Inside Th i s Issue: President’s Message ������������������������ 2 The Emeritimes Bhaumiks Endow Student Design Fund...... 2 Publication of The Emeriti Association California State University, Professional and Personal...... 3 Volume XXX, Number 1 Fall 2008 Campus News...... 3 Health Briefs – Here a Hip, There Dean Beatrice Yo r k e r to Speak at a Knee: Replacements Abound...... 5 Fall Luncheon o n October 17 to Present 25th Leon Pape Memorial Lecture... 5 On Friday, October 17, the Emeriti Associa- joining the tour should meet in the lobby. Park- tion will hold its traditional fall luncheon at ing is available in Lot 1, located adjacent to Remembrance – Who Was Jean the Hertzberg-Davis Forensic Science Center. the Forensic Science Center, at the south end Burden? (September 1, 1914 - One of the most recent, significant additions of the campus. April 21, 2008)...... 6 to the Cal State L.A. campus, it features state- The formal program will begin at 11:45 a.m. In Memoriam...... 7 of-the-art scientific criminal investigation with a welcome by the president of the Emeriti laboratories and equipment that are shared Much to Say About Cal State L.A.!... 10 by the Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles County Sheriffs, and the University. Emeriti Association Awards The day’s activities will begin at 11:00 a.m. Eight Fellowships for 2008-09 with a tour of the Center; those interested in The Emeriti Fellowship Fund Committee recommended awarding fellowships to eight students – seven graduate students and one under- graduate. This year, no candidates met the criteria for the John L. Houk Memorial Fellowship in Fal l Political Science or the recently fully endowed LUNCHEON Mary Gormly Memorial Fellowship. Fr i d ay , October 17, 2008 Recipients of Emeriti Fellowships are Eric 11:00 a.m. TO 3:00 p.m. Ferguson (Music), Melanie Masterton (English), Hertzberg-Dav i s Forensic and Mercedes Floresislas (Social Work). The Science Center recipients of the Jane Matson Memorial Fellow- ships for students in counselor education are Adi Cost: $28 per person Juarez and Linet Kehishian. Dustin Black and Choice of entrée: penne pasta pri- Association, Harold Goldwhite. Lunch will be Ryan Johnson, both history students, will receive mavera, chicken marsala, herb-crusted served at 12:00 noon, followed by the keynote William E. Lloyd Memorial Fellowships. Sudipta salmon filet. speaker, Beatrice Yorker, dean of the College Mohanty (Biology) is the recipient of the under- Send check, made payable to the of Health and Human Services. The title of graduate emeriti fellowship, established in the Emeriti Association, along with choice her talk, “The CSI Effect,” is timely given the memory of David Cameron Fisher, son of Janet of entrée, to Hildebrando Villarreal, 1915 current interest and popularity of crime scene Fisher-Hoult. Las Lunas Street, Pasadena, CA 91107 no investigation programs. Recognition of the Eric Ferguson, majoring in Afro-Latin music, later than October 12. For more informa- emeriti fellowship recipients will follow. is pursuing a master’s degree and hopes to eventu- tion, call Hildebrando at 626-793-8975 or Yorker, who holds degrees in both law and ally become a college professor. His background in email him at [email protected]. nursing, assumed the position of dean of the the recording industry as a staff engineer at A&M See Fall LUNCHEON, Page 2 Recording Studios and a freelance engineer has resulted in an impressive discography, including jazz-fusion guitarist Lee Ritenour. At Cal State Faculty Return Celebrated at September 15 Assembly L.A, his experience has enabled him to rebuild Fall Faculty Day for 2008 was observed Administrators were recognized at the as- the Cal State L.A. recording studio, tutor, and on Monday, September 15, with a number of sembly, as were the new faculty. President Rosser record and/or mix projects for students. He has emeriti, particularly those in the Faculty Early summarized recent campus achievements and also volunteered as a TA, and is now positive Retirement Program, participating in the day’s plans for the upcoming year. The highlight of that his graduate studies at Cal State L.A. will events. The morning plenary assembly in the the Faculty Day assembly was the announce- carry him into the next phase of his music and Luckman Theatre was followed by lunch in the ment of the 2008 Outstanding Professor Award audio career. Golden Eagle Ballroom, after which special recipients, James Brady (Anthropology), Jen- Melanie Masterton is a full-time high school informational meetings were held to discuss two nifer Faust (Philosophy), Kylie Hsu (Modern English teacher who teaches children of low- aspects of a possible semester conversion: faculty Languages and Literatures), and Susan Mason income and immigrant families in the same neigh- workload and curriculum conversion. The day (Theatre Arts and Dance), and the 2008-09 borhood where she was raised. She views her concluded with a reception on the Street of the President’s Distinguished Professor, Gerald Beer classroom as a space to promote Horace Mann’s Arts near the Luckman Theatre. (Mathematics). See Fellowship awardees, Page 4 The Emeritimes President’s Message In this issue, I want to acknowledge the cords of the Association’s William E. Lloyd, Founding Editor-in-Chief service of two Executive Committee members members and activities. who are stepping down from their current We are looking for a mem- Ellen R. Stein, Editor positions. First, I’d like to recognize the ex- ber of the Association to Dennis Ki m u r a , Graphic Designer traordinary service of Frieda Stahl, who has continue Leon’s work. If Editorial Board decided to retire as chair of The Emeritimes you are interested, please J. Theoodore Anagnoson (Chair), Editorial Board after many years of dedicated contact me at hgoldwh@ Donald O. Dewey, Joan D. Johnson, service. We thank Frieda for so many full and calstatela.edu. Vi l m a Potter, Leon Schwartz, Frieda A. Stahl informative issues of The Emeritimes, with Have you visited our Address copy to: much of the copy coming from her own pen Association’s website Ellen Stein, Editor, The Emeritimes (or should I say word processor?).Thankfully, (www.calstatela.edu/univ/emeriti/) lately? c/o Research and Sponsored Programs the Executive Committee will not be losing Thanks to the work of our webmaster, Dimitri California State University, Los Angeles 5151 State University Drive her services; we will continue to receive her Margaziotis, and database coordinator, Harold Los Angeles, CA 90032-8253 sage advice and counsel as she continues as a Cohen, it contains all kinds of useful informa- Phone: 323-343-3798 member of the Editorial Board. For the next tion. In addition to the formal documents of the Fax: 323-343-6430 year, the interim chair of the Editorial Board Association – Constitution and By-Laws – it Email: [email protected] will be Ted Anagnoson, who has been serving includes details of membership and dues; the Emeriti Association on the Board for the past year. I thank Ted for services of the Association; past and forthcom- Sidney P. Albert, Founder his willingness to undertake this role. ing events; retirement planning information; I also want to acknowledge the extraordinary and perhaps most useful, complete files of Executive Committee service of Leon Schwartz, who has decided this publication, The Emeritimes, for the past Harold Goldwhite, President to retire as the Association’s historian and five years. But it needs more: input from YOU Louis Negrete, archivist, also after many years of dedicated about your professional activities. Most of us Immediate Past President service. Leon will also continue to serve on continue to be active professionally after we Ma rt i n Roden, Vice President, Administration the Executive Committee as a member of The become emeriti. Please let our editor know what Emeritimes Editorial Board. In cooperation you are up to ([email protected]): Hildebrando Villarreal, Vice President, Programs with the University Library’s special collections articles, books, presentations, honors, and so William A, Taylor, Treasurer librarian, Leon established an orderly archive on. Your colleagues are interested. Dorothy Keane, Secretary of the Association’s history, which is main- Marilyn Friedman, tained in the Library, and also assembled three Corresponding Secretary impressive albums containing photographic re- Karen Johnson, Membership Secretary (Vacant), Historian/Archivist Donald O. Dewey, Emeriti Association Academic Senate Representative Bhaumiks Endow J. Theoodore Anagnoson, Has New Members Alternate Academic Senate Representative Student Design Fund (Vacant), Fiscal Affairs Chair Two emeritae have recently joined the Harold Cohen, Database Coordinator Emeriti Association. Emeritus faculty member Anjan K. Bhaumik Demetrius J. Margaziotis, and his wife, Mayashree Bhaumik, have made Webmaster Patricia A. Chin a generous gift to complete the endowment of Janet C. Fisher-Hoult, (Contributing Life Member) the Anjan Bhaumik Student Design Fund. This Fellowship Fund Chair fund will produce an amount annually for use Neda S. Fabris Peter Brier, by Rupa Purasinghe, chair of the Department OLLI Program Liaison (Regular Member) of Civil Engineering, and his successors, for Harold Goldwhite, designated student design projects. Barbara P. Sinclair, We welcome them and look forward Bhamik retired in November 2005 after 39 (Vacant), to their participation in Association CSU-ERFA Council Delegates years of dedicated service at Cal State L.A. as activities. (Vacant) (2011), a professor of civil engineering. Many of his Rosemarie Marshall-Ho lt (2009), former students and fellow faculty attended Vicente Za p at a (2010) the celebration in honor of his contributions to Members-at-Large Fall Luncheon (Continued from Page 1) the teaching profession. He teaches today as Editorial Board Members College in 2005, after four years as director of part of the Faculty Early Retirement Program (see above) the School of Nursing at San Francisco State (FERP), and continues to inspire his students to Leonard G. Mat h y , Kenneth Phillips, University. She holds appointments in both the make their dreams of a career as a professional Carol Smallenburg School of Nursing and the School of Criminal engineer come true. Life Executive Members Justice and Criminalistics, where she continues Several of his former students, faculty col- For information about the Emeriti to be a leader in the field of forensic nursing, leagues, and friends also contributed generously Association, please call at 323-343-5970 conducting research on crime in hospitals and to establish this fund. The Emeriti Association or check the Emeriti Association website, advocating for victims of violence. She is cur- says a heartfelt thank you to the Bhaumiks and http://www.calstatela.edu/emeriti. rently teaching a forensic nursing class. their friends for establishing this fund that will provide student support in perpetuity.

