Spring '96 Newsletter
President's Message
- by Gail Anikouchine
Our last events planning meeting was quite exciting. We have quite a calendar for the first 4 months of the year! During our next meeting, March 26, we expect to plan the calendar for the next six months. We want to schedule a day at the zoo, a trip to a Museum in Los Angeles, the new student reception, a trip to The Santa Ynez Winery, and (you tell us). I look forward to seeing you at the Beachside.
Our annual spring banquet approaches and the planning has begun. Berkeley's world premier history department has sent us a roster of their faculty. Not surprising, the range of fields of expertise is quite impressive. We can listen to Richard Abrams on Twentieth Century-Politics and Economics; Paula Fass on 19th and 20th Century Social History; James Kettner on 17th and 18th Century Constitutional History; Robert Middlekauff on Early America; Robin Einhorn on 19th Century America; for history across the ocean, we can chose from among Martin Jay on Modern Europe; Carla Hesse on 18th & 19th Century France; Susanna Barrows on 19th Century France; Reginald Zelnik on Russia; and Thomas Brady on teaching Western Civilization or World History.
Which of the above topics sounds appealing to you? Please call me (966-4157) by early April with your opinion. If you cannot make up your mind, call me anyway. If you need additional information, call me for the titles of the various speeches.
Tantalizing Trivia & Tasty Tidbits
Oski to be Inducted into the Teddy Bear Museum:
When Jim Snowden '51 and his wife moved to Naples Florida in 1992, they discovered among the city's various attractions the unique "Teddy Bear Museum." This non-profit facility houses 2,700 depictions of bears in virtually every every imaginable life situation - bears on parade, bears as movie stars, bears at weddings, bears in mythology, bears in sports, antique bears and even Chicago Bears, Russian bears and cuddly bears.
But when Snowden asked if there was a display of Oski the Bear, the curator asked "Who is Oski?" So Snowden, an art major at Cal and former art teacher, worked with CAA, Bill Rockwell (the first Oski), Warrington Colescott (the originating cartoonist) and the current Oski to create a replica of the mascot. They created a 35-inch replica of the mighty Oski which the museum enthusiastically has agreed to incorporate into its collection.
Oski was presented to the Museum in a special ceremony on February 3, 1996.
Bear Economists:
The headline in The Wall Street Journal read "Berkeley's Economists Attack Policy Issues with Unusual Gusto - Unlike Some Faculties, They Aren't Just Wrapped Up in Esoteric Theorizing."
The December 1, 1995 article states "The Berkeley economists' focus on policy issues has turned the school, which nearly sank into obscurity a dozen years ago, into one of America's most influential. Nearly a quarter of the economics faculty has gone on leave to Washington in the past two years. With so many professors ladling out so much advice, Berkeley has become a formidable challenger to economic-policy power centers such as Harvard, Princeton, Chicago and Stanford."
Books:
A Goal Is a Dream with a Deadline: Extraordinary Wisdom for Entrepreneurs, Managers and Other Smart People by Leo B. Helzel. Helzel who has taught entrepreneurship at the Haas School since 1990 combines his experiences with the adages of 80 business executives including Chancellor Tien, and William F. Cronk, president of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream. Former UC President Clark Kerr submitted: Think twice, act once.
Leading Out Loud: the authentic speaker, the credible leader by lecturer Terry Pearce. The book examines the paradigmatic shift in public speaking from merely informing an audience to inspiring transformation.
My Own Two Feet by Beverly Clearly '38 tells, among other things, of her experiences at Cal in the era of the Great Depression.
Alumni & Professors:
Chairman and CEO of Wells Fargo Company, Paul Hazen received his MBA from Berkeley in 1964. He has been named Haas School's 1995 Alumnus of the Year.
Professor Laura Tyson heads President Clinton's National Economic Council.
Professor Alan Auerbach was the deputy chief of staff of Congress's Joint Committee on Taxation in 1992 and is now on a National Research Council panel on the economic and demographic effects of immigration.
Professor Janet Yellen is a Federal Reserve Governor.
Professor Michael Katz is a chief economist at the Federal Communications Commission.
Alice Waters '67 Owner of Chez Panisse is an author of a series of cookbooks related to the Chez Panisse style. In her fields of cuisine and business, she has won a string of awards and decorations.
Sadaka Ogata Ph.d. '63 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
Beverly Bunn Clearly '38 author of 36 books for children which have been published in 16 languages. She is a winner of the Newberry Medal and the American Library Association's Laura Ingalls Wilder Award.
Walter Haas Jr. '37 one of the family owners of Levi Strauss Co. and the Oakland Athletics was mourned by the Cal Family. "As the solem sound of the Kadish Prayer for the Late Walter Haas faded at Temple Emanu-El, the Cal Straw Hat Band marched from behind the pulpit, trumpeting a school song beloved to Haas: "Fight for California."
Staying in Touch with our Scholars
The alumni leadership scholarship is awarded to emerging (and emerged) leaders from our community. The Scholarship Committee meets these students before they go off to Cal. But what happens after they reach the University?...
Freshman Jay Lai
There were a few events that had interested Jay Lai during the recent fall semester. He received a surprise on his birthday when the day was designated as "class walkout" day for the purpose of demonstrating support for affirmative action. Thousands of students converged on Sproul Hall where many people spoke, including Reverend Jesse Jackson. Jay also had the great opportunity to listen to a guest speaker in his chemistry class, professor Glenn Seaborg. Jay remarks that Professor Seaborg gave one of the most intellectually stimulating lectures he had ever heard.
The classes that Jay took last semester included Chemistry, Math and Comparative Literature. Probably the most interesting class Jay took was a freshman seminar on owls. The students in his class gave oral seminars on the differenct characteristics of an owl. Jay says that this class was a good change of pace because "it focused on one subject unlike most classes where the focus changed intermittently." This next semester, he plans to enroll in five classes: Chemistry and Math, a psychology class, a music class, and a freshmen seminar on architecture. Jay feels that this schedule will be challenging but it will also provide him with a wide variety of subjects to study.
"The college experience is not just about special events and academics. Extracurricular activities have also enriched my college experience." Jay said these words with lost of enthusiasm. Among the activities: he has occasionally played intramural basketball and plans to participate in club tennis. The most important and most enjoyable extracurricular activity/organization that Jay has been a part of is a non-profit organization called Eggster Hunt and Learning Festival. This organization prepares for the big event on Easter; their purpose being to raise money for disadvantaged/handicapped children.
Martha Jordan
Martha came to Cal as a transfer student. She has started a job with Berkeley Oakland Support Services as a Mental Health Advocate in a new program for homeless people. The new agency sees anywhere from 75 to 125 clients a day. That may not sound like a lot, but there are only three advocates - that are VERY busy. She plans to return to UCB for her masters in Social Work.
Online Corner
- by Mike Wondolowski
I have mentioned this before, but I want to tell you again about one of the best sources for current news and events at Cal. The email newsletter Berkeley Online is sent out monthly directly to computers in homes and offices throughout cyberspace. You can read about developments in the world of Cal academics and athletics in brief installments exclusively for Cal alumni and friends.
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