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Annual Report of Private Giving, Pages 16-25 Fall 2006 campus news Cal State A Message From President Mo Qayoumi EastBayMagazine Upfront Dear Alumni, Friends, and Neighbors of Cal State East Bay, is published three times a year by the CSUEB Alumni Faculty Ranks to Grow Association and the Coming from a modest programs attract outstanding students, sought-after CSUEB Office of University Stepped-up recruiting efforts delivered 41 new tenure-track working family, I experienced faculty and accomplished staff. Advancement’s Public Affairs faculty members to Cal State East Bay for the fall quarter. Another firsthand the power of higher Imagine CSUEB as the steward of its region Department, a division of 31 faculty positions will be recruited for fall 2007. education to transform an with business, industry, government and community the Office of University Of the 46 searches conducted for the 2006-2007 academic year, Communications. individual. Today, as the partnerships that reflect its leadership position and 89 percent have been filled. new president of California ensure its students learn by solving real-world problems. Please send inquiries to “That’s a very high success rate,” said Fred Dorer, newly State University, East Bay, I As a new vision for this institution emerges and Cal State East Bay Magazine appointed interim provost and vice president of Academic Affairs. am honored to assume the takes hold, I predict the Cal State East Bay of tomorrow 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd., WA-908 The positions that will be recruited for fall 2007 appointments leadership of an institution that will be known for: regional stewardship, broad access Hayward, CA 94542 include a professorship in the new doctoral program in Educational Or call 510 885-4295 not only embodies this transformative role but also with a commitment to student achievement, excellence Leadership. takes it to new heights by extending it in earnest to with a culture of evidence and accountability and CSUEB President students of all backgrounds. What I see in the quality beautiful campuses to match our beautiful views. Mohammad H. Qayoumi of our academic programs, the determination of These hallmarks will be the focus of my CSUEB Named ‘Best in the West’ University Advancement our students, the dedication of our faculty - and the administration. In coming issues of Cal State East Bay Bob Burt remarkable achievements of our alumni - inspires me. Magazine, I’ll share my thoughts about what each of Vice President For the third consecutive year, The Princeton Review has these hallmarks entails — and the role of alumni and selected Cal State East Bay as a “Best in the West” college. Alumni Relations The publication gave the university its high A Turning Point for Cal State East Bay friends in achieving this emerging vision. Kate Shaheed Just four months into my new role, I have Director recommendation after reviewing student survey results. Cal Foster Youths come to understand a great deal about the university, Facing the Challenges With Alumni Support State East Bay students gave their university high marks for Get Support its strengths, its challenges and the extraordinary The challenges we face in our quest to achieve a University Office of academics, small class sizes, campus life and a diverse student Communications population. opportunities that lie ahead. Reflecting upon the new vision for Cal State East Bay are many. Some are the Jay Colombatto Former foster kids will get university’s distinctive values and mission, I want result of the changing needs of the students we serve. Executive Director The Princeton Review also selected the CSUEB College of Business and Economics for inclusion in the 2007 edition of the help they need to earn a to acknowledge the contribution of recently retired Others are due to a slow decline in state funding for Public Affairs President Norma S. Rees in fostering the Cal State public higher education. As a result, we are constrained Kim Huggett Best 282 Business Schools, a Random House/Princeton Review degree through the university’s East Bay of today. President Rees left the university at in our role as regional steward and limited in our ability Director Books publication available in bookstores. Renaissance Scholars Program, a tipping point, poised for growth and an expanded to provide the programs, services and instructional Barry Zepel which launched this fall with 20 role as a major regional institution and university quality that have distinguished us for the past half- Media Relations Officer First Faculty Endowments Created students. of choice. The challenge for my administration is to century. I am, however, confident that with the active Cal State East Bay Magazine build upon this legacy. involvement and support of steadfast alumni and friends Two East Bay business leaders have presented the College of Foster youth automatically like you, we can achieve our objectives. Editor Business and Economics with faculty endowments. “age out of the system” when Envisioning CSUEB Into the Future As an alumnus, you have a unique perspective and Donna Hemmila Former CSU trustee Stanley Wang and his wife, Franny, have they turn 18. Many are left on Imagine CSUEB as a crown jewel of the CSU, relationship with the university. Please add your voice Art Director created the first endowed faculty honor in the history of Cal State their own to find housing and Matthew Matsuoka the pride of the East Bay and a destination university to this dialog and help shape the future of Cal State East East Bay with a $250,000 gift. The first holder of the Wang Family jobs to support themselves. recognized for the academically rich, multicultural Bay by sharing your ideas with me at mo.qayoumi@ Professorship will be a new faculty member in fall 2007. Assistant Graphic Designer The odds of a foster child learning experience it offers. csueastbay.edu. Ensuring Cal State East Bay’s rightful Yamini Huilgol Wang said he wanted to establish the endowment to show his Imagine CSUEB as a model of excellence in position and standing among the great universities of respect and support for teachers and education. Wang is president and making it to college are slim Editorial Intern higher education, where distinguished academic tomorrow is an honor - and a responsibility - we share. Mike Rosenberg CEO of Pantronix Corp., an electronics manufacturing and design - only half graduate from high firm in Fremont. He served as a CSU trustee from 1994 to 2002. school, and only 20 percent of On the Cover: Alumnus Marvin Remmich, founder and president of RAM those make it to college. Studies President Qayoumi outside new Properties in Danville, has pledged $100,000 for a faculty excellence Pioneer Heights. have found fewer than 5 percent See story pages 4 -6. endowment to the College of Business and Economics. “I was blessed with a great education at Cal State East Bay,” earn a degree. The new program Features Special Edition Cover design: Matthew Matsuoka Remmich said. “I’m excited to be able to give back to the university. I aims to change these statistics. From Kabul to Cal State Annual Report of Private Giving hope that my action will inspire other people to participate.” With support from a Walter Meet Mo Qayoumi, the Pages 16 to 25 Photo: Ben Ailes university’s fourth president. S. Johnson Foundation grant Page 4 Departments We want to hear from you! Music Tech Center Rocks and private donors, the program Send your letter-to-the-editor will provide career and personal Ready to Launch Daring to See the Upfront CSUEB Alumni Association of 250 words or less to Cal Presidential Scholars Possibilities Campus news briefs. The music department has doubled the size of its Media counseling, financial assistance Page 26 State East Bay Magazine Editor, set career sights on the Professor brings hope to Page 3 Center for Music Technology, a lab where students learn to lay and year-round housing. Many greater good. Richmond 4th graders. Class Notes WA-908, 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd., down the beats and produce music videos. former foster youth have no fam- Page 7 Page 10 Grantlines Pages 27 to 29 Hayward, CA 94542. Fax letters The production lab has grown from 12 to 25 workstations Research in the public interest. to: 510-885-4800 or e-mail and is equipped with the latest in music technology. ily to return to during holidays Prop 1D: Dollars for Calendar [email protected]. Page 11 The expanded tech center will provide a venue for and quarter breaks. Now at Education Page 30 Please include your name, Ballot measure would year of graduation if you are an teaching the new audio production sequence of courses Cal CSUEB these students will be fund CSUEB projects. The Last Word alumnus, address and daytime State East Bay will debut in 2007. able to stay in campus housing Page 13 Page 31 Taught by Rafael Hernandez, the courses will aim at phone number. Letters will be 12 months of the year. Changing the Face of printed at the discretion of the turning amateurs into recording engineers. Hernandez will Science Frosh Ideas First-time freshmen editor and may be edited for introduce students to digital musical instruments, sound To make a gift or for more Alumnus of the Year Stepping Up: Deeba Haider Cecil Pickett never stops experience life and publication. design, score producing and even creating pieces for YouTube, information, call 510 885-3724. learning. Students send Afghans to school. taking chances. the popular video Web site. Page 8 Page 14 Page 12 To change name or mailing address, call 510 885-3724  Cal State East Bay Magazine FALL 2006 http://news.csueastbay.edu/magazine  From Kabul to Cal State

Meet the President family ended up there,” he said of his boy- as a way to break economic or class That wouldn’t be the last time war hood community. barriers.” influenced his life. When the Qayoumis moved to the By the time Qayoumi entered outskirts of town, most Kabul residents high school, he knew he wanted to be Journey to the West considered the area too remote from the an engineer. Along with his passion for After graduating, Qayoumi spent city to be desirable. Over time, however, history and comparative religion, he three years working in Saudi Arabia and the place prospered as foreigners and developed an interest in astronomy and United Arab Emirates as an engineer. diplomat families moved in. physics. His plan was to study hard and Again that experience plunged him into a “Early on it afforded me an opportu- win a scholarship to a university abroad. world of different cultures and languages nity to see people from different cultures “From an early age I was relating to as workers from all over the globe came to and countries,” Qayoumi said. “I yearned people older than I,” he said. “From an work in the region. to travel and to see the world.” early age, managing time was impor- Soon a desire for an advanced degree That exposure to many cultures tant.” led him to the United States and the Uni- fueled his early fascination for history and His studiousness paid off with a versity of Cincinnati. Like many Cal State religious studies as he strove to understand scholarship to the American University East Bay students, he worked full time viewpoints from outside his homeland. of Beirut in Lebanon. There he met while attending the university full time. He By Donna Hemmila As the eldest of six children, Qay- his future wife, Najia Karim, a fellow also taught classes at the university, and hen President oumi at a young age was expected to work Afghan student. in 1979 he married Karim, who became a alongside his father in the carpentry shop. While earning a bachelor’s in elec- clinical dietician and a Persian poet. Mohammad “Mo” In other Afghan families his story might trical engineering, Qayoumi enjoyed the (It was in Cincinnati that he acquired Qayoumi walks around have ended there. multicultural atmosphere in the mod- the name Mo. His first day at a new job, Cal State East Bay campuses, he sees For his father, however, school ern, thriving city of 1970s Beirut. Then his boss introduced him as Mo rather than his own story reflected in the lives of lessons were just as important for his son in 1975, his graduation year, civil war pronounce his full Afghan name.) the students he greets. to master as the art of building a chair erupted in Lebanon. Qayoumi remem- During his time in Cincinnati, the Like many of the university’s or cabinet. bers listening to the radio each morning Soviets invaded Afghanistan and plunged students and alumni, Qayoumi “My father had such an interest in to find out which roads to travel to avoid his homeland into decades of devastation has made much out of humble, education,” Qayoumi said. “He saw it sniper attacks. and suppression. His parents and siblings sometimes difficult, beginnings. Like many, he was the first in his family to attend a university. And like many of today’s students, he knows the challenges in transitioning from the culture of his birth to a broader world of opportunities. Photo by Ben Ailes

Qayoumi took over as the univer- his favorite personal pursuits along in electrical and computer engineering sity’s fourth president on July 1. On that with writing, music and reading. Those from the same university. day he inherited a Cal State East Bay professorial proclivities come packaged But as far as the nitty-gritty of running poised for growth with new buildings and with the analytical bent of an engineer a public university goes, Qayoumi may just student life initiatives. At the same time he and finance expert. His last job was as have learned everything he needs to know faced budget limitations and a declining chief financial officer and vice president from banging a hammer and running a saw. student enrollment. But he knew those of finance and administration at Cal State Qayoumi grew up in a suburb of Ka- things when he applied for the job. Northridge. He’s held administrative bul, Afghanistan. In the best-selling novel “I wouldn’t have come here if I didn’t positions at the University of Missouri- The Kite Runner, the neighborhood appears think I could make a positive difference,” Rolla, San Jose State and the University as an enclave of affluence. Yet his was a he said when recently asked what brought of Cincinnati. modest, working-class family. His carpenter him to Cal State East Bay. While in Cincinnati, he earned father had only a grade school education, A self-described “citizen of the three master’s degrees: computer engi- and his mother never had an opportunity to Photo by Ben Ailes world,” Qayoumi, 54, names interna- neering, nuclear engineering and busi- learn to read and write. tional travel and cultural events among ness administration. He has a doctorate “It was an accident of history that my Students attending a Saturday orientation at the Concord campus had an opportunity to meet President Qayoumi (center).

