Guide to the Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program Interviews SC0932
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Date (inclusive): 1999-2024
Language of Material:
English
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The materials are open for research use.
The materials are arranged in twenty-one series: Series 1. Alumni Interviews; Series 2. Artists Interviews; Series 3. Athletics
Hall of Fame Project; Series 4. Diversity Project Interviews; Series 5. Faculty and Staff Interviews; Series 6. Founding Grant
Project Interviews; Series 7. Peace Corps 50th Anniversary Oral History Project; Series 8. Stanford Presidential Families
Project; Series 9. Stanford Arts Initiative Project; Series 10. Athletics Oral History Project; Series 11. Trustees; Series
12. Community; Series 13. Faculty Senate; Series 14. Graduate Diversity Project; Series 15. Arts at Stanford; Series 16. Pioneering
Women Panels; Series 17. Deans of the School of Humanities and Sciences Panel; Series 18. Early Chicano Faculty at Stanford;
Series 19. Disability at Stanford Oral History Project; Series 20. Stanford, COVID-19, and the Crises of 2020-2021 Oral History
Project; Series 21. Childcare at Stanford Oral History Project
Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program Interviews (SC0932). Department of Special Collections, Stanford University
Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
The Stanford Historical Society's Oral History Program explores the institutional history of the University, with an emphasis
on the transformative post-WWII period, through interviews with leading faculty, staff, alumni, trustees, and others. The
project furthers the Society's mission "to foster and support the documentation, study, publication, and preservation of the
history of the Leland Stanford Junior University."
Like any primary source material, oral history is not intended to present the final, verified, or complete narrative of events.
It is a unique, reflective, spoken account, offered by the interviewee in response to questioning, and as such it may be deeply
personal. By capturing the flavor of incidents, events, and personalities, the oral history approach provides details and
viewpoints that are not often found in traditional records.
Transcripts in this collection are lightly edited by program staff and by Interviewees to correct grammar and occasional
inaccuracies. Audio, however, is not edited. As a result, transcripts do not match recordings verbatim.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections
and University Archives at speccollref@stanford.edu.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Stanford University -- Faculty.
Stanford University -- Administration.
Stanford University -- Alumni -- Reminiscences.
Stanford University -- Athletics
Stanford University -- Students.
College students -- California -- Stanford.
Diversity in the workplace -- California.
Oral history
Stanford Historical Society
Series 1. Alumni interviews Series 1 1999-2024
Language of Material: English.
Includes a videocassette and audiocassette of the alumni reunion session held on Oct. 14, 1999; audio recordings and transcripts
of interviews with alumni from the class of 1957 done during the class reunions held on campus during the fall quarter, 2007;
and audio recordings and transcripts of the Alumni Stories project.
The Alumni Stories project was piloted during Reunion Homecoming Weekend in October 2007, and was repeated in October 2008.
Over 60 alumni, most attending their 50th reunions, recounted their memories and stories about undergraduate student life
in the 1950s. An additional 15 alumni were interviewed at a Founding Grant Society event in 2009.
The Stanford Historical Society conducted additional alumni interviews at reunions in 2019 and 2021.
Box 1
Alumni Stories Accession ARCH_2009_056 2007
Box 1, folder 1
Interview list [all class of 1957] and indexes
Box 1, folder 25
Walters, Dorothy Jane Kidd and Walters, James D. 2007
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Box 2, folder 1
Interviews with Susan Alfaro, James Anderson, Julie Bramcamp 2007_1 2007
Physical Description: 1 optical disc(s) (cd)
Box 2, folder 2
Interviews with Mary Brown, Walter Brown, Roger Cannell 2007_2 2007
Physical Description: 1 optical disc(s) (cd)
Box 2, folder 3
Interviews with John Falchi, Sharon Gray, Anton Inderbitzen, Jean Leonard 2007_3 2007
Physical Description: 1 optical disc(s) (cd)
Box 2, folder 4
Interviews with Marilyn McDonald, William McGraw 2007_4
Physical Description: 1 optical disc(s) (cd)
Box 2, folder 5
Interviews with Carol Mitchell, David Mitchell, Angela Peatman 2007_5 2007
Physical Description: 1 optical disc(s) (cd)
Box 2, folder 6
Interviews with Juris Petriceks, Jay Weston Rea, Sonya Ruehl 2007_6 2007
Physical Description: 1 optical disc(s) (cd)
Box 2, folder 7
Interviews with Robert Sawyer, Michael Serlin, Sharon Stine 2007_7 2007
Physical Description: 1 optical disc(s) (cd)
Box 2, folder 8
Interviews with Else Peters Tracy, Dottie Kidd Walters, Jim Walters 2007_8 2007
Physical Description: 1 optical disc(s) (cd)
Box 2, folder 9
Interview with Mary Ann Whittier 2007_9 2007
Physical Description: 1 optical disc(s) (cd)
Box 2, folder 10
Audio files; raw transcripts
Physical Description: 2 optical disc(s) (cd)
Alumni Stories 2008
Pewthers, Don and Pewthers, Carole 2008 Oct 31
Pewthers, Don</persname> and <persname rules="aacr" source="local">Pewthers, Carole
Ray, James Wells, David 2008
Ray, James</persname> & <persname rules="aacr" source="local">Wells, David
Staudt, David and Ross, Elizabeth Boardman
Staudt, David</persname> and <persname rules="aacr" source="local">Ross, Elizabeth Boardman
Alumni Stories 2019
Language of Material: English.
1977 Anti-Apartheid Sit-In Group Conversation 2019-10-26
1977 Anti-Apartheid Sit-In Group - Recordings
1977 Anti-Apartheid Sit-In Group - Recordings
Creator: Farbstein, Ken
Creator: Abernethy, David B.
Creator: Litvak, Lawrence
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Recorded at Stanford's Reunion/Homecoming in October 2019, participants in the 1977 sit-in protesting the university's investments
in companies operating in South Africa share their memories of the events surrounding the sit-in, the arrests that followed,
and the impact the protest had on their lives after Stanford. The recording also includes comments by Professor Emeritus David
Abernethy comparing the anti-apartheid and anti-Vietnam War movements at Stanford, reflections from Lawrence Litvak (AB Political
Science, 1976), a member of the Stanford Committee for a Responsible Investment Policy (SCRIP) and one of the organizers of
the Old Union sit-in, and advice to students who are involved in Fossil Free Stanford and other activism surrounding the university's
investments today. The event was organized and moderated by Ken Farbstein (AB Political Science, 1979).
Language of Material: English.
Boozer, Ellen 2019-10-31
Ellen Boozer -- Recordings
Ellen Boozer - Transcript
Creator: Boozer, Ellen
Creator: Frothingham, Emma
Abstract: Ellen Boozer (1969 BA Art History) shares memories of growing up in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and talks about her decision to come
to Stanford. She speaks about campus social life, including living in Branner Hall and attending football games and jolly-up
dances, and some of the changes she observed in the 1960s, particularly for women. She also remembers being a member of the
women's swim team, studying abroad in Vienna, Austria, and the difficulty she had in deciding on a major.
Language of Material: English.
Brady, Holly Wheeler 2019-10-24
Holly Wheeler Brady - Recordings
Holly Wheeler Brady - Transcript
Creator: Brady, Holly Wheeler
Creator: Frothingham, Emma
Abstract: Holly Wheeler Brady (1969 BA English) speaks about how the overseas programs drew her to Stanford from Chicago and her experiences
while a student in the late 1960s, including studying abroad in Florence, Italy; a Mademoiselle magazine profile on Stanford
women; and memories of a poetry class trip to the Pacific Ocean with Professor Ron Rebholz. She shares a story of being invited
to dinner at President J.E. Wallace Sterling's home after she and some friends complained about the food in the residence
halls. Brady describes the protective attitude Stanford held towards women in the mid-1960s, gender discrimination from some
faculty members, and the struggles of obtaining birth control. Brady also discusses her work in publishing and her role in
running Stanford's professional publishing course.
Language of Material: English.
Brown, Barbara 2019-10-26
Barbara Brown - Recordings
Barbara Brown - Transcripts
Creator: Brown, Barbara
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Barbara Brown (1974 BA Philosophy) shares memories of her experience at Stanford in the early 1970s, reflecting especially
on issues of gender and class. She describes how the political sensibilities of her Jewish family drew her from Brooklyn to
the Bay Area for college and explains why she gravitated from studying math and science to philosophy. She shares memories
of professors who had a lasting impact on her, including Nancy Cartwright, the only female faculty member in the Department
of Philosophy, but also recalls how intimidated she felt as an undergraduate. Brown describes her involvement with the feminist
movement at Stanford, including assembling the first edition of A Guide for Stanford Women, teaching a course on women's studies
through SWOPSI, and participating on the Committee for the Education and Employment of Women. She describes the process of
her radicalization as a feminist and offers insights into the experience of being a young woman in the 1970s, including access
to birth control, new ideas about women's health, and attitudes towards sex. After graduating from Stanford, Brown worked
in San Francisco politics and public service, and she comments on some of her experiences as a young woman in positions of
responsibility. She concludes by ruminating on issues of wealth and privilege and contrasts her undergraduate experience with
that of her daughter who attended Stanford in the 2010s.
Language of Material: English.
Cameron, Katherine 2019-10-24
Katherine Cameron - Recordings
Katherine Cameron - Transcript
Creator: Cameron, Katherine
Creator: Frothingham, Emma
Abstract: Kit Cameron (1969 BA Creative Writing) shares memories of her time at Stanford in the 1960s. She speaks about the path that
led her to Stanford, residential life and dating, and her involvement with the Ram's Head theater group, including the cancellation
of the fall 1968 Gaieties show and subsequent conflict with the Black Student Union. She also shares observations about some
of the political activism around Stanford and the in loco parentis treatment of women students.
Language of Material: English.
Carter, Candyce Heinsen 2019-11-22
Candyce Carter - Recordings
Candyce Carter - Transcript
Creator: Carter, Candyce Heinsen
Creator: Frothingham, Emma
Abstract: Candyce Heinsen Carter (1969 BA English and Psychology; 2014 MLA) shares memories of her undergraduate years at Stanford in
the 1960s and her experience as a student in the MLA Program in the 2010s. Growing up in San Jose with Stanford alumni as
parents, she recalls always having Stanford in her background. She describes dorm life in Roble Hall and living in a house
on the Row and comments on how life on campus was shifting amid rising student activism and social change. She speaks about
her academic courses in English and Psychology, fondly describes her study abroad experience in Beutelsbach, Germany, and
relates the difficulties a fellow student experienced in dealing with an unwanted pregnancy. After retiring from a career
in teaching, Carter returned to Stanford as a student in the Master of Liberal Arts program. She provides insight into attending
the university again after almost forty years.
Language of Material: English.
Diehl, Ethan 2019-11-13
Ethan Diehl - Recordings
Ethan Diehl - Transcript
Creator: Diehl, Ethan
Abstract: Ethan Diehl (1994 BA Studio Art) shares memories and reflects on his time at Stanford in the 1990s. Diehl discusses growing
up in a university town in Iowa and how his midwestern roots influenced his experience at Stanford. He shares memories of
the excitement of arriving at Stanford as a member of the 100th class and of residential and social life on campus, including
traditions like the Big Game bonfire and Flicks. Diehl also talks about some of his struggles at Stanford including the wealth
disparities he observed. He recalls Mikhail Gorbachev's visit to Stanford and faculty in the Department of Art and Art History,
including Nathan Oliveira and Jody Maxim.
Language of Material: English.
Fong, Mo-Yun 2019-10-25
Mo-Yun Fong - Recordings
Mo-Yun Fong - Transcript
Creator: Fong, Mo-Yun
Creator: Nodarse, Francisco
Abstract: Mo-Yun Lei Fong (1995 BS Chemical Engineering, 1996 MA Education) shares memories of her time at Stanford. She discusses growing
up with Taiwanese immigrant parents and following her sister to Stanford. She describes her involvement with various organizations
associated with the Asian American Activities Center, including Volunteers in Asia and the Asian American Christian Fellowship.
Turning to academics, Fong discusses the challenges she faced studying chemical engineering and her involvement with the Society
of Women Engineers.
Language of Material: English.
Go, Estela-Marie 2019-11-18
Estela-Marie Go - Recordings
Estela-Marie Go - Transcript
Creator: Go, Estela-Marie
Creator: Frothingham, Emma
Abstract: Estela-Marie Go (2012 BS, MS Communication) shares memories of her time at Stanford. She describes her unplanned discovery
of the communication major and her decision to pursue both the bachelor's and master's degrees, which she completed in four
years with careful planning and support from the faculty and staff. Go also fondly recalls the creative writing and nonfiction
courses she took. She discusses living in the dorms, the traditions of Primal Scream and Midnight Breakfast, and Greek life.
While at Stanford, Go served as editor-in-chief of the Stanford Quad yearbook for three years. She describes some of the design
choices she made and her love of the yearbook. She also shares some of her experiences working for the Athletics Department
in media relations during her time as an undergraduate and after graduation.
Language of Material: English.
Hamrdla, G. Robert 2019-10-25
G. Robert Hamrdla - Recordings
G. Robert Hamrdla - Transcript
Creator: Hamrdla, G. Robert.
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: G. Robert Hamrdla (1959 AB Mathematics, MA History) shares memories from his time at Stanford in the 1950s, beginning with
moving into Wilbur Hall for his freshman year before the building was completed. He describes residential life on campus,
including his time as a resident assistant and later a member of a fraternity. He describes student hangouts on campus and
around Palo Alto, as well as student traditions like Midnight on the Quad and the Big Game bonfire. Turning to academics,
he recalls studying abroad in Germany and visiting a divided Berlin, as well as the influence of math professor Mary Sunseri.
He concludes by describing some of the many changes he has observed at Stanford through his years of continued involvement.
Language of Material: English.
Hofgard, Kurt 2019-10-25
Kurt Hofgard - Recordings
Kurt Hofgard - Transcript
Creator: Hofgard, Kurt
Abstract: Kurt Hofgard (1989 BA History) shares memories of his time at Stanford during the 1980s. In particular he recalls his time
abroad at the Stanford in Oxford program and his love for the classes he took in the Department of History, including classes
with Professor David Kennedy. He concludes by reflecting on the challenge of transitioning from the "big fish in a little
pond" environment of high school to being a "little fish in a big pond" at Stanford, advising students to visit their professors
during office hours, and ruminating on his latest role at Stanford--being a parent of an undergraduate student.
Language of Material: English.
Hsu, Jennifer 2019-11-18
Jennifer Hsu - Recordings
Jennifer Hus - Transcript
Creator: Hsu, Jennifer
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Jennifer Hsu (1994 BS Biology) shares memories of her time at Stanford in the early 1990s. Hsu describes attending Stanford
while overlapping with a sibling and experiences of dorm life, including the process of the draw or housing lottery. She recalls
her involvement with the Undergraduate Chinese American Association and the Asian American Activities Center. Turning to academics,
Hsu describes the pre-med track at Stanford and shares memories of taking William Dement's Sleep and Dreams course, classes
at Jasper Ridge, and an introductory Chinese class. She also makes observations about living and learning on the East Coast
versus the West Coast.
Language of Material: English.
Hudson, Heather 2019-10-26
Heather Hudson - Recordings
Heather Hudson - Transcript
Creator: Hudson, Heather E.
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Heather Hudson (1969 MA Communication; 1974 PhD Communication Research) shares memories of living in an experimental international
residence in Lagunita Court (first in Adelfa house, then in Eucalipto) while at Stanford and the close bond the students from
the residence formed.
Language of Material: English.
Kim, Tyler G. 2019-10-25
Tyler Kim - Recordings
Tyler Kim - Transcript
Creator: Kim, Tyler G.
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Tyler Kim (1994 BS Industrial Engineering) shares reflections on his undergraduate years at Stanford in the 1990s. He describes
growing up in Hawaii and the path that led him to Stanford. Kim discusses student residential life, his involvement with student
government through the Associated Students of Stanford University, and his participation in the Hawaii Club, in particular
the luau event the club put on each year. He also speaks about some of the challenges he experienced, including "learning
about what it is that really makes you different in an environment where everybody shares many of the traits that used to
make you different," and talks about what some of his classmates have gone on to do after Stanford.
Language of Material: English.
Lange, Susan Tarr 2019-10-26
Susan Tarr Lange - Recordings
Susan Tarr Lange - Transcript
Creator: Lange, Susan Tarr
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Susan Tarr Lange (1966 BA Spanish) shares memories of her childhood in Peru and Portland, Oregon, and her time at Stanford
in the 1960s. She recalls life in Roble Hall, switching her major from math to Spanish, pre-reg week testing, and meeting
her future husband in a ballroom dance class. Lange also reflects on rules and typical career expectations for women students
of her generation, recalls a memorable biology class with future university president Donald Kennedy, and speaks about her
volunteer work with the Santa Clara Valley Science and Engineering Fair Association.
Language of Material: English.
Lee, Suzanne 2019-10-25
Suzanne Lee - Recordings
Suzanne Lee - Transcript
Creator: Lee, Suzanne
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Suzanne Lee (1994 BA English; 1995 MA Communication) shares memories of her time at Stanford during the 1990s. She describes
growing up in a Korean immigrant family in North Carolina and becoming a "lifelong Californian" who "found my tribe" as soon
as she arrived at Stanford. She recalls some of her fond memories of Stanford, including the hand-signed admissions letter
from Dean of Admissions Jean Fetter and the generous feedback she received from a freshman English professor on a late paper.
Lee also recalls studying abroad in Oxford, living in the Lambda Nu house, the social and music scene on campus, and the early
days of the Internet. She concludes by reflecting on the culture wars at Stanford and the way the university supports its
students.
Language of Material: English.
Madison, James 2019-10-25
James Madison - Recordings
James Madison - Transcript
Creator: Madison, James
Creator: Plowman, Cass
Abstract: James Madison (1953 BS Civil Engineering; 1959 LLB, Law) shares memories of his time at Stanford in the 1950s. He describes
growing up in Buffalo, New York, and San Diego, California, and shares memories of life on the Homefront during World War
II. Turning to Stanford, Madison provides a sense of the athletics scene at the time and talks about the required curriculum
and his favorite teachers, including Samson B. Knoll with whom he took an independent study. He also talks about serving as
editor of the Stanford Daily, describes how the campus has physically changed over the years, and recalls his first year at
the Stanford Law School.
Language of Material: English.
Nomura, Carolyn 2019-10-25
Carolyn Nomura - Recordings
Carolyn Nomura - Transcript
Creator: Nomura, Carolyn
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Carolyn Nomura (1969 AB Anthropology) speaks about her time at Stanford in the 1960s. She describes growing up in Washington
with Japanese immigrant parents, who had been interned at Tule Lake during World War II. Turning to Stanford, she recalls
the academic workload of her courses in Anthropology and the Western Civilization required course. She also discusses social
life during the 1960s, including living in Lambda Nu and some of the political activity around campus and the Bay Area.
Language of Material: English.
Olson, Sharon 2019-10-24
Sharon Olson - Recordings
Sharon Olson - Transcript
Creator: Olson, Sharon, 1948-
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Sharon Olson (1969 BA Art History) speaks about her lifelong relationship with Stanford, having been born into a Stanford
family and living in the Palo Alto area for many years after graduation. In this interview she describes Stanford in the 1960s,
including changes she observed for female students. She recalls her study abroad program in Italy, special events and school
traditions (including card stunts at football games), and the impact of the anti- war movement on her worldview. She concludes
by talking about her job at the Stanford Library and her eventual career at the Palo Alto City Library.
Language of Material: English.
Patterson, Stavonnie Henderson and Angel Martin 2019-10-26
Patterson and Martin - Recordings
Patterson and Martin - Transcript
Creator: Patterson, Stavonnie Henderson
Creator: Martin, Angel
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Stavonnie Patterson (1999 BS Biological Sciences) and Angel Martin (1999 BS Mechanical Engineering) reminisce about Stanford
in the 1990s. Patterson and Martin discuss how they learned about Stanford and the impact of Admit Weekend. The pair speak
about their experiences as first-generation, low-income students and the support they found through the Black Community Services
Center. They discuss social life in the 1990s, including memories of traditions and parties, and recall their leadership experiences
as part of Stanford's Society of Black Scientists and Engineers.
Language of Material: English.
Pickford, Christine 2019-10-26
Christine Pickford - Recordings
Christine Pickford - Transcript
Creator: Pickford, Christine
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Christine Pickford (1969 AB Psychology) shares memories of her time at Stanford in the 1960s. She describes her family's long-standing
connection to the university, including her grandfather's attendance in the early 1900s and attending Stanford with her twin
sister. Pickford also recalls being self-conscious about her disabilities resulting from childhood polio and some of the challenges
of being at Stanford with a disability. She talks about the women's dress code and bicycling on campus and fondly describes
the support she received from anthropology professor James Gibbs, psychology professor Eleanor Maccoby, and the head of women's
sports, Pamela Strathairn.
Language of Material: English.
Procter, Joan A. 2019-10-25
Joan Procter - Recordings
Joan Procter - Transcript
Creator: Procter, Joan A.
Creator: Plowman, Cass
Abstract: Joan Procter (1959 AB Humanities) shares memories of growing up in Carmel-by-the-Sea during World War II and attending Stanford
during the post-war boom. She describes campus traditions from the 1950s, including the Stanford Indian mascot and how female
students presented themselves on campus. Procter also shares memories of working as a hasher in the dining halls, a favorite
palm tree, and being a student in the rehabilitation program while the Medical School was moving from San Francisco down to
Palo Alto.
Language of Material: English.
Rubin, Cindy 2022-10-24
Cindy Rubin - Recordings
Cindy Rubin - Transcript
Creator: Rubin, Cindy
Abstract: Cindy Rubin (1994 BA Psychology) shares memories of her time at Stanford in the 1990s. She describes residential life in Toyon,
the housing lottery and eating clubs, and aspects of student social life, including parties and the tradition of the Exotic
Erotic. She also reflects on her more relaxed attitude towards academics in college after working so hard to do well in high
school and shares her perspectives on the experiences of women at Stanford in the 1990s.
Language of Material: English.
Schleifer, Nicole Garcia 2019-10-25
Nicole Garcia Schleifer - Recordings
Nicole Garcia Schleifer - Transcript
Creator: Schleifer, Nicole Garcia
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Nicole Garcia Schleifer (1989 BA Communication) shares memories of her time at Stanford in the 1980s. She describes coming
from Oregon on an ROTC scholarship and the experience of being in ROTC her first year. She recalls dorm life and discusses
alcohol use on campus, including the student tradition of wing-wangs. She talks about the variety of activities she was involved
in, including horseback riding and helping organize ProFro weekend. She describes how she switched from majoring in physics
to communication, the influence Professor Kristine Samuelson had on her, and her career in the television industry.
Language of Material: English.
Sramek, Bruce 2019-10-25
Bruce Sramek - Recordings
Bruce Sramek - Transcript
Creator: Sramek, Bruce
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Bruce Sramek shares memories of his arrival at Stanford in 1965 and his time as a student. He recalls Spring Sing, antiwar
activity on campus, and aspects of residential life, including the El Toro eating club. He also talks about running on Stanford's
track and cross country teams and shares memories of Lake Lagunita. Sramek describes his decision to leave Stanford to enlist
in the navy and speaks about his service in Vietnam and its long-term impact on him.
Language of Material: English.
Stephenson, James 2019-10-26
James Stephenson - Recordings
James Stephenson - Transcript
Creator: Stephenson, James B.
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: James Stephenson (1967 BS Electrical Engineering; 1973 PhD Business) shares memories of his time at Stanford during the late
1960s and early 1970s. He describes the joint degree program in management engineering he completed, spending time at Claremont
Men's College for a BA and time at Stanford for a BS. He recalls working as a student engineer at Hewlett-Packard in the early
days of the company and attending Stanford with his future wife, Marcia (1969 BA English; 1970 MA Education). He describes
his time in the Theta Xi fraternity, campus traditions, and antiwar activity around Stanford.
Language of Material: English.
Stephenson, Marcia Martin 2019-10-26
Marcia Stephenson - Recordings
Marcia Stephenson - Transcript
Creator: Stephenson, Marcia Martin
Creator: Ainsworth, Isabella
Abstract: Marcia Stephenson (1969 BA English; 1970 MA Education) describes growing up in Santa Clara, California, and the decisions
that led her to attend Stanford. She shares memories of anti-Vietnam War activity on campus and reflects on how she did not
join more extreme protests for fear of getting expelled or losing scholarship money. She recalls the loosening of rules for
women on campus and shares memories of favorite courses in the English Department.
Language of Material: English.
Stewart, Charles O. and Joann Condie Stewart 2019-10-24
Charles O. Stewart - Recordings
Charles O. Stewart - Transcript
Creator: Steward, Charles O.
Creator: Stewart, Joann Condie
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Charles O. Stewart (1954 AB Economics) discusses his experiences as a student at Stanford in the 1950s. He describes his decision
to attend Stanford, coming from the East Coast, and shares memories of professors and fellow students, residential life in
Encina Hall, and the social scene. He also describes participating in the Deseret Club, a gathering of Mormon students at
Stanford. Stewart's wife Joann Condie Stewart joins in the later part of the interview and together they describe how they
met and their family history as members of the Mormon Church, including a relative who was an important early figure in the
Church and Joann's father's leadership of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
Language of Material: English.
Tofanelli, Andrea 2019-10-25
Andrea Tofanelli - Recordings
Andrea Tofanelli - Transcript
Creator: Tofanelli, Andrea
Creator: Plowman, Cass
Abstract: Andrea Tofanelli (1969 BA Studio Art) reflects on how male and female students were treated differently in the 1960s at Stanford
and shares an illustrative anecdote about how she and her boyfriend turned in an identical assignment but received different
grades. She also speaks about anti-Vietnam War activism at Stanford, shares memories of listening to the Grateful Dead on
campus, and recalls classmate Mitt Romney. Tofanelli went on to Santa Clara University for law school and retired from a firm
in San Francisco in 2015.
Language of Material: English.
Williams, Karen Holloway 2019-10-24
Karen Williams - Recordings
Karen Williams - Transcript
Creator: Williams, Karen
Creator: Williams, Lucas T.
Abstract: Karen Holloway Williams (1982 Mechanical Engineering) speaks about the importance of the Stanford community to her and her
family, including her son and interviewer, Lucas T. Williams, a current PhD student. Williams talks about arriving at Stanford,
where her older brother was already a student, the communities she was a part of, and the demands of being a member of the
crew team soon after Title IX. She also describes being a minority woman in STEM and overcoming academic challenges as she
pursued coursework in product design. She concludes by offering advice to current Stanford students.
Language of Material: English.
Wheeler, Meredith 2019-10-24
Meredith Wheeler - Recordings
Meredith Wheeler - Transcript
Creator: Wheeler, Meredith
Creator: Frothingham, Emma
Abstract: Meredith Wheeler (1974 BA Communications) shares memories of her time at Stanford. She describes how her older sister's experience
at Stanford and her desire to study abroad drew her to the university. Wheeler shares memories of working at the KZSU radio
station, folk dancing, and taking journalism classes in the Communications Department. She also describes the experiences
of women at Stanford during the early 1970s, including freedom from restrictions, participating in a women's consciousness
raising group, the ability to obtain birth control at the student health center, and an experience of gender discrimination
when working as a teaching assistant.
Language of Material: English.
Alumni Stories 2021
Language of Material: English.
1991 Women's Crew 2021-11-09
1991 Women's Crew - Recordings
1991 Women's Crew - Transcript
Creator: Stone, Kim
Creator: Lodato, Ashley
Creator: Akers, Kim
Creator: Dirksen, Emily
Creator: Frothingham, Emma
Abstract: Kimberly Walsh Stone (AB American History, 1991; JD, 1996), Ashley Lodato (AB English and Italian Literature, 1991), Kim Akers
(AB Economics, 1991), and Emily Dirksen (BS Biology and Economics, 1991) talk about their experience on the Stanford Women's
Crew Team in the late 1980s and early 1990s. They discuss how they joined the Stanford freshman crew team despite their lack
of previous rowing experience and share fond memories of their accomplishments as a team and the camaraderie and sense of
"athlete pride" they shared. They go on to discuss Emily's post-Stanford rowing career, which involved both coaching at Stanford
and competing at the national and international level, eventually winning the World Rowing Championship in 1996. The interview
closes with the women remarking on the strong and lasting friendship that they formed as a result of their participation in
athletics and how their time on the crew team shaped their lives, imbuing them with more discipline and perseverance than
they believe they would have had otherwise.
Language of Material: English.
Abernethy, Jonathan 2021-10-22
Jonathan Abernethy - Recordings
Jonathan Abernethy - Transcript
Creator: Abernethy, Jonathan
Creator: Waldman, Eli
Abstract: Jonathan Abernethy (AB History, 1991) speaks about his transition to Stanford, residential life, hashing in the dining halls,
and campus activities, including Stanford parties and student traditions like Sunday Flicks. He also talks about campus speakers,
popular music at the time, academic accomplishments challenges, and his involvement with the Haas Center for Public Service.
Language of Material: English.
Ahanotu, N. Duru 2021-10-23
N. Duru Ahanotu - Recordings
N. Duru Ahanotu - Transcripts
Creator: Ahanotu, N. Duru.
Creator: Frothingham, Emma
Abstract: Nwokoro Duru Ahanotu (BS Mechanical Engineering 1991, MS Engineering-Economic Systems 1992, PhD Engineering-Economic Systems
1999) speaks about his family background, his first experiences at Stanford, campus traditions, and student housing. He also
reflects on his time in a fraternity and his involvement with the Black community, including Ujamaa, the Society of Black
Scientists and Engineers, and the Stanford African Students Association. Ahanotu discusses his academic journey, from important
faculty to his honors thesis in Science, Technology, and Society to his decision to pursue a PhD. He traces his journey through
graduate school at Stanford and discusses his PhD research topic and his life after Stanford, from his career in management
consulting to working in the technology sector.
Language of Material: English.
Ahbel, Dorrit 2021-10-21
Dorrit Ahbel - Recordings
Dorrit Ahbel - Transcript
Creator: Ahbel, Dorrit
Creator: Gifford, Jonathan
Abstract: Dorrit Ahbel (AB Psychology, 1971) reflects on campus life, including dress codes for women students, student housing, campus
protests against the Vietnam War, and the co-ed Lambda Nu fraternity. She also talks about her time in Stanford in Austria
in 1968-69 and visiting Europe during 1989, the year of the fall of the Berlin Wall. She traces her life after Stanford: a
year with Volunteers in Service to America, medical school at Georgetown, and a career as an orthopedic surgeon.
Language of Material: English.
Baker, Nancy 2021-10-21
Nancy Baker - Recordings
Nancy Baker - Transcript
Creator: Baker, Nancy
Creator: Gifford, Jonathan
Abstract: Nancy Baker (AB Psychology, 1971) speaks about growing up in segregated Kentucky and how she overcame difficulties integrating
into the Stanford community as a transfer student. She shares memories of working with psychology professors Walter Mischel
and Philip Zimbardo, being the founding president of the Undergraduate Students' Psychology Association, and graduating with
honors and as a National Science Foundation fellow. She also recalls advocating for the hiring of Sandra Bem in the Psychology
Department and reflects on how Bem experienced gender discrimination in that her work on gender diminished her chances for
tenure. Baker speaks about her in involvement in anti-Vietnam War activism on campus, her family's activist history, and gender
discrimination within Leftist political spaces. Lastly, she describes what it was like to be a lesbian in the 1970s, the change
in the grading system that led to her being on academic probation, and her love for Stanford Women's Basketball.
Language of Material: English.
Barton, Gerald 2021-10-22
Gerald Barton - Recordings
Gerald Barton - Transcript
Creator: Barton, Gerald
Creator: Gifford, Jonathan
Abstract: Gerald Barton (AB Economics, 1955) shares memories of how he came to Stanford from California's Central Valley where his family
settled after his father was discharged from World War I. As a child during the Great Depression, Barton describes how he
cut fruit and saved money to attend Stanford, which he saw for the first time when he came to campus for his freshman orientation.
He recalls gravitating to Economics where he was impressed by professors Daniel Fagan and Kenneth Arrow; living in Encina
Hall; attending Gaieties, Spring Sing, and the Sunday Flicks; living in the old army barracks in Menlo Park known as "Stanford
Village;" and his Stanford commencement. Lastly, his speaks about his wife of 66 years and his 110-year-old family farming
business.
Language of Material: English.
Bauer, Jeanne 2021-10-22
Jeanne Bauer - Recordings
Jeanne Bauer - Transcript
Creator: Bauer, Jeanne
Creator: Waldman, Eli
Abstract: Jeanne Bauer (BS Chemical Engineering, 1971) speaks about her upbringing in the small town of Linden, California, her decision
to attend Stanford, and student life in the late 1960s, including living in the co-ed Branner dorm and cutting class to buy
tickets to watch Stanford play in the Rose Bowl. She also discusses her decision to study chemical engineering, her love for
geology, and the academic demands of Stanford. Finally, she describes the climate on campus during the Vietnam War and reflects
on the dissolution of the Stanford Indian as the university mascot.
Language of Material: English.
Beam, Loudin 2021-11-16
Loudin Beam - Recordings
Loudin Beam - Transcript
Creator: Beam, Loudin
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Loudin Beam (AB Political Science, 1971) speaks about growing up as the child of a Black naval officer and his path from high
school in San Diego to Stanford, despite the discouragement of his high school guidance counselor. He recalls his freshman
experience living in Junipero, including waging water wars with a neighboring dorm, and discusses his involvement with the
Associated Students of Stanford University Student Senate, especially campaigning as part of a moderate slate and producing
concerts on campus. Beam also shares memories of participating in a Keio University/Stanford exchange program in Japan, Stanford
football, the Vietnam War-era climate of protest and surveillance on campus, and surviving COVID-19. He concludes the interview
with a brief tour of his extensive work in food business marketing and brand management.
Language of Material: English.
Besbris, Ava 2021-10-21
Ava Besbris - Recordings
Ava Besbris - Transcript
Creator: Besbris, Ava
Creator: Frothingham, Emma
Abstract: Ava Besbris (AB Human Biology and Psychology, 1981) speaks about applying to Stanford because she was intrigued by the Human
Biology Program and shares fond memories of student life, including late night conversations with friends, parties, and road
trips to Santa Cruz and Los Angeles. She also recalls participating in the band, including marching into Palo Alto and SMUT
planning meetings, and taking over Old Union to protest apartheid South Africa.
Language of Material: English.
Blakemore, Wendy Slobe 2021-10-21
Wendy Slobe Blakemore - Recordings
Wendy Slobe Blakemore - Transcript
Creator: Blakemore, Wendy Slobe
Creator: Miller, Abigail
Abstract: Wendy Slobe Blakemore (AB Spanish and Italian, 1975) speaks about her family's history at Stanford, living in co-ed dorms
in Twain House, and student activities like bonfires on Lake Lagunita, Sunday Flicks, and concerts at Frost Amphitheater.
She shares memories of studying abroad in Italy, President Nixon's resignation and the Watergate scandal, and her decision
to study languages. She recalls doing research in Tepoztlán, Mexico, and memorable professors like Albert Elsen and James
Watkins. Lastly, she speaks about working as a flight attendant for Trans World Airlines (TWA) and becoming a teacher.
Language of Material: English.
Bridges, Naima 2021-11-05
Naima Bridges - Recordings
Naima Bridges - Transcript
Creator: Bridges, Naima
Creator: Frothingham, Emma
Abstract: Naima Bridges (BS Human Biology, 2006) discusses growing up in the Bay Area, going to Castilleja School, and her decision
to attend Stanford. She speaks about joining Everyday People (an a cappella group), her involvement with the Stanford Gospel
Choir, and student activities like Full Moon on the Quad and Sunday Flicks. Bridges recalls her involvement with the Student
National Medical Association (SNMA, an African American pre-med group), living in Ujamaa, and working as a peer health educator.
Lastly, she speaks about studying Human Biology with a concentration on African and African American health and serving as
an African Services Fellow in Tanzania through the Haas Center after graduating.
Language of Material: English.
Chan, Doug 2021-10-23
Doug Chan - Recordings
Doug Chan - Transcript
Creator: Chan, Doug
Creator: Bent, Drew
Abstract: Douglas S. Chan (AB Political Science, 1976) reflects on his childhood as a fourth-generation San Franciscan, describes his
family history, and traces his path to Stanford, from San Francisco to an elite East Coast boarding school. He then discusses
his activism work at Stanford, including moving forward Asian American Studies, volunteering with Asian Americans for Community
Involvement, registering Chinese American voters in San Francisco, and advocating for better Chinese representation in media.
He recalls the "great quiet" on campus in the wake of the Vietnam War and describes the Asian American experience on campus
in the mid-1970s, delineating prominent Asian affinity groups on campus and the creation of the "Source Book: Asian American
Students at Stanford." Chan goes on to discuss his career after Stanford: working in the San Francisco city government, attending
law school at UC Davis, and serving as chairman and president of the Chinese Historical Society of America.
Language of Material: English.
Chu, Peter 2021-10-27
Peter Chu - Recordings
Peter Chu - Transcript
Creator: Chu, Peter
Creator: Frothingham, Emma
Abstract: Peter Chu (BS Electrical Engineering, 1986) reflects on his upbringing in Taiwan and his decision to go to Stanford. He then
discusses his time at Stanford: moving in, choosing his major, his residential experience, dance groups, friendships, the
campus atmosphere, and important faculty connections. Chu also speaks about his experience as an Asian student on campus,
the influence of Okada and other Asian student organizations on his identity, and how his beliefs around diversity and activism
have evolved over time. Chu talks about the impact of a bike accident his senior year and traces his path after Stanford:
a job working at Oracle, Harvard Business School, co-founding two startups, managing a venture fund in Asia, and serving as
CFO of BroadVision.
Language of Material: English.
Cooper, Diana 2021-10-22
Diana Cooper - Recordings
Diana Cooper - Transcript
Creator: Cooper, Diana
Creator: Adams, Lauren
Abstract: Diana Constance Cooper (AB English, 1980) shares memories of student life and academics at Stanford in the 1970s, including
classroom experiences and struggling with dyslexia; dorm life; and Stanford traditions, such as Full Moon on the Quad and
accompanying the Band to San Francisco. She also describes attending Stanford study abroad programs in England and Italy and
reflects on what it was like to be a low-income student at Stanford.
Language of Material: English.
Daniels, Craig Hayes 2021-10-23
Craig Hayes Daniels - Recordings
Craig Hayes Daniels - Transcript
Creator: Daniels, Craig Hayes
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Craig Daniels (AB Communications, 1976) reflects on his time at Stanford, particularly the influence of club sailing on his
experience. He traces his involvement with club sailing: walking onto the team, the importance of the community, his eventual
work as a naval architect, and fundraising for the sailing team as an alumni. He also shares memories of photography classes
at Stanford and of mathematics professor Harold Bacon and discusses his life after graduation, including his pursuit of photography
at the Pacific Northwest College of Art.
Language of Material: English.
de la Torre, Rebecca 2021-11-09
Rebecca de la Torre - Recordings
Rebecca de la Torre - Transcript
Creator: de la Torre, Rebecca
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Rebecca McDonald de la Torre (AB Human Biology, 1981) reflects on her time as a Latina, pre-med undergraduate at Stanford.
She speaks about her upbringing in El Paso, Texas; the circumstances that led her to Stanford; and the Latinx and Chicano
communities she encountered on campus, including her involvement with El Centro and Ballet Folklórico. She touches on the
lack of diversity on campus in the late 1970s, the microaggressions she faced as a freshman, and the importance of identity
communities in empowering her to find her voice at Stanford. She also discusses her decision to study Human Biology, the influence
of Professor Albert Camarillo on Latinx students, and her post-Stanford career as a family physician.
Language of Material: English.
Dinkelspiel, Frances 2021-10-23
Frances Dinkelspiel - Recordings
Frances Dinkelspiel - Transcript
Creator: Dinkelspiel, Frances
Creator: Gifford, Jonathan
Abstract: Frances Dinkelspiel (AB History, 1981) reflects on her time at Stanford and her family's long involvement with the university.
She discusses her involvement in feminist movements on campus, including participating in activities at the women's center
and in protests to ensure that Professor Estelle Freedman was granted tenure. She recalls influential faculty members and
speaks about dormitory life, including tensions with her first roommate. She goes on to explain a mishap that landed her in
Casa Zapata and the surprising impact of that community on her development at Stanford.
Language of Material: English.
Engar, Ann W. 2021-10-23
Ann W. Engar - Recordings
Ann W. Engar - Transcript
Creator: Engar, Ann W.
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Ann Willardson Engar (AB English, 1975) reflects on her time at Stanford in the 1970s, sharing memories of her freshman dorm
Arroyo, her experience as a member of the Church of Latter-Day Saints on campus, and her involvement with student groups such
as Sequoia Magazine, Stanford Chorale, and the Stanford Film Society. She recalls memorable academic moments, including the
impact of faculty members Arthur Mayer, Diane Middlebrook, George Brown, and Ian Watt; visiting speakers Alexander Solzhenitsyn
and Jack Lemmon; and a reading by poet Adrienne Rich. She describes feminist activism on campus in response to a scandal at
the Kappa Sigma fraternity in 1973 and recalls a strike by service workers on campus. Engar also discusses attending graduate
school at the University of Washington and her career as a professor at the University of Utah.
Language of Material: English.
Ford, Laura 2021-10-21
Laura Ford - Recordings
Laura Ford - Transcript
Creator: Ford, Laura
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Laura Ford (AB English, 1991) discusses her experiences as a Stanford student in the 1990s, with a special focus on the social
dynamics of the time, including party and hookup culture, attitudes towards drugs and alcohol on campus, and female students'
expression of sexuality. Ford goes on to discuss her academic experiences at Stanford, which included both memorable and highly
influential English classes as well as those she did not favor, and her study abroad experience at the Stanford Program in
Oxford. Laura also talks about how the interdisciplinary interests in art and literature that she pursued at Stanford led
her to a career in television and film. The interview ends with a reflection on the historical significance of the time in
which she lives, specifically in regard to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Black Lives Matter Movement, the most recent presidential
election, and the many natural disasters that the country has suffered in recent years.
Language of Material: English.
Golden, Glenn 2021-10-22
Glenn Golden - Recordings
Glenn Golden - Transcript
Creator: Golden, Glenn
Creator: Gifford, Jonathan
Abstract: Glenn Golden (AB Economics, 1975) explains why he was drawn to Stanford, both as a student and as an athlete. He describes
what it was like to play on the Stanford men's tennis team in the 1970s, and he explains his decision to major in economics.
Throughout the interview, Golden sheds light on the socio-political thinking of the time, recalling that he and his classmates
were actively "cheering on Nixon's downfall." Golden talks about his life after Stanford, including his time playing professional
tennis with his father. At the end of the interview, Golden expresses his delight to be back on campus and reflects on how
inspiring it is to be at Stanford, saying, "Being here, it always feels like I'm surrounded by excellence."
Language of Material: English.
Griglione, Michelle 2021-10-23
Michelle Griglione - Recordings
Michelle Griglione - Transcript
Creator: Griglione, Michelle
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Michelle Griglione (BS Chemical Engineering, 1991) reflects on her time at Stanford, sharing memories of her freshman dorm,
majoring in chemical engineering, and her experiences as a member of the women's swim team. She describes the sense of team
camaraderie she experienced, the nuances of the coach-athlete dynamic, and the intense pressures she faced as a student athlete,
including the monitoring practices related to weight and diet utilized by coach Richard Quick and the negative impact they
had on her. She also speaks about her experiences getting a PhD at University of Florida, including her work at the Goddard
Space Center.
Language of Material: English.
Embargoed until February 25, 2043
Grove House Group 2021-11-18
Grove House Group - Recordings
Grove House Group - Transcript
Creator: Baird, Bruce
Creator: Andalman, Elliott
Creator: Bacon-Greenberg, Kathy
Creator: Carter, Michael
Creator: Coleman, Charles
Creator: Fenske, Richard
Creator: Golden, Neil
Creator: Hazlett, Mark
Creator: Karish, Chuck
Creator: Needleman, Gail
Creator: Shea, Pat
Creator: Vallila, Martti
Abstract: Elliott Andalman (AB Economics, 1970), Kathy Bacon-Greenberg (AB Psychology, 1970), Bruce Baird (AB History, 1970), Michael
Carter (AB History, 1968; PhD History, 1974), Charles Coleman (AB History, 1971), Richard Fenske (AB History, 1970), Neil
Golden (AB Economics, 1970; JD Law, 1973), Mark Hazlett (AB Political Science, 1970; JD Law, 1973), Chuck Karish (BS Geology,
1974; MS Geology, 1984), Gail Needleman (AB English, 1970), Pat Shea (AB Social Thought/Institutions, 1970), and Martti Vallila
(AB Anthropology, 1971) discuss their undergraduate experiences at Grove House at Stanford. They share memories of the co-ed
dorm experience; notable seminars, faculty, and visitors; and Grove House founder Mark Mancall. Many of the participants also
speak about how Grove House transformed its residents intellectually and challenged them to think critically, as well as promoted
political activism and involvement in the community.
Language of Material: English.
Headley, Weston Parker 2021-11-09
Weston Parker Headley - Recordings
Weston Parker Headley - Transcript
Creator: Headley, Weston Parker
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Weston Headley (AB International Relations and Philosophy, 1990; AM History, 1995; JD 1998) talks about his journey to Stanford,
deciding on a field of study, and his work as a research assistant at the Stanford Center for Economic Policy Research. He
explains that he felt very separate from the rest of the student body, in large part because of his identity as a first-generation
low-income student during a time when there was little financial or other support from Stanford. Headley identifies some of
the highlights of his undergraduate experience: strong friendships, studying abroad in Berlin, and eating clubs at Toyon.
He also shares a detailed anecdote of experiencing the Loma Prieta earthquake with his fellow students. The interview ends
with Headley saying that he wishes he had trusted the process of integration more and felt less alienated during his undergraduate
years at Stanford.
Language of Material: English.
Hearle, Kevin 2021-11-02
Kevin Hearle - Recordings
Kevin Hearle - Transcript
Creator: Hearle, Kevin, 1958-
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Kevin Hearle (AB English, 1980) describes transferring to Stanford from Claremont and shares highlights of student life in
the late 1970s, recalling residential life in Stern Hall, watching Star Trek, an alligator dance, and the dorm musical. Hearle
also speaks about creative writing classes at Stanford, including the graduate poetry workshop that he was admitted to as
a junior and facilitating a campus reading by Wallace Stegner that led to Stegner reconnecting with Stanford students. He
describes student traditions and his work with the student literary publication Sequoia and radio station KZSU, where he interviewed
Donald Kennedy and others on his news show. The interview ends with Hearle sharing the realization that he need not have tried
to do everything while at Stanford, as well as a story about inadvertently using language that may have been harmful to his
Asian American roommate.
Language of Material: English.
Hedenkamp, Eleanor 2021-11-15
Eleanor Hedenkamp - Recordings
Eleanor Hedenkamp - Transcript
Creator: Hedenkamp, Eleanor
Creator: Frothingham, Emma
Abstract: Eleanor Hedenkamp (BS Nursing, 1966) speaks about her undergraduate experience at Stanford in the 1960s, her education at
the Stanford School of Nursing, and her career as a nurse. She reflects on the transformation of the medical system since
her time at Stanford, noting a shift towards hard science and away from patient-focused care, and offers her thoughts on the
closing of the School of Nursing in the 1970s. She also shares her memories of student traditions, the Stanford Home for Convalescent
Children (the Con Home), and the campus response to the assassination of John F. Kennedy Jr.
Language of Material: English.
Heiser-Duron, Meredith 2021-10-21
Meredith Heiser-Duron - Recordings
Meredith Heiser-Duron - Transcript
Creator: Heiser-Duron, Meredith
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Meredith Heiser-Duron (AB Political Science, 1976) speaks about growing up in a military family and attending high school
at Punahou School in Hawaii and reflects on her Stanford experience in the 1970s. She shares memories of her freshman dorm,
choosing a major, faculty members Bob Keohane and Hans Weiler, and studying abroad in Germany at both the Beutelsbach and
Stanford in Berlin campuses. She explains how studying abroad impacted her career, ultimately leading to a PhD in international
relations and a faculty appointment at Foothill College. She also reflects on the gender dynamics of the time, access to birth
control at Cowell Health Center, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Language of Material: English.
Ho, Carlton L. 2021-11-01
Carlton L. Ho - Recordings
Carlton L. Ho - Transcript
Creator: Ho, Carlton L.
Creator: Frothingham, Emma
Abstract: Carlton Louis Ho (BS Civil Engineering, 1976; MA Civil Engineering, 1980; PhD Civil Engineering, 1984) reflects on his social
and academic journey at Stanford. He speaks about growing up in Sunnyvale, California, his experience in Theta Delta Chi fraternity,
and studying abroad in Germany. He elaborates on his experiences traveling around Europe, his decision to study civil engineering
and the engineering curriculum, and his mentor Professor Wayne Clough. Lastly, he discusses grieving his brother's death while
he was in graduate school and his career in academia.
Language of Material: English.
Hsu-Winges, Charlene 2021-10-21
Charlene Hsu-Winges - Recordings
Charlene Hsu-Winges - Transcript
Creator: Hsu-Winges, Charlene
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Charlene Hsu-Winges (AB Psychology, 1970) reflects on her time at Stanford, including her experience as one of the few Asian
American students on campus in the 1960s, and her education and career in medicine. She shares memories of the Stanford-in-Germany
program and student life on campus, including special rules for women students, her involvement in the Axe Commission, and
the impact of the Vietnam war on students, including increased competition in pre-med classes. Hsu-Winges also discusses recent
anti-Asian sentiments she has encountered.
Language of Material: English.
Jeffery, Michael 2021-10-22
Michael Jeffery - Recordings
Michael Jeffery - Transcript
Creator: Jeffery, Michael
Creator: Mancini, Nancy
Abstract: Michael Jeffery (AB History, 1966) describes his journey to and through Stanford, including studying abroad at Stanford in
France, and then on to Yale Law School, Allahabad, India and ultimately, Barrow Alaska. Growing up in West Hollywood, California,
Stanford's natural beauty and the "vibe" of the student body drew Jeffery to campus where he heard Joan Baez in the Wilbur
lounge, attended Vietnam War teach-ins and protests, and served as president of the Political Union Board, a speakers' bureau.
Jeffery also describes studying under spiritual master Ram Dass and later, under Neem Karoli Baba in Allahabad, India, and
talks about his legal work, which has included a focus on fetal alcohol syndrome.
Language of Material: English.
Jones, Glen 2021-10-22
Glen Jones - Recordings
Glen Jones - Transcript
Creator: Jones, Glen
Creator: Frothingham, Emma
Abstract: Glen Jones (AB Economics, 1976), also known as Bongo Bob, takes us from his roots moving around the US while his father was
in the navy to Vallejo High School and then Stanford. But he was hardly the first to attend: two twin brothers in his family
graduated in 1891, as did his grandmother, mother and eventually, daughter. His freshman year in Loro at Florence Moore was
followed by three at the Alpha Delta House (later renamed the Enchanted Broccoli Forest) and known as the "drug fraternity."
It was there that Jones learned about supply and demand firsthand, starting a marijuana business out of his dorm room that
also served as the focus of his honor's thesis. Other Stanford highlights include being a member of the Stanford Marching
Unit Thinkers ("SMUT") division of the Marching Band tasked with edgy half-time programming, experimenting with hallucinogens
and Buddhism, riding his motorcycle inside the dorm, and his recent embrace of the Christian faith.
Language of Material: English.
Kazaks, Julia 2021-10-21
Julia Kazaks - Recordings
Julia Kazaks - Transcripts
Creator: Kazaks, Julia
Creator: Carter, Grace
Abstract: Julia Kazaks (AB History and Political Science, 1991) recalls her first impressions of Stanford as a fresh and modern institution
via the application brochure and visiting campus for the first-time during Orientation, when the Wilbur Hall resident assistants
called out her name as she entered the dorm. She shares memories of the Otero Incident, attending football games, hearing
famous visitors on campus like Jesse Jackson and Mikhail Gorbachev, and helping to start the Stanford Literacy Project with
classmate Joanne Lin. She describes how she found an academic home in history and political science and how her academic interests
took her to both Chile and Stanford-in-Washington. Finally, her reflects on the financial worries she experienced as a student
and recalls her many hours working at the Faculty Club, including spilling coffee on George Shultz.
Language of Material: English.
Kissane, Jonathan 2021-10-21
Jonathan Kissane - Recordings
Jonathan Kissane - Transcript
Creator: Kissane, Jonathan
Creator: Gifford, Jonathan
Abstract: Jon Kissane (AB History, 1991; BS Engineering, 1992) describes growing up in Silicon Valley as it was becoming increasingly
dominated by the tech industry, why he chose to attend Stanford, and his undergraduate years there in the late 1980s and early
1990s. He shares memories of Florence Moore dorm, his experiences on the crew team, and the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. He
also describes participating in the Stanford in Kraków Program right after the Berlin Wall fell and living in Slavianskii
Dom where he met his future wife, and he reflects on change over time at Stanford.
Language of Material: English.
Kleymeyer, Charles 2021-11-15
Chuck Kleymeyer - Recordings
Chuck Kleymeyer - Transcript
Creator: Kleymeyer, Charles
Creator: Frothingham, Emma
Abstract: Chuck Kleymeyer (AB American Literature and Creative Writing, 1966) speaks about student life at Stanford in the early 1960s,
describing the workings of campus eating clubs and his experience in the El Toro eating club, his time at Stanford in Germany,
and his involvement with organizing service trips and cross-cultural exchanges with the Round Valley Indigenous community
and the impact of those trips on his later life. He also traces his path through Stanford and discusses his post-grad experience
in the Peace Corps.
