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ChemistryBiochemistryWe have been fortunate to have had the services of so many personswho made important contributions to our department over theyears, but who, for various reasons, chose to continue their careerselsewhere or have retired. We remember some of them in this column.We would like to hear from others as well.Dr. J. Kenneth Bartlett(Professor 1954-56), our first facultymember, now retired fromSouthern Oregon State College inAshland, wrote, “Just a short notein the small world department.The Fall 2000 issue of yournewsletter includes pictures andcomments concerning the visit ofNobel Laureate, Dr. Dudley Herschbachto CSULB. By coincidence,I was a TA in the QualitativeAnalysis portion of his generalchemistry course at Stanford University.Not only was it obviousthat he was a highly intelligent individual,but he also was a trulynice, friendly guy who even participatedin some of our flag footballgames.Dr. Leroy Chauffe(Lecturer 1967-68), retired inJune of this year from the CSUHayward faculty. Dr. Chauffejoined the Chemistry Departmentat CSUH in 1968, served as chairof the department periodically andas acting dean in 1994-95. At thetime of his retirement he had beenchair of the department since1995.Burt Codispoti(Stockroom Clerk 1993-1995)completed his high school teachingcredential in June in Chemistry,Music, German and GeneralScience. “I’ve just accepted theband director job at Arcata High...jazz and concert band. I am supplementingmy work with lots oftrumpet lessons and performances.I often think of my great job in thestockroom at CSULB working withso many good people.”Dr. Beth DeBeus(Lecturer 1998-2000), a DreyfusTeaching Fellow in our departmentunder the sponsorship of Dr. JeffCohlberg, has been appointed tothe tenure track at MidwesternUniversity/Arizona College of OsteopathicMedicine (Arizona StateUniversity) in Phoenix.Dr. C. Dennis Hall(Visiting Lecturer 1972-73), has retired from King’s College, London University, and he and Jean live in Dunnellen,Fla. “We are enjoying our days in Florida, and my part-time association with the University of Florida,Gainesville, enables me to keep in touch with chemistry.” While at CSULB he was the master’s supervisor forJoe Bramblett (MS 1972).Dr. Fred Shair(Dean of the College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics 1989-1993), has retired asmanager of Educational Affairs at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena. Dr.Shair came to CSULB from Caltech in 1989 where he was professor of chemical engineeringfor many years. While at CSULB he proved to be a popular and innovativedean. He has had a distinguished career in chemical engineering, and is especiallywell known for studies of dispersion of airborne pollutants and indoor air pollution.In his retirement he plans to maintain an academic relationship with Caltech.Dr. Augustine Silveira(Lecturer 1976-77) retired from the faculty at SUNY Oswego in August 2000 where he has served as chair forthe past 33 years. During his 1976-77 sabbatical, he taught in our department and was simultaneously involvedin research at UC Irvine. Dr. Silveira was appointed Distinguished Teaching Professor in the SUNY systemfor his services as an outstanding teacher and researcher. Following retirement he was appointed as a distiguishedvisiting lecturer at the University of Tasmania and is currently involved in collaborative research inthe chemistry department at University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. He and his wife, Beverly, will dividetheir retirement time between their homes in Fairhaven, Mass. and San Clemente, Calif. His daughter, Dr.Linda Silveira, is associate professor of chemistry at Redlands University. ■In MemoriamLeticiaArellano-SummerLeticia Arellano-Summer, who received her MS degree in our departmentin 1995, passed away September 2000. Leticia received a BA inPhysical Science from UC Berkeley in 1987 and subsequently taughtchemistry and physical science at Jefferson High School in South CentralLos Angeles for several years. Desiring to learn more chemistry, she enteredthe MS Chemistry program at CSULB in 1992 where she was a researchstudent of Dr. James Jensen and Dr. Henry Po, performing workon reaction mechanisms and authoring a thesis titled, “The Mercury(II)-Promoted Hydrolysis of 2-Phenyl-1,3-oxathiolane and 2-t-butyl-2-phenyl-1,3-oxathiolane.”Leticia was a much-honored student at CSULB: She received the JohnStern Memorial Award in Physical Chemistry, the Hewlett PackardAward for Excellence and was elected to Phi Lambda Upsilon, NationalHonorary Chemistry Society.Following completion of her thesis, Leticia briefly joined ourdepartment as a lecturer and taught Chem 202. She is survived by herparents, husband, and two young children. ■Dr. Charles R. (Chuck) BennettDr. Charles “Chuck” Bennett and daughter,Anastacia.Dr. Charles (Chuck) Bennett, a lecturer in our department in the 1980s, passed away on Nov. 12, 2000 atage 54. He was an active member of the ACS Orange County Section, having held such positions as chairelect,chair, past-chair, and councilor, and was a member of the ACS National Committee on EnvironmentalImprovement.The eulogy at Chuck’s memorial service was delivered by Dr. SteveJones (MS Chemistry 1979 CSULB) who stated, “Chuck’s passion wasas an environmental advocate. I know that he loved teaching collegechemistry at Long Beach State, Cal State Fullerton and Cerritos College,[but] what he loved most and what he would probably like to be rememberedfor was to be involved with any environmental fiasco. Hespent countless hours investigating problems associated with superfundsites and would represent the public against the big corporations withoutcompensation.”In a moving tribute to Dr. Bennett, published in the Orange County& San Gorgonio Sections Newsletter, Ray Ouellette (BS Chemistry 1968CSULB) said, “During his career Dr. Bennett brought a deeper understandingof the importance of science and true chemistry to our everydaylives. Chuck loved to teach and he loved to tackle difficult problems.His devotion to his endeavors, whatever they were, was always inthe search for truth. Science was his tool for arriving at the truth.”He is survived by a daughter, Anastacia. ■8
