felt on that figure expected to increase with an added Morgan. “It has taken the numerous levels. anticipated upswing in enrollment. dedication and hard work of a talented In terms of legal representation, And considering 65 percent of group of individuals. Current dean the ULV College of Law will help the current graduates remain in the region, Donald Dunn, former deans Paul Egly, population by providing local options. that could mean an important influx of Charles Doskow and Kenneth Held, Recent statistics put Inland Southern educated individuals added to the local as well as the entire faculty and staff at California’s resident-to-attorney ratio at work force. the College of Law, came together to 840 to 1, far above that of neighboring “Building a high-end economy is one make this happen. And the university’s San Diego (232:1), Orange (223:1) and of Inland Southern California’s regional Board of Trustees deserves a lot of credit Los Angeles (217:1) counties. An influx goals,” said John Husing, recognized as for their vision and support of this very of qualified lawyers into the region will a leading authority on city and county important accomplishment.” mean fewer individuals will be forced to economies in Southern California. “Top- For the students, accreditation means travel great distances for representation. notch professional schools are vital to more opportunities. Now students from “The courts are excited about meeting that goal.”

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Excellence $42 Million Building on Excellence Campaign Will Expand and Enrich ULV’s Educational LegacY

By Charles Bentley

Gonzalez|Goodale Architects The Sara & Michael Abraham Campus Center lies at the heart of the Campus Center Project, in which the Sports Science & Athletics Pavilion was renovated and the Frank & Nadine Johnson Family Plaza was built.

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or 115 years, the University of La Verne has provided outstanding educational opportunities relating to both the academic Fand personal development of its students. A true testament to the university’s success can be found in its more than 40,000 graduates and their achievements around the world. Yet while there is a tremendous sense of satisfaction attached to such a legacy, now is not the time to be satisfied with the status quo. Higher education faces many challenges in the 21st century. From the incessant demand of new technology to the dizzying growth of knowledge, the need to keep pace and remain competitive poses one of the toughest tests imaginable. Relying on the solid foundation established more than a century ago and strengthened by generations of Rusty Evans photo exceptional alumni, ULV has set its sights on expanding The newly renovated Sports Science & Athletics Pavilion. and enriching its educational legacy through its $42 million Building on Excellence Campaign. “Ours is a faster moving, more complex society Excellence than ever before. Life today is much more multi- Campaign Facts dimensional. That’s what the Building on Excellence Campaign is all about,” said University President Steve The Building on Excellence Campaign has Morgan. “It’s about investing in our future to ensure we can continue over the next century to do what we’ve already secured more than $27 million through done so well for the past 115 years.” its initial 2½-year “quiet” phase. By completion It is estimated that computer speed doubles every 18 months. Each increase creates a new set of in 2008, it will attain the following goals: conditions. As the quantity of available information escalates, it leads to new theories, increased research v Enhance the campus by updating facilities and, ultimately, expanded knowledge. Even the newest and infrastructure. textbook can’t reflect the latest data. And the effort to keep pace consumes both human and financial assets. v Upgrade technology and furnish faculty The Building on Excellence Campaign is intended and students the tools needed to prepare graduates expand and enrich the university’s educational resources. It will allocate $23 million for facilities and for future challenges. equipment, $7 million for teaching, research, library v Increase and encourage types of research services, academic and athletic programs, $5.5 million that will affect lives and learning. to support, establish and endow scholarships, and $6.5 million in gifts of future interest through trusts, v Support the university’s commitment to the annuities and insurance. importance of diversity. The official public announcement of the campaign v came during the 2006 President’s Dinner Gala in Provide vital financial assistance to those January. It also marked the midway point in the five- seeking to further their education. year effort, with more than $27 million already secured v during the initial 2½-year “quiet” phase, including the Strengthen commitment and support of $17.8 million raised toward the $21 million Campus the intercollegiate athletic program. Center Project. v With the success of the $16 million Abraham Expand the university’s leadership and Challenge targeting construction of the Sara & Michael legacy in the field of Education. Abraham Campus Center, the overall Campus Center v Sustain the growth and development of the Project – including renovation of the Sports Science & Athletics Pavilion and creation of the Frank & Nadine College of Law. Johnson Family Plaza – will provide the university’s Continued on 10

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Rusty Evans photo The Frank and Nadine Johnson Family Plaza is a beautiful new addition to the campus and serves as the hub of the Campus Center Project.

Continued from 9 to preserve its established values. It will also permit students – including main campus with a new crossroads traditional undergraduates and and a nexus of activities for years to graduates, adult learners, regional come. campus attendees and online enrollees “It will be a wonderful asset to the – to prepare to excel in their chosen entire campus,” said Jean Bjerke, vice fields and make a difference in their president of university relations. “Four communities. thousand people per week come here “We live in a time where the winds to work or attend class. The Campus of opportunity are always blowing. Center is designed to serve all of them.” It is up to us to raise the sails,” said The Building on Excellence President Morgan. “The Building on Campaign will go beyond enhancing Excellence Campaign will serve to facilities and infrastructure. This strengthen, broaden and engage this bold and progressive undertaking university as it strives to meet the needs will provide resources and allow the of coming generations.” university to continue offering both the To find out how you can be part education opportunities and the values of “Building on Excellence: The that help students become upstanding, University of La Verne Campaign,” Rusty Evans photo productive society members. contact the ULV University From left, Brian Worley, ULV President Steve Morgan, Through such broad-based Relations Office at (909) 392-2740 La Verne mayor Jon Blickenstaff, Jeff Rupp and ULV development, the Building on or e-mail [email protected]. Executive Vice President Phil Hawkey stake out new Excellence Campaign will allow ULV land to be used by the university and the city. 10 Voice Winter/Spring 2006 B U I L D I N G O N E X C E L L E N C E

Dr. Marvin Snell and his wife, Marie, have been part of the La Verne community for decades. The University Relations office that bears their names was once the office for his private medical practice in La Verne.

Rusty Evans photo Building Name Recognition ULV honors Dr. Marvin and Marie Snell by Renaming University Relations Building

or nearly three decades Dr. Marvin in 1958, also opening his own private and their place in La Verne history, the Snell was more than just a familiar practice in the community. Yet despite all university has chosen to rename the Fface around the La Verne campus. the demands on her husband’s attention, current home of University Relations as He was a part of the college community, Marie was selfless when it came to the “Dr. Marvin and Marie Snell Building.” serving as both director of student health sharing her time with him. “Our association with La Verne services and as team physician for the “Oh, yes, very much so,” said Dr. has been wonderful. I think what I intercollegiate athletic program. Snell with a chuckle. “She was always remember best is the warm, family During his tenure at La Verne, both understanding, always gracious. She has feeling you always got when you came Dr. Snell and his wife, Marie, forged the same warm feelings for La Verne that to campus. Even with as much as it’s strong relationships with the university. I do.” grown, that feeling is still there,” Dr. His association with the institution, Since his retirement in 1985, the Snell said. “Talking with students, what however, began years before as a Snells have enjoyed being able to attracted them to the college was the student. spend more time together. They’ve opportunity to have their professors see “I had one year here in 1942-43, also maintained their relationship with them as people, to have those personal then World War II came along,” said Dr. ULV through a series of generous relationships. That hasn’t changed. Snell. “When I was done with my service, contributions, including the donation of While it may not be unique, it’s still an I wound up going to Manchester College their medical building at 2035 Bonita important characteristic of La Verne.” (Ind.) to finish up.” Avenue to the university in 1996. Dr. Snell joined the La Verne staff To honor their philanthropic giving — Charles Bentley

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Emmah Obradovich photo For the past 14 years, Peggy Redman has been ULV's director of teacher education, building a program that now ranks among the elite in the state of California. She was honored as the first to occupy the Anthony La Fetra Endowed Chair for Excellence in Teaching and Service. 12 Voice Winter/Spring 2006 F A C U L T Y P R O F I L E Seat of Learning

Peggy Redman, ULV's longtime Director of Teacher Education, is honored with the university's first endowed chair in Education.