Language of Material: English.
Koyama, Elaine 2021-10-23
Elaine Koyama - Recordings
Elaine Koyama - Transcript
Creator: Koyama, Elaine
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Elaine Koyama (AB Political Science, 1976) speaks about growing up as a third generation Japanese American in Hardin, Montana,
her involvement in the Girls State program in high school, and living in Lagunita once she arrived at Stanford. She goes on
to discuss joining the glee club her freshman year and her relationship with the Asian American community at Stanford. She
also speaks about her experience as a political science major and shares various memories of the time, including studying
in the library, the seemingly conservative student body after the unrest in the late 1960s, and flying in Professor Daryl
Bem's airplane as part of a class. Briefly touching upon her career, she discusses her years working in agricultural sales
and her published memoir and research on Japanese Americans.
Language of Material: English.
La Puma, Christopher & Deborah Wicks 2021-10-21
Christopher and Deborah Wicks La Puma - Recordings
Christopher and Deborah Wicks La Puma - Transcript
Creator: La Puma, Christopher P.
Creator: La Puma, Deborah Wicks
Creator: Carter, Grace
Abstract: Christopher La Puma (AB American Studies and Drama, 1991) and Deborah Wicks La Puma (AB Communications and Music, 1991) speak
about their respective upbringings and decisions to apply for and attend Stanford University. They discuss their freshman
experiences, including Christopher's time in Branner Hall and Deborah's time in Roble, where she became a "Roble Refugee"
when students had to move out of the dormitory due to concerns that the building was seismically unsound. They also speak
about their involvement in campus theater, including Gaieties where they met and fell in love and the Ram's Head special production
of One Bad Apple, and Christopher's proposal to Deborah during Centennial Gaieties their senior year. The couple then describe
their careers--Deborah is a professional composer and Christopher is a tax attorney--and recall influential friends, including
Julie Lythcott-Haims, Adam Tobin, and Karen Zacarias; campus visits by Mikhail Gorbachev and the Grateful Dead; and important
professors like Jim Steyer. Finally, they touch on campus awareness of social issues and the lack of diversity while they
were students.
Language of Material: English.
Lee, Kristen 2021-10-22
Kristen Lee - Recordings
Kristen Lee - Transcript
Creator: Lee, Kristen
Creator: Waldman, Eli
Abstract: Kristen Lee (AB English Literature, 1991) speaks about her family background and reflects on her path to Stanford and her
experience as an undergraduate, including social life, walking the Dish, freshman dorm Rinconada, and volunteering to teach
physical education in East Palo Alto. She shares memories of playing the violin in the Music Building, influential English
faculty Kathleen Namphy and Helen Brooks, and struggling with writer's block. She also traces her career after Stanford--working
at Cisco and Oracle and pursuing a master's in organizational development--and reflects on what it feels like to come back
to Reunion.
Language of Material: English.
Leit, David 2021-10-21
David Leit - Recordings
David Leit - Transcript
Creator: Leit, David
Creator: Miller, Abigail
Abstract: David Leit (AB Religious Studies, 1991) reflects on his time at Stanford in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He speaks about
his family background and decision to apply to Stanford and discusses his freshman dorm Florence Moore, recalling some of
the challenges he experienced freshman year and reflecting on how interacting with Black and queer students challenged the
views he had grown up with. Pivoting to discuss campus social life, he describes Flicks (weekly movie nights held at MemAud),
the introduction of EANABs (equally appealing non-alcoholic beverages), fountain hopping, and participating in the Japan Karate
Club. He shares memories of the Loma Prieta Earthquake and discusses his experience as a Jewish student on campus, citing
the influence of Professor Arnie Eisen in getting him involved in religious studies and their relationship during and after
Stanford. He then explains his decision to attend law school after graduating.
Language of Material: English.
MacPherson, Judy 2021-10-23
Judy MacPherson - Recordings
Judy MacPherson - Transcript
Creator: MacPherson, Judy
Creator: Martinez, Sol
Abstract: Judy MacPherson discusses growing up in Los Angeles CA, her time in Branner Hall, and details about her social life at the
time, which included going to San Francisco to listen to jazz and her romance with her future husband. She also discusses
her decision to study education, the reason she left Stanford after three years in 1957, her life after Stanford, and her
teaching career.
Language of Material: English.
Maes, Gary 2021-10-23
Gary Maes - Recordings
Gary Maes - Transcript
Creator: Maes, Gary
Creator: Martinez, Sol
Abstract: Gary Maes (AB Political Science, 1970) discusses his family background and decision to attend Stanford and reflects on his
undergraduate years in the late 1960s. Reflecting on freshman year, he discusses his experience in Trancos, the party scene,
and his Western Civilization coursework. He explains how his views on the Vietnam War evolved during his time at Stanford,
the shadow the draft lottery cast over his senior year, and participating in a group organized by China scholar John Lewis
called Concerned Asian Scholars to protest the Vietnam War. Maes also shares memories of studying of abroad at Stanford in
Germany, travelling internationally, and teaching English with Volunteers in Asia. Finally, he describes his journey after
Stanford: working in Indonesia and ultimately pursuing a career in medicine.
Language of Material: English.
Maes, Pamela 2021-10-23
Pamela Maes - Recordings
Pamela Maes - Transcript
Creator: Maes, Pamela
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Pamela Balch Maes (AB Anthropology, 1970) discusses her family background and decision to attend Stanford. She shares memories
of her freshman dorm, Branner Hall, recalling girls from the East Coast smoking and playing bridge in the lobby, and describes
her decision to change her major from pre-nursing to anthropology. She also explains the conflict she felt being a student
during the Vietnam war; she was against the war, but her brother was serving in the Marines. Maes names faculty members Helen
Schrader and Dwight Clark as influential during her time at Stanford. She also discusses the experiences of women on campus,
including an incident where her friend was denied entry into the engineering department on account of her gender, so called
"panty raids," and rules around student housing. Maes next explains her role as a dormitory sponsor and the perspective this
gave her on the experience of Black students at Stanford in the late 1960s. Lastly, Maes explains her decision to a career
in nursing and as a nurse practitioner.
Language of Material: English.
Merrill, Jim 2021-10-22
Jim Merrill - Recordings
Jim Merrill - Transcript
Creator: Merrill, Jim
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Jim Merrill (AB Psychology, 1971) reflects on his time at Stanford in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He explains his family
background, his motivations for pursuing a pre-med track, and the influence of his brother on his path to Stanford. Speaking
about his freshman year, he recalls living in Arroyo, conflict with his roommate, and the party culture on campus. He also
describes the shadow of the Vietnam War on the campus environment, including experiencing tear gas while participating in
peaceful protests. Merrill touches on his football career at Stanford, describing how he walked onto the football team as
a freshman, the influence of his coaches, Dick Vermeil and John Ralston, and an important memory of playing in the Rose Bowl.
Next, he describes his fraternity, Sigma Chi Omega, which had earlier worked to integrate the chapter against the wishes of
the national organization. Merrill also shares a story about Vicky Drake, a Stanford student who campaigned for student body
president by offering stripteases to dorms across campus.
Language of Material: English.
Miller, Adam 2021-10-22
Adam Miller - Recordings
Adam Miller - Transcript
Creator: Miller, Adam
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Adam Miller (AB Sociology, 1996) shares memories of student life at Stanford in the 1990s, including his freshman dorm, Madera;
the Jewish community he found on campus; and his work broadcasting Stanford games on KZSU, the student radio station, and
the Stanford Cardinal Broadcast Network, a television station. He also describes his role as a resident assistant (RA), campus
social life, the housing draw, and the origins of the Sixth Man Club. Moving on to discuss his academic experience, he explains
his decision to pursue Sociology as a major and recalls a memorable class with Professor Joseph Berger. Miller also offers
a picture of Stanford in the early days of the Internet, recalling his efforts to launch a startup company with a fellow student,
and speaks about how he came to work at an education non-profit focused on charter schools.
Language of Material: English.
Mitchell, Carol 2021-10-23
Carol Mitchell - Recordings
Carol Mitchell - Transcript
Creator: Mitchell, Carol
Creator: Scarlat, Sofia
Abstract: Carol Mitchell (AB English, 1960) reflects on her time at Stanford in the late 1950s. She discusses her decision to attend
and the process of getting a scholarship, as well as gender relations on campus, focusing on attitudes towards dating and
marriage, the limited options open to women after graduation, and how these attitudes shaped her life after Stanford. She
also briefly discusses her campus activities, including Ram's Head, Gaieties, and Cap and Gown, and cites the influence of
faculty members Tom Moser, Charles Fifer, and David Levin. Mitchell also describes the political and racial makeup of the
student body during her student days, contrasting it to present-day Stanford, and talks about her continued involvement with
the Stanford Alumni Association as a Class Notes correspondent.
Language of Material: English.
Nilli, Bill 2021-10-23
Bill Nilli - Recordings
Bill Nilli - Transcript
Creator: Nilli, Bill
Creator: Bent, Drew
Abstract: William Lee Nilli (AB Economics, 1954; MBA, 1959) describes his childhood growing up in San Jose during the Great Depression
and Second World War and reflects on his time at Stanford in the 1950s. Discussing campus housing, he recalls living in the
Stanford Village, ex-military barracks that were converted into off-campus housing, as well as the off-campus house he started
with friends called Manhole Manor. He speaks about his roommates in Manhole Manor, Jack Friedenthal and Bill Reynolds, who
both became Stanford professors. He also recalls the campus tradition of playing pranks and explains the impact of Stanford's
gender ratio on the dating and social scene. Nilli then moves on to explain life after Stanford, from joining the army to
getting an MBA at the Stanford Business School and working as a CPA and in various startups in the Bay Area. He also talks
about befriending an ex-fighter pilot for the Japanese military who was also attending Stanford for an MBA.
Language of Material: English.
Owen, Susan E. 2021-10-22
Susan E. Owen - Recordings
Susan E. Owen - Transcript
Creator: Owen, Susan E.
Creator: Miller, Abigail
Abstract: Susan Elizabeth Marquez Owen (AB International Relations, 1981; MA English and American Literature, 1982) recalls her path
to Stanford, shares memories from her freshman dorm, Casa Zapata, and describes her study of international relations. She
also recalls how Professor Diane Middlebrook fueled her love for literature and introduced her to the field of women's studies
and describes memorable residential life experiences: learning to cook and being exposed to international students and different
worldviews in Hammarskjöld House, putting on theater productions in French House, and attending Stanford in France in Tours.
Finally, Owen describes how Stanford has changed since she attended.
Language of Material: English.
Pete, Mike 2021-11-09
Mike Pete - Recordings
Mike Pete - Transcript
Creator: Pete, Mike
Creator: Frothingham, Emma
Abstract: Mike Pete (AB Biological Sciences, 1970) speaks about his undergraduate experience at Stanford, including working as a tour
guide at Hoover Tower and as a hasher, and being a member of the wrestling team. Additionally, he discusses joining the Alpha
Pi chapter of Kappa Alpha Order, what Greek life was like during that time, and fighting against the racist policies of KA
National. Pete details the process of choosing his major and working in medical research and finance after his undergraduate
career.
Language of Material: English.
Pierce, Rosalyn 2021-10-22
Rosalyn Pierce - Recordings
Rosalyn Pierce - Transcript
Creator: Pierce, Rosalyn
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Rosalyn Pierce (AB Human Biology, 1981) speaks about her family history and her grandparents move to the Bay Area as part
of the Great Migration. She discusses her family members' careers in healthcare--her grandmother was one of the first Black
physicians in the East Bay--the circumstances that led her to apply to Stanford, and some of the challenges and joys she experienced
as a student, including mapping out a concentration in health administration as part of her Hum Bio major with the help of
advisor Audrey Bernfield. She recalls her involvement with Ujamaa and the Black Community Services Center (Black House), as
well as microaggressions and anti-Black racism that she faced at Stanford. Pierce describes being a founding member of Stanford's
Alpha Kappa Alpha chapter, the first sorority for Black women, and her involvement with the National Society for Black Engineers
(NSBE) and Stanford's Black pre-med organization. Lastly, she speaks about the jobs she held on campus and her work as a hospital
administrator and an electronic health records vendor after graduating.
Language of Material: English.
Powell, Berkeley 2021-10-21
Berkeley Powell - Recordings
Berkeley Powell - Transcript
Creator: Powell, Berkeley
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Berkeley Powell (AB English, BS Biology, 1970) discusses his family's history and immigration to the United States, his motivations
for attending Stanford, and valuable relationships formed at Stanford. He also details his involvement with the Glee Club,
joining the Theta Delta Chi fraternity, studying abroad in Austria, and the rigors of the pre-med curriculum. Powell reflects
on being on campus during the Vietnam War, shares memories of his English advisor Diane Middlebrook and a memorable biology
lecture by Professor Donald Kennedy, and expresses how grateful he is to have attended Stanford.
Language of Material: English.
Quigley, Dan 2021-11-05
Dan Quigley - Recordings
Dan Quigley - Transcript
Creator: Quigley, Dan
Creator: Frothingham, Emma
Abstract: Dan Quigley (AB Economics, 1970) discusses his undergraduate years at Stanford in the late 1960s, including coming to terms
with his identity as a gay man when there was a very secretive culture around being gay and no LGBTQIA+ student groups at
Stanford. He also recalls his time studying abroad in Vienna, Austria, the eating clubs, and the Vietnam draft lottery. In
addition to recalling his favorite classes and professors, Quigley speaks about the impact Stanford had on his career in energy
conservation and energy policy working for the Office of Energy Conservation in Washington, DC.
Language of Material: English.
Raikes, Jeffrey 2021-10-23
Jeffrey Raikes - Recordings
Jeffrey Raikes - Transcript
Creator: Raikes, Jeffrey
Creator: Bent, Drew
Abstract: Jeff Raikes (BS Engineering Economic Systems, 1980) talks about growing up in rural Nebraska, his path to Stanford, the influence
his parents had on his life, and the importance of having a plan but being open to opportunity. He shares memories of the
impact of professors Bill Linvill and Peter Winkler, his introduction to computer programming, living and being an RA in Ujamaa,
and starting the NCAA basketball Calcutta at Stanford. Raikes also presents highlights of his life after Stanford, which included
working at Atari and Apple, co-creating Microsoft Office, leading the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and serving as the
chair of the Stanford University Board of Trustees.
Language of Material: English.
Sevilla, Brett 2021-10-22
Brett Sevilla - Recordings
Brett Sevilla - Transcript
Creator: Sevilla, Brett
Creator: Miller, Abigail
Abstract: Brett Sevilla (BS Chemistry, 1991) discusses what it was like being of mixed ethnicity at Stanford, forming some of the first
multiracial student organizations on campus, and exploring his mixed Asian American identity. He shares memories of the 1989
Loma Prieta earthquake, his experience being part of the Stanford Band, and finding a sense of community at the Asian American
Activities Center. Sevilla also talks about his decision to switch his major from music to chemistry, his career as a child
and adolescent psychiatrist and medical director at a community mental health center, and the immense pressure high school
students face to get into prestigious universities today.
Language of Material: English.
Sinha, Anoop 2021-10-23
Anoop Sinha - Recordings
Anoop Sinha - Transcript
Creator: Sinha, Anoop
Creator: Bent, Drew
Creator: Scarlat, Sofia
Abstract: Anoop Sinha (BS Computer Systems Engineering, 1996) discusses how he became interested in technology, taking math classes
at Stanford while attending Gunn High School, and transferring to Stanford his sophomore year. Sinha speaks about participating
in the South Asian community club Sanskriti and other activities at A3C, in addition to being a math tutor, serving as a residential
computing coordinator (RCC), and choosing his major advisor John Hennessy. He shares memories from his experience with the
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, working at MIPS and Silicon Graphics as an undergraduate, and Stanford's social
life. Sinha also reflects on creating the startup Danoo and the need for continuous learning in the tech industry.
Language of Material: English.
Sox, Harold C. 2021-10-22
Harold C. Sox - Recordings
Harold C. Sox - Transcript
Creator: Sox, Harold C.
Creator: Mancini, Nancy
Abstract: Harold "Hal" Sox (BS Physics, 1961) discusses his undergraduate experience at Stanford, including his family's lengthy ties
to the university and the Palo Alto/Atherton area. Sox also brings up attending Andover, dealing with Guillain-Barré Syndrome
his freshman year and its effect on his career, and his fond memories of participating in Spring Sing. Sox summarizes his
life after his undergraduate career, including attending medical school and working at National Institutes of Health, conducting
research on medical decision making, and becoming editor of Annals of Internal Medicine.
Language of Material: English.
Tate, Diane 2021-10-23
Diane Tate - Recordings
Diane Tate - Transcript
Creator: Tate, Diane
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Diane Tate (AB History, 1990) shares memories of her freshman dorm experience at Florence Moore Hall, reporting for The Stanford
Daily, and converting to Christianity and joining the Presbyterian campus group Cornerstone. She also discusses history courses
and her thesis on Black women and education, the Structured Liberal Education Program (SLE), and her involvement with the
Haas School of Public Service, especially the You Can Make a Difference Conference. Additional topics include the ASSU's Stanford
Lecture Notes business, the Undergraduate Scholars Program with the Graduate School of Education, her work in venture capital
and the tech industry, and the multitude of opportunities available at Stanford.
Language of Material: English.
Terry, Herbert A. 2021-10-22
Herbert Terry - Recordings
Herbert Terry - Transcript
Creator: Terry, Herbert A.
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Herbert Terry (AB History, 1970) describes his decision to come to Stanford from San Diego with aid from a national merit
scholarship and his recently renewed connection with the university as an interviewer for the OVAL Program (Outreach Volunteer
Alumni Link). He reflects on his experience as a first-generation college student, the environment of anti-Vietnam War protest
on campus, his experience studying abroad in Tours, France, and his fondness for the community at Stanford. Other topics include
memories of history professor David Potter, working as a server in the residence hall system, and the events and opportunities
available at Stanford then and now.
Language of Material: English.
Tolan, Tod 2021-10-21
Tod Tolan - Recordings
Tod Tolan - Transcript
Creator: Tolan, Tod
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Tod Tolan (BS Biology, 1971) speaks about his Stanford undergraduate experience, including his long family history at the
university, memories of freshman dorm Wilbur Hall, and student pranks and traditions. He discusses Stanford's historic Rose
Bowl win in 1971, as well as popular student activities like Sunday Night Flicks. Tolan also reflects on dating on campus,
the Vietnam War era, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Language of Material: English.
Valadez, Jeanine 2021-10-23
Jeanine Valadez - Recordings
Jeanine Valadez - Transcript
Creator: Valadez, Jeanine
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Jeanine Valadez (BS Electrical Engineering, 1981) shares memories of her upbringing and Stanford undergraduate years, describing
how athletics, including her participation on the Stanford field hockey team, affected many aspects of her life. She also
speaks about various aspects of her identity: her experience of being a first-generation, low-income student at Stanford;
her Mexican heritage but "white" upbringing; and the "quiet exclusion" she faced as a lesbian on campus. Valadez also speaks
about the queer community at Stanford, lesbian bars in the area, her career as a woman in tech and engineering, and becoming
an activist later in life.
Language of Material: English.
Watson, Steven 2021-10-22
Steven Watson - Recordings
Steven Watson - Transcripts
Creator: Watson, Steven
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Steven Watson (AB English, 1970) speaks about the circumstances that led him to Stanford and shares memories of academic and
student life in the late 1960s, including memorable interactions with faculty in the Department of English, his role in Alice
in ROTC-land as Mock Mancall, what it was like being gay on campus in the late 1960s, and his time as a sponsor in Branner
Hall.
Language of Material: English.
Weaver, Sarah 2021-10-22
Sarah Weaver - Recordings
Sarah Weaver - Transcript
Creator: Weaver, Sarah
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Creator: Adams, Lauren
Abstract: Sarah Weaver (BA English, 2005; MA English, 2006) discusses her family's long history of attending Stanford, what it was like
living in Okada her freshman year, and her involvement with the Stanford Savoyards in the pit orchestra and in the chorus.
She highlights memories of the Stanford Band, studying abroad in Paris with Professor Herant Katchadourian, and working in
the Slavic Department at Stanford after graduation. Weaver also speaks about becoming a program manager at the Precourt Institute
for Energy, being part of the Chi Omega sorority, and the positive impact Stanford had on her life.
Language of Material: English.
Woolf, Amy 2021-10-22
Amy Woolf - Recordings
Amy Woolf - Transcript
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.
Creator: Gifford, Jonathan
Abstract: Amy Woolf (AB Political Science, 1981) describes her path to Stanford and the circumstances that led her to a career as an
expert in nuclear weapons policy, particularly a seminar series on Arms Control and nuclear weapons that she took to fulfill
a distribution requirement and an inspiring final lecture by Sidney Drell. Woolf also compares her experience at Stanford
to her experience in graduate school at Harvard and offers insights into the small community of experts on arms control as
well as Stanford networks in Washington, DC.
Language of Material: English.
Yau, Jacqueline 2021-11-16
Jacqueline Yau - Recordings
Jacqueline Yau - Transcript
Creator: Yau, Jacqueline
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Jacqueline Yau (BS Human Biology, 1991) speaks about growing up in Palo Alto, attending Gunn High School, and viewing Stanford
as an opportunity and gateway to a better life. She discusses her undergraduate experience, including being an RA her junior
year, experiencing the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, and being a senior class co-president during the 100th anniversary of
Stanford. She also describes her participation in Cap and Gown, being a coxswain for women's crew, and her favorite courses,
and she shares details of her life after graduation.
Language of Material: English.
Steele, Karen and Richard D. 2021-10-22
Karen and Richard D. Steele - Recordings
Karen and Richard D. Steele - Transcript
Creator: Steele, Karen Dorn
Creator: Steele, Richard Donald
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: In this interview Karen Moxness Steele (AB History, 1965) and Richard Steele (BS Physics, 1964) reminisce about their paths
to Stanford, how they first met in a Russian language class, and student life and dating in the early 1960s, including memories
of Roble Hall, the Aqua Wazoo, Lagunita Seca, and visiting Beat cafes in San Francisco. Among other memories, Richard recalls
being the beneficiary of a program Stanford sponsored to support the children of alumni who died serving in World War II,
while Karen recounts how Roble Hall residents used special codes to announce calls to the common hallway phone and advice
from a counselor to "find a man to marry."
Language of Material: English.
Stratte-McClure, Joel 2021-10-23
Joel Stratte-McClure - Recordings
Joel Stratte-McClure - Transcript
Creator: Stratte-McClure, Joel
Creator: Frothingham, Emma
Abstract: Joel Stratte-McClure (AB English, 1970) reflects on his undergraduate years at Stanford in the late 1960s and his life after
graduation. McClure describes the transition from a public high school in Redding, California, to Stanford, recalling his
first days on campus and the changes he underwent by the end of his freshman year, including a growing political consciousness
and a shift toward radicalism. Stratte-McClure also shares memories of being on the swim team his freshman year, attitudes
toward the Vietnam War draft, taking classes at the Free University in Palo Alto, and participating in the Volunteers in Asia
and the Vienna study abroad programs. Other topics include impactful professors such as Diane Middlebrook, drug use, his practice
of Buddhism, and anecdotes about Ken Kesey and Leonard Bernstein.
Language of Material: English.
Fialer, Phil 2008 Dec 5
Griffin-Jones, Mary M. 2010 May 19
Griffin-Jones, Mary M.
The interview with Dr. Mary Murray-Griffin-Jones covered several topics and even included a few photos from her experience
of Stanford University. She explained her family's long-time connection to the university, including a photograph of her grandfather
Augustus Taber Murray, who was an early faculty member of the Classics Department. Dr. Murray-Griffin-Jones told stories about
her time as an undergraduate and a medical student at Stanford, describing some of her classmates, classes, and social activities.
Finally, she reflected on her participation in the Stanford community after graduation, especially in the Stanford Founding
Grant Society.
Hayman, Warren C. 2023-05-23
Warren Hayman - Recordings
Warren Hayman - Transcript
Creator: Hayman, Warren C.
Creator: Carty, Arynn
Abstract: Warren C. Hayman (MA Education, 1967) speaks about his involvement in the Black community at Stanford and the surrounding
communities of East Palo Alto and Belle Haven. He shares memories of his time as the faculty resident in Soto and Roble, the
creation of the Black Student Union (BSU), and his role in the negotiations surrounding the Taking the Mic protest. Throughout
the interview, he reflects on change over time at Stanford and calls attention to individuals, including a group of freshmen
women, who did a lot of the organizing work but were not in the limelight. He also emphasizes the importance of working with
the community that surrounds Stanford, referencing his time as principal of Belle Haven Elementary School and superintendent
of the Ravenswood City School District, as well as the creation of Nairobi College.
Lokey, Lorry I. 2011-04-07
Lokey, Lorry I.
Lorry I. Lokey, Stanford alumnus and a major philanthropist, discusses the founding of Business Wire, its growth and success.
He was a student in Stanford's Department of Communication and a former editor of The Stanford Daily. His Stanford education
had an important impact on his life and perspectives. He was a pioneer in the news service business. Many of his donations
went to Stanford with the largest being the Lorry I. Lokey Stem Cell Research Building. His philanthropy is wide ranging but
centers on universities and other schools.
Maldonado, Ben 2023-05-27
Ben Maldonado - Recordings
Ben Maldonado - Transcript
Creator: Maldonado, Ben
Creator: Zahurullah, Yusuf Ali
Abstract: Ben Maldonado (BA History, 2020) describes his experience researching the history of eugenics for his undergraduate senior
thesis, explaining how uncovering Stanford's historical connections to the eugenics movement motivated him to write a column
in The Stanford Daily and author a proposal to rename structures on campus honoring David Starr Jordan, the university's first
president and a prominent eugenicist. Maldonado explains the university's formal renaming process, talks about the Psychology
Department's similar but separate proposal, and reflects on the factors that led to the university's decision in the fall
of 2020 to de-name Jordan Hall and remove the statue of Louis Agassiz from the building's facade. Maldonado also comments
on the history of eugenics and denaming movements more broadly, the importance of public history, and how his experience has
continued to influence his PhD research.
Nordling, Martha 2010 Dec 9
Nordling, Martha
Martha Nordling Eakland was a member of the Class of '41. In spite of her wish to attend UCLA with her friends, the head of
the English department at Los Angeles High School and her father got her to Stanford. What followed was a wonderful education
enriched by friendships, sports, memorable professors and escapades. She was the president of Women's Council, and she played
in Stanford's first intramural women's basketball game against University of California-Berkeley.
Nyenhuis, Jacob E. 2019-04-19-2019-04-24
Jacob Nyenhuis - Recordings
Jacob Nyenhuis - Transcript
Creator: Nyenhuis, Jacob E., 1935-
Creator: Pyzyk, Mark
Abstract: Dr. Jacob Nyenhuis is the Albertus C. Van Raalte Senior Research Fellow and Professor of Classics, Emeritus at Hope College
in Holland, Michigan. In this interview, Dr. Nyenhuis speaks about his early life in Michigan and how he discovered his love
for the Greek language as a pre-seminary student at Calvin College, which led to a year of graduate study in the Stanford
Department of Classics in 1956. After two years teaching at Calvin College, he returned to Stanford in 1959 to pursue a PhD
in classics with a National Defense Education Act fellowship. He reflects on key figures in classics at Stanford, including
department chair Brooks Otis, and shares memories of his teachers, fellow students, and dissertation work. Nyenhuis also speaks
about teaching classics on the faculty at Wayne State University in Detroit and his move into the administration at Hope College.
He reflects on the friendships and influences from his time at Stanford, which played important roles in his career as teacher,
scholar, administrator, publisher, and promoter of public education in the classics.
Language of Material: English.
Patterson, Marion 2019-06-06
Marion Patterson - Recordings
Marion Patterson - Transcript
Creator: Patterson, Marion, 1933-
Creator: Humburg, Judee
Abstract: Marion Patterson (1955 AB Philosophy) is a well-known photographer and teacher of photographic art. After graduating in philosophy
from Stanford, she studied photography at the San Francisco Art Institute (then called the California School of Fine Arts)
from 1956 to 1958 with Pirkle Jones, Dorothea Lange, and Minor White before working for Virginia and Ansel Adams in Yosemite
National Park from 1958 to 1961. She describes her childhood and schooling in Burlingame and her undergraduate years at Stanford
where she learned "how to think" in the Philosophy Department but also experienced restrictions as a woman. She recalls the
circumstances that led her to embark on a life as an artist and shares memories of Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange, Minor White,
and others in the art photography world. She describes her approach to photography, her 1965 exhibition at the San Francisco
Museum of Modern Art, teaching introductory photography to community college students, and the publication of her 2002 album
Grains of Sand. She also reflects on the long struggle for opportunities and recognition that she and other woman photographers
faced.
Language of Material: English.
Russell, Cynthia 2023-05-24
Cynthia Russell - Recordings
Cynthia Russell - Transcript
Creator: Russell, Cynthia
Creator: Forman, Lily
Abstract: Cynthia Russell, a Stanford alum and student founder and early staff member of the Clayman Institute for Gender Research,
speaks about her family background and upbringing, the origins and early years of the Clayman Institute (then called the Center
for Research on Women), and her career in the nonprofit sector. She shares stories about the experience of being a woman at
Stanford in the 1970s, recalls a transformative anthropology class on gender with Jane Collier and Shelly Rosaldo, and speaks
about her efforts to turn an idea into a university-funded entity. She describes working with Myra Strober, Beth Garfield,
Jing Lyman, and other key collaborators throughout the process, and speaks about her continued involvement with the institute's
Advisory Council.
Smith, Thorn 2012 Sep 8
Smith, Thorn
Thorn Smith is a retired fisheries and endangered species attorney. On his graduation from Stanford, he started a diving company
in Morro Bay, California and spent about 10 years as a commercial diver. He developed an interest in marine affairs and then
marine biology and so he went to law school. He was hired to be a Fisheries attorney for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration in Washington, DC. Eventually, he became involved in the very early implementation of the Magnuson Fishery
Conservation and Management Act of 1976. It was the beginning of a huge period of development in marine science, technology
and commercial fisheries.
After five years as a federal fishery manager and attorney, he moved to Seattle which was the hub of American fisheries,
offshore fisheries, and represented different groups for the rest of my career. Thorn Smith served on a couple of committees
where he worked on issues related to international fisheries and endangered species. He also spent a lot of time lobbying
on Capitol Hill relating to fisheries.
In 1961, Thorn Smith was one of three delegates sent by Stanford's Beta Chi chapter to Sigma Nu national fraternity's annual
convention. The delegation was charged with trying to get the convention to vote to repeal a clause in the national fraternity's
1868 charter, which forbade membership to people of African descent. Smith and his fellow petitioners were not given a hearing
and felt it was clear they were recognized when they asked to speak because the national fraternity had no wish to open discussion
of the matter. In November, 1962, the Stanford chapter seceded from the national fraternity in protest of its policy of racial
exclusion. Smith recalls his experience leading up to the national convention, being responded to with intense anger at the
convention, and the subsequent act of secession. The interview provides insight into the early development of political activism
on the Stanford campus in the 1960s.
Turner, Marshall C. 2012 Sep 20
Turner, Marshall C.
In 1959, a year after one member ran over and killed another in the driveway on Big Game Bonfire night, the Beta Chi (Stanford)
chapter of Sigma Nu national fraternity was near collapse. A number of freshmen got together in 1960 and pledged the fraternity
as a group. They aimed at a diverse pledge class, comprised of as many of the leaders of the class of 1963 as they could attract.
It proved to be an unusual fraternity, boasting among its 1963 graduates two Rhodes Scholars, two Wilsons, two Danforths.
Along the way, in November, 1962, the chapter seceded from the national fraternity in protest of its policy of racial exclusion.
Marshall Turner describes the assembling of the pledge class and the events that led to its departure from the national. The
interview provides insight into the early development of political activism on the Stanford campus in the 1960s.
Marshall C. Turner is a former CEO or interim CEO of four technology companies and one broadcasting station. His technology
industry experience also includes twenty years as a venture capital fund principal, and an early career as an industrial designer
and biomedical engineer. Public and community service has been an important aspect of his life. He has chaired the boards
of two national organizations – the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
-- as well as his local school board and public broadcasting station. He has served as a board member of thirty-four organizations
-- including twenty-two public or private companies in software, electronics, biotechnology, computer, telecommunication,
consumer product, and education markets.
He is currently a member of three public-company and three non-profit boards of directors: Alliance Bernstein Funds, New
York (mutual fund family); MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., St. Peters, Missouri (semiconductor and solar substrates, solar
power plants); Xilinx, Inc., San Jose, California (programmable logic semiconductors); American Alliance of Museums, Washington
DC; George Lucas Educational Foundation, Nicasio, California; Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC.
During his early career, he gained product design experience at Mattel and General Motors, and then served at the National
Institutes of Health as a Commissioned Officer in the U.S. Public Health Service. While a biomedical engineer at NIH, he and
a heart surgeon colleague designed an implantable left ventricular heart assist pump, and co-led the team that tested the
device through twenty-nine calf implant surgeries, and published several papers on their work.
Mr. Turner was selected one of 17 White House Fellows in 1970, as he completed his MBA. After his fellowship year as a Special
Assistant to Elliot Richardson, then Secretary of Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, he remained in Washington
as part of the start-up leadership of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, heading a coordinative staff of MBAs and attorneys
reporting to the first Administrator and Deputy Administrator.
He returned to California in 1973 to begin learning the venture capital business as the associate in a private venture capital
firm. Since then, he has been an active technology venture investor based in San Francisco, who often has taken an active
leadership role in investments. After co-founding Taylor & Turner Associates, Ltd. in 1981, Mr. Turner was a General Partner
managing three related institutional venture capital partnerships through the last one's completion in 1998. Investments of
the firm, and the focus of his subsequent active investing, have been seed and early stage technology-related companies --
usually at their inception.
His first CEO role was for a small, multinational liquid crystal company that he joined as chairman and CEO at the request
of its venture investors, shortly after it filed under Chapter Eleven in 1975. The company was successfully reorganized within
a year, then over the next three years grew internationally in medical and consumer markets.
Mr. Turner served as Chief Executive Officer of Dupont Photomasks, Inc., [symbol DPMI] Austin, Texas, for three years (2003-2006),
and chairman while it was a public company. He had also served as a member of the board of directors since the company's IPO
in 1996, and as interim chairman and CEO for eleven months (1999-2000). Photomasks are a key custom component for the fabrication
of semiconductor chips. DPI operated through a tightly coupled global network of ten manufacturing sites in Germany, France,
China, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and the United States. Turner was appointed chairman and CEO in June, 2003, following erosion
of the company's operating and financial performance. Operating metrics and financial results strongly improved during his
tenure. Then as the company successfully completed a restructuring of its manufacturing network and research laboratories,
he led negotiations that resulted in the Company's acquisition by Toppan Printing Company, Ltd. for $650 million in 2005.
In 2008-2009, he served as interim CEO of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. [symbol WFR], a global manufacturer of silicon
wafers for customers in semiconductor and solar power markets with 2008 revenues of $2 billion.
His public service leadership experience includes membership on the following boards: Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural
History (1997-2006, 2012 to present, chair 2002- 2006 ), the Public Broadcasting Service (1993¬1999, vice-chair 1996-1999);
the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (1987-1992, chair 1990-1992); KQED, Inc. in San Francisco (1977- 1983, 1985-1988,
chair 1985-1987, interim CEO 1993); and election to the board of trustees of his local school board in California in 1977,
which he chaired through major reforms in 1979-1981.
Mr. Turner received a B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University in 1964, and an M.S. Degree in Product
Design, a joint program of Stanford's Art and Engineering Departments, in 1965. He was president of his senior class (1963).
In 1970, he received an M.B.A. with distinction from Harvard Business School, and received the J. Leslie Rollins Award.
Mr. Turner is married to Ann Curran Turner, an artist and teacher. They have three adult children.
von Heidegger, Nicoletta 2019-01-02
Nicoletta von Heidegger - Recordings
Nicoletta von Heidegger - Transcript
Creator: von Heidegger, Nicoletta
Creator: Weyen, Samuel Thomas
Abstract: Nicoletta von Heidegger (2013 BA Psychology) shares memories of her time as the Stanford Tree during her senior year. In this
oral history, von Heidegger speaks about her time at Stanford, her memories of being in the Leland Stanford Junior University
Marching Band (LSJUMB), and her role as the Band's mascot. She speaks about her family background, coming to Stanford, and
her decisions regarding a major and joining the Band. She describes traditions surrounding Tree Week and recalls attending
events as the Tree. She also shares her inspiration for the design of her Tree and describes writing "Sex Talk with the Tree,"
a column in the Stanford Daily. She concludes by talking about the importance and responsibility of being the university's
most visible mascot.
Language of Material: English.
Alumni Stories 2022
Language of Material: English.
Almquist, Julie Fehring 2022-10-22
Julie Fehring Almquist - Recordings
Julie Fehring Almquist - Transcript
Creator: Almquist, Julie Fehring
Creator: Arnheim, Jonah
Abstract: Julie Fehring Almquist (AB English, 1972) talks about her non-traditional high school experience in which she traveled across
North America, South America, and Scandinavia as a part of the musical group Up with People and took classes through a correspondence
school. She recalls life in an all-female dorm, overseas study at Stanford in Britain, the "healing experience" of living
in Columbae House, and her decision to major in English. Almquist then describes how her exposure to various teaching styles
at Stanford informed her own teaching career and recalls participating in a precursor to the Stanford Prison Experiment. Ending
with some words of advice, she suggests that students think about what kind of people they want to be and what quality of
life they want to have and prioritize their happiness.
Language of Material: English.
Ashford, Shannon 2022-11-09
Shannon Ashford - Recordings
Shannon Ashford - Transcript
Creator: Ashford, Shannon
Creator: Barr-Brown, Makeda
Abstract: Shannon Ashford (BA Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity, BA Political Science, 2002) talks about the joys and challenges
of her undergraduate years at Stanford. Ashford recalls the extracurricular activities she was involved in such as the 6th
Man basketball team, the Stanford Daily, and the Black Student Union. She shares memories from studying at Stanford in Washington
and Stanford in Oxford and describes how participating in undergraduate research opportunities developed into her senior honors
thesis about music and identity in West Africa. Ashford comments that the way Stanford "invites people in" is what makes Stanford
so special.
Language of Material: English.
Banks, Jano 2022-10-21
Jano Banks - Recordings
Jano Banks - Transcript
Creator: Banks, Jano
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Jano Banks (BS Electrical Engineering, 1988; MS Electrical Engineering, 1993) speaks about his early encounters with Stanford
and how he ultimately decided to attend the university. He discusses his involvement in the Stanford Band and his participation
in Stanford in Berlin. He shares memories of how he felt both academically intimidated and spurred on by his peers, all the
while battling the curve and grade inflation. Banks then describes his career path, from a college hire at Apple to a director
at Google Nest. The interview ends with Banks reflecting fondly on how a Stanford education functioned as an "E Ticket" in
the ride of life as well as his many travels while at Stanford.
Language of Material: English.
Ben-Zeev, Jason 2022-10-20
Jason Ben-Zeev - Recordings
Jason Ben-Zeev - Transcript
Creator: Ben-Zeev, Jason
Creator: Adams, Lauren
Abstract: Jason Yerachmiel Ben-Zeev (AB Human Biology, 1982) describes his family history of not going to Stanford, and why he broke
the tradition. He explains how Stanford's social and academic atmosphere acted as a catalyst for an important realization,
that truth would not come from academics. He details his extracurricular activities, such as participating in ultimate frisbee,
studying philosophy in Florence, and acting in An Actor's Nightmare. Ben-Zeev outlines how these pursuits, and the students
involved in them, led him to practice Orthodox Judaism, which he had not done in the past. He ends the interview by suggesting
Stanford students figure out what's important to them and try to challenge themselves as opposed to settling for "simple success".
Language of Material: English.
Bui-Tran, Van Anh 2022-10-21
Van Anh Bui-Tran - Recordings
Van Anh Bui-Tran - Transcript
Creator: Bui-Tran, Van Anh
Creator: Pollock, Jordan
Abstract: Van Anh Bui-Tran (BA History, 2013; MA Education, 2014) describes her background growing up in Little Saigon, a Vietnamese
ethnic enclave in Orange County, and hearing many stories about her father's experience as a post-war Vietnamese refugee.
She explains her social adjustment to Stanford, the joy she found in building her own curriculum as History major, and her
activism via Asian American student organizations. In talking about her graduate work, she discusses her experience with STEP
(Stanford Teacher Education Program) and her work as a history teacher, followed by her decision to go into a PhD program.
She laments about the unsustainability of the pressure and stress she experienced as a student. Lastly, she advises future
Stanford students to extend grace to themselves and asks how the institutional framework might be altered so that students
do not feel this overwhelming pressure.
Language of Material: English.
Buyers, Robert 2022-10-21
Robert Buyers - Recordings
Robert Buyers - Transcript
Creator: Buyers, Robert
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Robert Buyers (AB Psychology, 1972) describes his early travels abroad because of his parents' missionary work, as well as
his personal relationship with God prior to, and after, arriving at Stanford. He articulates his academic struggles at Stanford,
his interest in psychology, and appreciation of Professor Philip Zimbardo. Buyers remembers his time participating in Stanford
in Paris fondly, as well as his contribution to the a cappella group, The Mendicants.
Language of Material: English.
Cavazos, Perla 2022-11-17
Perla Cavazos - Recordings
Perla Cavazos - Transcript
Creator: Cavazos, Perla
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Perla Cavazos (AB Anthropology, 1997) shares memories of student movements at Stanford and her journey to political consciousness
as young Latina in the 1990s. She describes the vibrant Latinx community that embraced her during her time as a first-year
student, her memories living in various ethnic-themed dorms including Casa Zapata and Ujamaa, and the Latina mentorship she
found in various faculty members such as Anna Marie Porras, Cecilia Burciaga, and Yvonne Yarbro-Bejarano. Cavazos also describes
her involvement in student organizing in solidarity with the Farm Worker's Rights Movement and the Hunger Strike of 1994.
Language of Material: English.
Chamberlain, Bradford 2022-11-14
Bradford Chamberlain - Recordings
Bradford Chamberlain - Transcript
Creator: Chamberlain, Bradford
Creator: Barr-Brown, Makeda
Abstract: Bradford Chamberlain (BS Computer Science, 1992) shares his experiences as a computer science major at Stanford in the 1990s.
He reflects on various memories including his time living in La Casa Italiana, his Stanford in Florence study abroad experience,
deejaying for KZSU, and his decision to apply to graduate school for computer science. Chamberlain also describes his interest
in religious studies and the courses that left a lasting impact on him including Eastern and Western Conceptions of Self,
New Religions in America, and Religion, Science, and Magic.
Language of Material: English.
Chantler, Renee Glover 2022-10-20
Renee Glover Chantler - Recordings
Renee Glover Chantler - Transcript
Creator: Chantler, Renee Glover
Creator: Gifford, Jonathan
Abstract: Renee Glover Chantler (AB Psychology, 1982; JD, 1991) shares her experiences navigating Stanford after graduating early from
high school and as a Black woman. She reflects on her passion for affordable housing and housing justice, African American
psychology, and her involvement in East Palo Alto community, which ultimately led her to pursue a law degree. She also describes
meeting her first husband in her freshman dorm, Ujamaa, and her decision to settle in East Palo Alto.
Language of Material: English.
Corbin, Stampp 2022-11-16
Stampp Corbin - Recordings
Stampp Corbin - Transcript
Creator: Corbin, Stampp
Creator: Barr-Brown, Makeda
Abstract: Stampp Corbin (AB Economics, 1982) describes his time at Stanford as an undergraduate student, his journey to Harvard business
school, and his professional and entrepreneurial endeavors that landed him features in Fortune, Forbes, The Washington Post,
and The New York Times. He recalls on various foundational Stanford memories including studying abroad in France, working
at the Career Planning and Placement Center, founding the International Club, and being president of the Gay People's Union.
Corbin reflects on the influential gap years he took before business school and the entrepreneurial work he pursued post-Harvard,
which included nationalizing a new industry--computer recycling--through his work with RetroBox.
Language of Material: English.
Craven, Richard 2022-11-15
Richard Craven - Recordings
Richard Craven - Transcript
Creator: Craven, Richard
Creator: Barr-Brown, Makeda
Abstract: Richard Craven (BS Industrial Engineering, AB African and African American Studies, 1982) discusses being immersed in Stanford's
Black community, his journey to Harvard Business School, and his personal life post-Harvard. He reflects on his experiences
with the Black Student Union, the Black Recruitment Orientation Committee (BROC), and The Real News, as well as the impact
African and African American Studies had on his personal and academic life. Craven also shares his children's accomplishments
and the international African American men's book group he founded over five years ago.
Language of Material: English.
Dahl, Annabelle 2022-10-22
Annabelle Dahl - Recordings
Annabelle Dahl - Transcript
Creator: Dahl, Annabelle
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Annabelle Dahl (AB History, 1955) reflects on her time at Stanford as a History major. She details her involvement in Rally
Commons, a student group that organizes card stunts at sporting events. She describes marrying her husband, also a Stanford
student, two weeks after her graduation. Dahl shares memories of living just blocks from the San Francisco Stanford Medical
School in her early adulthood.
Language of Material: English.
Deutsch, Judith E. (Judith Erica), 1959- 2022-10-20
Judith Deutsch - Recordings
Judith Deutsch - Transcript
Creator: Deutsch, Judith E. (Judith Erica), 1959-
Creator: Adams, Lauren
Abstract: Judy Deutsch (AB Human Biology, 1982) shares her experiences adjusting to Stanford as an international student who grew up
in Mexico. She explains her appreciation for the Human Biology (HumBio) major and the flexibility it afforded her to explore
her interests. Deutsch reflects on the culture shock she experienced around sex and drugs in US culture, interactions with
Stanford's LGBTQ community, and the university's culture. She discusses overcoming early academic challenges after failing
one of her first core classes, but later went on to earn her PhD in pathokinesiology at NYU. Deutsch also shares about her
time living in Hammarskjold House, her involvement in the Stanford Workshop on Political and Social Issues (SWOPSI) co-teaching
a course on feminist literature, and her recreational pastimes such as swimming in Lake Lagunita and playing sports with her
friends.
Language of Material: English.
Duffy-Hörling, Adriana 2022-11-08
Adriana Duffy-Hörling - Recordings
Adriana Duffy-Hörling - Transcript
Creator: Duffy-Hörling, Adriana
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Adriana Duffy-Hörling (BA Philosophy and Religious Studies, 1993) speaks about various aspects of Stanford student life and
academics, reflects on the gymnastics accident sophomore year that forced her to reconfigure her life, and outlines her legal
career. She describes her decision to come to Stanford from Puerto Rico, which was motivated by her desire to continue her
competitive gymnastics career, as well campus Greek life and serving as the president of the interfraternity council, her
KZSU Radio Show Talk Back, and the Cap and Gown honor society. Duffy-Hörling also recalls her involvement with the Disabled
Students of Stanford group and describes the Disability Resources Center and the community of students with disabilities at
Stanford in the 1990s.
Language of Material: English.
Dyer, Karen 2022-10-20
Karen Dyer - Recordings
Karen Dyer - Transcript
Creator: Dyer, Karen
Creator: Gifford, Jonathan
Abstract: Karen Dyer (AB African and African American Studies and Human Biology, 1992) describes her early schooling experiences in
Jamaica, reflecting on the hierarchal system that pervaded many aspects of life, and details her path to Stanford and the
adjustments she had to make as an international student. She recalls living in Ujamaa as a freshman and reckoning with being
Black at a place that was beginning to recognize the African American experience but not the pan-African or diasporic experience.
She reflects on taking classes in the AAAS program and developing her own track within the Human Biology major with an emphasis
on the Black child. Dyer also talks about her involvement in dance and the arts at Stanford, her decision to attend medical
school at the University of West Indies after graduation, and her continuing connections with Stanford's Black alumni community.
Language of Material: English.
Felker, James Murfin 2022-10-21
James Felker - Recordings
James Felker - Transcript
Creator: Felker, James Murfin
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: James Felker (AB Economics, 1960) reflects on his father's bankruptcy which cut his senior year short and immediately sent
him into the workforce. He discusses his freshman year, the process to get a fake ID, and his experiences in the El Campo
eating club. He speaks about the first job he undertook at The First National City Bank of New York, which sent him all over
the world. Felker also reflects on his experience climbing the ladder toward being president of a multinational diesel engine
company, as well as later starting his own company as a franchisee of American Express financial advisors. Lastly, he shares
his opinion about the current state of academia.
Language of Material: English.
Fenton, Jeffrey 2022-10-20
Jeffrey Fenton - Recordings
Jeffrey Fenton - Transcript
Creator: Fenton, Jeffrey
Creator: Bent, Drew
Abstract: Jeffrey Fenton (MA Economics, 1981; MA Operation's Research, 1982) shares about his time as a graduate student at Stanford.
Fenton reflects on how much student demographics have changed, working with Nobel Prize winning professors such as Professor
Kenneth Arrow, and his avid involvement with student sports. He discusses regularly attending basketball and football games,
as well as The Play.
Language of Material: English.
Fitts, Charles "Chic" 2022-10-22
Charles "Chic" Fitts - Recordings
Charles "Chic" Fitts - Transcript
Creator: Fitts, Charles "Chic"
Creator: Miller, Abigail
Abstract: Charles "Chic" Fitts (AB History, 1967; MA East Asian Studies, 1975) reflects on his experiences navigating Stanford and his
most memorable times as a student. Fitts shares about his freshman dorm, Wilbur Hall, as well as the moment when he found
out JFK had been assassinated in 1963. He also recounts living in Beta Chi, a dissident and former house of fraternity Sigma
Nu. Fitts goes on to describe how he began to create a life of his own during his senior year and working for the Stanford
Festival of Arts. He also shares his favorite Stanford memory, which was living in Grove House, Stanford's first co-ed dorm.
Lastly, Fitts recalls his participation in demonstrations during the anti-war and anti-draft movement, specifically seizing
the Applied Electronics Lab.
Language of Material: English.
Gee, Vivian 2022-11-07
Vivian Gee - Transcript
Creator: Gee, Vivian
Creator: Barr-Brown, Makeda
Abstract: Vivian Gee (BS Industrial Engineering, MS Management Science and Engineering, 2002) discusses her decision to pursue Industrial
Engineering and remembers some of her favorite classes, taught by Kathleen Eisenhardt and Tom Kosnik. Gee describes her participation
in faith-based organizations at Stanford, reflects on the joys and challenges of living with roommates, and recalls exploring
her Asian American heritage by living in Okada House and getting involved with the Asian American Activities Center. She gives
a brief overview of her work in technology and the social innovation space, and she suggests students become educated about
personal finance and "diversify" themselves while at Stanford.
Language of Material: English.
Goodman, Leah 2022-10-21
Leah Goodman - Recordings
Leah Goodman - Transcript
Creator: Goodman, Leah
Creator: Amaturo, Lauren
Abstract: Leah Goodman (BS Physics, BA English 2002) speaks about living in Rinconada, organizing Flicks, and unleashing "primal screams"
during Dead Week. Goodman details her involvement with the dance community on campus, including taking Social Dance with Richard
Powers, as well as dancing at Jammix, Big Dance, and the Viennese Ball. She describes her experience studying Physics and
English and recalls her favorite classes taught by Doug Osheroff, Jennifer Summit, and Patricia Burchat. Goodman remarks on
her subsequent career as a lawyer and as a local politician in her hometown, Warrenville, Illinois.
Language of Material: English.
Gore, Debra 2022-10-22
Debra Gore - Recordings
Debra Gore - Transcript
Creator: Gore, Debra
Creator: Pollock, Jordan
Abstract: Debra Gore (BS Management Science and Engineering, 1983; MBA, 1987) discusses her biracial identity and how this impacted
her academically and socially prior to, and while, attending Stanford. She recounts how, despite the barriers before her,
she was admitted to Stanford and was a successful engineering student, championed by faculty member, Professor James Jucker.
Gore also describes her sense of accomplishment that came from being on the Women's Basketball Team all four years while maintaining
her studies. She recalls finding community and support through Ujamaa House, women's sports, PhD students, Black Sororities
and Fraternities, and the Stanford Gospel Choir. Gore advises current students to explore their identities while at Stanford
and challenge themselves "to see what they can pull out of themselves."
Language of Material: English.
Happoldt, Ingrid Aguirre 2022-11-03
Ingrid Aguirre Happoldt - Recordings
Ingrid Aguirre Happoldt - Transcript
Creator: Happoldt, Ingrid Aguirre
Creator: Amaturo, Lauren
Abstract: Ingrid Aguirre Happoldt (BA Political Science and Latin American Studies Honors, 1992) describes her diverse, close-knit residential
cohort in Rinconada and attending an on-campus Red Hot Chili Peppers concert. Happoldt reflects on performing in Gaieties,
attending Flicks, and spending time at the Coffee House. She remembers listening to Desmond Tutu, Bell Hooks, Mikhail Gorbachev,
and Jesse Jackson speak on campus. She discusses working at a shelter and interning at the Children's Defense Fund through
Stanford in Washington. Happoldt shares personal memories of former president, Donald Kennedy, and getting her diploma signed
by him.
