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Dear Friends, eROCK A few weeks ago, I watched the Class of 2018 following pages, you can read more about her and WHITTIER COLLEGE MAGAZINE cross the stage at Commencement. Students alumnus Michael Dobrzyclb '98, a senior graphic beamed and friends and family members cheered designer for the Creative Studio of Walt Disney Editor as their graduates shook hands with President Imagineering—another case in point for creative Ana Lilia Barraza Herzberger and received their diplomas, This career making. Managing Editor is the 11th Whittier graduation ceremony I have Ericka Iniguez attended, and after all these years it never gets One of my hopes for the Class of 2018 (as well old and I never fail to shed a few tears. As I watch as previous classes) is that they continue to feel a Assistant Editors the proceedings, I love to imagine what the lives strong connection to the Poet family. Reading and Edna Becerra of these graduates will be like. Some already engaging with The Rock is one way to do that. I Michael McFall encourage everyone to keep in touch by sending have jobs, graduate school, or other professional Communications Interns class notes, photos, and letters to the editor. plans lined up. Others face more uncertainty in Alvaro Bravo '18 Alumni can also give back by mentoring, attending the months ahead as they determine what will David Castro-Jimenez '18 events, donating, and referring new students come next. And, I know many feel anxious about Brianne Estrada '20 (see page 50). And of course, homecoming is the leaving the safety of Whittier. But they don't have to Iyesha Ferguson '19 perfect time to reconnect whether you've been look far for inspiration and reassurance that their Ariel Horton '21 gone from campus for a few months or a couple Whittier degree will help them go far. Just look at Emerson Little '21 decades. Make sure to mark your calendar for the nearly two dozen alumni that were on the stage Priscilla Lam '18 Whittier Weekend 2018, October 12-13. on graduation morning: dedicated professors, KamRon Perry '18 members of the Board of Trustees, and the 2018 Commencement keynote speaker Cassey Ho '09. Wishing you all a fun and safe summer. Design Knowble Media Sincerely yours, Ho, who is featured on this edition of The Rock, is a Contributors successfulYouThbe personality and entrepreneur. Steven Burns She is a great example of the creative, out-of- L Kim Fox the-box thinkers that Whittier produces and who Lance Franey '09 Ma Liia Barraza will lead the way in creating new and innovative Caroline Galvin '08 Editor career possibilities for themselves. In the Mike Garabedian '98 Ana Gutierrez '96 I IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII I Tony Leon Kevin Monko Sabrina Ortiz '14 Eva Sevcikova '03
President Sharon D. Herzberger Vice President for Advancement Steve Delgado
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ThankYou for the Memories As I sat down to write my final column for The Rock, I was perplexed about how to proceed. As usual, I was constrained by having Just one page through which to convey all of my thoughts—an impossible assignment for this college president who has spent 13 fortunate years at this outstanding institution.
If you have followed my columns or heard me speak at an event or two, you know how much I have enjoyed serving as your president. Our College's history and its values—which revere listening, celebrate community and teach respect for people of all backgrounds—drive our mission and have created Whittier's distinctive niche. Our student body is the envy of colleges and universities across the nation, and a model for all institutions of higher learning in the future. The dedication of our faculty and staff make the education we provide in the classroom, on the athletic field, during a faculty-led study abroad trip, on a service-learning project, and throughout the campus environment unparalleled. And, no institution can surpass Whittier's location— nestled next to a vast wilderness area in a quaint historic town, on a hill with a view of the Pacific Ocean and Los Angeles and Orange Counties, one of the most dynamic metropolises of the world. Our students rightly enjoy the wealth of opportunities for learning, culture, and recreation that abound here.
I am immensely grateful for all of the alumni!ae, foundations, friends, and trustee donors who strongly supported us in renovating this campus over the past 13 years. They have created a first-rate classroom learning environment, made our athletic facilities second to none, and smartly converted Whittier's landscape to a sustainable, beautiful plant palette of purple and gold—all the while helping to more than double the annual Whittier Fund and grow the endowment to over $100 million.
The honor of representing the College in forums large and small is also one for which I am thankful. I've enjoyed proclaiming Whittier's greatness to alumni, parents, and friends across this country and abroad. I've seized the opportunity to advertise Whittier's exceptional qualities to the NCAA and other national collegiate organizations, to many state and federal officials, and, of course, in front of a former President of the United States.
"ALMOST ALL OF In fact, throughout my years at Whittier, I have met with many important and influential people. But none of those MY WHITTIER experiences has surpassed the joy I feel during each fall orientation, as I look out at our new students and know that they have chosen well by selecting Whittier. Nor surpasses the pleasure that comes from watching our students cross the stage MEMORIES at graduation, on their way to becoming shining examples of our successful alumni/se body. INVOLVE THE As I retire, I will take with me fond memories of these grand, ceremonial times, but also the small occasions that tell WONDERFUL a lot about the impact and reach of Whittier College. Meeting the women's soccer team in Madrid this past spring. PEOPLE WHO Greeting large, loyal contingents of alumni/se in Tokyo, Shanghai, and Hong Kong. The time students created the slogan "Fear the Poet." The day we committed to creating a Science & Learning Center that would draw a "WOW" from all ARE FORTUNATE, visitors. Celebrating Presidential Prize winners at each year's student art exhibition. Witnessing our athletes earn SCIAC LIKE ME, TO BE championships and winning back The Shoes. The night that the Alumni Association named my husband David and me Honorary Alumni. And the countless times I have visited with our talented, far-flung alumni/se who told me of faculty ASSOCIATED WITH members who sparked their interest in a subject, who motivated them to try harder and learn from failure, and who to this THIS COLLEGE." day still cheer them on. Sharon D. Herzberger, President A president's tasks, as you can imagine, are sometimes challenging, often joyous, and not infrequently even a little embarrassing. I always have said that I would "do anything for Whittier College;" little did I know that this assertion would regularly be put to the test. I have dressed as Johnny Poet more times than I can remember (you have no idea how hot it is inside that costume), and I hesitate to remind you of the times! danced on camera for the Big Poet Give (once something is on the internet it cannot fully be erased!). The only instance I can remember refusing to perform a task was the year the senior class wanted me to dye my hair purple. (If they had said gold, I might have complied.)
As I prepare to leave this College and welcome Whittier's 15th president, I have had many opportunities to think back over my tenure and consider all of the things that I want to pass along to Linda Oubré, only some of which I had the page space to highlight today. One piece of advice that I will be sure to share with her stems from a quote I often include in my Charge to the Graduates on Commencement Day. Tennessee Williams said "Life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quickly you hardly catch it going." Linda, savor each day at Whittier College!
To the Whittier community I have been so privileged to serve as your president for these 13 years, I thank you all for the memories I will cherish forever.
Go Poets!
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"I AM HONORED TO HAVE BEEN SELECTED THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF WHITTIER COLLEGE. I LOOK FORWARD TO TRULY GETTING TO KNOW THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY AND BEGIN EXPERIENCING THE DIFFERENT FACETS THAT MAKE WHITTIER A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING." EDUCATOR AND ENTREPRENEUR NAMED 15TH PRESIDENT OF WHITTIER COLLEGE
Linda Oubré, Ed.D. has been community and begin experiencing the different Associate Professor of Biology Sylvia Lopez- facets that make Whittier a nationally recognized Vetrone '99, who also served on the search appointed Whittier College's institution of higher learning. Throughout this committee. "I am excited to welcome Linda as 15th president and will take process, I've had the pleasure of meeting faculty, our next president, and I am looking forward to office on July 1, 2018. Oubré will students, staff, and dedicated alumni; and their the new innovative measures that Linda and our passion for the College is so exciting. It's become faculty will embark upon that will build on our succeed Sharon D. Herzberger, apparent how unique this college is with its mission of academic excellence." who will retire on June 30 after strong mission rooted in the liberal arts and sciences and commitment to student success." The search for the College's 15th president 13 years as president. commenced in July 2017, with the establishment Prior to SFSU, Oubré was executive director of of a search committee comprised of students, We are thrilled to welcome Linda to Whittier" corporate relations and business development, faculty staff, alumni, and trustees. With the help said Jim Brown '71, chair of the Board of Trustees and chief diversity officer for the Graduate of the executive search firm Witt/Kieffer and in an announcement to the College community. 'Linda is a dynamic academic leader and accomplished business executive with 30-plus years of experience in higher education and "I AM SO PLEASED THAT SHE WILL BE LEADING THIS COLLEGE AND 1100K FORWARD TO HER industry Her background as an innovative GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THE POET COMMUNITY AND I WILL WARMLY WELCOME HER educator and successful entrepreneur uniquely TO CAMPUS AND I AM CONFIDENT SHE HAS ALL THE QUALITIES THE COLLEGE NEEDS TO positions her to expand the College's resources while enhancing the undergraduate experience CONTINUE TO GROW. I'VE ALWAYS SAID THAT BEING PRESIDENT OF WHITTIER IS THE BEST for Whittier's diverse student body. She will be JOB IN THE WORLD AND I'M SURE LINDA WILL SOON DISCOVER THAT," SAID HERBERGER. an exceptional president who will build on the legacy of President Herzberger and take the College to the next chapter:' School of Management at the University of input from the campus community, the committee California, Davis. There, she oversaw the school's launched a nationwide search that attracted more A native of Los Angeles, Oubré has served as the corporate relations and business development than 100 candidates. Dean of the College of Business at San Francisco start-up efforts and led the development State University (SFSU) for the past six years, and implementation of an enrollment growth, 'I couldn't be more happy to welcome leading approximately 6,100 undergraduate marketing, and visibility strategy for the Bay Area Dr. Oubré to Whittier," said Cristian Alcantara '19, and graduate students and 120 faculty in 10 MBA program. student representative on the search committee. academic departments. During her time at SFSU, "I was inspired by her ability to connect with she has increased fundraising by more than 300 With decades of corporate experience, she our student population and I'm confident she percent—including support for student career previously served as president and CEO of LSO will contribute greatly to the culture of Whittier and leadership development—and launched Ventures, a venture investment and consulting College." innovative programs including a graduate firm, and was one of the founders and president curriculum review and a new executive of BriteSmile, a company that she took public Oubré holds a B.A. in economics from the MBA program. on NASDAQ. She has also held leadership University of California, Los Angeles, an MBA roles in various companies including Th Corn from Harvard Business School, and an Ed.D. "As dean of one of the largest and most diverse Ventures, Times Mirror Company, and the Walt in higher education management from the business schools in the nation, Linda successfully Disney Company. During her career, Oubré University of Pennsylvania. She will be joined expanded the institution's core academic has received numerous accolades including the in Whittier by her husband Nathaniel Oubré, a mission by launching new revenue-generating Trailblazer Award from the San Francisco chapter senior executive at Kaiser Permanente. They and fundraising initiatives. Working closely of the National Council of 100 Black Women, have two adult sons, Nathaniel and Alexander. with faculty, she led a strategic planning effort Women Who Have Made Their Mark Award, and curriculum review process that resulted in "The selection of Linda Oubré as the next and was named one of the "Most Influential transformative outcomes for underrepresented president of Whittier was a remarkable choice," Women" by the San Francisco Business Times, students of color," said Brown. said Herzberger. "I am so pleased that she will among other honors. be leading this College and I look forward to her Oubré will be the first person of color to lead "Linda's track record of launching new initiatives great accomplishments. The Poet community and Whittier College. to improve outcomes for underrepresented I will warmly welcome her to campus and I am confident she has all the qualities the College "I am honored to have been selected the next students is rooted in her unique, entrepreneurial needs to continue to grow. I've always said that president of Whittier College," said Oubré. "I skill set and her passion to provide educational being president of Whittier is the best job in the look forward to truly getting to know the campus opportunity and access," said James Irvine Foundation Chair in Biological Sciences and world and I'm sure Linda will soon discover that:'
PAGE 5 / WHITTIER.EIU aroL no tne Whittier Ranked a Top College for Latino Student Outcomes A NEW REPORT BY THE EDUCATIONAL TRUST SHOWS THE NEED TO PRIORITIZE COMPLETION RATES FOR UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS
"This report confirms what we have known for many years now—Whittier College is a model for the nation of how a campus can successfully embrace diversity and achieve notable outcomes," said President Sharon D. Herzberger. "These outcomes are a result of innovative programs, unique curricular offerings, and best practices designed by faculty and staff to address the needs of Latino, first generation, and students from other underrepresented groups on campus."
Whittier boasts a multifaceted array of programs, including hiring and staffing practices that place a high priority on cultural awareness; a strong emphasis on providing students with academic advising, career counseling, and other support services; and the implementation of gateway courses designed to foster student success.
The report, A Look at Latino Student Success: Identifying Top- and Bottom- Performing Institutions, concludes that eliminating the national completion gap between Latino and white students requires simultaneous work from our nation's higher education leaders on three fronts: 1) closing institutional gaps between Latino and white graduation rates; 2) improving overall graduation rates at colleges and universities that enroll significant numbers hile more Latino students are enrolling in four-year colleges of Latino students; and 3) ensuring more Latinos attend selective institutions Wand universities than ever before and graduation rates are with high graduation rates. on the rise, the national graduation rate for Latino students at four-year "Equitable completion rates are possible. All college and university leaders colleges and universities is 10 percentage points behind their white must take their responsibility seriously to provide students with the support counterparts (53.6 percent and 63.3 percent respectively), according to a they need to earn their degrees, while leaders at selective institutions, new report from The Education ftust. Bucking this trend is Whittier College, where Latinx students are grossly underrepresented, need to put their which tops the list of high-performing institutions that, based on three-year resources to work to increase their enrollments of Latinx students," said averages, have low completion gaps and higher graduation rates Andrew H. Nichols, Ph.D., The Education Dust's director of higher for Latino than similar institutions. education research and data analytics and author of the report.