2 Professional and Personal

Ted Anagnoson (Political Science) has Gallery in Sherman Oaks, included paintings, May. The Hoults have volunteered each year to taught three Osher Lifelong Learning courses drawings, mixed media, collage, and sculptures. watch and critique each student, providing handy at UCSB Extension in Santa Barbara, each in a More than $1,000 in cash and merchants’ awards hints about how to give an effective presenta- five-week, two-hours-per-week format. In Feb- were distributed to the first- through sixth-place tion, to help them prepare for the competition. ruary, he taught The Politics of Social Security; award winners. They have also served each year as judges for in May, Is California Ungovernable?; and in Daniel Crecelius (History) gave an invited the campus competition. July, Electing the President. lecture at Moscow State University in Moscow, Stuart Fischoff (Psychology) had his Media Charles Borman (Art) was invited by Viva titled “The Last Days of the Mamluk Beylicate Psychology blog, “The Media Zone,” launched by Gallery to judge the work of artists who are in Egypt,” in September 2007. He was invited, Psychology Today.” He was quoted in “Cosmetic members of the Valley Artists Guild, Valley along with his colleague, Gotcha Djaparadize, Surgery TV Shows Get Viewers Pondering,” Watercolor Society, Women Painters West, and currently the Georgian ambassador to Kuwait, to HealthDay News, August 9, 2007; “Hollywood College Artists of America. There were 184 en- deliver a research paper entitled “Georgians in loves BBFs 4-Ever,” Los Angeles Times, August tries, and 94 works were accepted for the exhibi- the Military Institutions of Egypt in the 17th and 29, 2007; “White heroines turning more to black tion. The exhibition, held during August at Viva 18th Centuries,” at an international conference best friends in TV, film,” by G. Braxton, Los jointly organized by IRCICA (Istanbul) and the Angeles Times, September 1, 2007; and “O.J. Egyptian Ministry of Culture in Cairo, November Simpson: Mentally Ill or Just Arrogant?”, Fox Campus News 26-30, 2007. On December 5 of last year, he News, September 17, 2007. lectured in Arabic to a large group of graduate Harold Goldwhite (Chemistry) will lead the students and faculty at Ain Shams University second tour of CSU-ERFA’s new travel program James P. Henderson Named Dean, (Cairo). The title of that presentation was “New in early May 2009. The tour of northern Spain College of Natural and Social Sciences Perspectives on Late 18th Century Egypt: Materi- will begin in Barcelona and end in Bilbao. The James P. Henderson was appointed dean of als from the Russian and Georgian Archives.” program’s inaugural tour, of Dubai, the United the College of Natural and Social Sciences, ef- Crecelius also had published entries in the new, Arab Emirates, and Oman, will be led by CSU- fective July 14, 2008. He most recently served third edition of the Encyclopaedia of Islam, for ERFA executive director Don Cameron from as the vice chancellor for student success and “Ali Bey al-Kabir” and “Muhammad Bey Abu the end of March to early April. The tours are a enrollment management at the University of ’l-Dhahab.” He appeared as a featured commen- collaboration between CSU-ERFA and Latitude Colorado, Colorado Springs, from 2003 to 2007, tator in a Georgian-produced documentary, Inzal World Tours. where he provided leadership for enrollment ya Basha, about the Georgian mamluks of 18th- Patricia Martz (Anthropology) was quoted management. He was previously the dean of century Egypt, which was shown on Georgian in “Tribe fears for village site along proposed summer session at Colorado College, where television in 2007. O.C. toll road,” by D. Reyes, Los Angeles Times, he also served as chair of the Department of Janet Fisher-Hoult (Applied and Advanced August 20, 2007. Mathematics. Studies in Education) and husband Charles Hoult Maj Mirmirani (Mechanical Engineering) conducted practice sessions in April for the 10 Cal was mentioned in “Horizon fuel cell technol- Additional Duties Assumed State L.A. students who were selected to compete ogy powers world record in UAV flight news,” by Grad Dean Jose L. Galvan at the CSU Student Research Competition in See professional and personal, Page 4 Jose L. Galvan, Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, assumed additional duties as acting dean of extended education, effective June 16, Sidney Ribeau, Former Cal State L.A. Professor, 2008. He replaced Mustafah Dhada, who left Becomes Sixteenth President of Howard University the university in early June. Sidney A. Ribeau, who began his teach- University’s Trustees, Ribeau became the ing career at Cal State L.A., was named 16th president of the nation’s premier histori- George Pardon Appointed Full-time president of Howard University in May cally black institution of higher learning. VP Administration and CFO 2008. The unanimous choice of Howard Ribeau joined the Cal State L.A. faculty George A. Pardon, who has served as the as a professor of communication studies in interim vice president for administration and 1976. Eight years later, after being honored chief financial officer at Cal State L.A. since as an outstanding teacher and student ad- January 2, has agreed to a full-time appoint- viser, he became chair of the Pan African ment to the position through the 2008-09 fiscal Studies Department. He held that position year. Prior to his initial retirement in May 2006, until 1987, when he left the University to Pardon spent more than 25 years in various become dean of undergraduate studies at administrative positions in higher education, CSU San Bernardino. Three years later, most recently as the vice president of administra- he became dean of the College of Liberal tion and finance/chief financial officer at CSU Arts at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. In 1992, Dominguez Hills. he was named vice president for academic affairs at Cal Poly Pomona. He left Cal Poly Distinguished Women Honored Pomona in 1995 to become president of On May 20, 10 faculty, staff, and administra- Bowling Green State University, a position tors were recognized as Distinguished Women of he held for the past 13 years. See campus news, Page 5

