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2009–2010 Annual 

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P r e s i d e n t ’ s M e s s a g e doMinguez today is published 

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an office within the University 

The beginning of a new year is a natural time for us to pause and reflect on 

Advancement Division. 

what we have accomplished during the past year and to look ahead to the 

President 

future of California State University, Dominguez Hills. In January 2010, we 

Mildred García 

began an 18-month-long commemoration of the university’s 50th anniversary, 

and one of the objectives was to engage the entire campus community, both 

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on- and off-campus constituents. We have certainly been doing that! In this 

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issue of Dominguez Today, you can read about some of the wonderful events 

that have taken place and partnerships that have formed. 

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During the fall semester, the College of Business Administration and 

senior editor 

Brenda Knepper 

Public Policy 2010 Awards Luncheon was a record-breaking success in both 

attendance and funds raised. We cut the ribbon on a state-of-the-art clinical 

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skills lab, the first such facility on campus in the nursing program’s 30-year 

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history. The Multicultural Center unveiled “Manifest Diversity,” a large-scale 

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mural created by students under the guidance of nationally recognized Los 

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Angeles muralist Eliseo Art Silva. We also welcomed actress/comedienne 

Joanie Harmon 

Niecy Nash to campus for the 50th Anniversary Speaker Series: An Evening 

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with Niecy Nash. She shared stories from her time on campus and early escapades 

in show business, and had the audience laughing out loud! 

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In this issue’s Annual Donor Honor Roll, we pay tribute to friends 

of CSU Dominguez Hills who have given very generously to support the 

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3 university spotlight 

6 Community news 

24 Faculty Focus 

26 Faculty news 

30 student successes 

32 Alumni profiles 

34 Class notes 

37 Toro Athletics 

C o n t e n ts 

O n T H e C O v e R 

Winston Hewitt was founding chair of 

the modern languages department at 

Csu Dominguez Hills. After his death in 

2006, executors of the Winston Hewitt 

estate created an endowed scholarship 

for students at the university. 

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An evening with 

niecy nash 

Actress and comedienne Niecy Nash 

came home to CSU Dominguez Hills 

in early November 2010 as a guest 

speaker for the 50th Anniversary 

Speakers Series. Nash, who starred 

in the television series “Reno 911!,” 

hosted the Style Network’s show 

“Clean House,” and was a contestant 

on “Dancing with the Stars,” 

attended CSU Dominguez Hills 

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Actress/comedienne 

niecy nash (left) 

with CsuDH president 

mildred García. 

in the early 1990s and performed 

in several Theatre Arts and Dance 

Department productions. She spoke 

candidly to an audience of 200 

students, alumni, staff, faculty and 

guests about her personal struggles, 

her successes and failures in the 

entertainment industry, and her time 

at the university. 

“I remember doing ‘The Colored 

Museum,’ ‘Fences,’” Nash reminisced. 

“There was one play where 

I was this pregnant. I appreciate this 

department because they asked, 

‘You’re not going to have that baby 

before opening night, are you?’ I said, 

‘No.’ They said, ‘Come on.’… I got 

to flex my dramatic muscle here so 

I was always grateful for having this 

foundation.” n 

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary 

of Csu Dominguez Hills 

California State University, Dominguez Hills continues to mark its 50th anniversary, 

celebrating five decades of academic scholarship and opportunity, achievements in preparing well-educated 

and productive citizens and leaders, and engaging with community partners for the benefit of the South Bay 

region. The 18-month-long celebration began in January 2010 with the launch of a special speaker series and will 

conclude with the 2011 Commencement in May. 

Additional information, campus history, and an events schedule, as well as memories and stories that have 

been submitted by members of the campus community can be found on the CSU Dominguez Hills 50th Anniversary 

website located at www.csudh.edu/50thAnniversary. n 

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Accreditation is music 

to Department’s ears 

The Department of Music has 

received the maximum accreditation 

renewal of 10 years from the 

National Association of Schools of 

Music (NASM). Accreditation by 

NASM, which is designated by the 

U.S. Department of Education as the 

accrediting agency for the field of 

music at the collegiate level, signifies 

that a music program meets a set 

of nationally recognized curricular 

standards for schools of music. The 

music department is now one of only 

A recent gift from the Mancillas 

family will not only provide support 

for the University Library, but will 

also contribute to campus beautification. 

Adriean Mancillas, an associate 

professor of graduate education on 

nine music programs in California to 

have dual accreditations with NASM 

and the California Commission on 

Teacher Credentialing. 

Chicana/o studies 

Celebrates the Big 4-0 

In 1970, an interdisciplinary program 

called Mexican American studies was 

offered at California State University, 

Dominguez Hills. It was the 

beginnings of today’s Chicana and 

Chicano Studies Department. The 

department celebrated its 40th year 

of educating students on the historical 

and cultural contributions of 

Mexican American and other Latino 

populations in the United States with 

a party in the Palm Courtyard during 

the 2010 Hispanic Heritage Month, 

and a series of talks throughout the 

fall semester. Additionally, faculty 

and students were recognized at a 

meeting of the Carson City Council. 

Grants support student 

success, Teacher 

education programs 

California State University, Dominguez 

Hills and its faculty were awarded a 

number of prestigious government 

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Library south Wing Courtyard Blooms with professor’s Gift 

CsuDH associate professor 

of graduate education 

Adriean mancillas and her 

family have made a threeyear 

pledge to maintain the 

courtyard outside the new 

Library south wing. 

campus, and her family, have made a 

three-year pledge to maintain an area 

outside the new Library South wing, 

to be named the Mancillas Courtyard. 

“We chose the courtyard as the 

place to direct our donation because 

it felt like it would be a peaceful 

and beautiful environment where 

students could go take a break while 

studying. Plus, when we bring our 

kids to visit, they could run around 

a bit and not disturb the necessary 

quietness inside!” 

Both Adriean and her husband, 

Ruben, are proud alumni of CSU 

Dominguez Hills. She received her 

credential in school counseling, and 

he earned his bachelor’s degree 

in English. Mancillas hopes that 

her family’s gift to the university 

that provided them with education 

and professional training will help 

to foster “a sense of caring and 

commitment to our campus.” n 

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grants at the beginning of the fall 

2010 semester that will serve to further 

strengthen the university’s role in 

meeting the educational needs of its 

students and that of the Los Angeles 

region. They include: 

• A U.S. Department of Education 

TRIO grant to continue 

the university’s Student Support 

Services (SSS) program that helps 

improve college retention and 

graduation rates among the 

campus’s low-income, first 

generation or disabled students 

by providing advising, counseling, 

mentoring, tutoring, and career 

planning. The first year of the 

award is for $259,059, with the 

full award totaling $1.3 million. 

• A six-year $3 million grant from 

the National Science Foundation 

to create the CSUDH Master 

Science Teacher Fellowship. 

Through the fellowship, 30 science 

teachers from south Los Angeles 

public schools will complete a 

three-semester graduate-level 

program aimed at increasing their 

pedagogical and leadership skills, 

and ultimately impacting science 

teaching and student achievement 

in participating schools. 

Kamal Hamdan, director of 

the Transition to Teaching and 

Noyce Scholars programs in the 

Division of Teacher Education, 

and professor of biology Terry 

McGlynn are the co-principal 

investigators on the grant. 

• A five-year $9.2 million U.S. 

Department of Education School 

Leadership grant, which the 

Division of Graduate Education 

will use to create the Charter and 

Autonomous Public School Leadership 

Academy (CASLA), a new 

degree program specifically for 

current and aspiring charter and 

president García Attends White House signing 

University President Mildred García 

was one of only three Latino college 

presidents on stage with President 

university president mildred 

García shakes hands with 

president Obama at White 

House signing. 

Barack Obama as he signed an executive 

order renewing and revising the 

20-year-old White House Initia- 


tive on Educational Excellence for 

Hispanic Americans on Oct. 19, 

2010. While in Washington, García 

also participated in the National 

Education Summit and Call to Action 

hosted by the U.S. Department of 

Education. 

“Our university has long been 

a leader in expanding higher education 

access to Latino students and 

ensuring student success,” García 

said. “To have a seat at the table, at 

a national level, with other educational 

experts and Latino community 

leaders is a definite point of pride for 

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independently operated public 

schools principals and assistant 

principals. A major goal of 

CASLA is to train knowledgeable 

and transformative school leaders 

who will improve the teaching 

and learning in the more than 

160 LAUSD-sponsored charter 

schools and 70-plus autonomous 

schools within the LAUSD 

service area. CASLA will be led by 

the grant’s principal investigator, 

Ann Chlebicki, professor in the 

Division of Graduate Education, 

along with co-directors Joe Scollo 

and Antonia Issa-Lahera, instructors 

in the Division of Graduate 

Education. CSU Dominguez Hills 

was one of only five universities 

nationwide to receive the grant. 

• A $171,788 grant through the 

National Endowment for the 

Humanities’ Landmarks of American 

History and Culture program 

to offer two week long professional 

development workshops 

in summer 2011 to high school 

teachers across the country, at 

which they will explore American 

history through the eyes of the 

Dominguez family. The grant 

was co-written by CSU Dominguez 

Hills assistant professor of 

history Laura Talamante, Cheryl 

McKnight, director of Service 

Learning, Internships and Civic 

Engagement, and Alison Bruesehoff, 

director of the Dominguez 

Rancho Adobe Museum. n 

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Opportunities 

for the Leaders 

of Tomorrow. 

Open the doors of opportunity through education. Invest in 

the next generation of change-makers with a gift to the CSU 

Dominguez Hills Annual Fund. 

Participation in the Annual Fund sends a powerful message that 

you believe in CSU Dominguez Hills, its academic programs and 

the faculty, mentors and staff who are integral to the University. 

Your gift to the CSU Dominguez Hills Annual Fund is critical to 

ensuring that future generations of students continue to receive 

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C o M M u n i t y n e W s 

CBApp Luncheon Celebrates scholarships, Community partners 

The College of Business Administration 

and Public Policy (CBAPP) 

hosted its Fourth Annual Awards 

Luncheon on Nov. 4, bringing 

together nearly 400 students, faculty, 

and members of the local business 

community. The college’s main fundraiser, 

the event raised approximately 

$54,000, the largest amount since 

the luncheon’s inception in 2007. In 

addition, three Paragon Sponsors 

joined the roll call of donors. Club 

Deportivo Chivas USA, Providence 

Little Company of Mary Community 

Health Foundation, and Toyota 

Motor Sales, USA, Inc. each gave a 

gift of $10,000 to support CBAPP 

student scholarships and faculty professional 

development activities. 

“Even in these difficult economic 

times, each one of you has 

helped us exceed attendance from 

last year with a packed ballroom 

because you believe in helping our 

[students] to go out to the South Bay 

and beyond,” university president 

Mildred García said. “Your generous 

support helps us provide the margin 

of excellence that enhances student 

success and gives our faculty the 

tools to develop the future leaders of 

this state and of this nation.” 

John Melendez, a senior majoring 

in business administration, 

represented the 2010-2011 scholarship 

recipients and gave a heartfelt 

testimony to the struggles of returning 

to college after a 28-year career 

that ended with a layoff due to the 

flagging economy. 

“With a family and the state of 

the economy, you have to make a 

decision, a difficult decision whether 

to pay for a degree or take care of 

your family,” he said. “The benefit of 

a scholarship such as this one makes 

the decision easy.” 

The Dean’s Medallion Awards in 


Awards Luncheon attendees 

(left to right) Kaye Bragg, CBApp; 

Bob Daly, Toyota; nancy Carlson, 

providence Little Company of 

mary medical Center; Antonio Cue 

sanchez-navarro, Club Deportivo 

Chivas usA; mildred Garcia, 

president, Csu Dominguez Hills; 

and Jerome miller, Toyota. 

recognition of the local CSU Dominguez 

Hills community were presented 

during the luncheon. The Organization 

of the Year Award was presented 

to Toyota Motor Sales, USA, 

Inc., Antonio Cué Sánchez-Navarro, 

owner of Club Deportivo Chivas 

USA, was honored as Executive of 

the Year, and Nancy Carlson (Class 

of ’94, B.S., nursing; ’96, MPA), chief 

executive officer of Providence Little 

Company of Mary Medical Center 

San Pedro was awarded Alumni of 

the Year. 

Platinum sponsors for the 

CBAPP Awards Luncheon included 

Broadway Federal Bank, Schools 

nancy Carlson shows 

the sweatshirt she wore 

while attending the 

university in the 1990s. 

Nancy Carlson was inspired to enter 

the nursing profession after watching 

how medical professionals cared 

for her first-born daughter, who had 

cystic fibrosis, and wanting to have 

Kaye Bragg, acting dean 

of the College of Business 

Administration and public 

policy, at the Fourth Annual 

CBApp Awards Luncheon. 

Federal Credit Union, and the Metropolitan 

Water District of Southern 

California. Gold Sponsors were The 

Home Depot Center, SA Recycling, 

and Watson Land Company. Silver 

nancy Carlson: CBApp Alumni of the Year 

“more understanding of her care and 

what was needed.” 

Carlson completed an associate’s 

degree in nursing at Santa Monica 

College. On the day she received her 

California nursing exam results, her 

daughter died at age 7. With a second 

daughter to care for, who also had 

cystic fibrosis, Carlson remained focused 

on her professional goals and 

what was best for her family. 

After 10 years of clinical nursing 

experience, Carlson found she could 

have a larger impact on the care of 

patients in a leadership position. 

“I realized… that you can make 

more differences in a management 

Sponsors were California United 

Bank, the CSUDH Alumni Association, 

Paula Moore, Patricia Williams 

of NKP Management, Staples Center, 

and Teledyne Controls. n 

role for a broader number of patients 

and staff,” recalls Carlson, now chief 

executive officer at Providence Little 

Company of Mary Medical Center 

San Pedro. 

Knowing she would benefit 

with additional education, Carlson 

enrolled at CSU Dominguez Hills, 

where she earned a bachelor’s degree 

in nursing and a master’s degree in 

public administration. 

“My daughter [now 35] and I 

were students on this campus at the 

same time, much to her chagrin, I’m 

quite sure,” Carlson quipped. “The 

education I received here… has allowed 

me to be a better leader.” n 


C o M M u n i t y n e W s 

univision’s Feria es el momento, edúcate 

Brings Thousands to Campus 

CSU Dominguez Hills partnered with 

Univision Los Angeles to bring its 

education fair, “Feria Es El Momento, 

Edúcate,” to campus for a second 

year on Oct. 9. The event featured 

exhibitors representing elementary, 

secondary, and higher education, as 

well as representatives of Chivas USA, 

health care organizations, and other 

supplementary educational programs. 

An estimated 27,000 visitors 

walked through the CSU Dominguez 

Hills Torodome during the five-hour 

event, which was aimed at helping 

to increase the graduation rate and 

decrease the high school dropout 

rate among the Latino population 

and was largely targeted at the parents 

of soon-to-be college students. 

On-air personalities from Univision’s 

four Los Angeles radio and televi- 

visitors line up to attend the 

education fair, “Feria es el 

momento, edúcate,” held in the 

Torodome gymnasium. 

sion stations were on hand to sign 

autographs, and 47,000 free books in 

Spanish were distributed. 

Special guests on campus for the 

event included Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado, 

L.A. County Supervisor Mark 

Ridley-Thomas, State Assemblyman 

Warren Furutani, Rio Hondo College 

president Ted Martinez, Melvin 

Martinez, president of Los Angeles 

Harbor College, LAUSD Board of 

Education chair Monica Garcia, and 

Sandra Licon of the Bill and Melinda 

Gates Foundation. 

Campus Reception Honors 

Filipino-American Leaders 

A reception honoring then-Chief 

Justice nominee Tani Cantil-Sakauye 

and former acting Lt. Gov. Mona 


Pasquil, the first Filipinas to serve in 

two of the highest offices in California 

government, took place on Oct. 

23 on campus. The event, sponsored 

by the office of Assemblyman Warren 

Furutani (D-55th Dist.), was held 

in honor of October’s designation as 

Filipino American History Month. 

Mitch Maki, acting associate vice 

president of academic programs, 

welcomed guests and underscored 

the significance of Cantil-Sakauye 

and Pasquil’s success stories for firstgeneration 

college students. 

