May 2007 Newsletter
San José State Celebrates Founders’ Day
Show your Spartan Pride!
Wear your Spartan colors on Friday, May 4, for San José State’s 150th anniversary and Founders’ Day. Join thousands of SJSU alumni in showing your Spartan pride and celebrating our first 150 years! Be a part of the celebration! Wear your Spartan sweatshirt, tie, hat, or T-shirt to work or school no matter where you live.
In addition, a full slate of activities is planned for Friday, May 4, in downtown San José! The festivities begin at 11:30 a.m. at City Hall on the outdoor plaza. The event will feature Lt. Gov. John Garamendi, San José Mayor Chuck Reed, the SJSU Marching Band, the Pep Squad, the ROTC color guard, faculty in academic regalia, and a giant birthday cake. Reed will proclaim May 4, 2007, as San José State University Day. Among the many SJSU community members attending the event will be Jackie Minns, the great-great-granddaughter of SJSU founder George W. Minns. SJSU was established in 1857 as Minns' Evening Normal School.
At 12:30 p.m., a free barbecue lunch will be held on SJSU’s Tower Lawn.
U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings will speak at 2 p.m. in Morris Dailey Auditorium, followed by a panel discussion on “The Future of Higher Education,” which will be moderated by California State University Chancellor Charles B. Reed.
All events are free and open to the public. Please join in the celebration. Additional activities planned for the week are listed below.
There are numerous additional activities scheduled throughout the week, and full details are available on the 150th Web site.
On April 29, The Mercury News devoted a 76-page special section to San José State. The special section included alumni remembrances and feature stories on the people, history and events that have shaped San José State. View the stories in that commemorative edition on The Mercury News Web site.
Alumni Association News
1. WELCOME NEW GRADUATES!
With the school year speeding to a close, we pause to recognize the academic achievements of the class of 2007, which will participate in commencement exercises on Saturday, May 26, at Spartan Stadium. The San José State University Alumni Association is pleased to welcome this talented group of men and women to its ranks in this, our alma mater’s sesquicentennial year.
2. WONDERS OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC PRESENTATION
The SJSU Alumni Association is sponsoring a 16-day tour of Australia and New Zealand that departs January 8, 2008. A presentation on the trip is scheduled for Thursday, May 31, at 6 p.m. on campus in the Alumni Relations office in Clark Hall, third floor. Please RSVP to Marie McCann at 408-924-1109.
3. YOUNG ALUMNI SOCIAL PLANNED FOR JUNE 14
The SJSU Alumni Association is hosting a Networking Social for young alumni and recent graduates on Thursday, June 14, from 7-9 p.m. at the Tied House on San Pedro Square in San José. Interested young alumni are encouraged to RSVP to Marie McCann ’04 at 408-924-1109. The event is $5 per person and includes appetizers!
SJSU News
4. FULL SCHEDULE OF FOUNDERS’ WEEK ACTIVITIES
Wednesday, May 2
11:30 a.m. “Voices of San José State” Film, Clark Hall, 1st floor
3:30 p.m. Student Affairs Birthday Bash, Tower Hall Lawn
Thursday, May 3
Noon “Voices of San José State” Film, SJSU Research Foundation, 210 N. 4th St.
1 p.m. Campus Historical Tour Starting at King Library Lobby
6 p.m. Hospitality Celebration Dinner and Dance, San José Holiday Inn
7 p.m. SJSU Historian James Walsh Talk, King Library, Second Floor
Friday, May 4
10 a.m. Third Annual College of Science Student Research Day
10:30 a.m. Faculty in Regalia Assemble, King Library, San Fernando Entrance
11:30 a.m. City of San José Proclamation
12:30 p.m. Free Barbecue Lunch, Tower Lawn
2 p.m. Founders' Day Address, Morris Dailey Auditorium
Keynote speaker: U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings
5. TWO SJSU FACULTY MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN FULBRIGHT PROGRAMS
Two SJSU faculty members have been selected to participate in Fulbright programs. Margaret Kaluzny, a geography lecturer, has been named a Fulbright Scholar. She will spend the coming academic year at the University of Ankara, Turkey, where she will teach and conduct research. Her specialty is historical urbanism in the western Mediterranean, which she will complement with work on the eastern Mediterranean while she is in Turkey. Mengxiong Liu, an engineering librarian and professor of library and information science, has been named a Fulbright Senior Specialist. In November, she will travel to Uruguay to work on a project at the Latin American Center for Human Economy and The British Schools.