Language of Material: English.
Harrington, Tara 2022-10-20
Tara Harrington - Recordings
Tara Harrington - Transcript
Creator: Harrington, Tara
Creator: Bent, Drew
Abstract: Tara Harrington (BA Human Biology, 1997) discusses adjusting from her hometown, Klamath Falls, Oregon, to a more culturally
and ethnically diverse Stanford. Harrington describes challenges with being a Human Biology major, pre-med student, as well
as an athlete on the Stanford Women's Basketball team. She explains her post-Stanford life, which includes coaching, consulting,
business school, and medical school.
Language of Material: English.
Henry, Troy 2022-10-22
Troy Henry - Recordings
Troy Henry - Transcript
Creator: Henry, Troy
Creator: Arnheim, Jonah
Abstract: Troy Henry (BS Electrical Engineering, AB African and African American Studies, 1982) describes how he was inspired to come
to Stanford after attending Black Recruitment and Orientation Committee (BROC) weekend and outlines his involvement in the
Black engineering experience. He recounts being active in Society of Black Scientists and Engineers (SBSE), late becoming
president, and even creating his own class entitled Black Perspectives in Engineering that students could take for credit.
He shares stories of participating in the HBCU exchange program at Howard University, visiting speakers such as Gil Scott-Heron,
and organizing a rally to help the push for Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday to become a national holiday.
Language of Material: English.
Jeakle, William 2022-10-21
William Jeakle - Recordings
William Jeakle - Transcript
Creator: Jeakle, William
Creator: Tate, Diane
Abstract: William Jeakle (AB English, 1982) speaks about the factors that led him to Stanford from Alabama. He shares memories of student
life, recalling his close-knit and irreverent dorm community in Wilbur, his time in Italian House, residential education speakers,
and events at the Catholic Newman Center with Father Eugene Boyle. He also describes several comedy initiatives and publishing
a guide called How To College with classmates Eugene Reardon and Ed Wyatt. Jeakle remembers struggling to reconcile the "laidback
insouciance" of Stanford with the need to work really hard, and he speaks about the value he found in Stanford's emphasis
on liberal arts and the atmosphere of innovative thinking.
Language of Material: English.
Jensen, Peter 2022-10-21
Peter Jensen - Recordings
Peter Jensen - Transcript
Creator: Jensen, Peter
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Peter Jensen (AB Japanese, 1972) reflects on his time at Stanford in the late 1960s and early 1970s, how Stanford influenced
his view of the world, and comments on the need for diversity of thought and expression in universities today. He speaks about
participating in ROTC during anti-Vietnam War protests, attending the Rose Bowl, working at the Gym Store, and sleeping outside
one summer rather than living in the dorms to save money. He explains his decision to major in Japanese, recalls a memorable
course assignment, and talks about his life after Stanford and his thoughts on the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns and vaccinations
policies.
Language of Material: English.
Johansen, Fred P. 2022-10-20
Fred Johansen - Recordings
Fred Johansen - Transcript
Creator: Johansen, Fred P.
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Fred Johansen (BS Mechanical Engineering, 1962) explains how Stanford gave him a real-world education. He describes the hands-on
experiences that his engineering classes gave him, listing his senior project as an example. Outside of academics, he shares
how he was heavily involved in Theta Delta Chi and occasionally played intramural sports. He ends by discussing the Hoover
Institute and the future of Stanford.
Language of Material: English.
Jurs, Andrew W. 2022-10-21
Andrew Jurs - Recordings
Andrew Jurs - Transcript
Creator: Jurs, Andrew W.
Creator: Amaturo, Lauren
Abstract: Andrew Jurs (BA Political Science, 1997) recalls finding community at Stanford through the fraternity Phi Delta Theta and
club lacrosse. He shares stories of visiting speakers like Jesse Jackson, studying abroad in Australia, and taking inspiring
classes in international law. Jurs describes parties hosted by his fraternity such as a disco, blacklight, and luau parties,
as well as hanging out with friends on a Friday afternoon. Jurs emphasizes how proud he is to have attended Stanford.
Language of Material: English.
Kimball, Ann Marie 2022-10-22
Ann Marie Kimball - Recordings
Ann Marie Kimball - Transcript
Creator: Kimball, Ann Marie
Creator: Pollock, Jordan
Abstract: Ann Marie Kimball (BS Biological Sciences, 1972) explains the freedom she felt at Stanford compared to the conservative town
in which she grew up. She describes living in one of the first co-ed dorms at Branner, doing research under Henry Kaplan,
and serving as the first elected women to the Legislature for the Associated Stanford Students during a time of heightened
political activity on campus. Kimball recalls protesting the Vietnam War, interacting with Students for a Democratic Society
(SDS), and challenging the treatment of women on campus. She also shares stories of her life post-Stanford, in which her passion
for public health took her around the globe, to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Rotary, and more.
Language of Material: English.
Krock, Curtis 2022-11-04
Curtis Krock - Recordings
Curtis Krock - Transcript
Creator: Krock, Curtis
Creator: Amaturo, Lauren
Abstract: Curtis Krock (AB Biology, 1957) describes how Stanford gave him access to opportunities he never could have experienced in
his hometown in Arkansas. He mentions visits from Herbert Hoover and various performers through the Stanford concert series.
In addition to playing the violin in the Stanford Orchestra, he marks being a part of an independent study group as an outstanding
memory in his undergraduate experience, stating that it made him feel like a "true scholar". Krock reminisces about bonfires,
football games, Sunday Night Flicks at Memorial Auditorium, and credits Stanford for giving him the confidence he needed for
his future work in the medical field.
Language of Material: English.
Laye, Jeanne 2022-11-21
Jeanne Laye - Recordings
Jeanne Laye - Transcript
Creator: Laye, Jeanne
Creator: Barr-Brown, Makeda
Abstract: Jeanne Laye reminisces on her two years at Stanford before transferring to UCLA to pursue a business degree. She paints a
vivid picture of Branner Hall, the dorm she lived in for both years, and describes memories of the honor code, positive interactions
with professors, and Flicks at Memorial Auditorium. She shares stories of the prejudice she faced as a woman in accounting,
both studying at UCLA and the field itself, as well as her journey to various parts of the country due to her husband being
in the military.
Language of Material: English.
Lewis, David 2022-11-09
David Lewis - Recordings
David Lewis - Transcript
Creator: Lewis, David
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: David Lewis (BS Mechanical Engineering, 1962; MS Industrial Engineering, 1966) describes how, despite having an international
background at a young age, Stanford still managed to introduce him to a new breadth of experiences. He talks about interactions
with then president, John Ewart Wallace Sterling, as well as his participation in the eating club, El Toro, which included
a visit from Ella Fitzgerald. Lewis tells tales of the rivalry between Stanford and Cal, specifically the efforts of the Rally
Committee, and his own experience in athletics through club rowing. Lewis emphasizes the importance of using engineering to
help people, a passion that started through a school project in partnership with LightHouse for the Blind. He speaks about
continuing this work after Stanford in the Peace Corps, at the Ford Foundation, and through his professorship and administrative
positions at Cornell University.
Language of Material: English.
Lopez, Julianna 2022-11-07
Julianna Lopez - Recordings
Julianna Lopez - Transcript
Creator: Lopez, Julianna
Creator: Pollock, Jordan
Abstract: Julianna Lopez (AB Spanish Literature and Latin American Policy, 1982) describes being sent an application by Stanford and,
with no support from her school's guidance counselor, applying and getting in. At Stanford, Lopez recalls working in food
services at Wilbur Dining. She shares about the immense lack of support she felt at Stanford and how this lack of mentorship
contributed to feeling aimless. Despite this, Lopez explains how she was able to carve her own path, studying abroad in Spain
and eventually choosing her major, in part due to her study abroad experience and influence from Casa Zapata. Lopez emphasizes
the lack of guidance she received as a minority beyond Stanford and uses her experience to highlight the importance of bringing
people in and listening to their needs.
Language of Material: English.
Loui, Rose Chan 2022-10-20
Rose Chan Loui - Recordings
Rose Chan Loui - Transcript
Creator: Loui, Rose Chan
Creator: Basila, Baylee
Abstract: Rose Chan Loui (AB Communications, AB International Relations, 1982), born in the Philippines and later moved to Taiwan, shares
her experience being an international student. She recalls events put on by the Bechtel International Center but states that
she instead found her community in her dorm Arroyo. Aligning with her passion for dance, Loui reminisces about dorm musicals
and choreographing for the Asian American Theater Project (AATP). Loui also reflects on the culture shock she experienced
and speaks about being Catholic at Stanford. She discusses about how her passion for writing led her to the Stanford Daily
and after Stanford, a career in law.
Language of Material: English.
Lowe, Karen Kraemer 2022-11-08
Karen Lowe - Recordings
Karen Lowe - Transcript
Creator: Lowe, Karen Kraemer
Creator: Barr-Brown, Makeda
Abstract: Karen Lowe (BS Mathematics and Computational Sciences, 1992; MS Statistics, 1993) shares her experience being a student athlete.
Although she initially did not want to attend Stanford since it's near her hometown of Palo Alto, Lowe describes how she ultimately
decided to come to continue swimming. She tells stories of her freshmen year dorm, Twain, NCAA championships, and the Loma
Prieta Earthquake. She recalls her favorite classes, spending a summer working in Will Dement's sleep lab, as well as graduating
Phi Beta Kappa.
Language of Material: English.
Luu, Vy 2022-10-22
Vy Luu - Recordings
Vy Luu - Transcript
Creator: Luu, Vy
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Vy Luu (BA Sociology, 2017) shares memories of being a first-generation student at Stanford. She describes navigating the
college application process as an immigrant from Vietnam and how she received advice from a high school peer a year above
her. She recalls finding community through Stanford's First-generation Low-income Partnership (FLIP), which helped her overcome
her imposter syndrome. Following the advice of her pre-major advisor, Luu recalls exploring different avenues at Stanford,
including Alternative Spring Breaks and the Pioneering Women Oral History Project.
Language of Material: English.
Mays, Odell 2022-11-21
Odell Mays - Recordings
Odell Mays - Transcript
Creator: Mays, Odell
Creator: Amaturo, Lauren
Abstract: Odell Mays (AB Psychology, 1982) speaks about how he felt at home with Stanford's Black community. He reminisces about BROC
(Black Recruitment and Orientation Committee) weekend, Ujamaa, and Black Student Union where, as part of the executive team,
he brought speakers to campus and organized Black Family Picnics and Black Baccalaureate and graduation. He also talks about
participating in theater and dance, his favorite classes, and the strong connection within the Black Class of 1982.
Language of Material: English.
Melendez, Elena 2022-10-21
Elena Melendez - Recordings
Elena Melendez - Transcript
Creator: Melendez, Elena
Creator: Tate, Diane
Abstract: Elena Melendez (BA Psychology, 1994) describes being heavily involved in the arts at Stanford. She recalls joining the Rams
Head and Talisman a cappella groups her freshman year and participating in the Centennial Gaieties her sophomore year. Melendez
recounts how one class she took with psychology professor Claude Steele completely altered the way she understood the field.
She also narrates working for the psychology professor Will Dement, studying abroad in Italy, and attending the Revenge of
the Play football game in Berkeley.
Language of Material: English.
Moe, Marian E., 1950- 2022-10-22
Marian Moe - Recordings
Marian Moe - Transcript
Creator: Moe, Marian E., 1950-
Creator: Miller, Abigail
Abstract: Marian Eleanore Moe (AB History, AB German, 1972) describes being politically active on campus. She recalls participating
in sit-ins as well as forming the Cooperative House, Columbae, with a group of like-minded individuals. Moe tells the story
of the hearings and firing of tenured professor Bruce Franklin, as well as her experience studying abroad with graduate students
in Germany as a sophomore. Finally, she discusses life after Stanford and how her political conscience, cultivated at Stanford,
has influenced her career as a lawyer.
Language of Material: English.
Mowatt, Cecilia A. 2022-10-21
Cecilia Mowatt - Recordings
Cecilia Mowatt - Transcript
Creator: Mowatt, Cecilia A.
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Cecilia Mowatt (AB Sociology, AB Spanish Literature, 1982) states that by making others comfortable, she begins to feel comfortable,
and she followed that philosophy at Stanford. She describes being the treasurer of her dorm Branner, serving in the Associated
Students of Stanford University (ASSU), participating in cultural organizations, and advocating for LGBTQ+ rights. Mowatt
also tells stories of her sorority, Pi Beta Phi, studying abroad in Salamanca, Spain, and "The Play" in a football game against
UC Berkeley.
Language of Material: English.
Mudge, Jean McClure, 1933- 2022-11-10
Jean McClure Mudge - Recordings
Jean McClure Mudge - Transcript
Creator: Mudge, Jean McClure, 1933-
Creator: Amaturo, Lauren
Abstract: Jean McClure Mudge (AB History, 1955) explains her early fascination with Stanford while growing up in Palo Alto. She recalls
how Stanford emphasized critical thinking and how classes like Western Civilization were eye-opening in subject matter, historical
sources, and ready dialogue with her peers. Mudge describes fun antics in her freshman dorm Branner, the humanities honor
program, and the importance of seminar classes.
Language of Material: English.
Raghu, Sanjay 2022-10-21
Sanjay Raghu - Recordings
Sanjay Raghu - Transcript
Creator: Raghu, Sanjay
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Sanjay Raghu (BS Electrical Engineering, 1992) speaks about his experience as one of the first three students of color from
South Africa at Stanford, which was made possible through the efforts of Stanford Admissions Officer Jon Reider and the Educational
Opportunities Council. Raghu likens his initial experience at Stanford to "drinking from a fire hydrant"; the lack of restrictions
was something that he, as someone of Indian heritage living during apartheid, could have never imagined. He shares stories
of playing tennis, finding community at the Bechtel International Center, and the Loma Prieta earthquake.
Language of Material: English.
Risch, Michael 2022-11-18
Michael Risch - Recordings
Michael Risch - Transcript
Creator: Risch, Michael
Creator: Pollock, Jordan
Abstract: Michael Risch (BA Public Policy, BA Economics, 1992) recalls knowing that he wanted to attend Stanford from the beginning
of his high school career. At Stanford, Risch describes being heavily involved in the Associated Students of Stanford University
(ASSU), including being an office manager, special projects manager, and financial manager. In addition, he speaks about managing
the finances of the self-operative house Phi Sig. Risch shares stories of memorable classes, impactful advisors, and his career
as a lawyer and in academia after Stanford.
Language of Material: English.
Roldan, Leslie Ann 2022-10-22
Leslie Ann Roldan - Recordings
Leslie Ann Roldan - Transcript
Creator: Roldan, Leslie
Creator: Arnheim, Jonah
Abstract: Leslie Ann Roldan (BA English, 1992) describes debates about the Western Civilization requirement, participating in Structured
Liberal Education (SLE), and growing as a writer. Outside of academics, she shares stories of her participation in the Rape
Education Project and The Bridge. Roldan states that her fondest memories at Stanford were studying abroad at Oxford and living
in Columbae. In addition, she recalls spending her free time watching classic and foreign movies off campus.
Language of Material: English.
Sacks, David 2022-11-21
David Sacks - Recordings
David Sacks - Transcript
Creator: Sacks, David
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: David Sacks (AB English, 1988; MA English, 1992) describes his positive experience wrestling at Stanford and how it motivated
him to be a part of Keep Stanford Wrestling years later when the wrestling team was cut from Stanford Athletics. He shares
fond memories of his Coach, Chris Horpel, how a teammate inspired him to join Theta Delta Chi, and stories of the Loma Prieta
earthquake. Sacks also recalls learning from a resident assistant, falling in love with creative writing, and memorable words
for President Donald Kennedy's commencement speech.
Language of Material: English.
Savage, Janet 2022-11-14
Janet Savage - Recordings
Janet Savage - Transcript
Creator: Savage, Janet
Creator: Barr-Brown, Makeda
Abstract: Janet Savage (AB English, 1982) describes how the interdisciplinary nature of her degree allowed her to explore different
classes and avenues of interests. Due to this, she shares how she was able to take courses that changed her perspective of
the world, like geology and economics. In addition, Savage recalls moments in which she stood up to a professor and a TA,
defending and validating her principles and ideas. She reminisces fondly on her time living in ZAP (Zeta Alpha Pi) and Cliveden
(Stanford in England). Finally, Savage narrates her life after Stanford, including law school and working in tech, entertainment,
and college counseling.
Language of Material: English.
Shih, Ludy Chen 2022-10-21
Ludy Chen Shih - Recordings
Ludy Chen Shih - Transcript
Creator: Shih, Ludy Chen
Creator: Amaturo, Lauren
Abstract: Ludy Chen Shih (BS Biological Sciences, 1997) describes how her fondest memories at Stanford were the small things like chatting
with dormmates and going to Flicks with a small group of friends. Furthermore, she expresses gratitude in being able to work
in Dr. Martha Cyert's lab as an undergraduate and shares stories of how she found her passion for neuroscience through the
Stanford Alumni Network. Finally, Shih talks about life after Stanford in which she coached high school cross country for
a year, attended medical school, worked in biotechnology, and is now a professor in neurology.
Language of Material: English.
Shimoda, Risa 2022-10-22
Risa Shimoda - Recordings
Risa Shimoda - Transcript
Creator: Shimoda, Risa
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Risa Shimoda (BS Engineering Product Design, 1979) explains how letters from then Dean of Admissions, Fred Hargadon, helped
convince her to attend Stanford. At Stanford, Shimoda describes using her passion for organizing in a variety of activities
such as choreographing dorm musicals and being one of the Senior Class presidents. She shares how Structured Liberal Education
(SLE) was helpful in her transition to college, later becoming a Resident Assistant (RA) for this program, as well as fond
memories of witnessing the beginnings of design thinking at Stanford and studying abroad at Cliveden (Stanford in England).
Language of Material: English.
Short, Duane 2022-10-22
Duane Short - Recordings
Duane Short - Transcript
Creator: Short, Duane
Creator: Scarlat, Sofia
Abstract: Duane Short (BA Psychology, BA Political Science, 1992) describes his experience being in the Navy Reserve Officers' Train
Corps (NROTC) during a time of anti-military sentiment on campus, and how the program, in general, altered his time at Stanford.
He recalls volunteering for the Haas Center for Public Service in his free time, being a cook at Kairos, and an anecdote about
the Loma Prieta earthquake. Short shares fun moments he experienced on campus such as antics in his freshmen dorm, playing
frisbee golf, and The Draw as well as how Stanford changed his view on education.
Language of Material: English.
Telleen-Lawton, David and Karen 2022-10-20
David and Karen Telleen-Lawton - Recordings
David and Karen Telleen-Lawton - Transcript
Creator: Telleen-Lawton, Karen
Creator: Telleen-Lawton, David
Creator: Gifford, Jonathan
Abstract: Karen (BS Industrial Engineering, 1978) and David Telleen-Lawton (BS Industrial Engineering, 1977; MS Industrial Engineering
1978) describe the story of how they first met when she was a campus tour guide, and he was a research assistant. Additionally,
they both recall their study abroad experience, Karen in Italy, and David in Germany, and emphasize how crucial it is to study
abroad, even as an engineering major. Finally, they reflect on how campus has changed since their time here as well as how
Industrial Engineering has evolved.
Language of Material: English.
Tow, Adam 2022-10-20
Adam Tow - Recordings
Adam Tow - Transcript
Creator: Tow, Adam
Creator: Basila, Baylee
Abstract: Adam Tow (BS Symbolic Systems, 1997), states that his favorite memory at Stanford was studying abroad in Paris. He describes
how he built on this love of France by being a theme associate at the French House. Additionally, Tow recalls working in the
Tea House and being a member of the Asian American Student Association (AASA) and the Undergraduate Chinese American Association.
He claims that his "niche [at Stanford] was not having a niche" and enjoyed spending time with friends from different facets
of the university.
Language of Material: English.
Tucci, Christopher L. 2022-10-20
Christopher Tucci - Recordings
Christopher Tucci - Transcript
Creator: Tucci, Christopher L.
Creator: Nauert, Paul
Abstract: Christopher Tucci (BS Mathematical Sciences, AB Music, 1982; MS Computer Science, 1983) describes being able to explore both
his passion for computer science and music at Stanford. He speaks about fueling his passion for computer science by working
for various professors in the Computer Science Department. Outside of the classroom, Tucci recalls expressing his love for
music through participating in Gaieties, where over the years he served as an actor, director, writer, and musical conductor.
He also shares the story of how he and a couple of his friends founded the a cappella group Stanford Fleet Street Singers.
Language of Material: English.
Turner, Nicol Davis 2022-10-21
Nicol Davis Turner - Recordings
Nicol Davis Turner - Transcript
Creator: Turner, Nicol Davis
Creator: Pollock, Jordan
Abstract: Nicol Davis Turner (AB Sociology, 1992) describes how the Black Recruitment and Orientation Committee (BROC) weekend inspired
her to come to Stanford. She explains how she continued to be active in the Black community at Stanford through the sorority
Delta Sigma Theta and being a member of the Black Student Union. She shares stories of her involvement in the Haas Center
for Public Service, developing a close friend group, and the Loma Prieta earthquake. Turner recalls making use of many of
the opportunities at Stanford, such as seeing speakers like Spike Lee and Mikhail Gorbachev, and exploring different classes.
Language of Material: English.
Ure, Carrie Ann 2022-10-21
Carrie Ann Ure - Recordings
Carrie Ann Ure - Transcript
Creator: Ure, Carrie Ann
Creator: Pollock, Jordan
Abstract: Carrie Ann Ure (AB Human Biology, 1982) shares stories of not fitting in as a freshman and a tragedy that occurred her senior
year. She also recalls happier moments, such as living in Terra and finding a group of "Deadhead" friends. Ure explains her
career trajectory that has led to her becoming a Buddhist lama. She emphasizes that we all have important stories to share
and that every experience is valid and worth listening to.
Language of Material: English.
Webb, Tracey 2022-10-20
Tracey Webb - Recordings
Tracey Webb - Transcript
Creator: Webb, Tracey Elizabeth
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Tracey Elizabeth Webb (AB International Relations, 1982) explains the long line of excellence in her family and how she was
expected to succeed. She speaks about educating people on the South African Divestment Movement and shares stories about her
favorite professor and mentor: David Abernethy. Webb also speaks about being an active member of the Black community. She
recalls parties at Ujamaa, Stanfunk, and step shows put on by Black Greek organizations. Additionally, she reflects on her
time studying abroad in Florence and how it important it was, as it introduced her to different people and cultures.
Language of Material: English.
Weiss, Joel 2022-11-11
Joel Weiss - Recordings
Joel Weiss - Transcript
Creator: Weiss, Joel
Creator: Pollock, Jordan
Abstract: Joel Weiss (AB Social Institutions and Deviance, 1977) describes how he transferred from Boston University after his freshman
year. He shares that, as a transfer student, he found community in the El Toro eating club, eventually coming to serve in
leadership positions such as jock chair, social chair, and president. Weiss emphasizes his love for his major and the ability
it gave him to explore his different interests and recalls how the faculty was incredibly supportive and open to helping the
student body.
Language of Material: English.
Wenzlau, Sally Kinney 2022-11-08
Sally Kinney Wenzlau - Recordings
Sally Kinney Wenzlau - Transcript
Creator: Wenzlau, Sally Kinney
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Sally Kinney Wenzlau (AB International Relations, 1952) describes her time at Stanford as a one filled with only the best
memories. She shares stories of a women's freshman versus sophomore football game, playing tennis, and hanging out at Rossotti's
with friends. As for academics, she states that Professor Claude Buss inspired her to become an International Relations major.
Wenzlau recalls that the classes she took at Stanford helped immensely in her careers afterward, such as working at a Time
& Life Magazines and Lux Radio Theatre, an early television studio.
Language of Material: English.
Whelan, Dave 2022-11-04
Dave Whelan - Recordings
Dave Whelan - Transcript
Creator: Whelan, Dave
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Dave Whelan (BS Symbolic Systems, 1992) recalls his experience as a transfer student from Carnegie Mellon University. He shares
stories of orientation and how it allowed him to create connections with other students. Whelan reflects on his time as a
DJ at the radio station and design editor of Montage. He also describes a class taught by Terry Winograd, a hero of his. Between
the Loma Prieta earthquake and the Stanford Centennial, Whelan describes how he felt that he was at Stanford at a pivotal
moment in its history.
Language of Material: English.
Whittier, Mary Ann 2022-10-20
Mary Ann Whittier - Recordings
Mary Ann Whittier - Transcript
Creator: Whittier, Mary Ann
Creator: Basila, Baylee
Abstract: Mary Ann Whittier (AB English and History, 1957) describes her experience as a Catholic woman at Stanford and in the honors
program. She shares stories of participating in the arts such as performing and creating costumes for Gaieties and dancing
in Orchesis. Whittier also speaks about how she met her husband, becoming an author later in life, and her love for the Hoover
Institute.
Language of Material: English.
Wiggins, Trina 2022-10-20
Trina Wiggins - Recordings
Trina Wiggins - Transcript
Creator: Wiggins, Trina
Creator: Adams, Lauren
Abstract: Trina Wiggins (AB Human Biology, 1982) describes her undergraduate experience at Stanford, reflecting on studying human biology,
being the first African American on the Stanford Women's Gymnastics Team, and balancing academics and athletics. She recalls
what she did for fun in her free time referencing parties at Ujamaa, bowling at Tresidder, and going to football games with
her dorm. Wiggins shares stories of the support and mentorship she received from the resident fellow in Ujamaa Dr. Woodrow
Myers and graduate student James Lindesey. She also speaks about the Stanford Black Pre-Medical Association and the experience
her sons have had as Stanford student athletes.
Language of Material: English.
Young, Nancy 2022-10-22
Nancy Young - Recordings
Nancy Young - Transcript
Creator: Young, Nancy
Creator: Arnheim, Jonah
Abstract: Nancy Young (AB Political Science, 1962) explains that the moments in her life that had the most meaning were when she "was
touched by capital 'g' Goodness." She shares stories of her time studying abroad at Stanford in Italy where she was able to
see different walks of life, realize her own privilege, and broaden her perspective. Young also speaks about playing golf
and tennis and the discrimination towards women in athletics at the time. She reflects on her active dating and social life
and being a Dollie, or pom-pom girl. She narrates her time after Stanford, which included raising a family, volunteering,
and working in various human development and human resources roles, and speaks about her ongoing efforts to empower others.
Language of Material: English.
Zimron, Jamie 2022-10-20
Jamie Zimron - Recordings
Jamie Zimron - Transcript
Creator: Zimron, Jamie Leno
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Jamie Zimron (AB Social Science, 1977) talks about her family background and shares memories of student life, athletics, and
academics during the mid-1970s, including the Jewish community and the small lesbian community at Stanford. She describes
the Gay People's Union at the Old Firetruck House but identifies the Bridge Counseling Center, a women's coffeehouse in Menlo
Park, and the L's baseball team as key sites of community building. She recalls living in Ecology House, playing on the women's
golf team, working in Israel after the Yom Kippur War, and taking a class from visiting professor Angela Davis. Zimron also
describes her introduction to Aikido while at Stanford, as well her work as an instructor and builder of institutions for
the discipline, placing it within the context of the feminism and the women's martial arts/women's self-defense movement.
Language of Material: English.
Series 2. Artists interviews Series 2 2009
Language of Material: English.
Kahn, Matt 2009 Aug 5
Kahn, Matt
Matt Kahn arrived at Stanford in 1949 at the age of 21. He had been studying at the Cranbrook Academy of Art when then Art
and Architecture Department Chair Ray Faulker wrote to Cranbrook for recommendations of someone to teach design as part of
Stanford's art curriculum. He has taught at Stanford ever since. Kahn was appointed an assistant professor in 1953, a full
professor in 1965, and, in the mid-1960's, along with mechanical engineering Prof. Bob McKim, founded the Joint Program in
Design (JPD), with the plan of marrying curricula in design, fine arts and engineering.
"Constructive disobedience" and "fantasy and soul" are two of Professor Kahn's signature design philosophies and he shares
how these approaches have framed his teaching, his personal art-making and many of his class assignments. From his setting
up complicated still life scenes for his drawing classes, to his later 'Cyclops' lectures and Art 60 pumpkin carving projects,
he shares memories of student reactions, interactions and design experiences.
Kahn describes how his presence as a designer and artist has been somewhat of an enigma to other art faculty throughout his
career and notes how the early days of launching the undergraduate courses and the graduate JPD curriculum has been a gradual
merging of engineering and art/design cultures and political/personal perspectives. He briefly remembers the time when he
decided not to return to formal collegiate study to obtain a degree.
Professor Kahn is proud of the professional successes of his former students, among them David Kelley, IDEO founder and former
JPD teacher, and Michael Duncan, Director at San Francisco architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Matt talks about
Stanford campus – the Quad, in particular – and the many relationships he has developed and maintained with his students and
acknowledges how much he learns from and appreciates their presence in his personal and professional lives.
In this interview, Kahn also remembers his years as a design consultant with Eichler Homes and how his year in Cambodia for
the US State Department influenced his own product designs and his design aesthetic.
Lobdell, Frank 2009 Jul
Lobdell, Frank
Oral history interview conducted in July 2009 pertaining to Lobdell's time at Stanford. Topics include building Stanford's
studio art program, his association with Nathan Oliveira, Keith Boyle and other artists, and his own approach to art.
Frank Lobdell came to Stanford University in 1965 as an Artist in Residence; the following year he joined the faculty in the
studio art program. In 1989 he was appointed the Paul L. and Phyllis Wattis Professor of Art and retired from that position
in 1991.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Artists.
Art.
Oliveira, Nathan
Stanford University. Department of Art. Faculty
Humberg, Judith L.
Lobdell, Frank
Series 3. Athletics Hall of Fame Project Series 3 2010
Language of Material: English.
Lundblade, Frederick Hubert 2010 Nov 7
Lundblade, Frederick Hubert
In his interview, Frederick Hubert "Rick" Lundblade discussed his trajectory from high school sports through recruitment and
his Stanford Baseball Career. Topics explored included the 1983 and 1985 College World Series, and Lundblade's statistics,
records, injuries, and relationships with teammates and head coach Mark Marquess. He also talked about his personal growth
and social life, the development of "focus," personal training, favorite memories, and even a few regrets. Finally, the interview
included some exploration of his post-college professional career as a trial lawyer.
Shockley, Hillary and Brown, Jackie 2010 Nov 5
Shockley and Brown
In their interview, Hillary Shockley and Jackie Brown spoke of their high school sports careers and recruitments to Stanford
Football. Their experiences encompassed many achievements of the football team, including the 1971 and 1972 Rose Bowls. They
discussed their coaches John Ralston and Jack Christiansen, records and statistics, favorite memories of games and teammates,
and also some more difficult memories of losses. Finally, the interview looked briefly at Shockley and Brown's memories of
campus social life during their tenure, and what it was like to be an African-American student at Stanford during the late
1960s and early 1970s.
Lynch, John 2010 Nov 5
Lynch, John
In his interview, John Lynch discussed his high school sports career, recruitment, and Stanford Football and Baseball career
from 1989-1992. The conversation included the 1990 and 1991 seasons and specific memories of Denny Green, the Aloha Bowl,
and Lynch's decision to switch football positions. From there Lynch talked about how he nearly quit football but Bill Walsh
convinced him that he could be a Pro Bowl safety in the NFL, leading to a pro football career in the NFL. Lynch also looked
at specific memories of his favorite football and baseball moments, his social life on Stanford campus, and his friends and
teammates. Finally, Lynch spoke about his post-Stanford life and family foundation, from the NFL career to the perception
of him as "a Stanford guy" to his subsequent professional career as a Fox Sports football commentator.
Series 4. Diversity Project Series 4 2009-2013
Language of Material: English.
Launched in 2009, the first phase of the Oral History Project on Racial and Ethnic Diversity at Stanford seeks to recapture
what happened in the two decades between the late sixties and the late eighties that initiated and then shaped a significant
increase in undergradaute student diversity at Stanford.
Abernethy, David 2009 Oct 26
Abernethy, David
In his interview, David Abernethy discussed the changes in diversity on Stanford campus between the late 1960s and the late
1980s. He explained his role in the events of that time, including "Taking the Mic." The interview also encompassed Abernethy's
take on the broader context of social change in the United States during that time, the interrelationship of issues of racial
equality and protests against the Vietnam War, and the effects of the upheaval on faculty and teaching. Abernethy explored
the development of the African and African-American Studies Program and student-led courses on political and social issues
(SWOPSI).
David B. Abernethy joined Stanford University's Department of Political Science in 1965 and became Professor Emeritus at the
start of 2003. He received a B.A. in Government from Harvard College in 1959 (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa), an M.A. in
Philosophy-Politics-Economics from Oxford (1961), and a Ph.D. in Government from Harvard (1966) on a Danforth Foundation Graduate
Fellowship.
A specialist in sub-Saharan Africa, Prof. Abernethy regularly taught courses on politics in tropical Africa and southern
Africa. His more general interest in relations between currently developing world regions and currently wealthy, powerful
countries was reflected in courses on "Controversies over Foreign Aid," "International Dependency," "Colonialism and Nationalism
in the Third World," "The World and the West," and "Decolonization in Asia and Africa, 1945-80." He is author of The Political
Dilemma of Popular Education: An African Case (Stanford, 1969) and The Dynamics of Global Dominance: European Overseas Empires,
1415-1980 (Yale, 2000).
Prof. Abernethy received two Dean's Awards for distinguished teaching, a School of Humanities and Sciences Award for lifetime
achievements in teaching, the Stanford Alumni Association's Richard W. Lyman Award for contributions to alumni, and the University's
Lloyd W. Dinkelspiel Award for contributions to undergraduate education.
Prof. Abernethy's University service includes serving as Chair of the Faculty Senate, two terms as Chair of the African Studies
Committee, two terms co-chairing the International Relations Program, and a term as President of the Stanford chapter of Phi
Beta Kappa. In retirement he has occasionally taught a lecture course on "NGOs and Development in Poor Countries." He also
set up a no-credit, no-grades International Development Careers Discussion Group, where undergraduates interested in international
development meet to talk about their own career aspirations and to hear from others who have devised creative careers in this
field.
Abernethy has chaired the Stanford Emeriti Council since 2005, and helped set up a public lecture series for the several
hundred faculty and staff emeriti and their spouses who live on campus and in neighboring communities. He has also greatly
enjoyed working with the Stanford Alumni Association's Travel/Study program for over two decades. He has been faculty lecturer
on twelve trips to sub-Saharan and North Africa, South Asia, the Indian Ocean, and New Zealand. The most recent, in January,
was an around-the-world trip by jet roughly tracing the course of the HMS Beagle, the ship on which Charles Darwin sailed
for five years in the 1830s. Recently, Abernethy completed a 5-year term on the Board of Trustees of The Hill School, a private
secondary boarding school in Pottstown, Pa. which I attended for three years.
He is married to Susan Getman Abernethy and they have two sons, Bruce and Brad, and four grandchildren.
Ames, Robert H. Piestewa 2010 Sep 4
Ames, Robert H. Piestewa
Robert H. Piestewa Ames reminisced about his experience attending Stanford in 1947 from Winslow, AZ., as the only "Indian"
at Stanford University at the time. He attended the Stanford Law School after finishing his undergraduate studies.
Robert H. (Piestewa) Ames is the first Native American graduate of the Stanford Law School, the first member of his tribe
to become an attorney and former Chief Judge of the Hopi Tribal Court.
A Hopi born and raised in northern Arizona, Ames is recognized as the first Native American graduate of the Stanford University
Law School and the first member of his tribe to become an attorney. At the request of the Hopi Tribal Leaders and elders,
Ames served as the first Hopi Chief Judge of the Tribal Court on his reservation for almost twenty years. He is well known
for his continuous involvement in Native American educational and cultural affairs as well as local Monterey County and Stanford
endeavors. A short-term participant in the Indian Occupation of Alcatraz Island regarded as a major turning point in Indian
political power, he has remained active in the Stanford American Indian and Alumni Association programs. In 1992, by presidential
appointment and full U.S. Senate confirmation, he was sworn in by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor to membership and eventual chairmanship
of the National Board of Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development (IAIA),
a college and museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
At Stanford, Ames was a member of the freshman and varsity baseball squads. Recently he served as a member of the Stanford
Athletic Board and the Stanford Alumni Association Board of Directors. He began his alumni volunteer service with the athletic
department as a volunteer and area chairman of the Buck/Cardinal Club's personal solicitation program. He then went on to
serve as a member of the Athletic Board. Ames has been active in numerous reunion efforts for the class of '51 and has worked
passionately and tirelessly on every board and in every capacity he has served. He was a member of the Stanford Alumni Association's
Board of Directors and Stanford Associates Board of Governors. An ardent supporter of Stanford's Native American Cultural
Center, and a mentor for its students, Ames was honored by the center in 2004 when he was inducted into the Multicultural
Hall of Fame. Stanford Law School publications have recognized him as a trailblazer for American Indian students at the school.
Ames continues his commitment to educate the public and preserve Indian arts and culture by serving as an advisory board member
of the Arizona State Museum at the University of Arizona and a trustee of the Heard Museum in Phoenix, each a nationally recognized
southwest museum and research center with emphasis on Native Americans.
In 2011, Ames was awarded the Stanford Medal for more than 50 years of continuous outstanding and significant services to
Stanford University.
Boyd, Harold K. 2009 Jun 22
Boyd, Harold
Oral history interview, part of a project on racial and ethnic diversity, was conducted in June 2009. Topics include student
life in general, issues important to minority students, and life as a resident faculty member in a dorm complex.
Harold K. Boyd came to Stanford University in 1969, a pivotal time in Stanford history in regard to ethnic and racial diversity.
He was an assistant and associate dean of students from 1969 to 1980 and director of the Medical Fund for the Office of Development
from 1980 to 1995.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Minority college students
Bacchetti, Raymond F.
Boyd, Harold K.
Burciaga, Cecilia Preciado 2011 Sep 9
Burciaga, Cecilia Preciado
Ms. Cecilia Burciaga was interviewed as part of the Stanford Historical Society Oral History Project on racial and ethnical
diversity at Stanford University from the late '60s through the 1980s. Over the course of the conversation, Burciaga spoke
about the clash between individual and communal success, the victories and difficulties of minorities on university campuses,
and Affirmative Action. She discussed her views on international diversity vs. domestic diversity, and her experiences of
the Inter-Agency Committee on Mexican American Affairs. Ms. Burciaga also explained her role in the Office of Chicano Affairs
and the ethnic community centers and dorms on Stanford campus in general. The interview also included Burciaga's take on the
Women's Rights Movement and the University Committee on Minority Issues Report.
Cecilia Preciado Burciaga was born in Pomona and her education included a BA in Spanish, English, and Linguistics from CSU
Fullerton and later a secondary teaching credential. In 1972 she got a master's in Policy Studies in Education from UC Riverside.
Her early career included social science research for the US Civil Rights Commission in Washington, D.C. Cecilia Burciaga
arrived at Stanford in 1974 to become assistant to the president and provost for Chicano affairs during the administration
of the late President Richard W. Lyman. For ten years, she and her husband, Jose Antonio "Tony" Burciaga, were the resident
fellows for Casa Zapata, the Chicano-theme dorm in Stern Hall.
In twenty years at Stanford, Cecilia Burciaga held many positions including Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research,
Dean of Summer Session, and Assistant Provost for Faculty Affairs. When her position as Associate Dean and Development Officer
for Student Resources was eliminated due to budget cuts in 1994, protests from all parts of the university community followed.
After leaving Stanford, Burciaga became a founding dean of CSU Monterey Bay, working in the Office of the President and later
as Associate Vice President of Student Affairs. She also served on the national level, advocating for Hispanic-Americans and
women.
Burciaga died at 67 years old in March 2013 after a battle with lung cancer. She is remembered as an important voice on campus
for the Latino population of students and parents. She worked with immigrant parents who felt anxious about sending their
children to university, and she helped get the ethnic theme dorms and community centers established for many ethnic minorities
in the campus community. Burciaga also pushed for more minority and female admissions in undergraduate and graduate programs,
as well as appointments for faculty positions. Cecilia Preciado Burciaga is remembered as someone who would take up causes
to fight injustice, and admired as a "person of leadership in the Latino community long before it became fashionable."
Carson, Clayborne 2012 Mar 27
Carson, Clayborne
This interview is part of the Diversity Project. Dr. Carson focused on his Martin Luther King Papers Project, and on his part
in the African-African American Studies Program, the anti-apartheid divestment movement, and the change in the Western Culture
program. He explained some of the difficulties in setting up and managing the Martin Luther King Papers Project, and his hopes
for its future. Finally, Dr. Carson reflected on the Stanford environment in general, considering the changes in diversity
and the relationships between student body and faculty.
A member of Stanford's department of history since receiving his doctorate from UCLA in 1975, Clayborne Carson has also served
as visiting professor or visiting fellow at American University, the University of California, Berkeley, Duke University,
Emory University, Harvard University, the Center for the Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford, the L'Ecole
des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris, and at Morehouse College in Atlanta, where during 2009 he was Martin Luther
King, Jr. Distinguished Professor and Executive Director of that institution's King Collection.
Dr. Carson's extensive writings reflect not only his research about King but also his undergraduate civil rights and antiwar
activism, which led him to appreciate the importance of grassroots political activity as well as visionary leadership in the
African-American freedom struggle. His latest book, Martin's Dream: My Journey and the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.,
is a memoir tracing his life from teenage participant in the 1963 March on Washington to internationally-known King scholar.
Carson's first book, In Struggle: SNCC and the Black Awakening of the 1960s, published in 1981, remains the definitive history
of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the most dynamic and innovative civil rights organization. In Struggle won
the Organization of American Historians' Frederick Jackson Turner Award. His other publications include Malcolm X: The FBI
File (1991). Carson also co-authored African American Lives: The Struggle for Freedom (2005), a comprehensive survey of African-American
history.
In addition to The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Carson's other works based on the papers include
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. (1998), compiled from the King's autobiographical writings,
A Knock at Midnight: Inspiration from the Great Sermons of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. (1998), and
A Call to Conscience: The Landmark Speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2001).
Dr. Carson wrote "Passages of Martin Luther King," a play that was initially produced by Stanford's Drama Department in 1993
and subsequently performed at Dartmouth College, Willamette University, the Claremont Colleges, the University of Washington,
Tacoma, and other places. On June 21, 2007, the National Theatre of China performed the international premiere of "Passages"
at the Beijing Oriental Pioneer Theatre, and full houses viewed the four subsequent performances of the first drama to bring
together Chinese actors and African-American gospel singers. During March and April 2011, the Palestinian National Theater
"Al Hakawati" presented the first Arabic production of "Passages" in East Jerusalem, with additional performances in the West
Bank communities of Jenin, Nablus, Bethlehem, Hebron, Tulkarem, and Ramallah.
In addition to his books and scholarly writings, Dr. Carson has devoted considerable attention to bringing his research and
King's ideas to broader public attention. Dr. Carson was a senior historical advisor for a fourteen-part, award-winning, public
television series on the civil rights movement entitled "Eyes on the Prize" and co-edited the Eyes on the Prize Civil Rights
Reader (1991). In addition, he served as historical advisor for "Freedom on My Mind," which was nominated for an Oscar in
1995, as well as for "Chicano!" (1996), "Blacks and Jews" (1997), "Citizen King" (2004), "Negroes with Guns: Rob Williams
and Black Power" (2005), "Have You Heard from Johannesburg?" (2010) a multipart documentary about the international campaign
against apartheid in South Africa, and "Al Helm: Martin Luther King in Palestine' (2013). The Liberation Curriculum initiative
that Dr. Carson conceived has become a major source of educational materials about King and the ongoing struggles to achieve
peace with social justice, and the King Institute's enormously popular website -- kinginstitute.info -- reaches a diverse,
global audience.
Dr. Carson also collaborated with the Roma Design Group of San Francisco to create the winning proposal in an international
competition to design the King National Memorial in Washington, D. C., and he has served as an advisor to the King National
Memorial Foundation.
Among the many honors and awards Dr. Carson has received, the honorary degree he received in 2007 from Morehouse College
had special meaning because it made him part of the community of Morehouse Men that includes Martin Luther King, Jr. and Sr.
Chanowitz, Alice Supton 2011 Sep 8
Chanowitz, Alice Supton
Alice described how the residential education program developed under her leadership 1978-1993. She described the training
and program reviews that involved the resident assistants and resident fellows. She gave examples of the campus programs sponsored
and co-sponsored by the Office of Residential Education during her tenure as head.
After graduating from Bryn Mawr College, Alice Supton Chanowitz moved to New York. She taught first grade and went to City
College for a Master's Degree in Education. When she came to Stanford in 1973, she spent half time as secretary to the Committee
on Undergraduate Studies and half as support for the Urban Studies Program. During the next two years Chanowitz worked as
director of SCIRE (Student Center for Innovation and Research in Education) helping students design independent projects under
faculty sponsorship, and co-director of SWOPSI (Stanford Workshops on Political and Social Issues). She moved to Residential
Education in 1976 and over the years was promoted to Associate Dean. A highlight of Chanowitz's life was receiving the Dinkelspiel
Award for service to undergraduate education. When her first son came along, she shifted to half-time and shared the Res Ed
responsibilities. When her second son was on the way in 1993, she realized that it was time to relinquish the job.
Der, Henry 2009 Dec 17
Der, Henry
Henry Der was an undergraduate from '64 to'68, before much of the campus ferment around diversity began. His story presents
a sharp and illuminating contrast to those who came to Stanford in 1968 and later. As an undergraduate, he reported feeling
alienated from Stanford, as much for socioeconomic as racial reasons and for a time lived off-campus. In the 1980s, he served
on the Advisory Board to the Haas Public Service Center; and in the late 1980s he was a member of a team, led by President
Norman Francis of Xavier University, that reviewed the University's responses to the recommendations of the University Committee
on Minority Issues and to its self-study of performance under its Institutional Standards on Cultural Diversity. (The report
of this team was issued in April 1990.) After graduating, Der served in the Peace Corps and was Executive Director of Chinese
for Affirmative Action. These highly involving activities made his connection with Stanford quite tangential after 1968, and
his recollections of his post-1968 relationships with the University are faint.
Henry Der is currently the Senior Program Officer with the Four Freedoms Fund. At Four Freedoms Fund, a national funders'
collaborative, Henry Der strategizes with national and state-level immigrant rights groups to secure immigration reform and
defend immigrant rights. For more than 22 years, he served as Executive Director of the San Francisco-based Chinese for Affirmative
Action, advocating for fairness and equal opportunities in employment, education, voting and access to publicly-supported
services for Chinese Americans and other racial minorities. At the California Department of Education, he was the Deputy Superintendent
of Public Instruction with oversight responsibilities for programs that serve at-risk and special needs students. He also
served as State Administrator of Emery Unified School District, successfully bringing it out of fiscal bankruptcy. Additionally
he has served as the chairperson of the California Postsecondary Education Commission and the State Bar Legal Services Trust
Fund Commission. Between 1991 and 2001, he was a commentator for the NPR affiliate KQED-FM, probing issues of race, ethnicity,
fairness and accountability in public services.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Minority college students
Stanford University. Haas Center for Public Service
Der, Henry.
Bacchetti, Raymond F.
Flies-Away, Joseph Thomas 2011-09-30
Flies-Away, Joseph Thomas
In this oral history interview, Joseph Thomas Flies-Away (formerly Joseph William Thomas, Jr.) describes his undergraduate
days at Stanford with a focus on his work within the Native American community and in Student Affairs. Flies-Away offers insights
into Native American student life at Stanford during the 1980s, describing incidents of Native American student activism and
detailing his efforts to build bridges within and beyond the Stanford community and to educate the community about Native
culture. He expresses his frustration at the lack of Native American and ethnic studies offerings in the curriculum and the
dearth of Native American professors. Throughout the interview he reads portions of documents that he has collected related
to Native American affairs at Stanford and excerpts from his own poetry and writings.
Kojiro, Dan 2011 Aug 12
Kojiro, Dan
Dan Kojiro graduated from high school in East Los Angeles and attended Stanford for undergraduate studies. He was in the Class
of 1974. Although he was not politically active before arriving at Stanford, he eventually became involved in campus student
activism, partly because of the political climate of the time and the circumstances at Stanford. He was a co-founder of the
Okada theme dorm and helped organize outreach activities in high school to promote Asian American students' awareness of Stanford
and to encourage their application for admission to Stanford. While active in student affairs, Dan Kojiro was also an on-air
programmer at the campus radio station, KZSU.
Ames Research Center Anti-War Protests -- San Francisco Peace March, 1970 Befu, Harumi California -- East Los Angeles -- High
Schools Chan, Paul Dong, Nelson Escalante, Jaime Furumoto, Alice Garcia, Ignacio Kojiro, Dan Koski, Raymond Allen Martinez,
Louie Nagai, Nelson Stand and Deliver (film) Stanford University -- Anti-War Protests Stanford University -- Asian American
Student Alliance Stanford University -- Asian American Student Alliance -- Newsletter Stanford University -- Asian-American
Population Stanford University -- Asian-American Population -- Internal Diversity Stanford University -- Asian-American Population
-- Origins Panel Stanford University -- Black Student Union Stanford University -- Dating Stanford University -- Diversity
-- Admissions Outreach Stanford University -- Diversity -- Demonstrations Stanford University -- Diversity -- Ethnic Associations
Stanford University -- Diversity -- Ethnic Associations -- Fundraising Stanford University -- Financial Aid Stanford University
-- Freshman Facebook Stanford University -- Housing -- Ethnic Theme Dorms Stanford University -- Housing -- Ethnic Theme Dorms
-- Okada
Leckie, James O. 2011 Oct 28
Leckie, James O.
Professor James O. Leckie was closely involved with the Chicano community on Stanford campus. In this interview, he talked
about his background, the recruitment and representation of minority faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, as well
as their retention. He also discussed the relationship between the Chicano community and other minority communities.
Professor Leckie has been on the Stanford Environmental Engineering faculty since 1970 and is an environmental chemist interested
in the application of chemical principles to the study of pollutants behavior in natural aquatic systems and in engineered
processes. His research contributions have been extensive in the areas of adsorption chemistry, human exposure analysis, and
membrane science.
In 2005, he became a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and received the American Society of Civil Engineering
Rudolf Hering Medal in 1981. Presently, he is co-Director of the Singapore-Stanford Partnership program in Environmental Engineering
& Science, and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development & Global Competitiveness at Stanford University. He is also
Appointed Chair Professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering at Tsinghua University.
Professor Leckie holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from San José State University (1964), and M.S. (1965) and Ph.D.
(1970) degrees in Environmental Sciences from Harvard University.
Leonard, Jean McCarter 2011 Jan 7
Leonard, Jean McCarter
The interview was conducted by Katherine Toy, a Stanford Historical Society board member and senior manager at the Stanford
Alumni Association.
Jean McCarter Leonard discusses her time at Stanford with an emphasis on her experience as one of very few African American
students on campus. She talks about dorm life, classroom experience and her interaction with then university president, Wallace
Sterling.
Jean McCarter Leonard '57 is a community volunteer currently living in the Bay Area. She is a consultant to the California
State Department of Education and serves on the Alumnae Board of Cap and Gown at Stanford University. She got a bachelor's
degree in social sciences from Stanford and a master's degree in education from the University of Michigan.
Jean McCarter Leonard is married for 54 years to her high school sweetheart, Dr. Fred Leonard, and is the proud parent of
two sons, Russell '84 and Gary, graduate of the National University.
Nogales, Luis G. 2010 Jan 29
Nogales, Luis G.
Luis G. Nogales relates his experience as a student and then a senior staff member at Stanford University from 1966 to 1972
when the university began to embrace racial and ethnic diversity. He begins by sharing his experiences growing up in a Mexican
American family in San Joaquin Valley, California, and his experiences at San Diego State University. He then talks about
how those experiences shaped him prior to coming to Stanford.
He continues with his decision to attend Stanford Law School and the opportunities that afforded him to help recruit Mexican
American students. While in law school, Nogales was active in various ways to recruit and bring together Mexican American
students. After law school, he served as an Assistant to the President of Stanford University for Mexican American Affairs.
He talks about his work with MASC (Mexican American Student Confederation) and MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán).
He also describes his relationships with other organizations and other ethnic groups, particularly with African American student
groups, not only at Stanford, but at other universities and colleges. He also mentions issues concerning worker's rights and
race relations within the Catholic Church and the Mormon Church at that time. Finally, he describes the differences between
the early days of affirmative action and diversity at Stanford from how it is in more recent years.
After leaving Stanford in 1972, Nogales continued to be involved with the university in various roles, including serving
on the Board of Visitors of the Law School and the Board of Visitors of the Libraries. He was the Founding Chair of the Stanford
Center for Public Service and a member of the Board of Trustees. In addition to these experiences, he talks about a recent
class action lawsuit against Texaco and how things changed in the country over time regarding diversity and affirmative action.
Over a period of 30 years, Luis G. Nogales has built a broad and successful record as a senior operating executive and as
a private equity fund manager. Moreover, he has enhanced his business acumen and network by serving on the boards of directors
of public and private companies. He has served on the investment committees of the board of directors of non-profit institutions
with investment portfolios in excess of $75 billion, which include the Ford Foundation, J. Paul Getty Trust, and Stanford
University. In addition, Nogales has strong ties to the Hispanic community within the United States and Mexico. Already, his
knowledge of and relationships within these population segments have led to significant deal flow for companies with products
and services directed to Hispanic consumers, which is the fastest growing population group and purchasing power consumer segment
in the country. A summary of the private equity investments in which Nogales has served as the principal investment professional
can be found in Section 7 ("Discussion of Past Investments") of this Memorandum.