 Cal State East Bay Magazine FALL 2006 http://news.csueastbay.edu/magazine  students Top of the To-do List Presidential Scholars By Mike Rosenberg were forced to flee into Pakistan, leaving all Three freshmen arrived at Cal State East Bay in fall 2003 their possessions behind. Qayoumi wouldn’t During the first weeks of his tenure equipped with an important academic honor – a Presidential see Afghanistan again until 2002, after the as Cal State East Bay’s president, Qayoumi established three top priorities for his Scholarship. These merit-based awards, funded through private U.S. invasion and the ouster of the Taliban administration: enrollment growth, financial endowments and donations, are given to incoming freshmen regime. stability and tenure-track faculty rebuilding. with top high school grades and test scores. Today all of his immediate family Here he discusses the challenges ahead for Each presidential scholar receives $1,000 a quarter to pay have settled in the United States except one the university community, its alumni and for university fees and must maintain a minimum 3.6 GPA while friends. brother, who lives in Germany. His mother, carrying a full load of classes. sister and one brother live in Sacramento, What enrollment challenges does Cal Jonathan Corker, Jessica Lindsey and Amanda Kahn and his father is buried in a Hayward State East Bay face? fulfilled those requirements and then some. Now the three cemetery within walking distance of the Our enrollment has been stagnant for Photo by Ben Ailes are set to graduate. You might be surprised at the career paths campus. Many of his wife’s family live in the a long time. For more than three decades these best of the brightest have chosen. area where a large Afghan community has it has remained relatively the same, while settled. in comparison other CSU campuses of the there is an economic slowdown. Unless a same age have grown more than twice our campus has built some financial muscles “I feel like I’m coming home,” he said size. If you look at the demographics of Con- during the good times, that campus will be Jonathan Jessica Amanda of his relocation to the Bay Area. tra Costa and Alameda counties combined, in financial difficulty. the K-12 population has been growing We never recovered from the cuts New Era Begins significantly over the last several decades. of the early 1990s. When the cuts of 2000 In the short time he’s worked at Cal started, it put us in a tailspin. There was not a well-articulated, long-term strategy. State East Bay, Qayoumi has developed Why hasn’t the university grown? I do not believe the university I would like to build a transparent budget a reputation for hard work and a keen of remained very connected to the commu- process, so people see where resources are grasp of details. nities we serve. We need to find ways to going and how our donor base of support is “I was shocked when I first saw his reconnect ourselves and to meet the needs helping us. of the region. schedule,” said Don Sawyer, newly appoint- Presidential Scholars Program ed presidential chief of staff. Sawyer, a Cal Enrollment is the responsibility of Why have you focused on rebuilding the ranks of tenure-track faculty? To make a gift or for more information, call 510 885-2674. State East Bay alumnus and professor, is the everyone on campus as well as our friends, alums and other supporters. That’s why our The faculty delivers the institutional former chair of the Academic Senate and outreach is very important. mission. For a long period the university the Department of Kinesiology. I don’t think that many in the East Bay has relied on part-time teachers. I recognize Jonathan Corker Jessica Lindsey Amanda Kahn know about the high quality education we that part-time professors do a good job and “He’s in the office very early,” said Saw- ven students at the top of their class residential scholar Jessica Lindsey ot too many people would think of offer here. serve an important role. But when a large yer. “I come in early, and I haven’t beaten experience a case of the “undeclared percentage of the faculty is part time, there is the kind of person always will- taking care of cockroaches as the him in yet. He keeps a quick pace, and he’s major” blues, but a little help from What can change that? are long-term negative repercussions. E Ping to lend a shoulder to cry on Ngateway to opportunity. very much engaged with what he’s doing.” The university needs to increase its knowledgeable faculty can go a long way to when things get tough. Now she wants to Amanda Kahn was offered the cock- Qayoumi is so engaged in campus life external focus, get engaged in the major Such as? curing that malady. dedicate her life to helping others through roach caretaker job when she started run- that he lived in the Pioneer Heights student public issues and see how we can be helpful We will not have an adequate cadre of That was how Jonathon Corker realized he counseling at either a school or shelter. ning for Cal State East Bay’s cross country housing complex while he hunted for a to key industries in the region. We need to associate professors to move to full profes- wanted to be an English teacher. He chose that “There’s a big need for people to team. The job launched her science career. home in the area. see what kind of degrees and training pro- sorships. So a lot of the committee work ambition after taking courses and talking with just be there for one another, whether it’s “Another runner was graduating and advisor Steve Gutierrez, the head of Cal State someone in their personal life or something she asked me if I wanted a job on campus That living arrangement gave him a grams we should offer. We need to apply for falls on a few faculty members. Those who joint grants with industry and government are teaching part time bring energy and East Bay’s creative writing department. Corker you want to do as a profession,” Lindsey taking care of cockroaches for the physiol- unique perspective on campus life that he entities. That’s the way they will see us as an ideas. But they have other jobs and respon- enjoys writing fiction and short stories and said. “That’s something that’s lacking in a ogy classes, and I said, ‘sure,’” Kahn said. “My wouldn’t have had otherwise, he said. In the added value for the region. sibilities. This is not their major focus. now wants to work as an instructor at either lot of people’s lives. I want to be there for boss turned out to be Dick Tullis, who works early days of his administration, the con- We have to start in the junior high We’re trying to put together a plan to a high school or university after attending a them, whatever they’re going through and with crabs. So I helped him out studying venience of on-campus housing has helped schools and middle schools to tell the Cal convert part-time faculty to full-time faculty creative writing graduate school. whatever they’re doing. It’s really important with crabs, and then from there I met a him maintain the whirlwind schedule of State East Bay story to the students, their positions. We’re looking at what areas we “I’ve always had excellent English teach- to me.” couple of other people - (professors) Joy should be hiring in to fit with our long- meetings with staff, faculty, alumni, students parents and the school counselors. ers, both in high school and at Cal State East Lindsey used part of her scholarship Andrews, Chris Kitting - and they kind of The status quo - namely no enrollment range plan. and community members. Bay,” Corker said. “If I’m able to help future gen- money to take classes at the University of helped me out.” growth - is no longer sustainable. We either erations in the way that my teachers were able Hawaii at Manoa in a national exchange Kahn, who will graduate in December In all those encounters, he’s been Can all this be accomplished? grow in enrollment or we diminish. We’re to help me, then that would be a good feeling.” program. There she worked with a sociol- with a double major in biology and chemis- very much at a tipping point. Can we grow? Most definitely. But nothing can be forthright in asking people to join in his Corker, who graduated from Liberty High ogy professor to study the Pacific Islander try, used the tuition money she saved in her accomplished without hard work. We need mission to make Cal State East Bay the Absolutely. School in Brentwood, has used the money hope, direction and mental fortitude to population. first three years at CSUEB to pay for summer “crown jewel” of the California State Univer- he saved from not paying tuition to afford How does enrollment affect financial carry out our plans. I think through hard Lindsey, who came from Castro Valley tuition at Stanford’s Hopkins Marine Station. books as well as housing at Pioneer Heights. sity system. stability? work we can make this institution a very High School, plans on graduating in the She now hopes to attend graduate school So far, he said, people are generous If you look at the years 2002 to 2004, vibrant place. We’ll see new buildings, new He came to CSUEB for the campus’s location, spring with a bachelor’s in sociology and there, to research in marine ecology and and enthusiastic in asking what they can many of the CSUs experienced budget programs, new students, new grant activi- personable classes and lack of overwhelming a minor in ethnic studies. She came to Cal become a professor. do to help. In the end, however, he knows cuts. The campuses with high enrollment ties, more scholarly activities and a much size. He plans to graduate in the spring with a State East Bay because she wanted to stay A graduate of Mission San Jose High bachelor’s in English. everyone is looking to him to set the pace. all rebounded from the cuts. The campuses nicer looking campus. All these things will close to her family. She would like to get a School in Fremont, Kahn said she chose Cal “I’m grateful for the university’s assistance master’s degree in social work so she can State East Bay for its small classes, proximity “The majority of people will give you with stagnant enrollment- or in cases like us add a level of energy and create an engine that had a drop in enrollment - are strug- that will move us to new heights. in helping with my education; it’s made it a become a social worker. to her home and her cross country coach’s a chance and then wait to see if you deliver,” gling financially. In every decade of the last really positive experience for me,” he said. “I really enjoy working with people and recruitment efforts. he said. “People do not follow a leader’s 40 years, we experienced budget cuts that Share your vision for Cal State East Bay “College can be really tough, but the university being with people as they go through differ- “Not having to pay for tuition made it words. They follow his actions. It’s not what lasted roughly three years. with President Qayoumi by e-mail at has been really supportive, both in terms of ent things and being that support for them,” easier,” she said. “I haven’t had to get a job I tell them. It’s what I do.” After every seven years of growth, [email protected]. professors and administration.” she said. while I’m here. I can just focus on school.”

 Cal State East Bay Magazine FALL 2006 http://news.csueastbay.edu/magazine  Institute to oversee the company’s new drug does scientific research and who publishes by people that I could not be or do certain Changing the Face of Science discovery programs. In 2005, the company and who might have leadership positions,” things. It is very important that you never reported net sales of more than $9.5 billion he said. “There is probably a perception let others impose limits for you. You must for drugs used in the treatment of a wide that those people aren’t African Americans. choose the path you need to take.” By Donna Hemmila range of conditions and diseases includ- Over my career there has been an element of During that 2005 visit, Pickett toured ing allergies, arthritis, high cholesterol and surprise when people meet me in person.” the university’s biocore, molecular and cancer. But the sciences need more of those cellular biology facility and some of the After 13 years in senior R&D positions kinds of surprises. research labs. with Schering-Plough, Pickett was nearing “Science to a large degree is a collection “I was impressed by the genuine inter- retirement age when he decided to follow of ideas,” Pickett said. “It’s important that est he had in our research work and the iochemist Cecil Pickett discovered an important some of the advice he gives students: You people of different cultures, races and back- time he spent interacting with the students,” formula early in his career: hard work plus risk can’t be married to a geographic location. grounds should participate in that exchange said College of Science Dean Michael equals success. Pickett had agreed to join the board of of ideas. It makes for a better debate.” Leung. “Students talked to him about their B The 2006 Cal State East Bay Alumnus of the Year directors of biotech firm Biogen Idec. Then Pickett has been an advocate for research and career objectives. He gave has built a lifetime of research and discovery around that the company asked him to head up its re- increasing the diversity of his profession. very thoughtful answers as well as provided simple equation. search and development division and move While senior vice president of Schering- helpful advice and encouragement. Stu- “You have to take risks in your career,” he said. “You to the Boston area. Plough and president of its research institute, dents all found him to be an exceptional have to have a little sense of adventure. And I fundamen- “I spent 28 years in the large phar- he was instrumental in the university gain- role model, and they were totally thrilled by tally believe there is no substitute for hard work.” maceutical industry,” he said. “I thought it ing a $15,000 grant from the pharmaceutical the amount of attention given to them by a With a 28-year career as a drug researcher and would be fun to participate in the biotech giant’s philanthropic foundation. The grant person of his stature.” pharmaceutical corporation executive, Pickett has been a industry.” supported CSUEB minority undergraduate Pickett thinks young people consid- strong role model for encouraging young people to seek In September, he joined Biogen Idec and graduate student researchers. ering science as a career should know the science careers, especially minorities who are underrep- as president of research and development. He is also a trustee of the Cal State East rewards are plentiful – many job opportuni- resented in the discipline. The biotech firm has an R&D budget of Bay Educational Foundation Board. ties and the potential for a lucrative lifestyle. Why more young people don’t pursue careers in $750 million and more than 300 employees In 2005, Pickett gave the keynote ad- But for Pickett the rewards go much science is the million dollar question, he said in a recent engaged in drug discovery, an area Pick- dress at Cal State East Bay’s Honors Convo- deeper. interview. ett says he finds challenging and exciting. cation for outstanding students. “For me, being on the cutting edge of “One reason is there aren’t enough role models,” he Biogen Idec’s primary discoveries focus on “Be persistent in your work and set discovering new things that contribute to said. “They don’t see people like themselves in academic treatment of non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas challenging goals for yourself,” he told the human health and well-being, that’s really Photo by Ron Zipstein positions.” and multiple sclerosis. students. “I have been told over the years rewarding.”

From Farm to Pharma Challenging Perceptions That was certainly the case for Pickett, 61, when he Throughout his career, Pickett has was growing up the second of nine children on the family published in leading research journals and 2006 Alumnus of the Year farm in Illinois. In school his favorite subjects were math served on prestigious advisory boards such and science, so after graduating from high school, he as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration moved to California to study at UC Berkeley. Science Board, the Advisory Committee There were not many programs back then to help to the Director of the National Institutes Cecil Pickett minority students earn degrees, he said, and he had a of Health and The National Cancer Policy hard time paying his out-of-state tuition and support- Board of the Institute of Medicine. He ing himself. So he transferred to Cal State East Bay. Like currently serves as a member of the Na- many of today’s students, he earned his degree while tional Academies Institute of Medicine working a full-time job. Cutter Laboratories in Berkeley Forum on Drug Discovery, Development gave him his first taste of science outside the classroom. and Translation. When he graduated in 1971 with a bachelor of In 2005 he was inducted into the New science degree in biology, Pickett entered a doctoral Jersey High-Tech Hall of Fame, and Black program at UCLA. He was the first one in his family to Enterprise magazine named him one of get a college education. He earned a doctorate in cell the 75 Most Powerful Blacks in Corporate biology in 1976 and worked the next two years under a America. UCLA postdoctoral fellowship from the National Science Pickett speaks modestly about that Foundation. His work involved genome research and led last honor. He’s one of the most powerful, to a position as a senior research biochemist with Merck he said, because there are so few blacks in Research Laboratories. top positions in the pharmaceutical and Pickett stayed with Merck for 14 years, rising to the biotech industries. At times he’s seen a look vice president position of the Merck Frosst Centre for of surprise on the faces of people he meets Therapeutic Research in the company’s Montreal labora- at symposia and conferences when they see Photo by Ben Ailes tories. he is black . In 1993, he joined Schering-Plough Research “People develop a certain idea of who Cecil Pickett (center) tours biochemistry lab with College of Science Dean Michael Leung (right) and students.