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ffice number 6 in the University of La teachers. This kind of personal attention and Verne’s Barkley Building is busy. warmth has endeared Redman to hundreds of O There are walls of books, stacks of students and won her the respect of her peers books, piles of papers, rows of binders, a small statewide. computer and two chairs. It is the latter that “Peggy Redman is one of the most may be most significant: one chair is for aspiring extraordinary people I’ve ever met,” said Leonard teachers, the other is for Peggy Redman. Pellicer, who as Dean of the College of Education Redman’s office in ULV’s College of and Organizational Leadership is Redman’s boss. Education is the birthplace of teachers. Not just “I’ve been in education for more than 35 years teachers with a diploma and a lesson planner, and I know a lot of top-flight professionals, but exceptionally well-trained teachers who care and there are certainly a lot of people out there about their students and are also in high demand. who have the technical expertise that Peggy has. It is there that the road to teaching begins, on But with her, it’s so much more than that. It’s a a single sheet of paper with the heading “Personal commitment that goes beyond what most people Characteristics Necessary For Teaching.” The even recognize as a commitment. She has an seven characteristics listed include such phrases energy, a passion for teaching and wanting to as “responding constructively to criticism,” “give share what she knows about teaching. students positive attention,” “sense of humor.” “She’ll come here at 7:30 in the morning Both advisor and teacher candidate agree that and meet with students constantly, sitting down these personal characteristics will guide the and advising all those in our multiple-subject prospective teacher, and both sign it. programs. They’ll wear out the carpet between her It’s just one of many tools Redman has office and the front door. Then she will put aside developed to engage, nurture and educate all that stuff and go into the classroom and teach students to be University of La Verne-trained from 4 to 7 or 4 to 10, depending on the night. Continued on 14 Winter/Spring 2006 Voice 13 F A C U L T Y P R O F I L E

Continued from 13 Come Friday evening, she’ll get in her car and drive all the way to Bakersfield, she’ll teach Friday night, she’ll teach Saturday and Sunday, and come back and start all over again the next week, and you never see her energy flag. I don’t know how she does it.” Redman has a simple explanation: She absolutely loves her job. “Somebody once said teaching is one of the few jobs where you get paid twice,” Redman said. “You get a paycheck, but then you get that payback that comes down the line, when you watch one of your students go on to be successful or be a productive citizen and you realize that you had a part in that child’s development. It’s really fun. I love the environment of the classroom. I absolutely love teaching, I love teaching college students, preparing people who are Janine Hill photo going to be teachers. It’s fun. It’s hard work, As the University of La Verne's Director of Alumni Relations for nine years, Redman organized but it’s fun. homecoming events. Now, she's free to participate in them as an alumna and does. “I think the joy comes from knowing you’ve made a difference. Sometimes you that are recent grads and their principals or she obviously never lets anybody down.” don’t know that for a long time. I still have supervisors, so we get the data from two students who reconnect with me and share different perspectives: how the teacher feels he roots of Redman’s devotion to her their experiences and tell me, ‘Oh, yeah, and then how the person that’s evaluating work, her school and her community this really meant something to me. It was that person feels. We just did spectacularly areT deep. Her earliest childhood memories important.’ ” well.” take her back to homecoming at La Verne Redman’s program received a crowning The average positive response rate for College in the early 1940s. It was sort of a honor in a recent report by the Institute for ULV-trained teachers was 93.55 percent, love at first sight. Education Reform. In it, the results of a compared to the 81.77 percent registered “I’ve been connected with La Verne my survey of first-year teachers who graduated by those from the other private universities, entire life,” said Redman, who was born from private universities in California and which all have reputations as very good Margaret Deal, but picked up Peggy as a their supervisors revealed that ULV-trained teacher training programs. The difference, nickname, and Redman from her marriage teachers were far better prepared to enter Pellicer says, is Peggy Redman. to fellow La Verne graduate Don Redman. live teaching than their counterparts. The “The teachers at La Verne are recognized “Both my parents graduated from La teachers, one year out of college, were asked throughout this region as superior,” Verne. My earliest memories are of being at to rate the truth of such statements as: Pellicer said. “I don’t know how many homecoming and watching various older “The program had a sequence of courses superintendents I’ve had ask me, ‘How can cousins who were students here. It was a and school experiences that addressed the we get more La Verne teachers?’ Once you place where I always wanted to go.” complexities of teaching gradually over time.” get a La Verne teacher, you don’t have to Young Peggy grew up in La Verne and “I taught in at least one school that was a worry about them; they know how to teach. attended high school in Pomona, where she good environment for practice teaching and for “Not only that, there’s something special was an outstanding student and had the reflecting on how I was teaching students.” about La Verne teachers. That something opportunity to attend Stanford University. “During supervised teaching, my special is a commitment to do what they do “When I was in high school, the dean university-based supervisor and cooperating because they want to make a difference in convinced me to apply to Stanford and I did teacher communicated effectively with each people’s lives. Our people are comfortable in and I was accepted,” she said. “It was quite other.” diverse classroom settings, they appreciate a dilemma because I felt a ton of pressure To these and six other statements, different cultures, they respect it, they from people at my school to accept that, La Verne graduates and their supervisors celebrate it. This culture that Peggy Redman but in my heart I always wanted to go to La responded an average of 12 percent more has built at this university while she’s been Verne. I think I’ve never been disappointed favorably than graduates of nine other here is very rare and very unique. She sets that I made that decision. I think it set a prestigious private universities. such a high standard that all the other standard for my life that I’ve been happy “It was wonderful,” Redman said. “It’s people try to emulate her in terms of how with.” been such a validation for us because it they do what they do. She leads by example. Her parents were both teachers and actually interviews teachers in the field Nobody ever wants to let Peggy down and Peggy, a history major and math minor, Continued on 15 14 Voice Winter/Spring 2006 F A C U L T Y P R O F I L E

“It’s a huge honor, to be recognized in this position,” she said. “It’s usually saved for outside people that they want to attract to a university, so it’s truly an honor to be the first person named to that chair.”

hile Redman’s tireless dedication to teaching future teachers keeps her movingW at a fast pace, she says she does find time to relax and unwind. “I like golf, but that takes a big piece of time, so I don’t do that as much as I like,” she said. “I thoroughly enjoy handwork. A lot of times when I go home I read. I read everything. I’m an inveterate reader. Sometimes when I get home at night, after teaching, I’ll just turn on something kind of mindless on TV and knit or stitch or do something like that to get my clock back in order. Then, I always read before I go to bed. “I think I derive my energy from other people. I really enjoy people. That’s what I like about teaching; you learn from the people you teach.” Though Pellicer insists the La Fetra Chair is not a rocking chair, he does hope Janine Hill photo to pare down Redman’s teaching hours a bit Though she loves golf and has played in ULV fundraiser events, Redman says the sport to allow her to be an ambassador to lower takes such a big piece of time that she doesn't get out and play as much as she would like. education schools in the community. “Peggy can stay in this chair as long as Continued from 14 largely because of the guidance of Redman. she wants to and we’ll get her a cushion for graduated from La Verne College and began So when the Anthony La Fetra Endowed her feet. We’ll do everything we can because teaching both subjects. She took a few years Chair For Excellence In Teaching and we’d like to share Peggy with the widest off from teaching when her children, Jerry, Service was established near the end of audience we possibly can,” Pellicer said. Larry and Donna, were young. Then she 2005, it was decided that Peggy Redman “By giving her a situation where she has to eased back into education as a substitute would have the honor of being the first to release time to be this ambassador to school teacher. occupy the chair. districts, we hope it will extend her career.” Soon, the Bonita Unified School District “Typically, chair professorships are about But Redman shows no signs of slowing called and wanted her to design a gifted- research and scholarship,” Pellicer said. “I down. She believes she was born to be a child program, which she implemented said, ‘You know, La Verne is a teaching teacher, and the joy of teaching others to at seven schools. When Proposition 13 university. Let’s give a chair that focuses on teach will keep her office door open and a stopped the funding for the program, what we do best and what we think is most chair available for the next candidate ready Redman became a primary school teacher. important. La Verne is all about teaching. to learn to teach the ULV way. “That was something I never thought I’d This chair, unlike all the other chairs that “We want to make sure that this sense of do, and I loved it,” she said. you’ll see, is about excellence in teaching. humanness is always a part of our program. After 17 years of teaching she came That’s why Peggy is so perfect, because she is We don’t want to lose that,” Redman said. “I to ULV as Director of Alumni Relations. excellent and she teaches other people to be think that’s what sets our people apart. Nine years later, she decided to return excellent. “I remember when I was in high school to the classroom as a student and get her “Teaching should be at least as honored and I made the decision to go to La Verne. doctorate. When the Director of Teacher as research and service and everything I was talking to the dean of women and Education position at ULV came open in else that we do, because we are a teaching she said, ‘You know, I can understand why 1992, Redman applied and got the job. university and we are the best of the best. you made that choice, because there are La At that time, Redman recalls, there were Peggy is the best of the best of the best.” Verne graduates in this area that I know and only 30 students in the teaching program. Redman said that at first she didn’t fully there is something very special about them.’ During the next 14 years, that number has comprehend the magnitude of such an What I always say is – and I really and truly swelled to 380. honor. But an outpouring of congratulations believe this – we prepare teachers that care The teacher education program at ULV and best wishes from friends and colleagues about their students because we care about has attained elite status in education circles, helped her put the chair in perspective. them.”