The evening’s program included 

greetings from Assemblyman 

Furutani, a performance by cultural 

dance troupe Kayamanan Ng Lahi, a 

look at the contributions of Filipinos 

to American culture by author 

and librarian Florante Ibanez, and 

speeches by Cantil-Sakauye, Pasquil, 

and alumnus Mario Carrasco (Class 

of ’10, M.A., negotiation, conflict 

resolution, and peacebuilding). The 

evening ended with a communityparticipation 

performance of “Profits 

Enslave the World,” a poem by Filipino 

labor activist Philip Vera Cruz. 

Cantil-Sakauye spoke on growing 

up in the delta region of Sacramento 

and participating in Filipino community 

events as a youth. “I was learning 

leadership,” she remembered. “I was 

learning courage. And I slowly began 

to appreciate my Filipino heritage. The 

sacrifices [my parents and grandparents] 

made for me to be here humble 

me and keep me grounded.” 

Former HuD secretary 

Cisneros speaks at 

Csu Dominguez Hills 

Henry Cisneros, former United 

States Housing and Urban Development 

(HUD) secretary and executive 

chairman of CityView, delivered the 

inaugural lecture of the Presidential 

Lecture Series presented by Dr. 

Mildred García at California State 

University, Dominguez Hills on Sept. 

Greg saks, Csu Dominguez 

Hills vice president of university 

advancement, and steve morikawa, 

assistant vice president of 

corporate community relations at 

American Honda motor Co. 

Former u.s. Housing and urban 

Development (HuD) secretary 

Henry Cisneros and CsuDH 

president mildred García at the 

presidential Lecture series. 

30. Cisneros, the former mayor of 

San Antonio, Tex., addressed an 

audience of students, administrators, 

faculty, and community members 

who filled the University Theatre. 

His talk, “The Essentials of Leadership 

for the 21st Century,” described 

the rapidly changing national and 

global society that today’s college students 

and graduates will be entering 

as future leaders of technological, environmental, 

economic, educational, 

and other professions. 

Inaugural Tri-Carson 

Brings Triathletes to 



Hills played host this fall to 

the first triathlon event in the city 

of Carson. Co-sponsored by Kaiser 

Permanente and presented by the 

City of Carson, the Carson Chamber 

of Commerce, and CSU Dominguez 

Hills, the Tri-Carson triathlon 

was held on Oct. 23 on the campus 

and the surrounding city streets. A 

total of 195 participants took part 

in the 5K run, 12-mile bike ride, and 

200-meter swim, and each person 

received a ticket to that evening’s 

Chivas USA vs. Chicago Fire soccer 

match held at the Home Depot 

Center as well as a commemorative 

medal and T-shirt. n 

Honda Gift supports CAms 

science Opportunity program 

American Honda Motor Co., Inc. has donated $100,000 

to California State University, Dominguez Hills to create 

an endowment fund that will support the university’s 

Science Opportunity Program, which provides collegelevel 

science courses to students of the California Academy of Math and Science high 

school located on the campus. Honda’s contribution ensures the program can continue 

to provide textbooks and course materials to the CAMS students free of charge. In 

honor of that support, the program will now be called the American Honda Science 

Opportunity Program. n 


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the Csudh school of nursing opens state-of-the-art Clinical skills lab 

n amy Bentley-smith 

Walk into room A110 of 

the Social and Behavioral Sciences 

building and it no longer feels like 

you’re in a classroom, or on a college 

campus for that matter. Rather, it 

feels like you’ve entered a floor of a 

hospital. And in a way, you have. 

On November 8, the School of 

Nursing (SON) at California State 

University, Dominguez Hills cut the 

ribbon on a new nursing clinical skills 

lab. Made to resemble a hospital 

recovery room—multiple beds and 

exam tables are separated by privacy 

curtains—the lab is a welcome addition 

to the program, which has not 

had a dedicated on-campus facility 

where students can hone their nursing 

skills in its 30-year history. 

“CSU Dominguez Hills understands 

the importance of a highly 

skilled nursing force, and for 30 years 

has been a leader in educating this 

state’s nurses,” said university president 

Mildred García. “The addition 

of this lab on our campus reaffirms 

our commitment to ensuring our diverse 

student body is trained in stateof-the-art 

facilities and standards of 

practice, and that we are producing 

well-prepared nursing professionals 

and healthcare leaders for our communities.” 

From virtual to Bricks and mortar 

While most college degree programs 

are taught at one physical campus, 

the CSU Dominguez Hills School 

of Nursing has been an off-campus, 

now students have the 

opportunity to learn 

the art and skill of nursing 

in a safe environment. 

mostly virtual program for most of 

its existence, with classes offered 

throughout the state. Established in 

1981 as the CSU Statewide Nursing 

Program offering practicing registered 

nurses (RN) in California the 

opportunity to earn a bachelor’s or 

master’s degree at their pace and 

without leaving their home or place 

of employment, the CSU Dominguez 

Hills School of Nursing rarely 

conducted classes on the Carson 

campus until 2006 when it began its 

first pre-licensure program. 

The Master’s Entry Level Profes- 

sional Nurse (MEPN) program was 

created in response to the state’s 

nursing shortage and designed for 

individuals who have bachelor’s degrees 

in other fields but are interested 

in entering the nursing profession. 

For the first time, the school had a 

more traditional degree program— 

students take a full course load over 

20 months and take the majority of 

their coursework at CSU Dominguez 

Hills. Scheduling classroom space was 

not a problem, but finding an appropriate 

facility where students could 

practice their nursing skills proved a 

The school of nursing 

at California state 

university, Dominguez 

Hills holds a grand 

opening of its dedicated 

clinical skills lab. 

challenge. A rudimentary lab was set 

up in the SON administrative office 

space, and an agreement made with 

CSU Fullerton to have students and 

faculty use the lab there. Both arrangements 

highlighted the need for 

a dedicated facility on campus. 

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Lab Work 

Made possible with $1.6 million allocated 

through the CSU Chancellor’s 

Office systemwide nursing facilities 

improvement fund, construction 

began in late 2008 to convert four 

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students from the master’s 

entry Level professional nurse 

program demonstrate new 

equipment in the clinical skills 

lab at Csu Dominguez Hills. 

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classroom spaces on the lower level 

of the Social and Behavioral Sciences 

building into the 4,000-square-foot 

nursing skills lab. Features of the 

space include a reception area, a 

32-seat “smart” classroom with 

laptop computers at every seat and 

computerized whiteboards, a small 

simulation lab with high-tech human 

patient simulators known as METI 

men that were purchased through 

then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 

California Nurse Education Initiative, 

as well as the hospital skills lab itself. 

The warm yellow walls and 

pastel polka dotted privacy curtains 

separating the beds in the skills 

lab belie the typical white-washed, 

sterile hospital room. But filled with 

student nurses practicing everything 

from changing beds to giving shots, 

running IVs and checking blood 

pressure, the space begins to take on 

the sights and sounds of a working 

medical center. 

The simulation lab is adjacent 

and includes two beds where the two 

METI men lay. These computerized 

mannequins can be programmed for 

any medical scenario and will present 

lifelike symptoms and responses 

accordingly to nursing students’ care. 

They are an added clinical skills educational 

tool for the students and one 

School of Nursing acting director 

Rose Welch believes will prove very 

useful to the nursing students. 

“It’s very dynamic and interactive, 

and a lot of literature supports 

that it really makes a difference in 

promoting safety and quality of 

patient care,” Welch said. “The whole 

point of it is to give students the opportunity 

to learn the art and skill of 

nursing in a safe environment before 

going into the real world, which also 

is the reason this entire skills lab for 

the School of Nursing is so critical.” 

Enhancing the student experience 

even further is the addition of 

cameras mounted above each bed in 

the labs, as well as television moni- 

tors throughout. As the students are 

practicing their skills, their instructors 

can choose to record them and 

view the footage, either at their stations 

or back in the computer lab, in 

The 4,000-square-foot, 

hospital-like nursing skills 

lab was created out of four 

classroom spaces on the 

lower level of the social and 

Behavioral sciences building. 

order to analyze the students’ actions 

more thoroughly. 

“Students look at how they perform 

and what they did right, what 

they did wrong, what they could have 

done differently,” Welch said. “Sometimes 

the most valuable part of the 

experience is the debriefing of it.” 

sOs Campaign 

Walking into the lab’s main entrance, 

individuals enter a reception area 

and are immediately drawn to a dark 

purple wall. Though currently blank, 

it will soon display the names of all 

the people who donated money or 

equipment to make the skills lab possible. 

Money from the CSU Chancellor’s 

Office fund only covered 

construction. The school had some 

equipment in their rudimentary lab 

space, but not enough to stock this 

much larger space. 

Lacking funds to purchase the 

necessary equipment and supplies, 

from gauze to hospital beds, the school 

launched a Stock Our Skills Lab 

(SOS) campaign. More than $130,000 

has been raised to-date, including 

major donations from Catalina businessman 

Ken Putnam, who chairs 

the CSU Dominguez Hills Foundation 

Board of Directors; Associated 

Students Inc.; and Providence Little 

Company of Mary Healthcare Foundation, 

which provided the beds. The 

SOS campaign will continue, according 

to Welch, who said the ongoing 

costs to keep the lab stocked are 

not covered in the school’s overall 

budget. In addition, the lab will be 

available for naming rights. 

“We really do need a lot more 

donations and to go in for grants, 

because ongoing maintenance and 

ongoing stocking is absolutely es- 

sential,” Welch said. “We’ve got this 

beautiful facility but it doesn’t help if 

it’s not utilized to its fullest.” 

At the ribbon cutting for the lab, 

MEPN student Jose Nava, a recipient 

of the Kaiser Permanente Dolores 

Jones Nursing Scholarship, summed 

up what the lab means to him and his 

classmates. 

“You are giving hope not only 

to us but to future generations of 

nurses that are going to come after 

us,” he said to the assembled supporters 

of the lab. “I hope that this 

nursing skills lab... will give us more 

time to practice and hone our skills. 

As good nurses, it’s not only that we 

have it here in our minds and in our 

hearts. We also have to have it in our 

hands.” n 

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The Art of Giving 

“Where Cultures meet” 

scukpture (top) stands on 

a slope outside the new 

Library south wing. The 

state of Winston Hewitt 

(above) established an 

endowed scholarship for 

art and design students at 

Csu Dominguez Hills. 

Gifts of art and new Gallery space 

enhance the university’s stature 

as a Cultural Center for the region 

In this issue of Dominguez Today, 

the university presents its Annual 

Donor Honor Roll and acknowledges 

the generosity of all its donors. 

Thanks to contributions from alumni 

and friends, CSU Dominguez Hills 

continues to invest in student scholarships, 

faculty development and 

innovative programs, and is able to 

improve opportunities for our students 

and have a significant impact 

for generations to come. 

Charitable giving doesn’t always 

mean writing a check. Many donors 

choose to make a gift of art—either 

during their lifetime or by bequest— 

to enhance the university’s collections, 

to incorporate art into the CSU 

Dominguez Hills environment, and 

to support its mission as a teaching 

institution, so future generations 

might experience the power and enjoyment 

of great works of art while 

attending the university. 

The CSU Dominguez Hills art 

collection has benefited and grown as 

a result of recent donations of gifts 

of art from individuals and corporate 

collectors, including paintings from 

the estate of former professor Winston 

Hewitt. These gifts are serving 

to enhance the aesthetics of the university 

for enjoyment by the campus 

and neighboring communities. 

The University Art Gallery in 

LaCorte Hall has offered outstanding 

exhibitions for several decades and is 

one of the major exhibition spaces 

in the South Bay. The Loker Student 

Union features large wall displays of 

historic photos and print memorabilia 

on both levels of the building, and 

offers additional areas for exhibits. In 

addition, the university has a myriad 

of new and beautiful spaces in which 

to display art works. 

The Library South wing that 

opened last April features large common 

areas on each floor of the fivestory 

building, as well as a dedicated 

six art and design department 

students were awarded the 

Winston Hewitt Art scholarship 

at the opening reception of an 

exhibition of Hewitt’s work in 

the university Art Gallery. 

multicultural art gallery. The University 

Library Archives and Special 

Collections area has a “History Walkway,” 

featuring historic photos of 

the campus, and an exhibition area 

in its Reading Room. In October, the 

PICTURE Art Foundation partnered 

with CSU Dominguez Hills 

to open a museum space in the new 

wing for the benefit of the campus 

and donated a large-scale sculpture 

for an outside area. The growing art 

collection and exhibition spaces at 

CSU Dominguez Hills will continue 

to enhance the quality of campus life 

and the university’s value as an educational 

and cultural resource for the 

broader South Bay community. 

CSU Dominguez Hills thanks all 

our friends who have supported the 

university’s collections and students 

studying the arts. 

professor’s endowed 

scholarship, Gift of Art 

ensure His Legacy 

Winston Russell Hewitt was the 

founding chair of the modern languages 

department at CSU Dominguez 

Hills, where he taught French 

literature from 1966 to 1982, but art 

was his true passion. After retiring 

from teaching, he devoted his life to 

painting. Executors of the Winston 

Russell Hewitt Foundation chose 

to honor his passion for art and his 

decades-long commitment to CSU 

Dominguez Hills, after his death in 

2006, with the creation of the Winston 

Hewitt Art Scholarship. 

This past semester, six outstanding 

students majoring in art, became 

the first recipients of the $200,000 

scholarship. On Nov. 10, they were 

recognized at an opening reception 

for “Winston Hewitt: A Retrospective 

Exhibition of his Paintings and 

Prints,” that was on display in the 

University Art Gallery through December 

8. The recipients, who each 

received $1,000, were Jose Romero, 

Brian Banuelos, Alyssa Congdon, 

Jessica Portillo, Brenda Estrada, and 

Diana Homayonfar-Shahedi. 

At the reception, President Mildred 

García thanked the trustees of 



The Art of Giving (Continued 

Hewitt’s estate and charged the schol- 

arship recipients with living life with 

the same pursuit of “authentic 

interests” that Hewitt demonstrated 

through pursuing his love of painting. 

“[Hewitt] was a renaissance man 

in that he was a language faculty 

member who later became an artist 

and left this for us to appreciate and 

show that you really can have multiple 

careers and ways of viewing the 

world,” she said. 

Brenda Estrada spoke on behalf 

of her fellow students and thanked 

the trustees for their support: 

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“With our commitment and 

dedication to our passion as artists, 

we hope that our artwork in the 

future will be deemed praiseworthy 

and reflect positively on the honor 

bestowed on us by the Winston 

Hewitt Scholarship.” 

Charles Winborne, a trustee of 

the Hewitt Estate, recalled his first 

visit to Hewitt’s studio and how he 

was impressed by the range of the 

painter’s work and commitment to 

his craft. 

“I realized not only from looking 

at the art but by the words he was us- 

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ing, that he was involved in a life task 

that was extraordinary… and a good 

model for any of us who are doing 

anything we love and have passion 

for,” said Winborne. 

The Winston Hewitt Estate 

donated the brilliantly colored landscapes 

in the exhibit to the University 

Library, where they will be put on 

permanent display. 

“Hewitt left the university a remarkably 

generous gift,” says Greg 

Saks, vice president for university 

advancement, “Not only has he 

provided a scholarship that will greatly 

Four original paintings by local artists are being unveiled throughout the 

2010–11 academic year to commemorate the university’s 50th anniversary. 

During the fall semester, renowned 

painter Synthia SAINT JAMES unveiled 

“Cincuenta,” and in January, Hispanic 

artist Aydee Lopez Martinez presented 

“The Heart of CSUDH.” Both 

bright, colorful paintings depict the 

cultural diversity of the campus. 

Plein air landscape and neoclassical 

artist Alexey Steele and Japanese American artist Mary 

Higuchi will also create paintings to celebrate the university community, not 

only because they are noted in their field, but because they represent the rich 

cultural tapestry that is CSU Dominguez Hills. n 

Posters of each painting will be available for sale in the University Bookstore. 

benefit many of our students, his 

wonderful paintings, along with other 

gifts of art that have recently come 

to the university, serve to increase 

the university’s stature as an arts and 

cultural center for the South Bay.” 

“Where Cultures meet” 

sculpture Installed 

A beautiful 10,000-pound bronze 

sculpture, titled “Where Cultures 

Meet,” was installed on campus and 

unveiled in October. The PICTURE 

Art Foundation, based in Redondo 

Beach, commissioned and donated 

the sculpture, valued at over 

$660,000, to the university for the 

benefit of the community. 

The centerpiece sculpture represents 

different ethnicities found 

around the world and features 10 

life-size figures emerging from and 

surrounding a globe of the world. 