 Cal SStatetate EastEast BayBay MagazineMagazine FFALLLL 20062006 http://news.csueastbay.edu/magazinehttp://news.csueastbay.edu/magazine  faculty wouldn’t normally have. So we bring them Bay. Some of those tutors want to transfer to Cal State East Bay, and we put them in to here. My 12-year-old grandson wants Grantlines student housing for one week during the to be a Project Yes tutor. It’s expensive. We summer. We provide them with the best pay our tutors $15 an hour. These kids just The Brain Trust food, living accommodations, recreation love to be in the presence of these tutors, and computer services. We expose them to get attention from them. By Donna Hemmila to a week of math, science and literature. We expose them to our faculty and college What’s home like for some of these kids? students. These kids have some tough lives. If We don’t expect them to gain a whole you’ve ever been over in North Richmond Terry Jones has a talent for put- cent of its enrollment. At Cal State East bunch of science and math in a week. But - it’s just rough. What we’re attempting to ting Cal State East Bay to work for the Bay, blacks are about 12 percent of the we do expect them to get a feel of what it do is say, “You don’t have to live like that. region. The chair of the Department student population and Hispanics 13 is like to be on a campus and see students We can show you another way.” of Social Work founded the master’s percent. Yet many agree those numbers who look like them. Each of them goes Then one thing leads to another. Scholarships Support Day Care program to deal with California’s critical aren’t high enough. home with a PowerPoint they’ve developed Now I’m trying to get into this violence A $135,200 grant from First 5 Contra Costa shortage of social workers. Through his Jones, through a program he about their life. And we do our very best to prevention stuff. To convince them if Children and Families Commission will provide show them the magnificence of the univer- someone is bothering them, they don’t scholarships to students in the Early Childhood Urban Institute at Cal State East Bay, started five years ago, has been working sity and what’s possible. have to react with violence. There’s an- Education Program at the Concord campus. he pursues research for public and to bring more disadvantaged kids to other way. Family child care providers working in licensed nonprofit agencies on juvenile justice, the university. centers in targeted Contra Costa County com- munities are eligible. Applicants must apply by I see these kids. How’s that working out? child welfare services and other social Project Yes targets 4th graders in Dec. 1 and qualify as upper-division transfer policy issues. three Richmond elementary schools I see the brightness This stuff gets really tough because students. For more information, contact Debra A faculty member since 1972, he’s – Nystrom, Verde and Peres. With grants you have parents who are barely educated Silverman at 925 335-9991, ext. 33. in their eyes. I see themselves and don’t have any skills them- long been an advocate for diversity from the Cowell Foundation, the San the potential in them. selves. And they’re talking to their kids Historian Studies Abolitionists among the university’s professors and Francisco Foundation, Contra Costa like they’re talking to a wild animal. What Dee Andrews, chair of the history student body. The California State Uni- County and the City of Richmond, Jones We owe it to them we’d like to do is expand this to deal more department, received a $1,500 grant from the versity is one of the most diverse higher has been making a difference where it to deliver to the with the parents to give them coping skills. Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History education systems in the world with counts most – in some of the East Bay’s This is tough. It’s one thing to say this to research her book titled The Boundaries of university these future Freedom: Early American Antislavery, 1760-1830. students of color making up 54 per- most neediest neighborhoods. is what they need to do to help their child with his homework. It’s another thing to Andrews is exploring the role of blacks who scientists, engineers worked with white religious activists, enlight- tell them they shouldn’t talk to that kid ened politicians and the nation’s first “civil rights” and teachers. like that. Daring to See the Possibilities lawyers to make the “first emancipation move- You have parents talking to their kids ment” happen. like they’re dogs, snatchin’ on them, and Tell us about Project Yes. How does it work? We have some parent volunteers. I pretty soon the kids are picking up on the Biologists Tackle Plant Pests I got the idea when I read that 4th actually had a parent who came and then same behavior. So it’s going to be tough. Two Cal State East Bay biological sciences grade is critical in the life of children in wanted to enroll at Cal State East Bay. You But there are people here at the university professors are helping the agricultural industry academics. It’s the first time some of these see how enthusiastic the kids and their that could help us figure out how to deal by taking on the medfly and the olive fly, which threatens the state’s olive oil production. concepts they need to be successful in their parents are just being in this atmosphere. with the parents on that. Carol Lauzon has a $90,000 grant from academic careers are being introduced. I What you really know is, with a little help The main point is you get these kids the United States–Israel Binational Agriculture thought there are a lot of programs that deal and money, all these kids could be college up here out of that environment, and you Research and Development Fund to study the with high school kids and junior high. graduates. see how bright and enthusiastic they are effects of bacteria on the medfly. I thought why don’t we back up and try and how much they want to learn. Then Susan Opp received $11,050 from the to develop a feeling about higher education What happens after they visit the campus? you set them back in their environment. California Olive Committee to predict climate- in the children and their parents at an earlier We try to give each kid 20 hours of So we have to figure out how to get them induced olive fly death in the Central Valley. age, so it can be built upon, expanded and individualized tutoring per week in their some assistance in their neighborhoods. refined into what it takes to be a successful schools. All kids aren’t at the same place A university has a role in these Grant Puts Pedals to the Metals person. I began to talk to teachers in the at the same time. We connect the child places. And it’s just figuring out how we go Krishnan Balasubramanian, an adjunct West Contra Costa Unified School District, with a tutor who removes the child from about it. We have the talent and resources professor in the Department of Mathematics and they helped me identify some schools. the classroom and brings that child up to here. It’s just a matter of figuring out how and Computer Science, received a $105,000 U.S. We came up with the idea to do tutor- speed and then reinserts that child back to share it with the most unfortunate Department of Energy grant to study the elec- tronic structure of transition metal clusters and ing and parent education workshops to into the classroom. A teacher with 20 kids amongst us. their reactivity. The research involves high-level prepare parents to help their children with can’t possibly spend time with every child. computational modeling of sub-nano clusters What motivates you with Project Yes? their homework, to get to school on time But we can. of metal elements to identify active sites of rested and ready to work and to participate I see these kids. I see the brightness catalysts that facilitate chemical reactions. The in the school with the teachers. Where do you get the tutors? in their eyes. I see the potential in them. studies apply to environmental problems such One of the ways to really motivate All over. Some are our students. We owe it to them to deliver to the univer- as controlling automobile emissions and nuclear these kids would be to bring them to the Some are from community college, and sity these future scientists, engineers and waste disposal. university and give them an experience they Photo by Ben Ailes that’s another connection to Cal State East teachers.

10 Cal State East Bay Magazine FALL 2006 http://news.csueastbay.edu/magazine 11 students campus news Stepping Up: Deeba Haider Bonds Would Fund Campus Upgrades

Pakistan during their country’s war with the Soviets. There they met, married and started a family. Haider is the oldest of six children. Five years ago the family moved to Fremont. Haider is majoring in biological sciences and minoring in chemistry. She plans to attend pharmacy school. She’d like to have a career that would give her enough income to support an Afghan school without having to raise money from others. “How can we ask others to help Proposition 1D Afghanistan, if Afghans won’t help their Should the state sell $10.4 billion in country?” she said. general obligation bonds to fund In addition to working on her repair and upgrade of public schools, nonprofit and attending the university including kindergarten through grade 12, full time, Haider is an elected director-at- community colleges and state universities? large for the Associated Students. Last year she worked on getting University Library By Kim Huggett hours extended and setting up the online Photo by Ben Ailes textbook exchange that allows students to buy and sell books. onstruction of a 104,000-square- fices include those for technology, facilities Prop1D, known as the K-12- By Donna Hemmila Haider is also vice president of the foot student and administrative management, business affairs, university Higher Education Infrastructure Muslim Student Association. The campus services building to replace offices advancement, student affairs, and the Bond, would authorize the state to andC programs now on the top eight floors president. sell $10.4 billion in general obligation club has about 50 active members who hen the vocational school raising money and collecting clothing and meet every Friday for prayers and for of Warren Hall could begin as early as Qayoumi said passage of Prop 1D bonds for education facilities: $7.3 for girls opened in Kabul, shoes for a school for orphaned Afghan religious studies lectures. During the holy 2007 if California voters approve Proposi- would mean construction could begin billion for K-12 schools and $3.1 bil- Afghanistan, in March, Deeba boys in the province of Logar. The school month of Ramadan when Muslims fast tion 1D on the November ballot. on the new student services building at a lion for colleges and universities. WHaider was expecting no more than 30 opened in June 2005 and now teaches Passage of the bond measure would Placed on the ballot by the from dawn to sunset, the group organizes a location originally intended on the campus students. But the girls kept coming. 32 boys. potluck meal for students who are staying provide nearly $47 million to Cal State master plan to be the main entrance to the Legislature, its goal is to relieve over- “When they opened, the teachers When Haider’s friend and fellow on campus for evening classes. East Bay for an array of projects, includ- 342-acre campus. The site is just east of the crowding, improve earthquake safety e-mailed us and said girls were lining up Afghan Student Association officer Haider works in the campus Student ing $39 million for relocating most of the 67,000-square-foot Wayne and Gladys and fund vocational educational in the halls saying ‘Please take us. We’ll sit Health Center and plans to volunteer in the services provided in Warren Hall. State Valley Business and Technology Center. facilities in public schools. Funds on the floor.’ We said, ‘Just take them all.’” “We saw that women are pharmacy at Oakland’s Highland Hospital. architects have identified the Hayward Passage of the proposition would would also be used to repair and Now thanks to the determination always neglected and The hectic schedule doesn’t phase her. campus building as having serious seismic fund three other major efforts at Cal State upgrade existing public college and and passion of the 21-year-old Cal “If you think about it, nobody has deficiencies and asbestos risks. East Bay: university buildings and to build new State East Bay science major, 50 Afghan thought we should do If approved, the bond money would classrooms to accommodate growing time,” Haider said. “You have to make • Infrastructure improvements would be girls are taking their first steps towards also fund a nursing skills lab at the Con- student enrollment in the California something about it.” time for the things that matter to you. made on the Hayward and Concord self-sufficiency, learning to read and cord campus, equipment for the Hayward Community Colleges, the University It all matters to me – my education, my campuses to replace or renovate systems write and sew and cook. Haider and her of California and the California State volunteering, my organization.” campus’s Wayne and Gladys Valley Busi- regulating heating, air conditioning, friend Soraya Ahmadyar, a 2005 CSUEB Ahmadyar graduated with a bachelor’s When she graduates from Cal State ness and Technology Center and infra- plumbing, electrical distribution, and re- University. degree in business, she could no longer be graduate, support the school through East Bay in 2007, Haider dreams of visiting structure work at both campuses. placement of windows and the “exterior In his ballot argument against a nonprofit they founded called the an officer in a campus club. But the two Afghanistan to see the schools she helped “Cal State East Bay’s reputation for skin” of some buildings. Development of Prop 1D, Thomas N. Hudson of Children of Afghanistan Hope Project. wanted to keep working together to help create and to teach English. student service, quality academic pro- energy-efficient systems will be a part of the California Taxpayer Protection Through their fund-raising events Afghan children. In today’s world, she said, people get grams and up-to-date facilities is depen- this $5.7 million component of Prop 1D. Committee contends that rather than on the Hayward campus and in Fremont, Their solution was to found a so involved in their own lives that they dent on our ability to continue to develop using bonds, the state should “make where a large Afghan community lives, nonprofit. Ahmadyar serves as CEO and forget about the rest of humanity. That’s not in a way that anticipates our needs in the • Although classes are tentatively sched- school construction a top priority for uled to begin in the new Wayne and the two young women were able to launch Haider as secretary and director. Through how she sees her future. 21st Century,” said President Mo Qayou- existing state revenues.” the school. They hired three war widows the Children of Afghanistan Hope Project, mi. “This has been one of the themes I’ve Gladys Valley Business and Technology “We need to deal with other as teachers and rebuilt the battle-damaged they continue to support the boy’s school. consistently been hearing from faculty, Center in January, passage of Prop 1D is problems, including holding down But they could not ignore the plight of needed to secure $1.5 million for equip- house the women shared, which now For more information about the staff, students, alumni and friends of the California’s debt and borrowing,” serves as the school. The nonprofit also Afghan girls, who under Taliban rule university. ment in classrooms, conference spaces writes William Saracino of the Children of Afghanistan Hope Project, and multimedia laboratories. pays for books, supplies and food. could not attend schools. visit www.cahopeproject.com. “Prop1D helps us to achieve, and California Political Review in his “Of all the things in my life, this “We saw that women are always look beyond, that vision for the universi- • Development of a full-fledged nursing opposition argument in the sample is the biggest thing I am proud of,” said neglected and thought we should do Stepping Up features outstanding ty’s future.” program at the Concord campus will ballot. “And, there are more impor- Haider. something about it,” said Haider. Cal State East Bay students who are Warren Hall houses student ser- require remodeling to develop science tant things to spend money on than Her mission to relieve poverty Although she is an Afghan, Haider making a difference at the university vices such as registration and admissions, laboratory space and upgrade equip- new vocational education facilities, through education began last year when has never lived in her parents’ homeland. and in their communities. financial aid, testing and the Career ment. Passage of Prop 1D would mean energy efficiency and seismic safety she and other Afghan students started Both her mother and father fled to Development Center. Administrative of- $1.5 million for work on both campuses. upgrades.”