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Nancy Newman photo More than 800 guests came out to honor Dr. Terrence Deal at the President's Dinner Gala in the Ontario Convention Center's Mayoral Ballroom. A record turnout for 2006 Gala Noted author and scholar Dr. Terrence Deal, a ULV alumnus, is evening's honoree.

he University of La Verne’s President’s in Teaching and Service. Created by a recent Dinner Gala enhanced its reputation $2 million contribution by Anthony La Fetra, Tas the Inland Empire’s premier black the chair fully funds a faculty position in the tie event Saturday, attracting a record 833 university’s College of Education & Organi- guests to the Ontario Convention Center’s zational Leadership. Mayoral Ballroom. Margaret “Peggy" Redman, ULV profes- Friends and supporters of the univer- sor and director of teacher education – and sity and their invited guests turned out to the cousin of Terry Deal – will be the first honor noted scholar, author and teacher Dr. to fill the La Fetra Family Chair. The honor Terrence Deal, a 1961 graduate of La Verne recognizes Redman’s role in helping the uni- College. versity establish its teacher education program The formal event, which serves as the Noted author and scholar Dr. Terrence Deal, as one of the best in the state. university’s principal fundraiser for student a ULV alumnus, receives the President's Deal, an internationally recognized expert scholarships, was attended by dozens of mem- Award at the 2006 event in January. on leadership, organizational theory & behav- bers of the Deal family, as well as Congress- ior and symbolism, earned a bachelor’s degree man Joe Baca and several other local and civic million raised as part of the $21 million from La Verne in 1961, a master’s from Cal leaders. Campus Center Project. Intended to establish State Los Angeles in 1966 and a doctorate in The 2006 President’s Dinner Gala drew a a new crossroads for the university, the Cam- Educational Administration/Sociology from record turnout of 833. pus Center Project features construction of Stanford in 1970. Deal has authored or co- During the event, ULV president Steve the Sara & Michael Abraham Campus Cen- authored more than 30 books. An acclaimed Morgan publicly announced the university’s ter, creation of the Frank & Nadine Johnson educator/administrator who has served on the $42 million Building On Excellence Cam- Family Plaza, and renovation of the Sports faculty at Stanford, Harvard, Vanderbilt and paign. The five-year campaign, which has Science & Athletics Pavilion (formerly known USC, he is also a highly sought-after consul- already raised more than $27 million during as the “Super Tents”). tant and a popular speaker. the initial 2-year “quiet” phase, is aimed at To illustrate the far-reaching impact of Several past President’s Dinner Gala expanding and enriching the university’s 114- the Building on Excellence Campaign, as honorees attended the event, including Rob year educational legacy. part of the evening’s scheduled program the Fukuzaki (2005), Sam Maloof (2004), Ben- Part of the funds already secured during university announced establishment of the La jamin Harris (2002), Neil O’Dwyer (1999) the campaign includes the more than $17.8 Fetra Family Endowed Chair for Excellence and Larry Rinehart (1996). 16 Voice Winter/Spring 2006 A L U M N I Leo Lines An update on where ULV alumni are and what they're doing

Kevin and his wife spent the following five Teen California Senior Division Titleholder, 1920s years traveling around the country so he could their 12-year-old daughter, Mackenzie. Doug Lola (Ramsey) Davis, ’28, is happy to race his car at a variety of tracks. In May 2005, is a ULV grad with a bachelor's degree in announce she will soon be celebrating her he returned to the asset management business Business Administration, and master's degree 100th birthday. and now works for Fixed Income Securities, in Business Administration. Dena is also in Monument, Colo. He is the chief portfolio a ULV alumna with a bachelor's degree in 1960s manager for the firm’s privately managed Journalism. money for institutions and high net worth individuals. Lisa Crane ’86 & Herb Crane ’86. After working for the same company for 16 years Mary Flowers (Boyce) ’81 is the head writer (literally since graduating from ULV), both for the nationally syndicated radio program Herb and Lisa decided to “branch out.” Herb “The Tom Joyner Morning Show,” has co- obtained a position with Nobel Biocare, a A record turnout for 2006 Gala written a book about Joyner entitled “I’m Just a dental implant manufacturer located in Yorba D.J. but...” It’s published by Warner Books. Linda. He is the Director of Regulatory Affairs and is responsible for obtaining FDA approvals Stacey A. Hilton ’81 & ’05, completed her for the company’s products. Lisa is just about Doctor of Public Administration degree to finish an MLIS degree with an emphasis in at ULV in 2005. She has been working at Archival Studies from San Jose State University. Bill Thomason ’64 & Ann are excited to start Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center for She spends a lot of time volunteering at the their retirement. Ann is retired from stained 22 years as a manager of cardiology, neurology, Upland Public Library in their local history glass, loves & cares for her grandkids, reads, and vascular lab. collection and at the Museum of History and and travels. Bill retired from teaching. He still Art, Ontario, where Lisa is considered to be an coaches volleyball and substitute teaches. He “unpaid staff member!” The Cranes have lived also drives an Alpine Motorhome and manages in Upland since February 2000. rentals. Melvin Stark ’88. After starting as an intern in 1970s 1987, Mel was recently promoted to Manager Dave Tennant ’76 recently bought a new of Maintenance & Inspection (M&I) for airplane (Glone-46 Swift) and flew it from Southern California Edison in August. With Paris, Texas to Lompoc, Calif. He retired from overall responsibility for all M&I programs the department of Justice (Management) in in SCE’s 50,000-square-mile service territory, 1996 at the age of 49. Mel has more than 70 union and management employees and manages an annual budget that Frank Taylor ’78 is a National Educational exceeds $150 million. Consultant and would love to have ULV- trained educators to join him. E-mail: Jim Bilyeu ’89 was elected as an Inyo County [email protected]. Supervisor in 2004. He previously owned and Sherry Takacs ’79 sends her best wishes her operated a private investigative and polygraph fellow classmates. Sherry just attended her firm for 22 years. He is also a retired law 30-year high school reunion this past October enforcement officer. From 1998 through 2004 29th. She currently resides in the Bay area of he served as president of the local hospital Northern California. board. He and his wife, Sandee, have resided in 1980s Inyo County for 35 years. Kevin E. Rogers ’80 retired in January 2000 as a senior portfolio manager co-managing Doug ’83, ’85 & Dena Carter ’83, are proud approximately $4 billion in mutual fund assets. to announce they are parents of a 2005 Pre- Continued on 18 Winter/Spring 2006 Voice 17 A L U M N I P R O F I L E A L U M N I