3 Fellowship Awardees (Continued from Page 1) Personal and Professional assertion that education is “the great equalizer,” and psychologist, drawing upon her studies in applied (Continued from Page 3) works hard to instill a sense of pride and ownership behavior analysis at Cal State L.A., as well as her domain-b.com, November 3, 2007. in her students with regard to their educational multicultural, multilingual background. Louis Negrete (Chicano Studies) partici- experience. She plans to continue as an active Dustin Black and Ryan Johnson, both his- pated as a reader in the Big Read program participant in the public educational system as she tory majors, are the recipients of William Lloyd of the National Endowment for the Arts. The pursues a master’s degree in literature on the way Memorial Fellowships. Planning to pursue a Ph.D. novel, Bless Mi Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya was to a Ph.D. and teaching at the university level. in World History, Dustin Black hopes to instruct selected for stage readings. The project involved Mercedes Floresislas, currently working as at the college or university level. He has been the Cal State L.A. Department of Theatre Arts a substitute teacher for deaf and hard of hearing actively involved in the Cal State L.A. History and Dance, the Department of Chicano Studies, (DHH) children, is a student in the forensic social Department as president of the Phi Alpha Theta and the Library. The readers performed two work master’s program. A graduate of UCLA, History Honor Society and editor-in-chief of the nights at the campus Music Hall, two nights she learned American sign language in order to History Department’s academic journal, Perspec- at the Bilingual Foundation for the Arts in Los communicate with her deaf son. When Mercedes tives. Ryan Johnson also aspires to a position as Angeles, and one night at the Dallas Latino found that there is a lack of resources available to a university professor. His interests as a historian Cultural Center in Texas. DHH individuals and their relatives, she decided encompass the interrelations of individual cultures Janet Seaman (Physical Education) recently to pursue graduate studies in order to work with that enrich his classes as he teaches his students launched a nationally norm-referenced motor per- the Latino deaf community and do what she can with diversity in mind. Recently, he has been formance test on the Web. The test, APEAS II (the to change the current state of affairs. working for the Research Branch of the Los Adapted Physical Education Assessment Scale), The recipients of Jane Matson Memorial Fel- Angeles Unified School District, where he was is a revision of the test she developed for use by lowships in Counseling are Adi Juarez and Linet involved in a project focused on small learning Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Kehishian. From Honduras, Adi Juarez came to the communities. in the 1970s. This tool has been used to identify U.S. and entered Belmont High School with limited Sudipta Mohanty, recipient of the David children who would benefit from adapted physi- English skills. Because of her status, she had no Cameron Fisher Memorial Fellowship Award, cal education in the schools. The revision is the financial aid, and became a teacher’s assistant in entered the Cal State L.A. Early Entrance Program result of altering, changing, and eliminating some a middle school in order to pay for her books and in 2005. Now 18 and a junior majoring in biology, of the test items, collecting data across the nation, tuition. In order to complete her degree in psychol- his career goal is to become a medical scientist and establishing national norms. The website ogy, she relied on student loans. Her experiences focused on embryonic development and the pursuit and electronic scoring were developed by Dan have instilled in her the desire to become a teacher of regenerative therapies. He is currently doing Cariaga, Cal State L.A. graduate and Seaman’s and a school counselor, and to help others who research in Robert Nissen’s laboratory. With a former student. Dan is now coordinator for adapted face similar struggles. Linet Kehishian’s family concern for helping people, Sudipta has been physical education at the San Luis Obispo Office left Iran when she was a small child. They wanted involved in community service at a hospital, an of Education. The test can be previewed at www. to give their daughter opportunities not available urgent care center, and a medical camp for under- aapar-apeas.org. to Armenians or to women in their home country. privileged and undocumented workers. He has also Nathaniel Trives (Criminal Justice) was ap- The first in her family to achieve a bachelor’s been actively involved in the campus chapter of pointed as a member of the CSU Commission on degree, her goal is to become a full-time school Amnesty International. Judicial Performance on October 3, 2007.

Remember When? The Year was 1988 Five New Emeriti Named The following recently retired faculty members have been awarded emeritus status:

Patricia A. Chin (Nursing, 1989-2008)

Neda S. Fabris (Mechanical Engineering, 1979- 2008)

Lawrence K. Hong (Sociology, 1970- 2007)

Frances Kuwahara-Chinn (Education, 1998- 2008)

Rosario Morales (Education, 1993- 2008)

We congratulate them and hope to welcome them into the membership of the Emeriti Association.

