OxyCorps Student/Alumni Interviews
Col-129
Finding aid prepared by Anne Mar and Jordan Rich
Funded by Annual Fund, 125th Anniversary Funds from the President's Office and The Paul K. & Evalyn E. Cook Richter Trusts
in the 2012 Occidental Summer Research Program.
Occidental College Library
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Title: OxyCorps Student/Alumni Interviews Collection
Identifier/Call Number: Col-129
Contributing Institution:
Occidental College Library
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
58.0 digital objects
Date: 2012
Permissions
Property rights and copyright reside with Occidental Collection. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact
the Special Collections Librarian.
Project description
During ten weeks in the summer of 2012, Special Collections and four undergraduates set out to capture personal stories of
Oxy alumni and document college life at Occidental. Spanning 70 years and representing at least four generations of the Oxy
family, these one-on-one video interviews provide a meaningful, comprehensive, and revitalized vision of alumni’s multifaceted
lives at the College.
Four interns comprise the central engine of "OxyCorps" with the guidance of their mentor, Dale Ann Stieber, Special Collections
Librarian: Sara Mooney, Isabel Osgood-Roach, and Taylor Rowland of the Class of 2013, and Ryan Rambach, Class of 2014 identified
potential interviewees, scheduled and conducted 58 interviews in less than 20 days, with most interviews recorded during the
2012 All-Class Alumni Reunion.
Most interviews were 40 to 50 minutes in length for a total of 50 hours of oral history. In four weeks, the students, supported
by Special Collections staff, organized, transcribed and cataloged the interviews, produced video viewing copies, preserved
original digital files, and laid the foundation for a searchable video archive.
In addition to the four interns and mentor Dale Stieber, Special Collections student assistants Justin Berner and Benjamin
Tuthill of the Class of 2013 and Assistant College Archivist, Anne Mar, were instrumental in operations, logistics and transcription
creation.
Access
Collection is open for research. Materials in the collection are accessed through the Occidental College Special Collections
and College Archives department only. Please visit
http://www.oxy.edu/library/special-collections-college-archives for more information.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Occidental College.
Aoki, Guy (Class of
1984)
June 15, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Guy Aoki is Oxy class of 1984, although he spent some time between his Oxy years at University of Hawaii, Manoa. Originally
from Hilo, Hawaii, Aoki majored in Psychology and now lives in Glendale, California as a self-proclaimed “unemployed writer”.
Building a long, successful radio career, Aoki has worked under Casey Kasem and Dick Clark. Later, he founded the Media Action
Network for Asian Americans, a watchdog network for representation of Asian Americans in film and television.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Aoki, Guy
Arenas, Magdalena (Arias) (Class of
1992)
June 19, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Magdalena Arenas graduated from Occidental in 1992 with a major in Biology and a minor in Classical Studies. Originally from
La Puente, California, Arenas lives in Southern California and works as a pulmonary critical care doctor.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Arenas, Magdalena
Berkus, Dave (Class of
1962)
June 11, 1012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Dave Berkus, an alumnus from the class of 1962, graduated Occidental with a major in Economics and a minor in Psychology.
A current Occidental trustee, Berkus is originally from Pasadena, but now resides in Arcadia, California and works as a venture
capitalist.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Berkus, Dave
Adler, Kevin (Class of
2007)
June 16, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Kevin Adler graduated in 2007, majoring in Politics and minoring in Diplomacy and World Affairs. He is from Livermore, California
and now lives in San Francisco. He works for the non-profit Starting Bloc.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Adler, Kevin
Airey, Regina (Class of
1987)
June 18th, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Regina Airey graduated in 1987 as a Psychology major. She is from Walnut, California and currently resides in Santa Monica.