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California Assembly Majority Leader Ian Calderon was recognized by the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities (AICCU) and Whittier College as a 2017 Champion of Students for his continuous work to support college access.
Notably Calderon was instrumental in ensuring that the 2017-2018 California budget maintained the Cal Grant maximum award level for students attending independent, nonprofit colleges, such as Whittier.
"It is imperative for me to continue to take action and ensure that college students have their voices heard on their path to receive their degrees," said Calderon, Assemblyman Calderon (fax right) is pictured with (1.r) President Sharon D. Herzberger, Bryce Scurr '19, and Manuel Herrera 20.
PAGE 6 / THE RICK SPRING 2018 NEW PEACE CORPS PREP PROGRAM ANNOUNCED
Mttier College has launched a new partnership with the Peace Corps to provide students with a competitive edge Wwhen applying for a full post with the international service organization. The undergraduate certificate program, known as Peace Corps Prep, combines targeted coursework with hands-on experience, building the competencies needed to be strong volunteers and fleidworkers within the Peace Corps or other intercultural organizations.
Selected participants will learn about and practice leadership, intercultural competence, foreign language, and a professional sector of their choice such as education, health, or the environment. The program is housed in the Weingart Center for Career and Professional Development.
Whittier is only the third institution in California to establish a Peace Corps Prep program and it's the first partnership between the College and the Peace Corps Peace Corps. The program was originally created in 2007 and aims to meet the demand for Peace Corps volunteers with a broad and relevant set of expertise, and to support schools' efforts to provide substantive, globally focused experiences for their students.
Since 1961 Whittier has had 147 Peace Corps volunteers, with two recent graduates currently serving.
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Poet Activism Recognized
More than 38 million tons of food are thrown away every year in this country, according to a 2014 EPA study. A group of Whittier students is tackling this problem while also addressing the issue of hunger in the local community.
"FOOD SHOULDN'T The Food Recovery Network (FRN), founded four years ago BE THROWN AWAY at Whittier, works with the campus dining service, Bon Appétit, to collect leftover food, which is then donated to the St. Matthias WHEN THERE ARE Church soup kitchen. HUNGRY PEOPLE OUT Whittier's FRN was recently noted as a "model for other colleges" THERE WHO COULD by Food Tank, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating REALLY USE IT." and helping the world with food issues. In its first three years, FRN collected 21,130 pounds of excess food from the Campus Inn. Christina Fong '18, FRN Whittier Chapter Leader
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New Faculty Chairs Announced Professors Lana ino and Sal Johnston Receive A000intments
Professor of Business Administration Lana Nina John A. Murdy III Chair in Business Administration and Economics
An active scholar of business education, Nino's research focuses on the professionalization of the field and advancing students within the major. In 2016, she co-authored the book Educating Business Professionals. The Call Beyond Competence and Expertise with Professor Emerita Susan Gotsch. Nino HITT. . FE also currently chairs her department, and has been a member of numerous committees including the Faculty Executive Committee, Whittier Scholars Council, and the Educational CH1L Policies Committee. The Murdy endowed chair was established E L E T with a generous gift from Maxine and George Trotter in honor of John Murdy who served as a trustee of the College from 1984 to 1992. 4 YEARS A UNIQUE APPROACH TO Associate Professor of Sociology Sal Johnston INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION SINCE C. Wright Mills Chair in Sociology 1818, THE WHITTIER SCHOLARS A popular advisor and teacher who was honored with the Harry W Nerhood Teaching Excellence PROGRAM (WSP) HAS GRADUATED Award, Johnston's courses traverse a range HUNDREDS OF WHITTIER'S MOST of issues including sociological theory, social change, power and politics, and sustainable food CREATIVE MINDS FOR FORTY YEARS. systems. Johnston's current research focuses on To celebrate this landmark occasion, Whittier the impact of social, political, and legal changes will host a dinner on October 13 that will on the daily lives of transgender men and he also reunite former program directors, alumni, examines motivation and persistence among and current Scholars and faculty. In addition wildlife rehab volunteers. to an inspiring program featuring Scholars who have shaped the WSP through the The Mills endowed chair was created through years, the dinner will honor the achievements a generous bequest of the late Professor of a Scholars graduate with the inaugural Emeritus Les Howard '62. The holder of the Director's Award. endowed professorship will apply sociological theory to practice within a local or international With Wardman House as its backdrop, community; promote social justice, especially for the dinner is sure to be among Whittier the disenfranchised; and use the resources of the Weekend's most popular events. For more appointment for student-centered activities. information or to RSVP for the dinner visit whittier.edu/WSP.
PAGE 8/THE ROCK SPRING 2018 Poet Speaks Up For Dreamers
Walking up the steps of Capitol Hill, immigration activist Gaby Gil '18 wasn't sure how she'd be received inside the domed building. Gil was in Washington D.C. in early February to meet with legislators and to advocate on behalf of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. She was joined in D.C. by hundreds of her peers from across the county, all with the same goal.
Their visit was coordinated through the President's Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, a group of university and college leaders dedicated to increasing public understanding of how immigration policies and practices impact students, campuses, and communities. Whittier Vice President for Advancement Steve Delgado accompanied Gil on the trip, providing mentorship and guidance.
Once inside the Capitol, Gil had the opportunity to meet one of her legislative heroes, California Senator Kamala Harris. The Senator provided assurance that she was doing her best to advocate for all immigrants. "As a woman of color, she's a perfect role model and one of the few politicians I look up to," said Gil.
A history major and Latino studies minor, Gil currently serves as a diversity ambassador for Whittier's Office of Equity and Inclusion.
"I'm a beneficiary of DACA and with this visit, I am able to amplify the voice of my community, which is a lot of pressure, but also an honor," added Gil who hopes to eventually work in law or public policy.
Yet, with the uncertainty surrounding her immigration status, she knows that her plans may have to change.
"Regardless of what happens, I see myself continuing to advocate for underrepresented and marginalized communities:" said Gil. "My community is very resilient and motivates me to keep going."
In December, President Sharon D. Herzberger joined the Presidents' Alliance, which now has more than 240 members. And in March 2017, the Whittier College Board of Trustees issued an official statement directing the College administration to adopt the Poet Student Sanctuary Protections Policy, as a response to immigration policy changes that could have negative effects on students who are undocumented, attend college under the DACA program, or have undocumented family members.
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2018 FEINBERG LECTURE ADDRESSES STATE OF HATE IN CALIFORNIA
Speaking to a packed room Anti-Defamation League's (ADL) Center on Mendelson concluded her remarks speaking Extremism, addressed issues including the to the students directly, encouraging them to on the Whittier College recent public reemergence of far-right extremist educate themselves, stay informed and involved campus, 2018 Feinberg groups, the astonishing increase in hate activity and take action against injustices. "It is up to Lecture speaker Joanna from 2016-2017, and an in-depth examination you guys—as future leaders—to make sure the of white supremacist ideology and tactics— hatred does not go unanswered,' she said. Mendelson captivated the especially within the Alt-Right movement. audience with her expert The Feinberg Lecture Series is made possible Students and other audience members added through an endowment established by the knowledge on hate groups to the conversation during a lively Q&A session late Sheldon Feinberg, a former trustee of and the normalization of with Mendelson. Whittier College, and his wife, Betty, in order to invite major scholars to the College to discuss bigotry and hatred in In her role with the ADL, Mendelson provides broad historic, religious, and political issues recent years. expertise, analysis, and training that enable law encompassed by Judaism and its role in a enforcement, public officials, and community changing world. Mendelson, the senior investigative researcher leaders to identify and counter emerging and director of special projects for the extremist threats.
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"Whittier College was the first to not dismiss my The program allowed him to mix a wide range of Learning to interest, but to ask, 'What can you do with your coursework, including English, art, psychology, interest?" Craft said. and computer coding. In May Craft graduated with Play the Game a bachelor's degree in Game Design and Media at Whittier Production, with a minor in economics. "It was just so cool to be able to explore what I Charlie Craft '18 has spent more than 2,500 love," said Craft, who found a research opportunity hours playing the hugely popular video game with professor Patrick Davison, investigating video game history and recreating early computer World of Warcraft. programs. The research culminated in a paper While in high school, his teachers dissuaded him analyzing gaming's evolution. In addition, while at from devoting so much time to this interest. But, at Whittier, Craft developed two board games that he Whittier, Craft has been able to turn his passion for hopes to continue developing after graduation. gaming into a major and career path. So far, his post-Whittier plans involve becoming a In his first class, microeconomics, Craft's professor game journalist before ultimately working for one oJ described ideas that he was already familiar with Craft initially thought he would major in economics. his dream companies, Riot Games (the developers from video games, but didn't have a formal name During his early time at Whittier though, he realized of League of Legends) or gaming giant Blizzard for, such as supply and demand. Throughout the there was another option, a way to hone his focus Entertainment. As a matter of fact, both companies semester, his professor encouraged him to use on his original goal: a game design major that— employ Whittier alumni. Craft hopes to be counted gaming as a way to talk about economics in fittingly—he would design himself, thanks to the among them, some day. his papers. Whittier Scholars Program.
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"I ABSOLUTELY LOVE MILK AND DRINK MAYBE FOUR FULL GLASSES EACH DAY. SO, THIS WAS AN ISSUE THAT WAS VERY PERSONAL TO ME AND I BELIEVED I COULD CAUSE A CHANGE WITH A LITTLE APPLICATION OF MY BIOCHEMICAL BACKGROUND."
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Improving Mil-K for Millions
Chemistry major Olive Anagu '18 has an idea for making dairy more appetizing for the millions affected by lactose intolerance. After testing her theory in the Science & Learning Center's organic chemistry lab, Anagu found that the column process was working, immobilizing 99 percent of the lactose on the column and breaking To help counteract this intolerance, dairy milk is normally treated with down 60 to 70 percent of the lactose in the filtered milk. lactase, an enzyme that breaks down lactose. The issue with this method, Anagu said, is that it leads to the introduction of more preservatives and There was a hiccup. Straight out of the carton, milk is too thick to run chemicals that need to be in the milk,' which some consumers would through the column. She had to filter it first, which removed a large amount rather avoid. of the beneficial fats and proteins that make milk "the wonder food" that it is, Anagu said. Milk is one of only two foods that supply all of the daily 'I absolutely love milk and drink maybe four full glasses each day' nutrients that a complex organism needs; the other is eggs. Anagu said. So, this was an issue that was very personal to me and I believed I could cause a change with a little application of my Though the need for filtration disappointed Anagu, she has ideas about biochemical background." how she might be able to modify the process. According to Assistant Professor of Chemistry Ralph Isovitsch, Anagu is the first to take this novel approach. Moreover, it's economical. She was able to reuse the columns throughout her tests, so they could prove SHE MAY HAVE A SOLUTION, to be a cost-effective option for consumers to use at home. "It still needs quite a bit of work to become a world-renowned AND IT INVOLVES BEADS. advancement, but it was definitely on the right path to my goal, and for that I have to thank my mentors, professors [Christina] Bauer and Isovitsch, who helped a lot with my trouble shooting through the project," said Anagu. Anagu had come across a study in which other chemists used 'column chromatography" to remove a chemical compound from a mixture. Anagu realized that the same method, which involves running the mixture through a column of specialized silica beads, could remove the lactose from milk
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Frankie Capraro '18
developed a virtual physical therapy simulation and connected the program to both cameras.
"It was a good opportunity for me to learn and use my animation shills to enhance the project so that it looks more like a physical therapy clinic and not just robots doing some arm motions," Capraro said. "It's a little more comforting to the client."
Bailey Russ 18 (above left) and Franlde "For example, elderly people sometimes have With the simulation and cameras in place, they Capraro '18 (above right) are laying the physical therapy and it's not always easy for then hooked up motion-capture sensors to 14 foundation for an Xbox program that could them to travel," Russ said. "So maybe we could test participants and recorded their movements change how physical therapy patients put this system inside their home and this as the trainer led them through exercises in the recover at home. avatar can monitor their exercises and send the Yao Yuan Sze Foundation Movement Laboratory information back to the physical therapist who Currently there are games available for Xbox could see if they are doing everything that After Russ analyzes the data from the cameras, that involve virtual workouts, but none that they are supposed to do." they plan to partner with the mathematics involve coaching. The Xbox's Kinect camera department to take the project to the next can detect players' motions, but without The first step was to determine if the Kinect's level: giving the virtual trainer the artificial accountability, the games' energetic commands "eye" is reliable enough for clinical care. For intelligence it needs to become effective. ultimately amount to an exercise video—not that, they would need a virtual trainer to lead necessarily at-home therapy. people through exercise routines while the "It's amazing and it's going to be revolutionary Kinect and a separate motion-capture camera the more and more we develop it," Capraro But what if the game could' see" that a patient collects data from their movements. said. performed only four bicep curls, when their regiment asks for eight, and encouraged them To build this, Russ found a partner in Capraro, As Russ sets her sights on graduate school, to finish? Russ, a Idnesiology major with an a self-designed film and physics major she hopes to continue investigating the benefits emphasis in physical therapy, can envision how through the Whittier Scholars Program, who of combining physical therapy and the such an artificial intelligence program would could lend her coding and animation shills to virtual world. be useful. the project. After intensive hours of research, troubleshooting, and guidance from Assistant For her part, Capraro hopes to work at a visual Professor of Kinesiology Joshua Haworth, they effects production house to create the dazzling worlds within movies or video games.