Continued from 17 Doug Martins, '05 1990s Jeannette Vagnozzi ’91 & ’99, was appointed Some believe that if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. But don’t try selling that line to Doug by the La Verne City Martins. Council to the position Martins had a perfectly good career going with Wells Fargo, but felt as though he wasn’t of City Treasurer on fulfilling his potential. So he enrolled in the University of La Verne’s MBA program, and upon October 3, 2005. receiving his master’s degree, has discovered that the sky is the Jeannette has been with limit. the City of La Verne since 1991. “It became a springboard, both for my mind and for my career,” said Martins, 35, who accepted a position as Christine Grey ’93. In May of 2005, Christine a high-paid consultant for Gallup. “The program allowed received a master's degree in Regulatory me to use the experience I had gained in the business Science from USC. Currently, she is working world, and I was able to achieve a higher level of for Allergan as a senior administrator in the success much quicker than previously. Compliance department. “That degree fueled a fire within me and I believed that I had more potential in me, Leslie I. Porras ’93, ’00, was recently even though I was successful at Wells Fargo, appointed to the Board of Directors for the and had a nice title and made a nice salary. I Safe Haven Project. Since 1993, the Safe felt that there was more that I can provide, and Haven Project, Inc. has been committed to improving the lives of young people afflicted my approach was based on the philosophy of or affected by HIV/AIDS. Their efforts include building on something that’s good and making camp style retreats (held annually in Martha’s it better.” Vineyard and Frederick, Md.) designed to While leaving a good job one has been at for provide a “safe haven” for young people 14 years can produce some anxiety, Martins said living with HIV/AIDS, and national and he got an early indication at Gallup that he’d international outreach programs (in the U.S. made the right move. and Ghana) focused on HIV/AIDS prevention, “It’s been a great experience so far,” he awareness and education. said. “In five months there, everyone I’ve talked to says I’ve exceeded all expectations. I went to Joanna (D’Alessandro) Kubicki ’95 is Gallup’s university in Omaha, Neb., where there working at Pembroke Hill school in Kansas City, Mo., and living with her husband were 40 other newly hired people, all with different Michael. They are both proud parents of two backgrounds and levels of experience. At the end of the wonderful children, Alex who is 5 years old and training, your peers vote on who will have the biggest Maddie who is 1 year old. impact in the company and I was voted that person.” Martins now works out of Gallup’s Irvine office, where Christine Foote ’95, and her husband, Deane, he is an engagement manager, working with clients. are proud to announce they have opened their He says there are indications that he will be moving up own winery in Temecula, Calif. to a management position, based on scoring in the top 4 percent in a management aptitude test administered by Robert D. Miller ’96, married Tabitha Remmy Gallup upon his hiring. from his home town of Yuma, Ariz., on August Martins, whose wife, Michelle, received her 23rd, 2003. Their son Luke was born October 2nd, 2004. The Miller family currently undergraduate degree from ULV, grew up in La Verne. Doug Martins took his resides in Phoenix. Robert is an Accounting The ties to the area became a little stronger when he was career to a higher level Supervisor for Enterprise Rent-A-Car and is hired by Wells Fargo as a teller in 1988, and at one point with an MBA from the pursuing his master’s degree in Finance. worked in the La Verne branch building now occupied by University of La Verne. the ULV bookstore. The Martinses now live in Rancho LTC Mike Bridges ‘96 graduated with a Cucamonga, where they are building a family while Doug second master’s degree, this one via the U.S. builds a career. Army War College. He completed a two-year If you see the Martinses at Alumni Weekend in October, you might well hear about some Distance Delivery program and was awarded of the merits of the ULV MBA program from Doug, who credits it with helping him reach the a Master’s of Strategic Studies along with 303 next level. other students from more than 500 that started “I would never have been able to accomplish any of this without the MBA I received from the program. the University of La Verne,” Martins said. “It drove me to a much higher level.” Elizabeth Miller-Hanlon ’96 & ’98, recently — Rusty Evans donated 12 inches of her hair to Locks of Love. Continued on 19 18 Voice Winter/Spring 2006 A L U M N I