Patricia Shroyer, wife of Fred Shroyer (English), and President James M. Rosser pose with Nobel laureate after his Leon Pape Memorial Lecture on campus in 1988. See article on p. 5 for information on this year’s lecture.

4 Health Briefs Here a Hip, There a Knee: Replacements Abound By Marilyn Friedman

I’m struck by the number of friends and that joint replacements are not effective; many the success rate in this country is between 90 family who have had knee or hip replacements, persons over the age of 70 gain substantial pain and 95 percent. However, the recovery period or who have been told by their physicians that relief and improved mobility, too. for many persons can be rather long and some- one or both joint replacements are an option. Both the knee and the hip are complex ana- times painful. Physical therapy is mandatory And, of course, this common experience seems tomical structures that are subject to constant for a good outcome, with normal recovery time to be very much age-related. Because of this, wear and tear throughout life. The largest joints about three months. That’s the good news. The the focus of this health brief is on knee and hip in the body, the knee and hip joints support down side is that joint replacement surgery is joint replacements. the body’s weight and interdependently make major surgery, with its attendant risks. There is Following is a brief overview of the inci- a small but real risk of serious complications, dence of knee and hip problems, and subsequent including infection, blood clot, and heart attack. joint replacement surgery. One in every five “In 2003, 451,000 knee The skill of the physician, the hospital staff’s Americans age 60 and older has experienced expertise in performing joint replacements, significant knee pain, and one in seven reports replacements and 364,000 hip and most importantly, the overall health of the significant hip pain. Depending on the cause patient, make a difference in outcome. Physi- of the pain, the solution might be a nonsurgical replacements were performed cians also emphasize that timing is important, treatment, such as heat, ultrasound, medica- as waiting too long to have a procedure may tion, acupuncture, and/or therapeutic exercise in the United States.” also lessen the benefits derived from having a designed to strengthen and stretch muscles that joint replaced. support the joint. Minor surgery may also be For more information about hip and knee helpful. But for many, knee and hip problems mobility possible. Injury, obesity, osteoarthritis, problems and joint replacement surgery, here may become so intractable that the best strategy osteoporosis, and inflammation, such as bursitis are just a few of many helpful resources: http:// is to replace a worn-out knee or hip joint with or tendonitis, are some of the common causes www.health.harvard.edu and All You Need to a mechanical one. In 2003, 451,000 knee re- of knee and hip problems. Know about Joint Surgery: Get Ready for Sur- placements and 364,000 hip replacements were For those having joint replacements, the rate gery, Recovery and an Active New Lifestyle, a performed in the United States. The average of success (measured by substantial reduction book compiled by the Arthritis Foundation. age at which these procedures are being done in pain and better functioning) is very high. Ac- is between 65 and 70. Being older doesn’t mean cording to health statistics, Campus News (Continued from Page 3) th Cal State L.A. for achievements in their fields, as Mildred Dresselhaus to Present 25 Leon Pape Memorial Lecture well as other accomplishments, including contri- The 25th annual Leon Pape Memorial Lec- achievement. She served as president of the butions to Cal State L.A., commitment to students ture, sponsored by the Department of Physics American Physical Society and the American and women’s issues, community involvement, and Astronomy, will take place on Friday, Association for the Advancement of Science, and professional recognition. Awards were pre- October 10 at 2:00 p.m. in the Physical Sci- and Treasurer of the National Academy of sented to faculty members Beth Baker-Cristales ences building lecture hall. This year’s guest Science, as only the first or second woman (Anthropology), Connie Corley (Social Work lecturer is Mildred Spiewak Dresselhaus, elected to those offices. and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute), Diane who holds the rank of Institute Professor of More recently, she served as director of Fazzi (Special Education and Counseling), and Electrical Engineering and Physics at the the Office of Science for the Department of Heidi Riggio (Psychology); University librar- Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Energy, under the Clinton administration. ian Alice Kawakami; and staff members Mary title of her talk is “Why are we so excited From 2003 to 2008, she was chairman of the Bailey (Educational Opportunity Program), Lisa about carbon nanostructures?” Board of the American Institute of Physics, Bautista (MORE Programs), and Yolanda Galvan Dr. Dresselhaus’ research interests center the umbrella organization for physics societies (English). on the many properties of carbon molecular in the U.S. In the course of her distinguished assemblages, including tiny nanotubes and career, she has received more than 20 honor- larger soccer-ball structural arrays known as ary doctorates. Photographer Stan Carstensen buckminsterfullerenes, so named for their geo- Dresselhaus, known everywhere as Millie, Retires After 41 Years of Service metric parallels to the architectures devised collaborates in her research with her husband, Stan Carstensen, Cal State L.A. media pro- by Buckminster Fuller. Her scientific work Gene Dresselhaus, for which they have served duction specialist in the Office of Public Affairs, is matched by her organizational and public as parent surrogates for many doctoral stu- retired on August 29 after 41 years of dedicated service activities, for which she received the dents, post-docs, and staff members. They service. Among many other activities, Stan was National Medal of Science in 1990. She is a are the parents of four adult children, who instrumental in photographing Emeriti Associa- member of the National Academy of Science, have in turn provided them with numerous tion events, as well as providing The Emeritimes the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, grandchildren. But science is not Millie’s sole with photos of the Cal State L.A. community as the National Academy of Engineering, and interest and talent – whenever she gets the needed. The Emeriti Association congratulates the American Philosophical Society, each chance, she plays violin with other dedicated Stan on his many contributions to the University of which requires distinction in scientific amateur chamber musicians. and wishes him a rewarding retirement.