In 1969, Luis G. Nogales started his professional career after graduating from the Stanford Law School where he worked as
Special Assistant to the President of Stanford University until 1972. In 1972, Nogales was selected as a White House Fellow
and served as Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior. This experience provided the opportunity to work on policy
formation and implementation at the most senior levels of federal government. After completing his White House Fellowship,
Luis Nogales began his private sector career. He has negotiated business and personnel contracts, labor, acquisition and sale
agreements, and has worked with local, state and federal government regulators. As president and CEO of Univision, United
Press International and Embarcadero Media, Nogales exercised superior leadership in guiding these companies through a variety
of economic and life cycle stages (start up, growth, and turn around). During his tenure at these companies, he recruited
and built management teams, and changed work forces to address company requirements. In particular, he successfully planned
and implemented programs to increase sales and to reduce costs.
At Univision, the preeminent U.S. Spanish-language television network, Luis G. Nogales led the company's growth in revenues
by over 20% per year for a two-year period, while positioning the company for a successful sale by rationalizing costs and
mitigating regulatory issues. At United Press International, which operated in over 60 countries with over 2,000 employees,
Nogales led a turnaround that resulted in the company's first profit in over 20 years. He reorganized the company and executed
a successful sale.
In the private equity arena, as one of the partners in the Lombard/Nogales Radio Fund, Nogales successfully raised, invested
and exited approximately $25.6 million in equity investments, generating a gross IRR of approximately 30% to his institutional
investors. The fund acquired radio stations under a holding company, Embarcadero Media. Nogales led the acquisition and management
of eight radio stations in four separate transactions and participated in the planning and execution of the exit from these
properties over a 3½-year period. Of the eight radio stations, he started six new radio operations by reformatting the programming
to Spanish language and rebuilding the sales force to address a different market segment. The remaining two stations were
maintained in the same format, English language.
After selling all the assets of Embarcadero Media, Nogales worked as senior advisor to the Deutsche Bank Private Equity Latin
America Group. Among his activities there, he led the acquisition of four outdoor media companies in Brazil to form Brazil
Midia Exterior ("BME") at a price of US$72 million. Although the investment was made during a period of decline in the Brazilian
economy, the consolidation made BME the largest outdoor advertising company in the country in a fragmented industry and thus
a strategic and valuable company. Since BME's acquisitions, Clear Channel, a U.S.-based media company, has acquired two outdoor
media companies in Brazil, confirming BME's thesis that the Brazil outdoor media market would be attractive to international
strategic companies if consolidated. BME is the largest outdoor company in Brazil with strategic assets, making it an attractive
acquisition target. Moreover, a media experienced senior management team was brought in to position the company for further
growth and consolidation. In addition to the transactional work in Brazil, Nogales participated in facilitating and helping
to negotiate a successful exit from an investment in Mexico, Jugos del Valle, a juice production and distribution company.
For the past 7 years, Luis G. Nogales has served as the Managing Partner of Nogales Investors Management, LLC, the manager
of two private equity funds with $345 million of assets under management. Nogales also has invaluable experience serving on
the boards of directors of public and private companies. He has chaired committees in audit, finance, personnel and compensation.
During the course of his lengthy tenure on corporate boards, Nogales has provided oversight and advice to senior management
through economic cycles and company growth stages. Through his operating and board experience, Nogales developed a working
knowledge and expertise in the following industry sectors: energy, home building, consumer products, banking, retail, apparel,
and media. He is currently on the board of Edison International, KB Home, and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. His previous board
experience includes Arbitron Inc., The J. Paul Getty Trust, the National Association of Investment Companies, Coors, Levi
Strauss, Lucky Stores, Bank of California, Kaufman & Broad S.A, the Ford Foundation, Stanford University and the Mayo Clinic
Trust.
Luis G. Nogales' strong and influential networks in the business, community and public sectors, formed by years of participation
and relationship building, is expected to contribute significantly to the success of the Partnership. Luis G. Nogales graduated
from San Diego State University and the Stanford University Law School. He speaks fluent Spanish.
Ogletree, Charles 2009 Oct 24
Ogletree, Charles
Charles James Ogletree Jr. went to Stanford in 1971 as a freshman, at a time of great changes in the country and on campus.
He was elected as the chairman of the Stanford Black Student Union at the end of his freshman year. As a student, he was active
in student politics and concerned with the recruitment and admission of a more diverse body of undergraduates. He later became
a trustee of Stanford University and also involved in minority alumni issues.
Charles James Ogletree, Jr. is the Jesse Climenko Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and the founding and executive director
of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at the law school. He has received numerous awards and honors,
including being named one of the 100+ Most Influential Black Americans by Ebony Magazine. Professor Ogletree is the author
and co-editor of several books, including The Presumption of Guilt: The Arrest of Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (June 2010),
When Law Fails: Making Sense of Miscarriages of Justice (2009), From Lynch Mobs to the Killing State: Race and the Death Penalty
in America (2006), and All Deliberate Speed: Reflections on the First Half-Century of Brown v. Board of Education (2004).
He was a senior advisor to President Barack Obama during his 2008 presidential campaign. Professor Ogletree is a native of
Merced, California, where he attended public schools. Professor Ogletree earned an M.A. and B.A. (with distinction) in Political
Science from Stanford University, where he was Phi Beta Kappa. He also holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School.
Porras, Jerry I. 2011 Oct 4
Porras, Jerry I.
This interview with Professor Jerry I. Porras is part of the Oral History Project on Racial and Ethnic Diversity. Professor
Porras discussed what happened in Stanford's history to initiate and then to shape the increase in diversity at the university
from the 1960s to the present. He began by recounting his youth in El Paso and continued by describing the scholastic and
professional trajectory that led him to Stanford. Porras discussed both the admirable and less-than-admirable aspects of the
University's record of diversity outreach. Most of the conversation about diversity issues focused on people -- undergraduate
students, graduate students, and faculty -- of Chicano and Latino descent. One idea that emerges is that the character of
diversity outreach at Stanford has evolved over time. This interview offers an enlightening window on that evolution.
Jerry I. Porras is the Lane Professor of Organizational Behavior, Emeritus, since 2001. Professor Porras joined the Stanford
faculty in 1972.
Professor Porras served as a Business School Trust Faculty Fellow as well as a Robert M. and Anne T. Bass Faculty Fellow.
He was the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at the Graduate School of Business from 1991-1994. He also served as the Stanford's
faculty athletics representative to the Pacific-10 Conference and the National Collegiate Athletic Association from 1988 until
his retirement. Professor Porras also served as a consultant to Techint, S.A. (Argentina), 1970–71.
Among the honors he has received are the Brilliante Award from the National Society of Hispanic MBAs, the Silver Apple Award
from the Stanford Business School Alumni Association, and the Kanter Medal from the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology.
Professor Porras is the author of Stream Analysis: A Powerful Way to Diagnose and Manage Organizational Change (Addison-Wesley,
1987); co-developer of the Stream Analysis Software Package (1999); and coauthor of Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary
Companies (Harper Business, 1994) and "Building Your Company's Vision," Harvard Business Review (1996).
He has served on several editorial boards including the Journal of Organizational Change Management, Journal of Applied Behavioral
Science, Academy of Management Journal, and Academy of Management Review.
Professor Porras received his BSEE from Texas Western College in 1960, his MBA from Cornell University in 1968, and his PhD
from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1974. He worked at General Electric Co., 1964–66; Lockheed Missiles and
Space Corp., 1963–64 and in the U.S. Army, 1960–63.
Robinson, Norman W. 2011 Feb 3
Robinson, Norman W.
This interview was part of the Project on Racial and Ethnic Diversity at Stanford, Phase One: Undergraduate Students, 1968
to 1987. Norman W. Robinson was an Assistant and Associate Dean of Student Affairs during much of this period, responsible
for residential education. He speaks knowledgeably about ethnic theme houses, specific incidents during this period (with
William Shockley; in Ujamaa House), and reflects on the process of increasing the diversity of the undergraduate student body.
Rosenzweig, Robert M. 2009 Jun 10
Rosenzweig, Robert M.
This interview is conducted as part of the Stanford Diversity Oral History Project. Robert M. Rosenzweig discussed his role
as associate provost during the time of campus unrest in the late 1960s. He recalled his interaction with different diversity
student groups on campus, the Study of Education at Stanford (SES), and his work with various colleagues, including Dick Lyman,
Bill Wyman and Rixford Snyder, to promote diversity in the undergraduate student body.
Robert Rosenzweig is a political scientist who came to Stanford in 1962 and served as university associate dean, vice provost,
and vice president. He left Stanford in 1983 to become president of the Association of American Universities until 1993.
Series 5. Faculty and staff interviews Series 5 2007-2024
Language of Material: English.
Abrams, Herbert L. 2015
Abrams, Herbert L.
Herbert Abrams was an emeritus professor of radiology at the Stanford University School of Medicine, a senior research fellow
at Stanford's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and a prolific author of books and scholarly articles. He
contributed greatly to the Stanford community through his interests in diagnostic radiology and nuclear weapons. In this three-part
interview, Abrams discussed his youth in New York, his residency and teaching experience at Stanford's medical school, and
how his interest shifted from radiology to nuclear weapons research and activism.
Abrams described his childhood in Brooklyn, centering his discussion on his family and his high school years. His family's
love of language seemingly influenced Abrams to pursue an English major and to work for a variety of newspapers and journals
at Cornell University, ultimately taking a job after graduation as a newsreel media analyst for the government. Although his
interest in Freudian literature prompted Abrams to apply to medical school, once enrolled at SUNY Downstate College of Medicine,
he quickly redirected his efforts from psychiatry to radiology.
Abrams provided valuable details about Stanford's original medical school in San Francisco. From 1948 until 1959, Abrams
served first as a resident and then as a professor at San Francisco General Hospital and Stanford Lane Hospital. Abrams found
the experience both challenging and exciting because, due to the small-staff environment, faculty acted as both administrators
and clinicians. Abrams also discussed the increasing importance of faculty research efforts after the medical school moved
to the Stanford campus in 1959, highlighting developments in biplane imagery, catheter procedures, and radiation effect studies.
Against the backdrop of his move from Stanford to Harvard, Abrams turned his attention to his longstanding interest in social
activism and growing concern regarding nuclear weapons. Although he previously worked with the Physicians for Social Responsibility
group, Abrams' efforts pivoted towards promoting a more international organization called the International Physicians for
the Prevention of Nuclear War. This group studied all matters related to nuclear weapons, worked to raise awareness, and educated
Congress about the effects of nuclear war.
Abrams went on to discuss his return to Stanford in 1985 and his continued shift from a focus on diagnostic radiology to
nuclear weapons research and activism. Increasingly, Abrams spent time at Stanford's Center for International Security and
Cooperation studying the effects of nuclear weapons exposure and the intersection of weapons access and mental health. In
conclusion, Abrams addressed the need to educate the public about present-day nuclear threats and discussed the various leisure
interests he pursued in this post-retirement period.
Amemiya, Takeshi 2017
Amemiya, Takeshi
In this oral history from 2017, the noted econometrician Takeshi Amemiya, Edward Ames Edmonds Professor of Economics, Emeritus,
describes his early life in wartime Japan, his education in economics, and his years on the faculty of the Department of Economics
at Stanford University. His wife, Yoshiko Miyaki Amemiya, briefly describes meeting Amemiya in Japan and her experience of
life at Stanford.
Amemiya begins by describing how Advanced Econometrics, a comprehensive text that is still in print three decades after its
initial publication in 1985, evolved from material he used to teach the subject when he first came to Stanford in 1964. About
that time, Amemiya explains, microdata on individual households and companies began to become available. Amemiya developed
the statistical methods to analyze such data, and he was the first to write a textbook on the subject.
Elaborating on his early years at Stanford, Amemiya explains that the faculty of the Department of Economics were assigned
to different campus buildings, depending on their interests. He says this tended to deter collaboration until the department
was consolidated at Encina Hall in the 1970s.
Amemiya jumps ahead to discuss his later interests: sharing his delight in discovering the similarities of Greek and Japanese
customs, including the gods they worshipped and their shrines to the dead. In addition, after traveling in China, he began
to write poetry in Chinese.
Turning to his childhood, Amemiya says he was only seven at the outbreak of World War II, which found his family in Lima,
Peru, where his father worked as an executive for a Japanese shipping line. He describes being caught up in an exchange of
Japanese and U.S. citizens living abroad at the outbreak of war. Although he was evacuated from Tokyo during the war, he experienced
air raids in the area near Mount Fuji to which he had been sent.
Amemiya describes his time at the International Christian University in Japan, Guilford College in North Carolina, and the
American University in Washington, DC and admits to sometimes being distracted from his studies by American novels and golf.
At Johns Hopkins University, Amemiya says a connection with econometrist Carl F. Christ set him on a career course that led
him to join the faculty of the Stanford Department of Economics. Stanford then was more comfortable and less pressured than
today, Amemiya says, offering his criticism of today's practice of allowing students to evaluate professors, arguing that
this encourages overly rehearsed teaching. Instead, he recalls putting new problems on the board and solving them with the
students.
Yoshiko Amemiya recounts how she met and married the young professor during a brief period when he left Stanford to teach
in Japan. She also shares some of the challenges she experienced adapting to American culture, especially in feeling comfortable
with the informality of the English language.
Amemiya concludes by briefly describing the anti-Vietnam War protests at Stanford and recalling some memorable faculty rivalries
on the tennis court.
Anderson, Theodore Wilbur 2012 Oct 25
Anderson, Theodore Wilbur
The interview encompasses Professor Anderson's long life, starting with his background as the son of a college president and
continuing with his undergraduate degree from Northwestern University and Ph.D. from Princeton University. After one year
at Cowles Commission on Research in Economics, he moved on to Columbia University Faculty from 1946-67, and has been at Stanford
since then. He retired at age 70, maintains his writing and research. At the time of the interview he was 93 years old.
Professor Anderson is a leading authority in Econometrics and held a dual appointment at Stanford in the Department of Statistics
and the Economics Department. Prof. Anderson came to Stanford because of the quality of colleagues in both departments and
greater support for the program than was available at Columbia. He had numerous students from overseas, particularly but not
exclusively from Asia and has maintained social and academic relations with many foreign students.
He was one of the first people at Stanford to hold appointments in two departments. It worked well because he declined to
be the chair of either department. The dual appointment may have cost him the ability to have an endowed chair.
Theodore (Ted) Wilbur Anderson (born June 5, 1918) is an American mathematician and statistician who specialized in the analysis
of multivariate data. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1946. He was on the faculty
of Columbia University from 1946 until moving to Stanford University in 1967, becoming Emeritus Professor in 1988. He served
as Editor of Annals of Mathematical Statistics from 1950 to 1952. He was elected President of the Institute of Mathematical
Statistics in 1962. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1974.
Anderson's 1958 textbook, An Introduction to Multivariate Analysis, educated a generation of theorists and applied statisticians;
Anderson's book emphasizes hypothesis testing via likelihood ratio tests and the properties of power functions: Admissibility,
unbiasedness and monotonicity. Anderson is also known for Anderson–Darling test of whether there is evidence that a given
sample of data did not arise from a given probability distribution. He also framed the Anderson–Bahadur algorithm along with
Raghu Raj Bahadur which is used in statistics and engineering for solving binary classification problems when the underlying
data have multivariate normal distributions with different covariance matrices. He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of
Science and Letters.
Professor Theodore W. Anderson turned 90 in June, 2008. To celebrate this milestone, the Departments of Statistics and Economics
organized a special conference in his honor over June 6th and 7th. In presenting their research, the invited speakers pointed
out Professor Anderson's fundamental contributions and the over-arching influence of his early work. Kenneth Arrow, 1972 Nobel
Laureate in Economics, gave an overview of the early developments in econometrics in his talk, "Some Reminiscences of Econometrics
in the 1940s", and profiled Professor Anderson's contribution to econometrics during his time on the Cowles Commission. The
list of conference speakers included many of Professor Anderson's former students, co-authors, and colleagues.
Professor Anderson's 1945 doctoral dissertation was scanned for the occasion and made available as a .pdf file from the conference
web page. The impact of this paper on econometrics and multivariate analysis was noted by several speakers, and the scanned
version was unveiled to Professor Anderson on the second day of the conference. At the concluding session that day, a special
issue (Number 9, Volume 138) of the Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference published in recognition of his birthday
was presented to Professor Anderson by J.N. Srivastava, Editor-in-Chief of the journal.
Andersson, Theodore M. 2019-07-22
Ted Andersson - Recordings
Ted Andersson - Transcript
Creator: Andersson, Theodore Murdock
Creator: Marincovich, Michele
Abstract: Ted Andersson, a leading scholar of Old Norse and Icelandic sagas, recalls his early life in a family of teachers, his education
at Yale University, and his research and teaching career at Harvard, Stanford, and Indiana University. Andersson describes
how he discovered his passion for Scandinavian literature as an undergraduate and his graduate work on the history of the
Icelandic sagas, a focus for much of his academic research career. He recounts his early years as an instructor and later
professor of German and Scandinavian at Harvard and describes the circumstances that led him to join Stanford's Department
of German Studies in 1975. He discusses key issues in the Icelandic oral and literary tradition, as well as departmental responsibilities
and politics and the university's efforts to reorganize various departments into the Division of Literatures, Cultures, and
Languages. He reflects on serving as department chair as well as his time as associate dean in the School of Humanities and
Sciences. Returning to Stanford after serving on the faculty at Indiana University in the late 1990s, Andersson describes
his continued work on Icelandic sagas, translations of Homer and Old English epic poetry, and recognition by the Icelandic
state and scholarly associations.
Language of Material: English.
Andreopoulos, Spyros 2011 Dec 9
Andreopoulos, Spyros
Creator: Andreopoulos, Spyros.
Language of Material: English.
Spyros Andreopoulos recalls his career at the Medical School and the various deans he worked with, including Bob Alway, Bob
Glaser and David Korn. He also discusses covering the news of Arthur Kornberg's synthesis of biologically active DNA and Norman
Shumway's work in heart transplant. As a former consultant to the board of the Packard Foundation, Andreopoulos talks about
his relationship with David Packard.
A native of Greece, born in Athens on Feb. 12, 1929, Spyros Andreopoulos learned English in German-occupied Salonica as a
teen, served as a communications liaison in Greece's air force during the Korean War, and studied journalism in the United
States, where he married and remained, working in public relations and journalism, earning recognition among reporters and
public-relations specialists as an unusually well-informed, honest and sometimes bold broker of medical news. In the spring
of 1939, Andreopoulos was accepted by the Koryalenion School at the island Spetsai, an exclusive private school regarded as
the Greek version of Eton. But by then war in Europe was looming and his father decided that it would be best if he attended
Anatolia College instead, an American high school near Salonica — so that if hostilities broke out, he would be near home.
War came to Greece in 1940 when Italy invaded from Albania and was defeated. Hitler came to Mussolini's aid and the German
army invaded Greece in the spring of 1941. The American high school was closed down, and its campus and buildings were taken
over by the German occupation authorities. The American teaching staff left for the states, but the Greek teachers who remained
behind rented a building in Salonica and continued to give English lessons. Andreopoulos enrolled at the new school and took
English lessons during the entire German occupation. After the British liberated Greece in 1944, Andreopoulos' first summer
job was a clerical position with the electrical parts division of the British army's supply corps. He finished high school
in 1946, then studied at the University of Athens in 1948-49. He found being drafted by the air force for a 24-month military
service was a blessing in disguise. Andreopoulos got his first experiences as a diplomat as the designated spokesman for a
squadron of seven Douglas C-47 transport planes (known as gooney birds) contributed by Greece to the U.S. effort in Korea.
The Korean War also provided Andreopoulos his first journalism experiences. While serving, he recorded interviews with the
troops for Radio Athens and played the role of reporter for the first time. Though he was trained in flight control, his knowledge
of English led to his first job in communications. After the war, Andreopoulos returned to Greece and worked for the United
States Information Agency, helping produce a series of films on the accomplishments of the Marshall Plan in Greece. In 1953,
his boss sent him to the University of Kansas in Manhattan to prep for a series of films teaching Greek farmers to use modern
agricultural methods. The next year the film series was canned, but Andreopoulos was able to stay in the United States.
With the help of the Institute of International Education, he applied for scholarships to the schools of journalism at Northwestern,
University of Missouri, University of Kansas and Wichita University, now Wichita State University. He was offered scholarships
by all, but Wichita gave him a deal he couldn't refuse — a $2,000 scholarship, plus free room and board. In 1955, while still
a student in Wichita, he joined the Wichita Beacon newspaper as a reporter covering the education and science beats and two
years later he became assistant editorial page editor.
In 1959, the famous psychiatrist Karl Menninger asked Andreopoulos to join the The Menninger Foundation as assistant director
of information services and editor of The Menninger Quarterly. In 1963, Andreopoulos was lured away from his work at the renowned
psychiatric clinic and school in Topeka, Kan., by an offer from Stanford.
Once at Stanford, Andreopoulos found himself with plenty of administrative matters to write about — and plenty of news to
get out. He wrote about tensions between the medical center and the city of Palo Alto, the creation of a virus in a test-tube,
the first heart transplant in the United States and the Asilomar Conference on the safety of research using bioengineered
materials.
Though he was not a member of Stanford's faculty, Andreopoulos commanded the respect and attention of leaders in medicine
at Stanford and beyond. Andreopoulos not only served as spokesman for the medical school, advisor to the school's leaders
and director of the news office, he was a prolific and insightful writer himself. Among the issues Andreopoulos took up over
the years: the dangers of conflicts of interest in medical research, the strengths of single-payer health coverage and methods
for avoiding hype in reporting biomedical research.
As director of Stanford's medical news office, Andreopoulos served as the school's official spokesman and also as editor
of Stanford M.D. magazine and its successor, Stanford Medicine, which he founded. He became director emeritus in 1993.
In addition to his work for Stanford, Andreopoulos is a prolific writer. Over his career he edited and contributed to a book
series on socioeconomic aspects of health care; published on medicine and social policy in professional journals and the lay
press — including dozens of op-eds for the San Francisco Chronicle — and co-authored a medical novel (Heart Beat, Putnam-Coward,
1978).
Other noteworthy Andreopoulos writings include Aging of America & the Role of the Academic Health Center (John Wiley & Sons,
September 1988) and The Unhealthy Alliance Between Academia and Corporate America (West J Med, October 2001) concerning the
distorting influences of the commercialization of academic science on university research. He also edited and contributed
to a book series on socioeconomic aspects of health care: Medical Cure and Medical Care (Milbank Memorial Fund, 1972); Primary
Care: Where Medicine Fails (John Wiley & Sons, 1974); National Health Insurance: Can We Learn from Canada? (Krieger, 1975);
and with John Hogness, MD, Health Care for an Aging Society (Churchill Livingstone, 1990).
As a member of the board and editor of the Sun Valley Forum on National Health, a think tank co-founded in 1972 by the late
Averill Harriman and based in Sun Valley, Idaho, Andreopoulos authored and published policy papers on a range of topics. Since
1995 he has also contributed more than 60 commentaries to the San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury-News and other newspapers.
The topics have ranged from medical education and research to drug company advertising, health-care policy issues and the
uninsured.
Andreopoulos' books have received several honors. His Primary Care: Where Medicine Fails received the Best Book Award from
the American Medical Writers Association in 1975, and National Health Insurance: Can We Learn from Canada? was named Book
of the Year by the American Nurses Association in 1976.
He received several consecutive exceptional achievement awards from the Association of American Medical Colleges for "excellence
in medical education public affairs." On the year of his retirement, the magazine also received the Sibley Award for excellence,
the highest honor accorded to university alumni magazines.
Andreopoulos has served on the boards of the California Division of the American Cancer Society and the National Association
of Science Writers. He is a member of American Medical Writers Association. He has served as a consultant on public relations
and communication to the National Cancer Institute and several academic medical centers, and the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation,
the Markey Charitable Trust, and the Lucile and David Packard Foundation. In the early 1970s he advised PBS and the National
Science Foundation during the initial planning and launching of the NOVA television series. Andreopoulos lives on the Stanford
campus with his wife, Christiane, who for many years taught French at Castilleja School, an all-girls middle and high school
in Palo Alto, Calif., and is now retired.
*This biography is adapted from a manuscript provided by the School of Medicine.
Alway, Robert Andreopoulos, Christiane Andreopoulos, Spyros Barnard, Christian Berg, Paul Beyers, Bob Carlson, Frank Faculty
Relationship to the Press Fogarty, Thomas J. Glaser, Robert J. Kasperak, Michael Korn, David Kornberg, Arthur Kornberg, Arthur
-- Synthesis of Biologically Active DNA Menninger Foundation Menninger, Karl A. Menninger, William Nelson, Lyle M. Nobel Prize
Packard Foundation Packard, David Reagan, Ronald Rich, Clayton Shumway, N.E. (Norman Edward) Shumway, N.E. (Norman Edward)
-- Tetralogy of Fallot Shumway, N.E. (Norman Edward) -- Tetralogy of Fallot -- Heart Transplants Spector, Rosanne Stanford
University -- Medical Center Stanford University -- Medical Center -- Communications and Public Relations Stanford University
-- Medical Center -- Internal and External Interactions Stanford University -- Medical Center -- Relationship with El Camino
Hospital Stanford University -- Medical Center -- Relationship with UCSF Stinson, Edward United States of America -- Immigration
and Naturalization Service United States of America -- US Embassy in Greece
Arrow, Kenneth Joseph 2011 Nov-Dec
Arrow, Kenneth Joseph
In this four-part interview, Professor Emeritus Kenneth Joseph Arrow discussed his long and varied career. He began with a
description of his family background and an extensive explanation of his educational background, from the early signs of a
gifted intelligence through a special accelerated high school program and on to college and graduate school. His years in
a doctoral program at Columbia's department of economics was interrupted by military service during WWII, during which time
Arrow received master's level training in meteorology. Upon returning to Columbia, he completed his dissertation. Parts one
and two of the interview transcripts include several examples of teachers, colleagues, and other mentors in his education
and early career. This career took him to many places, and in the interviews, Arrow explained his work for the RAND Corporation
and the Cowles Commission in Chicago before moving to Stanford for its departments of economics and statistics.
In part three, Professor Arrow detailed much of his Stanford career, including his pride in the creation of the Department
of Operations Research, SIEPR, and IMSSS. He also gave a lengthy argument for his perspectives on the value of interdisciplinary
work. This part of the interview contains descriptions of many of Stanford's faculty, particularly those in statistics and
economics, and the department practices of administration, hiring, and recruitment. Arrow offered reactions to his service
in the Faculty Senate and the Advisory Board of the Academic Council, his takes on the administrations of several of Stanford's
presidents, his time at Harvard, and his subsequent return to Stanford in 1979. Part three also includes Arrow's Nobel Memorial
Prize for Economics with Sir John Hicks in 1972.
The final part of the interview examined Arrow's life since his retirement in 1991, focusing on his further intellectual
explorations and his thoughts on the nature of knowledge and subjective belief. He also spoke of some of the accomplishments
and challenges of his Stanford tenure. The interviews conclude with a brief look at some of his extracurricular activities
and his extended family.
Kenneth Joseph Arrow is a Nobel Prize-winning economist whose work has been primarily in economic theory and operations, focusing
on areas including social choice theory, risk bearing, medical economics, general equilibrium analysis, inventory theory,
and the economics of information and innovation. He was one of the first economists to note the existence of a learning curve,
and he also showed that under certain conditions an economy reaches a general equilibrium. In 1972, together with Sir John
Hicks, he won the Nobel Prize in economics, for his pioneering contributions to general equilibrium theory and welfare theory.
Arrow was born in New York City in 1921 to parents who came to America from Russia as children. A gifted student who skipped
two grades, Kenneth J. Arrow studied at a Townsend Harris High School and then attended the City College of New York. His
major was mathematics, and he became interested in the developing field of mathematical statistics. Arrow went on to graduate
study at Columbia University. Statistics was not then recognized as a separate department; Arrow decided to follow his mentor,
Harold Hotelling, to Economics.
During World War II, Arrow enrolled as a weather officer in the US Air Force. He was sent to New York University with his
class for the equivalent of a master's degree in meteorology. He was then assigned to research in forecasting and served in
that capacity until discharged in December 1945, at which point he returned to graduate studies. In 1947, Arrow accepted a
position in the Cowles Commission for Research in Economics, where he worked with colleagues such as later Nobel laureates
Lawrence Klein, Leonid Hurwicz, and Franco Modigliani, and statisticians like Herman Rubin and Herman Chernoff. In 1948, Arrow
accepted an invitation to spend the summer at the RAND Corporation.
Arrow arrived at Stanford in 1949 and remained through 1968, rising to full professor, also serving as Head of the department
for three years. He served the university on several studies and as a member of the Executive Committee of the Academic Council.
Among his noteworthy contributions was the creation of the Operations Research program, which eventually became a department
in the School of Engineering. Arrow spent 1968-1979 at Harvard University before returning to Stanford until his retirement
in 1991.
Arvin, Ann M. 2019-07-24-2019-08-12
Ann M. Arvin - Recordings
Ann M. Arvin - Transcript
Creator: Arvin, Ann M.
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Ann Arvin describes her early life and educational background, her research on the varicella- zoster virus, and her position
as Stanford's Associate Dean of Research from 2001 to 2006 and as Vice Provost and Dean of Research from 2006 to 2018. Highlights
include her description of studying T cell responses to herpesviruses, her work on interdisciplinary initiatives as Vice Provost,
and her experiences as one of the pioneering women faculty at Stanford's School of Medicine.
Language of Material: English.
Aziz, Khalid, Ph. D. 2018-03-12-2018-04-03
Khalid Aziz - Recordings
Khalid Aziz - Transcript
Creator: Aziz, Khalid, Ph. D.
Creator: Gamlen, Tod
Abstract: Professor Emeritus Khalid Aziz, an expert in the field of petroleum engineering, describes his early life in India and Pakistan,
his education at the University of Michigan, the University of Alberta, and Rice University, and his research on multi-phase
flow in pipelines and reservoir simulation. He describes his work building a gas distribution system in Karachi, his faculty
position at the University of Calgary, and the factors that brought him to Stanford's Petroleum Engineering Department in
1982. Other topics include the Stanford industry affiliates programs in which he was active (SUPRI-B, SCRF, SUPRI-HW, and
SFC); the transformation of the department from one focused on petroleum engineering to the more diverse Energy Resources
Engineering Department; the impact of high housing costs and immigration issues on Stanford faculty and students; his involvement
with the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in Pakistan; and some of the challenges facing the oil and gas industry.
Language of Material: English.
Babcock, Barbara 2015
Babcock, Barbara
Barbara Babcock traces the journey of her growing up in a little town in Arkansas to eventually becoming the head of the Washington
D.C. Public Defenders, the first woman faculty member at Stanford Law School, the Assistant U.S. Attorney General for the
Civil Division, the author of two casebooks and a biography of Clara Foltz.
Bacchetti, Raymond F. 2014-09
Bacchetti, Raymond F.
Ray Bacchetti, Vice President for Planning and Management, Emeritus, was an administrator at Stanford from 1963 to 1993. In
this interview he talked first about his upbringing and his early administrative career while pursuing a Ph.D. at Stanford's
School of Education. He became an Assistant Provost in 1968 and assumed increasingly broad and influential positions in the
President and Provost's Office for the next 25 years. He discussed Stanford's system of budgeting and financial management
in some detail, including topics such as tuition setting, periods of significant budget cutting, endowment policies, restricted
funds, and indirect cost recovery. Other topics covered in the interview included diversity and affirmative action, undergraduate
financial aid, the Management Development Program, higher education management and administration, EST (Erhard Seminars Training),
Stanford leadership, and his receipt of the Kenneth M. Cuthbertson Award. When his Vice President position was eliminated,
he spent the next eight years at the Hewlett Foundation as the Education Program Officer, and also worked at the Carnegie
Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. He also discussed some of his extensive community service including on the Palo
Alto School Board. His perspectives on Stanford as a great institution were informed, philosophical, and modest.
Baldwin, Robert L. (Robert Lesh) 2018-07-11
Robert Lesh Baldwin
Abstract: Robert Lesh "Buzz" Baldwin is a professor of biochemistry emeritus at Stanford University. In this oral history, he covers
his childhood in Wisconsin; the work of his father, Ira L. Baldwin, for the US government during World War II; and his experiences
as a student and professor. Topics covered include his chemistry studies, post-doctorate work, ultracentrifuge experiments,
and interest in the mechanisms of protein-folding. An important figure in the field of genetics, Baldwin recounts the early
days of the Stanford Department of Biochemistry and the leadership of Arthur Kornberg, as well as his interactions with other
notable scientists at the university and beyond. Baldwin and his wife, Anne, also discuss housing, Stanford's research environment,
and their retirement.
Childhood and family in Madison, Wisconsin • Parents' approach to teaching children • Three generations of gardeners (grandfather,
father, son) • Father accepting invitation to direct U.S. biological warfare laboratories during WWII • Codebreaking for the
Army in WWII • Contracting tuberculosis from monkeys at the zoo • University of Wisconsin education • Father's WWI experiences
and his service on committee under Vannevar Bush organizing scientists for the war effort during WWII • Father's work at Camp
Detrick on biological warfare and the family's experiences • Early interest in physical chemistry and problem solving • Svedberg
analytical centrifuge • Measuring the sedimentation coefficients of small molecules • Rhodes Scholarship and Oxford's approach
to training PhD students v. using research groups • Influence of Dr. A. G. Ogston at Oxford • Learning about protein folding
at Linderstrom-Lang's laboratory • Friendship with John Schellman • Formation of the Department of Biochemistry at Stanford
under Arthur Kornberg • Solving problems in genetics at Stanford • New role at Stanford as the biophysicist with expertise
on the analytical ultracentrifuge to study DNA • Setting up graduate courses under Arthur Kornberg's leadership • Impact of
graduates of Stanford's genetics program • Kornberg DNA polymerase and the DNA clubs • Importance of purification in molecular
biology research • Use of computers v. use of his photographic memory • Relationships with other departments at Stanford •
Input from Anne Baldwin (his wife) on relationships with other departments and housing • Sabbatical at Monod-Jacob laboratory
in Paris to study genetics • Discussion of allosteric enzymes, Jacques Monod approach and physical chemistry • Friendships
with Jacques Monod, Manfred Eigen, Francis Crick • Conversation with Anne Baldwin about how they met and their life together
• Contributions in protein folding research • Research in unfolding process by Arlene Blum • Arlene Blum's efforts regarding
the elimination of carcinogens (Green Science Policy Institute) • Cyrus Levinthal and Levinthal's paradox and molecular biology
• Walter Englander and foldon mechanism • Experimental evidence of protein-folding and metabolic pathways • Changes at Stanford
and the modernization of the Medical School • Formation of Departments of Genetics and Biochemistry with Joshua Lederberg
and Arthur Kornberg • Changes in the way research is done in medical schools • Dave Hogness and the Department of Developmental
Biology with Lucy Shapiro as chair • Visitors to his lab, such as Eric Shooter (brain proteins) • Experiences serving as department
chair • Vietnam War and Stanford President Kenneth Pitzer • Work with Ross Inman and newly synthesized DNA strands • Seminar
at Institute of Genetics at Cologne • Retirement
Robert L. "Buzz" Baldwin is professor of biochemistry, emeritus at Stanford University School of Medicine. He was born on
September 30, 1927 in Madison, Wisconsin. He married Anne T. Norris in 1965 and they have two children: David Norris Baldwin
and Eric Lawrence Baldwin.
Baldwin received his BA in chemistry in 1950 from the University of Wisconsin, and his DPhil in biochemistry in 1954 from
Oxford University, England, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. Following a brief postdoctoral training at the University of Wisconsin
with J.W. Williams and L.J. Gosting, Baldwin was appointed assistant professor of biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin.
There, he was promoted to associate professor and was a Guggenheim Fellow in Copenhagen with Linderstrøm-Lang. In 1959, Baldwin
moved to Stanford University to join the newly created Department of Biochemistry chaired by the late Arthur Kornberg. He
was promoted from associate professor to professor in 1964, served as chairman of the department from 1989-1994, and became
emeritus in 1998.
His research and sabbatical leaves included: the Carlsburg Laboratory, Copenhagen, Denmark (section of K. Linderstrøm-Lang);
the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland (with David Davies); the Max Planck Institut für physikalische Chemie,
Göttingen, Germany (section of M. Eigen); the Institut Pasteur, Paris, France (sections of F. Jacob and J. Monod); and the
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, England (Structural Studies Division).
Baldwin was elected to the US National Academy of Sciences in 1980 and to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1981.
He received the Stein & Moore Award from the Protein Society in 1992, the Wheland Award in Chemistry from the University of
Chicago in 1995, the Merck Award from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in 1999, and the Founder's
Award from the Biophysical Society in 1999.
Bandura, Albert 2012-03-07
Albert Bandura - Recordings
Albert Bandura - Transcript
Creator: Bandura, Albert
Creator: MarkdaSilva, Maggie
Abstract: Professor Albert Bandura, a member of the Stanford Department of Psychology from 1953 until his retirement in 2010, recounts
his youth in Alberta, Canada, and describes the scholastic and professional trajectory that led him to Stanford and informed
his work on social cognitive theory. Bandura discusses his varied research collaborations, including the work on aggression
and parental modeling that led to the Bobo Doll experiment; his theory of human agency and studies of self-efficacy and self-regulation;
the power of modeling and observation as a learning mode within families and in the media; and research on moral disengagement
and moral agency. He recalls the exciting period of Stanford's growth from his arrival in the 1950s when it was "a very small
place" through Fred Terman's tenure as provost and his "steeples of excellence" strategy for recruiting distinguished faculty
from around the country. Throughout the interview, Bandura reflects on the role of fortuity and chance in his life and on
the impact of his theories in the world.
Language of Material: English.
Barnes, Arthur P. 2012 Apr 13
Barnes, Arthur P.
Dr. Barnes described his childhood growing up in Ohio, his early education and professional career as a symphony musician
and conductor in the Midwest and Fresno, California, and his subsequent move to Stanford to obtain his doctorate in conducting.
Dr. Barnes discussed his recollection of the growth and contraction of the Music Department in the 1960s through the mid-1990s,
and his teaching career. Finally, Dr. Barnes discussed his direction of and involvement with the Stanford Band during the
same period, including interaction with the administration and alumni, musicianship, student direction of the band and anecdotes
about his travel with the Band.
Arthur P. Barnes' early career included serving as supervisor of music in an Ohio public school district and on the music
faculties of Southern Illinois University and Fresno State. He is an accomplished jazz and classical pianist and has worked
professionally as a trombone player and bassoonist in the Wichita Symphony, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, and the Fresno Symphony.
His primary conducting mentor was Richard Lert, with whom he worked for four summers as a conducting fellow under the auspices
of the American Symphony Orchestra League (now the League of American Orchestras). Dr. Barnes also spent a summer workshop
studying with conductor Eric Leinsdorf, and composer Roy Harris was his primary composition teacher as well as a close personal
friend. Barnes has appeared as a guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator in Australia, Japan, England, the Philippines,
and the U.S.
Art Barnes took over the podium of the Livermore-Amador Symphony in the fall of 1964. During his first year as conductor
in Livermore he completed his doctorate in orchestral conducting at Stanford University and was offered a full-time appointment
in the university's music department. He served as director of bands, conductor of the chamber orchestra and of the wind ensemble,
and professor of theory, orchestration, ear training, and score reading. He also holds a bachelor's degree in music education
and a master's in theory and composition. Since his retirement a $2 million endowment has been established in his name by
former students and friends to fund his successor.
The 2012-2013 season marked his 49th season as conductor and musical director of the Livermore- Amador Symphony. In addition
to his activities as a teacher and conductor he is an active performer, arranger and accompanist. His arrangement of the "Star
Spangled Banner" has won national acclaim. In the past fifteen years, Dr. Barnes has spent several summers in residence at
the University of York, and has served as guest conductor at a concert sponsored by the York Music Centre.
During the over four decades of his involvement with the Livermore-Amador Symphony his entire family has performed as members
of the orchestra or as soloists - his wife and son on French horn, one daughter on violin, another on bassoon, and a granddaughter
on cello. His eclectic background and skills have strongly contributed to the success and longevity of the Symphony.
Bauer, Eugene 2021-09-09-2021-10-07
Eugene Bauer - Recordings
Eugene Bauer - Transcript
Creator: Bauer, Eugene
Creator: Thomson, Jan
Abstract: Eugene Bauer, dean of the Stanford School of Medicine from 1995 to 2001, vice president for medical affairs from 1997 to 2001,
and an emeritus professor in the Department of Dermatology, reflects on his research career, his administrative and academic
leadership, and his experiences as a biotech entrepreneur. Bauer describes his early life and education in Illinois, as well
as how his interest in dermatology led him to join the faculty of Washington University in St. Louis and then Stanford. He
recalls his accomplishments while chair of Stanford's Department of Dermatology and later dean of the Stanford School of Medicine,
as well as some of the challenges he faced, especially in relation to the merger between the medical centers of UCSF and Stanford.
In addition to his time as a leader at Stanford, Bauer speaks about his research on epidermolysis bullosa and his work in
translating research discoveries into practical applications in the biotech industry.
Language of Material: English.
Baxter, Charles H. 2016
Baxter, Charles H.
Charles H. "Chuck" Baxter, a biology lecturer emeritus at Stanford University's Hopkins Marine Station in Monterey, talks
about his role both as a teacher and as a key participant in several endeavors, including the creation of the Monterey Bay
Aquarium, which have had a deep and lasting impact on both the area and the general public's perception of our oceans.
He begins the interview discussing his background, most notably how a chance invitation to go diving in the Pacific Ocean
opened his eyes to the wonders of underwater ecosystems` and caused him to change his major at UCLA from engineering to zoology.
From there he traces a path from his graduate work in Ted Bullock's lab to teaching the undergraduate zoology lab to his recruitment
as a lecturer in the Stanford University Department of Biology.
Baxter explains the circumstances that resulted in the transfer of his teaching duties to the Hopkins Marine Station and
his relocation to the Monterey area. He recalls fondly the community of faculty, staff, and students at the marine station
in the mid 1970s that made it such a special place to work. Baxter discusses his classes and the undergraduate research projects
he assisted with, including one that resulted in two undergraduates publishing one of the first papers to show the effects
of greenhouse gases on the distributions of ocean communities.
Beyond his academic life at Hopkins, Baxter relates the notable projects he and his colleagues put into motion. He talks
about how the Monterey Bay Aquarium came to be, relating key aspects of the aquarium's construction, including the kelp forest
tank, the aviary, and preservation of the beached grey whale skeleton that now hangs in the reception hall. Peppered throughout
the interview are anecdotes about David Packard, who along with his wife, Lucille, was a chief funder of the project. He explains
the diving and recording technologies that were central to the formation of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)
and the media production company Sea Studios Foundation--organizations in which he played an active role. Finally, Baxter
recounts the organization and deployment of the Sea of Cortez Expedition and Education Project, which retraced the 1940 journey
of John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts, and how conversations with his fellow passengers led to his involvement in Stanford's holistic
biology course and his current interest in cognitive science research.
Bender, John 2021-02-16-2021-02-23
John Bender - Recordings
John Bender - Transcript
Creator: Bender, John B.
Creator: Fryberger, Betsy G.
Abstract: John Bender, the Jean G. and Morris M. Doyle Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies and Professor of Comparative Literature,
Emeritus, describes his upbringing and education and his faculty and teaching career at Stanford. He shares memories of Stanford's
English Department during the latter half of the twentieth century, recalls the founding of the Department of Comparative
Literature, and offers a synopsis of the history and evolution of the Stanford Humanities Center. Bender also describes his
service on several Faculty Senate committees and offers reflections on change over time in his field and on campus.
Language of Material: English.
Berg, Paul pp886df4273 2017-12
Paul Berg
Abstract: Robert Lesh "Buzz" Baldwin is a professor of biochemistry emeritus at Stanford University. In this oral history, he covers
his childhood in Wisconsin; the work of his father, Ira L. Baldwin, for the US government during World War II; and his experiences
as a student and professor. Topics covered include his chemistry studies, post-doctorate work, ultracentrifuge experiments,
and interest in the mechanisms of protein-folding. An important figure in the field of genetics, Baldwin recounts the early
days of the Stanford Department of Biochemistry and the leadership of Arthur Kornberg, as well as his interactions with other
notable scientists at the university and beyond. Baldwin and his wife, Anne, also discuss housing, Stanford's research environment,
and their retirement.
Paul Berg, the Robert W. and Vivian K. Cahill Professor of Cancer Research, Emeritus, has been a leading contributor to the
fields of biochemistry and molecular biology for over fifty years. He received the 1980 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work
on protein synthesis and recombinant DNA (rDNA).
Berg was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1926. He cites books by Sinclair Lewis and Paul deKruif as his motivation to pursue
research. At Lincoln High School, his interest in science was fostered by Sophie Wolfe. Though not an instructor, Wolfe helped
to inspire a number of students who went on to make important scientific contributions. Berg received his BS from Pennsylvania
State University in 1948. His education at Pennsylvania State was interrupted by his service in the Navy during the last years
of World War II. Berg completed his graduate work in biochemistry under Harland O. Wood at Western Reserve University (now
Case Western Reserve University). His work with Wood sparked an interest in enzymology and led him to collaborate with two
rising scientists, Arthur Kornberg and Hermann Kalckar.
Berg received his PhD in 1952 and spent a year with Kalckar at the Institute of Cytophysiology in Copenhagen, where they
discovered an enzyme that allowed for the transfer of phosphate groups from adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which is the main
energy-carrying mechanism in living organisms. Berg then moved to Arthur Kornberg's lab at the Washington University School
of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, where he became an assistant professor in 1956 and continued to research the mechanism
by which amino acids are assembled into proteins.
In 1959, Kornberg, Berg, and most of the department at Washington University moved to Stanford to start the School of Medicine's
new Biochemistry Department. During the 1970s, Berg and his colleagues at Stanford developed a technique to splice two DNA
molecules, leading to the start of recombinant DNA technology. This work earned Berg the Nobel Prize in 1980.
In 1985, Berg helped to establish the Beckman Center for Molecular and Genetic Medicine at Stanford, serving as the first
director. Since his retirement in 2000, Berg has co-authored a biography of genetics pioneer George Beadle with Maxine Berg.
He continues to be involved in research on recombinant DNA and remains active in public policy discussions surrounding biomedical
issues, such as recombinant DNA and embryonic stem cells.
In this oral history interview, biochemist Paul Berg speaks about coming to Stanford in 1959 as a faculty member in the new
Department of Biochemistry. He describes some of the important initiatives in which he has been involved at Stanford, including
the founding of the Beckman Center for Molecular and Genetic Medicine, planning for the Li Ka Shing Center, and curricular
changes. He expresses concern about the commercial aspects of science; reflects on issues related to human embryonic stem
cell research, including California's Prop. 71 funding initiative; and speaks about his family, the Nobel Prize, and more.
In part one of the interview, Paul Berg discusses the potential of buildings to foster scientific collaboration. He describes
how features of specific buildings on the Stanford campus, including the Beckman Center, bring diverse researchers together
and optimize contact between faculty and students. He discusses working with Dominick Purpura and David Korn, deans of the
School of Medicine, to plan and fundraise for initiatives in molecular and genetic medicine and collaborations between basic
science and clinical medicine. Berg discusses recruiting prominent faculty members, including Lucy Shapiro and Richard Tsien,
to lead new departments.
In the second part of the interview, Berg tells the story of Stanford's recruitment of Nobel laureate Arthur Kornberg and
his departmental colleagues from Washington University in St. Louis. Berg describes the rationale for the move, noting not
only the collaborative possibilities of a medical school located in close proximity to colleagues in other science departments
but also that California "had a glow" and seemed like "a great place to live." Berg also observes that in forming a new Department
of Biochemistry in a medical school that was reinventing itself, the newly recruited faculty members saw an opportunity to
create their "own culture."
Berg discusses the development of the Li Ka Shing Center, the first medical education building erected at Stanford in fifty
years. He talks about his service on the planning committee and how a sense of gratitude to Stanford motived his own gift
towards the construction of the building. Turning to the subject of interactions with the senior administration, Berg voices
his opposition to what he views as the growing commercialization of academia, especially the patenting of early scientific
discoveries and basic research tools.
In part three of the interview, Berg discusses his role in the passage of California State Proposition 71, which raised billions
of dollars for stem cell research in humans. He discusses the ethical questions raised by stem cell research and the different
points of view and beliefs on the subject. He also discusses his views on the overlapping issues of free speech and freedom
to do research. Curriculum changes over the years at the Stanford Medical School are also covered here, including Stanford's
switch to and then away from an elective program, the implementation of a five-year curriculum, and the development of an
MD-MS curricular track.
In the final section of the interview, Berg discusses the various deans he has worked with since he came to Stanford and
their leadership qualities. He responds to questions about receiving the Nobel Prize in 1980, acknowledging the opportunities
the award has opened up for him but also admitting to some awkwardness that surrounds it. He talks about his relationship
with George Schultz and how it led to an invitation to join the board of a major company and meetings with world leaders,
including Mikhail Gorbachev.
Berg talks about his sense of ethics, his belief that "sharing is what science is about," and the relationship between science
and art. He discusses some of the things that he and his wife enjoy doing together, including collecting modern art. He concludes
the interview by reminiscing briefly about his parents and recalling the impact of Sophie Wolfe, a staff member at his high
school, who encouraged him to pursue the answers to his scientific questions.
Blau, Helen M. 2015-07-30
Blau, Helen M.
Helen M. Blau talks about her personal, academic and professional journey, her early adventures in Europe and how her parents
were instrumental in shaping her career in science. She discusses her family's escape from Nazi Germany; her father' return
to Europe, and her broad education in US, Germany, and England. She credits her extensive travels in her youth for evoking
her curiosity about everything.
Blau recalls her studies at Harvard where she met her husband, their move to California when he got a job offer there, and
her own work as a postdoctoral fellow in University of California-San Francisco before joining Stanford in 1978. She details
how her career took off at Stanford as she applied her training, curiosity and interdisciplinary bent to the research in stem
cell technology and regenerative medicine. She discusses how interdisciplinary collaborations were important to her academic
success. Last but not least, Blau fondly recalls her relationship with her students, many of them were women.
Bienenstock, Arthur I. 2014 Feb 19, Mar 25
Bienenstock, Arthur I.
Arthur "Artie" Bienenstock begins with his early life growing up in New York City, his family, experiences in school, and
time at the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, noting his interest in physics. He discusses pursuing his PhD at Harvard and
his marriage. He goes on to discuss his work at the Bureau of Standards and his postdoc at Atomic Energy Research Establishment
at Harwell. He notes the birth of his daughter Amy and his commitment to women in academics.
He discusses his recruitment to Stanford, joint appointment in Materials Science and Applied Physics, and time as vice provost,
including his work with affirmative action. Bienenstock outlines the development of the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory,
noting its funders, primarily the Department of Energy, and its growth over the years. Bienenstock further discusses his work
on the Facilities Initiatives for national laboratories throughout the US. He discusses SSRL's relationship with SLAC and
his work with SLAC's directors.
Bienenstock recalls his work on the Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Aid Committee and the Committee for Research,
as well as his involvement in the indirect cost controversy. He discusses his appointment as Associate Director for Science
in the Office of Science and Technology Policy and his experiences in Washington. He discusses his return to Stanford, his
role in the Materials Research Council, the Geballe Lab for Advanced Materials, his time as vice provost and dean of research,
his work advising Stanford's president on federal research policy, and his work with the Wallenberg Foundation.
Bower, Gordon H. 2014
Bower, Gordon H.
Gordon H. Bower, the Albert Ray Lang Professor of Psychology, Emeritus, is a well-known cognitive psychologist. In his six-part
oral history Gordon Bower traces the evolution of his career from his childhood, baseball playing, and education in Ohio to
his retirement and current life at Stanford. Bower devotes the bulk of the interview to elaborating on his research program,
beginning at Yale as a graduate student and continuing through his time at Stanford. He describes his work in learning and
memory, including the study of human memory, mnemonic devices, retrieval strategies, recording strategies, and category learning.
Bower also discusses his research on cognitive processes, emotion, imagery, language and reading comprehension as they relate
to memory. In addition to his own research, Bower examines the work of colleagues and others who influenced him, including
developments both within and outside of psychology. Bower recounts his service as associate dean and member of the Appointments
and Promotions Committee at Stanford, president of the American Psychological Society, chief science advisor to the director
of the National Institutes of Mental Health, and editor of the annual book series The Psychology of Learning and Motivation.
Brauman, John I. 2013-10-09
Brauman, John I.
John I. Brauman speaks about growing up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and his education at MIT and UC Berkeley. Recruited to
Stanford as a young assistant professor of chemistry in 1963, he discusses how the support of Provost Fred Terman and the
leadership of department chair Bill Johnson transformed the department through recruitment of world-class scientists. He talks
about his research, important collaborations with his colleagues, teaching undergraduates, and serving as department chair.
Brauman comments on several of his many roles outside the department: as the university's Associate Dean of Research and Graduate
Policy; as Associate Dean of Humanities and Sciences; and his experiences on the Faculty Senate, the Committee on Undergraduate
Admissions and Financial Aid, and the Committee on Research. He expresses admiration for the transparency and high quality
of Stanford's leadership over his fifty-year career.
