The Ceremony - University of La Verne

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Mildred (Adams) Patterson ’32 and Gordon Keith Patterson celebrated their 75th
wedding anniversary with friends and family on July 30, 2011.
1940s
Ruth Beard ’48 submitted a poem she recently
wrote, “Life Ending Assurance,” to the
local Cross Keys daily TV channel where it
was shown for a week.
1950s
Janice Fillmore Martinez ’59, ’76, ’78
and her husband, Richard, volunteered as
hosts in Brethren House at Bethany Seminary
August and September. The previous
eight years, they were volunteers at New
Windsor Conference Center in New Windsor,
Md.
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Doris Hopwood Dunham ’60, ’92 was
ordained as a minister in the Church of the
Brethren on September 12, 2010. She is
working as a volunteer in the Bereavement
Department of Optimal Hospice in Bakersfield,
Calif., and is enrolled in an online MA
program in Christian Studies/Pastoral Ministry
through Grand Canyon University.
Al Rouse ’64 retired after 18 years with
the Washington State Department of Transportation.
He hopes to play more golf and do
some traveling.
Mary Kay Ogden ’68, ’73, Marion
Grundvig ’84, and David Rivera ’10 participated
in the Church of the Brethren’s
Children’s Disaster Services training last year.
The two-day training session taught communication
and listening skills, positive toys
and games, the dynamics and stages of disaster
and the agencies responding to disasters,
simulated exercises, and how to set up a
“shelter” in the church gym.
Dr. Todd DeMitchell ’69, ’73 was selected
as the Distinguished Professor for the
University of New Hampshire. The university’s
website says: “It’s not surprising that
Todd DeMitchell was named team captain
and most valuable player for his football
team at La Verne College in California. To
his colleagues in the UNH Department of
Education, the one-time All-American still
fulfills those roles as a leader, top scholar,
teacher, mentor, and friend.”
Paul Handley ’69 retired July 2010 from
the Los Angeles Department of Water and
Power (LADWP), after 30 years serving as
an energy and conservation consultant. Paul
moved to Windsor, Calif., with his wife of 28
years. They are happily restoring their new
home and pursuing their passions: reading,
traveling and drinking wine.
1970s
Dr. Biff Green ’72, ’76 has retired after
serving 20 years as President of Friends University.
Prior to his tenure as President of
Friends, Biff served as Vice President of University
Advancement at the University of La
Verne. His wife, Binnie (Brandt) Green, is
also a proud 1973 alumna of La Verne.
Joseph Davalos ’73 and Mark Davalos
’75, ’96, siblings, are now both superintendents.
Joe was selected last summer as the educational
leader for the Suquamish tribe and
their extensive programs. Mark was recently
selected in the St. Helens School District,
west of Portland, Ore.
James McCutchen ’81 is proud
to announce his daughter, Phylicia
Elaine McCutchen, a 2009 graduate
of Georgia State University was married
to Steven Fair on April 2, 2011 in
Stockbridge, Ga.
Martin (Marty) Lomeli ’78, retired La
Verne City Manager, is now the new Interim
City Manager in Irwindale. Marty received
a bachelor of arts in public administration
from the University of La Verne.
Mary Ann Harvey-Melleby ’79, ’91 retired
as public affairs director of Monte Vista
Water District in May after 32 years working
in the field of public relations and marketing.
In April 2011, she was sworn into office as
a Director on the San Gorgonio Pass Water
Agency in Beaumont, Calif.
Pamela Lawson ’79 is opening her own
law practice after 20 years with Hunterton &
Associates in Las Vegas, Nevada.
1980s
Hidefumi Mizutani ’81 is running a kindergarten
in Japan.
Dr. Stephen J. Cavanagh ’83, ’84, professor
and associate dean for academic and
clinical affairs in the College of Nursing at
Wayne State University in Detroit, will be
the new dean of the School of Nursing at
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Tim Hartnett ’73 recently retired from
coaching high school football after a
38-year career. Tim and his wife, Linda
(Corso), have three children and six
grandchildren, who range in age from
1 to 12. They now have the freedom to
spend more time with the grandchildren
and recently took a vacation to Alaska.