12 Cal State East Bay Magazine FALL 2006 http://news.csueastbay.edu/magazine 13 Boosting Confidence That is the case with Chantel John- son, chair of Cal State East Bay’s Associated Students. Johnson, now a senior, was at the Freshman Convocation to welcome the incoming class of 2010. It was busy season for giving speeches. Two days earlier she was introducing the new university president to more than 500 faculty and staff at the University Convocation. A few weeks before that she was the student keynote speaker at a reception for former foster youth like herself who were enrolled at Cal State East Bay. She would also be speaking at the upcoming As- sociated Students’ Welcome Week events. “It’s all practice for June,” she said, re- Photo by Ben Ailes ferring to the commencement address she’ll be required to give for 5,000 graduates and New feshmen (left to right) Daniel Gonzalez, Andy Siharath, Aaron Urquico and Alex Sanchez settle into the Heights. their families in Pioneer Stadium. When the self-assured social studies The FYE program kicks off in the ends for dining and socializing. and political science major stepped up to the summer months with the Freshman Book Freshman Year Experience and podium to address the Freshman Convoca- Experience. Faculty members select one Residence Life staffs have teamed up to Photo by Ben Ailes tion, it was hard to believe she ever had a book for all incoming freshmen, professors offer special freshmen programs at the moment of self-doubt. and staff to read. The selection typically Heights. The night before the first day But three years ago, as a new explores issues young students of fall quarter, the staffs presented “My Cal State East Bay freshman, commonly deal with such as Big, Fat Obnoxious Johnson did have her doubts. identity, friendship and fam- Professor! What to Frosh Ideas “There were times when ily relationships. Expect From Col- I didn’t think the university “The book reading is lege Faculty.” By Donna Hemmila was a place for me,” she said. a mechanism to mark the Other FYE “I wasn’t expected to be transition into the univer- events are just about cary is how freshman Sim Singh the new freshman housing, Parents love the learning where I am.” sity and also to connect fun: a Halloween described his first week as a Cal the convocation and a host community concept, said Johnson credits the the faculty and staff with party, yoga and State East Bay student. of academic, social and Murphy, who oversees that learning community experi- the students,” Murphy meditation night, “I was really homesick even residential programs, the program and the Freshman ence for keeping her at the said. For fall a pool party and an Sthough we live right over there,” he said learning communities Year Experience. university and shoving her 2006, The Kite Runner by end-of-the-year car- pointing to the general direction of his were designed to smooth “Parents know their onto the road to success. Afghan author Khaled nival. All are meant hometown of Tracy, a mere 40 miles east of the transition between students will make friends and “The cluster programs Hosseini was chosen. to draw freshmen the university’s Hayward campus. high school and college for that’s a high factor in retention,” helped me be part of CSU life,” Freshman Convocation, together outside of the “It’s a lot to get used to,” he said. students like Singh. Murphy said. “Social connections she said. “I got into clubs and or- held on the picnic lawn classroom. While his home and family aren’t help keep students in school. ganizations because other people outside Warren Hall, The emphasis on the that far away, Singh has chosen to live on Safety in Numbers Since 1998 when the in my cluster were involved in offers students a freshman experience campus and is part of the first group of 208 All universities university launched the learning those things. I gained all these chance to discuss makes for a powerful students to move into Cal State East Bay’s offer core general educa- communities program, retention leadership experiences.” the book, eat a box student-recruitment new freshman-only residence hall. tion courses required for of first-time freshman has risen Johnson saw advantages to lunch and make hook, said Murphy. Living on campus is the best way to graduation. At Cal State about 5 percent, Murphy said. having the same classmates in new friends. With a 23 percent meet people and really become part of the East Bay, many general With a retention rate of about 84 all her core classes and to having “Because we’ve jump in first-time university, he said as he goofed off with ed courses are clustered percent, Cal State East Bay ranks professors who knew what was been a commuter freshman enrollment a group of friends attending Freshman by themes. Choosing from in the top level among the CSU being taught outside their own campus, it’s a struggle to for fall 2006, the efforts Convocation on the first day of fall classes. topics such as diversity of life or campuses in the number of freshmen classrooms. get students involved in campus life,” said seem to be paying off for Everyone, so far, had been warm and the ancient world, all freshmen must join a who return for a sophomore year. “The general studies teachers were Murphy. “Building new residence halls is the university. And the payoff may be welcoming the new freshmen agreed. learning community. Courses from humani- “Six CSUs have clusters of some more like mentors,” Johnson said. “They one way to show students there are things to even greater for the students. Living in the all-frosh campus housing ties, social science, science and other aca- variety,” said Murphy. “We’re unique in knew all of our names. They were there to do on campus.” Faculty report freshmen have in- was fun, they said, because they see the demic disciplines are structured to relate to that the clusters here are mandatory for all assist us.” First-time freshmen are guaranteed creasingly better class attendance, timely same faces in their classes as they do in the the chosen theme. A general studies seminar freshmen.” on-campus housing at Cal State East Bay. completion of assignments and high hallways of their new homes. each quarter ties the themed coursework In addition to boosting enrollment Living Large on Campus Tamalpais Hall, the new freshman Pioneer energy in the classroom. “They have a cluster thing here,” together. and enticing freshmen to stay at the But a freshman’s life doesn’t end Heights student apartment building, offers GPAs have risen along with writing Singh said. “That’s pretty cool.” Freshmen take their cluster courses university, she said, the program helps outside the classroom door - at least not double-occupancy bedroom suites with test scores. And in follow-up surveys, Sally Murphy, director of general with the same group of classmates all year, build a sense of community. Focus groups anymore. Cal State East Bay has a robust common bathrooms, kitchenettes and liv- the students themselves have reported education, would have to agree. and the professors coordinate course content with juniors and seniors have found the Freshman Year Experience program that cre- ing areas. Pioneer Heights freshmen must that they feel a strong connection That cluster thing Singh referred to to integrate the learning experiences. Stu- upperclassmen look back on the learning ates social activities for a growing freshmen buy a meal plan, which is served up in the to their peers and their professors. is the university’s nationally recognized dents also can form study groups with their communities as a positive influence in population. Fall 2006 drew the largest class revamped University Union food court. For Most importantly, they say they actually learning communities program. Like fellow learning community members. their academic careers. of first-time freshmen with 863 enrolled. the first time, the union is open on week- like college.

14 Cal State East Bay Magazine FALL 2006 http://news.csueastbay.edu/magazine 15 2005 - 2006 Annual Report of Private Giving

A Message From The Chair, Cal State East Bay Educational Foundation & Philanthropic Support, 2005-2006 The Vice President, University Advancement

GIFTS RECEIVED t’s a new era for California State try, and government to meet workforce needs next 50 years for Cal State East Bay. The SOURCE OF SUPPORT 2005-2006 2004-2005 2003-2004 University, East Bay, with a new presi- as well as to anticipate and prepare for social mission of Cal State East Bay remains to dent, Mohammad “Mo” Qayoumi, call- and economic change. And it means even more provide an academically rich, multicultural Individuals Alumni $577,601 $402,609 $352,308 ing for a broader vision and a more creative community partnerships that ensure learning experience enabling students of all Parents 1,391 1,651 $1,100 GIFTS AND COMMITMENTS GIFTS RECEIVED Iexpansive role for the university in the years our students learn by solving real-world prob- backgrounds to discover and realize their Others 309,863 304,118 646,300 ahead. This not only means new possibilities lems and graduate fully prepared with the most personal and professional potential. Public Total $888,855 708,378 999,708 8 million for the university, but also new opportunities relevant and sought-after skills and knowledge. support for higher education is sadly declin- Gifts and Pledge Payments Gifts and Pledges Organizations for friends to play a greater role in helping We are approaching Cal State East Bay’s ing as the higher education needs of society Private Research Foundations $3,247,053 $2,567,982 $533,105

shape the future of Cal State East Bay. golden anniversary in 2007. As we prepare to are increasing. Despite this trend, Cal State Grants, Prior Period 7 million Adjustments Corporations 786,819 1,428,382 248,030

Looking ahead, the higher education celebrate 50 years as the university that works East Bay will not retreat from its mission and Testamentary Others 237,872 55,712 58,010

needs of the students we serve continue to for the entire East Bay, we are particularly commitment but with your support will play Commitments Total $4,271,744 $4,052,076 $839,145 6 million evolve. At the same time, the state and the mindful of the role that steadfast friends and a greater, even more meaningful role. Total $5,160,599 $4,760,454 $1,838,853 region we serve face ever more complex supporters have played in this remarkable We look to you to help define both PURPOSES 5 million challenges involving housing, employment, achievement. In this issue of Cal State East Bay the ways in which the university will rise to Current Operations transportation, and economic opportunity, Magazine, we acknowledge and honor the this challenge — as well as the means to Unrestricted $93,727 $102,013 $129,557 as well as sustainability and multicultural most recent such contributions of our many realize it. 4 million Restricted 1,654,392 2,243,764 737,118 inclusion. Recognizing these needs and the friends in building the Cal State East Bay of Total $1,748,119 $2,345,777 $866,675 opportunity they represent for our institu- today. With their help, we have created a solid 3 million Capital Purposes tion, President Qayoumi is calling upon the foundation of exceptional academic programs, Property, Buildings entire university community, including its distinguished faculty and state-of-the-art facili- Doug Uchikura and Equipment $3,222,006 $2,367,750 $898,183 2 million Endowments: alumni and friends, to join in identifying new ties. This is the foundation upon which the Cal Chair, Cal State East Bay Educational Unrestricted 11,000 ------possibilities and establishing a new role for State East Bay of tomorrow will rise to meet the Foundation Endowments: Restricted 179,574 46,927 73,995 Cal State East Bay as a regional leader and challenges and needs of the new millennium. 1 million Total $3,412,580 $2,414,677 $972,178 steward. This means growing involvement President Qayoumi, the trustees of the Total $5,160,699 $4,760,454 $1,838,853 in the lives and futures of the 33 communi- Cal State East Bay Educational Foundation, ties and 2.5 million residents of the East and the Office of University Advancement Robert W. Burt 2005-2006 2004-2005 2003-2004 2005-2006 2004-2005 2003-2004 Bay whom the university serves. It means together invite and encourage you to join in Vice President, University Advancement These are gifts, pledges, payments and testamentary commitments received between July 1, increased collaboration with business, indus- a dialogue to help shape a new vision for the California State University, East Bay 2005 and June 30, 2006. The audited financial statements of the Educational Foundation are available upon request. Please contact the Office of University Advancement, California State University, East Bay, 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd., WA 908, Hayward, CA 94542, or call: 510-885-2360.

16 Cal State East Bay Magazine FALL 2006 http://news.csueastbay.edu/magazinehttp://support.csueastbay.edu 17 Grant Gives Teachers a Hand East Bay high school biology teachers get help keeping their lab equipment up to date through CSEUB’s biotechnology education program. A $120,000 annual grant from Genentech Foundation stocks five cutting-edge science-teaching kits that rotate among 55 East Bay schools. 2005-2006 Annual Report of Private Giving Thanks to the grant, students get hands-on experiences their teachers could never provide alone. “Instead of reading about DNA in a book, students are able to conduct experiments with DNA,” says David Stronck, the professor of teacher education who directs the program. Photo by Ben Ailes Special Recognition The Cal State East Bay Leadership Fund A Foundation of Giving