PAGE 12/ THE RICK SPRING 2018 Nixon Fellow Examines Expansion of Welfare Programs
THE LEGACY OF RICHARD NIXON'S '34 PRESIDENCY REMAINS A CONSTANT SOURCE OF STUDY AT WHITTIER COLLEGE
programs like Medicaid and federal aid to dependent families with children actually expanded, despite the fact that Republicans are traditionally considered to be against expanding the government's role in people's lives.
Britton spent a semester digging through memos, legislation, and more in order to better understand what key players influenced changes to the federal welfare policies of the era. The nearby Richard M. Nixon Presidential Library and Museum was an invaluable resource for his research.
At the end of the day, there's proof of a more bipartisan coalition in Washington D.C. during Nixon's era than there appears to be today, Britton said. Studying that time frame shows that during any administration "there's still a possibility of providing social programs to communities Caleb Brison 18 pictured with Professor Mike McBride, faculty advisor for the Nixon Fellowship program. in need," he added.
Originally a political science major, Britton switched to social work aleb Britton '19, a social work and Spanish double major, is believing this field could offer him more tools to become an effective C studying how social welfare policies changed during Nixon's advocate for marginalized communities. tenure. His research is part of a Nixon Fellowship, an annual opportunity for students to examine the various aspects of the 37th president's impact or to "I want to help people live their best lives. That's a really fulfilling thing research topics that echo his domestic or foreign policy for me and I really saw that in the social work department:' Britton said. After Whittier, Britton has his sights on graduate school. Britton was surprised to find that during Nixon's presidency welfare
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Growing up in a politically polarized El Salvador, Roberto Bonilla '18 was left with a lot of unanswered questions. At Whittier, the political science major is working on finding answers. With the support of the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship, Bonilla's research examined how the United States may have affected political ideology in his home country, which—intentionally or not—could have affected the outcomes of Salvadoran elections for almost two decades.
"As I was digging a little deeper into the research and what had already been done about the elections there, I found something that hasn't been connected yet The teleteacher program ended shortly before civil war erupted in El Salvador. to the elections," Bonilla said. In its wake, the ARENA party emerged in the 1980s. Thus, Bonilla hypothesizes that a good portion of the students who were exposed to teleteacher grew up to From 1989 to 2004, the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) party won become potential voters in the '80s and '90s and may have affected the outcomes four consecutive presidential elections—a trend that Bonilla theorizes could be of those elections inARENA's favor. partly attributed to the influence of a televised educational program in the 1960s, "teleteacher," in addition to ARENA's control of print and televised media. According to political science professor Debora Norden, Bonilla has landed on a theory that could have implications beyond El Salvador. His research about the The program was developed through the Alliance for Progress, an economic subtle ways that a larger country can influence the politics of a smaller one, even cooperation program set up between the United States and Latin America. The unintentionally, can be applied on a more global scale. central message, particularly in the social sciences, Bonilla said, "was to teach children the American values: individualism, capitalism, free market." For instance, Bonilla is looking into whether a similar effect occurred in Paraguay, which was also part of the Alliance for Progress. "That's where I would actually Bonilla clarifies that he's not making a judgment about ARENA's political values. see if I'm onto something good, or something big," he said. Rather, he's interested in tracing the spread of those ideas in people's minds. PAGE 13/ WHITTIER.EIU NCOLLEGE ARCHIVES theROCK
Friday the squirrel-the former pet of poet and College namesake John Greenleaf Whittier (JGW)-arrived on campus in 1980. He came as part of a larger JGW collection obtained by the College that included, according to former librarian Philip O'Brien '61, "virtually the entire contents of the poet's Oak Knoll library," including chairs, desk, books, papers, magazines, and pictures.
The story of Friday begins with a caring individual who rescued the tiny foundling from certain death. When nearly grown, "with a fine gray coat and a plumy tail," he was given to JGW who kept him as a pet for many years. Although Friday had a cage for a home, he often left his nest, to run about the various rooms of the house, and, occasionally, he escaped to the trees, and leaped from bough to bough; but always he came back to his home. Friday entertained himself storing nuts in all kinds of secret places: behind picture frames, between books and loose papers, in the library, and even under JGW's coat collar.
Friday lived a long and comfortable life. JGW was so attached to the small creature that after his death the squirrel was stuffed and kept on the poet's desk. Whittier also wrote a poem in honor of his pet beginning with, "Aiack! the day when Friday lay! Quiescent in his cage."
On the College campus, Friday was a known fixture even before the real article arrived. In the 1970s and 1980s, well before Johnny Poet became the College's official costumed mascot, it was a student in a big Friday the Squirrel costume who led cheers and rallies at sports events. Today, the squirrel can be found on display in the Bonnie Bell Wardman Library and has assumed the role of the College's unofficial mascot.
PAGE 14/THE ROCK SPRING 2010 SUIE1IES Society Sweethearts Hundreds of Whittier College graduates will attest to the fact that some of the best friends they made in college were their society brothers and sisters. It's not surprising then that some wonderful love connections were also created among society members. Below are a handful of the stories shared as part of the Poet Love Celebration that took place in the spring.
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Manuel and Alex have been in a loving relationship for 19 years. As a Thalian and Orthogonian they were a natural match. Together, they have a 14-year-old daughter, Bryana and an eight-year-old son, Reyes. "Our marriage has withstood the numerous storms that life has placed on our path. We have been the sunshine for each other in times of need and the necessary umbrella when life decides to pour it on! We look forward to growing old together," said Alex Rosales.
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This '60s couple met during sophomore year in their Intro to Literature class and had their first date at a Thalian party. 'We were pinned during our junior year, engaged in our senior year, and married in August, 1962, after our June graduation,' said Janice.
1L See more Sweetheart stories on Sarah (Wills) '08 and Louie Salazar 107 page 43 and on whittier.edu/morerock. The Salazars met in 2010 when both were members of the Email your own Poet love story and same wedding party—Sarah was a bridesmaid for her Met sister Valene Esqueda Martinez '05 and Louie was best man for his photos to [email protected]. Orthogonian pledge brother Eric Martinez '06. They have been together eight years, married almost six, and have a perfect little family completed by daughter Madison and son Kaleb.
PAGE 15/ WRITTIER.EIII FGULTY FILES t neROCK SO HARD TO SAY GOODBYE Whittier College bade a fond and tearful farewell to three beloved professors this spring. As they prepare to move on to the next chapter of their professional and personal lives, they took a moment to reflect on their Poet past and to share future plans.
During his more than four decades at Whittier, Joseph L. Price is the Genevieve Shaul Connick Professor of Education and Child Development Professor of Political Science Fred Bergerson Professor of Religious Studies and co-director and former Director of the Broadoaks Children's has specialized in bureaucratic politics, and founder of the Whittier College Institute for School Judith Wagner is a distinguished international and homeland security policy, and Baseball Studies. Price has taught more than 30 educator who has taught all levels, from preschool civil-military relations. He has taught courses from different courses at Whittier, including original to university; and all over the world, including the the fundamental, Introduction to Political Science, creations like, Modern Doubt, Theology U.S., Denmark, China, and Korea, among others. to the original, Federalism and Urban Life, and Through Film, and Sport, Play, and Ritual. his signature JanTerm course, Warfare: Pursuit Although Wagner is retiring from Whittier and of Military Security Following his retirement, Price will continue to Broadoaks, her work will continue on many work on several projects, including volunteering fronts. Wagner will proceed with three ongoing In his retirement, Bergerson plans to spend time with the Institute for research projects and continue her role as chief with his family, maintain his involvement in politics, Baseball Studies and administrative officer for OMEP (The World and, above all, stay connected with his former writing books for the Organization for Early Childhood Education) students. Bergerson jests that he will spend his Sports and Religion at the United Nations (UN) and serve as OMEP's retired life imitating his un-retired life to the best series which he liaison to UNICEF's Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene of his ability—occupying his time with familiar edits for Mercer Unit. At the UN she will continue her work with activities like talking with past students and University Press. His the Committee on Migration, focusing on "being actively aggravated" by politicians. latest book, Perfect Pitch, The National Anthem migrant children's issues. for the National Pastime, was released in April. Bergerson will truly miss his "extended family" He also plans to keep busy researching "food She's also serving on the multi-national UNESCO at Whittier. He cherishes the joy and insights and faith" at the Huntington Library and Early Childhood Global Action Plan committee shared between him and students over the years, gardening the hillside at his home. on Education for Sustainable Development as well as time spent with his colleagues, "raising and on the Early Childhood Peace Consortium questions about As he prepares for his retirement, Price looks sponsored by UNICEF andYale University. contemporary back fondly on his time at Whittier. "I'll be wistful Most recently, she was appointed to the board society, politics, as I miss working (and playing) with colleagues of directors at Joan Macy School—David and policy each other, and interacting with smiling students," says Price, Margaret's Youth and Family Services. students, the world, "and I'll be delighted to miss the stacks of essays the future, and on my desk awaiting grading." Beyond her many academic and diplomatic the past." ventures, Wagner also has plans to travel ("just for fun") with husband, Richard Contreras '62. "It means so much to me to have been VISIT WHITTIER.EDU/MOREROCK surrounded by such wonderful people," reflects Wagner deeply values the years she spent Bergerson, "people whose lives I have changed, TO SEE MORE ON PROFESSORS inspiring Whittier students to become future and who have changed my life." BERGERSOH, PRICE, AND WAGNER. leaders in education. Above all, Wagner says that she will miss having daily interactions with college students and faculty colleagues, as well as with the children, parents, and staff at Broadoaks.
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New Book: PROFESSOR FINDS BLAZAR JETS Looking Beyond WITH NASA SUPPORT
Billions of light years from Earth, the hot, energetic, swirling areas around supermassive black The Celebrity holes shoot jets of a trillion electron volts of gamma-radiated gas into space. As hard to miss as that seems, the jets from some of these objects, known as blazars, have never been seen In his latest book, L.A. Man: Profiles from a Big City before—until now. and a Small World, Visiting Assistant Professor of Professor of Physics and Astronomy Glenn Piner and a colleague, Philip Edwards of Australia's English and Journalism Joe Donnelly's attempts to federal agency for scientific research, have created the first images of 20 blazar Jets across go beyond the 'façade of fame" to get a closer the universe. Their findings of their four-year study, which was funded by the NASA, were look at the humanity that exists within. published in the January edition of The Astrophysical Journal. This collection of profiles shares Donnelly's journalistic To find these blazar jets, they needed the right tool, though that's easier said than done. encounters with iconic celebrities—experiences There are orbiting satellites that can detect high-energy gamma rays, but the resolution of the like surfing with Chris Malloy, verbally sparring with to see any of the details in the objects that they were looking for. Christian Bale, shooting pool with Sean Penn, going pictures they take is 10010w on a date with Carmen Electra, and driving to Texas The highest resolution pictures come from the Very Long Baseline Array, a network of 10 with Wes Anderson, just to name a few. telescopes linked across the country from Hawaii to the Virgin Islands. The array is powerful— highest-magnification-on-the-planet powerful. But they're radio telescopes, not gamma-ray. "What a pleasure to ride shotgun with Joe Donnelly The blazar jets emit a ton of gamma radiation, but the radio signals that these specific blazars a Los Angeles journalist who tells the story of a city give off are weak. Through the lens of radio, the jets may simply get lost in the noise. through its artists, outlaws, and other raconteurs' wrote New York Times film critic Manohla Dargis "It was challenging because these were at the faint end of the limit that this telescope can do," about the book. said Piner. "They're right at the edge. We weren't sure. They hadn't been imaged with radio telescopes before, if they would even be detectable." Staff writer for The Atlantic Conor Friedersdorf adds, "Joe Donnelly gravitates toward characters who have For a more complete picture, he teamed up with Edwards, who has access to a similar heart and portrays them with insight and humanity. network of radio telescopes in his half of the world. It's common for astronomers in different I've yet to read one of his profiles without feeling hemispheres to work together, since neither can see the stars on the other's side of the globe. that I got to know the subject and benefited from the encounter." After pointing their giant lenses heavenward, the results came in—and the jets were visible amid the noise. Donnelly is an award-winning journalist, writer, and editor. His work has appeared in the Los Angeles 'We're able to actually look at the structure of the jet. The images suggest a hollow structure, Times, Los Angeles Review of Books, LA Weekly, with the area in the middle evacuated," Piner said. "So we were able to get some of the Mother Jones, Huck, Orion, Slake, The Surfer's Journal, structural details for the first time and then hopefully that'll help theoretical physicists Washington Post, and other publications. Donnelly construct models." co-founded and co-edited Slake: Los Angeles, the acclaimed journal of long-form journalism, fiction, essay, poetry, photography, and art. PAGE 17 / WHITTIER.EGU poets CAMPAIGN
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team Ail-SCIAC and was a third team All-West Region recipient. Lauren Kai Eric Davis '19 was named Southern 118 and Leah Kolek '18 were named first California Intercollegiate Athletic team All-SCIAC and Jenna Muise '19, Conference (SCIAC) Athlete of the for the second year in a row, was named Week during the first month of play and second team Ail-SCIAC. teammate Louis Kurihara 118 received the honor twice later in the season. Kurihara was also named to the All-SCIAC second team. Brooke Geske '21 was named the SCIAC Newcomer of the Year and qualified for the NCAA Division III National Championships in the 100 and 200 back. She now holds the Monica Hanna '22 was named to the Whittier records in the 100 back, 200 back, All-SCIAC second team. 200 medley relay, and 400 medley relay. Alexa Melara 121 won the 200 IM and came in second the 200 breast at the SCIAC Championships. Julian Sandoval 1 19 earned first team All-SCIAC recognition for the second year in a row after posting a second place overall finish at the SCIAC Four Poets were named to the Association Championships. Benjamin White '21 of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches All- continued to impress as he wrapped up American Teams. Hans Zdolsek 121 was his conference campaign with an 11th place named to the first team. Landing on finish at the Championships, which placed the second team was Carlos Heredia him on the All-SCIAC second team, and Viteri '21. Murat Ersoz '20 and Tim was named SCIAC Newcomer of the Year. Aakhus '18 received honorable mention. Sandoval and Julissa Tobias 118 earned All-SCIAC recognition went to Ersoz berths into the Division III National and Heredia, first team; Zdolsek and Championships in Illinois at Aakhus, second team; and sportsmanship Principia College. to Andrew Wettstead '18. Zdolsek was also named SCIAC Athlete of the Week twice and SCIAC Newcomer of the Year.