5 Remembrance Who Was Jean Burden? (September 1, 1914 - April 21, 2008) By Carl M. Selkin On April 21, Cal State L.A. lost an outstand- fact that she had been poetry editor for Yankee About the time that we were beginning to ing friend. So did I. Magazine since 1955, and had published some think about the celebration of the 40th anniversary I first met Jean in the early 1970s, soon after of the more distinguished poets of that era. of Cal State L.A., our mutual friend Peggy Spear moving to Southern California to begin my Her poetry section in Yankee had a very solid, suggested putting together some kind of tribute to teaching career at Cal State L.A. Carol (my wife, though controversial, reputation – poets read it for Jean. Jean had taught some classes at Pasadena whom most emeriti remember better than they the high quality of the verse and New Englanders City College but had come to feel a real kinship do me) and I were planning a trip to France, and lambasted it for not focusing on poems about with our campus. So, when I proposed to Jean decided to prepare by taking one of those adult that we start a reading series in her honor and French classes offered in the evening through bearing her name, she was very flattered. But Pasadena City College. The first night of class, her practical Chicago upbringing raised one big all of us Francophiles introduced ourselves and doubt in her mind – who, she wanted to know, explained why we were in class. Most of our would pay for such a thing? classmates were professionals of one sort or an- It took us a while, but we convinced Jean that other – ophthalmologists to chemistry professors. all her friends would contribute. We thought a Most people had the same addiction to baguettes, reading series where Jean could do the introduc- and wanted to find a good French bakery in tions would be a marvelous way to celebrate her Southern California. Jean was different. strengths as a poet, an editor, and a friend of so At that point, she was younger than I am now, many important writers. She liked the idea, and and looked even younger. I would have guessed immediately started to think of whom she would late forties instead of mid-sixties. Her blond hair invite – writers she admired, writers with whom was gathered in a pony tail, and although she was she had had, it turned out in some cases, romantic fairly elegantly dressed, she exuded a soupçon entanglements. And up and coming writers we of a bohemian life that added a hint of subver- could discover together. sion to her classy presence. She proclaimed her In 1985, Jean let us use her address book, identity in an authoritative voice: “My name is and I wrote a letter asking for donations. We had Jean Burden, and I am a poet,” she said – or, autumn leaves and snow drifts. It was a poetry different donor levels – muse, angel, etc. Many maybe she said “Je suis une poete.” I can’t selection based on quality rather than regional famous names are on that initial list, from Caltech remember, exactly, but I do remember burying themes – good poems trumped phony sentiment astronomers to actresses, poets to psychologists. my head and thinking to myself, “Oh, no – she all the time. That she lasted as poetry editor for Since Jean had written about, loved, and owned probably writes sonnets.” 47 years is a testament to Yankee Magazine and beloved cats; edited an anthology of poems I was, admittedly, a pretty arrogant kid. I Yankee doggedness in the face of criticism. Of about cats; and served as pet editor at Woman’s thought of myself as a poet – a sophisticated course, when people found out that the Yankee Day (she authored numerous books about pets poet. I didn’t write sonnets, although I liked poetry editor lived in Altadena, her refusal to and pet care, including the classic Woman’s Day formal verse. I hung out with a lot of the L.A. acknowledge the superior qualities of New Book of Hints for Cat Owners), we created a literati and some of the literary lights of Fresno England doggerel found a clear explanation. mascot – a cat with Pegasus-like wings. I called – colleagues Larry Levis, Jim Krusoe, and Bar- Jean Burden was an outsider. it “Pegapus” and Jean called it “Catapus,” but bara Dubé Gershman (who started The Writing To her friends, she had nothing at all of the whichever it was, this hybrid logo appeared on Center at Cal State L.A. as a forum for creative outsider about her. She knew personally every a little brochure celebrating our fund-raising: writers). Henri Coulette, Wirt Williams, and Fred poet that we admired – from Gwendolyn Brooks $10,000 in very short order. Shroyer were still bringing literary stars to Cal to Howard Nemerov. Famous people like Charles That initial endowment enabled us to start State L.A. – Zbigniew Herbert, for example. So, Schulz and Erich Fromm sent her Christmas the series with poet Paul Zimmer (he and other from the perspective of my own conceit, Jean’s cards. Her friends came from every corner of friends of Jean deeply discounted their fees). We pronouncement struck me as a bit pretentious. the world and every sort of background, and she filled the room in the student union with an audi- Carol, being wiser and far from self-deluded, treated all of us as if our lives and families were ence of about 100. Every year we seemed to outdo took an immediate liking to Jean for the clarity central to her own life. ourselves – Tess Gallagher, Mark Strand, Richard of her self-identification and the assuredness I became a student of Jean’s as well as a friend, Wilbur, all attracted crowds. Indeed, for Richard of her voice. as did Frieda Stahl and some other Cal State Wilbur we used the Luckman Theatre and had an They struck up a conversation at class break, L.A. colleagues, participating in her monthly audience of about 750 fans of poetry. and I eavesdropped until Jean dragged me in. At poetry workshops at her cottage built by a Danish Every reading began with Jean’s introduction. that point, I began to learn that Jean could not be cabinetmaker in Altadena. Jean coached us on Often very personal (I think Howard Nemerov dismissed as some lonely poseur spinning faulty our writing, helped us to cut the florid and the was a little embarrassed when Jean described rhymes about the trivial or conventionally “po- forced; and coached our lives – how many diets their arranged meeting at Scribner’s bookshop etic.” It turned out that she had already published did I start because of Jean? And that closeness in New York and referred to him as Adonis), the a well-received book of poems, Naked as the allowed me to introduce Jean to our students at introductions came to be incredible windows into Glass (October House, 1963), and a collection Cal State L.A. I had her visit campus to read, and the poets’ work and remarkable presentations that of essays on poetic craft, Journey toward Poetry I told her about the students and their earnestness, captured Jean’s passion for the poetry and the (October House, 1963). Most amazing was the lack of pretension, and real talent. She liked them poets of an important era in American poetry. Jean because they are not privileged. See remembrance, Page 10