Continued from 18 of the National Association for County Angela Torres ’04 is a high school English Community and Economic Development teacher in the Chaffey-Joint School District. Locks of Love is an organization that accept (NACCED) at its annual conference in Salt She is working on her P.P.S. degree and is donations of hair to make wigs for children Lake City, Utah. preparing to begin a new career in the field of suffering from disease-related hair loss. Those educational counseling. who are interested can go to locksoflove.org or A. Marie Martinez ’02, proudly opened ask their hairdresser. Allstate Insurance in Azusa on September 16, Laura Gonzalez 2005. ’05. Thanks to God’s Cynthia (Barrett) Wiedefeld ’97 is teaching amazing grace, Laura first grade in Claremont. She is married to Daryl Baltazar ’03, moved to San Francisco passed the July 2005 Steve Wiedefeld, also a teacher, and they have with his fiancée, Lauren, who he met before he California Bar Exam. two girls. Lyndsay Grace was born March 10, began his masters program. He is planning to What a great year! 2002. Kelsey Ann was born February 28, 2005. start his new career in San Francisco. Laura graduated from the ULV College of Jennifer (Pashone) Hart ’98 received her Heather Cooper- Law in May 2005, master’s degree in Educational Technology at Pedevill ’02, and began working for Gutierrez & Vera Law Firm Azusa Pacific University in January 2005. She her husband, in September 2005. Laura and husband Chuck and her husband, Geoffrey, are also proud to Anthony, (’04) welcomed their first baby Leo, Olivia, to announce the arrival of their first-born son. celebrated their the family in February 2006. God is good! Geoffrey works at Microsoft and Jennifer is 4th wedding now a full-time mom. anniversary. They Cynthia Worthen, ’05 recently accepted were married a position as the Campus Director at Karie O’Neill ’99 & ’04. After completing December 8, University of Redlands, Burbank Campus. her MSLM degree, Karie accepted a job offer 2001. They Cynthia received her Doctor of Education in in Washington D.C. with the U.S. Patent and are happy to Organizational Leadership from the University Trademark office as a Patent Examiner. announce the of La Verne in 2005. birth of their Cecilia Celeste Torres ’99 & ’03 received first child, Logan Riley, on October 10, 2004. a master’s degree in Education (Special Heather is an athletic trainer and Anthony Little Leos Emphasis) in May 2003 from ULV. She works as an insurance agent at their family’s Diana (Brown) Minor ’90 & ’92, and her received her Reading Specialist Credential in brokerage firm in Covina. husband, Darryle, are thrilled to announce January 2004. She married Jason De La Torres that they have a new member in their family, a on August 14, 2004. She received a second Sarah (Shalom) Smith daughter named Dakota Patrice. Dakota joins master’s degree in Reading in May 2005 from Edelmaier ’03, gave birth to her brother Darrian D’Mar, age 2, to complete ULV. She is now a proud parent of her first a beautiful girl named Brigid the happy family. son, Dartangean. Rhiannon on October 3rd, 2004. On March 21st, Kirk ’90 and Anastasia ’90 Skorpanich 2000s 2005, she married Cameron are pleased to announce the birth of their Edelmaier. Currently she is daughter, Jadyn Karin, who was born March 1, Summer (Douglas) a stay-at-home mom and 2005. Kirk is an elementary school principal in Williams ’00 married plans to return to the work force when her Moreno Valley and Anastasia was a third grade Brandon Williams on daughter enters preschool. She is a qualified teacher in Perris. May 7, 2005. She substitute teacher and hopes in the future to is currently working open her own business and to do some writing. John Ramos ’91 and wife Suzanne announce at Alverno High the birth of their daughter, Cera Suzanne School as the Alumni Roselinda Hoover ’03, took a year off to travel Ramos on June 30, 2005 at 4 pounds, 5.7 Coordinator and is after graduating from ULV, and is now working ounces, their first child. John works for the attending Cal State in the marketing department for the ICEE ABC Radio Network, while Suzanne is a Los Angeles working Company. She is planning to return to ULV to customer service rep. on her master’s degree get her MBA within the next two years. in communications. Matt Solters ’91, and his wife, Jennifer, Janet Barker ’04 received her Masters Degree are proud to announce the arrival of their Jim Werle, ’00 was promoted to Director in Education from ULV and is currently daughter, Rylie Reese Solters, on September of Manufacturing for Cisco Systems in San teaching at a middle school. She was recently 25, 2005. She joins her big brother Hudson, Jose. He’s currently directing the program awarded the National Diversity Education who is 2. management office responsible for the Cisco grant. She will spend the year focusing on Lean Manufacturing Initiative as well as 15 Steven R. Marin ’95 and his lovely wife, Lisa, subjects such as racism and discrimination other key supply chain improvement initiatives welcomed their second son, Evan Steven, and developing a curriculum for her middle and is interested in talking with other Leos October 31, 2005. Their first son, Julian school students. She has earned The National involved in such activities. Cisneros Marin, is 6. Steve has served 10 years Endowment of the Arts Mark Twain in the Air Force and is a major. In June 2004 Fellowship, The National Writing Project Dr. Brian Paulson ’01 was elected on he became a flight navigator instructor for the Fellowship, The Nancie Atwell Internship, and September 20, 2005 to the Board of Directors AWACS plane. 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he was a flight navigator for the same plane. Aleen Agranowitz '86 He is stationed at Randolph Air Force Base in Texas. Steve received his master’s degree in Human Relations from the University of Though Aleen Agranowitz started out her professional career as a schoolteacher, she was Oklahoma in 2003. Lisa is a stay-at-home in the U.S. Navy when she began working with World War II sailors returning from battle with wife, raising two beautiful children. communication disorders caused by brain trauma. That led to her working with a few children with disabilities, then a few more, then several more. Wendy ’97 & Patrick Now Agranowitz is 90, and in 2005, the 1988 graduate of the ULV's Doctor of Education degree Murray ’96 are excited program commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Speech and Language Development Center, to announce the birth which she and Gladys Gleason founded in 1955, and which has been at its Buena Park location for of Kyle Patrick who 27 years and currently has 350 students. was born May 28, 2005. At birth, Kyle The Speech and Language Development Center (SLDC) is a non- Patrick weighed 8 profit organization that provides education and occupational therapy pounds and was 20 for children and young adults from 6 months to 21 years of age. Many inches. They reside in Huntington Beach, students with such disorders as autism, Down syndrome, attention Calif., where Wendy is an occupational deficit/hyperactivity, speech and language disorders, learning therapist and Patrick is an admissions advisor disabilities or disorders caused by traumatic brain injury receive at National University. the type of education and therapy they need, assistance that’s not available at regular schools. Rebecca Cook-Arteaga ’97, ’00, and her “I’m truly blessed,” Agranowitz said. “I just love what husband are proud to announce the birth I do. And there’s such energy that emanates from this of their third child, Michael. He was born school and from the children. When people come here, August 24, 2005, weighed 8 lbs., 10 oz, and was 21½ inches long. He joins two older they say there’s a special feeling about this school. siblings, Hailey, 7, and Bianca, 2. Rebecca We measure the gains with the children in small is currently the school counselor at Pomona amounts.” Catholic High School. Her work at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland back in the 1940s was the beginning of the study of Amber M. (Neri) Jantz ‘97 and her husband adult aphasia, a disorder that results from damage to Darrell Jantz, are pleased to announce the language centers of the brain. birth of their daughter, Ainsley Kathleen, “The first time I sat down with this young Marine born on September 30, 2005. officer who was very bright but couldn’t talk and was very frustrated, I said, ‘This is what I want to do the rest of my Perry Garcia ’00, and life.’ I wanted to understand language and understand his wife, Karen, are thrilled to announce what happens when you lose it, and what happens to the birth of their son, children when they have trouble developing it.” Timothy, born February Although she had grown up in New England, she 15, 2005. Within left the East Coast behind and moved to Los Angeles five months of birth, when she got the opportunity to study under Timothy traveled to Toronto, Niagara Falls, renowned neurologist Dr. Johannes M. Nielsen. Minnesota, Boston, and Cape Cod. Working at the Veterans Affairs (VA) in Los Aleen Agranowitz founded the Angeles, she fell in love with a patient, Aaron Speech and Language Developments Mayra Ortega ’05 Agranowitz, whom she later married. Though his Center in 1955. and her husband, recovery from aphasia was good, it took several Johnny, are proud to years. announce the arrival of their first child, The seed of the SLDC was planted in the Agranowitz’s Long Beach home, and Aleen Nijoel. Nijoel was Agranowitz worked with three children initially. They moved to Orange County and kept expanding, born April 20, 2005 and at one point had students in seven locations. in Pomona. They In 1963 she was approached by Maynard Morvay of the Centralia School District, who wanted reside in Riverside. to help her school find a permanent home and receive help from the state. That’s when she and the SLDC moved to the current Buena Park location. Sophia (Garcia) Guzman ’01, and her The younger children’s classes participate in “reverse mainstreaming” where a small number of husband Raul, are proud to announce the regular school kids sit next to and learn with and from their challenged counterparts. Agranowitz says newest member of their family. Ryan Jacob there are obvious benefits, and the small class sizes help both. was born on August 8, 2005. He was a “I am so grateful that I have, and still am, doing something that I just absolutely love,” Agranowitz healthy 7 pounds, 2 ounces and 19-1/2 said. “We can only grow so much. Our growth will come in publishing and sharing what we know.” inches long. He is also welcomed and loved by his older brother Andrew Vincent, 2, who — Rusty Evans Continued on 21 20 Voice Winter/Spring 2006 A L U M N I can’t wait to play baseball and football with him. Dayton Root Dayton Root ’42 passed away on February 21, 2006. Born In Memoriam in Oklahoma, Dayton was the oldest of six children. Fol- Virginia (Stern) Ruark ’33 passed away on lowing his mother’s death and his high school graduation, February 14, one day after her 95th birthday. Dayton and his family moved to California. He enrolled Mrs. Ruark was a member of the class of 1933. at La Verne College in 1936, and after earning a bachelor’s However, she completed her final semester in degree and teaching credential, went on to receive graduate the early 1960s. degrees from Whittier College and Bethany Theological Seminary (Ind.). At the request of then-president Harold Roy W. Smith ’35 died peacefully at his home Fasnacht, Dayton joined the La Verne faculty in 1957, in Olympia, Wash., on October 26, 2005, at becoming a respected and popular professor of psychol- the age of 93. Born in Sunnyside, Wash. to the ogy, religion and education for 26 years. He also held key son of homesteaders, he decided to attend La administrative duties including registrar, director of admis- Verne College after hearing the college men’s sions, director of counseling, and psychology/sociology quartet perform in his church. Roy was a gifted department chair. Upon retirement in 1984, Dayton was all-around athlete, earning the nickname “Iron- presented the title Professor of Psychology Emeritus. man Smith." He garnered 11 varsity letters in track, football, baseball and basketball, and was later inducted into the ULV Hall of Fame. her husband and moved to Seattle in 1964. Chapman University. Roy spent most of his professional career as an elementary principal in Fresno, where he Robert R. Rudin, ’66, passed away on March Virginia Mary Gascoigne Eichner ’80 passed also trained new principals. For his lifetime of 3, 2006. He retired in 1998 after 32 years as a away September 9, 2005. She was born in Up- dedication to ULV, he was honored as Alumnus parole officer for the State of California. state New York and had been an Oxnard resi- of the Year in 1985. dent for 35 years. She worked for the County of Ruth Brandt Hersch, ’74, a longtime child- Ventura as a flood control dispatcher and later Madge (Fischer) La Noue, ’40 passed away hood educator and resident of La Verne, died as an inventory control clerk. She was the first November 11, 2005. She was a longtime on Jan. 17, 2006, from natural causes. She woman to hold both jobs. She was a founding teacher at Bonita High School and graduated was 87. Hersch was the first director of the member of the Palm Springs Air Museum. from La Verne College. university’s Child Development Center when it was located in the Hanawalt House on the Anthony Tolin ’80 passed away June 22, 2005. Genevieve (Hanawalt) Moore ’44, beloved main campus. Under her direction, the Child Anthony attended ULV as an adult student. wife of "Squack" Moore ’43, passed away. As Development Center expanded and, along with a La Verne student, Genevieve was the junior the university’s infant-toddler program, merged Alberta McBride, ’86, passed away Nov. 21, class vice president, active member of the with the Los Angeles County Fair Association 2005. An elementary school teacher in Los An- Women's Athletic Association and a member of and relocated to its current facility at Fairplex. geles, Alberta was an active member in Friends the yearbook staff. Hersch continued with the program until of the Library, Women’s Civic League and the 2000, when she was made an honorary board YWCA. Alberta is survived by her husband Edmond O. Dunahoo, ’51, passed away on of directors member. A lifelong advocate of Robert and two sons, John and Richard. September 23, 2005. Edmond grew up in quality childcare in the La Verne community, Covina, but was a longtime resident of Long in 1965 Hersch became founding director and Tami K. Potter, ’93. Born in Western Michi- Beach and Los Alamitos. He served in the Navy lead teacher of the Church of the Brethren gan, Tami earned a bachelor’s degree in Crimi- for three years during WWII, and would later Parent Cooperative Nursery School. She earned nology while serving her country in the Navy. become a member of the ULV Board of Trust- a master’s degree in education from La Verne in She later earned a Master of Science in Leader- ees. He earned a teaching credential, taught 1974. Hersch is survived by her husband Paul; ship & Management while working full time parttime, and was active in the business world. sons Steve of Kenmore, Wash., Tim of La Verne in California. At the time of her passing, Tami In 1968 he started a company in Salt Lake City, and Peter of Kirkland, Wash.; six grandchildren was teaching and tutoring while also pursuing a Utah, where he lived and worked until 1981. and four great-grandchildren. doctorate in the field of criminal justice.