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STADIUM (1-r) Executive Director of Athletics Robert Coleman, Bob Kittle '91 Brenda Etberg, Adam Elberg '91 Andrew Lamar 1 B, President Sharon D. Herzberger, and Coach Mike Rizzo '8
COMPLETE A leadership gift from Adam Eth erg '91 supported the renovations and provided a new entrance gateway to the field as well as a covered, three- tunnel batting cage, including lights and bullpens down the left field line.
The Poets kicked off the spring semester with the newly renovated Adam Elberg Field and Hucth B. Mendez Baseball Stadium, After months of construction, the cTrand opening of the new facilities (CENTER) Robert Mendez and Dottie Mendez, son and widow of the late Hugh Mendez. took place with a dedication Keith Gendreau '80 and his wife Allison's contribution helped provide a permanent grandstand, press box, and surround sound PA system. ceremony attended by guests, The new stadium is named in memory of former Whittier coach, Hugh B. supporters, and alumni from Mendez, who was inducted into the Purple & Gold Hall of Fame in 2014, "We are fortunate to have over 1,000 individuals who believe in the across the country impact of the collegiate athletic experience and choose to support our teams and student-athletes each and every year," said Executive Director "Athletics is such an important part of college life and provides of Athletics Robert Coleman. "Their generosity is not lost on our student- students with so many wonderful life skills," said Whittier College athletes. They know that when they come to Whittier, they are standing President Sharon D. Herzberger during the ceremony. "We are thrilled on the shoulders of those that came before them." that our coaches are such good educators, but we couldn't do all of this without the support of so many people who have contributed to our athletic program today and over the years."
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CHAMPIONSHIP (1-r) Coach Derek Hanks, Lyla Matar '19, Kanoe Morihara '19, MirandaYzabal '19, and assistant coach Sebastian Carrasco.
As the current conference champions and a "My goal is to continue the momentum from last Before coming to Whitter, Hanks spent seven repeated all-academic team, the Poet women's year and lead them through another successful years at California State University Northridge, soccer players are getting ready to lace up their season," said Hanks, who is seeking to take his most recently as top assistant coach. In 2017, cleats and head into the fall season under the team to the NCAA championship in 2018. Hanks helped coach Northridge to the Big direction of new head coach Derek Hanks and West Championship. "The intensity the women portray at every game assistant coach Sebastian Carrasco. Hanks is is on another level," Hanks said when explaining "Derek came on campus and already had a looking forward to getting to know the players, the strengths of the team. "Every practice has plan in place to take Whittier College soccer who have become a tight-knit group of friends been great. It's clear they want to make it back to the next level," said Executive Director of and teammates. to the championships and seeing their motivation Athletics Robert Coleman. "He is passionate every day is amazing." and prepared." RETURNING CHAMPIONS Coach Hanks is fortunate to have a number of returning players for the fall 2018 season. Among them are the following players who have shown much passion and dedication to the Purple & Gold.
LYLA MATAR '19 - FORWARD KANOE MORIHARA '19 - MIDFIELD MIRANDA YLARAL '19 - FORWARD Growing up, soccer had a place of prominence in "The scic championship game was crazy. For Yzabal finding the balance between athletics Matar's family and she fell in love with the game When the clock finally hit zero and the ref blew and academics is essential. "It requires some at an early age. Naturally, winning the SCIAC his whistle I remember running to my teammates sacrifice here and there but school is always first. championship was one of the best moments of her and embracing each other. Tears fell from my eyes I also work with my professors a lot to make sure life. "I don't think our team has ever worked harder and I was filled with pure joy. No words can even I am on track." for a game than in those 90 minutes," said Matar. describe the feeling," said Morihara. "Coming into that game I visualized our victory During spring break the women's soccer team and mentally prepped for the responsibilities that According to Morihara, the strong friendships traveled to Spain to compete against four local I would have to undertake to achieve a win. I'm among players is a vital part of making the team club and college teams in Madrid and Barcelona, looking forward to another competitive SCIAC work. "For my senior year, I am looking forward "1aveling to a different country and learning season and to allow our momentum from this to playing under the lights, on our field with about different cultures and traditions together as past season to carry us into next." my teammates. I can't wait to make it a season to remember," she said. a team is something we will hold on to for the rest Matar is truly inspired by her teammates, of our lives. Being able to play and learn together, praising them as the "hardest working people" "I'm looking forward to defending our SCIAC soccer-wise, while we were in Spain has made she knows. championship next season. Every game is going our bonds stronger." to be a tough one and every team is going to be out to get us, but it's going to be fun." Yzabal adds, "Next season I'm looking forward to keeping the legacy going and continuing to grow the program. I am also excited to see some changes in our game with our new coaching staff."
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Seeing wild giraffes and lions up close, visiting the Eiffel Tower and Louvre, walking through the ruins of ancient Greek civilizations, touchin the Great Wall of China, and climbing up to Machu Picchu - these are some of the wonders of exploring the world outside our borders. And while any student would be enticed by these opportunities, Whittier College students haven taken travel and study abroad to an even higher level. Participating in faculty-led study trips, as well as international internships and fellowships, Poets embark on unique academic adventures that allow for scholarly pursuits, professional development, cultural immersion, and personal growth. Moreover, these explorations help to prepare students to become leaders in our global society and evolving workplace.
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NEI GJOø PARrEENT Ec,F WaS built by This ll GFJ'D - USA And donated to communIty bY Mu Men)' COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS Hen')' Madde"° alOrY The fellows spent four very busy weeks in Tanzania, traveling by van with their guides, visiting Global Partner project sites at different stages of development. "We moved around every three to four days to see different examples of community-driven development," said McMurray. "You get to see how happy everyone is to have these projects and how much they've impacted the community." .tiibarking on such a journey— One stop included visiting a new school that educates hundreds of one that would take them nearly children. "The school had three rooms—one room for the girls, one room 10,000 miles from the Whittier for the boys, and one was the teacher's office," said McMurray. With large windows and a new blackboard, the modest schoolhouse was a definite campus Malory Henry 19 improvement to its predecessor, a four-walled wooden structure held Eand Madeleine McMurray 18 together by clay traveled to Tanzania during the most recent "Towards the end of the trip it was really exciting, we got to go to a public JanTerni to engage with local communities meeting where partnership was first being offered to this community," added McMurray. She explains that rather than simply proposing a project and participate in authentic community- to a community that may not have the desire or resources to maintain it, driven development projects. GPD first begins a dialogue with villagers to determine what the community truly wants and needs. "Leaving on the plane to go to Africa, I was more excited than I was scared," said Henry. One of the biggest things I learned is that we never For Henry, a pre-med student, a highlight of the trip involved shadowing make the journey that we think we're making. Every single expectation doctors at the Foundation for African Medicine and Education (FAME I had about coming here was completely wrong." Medical). "It was such an amazing experience to see how hospitals function in other countries," she said. "Staying at FAME Medical especially Henry and McMurray were the inaugural recipients of the Brethren opened my eyes to life as a doctor abroad—I'm hoping to return to Community Foundation (BCF) Fellowship—a partnership between BCE FAME at some point, whether that's as a student researcher or a doctor." Global Partners for Development (GPO), and Whittier. The fellowship was designed as an elite opportunity for participants to interact with Global CULTURAL IMMERSION Partners, a non-profit organization that works with local communities in To gain a deeper understanding of the people of Tanzania, the fellows East Africa to find sustainable solutions to critical needs such as health lodged for a few days in a Maasai homestay, where they tended to cattle care, education, and access to clean water. and goats, helped prepare meals, and developed true friendships with the Maasai, an ethnic group native to the region. PAGE 24/THE ROCK SPRING 2018 11111111 liii II liii II liii I 11111 liii 11111111 III Iii liii IlIlIltIllIll 11111111 liii 111111111 11111111 1111111 1111111111 liii 1111111111111111 Previous page: (clockwise) Madeleine McMurray '18; Anne Angarola, Global Partners for Developmer (GPD) Community-Driven Education Manager; Malory Henry 19; Amy Holler, GPD Director of Progra and Evaluation; and Juma Sulle, GPD Tanzanian Country Coordinator,
1 Henry and McMurray visit a new community well. 2 New classroom in Tanzania. 3 McMurray during her travels. 4 Director of Study Abroad Professor Andy Wallis in Tanzania.
"An American gets to know the life of a Maasai family, and a Maasai gets to l'aiow the life of this young girl from America. They no longer read about it but live it. I believe that the girls who have been with us will not go to America the same people," said Alias Marindat, one of the Maasai hosts and a GPD partner. 'Being able to see Maasai pastoralism, religion, and lifestyle was "I'M REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE HARRIS FAMILY something I really enjoyed—experiencing another culture's way of life, if only for a short amount of time, definitely forces one to think critically BEING ABLE TO MAKE THIS EXPERIENCE POSSIBLE about their own lifestyle and culture," said Henry FOR ME."
The experience also challenged Henry in ways she had not foreseen: Madeleine McMurray '18 "The fact that I am an outsider, I look different, I don't speak their language, and I don't understand their culture, and they don't understand mine. It is very uncomfortable. I think being uncomfortable is one of the most important things you can feel when you are going abroad. That's probably been the biggest source of my growth." of the day, you recognize that people are people, and you find ways Having traveled broadly, McMurray can also relate to being challenged in to connect with people who are, at face value, so different from you," new and foreign settings. The business administration and environmental said McMurray. studies double major had previously studied abroad in Costa Rica and China and completed two AN EYE TOWARD THE FUTURE summer internships in Cambodia After graduation, Henry and McMurray plan to expand on the lessons they've with the U.S. State Department learned as undergraduates—seeking careers on the international level. and U.S. Agency for International Development. She said that Whittier McMurray plans on pursuing a career that combines her travel, internship, helped prepare her for these and academic experience, allowing her to put into practice the skills experiences. she's developed during her time at Whittier. Eventually, she also plans on obtaining a master's degree. "At Whittier, every day in classes you're being exposed to all of In addition to her trip to Tanzania, Henry, who is majoring in medical these different ideologies and anthropology through the Whittier Scholars Program, spent a semester backgrounds of students. At the end studying in South Africa. Before applying to medical school, Henry is
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considering joining the Peace Corps or embarking on another research fellowship. Her ultimate goal is to become a doctor and work in an international community.
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The BCF fellowship supported 100 percent of the costs associated TO SEE A VIDEO OF MURRAY'S AND with the trip. Harriet Harris and her husband, Whittier 'Iustee HENRY'S EXPERIENCE IN TANZANIA. Emeritus Bill Harris Jr. '55 were instrumental in bringing this partnership to the College. Strong supporters of Global Partners, they have been part of the Brethren Corporation - parent organization of the BCF - for decades.
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She's not only an incredibly successful entrepreneur, she's also a powerful woman in business in an era where women-led startups outpace their male counterparts. Among the many ways the Internet has changed the business world, comparatively inexpensive websites have lowered the barrier to entry for aspiring entrepreneurs who don't have to pay thousands of dollars a month for a brick-and-mortar, and ubiquitous platforms like YouTube and Instagram have given passionate personalities a huge boost for their voice.
In many ways, Ho—a woman who's used the Internet to build a multimillion-dollar career—is the new face of business.