Commissioned sculptor Benjamin 

Victor was selected by the foundation 

out of 53 applicants to create 

a sculpture that would best represent 

the university’s diversity. A California 

native, Victor is artist-in-residence 

at Northern State University in 

South Dakota, and best known for 

his sculpture of Sarah Winnemucca 

in the National Statuary Hall in the 

United States Capitol. 

After researching the varying demographics 

and cultures at Dominguez 

Hills, Victor held a casting call 

for models and used students and 

faculty members of different ethnicities 

as a basis for the 10 human 

figures. The 15-foot-tall sculpture 

took eight months to complete. 

The “Where Cultures Meet” 

sculpture stands on a graded slope 

outside the new Library South wing, 

between the library and LaCorte Hall. 

“manifest Diversity” 

mural Celebrates 

America’s Diversity 

The campus community and guests 

gathered near the Loker Student 

Union at CSU Dominguez Hills 

in September, for the unveiling of 

“Manifest Diversity,” a mural created 

by students, faculty, staff and alumni 

under the guidance of muralist 

Eliseo Art Silva. The large-scale 

work depicting a multi-ethnic view 

of American history is now on view 

The Csu Dominguez Hills 

community celebrates the 

unveiling of “manifest Diversity” 

in september with student artists 

and volunteers and (l-r, starting 

with 7th from left) Lui Amador, 

multicultural Center coordinator, 

Karen Bass, California state 

Assembly speaker emeritus; 

muralist eliseo Art silva; and 

CsuDH president mildred García. 

in the Multicultural Center (MCC). 

“Manifest Diversity” was inspired 

largely by the writings of historian/ 

social activist Howard Zinn and 

features close to 100 images of individuals 

and iconic scenes in American 

history, from Pre-Columbian Native 

Americans to present-day struggles 

for social justice in issues such as 

health care and immigrant rights. 

University President Mildred 

García and MCC Coordinator Lui 

Amador welcomed guests to the 

mural’s unveiling, including Speaker 

Emeritus of the California State 

Assembly Karen Bass (Class of ’90, 

B.S., health sciences), whose image is 

depicted in the mural. Johnny Itliong, 

son of late United Farm Workers of 

America labor leader Larry Itliong, 

also attended the event to celebrate 

the commemoration of his father’s 

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D o n o r H o n o r r o l l 

Your Gift makes educational 

Dreams a Reality 

Dear Friends, 

I am pleased to present the first-ever California State 

University, Dominguez Hills Annual Donor Honor 

Roll. In this Honor Roll, we recognize the support 

given between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010. 

I am excited to report that 2009–10 saw another 

strong year in giving. Over $3.8 million in philanthropic 

gifts were given to CSU Dominguez Hills; 

this represents almost a doubling of support since 

FY 2006-07. Our alumni have also stepped up their 

support—the number of alumni donors quadrupled 

between FY 2006–07 and the close of FY 2009–10. 

The state’s economic crisis has had a dramatic 

impact on our campus. Your willingness to give during 

difficult economic times makes it possible for students 

to pursue their dreams of attaining a college education 

and makes it easier for our faculty and staff to maintain 

a high level of support for our students. 

Without the generosity and vision of our philanthropic 

friends, CSU Dominguez Hills would not be 

the outstanding campus it is today. CSU Dominguez 

Hills continues to be a great investment. Through 

your contributions, we are better able to provide 

excellent academic programs, offer comprehensive 

student services, and evolve into a vibrant cultural 

center for the community 

On behalf of our students, faculty and staff, we 

thank you for the loyalty, goodwill, and support you 

provide that makes CSU Dominguez Hills stronger 

and better able to fulfill its educational mission. We are 

able to provide transformational opportunities to our 

students because of donors like you. 

Sincerely, 

Greg Saks 

Vice President for University Advancement 

NOTE: Every effort was made to ensure the accuracy of this Honor Roll. Please 

contact the Office of Development at (310) 243-2182 if you have any questions or to 

report an error. 


pResIDenT’s HOnORs $1,000,000 + 

Bernard Osher Foundation 

BeneFACTOR $100,000–$499,999 

Ossur North America 

pATROn $50,000–$99,999 

Chivas USA Soccer, LLC 

Coca Cola Enterprises Bottling 

Company 

Georgia and Nolan Payton 

Foundation 

The Maureen P. McCarthey 

Foundation 

The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. 

The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert 

Foundation 

Verizon Foundation 

LeADeR $25,000–$49,999 

Bernard and Barbro Foundation 

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 

CSUDH Alumni Association 

Northrop Grumman - Ground 

Combat Systems 

Shell Oil Products, US 

Southern California Edison 

The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris 

Foundation 

UCLA Medical Center Pathology 

and Laboratory Medicine 

AssOCIATe $10,000–$24,999 

Anonymous 

California Water Service Company 

Eleanor Chang 

Charles Pollock Reproduction, 

Incorporated 

Beverly and Donald Gerth 

Home Depot Center 

Huntington Memorial Hospital 

Johnetta Jones ’77 

Arnold L. Klein 

Monica Little 

Northrop Grumman Corp. 

Nels Dennis Pearson ’08 

Raytheon Matching Gifts 

Saint John’s Health Center-Sisters 

of Charity of Leavenworth Health 

System 

Schools Federal Credit Union 

Specialty Laboratories, Inc. 

(AmeriPath) 

The Boeing Company 

The Carson Companies 

The Wenner-Gren Foundation for 

Anthropological Research, Inc. 

Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. 

Watson Land Company 

West Basin Municipal Water District 

Western Pathologist Quality 

Assurance Service 

sCHOLAR $5,000–$9,999 

American Honda Motor Co., Inc 

Anonymous 

Blaine Labs Incorporated 

Chevron Products Company 

Classic Resort Limited 

Employees Community Fund 

of Boeing California 

Enterprise Rent-A-Car 

Fatburger Corporation 

Dr. Mildred García ◆ 

◆ Faculty/staff l Credential/Certificate Alumni n Deceased 

Shirley and Robert l Hashimoto 

Kinder Morgan Foundation 

Barbara and Neil l Minami 

T. Roy Nakai 

Northrop Grumman Information 

Systems 

Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities — 

Brad Warner Scholarship Fund 

South Bay F.O.R. Jr. Sports 

Association 

State Farm Mutual Automobile 

Insurance Company 

Hui-Ting Sun 

Tetsu Tanimoto 

VIRCO Manufacturing 

France Wong 

Gail and Frank Yanai 

TORO $1,000–$4,999 

Academic Basketball Association 

Allergan Foundation 

Anonymous 

Association of American Colleges 

and Universities 

Brandes Portraiture 

Katie Burridge 

California Water Service Company 

Carson City Center 

Martín Donaciano Chavez ’82, ’85 

Chevron Humankind Matching 

Gift Program 

Citibank, N.A. 

ConocoPhillips Company— 

Los Angeles Refinery 

CSUDH Associated Students, 

Incorporated 

Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Fund, Inc. 

Diane Middleton Foundation 

Double Pump, Inc 

Lorraine and Amer ◆ El-Ahraf 

Karen and James Ellis 

Keith Feder, M.D. 

Deborah Feldman 

First Class Vending Incorporated 

Maier Family 

Alejandro Freire 

Janice Fukai 

Rick Fukai 

Pamela and Richard ’70 Goacher 

Traci A. Goodbar 

Nancy and David ’99 Harper 

Harvard Grand Investment, Inc. 

HealthCare Partners 

Jackson N. Henry ◆ 

Herbalife Int’l Communications, Inc 

Hualalai Resort 

International Alliance of Theatrical 

Stage Employees 

International Research and 

Exchanges Board, Inc. 

Catherine and William ◆ Jacobs 

John Johnson ◆ 

Jostens, Incorporated 

Helen S. Kawagoe 

Valerie and Randolph Kitani 

David Lederer 

Yon Sun and Hyangkey ◆ Lee 

LegoLand California Resort 

Measured Progress, Incorporated 

Metropolitan West Capital 

Management, LLC 

Milken Family Foundation 

Paula and Brad Moore 

Scott S. Morris ◆ 

Naomi l ◆ and Terrence Moy 

Michael Mulligan 

Dennis Y. Nakatani 

Nisei Athletic Union, Incorporated 

John A. Nojima ’87 

Gregg Okada 

Orange County Employees Association 

Craig K. Ota 

Frank Ota 

Henry Y. Ota 

Tsuyoko Sue Ota 

Phoenix PDQ, Incorporated 

Professional Document Services, 

Incorporated 

Raymond and Barbara Alpert 

Foundation 

Mary Ann ’04 ◆ and Jose Rodriguez 

Rotary Club of Carson-Gardena- 

Dominguez 

Ann Gunvalsen and Gregory Saks ◆ 

Sempra Energy 

Calvin G. Sims 

Shirley and Gilbert Smith, Former 

Mayor City of Carson 

Soccer Event Specialist, Incorporated 

South Bay Workforce Investment 

Board 

South Bay Youth Basketball 

Jeff Stark 

Stroyke Properties 

Sysco Foods Services of 

Los Angeles, Inc. 

Teamsters Local Union No. 572 

Tesoro Refining and Marketing 

Company 

The Heads Up Youth Foundation, Inc. 

The Metropolitan Water District of 

Southern California 

U.S. Army Healthcare Professions 

UFCW Union Local No. 324 

United Way California Capital Region 

Universal Copy 

Tieli Wang ◆ 

Westin Coral Gables 

Aileen and Stephen Worrell 

Walter Wu 

Xi Theta Chapter —Sigma Theta Tau 

International 

Saeko and David ◆ Yanai 

Garrett Yanai 

FRIenD $500–$999 

Acento Advertising, Incorporated 

Jill Allison Aguilar ’84, ’97 ◆ 

All West Camp, Incorporated 

Anonymous 

Gilbert J. Arrellano 

Susan and Jeffer ◆ Badrtalei 

Bakersfield Prosthetics & Orthotics 

Center, Incorporated 

Kicheka Baltrip 

Fairveola Banks 

Carrie Ann Blackaller ◆ 

Kenneth Blaire 

Sharon and William ◆ Blischke 

Geraldine Bonner ’97 

California Faculty Association 

Lee and Miguel l ◆ Dominguez 

Jamie L. Dote-Kwan ◆ 

Downey, Smith & Fier L.L.C 

Edison International Matching Gift 

Program 

Mohamed H. El-Badawi n 

Norman L. Epstein 

Southern California Junior Bach 

Festival 

Jean C. Ferguson 

Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. 

Galaxy West - Carson Crest 

Homeowners Association 

Dawn and Michael Gogan 

Deja Grant 

Patrick J. Guillen ◆ 

Gregory Haeseler/Wells Fargo 

Advisors, LLC 

Dr. Donald T. Hata, Jr.◆ 

Joy and Douglas Heiner 

Eve Martin Hemmans 

In-N-Out Burger 

Jackson Hewitt, Incorporated 

Cheryl A. Jackson-Harris ’82 ◆ 

Kameda USA, Incorporated 

June and Alan Kaneko 

Kim Tours Sports, Inc. 

Deborah and Carl Kitani 

Harvey Kitani 

Genevieve and Ernest Klinger 

Brenda K. Knepper ’09 ◆ 

Law Office of Petillon, Hiraide and 

Loomis, LLP 

Loker Student Union 

Donileen Rae Loseke ’73, ’76 

Cayleen and Mitchell ◆ Maki 

Eric Manabe 

Adrieanna l ◆ and Ruben ’96 

Mancillas 

Antoinette Marich ’81 ◆ 

Mark E. McGann Corporation 

Mike Matsunaga 

Dale Minami 

Dean Morris 

Carmelita Navarro 

Sherri and Thomas ◆ Norman 

Northrop Grumman Foundation 

Kirsten Panell 

Peninsula Sports Camp, Inc 

Laura M. Phillips 

Thomas E. Philo ◆ 

Piping Industry Progress and Education 

Trust Fund 

Gary Plunkett ◆ 

Prima Solutions, Incorporated 

Renaissance Agoura Hills Hotel 

Roll Giving and Paramount 

Community Giving 

Jeannette Rosado 

Ted Sakaida 

Carole A. Shea ◆ 

Naomi and Les Shibata 

Laura and Donn ’98 Silvis 

Melissa St. James ◆ 

Frank A. Stricker ◆ 

Angela Hsu and Victor Sze 

Edie Thompson 

Top Ladies of Distinction 

United Steel Workers Local 675, 

AFL-CIO 

Verizon 

Marcus K. Vincent l ◆ 

Wachovia Foundation Matching 

Gifts Program 

Waste Management 

Luz C. Watts, Ph.D ◆ 

Victoria Weston 

Shelley Wilborn 

Samuel L. Wiley ◆ 

Kimberly Fain and Cedric Williams l 

Mary Louise Williams 

Oliver W. Wilson 

Diana Wolff l ◆ 

Yukiko Yabuta 

Mark Yanai 

Catherine Mitsuko Yanai Lew 

Randy and Rosemary Zarn 

suppORTeR $250–$499 

Victor Abadia 

Janice and Brian Akahiji 

American Institute of Higher 

Education Resources 

Angeles National Golf Club 

Anonymous 

Association of International 

Calligraphy Arts 

AT&T California 

Beach Cities Orthopedics & Sports 

Medicine, Inc. 

Beverly Sakura Foods 

Susan E. Borrego ◆ 

Boice M. Bowman ◆ 

C. Kaye Bragg ◆ 

Gwen Yoshiko Brockman ’96 

Gary L. Cain 

Carson Chamber of Commerce 

Carson Sheriff Station Support 

Foundation 

Carson Venture Magazine 

Eugenia and Eli Chang 

Alan Ronald Chao 

Coast to Coast Installation, Inc. 

Communications Workers of 

America Southern California 

Council 

Lenora ◆ and Roger Cook 

Crowne Plaza Redondo Beach and 

Marina Hotel 

Nicholas DeFrance 

Mercedes and Alan ’90 Dempsey 

Lorna Brillantes Diaz-Guiting, MSN, 

RN ’08 

Disneyland Resort 

Barbara and W. Timothy Doherty 

Joseph P. Douglass 

Linda J. Ellis 

Executive Perils 

Fanny Lou Hamer Queen Mothers 

Society 

Kathleen Fawver ◆ and Chris Monty ◆ 

Deron Filip 

Carol Frey 

Friends of Cabrillo Marine Aquarium 

Reiko Fujinami and Melvin LeBeauf 

Brian Daniel Gardner ’81, ’89 

James O. Gierlich 

Barbara Gomez ’05 

Lawrence Edmund Gray ’70 ◆ 

Guy Fox & Associates, Inc. 

Herman Miller Workplace Resource 

Henry Hines 

Ernest M. Hiroshige 

Holiday Inn - Santa Monica Beach 

Bridget Horan 

Marcia Ann Huskey ’86 

Hyatt Regency Suites Palm Springs 

Diana ’06 and Eric Inouye 

J & L Press, Incorporated 

Josephine A. Jackson 

Bonnie and James Jeffers 

Shirley Jempson 

Cynthia G. Johnson ’95 

Rena ’02 and Stephen Johnson 

James K. Kawahito 

Walter Kawamura 

Teiji Kawana 

Mary and Roger Kehew 

Keiei Senryaku Corporation 

David Y. Kim 

Jean and Keith Kobata 

Gary M. Kuwahara ’83 ◆ 

Christine L. La Marre 

Sam Lagana 

Michael Li ’02 ◆ 

Barbara M. Long 

Los Angeles College Faculty Guild, 

Local 1521 American Fed. of 

Teachers 

Christopher Madigan 

Clarence A. Martin ◆ 

James Mathews 

Dean Matsuura 

William C. McClintock 

Sergio Minassi, CPA ’88 

Lamont Miya 

Joe Montenegro 

Jolene ’85 and Wayne Moomey 

Lisa Mulvaney 


Lenore ’81 and Michael Neidorf 

NKP Management DBA McDonalds 

North High School Associated 

Student Body 

Norwalk Youth Sports 

Cliff Numark 

Marlene and Rudy Nunez 

On-Camera Audiences, Inc. 

