The Ceremony - University of La Verne

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Presidential Inauguration Has Passed,
But The Afterglow Of Pride Remains
As I write this, it’s less than a week
after the inauguration of our new
president, Devorah Lieberman.
It was a big event. Maybe the biggest in
the history of the school.
The full day of events started with four
academic symposia in the morning, which
transitioned into a luncheon event all its
own, followed by the robing and procession
of hundreds of academic representatives,
which preceded the Inauguration
Ceremony.
The thing that impressed me most was
the pride. Everyone who had some role was
proud to participate, and everyone merely
attending was proud to witness the historic
event. Afterward, everyone was proud of
the University of La Verne.
I know I was. With a new leader, recordsetting
enrollment numbers, a transformation
of the campus through recent and ongoing
capital projects, it feels like La Verne
is taking a step up to a new level. It feels
like we have grown up a little and now see
ourselves in a different light.
Part of our goal with this issue of the
VOICE is to capture some of the event
and share it with you. We have several stories
and lots of photos of the event, plus
even more photos of Homecoming Weekend,
of which the Inauguration was a part.
In addition, we have many other points
of pride in this issue. One of those capital
projects is a renovation of the football stadium,
which includes a new track and new
artificial turf.
We’ve also got great stories about alumni
doing great things. There’s a story about
Arturo Delgado and Gary Thomas, who
got their doctorates from La Verne’s College
of Education & Organizational Leadership.
They went on to become superintendents
of schools for two of the largest
counties in the nation.
A profile of Marlin Heckman, longtime
librarian at La Verne, is the personification
of one of the tenets of the university’s mission
statement: Lifelong Learning. Though
retired, Marlin is a busy author and pho-
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tographer and is a handful to keep up with.
In addition, we take great pride in presenting
to you one of the most popular
alumni ever to come out of La Verne: Eric
Bishop. Eric is so well-known and wellliked
that I felt comfortable using only
his initials in the headline, since everyone
seems to know him simply as, “EB.”
We’ve also got six pages of “Leo Lines,”
so you can see what many of your fellow
alumni are up to.
Some of the stories, like the ones about
Marlin and Eric, were so good that we
asked our writers for expanded versions
that you can find in our electronic magazine,
the Voice Online (www.laverne.edu/
voice).
As you thumb through this
issue of the VOICE you
might also notice these little
things about the size of a postage
stamp that look like a bar code seen
through a kaleidoscope.
With the Internet serving as the current
information superhighway, it was just
a matter of time before someone came up
with a way to link up print and electronic
media. That’s what these tags do. Those
with a properly equipped electronic device,
such as a “smart” phone can hold the device’s
scanner over a tag and coding in the
tag takes the reader right to that web page.
One thing we’re all about here is giving
our readers options for getting all the information
they want about the university. So,
there’s one more.
I hope you enjoy this issue of the
VOICE. Check out the Voice Online for
more, and please feel free to send us a Leo
Line (see the back cover of this magazine).
Rusty Evans
Editor
VOICE
Vice President, University Advancement
Jean Bjerke
jbjerke@laverne.edu
Director of Public Relations
Charles Bentley
cbentley@laverne.edu
Editor and Creative Director of the Voice
Rusty Evans
revans@laverne.edu
Writers
Charles Bentley, Lisa O’Neill Hill,
Alisha Rosas, John Ross,
Mark Vidal, Rusty Evans
Cover Image
Tom Zasadzinski
Photographers
Jeanine Hill, Nancy Newman,
Mark Vidal, Walt Weis,
Tom Zasadzinski, Rusty Evans
Graphic Designer
Rusty Evans
Director of Alumni Relations
Beth Elmore
belmore@laverne.edu
Leo Lines
Malissa Hernandez
mhernandez@laverne.edu
The Voice is published by
the University of La Verne
Office of University Advancement
Please address all correspondence to:
Voice, University Advancement,
University of La Verne,
1950 Third St., La Verne, CA, 91750
e-mail voice@laverne.edu
www.laverne.edu
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Contents
UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE
VOICE
Vol. 92 No. 1 Summer/Fall 2011
PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION ISSUE
The Ceremony
With plenty of pomp and circumstance, Devorah Lieberman is
sworn in as La Verne’s 18th president, galvanizing the Campus
Community and launching a festive Homecoming Weekend.
The Symposia
A veritable Who’s Who of national scholars, possibly the most
accomplished ever to visit La Verne, lead academic panels
focused on university Mission Statement tenets.
The Sculpture
In conjunction with the historic event, artist Seth Kaufman
makes a third contribution to the Muriel Pollia Sculpture
Garden on campus, the city’s only public art display.
The Weekend
The energy created by the Friday inauguration carries over into
a most festive Homecoming Weekend, which included food,
fun and a football victory.
Leveling The Playing Field
New track, football grid will serve more of the student body,
and heighten the athletic recruiting allure.
Macro Managers
Alumni Arturo Delgado and Gary Thomas set school policy as
superintendents of schools in two of the largest counties in the nation.
A Work In Progress
Marlin Heckman has four degrees and a 42-year career as librarian
behind him, but he’s most excited about what’s yet to come.
a.k.a. E.B.
In 24 years, Eric Bishop made his mark on the University of La
Verne as a student, teacher and mentor.
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