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Eloise M. King former student cited Eloise King as the most tee. In addition, Ellie served as president of the Professor of Nursing, 1960-1988 supportive instructor she had had in seven years campus chapter of the Association of California Eloise King, professor emerita of nursing, of college. “Her relaxed but demanding attitude State College Professors (ACSCP), secretary for passed away May 25 at the age of 83 when she was very conducive to learning. She was always the statewide ACSCP Executive Committee, suffered a second stroke. During her last years in there when we needed support and knew exactly and member of the statewide ACSCP Legisla- The Californian-Pasadena Convalescent Hospi- where we could go to find information and ma- tive Committee. She held memberships in the tal, Ellie made the best of a difficult time, never terials.” Ellie believed that supporting student American Association of University Profes- giving up the nursing and counselor roles. Even activities contributed to her effectiveness in sors, California State Employees Association, though she could not speak clearly or move one student-teacher relationships, thus she attended American Nurses Association, Faculty Women’s side of her body, she showed great concern for student functions with regularity. In addition, she Association, California Faculty Association, the other residents and found a way of calling served as Grand Marshal for Honors Convoca- Alpha Tau Delta, and Phi Kappa Phi. She retired their issues to the attention of the staff. tion and Commencement. In 1965, the Cal State in 1988. Ellie was born on July 25, 1925 in Missoula, L.A. Associated Students awarded her honorary After retirement, Ellie continued to contribute Montana, where her father was a physician. She membership. to the Cal State L.A. Emeriti Association, serving received her B.S. degree in Nursing from the According to Ellie’s niece Julie, “Eloise was as a member of the Executive Committee and as University of Washington in 1948 and her M.S. a larger-than-life figure in most of our lives. corresponding secretary. She also inaugurated degree in Medical-Surgical Nursing from UCLA She had an exemplary career. Two women who the Health Briefs column in The Emeritimes. in 1959. After serving in a variety of clinical and visited after her stroke told me they owed their Always concerned about others, Ellie paid first- instructional positions at Montana State College, careers in nursing to Ellie, and that she had done year membership fees for some early retirees. Children’s Hospital and Presbyterian Hospital in much for her profession and to advance the Community service included Westminster Pres- Denver, and St. Vincent’s College of Nursing and status of women. Ellie was feisty and fun. She byterian Church activities, as well as serving as a knew how to have a good time and she cared a docent at the Gamble House in Pasadena. lot about people.” Ellie was predeceased by her brother Walter, Ellie contributed extensively as an elected and is survived by Walter’s widow Jean and their or appointed member of department, school, three children; and her brother, Charles, his wife and university committees. In these roles, she Eileen, and their four children. consulted widely with department faculty and staff, with other School of Fine and Applied Arts representatives, and with representatives from other schools. Ellie served in academic Jean Utley Lehman governance for 25 of her 28 years as a Cal State Professor of Education, 1963-1974 L.A. faculty member, playing a very active role. Jean Utley Lehman, emerita professor of At one time or another, she was a member of education and a leader in the field of deaf edu- every major committee of the Academic Senate cation, died in May 2007 at the age of 95, of except the Fiscal Policy Committee, which she natural causes. “studiously avoided.” Her committee service An only child from Delavan, Wisconsin, included 10 years on the Academic Freedom and Jean was born on November 5, 1911. She was a Professional Ethics Committee, and serving as graduate of the Central Institute for the Deaf’s chair of the Faculty Policy Committee, the Com- (CID) 1932 teacher education program, and then mittee on Committees, and the General Education Mt. St. Mary’s College in Los Angeles, she joined earned her bachelor’s degree from Washington Task Force. She held each office in the Academic the nursing faculty at California State College, University in 1935 and master’s degree from Senate – secretary, 1971-72; vice chair, 1973 to Los Angeles in September 1960. Wayne State University in 1938. She was the first 1975; and chair, 1975 to 1977. She was only the In addition to teaching a wide variety of woman to earn her Ph.D. in speech and hearing second woman to hold the office of chair, the courses in her medical-surgical area of spe- from Northwestern University in 1945. cialization, Ellie was awarded a U.S. Public first from the School of Fine and Applied Arts. Before joining the Cal State L.A. faculty, Health Service grant for a two-week workshop She was highly respected by colleagues, and Jean taught at eight schools and was the direc- on advanced scientific principles as they apply was commended for encouraging and enabling tor of the Speech and Hearing Rehabilitation to nursing care. The workshop was held on the Nursing Department peers to assume important Clinic at the University of Illinois College of Cal State L.A. campus in 1964. Shortly after roles in these activities. Her service as Senate . She came to the University as a full studying Spanish one summer in Vermont, she chair resulted in many commendations, includ- professor in 1963. Coming in at the top rank was spent a sabbatical leave year (1970-71) as a ing one from the former Staff Council, which an acknowledgment of her status as a nationally member of the Project Hope Team in Cartagena, thanked her for her “deep and abiding interest recognized professional in the field of education Colombia. Ellie was promoted to professor in in the well-being of the staff.” of the deaf. She was a strong advocate of aural/ September 1970. Exemplary service to academic governance at oral education – teaching hearing-impaired in- Students and colleagues respected her and the state level included nine years as a member dividuals to use their residual hearing to learn to held her in high professional esteem. She served of the statewide Academic Senate, a term on its speak and speech-read. The main purpose was to as mentor and role model to many students, Executive Committee, and membership on the and facilitated orientation for newer faculty. A systemwide Student Health Advisory Commit- See in memoriam, Page 8

7 In Memoriam (Continued from Page 7) help hearing-impaired individuals communicate She could easily separate the wheat from the history. To the English Department he brought with the hearing world. chaff. “She laughed easily and could outthink a profound interest in 19th-century American Jean soon developed the graduate program most others. Her friends were professional col- literature, and his upper-division classes and for training teachers of the deaf into a strong and leagues, her students, and those with whom she seminars on major American writers of that recognized professional training program. She met in her daily life. She had a life full of people period were as popular as they were success- applied for, and received, graduate fellowships who loved and respected her.” ful. An especially fruitful addition to the English that were funded by the federal government, Jean’s legacy also includes a lifelong love of curriculum were the courses he developed and and others that were funded by professional music and the arts. She sought out professionals taught on the relationship of the American to teach her oil and acrylic painting, macramé, landscape to our literature and culture. Jack knitting, needlepoint, weaving, stained glass, was himself an avid backpacker with an abid- pottery, and journalism. McGrath commented ing love for the outdoors and particularly for that “when she felt that she had mastered a the eastern Sierra Nevada, and it was this that field, she was an enthusiastic teacher of others. allowed him to bring to his landscape courses She had an ear for music and an eye for design a special sensibility and intensity. and color.” Jack was born October 24, 1924 in Sioux Jean’s long and prolific career motivated her City, Iowa. He attended the University of contemporaries, prepared future leaders in the Washington with the aim of becoming an aero- field, and inspired her to leave a $1.5 million nautical engineer, but his studies there ended bequest to CID for an endowment to support in 1943 when he was drafted into the Army. teacher training in perpetuity. After three years of service in the military, Jack resumed his college career, but this time with the decision to major in philosophy and English at Marquette University. It was there in 1951 John W. (Jack) Rathbun that he received a Ph.B. with twin majors in Professor of English, 1956-1990 philosophy and English, and in the following John W. Rathbun, emeritus professor of year an M.A. degree in English. Jack completed organizations. Because of this financial aid for English, died on July 14 from complications his education at the University of Wisconsin, students, she was able to recruit graduate students of dementia. where he earned a Ph.D. in English in 1956. of outstanding quality. The fellowships also pro- Known to all as Jack, he joined the English Jack’s dedication to instruction and to his vided some support funds for the operation of the Department faculty in 1956, where he served research did not prevent a significant contribution program. Jean worked closely with the public and with dedication and distinction until his retire- to the University and his profession generally. He private schools that were serving children with was active in the campus Academic Senate, and hearing impairments. This provided service to served as a member of the National Council of them and provided the university students with the American Studies Association of Southern excellent opportunities for field experiences. California, as well as a term as president of the Jean’s publications included What’s Its Name? College English Association of Southern Califor- A Guide to Speech and Hearing Development, nia. But it was teaching and research that claimed Bobby and His Hearing Aid, and The Utley Lip the larger part of his time, and that resulted in a Reading Test. A classic in the field, the Lip Read- number of presentations on cultural and literary ing Test was her doctoral dissertation, and it was studies before scholarly associations, and several widely published as it was the only standardized articles in such distinguished journals as Modern lip reading test available at the time for words, Fiction Studies, The Philological Quarterly, and sentences, and stories. Chapters in books, articles, Nineteenth Century Fiction. He also wrote, edited, and class compendiums further documented her or co-edited six volumes on 19th-century Ameri- expertise and contributions to the field. can literary subjects, including the two-volume The first chair of the Department of Special American Literary Criticism, 1800-1905, and the Education at Cal State L.A. was Dr. Francis Lord, three-volume survey, Nineteenth Century Ameri- one of the real pioneers of special education can Literary Critics and Scholars. From 1979 to programs. When he gave his retirement speech, 1981, Jack was a Senior Fulbright Lecturer at the he said, “One of the things of which I am most ment in 1990. Although a scholar and teacher University of Cluj in Romania, and that experience proud during my time here was being able to with wide-ranging interests, his major area led to his co-translations of two Romanian books, recruit Jean Lehman as a faculty member.” That of concentration was American literature and Seventeen Romanian Tales and Stories and The was high praise, as he had been responsible for culture. From 1969 to 1975, he chaired the Enlightenment and Romanian Society. the recruitment of all of the faculty members up Department of American Studies, which he Jack is survived by his former wife Mary to that time. Jean retired from Cal State L.A. helped organize and establish, and in the course (Jeanne), his children Meri and John, and in 1974. of his tenure with the Department, he developed their spouses, Robert McMurray and Melinda Ruth McGrath, Jean’s close personal friend, and taught a number of uniquely illuminating Rathbun. remembers her as a brilliant woman with an courses ranging from images of the child in inquisitive mind, who looked at all possibilities. American culture to Los Angeles area urban See in memoriam, Page 9