Ryoko Onishi ’08 

Ono Design Works 

Orange County Central Labor 

Council, AFL-CIO 

Pacific Park 

Pacific Physical Therapy 

Sofia Pappatheodorou ◆ 

Pi Sigma Sigma 

Damaine M. Powell ◆ 

Deann ◆ and James Schlobohm 

Steven Robert Silbiger ’88, ’94 

Skydive Santa Barbara 

Janet C. Smith ’90 

Michael P. Smith ◆ 

James Edward Sneed ’93 

SouthBay Pavilion at Carson 

Southwest Labor Studies Association 

Janie Mae ’86 and Clinton Speare 

Jane and James ◆ Strong 

The Aerospace Corporation 

The California Landscape 

Contractors Association 

The Ice House Comedy Nightclub 

& Restaurant 

Human Resources Advisory Board 

Twining Laboratories, Incorporated 

Estela and Ray Uchima 

Ultimate Power, Incorporated 

United Way Inc. of Greater 

Los Angeles 

University Bookstore 

Nicole and Gary Vasquez 

Karen J. Wall ◆ 

Alfredie Ward ’75 

Cathy and Alan ’84 Watanabe 

Edward J. Whetmore ◆ 

Sheila A. Wood ’94 ◆ 

Writers Guild of America, West Inc. 

Mei Jen Wu and Myron Sheu 

Ryan Yahata 

Shari and Bart ’89 ◆ Yamachika 

Zdonek & Wolowicz 

Zoe Christian Fellowship 

DOnOR $1–$249 

Abbott Fund 

Mary and Jesse ’77 Abrajano 

Academic Professionals of California 

Dean Lee Adams ’07 

Jeanetta Marie Adams ’95 

Linda ’94 and Adrian Adams 

Regina Anne Adams ’76 n 

Michele Albano Ahkuoi ’00 

Wendy and Thomas Ahlering 

AHTKY Insurance Agency, L.L.C. 

Mudassar Ajmal 

Ariel Albarece 

Lorraine ’70 and Harry Albaugh 

Carol ’80 and Robert ’83 Aleman 

Cara ’96 and Kenneth Alfieri 

Anne M. Allen ’94 

Stephanie Allen ’99 

Patricia A. Allison ’06 

Irene ’77 and Arthur Almeida 

Katherine M. Almeida ’84 

Sharon S. Alston ’89, ’07 

Mary and Warren ’80 Altstatt 

Kathleen ’82, ’04 and Richard ’81 

Alvarez 

Marlene Amaral Jones ’00 and 

George Jones 



Marylou ’80 and James Amato 

Kyra Katherine Amberik ’86, ’02 

Bahiyya Amh-Shere ’05 

Kathy Amico 

Lita and Peter ’85 Amico 

Jack L. Amsell ’78, ’01 

Jan Marie Anderson ’86, ’89 

Jeanne A. Anderson ’09 

Robert James Anderson 

Susan Gail Anderson ’85 

Angels Baseball Club 

Halaevalu Angilau 

Anonymous 

Theresa C. Anyim ’03, ’09 

Aquarium of the Pacific 

Alex Aragon 

Barbara Ann Aranguren ’86 

Diane M. Archer ’81 

Toni I. Arenstein ’04 

Terri Lynn Ares ’98, ’05 ◆ 

Shelly and Michael Arevalo 

Maria De Lourdes Arias ’07 

Gloria C. Armstrong-Mosely ’78 

Faye Williams Arnold ’75 ◆ 

Warren J. Ashley ◆ 

Beverly Ann Athey ’94 

Steven D. Atkinson 

Arbutus K. Atsumi 

Eileene Atwood ’95, ’97 

John William Auld l ◆ 

Aldo Avalos ’05, ’09 

Avi Resort and Casino 

Evelyn Ayers 

B J Discount, Incorporated 

Babouch Moroccan Restaurant 

Yvonne Bae-Barter ’05 and 

Duncan Barter ’05 

Regina Cecilia Baggett l 

Mara Victoria Bagier ’95 

Francine Baldwin ’04 

Arnetha and Frederick Ball 

Sylvia Ballard ’88 

Gayle Arnise Ball-Parker ’78 ◆ 

Bianca Banks 

Sharon and Donald ’72 Bannister 

Patricia Baptiste 

Barbara Lynn Barak ’87 

Marisol Barba ’99 and Marco Arizaga 

Vivian and Louis ’80 Barberi 

Laura E. Baril ’02 

Annette ’69 and Charles Barnes 

Donald Joseph Barnett l ◆ 

Irma ’91 and Arturo Barragan 

Maurine and Lon ’05 Barrett 

Barbara and Gene Barrie 

Beatriz Garcia-Barrientos and 

Enio Barrientos ’08 

Corazon G. Barrios ’84, ’90 

Patricia Ann Barrow ’75 

Varlyne and Richard Bartlett 

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Addisababa Ishemeil Abdul Bass ’01 

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Kristal L. Basua ’89 

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Araceli and Mariano ’09 Bautista 

Iris ’90, ’92 ◆ and Henry Baxter 

Helen Bayard-Dillis 

Adelbert Cornelius Baylis ’03 ◆ 

Betty Dixon Bell ’99, ’04 

Jeanne Edyth Bell ’79 

Laura ’86 and Todd Benjamin 

Tracy ’03, ’08 and Lawrence Bennett 

Ronda Benware ’09 

Shaunah and Eric Berg 

Lynne and Mark ’72 Berney 

Beverly Hills Chapter—Mu Phi 

Epsilon 

Billy’s Deli 

Margaret E. Bilson ’77 


Willda Bingham 

Constance and Thomas Birk 

Maria and Theodore ’98 Bistarkey 

Virginia Jane Bixler ’92 

Margaret and Louis ’79 Black 

Betty J. Blackman ◆ 

Ralph Blahnik ’04 

Roger Carlisle Blake ’98 

Matthew James Blanchard ’08 

Bloc Talent Agency, Inc. 

Margaret Roemer Blue ’80 

Gwendolyn J. Bob ’08 

Kathleen J. Bochum ’95 

Colleen A. Boeding ’94 

Ben Boish ◆ 

Katherine Jeannette Bolden ’98, ’05 

Joyce Bonds ◆ 

Naomi E. Booker-Mallory ’89, ’95 

Frances ’95 and Thomas Booth 

Carol A. Bosman-Anderson ◆ 

Aleta ’99 and Dean Boston 

David Tyler Bouffard ’08 

Timothy Michael Bowler ’03 

Carla Renee Bradford ’91 

Paulette A. Bradley ’85 

Loyce and Joseph ◆ Braun 

Margaret Ann Brechbuehl, RN ’93 

James William Breedlove ’71 

Courtney Raphael Brett ’05 

Jeannette Brewer ’06 

Thomas Clinton Brewer, III ’91 

Robert Michael Brezina ’08 

Billy Brice ’81 

Linda Paulette Brice ’97 

Patricia Jane Bridenstine ’91, ’94 

Ann S. Brigden ’77, ’93 

Brinker International 

David Brinson 

Nelsa ’80 and Les Brodie 

Clifford Brodsky ’80 

Ingrid Dawn Brookler ’96 

Lawanna Broussard ’09 

Carla D. Brown ’84 

Chenelle Brown 

Cynthia Brown ’06, ’09 

Janice Ann Brown ’90, ’96 ◆ 

Linda ’88 ◆ and Joseph Brown 

Marvin D. Brown ’99, ’01 

Pearlie ’07 and Roy Brown 

Patricia A. Broyard 

Louis A. Buchanan 

Margaret Johnson Buika ’95 

Elwood James Bunting ’88 

Alma Burch ’82 

Ann and Timothy ’05 Burley 

Theodore Emmett Burton ’89 

Detris Bush ’01 

Jayne Bush ’87, ’93 

Toby Bushee ◆ 

Steven L. Bussell 

Eileen Butcher 

Brian Butelo 

Joanna Mosso-Butler and 

Sean Butler ’83 

Butterfield Communications, Inc. 

Pamela ’80 and Marvin ’79 Byrd 

Cafe 50’s 

Cal Bowl 

Claudia Calandrino ’81, ’86 

Hansonia Caldwell ◆ 

Dolores ’77 and Joseph Calhoun 

California Credit Union 

Ann Camp ◆ 

Delma Madelein Campbell ’74 

Edward A. Campbell ’86 

Morgan Campbell ’05 

Guadalupe ’06 and Jose Campos 

Curtis E. Canion ’83 

Edward Ernest Canler ’72 

Juanita and Clifford l Cannon 


Daniel R. Cano ’78, ’85 

John J. Capulli ’79 

Davea ’95 and James Carr 

Mario Alberto Carrasco ’08 

Jamye and Robert Carter 

Jamylle L. Carter 

Traci D. Carter ’06, ’09 

Cecilia and Antonio ’87, ’99 

Carter-Loza 

Karina Castaneda ’08 

Elena M. Castillo ’99 

Marivic Reyes-Castillo and 

Raul Castillo ’92, ’00 

Castle Financial, Incorporated 

Lynn Dell Cates ’86 

Paulette Caudill ’74 

Cristina Cazares ’08 

Cengage Learning 

Center for the Study of Political 

Graphics 

Cerritos Center for Performing Arts 

Janice ’82 and David l ◆ Champion 

Nischal Chandra ’07 

Daniel Scott Charles ’82 

Donald Neil Charnofsky 

Michel Lee Chauvin ’08 

Margaret R. Chavez ’94 

Mario F. Chavez ’93 

Yolanda Chavez ’00 

Stella Cheng 

Lois ◆ and Henry Chi 

Maria Rosanna Chian-Clifton ’78 

Chicago For Ribs-Redondo Beach 

Chicago For Ribs-San Pedro 

Diane ’77, ’79 and John Chillington 

Al B. Christman ’82 

David Churchman ◆ 

Dominick Cistone 

Jonathan L. Clark ’04 

Patricia ’75 and Leonard Cleary 

Patricia ’89, ’95 and James Clemons 

Mary Lou V. Clinkenbeard 

Theresa ’85 and Kevin ’85, ’86 

Clutterbuck 

Mark Douglas Coates ’99 

John Paul Cochrum ’09 

Deborah ’06 and Paul Cocola 

Karin ’06 and Mark Cohick 

Alicia Lettia Coleman ’01 

Taursha L. Coleman ’08 

Douglas F. Collins ’81, ’93 

Cynthia D. Collins-Banks ’77 

Communications Workers 

of America 


America- Local 9400, AFL-CIO 


America- Local, 9573 AFL-CIO 


America, Local 9586 

Samuel Contreras 

Ann M. Cook 

Shelby ’07 and Douglas Cook 

Judith R. Cooper 

Loretta Mack Cooper ’00 

Carolett ’91 and Jeffrey Cooperstein 

Coquis Hideaway Restaurant and 

Sports Bar 

John Cordova, R.N. 

Margie and Paul ’76 Cordova 

Jimmy Cortes ’01 

Denis R. Costello ’06 

Frances D. Cottrell 

Patricia and Joseph Covino 

Makeda Cowan ’03 

Sandi ’02 and Dennis Cox 

CPMG International, Incorporated 

Catherine Crawford, MFT 

Carolyn Kay Crossley ’83 

Harvey R. Crow ’74 

Lorenzo R. Cruz 

Theresa C. Cuarenta l 

Maricela Cuellar ’97, ’04 

Elnora Cunningham ’84 

Frankie M. Curry ’76, ’80 

Vickie E. Curtis ’99 

Patricia Curtois 

Custom Hotel 

Ellen and Robert ’79 Dahms 

Kevin Patrick Daly ’09 

Blanche ’81 and James Daniel 

Donald F. Daniels 

James Daniels 

Carolyn Ann Danko ’10 

Carol J. Davies ’05 

Hakeem A. Davies ’85, ’03 

Belinda W. Davis ’93 

Daisy Lee Davis ’76 n 

Jalonda A. Davis 

Susan and Blair ’80 Davis 

Theotis Davis 

Jennifer Davis-Barnett ’97 

Dawn ’07 and Eugenio De la Cruz 

Rosa ’06 and Victor De la Torre 

Cynthia ’76 and Frank Dean 

Craig DeCrescenzo 

Kim ’99 and Donald Degner 

Cecilia ’09 and Jose Delgado 

Ronald Michael Delhomme ’83 

Barbara Jean Deol ’97 

Yvonne ’91 and John Depinet 

Elizabeth Yuki DeSoto l ◆ 

Lillian J. Diaz ’00 

Rae L. Dickerson-Patrick ’84 

Nancy A. DiCristina ’78, ’84 

Patricia Susann Dillon ’05 

DIRECTV Matching Gift Center 

Linda C. Disbro 

Virginia l and Dale Divers 

Ophelia ’87 and Adolphus Dixon 

Candelaria ’02 and Adrian Dizon 

Leona Danette Dobyns l ◆ 

Dolores Doll-Sales ’00 

Rosa Dominguez ’01 

Nancy Donahoe l 

Donald and Gayle Koch Family Trust 

Shirley Jean Dones ’99 

Cynthia Kyte Donnelly ’91 

James Dooley ’85 and James Green 

Delbara and Lee ’83 Dorsey 

Deirdre Douglas ’07 

Maria Doulaverakis 

Anedra Juree Downs ’99 

Madge ’75 and Ulysses Dredd 

Dubunne Salon, Inc. 

John R. Duffy ’80 

Gregory David Duhon ’91 

Joanna l ◆ and Alfred Dunklee 

Mary ’88 and Douglas Durand 

Eddy Sewing Machine 

Lisa Kennedy Edmondson ’07 

Adria R. Edwards ’95 ◆ 

Joanna and Graham ’04 Edwards 

Fred Eguchi 

Mary Ehman ’92, ’98 and 

Charles Faust 

Jone and Alan ’76 Elfaye 

Barbara ’72 and Neil Elliott 

Terry Engelberg 

Sadie Marie English ’08 

Jami Enosara ’02 ◆ and Eric Enosara 

Jorge Escamilla ◆ 

Christy K. Evans ’09 

Suzanne Elizabeth Evans ’05 

Cynthia and John Evich 

Debra and Richard Faigh 

William Fain 

Sharon Fair ’83 

Kathryn ’75 and Michael ’74 Farmer 

Stephanie Farmer 

Joanna L. Fawzy Morales, Esq. 

Mary Therese Feeley ’77 

Michael Harvey Feer ’93 

H Fetcenko ◆ 

Janet F. Feuer ’03 

Melba ’82 and Arthur Fields 

Dorothy M. Fisher ◆ 

Ena Elizabeth Fisk ’96 

Five Guys Burgers and Fries 

Fleming Entertainment Centers, Inc. 