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n the stage of the Ruth B. Shannon Center for the WHITTIER COLLEGE Performing Arts, Cassey Ho 09 and four dancers O spun, stretched, and kicked in a kaleidoscope of After she arrived at Whittier, Ho went from simply practicing lights and colors. The performance transformed the stage Pilates to teaching it. At a 24 Hour Fitness gym not far from of her alma mater into a mesmerizing expression of how campus, she began instructing a Pilates class part-time while POP Pilates—her wildly successful pairing of pop music and working toward her bachelor's degree. exercise—makes her feel: strong, beautiful, and empowered. In many ways, Whittier is where Ho began sketching The young, energetic CEO has millions of reasons to feel the beginning of her career—literally. During one of her powerful—four million and counting, to be exact. Her marketing classes, she doodled a logo design in the margin Shannon Center dance anchors a music video, The Perfect of her paper: "Blogilates," in cursive, with a little heart to dot Storm, that debuted this year to her more than 4.1 million the "I." YouTube subscribers. That's more fans than some network television series. Fashion design was always a passion, and early into her time at Whittier, a flirty and sophisticated "little black dress" she Her YouThbe channel, Blogilates, has become the number- designed hit the catwalk during San Francisco Fashion Week one female fitness channel on the site. Recognizing the after winning a student competition. popularity of her passionate and empowering approach to Pilates, 24 Hour Fitness signed a deal with the rising Her exposure to the fashion world was eye-opening. Ho, who majored in biology and minored in business administration, entrepreneur to make her pop music-infused exercises the Fashion design official Pilates workout at their nationwide gyms. On top aspired to fuse her scientific and artistic interests through of that, she's the designer and CEO of her own active wear entrepreneurship. was always a line, POPFLEX; she's authored a best-selling book, Hot Body passion, and early Before crossing the commencement stage, she picked up Year Round; and she's launched a new, intensive workout soft skills that would serve her well on that path. Ho was a into her time at program, P11T28. resident advisor, tutored her fellow students, and joined both Whittier, a flirty It's no wonder that Time magazine named Ho one of the 25 the Asian Student Association and the Ballroom Dance club. and sophisticated most influential people on the Internet, alongside J.K. Rowling, "Because I was so involved on campus while I was at "little black dress Katy Perry, and Chance the Rapper. Whittier, I learned how to be very resourceful," she said. she designed hit Those aren't the only famous names she's been associated "I loved putting on events, so connecting with organizations the catwalk dunn with. Collaboration is key in the realm of YouThbe and, living and people all over campus helped me learn how to San Francisco in the Los Angeles area, Ho is never far from a close group collaborate and make things happen." of fellow well-known YouTube personalities like Lilly Singh Fashion Week When she graduated, she created a send-off video for the and Rosanna Pansino, who can quickly organize to promote after 40 Pilates students she was leaving behind. The 10-minute winning and support one another. Such collaboration is an important session, filmed in her living room, was the first video she a student skill, and one that Ho developed at Whither by being heavily posted on YouThbe. She never expected anyone but those involved on campus while juggling a full course load and her competition. few dozen students to see it. part-time job teaching Pilates at a local gym. She was wrong. DISCOVERING PILA TES One fateful Saturday morning, while still in high school and BL 0G1L14 TES living at home in San Francisco, Ho happened to catch one of Ho picked a perfect time to joinYouThbe, which in the late 2000s, fitness guru Mari Winsor's new infomercials about a workout created a tidal wave of online stars. she'd spent years popularizing: Pilates. Shifting viewing habits—especially among millenials—from "I thought to myself 'Yea, I can do that!" Ho said. "It seemed traditional media to the Internet created a growing audience for like something fun yet challenging that I could do on my own." people like Singh, Pansino, Tyler Oakley and Lindsey Stirling, who all debuted within a year or two of Ho. As they accumulated As she prepared to graduate and come to Whittier, Ho was millions of views from their living rooms, they were changing the sitting in her high school economics class when her teacher way the world thought about celebrity. assigned them to budget their bills and how they would live, based on their car choice. Most people took the fiscally There was never a particular moment when Ho realized that a conscious route with rides like Honda Civics or Toyota true YouTube career was materializing. Everything happened Camrys. But when it was Ho's turn, she showed everyone a gradually: she discovered there was an interest in her workouts picture of a shiny, hardtop Mercedes-Benz convertible, As Ho (which she paired with pop music to create POP Pilates), recalls, the teacher laughed and said, "and how is that gonna she posted them on her channel, Blogilates, and views and happen?" subscriptions climbed. And climbed. And climbed.
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PAGE 31 1 WHITTIER.EDU PAGE 32 / THE ROCK SPRING 2018 'Being able to offer something of value to people all over the garment sewers and factory partners were happy. world helped me gain trust and an audience,' Ho said. In her spiral notebooks, Ho inked her ideas and collaborated She puts in a lot of effort for that growing fan base. On filming with her employees on how the designs should look and feel. days, after scouting a location and prepping lights and sound, Ho powers through five to six full workouts—each with their By December 2016, the line was ready. It draws its inspiration own choreography. All that, plus hair, makeup, and outfit from nature, with collections like the pink-and-periwinkle changes between each workout, and a lot of video editing back Peony and the turquoise-and-magenta Mermaid. at the studio. "The work that goes into fashion design is extremely Thanks to her hard work. Ho led a global audience to healthier challenging. But, when we get it right, it is one of the most lives while listening to the likes of Carly Rae Jepsen and satisfying things in the world," Ho said, "To see your idea— Taylor Swift, and as she accumulated millions of social media your sketch—go through several months of revisions, fittings, followers, Ho always remained herself. When she considers and for it to make it through production and end up on a real why her brand grew so enormously, she points to that person's body—I mean, wow, that's chaotic choreography that authenticity. was well planned and well executed!"
"The community aspect of Blogilates thrived because of my The new endeavor was a success. POPFLEX has become an honest and transparent approach to connecting with people," international brand that, just earlier this year, Ho brought to its Ho said. "I'm not afraid to be vulnerable, and I think a lot of first industry trade show: Active Collective in New York City, people find that to be comforting and relatable." where names like Lorna Jane attract potential buyers. It was surreal and a confidence boost seeing POPFLEX shine next "The community By 2012, monetization of her videos had become a significant to big players. portion of her livelihood. That year, Blogilates—with that aspect of Blogilates cursive logo penned at Whittier—had accumulated more "I first started drawing my original sketches for my activewear thrived because line in college," she said. "What I'm most proud of is the fact than 20 million views, and the likes of Forbes took notice. The of my honest and business magazine heralded Ho as one of YouTube's "Rising that something that began as an idea in my head truly became Women of Power," and her name has only grown since. a reality." transparent approa to connecting with Twenty million views exploded to 300 million (included among U/V/NB BACK people," Ho said. them: Swift herself). It wasn't long before Blogilates became the number-one female fitness channel on YouTube. In 2015, After all this success, Ho and her fiancé, Sam Livits '08, are "I'm not afraid to she signed the deal with 24 Hour Fitness to install POP Pilates giving back to Whittier this year with the $50,000 Blogilates be vulnerable, and Entrepreneurial Scholarship, which will support female students as the gym company's official Pilates workout. I think a lot of who showcase entrepreneurship and leadership across campus. Months later, she was sharing a stage with the likes of Virgin people Ind that Atlantic founder Richard Branson and Sean Rad, the CEO "Sam and I have always wanted to give back to our amazing to be comforting of Tinder, at an entrepreneurship panel in downtown Los school because the staff, the professors, and the entire Whittier Angeles, talking about the future of global business. community have provided so much value and so many positive and relatable." memories for us," she said. "Not knowing what direction Blogilates was going, I had to trust myself, trust my community, and give them what they LIVING HER BEST LIFE want. Because they're the ones who basically gave me what I have today, so I am always grateful for this community," said Cruising around sunny Santa Monica late last summer, Ho Ho during the panel. steered past the bustling pier and swung through bohemian Venice Beach, with the wind blowing through her hair, and a That integrity and wholehearted service to her audience has film crew following closely behind. But the cameras capturing helped her brands grow over the years. And, when her fans her every turn weren't her usual setup; they belonged to the started asking for a clothing line, that's what she did. creators behind a new commercial, who were looking for a powerful woman to pair with their newest convertible. POPFLEX Ho more than fit the bill. In only a few years, she'd turned a In an office filled with inspirational sketches, deadline-laden single YouTube video and sketches into international brands, calendars, and a rainbow of fabrics, Ho made good on a long- She had seen a course for her life, and with intense passion held goal that she'd kept burning at Whittier to become a and work, steered it to a place of monumental success. She's fashion designer. earned much, and on that warm August day in Southern California, she'd earned a dream come true: Ho was behind For two years, Ho and her team researched the industry and the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz, traveled the globe to source every thread, trim, ribbon, and piece of fabric that would go into the line, cutting out the middleman to It was, in her words, magical. keep the price point on the line affordable for her fans. Starting from the ground up, they built relationships and ensured that the
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WALKING THROUGH DISNEYLAND IS AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE, THAT AS WALT DISNEY INTENDED, TRANSPORTS YOU TO A LAND OF FANTASY BUILT ON STORYTELLING AND IMPRESSIVE ATTENTION TO DETAIL. EVERY INCH OF THE PARK IS CAREFULLY CRAFTED-FROM THE MUSIC THAT SURROUNDS MAIN STREET, U.S.A. TO THE COSTUMES WORN BY CAST MEMBERS TO THE COLORFUL MARQUEES AND SIGNS THAT GUIDE VISITORS THROUGHOUT THE PARK.
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Michael Dobrzycki '98 has been adding his creativity and imagination to the park for nearly two decades, As a senior graphic designer for the Creative Studio of Walt Disney Imagineering in Anaheim, he's put his mark on the visual identity of several iconic Disneyland attractions—Autopia and Dumnbo, just to name two— as well as newer limited-time events like Star Wars: Season of the Force. With every new addition, he helps keep the magic alive.
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While Dobrzycki spends most of his days designing "LET IT 60. LET IT 60." and generating ideas at the Walt Disney Imagineering - Anaheim office location—he will regularly don a safety If you are a parent with a child under the age of 12 this vest and hard-hat to work on location and see his work refrain from the uber-popular Disney movie Frozen come to life. probably sounds familiar. It definitely does for Dobrzycki, whose daughter fell in love with the tale of the two sisters, He spent many nights and early mornings overseeing Elsa and Anna. the installation of the new features to Autopia, one of Disneyland's original opening-day attractions. For Having worked for Disney for most of his professional Autopia, Dobrzycki developed five new show set scenes career, he knew early-on that Frozen was destined to and updated its design aesthetic. be a classic and began sketching out ideas to bring the story to life at the amusement park. "Currently, I am working with creative teams that are bringing exciting updates to some other classic "A few years ago, I had the chance to work on an update Disneyland attractions, such as Dumbo the Flying to the Storybook Land Canal Boats. I served as the Elephant and Space Mountain, as well as leading creative designer and field art director for the new the design effort for the upcoming Tropical Arendelle scene from the movie Frozen, said Dobrzycki. Hideaway in Adventureland," he added. Having a daughter of an ideal age to appreciate Frozen made that job very gratifying, both personally and professionally."
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For Dobrzycki, this high-profile work involves both "I think that if I had to describe my career course in a a collective effort and concentrated attention. word, a good one would be organic," said Dobrzycki, who joined the Disney Company as a regular cast On a regular basis, he will juggle a number of concurrent, member at Disneyland park while still in college. deadline-driven creative projects while working in what he describes as an 'intensely collaborative environment.' "I have always been willing to take on new duties and Beginning with a very general idea, with a lot of group responsibilities as they present themselves, allowing (not input, the work eventually begins to take shape and forcing) my role to grow within the company. Often, these narrow in scope. new roles required very different skill sets and might have different, sometimes competing definitions for success. "I prefer to really focus on an individual design element I think that working in this way helps me to be a better without interruption or distraction," he explained. "As and more understanding team player," he added. difficult as it is to do so in today's work environment, I really try not to multitask when finishing my production artwork. At Whittier, Dobrzycld majored in art and history I am rarely satisfied with the end result if I have not given According to him, it was the strong connections he it my full attention." formed with professors at the College that allowed him to develop his academic and artistic strengths. He adds, "I really enjoy the fact that I get to work with some of the most accomplished and talented designers in 'I will always be indebted to art professor Kim Russo their fields, on projects that are incredibly meaningful to for being infinitely patient with me as I was trying to figure people all around the world. I also find it both humbling and out what I wanted to express in my drawings and paintings," satisfying to think that millions of people get to experience he said. "And I still consider the lessons that Professor our work every year." David Sloan taught me about conscientious fabrication and the selection of materials for dimensional design on an almost daily basis."
Moreover, he believes it was at Whittier where he gained the confidence to make a career in the visual arts.
"My undergraduate experience was a period of great joy and personal growth for me," said Dobrzycki. "I am convinced that the interdisciplinary curriculum and focus "As difficult as on making connections between broad topics makes me it is to do so in a better problem-solving designer today" today's work In addition to his work as a graphic designer, Dobrzycki has environment, taught at the college level and is an accomplished painter, I really try not carpenter, puppet maker, and sketch artist whose work has to multitask been featured in more than a dozen children's books and small press publications over the last few years. when finishing my production artwork. lam rarely satisfied with the end result if Ihave not given it my full EDITOR'S NOTE: Since the time of this interview, Michael attention." Dobrzycki has been promoted to Art Director at Walt Disney Imagineering - Anaheim.