8 In Memoriam (Continued from Page 8) Alan Paul Stein to add more letters after his name, Alan received zation of CATESOL conferences. He presented Business and Economics Liaison Librarian, 1977-2008 the Juris Doctor degree from the Glendale Col- or co-presented numerous times and published Alan Paul Stein, library liaison to the College lege of Law in 1982. widely in the field, including an award-winning of Business and Economics at Cal State L.A., In the University Library, Alan held several paper on teaching information competency as a died on May 25 at his home in Arcadia after a positions, starting as social sciences reference third language. multi-year battle with cancer. librarian and then, for several years, adding He was active professionally in library organi- Alan was born on June 16, 1947 in Omaha, humanities. He coordinated and was head of zations, including the Southern California Online Nebraska, and moved with his younger brother reference services for some years as well. He Users Group, Special Libraries Association, and parents to El Paso, Texas when he was five. was instrumental in developing the library in- California Academic and Research Libraries, Growing up in Texas, like all proper Texans, he struction program, and was the coordinator of and Academic Business Librarians Exchange, rode horses and wore boots. (Many will remem- library and bibliographic instruction, also for a of which he was chair twice. Alan served on a number of years. variety of campus committees as well, and was On campus, Alan loved working with indi- representing Cal State L.A. on the CSU System- viduals at all levels – for example, students in the wide Electronic Access to Information Resources Early Entrance Program, high school students Committee at the time of his death. in the campus service area, visiting faculty and Alan will be remembered for his kindness and administrators from Egypt through Fulbright his sincere interest in people; his strong desire to exchanges in the area of English as a Second help and mentor students; his complete engage- Language/English as a Foreign Language (ESL/ ment as a dedicated educator, always striving to EFL), officers of various Japanese international improve his and others’ pedagogical practices, trade organizations and corporations, and govern- leading to greater student successes; his strong ment representatives. Also on the international sense of ethics; and his genuine collegiality. scene, he delivered seminars on information Graveside services were held on May 29 at literacy for the U. S. Information Agency in Aus- Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier. A memorial tria, and consulted with library and educational service on campus will take place on October 14, organizations in Argentina. from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., in the Music Hall. Argentina played an even bigger role than Alan is survived by his wife, Lia Kamhi-Stein, being just a place in which Alan could consult, professor of education in the Charter College of for it was there that he married Lia Kamhi-Stein. Education; daughter Hannah Malena; parents, ber that he carried these practices into his later Lia had come to Cal State L.A. as an intern in Charles and Betty; and his brother Steve. life in and around Cal State L.A.) the Career Planning and Placement Office in the Alan’s extensive academic training garnered summer of 1988. When she returned to her na- him a lengthy string of letters after his name. tive Argentina, Alan began logging many airline He received a B.A. in International Relations miles and phone calls. Ma rt i n F. Beyer from the University of Denver in 1969, and In December 1989, Alan and Lia were mar- Martin Frank Beyer, husband of V. Patricia immediately thereafter, a bachelor’s degree in ried in the Civil Registry in Argentina, followed (Pat) Beyer, emerita professor of education, died International Management from the American by their religious ceremony in January 1990, the on February 9 of a heart attack at the age of 81. Graduate School of International Management year in which Lia came to live in the U.S. Hannah He was a greatly respected local businessman in (now Thunderbird School of Global Manage- Malena, the joy of Alan’s and Lia’s life, was born Long Beach, as well as an avid yachtsman. ment) in 1970. Also during this period, he spent in May 2006. From the moment she was born, Born in St. Louis, Martin served in the some time as a library assistant in the El Paso they knew she was going to speak English and Philippines during WWII. After the war, both Public Library (in the summers) and at the Spanish, the languages they spoke. One of Alan’s Martin and Pat graduated from Washington University of Denver Library. last wishes was to celebrate Hannah’s birthday University. Librarianship seemed to be in his blood. Not on May 18, even though he was in failing health. He is survived by Pat, his wife of 59 years; content with his previous levels of academic With the help of friends, his wish came true. five of their six children; 17 grandchildren; and preparation, Alan pursued and received his M.A. Alan won a number of Innovative Instruc- 15 great-grandchildren. in Library Science at the University of Denver tion Awards over the years, all in the context in 1971. of developing instructional programs in a wide His first library position was as a social variety of disciplines. In addition to supporting sciences reference librarian and bibliographer programs in the area of business, he concentrated Also Remembered: at the University of Arizona. While there, he his instructional and research efforts in the ESL/ obtained yet another degree, a Master of Public EFL areas. He became heavily involved in the Mariana Cobb Administration, in1977. California Association of Teachers of English to The Emeriti Association was notified of Later in 1977, Cal State L.A. hired Alan, Speakers of Other Languages (CATESOL). He the death of Mariana Cobb, widow of E. Ken- where he worked until May 2008. During these also participated in the international organization, nedy Cobb, emeritus professor of accounting. 31 years, he supported a number of programs TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other The Emeritimes regrets that additional obituary and their faculty and students across campus, Languages). Aside from his heavy involvement information is not available at this time for this with primary concentration on the College of as a presenter at TESOL and CATESOL confer- colleague. Business and Economics. In yet another move ences, Alan was heavily involved in the organi- See in memoriam, Page 10