Robert Mauricio Flor ’07 

Melissa Flores 

Nancy Flores ’07 

Linda A. Flower ’02 

Margaret Flowers-Hamilton ’84 

James Richard Forman ’76 

Joan Forman l and Arturo Adame 

Lila Forray 

Carolyn ’05, ’07 and Randall Foster 

Alma F. Fowlkes 

Yvonne and Charles France 

Martha E. Franco-Gonzalez 

Lynn Marie Frangos ’94 

Dalia ’83 and Lawrence Frank 

David Laurence Frazee ’09 

Wanda Frederick 

Sandra ’99 and Robert Freeman 

Cathy Carolyn French ’01 

Colleen L. Frenck 

Suzanne M. Fuentes ’96 

Yoko Fujii 

Rodney Fukaye 

Joanna Fulton 

Functional Amputee Support Team 

John A. Fung ’78 

Samuel Fung 

Randy Furushiro 

Katrina ’03 and Robert Fusco 

Karolina P. Gage ’00 

Dawn and Anthony ’78 Galante 

Nita and Bernard ’09 Gallagher 

Yvonne Gallegos-Vincent and 

Paul Vincent 

Thomas Gamble l 

Brittany Gamboa 

David Andres Gamboa ’05 ◆ 

Sharon and Steven ’71 Garber 

Alison Marie Garcia ’08 

Diana and Raymond Garcia 

William Gardiner ’80 

Janet M. Gardner ’82 

Margie Nell Garrett ’76 

Marianne and Ray ’80 Gassaway 

Alveta Christine Gatlin l 

Eunice Ann Gearhart ’09 

Lila Geller ◆ 

General Electric Share Owner 

Services 

Norma D. Gill 

Karen Elaine Gilyard 

Hugo D. Giron ’09 

Charlotte ’94, ’96, ’99 and 

Arthur Gittleman 

Beverly Glenn ’76 

Peggy and Mervin ’79 Glover 

Go Kart World 

Sandra Dee Goetz ’02 

Gerald Goins ’71 

Betty ’78 and Arthur Goldberg 

Constance G. Golds ’09 

Golf N’ Stuff 

Steven J. Golightly ’07 

Gerardo Gomez 

Roxana M. Gomez ’07 

Jose Antonio Gomez-Ramos ’89 

Andres A. Gonzales ’77 

Sherwin Goo 

Eva Goodwin-Noriega 

Porsche Gordon ◆ 

Marie Goree 

William E. Gould ◆ 

Beatrice Graham 

Ann ’01 and Frank Graziano 


Patsy J. Green ’04 

Martin Steven Greenspan ’88 

Sherri Beth Greif ’08 

Nancy and Judson ◆ Grenier 

Darryl A. Griffin ’08 

Gail C. Griffith ’99 

Danny K. Grissett ’99 

Candy Grone 

Scott Alan Grosz ’04 

Claudia Argentina Guerrero ’99 

Bonnie ’83 and Howard Gunderson 

Myra Gurian 

Josefina and Roland ’71 Gutierrez 

Pamela F. Gutierrez ’71 

Silvia Anne Gutierrez ’81 ◆ 

Jan M. Guy ’86 

Marilyn J. Haag ’07 

Margaret Ann Haase ’91 

Donna Margaret Hadrian ’90 

Carol Hafer ’01 

Gwendolyn L. Hale ’80 

Margaret A. Hall ’06 

Roberta and William Hall 

Sha’Quana Hall ’08 

Caryn Hanks ’09 

Darlene L. Hansen ’86 

Wesley Y. Harada ’78 

Judith Gale Hardaker ’71 

Delores J. Hardison ’81 

Joanie A. Harmon ’03 ◆ 

Elizabeth and Kenneth Harper 

Kathleen P. Harren 

Mieko Charlene Harrington ’93, ’06 

George William Harris ’94 

Helen ’01 and Henry Harris 

Deann Kay Harrison ’76 

Anneliese Lori Hart ’93 

Pamela ’81 and William Hastings 

Hathorn Portrait Designs, LLC 

Beverley Kohler Hayhurst 

Steven Darrell Hazzard ’86 

Gregory Matthew Hearne ’76 

Thomas Emmett Heaton ’77 

Alexis and Anthony ’80 Heaverlo 

Carmen and Robert ’86 Hedges 

Celina Ann Henderson 

Marilyn D. Henderson 

Gladys ’73, ’76 and William 

Henderson 

Robert D. Hendricks 

Irvin Henry, Jr. ’80 

Juana Lavetta Henry-Turner ’80, ’90 ◆ 

Paulette L. Hentzen 

Darlene Nan Herbets ’08, ’10 

Hilda Hernandez ’06, ’09 

Rosa A. Hernandez ’09 

Victor Hernandez l 

Arlene Y. Herrera ’03 

Christopher P. Herrera ’71 

Elsa ’73 and Michael Herrera 

Matthew Lawrence Hetz ’85 

Jackie Ann and Robert Hiegert 

Wanda Sunami Higaki ’96, ’00 

Kay ’79 and Lewis Hiigel 

Richard C. Hildebrand ’82 

James Clifford Hinkle ’91 

Elizabeth Diaz Hinojosa ’09 

Dale H. Hirayama l 

Linda Ho 

Van Thanh Ho ’02, ’10 

Chere Desire Hooks ’04 

Judith and Joseph ’76 Hopkins 

Malaika W. Horne ’99, ’07 ◆ 

Iris E. Hosea ’07 

Fumiko Hosokawa ’84 ◆ 

Marilyn C. Hostetler ’85 

Ernest F. Howard, CPA ’75 

Mary Lynn and William ’73 Howard 

Betty Jean Howells 

Geraldine ’71 and Charles Howey 

Eunice ’85 and David Hughes 

Joseph R. Hughes, Jr. ’79 

Mary Irene Hults ’04 

Cheryl and Joseph ’85 Hunt 

Damion Duard Hunter ’07 

Felice Hunter ’81 

Kristine A. Hurst ’00 

Lynn Hutcheson ’81, ’92, ’97 ◆ 

Peter Huyen ’07 

Robert Ideishi 

Jeffrey Cabuenias Idica ’09 

George (Jr.) Igawa 

Pilar and Filemon Ilao 

Elizabeth Ann Ingraham-Ono ’04 

Valerie Inklebarger ’73 

Miwako Inoue 

Carolyn and William ’90 Insalaco 

Jane and George Iwanaga 

J.Vann Trucking 

Faye ’78 and Jackawa Jackson 

Fleeter H. Jackson ’81 

Keith Keley and Randy Jackson ’06 

Lagina DeAnn Jackson ’05 

Karen ’78 and David Jacobs 

Ruth Helen Jacobs ’74 

Victoria ’71 and Harry Jacobs 

Carol L. Jacobus ’09 

Sainey Musa Jallow ’09 

Barbara Clary James ’97, ’99 

Brooke and Darren James 

Elise R. James ’09 

Harold Dean James ’81 

Lina ’01 and Willie James 

Lorie Diane James ’04, ’07 

Pamela Jarman, PA-C ’83, ’02 

Lori Collins-Jarvis and 

Stephen Jarvis l 

Nina and Hagop ’82 Jazmadarian 

Vladimir Jefferson ’80 

Nancy Jefferson-Mance ’00 and 

Roger Mance 

Therese Marie Jelnick ’92 

Edith Jenkins-Weinrub ’94 and Allen 

Weinrub 

Cassandra D. Jenkins-Wilson ’01, ’10 

Stephen Richard Jenner l ◆ 

Gregory R. Jennings ’80 

Linda and George ◆ Jennings 

Charlene Jensen 

Patricia L. Jensen ’77, ’80 

Marcel Marketto Jeter ’90 

Gail and Ernest Jewell 

Monica Christina Jimenez l ◆ 

Raquel and Manuel ’03 Jimenez 

Johnnie’s Pizza 

Vernon Edward Johns ’74 

Bolesha and Brian ’94 Johnson 

Everett V. Johnson ’81 

George Johnson ’71 

Joyce Johnson ’72 ◆ 

Katherine L. Johnson ’82 

Maria ’01 and Dennis Johnson 

Rory Johnson 

Sonia M. Johnson ’08 

Steven D. Johnson ’84, ’08 

Walter James Johnson ’75 

Althea Jones 

Corinne and Paul ’86 Jones 

Darylun Gayl and Reginald ’79 Jones 

Kristal Lynn Jones ’08 

Mexie ’03 and Peter Jones 

Rosalyn C. Jones ’02, ’07 

Constance Marie Jones-Watson ’95 

Karen and Mark Jordan 

Katie Jordan 

Paul M. Jordan ’86 

Cynthia Jorgensen-Mobley ’82 and 

Lester Mobley 

Cynthia Miller Jortner ’80, ’86 

Anupama Joshi 

Scott Kajiya 

Rebecca L. Kanehl ’99, ’09 

Allan Marshall Kaplan ’73 

Eric David Kaplan ’87 

Pamela and Robert ’05 Karabin 

Jolene Gay Kasai ’75 

Noura Kassis 

Yoko Kato 

Lester Katz ’09 

Robert Kawahara 

Reiko Hori Kaye 

Cynthia Adelle Keene ’92 

Annie Chavira Kelly ’02 

Catriona Murphy-Kelly and 

Todd Kelly ’97 

Patrick L. Kelly ’05 

Tracy Kelly-Baum ’05 and 

Gerald Baum 

Dan W. Kelso ’81 

Joann Kennelly 

Joanna ’79 and Michael Kerrigan 

Kevin M. Kershaw ’07 

Tiffany ’03, ’06 and Fei ’07 Khoo 

Yoriko Ikeda Kikuchi ’90 

Samuel Kim 

Lela Sue Kimbriel ’89 

Jack E. King ’80 

Kellee Ann King ’03 

Ryan Morgan King ’08 

Mark Kitabayashi 

Suzanne Kitchens ’79, ’81 

Ann ’09 and Michael Klein 

Rebecca and Michael ’84 Klinicke 

Betty ’71 and John Knapp 

Edward Joseph Knight ’00 

Regina and Irving ’73 Kodimer 

Henriette B. Koerselman ’81 

Carolyn E. Kolb ’74, ’76 

Kent Komae ’76 

Sandra and Alan Kosaka 

Kraft Foods Foundation 

Julia Heinen and Richard Kravchak ◆ 

Setsuko and Alois Krickl 

Tracy S. Kubo ’83 

LA Promenade 

Labor Studies Club 

Jean Arlene Lacy ’97 

Kray R. Lambert ’77 

Lydia Jael Lambert ’77 

Robert L. Lane ’79 

Langers Juice Company, Inc. 

Laura Langworthy ’09 

Patricia ’81 and George ’74 Lapointe 

Antoinette Henderson and 

Michael Lary ’04 

Jane ’89 and John Patrick Laughlin 

Steve Lavin 

Sally Le Clerc 

Joan Alexia Lecesne ’00 

Alicia L. Lee ’71 

Donald Lee 

Harold Lee ’98, ’00 

James Henry Lee ’85 

Theresa Lee-Hatch ’87 and 

Charles Hatch 

Eleanor Lefevre-Wall ’72 and 

Raymon Wall 

James E. Lehenbauer ’76 

Sarah B. Leigh ’74, ’80 

Beatriz Lemus ’07, ’09 

Peter Lenker 

Lennard Family Trust 

Bertie Jean Lewis ’84 

Dianne B. Lewis 

Gloria G. Lewis ’79, ’09 

Brenda Joyce Lindsay ’78 

Ernestine O. Lindsay 

Rosa and Rene Lira 

Leticia Llamas ’03 

Wanda Cleo Lockwood ’90 

Carolyn and Herman ◆ Loether 

Beverly ’00 and La Salle Lofton 

Beverly Logan ’01 



Brenda R. Logan ’00 

Cynthia Alfred Logan ’99 

Delores C. Lombardi ’79, ’81 

Lomeli’s Italian Restaurant 

Virginia W. Long ◆ 

Long Beach Symphony Orchestra 

G M. Lopez 

Richelle Anne ’77 and Michael ’71 

Lordanich 

James Lorentz ’88 

Los Angeles Zoo 

Laurie ’75 and Stephen Love 

Shirley Ann Love ’92 

Paige and David ’05 Loverin 

Janice and Frank ’74 Lowery 

Luau Larry’s 

Lucille’s Smokehouse Bar-B-Que 

Josephine A. Luesse 

Deborah Joyce Luke ’76 

Phyllis and Ralph Lusskin 

Dennis P. Luzon ’98 

M. G. Enterprises, Incorporated 

Pamela MacLeod ’08 

Macy’s West G.I.F.T. 

Tomiye ’91 and Tad Maeda 

Helen Louise Magee ’78 

Irma D. Maggio l 

Richard Malamud ◆ 

Brayan H. Maldonado ’05 

Sonia ’83 and Minas Maljian 

Jennifer ’95 and Timothy Mandel 

Arturo Juan Manjarrez ’08 

Don Manning ’08 

Lorraine ’98 and Greg Manosar 

Urania and William ’01 Mantz 

Ana ’02 and David Marcelletti 

David March 

Guy W. March ’06 

Mary Jo and Lawrence Marchese 

Rosemarie P. Marcotte ’85 

Luselia Marin 

Marine Carbonics 

Mary Marken 

Alvin Marks 

Cynthia Marlow 

Cynthia Marrot ’06 

Anita and Donald Marsolais 

Monica ’98 and David Martin 

Phil Scott Martin ’79 

Ana A. Martinez ’02 

Ernest Martinez 

Margarita Martinez ’02 

Ines V. Martos ’03 

Paulette ’97 and Dasol Mashaka 

Preston Mason, Jr. ’73 

Dee Masters ’90 

Barbara ’84 and Michael Masterson 

C. Kay Mathias 

Barbara Matthews 

Sally and George ’79 Matuskey 

Courtney Nicole Matz l 

Mark G. Maughan ’76, ’78 

Mary A. Maxwell ’93 

Barbara and Mark ’88 Mayo 

Ali Mazhin ’01 

Verna Anne McBride ’03 

James E. McClune ’80 

Dannie and Gerald ’81 McClurg 

William H. McCullers ’78 

Brenda and Robert ’76 McFarland 

McGraw Hill Textbook Publisher 

James Edward McIlroy ’88 

Paula McIntosh-Strode ◆ 

Benjamin F. McKee ’85 

Amari Nicole McKinney ’06 

Marilyn McKnight ’95 

Shelby C. McNutt-Phillips ’79 

Mary Concetta McPherson ’75 

Darlene McPherson-Ventura ’92, ’97 

and Greg Ventura 

Jean Marie McTaggart ◆ 

Joe J. Medina ◆ 

Lilia R. Medina ’04 

Tania Medina ’03 

Caron Mellblom-Nishioka ◆ and 

David Nishioka ◆ 

John Menary 

Isidro Mendoza ’08 

Maria Meraz 

Stephana ’75 and Robert ’78 Metoyer 

Trudy and Douglas Meyer 

Jo Ann Michetti ’78 

David F. Middleton ’82 

Gilbertea Mikel ◆ 

Gwendolyn ’86 and Bobby Miles 

Herbert Milgrim ◆ 

Christy Miller 

Nancy ’84 and Bill Miller 

Camille Mills ’95 

Mary ’84 and Leroy Mills 

Lanie S. Minami 

Kathy and Peter Mirich 

Erick Craig Mitchell ’99 

Roberta Mitzenmacher ’82 

Allison Tom-Miura and Ramsey 

Miura ’94 

Russell T. Mizukami 

Carol Kiyoko Mochizuki, Pharm.D. 

Carol Jean Moen ’92 

Amin Momand 

Alice Ann Montgomery ’08 

Brian Walker Montgomery ’92 

Laurine A. Montgomery 

Ernest Liggett Moore ’83 

Gerald K. Moore ’94 

Pat Mora 

Daniel Raymond Morales ’71 

Rosaura and Fredy Morales 

Jennifer Diane Morehouse ’08 

Dolores and William Morris 

Nikki Grace Morrison ’06 

Brenda ’98, ’05 and Robert Moseley 

Diana ’05, ’09 and Victor Moseley 

Lisa and Lang ’75, ’78 Moy 

Robert Peter Moylan ’06 

La Neasha and Terrence ’06, ’10 

Mudd 

Irma ’79 and Paul Mudge 

Josephine Muett 

Genevieve ’84 and Hugh Muller 

Maritza Rae Garcia Munoz ’07 

Maxamina Sarah Muro ’02 

Jane ’97 and Donald Murray 

Marion Annabelle Murray, Ph.D. 