Brown, Gordon 2022-01-18-2022-01-25
Gordon Brown - Recordings
Gordon Brown - Transcript
Creator: Brown, G. E. (Gordon E.), Jr.
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Gordon Brown, Dorrell William Kirby Professor Emeritus in the Department of Geological Sciences, School of Earth, Energy &
Environmental Sciences, and Professor Emeritus in the Department of Photon Science, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory,
shares recollections of his childhood, education in chemistry and geology, and his research and teaching career at Stanford.
He describes the origins of his interests in x-ray crystallography, synchrotron light methods, syncrotron-based x-ray absorption
spectroscopy, and the atomic-level structures of minerals, amorphous materials, and liquids, working with NASA on the Apollo
lunar samples, pioneering new high temperature x-ray crystallographic techniques that reveal the effect of high temperatures
(up to 1200°C) on the structure of minerals and silicate melts, and the birth of the field of molecular environmental science.
Brown recounts his early experiments at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL), award-winning research on selenium
using x-ray spectroscopic methods, and his efforts to build a new scientific community and fund additional synchrotron radiation
beamlines for molecular environmental science research. He reflects on major changes over time in the Department of Geology
(1898 to present), the School of Mineral Sciences (1947-1962), the School of Earth Sciences (1962-2015), the School of Earth,
Energy, and Environmental Sciences (2015-2022) and its transformation into the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability (September
2022 to present). He also shares memories of teaching physical geology, environmental geochemistry, and mineralogy; the Loma
Prieto earthquake (1989); and his long curatorship of the Stanford Research Mineral Collection. Brown concludes with predictions
of what the future holds for the field of Earth Sciences at Stanford.
Language of Material: English.
Bryson, Arthur E. 2016-04-06
Bryson, Arthur E.
Arthur E. Bryson, Jr., a professor emeritus in the Stanford University Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, discusses
his research and teaching career in aeronautical engineering and his contributions to the fields of flight mechanics and automated
control.
Bryson begins with a discussion of his childhood in Illinois, recalling impressions of his father's work as an investment
banker in Chicago, his education in the Winnetka Public Schools, and the impact of a high school math teacher on his life
path. He describes the beginning of his undergraduate career at Haverford College, which was interrupted by World War II and
his participation in the Navy's V-5 program.
He talks about his eventual training assignment at Iowa State College and describes how he met his future wife, Helen Layton,
there. The ensuing years found Bryson stationed at the Alameda Naval Station, working in repair and maintenance, and he describes
some of his experiences there. Bryson then speaks about his short stint as a paper manufacturing engineer working for the
Container Corporation of America and as an aeronautical engineer at United Aircraft, where he began working with wind tunnels.
In the late 1940s, Bryson migrated to California to pursue a master's degree in aeronautical engineering with the help of
the GI Bill. He describes his advisor, Hans W. Liepmann, and relates how at Liepmann's invitation, and with the help of a
fellowship from Hughes Aircraft, he stayed on at Cal-tech, completing his PhD in 1951.
An important turning point in Bryson's career was an encounter with Harvard professor Howard Wilson Emmons, who was assigned
to be Bryson's office mate while Emmons was on a short assignment at Hughes. Bryson relates the circumstances that led Emmons
to ask him to join the faculty at Harvard as an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in 1963. He
offers a short account of departmental and family life and his research and consulting work while at Harvard, and notes that
the increasingly contentious atmosphere surrounding the Vietnam War was one of the factors that led him to accept an invitation
to join the Stanford engineering faculty in 1968.
Bryson describes some of the opportunities and challenges of his new role as the chair of the Department of Applied Mechanics,
and later the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He comments on his approach to teaching engineering and working
with graduate students, recalls his work on Waves in Fluids and some of the other films in the Fluid Mechanics Films series,
and relates stories about the anti-Vietnam War protests on campus.
He concludes the interview with comments on the Gravity Probe B project and reflections on recent directions in biomechanical
engineering and flight mechanics.
Camarillo, Albert 2018-05
Albert Camarillo
Abstract: Albert Camarillo is a professor of history emeritus at Stanford University. In this oral history, he covers his family's immigration
from Mexico; growing up in Compton, California, in the 1950s and 1960s at a time of demographic change; his undergraduate
and graduate studies at UCLA as Chicano history was just beginning to develop as a field; his career at Stanford; and his
experiences mentoring undergraduate and graduate students. Topics of special importance to Stanford history include his account
of the 1994 hunger strike by Chicano students; the origin and evolution of the Center for Chicano Research and the Center
for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity (CCSRE); and the activities of the University Committee on Minority Issues.
A member of the Stanford University History Department since 1975, Camarillo is widely regarded as one of the founding scholars
of the field of Mexican American history and Chicano Studies. He was born and raised in the South Central Los Angeles community
of Compton where he attended the Compton public schools before entering the University of California at Los Angeles as a freshman
in 1966. He continued his education at UCLA in the PhD program in U.S. History where he received his doctorate in 1975 and
where his dissertation was nominated that year as one of the best PhD theses in the nation in American history. Camarillo
has published seven books and dozens of articles and essays dealing with the experiences of Mexican Americans and other racial
and immigrant groups in American cities.
Camarillo's newest book, America's Racial Borderhoods: Mexican Americans and the Changing Ethnic/Racial Landscapes of Cities,
1850-2000 was published in 2015 by Oxford University Press. Two of his books, Chicanos in a Changing Society: From Mexican
Pueblos to American Barrios (Harvard University Press, 1979, six printings; Southern Methodist University Press edition, March
2005) and Chicanos in California: A History of Mexican Americans (Boyd and Fraser, 1984, four printings) have been widely
read. He is currently working on a book entitled Going Back to Compton: Reflections of a Native Son on Life in an Infamous
American City, an autobiographical and historical account of Compton from the 1950s to 2010.
Over the course of his career, Camarillo has received many awards and fellowships. He is the only faculty member in the
history of Stanford University to receive six of the highest and most prestigious awards for excellence in teaching, service
to undergraduate education, and contributions to the University and its alumni association. At Stanford's Commencement in
1988 and in 1994 respectively, he received the Lloyd W. Dinkelspiel Award for Outstanding Service to Undergraduate Education
and the Walter J. Gores Award for Excellence in Teaching. In 1997, he was awarded the Bing Teaching Fellowship Award for Excellence
and Innovation in Undergraduate Teaching. Camarillo was awarded the Miriam Roland Prize for Volunteer Service for 2005, an
award that recognizes a Stanford Faculty member who "over and above their normal academic duties engage and involve students
in integrating academic scholarship with significant volunteer service to society." Most recently, he received the Richard
W. Lyman Award from the Stanford Alumni Association in 2010 and the President's Award for Excellence Through Diversity in
2011. Camarillo has also received various awards for research and writing including a National Endowment for the Humanities
Fellowship and a Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship; he was also a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral
Sciences and at the Stanford Humanities Center.
Camarillo served as President of the Organization of American Historians for 2012-13, the nation's largest membership association
for historians of the U.S. He is also the past president to the American Historical Association-Pacific Coast Branch.
Childhood in Compton, California • Parents' immigration from Michoacán, Mexico • Post-World War II era Compton • Discrimination
and segregation in Compton; Jim Crow vs. Jaime Crow • Family life in the barrios • Older sisters as surrogate parents • The
Catholic Church in Compton • Deportations of Mexican-Americans in the 1930s • Americanization and acculturation of first-generation
immigrants • Home ownership • Moving to the Richland Farms area of West Compton • Racial identity in a multicultural context
• African-Americans in West Compton • Attending Dominguez High School in the 1960s • Participation in student government and
a council to mediate race relations • Desegregation and racism in high school • Civil rights movement in Los Angeles • Impact
of race riots in Watts on Compton • College decisions of Camarillo and his brothers, different expectations for his sisters
• Attending University of California, Los Angeles • Freshman basketball team • Lack of diversity at UCLA • Meeting wife, Susan,
at UCLA • Vietnam War and the Naval ROTC • Academic struggles and the impact of a Chicano history class • Graduate studies
with Juan Gómez-Quiñones at UCLA • California History and Norris Hundley • UCLA basketball team and teammate Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
(Lew Alcindor) • John Wooden and the importance of practice • Diversity of the student body at UCLA • Participation in the
anti-Vietnam War movement and protests • Mexican-American student association (MEChA) and Chicano graduate student associations
• Graduate studies in Chicano history at UCLA • First teaching job at UC Santa Barbara • Aztlán Publications and the Chicano
Studies Research Center at UCLA • Lack of Chicano archival materials • Graduate school dissertation process • Coming to Stanford
as a professor in 1975 • Affirmative action and faculty of color at Stanford • Chicano-related courses for undergraduates
• Generational differences in History Department faculty • Publishing first book on Chicano history, Chicanos in a Changing
Society • Idea for the Stanford Center for Chicano Research • Having confidence to be first • Challenges of academia • Scholar
activism • Mexican-American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) • Job interview at Stanford, including a memorable meeting
with Bart Bernstein • Changing terminology for ethnic identity • Students of color at Stanford vs. UCLA • Chicano Fellows
Program • Founding of the Stanford Center for Chicano Research • Support from the Ford Foundation for the Inter-University
Program for Latino Research • Development of Chicano primary sources in Stanford Libraries Special Collections • Hiring Roberto
Trujillo to build the Chicano collections • Camarillo's graduate students • University Committee on Minority Issues • Racism
on university campuses • Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity • Firing of Cecilia Burciaga, a senior Chicana administrator
• 1994 student hunger strike and demands for Chicano studies program • Genesis of the Center for Comparative Studies in Race
and Ethnicity • CSRE undergraduate major • Mentoring undergraduate and graduate students • Success of graduate students •
Chicano consciousness • Retirement and legacy at Stanford • Recruiting minority students and coaches to the Stanford Athletics
Department • Service as faculty athletic representative • Athletics Department • Importance of humanities
Carnochan, W. Bliss 2013 Aug 28
Carnochan, W. Bliss
Professor Carnochan discusses his rich experiences at Stanford from 1960 to 1994, as a faculty member of the English Department,
as the Director of the Humanities Center, and as Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies. He shares his thoughts on the
value of English and the humanities in higher education and at Stanford. He also talks about his background at Harvard University
W. Bliss Carnochan was born into a family that had prospered in the late 19th century and then kept some of its wealth, though
by no means all, in the great depression in the 1930s. Things began for him with a run of bad luck when his father, who had
been in the naval air force during World War I, reenlisted in World War II and died in a plane crash while on a tour of duty
in South America. His older half-brother died during what came to be called the Battle of the Bulge. This unlucky beginning
has been followed by a run of good luck, during a lifetime now in its ninth decade, that Carnochan sometimes finds hard to
believe.
After an east coast schooling – elementary school in Manhattan, boarding school in New England, Harvard University (where
his grandfather, father and brother had gone) – Carnochan passed an idle year at New College, Oxford, spending much of his
time rowing on the college crew, not because he had a special aptitude but because a 6'2" American had an initial advantage
that reality never quite dissipated. He had put his name down in the Harvard jobs office for a position teaching school, presumably
some school such as he'd attended himself. Then luck intervened. In the mid-winter cold of Oxford there arrived a telegram
from Harvard's Dean of Freshmen (whose unlikely name was F. Skiddy von Stade), inviting Carnochan to be an assistant dean
of freshmen, a position known in Harvard circles as a "baby" dean. Carnochan said yes, not realizing how little a sheltered
life had prepared him for the experience. But he survived.
A perquisite of the assistant dean's job was free courses in Graduate School. After two years as dean and one as acting senior
tutor in one of the Harvard houses, Carnochan finished his Ph.D. with a dissertation he doesn't care ever to see again; and,
thanks to another stroke of luck, came west to Stanford. The year before, Carnochan had taken a summer course in Cambridge
with the chair of the Stanford English Department, Virgil Whitaker. He liked Carnochan's work and offered Carnochan a job
without even requiring a visit. When Carnochan left the east coast in July, 1960, he'd never before been west of Pittsburgh.
As he drove down from the Sierra toward Sacramento, he stopped at a gas station and said to the attendant, "Is it always this
hot?" Seeing Carnochan's New Jersey license plate, the attendant shrugged. In 1960, Stanford was still early in its astonishing
rise to prominence. A somewhat sleepy, somewhat provincial university – now helped along by federal monies and the advent
of rapid travel from coast to coast – found itself on the way to greatness. Notwithstanding the tumult of the 1960s and early
1970s, and to some extent because of it, life in the university then was a source of unending stimulation. Carnochan became
chair of the English Department in 1970 at a time when disciplinary proceedings against Bruce Franklin were under way. It
was not a job anyone else particularly wanted. Carnochan said he'd do it for a year and ended up doing it for two. Then, from
1975 to 1980 he was Dean of Graduate Studies and, starting in 1976, vice provost.
The most rewarding years of Carnochan's academic life were from 1986 to 1991 when he was director of the Stanford Humanities
Center. While serving as Dean of Graduate Studies, he had helped conceive the idea of a Humanities Center at Stanford. In
the six years he was director, Carnochan learned a great deal from the Center's annual community of intellectually engaged
scholars – internal faculty, external faculty and graduate students. After thirty years of writing and thinking about the
British eighteenth century, his experience at the Center inspired him to look farther afield. Carnochan retired in 1994 in
the hope of writing more about more things. It has worked out as he hoped it would.
Carnochan's wife Brigitte is a skilled fine art photographer. She has a daughter, he has three daughters and a son, and they
have ten grandchildren between them. In Carnochan's words, it has been not just a fortunate life but a rich one.
This biography was originally written by W. Bliss Carnochan on September 7, 2013 and then slightly revised for this oral
history.
I'd like to correct a silly error for anyone who might listen to this interview. The nineteenth-century poet James Russell
Lowell was not president of Harvard. Abbott Lawrence Lowell was. Some other, less considerable changes and corrections appear
in the edited (written) version.
WBC
Casper, Regina C. 2023-05-05-2023-05-25
Regina Casper - Recordings
Regina Casper - Transcript
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Creator: Casper, Regina C.
Abstract: Regina Casper, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emerita, recounts her childhood in Germany during the Second
World War, her education in post-war Germany, and her path to a career in medicine. She explains how she came to the United
States with assistance from the Ventnor Foundation and describes her work in the Department of Physiology at U.C. Berkeley,
at Michael Reese Hospital, associated with University of Chicago and at the Illinois State Psychiatric Institute in Chicago,
where she started research and developed expertise in treating patients with affective disorders and with anorexia nervosa.
Casper describes the transition from Chicago, Illinois to Stanford, California when her husband Gerhard Casper was appointed
president of the university in 1992, recalling the devoted group of alumni that welcomed them and sharing anecdotes about
Hoover House and her time as "First Lady" of Stanford. She also speaks about establishing the Women's Wellness Clinic at Stanford
and its work in treating women with postpartum depression and other affective disorders, and shares information about the
artist Carl Heidenreich.
Chace, William M. 2015-11-12
Chace, William M.
William M. Chace is Professor of English and President Emeritus of Emory University and Honorary Professor Emeritus of English
at Stanford University. In his interview, he discusses the changes in higher education nationally and at Stanford University
from 1956 to 2015, a time when colleges and universities transitioned from educating for citizenry to educating for participation
in the economy and when funding sources also changed.
Chace discusses his experience teaching at Stillman College as a Woodrow Wilson Scholar and his graduate education at the
University of California, Berkeley, including witnessing Free Speech Movement protests. He describes his days as an assistant
professor in the Stanford English Department, recalling campus protests against the Vietnam War, his experience teaching a
course in African-American literature in response to demands from the Black Student Union, and his colleague in the English
Department, Bruce Franklin.
Chace reflects on the increasing specialization of faculty and its impact on the teaching of general knowledge courses. He
discusses factors that have contributed to the declining importance of the humanities from the perspective of university administrators,
and he recalls debates over the teaching of Western Culture at Stanford. He recounts the birth and progress of Stanford's
Continuing Studies program and gives his impressions on the value and rewards of skilled teaching.
Chase, Robert A. 2014
Chase, Robert A.
Robert "Bob" Chase begins with his early life growing up in Keene, New Hampshire, the influence of his parents and older brother
on his life, and time at Keene High School, noting that that is where he met Ann Parker Chase, his wife of 68 years. He discusses
pursuing his undergraduate studies at the University of New Hampshire, his time in the US Navy, and his studies at Yale medical
school. He goes on to relate how he completed his surgical residency as an active-duty member of the US Army, and how he came
to specialize in upper limb surgery.
He discusses his three postings to Italy and the joy he and his family found in their time there. He explains his decision
to leave the military and return to Yale, his involvement in the establishment of the first plastic surgery section there,
and subsequently the first hand section. He moves on to discuss his tenure as Head of the Department of Surgery at Stanford,
including anecdotes about some of the many people he recruited to the department. He details his activities with Interplast
and other experiences doing surgery in underdeveloped nations, recalls his experiences with curriculum changes, and then talks
about the change in approach from system specialty to regional specialty and how it affected practitioners and patients. He
discusses changes in the practice of medicine during his tenure as head of surgery, and how the department changed after he
left.
He recalls the on-campus turmoil of the 1960s-70s and how it affected the medical school. He then talks about his service
on the Stanford Advisory Board and his work on the National Board of Examiners, his dual appointment in Surgery and Structural
Biology, his teaching of human anatomy, his involvement with the Bassett Collection and the development of other technological
tools for teaching anatomy. He discusses changes in the approach to cadaver dissection over the years. He talks about his
service on the Stanford University Hospital board.
Chase discusses the founding of the Chase Hand Center, and expands upon how regional focus changed medical school curriculums.
He returns to his involvement in the transfer of the Division of Anatomy from Structural Biology to Surgery. He discusses
the tradition he began of taking students to see The Rodin Collection as an anatomy tool. He also talks about the development
of his sensitivity to patients' quality of life and the role of reconstructive surgery in same. He ruminates on the joys and
frustrations of being in leadership roles. He talks about the financial challenges medical students face, about his philosophy
of teaching, how he developed it, and his receipt of the Kaiser Award. He highlights some of his involvement in professional
associations and some of the awards he has received.
He returns to the discussion of his time in Italy, including his development of a class in Anatomy and Renaissance Art. He
elaborates on his use of technology and the Bassett Collection in teaching. He ends with a discussion of his many visiting
professorships
Chowning, John 2010 Jun 9
Chowning, John
Professor John M. Chowning is the Osgood Hooker Professor of Fine Arts and Professor of Music, Emeritus.
John Chowning relates the history of computer music and the research on its various aspects. At Stanford the computer music
program was launched in 1964. At that time, European programs used analog technology. CCRMA was formed as an administrative
entity outside the Music Department and was the premier utilizer of digital technology. Chowning discusses his own background
and how it led him to composing music.
The interview was conducted by Jane Hibbard, a researcher and interviewer for the Oral History Program.
Chu, Jean H. 2016
Chu, Jean H.
In this oral history, Jean H. Chu (formerly Jean H. Fetter) discusses her twenty-five-year career at Stanford University where
she served as Dean of Undergraduate Admissions, as assistant to two university presidents (Richard W. Lyman and Gerhard Casper),
and in other administrative capacities.
Chu begins with an account of her childhood in Wales during World War II, when German bombings demolished nearby Swansea
and frequently sent her scrambling for shelter. Raised by a great-aunt and great-uncle, she recalls how her youthful interest
in mathematics and physics was fostered at a rigorous all-women's high school. Her excellence there helped gain admission
to Oxford University's all-women's college, St. Hugh's. In vivid detail, Chu recounts her experiences as one of six women,
compared to 120 men, studying physics at Oxford. She was awarded a first in physics, among the best in her class.
During her Oxford years, she met and married American Alexander (Sandy) Fetter (now Professor Emeritus of Physics at Stanford),
and she discusses accompanying him to successive faculty appointments at Harvard, Berkeley, and finally Stanford. Describing
life as a faculty wife and mother of small children, she recalls a brief job with William Shockley that led to a teaching
position and then assistant professorship in physics at San Jose State.
Turning to her employment at Stanford, Chu discusses her work with David Halliburton of the English Department on two grant-funded
projects that she used to promote recruitment of women in sciences. She credits the broad perspective of Stanford that she
gained during that project with helping her win appointment as assistant to Stanford President Richard W. Lyman. She recalls
a heavy workload filtering the barrage of mail and in-person complaints brought to the president. Described as a "cog between
big wheels," she says, she learned about how the university operated at the highest level.
Chu offers a brief account of her time as Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research under Jerry Lieberman where she
oversaw the recruitment of women and minorities into graduate programs at Stanford and worked to develop grievance procedures
for graduate students.
Much of the oral history involves the many challenges she faced as Dean of Admissions. She describes the conflict she confronted
between those who supported recruiting "well-rounded" students and others who favored "angular" students ("nerds" with extraordinary
talents). Chu tells how she enabled the Department of Mathematics and later the departments of Music, Art, Drama, and Dance
to review outstanding applicants in their fields, using the model created for athletes. She explains other policies she initiated
and provides a detailed description of the review process, recounting some unusual cases as well as special efforts to recruit
minorities and women.
Chu outlines her service on the search committee that selected Gerhard Casper to be the new university president and the
circumstances that led her to accept the role as his assistant. She contrasts her experiences as assistant to Lyman and Casper.
Concluding her remarks, Chu recalls her experiences with her second husband, Steven Chu, when he received the Nobel Prize
in physics.
Clark, Eve V. 2016-05
Clark, Eve V.
Eve V. Clark, Richard W. Lyman Professor of Humanities and an internationally known linguist, reviews her life journey from
the United Kingdom to the United States.
Clark begins by discussing her childhood in Britain, emphasizing her relationship with her sister, and her early education.
Clark recounts traveling with her family, reflecting particularly on her time in France and the impact that learning the French
language at a young age has had on her. She then describes her time at the University of Edinburgh and her time studying abroad
in Aux-en-Provence and Barcelona. Clark then discusses how her interest in linguistics developed, accrediting the year-long
phonetics course she had previously completed and her decision to attend the Linguistics Institute at the University of California
Los Angeles.
Clark describes meeting her husband, Herb, completing her PhD, and coming to Stanford. Clark comments on her experience as
an academic couple and on how she managed having a career and a family. Clark talks extensively about her research in language
acquisition, describing past studies she has conducted and textbooks she has produced. She then details her work with undergraduates,
the classes she has taught, and her time serving on multiple advisory boards. Clark then describes in more detail her time
at Stanford, recounting how the Linguistics Department has evolved, the Loma Prieta earthquake, student discontent in the
1970s, the committees she had served on, and how being a woman has impacted her career, and her consciousness of the feminist
movement.
The interview concludes with Clark commenting on how Stanford can continue to cultivate a more hospitable environment for
women and by reminiscing on how the students at Stanford, and their motivation and energy, has driven her decision to continue
teaching at the university.
Cohen, Albert 2010 Jun 18
Cohen, Albert
The interview was conducted by Jane Klickman, a retired Stanford administrator.
Albert Cohen is the Wm. H. Bonsall Professor of Music, Emeritus at Stanford University.
In his interview on June 18, 2010, Albert Cohen spoke about his time as a faculty member at Stanford and as Chairman of the
Music Department from 1973 to 1987 as well as Acting Chair subsequently. He worked diligently and often struggled with the
Stanford administration to improve the department's facilities, particularly the Braun Center and Lully Archives, the faculty
itself, and student experiences in the Music Department. He also talked about his research on 17th-18th century French music,
musicology, and theory. He spoke about his pedagogical perspectives and other motivating factors in his career, as well as
projects he is now working on in retirement.
Collier, George A. (George Allen), 1942- 2021-05-11-2021-06-08
George A. Collier - Recordings
George A. Collier - Transcript
Creator: Collier, George A. (George Allen), 1942-
Creator: Abel, Suzanne
Abstract: George Collier, Professor Emeritus in the Stanford Department of Anthropology, provides an overview of his family background
and education and shares highlights from his research in Chiapas, Mexico and Los Olivos, Spain; his faculty and teaching career
at Stanford; and his departmental and university service. Collier describes his experience as a researcher on the Harvard
Chiapas Project with Evon Vogt and offers details of his many research collaborations, including his work with Jane Fishburne
Collier. Recalling his service as director of the Center for Latin American Studies at Stanford in the 1980s, Collier speaks
about the atmosphere of intellectual exchange fostered at Bolivar House, the Center's relationship with UC Berkeley, and its
funding imperatives. He also offers reflections on chairing the Department of Anthropology and its various tensions and intellectual
currents. Additional topics include serving on the Committee on Academic Freedom in the early 1970s, developing "The World
Outside the West" course at a time when western culture requirements were changing; the use of aerial photography, mapping,
and household surveys in anthropological research; and the work of Gary Schoolnik and the Geographical Medicine Group. An
addendum to the interview provides information on his father Charles Wood Collier's friendship with Georgia O'Keefe and the
family's time at Los Luceros in New Mexico.
Language of Material: English.
Collier, Jane Fishburne 2016-2017
Jane Collier
Abstract: In this oral history, Jane Collier, professor of cultural and social anthropology, emerita, discusses her family background,
her undergraduate and graduate education in anthropology, and her field work in Chiapas, Mexico. She also describes the growth
of feminist thought and activity at Stanford University and reflects on change over time in the Department of Anthropology
at Stanford and in the field of cultural anthropology more generally. In an accompanying written biography, Collier describes
her research and teaching interests.
In this oral history, Jane Collier, professor of cultural and social anthropology, emerita, discusses her family background,
her undergraduate and graduate education in anthropology, and her field work in Chiapas, Mexico. She also describes the growth
of feminist thought and activity at Stanford University and reflects on change over time in the Department of Anthropology
at Stanford and in the field of cultural anthropology more generally. In an accompanying written biography, Collier describes
her research and teaching interests.
With her father in the foreign service, Collier's childhood was lived in five countries and three languages, and she recalls
always feeling like the odd person out, especially in a missionary school where she was the only student who had not been
"saved." At the time, Collier explains, women's work was generally defined as caring for a family, and she remembers often
wanting to be a boy.
Gender expectations thwarted her desire to be a Mayan archaeologist, she points out, leading her to study anthropology at
Radcliffe College. A life-changing course on South America introduced her to the late Professor Evon Z. Vogt, her longtime
mentor. Summers with his student team in Chiapas, Mexico, generate rich anecdotes about her work on the role of women in Zinatancan
households and her courtship with George Collier. Soon she and George were married with two children, and Collier describes
how they balanced childcare with scholarly pursuits.
Following George to Stanford's Department of Anthropology, she tells how she became part of an informal collective of women
anthropologists including the late Michelle (Shelly) Rosaldo. While prevailing anthropological thinking in 1971 circumscribed
women as family caregivers, Collier explains, the collective's ethnographic reading showed that women held various roles,
often involving power but rarely prestige. One outcome was a course entitled "Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective." Collier
also describes the exciting atmosphere at Stanford's Center for Research on Women (CROW) where women faculty members from
a variety of disciplines discussed research involving gender.
As a teacher, Collier acknowledges an ongoing challenge when women students accepted biological determinism's consignment
of women to maternal roles. She discusses her own experience combining motherhood with an academic career, highlighting the
positive influence of then Department Chair Benjamin D. Paul, who hired Rosaldo and Collier as the department's first tenure-track
women.
Recalling the Faculty Senate's review of Stanford's "Western Civ" requirement, Collier describes a unique and diverse course
sequence developed by the Department of Anthropology. While students liked the new focus, she says, their families often supported
the traditional view. She also discusses an investigation she led into the ethics of a graduate student's activity in China.
As the twentieth century neared an end, Collier experienced conflicts within the Department of Anthropology over approaches
based on biology versus culture, as well as a generational division among cultural anthropologists. Before the 1960s, she
says, the focus was on what kept societies stable, while later research turned to power and its uneven distribution. As "the
kind of anthropology I loved was going out of fashion," she discusses leaving campus for fieldwork and eventually taking early
retirement.
Jane Fishburne Collier is an emeritus professor of anthropology at Stanford University. Collier's father was a member of the
Foreign Service, leading to a childhood spent abroad in Colombia, Ecuador, and Belgium She earned her BA in anthropology from
Radcliffe College in 1962. While at Radcliffe, she studied under Evon Z. Vogt and assisted in his summer field work in Chiapas,
Mexico. She earned a Fulbright scholarship to Spain and went on to earn her PhD in anthropology from Tulane University in
1970.
Collier arrived at Stanford with her husband and fellow anthropologist, George Collier in 1972. After working part-time
in the Anthropology Department, she became a full professor during the 1980s. During her long career, her research focused
on Mexican Maya communities, economic processes, and feminist analysis of kinship.
Corn, Wanda M. 2011 May 1
Corn, Wanda M.
Wanda M. Corn's interview traces her education in art history and eventual conversion to the emerging field of American art
history in the 1960s. Corn discusses her experience of working with Lorenz Eitner and Al Elsen, the evolution and growth of
the Department of Art and Art History, the relationship between the department and the Stanford museum, the trends in art
history education, the gratification and challenges in chairing the department, the challenges facing the Stanford museum
after the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake, her involvement in promoting the interests of woman faculty, her tenure as the third
director of the Stanford Humanities Center, the John Cage celebration and the experience of hosting Spalding Gray, and the
trips she led for Stanford Travel/Study. She concludes the interview with her thoughts on the Stanford Initiative for Creativity
in the Arts.
Having earned a BA (l963), MA (l965) and Ph.D. (l974) from New York University, Professor Wanda Corn taught at Washington
Square College, the University of California, Berkeley, and Mills College before moving to Stanford University in Palo Alto,
California in 1980. At Stanford she held the university's first permanent appointment in the history of American art and served
as chair of the Department of Art and Art History and Acting Director of the Stanford Museum. From l992 to 1995 she was the
Anthony P. Meier Family Professor and Director of the Stanford Humanities Center. In 2000, she became the Robert and Ruth
Halperin Professor in Art History. She retired from teaching at Stanford in 2008. In 2009, she was the John Rewald Distinguished
Visiting Lecturer, at the CUNY Graduate Center.
A scholar of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century American art and photography, Professor Corn has received fellowships
from the American Council of Learned Societies, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Woodrow Wilson International Center
for Scholars, the Smithsonian Regents, the Stanford Humanities Center, the Radcliffe Institute of Advanced Study, and the
Clark Institute of Art. In 2006-07, she was the Samuel H. Kress Professor at the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts
at the National Gallery of Art.
She has won numerous teaching awards: in 2007 The Distinguished Teaching of Art History Award from the College Art Association;
in 2002 the Phi Beta Kappa Undergraduate Teaching Award; and in 1974 the Graves Award for outstanding teaching in the humanities.
In 2006, the Archives of American Art awarded her The Lawrence A. Fleischman Award for Scholarly Excellence in the Field of
American Art History and in 2007 she received the Women's Caucus for Art Life Time Achievement Award in the Visual Arts. In
2003 she was the Clark Distinguished Visiting Professor at Williams College. She has served two terms on the Board of Directors
of the College Art Association and two on the Commission for the Smithsonian American Art Museum. She served on the Advisory
Board of the Georgia O'Keeffe Catalogue Raisonné, two terms on the Board of the Terra Foundation in American Art, and is today
a trustee of the Wyeth Foundation in American Art.
Active as a visiting curator, she had produced various books and exhibitions, including The Color of Mood: American Tonalism
1990-1910 (1972); The Art of Andrew Wyeth (l973); and Grant Wood: The Regionalist Vision (1983) and in 2011-12, Seeing Gertrude
Stein, Five Stories. Her historiographic article for Art Bulletin, "Coming of Age: Historical Scholarship in American Art"
(June l988), became a significant point of reference in the field as has her work on cultural nationalism in early American
modernism. Her study of avant-garde modernist culture along the Atlantic rim, The Great American Thing: Modern Art and American
Identity, 1915-35, was published by the University of California Press 1999. UC Press has recently published Professor Corn's
Women Building History about Mary Cassatt and the decorative program of murals and sculptures for the Woman's Building at
the 1893 Chicago World's Columbian Exposition. She continues to research, write, and lecture on high, middle, and low culture
interpretations of Grant Wood's American Gothic.
Cottle, Richard W. 2015
Cottle, Richard W.
In the first of two interviews with Kandis Scott, Richard W. "Dick" Cottle gives a brief account of his birth in Chicago and
education in neighboring Oak Park, Illinois. He reflects on his undergraduate and graduate studies in mathematics: first at
Harvard and then (after a two-year interlude of prep-school mathematics teaching) at the University of California, Berkeley
where he had the good fortune of working at the Radiation Laboratory and the Operations Research Center with George Dantzig.
Cottle relates how upon completion of his doctoral studies, he took a position at Bell Telephone Laboratories for two years,
accepted a one-year visiting faculty position with Stanford's Operations Research Program (OR), and became a member of the
tenure-line faculty when the OR Program became the Department of Operations Research. He talks about his rise through the
academic ranks, his collaboration with George Dantzig (who had left Berkeley and joined Stanford), the formation of the Mathematical
and Computational Sciences Program, the anti-Viet Nam War turbulence, his receipt of the U.S. Senior Scientist Award from
the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and eventual chairmanship of the OR Department. He discusses the merger of the OR Department
with the Engineering-Economic Systems Department and a second merger four years later with the Department of Industrial Engineering
and Engineering Management.
The second interview returns to the formation of the OR Department, its nature, its chairs, and the contemporaneous deans
of the School of Engineering. Cottle recounts stories about his own chairmanship (which ended when the first of the two mergers
occurred) and some of the challenges faced by the department. He also talks about events on campus, some of his closest friends
on the Stanford faculty, and the effect that international recognition for his scholarly work had on his life at Stanford.
He relates how he became involved with the writing of the book Stanford Street Names and other book projects. Responding to
interviewer Kandis Scott's questions, Cottle reflects on changes in the university, his sense of the most notable accomplishments
of his career, and the challenges he faces going forward. The interview closes with comments on the influence of his family
life.
DeBra, Daniel B. 2012 Apr 17
DeBra, Daniel B.
Daniel B. DeBra begins with his education and his path towards research in mechanical engineering and eventually aeronautics
and astronautics at Stanford. He then discusses his work at Stanford and the faculty and students with whom he worked closely,
including Robert Cannon, Gene Franklin and Richard Van Patten.
Daniel B. DeBra joined the Stanford faculty in 1964 and became emeritus professor in 1995. Before teaching at Stanford, Professor
DeBra had worked at Lockheed Missile and Space Company, U.S. Air Force, and the Thermix Corporation.
The awards Professor DeBra has received include the Industrial Research Award 100 for successful flight of drag-free satellite,
1973; the Distinguished Service Civilian Award, USAF SAB, 1982; the Thurlow Award, Institute of Navigation, 1983; and Distinguished
Lecturer, ASPE, 1994.
Professor DeBra received his B.E. in mechanical engineering from Yale in 1952, M.S. in mechanical engineering from M.I.T.
in 1953, and a PhD. in engineering mechanics form Stanford in 1962.
Degler, Carl N. 2012-03-10
Degler, Carl N.
Carl Degler begins with his decision to become a historian and his experience serving in the Army Air Force in World War II.
He discusses his interests in labor unions, women's history and black history. He continues with his position at Vassar followed
by how he came to Stanford. The author of numerous books, Degler comments on his approach to writing and how he came to write
about particular subjects and people in history. He concludes with his involvement in NOW (National Organization for Women)
and his mentorship of women in academia.
Donaldson, Sarah S. 2015-01
Donaldson, Sarah S.
Dr. Sarah Donaldson begins her interviews by talking about her early life growing up in Portland, Oregon in the years during
and after WWII. She describes her work during high school as a candy striper and nurse's aide, and her later decision to study
nursing at the University of Oregon. Dr. Donaldson speaks of her first job working for a cancer surgeon named Bill Fletcher
who mentored her and ultimately encouraged her to go to medical school at a time when very few women were becoming doctors.
She subsequently attended Dartmouth Medical School for two years and then transferred to Harvard for her last two years.
Initially, Dr. Donaldson wanted to be a cancer surgeon but changed her mind and pursued radiation oncology. She took a residency
at Stanford and specialized in pediatric radiation oncology when it was not yet a known field. Dr. Donaldson then became an
assistant professor and set up a pediatric radiation oncology program at Stanford. She describes liking the small, family-like
department she was in and feeling inspired by her colleagues to do her best work. While she enjoys all facets of her job,
Dr. Donaldson mentioned particularly liking mentoring young female doctors and taking care of patients.
Dr. Donaldson goes on to describe how many opportunities came to her because there were so few women in her field and how
she was lacking a female mentor in her early years. She concludes the interview by talking about some of her more meaningful
awards and honors as well as her publications that have had the most impact.
Doty, Andrew M. 2007 Jun 15
Doty, Andrew M.
Oral history interview conducted in June 2007 pertaining to his 30-year career in community relations and public affairs at
Stanford. Topics include San Hill Road, Peter Coutts housing development, SLAC power line, commercial development of Stanford
lands, and relations with Palo Alto and Santa Clara County.
Andy Doty was born and raised in upstate New York. He joined the Army Air Corps and served in WWII. He came to Stanford in
1963 after working as a newspaper reporter in New York State, assistant director of public relations at Johns Hopkins University,
and science and engineering editor at the University of Michigan. He retired as director of community relations in 1993. His
tenure coincided with major land development issues at Stanford, including the Sand Hill Road project and the SLAC project.
Doty's interview sheds light on the interplay between "the (Stanford) trustees' rights to develop their lands to the full
extent if they wished and the neighbors' political power to prevent as much expansion as they could."
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Oral histories.
Community and college -- United States.
Schofield, Susan.
Doty, Andrew M.
Dreisbach, Robert H. 2016-03-28
Dreisbach, Robert H.
In this oral history, Robert H. Dreisbach, Stanford alumnus (AB Chemistry 1937) and Professor of Pharmacology, Emeritus, discusses
growing up in Baker, Oregon. He touches on his father's work on the farm, at a creamery, and as a grocer and his mother's
beekeeping, and he describes Boy Scout meetings and hiking trips with his troop. He discusses his undergraduate days at Stanford
from 1933 to 1937, recalling attending dances, the El Capitan Eating Club, and serving as the manager of the Stanford baseball
team. He recalls his chemistry and physics professors and describes how a talk at Stanford given by a researcher from the
Department of Agriculture awakened his interest in pharmacology and helped to convince him to pursue the subject while in
medical school at the University of Chicago.
Dreisbach briefly recounts his experiences during World War II, which included working as an instructor at the Stanford Medical
School and military service as a ward officer at Lovell General Hospital in Fort Devens, Massachusetts and at a hospital in
the Panama Canal Zone. He describes the Stanford Medical School when it was located in San Francisco and provides his recollections
of the rationale behind its move to campus, including Windsor Cutting's involvement. He recounts the origins and evolution
of his work, The Handbook of Poisoning and the way that poison control centers embraced the book.
Dreisbach describes the expansion of the Pharmacology Department after Avram Goldstein arrived from Harvard University to
assume its chairmanship and its move to the Stanford campus. He remembers Goldstein as a "go-getter" and relates how he secured
space in the basement of the Stanford Museum for a laboratory. Dreisbach explains how concern about smog and air pollution
led him to pursue research and writing on environmental issues. An avid hiker, he closes the interview, which was conducted
on the eve of his 100th birthday, by offering advice for longevity--keep climbing summits.
Durham, William H. 2022-05-19-2022-05-31
William H. Durham - Recordings
William H. Durham - Transcript
Creator: Durham, William H.
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: William H. Durham is the Bing Professor in Human Biology emeritus and Senior Fellow emeritus at the Woods Institute for the
Environment at Stanford. He discusses growing up in Ohio, describing his early fascination with fossils and rocks and the
educational trajectory that led him to Stanford. He reminisces about his undergraduate years, recalling how his experiences
at Stanford in France led him to change his major to Biological Sciences. He also describes participating in the first Earth
Day, documenting campus unrest in 1970, his undergraduate research project on the effects of air pollution on student health,
and the early days of the Human Biology Program. After discussing his graduate education at the University of Michigan and
his interdisciplinary research in El Salvador and Honduras, Durham shares memories of joining the Stanford Anthropology and
Human Biology faculty, the impact of receiving a MacArthur Fellowship on his research, and his theory of coevolution. He speaks
about how leading Stanford Travel/Study trips to the Galapagos enriched his thinking about evolution and anthropology, describing
insights that led to his book Exuberant Life. He also describes his research on ecotourism and involvement with the Center
for Responsible Travel (CREST) and his work in Costa Rica with INOGO (Initiative on Osa and Golfito). Durham also shares memories
of Donald Kennedy and other mentors and reflects on the splintering of anthropology as a field and the role of storytelling
in teaching.
Language of Material: English.
Eddelman, William S. 2012 Feb 2
Eddelman, William S.
William S. Eddelman arrived at Stanford in 1958 with undergraduate degrees in zoology and pre-med from the University of Reno.
After obtaining his master's degree in 1960 in Theater, Eddelman spent a year a Cornell University in a doctorate program
before transferring back to Stanford. In 1965 he was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study theater and costume design in
Venice, Italy at the Cini Institute. Upon his return to the States he taught for several years at the University of Calgary
and returned to Stanford in 1970 as an associate professor in the Drama Department, and was later promoted to Assistant Professor.
Eddelman took emeritus status in 2002, and taught until 2005.
In this interview Eddelman describes his professional influences, including the global perspectives of Professors Wendell
Cole and Doug Russell, and working for Dick Hay as a designer, and his own world-wide travels and interests. Eddelman references
his life as a gay man in San Francisco and Stanford in the 1970s and 1980s. Eddelman also talks about his interaction with
other Drama Department personnel, including Charles Lyons, and the substantial changes in the curriculum and degree focus
in the Drama Department during the 1970s. Various projects Eddelman worked on at Stanford, including productions of Orasteia,
Gaieties, and Twelfth Night, are described. Eddelman talks about his numerous and diverse interests in theater and costume
design, including involvement with the Museum of Performance and Design in San Francisco, leading alumni tours of Venice and
the Veneto for the Stanford Alumni Association, lecturing on Paris and Wagner, and cataloging his extensive postcard collection
depicting various costume and design influences.
Associate Professor Emeritus. William S. Eddelman has been a set and costume designer and a theater historian for more than
forty years. At Stanford he has taught a wide variety of classes which have ranged from design, theater aesthetics, and musical
theater to dramatic literature and cultural studies. Recently, he has taught a graduate seminar in international theater aesthetics
and an undergraduate seminar called "Mapping and Wrapping the Body: The Psychology of Clothes." He has taught several classes
for Stanford Continuing Studies and in the last two quarters he has given classes on "Venice and the Veneto" and "Paris in
the Jazz Age." He has co-led a tour for Stanford Alumni Travel in the Veneto part of Italy with a focus on Palladian Villas,
and led a tour to Venice for carnival.
As a very active board member of the San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum (which will be known in the future
as the Museum of Performance and Design), Eddelman is involved in advising and purchasing materials for the new museum. He
continues to work on a massive postcard collection that focuses on the history of costume, and is structuring a documentation
project on the history of the costume and set design work at the Prague Quadrennials. Recently he completed a volume of photographs
from nearly forty years ago.
Edwards, Mark W. 2016
Edwards, Mark W.
Mark W. Edwards, an emeritus professor in the Department of Classics, spent over two decades serving the Stanford community.
Edwards influenced numerous undergraduate and graduate students at Stanford and at other institutions in the United States
and Canada. The focus of this two-part interview is the breadth of Edwards's teaching career and the evolution of his research
interests, particularly his work related to Homer.
Edwards's academic success in classical languages began at his English grammar school during his teenage years. He explains
how he chose Latin as his major at Bristol University and how, a few years later, he returned to Bristol to earn a second
honors degree in Greek. Edwards pursued a master's degree soon after, where he worked with Thomas Webster of University College
London and began studying Homeric formulae. Both Webster and Homer proved to be strong influences on Edwards's future career.
After a year in London, Edwards moved to the United States as a Fulbright fellow at Princeton University and then accepted
his first teaching position at Brown University. Edwards describes his impressions of mid-century America, the works of literature
he covered in his classes, and his experience as a resident chaperone on campus. Edwards also discusses how not getting tenure
at Brown prompted him to apply for a teaching position at Queen's University in Ontario, Canada, where he taught for another
seven years. He draws interesting comparisons between the two countries based on his student interactions, and provides more
detailed information and examples about his work on Homeric formulae that developed over those fourteen years.
In the second interview, Edwards describes his years at Stanford as a professor, department chair, and researcher. Edwards
found many of his former mentors teaching at Stanford when he arrived in 1969. He taught a variety of Classics graduate courses
and non-major undergraduate classes. Edwards also served as department chair for seven years. He discusses the highs and lows
of the experience and details the two programs he was most proud of implementing: the Stanford in Greece program, which subsidized
student travel in Greece, and the Webster Fund, named in honor of his mentor Thomas Webster, which supported the exchange
of guest lecturers between Stanford and University College London.
Over the course of thirty plus years teaching Homer's work, Edwards widened his research to include studying the poet's type
scenes and story patterns. He personally appreciated those moments when Homer broke from the pattern and revealed more of
himself. To share this expertise, Edwards wrote a well-received reader for the general public called Homer: Poet of the Iliad.
After retiring early from Stanford, Edwards accepted an appointment at the University of California, Santa Cruz to teach Homer
to undergraduates in Greek.
Edwards concludes his interview with thoughts about how classics remains relevant in modern society. He points to his retirement
reading group that recently studied the Odyssey. Through vicarious experience, Edwards feels the retirees gained knowledge
from studying the text and relating it to the experiences they had during and after World War II. Edwards remarks that he
takes great pleasure in these new interactions with classical texts he has studied his entire career.
Efron, Bradley 2014-01-15
Efron, Bradley
Bradley Efron begins his interview with his decision to come to Stanford and continues with the development of statistics
as an established academic discipline at Stanford. He talks about a number of people who were significant in the field over
the years. He explains the relationship of statistics to other disciplines and relates how some appointments are joint appointments
with other departments. For example, Efron held a joint appointment in the medical school working with clinical trials. He
comments on the evolution of statistics along with the evolution of computers from mainframe to desktop, and how that enables
the research. He also discusses algorithms and inferences in relation to statistics and other disciplines, and tools such
as "bootstrapping." Then he spends some time talking about his experiences in leadership positions on campus as well as his
experiences in publishing. He concludes with his thoughts about Stanford and how it grew from a "good" university to a "great"
university.
Ehrlich, Paul R. 2012-04-20
Ehrlich, Paul R.
Paul R. Ehrlich begins with his childhood interest in butterflies and the most important thing that shaped his academic interests,
a summer with the Inuit Eskimos and working for the Canadian Northern Insect Survey. He discusses his early contacts during
his college years that led to his decision to come to Stanford, including the importance of environmental and ecological aspects
of biology. Throughout the interview, Ehrlich mentions numerous people and publications in his field over the years. In addition,
he talks about the physical environment in the Stanford area as well as the academic environment, both of which influenced
him to stay for his entire career. He also mentions numerous students who have stood out in his mind at Stanford. He includes
the collaborative relationship with his wife, Anne Ehrlich, who worked with him on various projects and publications. In summary,
Ehrlich details his experiences as a researcher at Stanford and his thoughts on how the intersections of academic disciplines
serve to benefit the world.
Elam, Harry Justin 2020-05-19-2020-06-08
Harry J. Elam - Recordings
Harry J. Elam - Transcript
Creator: Elam, Harry Justin
Creator: Marincovich, Michele
Abstract: Dr. Harry J. Elam Jr., who served as Stanford's vice provost for undergraduate education from 2010 to 2020 as well as the
university's first vice president for the arts from 2017 to 2020, speaks about his education, his teaching and scholarship
in theater as a faculty member in the Stanford Department of Theater and Performance Studies (TAPS), and change over time
in undergraduate education at Stanford. Elam describes his upbringing in Boston, early exposures to theater and social justice,
and his undergraduate experience at Harvard. He discusses his time as a PhD student in Dramatic Arts at University of California,
Berkeley, mentorship from Margaret Wilkerson, and his first faculty job at the University of Maryland, College Park. He describes
his experiences on the faculty of the Stanford Department of Drama, his research on social protest theater and August Wilson,
and directing the Committee on Black Performing Arts and the Institute for Diversity in the Arts. Elam outlines both challenges
and accomplishments in the numerous administrative roles he has held, especially the work he did to shape the Introduction
to the Humanities Program (IHUM) and its successor, promote high-impact practices in undergraduate education, and increase
faculty engagement with VPUE. He ends the interview with reflections on his time at Stanford and his new role as president
of Occidental College.
Language of Material: English.
Enthoven, Alain C. 2020-03-18-2020-05-30
Alain Enthoven - Recordings
Alain Enthoven - Transcript
Creator: Enthoven, Alain C., 1930-
Creator: Stid, Daniel D.
Creator: Lewis, William W., 1942-
Creator: Singer, Sara J.
Creator: McCormick, Cara
Abstract: Alain C. Enthoven, the Marriner S. Eccles Professor of Public and Private Management, Emeritus, speaks about his upbringing
and education, his work at RAND and in the Office of Systems Analysis in the Department of Defense, and his research on healthcare
reform. Enthoven recalls his upbringing in Seattle, his education at a Jesuit high school, and his path to Stanford as an
undergraduate in the late 1940s. He describes important moments in his education, including the opportunity to work with economist
Ken Arrow, his time as a Rhodes Scholar, and how his friendship with Harry Rowen led to his decision to work at the RAND Corporation
on studies of US and NATO defense strategies. He shares memories of his work in the Economics Division at RAND and in the
Office of Systems Analysis at the Pentagon during the Cold War, including descriptions of key individuals such as Robert McNamara
and Charlie Hitch. He recalls his time at Litton Industries, returning to Stanford as a professor in the Graduate School of
Business to help build a program in public management, and his work on universal health insurance and consumer choice and
managed competition in healthcare. Other topics include the Jackson Hole Group, the Integrated Healthcare Association, health
benefits at Stanford and CalPERS, and the MD/MBA program at Stanford.
Language of Material: English.
Epel, David 2019-02-19
David Epel - Recordings
David Epel - Transcript
Creator: Epel, David
Creator: Maher, Susan
Abstract: David Epel, the Jane and Marshall Steel Jr. Professor of Marine Sciences, Emeritus, speaks about his early years and education,
his research on fertilization and development in the marine environment, and his faculty career at Stanford's Hopkins Marine
Station and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. He shares stories of sea urchins, undergraduate research discoveries
during the Spring Course at Hopkins, the collegiality of the Department of Biological Sciences, and his work on the impact
of DDT and other chemicals on the oceans.
Language of Material: English.
Etchemendy, John, 1952- 2020-01-24-2020-02-07
John Etchemendy - Recordings
John Etchemendy - Transcript
Creator: Etchemendy, John, 1952-
Creator: Saller, Richard P.
Abstract: John W. Etchemendy, the Patrick Suppes Family Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences, speaks about his research
and teaching career in the Stanford Department of Philosophy, his service as an associate dean in the School of Humanities
and Sciences, and his tenure as the provost of the university from 2000 to 2017. Etchemendy also shares memories of growing
up in a military family, his path to Stanford for PhD studies in philosophy, his research collaborations with Jon Barwise,
and directing the Center for the Study of Language and Information (CSLI). In recalling his time as provost, he explains the
wide-ranging responsibilities of the position, describes initiatives and challenges during his tenure, and offers thoughts
on Stanford's structure, culture, student body, and more.
Language of Material: English.
Everitt, C. W. Francis 2020-05-20-2020-05-21
Francis Everitt - Recordings
Francis Everitt - Transcript
Creator: Everitt, C. W. F. (C. W. Francis), 1934-
Creator: Fetter, Alexander L.
Creator: Keiser, G. Mac
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie Jean
Abstract: C. W. Francis Everitt, Professor (Research) in the W.W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, shares memories of his career
at Stanford as the principle investigator for the Gravity Probe B project. Everitt recalls his childhood in post-World War
II England, his education, and his early career as a research associate at University of Pennsylvania. In discussing Gravity
Probe B, he shares memories of the figures that worked on the project, the design of the experiment and the challenges they
faced, and some of the scientific outcomes of the effort. Other topics include physics at Stanford; Everitt's writing on the
history of science; project funding; and collaborating with NASA. Physicist Mac Keiser, who was co-investigator and chief
scientist on the project, also offers his memories of the launch and some of the scientific discoveries catalyzed by Gravity
Probe B.
Language of Material: English.
Falcon, Walter P. 2013 Mar 13
Falcon, Walter P.
Walter P. Falcon, Deputy Director of the Center on Food Security and the Environment, spoke about growing up on an Iowa corn
farm, his education, his faculty position at Harvard, and coming to Stanford in 1972 as Professor and Director of the Food
Research Institute (FRI). He discussed his academic career and his research and policy advisory work in Indonesia and Southeast
Asia, as well as the overall role of FRI and its ultimate closure in the mid-1990s. He also talked about his experiences as
an Associate Dean of Humanities and Sciences (1985-1991) and as Director of the Institute for International Studies, now the
Freeman Spogli Institute (1991-1998), and of its Center for Environmental Science and Policy (1998-2005). Dr. Falcon offered
his views on a variety of topics including interdisciplinary research and teaching, theoretical vs. applied scholarship, and
institution building.
Born in 1936, Walter P. Falcon grew up on a farm in Iowa before attending Iowa State University. After receiving a Bachelor
of Science degree in Agricultural Economics, Dr. Falcon went on to get an A.M. and Ph.D. in Economics, both from Harvard University.