She has her own firm that specializes in leadership development and strategic planning for large and diverse companies or
institutions.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Airey, Regina
Ajose, Lande (Class of
1987)
June 15, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Lande Ajose graduated in 1987 with a degree in Diplomacy and World Affairs and a minor in Theater. Originally from Berkeley,
California, Lande has worked in the education sector as a policy analyst and education advocate.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Ajose, Lande
Alcorn,George (Class of
1962)
June 14, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scpope and Contents
Born in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, George Alcorn graduated from Oxy in 1962 with a degree in Physics. He’s a well-known
physicist credited with pioneering the x-ray spectrometer, and is a fellow of the African Scientific Institute.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Alcorn, George
Alireza, Patricia (Class of
1994)
June 21, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Patricia Alireza graduated in 1994 with a degree in physics. She is from Mexico City, but now lives between London and Pasadena,
working as a physicist. Her experience in unique, as she came to Oxy in her thirties.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Alireza, Patricia
Bellamy, William (Mark) (Class of
1972)
June 15, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Content
Mark Bellamy graduated in 1972 with a history degree. He is from and La Jolla, California, and now resides in Washington,
D.C., working as a foreign service officer to many African nations, and deals with matters of security.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Bellamy, William (Mark)
Bernal, Peggy (Park) (Class of
1961)
June 6, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Content
Peggy (Park) Bernal graduated in 1961 with a degree in English Literature. She is from Minnesota, and now lives in Pasadena,
working for the Huntington Library.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Bernal, Peggy (Park)
Berumen, Esau (Class of
1997)
June 18, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Content
Esau Berumen graduated in 1997 with a degree in Mathematics. He is from South Los Angeles, and still lives in LA, working
as a principal at the Hawthorne Math and Science Academy high school.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Berumen, Esau
Blatt, Shira (Class of
2007)
June 16, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Content
Shira Blatt graduated in 2007 with a degree in Diplomacy and World Affairs. She is from Owings Mills, Maryland and currently
lived in Los Angeles working as a recruiter for Teach for America.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Blatt, Shira
Carwile, Lois G. (Class of
1945)
June 13, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Content
Lois Carwile graduated in 1945 with a degree in Art History. She is an Eagle Rock native and continues to reside close to
the campus, she is a retired teacher.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Carwile, Lois G.
Cervantes, Angel (Class of
1994)
June 21, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Angel Cervantes graduated from Occidental in 1994 with a major in US History with a minor in Political Science. Originally
from San Fernando, California, Cervantes still lives in the area and has had a long career an as educator.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Cervantes, Angel
Chase, Linda (Class of
1972)
June 15, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Linda Chase graduated in 1972 with a degree in Economics. She is from Las Vegas, and now lives in Calabasas, California working
as the Editorial Director at Morris Visitor Publications and Publishing Consultant.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Chase, Linda
Czar, Catherine (Cleland) (Class of
1962)
June 16, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Catherine (Cleland) Czar graduated in 1962 as an English major. She is from Pasadena, and now resides between Pebble Beach,
CA and Portland, OR. She is an attorney.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Czar, Catherine (Cleland)
Davis, Kenturah (Class of
2002)
June 15, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Kenturah Davis graduated in 2002 with a degree in Art History and Visual Arts. She is from Altadena, and currently lives in
Highland Park, working as an artist and director at a gallery.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Davis, Kenturah
de la Torre, Hector (Class of
1989)
June 21, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Hector de la Torre graduated in 1989 with a degree in Diplomacy and World Affairs, and a minor in English. He is from South
Gate, California and still resides there, working as an executive at a telecommunications company.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
de la Torre, Hector
El-Amine, Sara (Class of
2007)
June 16, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Sara El-Amine graduated in 2007 with a degree in Diplomacy and World Affairs. She is from Duxbury, Massachusetts and now lives
in Chicago working as the National Training Director for the Obama campaign.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
El-Amine, Sara
Fleming, Margaret (Maggie) (Class of
2002)
June 16, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Maggie Fleming graduated in 2002 with a degree in Urban and Environmental policy. She went to high school in Carmel, and now
lives in Oakland, working as an executive director of a non-profit.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Fleming, Margaret (Maggie)
Freeman, Alan (Class of
1966)
June 28, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Alan Freeman graduated from Occidental in 1966 with a degree in Speech and Drama (now Theater). Originally from San Marino,
California, Freeman lives in Pasadena. After working as a an actor and director for a few years, Freeman returned to Occidental
and is now Professor Emeritus in the Theater Department.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Freeman, Alan
Graves, Doris Linsley (Class of
1955)
June 16, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Doris Linsley Graves graduated in 1955, majoring in pre-med. She is a pediatrician based in Alhambra, California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Graves, Doris Linsley
Grigsby, Gene (Class of
1966)
June 19, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Gene Grigsby graduated from Occidental in 1966 with a degree in sociology and psychology. Originally from Phoenix Arizona,