’77, ’79 

Sherriel Lanece Murry ’02 

Museum of Tolerance 

M Stephanie Myers ’90 

Mary and Bill Myers 

Mary ’92 and Steve Nagle 

Fariba Najmi ’03, ’05 

Grant Nakagawa 

Timothy James Nakano 

Lily and David Nakatani 

Dorothy Fumi Nambu ’99 

Naples Rib Company 

National Association of Letter 

Carriers 

Marlene B. Naumann ’91 

Betty and Robert Nease 

Linda Nedleman ’81 

Gregory Neely ’08 

Cleva Jean Nelson 

Lucy ’08 and Michael Nelson 

Valerie ’94 and Theodore Nelson 

Vivian M. Nemie ’03, ’06 

Marvin Alvis Nevens ’78 

Kathleen ’90 and Elven Newbill 

Newport Harbor Nautical Museum 

Tai H. Nguyen ’08 


Thao Tina Dam and Thuc Nguyen ’02 

Sharon Nguyen-Nicholas ’05 

Ralph Nicassio, D.D.S 

Maria and Jeffrey ’02 Niedenthal 

Theresa Hernandez Nino ’06 

Norman Lloyd Nishizu ’90 

Veronica Njoku ’06 

Bernard A. Nkemere ’86 

Nancy R. Nofield ’85 

Valena and Henry Noguchi 

Hannah Nojima 

Mary ’73 and David Notari 

Lupe ’99 and Jorge ’95, ’05 Nuno 

OBC Publishing Company 

Constance Ebere Obialisi ’09 

Janet and George O’Brien 

Dennis M. Ogawa 

Jackie Oglesby-Gilbert ’04 

Humphrey Ogot ’93 

John A. Ohara ’85 

Marlene Okada 

Tomiaki Okada 

Old Faithful Geyser of California 

Reina Melinda Oliver ’03, ’05 

Ursula ’71 and Chidi Omeze 

Leticia Oregel ’09 

Nicole Orlando l 

John E. Oropeza ’07 

Erlinda and Reynaldo Ortega 

Tajauta A. Ortega ’07 

Fabiola A. Ortiz 

Barbara ’73 and Robert Ottinger 

Karina Flores-Owen ’01 and Don 

Owen ’07 

Ronald L. Pace 

Alfredo Pacheco ’76 n 

So Ynu and Scott ’08 Paek 

Betty ’80, ’85 and Victor Paieda 

Martha L. Palermo ’05 

Beverly ◆ and Richard Palmer 

Daisy Panichella ’06 

Laureen ’09 and Michael Paolozzi 

Michael Lewis Paone ’98 

Roger A. Papet 

Kim Dalette Parchman ’82 

Cynthia Ann Pardi ’91 

Pasadena Playhouse 

Ofelia and German Pasiliao 

Pat & Oscars Restaurant 

Ruth M. Paton ’84 

Patrick P. Patterson 

Gregory Stephen Pavlakis ’95 

Theresa ’98 and Mike Pazzulla 

Ruth Pease ◆ 

Rosi and Curtis Pedersen 

David Pederson ’09 

Candelaria Pedro-Luin ’03 

Ann and Fred Peitzman 

James William Pekkala l 

Teresa Peoples ’07 

Barbara and Jesus Perez 

Mercie and Robert Perez 

Michael A. Perez ’75, ’84 

Patricia and Eduardo Perez 

Kelly ’97 and Mario Persico 

Marilyn F. Pettit ’82 

Ava Petty ◆ 

Jerry Lewis Phillips ’73 

Patricia Anne Phillips ’93, ’96 

Pimwadee Phumathon ’99, ’04 

Elizabeth J. Piburn ’89 

Linda and John ◆ Pierce 

Marianne and David ’85 Pierson 

Estoria and Robert ’83, ’06 Pittman 

Rose M. Pitts ’05 

Janice A. Plank ’75 

Lee Anne and Kenneth ◆ Poertner 

Delores Polk ’09 

Marina Porcho ’08 

Shirley Porter ’78 

Cindy ’99, ’05 and Richard Porterfield 

Ports O’ Call Restaurant 

Neva and Joe ’79 Potts 

Sudha S. Prakash ’06 

Precision Products 

Prentice Hall Textbook Publishers 

Michelle Press 

Ronald D. Prettyman 

Barbara J. Price ’79 

Emma Louise Price ’85, ’95 

Regina W. Price ’07 

Profile Nutrition 

Beverly and Kenneth ’92 Prouty 

Antoinette Purcell ’79 

Teresita and Sterling Putman 

Ken Putnam 

Janet K. Pyne 

Mollie ’92 and Mike Quintana 

Grace and Roberto ’80 Rabot 

Willene Dawson-Racle and 

James Racle ’72 

Radisson Hotel Los Angeles Westside 

Ricard Rametta 

Vashti Marissa Ramgoolam ’09 

Carolina Ramirez ’08 

Thembi Ramos ’09 

Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 

Abe C. Ravitz ◆ 

Cory Rayala ’08 

Marina and Earl Raymond 

Noel Ray-Wysinger ’98 

Constance Read 

Sharon Redditt ’98 

Norma Dean Redmon ’94 

Leo Michael Reese ’04 

Elena Taborda Reigadas ’92 

Doris Ressl 

Oralia Reyes ’02 

Delia and Andrew ’09 Reynoso 

Fahimeh Rezayat, Ph.D ◆ 

Vera ’82 and Herman Rhone 

Richard C. Palmer, M.D., 

Incorporated 

Lillie M. Richie ’82 

Marcia A. Riehle ’03 

Marion Laura Ring l 

Delia Rios ’96 

Patricia ’81, ’84 ◆ and James Riple 

Angel Lea Risher ’08 

Kathleen ’81 and Robert Roberts 

Mary and Jack ’91 Roberts 

Laura J. Robles ◆ 

Karen Joy Rodriguez ’07, ’09 

Mary and Lawrence Rodriguez 

Sylvia Rodriguez ’02 

Joan Rollins 

Lauren and Paul ’08 Romagnoli 

Robert Romero 

Margarita Buelna Romo ’88 

Martha and George ’03 Romo 

Ronald Reagan Library and Museum 

Evangeline V. Ross ’95 

Paula Jean Ross ’96 

Willie James Ross ’82 

Marian ’83 ◆ and William Rosser 

Jacques F. Roux ’94 

Vernetta ’89 and John Wesley Rowe 

Carol and Marvin Rowen 

Eugenia Rozenman ’87, ’96 

George Rudnicki 

Daniel Ruiz ’09 

Kim D. Runkle ’02 

Helen and Michael ’89 Ryan 

Alan Lincoln Ryave l ◆ 

Sandra and Rick Sabosky 

Emily S. Sadamoto 

Eugenia Rochelle Saintvilnoel ’07 

Penny and Jimmy Sakoda 

Reginald L. Saldana ’08 

Rosanna Edith Salice ’08 

Maria Guadalupe Samaniego ’03 

Guillermina Sanchez 

Arene Sanders ’09 

Barnetta H. Sanford ’90 

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Johnny Santa Catalina Santo 

Domingo ’07 

Sandra and Steven ’82 Sarandis 

Alyese Sargent 

Yoshiko Alice Sasahara ’91 

Herbert Y. Sato ’83 

Susan ’94, ’96 and Theodore 

Schirmer 

Susan Schlichting ’95 

Lisa ’09 and Donald Schmude 

Josephine and Charles Schneider 

Dale Thomas Schrodetzki ’87 

Julia Ann Schumann ’94 

Frederick Gordon Scott 

Ahmed Seedat ’05 

Sara E. Seehusen ’07 

Lyndra and Oliver ◆ Seely 

V. B. Seibert 

Mark Seigle ◆ 

SEIU Local 721, CTW, CLC 

Candice Michiko Selag 

Clementine Sessoms ◆ 

Jasmeet Singh Sethi ’05 

Victor L. Setterholm ’73 

Melody Jean Severson ’93 

Mary ’81 and Alan Shadbourne 

Asilah Shakoor ’95 

Irina Sharf 

Ora and Marshall ’82 Sharpe 

Denise and Kevin ’92, ’09 Shaw 

Donna and James ’84 Shaw 

Sheffield Manufacturing, 

Incorporated 

Sheraton Hotel 

Karen and Anthony ’02 Sherrod 

Pamela Silva ’09 

Susan Lee Silverstein ’90 

Sharon Simek 

Trina L. Simmons 

Verne S. Simon ’03 

Kathleen Simons-Lorenzen ’75 and 

Joseph Lorenzen 

Deborah Simpson ’84 

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Jacquelyn M. Sims 

Nour Gassim Sinayoko ’93 

Reena K. Singh 

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Sisters of St. Francis 

Glenn Palmer Skalland l 

Skateland of Northridge 

Karlton D. Skindrud ◆ 

Tara and Werner ’06 Sladek-Maharg 

Olga Slavich, MFT ’83 

Marvin Eugene Smalling ’76 

Sherilyn D. Small-Pierce ’03 

Cynthia and Robert Smith 

Dottie G. Smith ’89 

Earl Dean Smith ’09 

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Kristina and Jeffrey ’86 Smith 

Marilyn and George Smith 

Marion D. Smith ’96 ◆ 

Paula G. Smith ’88 

Sadie Bell Smith ’81 

Virginia ’79 and Winston Smith 

Natasha Antoinette 

Smith-Patterson ’08 

Danny Sneed ’80 

Jody ’99 and Steven Solinski 

Sandra Solis ’98, ’00 

Elizabeth Lusskinn and Marc 

Solomon ’78, ’81 

Richard Owen Solomon ’96 

Kelly and David Solorzano 

Bernadine Sonnier ’88 

Evelyn ’07 and Jose Sosa 

Lydia Sosa ’02 

Shanaita A. Spain-Calvert 

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Marion Spencer ’80 

Maxine ’84 and Karl Spingarn 

Spirit Cruises 

Splash Aquatic Center 

Sandra Darlene Sproat ’93 

Sharon Squires ◆ 

St. Louis Rams 

Connie F. Stallings ’82 

State Street Corporation 

Carol ’88 and Robert Steinhauer 

Patricia A. Stenehjem ’72 

Diana Dean Stevens ’02, ’06 

Keith Robert Stilson ’75 

Kimberly and Thomas Stone 

Strategic Marketing Affiliates 

Georgia Stuart ’97 

Gina and Brian Stuart 

Patricia Stuart-Cherri 

Nelda and Monte Stuck 

Studio Elrey, Incorporated 

Gloria Jane Stuntebeck ’79 

Nina and Murphy ◆ Su’a 

Subway Sandwiches & Salad Store 

#20714 

Sharon K. Sugano ’04 

Xandria and Arnold Sugimoto 

Janet and Theodore ’76 Sulzen 

Sunstone Vineyards and Winery 

Surf City Squeeze 

Zoila ’09 and Gry Sweet ’09 

Kathleen T. Taira ’74 ◆ 

J. Carmelita Tallada 

Vivian ’98 and Frank l Talluto 

Rodney Tange 

Lois C. Taniguchi ’78 

Archie P. Taylor ’79 

Deborah W. Taylor ’89, ’96 

Katherine and Michael ’93 Taylor 

Alicia and Jose Tellez 

Alma and Jose ’04 Tellez 

Yoh Teramoto ’09 

The Bingham Group, Incorporated 

The Boeing Gift Matching Program 

The Diamond Factory, Inc. 

The Foundry on Melrose 

The Huntington Library 

The Lazy Dog Cafe 

The Warehouse Restaurant 

Susan and Ronald ’71 Thom 

Devric Anthony Thomas ’88 

Deborah Marie Thompson ’75 

Jimmie L. Thompson ’92, ’94 

Virgie ’08 and Kenneth Thompson 

Charmaine and Bertram ’75 

Thruston 

Thomas Tiede 

Claudine Timsit ’08 

Jennifer Ann Tisdale ’09 

TK Risto, Incorporated 

Emeline Matua Toalepai ’84 

Dixie Tobey 

Judith L. Todd l ◆ 

Angela and Thomas Togia 

Jon Masaru Tokeshi ’96 

Claudia Sachiyo Tokumoto l 

Derek L. Toledo ’08 

Tommy’s World Famous Hamburgers 

Ann ’82 and Clinton Tompkins 

Betty B. Torrey 

Evelyn ’92 and Billy Towns 

Anorene and Thomas Townsend 

Donna Toy-Chen ’79, ’81 and Peter 

Chen 

Robert D. Tribble ’84 

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Stephanie Marie Trujillo ’07 

Mike John Trutanich ’88 

Richard Tso 

Minako and Christie ’70 Tsuji 

Jeanne Tsujimoto 

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Carol ◆ and Randahl ◆ Tubbs 

Kathryn and Marco ◆ Turk 

Cicelyn A. Turkson ’09 

Booker Turner 

Cynthia ’88, ’96 ◆ and Gregory 

Turner 

Leslie E. Turner 

Sabrena Turner-Odom 

Charles Tyszkiewicz 

UCLA Bruins 

Ultrazone Laser Tag 

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Mauro Valdivia 

Sally ’99 and Robert Valentine 

Theresa Kay Van Dusen ’07 

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Bonnie Varker 

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Sylvia Anne Velasco ’75 

L. N. Venen 

Vergie’s Manor 

Leatina ’93 and Bernard Vernooij 

Linda Rosinski Verret ’91 

Brandilynn Joanna Villarreal ’09 ◆ 

Sergio Villasenor ’08 

Susan Marie Vitale-Olson ’78 

Oni Vitandham 

Ronald E. Vogel ◆ 

Cheryl A. Von Mirbach ◆ 

Desiray Mai Phuong Vu ’04 

George M. Wade ’07 

Kristen L. Wade ’04 

Marcia Melton Wade ’95 

Joyce Marie Wagner ’91 

Jane Walker ’09 

Joan N. Walker ’76 

Scott Lawrence Walker ’95 

Yasmine S. Walrath ’00 

Ardis ’00 and Booker Walton 

Kai Wang ’09 

Cheryl A. Ward ’78 

Teryl ’96 and Joseph Ward 

June Velez Ware ’88 

Felicia Warren ’01 and Wesley 

Newman 

Kimberly Mai Watkins ’07, ’10 

Sandra Watson ’82 

Samantha L. Watts ’06 

James Waycaster 

Deborah ’73 and Ulysses Weathersby 

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Jamie Lytle Webb-King l ◆ 

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Mary ’94 and Erland Weemering 

Patricia and Ralph Weil 

Wendie and Daniel ’73 Weinell 

Arlene ’03 and Joseph Weissmann 

Erna ’79, ’81 and Warren Wells 

Wells Fargo Bank Foundation Educational 

Matching Gift Program 

Vanessa Wenzell ◆ 

Janet ’83 and Jake West 

Western Tube and Conduit Corporation 

Charles E. Wheeler 

Alice Marie Whitaker ’87 

Gregory Stanis White ’05, ’07 

Roselyn ’71 and Alonzo White 

Rosemary and Gregory ’77 White 

Sean Thomas White 

Whitener Graphics 

Walter Wilbourn ’85 

Wild Rivers Waterpark 

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Williams 

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Maciel 

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Yasukochi’s Sweet Stop 

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Zoological Society of San Diego 

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Helen Kawagoe 

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Victoria Peasley ’85 

Helen Proctor ’95 

Charldene Schneider ’84 

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Carole Shea ◆ 

Frank Stricker ◆ 

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F a C u l t y F o C u s 

Leaving a Faculty Legacy 

since 2007, emeriti and retired faculty members of the emeritus faculty 

association have been donating to the faculty legacy fund 

n amy Bentley-smith 

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pdating a catalog of literary 

work for a book proposal. Purchasing 

specialized equipment to conduct 

experiments that could lead to 

further research on muscle diseases. 

A summer trip to Sequoia National 

Park to study stalagmites in assessing 

long-term drought. Training graduate 

students to analyze and code interviews 

for a study of sexual health 

communication. These are just a few 

of the projects that current professors 

at California State University, 

Dominguez Hills have been able to 

pursue thanks, in part, to the monetary 

contributions of faculty who 

came before them. 

Since 2007, emeriti and retired 

faculty members of the Emeritus 

Faculty Association at CSU Dominguez 

Hills have been donating to 

the Faculty Legacy Fund, which the 

association established to offer finan- 

2 4 C A L i F O r n i A S T A T E U n i V E r S i T y 

cial support for the scholarship and 

professional development of junior 

faculty. The way emeritus professor 

of sociology Bill Blischke sees it, 

the Faculty Legacy Fund’s benefits 

extend well beyond faculty. 

“The Emeritus Faculty Association 

gives two students scholarships 

each year, but what attracted me to 

the Faculty Legacy Fund was how 

many more students we could help,” 

said Blischke, who along with Sue 

Gemmell and Lenora Cook, both 

emeriti professors of teacher education, 

helped develop the 

Kenneth Rodriguez, assistant 

professor of chemistry, received a 

Faculty Legacy Award in 2010. 

fund. “Faculty touches the lives of 

tens of thousands of students, and 

if we are able through the Faculty 

Legacy Fund to assist junior faculty 

in enhancing their teaching and 

research, I feel they can have an even 

greater impact.” 

In the four award cycles since 

its inception, the fund has handed 

out awards to 10 faculty members to 

begin or return to research work. 

Ericka Verba, associate professor 

in the Department of History was 

one of the first recipients. She used 

the money to compile a literary 

catalog for preliminary work toward 

a book-length biography of Chilean 

folklorist and composer Violeta 

Parra. Verba has written widely 

about Parra, often using her story 

as anecdote in articles 

and presentations 

that examine 

the broader cultural and political 

context of Latin America during the 

1950s and 1960s. This book, she said, 

would be a culmination of her lifelong 

interest in the artist. To be given 

some financial support in the early 

stages of the book project—and to 

know it came from former faculty 

members—was just what she needed 

to move the project forward. 

“It’s been an ongoing project of 

mine, and the grant has given me the 

boost to put aside other things and 

refocus my attention,” said Verba. 

“It’s psychologically motivating to 

know there are people out there 

who appreciate your work and want 

to see you succeed. It says a lot 

about Dominguez Hills that we have 

faculty who remain committed to the 

university. The value of the program 

is much more than the monetary 

award. You get to feel like you’re part 

of a legacy.” 

In many ways, Kenneth Rodriguez, 

assistant professor in the Department 

of Chemistry and Biochemistry, is the 

embodiment of the “pay it forward” 

legacy members of the Emeritus 

Faculty Association seek to leave 

through the fund and their continued 

involvement with the university. 

Rodriguez first came to CSU 

Dominguez Hills as a student. 

After earning his bachelor’s degree 

in chemistry in 2001, he went on 

to Ohio State University, where he 

got his Ph.D. in 2007. As one of 

the newest faculty members in the 

chemistry department—he is in his 

second year as a professor—Rodriguez 

is literally just starting his career. 

