1998 Volume 121 No 1–4 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

This summer we were saddened
by the loss of one of
our Golden Legion members,
Ralph Ross, Franklin '49.
Brother Ross was an early
founder of the Valley of the
Sun Alumni Club. He arranged
our meetings at the
Mesa Country Club and remained
active until his health
failed. Phi Delta Theta was an
important facet of his life. We
would like to honor him by
establishing a memorial to the
Phi Delta Theta Educational
Foundation. If you would like
to contribute to that fund,
please send Don Thompson a
separate check made out to
the Educational Foundation
and then he will mail them to
the GHQ in memory of
Brother Ross. These are tax
deductible.
Oregon Alpha
Phis from the '50s
Chapter brothers from the
University of Oregon who
graduated in the 1950s have
done well for themselves in
the four decades since leaving
school.
They've gone on to become
doctors and lawyers. Dave
Jeramiah became a Navy admiral
and served as vice
chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff under Gen. Colin
Powell, and Jack
Courtemanche served as
Nancy Reagan's chief of staff.
Jim Loscutoff had his number
retired by the Boston Celtics
after helping the team win a
world championship.
The group reunited last
summer in Oregon and was
featured in Portland Oregonian
newspaper.
"It would propably take a
sociologist to really explain
the depths of the relationships
we all share," Brian Booth, the
former chapter president, told
The Oregonian.
Hermanos en Cancun
chapter brothers Tim Campbell, U. of Arizona '90, and
Lincoln Baker, U. of Arizona '91, ran into each other while
vacationing in Cancun and sent this photo to THE SCROLL.
The sombreros are a nice touch.
In total, 95 Phis of '50s attended
the event. This is the
third Phis from the '50s reunion.
Phis from the '50s reunions 2002.
are held every fiveyears.
Plans are underway to hold
an expanded "Phis of the
'50s" reunion meeting in
Denlson Phi named Los Angeles city police commissioner
"P^EAN HANSELL, DENSION
^-^ '74, was confirmed last
August as police commissioner
for the city of Los
Angeles. As a police commissioner,
Brother Hansell is
responsible for overseeing
the 13,000 member Los Angeles
Police Department,
setting policy for the LAPD,
supervising the chief of police
and conducting civilian
oversight over the LAPD.
Brother Hansell's duties as
police commissioner also
include helping to develop
the annual one billion dollar
budget for the department
and then presenting the
budget to the mayor's office
and the city council.
"It's really an opportunity
to make a difference on
things," Hansell says. "It has
just been fascinating."
Brother Hansell was nomi-
Hansell
nated for the position by Los
Angeles Mayor Richard
Riordan and confirmed by
the Los Angeles City Council.
Serving as police commissioner
is an unpaid civilian
post.
"We don't even get free
lunches any more," Hansell
jokes.
Hansell has experience as
an assistant attorney general
in Illinois and was in charge
of the Federal Trade
Commission's efforts west of
the Mississippi.
The commissioner post
puts Hansell in the public eye,
and he has a bulletproof vest
for high-tension times.
He retains his position as a
partner in the Los Angeles
office of the international law
firm of LeBoeuf, Lamb,
Greene and MacRae where he
is the partner in charge of
litigation for the firm's five
western offices. Dividing time
between his work at the law
firm and the police department
is a challenge, Hansell
says.
"Every day, I spend time
with police issues," he says. "I
was at a meeting that ended
10 p.m. Tuesday evening and
was in the office at 7:30 on
Wednesday morning."
Hansell hopes to reduce the
mountains of police department
paperwork during his
tenure and also strives to create
partnerships with private
corporations to assist the police
department. His appointment
to the post is for one
year and can be renewed for
another five-year term.
Brother Hansell also serves
on the board of directors of
the Los Angeles Public Library
Foundation; the Jewish
Federation Council of Los
Angeles, and several other
community boards.
Hansell is originally from
Ohio.
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