Fall 2001 • Number 26Corporate Giftsto the DepartmentGifts byIndividualsDuring the 2000-2001 fiscal year the departmentreceived gifts totaling $37,482.50. Of this amount,$23,650.04 was given by individuals. The average giftwas $311.18, and the median gift was $100. The faculty,staff and students of our department are very grateful foryour generosity.Cash gifts received are used for scholarships, awards,the seminar program and purchase of supplies and equipmentfor which there is not adequate state funding. Also,the costs of publishing the Chemistry & Biochemistry DepartmentNewsletter are met with private giving. You maygive an income-tax-deductible gift directly to the departmentby making a check to:Patricia T. AbeCourtenay AndersonChristos Angeletakis, PhDDennis Anjo, PhD &Florence ButlerNeary ArpajirakulAaron BaklyRobert Bau, PhDElizabeth Brinkman, PhDDaniel J. BrookerOliver M. Brown, PhDBetty Burri, PhDNorman Byrd, PhDRay CallowayRonald & Kathleen CarrollStephen Castellino, PhDVickie ClawsonViolet D. DadufalzaCSULB Foundation/Chemistry FundDepartment of Chemistry & BiochemistryCalifornia State University, Long Beach1250 Bellflower BoulevardLong Beach, CA 90840-3903The Office of University Relations and Development isinformed of all gifts, and you will receive a personal letterof acknowledgement from the department. You mightinvestigate the possibility that your company matches employeegifts. In that way, the value of your gift to the departmentis multiplied.If you are contacted by a university representative anda gift is requested, please specify the Chemistry and BiochemistryDepartment as the recipient of your gift, if thatis your intention. Thank you!Fred H. Dorer, PhDGregory J. DorsmanJennifer A. DulaliaHenry Eran, PhDRonald Garber, PhDNancy GardnerVictor GearhartDwayne Gergens, PhDRobert GrantAlexander Greer, PhdMichael HallDora HendersonRenee HermesMargaret HohlyJimmy HolsteinWilliam HulbrockJeffrey IchikawaThomas Ito, PhDJoseph C. KaufmanLarry KleinThe total value of gifts to the department, in-kind andcash, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001 was$37,482.50. Gifts from business and industry amounted to$12,562.50 in cash and $1,269.96 in in-kind gifts.We wish to acknowledge the help of the following personsin assisting us in securing gifts for the department:Mr. Donald Ferm, Ms. Jean Kigozi, Ms. Joyce Kunishima,Dr. Ken Marsi, Ms. Patricia Maxwell, Dr. Steve Ruckmick,Mr. James Richards, Dr. Ercan Unver and Dr. Dennis VanWesterhuyzen.Companies and foundations contributing in-kind and/orcash gifts are listed:Allergan Foundation*CRC PressDiagnostic Products Corp.*Hypercube, Inc.Lab Support*Merck & Co.National Starch and Chemical Foundation(Ablestik Labs.)*Raytheon*U.S. Borax, Inc.*Matching gifts were received from the following companies(employees whose gifts were matched are given in parentheses):Boeing* (Dr. Norman Byrd)IBM (Dr. Elizabeth Brinkman)McDonald’s Corp. (Chris Appleton)GlaxoWellcome (Dr. Steve Castellino)*Companies are members of the Chemistry & BiochemistrAdvisory CouncilHonor Roll of Individual Donors (July 1, 2000–June 30, 2001)Pete LadjimiJohn E. Lee, PhDLuis A. Lomeli, MDLarry V. Manes, PhDLewis Manring, PhDPhillip D. MarchisKenneth L. Marsi, PhD &Irene MarsiKenneth L. Marsi, PhDKenneth S. MarsiMarianne Marsi, PhDDarwin Mayfield, PhDPatrick McKayCharles & Frances McLuenDiane C. McGannDorothy H. MiddletonJoanne A. F. MyersDavid R. Oliver, PhDCathie OverstreetMelanie M. Grady PattersonPatrick PierceMary PorterMichael & Mary PorterMichael PorterTheresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, MDRobert Rzasa, PhDJeannette & Spencer SantageCharles B. SeatonNail Senozan, PhDAlan Senzel, PhDGregory ShawLeo StemlerWilliam A. Thomasson, PhDDelyse R. Williams, DDSMarco D. Wong, MDLeslie Wynston, PhDKenneth S. Yamaguchi, PhDJeanKigoziLab SupportScholarshipAwarded toLong Beach CityCollege StudentKyla Perkins, Lab Support Scholar.Lab Support, a division of OnAssignment, Inc., an agency thatprovides temporary professionalassignments in laboratories, hasestablished a $2,500 scholarshipfor area community collegetransfer students who intend tomajor in chemistry or biochemistryat CSULB. This is the seventhconsecutive year in whichthis award has been conferred.Previous awardees havetransferred to CSULB fromCypress College, Citrus College,Mount San Antonio College,Irvine Valley College, LongBeach City College and CerritosCollege.The award recipient for2000-2001 is Kyla Perkins, atransfer student from FullertonCollege, who intends to continueon to pharmacy school afterreceiving a BS degree in chemistry.She is a graduate of La MiradaHigh School and was attractedto chemistry because ofthe challenge of analytical thinkingthat is required.The purpose of the Lab SupportScholarship is to identifyand encourage outstanding communitycollege transfer studentsto enter our chemistry and biochemistryprograms as majorsand to foster closer relationshipswith nearby communitycolleges. The departmentwould like toexpress its gratitudeto Jean Kigozi,Account Managerwith Lab Support’sCarson office, for facilitatingthis scholarship.Ms. Kigozi is amember of our AdvisoryCouncil.9
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