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With the help of a scholarship that covered all his future wife, Verena, who was on vacation from Ken and Verena Florence made their bequest to of his costs while attending Whittier College, Switzerland at the time. They married in the Whittier with fondness and gratitude for the type Kenneth Ken' Florence '65 took full advantage United States after a brief courtship consisting of education the College provides. The generow of all the opportunities available to him on mostly of mail correspondence and a brief 30- bequest of more than $2 million has already campus. He was a member of the Lancer hour encounter. had a great impact on the campus and includes Society, the Poet baseball team, and took his a leadership contribution to the Science & studies seriously, double-majoring in political After the Navy Florence attended law school Learning Center—the Florence Laboratory and science and history and Verena pursued her education in the U.S., Study Area; support for the baseball program eventually earning a Ph.D. in pharmacology. and the renovation of the batting area; and a gift 'He loved Whittier College,' recalls Bill Pate Both were very successful in their careers and to the Lancer Society Endowed Scholarship, the '65, a life-long friend of Florence. "He had stayed connected to Whittier and the Lancer first society to award an endowed scholarship. such a great time here. Ken was also a great society. Once retired, they settled in Morro Bay Pate, who oversees the estate, notes it was athlete and one of the smartest people I've ever Calif. and maintained a very athletic lifestyle, always the Florences' intention to "give back to come in contact with." After graduating from participating in outdoor activities. Upon the good people who do good work at Whittier." Whittier, Florence joined the Navy and served Florence's passing in 2002, the Lancers made in Vietnam. During one of his travels while in Verena an honorary society member and she service, he visited the Mediterranean and met stayed close to the group until her passing.
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onning academic regalia, President brightest minds to focus on something he Sharon D. Herzberger and Vice found very important," said Herzberger. D President of Academic Affairs Darrin Good presided over the official induction Endowed chairs are the highest academic of Associate Professor of Sociology and honor that Whittier bestows on faculty. Chairs Environmental Studies Sal Johnston as the support professors' salaries and research and inaugural C. Wright Mills Chair in Sociology, are crucial for recruiting and retaining the highest quality faculty
During his remarks, Johnston thanked Howard for his dedication to students and teaching social justice.
"Les Howard's practice of sociology changed the lives of countless students who rode the bus through Los Angeles in January, collaborated on projects with community partners, met him for coffee in Uptown, or convened for first- year mentoring meetings in his living room," said Johnston. "This chair, and his legacy, is "By endowing this chair, Les has done designed to sustain our commitment to doing something extraordinary—through this legacy the Quakerly work of social justice, building in perpetuity he will convene the best and community and nurturing the light of learning."
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HIM I' ill I! I, ii liii LlII 1111 1 l!'lilL''. ill, l'1 11 1 Iii 1 1111111 1 1111:.11I 1:11111,111 The Generosity of Poets Honored
Four new plaques have recently been added to the Poet Laureates wall honoring a group of the Colleges most ardent supporters. The new Laureates include Richard I. Gilchrist 68 and Nina (Newsom) Gilchrist 69, James R. and Jennifer Parks, KennethJ. 65 and Verena M. Florence, and theYao Yuan Sze Foundation. ched in parallel with President Sharon D. Herzberger's final year at the College, the These new Poet Laureates join an Go Poets! Presidential Scholarship Campaign extraordinary group of alumni, faced an ambitious goal of raising $8 million in parents, friends, foundations, and other a single year. As expected, the Whittier community organizations that have completed rose to the occasion. The campaign goal has been charitable commitments totaling at least exceeded, ensuring that Herzberger's legacy of $1,000,000 to Whittier College. This keeping the Whittier experience accessible and honor recognizes the transformational affordable will continue. nature of philanthropy on the Whittier Over the course of the campaign, over 1,500 campus and its role in maintaining the alumni, parents, and friends participated with gifts College's unique position in higher of all sizes. Notably, 17 new endowed scholarship education. funds were established by generous individuals or Rick Gilchrist is senior advisor at groups. Many individuals also made scholarship The Irvine Company and previously commitments through their estates. These funds served as president of Irvine's will make scholarship awards in perpetuity in honor Investment Properties Group (IPG) of the individuals for whom they were named. from 2006 to 2011. He has served as In reflecting upon the response to the campaign, a Whittier 'flustee since 1996 and is a member of the Orthogoman Society Nina Gilchrist Herzberger said, "I am delighted and humbled, earned a B.A. in political science and a master's in education from Whittier. She is a member but not at all surprised. The generosity of the of the Metaphonian Society. Poet family has been integral to the College's James Parks is executive director of CBIZ MHM, LLC, a financial services company that success since its founding. The same was true includes accounting and tax services. Parks has served on the College's Board of Trustees throughout my presidency and, if this campaign since 2007 and honored his late wife by naming the first floor lobby of the Science & was any indication, the same will be true well Learning Center, the Jennifer Parks Lobby into the future." Before his death in 2013,YaoYuan Sze—a successful businessman, aerospace engineer, In addition to raising money for students, the Go and philanthropist—came to appreciate Whittier and its positive impact on students. Poets! Campaign also resulted in many touching He wished to support the College's work in providing transformative education in notes for Herzberger from alumni and friends. the areas of health and science.
Read more about Ken and Verena Florence on page 40. "CONGRATULATIONS ON A VERY SUCCESSFUL I Ill ill Iii ll ii 111111 1111111 IillIl Ii. 1111111 1 II i ill IIH I Ill IIII II II IIIIII II Ill lii ill 11111111111 IIlEll 11111 111111 I I'll,H,M,liIlllilllliI!ll ill liIilliI III lilIliltIll IlIliltIll Ill TENURE AS PRESIDENT OF WHITTIER COLLEGE."
Celebrating the inau - & "SHARON, YOU IGNITED AND INSPIRED COMMITMENT gural seaso Renewed Wallace "Chief' Nevowa n of Poet Athl, tj TO WHITTIER COLLEGE AND. VISION OF n Field and Mode possible with the lea Richard H. Pickup '55 -' Joyce Mullenbach '77 And the°d John5 Job The Gerborg Far - Ausf ChI RiC Id and Bonh.n' Tr The t000 and e ,t PROUD TO BE A POET FROM WHITTIER COLLEGE AND and e OU_LLL IN IT!" U" Brandon T Rista '14
III] [III I H I I III MII] Ill WHII] III I HII IIIIIII HII I [Ill I 1111111111111111111 Ill IIIIIIII A During their last visit to campus, Richard "Dick" H. Pickup '55 and wife Donna (flanked by President Sharon D. Herzberger and Executive Director of Athletics Robert Coleman) visited Read more of these tributes at the newly renovated Wallace "Chief" Newman Field and Aubrey-Bonham Iyack. A $1 million leadership commitment from Dick and Carole Pickup '57 supported the renovations, and will
whittier.edu/GoPoets enable Whittier to make other strategic investments in its athletic programs.
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AN UNOFFICIAL GUIDE TO A SUCCESSFUL CLASS REUNION
The year was 1967, Paul Smith was president even allowing room for co-events to surface, 4.DON'T BE AFRAID TO GO THE EXTRA MILE of Whittier College, Ball women's residence such as the Copenhagen reunion. Along the way, Special touches make the reunion memorable. hail had recently opened, construction on the Burge and Hall developed a certain expertise. "You know what John did? He did a memorial new science building was underway, Professor Below are some of the tips they'd like to offer on each person who had passed away. We had Harry Nerhood was chairman of the history other class reunion committees. a book on every table so we could read about department, and a very spirited class of what they had done with their lives instead of students was getting ready to graduate. 1.DON'T PROCRASTINATE just looking at pictures," said Burge. Committee "Start planning the event as soon as you "Whittier College was the beginning of our member, Hedges Capers '67, gathered photos possibly can. You have to realize it's going to time of independence; of searching for what we from Facebook and his own collection and take time, resources, and it's going to take a wanted to do in life, and finding friendships that created a slideshow set to music from the '60s. lot of enthusiastic and talented people to many of us have had for the last 50 years," said put it together," advised Burge. Ann (Hansen) Burge '67. "We were fortunate to 5.50 WHY HAVE A REUNION? be with outstanding professors who really cared 2.BE PATIENT AND USE TEAMWORK "In order to make people think about the about who we were and what we wanted to be:' reunion, you have to reach out, rebuild At the beginning, Burge and Hall had a list of friendships, and remind people how close we It is this cherished connection to Whittier that contacts, but not all were current. They began were for those four years in college. We had a inspired Burge to bring together her former sending notes via snail mail and received shared experience and for me Whittier made it classmates to organize a truly successful numerous returned letters. This, along with possible to have the life I have," said Hall. "Some reunion. Under her leadership, more than bounced emails, helped them fine tune the list. people told us, 'I wasn't looking forward to 80 members of the class of 1967 attended Moreover, as Whittier Weekend approached, coming, but I am really glad I came: That the various reunion events held on Whittier members of the reunion committee each took kind of feedback made it worthwhile:' Weekend 2017. And, although 50 years had on different tasks—lending their talent passed, the members of the class of 1967 had and enthusiasm. Visit the website that Hall created to see photos a blast reminiscing about the old days and and more updates from the Class of 1967: catching up with each other. 3.ORGANIZE MULTIPLE REUNION EVENTS www.whittier67golden.myevent.com DURING WHITTIER WEEKEND But, as Burge will attest, a successful reunion B. HAVE A LASTING IMPACT does not happen overnight—in fact, it was four Burge and Hall wanted to build excitement Raising more than $100,000, the Class of 1967 years in the making. First off, Burge met with for the reunion during Whittier Weekend. So, created an endowed scholarship that will serve the Office of Alumni Programs and Giving to in addition to the Golden Anniversary Brunch, as a permanent legacy by forever supporting coordinate efforts. She then recruited a superb Society brunches, and reunion dinner at the deserving and talented Whittier students in co-chair, retired information services specialist President's House, they hosted events every its name. John Hall '67. It was a multi-faceted effort that day of Whittier Weekend including a poolside involved everything from handwritten letters cocktail party at the Doublelnie Hotel, an For more information on organizing a class to over 400 alumni, recruitment of a talented informal dinner in Uptown Whittier, a photoshoot reunion, reach out to the Office of Alumni 15-member reunion committee, posting several at the Rock, and the Copenhagen reunion Programs and Giving, [email protected] notices in The Rock, coordinating venues, and gathering. or (562) 907-4222.
P4131 42 / THE RICK SPRING 2118 POET LOVE 2018 POET LOVE CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH Whether they met in biology 101, the first-year dorm, a school dance, or the Campus Inn - couples who met at Whittier College share a special history and connection, A number of these Poet sweethearts recently gathered at the president's house to celebrate this special love,
Billie (Beane) '50, and Dick Deihl '49 Stu '56 and Jane (Soderberg) Gothold '55 Jamie '95 and Michelle (Payne) Hamilton '93 (pictured with Sharon and David Herzberger) met in the Whittier College Choir in 1953 met while in college and were married in became engaged while Billie was a senior at and have been married since July 1955. Whittier's Memorial Chapel on March Whittier. They celebrated their 66th wedding 27, 1994. anniversary on March 24, 2018.
Richard '49 and Mary (Steele) Mastain '49 John '78 & Anita (Boudinot) Pilldngton's '78 Nadine Barragan '09 and Zach Stecklein '03— met in 1947 and were married two years love story began in 1976. They have been met on October 31, 2015 at an Ionian Halloween later. They recently celebrated their 68th married for 35 years and have three party Earlier this year Barragan said 'Yes!" anniversary with their four children and daughters. And the rest is Poet history their families.
See more Sweetheart photos at whittier.edu/morerock. Email your own Poet love story and photos to [email protected].
