50 YEARS OF ATHLETICS | FIRST MBA WOMEN | ROLLAND FOOTBALL STADIUM CLUMAGAZINE CLU AFTER DARK ADEP Undergrads Juggle Full-time Jobs with College Night Classes SUMMER 2010 CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY There is Strength in Numbers CLUMAGAZINE CLU MAGAZINE Editor Carol Keochekian ’81 CONTENTS Managing Editor Lynda Paige Fulford, M.P.A. ’97 FEATURE STORIES Associate Editor Peggy L. Johnson Art Director Michael L. Adams ’72 Designer Cary Hanson Contributing Editors Scott Chisholm Karin Grennan Mitzi Ward 20 CLU After Dark 26 First Ladies Photographers 24 Touchdown! Erik Hagen ’04 As darkness falls on campus, a Bill Rolland’s vision and his gift of When the MBA Program first Art Miller ’01 whole different breed of student more than $5 million have paved admitted women, the prevailing Brian Stethem ’84 emerges. ADEP undergrads find the way for a long sought after belief was that females couldn’t Editorial Board Members juggling full-time jobs with college football stadium. succeed in business courses. The Marsha Anderson night classes is the pathway to that first 10 women to complete the Kristine Calara Bryan Card ’01 critical bachelor’s degree. program quickly debunked that R. Guy Erwin, Ph.D. philosophy and today nearly half of Veronica Guerrero CLU’s MBA students are female. Rachel Ronning ’99 Lindgren Robert Meadows, Ed.D., Ph.D. SUMMER 2010 Angela (Moller ’96) Naginey, M.S. ’03 Special 50th Anniversary Section ALUMNI NEWS Michaela (Crawford ’79) Reaves, Ph.D. Jean Kelso ’84 Sandlin, M.P.A. ’90 14 Yam Yad Returns 30 Class Notes Dennis Sheridan, Ed.D., Ph.D. The traditional service day is revived for the 50th. Bruce Stevenson ’80, Ph.D. 33 Milestones Jeanette Villanueva-Walker 14 Data Proves CLU’s Value to CLU MAGAZINE SUMMER 2010, County, State, Nation DEPARTMENTS Can We Count on You? Volume 18, Number 1. © Copyright An intensive study by economics professor Jamshid 2010. Published by CLU for alumni, 4 Campus Highlights parents and friends. 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Olsen Road #1625, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY CLU Administration CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Chris Kimball, Ph.D. President Leanne Neilson, Psy.D. Provost and Vice President for Noted Musicologist Petersen to Lead School Academic Affairs Geeting Hall Dedicated for Music Students Karen Davis, MBA ’95 Reviews Student Work of Education as New Dean Vice President for Administration and Finance eorge J. Petersen, former Co-director William Rosser, M.S. Gof the Joint Doctoral Program in Vice President for Student Affairs Educational Leadership at University of Cali- and Dean of Students fornia, Santa Barbara/California Polytechnic Matthew Ward, Ph.D. State University, San Luis Obispo, is the new Vice President for Enrollment Management and Marketing dean of CLU’s School of Education. R. Stephen Wheatly ’77, J.D. Petersen has a doctorate and master’s Vice President for University degree in educational policy, organizations Advancement m ’84 m ’84 and leadership studies and a bachelor’s E E m ’84 m ’84 E E Joan L. Griffin, Ph.D. TH TH E E TH TH degree in cultural anthropology from UCSB. T T E E S S T T Dean of the S S College of Arts and Sciences His former positions include Chair of the RIAN RIAN B B RIAN RIAN Charles Maxey, Ph.D. B B Department of Graduate Studies in the Col- Dean of the School of Business J. Peter Burkholder, editor and co-author of A History of Western lege of Education at Cal Poly and Associate Director of the University Geeting Hall, the beautifully renovated K-1 instrumental rehearsal room, was dedicated in April. “Although it’s called George Petersen, Ph.D. Music, visited a CLU music history class in the spring to hear Council for Educational Administration (UCEA), a national research Geeting Hall, it really belongs to all those students past, present and future that will rehearse, study and, to a large part, Dean of the School of Education students read synopses of their term papers for his comment. and policy organization. learn