Grigsby currently resides in Los Angeles and is the CEO of the National Health Foundation.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Grigsby, Gene
Harper, Ed (Class of
1951)
June 14, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Ed Harper graduated in 1951 with a degree in Physical Education, and minors in Speech and Biology. He is from Eagle Rock,
and now lives in San Clemente, and has been involved in educating high schoolers, as a coach, counselor and finally a principal.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Harper, Ed
Kawa, Steve (Class of
1967)
June 16, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Steve Kawa graduated in 1967 with a major in Political Science. He is from Montebello, California and now lives in Mission
Viejo, working as a community college administrator.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Kawa, Steve
Kidd, Lynne Rosenberg (Class of
1985)
June 20, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Content
Lynn Rosenberg Kidd graduated in 1985, double majoring in English and Political Science. She grew up in Palos Verdes, and
now lives in Hermosa Beach. She owns an insurance agency.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Kidd, Lynne (Rosenberg)
Lau, Jenny (Class of
2001)
June 14, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Jenny Lau graduated in 2001 with a degree in English. She is from Los Angeles and still resides there. She is a graduate student
of English at Claremont and is a part time substitute teacher in LAUSD.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Lau, Jenny
Linneman, Eric (Class of
1984)
June 16, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Eric Linneman graduated in 1984 with a degree in Physics. He is from the suburbs of San Diego and now lives in Littleton,
Colorado. He works for Microsoft in the state and local government and education areas of the company.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Linneman, Eric
Moffit, Frances Krantz (Class of
1944)
June 12, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Frances Krantz Moffit graduated in 1944 with a degree in Biology. She was a full time wife and mother, as well we the head
of her church’s school.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Moffit, Frances Krantz
Morrison, Patt (Class of
1975)
June 29, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Patt Morrison graduated cum laude from Occidental in 1974 with a major in Diplomacy and World Affairs. Originally from Ohio
and Arizona, she currently resides in the Los Angeles area and is a renowned journalist who hosts her own KPCC radio program
and contributes to the Los Angeles Times. Morrison was named Occidental's "Alumnus of the Year" in 1995 and was elected to
the board of Trustees in 1998.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Morrison, Patt
Najarian, Ara (Class of
1982)
June 11, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Ara Najarian graduated in 1982 with a degree in Economics, after transferring from Bucknell. He currently lives in Glendale,
has been the mayor of Glendale, and works as an attorney.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Najarian, Ara
Newhall, Eric (Class of
1967)
June 13, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Eric Newhall graduated in 1967 with a degree in English. He is from Washington state, and resides very close to campus, as
he has been a professor of American literature at the college.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Newhall, Eric
Ng, Alice (Class of
1994)
June 14, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Alice Ng graduated in 1994 with a degree in Politics. She is from Portland, and now lives in Los Angeles, working as a 401(K)
plan administrator.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Ng, Alice
Rademan, Bryce (Class of
2005)
June 11, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Bryce Rademan graduated in 2005 with a major in Diplomacy and World Affairs. He is a restaurateur and owner of Spitz, living
in Hollywood.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Rademan, Bryce
Reece, Valerie (Class of
1973)
June 14, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Valerie Reece graduated in 1973, and although undeclared during her time at Oxy, she took mostly math classes. She is from
El Segundo, and now lives on Manhattan Beach, working as a senior software engineer.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Reece, Valerie
Robsinson, Peggy (Class of
1972)
June 15, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Peggy Robinson graduated in 1972 and majored in Diplomacy and World Affairs. She is originally from a suburb of Houston, and
now lives in Austin, Texas, working as the outreach director for the Aceh Relief Fund.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Robsinson, Peggy
Rodriguez, Jaclyn (Class of
1977)
June 21, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Jaclyn Rodriguez graduated in 1977 as a Psychology major. She is originally from East Los Angeles and currently resides in
Eagle Rock as a faculty member of Oxy in the Psychology department. She was instrumental in the establishment of the Intergroup
Dialogue Program.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Rodriguez, Jaclyn
Salas, Angelica (Class of
1993)
June 19, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Angelica Salas graduated from Occidental in 1993 with a double major in Sociology and History. Originally from Pasadena, California,
Salas has worked with the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights in Los Angeles for over 17 years.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Salas, Angelica
Ramos-Sanavio, Ana (Class of
1993)
June 20, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Ana Ramos-Sanavio graduated in 1993, double majoring in History and Art. She is from East La, and now lives in Alhambra working
as a clinical social worker.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Ramos-Sanavio, Ana
Sanchez, Hubert (Class of
1962)
June 16, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Hubert Sanchez graduated from Occidental College in 1962 with a degree in Psychology. Originally from East LA, Sanchez lives
in the area and works as a dentist.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Sanchez, Hubert
Schifani, Allison (Class of
2003)
June 19, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Allison Schifani graduated from Occidental in 2003 with a degree in English and Comparative Literary Studies. Originally from