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1963 can't imagine that each '67 participant didn't come away thinking it was time and travel Carol Anne Converse is living in a small extremely well spent." 19508 ranch in Utah with her husband. She sees her five children and grandchildren as often as Michelle Kimball reports that the Copenhagen 1953 possible. She would love to get in touch alumni are active and recently gathered in with former classmates. Solvang for a mini-reunion. Contact her After an incredible river cruise from Moscow to ([email protected]) to connect. St. Petersburg, Sunya Fethurg, her daughter, and 1964 son-in-law, spent three days in Finland. Renee (Norrblom) Montgelas retired from 30 years Bill Francis is serving on the Whittier College in the public sector at all levels of government. Dorothy Garrett said "life is good." She proudly Alumni Association Board of Directors this year. These days she enjoys traveling and organizing reports that all of eight of her grandchildren are He recently attended the ribbon cutting for garden tours for the NW Horticultural Society now college graduates. the refurbished Memorial Stadium and at the in Seattle. ceremony was invited to reprise his position as 1956 "football game announcer "for the Occidental After a 62-year career as an active educator game. Go Poets! Stu Gothold hooded his final cohort of Ed.D. candidates at USC in May. 1965 ALUMNUS HELPING TO Jackie Hanson is keeping busy, traveling, and Sandra Hemphill and Harvey Hemphill' 64 are enjoying life after the passing of her husband, enjoying retirement, She volunteers as a guide HEAL AND STRENGTHB Lou Hanson '53. at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and he gives tours of North Beach for City Guides. RELATIONSHIPS 1958 In 2017, Alice L. (Martin) Goodson Johnson A. David Feinstein 168 and his wife of Irving Hendrick is currently serving as interim welcomed a new grandson and great grandson president for Riverside City College. 40 years, Donna Eden, are the founders and celebrated the wedding of her granddaughter. of Innersource, the world's largest Capping off her year, she traveled to Australia and New Zealand. organization for teaching 'energy medicine," with some 1,400 certified 19608 1966 practitioners around the world. Accordinc After a long career as a teacher and a special to Feinstein, energy medicine is the education resource specialist, Pat (Neilson) science and art of optimizing energy 1962 Walworth has retired in Aromas, Calif. Walworth to help the body and mind function at and her husband John enjoy raising horses on their their best. The ranch and traveling around the world—sometimes with their good friends from Whittier. pair's books on consciousness 1961 and healing hav€ Class Agents: yielded nine Ann Hansen Burge and John Hall wish to thank national awards, members of the Class of '67 for attending the 50th Homecoming Reunion. "Our reunion was extremely and their latest, successful because of you, the alumni, who so The Energies generously gave of your time to put this great event of Love, was a together," said Burge. (See page 42 for more.) New York Times A Whittier College Class of 1962 Reports from reunion attendees: Bill Demmin said, bestseller. Since "I especially enjoyed seeing folks who were on the earning his Ph.D. in psychology, Feinstein Copenhagen trip where Dot (Hedge) Demmin '66 has served on the faculties of the Johns I Lynne Therriault and I met—on a bus in London; 51 years later we Hopkins University School of Medicine, on South Georgia are still together and loving each other and life." Island in the South Richard Hodson said, "The reunion dinner at the Antioch College, and the California Atlantic, "teaching" President's residence was a highlight of the reunion. School of Professional Psychology. He ha a seal to Fear the Sandra Loman said, "My favorite memory of the made over 100 scholarly contributions to Poet! reunion involved comparing scars from total knee his field, and earned numerous awards replacements with Jim Colborn and Greg Hardy for his work. '66. Mary O'Brien said, "The 50th reunion was so well organized with such diverse activities, that I
PAGE 44 / THE RICK SPRING 2010 1968 1911 1968 50th Reunion Celebration begins on August Roger Thompson retired from his long career as 19808 24-25 with a reception and dinner (Mona Kai a semi-conductor engineer and lives in Menlo Revisited) and continues during Whittier Weekend, Park, Calif. He fills his time with golfing, ushering 1980 October 12-13. For more information visit whittier. football games, and volunteering for several local Michael Vacchio joined the ADLI Law Group as the edu/whittierweekend. organizations. senior counsel. Since retiring, Gordon D. Calac has been assisting 1912 his tribe—Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians—in 1984 Robert H. Fish was appointed chairman of implementing various economic growth strategies. Steven Miller was named chief human resources the board of directors of Genesis Healthcare, officer for the Pasadena Unified School District. Inc., the largest national provider of post-acute He was previously the deputy superintendent of healthcare services, in April 2017. He has human resources for the Lawndale Unified extensive experience in the health care industry, School District. 19703 having served as chairman, president or CEO of a number of healthcare companies. 1910 1915 David H. and Virginia M. Edinger '72 represented Sue (Sioux) Thompson retired from her position as Whinier College at the inauguration of the head of the talent management and leadership Earlham College's new president, Alan Price, development at the Federal Reserve Board of in Richmond, VA. Governors in Washington, D.C. She plans to go I Bill Jones retired as into private practice as a consultant and executive the Executive Director coach as well as train her new puppy for therapy of the Surfer's Medical dog work. Association in 2017. He is now traveling the world 1918 A Mark Peter married Li Xiao Hong in August looking for surf and old Bill Quails began work on a Ph.D. in Mathematics 2017 at the Chinese Christian Church of Columbia, Whittier friends. at Central Michigan University. SC. The couple is back in East Asia teaching English to university students.
ALUMNA RECOGNIZED FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN NUTRITION AND HEALTH
Iowa State University Emeritus Professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition Diane Feickert Birt 'fl_was inducted into the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in October 2015. Birt's induction into the Academy, considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine, is a testament to her professional achievements and commitment to service. New members are elected by current active members through a selective process that recognizes individuals who have made major contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences, health care, and public health. "The expertise they bring to the organization will help us respond to today's most pressing health-related challenges and inform the future of health, science, and medicine," sald NP,ivI President Victor J. Dzau. During her 40-year career, Birt has made numerous contributions to human nutrition. She investigated plant components that help prevent cancer, and her research helped show links between dietary practices and cancer prevention. She has also investigated the health benefits and adverse effects of botanical supplements. Birt continues her professional involvement with a partial appointment at Iowa State University Ames.
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1986 Ronald F Lopez, M.D. was named senior medical director for Missouri Care, Inc. Prior to joining Missouri Care, Lopez served as the chief medical officer for Molina Healthcare of Utah and president! CEO of Hidden Valley Family Medicine, Inc., in Draper, Utah, which he founded. 1987 rs A After 28 years in the classroom, Janet Wheeler Martin A. Stuart, took a well-deserved sabbatical to work on a partner of McDermott academic projects, play tennis, and do some Stuart & Ward LLPin traveling to French-speaking destinations: seven Colorado, was named Whittier College1 weeks in the South Pacific, two weeks in Morocco, a Top Criminal Defense jaunts to New Orleans and Quebec, Canada, and Lawyer by 5280 CLASS OF 1987 a month in France. Check out her travel blog, Magazine in 2018. comfyshoestravel.com. Kathleen Johnson has worked for the Walt Disney Maria Wolsky-Proctor retired from the criminal Company American Red Cross and other non- A Mary C. J. Butterly. Mihael Herrera, and Julie justice field after almost 30 years. She is currently profits. She married in 2014, had a daughter in (Curtis) lime had a reunion encounter during completing a master's degree in clinical mental 2015, and resides in Orange County, Calif. Whittier Weekend. health to become a licensed professional counselor. Her oldest daughter is a first-year student at Whittier. 1993 4 Kent Gilbert Message from Hale LaBore: "Mark your calendars married Diana now and makes plans to spend Whittier Weekend, Hultgren August October 12-13, with the Class of 1993. I am looking 5, 2017 in Berea, for a few fellow alumni to form a reunion committee KY where Kent is 1990S so we can put on a really great weekend for all of pastor of historic us and our families. Please contact me, if you are Union Church, interested in helping out." 1992 Floyd and Shari Cheung celebrated their twenty- fifth anniversary this year. Sheri works as a 1989 primary-care physician at Hilltown Community Health Center. Following her interest in cooking, Jack Rosenhan and Sheri Solomon Rosenhan 88 she published an e-book, The Jook Book: married in 2013, 27 years after having met at Demystifying the Art of Making Asian Rice Whither. They reside in Mountain View, Calif. with Porridge. Floyd is an English professor at Smith their three children. Jack works for Cushman College who specializes in recovering lost and & Wakefield in facilities management and has lesser-known Asian American writings. Two of his been coaching soccer for over 32 years. Sheri is recent publications include,John Okada: The Life an outspoken advocate for her 16-year-old son and Rediscovered Work of the Author of No-No Zachary, who has and autism, and works as a pre- Boy and Sadaldchi Hartmann: Collected Poems, school teacher at Children's Learning Cottage. 1886-1944. Andrew Scofield married Lauren Scofield in 2012, they have a new baby, Juliet, and he is fighting A Sanjay Das representing the Poets at the Taj Majal. MS frill-time.
PAGE 46 hOE ROCK SPRING 2018 1999 2002 Brandon Valeriano published his sixth book, Amanda J. Shallcross '00 and Pallavi D. Visvanathan 10. Cyber Strategy: The Evolving Character of Power are celebrating their six-year wedding anniversary and Coercion. His ongoing research explores in 2018. Shallcross is an assistant professor in documenting cyber events, biological examinations the Department of Population Health at NY[J of cyber threat, and repression in cyberspace. School of Medicine. Visvanathan has a busy private psychotherapy practice in Manhattan. She also consults on mindfulness-based intervention development at NYU School of Medicine. After five You can find them on iThnes, Google Play and other years in NewYork, the couple has visited nearly platforms as well as on Facebook and Instagrarn. 20008 all of the city's museums and enjoy sampling food from around the globe and are regulars at the Marcello Sawyer is currently the talent acquisition annual NYC international Dumpling Festival. manager at American Public Media Group (APMG), 2000 one of the largest producers and distributors of Alicia M. public radio shows and podcasts. He was recently Rodriguez on the Whittier campus to recruit for APMG at the is a bilingual career and internship fair. Living in the Long Beach outreach area with his wife and two young sons. Sawyer is not librarian SmCII a ";M ~` 1311 too far from campus and is always open to connect for the Los NO' with students and alumni about job opportunities. Angeles Public Library She's 2003 pictured here Rainbo w in the Sahara Brendan Mann is CEO of TMG Home Loans. He lives where she A Dana (Fitchett) Jacques and Vincent Vigil created a in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. with his wife, Janaee, rode Dromedaries (a camel) at 4 a.m. to watch the pop culture podcast, Somewhere Over The Rainbow, and their two beautiful girls, Marissa and Chelsea. which originated as a radio show they hosted during sunrise—one of her many adventures while Chris Zepeda recently joined the Walt Disney their time at Whittier College. The podcast features in Morocco. Company working as a regional account manager their comedic slant on various topics in pop culture for the Disney Institute. and musings on love, life and whatever comes up.
families of FIJNY employees who lost their lives at the World Trade Center, organized a campaign to distribute and install more than 140,000 smoke alarms in NewYork City homes, and led a recruitment campaign which yielded the most diverse applicant pool in FIJNY history, among other efforts. She is only the second woman to serve in this post in a male-dominated department. Kavanagh is proud of the role she plays in helping to save and improve the lives of New Yorkers. ALUMNA TAKES A TOP POST WITH "It is an honor to advocate for the greatest Fire Department in the world," said Kavanagh. 'Which to me means making the THE NY FIRE DEPARTMENT right decision, even when it is not the easy decision, for the Firefighters, EMTs, Paramedics, and Fire Inspectors who count Laura Kavanagh 104 has been named second in command on us to make those decisions -even when those decisions of the largest fire department in the country. She was are difficult." appointed as first deputy commissioner for the NewYork Fire Department (F'DNY) in January and will report directly to the fire Before joining FIJNY, Kavanagh served as special assistant commissioner. to NewYork Mayor Bill de Blasio and senior advisor on his mayoral campaign. Since joining FUNY in 2014, Kavanagh has made a huge impact. She has secured funding for the department, worked to pass Kavanagh earned a B.A. in political science and international legislation to protect first responders, directed initiatives to aid relations from Whittier College. PAGE 47/ WHITTIER.EDU dassNOTES
2004 Yasmin Jamshed has been working at UNICEF for over 10 years. After two years in Baghdad, Iraq as chief of program planning, Jamshed returned to the NewYork City UNICEF office at the end of 2017 to take a business analyst position.
Ian Slaney was named varsity baseball coach at Sonoma Valley High School (SVHS). Slaney who played for the Purple and Gold, is also in his third year teaching science at SVHS. Artie Straus and Kim (Fauildnbury) Straus '07 welcomed their first child, Carter Michael Straus, on November 3, 2017. 2005 Lindsey (Leidy) Jenkins and Jason Jenkins '07 welcomed their second child, Jonah Philip Jenkins, on January 12, 2018. Mom, dad, and sister Charlotte are in love.
Josh Lowensohn and Margo (Chilless) Lowensohn welcomed their second daughter in March—big sister Freya is very excited!
4 Raquel McLeod and SHOWING THE SMALL SCREEN SOME LOVE spouse Vincent McLeod [V •07 Caitlin McFarland '05(left above) is preparing for the seventh annual ATX made a strong Television Festival, held in Austin, Texas. The festival, which attracts industry bid for local offices in the sponsors like Hulu, HBO, Showtime, FX, and NBC, just to name a few, was City of Whittier, co-founded by McFarland and Emily Gipson in 2012. The pair have steadily running for grown ATX - more than tripling attendance in the last seven years. mayor and city council The four-day event has become well known for bringing together fans and TV respectively. executives, showrunners, and others in the industry According to organizers, ATX's goal is to serve both the fan community and industry professionals equally, 2006 by giving them the opportunity to discuss and celebrate all aspects of TV Rebecca (Wood) Berry is working at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in Washington D.C. She and ATX has also garnered fame for making TV reunions happen, notably Gilmore her husband, Kevin, welcomed their third child Girls in 2015. This year's festival will feature a reunion of the TV show, Felicity, in December. celebrating 20 years since the series premiere. Cast members Keri Russell, Scott Speedman, Tangi Miller, Amanda Foreman, Amy Jo Johnson, and Ian Gomez 2001 are confirmed to participate, along with director/producer Lawrence Thiling. Experienced attorney and senior policy analyst with the Council of State Governments Justice The festival will also host the world premiere sneak peek of an exclusive clip Center Deanna Adams was appointed to the from FX's highly anticipated Mayans, a farewell discussion with the cast and City of Sacramento Ethics Commission. crew of The Americans, and a first-look at season three of Syfy's Wynonna Earp, Erin Clancy recently relocated to NewYork among other offerings. City, where she serves as political adviser to Ambassador Nikld Haley at the U.S. Mission McFarland has spent the better part of a decade in a variety of areas of the to the United Nations. entertainment industry, as well as being on of both the festival and filmmaker sides of the Thbeca and Doha Thbeca Film Festivals.
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Seth Mahler was selected to play for the Israeli 2014 men's national lacrosse team, which will compete in the 2018 Federation of International Lacrosse Keith Moebus started a position as a sales sourcer World Championships in Israel this summer. for Facebook,
2011 2015 Sophia Genovese earned aJ.D. from Brooklyn Law School in 2017. She is currently an associate at Cyrus D. Mehta & Partners, PLLC in NewYork City a firm which represents corporations and individuals in complex and routine immigration matters.
