Fall 2003 Archive:
Coming Home
A message by Robert H. Gundry, scholar-in-residence and professor emeritus of New Testament and Greek, at Homecoming Chapel, September 26, 2003 I suppose it makes sense for a scholar-in-residence to speak at Homecoming, and about Homecoming. On the other... Read More
Faculty Like These
‘So, Mr. President, where do you find faculty like these?” That was the question. And I didn’t have much of an answer. The setting was a meeting of CEOs in Santa Barbara. The question came after I shared a... Read More
Master Plan EIR Hearings
As part of the initiative to complete the campus, the college is updating its master plan, which the county approved in 1976. Before building the Adams Center for the Visual Arts and the David K. Winter Hall for Science... Read More
Making Montecito Beautiful
Despite a power outage that silenced alarm clocks, 45 Westmont students turned out for an early morning clean-up effort Saturday, Nov. 1. As usual, Westmont was well represented at the annual Montecito Beautification Day (MBD), when local residents take... Read More
Three-peat by the Sea
The most dominant team in the history of NAIA women’s soccer, Westmont has won five national titles, including three straight and four in the last five years. This year, they also hosted the NAIA National Tournament, held at Santa Barbara... Read More
The Art of Giving
Santa Barbara architect and art collector Barry Berkus has donated a sculpture by environmental artist Robert Lobe to Westmont. The piece, displayed on the lawn outside Reynolds Gallery, has been on loan to Westmont for a number of years.... Read More
Spirited Poetry
Westmont hosted special readings by Chicano and Chicana poets, “El Espíritu de la Raza/The Spirit of the People: Chicano/a Poetry,” on campus in November. The participating poets included Luis Leal and Víctor Fuentes from UCSB, Gabriella Gutiérrez from Seattle... Read More
Entrepreneurial Evangelism
Eric Knopf ’04 is marketing evangelism to today’s youth in a fresh new way, and business has been very good. Originally from Portland, Ore., Eric is a senior who created his own major in entrepreneurial media. He has spent... Read More
Advise and Consult
Some have held top positions with major corporations such as Hewlett-Packard and Hughes Aircraft. Others have founded and led their own companies. All have achieved significant success as senior executives. Together, they offer expertise in a wide range of... Read More
Distinguished Professors
Three professors, R. Anthony Askew, Allan Nishimura and Robert Wennberg, have received the college’s first distinguished professorship award, an honor that recognizes their exceptional commitment to their students and Christian liberal arts education. The award, which will be given... Read More
An Honored Alumnus
Who I am today is to a large extent the result of the instruction and the personal interaction that took place here a quarter century ago. I would be a completely different person, I think, were it not for... Read More
Retired but Still Remembered
Two events led Carol Curlette Sie ’74 to reflect on her Westmont years: looking back on her life after completing treatment for breast cancer and enrolling her daughter Alissa at Westmont. “I did a lot of thinking about the... Read More
Two Generations of Westmont Women
When her husband died in a plane crash after only eight years of marriage, Luci Oberst Meissner ’55 was left with two small daughters. Major Rudy Meissner, an Air Force electronic warfare officer stationed in Alaska, survived a tour... Read More
This Cool House
During his 26 years as a builder, Rich Sands ’65 has never built the same home twice. Repetition doesn’t interest him. Fascinated by design, he plays with shapes to create unique exteriors and interiors. “We build houses that live... Read More
Writing from Life
Aris Janigian ’82 always wanted to be a writer but never thought he could earn a living with his pen. He majored in both English and psychology at Westmont, earned a Ph.D. in psychology at Claremont Graduate School and... Read More
Growing a Business and a Family
Entrepreneurship runs in the Grotenhuis family. Dave ’63 got his son, Dan ’89, involved in his business as a child. While at Westmont, Dan worked as a real estate agent and sold a house in Montecito. After graduating with... Read More
From Coach to Commentator
When Allen Hopkins ’95 sneaked out of bed to watch Monday Night Football as a kid, he was most interested in the announcers. “I always wanted to be a broadcaster,” he says. “I did my own running commentary and... Read More
Creating a Community that Cares
When Dan Williams ’96 lobbied for a teaching job at Santa Barbara High School, he told the principal he could do anything. Fresh from student teaching and completing a full credential, Dan hoped his confidence would compensate for his... Read More
Interning with the Old Masters
As Molly LePley ’03 talks excitedly about her new internship with Christie’s auction house, horns sound in the background, a muffled testament to her new surroundings in New York City. Although she has never lived in an urban setting,... Read More
Face-to-Face with the First Family
When Lilian Lawrence ’02 leaves work, she can walk through the White House residence, the West Wing or the northwest gate closest to the press pool. Six months after graduating from Westmont with a double major in philosophy and... Read More
Financing the Future at Westmont
Because Westmont has a long history of sound financial management, it doesn’t seem remarkable that the college has finished yet another year in the black. But given the difficulties facing many colleges and universities in the 21st century, Westmont’s... Read More
Wallace Emerson Society
Paul and doris wilt have a 45-year history with Westmont. After a long career teaching history (1958-1994), Paul retired and became the college archivist. By organizing the archives, conducting oral-history interviews and doing research, he has documented the lives... Read More