he Cal State East Bay Leadership Fund Fund are used in the academic area or future support of the university is built. Cumulative Giving Exceeding $100,000 comprises all unrestricted gifts that program that the donor designates, or by Whether designated to a specific college support the colleges, departments President Mohammad H. Qayoumi, should or department, the University Library, a We extend special recognition to the following individuals and organizations whose cumulative giving to Tand programs of the university and campus- the donor designate the gift “where it is cultural, athletic or educational outreach the university has exceeded $100,000 wide needs. needed most.” program, or to the university to meet These funds provide resources that allow Funds are used in numerous ways, campus-wide needs, Leadership Fund Individuals Corporations CSUEB deans, department chairs, program including scholarships, faculty and graduate- money helps ensure academic excellence Anonymous Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Radin Foundation directors, and the president to meet the most level research initiatives, visiting scholars and year-round. Mr. and Mrs. Jack L. Acosta AT&T Foundation Rational Software Corporation pressing needs and capitalize on opportunities lecturers, and extracurricular activities. No form of giving to the university Mr. Michael George Fuhrig Bank of America SBC as they arise in their areas. Annual gifts to the Leadership Fund has a more immediate impact upon our Howard and Carin Sei High Bay Area School Reform Collaborative Southland Mall Gifts to the Cal State East Bay Leadership also guarantee a foundation upon which the students and faculty. Mr. and Mrs. John N. Hunter Cabletron The Bernard Osher Foundation Kumar and Vijaya Malavalli Chevron The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Lee and Nagesh Mhatre Comer Foundation The W. M. Keck Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Joe Leonard Morgan Genentech, Inc. Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Louis Gene Navellier Intel Corporation Wells Fargo Bank The Albert R. Lepore Society Bruce and Marie Rosenblatt James Irvine Foundation Y & H Soda Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Owen Smith KPMG Zellerbach Family Fund Individuals R. Zaballos & Sons Kresge Foundation Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Network Appliance, Inc. Dave Rossetti and Jan Avent Dr. Wade A. Morehouse, Jr. Bank of America Northern California Swap Meet, Inc. Ms. Laura Marie Benz Ms. Avelina Neilson Bay Area Development Company The H.M. and L. Schneider Family Fund Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Bertrand Dr. Harry Arlo Nimmo California CPA Education Foundation PG & E Dr. Roberta Brokaw Mr. Stan Jay Pisle Chevron Port Of Oakland Mr. Robert Lee Brown and Mr. Greg and Dr. Sonjia Redmond Digital Computer Exchange Inc See’s Candies, Inc. Heritage Society Mrs. Lois E Brown Dr. Norma S. Rees Dow Great Western Credit Union Sorm Pharma Inc. Robert and Karen Burt Bruce and Marie Rosenblatt East Bay Municipal Utility District Stephanie Kalman Foundation Members of the Heritage Society have included the university in their estate plan. Joe and Martha Cooper Mrs. Margaret Rubin EdVenture Partners Target Inc. Mr. and Mrs. David H. Eshelman Dr. Ranjit S. Sabharwal Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation The Mechanics Bank Mr. John Paul Abbey Dr. Lindy Li Mark Mrs. Annie R. Gant Ms. Gulu Sakhrani HSBC Turner Construction Company Dr. Georgia Babladelis Mr. and Mrs. James J. Phillips Ms. Elsea M. Glidden Ms. Susan Elizabeth Sanchez Intel Corporation Waste Management Of Alameda Co Dr. Lowell J. Bean Ms. Ruth Reed Rhodes Robert and Anne Good Mr. and Mrs. Mike Schneider Intuit Wells Fargo Bank Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Benson Bruce and Marie Rosenblatt Alan and Arlene Gould Mr. Richard Harry Sherratt Jacinto Mortgage Group Inc. WineCommune LLC Mr. James George Boutos Mrs. Betty Foley Sauer William and Ella Gray Mr. and Mrs. Owen Smith Microsoft Corporation Dr. and Mrs. Stanley J. Clark Dr. Susan D. Schaefer and Mr. Hale J. Ms. Ann M. Henning Mr. Scott Sochar Sprint Nextel Mrs. Judy M. Huey and Mr. Leland D. Levy Conklin Howard and Carin Sei High Murray and DeDe Stokely Dr. Carol Inberg Mr. and Mrs. Mike Schneider Ms. Nadine A. Hotaling Mr. Steven M Tami Dr. and Mrs. Edward Jay Mr. Richard Harry Sherratt Dr. Carol Inberg Ms. Priscilla Taylor Ms. Sylvia M. Jesuit Mrs. Beth P. Snow Mr. Benjamin Tom Bruce and Teri Kern Dr. Henry Tombari and Dr. Joan Sieber John and Irene Kolbisen Dr. Arthurlene Gartrell Towner Mr. and Mrs. Karl Stuart Klausner Ms. Marin Tucker Mr. Richard Doon Yen Lee Mr. Alexander Martin Vitz Albert R. Lepore Society Mr. Roger E. Lipman Mr. and Mrs. Gary Christopher Wallace Mrs. Peggy Lepore Mr. Brad R. Williamson The Albert R. Lepore Society recognizes annual donors of $1,000 or Dr. Joanne Frances Loomba Ms. Susan E. Macke Dr. Peter A. Wilson more to the Cal State East Bay Leadership Fund. It was established Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lopez Mrs. Liza Jane MacNaughton Meiling Wu to honor the academic leadership of Dr. Albert R. Lepore, a founding Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mansfield Dr. and Mrs. Alfred R. Mathews Ms. Termia Yuen faculty member of the university. He served as Cal State East Bay’s Sue and John Merrill Organizations first provost (then known as dean of instruction).

18 Cal State East Bay Magazine FALL 2006 http://news.csueastbay.edu/magazinehttp://support.csueastbay.edu 19 Professor Supports Aspiring Musicians Jeffrey Miller, a part-time CSUEB lecturer in music theory and composition, has seen many of his students struggling to support themselves while pursuing their music education. Some even work the night shift and 2005-2006 Annual Report of Private Giving then come directly to campus for classes. That’s why he supports the music department’s Leadership Fund with a monthly contribution for student scholarships. “I think it’s very important for faculty members to support our students,” Miller said. “I think the fact that students know we give to support them is Honor Roll of Donors important also.” Partners Dr. and Mrs. William Reuter Dr. Stevina U. Evuleocha Contributors of $1,000 or more Ms. Ruth Reed Rhodes Mr. Norman J. Freitas The President’s Circle $500 - $999 Dr. Esther Railton-Rice and Mr. Robert Rice Ms. Agnes Kozak Gabris Mr. Richard E. Agee Mr. Michael Carl Shepard Professor Raymond C. Garcia Legacy Circle Trustee’s Circle PG & E Mrs. Eleanor L. Gothberg Mr. Benjamin Tom Dr. Virginia Ireys Anderson Mr. Richard Harry Sherratt Dr. Maryl Gearhart and Dr. Geoffrey B. Saxe Port Of Oakland Alan and Arlene Gould Dr. Arthurlene Gartrell Towner Mr. Richard Michael Baca Mr. Stephen Howard Smith Ms. Michelle Maryfrances Gibbons $100,000 and above $10,000 - $24,999 Stephanie Kalman Foundation William and Ella Gray Mr. Alexander Martin Vitz Ms. Kathleen O. Bacolini Mr. Ankur Sood Mr. Benjamin David Goldberg Mr. Donald Frederick Strachan Ms. Mary Elizabeth Graw Mr. and Mrs. Jack L. Acosta Dr. Georgia Babladelis Turner Construction Company Dr. Patricia Guthrie Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. VrMeer Mr. Justin M. Bardellini Cathleen and Cornelio Torres Mrs. Barbara J. Haber Mr. Michael George Fuhrig The Estate of Oscar E. Carlson, Jr. WestEd Mr. M. Ward Hallock Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Whitney Gary and Mary Becker Mrs. Calliope Tracewell Ms. Tamra G. Hamilton Kumar and Vijaya Malavalli Joe and Martha Cooper WineCommune LLC Mr. Shawn Alan Hanson Mr. Brad R. Williamson Dr. and Mrs. Carl Bellone Ms. Vy A Tran Mr. and Mrs. John Paul Hanley Mr. Morton Leslie Friedkin and Mrs. Amy Honorable Priscilla H. Haynes, ret. Dr. Peter A. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Tommie Berry Mr. Patrick L. Valine Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Hansson Organizations Rothschild-Friedkin Ms. Margaret K. Heath Ms. Termia Yuen Mr. Douglas Carpenter Brown Dean’s Circle Mr. Paul Van Loon Ms. Karen M. Hines Alzheimer’s Association Howard and Carin Sei High Ms. Nadine A. Hotaling Mark and Diana Bryggman $2,500 - $4,999 Mr. Jon Edwin Vochatzer Mr. Jasin Howe Comer Foundation Dr. Carol Inberg Mr. and Mrs. John N. Hunter Organizations Mr. Tony Clements Mr. and Mrs. Shailesh J. Mehta Cristina R. and Luis G. Colindres, Sr. Ms. Liliana Wang Mr. Ben T. Ishisaki Genentech, Inc. Dr. Harrison Duane Heath Dr. James J. Kelly ABC Security Service, Inc. Mrs. Beth P. Snow Mr. Jay Colombatto Drs. Robert F and Marina V. N. Whitman Mr. and Mrs. Stephen George Janzer The Bernard Osher Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Alvin E. Howe Ms. Klaudia Evelyn Kobelt California CPA Education Foundation Mr. Matthew L. Spitzer Ms. Myoung-Ja Lee Kwon and Dow Great Western Credit Union Mr. Alfred Frank Cordano Mr. Ron L. Johnson Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation John and Irene Kolbisen Ms. Lynn Chou Jonas Mrs. Bepsy Fakir Strasburg Mr. Ernest Irish East Bay Municipal Utility District Ms. Hong Tuy Dinh Organizations Dr. Norma S. Rees Mr. Neil Jubaili and Ms. Lucia Borgman Dr. Henry Tombari and Dr. Joan Sieber Mr. Richard Doon Yen Lee EdVenture Partners Ms. Therese C. Duenas-Fernandez Berkeley Foundation, Incorporated Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Salvo, Jr. Mrs. Arlene Kahn Founder’s Circle Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Warren Mr. and Mrs. Chin Woo Lee Google Matching Gift Program Dr. Thea Lynn Eudey Brewer Broadcasting Corporation Mr. Doug Edward Uchikura Mr. John Toshio Kawahara $50,000 - $99,999 Mrs. Peggy Lepore H & R Block Foundation Drs. James and Bette Felton Hewitt Associates LLC Mr. Allen Valdellon Mr. Peter Ebitimi Kentebe Organizations Ms. Susan E. Macke Intuit Mr. Marc Filamor Music Teachers Association of California Mr. and Mrs. Louis Gene Navellier Mr. and Mrs. Gary Christopher Wallace Ms. Stephanie Dale Klein Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation Mrs. Liza Jane MacNaughton Jacinto Mortgage Group Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Garwood Owens Design Incorporated Susan and Mark Waterman Mrs. Victoria Anne Krysiak Bay Area Development Company Dr. Nancy R. Mangold Knight-Ridder Foundation Lisa and Denton Gentry State Of California Organizations Mr. Ricky Yuen Wong Mr. Matthew Y. Kwong CSUEB Alumni Association Dr. Lindy Li Mark National Council on Crime & Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Gordon Granger University Union Inc. AIDS Project of the East Bay Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Zaballos Mrs. Maureen M. Lantz CSUEB Career Development Center Dr. and Mrs. Alfred R. Mathews Delinquency Ms. Donna Hemmila Wapiti Energy, LLC Boehringer-Ingleheim Pharma Mr. Michael Stephen Toni and Ms. Velia N. CSUEB Continuing & International Dr. Nan L Maxwell and Dr. Ronald J Northern California Swap Meet, Inc. Nancy and Thomas Hird GmbH & Co. KG Organizations Leung Education D’Amico SBC Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James M. Howe Chevron Donald L & Juanita J Peterson Trust Friends Mr. Leonard Edward Lloyd Digital Computer Exchange Inc Mr. Gary McBride and Ms. Ann Dole Sorm Pharma Inc. Dr. A. Chester Humphreys Kriens Family Foundation Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation $250 - $499 Dr. Jane and Mr. Lyle Lopus Intel Corporation Sue and John Merrill The Mechanics Bank Mr. John Henry Hurst The Thomas J. Long Foundation Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Mr. Mack Lovett, Jr. Kaiser Permanente Mr. Richard S. Metz The Sangam Fund Mr. Kevin D. Patterson and Ms. RaeAnn Vital Life Services HSBC Mr. and Mrs. Dan Alex Ms. Paula J. W. Lowery New United Motor Manufacturing Dr. Alan Monat United Way - California Capital Region Ianniello Sprint Nextel Mr. Lawrence Anthony Altomare Ms. Gayla Machell Scholarship America Dr. Harry Arlo Nimmo Waste Management of Alameda Co Ms. Gina L. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ryan Auser Ms. Candace Susan Martinez Milestone Circle Walter S. Johnson Foundation Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving Dr. Julia Norton Mr. Maurice H. Kent See’s Candies, Inc. Dr. Charles W. Baird Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stephen Matthews $25,000 - $49,999 W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Mr. and Mrs. David Leslie Owen Stephen and Ivy Kerr Mr. Jim Barker Dr. Russell L. Merris Research Target Inc. Mr. and Mrs. James J. Phillips Frank and Lucia La Rocca Mr. Jacob Anthiah Bashyam Mr. Raymond Hiroshi Mitsuda Mr. Joseph R. Mallon, Jr. The North Face Mr. Stan Jay Pisle Dr. David J. Larson Provost’s Circle Mr. and Mrs. Stanley C. Bateman, Jr. Ms. Audrey Moore-Burdelle Bruce and Marie Rosenblatt Mr. Srinivasan Krishnaji Rao Ms. Louise Orsetti Leck $5,000 - $9,999 Marchis Bogdana Mr. Ray Morrison Mr. Greg and Dr. Sonjia Redmond Mr. Erik P. Lee Director’s Circle Mr. Daniel Hugh Boykin Mr. James P. Nicholls, III Organizations Dave Rossetti and Jan Avent Ms. Laura Renaud-Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Chon-Hei Lei $1,000 - $2,499 Mrs. Lucinda Marques Brainerd Mr. Norman Simmons Palmer Bank of America Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Bertrand Ms. Nora Jean Robinson Dr. and Mrs. Michael K. Leung Beverly and John Branch Mr. Michael Warren Passey California State Automobile Association Mr. and Mrs. John Harvie DeClercq Anonymous Mrs. Margaret Rubin Ms. Luanne Sconberg Malkmus Dr. Emily and Mr. William Brizendine Dr. and Mrs. Curtis Joseph Perry Karen and Christopher Payne Family Ms. Ann M. Henning Dr. and Mrs. Sambhu Basu Ms. Gulu Sakhrani Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mansfield Foundation Mr. Marc Sean Carradine Mrs. Joyce Chen Peters Ms. Klaudia Evelyn Kobelt Mr. Anthony A. Batarse, Jr. Ms. Susan Elizabeth Sanchez Mr. Matthew Scott Matsuoka Bruce and Marie Rosenblatt Dr. Regina D. Cate Ms. Ann M. Porter Mr. and Mrs. Louis Paul Miramontes Ms. Laura Marie Benz Dr. Susan D. Schaefer and Mr. Hale J. Mr. Maynard Weldon Moreland Schering-Plough Corp. Conklin Ms. Hong Chen Ms. Cynthia Jill Price Dr. Wade A. Morehouse, Jr. Mr. Bob Brauer Mr. Timothy Murray Shaw Environmental, Inc. Ms. Mahla Shaghafi and Mr. Vahid Hejazi Ms. Mary Cheng Ms. Laurel Ann Przybylski Mr. and Mrs. Owen Smith Dr. Roberta Brokaw Mr. Bruno Orsetti The H.M. and L. Schneider Family Fund Dr. Jodi and Mr. Brian Servatius Mr. Ronald Steven Cleary Ms. Maria Deanda Ramos Georganne and Robert Proctor Mr. Robert Lee Brown and Mrs. Lois E. Mr. and Mrs. James H. Orsetti Union Bank of California Mr. Gerald Lynn Cockrill Thomas and Roberta Rees Brown Mr. and Mrs. Timothy L. Silva Dr. Fung-Shine Pan Wells Fargo Bank Mrs. Connie G. Smith Mrs. Amy D. Conger Mr. Thomas Regner Organizations Mr. Clay Creasey David and Marydean Patterson Zellerbach Family Fund Mr. Scott Sochar Ms. Patricia Carol Connell Mr. and Mrs. Jerry David Rose East Bay Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. David H. Eshelman Dr. Janet Patterson Dr. Judith M. Stanley Ms. Theresa A. Conway Dr. William S. Rosenthal Felson Companies Inc Mrs. Annie R. Gant Mr. Thomas Pavletic and Ms. Nerissa Ramos Ms. Patricia Tamiko Takeda Professor Lejeune Cummins Ms. Beverly Jo Ryan KPMG Ms. Elsea M. Glidden Mr. and Mrs. Robert Peyton Mr. Steven M. Tami Mrs. Deborah A. De Angelis Dr. and Mrs. Donald T. Sawyer Microsoft Corporation Ana and Hector Gomez Ms. Carol Suzanne Ramsey Dr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Eder Mr. Stephen E. Schapp Dr. Robert H Good Ms. Priscilla Taylor Ms. Sarah M. Rapolas