Lloyd W. Lapp, ’53, passed away earlier this Robert Nowell Jr. ’75 passed away on July 20, Nereyda “Neddie” M. Iniguez passed away on year, surrounded by family and friends. Lloyd’s 2005. Dec. 28, 2005, from leukemia. The 20-year- Golden Wedding Day Celebration was on June old native of Durango, Mexico, was in her 3, 2005. He completed a five-month stretch of Lucille Marie Beloian ’78 recently passed away senior year at ULV. Most recently a resident of travel in spite of his declining health, return- at the age of 55. She was the niece of Lucille Ontario, Neddie was a member of Phi Sigma ing home to spend time in his woodshop at his Keeler ’45 and cousin to Dr. George Keeler ’77, Sigma sorority. She was studying abroad in Yucaipa home. ULV Communication Department Chair. Her Australia during the Fall 2004 semester when a grandfather, Dr. Ka Sarafian was at one time the reoccurrence of leukemia forced her to return Sandra A. Russell ’64 passed away on Septem- head of Education Department and her uncle early. A source of inspiration to her family and ber 7, 2005 peacefully at her Lake Goodwin Dr. Armen Sarafian ’40 was the President of friends, Neddie was remembered by the campus home. She was born in Hollywood, grew up ULV from 1975-1985. community in a memorial service in the Uni- in Long Beach, and graduated from Lakewood Dora Robinson ’79, passed away on June 17, versity Chapel on Feb. 16. High School. While attending ULV, she met 2005. Before retirement, Dora was employed at Winter/Spring 2006 Voice 21 W I N T E R C O M M E N C E M E N T Thrice is Nice 2006 Winter Commencement Expands to Three Ceremonies Story by Hugo Bryan Castillo l Photos by Jeanine Hill l Design concept by Julie Sanchez-Alvarez

fter a resounding success in its inau- for Adults (CAPA) and the university’s Re- gural observance, the University of gional Campus Administration (RCA). The La Verne’s Winter Commencement 2 p.m. ceremony included CAPA and RCA expandedA in 2006 to meet the institution’s undergraduate and graduate degrees from growing needs. On Sunday, Jan. 22, the the College of Education & Organizational university hosted three separate ceremonies Leadership. The 6 p.m. ceremony consisted as graduates and their families celebrated a of undergraduate and graduate candidates landmark life experience. from the main campus. By day’s end, 430 students – 242 bache- Keynote speakers included Rupert Grant, lors and 188 masters – took part and received 1986 ULV graduate and president of Grant their degrees. Of those, five were honored as Food Services LLC; Leonard Pellicer, noted Summa Cum Laude, eight as Magna Cum author and dean of ULV’s College of Educa- Laude and 27 as Cum Laude. tion & Organizational Leadership; and Jane All three ceremonies took place inside a Pisano, president and director of the Los large canopy erected on the field at Ortmayer Angeles County Natural History Museum. Stadium. Beforehand, candidates readied “Each speaker was poignant, inclusive themselves in the Old Gymnasium, con- and reflective,” said Montano-Cordova. “The gratulating each other while sharing the same speakers were the highlight of each ceremony. common anxieties. But for the students, the real climax comes “Before walking onto that stage, most when his or her or name is read and they students were probably thinking, ‘Wow, this walk across that stage to receive their degree.” ULV President Steve Morgan addresses is finally happening!’” said Ruby Montano- new graduates during one of three Winter Cordova, associate dean of Student Affairs. Commencement ceremonies. “It’s such a big moment, having all their family and friends present. We try to provide them with a beautiful setting with that canopy, flowers and music.” Rather than the familiar undergraduate and graduate divisions of recent spring com- mencements, this year’s winter event was divided by a combina- tion of college affiliation and educational site. The 9:30 a.m. ceremony involved undergradu- ate and graduate degrees from the College of Arts & Sciences and the College of Business & Public Management for students from the Campus Accelerated Program

The reward for years of hard work and study: diplomas, the ticket to a brighter future.

22 Voice Winter/Spring 2006 W I N T E R C O M M E N C E M E N T Thrice is Nice

There are plenty of smiles to go around at Commencement, including the ever-present one belonging to Benjamin Harris, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, above.

Winter/Spring 2006 Voice 23 C A M P U S O U T R E A C H

A group of ULV students and staff pitch in to HELPING clean up after Hurricane Rita on Thanksgiving HANDS weekend. Story by Debbie Roberts and Steve Kinzie l Photos by Debbie Roberts and Phil Hawkey

s most Americans were settling in for a four-day Thanksgiving Abreak filled with relaxation, food and family fun, 10 representatives of the University of La Verne traveled to hurricane-ravaged Louisiana, rolled up their sleeves and pitched in to help with clean-up efforts. Making this trip to the Lake Charles area of Louisiana, hard-hit by Hurricane Rita, were ULV students Shanae Diaz, Emily Roberts, Abby Lee, Alex Lumbreras, Allison Farole and Mercy-Faith Kimbwala; ULV executive vice president Phil Hawkey and his wife, Dena Spanos Hawkey; Campus Minister and Director of Peace Studies Debbie Roberts; and Steve Kinzie, Assistant Director of the Learning Enhancement Center and adjunct professor in Peace Studies. Although it had been more than six weeks since the hurricane hit, communities From left, Abby Lee, Alex Lumbreras, Mercy-Faith Kimbwala, Shanae Diaz, Emily Roberts, were still struggling to recover from Allison Farole, Dena Spanos Hawkey and Steve Kinzie pause from their work for a photo. extensive damage. Much of the destruction inland resulted from uprooted trees falling in fact, met us at every turn. Even when into houses and buildings. Nearer lakes in On Friday, we spent the morning people had very little to share, they were Cameron Parish, a tremendous storm surge cleaning up dozens of fallen trees in the generous with their food, smiles, and did enormous damage to lakefront homes acre behind the inland home of a couple, thanks. All of us returned sobered by the and pushed killed animals, furniture, house and that afternoon we cleared debris from reality of the continuing hardships faced siding, appliances, and large boats hundreds around the much damaged home of an by the wonderful people we were blessed of feet onto the land. elderly woman resident in Lake Charles. to meet and work with for even so short a We worked at a number of different The last day, we worked clearing a time. sites. The first day we spent raking debris massive tangle of fallen trees at the small The financial support of the La Verne and recycling boards from a jumbled dock. home of a disabled couple. Their poverty Church of the Brethren, ULV, and the We also shared in a wonderful Thanksgiving and need was tremendous, and we were very wider La Verne community helped make meal hosted by the Lake Charles Church of touched by their suffering and graciousness. this experience possible. the Brethren. This mixture of suffering and graciousness, 24 Voice Winter/Spring 2006 C A M P U S O U T R E A C H

The trip to Louisiana offered an up-close view of the devastation rendered by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita. Much of the work of the ULV group consisted of cleaning up debris from fallen trees, many of which had fallen on homes.