9 In Memoriam (Continued from Page 9) Much to Say About Cal State L.A.! In Sympathy Following are some highlights about the to plan a four-year Honors College for an The Emeriti Association Executive University from President James M. Rosser’s anticipated start date of Fall 2009. Committee extends its sincerest sympathy State of the University address last spring. to Barbara and John Sinclair on the loss of • The newest degree programs on campus their son, Peter, at the age of 40. Peter died • Our top undergraduate majors, in numbers of are a Master of Fine Arts in Film, Televi- suddenly on June 12 from complications students, are criminal justice, psychology, ac- sion and Theatre; a Bachelor of Science in that followed injuries sustained in combat counting, pre-nursing, and child development. Exercise Science; and a Master of Science in Iraq. He had been doing well, and death Our top graduate majors, in numbers of stu- in Environmental Science. was quite unexpected. Unfortunately, his dents, are special education, counseling, social heart and other organ systems failed. Ser- work, electrical engineering, and middle and • Coming soon will be the following pro- vices were held with full military honors secondary curriculum and instruction. grams: a Doctorate in Educational Leader- on June 21 at St. James Episcopal Church ship; M.S. in Applied Biotechnology; B.A. in South Pasadena. • The U.S. News & World Report 2008 “Amer- in Computer Science; joint Ph.D. in Forensic The Executive Committee also offers ica’s Best Colleges” issue ranked Cal State Science with USC; Doctor of Nursing its heartfelt sympathy to Charlotte and L.A.’s business and engineering programs Practice joint program with UCLA, Azusa Donald Dewey, whose daughter Leslie among the nation’s best undergraduate pro- Pacific University, and Loma Linda Uni- LaVoie, of San Luis Obispo, died on Au- grams for the ninth year in a row – the only versity; and a new B.A. in Urban Studies. gust 28 after a long bout with cancer. She such programs at a public university in the Los was 47. An elementary school teacher in Angeles area to make their respective lists. • The Super Eagle II, designed and built by Santa Maria before her illness, Leslie had engineering students at Cal State L.A., was married Dave LaVoie only eight months • The U.S. News & World Report 2008 “Amer- exhibited at the Greater Los Angeles Auto ago, after 10 years as a widow. Her son ica’s Best Graduate Schools” edition ranked Show in November 2007. Gordon Freirich entered the honors college Cal State L.A.’s nursing master’s degree at Arizona State University as a freshman program among the top in the nation. Cal • Cal State L.A.’s Fuel Cell-Powered Un- this fall. State L.A. is one of only two in the Los manned Aerial Vehicle Team in flight became Angeles area, and one of only two CSU the first university crew west of the Missis- campuses making the list. sippi – and the second overall – to achieve Jean Burden (Continued from Page 6) successful flight powered by fuel cells. could really pick them. For a number of years, the • The Charter College of Education is ranked writers we selected subsequently were chosen as sixth in the nation for numbers of education • The new University-Student Union contains U.S. poets laureate, and we got a reputation as bachelor’s degrees granted to minority can- a state-of-the-art 12,000 square-foot fitness somehow influencing the selection process. didates, and 11th in the nation for numbers center and cushioned wood floor exercise As time went on the endowment grew, until of education master’s degrees granted to room; multi-use 200-seat theater with data about 10 years ago one of Jean’s former students, minority candidates (Diverse Issues in and electrical ports in every seat; and ex- Virginia E. Smith, bequeathed over $700,000 to Higher Education, 2007). panded lounge and meeting room space (14 the series! At about that time, a dozen or so years meeting rooms). ago, Jean could no longer attend the readings. • Cal State L.A. leads the CSU in the num- We had honored her as a reader in the eponymous ber of Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive • We now have wireless access for student, series, but I think that was both a high point and awardees (formerly the Forgivable Loan faculty, and staff laptops on campus in the edge of her decline in health. After a bout Program); this past year, 12 of our nominees nine campus buildings, including the Food with a rare disease (murrain typhus – probably were selected and are currently enrolled Court, and several outdoor locations. Physi- delivered by the bite of a flea from one of her in doctoral programs. More than 30 of our cal Sciences and King Hall are in process, beloved cats) that proved difficult to diagnose, current tenure-track faculty members are and all major buildings are projected for Jean became unsteady on her feet, gave up teach- former recipients of this award. service by the end of this year. ing in her home, and “took to her bed.” Lauri Ramey and students from the English • Several faculty have won new Fulbright • Other major activities for the coming aca- Department regularly visited Jean at home dur- awards: Mohammad Auwal (Communi- demic year 2008-09 include the completion ing her last years. They gave her great joy and cation Studies), to Qatar; Susan Mason and dissemination of the new University comfort, speaking with her, reading to her, putting (Theatre Arts), to Japan; and Ann Snow Strategic Plan, our Western Association of her back in touch with their lives and the love (Education), to Cyprus. Schools and Colleges preparatory visit as part of poetry they shared. The poetry endowment of the University’s reaccreditation process, now funds the Center for Contemporary Poetry • The Office of Undergraduate Studies is and a readiness assessment for conversion and Poetics on campus. The Jean Burden Series working with an ad hoc committee of faculty from a quarter to a semester calendar. continues to attract large and enthusiastic audi- ences, and poets like Adrienne Rich, who express their admiration for Jean and their appreciation State L.A. community has benefited in so many an announcement will be forthcoming in campus for being included in this distinguished series. As ways by having gotten to know her. email. Jean had suggested that people might Adrienne Rich said last year, “She sounds like a The Center for Contemporary Poetry and wish to remember her through a contribution to wonderful person. I wish I had gotten to know Poetics will hold a gathering on campus to cel- the Jean Burden Poetry Series at The Center for her.” Jean was a wonderful person and the Cal ebrate Jean’s life sometime in the coming year; Contemporary Poetry and Poetics.

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