20 Cal State East Bay Magazine FALL 2006 http://news.csueastbay.edu/magazinehttp://support.csueastbay.edu 21 Former Returning Student Returns Support Alumna Jodie Hunter returned to college after marrying and raising a family. She still returns to Cal State East Bay as a volunteer and Presidential Scholarship Fund supporter. “ I had a wonderful experience at Cal State East Bay, and students I talk to 2005-2006 Annual Report of Private Giving today say the same thing about their professors,” said Hunter. Everywhere she goes, Hunter said she meets CSUEB graduates who say they owe their careers to their education. “That’s another reason to support Cal State East Bay,” she said. “It’s another way to support your community.” Honor Roll of Donors Photo by Ben Ailes

Mr. Gregg Allan Schluntz Mr. and Mrs. Mario F. Beria Mr. William J. Gresh Ms. Betty Lou Roberts Contributors Mrs. Denise L. Clapp-Grey Mr. Roger William Gildersleeve Ms. Denise Kissack Mrs. Diane M. Schoohoven Mr. Dennis E. Bland Mrs. Katherine Paula Griffin Mrs. Nancy Ingamells Robinson Mr. David Clare Colleen and Bruce Glidden Ms. Jane R. Kline $100 - $149 Ms. Pamela Pei-Lin Sherwin Mr. Michael Brian Kidd Boykin Mr. Michael P. Groziak Mr. William Frederick Robinson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Henry P. Clarence Mr. Neil Goldberg Ms. Jacqueline L. Kochaphum Dr. Alan M. Smith Mr. Richard Leroy Brock Ms. Susan Denise Hardeman Mr. Keith Owen Sagon Ms. Deborah O. Abrego Mr. Charles Michael Clark Mrs. Bette Rose Golden Mr. and Mrs. Scott Koehne Mr. Timothy M. Smith Ms. Nancy Walburga Bronson Mr. Ben Louis Henderson Mrs. Pamela H. Sahin Ms. Myrtis G. Anderson Edward and Sharon Clark Mr. Kevin Dean Gorton Mr. Umesh Kondur Mr. Stephen Howard Smith Ms. Elizabeth Angela Brown Mr. James Hensley Mrs. Diana S. Schaufler Carl and Patti Anderson Ms. Janet Audrey Cooper Ms. Virginia Graban Mr. Bill Kruissink Ms. Marie Regina Spiller Ms. Myrtle Q. Brown Ms. Leland Hodge Mr. and Mrs. Kim Schoknecht Julie and Mark Aragon Ms. Tammy Cooper Mr. James R Grant Mr. Stanley Lake Dr. Scott Stine Dr. Pauline Brown Mr. and Mrs. William James Houston Ms. Gladys Vanessa Schwerin Mr. Johnny R. Arenas Maria and Teodoro Cortez Ms. Norma Louise Griffin Mr. Charley Arthur Lamons Mr. and Mrs. Larry J. Suter Mr. James Henry Byrne, Jr. Mrs. Jean Hutchison Mr. Donald Thomas Shankle Mrs. Carolyn V. Aver Mr. Gabriel Cortez Ms. Sharon Lynn Grmoja Nadine and Richard Landon Mr. and Mrs. Edward Larry Urquides Dr. Calvin S. Caplan Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Illingworth Mr. Roger L. Sharpe Mr. Ignacio Franco Avila Mr. Henry R. Counihan Mr. David Samuel Grodin Mr. Douglas Kirk Langham Mr. Miguel Santos Valente Sarah and Frank Casados Mr. Scott Philip Johnson Mr. Mike Shinkwin Mr. Jay Walter Axup Mr. Gary Lee Crandell Mr. Stanley J. Grogan, Jr. Mr. Clayton Larson and Mrs. Joan Larson Mr. John Vidal John and Linda Charles Mr. David L. Kimble Mr. Douglas P Sibley Mr. Frederick Christopher Barker Mr. Thomas G. Cunningham Ms. Rita D. Haberlin Mr. William Fredrick Larson Mr. and Mrs. Douglas K. Walsh Ms. Barbara Ann Charlet Mr. and Mrs. Mark King Ms. Edie Silber Ms. Jane Anne Bartke Mr. and Mrs. John James Dalcino Ms. Janet Myers Hamby Mrs. Joyce Arai Lau Dr. Detlef A. Warnke Mr. and Mrs. Edward K. Cheung Mr. Scott C. Kirkland Dr. Marilyn N. Silva Mr. James K. Bates Ms. Heral Ann Daniels Mr. Alan Jones Hansen Mr. Steven Lee Prof Wohlmacher and Prof Wassermann Dr. Nan Paulsen Chico Mr. and Mrs. James Klescewski Ms. Lynn Roseanne Sims Ms. Karen Eve Bayuk Mr. Wilber Dea Mr. Keith David Happle Mr. and Mrs. William Lee Mr. Bryan Marshall Waugh Mr. Thomas Hop Sing Chu Mr. John P. Knezovich Singson Family Mr. Walter Franklin Becker Dr. Charles E. DeBose Mr. and Mrs. William A Hardenstine Mrs. Sandra Faye Lee Ms. Cynthia Ann Wilkinson Joslyn Marie Clemons-Hatcher and Mr. Frederick C. Kretz Ms. Sophia T. Sisneros Mr. Ernest Richard Belasco Mr. Tony Dennis Ms. Eleanor Louise Hart Mr. and Mrs. Marston Leigh Demontre Hatcher Ms. Margaret Ann Wong Krishneel Lall Ms. Holly R. Slocum Ms. Susan Bellone Tamara and James Dexter Mr. James Ernest Hartwig Sylvia and Howard Lenhoff Ms. Suzanne Close Mr. John Woo Mr. Carter Allen Lee and Mrs. Linda Amano Ms. Jean and Bette Smith Mr. and Mrs. Norman Richard Bennett Ms. Marlene Diaz Ms. Mary A. Harvey Mrs. Yuko M. 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Maloles, III Mr. Edwin Sumrall Mr. John Franklin Bihl Mr. Scott Eagle Ms. Frieda M. Heath Peng Lim Ms. Paulette Ann Kohlweck Defalco Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity Kem and James Martinez Ms. Suzette Swanson Mrs. Patricia Ann Billy Mr. Willie B. Eashman, Jr. Mr. Keith Helmus Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Lindsay Ms. Kathy Dennis Bayou Tank Services Mr. Joseph Gwynne Marvin, Jr. Mr. Michael Tang Mrs. Ellen Werner Blakey Ms. Lynn Easterday Mrs. Mary R. Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Philip Lineer Ms. P. Arias Diokno Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc Mr. Kurt Charles Mayer Ms. Gloria Jean Tillman Mr. George Kimball Blenis Mr. and Mrs. Dallas S Edgar Ms. Tracy Lynn Henderson Ms. Mirjana Livada-Jaksic Mrs. Lois Ferrell Doctor Cal State 9 Credit Union Mr. and Mrs. Brian Howard McBride Mr. Brian Clifford Trowbridge Ms. Ma. A Bollozos Mrs. Lore Angelika Ehrlich Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Allred Hightower Mr. James Wesley Livingston, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dominguez California Faculty Association Hayward Ms. Maryellen H. Mefford Mr. Edward M. Tupper Ms. Laura Margaret Boverhuis Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Elliott Dr. Kevin Horan Mr. Shannon Peter Lo Chapter Ms. Margaret A. Ebersole Mr. Oscar H. Mendez Mr. Larry Utsurogi Mr. Michael Roy Britt Mr. Michael Eng Mrs. Patricia W. Hosel Wardell Lovett CSUEB Academic Affairs Joan and Paul Ekstrom Ms. Mary Mesa Mr. James Frank Valavanis Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Brooks Norman and Ann Epstein Mr. Harold Kelly Hoskins, Sr. Ms. Carole K. Lum CSUEB University Bookstore Mr. Robert Andrew Enzminger Ms. Lisa Marie Metzinger Mr. Troy Van Sloten Mr. Daniel Joseph Brown Ms. Susan Marie Ergas-Shamber Mr. Shih Chi Hsieh Ms. Mai K. Luu D. J. Stines Inc. Mr. Matthew D. Evans Mr. Ross Oscar Meyers Ms. Rhonda E. Vrmeer Mr. Danny Earl Brown Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Faaoso Mr. Ronald Huddleston Mr. Tan Khanh Luu Hewlett-Packard Company Inc. Mrs. Julie Ann Everhart Dr. and Mrs. Garo Mirigian Mr. Dairian T. Wan Ms. Elizabeth Angela Brown Mrs. Mary Farley Mr. Jaime A. Huertas Mr. James Thom Mac Mullen RDI Development Company Ms. Judith Faust Mr. Frank Edward Modic Mr. Arthur Anthony Watkins George Jack Buffleben, Jr. Mr. Gerald F. Feeney Mr. Kim Huggett Mrs. Gail H. MacLeish San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society Ms. Joan Elizabeth Ferguson Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Murphree Mr. James Whelly Ms. Mary Joan Bunce Mrs. Anna M. Fehrenbach Ms. Tracey Huong Mr. Kenneth Lynn Macy Tesoro Petroleum Companies Inc. Mr. and Mrs. David Fernandes Mrs. Alice Murray Mr. William W. Wilson Mr. Ricshell R. Bunton, Jr Mr. David Alan Fern Mr. Robert Lee Irwin Mr. Carlos Martinez Martin Verizon Foundation Ms. Deanna K. Ferrera Mrs. Kathleen Lynn Neisse Ms. Leslie M. Winslow Mrs. Aileen Padayao Butt Mr. David Alan Filomeo Mr. and Mrs. Craig Ishida Mr. Dennis Maslonkowski Mr. Robert Mark Fisher Dr. Bernard Oliver Mr. Richard and Dr. Elizabeth Wolgast Ms. Juliet Cabigas Mr. John Fingarson Mr. Redgy Ray Jackson Ms. Martha Markwyn Mawhinney Mrs. Theresa R. Fitch Supporters Ms. Elisa M. Onate Ms. Poh L. Wong Ms. Margaret De Jesus Calderon Ms. Michelle M. Fitts Mr. Edward Gerald Jacobs Mr. Randolph Maynard Mr. Chris P. Flohr $150 - $249 Mr. and Mrs. Keith Packard Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Kwei Wu Ms. Andrea Fe Carbonel Mrs. Michelle Flowers Dr. Margaret A. James Mr. Michael McCarthy Carolyn and Wallace Fong Mr. and Mrs. Leo J. Parry, Jr. Ms. Edith Carlston Mr. Kent Crispin and Ms. Christina Fong D. Lowell Jensen Ms. Sonia McClure Mr. Angela Fornesi Dr. James C. W. Ahiakpor Mr. Robert L. Pasquinelli Organizations Mr. Rodney V. Carpenter Ms. Ruth Forbes Mr. Larry Elmo Johnson Ms. Betty Jane McCombs Tom and Christine Froehlich Ms. Paula Bell Albert Mr. Michael R. 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22 Cal State East Bay Magazine FALL 2006 http://news.csueastbay.edu/magazinehttp://support.csueastbay.edu 23 Ellis McCune Left the Gift of Scholarships Ellis McCune, the university’s president for 23 years, is remembered for his dedicated service to campus and community. Friends say he was equally at home grilling hot dogs for a Rotary fund-raiser as he was presiding over faculty convocation and enjoying the San Francisco Opera. 2005-2006 Annual Report of Private Giving McCune died April 18 from complications of pneumonia at the age of 84. Always a friend to the university he loved, McCune established the Ellis and Hilda McCune Scholarship Fund. Those wishing to honor his memory can contribute to the fund and help continue his legacy of support for student achievement. Honor Roll of Donors Photo by Ben Ailes