Winter/Spring 2006 Voice 25 A L U M N I W E E K E N D Alumni Weekend Story by Jamie Mahoney l Photos by Jeanine Hill l Design Concept by Julie Sanchez-Alvarez

hree days packed with fun, profession; and Anthony Granillo Planning for Alumni Weekend 2006 festivities and the traditional ’02, early achievement. In addition, is already underway. Slated for October homecoming football game made professor Robert Neher was presented 13-15, the festivities will feature decade forT an unforgettable occasion when the the Distinguished Professor Award for reunions for the classes of 1936, ’46, ’56, University of La Verne hosted 2005 his contributions to ULV and its students ’66, ’76, ’86 and ’96. It will also offer an Alumni Weekend in October. over the years. And the College of opportunity to honor alumni who have Receptions, games, a festival, and a Education & Organizational Leadership distinguished themselves and the university magnificent dinner & dance highlighted recognized professor Tom Harvey during as well as provide alumni a firsthand view a memorable weekend for ULV alumni. a special pre-dinner reception. of ongoing campus development, part of The annual event is designed to bring Saturday’s schedule got under way the Building on Excellence Campaign. graduates and their families back to the early when alumni, staff, students and university, reuniting classmates, faculty community members took part in and staff in a celebration of all things La the ULV Athletic Training Education Verne. Program’s 5K Fun Run/Walk. Later, Below, spirit is high before the Leopards “The weekend celebration really student organizations provided visitors a take the field against Cal Lutheran for the gives people a chance to reconnect,” said glimpse into the past with booths themed SCIAC football game on Saturday. ULV Director of Alumni Relations Beth to honor specific decades. The Elmore. “When it’s only one day, you all-class picnic gave alumni an try and see everyone and you don’t get to opportunity to mingle with have full conversations with people.” fellow graduates and current To encourage alumni with children students and included Greek to attend, more family friendly events tables for sorority and fraternity have been added. Merchants in Old Town alumni. That afternoon, the La Verne have joined in, holding their ULV community gathered at Harvest Festival on the Saturday morning Ortmayer Stadium to enjoy the of Alumni Weekend. traditional homecoming football This year’s festivities kicked off Friday game between the Leopards and evening with the All-Alumni Dinner & conference rival Cal Lutheran. Dance. Distinguished Alumni Award Highlighting the weekend’s honorees included Marlin Heckman,’58, final day was ULV Recognition service to alma mater; Jeannette Sunday at the Church of the Vagnozzi ’91, service to community; Brethren and an afternoon filled Wayne Butterbaugh ’43, service to with decade reunions.

Leo makes some new friends at the Alumni Weekend- Homecoming Friday night dinner/dance.

26 Voice Winter/Spring 2006 A L U M N I W E E K E N D “ The weekend really gives people a chance Alumni Weekend 2005 reunites friends to reconnect." and honors distinguished ULV grads - Beth Elmore Alumni Weekend during a fun-filled three days Director of Alumni Relations Left, longtime ULV professor Robert Neher is honored as a distinguished professor at the Friday night dinner/dance.

The message is clear at Saturday's homecoming game, which drew a crowd that filled up the home side stands. The National Anthem complete, it's time to line up and play. Despite the 35-7 loss to Cal Lutheran, the Leos finished the season with a respectable mark of 5-4.

Winter/Spring 2006 Voice 27 A T H L E T I C S After a midseason slump, the ULV women's volleyball team proved to everyone that it is

Steve Flegel photo The moment of conquest: the Leopards rejoice just seconds after securing the win over Whitworth College in the West Region Championship on November 12th. eports of the Leopards’ demise its matches on the road. Each day, whether were greatly exaggerated. The for practice or match, the Leopards packed ULV women’s volleyball squad up their gear and traveled to various sites R embarked on the 2005 season just to find a place to play. without the services of five In addition, the Leopards were without graduated starters (including two All- the services of four-year assistant coach Americans) who were the pulse of a team Adriana Contreras, who left the team that earned Final Four appearances each after the death of both her father and of the previous two seasons. Only two grandmother. Contreras rejoined the team seniors remained as the squad faced the at midseason. task of integrating several inexperienced While such adversity worked against underclassmen into the rotation. the Leopards, it also strengthened the That alone raised speculation that this bond between the players as well as their was finally the year that La Verne would resolve to succeed. This La Verne team be dethroned in the Southern California grew to be the toughest in recent memory. STILL Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and fall “Some of the things that occurred from among the nation’s elite. made the season the hardest, in many But once again, the Leopards finished ways,” ULV coach Don Flora said. “But in in their accustomed spot atop the SCIAC, many ways it’s been the most fulfilling and winning their sixth consecutive title. The rewarding year. We’ve got a great group of Leopards also went on to collect their third players who have truly evolved and formed consecutive West Region Championship. a very cohesive unit.” While the team can look back now on Though La Verne’s evolution into a a highly successful campaign, things didn’t dominant unit was a slow and, at times, look so rosy midway through the season, painful process, on one night in particular THE when ULV suffered four losses in a five- it seemed the tide began to turn. match span. Other issues confronted the On October 18 the Leopards faced young La Verne squad as well. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (originally By Will Darity Because of the renovation to its home scheduled as a La Verne home match) on ULV Sports Information Director floor within ULV’s Sports Science & the Athenas’ home floor at Ducey Gym to Athletics Pavilion, the team played all of Continued on 29 128 Voice Winter/Spring 2006 A T H L E T I C S “There’s a point in every season where a team decides to be either good or great. This team chose to stick together and battle.” — ULV coach Don Flora Continued from 28 open the second half of conference play. ULV staggered into the CMS contest on the heels of a losing streak. Eleven days earlier, the Leopards suffered a 3-1 loss to a strong Cal Lutheran team in Thousand Oaks, ending ULV’s celebrated 56-match win streak in conference play. Losses to nationally-ranked Juniata, NAIA power Azusa Pacific and Simpson College followed. Four losses in an eight-day span. It seemed that relative inexperience, along with the constant travel, had finally caught up with the youthful Leopards, who were reeling and seemed to be at their most vulnerable. With Cal Lutheran steamrolling each of its opponents in conference play, La Verne’s only shot at a SCIAC title would be win the rest of its conference matches with a chance to defeat the Regals in the rematch at the end of the regular season. The goal was simple. Accomplishing it would be much tougher. CMS came out strong in that October 18 match and quickly pounced on ULV to take the first game, 30-20. The onslaught continued with an easy 30-22 win in the second game. Facing a 2-0 deficit to a tough CMS squad on the road, it looked as though La Verne’s SCIAC reign was about to end. “There’s a point in every season where a team decides to be either good or great,” Flora said. “This team chose to stick together and battle. It wasn’t the easiest path to take but they were willing to sacrifice to make it happen.” La Verne closed ranks and began to forge an identity. Scrapping their two-set offense in favor of a 5-1 attack, the Leopards bounced back against the Athenas and won the next three games by scores of Tom Zasadzinski photo 30-18, 30-12, and 15-11 in the decisive fifth game. CMS learned ULV senior Courtney Rollins was the named to the 2005 All-America that night what the rest of the SCIAC, and eventually the West Team by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. Region, would soon discover: The Leopards were back. blocker Megan Powers. Sophomore Jodi Lindsay was dominant All of the pieces were coming together at the same time and after an early-season injury, and the development of high-flying the Leopards reeled off a six-match winning streak, setting up their freshman Brianna Gonzales had a significant impact. long-awaited second meeting with undefeated Cal Lutheran. La Verne’s run through the West Region playoffs at Spokane, This time the result was different. With a convincing three- Wash., which included sweeps over Chapman, Cal State East Bay game sweep, the Leopards not only handed the Regals their first loss and tournament host Whitworth, reinforced the notion that it was of the season, but also clinched a share of the SCIAC championship. still the team to beat in the West. The Whitworth match showcased Two nights later was more of the same as ULV once again rolled the Leopards’ maturity as they eventually silenced the raucous and past Cal Lutheran in three games, earning the automatic berth to partisan Pirate crowd on their way to beating the nation’s 15th- the NCAA playoffs. The Leopards also locked down the No. 1 seed ranked team on its home floor. in the West Region to complete their dramatic turnaround. “The regional was defined by our players sticking together, So, how did it happen? competing hard and having fun doing it,” Flora said. “It was The senior duo of Courtney Rollins and Mandy Sedia provided great for many of our younger players to experience that type of the necessary veteran leadership and performed at a consistent level atmosphere and continue to perform under pressure.” all season. Both earned a spot on the All-West Region team. The road through the 2005 season wound through unfamiliar Slowly, other standouts began to surface. territory fraught with inexperience, uncertainty and some adversity. Defensively, the Leopards began to jell with the solid play of But in one of the most satisfying seasons any team could ask for, junior libero Lauren Friestad, along with regulars Whitney Kranz the Leopards survived and endured, overcame and grew, and arrived and Katherine Randall. The offense improved as well with the feisty where they usually do — at the top. leadership of setter Leslie Flores and the emergence of junior middle The dynasty lives on. 1 Winter/Spring 2006 Voice 29 A T H L E T I C S Greenlee caps a stellar season with Academic All-America recognition ULV senior scholar-athlete also earns a spot on the All-Conference basketball team with teammate Lanier Brown.

