Inside: 2 Fulbright Awardee 3 FYI 4 Calendar Vol. XIII · No. 3 September 22, 2008 CSUN Celebrates Its History, First-Ever Founders Day Induction of Alumni Into 50 Year Club Among Activities Planned for Historic Day rank St. Denis says it’s hard to into the 50 Year Club on Monday, The induction is part of the believe it’s been 50 years since Sept. 22. The university will induct university’s year long observance F he walked among the eucalyptus alumni who earned degrees at the of its 50th anniversary. The event trees and attended classes in wooden San Fernando Valley campus of Los starts a new Cal State Northridge one-story buildings as a student at Angeles State College and alumni who tradition: Founders Day. It includes a the then “Valley State” college. The earned degrees from San Fernando Founders Day lunch and the dedication 76-year-old Rancho Mirage resident Valley State College in the 1958 –59 of the James and Mary Cleary Walk has fond memories of serving the school year. Members of the faculty along a section of Magnolia Walk. campus as the second Associated and staff who began their association The day will end with the official Student Body president and in a year with the university during those same opening of the Oviatt Library’s 50th marked by firsts: picking the school years also will be inducted. anniversary exhibition, “Fifty and mascot, colors and helping to write Those inducted will participate in Fabulous: California State University, the constitution and bylaws. a ceremony that pays tribute to the Northridge/San Fernando Valley State “There were so many ground- past. St. Denis, the third president of College at the Half-Century Mark.” breaking things happening at that the Alumni Association, will present “I’m lucky to have lived this long time,” recalled St. Denis, ’58 (Business). and bear the great mace of California to see this day,” said Thomas McMillin, “It was a very exciting time.” State University, Northridge, the ’59 (Education). ”It was such a St. Denis remained involved on symbol of the civil and academic close-knit campus and faculty. the campus after graduation and authority of the university. The alma Frank St. Denis (circa 1958) It was great.” returned as a part-time faculty in the mater, which was arranged by Norman Barone, ’58 (Business), a McMillin,72, of Port Hueneme health department. He said he is Richard Kaufman, ’77 (Arts, Media, founder of the Alumni Association met his wife Gerri while a professor “proud to been part of history.” and Communications), will be sung, who served as the association’s initial in the art department. He retired He will be among more than 50 and President Jolene Koester will vice president and the organization’s from teaching at CSUN in 2000. ᭿ alumni, faculty and staff inducted present a 50 Year Club pin to second president. CSUN Rallies to Support Victims of Metrolink Crash CSUN’s Eric Forbes is One of the Civilian Heroes ric Forbes is the type of person alumna, Beverly Mosley, ’99 (Speech University Counseling Services staff http://www-admn.csun.edu/ohrs/ who doesn’t mind rolling up Communication). CSUN freshman were made available. atozforms.htm . E his sleeves, getting dirty and Antonio Martinez was also injured in President Koester has expressed In addition to Forbes, there helping out. the crash. Both Martinez and Watts her condolences to the victims and are reports that others from CSUN The 56-year-old director of admis- are recovering from their injuries. their families. stepped up to help. CSUN graphic sions and records at Cal State Northridge When campus officials found out “I am confident that we can come designer Tatsuo Kumagai, who took helped rescue his neighbors after the about the crash, they responded together in this difficult time to a shuttle to the train station just 1994 Northridge earthquake. He was immediately. President Jolene Koester provide support and reassurance to minutes before the accident, said an part of the team that put in long coordinated the campus response. one another,” she said in a statement. unidentified CSUN employee gave hours to help rebuild CSUN. Working with CSUN’s Public Safety On Friday, Sept. 19, the Office of stranded passengers a ride to the So it’s no surprise Forbes over- Department and a host of other Human Resource Services requested Moorpark train station. looked his own injuries and joined campus units, senior campus catastrophic leave donations on behalf University Counseling Services the civilian heroes who rallied to administrators worked all weekend of Watts. She is currently out on will continue to assist the CSUN help others more severely hurt in the to gather news and information medical leave due to the accident community, call (818) 677-2111 Metrolink train accident on Sept. 12. about victims. Two CSUN officers and has exhausted her leave credits. for assistance. ᭿ He helped co-worker Beatrice Watts, helped patrol the crash site. The pledge form can be accessed at administrative support in admissions and records, off the train and stayed with her until her husband arrived. Nonprofit Org. Then Forbes returned several times U.S.Postage to the burning train to help get PAID others out. California State University “I was just trying to comfort people,” 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, California 91330-8242 Northridge said Forbes, who was interviewed while recovering at home from injuries to his leg and neck. Reluctant to call himself a hero, Forbes said “there were many bright and brave people helping out.” Forbes was among the 135 people o o injured after the Metrolink passenger h C e e train collided with a Union Pacific L y b freight train in Chatsworth. As of o t o h Sept. 19, 25 people have died including P CSUN student Aida Magdaleno and Eric Forbes CSUN Fulbright Awardee Journeys to Vietnam Management Professor Fascinated by Southeast Asia hirty years ago, when Richard year. He said he is preparing for his Since the program’s inception, about (Denny) Kernochan was a trip by taking a tutorial to learn the 279,500 participants—chosen for T student, the country of Vietnam country’s language. their academic merit and leadership was associated with war and protest. “This will be as much of a learning potential—have had the opportunity Today, the 64-year-old Cal State experience for me as the students I to exchange ideas and to contribute Northridge associate professor is will be teaching,” added Kernochan, to finding solutions to shared issues. looking forward to exploring other who is scheduled to return to CSUN Kernochan started as a lecturer at aspects of the county’s history. in fall 2009. CSUN in 1999. He teaches international Kernochan has received a Fulbright His duties in Vietnam will include business, a business honors seminar grant to teach at the Hue University teaching several courses, mentoring and supervises management internships. of Economics in Hue, Vietnam, for research efforts and lecturing at He is also adviser to the Business the 2009 spring semester. other universities Honors Association. He has a bachelor’s “I grew up during the days when Kernochan is one of 47 CSUN degree from Dartmouth College, a s i Vietnam and the Vietnam War were faculty to have received the prestigious o master’s from UCLA and an MBA B u part of our vocabulary,” said Kernochan, Fulbright award since 1980. The D from the Iran Center for Management n h o associate professor of management. Fulbright Program, the U.S. govern- J Studies in Tehran, Iran. He spent 12 y “Now, I get to visit under better ment’s flagship program in international b years living and working overseas in o t o h circumstances.” educational exchange, was approved P the Middle East and Europe. Kernochan said he was asked to by Congress and signed into law in Richard (Denny) Kernochan, associate “I’ve always been interested in select three countries and Vietnam 1946. The goal of the program, which professor of management, is recipient of overseas business,” Kernochan said. was at the top of his list. He said he is sponsored by the U.S. Department Fulbright grant to teach in Vietnam. “I’m always looking for new challenges.” has always had a fascination with of State, Bureau of Educational and For more information about the the Southeast Asian country. Cultural Affairs, is to promote “mutual citizens and nationals of other countries Fulbright Program, contact Justine “Vietnam is an ancient country, understanding between the people for a variety of educational activities, Zhixin Su, professor of educational and I look forward to learning more of the United States and the people primarily university lecturing, advanced leadership and CSUN Fulbright program about it,” said Kernochan, who will of other countries of the world.” research, graduate study and teaching representative, at [email protected] or make his first visit to the country next Fulbright grants are made to U.S. in elementary and secondary schools. (818) 677-2138. ᭿ CSUN’s Men’s Basketball Team Picked by Magazine to Win Matadors Gathering Frequent Flier Miles, Busy Season Ahead he 2008 –09 Cal State Northridge From Palo Alto, the Matadors head are again expected to dominate the men’s basketball team, favored south to the home court of Cal State Pac-10 in 2008 –09, and are again T to repeat as Big West regular Bakersfield for a non-league encounter. contenders to make the Final Four in season champions, will be gathering Then the six game road trip kicks 2009. The last time these two teams thousands of frequent flier miles into high gear when the team travels collided, the Matadors upset the during the early portion of the to The Pit in Albuquerque to face nationally-ranked Bruins, 78 –74, at upcoming season.