6. CASA RECOGNIZES OUTSTANDING ALUMNI
The College of Applied Sciences and Arts has announced its distinguished alumni honorees. There are 11 in all, one from each of the departments and schools in the college. Award recipients will be recognized on Monday, May 7, at the Dean’s Awards Reception.
- Stephanie Brooks – M.S., Nutritional Science, ’66
- Larry Carr – B.S., Public Relations, ’92
- Edward Flores – B.S., Administration of Justice, ’91
- Dian Fossey – B.A., Occupational Therapy ’54
- Terry Kim – B.S., California Recreation Administration, emphasis Therapeutic Recreation, ’79
- Darina Kavanagh – M.S., Nursing (Nurse Administrator), ’04
- Jay Meduri – B.S., Hospitality Management, ’94
- Joan Sarlo – B.S., Physical Education, ’50; M.A., Physical Education ’61
- Blanca Tavera – M.S.W., School of Social Work, ’94
- Valerie Torres – M.L.I.S., Library and Information Science, ’04
- Rae Wedel – B.A., Health Science, ’77; M.P.H. ’82
7. MAROUF RECEIVES PRESIDENT’S SCHOLAR AWARD
Essam Marouf of the Department of Electrical Engineering within the College of Engineering at San José State University is the recipient of the 2006-2007 President's Scholar Award. The honor recognizes a professor who has received widespread recognition for his or her scholarship. "In addition to his 30-year career and foundational research on planetary rings, atmospheres and surface mapping, he has served as a mentor for many students and has an outstanding reputation among his colleagues at San José State and NASA," said President Don W. Kassing. A faculty member since 1990, Marouf has also been recognized for successfully bringing his world-class research into the classroom.
Spartan Spotlight
8. MING JOINS KAISER FOUNDATION BOARD
Jenny Ming, ’78 Home Economics, who served as president/CEO of Old Navy from 1999 to 2006, is the newest member of the Kaiser Foundation Board of Directors. Business Week magazine recognized Ming as one of the top U.S. managers in 2000 and Fortune magazine listed her as one of the 50 most powerful women in American business in 2003. Ming also serves on the board of the Merage Foundation for the American Dream, which promotes expanded opportunities for immigrants to the U.S.
Spartans on the Move
9. NJAHS HONORS WAKATSUKI HOUSTON
In March at the organization’s annual dinner, the National Japanese American Historical Society honored Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, ’56 Sociology, as one of four guests who “helped define the Nisei generation.” Wakatsuki Houston is the author of Farewell to Manzanar, a bestselling memoir about her internment, along with her Japanese-American family, in the California desert during World War II. In 2001, Publisher’s Weekly described the book, published in 1973, as one of the all-time bestselling children’s books.
10. NEW BOOK ON WOMEN MILITARY PILOTS BY ALUMNA
Later this summer, Amy Goodpaster Strebe, ’03 M.A. History, will publish a book that began as her SJSU master’s thesis: Flying for Her Country: The American and Soviet Women Military Pilots of World War II (Greenwood Publishing Group). Her thesis advisor, Dr. Mary Pickering, says “Strebe's book offers a beautifully written, well-researched account of a little known but fascinating aspect of World War II … [it’s] not to be missed by anyone interested in women's history and military history.” Strebe is also the author of Desert Dogs: the Marines of Operation Iraqi Freedom (2004).
Spartan Sports
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12. SPARTAN FOOTBALL SEASON TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
Ticket packages start at just $55 for all five home games, including a nationally televised game with Hawai’i on Oct. 12! Call 408-924-SJTX or go online for more information.
13. TWO SPARTANS SELECTED IN NFL DRAFT
SJSU wide receivers James Jones, a third-round choice by the Green Bay Packers, and John Broussard, a seventh round selection by the Jacksonville Jaguars, were selected over the weekend in the NFL draft. It is the first time since 1999 that two Spartans were chosen in the draft, and the first time since 1962 that two receivers were selected.
14. WATER POLO FINISHES SIXTH AT MPSF
San José State University posted its best finish at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation women’s water polo tournament in the last five years, finishing sixth in the 13-team field following a 10-6 loss to #5-ranked San Diego State University in the fifth-place game. The Spartans (16-13) also completed the season with their first winning record since 2002 when San José State was 19-12 and finished sixth in the conference tournament and the national rankings.
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