By Will Darity ULV Sports Information Director

University of La Verne senior Jason Greenlee has been named to the 2006 ESPN The Magazine Second-Team Academic All- America® College Division Men’s Basketball Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). “We are very excited and proud that Jason was named Academic All-America. He truly exemplifies what it means to be a student- athlete,” ULV head coach Gabe Duran said. “His outstanding play on the basketball court and his exceptional academic achievement in the classroom combine to make Jason a very special individual.” Greenlee, a First Team All-SCIAC selection, started 23 games for the Leopards and led the team in scoring (17.5) for the third consecutive season. He finished the season ranked fifth in the conference in scoring, eighth in free throw percentage (.750) and ninth in three-pointers (44). A 6-3 guard from San Dimas, Greenlee was also honored as the SCIAC Male Athlete of the Week on February 15. His all- conference selection this season marked the third consecutive year that Greenlee was named First Team All-SCIAC in basketball. He amassed more than 1,700 points in his four seasons with the Leopards. An academic First Team Academic All-District selection, Greenlee has maintained a 3.89 grade point average as an accounting major at La Verne. The Academic All-America Teams program honors 816 male and female student-athletes annually who have succeeded at the highest level on the playing field and in the classroom. Individuals are selected through voting by CoSIDA, a 2,000-member organization consisting of sports public relations professionals for colleges and Senior guard Jason Greenlee once again was the leading scorer on universities in the United States and Canada. the ULV men's basketball team with a 17.5 points-per-game average. To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.20 on a scale of 4.00, season. He tallied a team-high 44 three-point baskets and shot have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at his 75% from the free throw line as the Leopards finished fourth in the or her current institution and be nominated by his or her sports SCIAC standings. He scored a season-high 34 points in an 84-75 information director. Since the program’s inception in 1952, win over George Fox on Dec. 20 and led La Verne in scoring in CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 12 games this season. Greenlee was also named the SCIAC Male 15,000 student-athletes in Division I, II, III and NAIA covering all Athlete of the Week on Feb. 15. NCAA championship sports. Brown averaged 13.5 points per game in league competition In addition, Greenlee, along with teammate Lanier Brown, have en route to his second straight selection to the All-SCIAC Second been named to the All-SCIAC basketball team, as selected by the Team. In addition, he shot .507 from the field in conference games. conference coaches. A 6-3 guard from Los Angeles, Brown registered a career-high 32 Greenlee earned First Team honors for the third consecutive points in a 101-76 win over Whittier on Feb. 1. 30 Voice Winter/Spring 2006 A T H L E T I C S Greenlee caps a stellar season with Academic All-America recognition By Will Darity ULV Sports Information Director ALL AMERICAN GOAL

She's a scholar, surfer, actress, budding TV/film second conference title in three seasons. She later improved her efforts producer and high jumper, but throwing the javelin in the javelin with a toss of 138 feet, 11 inches, (second-best in ULV school history) to earn a berth in last year’s NCAA Championships may be the greatest of Veronica Andrews' talents. in Waverly, Iowa, where she came tantalizing close to becoming All- American with a ninth-place finish. eronica Andrews is a surfing enthusiast, aspiring film “I finished one spot away from being named All-American,” director, reality TV star, scholar-athlete and SCIAC Andrews said. “It was initially disappointing, but now I view it as a great V champion. experience to be among the best athletes in the country at that level.” She would love to add All-American to the list. In this season’s quest for All-America status, she has provisionally After nearly earning that title in the javelin throw a year ago, Andrews qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a toss of 131-2. stays focused on her goal while keeping a busy schedule. She’s involved Andrews came to La Verne from the town of Carlsbad in San Diego in various activities on the ULV campus and puts lots of energy and County, where she starred in three sports (track, volleyball, basketball) enthusiasm into each of them. at La Costa Canyon High School while maintaining a 4.3 grade point Andrews is an avid surfer and spends most of her summers as a average. surfing instructor as a member of Surf Divas in the San Her interest in track and field, in addition to her love of film Diego area. She has competed as and television production, has made Andrews a natural fit at ULV, Veronica an amateur in several semi-pro where she has excelled in the Communications Department as a TV Andrews has surfing tournaments and has Broadcasting major. She has helped produce and direct several school- the second-best surfed all around the country related productions and has most recently served as a production mark in the and Mexico. assistant for the President’s Dinner Gala video. She plans to study film javelin in ULV “Surfing has been my and television production in graduate school with the hopes of having a history with a passion for a long time,” career directing and producing films. toss of 138 feet, she said. “I get out to the Her interests in that field have also surfaced in front of the camera, 11 inches. She beach whenever there’s an as she landed a spot on MTV’s “Date My Mom” reality show, where has already opportunity. It’s great to be she and her mom, Tara, won the dating competition during an episode qualified for relatively close to the ocean so a year ago. this season's I can pursue it whenever I get “Being on the show was a very interesting experience on many NCAA Outdoor a spare moment.” levels,” she said. “It was nice to have my mom be a part of it all, Championships. Her time in the water has and it was neat to observe what occurs behind the scenes during the apparently enhanced her production.” exploits on the track. She has maintained her commitment in the classroom after recently She won both the being named a La Verne Scholar-Athlete for the second year in a row. high jump and For now, Andrews continues to focus both on and off the track with javelin events as her sights set on other opportunities. She plans on studying abroad next a sophomore at fall before completing her collegiate career next season. the 2005 SCIAC “La Verne has been a place where I’ve been involvedBy Will in so Daritymany Championships, helping the things and still have had fun,” she said. “I’m looking forward to what Leopard women claim their the future holds.” ULV Sports Information Director Winter/Spring 2006 Voice 31 S T U D E N T P R O F I L E

When not attending class or tending to her duties as vice president of the Associated Students of the University of La Verne, Rida Fatima spends a good part of her time at La Fetra Hall, where she practices with the ULV debate team four hours a week.

Rusty Evans photo LIVELY DEBATE When it comes to discussing current events, especially politics, Rida Fatima is rarely at a loss for words By Rusty Evans

on’t worry about offending Rida computer at the end of the day and checking devil’s advocate and we’d go back and forth. Fatima. She’ll talk politics with you out what’s happened in the past 24 hours. I remember being really young and my Danytime. “This seems really nerdy, but after father having those discussions with my But you’d better know your stuff. checking my e-mails, I go to the BBC grandpa. So we have a long line of being For Fatima, a junior at ULV, politics and website,” said Fatima, a Landis LEAD very politically active people.” current events are always at the forefront of Scholar. “It’s my thing. I grew up in a very Fatima says that while she resisted her consciousness. She’s vice president of politically aware home. Whether it’s state change in general during her adolescence, the Associated Students of the University and local politics or national politics, it she embraces it now and as a campus of La Verne and helped draw up the new really does appeal to me. Part of it, I think, politician works to make things better for constitution. She’s also running for ASULV is the way my parents raised me. I love her fellow students. president and is a political science major reading. That’s my interest. Kind of nerdy, She’ll discuss any of the issues, anytime, with a minor in speech communication. but that’s what I grew up with.” anywhere. And, as a member of the ULV Debate Fatima’s father, Rizwan Akbar, moved his “People talk about how politics and Team that traveled to Asia for the world family from Pakistan to the United States religion are taboo subjects at the dinner championships, she’s adept at getting her when Rida was 13. Fatima said her father, a table and I thought about that when I point across. university physics professor, would stir the moved here,” she said. “I thought, ‘What Analyzing daily world events as an debate at home. are you talking about? That’s what we talk outstanding college student is merely an “Our normal family activity is we get about at home.’ We listen to the news on extension of her upbringing. She says she together as a family and watch the news all different channels and we discuss it. It’s finds nothing more stimulating and, at the and we discuss what happens in the world,” great. same time, relaxing than snuggling up to her Fatima said. “My father would play the “It makes for lovely family reunions.” 32 Voice Winter/Spring 2006 When Betty decided it was time to part with her rental property, she turned to the University of La Verne.

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