He worked as an instructor and researcher at Harvard for many years before moving to Stanford University, where he functioned
in a number of capacities. Dr. Falcon was a Dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences, and was Director and Professor
for the Food Research Institute and the Institute for International Studies. He also taught in the Economics Department, served
as Co-director of the Center for Environmental Science and Policy, was Farnsworth Professor of International Agricultural
Policy, and served the University in many other ways. Outside of the university setting, Dr. Falcon has worked to ease world
hunger and consequently spent many years advising Pakistan and Indonesia. As a result, he has earned many awards and honors.
Among his extensive publication history is the book
Food Policy Analysis.
Farquhar, John W. (Jack) 2014
Farquhar, John W. (Jack)
John W. "Jack" Farquhar is Professor of Medicine, Professor of Health Research and Policy, and the first holder of the C.
F. Rehnborg Professorship in Disease Prevention at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He is well-known for his work
in disease prevention and global health research.
This series of interviews begins with Dr. Farquhar's early family life and education and the important events in his life
that led him to pursue the study of medicine and the prevention of heart disease. He discusses how WWII impacted his life
and how his interest in science, world events, educational opportunities, and other factors shaped the choices he made. He
talks about his passion for his work and how his research helped to bring disease prevention to new heights both at Stanford
and throughout the world. He recalls his experience being mentored and mentoring many leaders in the field of heart disease
prevention. He shares his observations on the growth of the Stanford School of Medicine from a small under-recognized school
to a world-class institution, and he relates his concern that heart disease prevention sustain its research and funding within
the competitive research environment at Stanford.
John W. Farquhar (2014), Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program Interviews (SC0932). Department of Special Collections
and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Feigenbaum, Edward Albert 2012 Jul-Aug
Feigenbaum, Edward Albert
In the oral history interviews conducted on July 12 and August 2, 2012, Dr. Edward Feigenbaum discussed his early years in
the Bay Area, including his time as a professor at UC Berkeley and the difficulty he faced in finding the appropriate department
for his field of interest. He went on to discuss his hiring at Stanford and working in the newly formed Computer Science Department.
During his early years at Stanford Dr. Feigenbaum also oversaw the Computer Center, and in the interviews he discussed upgrading
Stanford's computing equipment and working with other departments and programs to secure computing equipment for their needs.
In discussing the Computer Science Department more generally, Dr. Feigenbaum touched on the department's faculty, facilities,
and areas of focus, as well as the importance George Forsythe played in the early development of the department.
Dr. Feigenbaum also discussed his own research, including his work with Joshua Lederberg on the DENDRAL project. He compared
his own work to that of John McCarthy, a colleague both at Stanford and in the field of Artificial Intelligence, and outlined
his own contributions to the field. Dr. Feigenbaum went on to discuss Stanford policies on consulting, students with whom
he worked, the President's Advisory Committee on Computer Science, Stanford's Sponsored Projects Department, and the Computer
Science Department's move from Stanford's College of Humanities and Sciences to the College of Engineering.
Edward Feigenbaum is one of the pioneers of Artificial Intelligence research and its applications.
He received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering in 1956 and his Ph.D. in 1960, both from Carnegie Mellon University.
After a Fulbright Scholarship year in the UK, he taught at University of California, Berkeley until moving to Stanford University
in 1965.
He has been Chairman of the Computer Science Department and Director of the Computer Center at Stanford University. In 1965
he founded the well-known laboratory known as the Heuristic Programming Project, later renamed the Stanford Knowledge Systems
Laboratory. For many years, he was Co-Principal Investigator of the NIH-sponsored national computer facility for applications
of Artificial Intelligence to Medicine and Biology known as SUMEX-AIM.
He is the Past President of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence. His public service includes: NSF Computer
Science Advisory Board; ISAT, a DARPA study committee for Information Science and Technology; and the National Research Council's
Computer Science and Technology Board. He has been a member of the Board of Regents of the National Library of Medicine, and
the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board. From 1994-97 he served at the Pentagon as Chief Scientist of the Air Force.
He was the leader of and co-author of the encyclopedic four-volume Handbook of Artificial Intelligence; as well as Computers
and Thought and Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Organic Chemistry: The DENDRAL Program. He was also the founding
editor of the McGraw-Hill Computer Science Series. He was co-author of the books: The Fifth Generation: Artificial Intelligence
and Japan's Computer Challenge to the World; The Rise of the Expert Company (about corporate successes in the use of expert
systems); and The Japanese Entrepreneur: Making the Desert Bloom.
Dr. Feigenbaum is a co-founder of three start-up firms in applied artificial intelligence, IntelliCorp, Teknowledge and Design
Power Inc. He also was a member of the Board of Directors of Sperry Corporation. He has been a member of the advisory boards
of several Silicon Valley start-up companies. Currently he is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Computer History Museum;
and Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Allen Institute of Artificial Intelligence.
Feigenbaum was awarded the ACM Turing Award in 1995, the highest award given for research in Computer Science. In 2012, he
was elected to the Hall of Fellows of the Computer History Museum. In 2013 he received the IEEE Computer Society's Computer
Pioneer Award, their highest lifetime contribution award.
He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1986 and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1991. He was
selected for the Productivity Hall of Fame of the Republic of Singapore; and in 2011 the IEEE Intelligent Systems Artificial
Intelligence Hall of Fame. He is an elected Fellow of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence; the American College
of Medical Informatics; the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering; and the American Association for the
Advancement of Science. He is the first recipient of the Feigenbaum Medal, an award established in his honor by the World
Congress of Expert Systems. The American Association for Artificial Intelligence biannually awards a Feigenbaum Prize for
AI research.
For his service to the US Air Force, he received the U.S. Air Force Exceptional Civilian Service Award in 1997.
Flanagan, Robert J. 2019-01-17
Bob Flanagan - Recordings
Bob Flanagan - Transcript
Creator: Flanagan, Robert J.
Creator: Humburg, Judee
Abstract: Robert J. Flanagan, the Konosuke Matsushita Professor of International Labor Economics and Policy Analysis, Emeritus, at Stanford's
Graduate School of Business, discusses his education, academic career, and research interests. Flanagan speaks about how he
became interested in labor economics, graduate study at the Institute of Industrial Relations at UC Berkeley with Lloyd Ulman,
and his time on the faculty of the business schools at the University of Chicago and Stanford. He shares memories of Stanford's
business school under Dean Arjay Miller and teaching in and directing the Public Management Program. Flanagan also provides
an overview his research, including work on international unemployment rates, comparative studies of incomes policies, the
impact of globalization on labor conditions, and the economics of symphonies--as well as his lifelong interest in jazz.
Language of Material: English.
Fleishman, Lazar 2020-06-25
Lazar Fleishman - Recordings
Lazar Fleishman - Transcript
Creator: Fleishman, Lazar
Creator: Frothingham, Emma
Abstract: Lazar Fleishman, Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures, reflects on his life and career. Fleishman describes his upbringing
in Riga, Latvia; the influence of his music education on his later career; and his early exposure to literature and poetry
banned in the Soviet Union. He goes on to describe his emigration to Israel, his academic work there, and his transition to
the Bay Area, teaching at UC Berkeley and later Stanford. Fleishman shares memories of his friends and colleagues in Latvia,
Israel, and the United States and the success of building Slavic studies at Stanford. Fleishman also reflects on his work
on Boris Pasternak, including conducting his own research; hosting international conferences on Pasternak; and bringing Pasternak's
papers to Stanford.
Language of Material: English.
Flippen, James H. 2016-12-15
Flippen, James H.
In this oral history, Stanford alumnus James H. Flippen (MD 1945) recounts family stories and the journey that led him to
attend medical school at Stanford University. He relates details of student life at the Stanford School of Medicine when it
was located in San Francisco and recalls incidents from his residency at Stanford. He briefly describes his fellowship at
Boston Children's Hospital where he learned the replacement transfusion technique for treating hemolytic anemia of the newborn,
which he later taught to physicians on the West Coast. He also provides an account of his service in the United States Navy
when he was assigned to a clinic for treating tropical skin diseases located at the Tanforan Race Track in San Bruno, California.
Flippen describes his work as a private practitioner of pediatrics in Palo Alto and his work as a clinical professor in the
pediatric cardiology clinic at Stanford. He recounts his role in leasing land from Stanford in cooperation with other physicians
in order to build a cluster of medical offices near Stanford hospital known as the Medical Plaza. He describes his work as
the regional chairman of the Accident Prevention Committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics and his advocacy of legislation
requiring that cars be equipped with seatbelts, that homes have smoke detectors, and that teenagers who drove while intoxicated
receive stiff penalties. He concludes the interview by discussing his determination of the cause of a tragic drowning incident,
a phenomenon he branded "silent drowning."
Fong, Herb 2011 May 17
Fong, Herb
Herb Fong discussed many of the changes that occurred over the past 30 years regarding ground maintenance. He talked about
the reorganization of the groundskeeping system, irrigation, pest control and the replanting of Palm Drive. He also discussed
the Certified Landscape Training (CLT).
Ford, John B. 2014
Ford, John B.
This is the first interview in a theme project to explore the role of development (fundraising) in Stanford's journey "from
good to great" and in sustaining greatness.
In these two interview sessions, Ford begins by describing the post-WWII history of development at the university, broken
down into eras corresponding to major fundraising campaigns: the PACE campaign 1961-1964 (Plan of Action for a Challenging
Era); the Campaign for Stanford, 1972-1977; the Centennial Campaign, 1985-1991; the Campaign for Undergraduate Education,
2000-2005; and the Stanford Challenge, 2006-2011. He speaks about the different circumstances, priorities, strategies, and
university presidents and provosts during each campaign, as well as challenges posed by adverse events such as student unrest
and the indirect cost controversy. Ford believes that one key to Stanford's development success has been its ability, starting
back in the 1960s, to integrate financial planning, academic planning, and development planning. He also discusses the important
roles of university trustees, alumni, donors and volunteers; obtaining major gifts from non-alumni; increasing the participation
rate of alumni; non-monetary campaign goals; introducing a focus on class giving; the Commission on Undergraduate Education;
and corporate and foundation fundraising.
Moving on to questions of strategy, Ford discusses the importance of academic priorities; the influence of key individuals;
components of the Campaign for Undergraduate Education; decentralization of the development function to the deans of the schools;
large matching gifts; endowed graduate fellowships; and the Terman Fellows Program to support young faculty. Ford notes that
Stanford led the way among peer institutions in many aspects of development, but learned from "the Ivys" in other aspects.
Bringing alumni back to campus for university seminars and taking Stanford "on the road" were unique Stanford contributions.
Ford also talks about fundraising based on intuition versus data; allocating development resources where they could do the
most good; starting to focus on undergraduate students before they become alumni; Stanford Associates; the importance of stewardship;
and unexpected gifts.
Concerning administration and collaboration, Ford talks about the decision to add development officers in the schools "closer
to the product;" managing access to donors; academic priorities as compared to donor interests; understanding the broader
implications of a gift; endowment versus expendable funds; and communication with the donor community especially as the university
grows and changes. Ford stresses the importance of a broad range development program, not just one focused on the handful
of people who can give very large gifts. Looking to the future, he mentions many donors' desires to see Stanford go beyond
its traditional mission and speculates that fundraising will have a global focus in the future.
Freelen, Robert E. 2015-04-02-2015-04-15
Freelen, Robert E.
Robert E. "Bob" Freelen was Vice President for Public Affairs at Stanford from 1983 to 1992. He has extensive experience in
university fundraising, alumni relations, and public relations. In this two-part interview, Freelen reflects on his journey
through Stanford University.
He begins by discussing his undergraduate years at Stanford and describing the university environment at the time and his
involvement with student government. He moves on to his time at the Stanford Graduate School of Business to pursue his MBA
and finish his Reserve Officers' Training Corps [ROTC] program. Freelen also recounts going into the army following graduation,
where he worked in the finance corps. He then discusses his return to Stanford, working for the PACE campaign [Plan of Action
for a Challenging Era] to raise funds for the university. He describes his move into working for the Stanford Alumni Association
and later the issues he dealt with as Acting Dean of Students during challenging times. Freelen details his long career as
the university's Director of Government Relations, during which he fostered dialogue between Stanford, the state and federal
governments, and other universities and created new policies and coalitions. He describes succeeding Robert M. "Bob" Rosenzweig
as Vice President for Public Affairs and keeping up relationships with media, government, and donors. Freelen concludes the
first interview session by discussing relations with the Hoover Institution under director W. Glenn Campbell and issues surrounding
the proposed construction of the Reagan Library on Stanford campus.
In the second interview session, Freelen discusses his work in university communications and developing a strategic plan
for that department. He returns to discussing government relations, covering issues including Stanford's land endowment, obtaining
anti-trespassing legislation barring Theodore Streleski from campus, and the indirect costs controversy. Freelen ends his
interview describing his retirement and offers his perspective on Stanford today.
Friedman, Lawrence M. (Lawrence Meir), 1930- 2017-12-12-2017-12-14
Lawrence M. Friedman - Recordings
Lawrence M. Friedman - Transcript
Creator: Friedman, Lawrence M. (Lawrence Meir), 1930-
Creator: Brest, Iris
Abstract: Lawrence Friedman, the Marion Rice Kirkwood Professor of Law at the Stanford Law School, shares memories from his career in
legal history. Friedman describes his path from law school at the University of Chicago to the practice of law at a small
firm to a career in academia. He speaks about how his love for legal history developed and working with Willard Hurst at the
University of Wisconsin, Madison, and he describes several of his research projects and their connection to the field of law
and society. Friedman also reflects on how law is taught in the United States, some of the changes in law school curricula
he has observed, the Stanford Program in International Legal Studies (SPILS), and more.
Language of Material: English.
Fuchs, Victor R. 2012 Sep 24
Fuchs, Victor R.
Professor Fuchs discussed his pre-Stanford years: background, education, his early mentors, and how they influenced his work.
He shared his experience prior to coming to Stanford, the circumstances that brought him here, and what happened when he first
arrived. He talked about his teaching, his role in health economics, and how it evolved. He also discussed his current projects
and offered his thoughts on health care reform.
Victor R. Fuchs is the Henry J. Kaiser Jr. Professor Emeritus at Stanford University, in the Departments of Economics and
Health Research and Policy. He is also a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. He applies economic
analysis to social problems of national concern, with special emphasis on health and medical care. He is author of nine books,
the editor of six others, and has published over two hundred papers and shorter pieces. His current research focuses on comprehensive
health care reform, differences in survival to age 70, and the relation between life expectancy and economic growth.
His best known work, Who Shall Live? Health, Economics, and Social Choice (1974; expanded edition 1998, 2nd expanded edition
2011), helps health professionals and policy makers to understand the economic and policy problems in health that have emerged
in recent decades. Other books include The Service Economy (1968), How We Live (1983), The Health Economy (1986), Women's
Quest For Economic Equality (1988), and The Future of Health Policy (1993). He is the editor of Individual and Social Responsibility:
Child Care, Education, Medical Care, and Long-term Care in America (1996).
Professor Fuchs was elected president of the American Economic Association in 1995. He has also been elected to the American
Philosophical Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences,
and is an Honorary Member of Alpha Omega Alpha. He has received the John R. Commons Award, Emily Mumford Medal for Distinguished
Contributions to Social Science in Medicine, Distinguished Investigator Award (Association for Health Services Research),
Baxter Foundation Health Services Research Prize, and Madden Distinguished Alumni Award (New York University). ASHE's (American
Society of Health Economists) Career Award for Lifetime Contributions to the Field of Health Economics and the RAND Corporation
prize for the Best Paper published in the Forum for Health Economics and Policy are named and awarded in honor of Professor
Fuchs.
Geballe, Theodore H. 2013-08-20-2019-07-29
Theodore Geballe - Recordings
Theodore Geballe - Transcript
Creator: Geballe, Theodore H.
Creator: Tracy-Taylor, Allison K.
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie Jean
Creator: Conradson, Steven Daniel
Abstract: Theodore "Ted" H. Geballe begins his interviews by discussing his early life in San Francisco and his family. He continues
on to his time as an undergraduate and graduate student at University of California, Berkeley, and the formative experience
of working with William Giauque. He discusses his career at Bell Labs, including influential colleagues he worked with as
well as his time studying semi- and superconductors. He speaks of his recruitment to Stanford by Marvin Chodorow and the motivations
for accepting his position. Geballe goes on to discuss the history of Applied Physics and its growth during his time in the
department. He notes his contributions to the department, including his role as department chair, in recruiting other top
faculty, and in cultivating interdisciplinary research. He discusses his teaching, noting his work with Mac Beasley on the
research group Ted-Mac Amateur Hour and later with Aharon Kapitulnik and Beasley on the research group KGB. Geballe also discusses
Stanford's reputation, the growth of independent labs at Stanford, and Applied Physics' relationship with the Department of
Physics and the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. He goes on to discuss his time as director of the Center for Materials
Research, the development of materials science research at Stanford, and his research accomplishments while at Stanford. He
also discusses the evolution of superconductivity research, and discusses his business venture Conductus. Ted Geballe concludes
the interview by discussing recent development of lab space devoted to materials research at Stanford, including the Geballe
Lab for Advanced Materials, named in his honor. In the 2019 addendum, Geballe discusses the work he has done on superconductivity
since 2013, particularly the use of XAFS to study "overdoped" cuprates in collaboration with Steven D. Conradson.
Language of Material: English.
Gelpi, Albert Joseph. 2013 Feb 14-Mar 7
Gelpi, Albert Joseph.
Albert Joseph Gelpi opens his interview with discussing his family and his upbringing in New Orleans. He recounts his time
at Loyola and Tulane, and his doctoral work at Harvard, where he met Barbara Charlesworth. He discusses marrying Barbara,
and accepting a position at Stanford in 1967. Gelpi notes Barbara's difficulties with maintaining a university position and
raising a family. Gelpi discusses the unrest on campus in the late 1960s, and its impact on the English Department. He goes
on to discuss colleagues in the department as well as department culture. He outlines the courses he taught, changes in English
curriculum, and his experience as department chair. He also notes Barbara's struggles in the department. He discusses his
role in creating the American Studies program.
The second session starts with Gelpi exploring his time as Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, taking time to
discuss the development of the Humanities Center. He notes the benefits and challenges of working as an associate dean, as
well as major issues he dealt with. The interview shifts to Gelpi's own research, including his work on Emily Dickinson, The
Tenth Muse, A Coherent Splendor, American Poetry After Modernism: The Power of the Word, his time editing Cambridge Studies
in American Literature and Culture, his work with Adrienne Rich, and his work on C. Day Lewis. Gelpi notes his involvement
in Stanford's Catholic community, and discusses his retirement and thoughts on changes at Stanford since his arrival.
Albert Joseph Gelpi was born on July 19, 1931 in New Orleans, where he attended Jesuit High School and got his A. B. from
Loyola University, New Orleans. After serving in the U. S. Army (1951-53, the last year in Korea), he got his M. A. from Tulane
and taught briefly at Loyola before starting doctoral studies at Harvard in fall, 1957. He received his PhD from Harvard in
1962 with a dissertation on Emily Dickinson under the supervision of Perry Miller. While teaching there as an assistant professor
for the next six years, he married Barbara Charlesworth in 1965, and they had two children: Christopher (b. 1966) and Adrienne
(b. 1970). In 1965 his dissertation was published by Harvard University Press under the title Emily Dickinson: The Mind of
the Poet.
In the fall of 1968 the Gelpis came to Stanford with Albert as a tenured associate professor and Barbara as a lecturer. During
the thirty-plus years on the Stanford teaching faculty, Gelpi offered a range of courses in American literature on the undergraduate
and graduate levels, earning him a Dean's Teaching Award shortly before his full retirement in 2002. He was Guggenheim Fellow,
1977-78, and became the William Robertson Coe Professor of American Literature in 1979. Besides teaching, Gelpi served in
a number of administrative post within the department, including Chair (1985-88), and in the University, including several
stints as Chair of the American Studies Program (1976-77, 1989-90, 1994-7), and as Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and
Research (1980-85). He was the founding editor of the influential monograph series "Cambridge Studies in American Literature
and Culture," published by Cambridge University Press, and served in that capacity from 1980 to 1991.
Gelpi's primary field of scholarly and critical interest is American poetry, and, in addition to many journal articles and
essays in collections, he has written, besides the Dickinson book, a three volume study of the development of an American
poetic tradition from the Puritans through the twentieth century: The Tenth Muse: The Psyche of the American Poet (1975, reissued,
1991); A Coherent Splendor: The American Poetic Renaissance 1910-1950 (1987); and American Poetry After Modernism: The Power
of the Word ( forthcoming, 2015).
He has also edited a number of important books in the field of American poetry: The Poet in America 1650 to the Present (1973);
(with Barbara Charlesworth Gelpi) Adrienne Rich's Poetry (1973) and Adrienne Rich's Poetry and Prose (1992); Wallace Stevens:
The Poetics of Modernism (1986); Denise Levertov: Selected Criticism (1993); The Blood of the Poet: Selected Poems of William
Everson (1994); (with Jacqueline Brogan) A Whole New Poetry Beginning Here: Adrienne Rich in the Eighties & Nineties (1998);
The Wild God of the World: An Anthology of Robinson Jeffers (2003); Dark God of Eros: A William Everson Reader (2003), and
(with Robert Bertholf) The Letters of Robert Duncan & Denise Levertov (2003), which won an award from the Modern Language
Association in 2004 as the best scholarly edition.
In 1993 he published Living in Time: The Poetry of C. Day-Lewis, and is planning, with Bernard O'Donoghue, a Selected Prose
of C. Day-Lewis.
Gelpi continues to teach from time to time in Stanford Continuing Studies and in its Master of Liberal Arts Program.
Gelpi, Barbara C. 2013 Feb 12-Mar 12
Gelpi, Barbara C.
Barbara Charlesworth Gelpi begins her interview discussing her early life in Colombia, her parents and her sister, her education
in catholic schools in Colombia and Toronto, Canada, as well as her undergraduate and graduate work at the University of Miami.
Gelpi goes on to discuss her doctoral work at Radcliffe and meeting Albert Gelpi. She notes her positions at University of
California, Santa Barbara, Brandies, and marrying Albert, who accepted a position in 1967 at Stanford. Gelpi discusses the
unrest on campus at the time and her experience as a woman and a lecturer in Stanford's English Department. Gelpi notes the
difficulty she faced getting a regular appointment at Stanford, and her experience at San Jose State. She recounts her work
with other female faculty in developing interdisciplinary courses and texts dealing with women, and the founding of the Center
for Research on Women (CROW).
Gelpi opens the second session discussing at length her experience as editor of Signs, including its influence and reception.
She also discusses other Stanford faculty and staff who assisted with Signs and the challenges they all faced in editing the
journal. Gelpi further explores her experience as a woman and a spouse of a faculty member in the English Department, and
how she dealt with changing societal norms. She recounts her efforts to get a tenure track position and eventually tenure
within the department. She concludes by discussing her time as interim director at the Clayman Institute and thoughts on Stanford's
evolution since her arrival.
Barbara Charlesworth was born of Canadian parents in a Colombian oil camp named El Centro. She had her primary education in
the one-room schoolhouse there and spent her middle and high school years at Loretto Abbey, Toronto. After receiving a summa
cum laude B.A. (1955) and an M.A. (1957) in English from the University of Miami, Charlesworth entered Radcliffe College in
1957. (At that time, both the undergraduate and the graduate women students at Radcliffe took all their courses at Harvard
and fulfilled all of Harvard's requirements but still were awarded a Radcliffe, not a Harvard, degree.) When she received
her Ph.D. in 1962, her dissertation, entitled Dark Passages: The Decadent Consciousness in Victorian Literature, received
the Howard Mumford Jones award as the year's best in the fields of British and American Literature and was published in 1965
by the Wisconsin University Press.
After two years (1962-64) as an assistant professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Charlesworth returned
east in 1964 to join the faculty at Brandeis. She married Albert Gelpi, then an assistant professor at Harvard, in 1965. Two
years later, after the birth in 1966 of the Gelpis' first child, Christopher, Gelpi resigned her Brandeis position, and when
Albert Gelpi accepted a tenured post at Stanford in 1968, she also joined the department as a part-time lecturer. The couple's
second child, Adrienne, was born in 1970.
Beginning in the early 1970s Gelpi was in the vanguard of the burgeoning field of feminist literary criticism. With Albert
Gelpi she edited Adrienne Rich's Poetry, published by W.W. Norton in 1975, and in 1977 was one of an interdisciplinary group
which studied the life cycle of Victorian women, work that culminated in Victorian Women: A Documentary Account of Women's
Lives in Nineteenth Century England, France, and the United States, published by the Stanford University Press in 1981. Meanwhile,
in 1980 when the University of Chicago Press chose Stanford's newly established Center for Research on Women (CROW) to house
Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, Gelpi, with an interdisciplinary team of Stanford associates, became its editor,
a post she held until 1985.
Gelpi, who had continued in her part-time lectureship in English through these years, joined the English Department as a
half-time untenured associate professor in 1982, and became a tenured professor in 1992, the same year that she published
Shelley's Goddess: Maternity, Language, Subjectivity with Oxford University Press. She won the Lillian and Thomas B. Rhodes
Award for excellence in undergraduate teaching in 1993. As chair of the department's technology committee she was one of the
pioneers in bringing technology into liberal arts class rooms and in 1996 was given a Bing Technology Grant for graduate student
training. In 2002-4 she served as Acting Director of the Institute for Research on Women and Gender and then retired from
Stanford. Her recent scholarship centers on the Oxford Movement in nineteenth-century England.
Gibbons, James F. 2009 Jan 28
Gibbons, James F.
In his first interview, James Gibbons talked about his impressions of Stanford since arriving in 1953; the turbulence on campus
in the late 1960s and the erosion of trust between faculty & students; creative problem solving and stories about Bill Shockley,
his idea of teaching as coaching and seeing things differently. He also discussed fundamental physics research versus engineering
development of advanced technology, the move of the Computer Science Department from the School of Humanities and Sciences,
Don Knuth, and the major role of the School of Engineering in almost all Stanford academic & industrial partnerships.
In his second interview, James Gibbons discussed SERA Solar Cell Corporation and the background of solar cell research, his
research into silicon films and new photovoltaic technology, the value of connections to the semiconductor industry, the importance
of Stanford University as an entrepreneurial place, and Tutored Video Instruction (TVI).
In his third interview, James Gibbons discussed TVI further, its valuable uses beyond Stanford and comparison to the new
approach of "massively open online courses." Gibbons also gave his advice to today's students and discussed multidisciplinary
research, the successes of two-party collaborations, the Center for Integrated Systems (CIS), and fundraising. He reflected
on John Linvill, past Stanford presidents, and his endeavors as the Dean of Engineering.
Professor Gibbons received a BS degree at Northwestern University in 1953 and a PhD from Stanford in 1956. He joined the Stanford
faculty in 1957, was appointed professor of electrical engineering in 1964, and dean of the School of Engineering in 1984.
In 1983 he was named Reid Weaver Dennis Professor of Electrical Engineering, and in 1984 the Frederick Emmons Terman Dean
of the School of Engineering. He served as Dean from September 1984 to June 1996.
His principal research interests are in the fields of semiconductor device analysis, process physics and technology and solar
energy. He is the author of four textbooks in semiconductor electronics, four research monographs in the fields of ion implantation
and beam processing of semiconductors and over 250 papers. He received the IEEE Jack A. Morton Award (1980), the Texas Instruments
Founder's Prize (1982), the Semiconductor Industry Association's University Research Award (1996), and the American Electronics
Association Medal of Achievement (1996) for his pioneering research in the use of ion implantation and rapid thermal processing
techniques for solid-state physics and technology.
In 1972, he invented the Tutored Video Instruction process, which he and his colleagues at Stanford and Hewlett-Packard developed
into a highly regarded model for video-based distance learning, first used for the in-plant education of engineers in industry.
He was awarded the IEEE Medal of Education (1981) for this work and for his semiconductor texts. Upon leaving the dean's office
in 1996, Gibbons founded SERA Learning Technologies, a company devoted to using tutored video instruction for the education
of at risk and underserved youth.
As dean, he created several important interschool programs with the School of Humanities and Sciences, the Graduate School
of Business and the School of Medicine. In 1986, he brought the computer science department into the School of Engineering
and initiated the thorough integration of that discipline into the departments and research centers of the School, an activity
that has been continued and amplified by his successors. He also engaged venture capitalists in helping to build the school's
endowment, through the Engineering Venture Fund, and to create new educational opportunities for students through the Technology
Ventures Program.
Starting in 1985, he worked with the President and a group of senior colleagues in the university administration to create
a plan for the Science and Engineering Quad, and he contributed to its implementation by raising naming gifts and supporting
funds for several buildings in the SEQ. Within the school, he worked with the department chairs to put in place new standards
for tenure that included high quality in both teaching and research, leading to a new plateau in the national ranking of the
school. Upon his retirement from the office of dean, the University named a grove of trees outside the Thornton Center for
him. A marker in that grove carries the inscription: "His enormous contributions as teacher, scholar, entrepreneur and dean
have changed forever the physical and intellectual landscape of Stanford and the School of Engineering. His visionary leadership
has set us on a course of unparalleled excellence and ensured the preeminence of our endeavors for generations to come."
Professor Gibbons is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Sciences, a Fellow of the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a Lifetime Fellow of the IEEE. He was named an Outstanding Alumnus of Northwestern University
in 1987 and was awarded the IEEE Millennium Medal in 2001.
Gibbs, James Lowell 2015-10-27
Gibbs, James Lowell
In this 2015 oral history interview, anthropologist James Lowell Gibbs Jr. discusses his early life and education, his fieldwork
in Liberia, teaching anthropology to undergraduates, and his service as Stanford University's first dean of undergraduate
studies.
Gibbs describes his family background and credits the book African Journey by Eslanda Goode Robeson with sparking his interest
in anthropology. He discusses his undergraduate education at Cornell University, especially conducting social science research
on intergroup relations as an undergraduate--an experience that would later inform his ideas about undergraduate education
as a Stanford administrator. He speaks of the Rotary Foundation Fellowship that allowed him to study anthropology at Cambridge
for a year and discusses his graduate education at Harvard, where he learned from Cora Du Bois and others.
Shifting to his research, Gibbs describes the circumstances that led him to focus on tribal law among the Kpelle people of
Liberia and relates memories of his field work there, including the making of the prize-winning film, The Cows of Dolo Kenpaye.
Gibbs recounts his rationale for moving from the University of Minnesota to Stanford in 1966. He describes the founding of
the Program in African and Afro-American Studies and the recruitment of St. Clair Drake to direct the program. He recalls
some of the work that he did as Stanford's first dean of undergraduate studies, and he discusses his tenure a chair of the
Department of Anthropology and the split of the department that occurred in the late 1990s.
Gibbs also discusses his efforts to recruit minority faculty and his work with student-initiated programs such as SWOPSI
(Student Workshop on Political and Social Improvement) and SCIRE (Student Center for Innovation in Research and Education).
He concludes by commenting on vivid Stanford memories and some of the board positions he has held.
Gilly, William F. 2016-02-22
Gilly, William F.
William Gilly is a biology professor at Stanford's Hopkins Marine Station whose research has contributed to our basic understanding
of electrical excitability in nerve and muscle cells in a wide variety of organisms ranging from brittle stars to mammals.
In this interview, Gilly discusses the path his science career has taken, including measuring gas diffusion across membranes,
patch clamping giant squid neurons, and retracing John Steinbeck and Edward Ricketts's expedition to the Sea of Cortez. Beyond
his research, he explains how he has incorporated exploration and discovery into his courses and science outreach.
Gilly begins the interview with his affinity for Uncle Wiggly, an aged but adventurous rabbit from a series of children's
stories, and describes his own independent forays into the natural surroundings of Allentown, Pennsylvania when he was a child.
He explains his family's technical background and how his interest in ham radio led him to pursue an electrical engineering
degree at Princeton.
Gilly details the independent undergraduate research project that landed him in a neurophysiology lab, shifted his focus
to biology, and, despite inconclusive results, earned him an award from his engineering department. He describes his acceptance
to the PhD program at Washington University in St. Louis and how, when his advisor died suddenly, a network of friends and
acquaintances from Yale University, the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, and the University of Washington's Friday
Harbor Laboratories enabled him to complete his research and thesis in physiology and biophysics and to begin a postdoctoral
fellowship in Clara Franzini-Armstrong's lab at the University of Pennsylvania, studying the role of ion channels in electrical
signaling in squid axons.
This expertise, Gilly explains, resulted in his appointment at Stanford, working at Hopkins Marine Station where he could
collect squid specimens directly from the bay. Citing his experiences both as a scientist and fisherman, he opines on the
ways that the Monterey Bay has and has not recovered. After discussing the bureaucratic challenges of achieving tenure, he
launches into stories about the classes he has taught, including a technical training course on patch clamping squid neurons,
a holistic biology class that involved field research in Baja California Big Sur and the Salinas River, and the Steinbeck
Summer Institutes program for primary educators.
A central text to many of these courses is Steinbeck and Ricketts's Sea of Cortez: A Leisurely Journal of Travel and Research,
and Gilly discusses how he and several colleagues organized their own expedition based on Steinbeck and Ricketts's sea voyage.
He details preparations and sponsorship for the trip and mentions how the original expedition's ship, the Western Flyer, is
being restored for outreach and possible future trips.
Gilly talks about his other outreach work, including donating giant squid to primary classrooms for his Squid4Kids program,
trying to mount a critter-cam on a squid for National Geographic TV, and serving as a National Geographic Expert on their
Lindblad cruises in the Sea of Cortez. He concludes the interview by discussing his current project helping to set up a community-run
marine lab in Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur, Mexico and how it might be used for environmental research and education.
Goodman, Joseph W. dk684hz8075 2017-08-16
Goodman, Joseph W.
Joseph W. Goodman, William E. Ayer Professor of Electrical Engineering, Emeritus, is widely known for his contributions to
holography and related fields of optical science. He joined the faculty of the Stanford Department of Electrical Engineering
in 1967 and over the next five decades became prominent in his field, holding top positions in and receiving prestigious awards
from the Optical Society of America (OSA), the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), and the International
Society of Optics and Photonics (SPIE). Beginning his research career as the field of holography emerged, Dr. Goodman joined
the small circle of scientists in its early development, working in the areas of holography, optical information processing,
digital image processing, and speckle phenomena.
Goodman received his AB degree in engineering and applied physics from Harvard University in 1958 and his MS and PhD degrees
in electrical engineering from Stanford University in 1960 and 1963, respectively. He worked as a research assistant in the
Stanford Electronics Laboratories during his graduate years. He was a post-doctoral fellow at the Norwegian Defense Research
Center, under the auspices of the Royal Norwegian Society for Scientific and Industrial Research. From 1963 to 1967, he was
a research associate at Stanford. He was promoted to assistant professor in 1967, to associate professor in 1969, and to professor
in 1972. He served as chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering from 1988 to 1996. From 1996 to 2000, he was the senior
associate dean for faculty and academic affairs in the School of Engineering. He transitioned to emeritus status in 2001.
Goodman is the author of approximately 220 technical publications, including the textbooks Introduction to Fourier Optics
(1968, 2nd ed. 1996, 3rd ed. 2005, 4th ed. 2017), Statistical Optics (1985, 2nd ed. 2015), Speckle Phenomena in Optics (2005),
and (with R.M. Gray) Fourier Transforms: An Introduction for Engineers (1995). His first full-length publication, "Some Effects
of Target-Induced Scintillation on Optical Radar Performance", Proc. IEEE , 53, 1688-1700 (1965), was named a "Citation Classic"
by the Institute for Scientific Information.
Goodman has held a number of positions of responsibility in the optics community, including president of OSA (1992), board
of governors of SPIE (1980-82 and 1988-90), and editor of the Journal of the Optical Society of America (1978-1983). He has
been the recipient of numerous scientific and educational awards. In 1990, he was awarded the Fredrick Ives Medal, the highest
award of the Optical Society of America, and in 2007, he received SPIE's Gold Medal, its highest award. Other awards include
the Frederick Emmons Terman Award of the American Association of Engineering Education (1971); the Max Born Award of the Optical
Society of America (1983) for his contribution to physical optics; SPIE's Dennis Gabor Award (1987) for his contributions
to holography, optical processing, and optical computing; the IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal (1987); OSA's Esther
Hoffman Beller Education Medal (1995); and the Emmett N. Leith Medal (2009). He has been a member of the National Academy
of Engineering since 1987 and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 1996. In the realm of private industry,
Goodman has served as chairman of Optivision, Inc. and ONI Systems, companies that he co-founded along with NanoPrecision
Products and Roberts & Company Publishers. The latter was acquired in 2016 by MacMillan Publishers. He has also served as
a member of the board of directors of E-TEK Dynamics and on technical advisory committees for several small companies and
venture capital firms.
Since his retirement, Dr. Goodman has channeled his energies into philanthropic activities, including the J. W. and H. M.
Goodman Family Charitable Foundation. He and his wife, Hon Mai, provided the naming gifts for Stanford Hospital's Goodman
Surgical Simulation Center and the Goodman Immersive Learning Center at the School of Medicine. In 2005, the couple established
the Joseph W. Goodman Book Writing Award, cosponsored by OSA and SPIE. He has also served as a director of the OSA Foundation.
Joseph W. Goodman, the William Ayer Emeritus Professor of Electrical Engineering, discusses his career at Stanford's School
of Engineering, narrating his progression from graduate student in 1958 to faculty and on to department chair, associate dean,
and, briefly in 1999, acting dean. In addition to discussing his research, teaching, and administrative career, he touches
on his experiences during the anti-Vietnam War protests of the late 1960s, his involvement with Stanford's remote learning
program, and his forays into industry.
Interviewer, Andy DiPaolo, who succeeded Goodman in the position of senior associate dean of the School of Engineering, begins
with a summary of Goodman's career, including quotes he collected from colleagues and former students.
Goodman begins by recounting his early interest in ham radio and his undergraduate education at Harvard, where he was exposed
to the arts in addition to the sciences. He explains his decision to pursue a graduate degree at Stanford where he did his
research at the Applied Electronics Laboratory. Goodman touches on his postdoctoral fellowship in Norway and explains how
a positive recommendation from faculty member Ralph Smith and a change of his research focus from radar countermeasures to
modern optics, specifically holography, led to his appointment in Stanford's Electrical Engineering Department. He recalls
the impact of the anti-Vietnam War protests at Stanford, including how the department instituted night watches fearing that
the Electronics Research Laboratory would be set on fire.
Goodman recounts sabbatical experiences in Paris and Sydney and reminiscences about Ellen Ochoa and Kristina Johnson, two
highly successful graduate students whom he advised. He traces Ochoa's path to become an astronaut, and touches on the many
interests and pursuits of Johnson, currently chancellor of the State University of New York.
Goodman speaks about his involvement in the Stanford Instructional Television Network and how this program, along with the
internet, spurred Stanford to create the first online graduate engineering degree. He describes how, when he was chair of
Electrical Engineering, income from remote instruction was channeled into an endowment for the department.
As chair, Goodman was part of the search committee charged with selecting President Donald Kennedy's successor, and he recounts
the secrecy that he and the rest of the committee had to employ to keep the press in the dark. He recalls the merger of three
departments to form the Department of Management Science and Engineering and gives his impressions of Engineering School deans
with whom he worked.
In addition to academics, Goodman discusses his philosophy and personal experiences forming companies and working with industry
while holding down a faculty appointment. He also describes his family's philanthropic work and the various engineering books
he has written.
Gould, Richard 2016-10-04
Gould, Richard
"Richard "Dick" Gould is the John L. Hinds Director of Tennis at Stanford. As the head coach of the men's tennis team for
nearly four decades, he has coached teams that have won numerous national men's tennis championships and many successful players
including John McEnroe.
Gould was Class of '59 at Stanford and received his MA in education in 1960. He became Stanford men's tennis coach in the
fall of 1966 and coached teams for thirty-eight years through the 2004 season when he became the director of the tennis program.
Under his coaching, Stanford men's teams won seventeen NCAA team championships, ten NCAA singles championships, and seven
NCAA doubles championships. Fifty of his players became All Americans, nine players reached top 15 in ATP world singles rankings,
and fourteen players reached top 10 in ATP world doubles rankings. Seven of these players attained a #1 world doubles ranking
and eleven won Grand Slam Doubles Championships. Gould's leadership in fundraising contributed to the growth of the tennis
program at Stanford. As a result of his efforts, the men's tennis program is completely endowed, and Gould was directly responsible
for raising approximately $14 million of the $18.5 million endowment funds. He also raised the $20 million dollars that were
used to build the Taube Tennis Center on campus. Beyond tennis, Gould is extensively involved in the university community.
He received the Kenneth M. Cuthbertson Award for Exceptional Contributions to Stanford University in 2002 and was elected
to the Stanford Associates, an honorary society for exceptional and sustained volunteer service to Stanford University, in
2015. For his contribution to the development of tennis, Gould has received many honors and awards, including honorary membership
in USPTA (1981); U.S. Olympic Committee "Coach of the Year" Award (1998); Intercollegiate Tennis Association "Coach of the
Decade" Award (1980s, 1990s); Pac-12 Conference Tennis "Coach of the Century" Award, International Tennis Hall of Fame Educational
Merit Award (1983); Positive Coaching Alliance "Lifetime Achievement Award" (2012); and TEAM USA Coaching Legend Award (2016).
Gould has also served on the National Advisory Board of Positive Coaching Alliance and the Board of Directors, East Palo Alto
Tennis & Tutoring.
Gould came from a family that has seen five generations of Stanford graduates, including his wife, his children, his grandparents,
and grandchildren. Gould's wife, Anne, was the coach of Stanford women's tennis team that won the NCAA championship in 1978,
the first ever women's sport championship at Stanford. He has five grown children, three of whom were captains of respective
college swim and volleyball teams, sixteen grandchildren, and one great grandchild."
"Dick Gould, the John L. Hinds Director of Tennis at Stanford University, the men's tennis coach for thirty-eight years, and
a Stanford alum, discusses his student days at Stanford, highlights from his years as a tennis coach, and the evolution of
the Stanford tennis program and the Department of Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation.
Gould begins his interview by describing the extensive connections between Stanford University and five generations of his
family. He speaks about his early life in Ventura, California, and discusses Stanford student life in the 1950s, playing on
the men's tennis team, and his decision to pursue a master's degree in education and become a teacher and tennis coach. He
describes his first teaching and coaching position at Mountain View High School and working as the head tennis coach at Foothill
Junior College, where his teams won two state team championships.
Hired as the Stanford men's tennis coach in 1966, Gould explains the factors that led him to believe that the men's tennis
team could attract top quality players and win national championships. He describes the steps he took to build intercollegiate
championship tennis teams at Stanford, emphasizing the primary role of recruiting and the methods he used to attract the top
tennis players in the country to Stanford, successes that led to Stanford's first NCAA Men's Tennis Championship in 1973.
Gould reflects on factors common to the seventeen NCAA championship teams he coached and memorable performances by his players
and teams. He also talks about his transition in 2004 from the men's head tennis coach to the John L. Hinds Director of Tennis.
Reflecting on his style of coaching, Gould talks about the challenges of coaching high-level players, the interplay between
professional and collegiate tennis, and the values he tried to impart to his players.
Women's involvement in collegiate athletics changed substantially during Gould's lifetime, and he discusses the significant
impact Title IX had on Stanford's athletics programs in general and the Stanford tennis program specifically, ultimately resulting
in the merger of the men's and women's tennis programs. Gould talks about hiring Anne Hill (who later became Gould's wife)
as the women's tennis coach, and her success in building championship women's tennis teams at Stanford.
Describing Stanford's athletic programs more generally, Gould offers his opinion on how the successes of the men's and women's
tennis teams in the 1970s, coupled with the football team's 1971 and 1972 Rose Bowl victories, helped launch the "decades
of excellence" of Stanford athletics that have continued up to this day. He discusses the contributions of Stanford coaches
in other sports and offers his impressions of the various athletic directors with whom he worked.
Turning to the financial and entrepreneurial aspects of athletics at Stanford, Gould describes his methods of fundraising
for the tennis program and some of the sports-related innovations he pioneered, including personal seat licensing and high
tech scoreboards. Gould also talks about the tennis facilities at Stanford, describing their evolution from his student days
to the construction of the Taube Family Tennis Center.
Gould concludes the interview by commenting on some of the current problems facing college athletics, the most significant
changes in Stanford athletics since he joined as coach in 1966, and the contributions for which he would most like to be remembered."
Gould, William B., IV 2018-03-05-2018-03-06
William B. Gould - Recordings
William B. Gould - Transcript
Creator: Gould, William B., IV
Creator: Marques, Nadejda
Abstract: William B. Gould IV is an emeritus professor at Stanford Law School who specializes in labor and employment discrimination
law. He is a renowned litigator, arbitrator, writer, and speaker dedicated to the promotion of fair labor practices. In this
oral history, Gould describes his family background and highlights experiences from his legal career and service as chairman
of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from 1994 to 1998 during the Clinton administration. Gould discusses the important
role his father played in his life; the diary left by his great- grandfather who escaped from slavery in North Carolina; his
undergraduate and legal education; and his work with the United Automobile Workers. He describes the circumstances that led
him to pursue an academic career, his appointment to the faculty of Stanford Law School in 1972, and some of the important
cases he has worked on, including Stamps v. Detroit Edison Company.
Language of Material: English.
Greenberg, Harry B. 2015-09-21
Greenberg, Harry B.
Harry B. Greenberg, MD, the Joseph D. Grant Professor in the School of Medicine and Senior Associate Dean for Research, was
the lead inventor of the first-generation vaccine for rotavirus, a severe diarrheal disease that kills between 300,000 and
400,000 children each year in the developing world. In this interview, he discusses a range of important topics including
developments in virology from 1970 to 2015 with a specific focus on vaccines for rotavirus and influenza, the relationship
between the research and clinical sides of the Stanford School of Medicine in the late-twentieth century, the effects of entrepreneurism
on medical research, ethical issues in medical research and Stanford's responses to them, as well as the growth of the school
from 1983 to 2015.
Guertin, Richard and Kiefer, William C. 2010 Jun 4
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Hamburg, David A. 2012 Feb 14-Nov 20
Hamburg, David A.
In this multi-part oral history, David A. Hamburg told much of his life story, beginning with his family background. The first
interview included stories of his family background and the educational experiences of his father, as well as his own. He
then went on to tell a little about his military training and service during WWII, followed by a move to medical practice
and research after his service ended. This interview also covered his life in Chicago, involvement with NIMH, and the move
to Stanford. The second interview continued with descriptions of the research done at Stanford and the research culture, the
development of the Human Biology Department, the evolution of the Psychiatry Department, and NIH intramural programs. Hamburg
also described his friendship with Wallace Sterling, his participation in Stanford leadership and campus service, and the
protests of the 1960s and 1970s. This interview concluded with a preliminary look at the Primate Research Lab.
Parts three and four of the interviews focused mostly on Stanford's Primate Research Lab on campus and the research stations
in Africa. Hamburg also offered his take on Jane Goodall, and described the Gombe Stream Kidnapping in detail. The final interview
explained why Hamburg left Stanford in 1975. In the conversation, Hamburg also spoke of his work on the Stanford Board of
Trustees, his role in the selection of President Richard W. Lyman, and his take on the Donald Kennedy presidency. Finally,
he spoke about his participation in Board of Trustees committees and the establishment of the Cancer Institute on campus.
David A. Hamburg is Visiting Scholar at the American Association for the Advancement of Science and DeWitt Wallace Distinguished
Scholar at Weill Cornell Medical College. He is President Emeritus at Carnegie Corporation of New York. Hamburg has a long
history of leadership in biological and behavioral sciences. He has been a pioneer in prevention of mass violence. He has
been a professor at Stanford University and Harvard University, President of the Institute of Medicine, National Academy of
Sciences, and President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
He was a member of the United States Defense Policy Board with Secretary of Defense William Perry and co-chair with former
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance of the Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict. The Commission published many books
and monographs in its five-year life (1994-99), covering diplomatic, political, economic and military aspects of prevention.
He was a member of President Clinton's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology. He chaired committees at the United
Nations and European Union on the prevention of genocide.
He is the author of Today's Children: Creating a Future for a Generation in Crisis (1992); No More Killing Fields: Preventing
Deadly Conflict (2002); and Learning to Live Together: Preventing Hatred and Violence in Child and Adolescent Development
(2004); and Preventing Genocide: Practical Steps toward Early Detection and Effective Action (2008). An educational documentary
was based on the book. His new book is Give Peace a Chance: Preventing Mass Violence (2013). In 2012, the Foreign Policy Association
established the Andrew Carnegie Distinguished Lecture in Honor of David Hamburg on an annual basis.
Dr. Hamburg has received numerous awards including the Foreign Policy Association's Medal; the Sarnat International Mental
Health Award of the Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences; the John Stearns Medal for Lifetime Achievement in
Medicine, New York Academy of Medicine; Leadership in Violence Prevention, United States Institute of Peace; George Brown
Award for International Scientific Cooperation, CRDF Global; the National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal (its highest
award); and the Presidential Medal of Freedom (the highest civilian award of the United States).
Hamrdla, G. Robert 2011 Feb 25
Hamrdla, G. Robert
There are two tremendously meaningful threads in G. Robert Hamrdla's career at Stanford, beginning as a student and continuing
to this day. They are: (1) Hamrdla's overseas experience in Germany (only the second group of students to participate in the
Bing Overseas Studies Program) was a transformative experience for him, leading him to an extended and extensive role in the
program; (2) Hamrdla's love for students and the guidance, assistance and counseling he provided to many, many students over
the years. He was the first director of the Academic Information Center and was a central force in its development. He has
an insider's view of the presidencies of Richard Lyman and Donald Kennedy.
G. Robert Hamrdla graduated in 1960 from Stanford University. He served as Assistant to the President from1977 to 1992 and
Secretary of the Board of Trustees from 1977 to 1991. Hamrdla was Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Studies from 1970 to 1977
and later Director of Academic Information Center, Stanford's first academic resource and advising center for undergraduates.
He was Freshman Advisor from 1967 to 2000 and received the awards Master Advisor in 1987 and Outstanding Freshman Advisor
in 1997.
G. Robert Hamrdla was Assistant Director for Stanford Overseas Studies, 1966-70 and Director for Stanford in Germany, 1964-66.
G. Robert Hamrdla has been a faculty leader for Stanford Travel/Study since 1985. He was also the president of the Stanford
Historical Society from 2001 to 2003.
Hanawalt, Philip C., 1931- 2021-07-22-2021-07-27
Philip Hanawalt - Recordings
Philip Hanawalt - Transcript
Creator: Hanawalt, Philip C., 1931-
Creator: Schofield, Susan W.
Abstract: Philip C. Hanawalt, the Dr. Morris Herzstein Professor in Biology, Emeritus, speaks about his career in biology and his sixty-plus
years at Stanford. Hanawalt describes his upbringing and his unique educational experiences at Deep Springs College and Oberlin
College, which helped nurture his interest in biophysics. Hanawalt recalls being recruited as a researcher in Stanford's biophysics
laboratory in the early 1960s and his appointment to the Department of Biological Sciences faculty in 1965. He reflects on
the contribution of his research on DNA repair; working with students; interactions with colleagues at and beyond Stanford;
and the changes he observed in the Department of Biological Sciences over his career. Other topics include Stanford's biology
facilities; the field of DNA repair research; academic culture; and the Committee on the Professoriate.
Language of Material: English.
Hennessy, John L. 2018-07-18-2018-11-04
John Hennessy - Recordings
John Hennessy - Transcript
Creator: Kennedy, David M.
Creator: Hennessy, John L.
Abstract: John L. Hennessy, a Turing Award-winning computer scientist and entrepreneur who served as president of Stanford University
from 2000 to 2016, reflects on his family background and education, his research and teaching contributions, and his leadership
as the dean of the School of Engineering, provost, and president. Hennessy recalls his upbringing as part of a large Irish
Catholic family, his undergraduate and graduate years, and the circumstances that led him to pursue a career in academia.
He describes the technology underlying MIPS, as well as the joys and challenges of starting a company. Turning to his university
leadership roles, Hennessy speaks of the opportunities he sought to realize, the challenges he encountered, and the importance
of his working relationship with Provost John Etchemendy. Additional topics include planning for interdisciplinary research,
the Stanford Challenge campaign, undergraduate education and financial aid, and the 2008 financial crisis. Hennessy concludes
by speaking about the establishment of the Knight-Hennessy Scholars program. The interview includes an excerpt from a 2007
interview with Hennessy conducted by John Mashey for the Computer History Museum.
Language of Material: English.
Harvey, Van Austin 2012 Sep-Oct
Harvey, Van Austin
In the oral history interviews conducted on September 26 and October 18, 2012, Dr. Van Harvey discussed his early life and
education, noting the religious teachings of his upbringing and addressing his eventual shift away from a theological approach
to religion to a critical approach. The nature of religious studies itself was also evolving during this time, as Dr. Harvey
noted while discussing positions he held at Princeton, Southern Methodist University, and University of Pennsylvania. Dr.
Harvey was eventually approached by Bill Clebsch to take a position in the Religious Studies Department at Stanford. Harvey
accepted, starting at Stanford in 1978. Harvey discussed his colleagues in Religious Studies, the formation of the George
Edwin Burnell endowed professorship, the formation of Jewish Studies, serving as chair for the department, building the graduate
program, and the classes he taught.