Albuquerque, New Mexico, Schifani currently lives in Los Angeles and is working toward her PhD at University of California,
Santa Barbara.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Schifani, Allison
Selleck, Catherine (Young) (Class of
1955)
June 16, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Catherine “Cathy” Young Selleck graduated from Oxy in 1955 with a degree in Economics. From Washington, D.C. Selleck now lives
in Menlo Park, California. Before her retirement Cathy worked in the business sector, becoming a CEO and later a business
consultant. The Young family has been deeply involved in the College since its founding.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Selleck, Catherine (Young)
Shemer, Jack (Class of
1962)
June 15, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Jack Shemer graduated from Oxy in 1962 as a Mathematics major with a Physics minor. Shemer is originally from Phoenix, Arizona,
and splits time between Scottsdale, Arizona and his Montana ranch. For most of his life, he's worked in the engineering business
designing computers.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Shemer, Jack
Simpson, George (Class of
2007)
June 14, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
George Simpson graduated in 2007 with a degree in Diplomacy and World Affairs. Originally from Buffalo, New York, Simpson
works in Brooklyn, New York as the communications manager at Empire State Private Agenda, an advocacy group for the LGBT community.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Simpson, George
Smith, Donald (Class of
1972)
June 16, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Donald Smith graduated from Occidental in 1972 with a degree in Diplomacy and World Affairs. Originally from Culver City,
California, he currently resides in Los Angeles as a presbyterian clergyman who specializes in ministries of service, peacemaking
and social justice, with in-depth experience in asylum and immigration issues.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Smith, Donald
Snow, Rosemary Mixon (Class of
1952)
June 15, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Rosemary (Mixon) Snow graduated in 1952 with a degree in Speech and Drama. She is from and currently resides in Chicago.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Snow, Rosemary (Mixon)
Steinkellner, Cheri Eichen (Class of
1977)
June 16, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Cheri Eichen Steinkellner graduated in 1977 with a degree in English. She is from Fullerton, CA but now lives in Santa Monica
and works as a television writer.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Steinkellner, Cheri (Eichen)
Sulzer, Ken (Class of
1982)
June 16, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Ken Sulzer graduated in 1982 with a Political Science degree, he is an attorney living on the west side of Los Angeles.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Sulzer, Ken
Tierney, Andrew (Class of
1956)
June 15, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Andrew Tierney graduated in 1956 with an degree in English and Comparative Literature. He is from Pasadena, and now lives
in Laguna Beach. He is the President of a tech company that makes entertainment systems for airlines.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Tierney, Andrew
Trevino, Jesus (Class of
1968)
June 26, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
A native of East Los Angeles, Jesus Trevino graduated from Occidental in 1968 with a degree in Philosophy. After a successful
career as a film and television director, Trevino retired and currently resides in Eagle Rock.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Trevino, Jesus
Vela, William (Billy) (Class of
1995)
June 28, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Billy Vela graduated from Occidental in 1995 with a degree in Psychology. Originally from Highland Park area near Oxy, Vela
now lives in Koreatown and works as a university administrator at the University of Southern California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Vela, William (Billy)
Warren, Eric (Class of
1969)
June 7, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Eric Warren graduated in 1969 with a degree in Drama. He has always lived in Eagle Rock. He worked as a film and television
designer, and now is the local historian of Eagle Rock.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Warren, Eric
Watson, Kenjus (Class of
2007)
June 20, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Kenjus Watson graduated in 2007 with a degree in Psychology. He is from Reno Valley and now lives in Claremont. He is an adjunct
professor of Psychology at Occidental, working closely with the Dialogue Program.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Watson, Kenjus
Wilderman, Claudia Inman (Class of
1997)
June 21, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Claudia (Inman) Wilderman graduated in 1997, double majoring in Math and Economics. She is from Los Angeles, and currently
lives in Seal Beach, working as a project manager at a large consulting firm.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Wilderman, Claudia (Inman)
Williams, Betsy Helter (Class of
1946)
June 14, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Betsy Helter Williams graduated from Occidental in 1946 with a degree in Psychology. After college, she worked for the LA
Times in the personnel department. She is originally from South Pasadena and currently resides in Walnut Creek, California
with her husband, Bob Williams, a fellow Oxy grad.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Williams, Betsy Helter
Williams, Robert (Class of
1947)
June 14, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Robert Williams graduated from Occidental in 1947 with a degree in Philosophy with a Sociology minor. Originally from the
Wilshire District of Los Angeles, Williams served for the United States Navy during WWII and later went on to follow in his
father’s footsteps and became a Presbyterian pastor.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Williams, Robert
Yen, Raymond (Class of
1982)
June 19, 2012
Scope and Contents
Raymond Yen graduated in 1982 with a degree in Economics. He is from Millbrae, CA and now lives in Pasadena, working as a
cardiologist.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Yen, Raymond
Yeomans, Patricia Henry (Class of
1938)
June 11, 2012
Language of Material:
English
Scope and Contents
Patricia Henry-Yeomans graduated in 1938 with a major in History and Government. She was a professional tennis player and
now volunteers at Legal Aid.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Yeomans, Patricia Henry