2016 A Former Whittier athlete Adam Sandoval posed Former Poet athlete Mali Hernandez was selected with one of his kindergarten students showing off his to Mexico's men's national lacrosse team and will be Poet pride. He teaches PE and coaches K-5th grade on the roster for the 2018 Federation of International at an Aspire public school. Lacrosse World Championships in Israel this A U.S. Army Second Lieutenant Conny Joel summer. As a first-generation U.S. citizen, Hernandez visited campus in the spring to speak with and will represent both the country of his heritage and mentor current students. Joel is in her last semester his hometown, Los Angeles, Calif. at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Post- graduation, she will be promoted to captain and 2017 begin a surgery residency at Eisenhower Army Max Kaufman was selected to play for the Israeli Medical Center at Ft. Gordon in Augusta, GA. lacrosse men's national team, which will compete in the 2018 Federation of International Lacrosse 2012 World Lacrosse Championships.
Deyla Curtis has been working for the Washington A Kelsey (Wuornos) Stommel and husband Noah D.C. based non-profit Namati: Innovations in Legal Stommel welcomed a son, Leo Robert Stommel, Empowerment for nearly four years and was recently on July 29, 2017. appointed global talent operations manager. Curtis has been active in mentoring Whittier students remotely in collaboration with the Weingart Center 2009 for Career and Professional Development.
Steve Addezio is a practicing trial attorney serving New Jersey and Pennsylvania. With sidils in trial 4 Daniel Smith was advocacy, has primary areas of focus are workers' selected as Assistant compensation litigation, motion practice, and United State Attorney settlement negotiations. Addezio also serves on the for the eastern district Board of Trustees of the Burlington County Military of North Carolina. Affairs Committee and is pursuing an MBA at Rutgers University.
A In early 2018, Alex Perez left his job as editor-in- 2013 chief of Dodgers Nation—a prominent fan website— Gina-Marie DiPierro received the Community to take a post as marketing and communications 2010s Service Award from the Whither Schools associate for the NewYork Mets. Administrators Association. She is currently the 2010 assistant director of Whittier College's Center for Amer Rashid is in Sacramento as part of the Engagement with Communities. California State Assembly Fellowship Program, one Benjamin Cohon was appointed new media of the nation's oldest and most prestigious legislative and marketing integration manager for Marvel fellowship programs. Entertainment in NewYork City. This follows nearly three years in digital marketing at ESPN where Samantha Vega was selected as a spring 2017 intern Cohon worked to identify and create new multimedia for the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute's revenue opportunities for the company. Global Leadership Program.
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Nlth 30 active members, the Alumni Association Board of Directors works o strengthen the bond between Whittier alumni and their alma mater while tupportng the College's mission to provide students with an educational experience of the highest quality The board has met twice during the 1017-18 academic year. Recent areas of discussion include College narketing initiatives, admission and enrollment efforts, and new academic rrogram, among others. The group was also instrumental in ensuring he success of the Big Poet Give held in March.
Sn 2017-18, over 1000 alumni have connected with the Poet community :hrough local and regional events, participating as volunteers, speaking :0 current students, and more. The Alumni Association supports numerous afforts to increase engagement, below are some ways alumni can give back. (1-r) R.J. Tolson '15, Josh Lorton P 94, Bobbi-Marie Mendoza 15, Henry Priest 98, Cody Altman '16, Emily (Mills) Lamar MA'06, Vincent Vigil 02, Crystal Zamorano 06, Brycie Jones '06, Amanda (Vaughn) Wherritt 99, Bill Francis 64. Astrid Bojorge '07, REFER A STUDENT Robert Duarte 16 Alumni are among the College's most dedicated ambassadors and can best speak about the qualities that make a Whittier MENTOR A STUDENT education special. The Office of Admission invites all alumni to refer prospective students for admission. Whittier's Weingart Center for Career and Professional Development is seeking Poet alumni interested in mentoring current students. The To refer a student, complete an Alumni Referral Form found on College is now using Handshake, an online career services platform, whittier.edu/referral. An admission counselor will contact the to facilitate mentor/mentee connections. Alumni are invited to sign up, student to introduce themselves and offer assistance during the create a searchable profile, and indicate how many mentees they wish application process. Students referred via the Alumni Referral to work with. Form will have their application fee waived. Mentorship matches are made when students search Handshake for While not a guarantee of admission, every student referred to mentors and initiate contact with the alumni in the system. Every new the College will be thoroughly considered. Any questions can mentor strengthens the Poet family's network. be directed to the Office of Admission at (888) 200-0369.
John C. Donahue, M.A.I. 158 December 10, 2017 IN MEMORIAM Anne. M. Fritz '52 I November 11, 2017 I Mildred E. Sprague 152 I January 2,2018 Geraldine J. Carleton 160 1 September 30, 2017 Sally Jo Martin '60 February 14, 2018 Jane E.Whitehair '40 I December 19, 2017 Wilson K. Conaway, Ph.D. 152 I January 11, 2018 Ruth M. Stanley '61 May 15, 2015 Mary Gertrude Padia 145 1 January 23, 2018 Robert "Bob" E. Fazio 153 I February 4,2017 I Charlotte J. Stal 161 1 September 14, 2017 Mae "Scottie" G. Mossman 146 I December 11, 2016 Kenneth "Ken" E. Shaw, Jr. 153 I November 21, 2017 Robert S. Treat, M.D. 161 September 15, 2017 Tayeko "June" K. Durham 147 1 December 3,2017 Michael Joseph "Joe" Nichols '53 I December 4, 2017 I Alice L. Mitchell '61 January 10, 2018 Barbara J. Nemec '48 1 November 1, 2017 Robert "Bob" C. Bacon 154 I March, 2017 I Betsy E. Mencel '62 1 July 13, 2014 Harriet I. Rayburn 149 I May 15, 2017 Barbara A. Barnhart '54 I March 13, 2017 Allan H. MacKenzie 162 1 November 5, 2015 Blossom E. Snively 149 I September 2, 2017 George S. Dibelka 154 I November 21, 2017 Diane E. Knapik '62 I November 14, 2017 Robert E. Frees 149 I September 2, 2017 Howard L. Slinkard 154 I Feburary 12, 2018 Virginia Haldan '64 1 January 3, 2018 Willis H. Boyd '49 I September 6,2017 Roberta A. Elledge '54 I unknown Kenneth "Ken" A. Barry 164 I January 26, 2018 Hugh Douglas Lovik 149 I October 6, 2017 Joan C. Preston 155 ] August 31, 2017 Mr. Michael J. Malecki '65 I July 10, 2015 Ann R. Beveridge 150 1 January 4, 2017 Florence L. Dodge 1 5 I October 5,2017 Sylvia Van Gundy '65 1 February 15, 2016 Theodore R. Anderson '50 I May 14, 2017 Mr. Frank J. Sekeris '57 1 January 12, 2013 Mrs. Joellen M. Windsor '65 I December 1, 2016 Barbara E. Nelson 150 I September 25, 2017 Barbara J. Cochran '57 1 January 21, 2017 Michael "Moose" J. Moran 167 I October 5,2016 Raymond "Ray"W. Kelso 150 I December 18, 2017 James "Jim" C. Mitchell 157 I January 10, 2018 unknown Bruce R. Kolina 167 1 September 5, 2017 DarloWalton '50 I unknown Geraldine "Gerry" D. Hargis '57 I Mary J. Russell Ghamedi 167 I January 18, 2018 Irma L. Beagle '51 1 July 21, 2016 Frank William "Bill" Patterson, Jr. 158 September 11, 2017 VernP.Martin'Sl I unknown
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Chairman Trustees Emeriti James M.Brown '71 Richard H. Deihl '49, D.B.A. '84 Alfred J. Gobar '53,M.A. '55, Secretary L.H.D. '05, P'88 '96 Barry M. Blechman P' 14 Willard V. Harris, Jr. '55 L.H.D. '02, Treasurer P'80'87 James E. Mitchell '62 Donald J. Herrema '74 Caroline (Patterson) Ireland '43 Albert Anderson '66 Sharon (Ettinger) McLaughlin Fred D. Anderson '66 P'85 '88'90 Christopher G. Caldwell P' 13 '15 R. Chandler Myers, LL.D. '88 (clockwisel-r) Crystal Zamorano '06, Brycie Jones '06. Ellie Mass '10, Christopher T. Cross '62 Ruth B. Shannon, L.H.D. '92 Bill Francis '64, R,J.Tolson '15, Bobbi-Marie Mendoza '15 Vincent J. Daigneault '85 Elden L. Smith '62 Peter E. Feinberg '82 Donald E. Wood, L.H.D. '98 Raymond "Buck" Ferguson '67 The College encourages student mentees and mentors to take Gerard P. Forster '87, P'08 President Emeritus ownership of their mentoring relationships. Activities could Jennifer L. (Landford) Fuller '82, P' 17 Eugene S. Mills, Ph.D., L.L.D., L.H. include resume reviews, networking advice, mock interviews, Richard I. Gilchrist '68, P'06 '07 shadow opportunities, site visits, and more. Each Poet Alumni Mentor, decides how much involvement they want to have and Barbara (Ondrasik) Groce '57 Senior Administration how. To get started visit whittier. edu/career and click on Carey (Baker) Halio '95 Sharon D. Herzberger Handshake. Contact Matthew Aranda at the Career center, Helen Newton Hartung P'13 President (562) 907-4230 or [email protected], for more Yukiyasu Hayashi P' 10 information. Robert Coleman Kathleen L. Kane '71 Executive Director of Athletics and Jascha Kaykas-Wolff '98 Special Assistant to the President EdwinY. Keh'79,P'10 '15 Steve Delgado Maggie Koong L.H.D. '14 Vice President forAdvancement Richard P. Lichtenstein P' 16 Michael "Mike" L.Younger, Esq. '67 I November 19, 2016 Alan H. Lund '71 James Dunkelman Ronald "Ron" I. Fukushima '70 1 January 10, 2018 Meghan Morrissey P'16 Vice President for Finance and Ynez Garcia '72 February 7, 2018 James R. Parks Administration Elizabeth "Betsy" B. Slight '73 I December 12, 2017 Bharat Patel P'16 Pamela "Pam" A. (Horton) Oliva 173 I January 9,2018 Darrin Good Janet L. Roberts '64 Richard Lee Smith 174 J February 27, 2017 Vice President forAcademic Affairs Don (Wells) Rodi-Shryock '64 Pamela B. Burns '74 I September 18, 2017 and Dean of Faculty Alan T. Bramlett '75 I October 6, 2016 Richard S. Ruben Kieron Miller Thomas "Tom" Fullerton, Jr. 1 75 I November 11, 2017 Steven Weston '83 Vice President for Enrollment Stephen N. Buckley '75 I 2017 Kate K. Wiley P' 11 Nick P. Stupin '82 1 unknown Richard Zapanta P'13 Joel Perez Joseph L. Cupp, Jr. 182 I December 6,2011 Robert Zemsky '62 Vice President and Dean of Student Dolores Covarrubias '83 I October 15, 2015 Kristin Wiberg Markham F. Miller, Esq. 188 I December 12, 2017 Trustees Pro Tern Executive Assistant to the President Robert "Bob" G. Sutherin 189 I December 4,2017 John McCarthy '77 Miguel Santana '91 Darrell E. Walker '76 Kenya L. Williams JD '10
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HOMETOWN: Los Angeles, CA
MAJORS Economics Political Sciençe
ACTXVITIES1INVOLVEMENT: Thalian Society, Asian Stüdënt Association, Phonathon, campus internship with the Institutional Research Department
MOST UNUSUAL THING I DID AT WHITTIER COLLEGE: My adventures trying to break into different buildings on campus to find a room where I could finish studying for my Econ tests!
BEST PLACE TO STUDY: The fifth floor room in the SLC with the floor to ceiling whiteboards.
FAVORITE CLASS: Intro to Political Science with Professor Bergerson.
MOST CHALLENGING CLASS TAKEN: Intermediate Microeconomics Theory with Professor White, hands down.
WHAT WHITTIER COLLEGE MEANS TO ME: Whittier is where I was able to grow and learn how to push myself to become my best self. It is also where I met the people who will be my life-long friends.
MOST INTERESTING THING I LEARNED AS A POLITICAL SCIENCE AND ECONOMICS DOUBLE MAJOR: How both political science and economic theory is found everywhere in day-to-day life.
BEST THING ABOUT BEING A THALIAN: Being part of a sisterhood that truly cares about diversity and allows each Thalian to be her genuine self.
MOST INTERESTING THING I LEARNED WORKING AT PHONATHON: How far just having a simple conversation can get you.
OFF-CAMPUS INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE AT GOLDMAN SACHS: My internship experience was a perfect balance of giving me the responsibility of any other full-time employee and still allowing me to have fun with the position. I was able to really understand what "work hard, play hard" meant during my internship experience.
WHAT WAS THE BIGGEST LESSON LEARNED DURING YOUR INTERNSHIP? The importance of good leadership. A good manager and a strong upper management system is what makes me want to come to work everyday.
ULTIMATE CAREER GOAL: To make my way to D.C. and work on a political analysis team to see how politics affect our economy and the world's economy. PAGE 52! THE RICK SPRING 2918
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