The family makes it a point to get
together as often as possible and shares
an annual week at the beach. Hartnett
is also devoted to his church; he is an
elder at the Lutheran Church of Prayer
in Bakersfield.
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the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Stephen has published more than 40 scholarly
papers and reviews for nursing research
journals. He has also generated more than $8
million in external federal and state funding
to develop nursing practice arrangements,
support diversity in nursing, and increase the
nursing workforce.
Andre Bossieux ’83, ’88 recently received
the San Bernardino County Department of
Behavioral Health’s Shine a Light on Child
Abuse Award. While he was a student at
the University of La Verne, Andre accepted
a weekend recreational job at the LeRoy
Haynes Center for Children and Family Services,
in La Verne, where he continued to
work for 26 years. He is currently a program
manager for San Bernardino County’s Transition
Age Youth Program (TAY). Andre
earned a bachelor of arts degree in communications
and a master of science degree in
healthcare administration at La Verne.
Rosalia Machuca Ortega ’84 lives in
Whittier, Calif., and has 16-year-old twin
daughters (her pride and joy) who will be juniors
at La Habra High School. She has been
an AFLAC agent since April, 2009, working
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Leslie Crucil ’84 wrote the book, “You
Don’t Need to Know That: The Saga
of Sammy,” which documents 20 years
of her daughter’s life with Autism. The
book was recently published and Leslie
does speaking engagements.
out of the Fullerton office. Before that, she
had worked various jobs, including branch
office administrator at Edward Jones Investments,
in Whittier and administrative jobs at
stock brokerages in Los Angeles.
Dennis Smith ’85 was appointed the City
of Irwindale’s chief of police. Dennis started
out as a psychology major while at the University
of La Verne because he liked helping
people. After a police ride-along, Dennis
changed his career path and received a bachelor
of science degree in public administration
from the University of La Verne. Dennis
has worked for the Claremont Police Department
for 27 years.
Brian Young ’87 is a retired worldwide
Director of Sales and Marketing, has been a
Scoutmaster for Boy Scouts of America for
the past five years and is a Kindergarten thru
12th grade substitute teacher.
Mary Elizabeth Anderson ’87 returned to
the University of La Verne to pursue a master
of science degree in Leadership & Management
after living and working in Wyoming
for the past eight years in the corporate online
e-learning and foodservice industries.
She said she hopes to return to Northwest
Wyoming down the road to build a multilayer
training and service company focused
on hospitality and entertainment. “It has
been a blast coming back to La Verne and
seeing all the wonderful improvements and
diverse student population!” she writes.
Dr. James E. Smith II ’88 was recently announced
as the 2011 recipient of the Distinguished
Alumni Award at St. Luke’s School
Youlonda Copeland-Morgan ’87
has been named associate vice chancellor
for enrollment management at UCLA.
Since 2008, Youlanda has served as associate
vice president of enrollment management
at Syracuse University, managing
a $450 million financial aid budget.
She is also the recent past chair of the
board of trustees of the College Board,
where she helped launch the Advocacy
and Policy Center to promote research
and solutions for national and state education
issues. She previously served as
vice president and dean at Harvey Mudd
College in Claremont, Calif., overseeing
admissions and financial aid, and, prior
to that, as director of financial aid at
Occidental College in Los Angeles and
at the University of La Verne.
in New Canaan, Conn. James has been a
professor at Washburn University in Topeka,
Kan., since 2008. He holds a master’s degree
in social work from Virginia Commonwealth
University, in Richmond, Va., a master’s degree
in public administration from the University
of La Verne, and a Ph.D. in family
life education and consultation from Kansas
State University.
Michelle Cox ’89 recently earned a Ph.D.
in Counseling Studies from Capella University.
She is an associate professor of the
School Counseling and Psychology Department
at Azusa Pacific University.
1990s
Jewell Henderson ’90 was appointed to
the Alabama Ethics Commission in May
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