Harvey also discussed his time as a fellow at the Stanford Humanities Center, student culture at Stanford, and changes in
the Stanford's Western Culture curriculum (including the shift from Western Culture to Cultures, Ideas, and Values [CIV]).
Harvey went on to his work in the Stanford Commission on Investment Responsibility and the Committee of Academic Appraisal
and Achievement. He commented on the formation of the Humanities and Sciences Faculty Council and the controversy of the Hoover
Institution and the proposed Reagan Library. The interview shifted to a discussion of Harvey's work on Ludwig Feuerbach and
his book The Historian and the Believer, and ended with Harvey's award and accomplishments.
Dr. Van Austin Harvey, George Edwin Burnell Professor of Religious Studies Emeritus, was born in Hankow, China, to parents
serving as missionaries. The family return to the United States in 1929 and settled in Merced, where Dr. Harvey grew up. He
served in the United States Navy during World War II before attending Occidental College, where he obtained a BA in Philosophy.
He then attended Princeton Theological Seminary for a year, received a B.D. from Yale Divinity School, and a Ph.D. from Yale
in post-Enlightenment religious thought.
Dr. Harvey has taught at Princeton University, Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University, the University
of Pennsylvania, and Stanford University. At Penn and Stanford he was chair of his departments. Dr. Harvey's research and
writings examine the meaning of terms used in theology and the way in which "morality of knowledge" informs professional historical
examination and creates problems for believers and theologians who wish to justify the historical claims of Christianity on
faith alone. In particular, the historical examinations of Jesus of Nazareth create struggles between historical record and
faith. Dr. Harvey argues that modern Christian theologians have not yet provided satisfactory evidence to reconcile the struggles.
Dr. Harvey has published many works, from articles to book reviews to books themselves (notably A Handbook of Theological
Terms (1964) and The Historian and the Believer (1966)). He received an honorary degree in the Humanities from Occidental
College, two John Simon Guggenheim Fellowships, a National Endowment of the Humanities Fellowship, a Visiting Fellowship from
Clare Hall at Cambridge University, and multiple distinguished teaching awards.
Haskell, William L. 2019-03-11-2019-03-25
William Haskell - Recordings
William Haskell - Transcript
Creator: Haskell, William L.
Creator: Berra, Kathy
Abstract: Dr. William L. Haskell is Professor (Research) of Medicine, Emeritus, in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Stanford
University School of Medicine and the former deputy director of the Stanford Prevention Research Center. In this oral history,
he provides an overview of his career in the field of preventive health, especially his studies on the impact of exercise
in cardiac disease prevention and rehabilitation. Haskell recounts his early life in Wyoming and southern California, his
education in physiology at University of California, Santa Barbara and the University of Illinois, and how exercise physiology
became central to his laboratory research. He describes collaborations with key national figures in the growing field of cardiovascular
health that led to positions at the Heart Disease and Stroke Control Program of the US Public Health Service and on the President's
Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. Haskell describes coming to Palo Alto in 1970 to pilot a preventive medicine clinic
and to work in the cardiology division at the Stanford School of Medicine. He recalls various research projects, including
the Three Community Project and Five City Project, field studies of the impact of community health education in preventing
cardiovascular disease; the Stanford Coronary Risk Intervention Project (SCRIP), which illustrated that multi-factor risk
reduction could decrease clinical cardiac events; and research on physical activity in patients recovering from myocardial
infarction and heart transplants. Haskell also discusses interdisciplinary collaborations; his work in women's health, diabetes,
and longevity; and the development of national and international physical activity guidelines.
Language of Material: English.
Hastorf, Albert 2007-2008
Hastorf, Albert
Oral history interview conducted between November 2007 and November 2008 pertaining to Hastorf's career at Stanford University.
Subjects include his World War II military service including the Army Specialized Training Program at the University of Minnesota,
graduate work at Princeton, his year at the Center for Advanced Studies in Behavioral Sciences at Stanford during its first
year (1954), his research and teaching at Stanford, his administrative roles, the human biology program, and living in the
Hanna House while Provost.
Ph.D. Princeton University, 1949 L.H.D. (Honorary) Amherst College, 1967
Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Professor (By Courtesy) Graduate School of Business, Benjamin Scott Crocker Professor of
Human Biology, Chair of the Department of Psychology, Dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences, and Vice President and
Provost of Stanford University, Hastorf has had a distinguished career as a psychologist, teacher and administrator. He has
published 4 books and over 50 chapters and articles. His early work on transactional analysis particularly in the areas of
perceptual distortion and social influences on perception was followed with experimental studies of social interaction and
social perception. His studies on the impact of physical deviance or disability on social perception and social interaction
led him to act as third Director of the Terman Studies of the life course using the Terman Gifted Project data bank. Hastorf
has been Chairman, American Psychological Association Board of Scientific Publication (1972); Member of the Social Science
advisory Committee, National Science Foundation (1968-1972); and Member of the Commission of the Higher Education of Minorities,
Ford Foundation (1981-1983). He had been Trustee of Mills College (1967-1977), the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral
Sciences (1984-1990), the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (1986-1992), and the Nueva Learning Center (1988-1995).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Hastorf, Albert H.
Stanford University. Department of Psychology. History
Stanford University. Department of Psychology. Faculty
Hellman, Martin 2020-08-12
Marty Hellman - Recordings
Marty Hellman - Transcript
Creator: Hellman, Martin E.
Creator: Lozano, Noé Pablo
Abstract: Martin E. Hellman, Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering, reflects on his upbringing and education; his faculty career
at Stanford, especially his contributions to cryptography; and his recent work on nuclear deterrence. Hellman shares memories
of his education in the New York City public schools, his undergraduate years at New York University, and his graduate studies
in electrical engineering at Stanford. He describes the origins of his interest in cryptography and recalls key collaborators,
including Ralph Merkle, and important turning points in the development of public-key cryptography, research that led he and
Whitfield Diffie to win the Turing Award in 2015. Hellman also recalls his efforts to support minority students as the associate
dean of graduate studies for recruitment and retention in the School of Engineering; the impact of his relationship with his
wife, Dorothie, on his life; and his most recent project "Rethinking National Security."
Language of Material: English.
Herrington, Marvin L. 2012-2013
Herrington, Marvin L.
Herrington, Marvin L.
Herrington, Marvin L.
Herrington, Marvin L.
Marvin L. Herrington, a native of Detroit, Michigan, served as the Chief of Police at Stanford University for over thirty
years. After finishing his military service in the 1950s, Mr. Herrington got a job as a police officer in Holly, Michigan,
and eventually switched to working in law enforcement on university campuses. His work at Stanford between 1971 and 2002 coincided
with much of the student unrest related to the Vietnam War, and the state of the Stanford Department of Public Safety when
he began there required him and his colleagues to create policies and work closely with administration, local community, and
other local law enforcement bodies. During Herrington's tenure, Stanford transformed from a community roiling with student
protests (many of which caused physical damage to University buildings) to a calmer campus, though it still poses challenges.
Herrington has noted that the constant difficulty of policing a college campus is that most of the population turns over every
four years, and a university of Stanford's prestige naturally attracts VIP students, world dignitaries, and large cultural
and sports events. Herrington's overarching policy has been to approach each situation and each offender equally, no matter
the status. In a Stanford Report article in 2001, Herrington's approach was described as "no-nonsense but non-confrontational."
Herzenberg, Leonore A. 2014 May 15-21
Herzenberg, Leonore A.
Leonore (Lee) A. Herzenberg reviewed her life story with emphasis on her upbringing in New York; her studies with her husband
Leonard at Cal Tech; the scientists they worked with in France, at Stanford and elsewhere; getting the Genetics labs started
when Stanford's medical school moved to the Palo Alto Campus; and her experience as a woman in science. Lee also describes
her involvement in the social protests of the 1960's and '70s. She discusses her approach to scientific problems and what
she learned from her mentor at Cal Tech, Nobel Prize winner Barbara McClintock.
Holloway, Charles 2021-03-18-2021-04-02
Charles Holloway - Recordings
Charles Holloway - Transcript
Creator: Holloway, Charles A.
Creator: Gamlen, Tod
Abstract: Professor Chuck Holloway, an expert in the fields of entrepreneurship, supply networks, and technology management, reflects
on his engineering and business education, his military career, and his research and teaching career at the Stanford Graduate
School of Business. Holloway discusses his childhood in Whittier, California; studying electrical engineering and participating
in athletics and the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps at UC Berkeley as an undergraduate; and working for Admiral Hyman
Rickover at the Naval Reactors Branch. Holloway describes his transition to graduate study in nuclear engineering and business
administration, joining the Stanford faculty in 1968, the trajectory of his research and teaching, and his service as the
associate dean for academic affairs at the GSB. Topics of special interest include the origins of GSB's Public Management
Program, the Stanford Integrated Manufacturing Association [SIMA], the Stanford Leadership Academy, and the Center for Entrepreneurial
Studies. Holloway also offers trenchant observations on Silicon Valley's unique ecosystem and Stanford's role within it.
Language of Material: English.
Holman, Halsted R. 2014-2015
Holman, Halsted R.
Halsted Holman was born in San Francisco to two Stanford Medicine professors. He was the first chairman of the Department
of Medicine when the school moved from San Francisco to Palo Alto. He spearheaded staffing the new department and was given
ample funding and space. At this time, academic medicine was transitioning from a clinical focus to a research base, so many
of the hires Holman made were young men like himself. Holman was also politically active and blacklisted during the McCarthy
era for his organizing work, primarily with student organizations on the East Coast and in Europe. He developed an interest
in patient self-care and medical education and directed the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar Training Program
from 1969 (its inception) to 1996. During the interview, Holman described both his professional and political activities
Hunt, Sharon A. 2020-01-27
Sharon Hunt - Recordings
Sharon Hunt - Transcript
Creator: Hunt, Sharon A.
Creator: Kiefer, Joyce
Abstract: Sharon Ann Hunt is a Professor of Medicine, Emerita, in Cardiovascular Medicine at the Stanford University Medical Center.
In this interview, Dr. Hunt speaks about her childhood in Cleveland and the expectations of her parents for her life. She
discusses how student jobs working for a plant physiologist at the University of Dayton and cardiologists at the Cleveland
Clinic led to her interest in a career in science and medicine. Dr. Hunt recounts her pioneering work on a small fellowship
team in the aftercare of the early heart transplant patients of Dr. Norman Shumway, including the development of endomyocardial
biopsy to diagnose rejection and the use of cyclosporin in heart transplant patients. Other topics covered include gender
issues in medicine, the failed merger of Stanford's Medical School with University of California San Francisco, and her retirement
activities.
Language of Material: English.
Inan, Umran S. 2021-11-14-2021-12-04
Umran Inan - Recordings
Umran Inan - Transcript
Creator: Inan, Umran S.
Creator: Fikes, Richard E.
Abstract: Umran Inan, Professor Emeritus in Stanford's Department of Electrical Engineering and the past president of Koç University,
recalls his education in Turkey, his PhD studies at Stanford in the Radioscience Lab in the 1970s, and his faculty career
and directorship of the STAR Lab (Space, Telecommunications, and Radioscience Laboratory). In addition to describing change
over time in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Inan provides highlights from his research career, including his lab's
work on lightning sprites and elves, his field work in Antarctica, and the fruitful contributions of the large cadre of graduate
students he supervised. He explains his decision to return to Turkey to become the president of Koç University in 2009 and
the successful academic environment he created there, and he offers reflections on Stanford's academic culture of excellence
and the trend toward the internationalization of higher education in the United States.
Language of Material: English.
Jacobs, Charlotte D. 2015
Jacobs, Charlotte D.
Charlotte Jacobs begins her interviews by discussing her happy childhood in a large family in Tennessee, and the pressure
she felt being a young girl in the 1950s with dreams of being a doctor. She goes on to detail the influence of Jonas Salk's
polio vaccine trials, of which she was a part, and several other important milestones that empowered her to follow her dreams
into medicine. She describes her journey from pre-med undergrad at the University of Rochester to post-doctoral fellow in
oncology at Stanford University, under the supervision of Saul Rosenberg. She credits much of her success to this esteemed
oncologist, under whom she could achieve her goal of succeeding in clinical research and patient care.
Jacobs paints a vivid picture of her career from start to finish. She broke the mold as an acting assistant professor at
Stanford, teaching second year medical students and designing and leading the new Oncology Day Care Center. She also led pioneering
work into the "organ preservation approach" with mentors and colleagues Willard Fee and Dan Goffinet, changing forever the
paradigm of head and neck cancer. In the meantime, she achieved a true balance between a fulfilling family life and a high-flying
medical career.
Jacobs continues to detail the trajectory of her career, including her rise from acting assistant professor to senior associate
dean. Despite it taking Jacobs almost two decades to reach tenure, she was named the "Drs. Ben and A. Jess Shenson Professor
of Medicine," and was given total academic freedom to continue accomplishing her professional goals. Jacobs then discusses
her innovative teaching at the university, the awards she received, and the students whom she inspired and who inspired her.
She tells at length of her rewarding role in revamping the education of Stanford's medical students as Senior Associate Dean
of Education and Student Affairs, which began a wonderful part of her career working with David Korn and Robert Cutler, as
well as continuing her work as a general oncologist. Following this, she led the creation of a new multidisciplinary cancer
center at Stanford. Jacobs then became the director of the Clinical Cancer Program for UCSF Stanford Health Care as part of
the two universities' merging efforts. Jacobs depicts how this merger caused much friction as well as success.
Jacobs then tells of opening the clinical cancer center after which she returned to clinical research and patient care. She
discusses her building of the sarcoma and lung cancer programs, mentoring young faculty and women professionals, and her choice
to take early retirement so she could divide her time between treating veterans with cancer and writing.
Jacobs then details finding the time to finish her book on Henry Kaplan, a biography–the genre she most loved reading as
a child–that she had spent years on already. She goes into great detail about learning the craft and how writing her first
and second books (a biography of Jonas Salk) has helped her as a doctor and medical professional. She also discusses the importance
of the theatre, particularly musical theatre, in her life, both as a young woman and throughout her time as a mother, doctor,
and professor. She credits these passions with helping her profoundly as a physician, allowing her to better understand the
needs and anxieties of patients, and to better deal with the complexities of being a doctor.
Jacobs, throughout the interviews, draws on the importance of patients in her life and work, and she describes those who
have inspired her and fascinated her, and imagines what her memoir might look like if she ever completes it. She outlines
her keys to success in the scientific sphere, and specifically the skills and attributes she believes make a wonderful, caring
doctor. She credits her work-life balance and her constant wish to care for those in need as her main focuses throughout her
stellar career. Finally, Jacobs considers what could be seen as her legacy: her pioneering work in the field of head and neck
cancer, the clinical cancer center at Stanford, her pride in her students at the university and those whom she taught and
for whom she became a role model, and mostly, the patients whom she cured or helped to face the prospect of death. She explains
that patients are what drove her career from the very beginning, and still do, and that she hopes she has made life better
for all of them.
Jardetzky, Oleg 2015-03-20
Jardetzky, Oleg
Oleg Jardetzky, professor emeritus of molecular pharmacology at Stanford University School of Medicine and former director
of the Stanford Magnetic Resonance Laboratory, discusses his role in the establishment and maturation of the field of medical
and biological nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). He also recalls the circumstances that led him from Yugoslavia to the United
States and his historical research into his family's genealogy.
He begins the interview explaining how his parents, Russian émigrés, left Yugoslavia for Austria after World War II and the
scholarship that brought him to Macalester College in Minnesota. From there he describes his medical and PhD education at
the University of Minnesota and his involvement with early NMR protein structure research. He traces his professional track
from Minnesota to Caltech to Harvard Medical School to executive positions in industry at Merck Therapeutic Research. He explains
how he started the first biological and medical NMR laboratory at Harvard, describing the lab's funding and how isotopic substitution
was used to determine molecular structures.
Jardetzky gives a detailed account of his first turbulent years in the Pharmacology Department at Stanford University School
of Medicine and offers insights into the department's politics at the time. He describes the initial equipment built for the
Stanford Magnetic Resonance Laboratory and how the university used it.
Finally, he ruminates on how his interest in his family's history led him to genealogy research and the publishing of two
books on Polish clans and Russian emigration.
Jezukewicz, Joe 2019-08-19
Joe Jezukewicz - Recordings
Joe Jezukewicz - Transcript
Creator: Jezukewicz, Joe
Creator: Frothingham, Emma
Abstract: Joe Jezukewicz, the former associate director of administration at Stanford Libraries and business manager of the Electrical
Engineering Department, shares memories of his time at Stanford. Jezukewicz describes his youth and education in Wisconsin,
his undergraduate years at Marquette University, and his service in the navy, which led him to the Bay Area. At Stanford Libraries,
he recalls implementing new processes for improving staff communication and prioritizing budget requests, and other administrative
initiatives, including preparing the library stacks for earthquakes, implementing a computerized card catalog system, and
arranging for the Libraries' first off-campus storage facility. Jezukewicz also describes management information systems initiatives
at his subsequent positions in the Department of Electrical Engineering and elsewhere.
Language of Material: English.
Joint Interview with Renato Rosaldo & Mary Louise Pratt 2019-11-19
Rosaldo & Pratt - Recordings
Rosaldo & Pratt - Transcript
Creator: Rosaldo, Renato.
Creator: Pratt, Mary Louise, 1948-
Creator: Abel, Suzanne
Abstract: Renato Rosaldo, Professor Emeritus in Anthropology, and Mary Pratt, Professor Emeritus in English, speak about their lives
together. The pair describe how the Stanford community rallied to support Renato and his children following the sudden death
of Shelly Rosaldo. They share memories of how they eventually began dating, worked to build a family together, and contributed
to each other's work. Additional topics include the community among Chicano faculty at Stanford; the controversy over Western
Civ requirements at Stanford; their transition to New York University; and their retirement. This interview supplements the
individual interviews with Renato Rosaldo and Mary Pratt, also conducted by Suzanne Abel in November 2019.
Language of Material: English.
Kaehler, Alfred E. 2016
Kaehler, Alfred E.
Physical Description: In this three-part oral history interview, Alfred E. "Al" Kaehler, a retired mechanical engineer and resident of Palo Alto
since 1953, reminisces about his upbringing in rural northern California in the 1920s, his work as a junior scientist on the
Manhattan Project, his employment as an engineer at the Stanford Research Institute and other Bay Area institutions, and his
enthusiasm for flying airplanes and playing the clarinet and saxophone. Kaehler describes his early life in Ferndale, Orland,
and Loleta, California, including details about his mother's work as a schoolteacher, his German immigrant father's work at
a grocery store and as a milk tester, and the anti-German discrimination his father experienced during World War I. He recalls
details of his early education and recounts the story of the first time he saw an airplane on the ground and how this led
to his lifelong fascination with flying. Kaehler goes on to describe his years studying engineering at Santa Rosa Junior College
in the late 1930s and the University of California, Berkeley beginning in 1941. He relates stories from his short-term job
as a laborer in the shipyards at Richmond in the summer of 1942 during World War II, and he details the circumstances that
led to his employment in the Radiation Laboratory at UC Berkeley, where research related to the Manhattan Project was in progress.
At the Rad Lab, Kaehler performed both technician and engineering work on the development of the calutron, a device that separated
the isotopes of uranium. He recalls aspects of his job there, including a pervasive lack of concern for safety. Kaehler then
relates how he was transferred to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, to work on improving the design of the electrical insulators on the
calutron. He recalls his train journey there and aspects of living and working in the Y12 complex, including the improved
insulator he developed. He also talks about his experiences playing the sax in the Stan Alexander Dance Band and learning
to fly in a Piper Cub airplane. Kaehler goes on to relate details of his continuing work on the project at Los Alamos, New
Mexico, including his memories of hearing the news that atomic bombs had been dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After the
war, Kaehler returned to work at the Radiation Laboratory for a time, and he recalls working on the forty-foot linear accelerator
then under development there. He also relates stories from his time working for Atomics International in Downey, CA, the Navy
Radiological Defense Lab, and the Stanford Research Institute (SRI), where he spent time working on the Hydra-Cushion boxcar
coupling, a mine detector, a solar-powered water pump, and the Bank of America ERMA project. His stories include tales of
commuting to and from work in a carpool. Kaehler also talks about his wife Joan and his children. He provides an overview
of Joan's administrative work at SLAC, including a Stanford employee fringe benefit that allowed their three children to attend
Stanford tuition-free. Throughout the interviews, Kaehler, who has been a stutterer since elementary school, also talks about
what he believes caused his stuttering and offers reflections on the kinds of speech therapy he underwent during his lifetime.
Language of Material: English.
Kailath, Thomas 2015-03-19
Kailath, Thomas
"Thomas Kailath, Hitachi America Professor of Engineering, Emeritus, is well-known for his wide-ranging research in areas
including information theory, linear systems, estimation and control, signal processing, probability and statistics, and matrix
and operator theory. Born in Pune (formerly Poona), India, Kailath grew up in a middle-class Syrian Christian family and attended
Jesuit schools. Always a top student, Kailath was among a small group of students chosen to enroll in the field of telecommunications
at the College of Engineering in Pune. Kailath received a B.E. (Telecom) degree in 1956 from the College of Engineering, and
S.M. (1959) and Sc.D. (1961) degrees in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He worked at the Jet Propulsion Labs in Pasadena, CA, before being appointed to Stanford University as an associate professor
of electrical engineering in 1963. He was promoted to professor in 1968 and appointed as the first holder of the Hitachi America
Professorship in Engineering in 1988. In 2001, he assumed emeritus status, but he remains an active researcher and writer.
He also has held short-term appointments at several institutions around the world, including UC Berkeley, Bell Labs, the Indian
Institute of Science, Cambridge University, T. U. Delft, the Weizmann Institute, Imperial College, MIT, and T. U. Munich.
Kailath has mentored an outstanding array of over a hundred doctoral and postdoctoral scholars. Their joint efforts have
led to more than three hundred journal papers, a dozen patents, and several books and monographs, including the major textbooks:
Linear Systems (1980) and Linear Estimation (2000). With his students, he has also co-founded several hightechnology companies,
including two that went public, Integrated Systems, Inc. and Numerical Technologies, Inc.
In 2007 Kailath received the IEEE Medal of Honor for "exceptional contributions to the development of powerful algorithms
for communications, control, computing and signal processing." Other major honors include several honorary degrees, the latest
being from the Technion in Israel and the National Technical University of Athens; the Shannon Award of the IEEE Information
Theory Society; the IEEE Education Medal and the IEEE Signal Processing Medal; the 2009 BBVA Foundation Prize for Information
and Communication Technologies; the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, and a Lifetime Achievement Award
from the Marconi Society. In his honor in 2017, a former student Guanghan Xu endowed the Thomas Kailath and Guanghan Xu Professorship
in Engineering at Stanford.
He has been elected to membership in the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and
the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and to foreign membership in the Royal Society of London, the Royal Spanish Academy
of Engineering, the Indian National Academy of Engineering, the Indian National Science Academy, the Indian Academy of Sciences,
and TWAS (The World Academy of Sciences). In November 2014, Kailath received the US National Medal of Science from President
Obama for "transformative contributions to the fields of information and system science, for distinctive and sustained mentoring
of young scholars, and for translation of scientific ideas into entrepreneurial ventures that have had a significant impact
on industry."
"In this oral history interview, Thomas Kailath, Stanford University's Hitachi America Professor of Engineering, Emeritus,
traces his path from the small town of Pune, India, to his appointment to the faculty of the Stanford Department of Electrical
Engineering. He discusses his family background, his education in India and at MIT, and aspects of his varied research career
in information theory, controls, signal processing, very-large-scale integration, and beyond. He reflects on his approach
to working with graduate students, the academic environment at Stanford, and the interrelationship between teaching and research.
Kailath begins the interview by speaking about his childhood in India, describing the state of Kerala where his parents were
born, and explaining the Syrian Christian derivation of his first name. He describes his parents and the strong influence
they had on him and his education at St. Vincent's, a school founded and run by Jesuit missionaries, where he became intrigued
by geometry and proofs. He talks about his college education--first at Fergusson College and then in the highly selective
Bachelor of Engineering in Telecom program led by Chandrashekhar Aiya at the College of Engineering, Pune. Interestingly,
the only textbook he recalls using was the fourth edition of Frederick Terman's Electronic and Radio Engineering. Kailath
relates the story of how he came to attend graduate school at MIT when Dr. Ganugapati Stephen Krishnayya, the Indian educational
attaché in Washington, DC and a man his family knew from church, encouraged him to apply to graduate programs and carried
his transcript and letters of recommendation to universities in the United States. After Kailath received a research assistantship
at MIT, his father's employer at Pocha Seeds helped him to secure the funding needed to travel there.
Kailath describes the late 1950s and early 1960s at MIT as "the golden time" due to the postSputnik availability of funding,
including block grants from the Joint Services Electronics Program, and a particularly talented group of faculty and graduate
students interested in the new field of information theory. Kailath speaks of his advisor, Jack Wozencraft, the MIT Research
Lab of Electronics, his thesis research on linear time-variant filters, and jobs at the Lincoln Laboratory at MIT and Caltech's
Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Kailath recounts details of his recruitment to Stanford in 1963 and discusses the Information Systems Lab. He credits then
provost Frederick Terman with creating a great teaching and research environment at Stanford and describes Terman's approach
to developing "steeples of excellence"--strong departments that attracted academic stars who in turn attracted more stars.
Kailath recalls some of the challenges that he and his wife, Sarah, encountered as a newly married couple with young children
living far from their families in India, and he reflects on the growth of the Indian community in Silicon Valley since the
1960s. Asked about his efforts on India's behalf, he relates a story about meeting with officials in India's defense establishment
while on sabbatical at the Indian Institute of Science and encouraging them to set up a system of funding similar to the block
grants offered by the Joint Services Electronics Program.
Kailath reflects on the relationship between academic research and private industry in Silicon Valley, noting that many of
his students went on to start companies. He reflects on the importance of "bridging between disciplines" (or interdisciplinary
research) and comments on the difficulties that young faculty members face in developing expertise in multiple disciplines.
Kailath describes his approach to working with graduate students and credits his wide professional network for directing
excellent students to study with him at Stanford. He compares Stanford's approach to engineering education to that of MIT
and describes his students as his legacy, reflecting on the "multiplier effect" that occurs when one trains students.
Kailath concludes his interview by talking about his children, the rationale behind his charitable scholarship donations,
and his life since retirement."
Katchadourian, Herant A. 2013 Dec 3-7
Katchadourian, Herant A.
Herant Katchadourian begins by discussing his early life in Turkey, his family, and his family's move to Lebanon. He discusses
a prolonged illness in his childhood and the impact of this on his life and his schooling, including his time at American
University of Beirut. He discusses his struggle over choosing a career path, and his eventual decision to pursue a career
in medicine, specifically psychiatry.
Katchadourian discusses his medical training and residency at the University of Rochester. He discusses his return to Lebanon,
his research during this time, and meeting his wife Stina. He tells the story of being recruited to Stanford by David Hamburg
(whom he had met previously) and his first experiences on campus, including advocating for the teaching of a human sexuality
class, which he went on to develop and teach. He notes his time as University Ombudsman and a University Fellow. He discusses
how he became involved in the Human Biology program, his contributions to the development of the HumBio curriculum, as well
as the continued development and popularity of his Human Sexuality class. He discusses his experience with colleagues in HumBio,
the structure of the program, and other courses he developed.
Katchadourian goes on to discuss his time as Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Vice Provost and major issues he dealt with
while serving in the university administration. He notes longitudinal studies he conducted with students during this time,
including an analysis of student types.
Kays, William M. 2013-10-17
Kays, William M.
William M. Kays begins the interview by discussing how he became interested in engineering, how he came to Stanford, and how
he became specialized in thermodynamics and mechanical engineering. He describes the university and the programs as they were
when he first arrived at Stanford and how they evolved over the years. He mentions numerous people who helped shape the programs
and who influenced him along the way, while discussing where he feels he made a contribution.
Kays talks about his experiences in ROTC and subsequently in the Army Corps of Engineers and the Infantry during World War
II. He relates how he and many others returned to the university under the G. I. Bill and how that enabled them to pursue
advanced degrees.
Next he describes his experiences on the faculty and his approach to teaching. He talks about the emergence of Stanford as
a top-ranked university in the field of engineering due to the innovation and the creativity of the faculty and the students.
He emphasizes the importance of various types of funding and how that has evolved since the earlier years to ensure ongoing
success of the programs. He also mentions the increase in the number of women faculty and students in engineering.
In conclusion, he reflects on his career and his decisions to stay at Stanford despite other opportunities. His final thoughts
are about the profound experience of his service in World War II, including combat and the people with whom he served.
Kelley, David M. 2012 Oct 22
Kelley, David M.
In his interview, David M. Kelley spoke at length about the development of the d.school, Stanford's School of Design. He expressed
his passion for guiding students into greater creativity, and for the philosophies promoted by the d.school, including design,
creativity, and a dedication to interdisciplinarity. Kelley gave examples of student projects, such as improving the design
of ballet slippers or snowshoes, and spoke of his own design work as well. The interview also included discussion of Kelley's
other work at IDEO and an earlier company known as the Intergalactic Destruction Company. Kelley explained his arrival at
Stanford and the path he has traveled in the Stanford academic community, and proposed some thoughts about the future of creativity
at Stanford and the d.school in general.
As founder of IDEO, David Kelley built the company that created many icons of the digital generation—the first mouse for Apple,
the first Treo, the thumbs up/thumbs down button on your Tivo's remote control, to name a few. But what matters even more
to him is unlocking the creative potential of people and organizations so they can innovate routinely.
David's most enduring contributions to the field of design are a human-centered methodology and culture of innovation. More
recently, he led the creation of the groundbreaking d.school at Stanford, the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design. Kelley was
working (unhappily) as an electrical engineer when he first heard about Stanford's cross-disciplinary Joint Program in Design,
which merged engineering and art. What he learned there—a human-centered, team-based approach to tackling sticky problems
through design—propelled his professional life as a "design thinker."
In 1978, David co-founded the design firm that ultimately became IDEO. Today, he serves as chair of IDEO and is the Donald
W. Whittier Professor at Stanford, where he has taught for more than 25 years. Preparing the design thinkers of tomorrow earned
David the Sir Misha Black Medal for his "distinguished contribution to design education." He has also won the Edison Achievement
Award for Innovation, as well as the Chrysler Design Award and National Design Award in Product Design from the Smithsonian's
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, and he is a member of the National Academy of Engineers.
Kennedy, David M. 2020-10-13-2020-10-14 2020-11-10
David Kennedy - Recordings
David Kennedy - Transcript
Creator: Kennedy, David M.
Creator: Sheehan, James J.
Abstract: David Kennedy is a Pulitzer-prize winning historian and the Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History, Emeritus at Stanford
University. In this oral history, he recalls his undergraduate years at Stanford, his experiences in the graduate program
in American Studies at Yale, and his research and teaching career as a faculty member in Stanford's Department of History.
Kennedy describes the various figures that influenced his career, including David Potter and John Morton Blum, and explains
the intellectual progression of his work, discussing his dissertation and first book on Margaret Sanger and the history of
birth control in the United States; Over Here: The First World War and American Society; and Freedom from Fear: The American
People in Depression and War. He also describes his work on The American Pageant, a popular U.S history textbook, and The
Oxford History of the United States series; his leadership of the Bill Lane Center for the American West; and his administrative
experience as an associate dean in the School of Humanities and Sciences. Throughout, in conversation with longtime colleague
Professor James Sheehan, he offers trenchant observations on change over time at Stanford and in the study and teaching of
history.
Language of Material: English.
Kennedy, Donald 2013
Kennedy, Donald
This five-part oral history covers the life, career, and reflections of Stanford's eighth president, Donald Kennedy. Kennedy's
career spanned 60 years and included academia, government service at the federal level, and editorship of a prestigious scientific
journal.
Kennedy discusses a wide range of topics that include strengthening undergraduate education, the Program on Human Biology,
his research in neurophysiology, chairmanship of the Department of Biology during a period of student protests, appointment
to the Advisory Board, public policy, his experience as Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, his role as
provost, the invention of recombinant DNA techniques, Stanford's mascot, public service at Stanford, the humanities, residential
education programs, Stanford culture, K-12 education in the U.S., public interest in and understanding of science, budget
cuts, fundraising campaigns, overseas studies, the indirect cost controversy, intellectual property policies and conflicts
of interest, and his reflections about accomplishments and challenges while serving as Stanford president.
Kiremidjian, Anne S 2016-05-20
Kiremidjian, Anne S
"Anne Setian Kiremidjian, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford University, is a world leader in earthquake
hazard and risk modeling and in the development of advanced technologies for structural monitoring, using novel sensors, wireless
sensor networks, and damage diagnostic algorithms. She is a Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers,
the fourth woman so honored in its 130-year history, and recipient of the society's Charles Martin Duke Award for advances
in lifeline earthquake engineering.
Kiremidjan's specialization in earthquake science began early in her doctoral career at Stanford, when she joined a team
headed by Professor Haresh C. Shah doing hazard mapping in the wake of the December 1972 earthquake in Managua, Nicaragua.
For her dissertation, she developed the first probabilistic seismic hazard map of California, a research area she continues
to pursue.
As a doctoral student, Kiremidjian participated in the founding of the John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center at Stanford
in 1974. After receiving her PhD, she spent two years with John A. Blume and Associates, developing a model for an earthquake
on the Hosgri Fault and its potential impact on the nearby Diablo Canyon Nuclear Powerplant. She joined the Stanford engineering
faculty in 1978, and in 1985 she became the first female tenured associate professor in the Department of Civil Engineering.
She served as codirector (1985-1991) and then director (1995-2002) of the John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center.
Kiremidjian has published papers in more than 350 refereed journals, conference proceedings, book chapters, and reports.
She participates in research with scholars in Europe, Taiwan, and Japan. Jointly with other Stanford engineers, she holds
three patents related to monitoring and detection of earthquake damage.
An immigrant from Bulgaria at age 15, Kiremidjian's knowledge of math and science outstripped her peers, but she knew virtually
no English. Overcoming this challenge, she received her BA in physics from Queens College of the City University of New York
in 1972 and, as part of a joint program, her BS in civil engineering from Columbia University at the same time. She holds
an MS (1973) and PhD (1977) in structural engineering from Stanford. She is married to mathematician Garo Kevork Kiremidjian;
they have a daughter, Seta Veronica."
"In this 2016 oral history, Professor Anne Setian Kiremidjian, a structural engineer in the Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering at Stanford University, describes her early life in Bulgaria, her family's immigration to the United States in
the 1960s as a part of a program for those of Armenian descent, her engineering education at Stanford, and her research on
earthquake risk modeling and structural damage detection at Stanford's John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center. One of
the first women to receive tenure in the School of Engineering, Kiremidjian also discusses some of the issues facing female
engineers in academia.
Kiremidjian begins with the story of her family's departure from communist Bulgaria in 1965. She describes their journey
first to Beiruit, Lebanon, and then to New York City, a voyage which influenced her career trajectory by exposing her to many
architectural wonders. At her high school in Forest Hills, New York, Kiremidjian was ahead of the class in math and physics
but struggled to learn English. She describes the challenges this presented for an immigrant determined to go to college and
explains how she eventually got accepted to Queens College with the help of a sympathetic admissions officer and then attended
Columbia University as part of a special five-year degree program.
Shortly after finishing her undergraduate education, she married mathematician, Garo Kiremidjian. When he was offered a teaching
position at Stanford University in 1972, Kiremidjian decided to pursue an advanced degree in engineering at Stanford. Although
she was the only woman in the civil engineering program, Kiremidjian describes how Professor Haresh Shah made her an equal
partner on his graduate team. Shah's growing interest in and enthusiasm for earthquake engineering sparked her own, she says.
She describes how her participation on a team responsible for making a seismic hazard map of Nicaragua and a visit to Managua
where damage from the December 1972 earthquake was still evident "created a purpose" for her as an engineer.
As a graduate student, Kiremidjian participated in the opening of the John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center, and she
discusses her work at Blume's firm after graduation where she helped to develop an earthquake model for the Hosgri fault near
the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Powerplant. Kiremidjian describes her experience of the Loma Prieta earthquake, which struck in
1989, and recalls the involvement of civil engineering faculty and students in assisting with the damage assessment at Stanford,
as well as hosting the scores of visiting scientists from all over the world who came to study the damage caused by the earthquake.
She also talks about the Blume's Center's rehabilitation after the quake.
Describing her key research projects, Kiremidjian speaks of developing a probabilistic seismic hazard map of California and
working with Professor of Electrical Engineering Teresa H. Meng and Erik Straser to develop wireless sensors to detect structural
damage. She explains that although they hold the patents, no one has yet turned these tools and techniques to commercial use.
Kiremidjian also outlines new environmental directions in civil engineering, as well as the increasing prevalence of entrepreneurship
in the discipline. Speaking of the gendered attitudes she faced while pursuing her goal of becoming an engineer, Kiremidjian
notes that she was often the only woman in her math, physics, and engineering classes and describes instances of rude or dismissive
treatment. She explains, however, that the different cultural attitudes towards women in mathematical and scientific fields
that she experienced growing up helped her to succeed. Kiremidjian discusses the challenges of teaching and working toward
tenure while raising a child, noting that her daughter, Seta, became a frequent partner on her scholarly travels as part of
her solution to childcare.
Kiremidjian concludes the interview with a discussion of her teaching strategies and her participation in a group called
ENHANCE that recruits women earthquake engineers to mentor their younger female colleagues. "
Kirst, Michael W. 2013 Jan 28
Kirst, Michael W.
In his interview, Michael W. Kirst discussed his more than forty years of work in national, state, local and academic issues
in education. He looked at the problems he has seen in California's education system, his work as president of the State Board
of Education both in the late 1970s and since 2011, and his role at Stanford in shaping the School of Education which has
recently been renamed the Stanford Graduate School of Education, and some of its courses. Kirst also talks about the problems
of training, hiring and firing teachers, and whether early teacher tenure (for example, after two years of teaching) is a
good idea. The union influence is strong, he noted.
Michael W. Kirst is Professor Emeritus of Education and Business Administration at Stanford University. In 2011, Kirst became
the President of the California State Board Of Education for the second time. Professor Kirst was a member of the California
State Board of Education (1975-1982) and its president from 1977 to 1981.
Dr. Kirst received his bachelor's degree in economics from Dartmouth College, his M.P.A. in government and economics from
Harvard University, and his Ph.D. in political economy and government from Harvard.
Before joining the Stanford University faculty, Dr. Kirst held several positions with the federal government, including Staff
Director of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Manpower, Employment and Poverty, and Director of Program Planning and Evaluation
for the Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Education in the U.S. Office of Education (now the U.S. Department of Education).
He was a Budget Examiner in the Federal office of Budget and Management, and Associate Director of the White House Fellows.
He was a program analyst for the Title I ESEA Program at its inception in 1965.
Dr. Kirst is active in several professional organizations. He was a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral
Sciences. He has been a member of the National Academy of Education since 1979. He was Vice-President of the American Educational
Research Association and a commissioner of the Education Commission of the States. Kirst co-founded Policy Analysis for California
Education (PACE).
A prolific writer, Dr. Kirst has authored ten books, including The Political Dynamics of American Education (2005). As a
policy generalist, Professor Kirst has published articles on school finance politics, curriculum politics, intergovernmental
relations, as well as education reform policies.
His recent book, From High School to College (2004), concerns improving student preparation for success in postsecondary
education.
Knoles, George Harmon 2010 Oct 26, Nov 4
Knoles, George
George Knoles discusses his career in the Stanford History Department, the program in the History of Western Civilization,
and his memories of Edgar Robinson, Rixford Snyder, Richard Lyman and J. E. Wallace Sterling. He also shares his observations
on the campus antiwar protests in the 1960s, early faculty life, pivotal changes in the university, and the Hoover Institution
and Library.
Knuth, Donald Ervin 2018-05
Donald E. Knuth
Abstract: In this oral history interview Donald Knuth, Stanford University Professor of the Art of Computer Programming, Emeritus, reflects
on Stanford University as the setting for his career in computer science. Topics include the early days of the Stanford Computer
Science Department, his writing and work process, and the development of the TeX system. He also discusses his campus home,
his views on the relationship between science and spirituality, and his recent composition for organ, Fantasia Apocalyptica.
In this oral history interview Donald Knuth, Stanford University Professor of the Art of Computer Programming, Emeritus, reflects
on Stanford University as the setting for his career in computer science. Topics include the early days of the Stanford Computer
Science Department, his writing and work process, and the development of the TeX system. He also discusses his campus home,
his views on the relationship between science and spirituality, and his recent composition for organ, Fantasia Apocalyptica.
Knuth discusses the emergence in the 1960s of the new discipline of computer science, with its own concepts and language,
and describes Stanford's Computer Science Department (CS) at that time, one of the first in the country. Recruited to Stanford
by George Forsythe in 1968, Knuth deferred for one year "to finish writing his book." He laughingly admits that fifty years
later he is still writing that book, The Art of Computer Programming. He speaks warmly about his close collaboration with
fellow computer scientist Robert Floyd, who came to Stanford at the same time he did, in a "package deal."
When CS moved to the School of Engineering in 1986, Knuth says he was one of the main holdouts, as a pure scientist interested
in the theoretical aspects of the field. Though he very much enjoyed teaching, he indicates that he retired officially in
1993 because he believed he could contribute more to the world by writing his books, and book sales were already bringing
in a sufficient income.
Describing himself as a "geek," Knuth suggests that geeks, with brains that organize information in a way that resonates
with what we now call a computer, make up only a small percentage of the world's population. A recipient of many honorary
degrees and prestigious awards and prizes (including Abel, Turing, Kyoto), he donated the large monetary prizes to charitable
organizations.
Knuth discusses his personal experiences with anti-Vietnam War protests on campus in the 1970s and his admiration for university
president Richard Lyman's handling of the disruptions. He and his wife Jill developed the layout for their campus home, with
a room for Jill's art projects and a room for his music, where eventually a custom-built pipe organ was installed. He explains
that he felt driven to write a single, major piece of music for pipe organ based on the biblical book of Revelation. That
piece, Fantasia Apocalyptica, premiered in Sweden on his eightieth birthday in January 2018.
Knuth discloses that writing has always been very important to him. As he worked on successive chapters of The Art of Computer
Programming, the printing industry changed to the point where he says that his galley proofs "made him sick," so he altered
his life plan to work on digital typography, putting the system he developed, called TeX, into the public domain.
Knuth reveals that when he is writing he sits in the "perfect Dux chair" that he has owned since 1970, crossing out in pencil
on paper, then later goes to his stand-up desk, wearing Sensi sandals, to enter text into the computer, editing as he types.
He notes that he bikes to a campus pool four days a week, and as he swims laps he can often work out problems that he's been
wrestling with in his writing.
In addition to being a computer scientist, Knuth expresses the importance of the spiritual side of his life. He discusses
his love of history and his exploration of original source materials in multiple languages in order to help him understand
the process of scientific discovery.
Knuth also reflects on chairing the Computer Science Department's graduate admissions and curriculum committees, the influence
of the Stanford Library Associates group, the beauty of the campus and his pleasure walking or biking through it, the large
expansion of the department to almost sixty regular faculty members, and the valuable synergy between Stanford and Silicon
Valley.
Donald E. Knuth was born on January 10, 1938, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He studied mathematics as an undergraduate at Case
Institute of Technology, where he also wrote software at the Computing Center. The Case faculty took the unprecedented step
of awarding him a master's degree together with the BS he received in 1960. After graduate studies at California Institute
of Technology, he received a PhD in mathematics in 1963 and then remained on the mathematics faculty.
Throughout this period he continued to be involved with software development, serving as consultant to Burroughs Corporation
from 1960-1968 and as editor of programming languages for the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) publications from 1964-1967.
He joined Stanford University as professor of computer science in 1968, and was appointed to Stanford's first endowed chair
in computer science nine years later. As a university professor he introduced a variety of new courses into the curriculum,
notably Data Structures and Concrete Mathematics. In 1993 he became professor emeritus of the Art of Computer Programming.
He has supervised the dissertations of twenty-eight students.
In 1962 Knuth began to prepare textbooks about programming techniques. This work evolved into a projected seven-volume series
entitled The Art of Computer Programming. Volumes 1-3 appeared in 1968, 1969, and 1973. Volume 4A appeared in 2011, and he
is now working full time on the remaining volumes. More than one million copies have already been printed, including translations
into nine languages. He took ten years off from this project to work on digital typography, developing the TeX system for
document preparation and the MF system for alphabet design. Noteworthy byproducts of those activities were the WEB and CWEB
languages for structured documentation, and the accompanying methodology of Literate Programming. TeX is now used to produce
most of the world's scientific literature in physics and mathematics.
Professor Knuth's research papers have been instrumental in establishing several subareas of computer science and software
engineering: LR parsing, attribute grammars, the Knuth-Bendix algorithm for axiomatic reasoning, empirical studies of user
programs and profiles, and analysis of algorithms. A series of nine volumes containing archival forms of these papers was
completed in 2011. In general, his works have been directed towards the search for a proper balance between theory and practice.
Professor Knuth received the ACM Turing Award in 1974 and became a Fellow of the British Computer Society in 1980, as well
as an Honorary Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 1982. He is a member of the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the American Philosophical
Society, as well as a foreign associate of l'Académie des Sciences (Paris, France), Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi (Oslo, Norway),
the Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften (Munich, Germany), the Royal Society (London, England), and the Russian Academy
of Sciences (Moscow, Russia).
He holds five patents and has published approximately 160 papers in addition to his twenty-five books. He received the Medal
of Science from President Jimmy Carter in 1979, the American Mathematical Society's Steele Prize for expository writing in
1986, the New York Academy of Sciences Award in 1987, the JD Warnier Prize for software methodology in 1989, the Adelsköld
Medal from the Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1994, the Harvey Prize from the Technion in 1995, the Kyoto Prize for advanced
technology in 1996, and the Frontiers of Knowledge award for communication and advanced technologies in 2010. He was a charter
recipient of the IEEE Computer Pioneer Award in 1982, after having received the IEEE Computer Society's W. Wallace McDowell
Award in 1980. He received the IEEE's John von Neumann Medal in 1995 and the Institute of Engineering and Technology's Michael
Faraday Medal in 2011.
He holds honorary doctorates from Oxford University, the University of Paris, the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm,
the University of St. Petersburg, the University of Marne-la-Vallée, Masaryk University, St. Andrews University, Athens University
of Economics and Business, the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki, the University of Tübingen, the University of Oslo,
the University of Antwerp, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich, the Armenian Academy of Sciences, the University
of Bordeaux, the University of Glasgow, and nineteen colleges and universities in America (including Brown, Dartmouth, Pennsylvania,
and Harvard in the Ivy League). "Minor planet (21656) Knuth" was named in 2001.
Professor Knuth lives on the Stanford campus with his wife, Jill. They have two children, John and Jennifer. Music is his
main avocation.
Korn, David 2011-2013
Korn, David
David Korn came to Stanford in 1968 as professor and chair of the Stanford Medical School's Pathology Department. In 1984
he was named Dean of the Medical School, and in 1986 Vice President for Medical Affairs, serving in both roles until 1995.
He participated in a wide-ranging series of seven interviews conducted for this oral history.
The interview topics are both broad and deep, including his early life, undergraduate and medical school education at Harvard,
his career before joining the Stanford faculty, his recruitment to Stanford, his recruitment of the Pathology faculty, his
selection as dean and the accomplishments and challenges during his deanship: curriculum change, medical student affirmative
action, the UCSF-Stanford clinical merger, the financing of academic research, tensions between research and clinical practice,
indirect cost rate controversy, patent revenues, rebuilding clinical departments one by one, to name a few.
Korn also discusses issues regarding external organizations such as the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC),
NIH funding, the National Cancer Advisory Board, lobbying in Congress and so on.
Kraemer, Helena C. 2014-10-29
Kraemer, Helena C.
In this interview, Helena Kraemer begins with stories about how her family background played an important role in motivating
her to achieve college and career goals in math and statistics, an uncommon aspiration for women of her era. She talks about
how she landed at Stanford and goes on to review her personal and professional life there, highlighting her accomplishments
as a female statistician within the university's School of Medicine. She relays many stories about her work and professional
relationships in the Department of Psychiatry and speaks about how different department heads affected her career advancement.
While she faced obstacles to tenure as a female in a predominantly male department, she overcame those obstacles through perseverance,
high-quality research respected by peers, and sheer determination. As a co-author or contributor to literally hundreds of
research articles, she speaks of one of her proudest accomplishment as the work she did on the latest edition of the Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual of Psychological Disorders. Toward the end of the interview, she talks about the challenge of trying
to balance family needs and career goals throughout her years at the university. Nevertheless, in looking back at her family
and career, she would do it all again, having found great satisfaction in the research and teaching contributions she made
while at Stanford and in raising two accomplished daughters.
Krasner, Stephen D., 1942- 2023-06-09-2023-06-19
Stephen Krasner - Transcript
Creator: Krasner, Stephen D.
Creator: Heiser-Duron, Meredith
Abstract: Stephen Krasner, the Graham H. Stuart Professor of International Relations, Emeritus, speaks about growing up in New York
City, his education, his time in the Peace Corps in northern Nigeria, and his faculty career at Stanford, including his appointments
in the Department of Political Science and as a fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute and the Hoover Institution. He also
describes his federal government service with the State Department's Policy Planning Staff and the National Security Council,
reflecting on the nature of government work and initiatives such as the Millennium Challenge Act and the International Commission
Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG). He concludes the interview with a discussion of his research on sovereignty, partial
sovereignty, and democracy.
Kruger, Charles H. 2015
Kruger, Charles H.
Charles H. Kruger is professor emeritus in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Kruger is an internationally
recognized researcher of physical gas dynamics, partially ionized plasmas, plasma chemistry, and plasma diagnostics. He is
also highly regarded for his transformational leadership as an administrator, having spent half his Stanford career in senior
administrative positions, including Vice Provost and Dean of Research and Graduate Policy (1993-2003).
In the first interview, Kruger describes growing up in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, rebuilding a Model A Ford while in high school,
and his early interests in mechanical engineering. He relates his undergraduate experiences at the University of Oklahoma
and at MIT, where he gained laboratory experience and was awarded a fellowship from the National Science Foundation. Kruger
recounts his decision to use the fellowship at the Imperial College of Science & Technology in London where he was exposed
to the field of biology, built his first computer, and developed his interest in fluid mechanics and thermal dynamics. Kruger,
explains his decision to pursue his PhD at MIT, his thesis on the axial-flow compressor in the free-molecule range, and his
transition from being an assistant professor at MIT to working for Lockheed.
Kruger relates the series of events that led him to join Stanford as an assistant professor in mechanical engineering in
1962. He depicts the state of the university and the Mechanical Engineering Department at the time and explains his research
in magentohydrodynamics in the High Temperature Gasdynamics Laboratory. He goes on to discuss teaching and working with students
from a variety of backgrounds and emphasizes the value in learning to tackle new problems in new ways. Kruger speaks about
the issue of having defense research on campus and his own research on air pollution.
In the next interview, Kruger talks about preparing the textbooks, Introduction to Physical Gas Dynamics with Walter G. Vincenti
and Partially Ionized Gases with Morton Mitchner. He delves deeper into his inter-departmental collaborations, including his
research with Richard Zare in the Chemistry Department. While serving as department chair of Mechanical Engineering from 1982
to 1988, he describes encouraging interaction between the divisions, dissolving the nuclear engineering program, and the evolution
of the design division. Kruger also points to his involvement with air pollution as a discipline and experience on the hearing
board of the Bay Area Air Pollution Control District. He explains how serving as senior associate dean of engineering led
him to realize the importance of undergraduate teaching to the success of the university. Kruger alludes to the story of David
Kelley, the founder of the D School, and his track to tenure at Stanford. He also briefly describes serving as chair of the
Faculty Senate from 1990 to 1991 and the challenges he tackled, including the indirect cost crisis.
In the third and final interview, Kruger speaks of becoming Dean of Research and Graduate Policy in 1993, encouraging undergraduate
research, and promoting collaboration between departments with the Graduate Fellowship Program. He describes the change within
the administration at the time, working with the Office of Technology Licensing, and managing issues regarding federal funding.
He then delves into the early stages of the Bio-X program when he worked with John Hennessy and others to bolster interaction
between the Medical School and other parts of the university. The James H. Clark Center was one of the products of their efforts.
Kruger concludes his interview with a discussion of the future directions of training and education, his experience running
Bio-X after becoming emeriti faculty, and the overall strengthening of Stanford.
Latombe, Jean-Claude 2021-02-17
Jean-Claude Latombe - Recordings
Jean-Claude Latombe - Transcript
Creator: Latombe, Jean-Claude
Creator: DiPaolo, Andy
Abstract: Jean-Claude Latombe, Kumagai Professor Emeritus in Stanford's School of Engineering, reflects on his research and teaching
career at Stanford. Latombe describes his upbringing and education in France; how his research interests in artificial intelligence
led him to meet SRI International's Nils Nilsson; and how that connection later brought him to Stanford's Department of Computer
Science in the late 1980s. He recounts the research on robot motion planning that took place under his leadership at the Stanford
Robotics Lab and reflects on his time as the chair of the Computer Science Department. Other topics of discussion include
industry in France; Stanford's relationship with start-ups and other companies; and Latombe's love of photography, walking,
and mountaineering.
Language of Material: English.
Lawrence, Mark C. 2016-10-24
Lawrence, Mark C.