Mr. Jeffrey L. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rath Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Storch Mr. Raymond A Christensen and Ms. Faculty and Staff Mr. Fred D. Minifie Ms. Sandra Rae Rauch Mrs. Margaret R. Stortz-Postolaki Marianna Wolff Those who contributed $250 or more: Ms. Gayle F. Minkler Ms. Sumithra Ravisunder Dr. and Mrs. David Stronck Mr. Daniel Dobkin and Mrs. Nina C. Wong- Dobkin Mr. Dwight Minnich, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Reed Mr. Edward Wells Sudduth, Jr Mr. Daniel Robert Worgull Ms. Torchy Lane Mitchell Mr. Ambrus Andreas Reese Mr. Bix Eric Swain Dr. Charles W. Worland Mr. Robert R. Mitchell Ms. Rita G. Reid Ms. Bonni Symington Ms. Sandra L. Anderson Ms. Mary Elizabeth Graw Dr. and Mrs. Alfred R. Mathews Dr. Jodi and Mr. Brian Servatius Ms. Glenna M. Wurm-Hayenga Mr. Christopher George Moore Mr. and Mrs. John Ignatius Reilly Ms. Donna L. Symon Dave Rossetti and Jan Avent Dr. Patricia Guthrie Mr. Matthew Scott Matsuoka Mr. Timothy M. Smith Mr. Paul A. Yonzmura Dr. Mary Sue Moore Ms. Angela Rene Reposa Tram Anh Nguyen Ta Dr. Georgia Babladelis Mrs. Barbara J. Haber Dr. Nan L Maxwell and Dr. Ronald J Dr. Alan M. Smith Janice and Ronald Young D’Amico Mr. Larry Morgan John and Marieta Ress Mrs. Jennifer Lynn Tabarus Dr. Charles W Baird Mr. M. Ward Hallock Dr. Judith M. Stanley Ms. Yuhsheue Yu Mr. Gary McBride and Ms. Ann Dole Mrs. Betty Jane Mount Dr. Richard B. Rice Ms. Amy Suhwa Takemori Dr. and Mrs. Sambhu Basu Dr. Harrison Duane Heath Dr. Scott Stine Mr. William Zaner Sue and John Merrill Ms. Jennifer Erin Moxley Ms. Sandra Adams Rigel Ms. Valerie A. Taniguchi Mr. and Mrs. Stanley C. Bateman, Jr. Ms. Donna Hemmila Dr. Henry Tombari and Dr. Joan Sieber Ms. Aynalem Zemedeberhan Dr. Russell L. Merris Dr. Victoria C. Mui Mr. Joe C. Roberts Mr. Robert Aaron Tanner Dr. and Mrs. Carl Bellone Nancy and Thomas Hird Dr. Arthurlene Gartrell Towner Mrs. Min Zheng Dr. Alan Monat Ms. Margaret Leffler Myers Ms. Micaela Robles Dr. Douglas James Taube Mr. Bob Brauer Dr. Carol Inberg Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. VrMeer Mr. Richard A. Zisook Dr. Wade A. Morehouse, Jr. Mr. Nels B. Nelson Ms. Marie Katherine Rodgers Ms. Diana Marie Taylor Dr. Emily and Mr. William Brizendine Mrs. Arlene Kahn Ms. Liliana Wang Dr. Harry Arlo Nimmo Mr. Phillip J. Ng Ms. Jo Rainie Rodgers Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tecco Dr. Roberta Brokaw Dr. James J. Kelly Dr. Detlef A. Warnke Organizations Dr. Julie Norton Mr. Quan Anh Nguyen Mr. Rafael A. Rodriguez Mr. Mark Richard Thies Robert and Karen Burt Ms. Myoung-Ja Lee Kwon Prof Wohlmacher and Prof Wassermann AMD Incorporated Dr. Fung-Shine Pan Dr. James L. Nichols Dick and Lillian L. Rogers Ms. Anita Kathryn Thompson Dr. Regina D. Cate Frank and Lucia La Rocca Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Whitney Elite Food Services Dr. Janet Patterson Lt. Arthur Nichols Ms. Linda Angela Rovai Mr. Lloyd Kenneth Tjom Ms. Mary Cheng Dr. David J. Larson Dr. Peter A. Wilson Faith Fellowship Foursquare Church Mr. and Mrs. Robert Peyton Mr. and Mrs. Robert C Norwood, III Ms. Elizabeth Michele Rundstrom Mr. Paul Yiu-Ming Tsang Mr. Jay Colombatto Mr. and Mrs. Chin Woo Lee Georgia-Pacific Corporation Mr. Greg and Dr. Sonjia Redmond Mr. Daniel P. O’Dowd Ms. Jean G. Saastamoinen Ms. Constance Ubochi Professor Lejeune Cummins Mrs. Peggy Lepore Henkel Corporation Dr. Norma S. Rees Ms. Patricia May Ogrey Mr. Najam Mohammed Saiduddin Mr. Jim Alfred Ulversoy Mrs. Deborah A. De Angelis Dr. and Mrs. Michael K. Leung Juniper Networks Dr. and Mrs. William Reuter Ms. Christine Ohtani-Chang Mr. Michael Wayne Sampson Mr. Juan C. Uribe Dr. and Mrs. Herbert M. 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Perry Dr. and Mrs. Gary Soren Smith Mrs. Patricia B. Waterman Mr. Joseph D. Dizon Mr. Justin Claude Randle Alexander & Baldwin Foundation Irwin Home Equity Mr. Kao Meng Phan Mr. Daniel Allen Smith Ms. Jana Freeman Watts Mr. Brian Joseph Fuhrig Dr. Norma S. Rees AMD Incorporated JK Group Trustees For Visa International Mr. Ernest J. Pickell Ms. Julia R. Soares Ms. Leslie Ann Watts Ms. Carol A. Garcia Dr. J. Malcolm Smith Arizona Public Service Co. Knight-Ridder Foundation Ms. Victoria H. Pilotti Jack and Cea Soares Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Yates Webb Dr. Frank Daniel Gilliard Mr. Timothy M. Smith Bank of America Lockheed Martin Corporation Ms. Miriam W. Pirone Mr. and Mrs. Craig V. Sosey Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Burkett Webb Mr. Nestor V. Gonzalez Dr. Louis Glen Strasburg BEA Systems Inc PG & E Lena and John Pleick Ms. Aline Soules Mr. Richard C. Webb Dr. John A Gothberg Dr. Vincenzo P. Traversa Chevron Procter & Gamble Mr. Steve Plumb Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Spicher Mr. Herman Weeks Dr. Alvin E. 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Staubus Mr. and Mrs. Horace Williams The Honor Roll of Donors acknowledges gifts and pledge payments of $100 or more received between July 1, 2005 and June 30, 2006. We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy Dr. C. T. Purvis S. M. Stein Mr. Frederick W Wilson III of all listings of 2005-2006 donors. If there is an error in the listing of your gift, or if you wish Mr. Martin Raley Mr. Robert Jerome Sternes Dr. Dorothy Wilson to make a change in the way your name was shown, please contact the Office of University Ms. Joan Ellen Ranallo Ms. Rachelle Stice Advancement, 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd., WA 908, Hayward, CA 94542, 510-885-2360.

24 Cal State East Bay Magazine FALL 2006 http://news.csueastbay.edu/magazinehttp://support.csueastbay.edu 25 class notes Alum Fights for Frick Fitness Alumni Association 1970s Kermit Bayless Peter Norgaard, B.S., Physical Year Graduated: 1972 Education (‘70), is the vice presi- Upcoming Alumni Association Events dent of operations for Van Pelt Major: B.S. KPE, M.S. Psychology Construction Services. Van Pelt Profession: School Teacher/Physical Education Director does modernizations and new design projects, working for K-12 Homecoming Make a Difference at CSUEB Employer: Oakland Unified School District – Frick schools and the CSU system. Share your experience with Middle School Feb. 2, 3:30 to10 p.m. Billie Bates, B.S., Black Studies University Gymnasium. prospective students. Most important lesson learned: To study hard and learn as much as you can. (‘72), is the manager of the Lath- Cheer the Pioneers to victory. Come back to campus for If you have an hour, please rop Senior Center in Lathrop, this evening of family-friendly activities, food and a gym take the time to visit a high school or Favorite Class: Professor Malachi Andrews, Racism in Calif. Bates manages, controls community college in your area. Our Sports. He brought out all the facts. The class dealt with day-to-day operations, plans filled with fellow alumni and enthusiastic students. racism and back then that was a subject you didn’t talk enrollment counselors will be there about. He brought it to the light. programs and supervises at the to answer the technical questions. senior center. The Wiz Theater Dinner You just make a connection. For more Best Career Move: Moving back to the Bay Area from Las Vegas. information call, 510 885-2839. Steve Kious, B.A., Mass Com- Hosted by the Alumni Association and Friends of the Arts. munications (‘76), is the juvenile March 2, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Studio Theatre. Do over you wish you could have: Maybe would have worked on my Ph.D. court liaison for the Child Wel- Enjoy an early dinner and reserved seating for what is fare Division in Oregon. Before guaranteed to be a dynamic student rendition of the hit Family Matters: My twin brother, Kenneth, and my becoming a social worker, he mother, Corene, graduated from CSUEB the same year musical at an affordable price. I did. My brother Charles graduated in 1968. All of us was a newspaper and television Tickets include dinner and the show: $25 general, $20 have had careers in education. reporter for such media outlets Special thanks to the Sponsors Alumni Association members, $15 students and children as Hayward’s Daily Review and of the 2006 Awards Gala Advice to current students: Never get discouraged Photo by Ben Ailes Pleasanton’s Tri-Valley Herald. under 18. and never give up. Strive to be the best you can be. RSVP by Feb. 23 to 510-885-2877. Title Sponsor James Klescewski, B.S, Business The Private Bank of Union Bank of California Administration with option in Accounting (‘77), M.B.A., Busi- Sacramento Alumni Breakfast ness Administration with option Platinum Sponsor How did you end up in Las Vegas and ultimately how important their health was. March 19, 7:30 to 9 a.m. Location TBD in Finance (‘85), is the CFO of Chevron as a professional boxing judge? We wanted to do things to motivate the Expand your circle of influence by networking with RS Investments, a San Francisco I moved to Vegas in 1975. I was a sports children and affect change. We tried activi- professional alumni in your area. Gold Sponsors boutique investment manage- KPMG person myself, an All-American athlete, and ties such as the Frick Olympic Sports Festival ment firm focused on small to University President Mo Qayoumi will Wells Fargo began attending boxing matches. Me and that included Double Dutch matches, soccer mid-sized companies. be the featured speaker. my twin brother attended a lot of amateur games, basketball and track meets. It was a $20 general, $10 Alumni Association members. Thank you for making our event a success! matches. When I moved back to California, I chance for students to interact with and com- Gregory Mowbray, B.S., Busi- RSVP by March 2 to 510 885-2877. joined the athletic commission. I’ve trained a ness Administration with op- pete against teachers. I assembled the (new tion in Accounting (‘78), is vice couple of boxers but was never a professional structure) of the P.E. department like a boot president of construction for Top competitor. I became a judge for professional camp. Vision Development LLC, a San matches. Our physical fitness scores rose to No. Francisco real estate developer. 1 in the district. Our California standardized Mowbray is responsible for all You became a charter member of the univer- test scores also rose. We not only teach the aspects of the development and sity’s Hall of Fame in 1986. Why didn’t you kids how to exercise but also about anatomy construction process, including explore a career in athletics? planning, design and construc- A Message From the and muscles, things of that nature. Frick tion team management and Well, they do not have professional will be the only middle school gym that also budgeting. charles fisher Alumni Association President track and field. I went all the way to the incorporates math into P.E. We will also be Olympic trials in Oregon for track and field. going over the students’ weak areas identi- I made it all the way to the quarterfinals but fied on the California state exams. Ten to 11 1980s By the time you come across this letter, We’d like to know. Tell us your story. did not make the Olympic team in 1972. years ago I was breaking up so many fights, shops will have already hung their holiday How? By February, you will be able it was ridiculous. Overall, the attitudes of the Cornelius Booker, B.A., Political Keep up with your Alumni What led you to Frick Middle School into the Science and Public Affairs (‘80), is decorations and carols will be piped into to access a new online community just for students have changed dramatically. TriMet’s transit manager for the the air. As the pace picks up and the year alumni. So tell us your story there. You will Association news at position of athletic director? Merlo Operations Center, which comes to a close, do yourself a favor. Slow also be able to look up a classmate, connect www.csuebalumni.org It was considered one of the most What motivated you to take a stand at Frick? controls public transportation in down and take a moment for reflection and with professional alumni and get advance troubled schools in East Oakland. The P.E. Mostly my athletic background. I also Portland, Ore. He also spent 22 Contact: thanksgiving. notice of alumni events. We have some department was in utter chaos. I was at Mad- have a competitive drive in everything I do. years as a senior logistics officer, ison Middle School at the time. I decided which included a career in NATO What are you most thankful for? exciting events planned for the university’s Kate Shaheed I believe that when kids are properly trained, to move to Frick with the assurance that I operations within Turkey. Would it be your family or professional upcoming 50th anniversary, so stay in P.E. has a very valuable impact on them. Director of Alumni Relations would have the principal’s full support. It was success? What about the ability to express touch. 510 885-2877 or Connie Giuliano, M.B.A., Ac- requested that I rebuild the P.E. department. Who has inspired you the most? counting (‘81), is the finance of- yourself, approach challenges with reason, [email protected] It took some time to do this, but I know Malachi Andrews. He was an Olympian ficer of the Marin-Sonoma - ser or help your children (or grandchildren) 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd., WA908 students have a total appreciation for it. They and coach at Cal State East Bay. He was my vice area for Kaiser Permanente, with their homework? How many of those Hayward, CA 94542 didn’t even used to dress for P.E. Students mentor and had a great impact on my life. where she oversees the financial things can you trace back to your education Charles M. Fisher, President were cutting class and not taking the pro- operations of two hospitals. at Cal State? Cal State East Bay Alumni Association gram seriously. I was able to instill in them – By Sarah Aubert