However, he entered academia in 

an age of shrinking state university 

budgets and subsequent waning 

financial support of faculty research. 

Rodriguez, a 2010 recipient, said he 

is thankful that the Faculty Legacy 

Fund is giving him the start he needs. 

The award money he received 

will go toward purchasing a specialized 

piece of equipment for the 

chemistry department, known as a 

ZnSe (zinc selenide) wired polarizer. 

ericka verba, associate 

professor of history, 

was a Faculty Legacy Fund 

awardee in 2007. 

Rodriguez plans to use the polarizer 

to conduct research on the structure 

of the protein actin, which is found 

in muscles fibers, by using surface 

enhanced infrared absorption. 

Rodriguez hopes the preliminary data 

he collects will lead to major grants 

from the National Institutes of 

Health or the National Science Foundation 

to conduct further research 

into the protein’s effect on muscle 

diseases. 

“This is where it all starts,” 

Rodriguez said of grants like the 

Faculty Legacy Fund. “I’m really 

grateful for the Emeritus Faculty 

Association. It means a lot that they 

believe in me and the work I want 

to do to start my research here as 

a young faculty member…. They 

are truly planting the seed for my 

research to grow.” 

In addition to accepting annual 

contributions, the Faculty Legacy 

Fund is endowed by the estate gifts 

of several Emeritus Faculty Association 

members. The association 

accepts donations from its members 

as well as the general public, foundations 

and corporations. 

For more information on the 

Emeritus Faculty Association at CSU 

Dominguez Hills, visit www.csudh. 

edu/EmeritusFaculty. n 


F a C u l t y n e W s 

Interdisciplinary Studies/PACE assistant 

professor Anne Choi and her 

American Consumerism class were 

featured on a segment of American 

Public Media’s “Marketplace Money” 

show in December. The topic of the 

day was buyer’s remorse, part of a 

larger discussion of why people buy 

the things they buy. Choi is currently 

researching the subject for a book. 

nancy Erbe, chair and associate professor 

of the Negotiation, Conflict 

Resolution and Peacebulding program, 

was appointed to the Fulbright 

Discipline Peer Review Committee, 

where she will review the applications 

to the Fulbright Specialist Program 

for senior specialists in Peace 

Studies and Conflict Resolution. 

Mildred garcía, president of California 

State University, Dominguez 

Hills, delivered “On the Margin and 

at the Center: Presidential Leadership 

for a Pluralistic Democracy” at 

the 27th Annual Howard R. Bowen 

Lecture hosted by the School of 

Educational Studies on October 6 at 

Claremont Graduate University. 

Jonathon grasse, assistant professor 

in the Department of Music, was 

one of four ethnomusicologists to 

serve as faculty at the Institute on the 

Pedagogies of World Music Theory 

bi-annual meeting at the University 

of Colorado, Boulder last semester. 

In his role as institute faculty, 

he presented lectures on Brazilian 

rhythms, Indonesian gamelan, and 

problems of musical universalism to 

other university-level instructors of 

music. In August, he completed “The 

Informal Sector,” a new work for 

the Harvey Mudd College Gamelan 

scored for gamelan and two trombones, 

which premiered December 5 

in Claremont. 

Kimberly Kalaja, adjunct faculty in 

the Graduate Humanities External 


Photo Josh roGosin, ameriCan PuBliC media (marKetPlaCe.orG) 

professor Anne Choi teaches 

a consumer education class 

behind a mountain of buyer’s 

remorse items provided by 

her students. 

Education Program (HUX), has been 

named a Fulbright Scholar for 2010. 

She will be spending the spring 2011 

semester at the University of Tirana 

in Tirana, Albania, where she will be 

lecturing and conducting research on 

memory, history and national identity 

in the emerging Albanian state. 

Terry Mcglynn, professor in the Department 

of Biology and a group of 

12 undergraduate and graduate students 

and K-12 teachers conducted 

research in the tropical rainforests of 

Costa Rica over the summer that has 

resulted in six scientific papers from 

the participants. McGlynn also has been 

elected president of the North American 

section of the International Union 

for the Study of Social Insects. 

Hedy Moscovici, professor and 

director of the Division of Teacher 

Education, has been awarded the distinction 

of Fellow by the American 

Association for the Advancement of 

Science for her contributions to research 

in elementary, secondary, and 

college science teaching, national and 

international science teacher professional 

development and for service 

to professional organizations. 

José Muñoz, a lecturer in the Department 

of Sociology, was awarded a 

visiting professor fellowship from the 

Advertising Educational Foundation. 

During summer 2010 he spent two 

weeks at the Grey Group advertising 

agency in New York, N.Y., observing 

the processes involved in deciding 

advertising content, focusing on how, 

and to what extent women or racial/ 

ethnic minorities are portrayed, which 

he discusses in his lectures on the social 

construction of race and gender 

in his Theory and Methods courses. 

Matt Mutchler, associate professor 

in the Department of Sociology, has 

been named interim director of the 

CSU Dominguez Hills Urban Community 

Research Center, a multidisciplinary 

applied research center 

focused on the needs, problems and 

solutions that arise in urban areas. 

Additionally, during summer and 

fall 2010, he presented his research 

X-ray imaging is one of the most 

common ways to test for osteoporosis, 

but a major study led by Kenneth 

ganezer, professor in the Department 

of Physics, considers a different 

on sexual health communication, 

substance abuse and HIV/AIDS at a 

number of conferences, including at 

the International AIDS Conference 

in Vienna, Austria. 

For the 2010-11 academic year, Jung 

Sun park, professor and coordinator 

of the Asian Pacific studies program, 

is serving a fellowship at the Academy 

of Korean Studies in South Korea, 

conducting research on issues of South 

Korean social and cultural citizenship. 

The work complements her previous 

research on the legal citizenship of 

foreign-born Koreans in Korea. 

Clare Weber, chair of the Depart- 

method of X-ray diagnosis that 

could potentially improve the quality 

of such testing. An article detailing 

the study, “Bone Densitometry Using 

X-ray Spectra,” was recently published 

in Physics in Medicine and Biology, 

a leading journal in medical physics. 

Funded through a National Institutes 

of Health grant, with experiments performed 

on campus, the study examined 

a new method of testing for osteoporosis 

that looks at X-ray energy 

distribution, or spectrum, something 

conventional X-ray images usually do 

ment of Sociology, has completed 

a community-based participatory 

action research project (CBPAR) 

funded by the California Endowment’s 

Building Healthy Community 

Long Beach Initiative. Working with 

an immigrant women’s community 

organization in central Long Beach 

from July to September 2010, the 

project supported the leadership of 

the Community Partners Council in 

addressing concerns of community 

violence and community support for 

youth, and will be integrated into a 

policy report that will be presented 

to city officials. 


physics Research Looks at new method 

of Detecting Osteoporosis 

not collect. Ganezer said that used 

in combination with conventional Xrays, 

the X-ray spectral method could 

significantly reduce statistic errors in 

testing of osteoporosis, and possibly 

imaging dosage. 

Ganezer and his co-authors on 

the paper, Miodrag Krmar from the 

University of Noi Sad in Serbia and 

Shailendra Shulka of the University 

of Florida, hope to perform additional 

tests to provide direct comparisons, 

and ultimately test the method 

on human subjects. n 


F a C u l t y n e W s 


new Books from Faculty 

r. iset Anuakan, adjunct faculty in 

the Graduates Humanities External 

Education Program (HUX), 

examines how African Americans 

reshaped stereotypical images of 

themselves into preferred desirable 

ones in her recently published book, 

We Real Cool: Beauty, Image, and Style 

in African American History (Lambert 

Academic Publishing, 2010). 

Jim Cooper, professor in the Division 

of Graduate Education, and pamela 

robinson, assistant chair of the 

Department of Liberal Studies, had 

a chapter on small group instruction, 

“The Interactive Lecture in a Research 

Methods and Statistics Class” 

published in Cooperative Learning in 

Higher Education: Across the Disciplines, 

Across the Academy (National Teaching 

and Learning Forum, 2010). In addition, 

a second edition was published 

of their 2003 book Small Group 

Instruction in Higher Education: Lessons 

from the Past, Visions of the Future 

(New Forums Press, 2009, 2nd ed.), 

and a new volume on research based 

teaching, also published by New 

Forums, is scheduled to be published 

in early 2011. 

giacomo Jack Bono, adjunct faculty 

in the Departments of Psychology 

and Child Development, co-authored 

“Being Grateful is Beyond Good 

Manners: Gratitude and Motivation 

to Contribute to Society among Early 

Adolescents” in the June 2010 issue 

of Motivation and Emotion. It was one 

of a number of articles related to 

forgiveness and gratitude that Bono 

has had published or has in press in 

professional psychology journals. 

Keith Myatt, adjunct faculty in the 

Division of Graduate Education, coauthored 

Culturally Proficient Education: 

An Asset-Based Response to Conditions of 

Poverty (Corwin, 2010), which examines 

equity and social issues through 

the lens of cultural proficiency and 

serves as a resource for educators on 

how to maximize educational opportunities 

for all students independent 

of their socioeconomic status. 

Susan Johnston, professor in the 

Division of Teacher Education, and 

Matthew Jones, associate professor 

in the Department of Mathematics, 

co-authored an article titled “Using 

Lesson Design as a Vehicle for Faculty 

Professional Development” in 

the October issue of PRIMUS: Problems, 

Resources, and Issues in Mathematics 

Undergraduate Studies. 

Carole Casten, professor in the 

Division of Kinesiology and Recreation, 

had the seventh edition of her 

lesson plan textbook, Lesson Plans for 

Dynamic Physical Education for Secondary 

Students (Benjamin-Cummings, 2011, 

7th ed.), published in January 2011. 

Emeritus professor in the Department 

of Accounting, Finance and 

Economics Franklin Strier contributed 

a chapter on “Reform Proposals” 

to The Handbook of Trial Consulting 

(Springer Press, 2010). In addition, 

two of his articles on executive compensation 

were published over the 

summer: “Runaway CEO Pay? Blame 

the Boards” in IUP Journal of Corporate 

Governance, and “What the Private 

Sector Can Do to Corral Runaway 

CEO Pay” in Southern Business Review. 

Michael Desrochers, adjunct professor 

in the Department of History, 

contributed a chapter, “Traditions 

of the Ancient World,” to World 

Religions: Western Traditions (Oxford 

University Press, 2010, 3rd ed.), 

a book that features a number of 

scholars exploring the development 

of religious traditions. 

Master of Social Work assistant 

professor Susan D. Einbinder had 

her article, “A Qualitative Study of 

Exodus Graduates: Family-Focused 

Residential Substance Abuse Treatment 

as an Option for Mothers to Retain or 

Regain Custody and Sobriety in Los 

Archeology Bridges Divide between Two nations 

Despite many parallels in village life 

in southern Ecuador and Peru circa 

3,500–1,000 B.C., there has been little 

collaboration among archeologists 

of the two countries due to tensions 

between their nations for most 

of the 20th century. Jerry Moore, 

professor in the Department of 

Anthropology, is working to bridge 

Angeles, California,” published in 

the November/December issue of 

Child Welfare League of America’s Child 

Welfare Journal. The article is based on 

her study at the Shields for Families 

social service agency. 

nancy Erbe, chair and associate professor 

of the Negotiation, Conflict 

Resolution and Peacebulding program, 

contributed chapters to two 

books released in 2010: “Advancing 

the Potential of Diversity for Innovation” 

in Innovation in Business and 

Enterprise: Technologies and Frameworks 

(IGI Global, 2010), and “Mediating 

and Negotiating Peace in Africa” in 

Jerry moore, professor of 

anthropology (far left) with 

international colleagues in Rio 

Alto, a principal site of the 

valdivia culture in ecuador. 

that divide and help advance archeology 

study in the region, and this past 

summer co-organized a series of 

mobile workshops that took place at 

four locations in the South American 

countries. With funding from 

Wenner-Gren Foundation and support 

from the Institut de Recherche 

pour le Développement, the “Diver- 

Seeds Bearing Fruit: Pan-African Peace 

Action in the Twenty-First Century (African 

World Press, 2010). 

The fourth edition of Japanese Americans 

and World War II: Mass Removal, 

Imprisonment, and Redress (Harlan 

Davidson, 2011, 4th ed.), originally 

written in 1974 by Don Hata, emeritus 

professor in the Department of 

History, and his late wife Nadine 

Hata, emeritus professor of history 

at El Camino College, was published 

in January 2011. The new edition was 

expanded to 84 pages and contains a 

selected bibliography, key documents, 

and photographs. n 

gent Trajectories to Prehistoric Social 

Complexity in the Equatorial Andes” 

workshops attracted approximately 

300 people over the course of the 

summer. With participation of 15 

archeologists from Peru and Ecuador, 

as well as the United Kingdom 

and the United States, the workshops 

were a first step in facilitating scholarly 

exchanges between the region’s 

archeologists. Archeological study of 

the region is believed to be significant 

for what it can reveal about the 

transition of ancient indigenous societies 

and from hunting and gathering 

to an early agricultural subsistence, 

and the beginnings of village governance 

and social strata. n 


s t u d e n t s u C C e s s e s 

Katlin Choi, a graduate student in the 

Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and 

Peacebuilding (NCRP) program, was 

awarded a Fulbright 

U.S. Student Program 

Scholarship 

to teach English as 

a foreign language 

in Macau, China. 

Throughout the 2010-11 academic 

year, she will be working in the English 

Language Center at the University 

of Macau, assisting with English 

improvement classes and organizing 

extracurricular programs in English. 

Chaka Dodson, a psychology graduate 

student, and Erin Cooper (Class 

of ’10, M.A., psychology) have had 

their study, “Pharmacy participation 

in nonprescription syringe sales in 

Los Angeles and 

San Francisco 

Counties, 2007” 

published in the 

Journal of Urban 

Health. The study 

is timely given ongoing legislative debates 

about providing clean syringes 

to injection drug users for purposes 

of preventing HIV. 

Eleven students from the Minority 

Biomedical Research Support program 

(MBRS) and the Minority 

Access to Research Careers (MARC) 

program at California State University, 

Dominguez Hills attended the 2010 

national conference of the Society 

for Advancement of Chicanos 

and Native Americans in Science 

(SACNAS), which took place at the 

beginning of the fall semester. MBRS 

students in attendance included senior 

psychology majors Vanessa Black, 

Esbeyde garcia, John gibson, and 

Monique Turner; Ashley Martin, 

senior, biochemistry; Brittany Tillman, 

senior, biology; Destinie Thompson, 

freshman, biochemistry; Kumar Tiger, 

junior, biology; and ludivina Vasquez, 

junior, psychology. The MARC cohort 

was represented by Kristie gordon, 

senior, sociology, and Erika Torres, 

senior, psychology. Three students— 

Garcia, Tiger and Turner—presented 

posters or papers on research they did 

with faculty members. 

phuong nguyen is the university’s 

recipient of the 2010 William 

Randolph Hearst/CSU Trustees 

Award for Outstanding Achievement. 

Nguyen immigrated to the 

United States from South Vietnam 

at the age of 9. Overcoming 

language and cultural barriers and 

personal tragedy, 

she graduated from 

CSU Dominguez 

Hills in 2009 with a 

degree in math 

education and 

completed her teaching credential 

in 2010. Currently teaching at 

John C. Fremont High School in 

Los Angeles, Nguyen is enrolled 

in the master’s in teaching mathematics 

program through the 

Department of Mathematics. 


Joni Johnson 

(Class of ’10, B.A., 

English literature) 

has received a 

Graduate Equity 

Fellowship toward 

her master’s degree in English at 


Hills. 

Graduate student robert Keel (Class 

of ’09, B.S., applied studies/public 

administration cum laude) received 

an Outstanding Graduate Student 

Award from the 

California Sociological 

Association 

(CAS) at the organization’s 

annual 

conference in 

November. He was recommended by 

sociology lecturer Susan Fellows and 

professor of criminal justice Theodore 

Byrne. 

Byrne, who was Keel’s criminal 

justice professor and also serves as 

faculty advisor to Veterans Alliance 

at CSU Dominguez Hills, says that 

Keel has been a role model and mentor 

to his fellow veteran students. 

“As a distinguished military veteran, 

Robert supports other veterans 

working toward their educational 

goals,” says Byrne. “His prior military 

experience has provided him with 

unique insights into the world and its 

relationship to issues involving sociology 

as well as criminal justice. I’ve 

observed him working closely with 

other students who were challenged 

by the material. His assistance proved 

instrumental to their success in the 

course.” 