to live in music within its walls,” said Dan Geeting (above left), professor and Director of Instrumental Music. The “Imagine that,” exclaimed CLU music professor Dan Geeting, Board of Regents complete redesign, made possible through a generous grant from the Geeting family, came to fruition when David The new dean also has served in leadership and on the faculty at Karen Bornemann ’70 Spies, Chair who arranged for the visit, “our music students presenting written the University of Missouri-Columbia, University of Evansville (Indiana) Geeting asked his brother what he needed most. “The answer is easy,” Dan responded. “I need to have K-1 completely papers to what is perhaps the finest living musicologist in the Rod Gilbert, Vice Chair and Missouri State University. He has extensive experience in program GayLyn Talbot, Secretary redone.” David set up a consortium including brothers Greg and Dan and Dan’s three sons Glenn, Loren and Preston. English language!” Burkholder, a professor at Indiana University, and curriculum development, having designed and taught courses at Family members present at the dedication were Kristina (1eft, daughter of David and Barbara), Greg, Dan and Joyce, has researched and written extensively and is the recipient of Glen Becerra David and Barbara, and Preston ’02. the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels. He has also written Kristine Butcher, Ph.D. numerous music awards. Evan Clark ’11 two books and numerous articles on educational leadership. Dennis Erickson, Ph.D. Petersen has been recognized for his outstanding teaching and Randall Foster leadership in the educational field. He began his career as a high school Shawn Howie ’78 Ted Jensen Counseling Center Opens in Oxnard CLU Hosts International social studies teacher and was named one of 100 Outstanding First Chris Kimball, Ph.D. Year Teachers by the American Association of School Administrators. William Krantz Susan Lundeen-Smuck ’88 Virtuous Economy Conference His many other honors include the national 2004 UCEA Distinguished Ron McDaniel ’88 cholars, activists and faith leaders from throughout the world Service Award, the 2008 Association of California School Adminis- The Rev. Frank Nausin ’70 trators Region XIII Education Professor of the Year and 2008 UCSB The Rev. Dean Nelson Sconvened at California Lutheran University in June to discuss the Sasan Nikoomanesh, MBA ’99 search for a virtuous economy. Distinguished Alumni Award. James Swenson The theme of the ninth annual international Globalization for the Stephanie Taylor-Dinwiddie, Ph.D. David Tiede, Ph.D. Common Good Conference was “In Search of the Virtuous Economy: Former Facilites Building Recycled George Ullman Jr. ’76 A Plea for Dialogue, Wisdom and the Common Good.” The five- Tim Wennes Joan R. Young day event featured panel discussions exploring an ecological political economy, the role of business education in creating morally responsible Advisor to the Board prosperity, engaging youth spirituality for positive social change, and Marilyn Olson ERIC PARSONS ERIC PARSONS many related topics. Honorary Member Globalisation for the Common Good: An Interfaith Perspective Takashi Uyeno was founded by Iranian-born Kamran Mofid in 2002 as a result of life- Mission of CLU changing soul searching about economics and the issues of social justice, California Lutheran University is ethics and morality. Mofid regretted that in his 20 years of teaching a diverse, scholarly community economics at universities he had not gone beyond the mathematical dedicated to excellence in the liberal arts and professional models and theories to discuss compassion, solidarity and spirituality with studies. Rooted in the Lutheran his students. He had told them about scarcity and competition, but not tradition of Christian faith, the about abundance and cooperation. He had covered free trade, but not University encourages critical fair trade. Now, each year, Mofid invites people to come together with a inquiry into matters of both faith ’04 AGEN H ERIC PARSONS and reason.