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… purpose is truly extraordinary. I’m excited about all the ways that this endowed chair will help us to deepen our … be the first Hewitt Department Chair. "Professor Hewitt was such an important figure–both on this campus and in the … years to come, entirely keeping with the tradition of her service.” Professor Hewitt left Occidental in 1978 under …
… by staff and faculty within three categories: Endowed Awards, Individual Leadership Awards, and Student Organization & Programming Awards. The … four cornerstones of Equity, Excellence, Community, and Service through their involvement on- and off-campus, will …
… Hall of Fame honors outstanding achievement in competition, service, dedication and commitment to Occidental athletics. … Summer Olympics. He ranked No. 1 in the world in 1967 and was a two-time champion in the event at the USA Outdoor … As a graduate student at Colorado State University, he was the 1967 gold medalist at the World University Games. …
… Neotropical Hispine Beetles," "Connections Between Improved Water Access and Maternal/Neonatal Health in Rural Cambodia" … up opportunities that would aid in my future endeavors toward becoming a doctor, while utilizing the methods and … for leadership roles in professions and/or public service; create an intellectual community with opportunities …
… Occidental broke its own record for most Fulbright award winners in a year, with a baker’s dozen heading abroad to conduct research and teach. (The old record was set last year, with a dozen Fulbright honorees.) The … affairs and groom them for professional roles in public service. Mario Castillo ’13 of Downey, a diplomacy and world …
… wrote in an email to campus November 1. The committee was formed after Jonathan Veitch announced in February that … community,” Sternberg says. The initial field of candidates was narrowed to a short list of 10 individuals, all of whom … A majority of both groups chose to be represented by Service Employees International Union Local 721, the Los …
… multiple secretarial jobs to support their four sons, he was a student at South Hills High School in Covina with no family resources to pay for college. He was encouraged to apply to Oxy by both his yearbook adviser, … Katie and Emily, and five grandchildren. In addition to his service to Occidental, Rountree is a trustee of the Ahmanson …
… at the College alongside Boesche—voted him the Loftsgordon Award for Outstanding Teaching “for exceptional ability to communicate and inspire.” “He is active, aware, compassionate, and humble,” Devin Dougherty ’81 said … It was about ideas, about society, community, and public service.” A scholar of de Tocqueville and theories of …
… In 1976, a memorial plaque was installed at Occidental to honor the memory of two alumni who died during the Korean War (Arthur L. Dixon '50 and Gordon O. Smith '49), and 14 … tribute to those "Occidental sons" who gave their lives in service to their country. Lt. David W. Embertson '60 died …
… scene. "I had thoughts of resentment and many times I wanted something different for my life," Nguyen recalls. "But it was also a very grounding experience." Until her mother sold … her mother endured when the Immigration and Naturalization Service lost some of the family's paperwork. Hoa Nguyen was …