Sophomore Samantha Hernandez 

didn’t necessarily see that making 

good grades in high school and getting 

accepted to college made her 

a role model. If anything, she was 

inspired by others to set those goals. 

However, the sociology major at 


Hills has become just that as the 

featured student in a Spanishlanguage 

video 

produced by the 

U.S. Department 

of Education to 

promote college attendance 

among 

children of Latino families. 

The video, “La universidad: un 

sueño alcanzable (College: An Attainable 

Dream),” is part of the Department 

of Education’s effort to achieve 

President Barack Obama’s goal of 

increasing college graduation rates 

in the United States by 20 percent 

by 2020, is also currently streaming 

on the website for the documentary 

“Waiting for Superman.” 

The video can be viewed at 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DKx 

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John Tracy: Alumnus Gives Boeing Technology its Wings 

Among the attendees of 

the historic 1910 Air Meet, which 

took place on Dominguez Rancho 

Adobe land not far from where California 

State University, Dominguez 

Hills now sits, was William Boeing, 

who went on to create what would 

become the world’s largest aviation 

and aerospace company. 

A century later, the head of 

The Boeing Company’s technology 

efforts can claim he got his 

beginnings there too. As senior vice 

president of engineering, operations 

and technology and chief technology 

officer, John Tracy (Class of ’76, 

B.S., physics) is responsible for the 

strategic direction of more 

than 100,000 Boeing 

employees worldwide. 

Within the 

corporation, he 

is responsible 

for a multitude of 

organizations that 

include engineering, 

operations, supplier 

management, quality assurance 

and information 

technology. 

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Tracy, a Southern California 

native, says his parents inspired him 

to become an engineer. When he was 

in elementary school, his father gave 

him a model of the X-15, a rocketpowered 

airplane that was used 

mainly for research in the 1960s. 

“This rocket-powered airplane 

didn’t land on three wheels, [but] on 

a wheel and two skids,” says Tracy, 

“and I thought, ‘Wow, what an amazing 

sight! How can I get involved in 

designing and building something 

like that?’” 

Tracy joined McDonnell Douglas, 

now part of Boeing, as a stress 

analyst in 1981. He’s held a wide variety 

of leadership roles at the company, 

including vice president of engineering 

and mission assurance for 

Boeing’s defense and space business 

unit and vice president of structural 

technologies, prototyping and quality 

for the company’s advanced research 

and development organization. 

He said his education from 

CSU Dominguez Hills 

contributed greatly to his 

successful career. 

“The [campus] was 

small enough to give me 

the chance to have direct 

interactions with my 

professors,” Tracy said, 

who went on to earn a Ph.D. in engineering 

from the University of California, 

Irvine and an M.S. in physics 

from CSU Los Angeles. “I especially 

remember James Imai [emeritus 

professor of physics]. I started out 

at Dominguez Hills as a math major 

with a minor in physical education, 

but he convinced me I could be a 

physics student.” 

Tracy believes that with a little 

inspiration and encouragement like 

the kind he received, more students 

would pursue STEM (science, technology, 

engineering and math) fields. 

“I can’t say enough about the 

importance of inspiration when it 

comes to getting young people interested 

in science and technology,” he 

said. “The sight of a rocket airplane 

helped inspire me to pursue a career 

in this field. I hope the products that 

[we at Boeing] are working on today 

will encourage students to become 

the designers of tomorrow’s aweinspiring 

products.” 

A fellow of the American Society 

of Mechanical Engineers and the 

past chair of its 6,000-member aerospace 

division, Tracy has also been 

elected as a fellow of the American 

Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 

and the Royal Aeronautical 

Society, and was inducted into the 

Hispanic Engineer National Achievement 

Awards Corporation (HE- 

NAAC) Hall of Fame in 2009. n 

Travis Kamiyama: Chef Oversees Restaurant on Cruise ship 

When Travis Kamiyama 

(Class of ’97, B.S. economics) 

opened Kamiyama Sushi in 2000 in 

Lomita, he served his unique interpretation 

of sushi in a tiny storefront 

that seated about five at the bar. Ever 

expanding his international restaurant 

empire—he has a sushi and 

tapas bar in Osaka and contracts with 

the Market Broiler in Orange—the 

Okinawan native is now executive 

sushi chef and consultant aboard the 

Oasis of the Seas. The Oasis is the 

largest cruise ship in the world with 

16 decks and accommodations for up 

to 5,400 guests. 

“I broke out of the South Bay 

into international waters,” says 

Kamiyama. “I hope in the future to 

become the authority in the cruise 

ship industry in terms of Asian food 

and sushi.” 

Kamiyama enjoys the challenge 

of serving sushi to an international 

audience—some of whom may never 

have had it before their cruise. Used 

to running restaurants on land, where 

the accessibility of exotic ingredients 

are almost never an issue, Kamiyama 

had to learn to strategize on what his 

ocean-bound restaurant Izumi could 

offer while keeping its quality high. 

More than 20 specialty restaurants 

and concessions on board gather 

their weekly food supply through 

an elaborate provision system that 

enables them to serve 25,000 meals a 

day during a week-long cruise to approximately 

8,000 people on board. 

As a student at CSU Dominguez 

Hills, he says he appreciated the 

“great staff, great teachers, great curriculum.” 

He also relied on his own 

self-motivation. 

“When I attended Dominguez 

Hills in the early 1990s, it was a small 

campus compared to now,” he says. 

“But I applied myself enough and 

took full advantage of every opportunity 

I had, asking questions, reading 

a lot, and networking.” 

As an entrepreneur, Kamiyama 

holds firm to the same drive, and 

says that, “valuing people and valuing 

relationships is a huge part of it.” 

In December 2010, Kamiyama 

helped launch the Allure of the Seas, 

a sister ship to the Oasis with a second 

Izumi restaurant on board. Last 

fall, he participated with the Patina 

Restaurant Group in providing highend 

dining for the Alltech FEI World 

Equestrian Games in Lexington, Ky. 

Kamiyama has also done volunteer 

work with the Boarding House 

Mentors, a surfing, skateboarding 

and snowboarding program for underserved 

youth, and for Camp Musubi, 

a summer program that teaches 

Nikkei middle school students to 

preserve their Japanese heritage. The 

father of a young son and daughter, 

Kamiyama emphasizes the importance 

of “being able to balance all of 

it, not just the career aspect.” 

“And always have integrity. Never 

discount your services or passion,” he 

says. “If you commit to something, 

make sure it happens and that you 

deliver every time. If you do that, 

your chances of getting referrals or 

more business increases by tenfold.” n 


C l a s s n o t e s 

1970s 

ron Dowell (B.A. ’75), a retired 

manager for the Los Angeles County 

Sheriff ’s Department, has published 

Compton 4 COPS: Community-Based 

Crime Fighting in Disadvantaged Racially 

and Ethnically Diverse Urban Communities. 

1980s 

Steve Moreau (M.S. ’80) has been 

named the president and chief executive 

officer at St. Joseph Hospital in 

Orange, Calif. 

Damien lui Toilolo (B.A. ’87) was 

confirmed as abbot of the St. Andrew’s 

Abbey Benedictine Monastery 

in Valyermo, Calif., in June. He will 

serve an eight-year term. 

1990s 

Karen Bass (B.S. ’90) has been 

elected to represent California’s 33rd 

Congressional District in the U.S. 

House of Representatives. Since 

2004 she had served as the state assemblywoman 

for the 47th District, 

and in 2008 she was sworn in as 

speaker of the California Assembly, 

becoming the first African-American 

woman in the nation to hold that post. 

Mike paulson (B.A. ’93) was recently 

promoted to manager of the heat 

management group for MovinCool, 

a manufacturer of Densco Corporation 

spot air conditioners. 

Kathryn leMere (B.A. ’93) has been 

elected president of the Colo- 


Alumni from Long Beach came 

out to the Long Beach Alumni 

Reception on november 18. 

Hosted by the law firm Keesal, 

Young and Logan, the reception 

was held in the firm’s penthouse 

suite of offices in downtown 

Long Beach with beautiful views 

of the Long Beach harbor and 

downtown skyline. 

rado Federation of Women’s Clubs 

(GFWC), an international community 

service organization that has clubs 

in every state. 

rory natividad (B.A. ’93) is the new 

dean of health sciences and athletics 

at El Camino College in Torrance, 

Calif. In this role, he will oversee 

nursing, physical eduation, athletics, 

disabled students, radiological 

technology, respiratory care, and the 

student center. 

linda Berri (M.A. ’94) was recently 

appointed president of Westchester 

Playa Village, a volunteer-based, 

member-based nonprofit organization 

that aims to address the demand 

among baby boomers and the elderly 

to remain living in their own homes. 

Tammy Tumbling (B.S., ’90; M.p.A, 

’94) was named Southern California 

Edison’s director of philanthropy 

and community involvement. 

rudy p. Melson (M.B.A. ’96) received 

the Director of the Year Award from 

Garden Valley Chamber of Commerce. 

He has been recognized by 

Cambridge Who’s Who for demonstrating 

dedication, leadership and 

excellence in project management. 

Tatsumi paredes (B.A. ’98) has been 

hired as brand administrator for 

Toyota Financial Services, which provides 

financing and vehicle protection 

products for Toyota customers. 

2000s 

Terri norwood (M.A. ’00) was a top 5 

finalist in the Great American Teacher 

of the Year award given by the Ron 

Clark Academy in Georgia. She 

founded Bright Star Reading Club, a 

nonprofit literacy program in Inglewood. 

Jabari Steward (B.A. ’00) was recently 

appointed to worship director at 

Saddleback Church Anaheim. 

luis Campo (B.A. ’01) joined the 

faculty at Columbia University as 

assistant professor of chemistry. 

The third novel of CSU Dominguez Hills 

alumnus and Santa Monica College English 

professor Daniel Cano (B.A. ’78; M.A., ’85), 

Death and the American Dream (Bilingual Review 

Press, 2009), has won the best novel 

in the historical fiction category at the 

12th International Latino Book Awards. 

“As a student at CSUDH, I was 

awarded the Del Amo Fellowship to 

study in Spain during the academic year ’77–’78. I owe many thanks to such past 

CSUDH teachers and scholars as Porfirio Sanchez and Frances Lauerhass, Spanish 

dept.; Michael Mahon, Michael Shaeffer, Abe Ravitz, and Agnes Yamada, 

and the English department for both my successes in writing and teaching.” n 

Fatima rivas (B.A. ’01) was recently 

named a faculty research associate in 

the department of chemical biology 

and therapeutics at St. Jude Children’s 

Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. 

Damon Carr (B.A. ’00; M.A. ’02), a pilot 

for Skywest Airlines, recently published 

Stop Being a Passenger: How to 

Become the Captain of Your Own Life. 

Kent Bullard (M.S. ’03) was recently 

appointment to Lee Enterprises 

Biodiesel Consulting Group of Little 

Rock, Ark., as their new Quality Assurance 

Specialist. He is the longest 

serving auditor with the National 


Alum Daniel Cano Authors Third novel— 

Death and the American Dream 


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Biodiesel Accreditation Commission, 

and since 2005 has audited biodiesel 

production, marketing and laboratory 

facilities across the U.S. and in Canada. 

Joanie Harmon (B.A. ’03) received 

“honorable mention” in the Los Angeles 

Press Club’s 52nd annual SoCal 

Journalism Awards for her weblog, 

Girl Meet Soup. 

Shonni Albritton (B.A. ’04) was honored 

by the 2010 NAACP Theatre 

Awards, hosted by the Director’s 

Guild of America with the best supporting 

actress award for her role in 

the CSU Dominguez Hills production 

of “Jitney.” 

nels Dennis pearson (Class of ’08, 

B.S., physics) has generously given 

$40,000 to CSU Dominguez Hills 

to benefit the physics department, 

including an endowment fund for 

student scholarships, funds for new 

equipment and equipment maintenance, 

and an endowment for the 

Jason Coleman (B.S. ’04) has been 

named one of the “Top 25 Agents 

of 2010” by Travel Agent Magazine. 

Carol Davies (M.p.A. ’05) was honored 

by the Association of Fundraising 

Professionals California Valley 

Chapter with the Distinguished 

Achievement Special Award for Excellence 

in Fundraising. 

gary l. Singer (B.A. ’05) is the new 

emergency management and preparedness 

coordinator at his alma 

mater, California State University, 

Dominguez Hills. 

Carmelita Jeter (B.A. ’06) placed third 

nels pearson endowments Benefit physics students 

professor John price 

(left, with nels pearson) 

says the physics 

department is “grateful 

for the opportunity he’s 

given us to enhance our 

laboratories and provide 

the colloquium series.” 

N.D. Pearson Colloquium Series in 

Physics, which hosts talks by physicists, 

researchers, and academicians 

in the sciences. 

Pearson was back on campus in 

October to attend one of the three 

colloquium talks given during the fall 

semester – a presentation by Dr. Mark 


in the women’s 100 meters with a 

finish of 10.83 seconds at the elite 

2010 IAAF Diamond League series 

of track and field. 

lisa Mabry (M.B.A. ’06) is the new associate 

athletic director at California 

State University, Long Beach. 

Kathleen percival (M.S. ’06) of Simi 

Valley Hospital was appointed to the 

Moorpark College Foundation Board 

of Directors. n 

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Helmlinger, an electro-optic calibration 

specialist at Northrop Grumman. 

He did his share of repairing 

equipment in the labs while attending 

the university, recalls Pearson, a 

software engineer at Raytheon, and 

wanted to give physics students access 

to the best learning experience 

possible. 

“Inherently, I’m an engineer 

and like build things,” he says. “I 

designed some support modules to 

make the experiments go more easily 

and accurately. The equipment was 

in disrepair and kind of minimal. I 

figured with a little extra money, we 

could do something.” n 

t o r o a t h l e t i C s 

Toros Honor All-American Athletes on Wall of Honor 

A throng of nearly 300 To- 

ros gathered at the CSU Dominguez 

Hills campus in January to recognize 

and honor 69 former student-athletes 

in a three-part Toros All-American 

Wall of Honor unveiling ceremony, a 

special event planned as part of the 

ongoing celebration of the university’s 

50th anniversary. 

Beginning in the spring of 1979, 

Toro student-athletes have received 

94 total awards and honors, with 

an unbroken record of at least one 

university member receiving an 

award every year since the 1981-82 

academic year. In fact, 10 programs 

have received at least two All-Americas, 

with men’s soccer leading the 

way with 28 total awards. The 2003 

some former and current 


All-American, Academic 

All-American recipients and 

Rhodes scholar Finalists 

in front of a display their 

legacies have created. 

calendar year witnessed the largest 

number of awards handed out to 

CSU Dominguez Hills students, with 

eight total going to five athletes. 

The event, which welcomed 

back a who’s who of former studentathletes, 

coaches, administrators, 

and their families, including six-time 

All-American women’s track and field 

sensation and current fastest woman 

in the world, Carmelita Jeter, and 

men’s soccer’s six-time All-American 

and two-time National Player of the 

Year, Kevin Gallaugher, began in 

Loker Student Union for a pre-ceremony 

meet-and-greet before segueing 

into the Torodome gymnasium. 

In the Torodome, each All- 

America, Academic All-America 

and Rhodes Scholar Finalist was 

announced, with those in attendance 

being presented a plaque commemorating 

their accomplishments. 

Following the plaque presentation, 

the recipients and their 

families, along with special VIPs in 

attendance, made their way to the 

Torodome lobby where the display 

was unveiled by President Mildred 

García, Vice President of Enrollment 

Management and Student Affairs Sue 

Borrego and Director of Athletics 

Patrick Guillen. 

“What a great way to celebrate 

and honor the rich history and tradition 

that is Toros Athletics,” Guillen 

said. “It was fantastic to bring back 

our athletic and academic All-Americans, 

and our Rhodes Scholar Finalists, 

and recognize them for their 

tremendous past achievements. 

“Some had not been on campus 

in 25–30 years so it was a great way 

to reconnect, show off our beautiful 

campus and show them the positive 

direction in which CSUDH and its 

Athletics Department are moving.” 

Among the special guests in attendance 

were alumnus Rick Goacher, 

who made a special presentation 

to the university’s first-ever athletics 

director and current golf coach, 

Dr. John Johnson; former men’s 

basketball head coach, Dave Yanai; 

and ten current CSU Dominguez 

Hills All-Americans whose faces 

and accomplishments will grace the 

All-American Wall of Honor once 

their careers are complete, including 

baseball’s Abel Medina and track and 

field’s Chanel Parker. —Mel Miranda

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