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hile growing up in East Oakland, 1980s Ray Stokes found sports to be the 2000s best weapon in his battle to keep Chi Fai Ho, B.S., Mathemat- Wout of trouble and focused on his goals. He Bryan Brandow, Multiple Sub- ics (‘81), is the CTO of Vitesse was determined to achieve two things - a ject Teaching Credential (‘00), Semiconductor Corp., which college education and a professional baseball was named a 2005-06 Teacher develops and markets a diverse career. of the Year in the West Contra portfolio of semiconductor After taking advantage of local youth Costa Unified School District and products for communications athletic organizations like the Oakland Babe teaches at Cesar Chavez Elemen- and storage networks world- Ruth League, Stokes found it easy to keep tary School in Richmond. Bran- wide. aiming for those ambitions. His determi- dow won a Sierra Club Founda- nation paid off. Stokes was accepted as a tion/Youth in Wilderness Project Elana Davidson, B.A., Liberal computer science major at Cal State East Bay grant to start a camping program Studies (‘83), is the president where he quickly became a baseball standout. for low-income families. of the Patterson Association “Sports definitely helped keep me out of of Teachers and received the trouble,” the 21-year-old Stokes said. “Baseball Erin Desing, B.S., Kinesiology Golden Bell Award this year. She is my love, it’s been my dream since I was a and Chemistry (‘00), graduated in is also chairwoman of the Stan- little kid to play baseball. Hopefully, I’ll keep 2006 from the UC San Francisco islaus County California Teach- working hard and give myself the best chance School of Pharmacy with a doc- ers Association, Ceres Regional to make it to the pros.” torate in pharmacy and is now a Resource Center, Stanislaus Ser- California licensed pharmacist. Photo by Ben Ailes Earlier this year after completing his vice Center Council and Region junior season, Stokes took one step closer to Leadership Conference Com- Andy Fields, B.S., Environmental Karla (left) and Klaudia Kobelt in their Pleasanton “museum.” his lifelong dream after the San Diego Padres mittee. She also works with the selected him in the 2006 first-year player Recreation (‘00), M.S., Adventure- National Education Association draft. Based Management and Outdoor Representative Assembly. ance has been the Kobelt Sisters’ way of Ray Stokes played for the Pioneers before being drafted. Leadership (‘02), is an outdoors life since they were children. The switch-hitting second baseman be- gan his career this year in the Arizona Rookie guide and runs programs for the Daniel Belville, M.A., Public Ad- Karla and Klaudia Kobelt have per- University of Pacific. Fields also formedD with the biggest names in show business League with the Peoria Padres and will join ministration (‘88), is the deputy the rest of the organization in March dur- facilitates the rope adventure fire chief of the San Mateo Fire dating back to the mid-1950s. As performers challenge course for the CSUEB they have toured the world featured with legend- ing spring training. There he’ll compete with Department. Belville runs the other young ballplayers for spots on various speed his biggest asset as a player. It’s tough Summer Bridge program. daily operations, including the ary entertainers Mary Martin, Ella Fitzgerald, for fans of Pioneer baseball to disagree after Jack Benny, Steve Allen, Dionne Warwick, Phyl- minor league squads. supervision of all emergency Stokes’ wheels may be his ticket to mak- watching Stokes capture the school record for Staci Malin Lindsay, M.S., Sports services. lis Diller and numerous others. career steals after just three seasons. Com- Psychology and Motor Develop- But more than the fame, financial benefits ing an impact on the national level, as the 5-foot-10-inch, 160-pound infielder called his bined with his 2006 team-best batting average ment (‘00), was inducted into the 1990s and the star connections they formed, the dance Sisters turned their stage careers upside down. and Association of Division III Independents Linfield College (Oregon) Athlet- team took a special pride in the positive feed- player of the year honors, it’s easy to see why ics Hall of Fame. She won five Stefan Pollard, B.S., Business back they received from the audience, fans and In the early 1970s, the Kobelts purchased Stokes is turning heads and having a blast national titles and was an eight- Administration with option in many of the starring performers. a home in Pleasanton, where they still live, and while doing it. time All-American in the breast- Marketing (‘90), M.A., Business “The real reward came when someone converted one of the rooms into a dance studio Submit Class Notes “It’s kind of weird saying that baseball is stroke. She coached, worked as a Administration with option in would tell us how much they enjoyed our shows that also serves as a small museum of their my job, but it’s just fun going to work every financial aid counselor at Chap- Computer Information Systems and benefited from our work,” said Karla. fabulous entertainment careers. day and doing something that you love,” said man University and now stays (‘99), is the director of consult- They get the same kind of satisfaction from Then the owners of the San Ramon Valley Stokes, who inked a contract with the Padres home with her three children. ing services for Email Labs, hearing appreciation from recipients of the Elsie Dance Academy asked them to teach. in June. which provides e-mail market- Sanderson Scholarship for nursing students. The Within a few years, the sisters became Staying focused and maintaining a Perry Litchfield, certificate in ing software and services. Kobelts started the $1,000 annual scholarship in partners in the school. Klaudia got involved rigorous work ethic keeps him going. While a Chemical Dependency Studies 1996 to honor their favorite aunt. in its operations and decided she needed to student at CSUEB, Stokes had an opportunity (‘04), is the CEO of Bayside Marin Jill Knowland, B.S., Business While it had been their mother, Ethel, who learn more about business. She enrolled at the to visit the home of baseball legend Joe Mor- Recovery Center in San Rafael. Administration with option in introduced the sisters to dance when they were university as a part-time student and earned a gan, a university alumnus. The Hall of Fame He also serves on the advisory Accounting (‘93), is the director 5 and 3, their mother’s twin sister also provided business degree in 1992. inductee reinforced the need for hard work on board for the CSUEB Chemical of finance and facilities at the inspiration. Sanderson aspired to become a With her college education and growing and off the diamond. Dependency Studies Program. Chabot Space and Science Cen- nurse, but her family’s financial situation made business acumen, she was able to help build “I always thought it was possible (to ter. The center allows the public that impossible. Now the sisters help Cal State the dance academy from an enrollment of 125 Share news about your career, make it to the pros), but I know it takes hard Rachel Beer, B.S., Recreation to learning astronomy and the East Bay students with their career dreams the students to more than 1,500. Just as they’ve accomplishments and changes in your life work to get here, that’s why I didn’t take it and Community Services (‘05), is space sciences with an obser- same way their aunt supported theirs. earned rewards through their entertainment with other alumni. Include your address, lightly,” Stokes said. “While you’re not working the youth sports coordinator for vatory planetarium and natural And what a dream career they had. and teaching careers, the Kobelts feel they are phone numbers, degree earned, major and hard, someone else is.” the U.S. Navy at the Naval Air Sta- park settings. The Kobelt Sisters toured in the national getting just as much in return for the scholar- graduation year along with a current color Regardless of how his pursuit of the big tion Oceana in Virginia. Beer runs theater companies of Annie Get Your Gun and ship they provide. photo. Mail to Cal State East Bay Magazine, leagues ends, Stokes plans on returning to sport programs for all the navy Lisa Madigan, B.A., Liberal My Fair Lady. They performed dance routines “The reward of seeing how the scholar- Attention Editor, CSUEB, 25800 Carlos Bee CSUEB to complete his degree. children for that base. Studies in Early Childhood Edu- for those and other productions throughout ship has helped students realize their dreams Blvd., WA908, Hayward, CA 94542. Or e-mail “My time (at CSUEB) was really impor- cation (‘93), was named a 2005- the United States, Europe and Asia, including of becoming a nurse is a tremendous return for to: [email protected]. E-mail tant, it was the best three years of my life,” Amber Olson, B.S, Recreation 06 Teacher of the Year in the extended engagements in Japan and the former us,” said Karla. “We honor our aunt by provid- photos should be sent as jpeg images saved Stokes said. “It helped me grow up quicker and (‘06), was selected for the man- West Contra Costa School Dis- Soviet Union. ing the financial assistance necessary to help at a resolution of 300 dpi. Mailed photo get mature; I was a kid going in and I came out agement associate training pro- trict. Madigan teaches at Helms In 1957 they appeared in one of the earliest someone like her to reach their goal.” prints will be returned only if requested. a more mature individual.” gram at the MGM Grand in Las Middle School. color TV productions when NBC aired a Mary Vegas. After the training, she will Martin performance of Annie Get Your Gun. – By Barry Zepel – By Mike Rosenberg have a management position.

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Book It The Last Word: Courage Hayward Campus Concord Campus In a world of growing dangers and sometimes EVENT Music SCHOLAR-OLLI Programs fearsome challenges, courage does, indeed, The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, funded Homecoming First CSUEB Men’s Chorus Festival Concert by the Bernard Osher Foundation and CSUEB, remain a virtue worth cultivating. We asked Kick off CSUEB’s 50th Anniversary Conducted by Buddy James. provides programs for mature learners, 50 and Celebrations Feb. 2. Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m., MB1055. Free. an assortment of Cal State East Bay students, older. Members enjoy free lectures and courses 3:30 p.m. at discounted fees. For details call 925 602-6776 faculty and staff how they defined this attribute. Women’s Water Polo vs. Simpson University. or visit www.concord.csueastbay.edu/scholar- 5:30 p.m. home.htm. Women’s Basketball vs. Simpson University. 7:30 p.m. LECTURES Men’s Basketball vs. Cal Maritime. Art and Literature “Courage is seeing things “Courage to me is overcoming Trombone Day 2006 Performances, clinics and demonstrations honestly and taking action, adversity in life and realizing co-sponsored by A&G Music, Oakland. even if you feel scared.” your goals.” Nov. 18, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., MB1055. Free. Emily Nye Linda Beebe Symphonic Band, Chamber Winds and Director, Student Center for Advisor/Program Coordinator, Wind Ensemble Concert Academic Achievement Nov. 27 at 7:30 p.m., University Theatre. General Education Program Global Vision: A Survey of World Art Tickets $7 general, $5 youth and seniors, free Southern Pacific Railroad and the University Art Gallery to CSUEB students. Development of the American West Monday through Thursday, Oct. 17 to Jan. 17, Richard Orsi, emeritus professor of history. 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Art and Education Building. A Jubilant Song - The Cal State East Bay Orsi’s research discovered flaws in traditional Free. Choirs’ Fall Concert interpretations of “the corporation Californians Conducted by Buddy James. love to hate.” Distinguished Writers Series Dec. 10 at 7 p.m., MB1055. Nov. 16, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Oak Room, Concord. Harold Jaffe, presented by English depart- Tickets $7 general, $5 youth and seniors, free Tickets $5, free to OLLI members. “Courage is finding the “Courage is looking fear in the face ment. Nov. 8 at 7 p.m., University Library’s to CSUEB students. strength within yourself to and doing it anyway! Doing what Biella Room. Free. Benjamin Franklin at 300: get up no matter how many must be done in spite of the fear you ATHLETICS Still the Same Old Story? Theater Dee Andrews, professor of history. times you fall.” inevitably experience is the essence Come hear what made Ben tick. of courage.” Baseball and Softball Alumni Games Angels in America, Part I: Dec. 6, 4 to 5:30 p.m., Oak Room, Concord. Rachel McCarter Millennium Approaches Jan. 27 at noon. Tickets $5, free to OLLI members. Junior, communication major. Arthurlene Towner By Tony Kushner, directed by Marc Jacobs. Hayward campus sports field. Crime and Court Editor, Associate Provost Nov. 3, 4, 10, 11 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. COURSES The Pioneer newspaper Studio Theatre. Tickets $10 general, $7 youth and seniors, $5 CSUEB. Great Discussions Bette Felton, professor emerita of nursing and Winter Wonderland health sciences. A dance concert produced by Nina Haft, Eric Course will focus on national and international Kupers and dance faculty. topics selected by the group. Topics under Dec. 1, 2 at 8 p.m., Dance Studio, room PE 140. consideration are immigration reform, global “Courage is something “Courage is the conviction Tickets $5 general, $3 students, $15 family. warming and nuclear proliferation. you find where no one to have right triumph over Nov. 9, 16, 30, Dec. 7 and 14 from 4 to 6 p.m. else is willing to go.” wrong, even when faced with A Christmas Carol Pascal French Oven, 155 Railroad Ave., Danville. overwhelming fear.” Based on the story by Charles Dickens, $65 non-members, $50 OLLI members. Paul Garrison adapted by Marc Jacobs, Junior, history major. directed by A. Fajilan. Herman Melville: Madman or Genius? Michael Leung Tutor, Project IMPACT Dec. 15, 16 at 8 p.m., Dec. 17 at 2 p.m. Cal Pac Men and Women’s Basketball Jerry H. Bryant, professor emeritus of English. Dean, College of Science University Theatre. Tickets $7 general, $6 Championships A look at Melville’s early books, Moby Dick and youth and seniors, $5 CSUEB, $3 children, Feb. 22 to 24, Pioneer Gym. Billy Budd. Nov. 20, 27, Dec. 4, 11, $16 family. Finals Feb. 24, 5 and 7 p.m. 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. , Walnut Creek Senior Center, For box office information, call 510 885-3261. For more information, call 510 885-3528. $55 non-members, $40 OLLI members.

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