In this oral history, Mark C. Lawrence, Chief Engineer at Stanford's radio station KZSU for over fifty years, describes growing
up in Gridley, California, his physician father's purchase of a farm, his experience working with farm machinery, and how
that experience led to a lifetime of building things with his hands and to an interest in radio. He recalls how that interest
led him to volunteer at KZSU when he arrived at Stanford as a freshman in 1963 and eventually to work as its Chief Engineer
to this day.
Lawrence recounts the history of KZSU, its gradual expansion, the development of its physical facilities, and its broadening
areas of interest. He discusses how the focus of the Department of Electrical Engineering shifted from radio electronics to
computing and the subsequent impact on the station. He recalls his employment at the Carnegie Institution of Washington Department
of Plant Biology on the Stanford campus after his graduation, taking the first two undergraduate computer science courses
in the 1960s, and working eventually in the Computer Center from 1972 to 2004 when he was laid off as a consequence of reorganization
and the university's move away from its homegrown mainframe computing system.
Along the way Lawrence describes Stanford's steam tunnels through which the radio station's transmission lines ran, the campus
telephone system, the implementation of ASSU special assessment fees that he helped create, and the experience of broadcasting
live via KZSU the speeches given by public figures, including Mikhail Gorbachev, Barack Obama, Al Gore and the Dalai Lama,
on Stanford campus.
Lehman, I. Robert 2019-06-06-2019-06-13
I. Robert Lehman - Recordings
I. Robert Lehman - Transcript
Creator: Lehman, I. Robert
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: I. Robert Lehman, PhD is the William M. Hume Professor, Emeritus, in the Stanford School of Medicine. His research work in
biochemistry has yielded important contributions to the understanding of DNA replication, recombination, and repair, including
foundational work on the enzymes DNA polymerase and DNA ligase. Lehman describes early formative experiences, including service
in World War II, university studies, and his connection to the Department of Microbiology at the University of Washington
in St. Louis, which was a dynamic center for DNA research and discovery in the 1950s. As part of Arthur Kornberg's team, he
came to Stanford in 1959 as an assistant professor in the then new Department of Biochemistry. He describes the department's
collaborative research culture, teaching curriculum, and administration. Lehman explains his work on DNA enzymes, in teams
that included then and future Nobel laureates, and how contemporary technologies are now building on earlier discoveries.
He reflects on the increasing complexity of biochemistry as well as on growth and change at the Stanford School of Medicine.
Language of Material: English.
Leiderman, P. Herbert 2013-10-17
Leiderman, P. Herbert
P. Herbert Leiderman talks about his decision to come to Stanford and his challenges managing both his professional and personal
responsibilities. He shares his thoughts and views about the university in the late 1960s and early 1970s, specifically in
relation to the Vietnam War and campus activism. He discusses in depth the topic of ethics as related to his experiences on
the Judicial Council as well as his experiences as a professor.
Levy, Ronald 2016-2017
Ronald Levy
Abstract: In this oral history Ronald Levy, professor in the Division of Oncology at Stanford University School of Medicine, discusses
growing up in Palo Alto, his education at Harvard and Stanford, and his career developing immunotherapy methods for treating
lymphomas. Levy's work with monoclonal antibodies, antibodies produced in a lab from cloned immune cells, led to the groundbreaking
cancer therapy Rituximab. During Part 2 of the interview, Shoshana Levy, his wife and scientific collaborator, offers insights
into their research program and life together.
In this oral history Ronald Levy, professor in the Division of Oncology at Stanford University School of Medicine, discusses
growing up in Palo Alto, his education at Harvard and Stanford, and his career developing immunotherapy methods for treating
lymphomas. Levy's work with monoclonal antibodies, antibodies produced in a lab from cloned immune cells, led to the groundbreaking
cancer therapy Rituximab. During Part 2 of the interview, Shoshana Levy, his wife and scientific collaborator, offers insights
into their research program and life together.
Levy begins by discussing his family and their local family business, Edwards Luggage. He talks about his undergraduate
experience at Harvard University and his time at Stanford University School of Medicine. Levy explains that, in the 1960s,
Stanford offered a five-year program that encouraged students to pursue multiple interests. With that flexibility, Levy chose
to further his immunology research at the Weizmann Institute in Israel. He reminisces about how deeply the trip affected him.
He recounts meeting his wife Shoshana, getting caught up in the Six-Day War, and learning for the first time about monoclonal
antibodies from Norman Klinman. Levy describes, in detail, Klinman's technique for cultivating cloned immune cells in the
tissue fragments of mice.
Levy touches on other events between that visit to the Weizmann Institute and the start of his teaching career at Stanford.
Some of those events include marrying Shoshana, having their three children, and working for the National Institutes of Health
(NIH) during the Vietnam War.
During the second part of the interview, Shoshana Levy joins the discussion and she and Ronald talk about how their research
overlapped at Stanford and some of the projects they have collaborated on, including recent efforts to develop an antibody
against the human CD81 molecule, a project that involves the use of the CRISPR gene-editing technology. Topics include producing
monoclonal antibodies to target lymphoma; Philip Karr, the first patient to receive the treatment in 1981; and the founding
of Idec Pharmaceuticals, which applied the technique but chose a more universal and cost-effective target called CD20 and
developed the drug Rituxan®.
To conclude, Levy provides additional details about the process of making monoclonal antibodies and some of the early struggles
to keep the tissue cultures from dying. He also discusses other aspects of the development of Rituximab, including key collaborators
and associated clinical trials. Levy closes with a discussion about his mentors, including Saul Rosenberg and Henry Kaplan,
his approach to running a lab, funding and grant writing, and his twenty years of administrative service as the chief of the
Division on Oncology.
Dr. Ronald Levy is a professor of medicine and director of the lymphoma program at Stanford University. He obtained his bachelor's
degree in biochemistry from Harvard University in 1963 and his medical degree from Stanford University in 1968. He is an elected
member of the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine.
Dr. Levy's research has focused for more than twenty years on monoclonal antibodies to B cells. He was the first to successfully
treat human lymphoma with a monoclonal antibody, and went on to make important contributions to the development of rituximab
(Rituxan®), for the treatment of patients with lymphomas. He is currently conducting clinical trials of a lymphoma vaccine.
His research concentrates on the study of malignant lymphoma, using the tools of immunology and molecular biology to develop
a better understanding of the initiation and progression of the malignant process. Dr. Levy is using lymphocyte receptors
as targets for new therapies for lymphoma. He has published over 270 articles in the fields of oncology and immunology.
Dr. Levy has received international acclaim for his work using the body's own arsenal to fight cancer. In 1982 he shared
the first Armand Hammer Award for Cancer Research, and was later awarded the Ciba-Geigy/Drew Award in Biomedical Research,
the American Society of Clinical Oncology Karnofsky Award, the General Motors Charles Kettering Prize, the Key to the Cure
Award by the Cure for Lymphoma Foundation, the Medal of Honor by the American Cancer Society, the Evelyn Hoffman Memorial
Award by the Lymphoma Research Foundation of America, and the 2004 Damashek Prize from the American Society of Hematology.
In 2009 he won the King Faisal International Prize in Medicine.
Lewenstein, Marion 2013-2017
Lewenstein, Marion (2013-2014)
Lewenstein, Marion (2017)
In the first interview, Marion Lewenstein talks about her background and career trajectory at Stanford. She speaks about her
family, her work at Women's Wear Daily and Fairchild Publications, and her work in Stanford's Department of Communication.
She remembers many stories along the way and talks about people who were instrumental in her career, including the head of
the communication department, Lyle Nelson, who hired her. She mentions people she has interviewed for her articles, including
David Packard, co-founder of Hewlett Packard, and David Harris, the first husband of singer Joan Baez. She speaks fondly of
Richard Lyman, president of the university when she arrived at Stanford, and of his wife Jing Lyman. She speaks of her cordial
working relationship with Condoleeza Rice when Rice was Provost. She talks about how her supportive husband made it possible
for her to juggle career with family responsibilities. Toward the end, she reminisces about one of the most memorable events
in her Stanford career – her selection as a winner of the Lloyd W. Dinkelspiel Award for Distinctive Contributions to Undergraduate
Education – a recognition she never anticipated but gratefully accepted.
In the second interview, Lewenstein goes into more depth about her remembrances of people within the communication department
and how both the department and the university changed over time. She talks more about Jing Lyman's influence on the university
and how Lyman encouraged the hiring and promotion of women because of her involvement in the women's movement. She speaks
about President Lyman's role in keeping the university intact through the tumultuous years of protests on the campus during
the Vietnam War era. Reflecting upon changes at Stanford over time, she delves into how the collaboration between and among
departments has resulted in major innovations, including medical and technological breakthroughs that have profoundly changed
today's society. Her personal relationship with Fred Terman, who supervised Bill Hewlett and David Packard while they were
students, resulted in her having interesting insights into Hewlett's and Packard's influence on the practices of Silicon Valley
companies. She mentions her interactions with President Donald Kennedy, whom she credits with continuing to encourage interdisciplinary
collaborations that positively changed the university and resulted in popular new courses, like human biology. In speaking
of her role as academic secretary, which gave her the opportunity to get to know many faculty members, she talks about meeting
Nobel laureate Steven Chu and his wife in their home and their search for the Nobel Prize. As the interview concludes, she
summarizes her thoughts about the greatest challenges and accomplishments of her life, and reflects upon the changes in society
as a whole, especially with respect to technology.
Lewis, John W.
Lewis, John W.
John W. Lewis, the William Haas Professor of Chinese Politics, Emeritus, established some of the first study programs in contemporary
Asian politics in the United States. He founded or co-founded centers at Cornell University and Stanford University, helped
to draft foreign policy for the federal government, and built cooperative relationships with leaders and scholars in China,
Korea, Russia, and Vietnam. Although now retired, he continues to be active, writing books and giving lectures.
In this oral history interview, Lewis talks about his experiences working in a field that challenged deeply ingrained cultural
and political beliefs. He describes what it was like to come to Stanford as an expert on the highly sensitive subject of China
at the height of public unrest regarding the Vietnam War, and how that affected his relationships with both students and teachers.
He recounts his recruitment to Stanford by J.E. Wallace Sterling, establishing the Center for East Asian Studies, the visit
of the Chinese ping-pong team to Stanford in 1972, the climate of protest against the Vietnam War at Stanford, and the beginnings
of the Center for International Strategic Arms Control (CISAC).
Lewis also discusses his experiences as an educator, including his involvement in an interdisciplinary course on nuclear
arms and disarmament and conducting simulations of arms control talks with students. He describes some of his foreign policy
work for the U.S. State Department and the Department of Defense. He reviews the impact his work has had on relations between
the United States and East Asia, the current state of the field, and his ongoing work as an author, lecturer, and researcher.
John W. Lewis (2015), Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program Interviews (SC0932). Department of Special Collections
and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Lindenberger, Herbert S. 2013-12-09
Lindenberger, Herbert S.
In his interview, Professor Lindenberger describes the process of establishing the Program in Comparative Literature and the
challenges he faced; in particular his role in strengthening the language departments. Professor Lindenberger discusses his
involvement in starting the Humanities Center at Stanford which he then directed for a year. He was an active participant
in the Western Culture debate and in the changes in curriculum that followed. He also reflects on the evolution of the humanities
at Stanford over the past forty-five years and on the changes in perception of the humanities over the years. Last but not
least, he comments on his role mentoring graduate students with their dissertations.
Litt, Iris F. 2014-05-27
Litt, Iris F.
Iris Litt begins the interview by discussing where she grew up and her family background. She describes how she became interested
in medicine and her father's initial reservations about her being a doctor because she was a woman. She explains her research
on adolescent medicine and talks about how she worked at the Juvenile Detention Center after attending medical school in New
York. She recreated a medical screening program for youths at the center and recreated it at the Rikers Island Prison. Litt
explains that she came to Stanford University in 1976 to start the Division of Adolescent Medicine within the Department of
Pediatrics.
Lougee, Carolyn 2019-11-08-2019-11-12
Carolyn Lougee - Recordings
Carolyn Lougee - Transcript
Creator: Lougee, Carolyn Chappell
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Carolyn Chappell Lougee, the Frances and Charles Field Professor in History, Emerita, describes her early life and education,
her research and writing in French history, and her contributions to undergraduate education at Stanford as dean of undergraduate
studies and senior associate dean in the School of Humanities & Sciences. She speaks about the adoption of a western culture
requirement, the decision to transform the western culture requirement into CIV (Civilization, Ideas, and Values), changes
in interdepartmental programs such as SWOPSI, and undergraduate research opportunities at Stanford. A pioneering woman leader
in the Stanford administration, Lougee also offers reflections on gender, leadership, and academia.
Language of Material: English.
Lozano, Noé Pablo 2020-12-09-2020-12-11
Noé Pablo Lozano - Recordings
Noé Pablo Lozano - Transcript
Creator: Lozano, Noé Pablo
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Dr. Noé Pablo Lozano, Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Director of Engineering Diversity Programs Emeritus in Stanford's
School of Engineering, reflects on his career working in student affairs and on diversity initiatives at both Stanford and
UC Santa Cruz. Lozano speaks about his upbringing as the son of migrant farmworkers and his path to UC Santa Cruz with the
help of the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP). He recounts his time as a student and later staff member, leading the EOP
to build opportunities and support for minority students. Transitioning to Stanford, Lozano describes his time as a graduate
student in the School of Education; his PhD research at UC Berkeley; and the diversity programs he pioneered, including the
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF), the Stanford Summer Engineering Academy (SSEA), and Advanced Calculus for
Engineers (ACE). He describes his intertwined efforts to recruit and support both undergraduate and graduate students; shares
stories of students' successes and struggles; and reflects on diversity strategies in higher education.
Language of Material: English.
Lyons, James W. 2012 Nov 15
Lyons, James W.
In two interviews Jim Lyons describes his tenure as Dean of Students, the policies he tried to promote, and his approach to
students in general. His focus is mainly on undergraduates. He discusses Residential Education at length and how he viewed
it as an extension of academic education. He also discusses his expectations of student behavior and how he turned challenging
situations into teachable moments. He describes the changes that took place in the make-up and culture of the student body
(mostly the undergraduates) during his tenure as Dean of Students. Dean Lyons also talks about his work on the accreditation
teams of a variety of colleges outside Stanford and his work with the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators.
He opens the first interview by describing his personal background and his experience in the administration at Haverford College
in Pennsylvania. He concludes with his work in the School of Education at Stanford.
James W. Lyons holds a B.A. in economics and history from Allegheny College, a M.S. in counseling and guidance from Indiana
University, and an Ed.D. in higher education, also from Indiana University. After serving as a residence counselor at Indiana,
he was program coordinator of the Indiana Memorial union from 1957-1959, and later assistant director of the same program.
From 1963-1972, Lyons was dean of students at Haverford College in Pennsylvania, before moving to be dean of student affairs
at Stanford starting in 1972. In 1984, he became a lecturer in Stanford School of Education, eventually earning positions
as senior fellow in the Stanford Institute for Research in Higher Education and director of the master's program in higher
education. Dr. Lyons retired from Stanford University in 1998.
Dr. Lyons' career has included active leadership in the National Association of Student Personnel Administration, and frequently
speaking at national and regional conferences. A member of accreditation teams for 26 colleges and universities, he has also
been a consultant to more than 75 academic institutions. Dr. Lyons has received numerous awards, including the Scott Goodnight
Award for outstanding performance as a dean from NASPA. NASPA also designated him as a "Pillar of the Profession." His extensive
publication history includes many articles, chapters, and monographs. His tenure as Dean of Student Affairs at Stanford is
remembered for its personal touch – Dr. Lyons made a point of walking around campus, talking to members of the community at
all levels, and endeavoring to restore the damaged relationship between students and administration.
Maccoby, Eleanor Emmons 2011 Feb 16
Maccoby, Eleanor Emmons
Language of Material: English.
In this interview, Eleanor Emmons Maccoby offered great insight into her career in the Psychology Department at Stanford University.
Much of the conversation focused on her research into behavior, gender, and linguistic development, from the study of how
young children behave to the ways in which language changes based on circumstance and age. She described the Psychology Department's
faculty and administration, as well as the ways in which it has changed over the years. Dr. Maccoby also spoke of the interdisciplinary
research efforts that took place on campus during her tenure, and briefly touched on the difficulties faced by female faculty
in the middle of the 20th century.
Born in Tacoma, Washington, in 1917, Eleanor Emmons Maccoby attended Reed College and the University of Washington in Seattle,
obtaining her BS from the latter. She earned her MS and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in experimental psychology,
focusing on topics related to the psychology of gender differentiation. Her research has encompassed the socialization of
children, developmental change in personality and behavior, relationships of couples after divorce, parent-child interactions,
and child-rearing practices. While working at Harvard, she conducted some of the first studies on the impact of television
on families and children.
In 1958, Dr. Maccoby transferred to Stanford, where she became a Professor of developmental psychology and chaired the department
from 1973-1976. In 1966, along with Robert Oetzel, Maccoby published her first book on sex-based differences, The Development
of Sex Differences. Her most influential book was published in 1974, entitled The Psychology of Sex Differences, co-authored
with Carol Jacklin. These publications stressed biological, rather than cultural, influences. Dr. Maccoby has published many
books, articles, and papers on her research, and has received awards from the American Psychological Association, the Society
for Research in Child Development, and the American Educational Research Association. She is a member of the American Academy
of Arts and Sciences and was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1993. Division 7 of the American Psychological
Association offers The Maccoby Award to the author of a book making contributions to developmental psychology.
Macovski, Albert 2016-02-02
Macovski, Albert
Albert Macovski, the Canon USA Professor of Engineering, Emeritus has been affiliated with Stanford since 1960, first as a
research engineer and staff scientist at the Stanford Research Institute (SRI) and then as a faculty member with expertise
in medical imaging and a joint appointment in the Department of Electrical Engineering and the Department of Radiology.
In this oral history, Macovski talks about his family background and growing up in New York City in the 1930s. Among other
things, he describes his father's work as a jeweler, the impact of the Great Depression on his family, attending the New York
World's Fair, and his interest in ham radio.
Macovski recalls his studies in electrical engineering at City College of New York during the immediate post-war period and
the significant change in his life occasioned by meeting his future wife, Adelaide "Addie" Paris. He describes obtaining a
job at RCA Laboratories upon graduating from college and what it was like to work in the early television industry, including
trying to solve problems related to synchronization and color television broadcasting.
Macovski talks about pursuing his master's degrees at the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and then working as an assistant
professor there. He relates the factors that influenced his decision to accept a job at SRI: a desire to get his PhD, wanting
to be where the action in electronics was, and the favorable climate.
Describing the environment at SRI in the 1960s, Macovski discusses his work on the Nimbus weather satellite and his invention
of the single tube color camera. He describes the process of earning his PhD through Stanford's Honors Coop Program, his dissertation
on holography, and a post-doctoral fellowship from the National Institutes of Health that allowed him to study in the Department
of Radiology at the University of California San Francisco. He goes on to describe joining the faculty at Stanford and his
varied research projects, including work on ultrasonic array, recording images of the beating heart, and developing techniques
to differentiate between hard and soft tissue. He also discusses a project to image the coronary arteries. Macovski recounts
the story of how a sabbatical year offered him the chance to study magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and to work with Godfrey
Hounsfield at the Medical Physics Department of Hammersmith Hospital. He describes obtaining an MRI system from General Electric
and the process of getting it installed on campus.
Macovksi also discusses his approach to working with graduate students and offers reflections on the process of commercializing
technology and obtaining patents. He concludes the interview with comments on new directions in the field of medical imaging
and on his decision to endow a chair in the Electrical Engineering Department.
Madson, Patricia Ryan 2019-07-16-2019-07-17
Patricia Ryan Madson - Recordings
Patricia Ryan Madson - Transcript
Creator: Madson, Patricia Ryan
Creator: Wallace, Zoe
Abstract: Patricia Ryan Madson, senior lecturer, emerita, in the Department of Theater and Performance Studies, speaks about her career
teaching improvisation and acting and the creation of the Stanford Improvisors. Madson describes her upbringing and the path
that led to her love of theater and teaching. She describes how she came to be introduced to improv and her unique approach
to teaching it, which incorporates some of the ideas of Keith Johnstone and David Reynolds. She shares memories of her travels
around the world; her collaborations with colleagues; and lessons from her book, Improv Wisdom. She also speaks about the
role of lecturers at the university and her portrayal of Jane Stanford at various events.
Language of Material: English.
Magill, M. Elizabeth 2019-05-29-2019-05-31
Elizabeth Magill - Recordings
Elizabeth Magill - Transcript
Creator: Magill Liz
Creator: Brest, Paul
Abstract: Liz Magill, Dean of Stanford Law School from 2012 to 2019, reflects on her career in law and her time leading the Stanford
Law School. Magill describes her education at Yale and University of Virginia Law School, as well as her experiences working
for Senator Kent Conrad and clerking for J. Harvie Wilkinson in the Fourth Circuit and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Turning to her career in academia, she speaks about returning to UVA as a professor and her recruitment to the Stanford Law
School deanship in 2012. Magill describes the opportunities and challenges of her time as dean, including recruiting new faculty
to the school; responding to racist incidents and student protests; making changes to the Law School curriculum; and helping
to rewrite the university's policies on sexual assault and harassment. Magill concludes by reflecting on her time at Stanford
and looking forward to her future as provost at UVA.
Language of Material: English.
Mahood, Gail A., 1957- 2019-06-11-2019-06-12
Gail Mahood - Recordings
Gail Mahood - Transcript
Creator: Mahood, Gail A., 1957-
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: In this oral history, Gail Mahood, Professor Emerita of Geological Sciences, reflects on her faculty career at Stanford, her
research in igneous petrology, and her administrative roles at the university. She speaks about growing up in Marin County
and her experiences as a first-generation college student and a graduate student at University of California, Berkeley. She
describes how both the study of geology, and the Geology Department at Stanford has evolved throughout her tenure, and she
reflects on gender and diversity in academia, recalling sexism she experienced and witnessed during her career as well as
efforts to improve conditions for women in the sciences and increase diversity.
Language of Material: English.
Mansour, Joan 2021-04-08-2021-04-15
Joan Mansour - Recordings
Joan Mansour - Transcript
Creator: Mansour, Joan MacKinnon
Creator: Lee, Theresa
Abstract: Joan MacKinnon Mansour, a former researcher in the Department of Chemical and Systems Biology and spouse of the late Tag Eldin
Mansour, shares memories of the Stanford Department of Pharmacology, her research on schistosomiasis, and her family life
and day-to-day activities. Additional topics include: establishing the department's Mansour Prizes, the impact of the Loma
Prieta earthquake on the Mansours' lab and home, the Stanford Women's Faculty Club, and music at Stanford.
Language of Material: English.
Mark, James B. D. 2015-09-14
Mark, James B. D.
James B. D. Mark discusses his childhood and early influences in choosing his medical profession. He discusses how he was
recruited to the Stanford Medical School and the departments in which he served. He was Acting Chairman of the Department
of Surgery in 1974 and in 1988 became the Chief of Staff of Stanford University Hospital. He talks about the move of the hospital
form San Francisco to the Palo Alto campus, and the relationship between the hospital administration and the medical faculty.
He discusses the changes in the field of surgery and the medical student population. He also shares his thoughts on academic
medicine and on the current state of primary care in the United States.
Masters, Gilbert 2020-02-28
Gil Masters - Recordings
Gil Masters - Transcript
Creator: Masters, Gil.
Creator: Gamlen, Tod
Abstract: Gilbert Masters, an emeritus professor (teaching) of civil and environmental engineering, reflects on his time at Stanford
as a graduate student in electrical engineering in the 1960s and his career teaching and writing about environmental science
and technologies. Masters speaks about his path to teaching environmental topics, including his dissatisfaction with corporate
engineering work and living out of a van while auditing classes on the environment at Stanford. He recalls the environmental
engineering courses he taught over the years, including the popular CE 170 course "Man and His Environment," and he reflects
on how the field has changed over time. Other topics covered include classified research and the sit-in at the Applied Electronics
Laboratory; the benefits of being a "paren"-teaching professor; the importance of designing for energy efficiency and renewable
energy resources; and working with Dean of Engineering Bill Kays on changes to the undergraduate engineering curriculum.
Language of Material: English.
McAndrews, Rosemary 2012 Aug 12
McAndrews, Rosemary
Rosemary McAndrews describes her childhood growing up in Butte, Montana, and San Francisco. She speaks of her experiences
as a young working woman in San Francisco and New York in the late 1930s and during World War II, when she held various administrative
positions with the Arabian American Oil Company.
Rosemary McAndrews speaks of her return to the workforce in 1969, when she started as an administrative aide to the Manager
of Real Estate at the Stanford Land Management Group, and her rise through the ranks to her appointment as the manager of
the Stanford Research Park and of the Stanford Shopping Center. She became the Director of the Stanford Shopping Center in
1978.
Her development philosophy and methods for both the Shopping Center and Research Park are discussed in detail, particularly
her development of the Inner Circle and Street Market concepts. She briefly touches on her position as one of the first female
administrators at Stanford.
Rosemary McAndrews was born in Butte, Montana and raised in San Francisco, California. She attended St. Paul High School in
San Francisco and was valedictorian of her high school class. She was awarded the only college (San Francisco College for
Women) scholarship offered. However, she had to give up the scholarship because her family could not afford to contribute
to her college education. McAndrews has been an auto-didact all her life. She also studied at Miss Miller's Business College
from 1938 to 1939, took classes and seminars at Foothill Community College, University of California-San Francisco, Cal Poly-San
Luis Obispo and enrolled in the Michigan State Shopping Center Marketing Courses. During her years at Stanford, she met with
MBA candidates and occasionally was a guest lecturer at the Graduate School of Business.
Rosemary McAndrews worked at Stanford University for 24 years. Before that, she had worked for the Metropolitan Insurance
Company, Standard Oil of California (now Chevron), and the Arabian American Oil Company.
In 1968, Rosemary McAndrews went to work at Stanford as secretary to the assistant manager of real estate. Her supervisor
soon became manager of real estate and she became his administrative aide. Not long after, he left the university and McAndrews
became assistant manager, then manager of all of the university's non-academic properties, including the Industrial (now Research)
Park and the Stanford Shopping Center. After a few years, she was appointed Director of the Stanford Shopping Center.
Rosemary McAndrews served as president of the Stanford University Faculty Club, 1990-91 and as president of the Stanford
Historical Society, 1994-95. She was named a Lifetime of Achievement Honoree by Avenidas in 2001. She was also named "one
of Stanford's most unforgettable personalities in last 25 years" in a poll of Stanford Historical Society's members.
Rosemary McAndrews also served in the Allied Arts Guild Advisory Group, the North Bayshore Development Advisory Committee,
the Visual Arts Committee for the City of Mountain View, the Palo Alto Economic Advisory Committee, the Steering Committee
for the Downtown Environmental Action Plan – Palo Alto, the Executive Committee of the Merchant's Association Stanford Shopping
Center, the Avenidas Executive Board, and the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce.
Rosemary McAndrews is the author of "The Birthplace of Silicon Valley",
Sandstone and Tile, Spring 1995.
McCarty, Perry L. 2014-02-11
McCarty, Perry L.
Perry L. McCarty, the Silas Palmer Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University, shares
his personal recollections of the choices he made and challenges he faced during his time at Stanford. He discusses his pre-Stanford
history and how he was recruited to Stanford to help develop the environmental engineering and science program. He discusses
the development and growth of the program with recollections about adding faculty, developing facilities, obtaining grants
and contracts, interdisciplinary collaborations, and university politics. He shares his recollections as the chair of the
Civil and Environmental Department as well as the creation and growth of the Western Region Hazardous Substance Research Center
which he directed. Professor McCarty discusses how Stanford became a leader in creating processes to clean up contaminated
groundwater and the impact his research has had on dealing with the development of biological processes for the control of
environmental contaminants around the world.
McDevitt, Hugh O. 2015-07-23
McDevitt, Hugh O.
Hugh O. McDevitt is Professor of Microbiology and Immunology and of Medicine, Emeritus known for his work on major histocompatibility
complex (MHC) and its role in various autoimmune diseases. McDevitt discusses his critical research in proving the genetic
basis for our bodies' ability to recognize and defend against pathogens, both from a scientific and personal perspective.
He begins the interview by describing his early life and how his father, a surgeon, influenced his decision to pursue medicine.
He discusses his undergraduate career in the late 1940s at Stanford University, described by others as a "good solid provincial
university," and his undergraduate work in Raymond Barrett's genetics lab where he mapped the location of a fungus gene involved
in metabolism. While the results of this research were not groundbreaking, he stresses the importance of this technique to
his later immunology research. Beyond his academic experiences, he speaks about his student life, the jobs he took to help
cover his tuition and board, and the death of his father.
McDevitt goes on to discuss his medical education and training at Harvard Medical School, his internship at Bellevue Hospital
in New York—during which he rode the "home care ambulance" all over the city—and his military service in Japan. He recounts
his research in Albert Coons's lab at Harvard and his decision to come to Stanford School of Medicine as a faculty member
in the Department of Immunology and Microbiology.
McDevitt explains how, prior to Stanford, he had observed a difference in the immune system's reaction to a synthetic peptide
between two mice strains. He goes into detail about how, at Stanford, he took a genetic approach to solving this problem and,
through selective and extensive breeding, was able to identify the genes (later called the major histocompatibility complex)
responsible for the strains' different reactions. McDevitt gives a technical account of this research, the technical constraints
of the day, and the research's effects.
He goes on to talk about setting up and running his lab and his experiences teaching, practicing medicine, and chairing his
department. At the end of the interview he gives his perspective of how Stanford changed from a "solid provincial regional
university" to a "first-class university."
Mendoza, Fernando, 1948- 2021-04-28-2021-04-29
Fernando Mendoza - Recordings
Fernando Mendoza - Transcript
Creator: Mendoza, Fernando, 1948-
Creator: Lozano, Noé Pablo
Abstract: Dr. Fernando Mendoza, Stanford School of Medicine's Associate Dean of Minority Advising and Programs and Professor Emeritus
of Pediatrics at the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, speaks about his family background and educational journey, his research
on health disparities, and the diversity initiatives undertaken by the medical school during his tenure. Mendoza shares memories
from his childhood and education in San Jose, emphasizing how teachers instilled confidence in him, and describes his path
to Stanford for medical school and residency. He describes his involvement with a healthcare clinic at the Gardner Community
Center while in medical school, his decision to study pediatrics and public health, and the circumstances that led him to
join the Stanford faculty. He reflects on the barriers minority students face in entering medical professions and the impact
of diversity programs he started, such as the Center of Excellence for Diversity in Medical Education, the early matriculation
program, and the Health Careers Opportunity Program. Turning to his faculty role, he provides an overview of his teaching
and research agenda and describes his work as division chief for general pediatrics and his approach to mentoring. He ends
the interview by reflecting on the lessons he learned during his career and his hopes for the future.
Language of Material: English.
Merigan, Thomas C. 2015-02
Merigan, Thomas C.
Thomas Merigan discusses his upbringing and education in the San Francisco Bay Area (Berkeley and UCSF) and his practice in
infectious disease at Stanford, which spanned 45 years, including many years as chair of the infectious disease department.
He introduced the use of human interferon into the United States in the late 1970s as a treatment for viral diseases. He was
also involved in interferon trials for treatment of cancer and multiple sclerosis. Merigan later became an expert in HIV/AIDS,
taking care of patients at a time when the options were few. He saw many patients die of the disease. He founded the Center
for AIDS Research and the AIDS Clinical Trial Unit, which was involved in testing of a number of promising new treatment options.
These drugs became the mainstay of AIDS treatment at the time. Merigan also testified before Congress on the need for science
funding. Merigan discussed his most famous patient – Pope John Paul II. He was called in to treat the Pope following an assassination
attempt in 1981.
Miller, Arjay R. 2012 Apr 11
Miller, Arjay R.
In the interview, Arjay Miller recalled his childhood growing up on a family farm near Shelby, Nebraska, and talked about
his family history and origin of the family name. He described his life on the family farm with his seven siblings and all
of their experiences and adventures, including games they played, songs they sang, toys they made, favorite foods, crops they
raised, self-sufficiency and even a few close calls. In addition, he described the local community (churches, social events
and schools) and the influences that farm life and growing up during the Depression had on him. He discussed the values he
was given by his parents, including finding out how things work, making the most of what you have, and the love of reading
and gardening. He covered books he read and radio programs, songs, and newspapers of the day. The interview included many
stories and anecdotes that he told as a legacy for his great-grandchildren.
Arjay Miller was born in Shelby, Nebraska, in 1916 and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from UCLA in 1937. After working
as a part-time teaching assistant at UCLA, he worked as an economist for the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. He then
served in the U. S. Air Force before joining Ford Motor Company in 1946 as part of a group of young military veterans who
became known as the "Whiz Kids" for their role in retooling the auto giant's business operations following World War II. He
remained at Ford until he accepted the position of Dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1969.
Dean Miller served as the fourth Dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Business (1969-1979). Under his leadership, the
School rose to the top ranks of management education institutions, expanded its endowment and created the Public Management
Program. It was his experiences while at Ford, including communications with government regulators of the auto industry and
failed efforts to bring jobs to the inner city in Detroit, that were the foundation for establishing the Public Management
Program at Stanford . Through the program, Dean Miller sought to educate students in the concerns of government and society,
and government in the needs of business. Within five years, the Stanford Graduate School of Business was voted the number
one business school in the country. He was quoted in 1969 as saying, "The problems facing our society today are what I call
public goods."
The Dean was characterized as a serious, practical, and goal-oriented dean, but he was far from stiff. He enjoyed meeting
with young MBAs. There was even a beer-drinking club dubbed the "Friends of Arjay Miller" – FOAM. Under Dean Miller's leadership,
student and faculty diversity in the GSB increased, with the number of African American students increasing from five to 24,
Hispanics from zero to 34, and Asian American from four to 27.
In his tenure at Stanford, Arjay Miller was able to bring the lessons learned from private industry and create an environment
for not only academic excellence, but also an awareness of and ability to influence the business world and government for
the public good. Arjay Miller is Dean Emeritus of the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. He is also an Honorary
Trustee at The Brookings Institution.
Miller, William F. 2009 Jul 10-Aug 5
Miller, William F.
Dr. William F. Miller has spent about half of his professional life in business and about half in academia. Dr. Miller came
to Silicon Valley from a position as Director of the Applied Mathematics Division at the Argonne National Laboratory where
he worked after receiving his PhD in Physics from Purdue University in 1956.At the Argonne National Laboratory Dr. Miller
conducted research in basic atomic physics and in computer science. He and his colleagues began early work in what is now
called computational science.
Dr. Miller was the last faculty member recruited to Stanford University by the legendary Frederick Terman who was then Vice
President and Provost of Stanford. He was recruited to help form the Computer Science Department at Stanford and to direct
the Computation Group at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC). He led the computerization of SLAC and later as Associate
Provost for Computing he led the computerization of the Stanford campus. He carried out research in computer science and computer
systems and directed the research of many graduate students. As Vice President for Research and later as Vice President and
Provost Miller championed the establishment of the Office of Technology Licensing which has become the model for such activities
at other universities here and abroad .He actively facilitated the establishment of a number of interdisciplinary programs
such as the Human Biology Program, the International Security and Arms Control Program, and the Values Technology and Society
Program. In 1978 he negotiated and brought to Stanford the first students from the Peoples Republic of China. In 1979 he was
named the Herbert Hoover Professor of Public and Private Management at the Graduate School of Business.
In 1968 Dr. Miller also played a role in the founding of the first Mayfield Fund (venture capital) as a special limited partner
and advisor to the general partners.
As President and CEO of SRI International Miller opened SRI to the Pacific region, he established the spin-out and commercialization
program at SRI and established the David Sarnoff Research Center (now the Sarnoff Corporation) as a for-profit subsidiary
of SRI. He became the Chairman and CEO of the David Sarnoff Research Center.
In 1997 at the 10th anniversary of the founding of the David Sarnoff Research Center, Dr. Miller along with Jack Welsh, Myron
DuBain, and James Tietjen received the Sarnoff Founders Medal.
In 1982 Miller was appointed to the National Science Board; additionally he served on the Computer Science and Telecommunications
Board of the National Research Council. He has served on the board of directors of several major companies such as Signetics,
Fireman's Fund America, Wells Fargo Bank, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Varian Associates, and Borland Software Corp.
In 1990 Dr. Miller retired from SRI International and returned to Stanford half time where he taught technology-related courses,
carried out research on the IT industry and on the characteristics of entrepreneurial regions. He also spent about half of
his time working with start-ups and non-profits in Silicon Valley. He helped organize Joint Venture Silicon Valley Network
and served on the board of directors for three years. He co-founded and served as Vice Chairman of SmartValley, Inc. Additionally
he aided the formation of CommerceNet and served on the board of directors. Dr. Miller was a founding director and served
as Vice Chairman of the Center for Excellence in Nonprofits, and was a Founding Member and Chair of the Campaign Cabinet (1992-1994)
of the Alexis de Tocqueville Society of Santa Clara. He currently (in 2010) serves as Chairman of the Board of Sentius Corp,
Nanostellar, Inc., and Lumiette, Inc. and is a Partner in Actium Ventures (Venture Capital).
Dr. Miller co-directs an international research project called the Stanford Program on Regions of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
and he co-directs an Executive Education program on Strategic Uses of Information Technology.
Additionally, Dr. Miller worked with foreign countries helping them establish their technology policies and practices, notably
Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, and Korea. He served on the International Panel of the Singapore Science and Technology Board,
and currently serves on the International Advisory Panel for the Multimedia Super Corridor in Malaysia.
Dr Miller has received a number of awards and honors:
Life Member of the National Academy of Engineering, 1987 Life Fellow IEEE, 1999 Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and
Science, 1980 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1987 Stanford Computing Pioneer by the AFIPS
History of Computing Committee, 1987 Frederic B. Whitman Award, United Way of the Bay Area, 1982 Technology 100 (International
Technology Leaders), Technology Magazine, 1981 Tau Beta Pi Eminent Engineer, 1989 Sarnoff Founders Medal, 1997 David Packard
Civic Entrepreneur Team Award 1998 Robert K. Jaedicke Silver Apple Award (Stanford Business School Alumni), 1998 The Order
of Civil Merit (Dongbaeg Medal) by the Republic of Korea, 2000 The Okawa Prize 2000, The Okawa Foundation, Tokyo, Japan The
Silicon Valley Engineering Hall of Fame, 2001 Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame, 2002 Commendation for Service, Japan
External Trade Organization (JETRO), 2002 "Most Mentoring Angel" Award, International Angel Investors, 2002 Honorary Professor,
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou China, 2004 Lifetime Achievement Award, Borland Software Corp, 2005 Trustee/ Charter member,
Asian American Multitechnology Association, 2007 David Packard Civic Entrepreneur Award, 2008 New Silk Road Award, California
Asia Business Council, 2008 Konkuk University, Seoul Korea, establishes the "William F. Miller School of Management of Technology",
March 3, 2009. Miller becomes Honorary Dean
Dr Miller received the BS (1949), MS (1951), PhD (1956) and Honorary DSC (1972) from Purdue University.
Dr Miller works with the Cheetah Conservation Fund Namibia which is dedicated to preserving cheetahs in the wild in Namibia.
He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Wildlife Conservation Network.
Milton, Catherine H. 2014-05-06
Milton, Catherine H.
Catherine Milton begins by describing her career trajectory in Washington, DC. She continues with how she met Stanford president
Donald Kennedy in Washington and her subsequent recruitment to Stanford as Special Assistant to the President for Public Policy.
She describes her efforts in that role, including the formation of Stanford in Washington and the formation of the Haas Center
for Public Service. She explains how her experiences and professional contacts in Washington benefitted her work at Stanford,
and later how her experiences and relationships at Stanford influenced her in other public service endeavors outside Stanford,
such as AmeriCorps.
Miner, Anne S. 2014-06
Miner, Anne S.
Anne S. Miner, a professor emeritus known for her research on management and organizational learning, worked at Stanford University
in the 1970s as a consultant to the president on affirmative action for women and as the university's affirmative action officer.
She is recognized for her work in designing and implementing the hiring policies and practices related to under-represented
minorities. This oral history focuses on the employment status of women faculty at Stanford and, to some extent, throughout
academia from the 1970s to the present.
The first interview session revolve around Miner's early life and education, her first job at Stanford in the Development
Office, her involvement in the burgeoning "women's movement," and her work as consultant to the Stanford president on affirmative
action for women in 1971. She discusses policy issues that affected women faculty and the formation of the Women's Forum and
the Committee on the Education and Employment of Women.
In the first and second interview sessions, Miner talks about her role as consultant to the president and the issues she
handled, including Stanford's policies regarding married couples' faculty appointments, maternity and paternity leaves, the
"tenure clock" as it affected women, and part-time employment of faculty. She also discusses the government regulations being
passed in the 1970s that required affirmative action programs for all federal contractors and the pressure these regulations
put on American universities.
Miner details issues such as salary equity for staff; training programs for faculty and staff to increase awareness of affirmative
action requirements and procedures; child care needs, policies and practices; her role in ensuring that academic searches
included women and minorities; and the creation of the Stanford Center for Research on Women in 1974 (now the Michelle R.
Clayman Institute for Gender Research). Miner then recalls her decision to leave her job in order to pursue doctoral study
at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, her life as a female student with a small child, and the impact affirmative action
had on her life as a student.
In the third and final interview session, Miner discusses her job as a professor of business at the University of Wisconsin
and her primary focus and impact in the field of organizational behavior. Looking back, Miner reflects on how her Stanford
experience in affirmative action has impacted the rest of her career. She also reflects on the progress women have, and have
not, made over the past forty-three years, as well as the issues that still remain. As the interview concludes, Miner offers
advice to young women embarking on their academic careers today.
Morales, Frances 2020-01-21
Frances Morales - Recordings
Frances Morales - Transcript
Creator: Morales, Frances
Creator: Lozano, Noé Pablo
Abstract: Frances Morales, the inaugural director of El Centro Chicano y Latino, shares memories of her time as a Stanford doctoral
student and later a staff member in student affairs. She describes her upbringing in South Texas and Fresno, California, and
her path to a college education. She recalls her time at Stanford's School of Education in the 1980s, her work in bilingual
education, and her return to Stanford as the first full-time associate dean and director of El Centro in 1989. She describes
the programs established at El Centro and the challenges of running the center, as well as the community it was able to build
and sustain over the years. Other topics discussed include the El Centro murals, alumni engagement, and Stanford's Chicano
faculty members.
Language of Material: English.
Moulton, Robert Harrison 2007 Apr 2
Moulton, Bob
Moulton revealed that he was hired specifically to do a survey of Stanford's financial needs over the next 5 or 10 years.
This was to be the prelude to a big fund drive, the first in Stanford's history. It was clear from this oral interview that
Sterling and Terman (President and Provost) were both optimistic about Stanford's fundraising capacity. The Board of Trustees,
however, was somewhat frightened at the magnitude of the proposed fund drive. Moulton had nothing to do with the Ford Foundation
visiting and suggesting the utility of a survey of Stanford's future financial needs. It was truly a coincidence that Moulton,
who previously worked for the Ford Foundation, had already done the survey. Ford Foundation was going to give money to five
major private universities, and Stanford was the only one west of Chicago. Given Moulton's early work, the Stanford grant
from Ford ($25m. to be matched by $75m. from other donors to Stanford) was the first from the Ford Foundation to any university
filed earlier than grants to the other private institutions. That $100m. was to be raised over a three-year period and, to
my great surprise, Sterling and Terman, and Cuthbertson, were sure that the momentum already present at Stanford and environs
would produce an additional $200 m. Thus the PACE Campaign sought to raise $300m. The trustees chipped in heavily, but some
of them doubted Stanford could raise the $300m. Moulton was originally tapped to be the head of the fundraising campaign,
but he and the trustees did not get along politically. He therefore switched to Project M, the future SLAC.
Robert Harrison Moulton, Jr. was born in 1918 in Los Angeles, California. He was student body president at Beverly Hills High
School before graduating Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude in Economics from Stanford University in 1940. His career in business
was cut short in 1941 with the attack on Pearl Harbor, after which he enlisted and served as a lieutenant in the Navy during
World War II, finishing his tour as an Intelligence Officer to an admiral in the Atlantic fleet.
Moulton returned to San Francisco after the war to work with his father at RH Moulton & Company, and he married Helen Elizabeth
Bowman in 1946. In 1952, Moulton went to work for the CIA as an administrator in Virginia, a position he later left to join
the newly-formed Ford Foundation, working as Assistant to the President. In 1958, he and his family returned to Stanford so
that Moulton could direct his energy into helping get SLAC up and running. He served for seventeen years as an Associate Director
of SLAC, after which he spent eight years as the Executive Director of the Mid-Peninsula Housing Coalition.
Though he was part of a family of successful businessmen, Moulton believed in working hard to help the less fortunate, as
evidenced by his leadership of an organization dedicated to building affordable housing for families and seniors. As written
by the obituary published on May 12, 2008 in SLAC Today, "He strongly believed that honesty, integrity and justice had to
be practiced and not just preached."
Robert Harrison Moulton, Jr. passed away in April, 2008, and was survived by his wife, his four children, three grandchildren,
and one great-grandchild.
Mudimbe-Boyi, M. Elisabeth 2018-11-29
Elisabeth Mudimbe-Boyi - Recordings
Elisabeth Mudimbe-Boyi - Transcript
Creator: Mudimbe-Boyi, M. Elisabeth
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Elisabeth Mudimbe-Boyi, Professor of French and Comparative Literature, Emerita, describes her early life growing up in the
Belgian Congo, her education both before and after the country won independence in 1960, and her career in academia in Africa
and the United States. Topics include mission life, African identity and the legacy of colonialism in francophone literature,
Stanford's Division of Languages and Literatures, and gender in academia.
Language of Material: English.
Mungal, Mark Godfrey 2022-03-24
Godfrey Mungal - Recordings
Godfrey Mungal - Transcript
Creator: Mungal, Mark Godfrey
Creator: Lozano, Noé Pablo
Abstract: Godfrey Mungal is a professor of mechanical engineering emeritus at Stanford University and a professor at Santa Clara University,
where he served as the dean of the School of Engineering from 2007 to 2017. In this oral history, he discusses his childhood
experiences in Trinidad, where he grew up in a large family with limited financial resources, his early education in Catholic
schools, his undergraduate years at the University of Toronto, and his graduate research at Caltech. He describes the circumstances
that led him to join the faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford in 1985 and explains how his research
interests led him to serve as the bridge between the High Temperature Gasdynamics Laboratory (HTGL) and Heat Transfer and
Turbulence Mechanics Laboratory (HTTM) in the department's Thermosciences Division. He speaks about his efforts to improve
advising and recruitment of minority engineering students, emphasizing the importance of funding master's degrees, and he
describes the various administrative roles he held at Stanford, working closely with Charles Kruger. He explains his rationale
for moving to the dean's position at Santa Clara and reflects on the way in which engineering contributes to the university's
mission to improve the world. He also shares an anecdote about his successful effort to name a section of the 101 freeway
after Frederick Terman.
Mustain, John E. 2019-07-11-2019-07-12
John Mustain - Recordings
John Mustain - Transcript
Creator: Mustain, John E.
Creator: Frothingham, Emma
Abstract: John Mustain, Stanford Libraries' Rare Book Curator from 1998 to 2019 and Rare Book Cataloger from 1984 to 1998, describes
his career at Stanford and some of his favorite books in Stanford's collection. He shares memories of working in Stanford
Libraries after graduating from high school in Palo Alto and describes his journey through graduate school and back to Stanford
Libraries, initially working in government documents. He recalls some of the projects he has worked on, including the Early
Americans Imprint Project, courses in the History of the Book, and exhibits such as Leonardo's Library. He speaks about how
the libraries, and specifically Special Collections and rare books, has changed over the years, and how the Loma Prieta earthquake
and a 1998 flood impacted the collections. Mustain reflects on his process for acquiring books, the dealers that he has worked
with, and the future of the field of rare books.
Language of Material: English.
Naimark, Norman M. 2022-05-05-2022-05-11
Norman Naimark - Recordings
Norman Naimark - Transcript
Creator: Naimark, Norman M.
Creator: Tate, Diane
Abstract: Norman Naimark, the Robert & Florence McDonnell Professor of East European Studies recounts his journey to becoming a historian.
He discusses his family's East European roots, their life as a military family, and his experiences as a Stanford student
in the 1960s and early 1970s. He pays tribute to the mentors, including Wayne Vucinich and colleagues at the Russian Research
Center at Harvard, who helped him in his early career and describes his research and publications, including his research
on the history of genocide. He also talks about the role overseas travel has played in his life, sharing memories from his
time as a student at Stanford in Germany, the Bing Overseas Studies Program, Stanford Global Studies, and the Stanford Travel/Study
Program. Naimark concludes the interview with reflections on Stanford, family life, and Stanford women's basketball.
Neuman, David J. 2019-09-04-2019-11-15
David Neuman - Recordings
David Neuman - Transcript
Creator: Neuman, David J.
Creator: Hartwig, Daniel
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie Jean
Abstract: David Neuman, Associate Vice Provost for Planning and University Architect at Stanford from 1989 to 2004, reflects on his
career in campus architecture and planning. Neuman describes the origins of his interest in architecture and how a job working
at Bowling Green State University shaped his subsequent professional path. He recalls some of the projects he completed at
UC Irvine, Stanford, and the University of Virginia and shares memories of the many architects and administrators with whom
he worked. He also provides a sense of the day-to-day work of a campus architect and reflects on the importance of context,
collaboration, and landscape to doing the job successfully. Stanford topics include the establishment of the University Architect's
Office and its eventual merger with the Planning Office; the damage caused by the Loma Prieta earthquake, especially at Green
Library, the Stanford Museum, and Hanna House; the restoration and seismic strengthening work performed on buildings in the
main quad; and working with Gerhard Casper to implement design competitions. He also describes the design process for the
James H. Clark Center in conjunction with Bio-X faculty, Foster and Partners, and MBT Architecture, and he speaks about efforts
to return to aspects of Frederic Law Olmsted's original plan for the university, including the revitalization of Palm Drive
and the conversion of Serra Street into Jane Stanford Way. Speaking of his time at the University of Virginia, he shares memories
of developing the Grounds Plan, the restoration of the Rotunda, the establishment of the Foster Family site, and more.
Language of Material: English.
Nix, William D. 2013 Jan 7
Nix, William D.
A native of California, William D. Nix, Lee Otterson Professor of Engineering, Emeritus, received his baccalaureate degree
from San Jose State in Metallurgy and came to Stanford in 1959 for his doctoral work. He worked his way through Stanford while
teaching at San Jose State. Strong growth in federally funded research resulted in several additional billets in Material
Sciences and led to an invitation to join the Stanford faculty in 1963.
Professor Nix was involved in the materials research at Stanford throughout his career and served in leadership roles at
Stanford and in professional societies for more than forty years. In the interview, he describes his seminal contributions
to understanding the mechanisms of high temperature deformation and fracture in the early part of his career and a transition
over the last two decades to create of an entirely new field of materials science, specifically, thin-film mechanical behavior
and scale effects in small volumes.
Professor Nix is an award-winning teacher and researcher who has trained nearly 80 PhD students, an unusually large number
of whom have remained in academia and hold leadership roles around the world in major research universities. In addition to
describing his own work, Professor Nix discussed the early history of materials research at Stanford and the players who were
formative in the field.
Professor Nix obtained his B.S. degree in Metallurgical Engineering from San Jose State College, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees
in Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, respectively, from Stanford University. He joined the faculty at Stanford
in 1963 and was appointed Professor in 1972. He was named the Lee Otterson Professor of Engineering at Stanford University
in 1989 and served as Chairman of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering from 1991 to 1996. He became Professor
Emeritus in 2003. In 2001 he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Engineering Degree by the Colorado School of Mines and in 2007
an honorary degree of Doctor of Engineering by the University of Illinois. He received an honorary degree of Doctor of Science
from Northwestern University in 2012.
In 1964 Professor Nix received the Western Electric Fund Award for Excellence in Engineering Instruction, and in 1970, the
Bradley Stoughton Teaching Award of ASM. He received the 1979 Champion Herbert Mathewson Award and in 1988 was the Institute
of Metals Lecturer and recipient of the Robert Franklin Mehl Award of the Metallurgical Society (TMS). In 1995 he received
the Educator Award from TMS. He was selected by ASM International to give the 1989 Edward DeMille Campbell Memorial Lecture
and in 1998 received the ASM Gold Medal. He gave the Alpha Sigma Mu Lecture to ASM in 2000 and received the Albert Easton
White Distinguished Teacher Award in 2002 and the Albert Sauveur Achievement Award in 2003, both from ASM. He also received
a Distinguished Alumnus Award from San Jose State University in 1980. In 1993 he received the Acta Metallurgica Gold Medal
and in 2001 he received the Nadai Medal from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He was elected Fellow of the American
Society for Metals in 1978, Fellow of the Metallurgical Society of AIME in 1988 and Fellow of the Materials Research Society
in 2011. He received the von Hippel Award from the Materials Research Society in 2007 and in 2011 was awarded the Heyn Medal
of the German Society of Materials Science. In 1987 he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering and in 2002 was
elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Prof. Nix was elected to the National Academy of Sciences
in 2003.
In 1966 he participated in Ford Foundation's "Residence in Engineering Practice" program as Assistant to the Director of
Technology at the Stellite Division of Union Carbide Corporation. From 1968 to 1970 Professor Nix was Director of Stanford's
Center for Materials Research. Professor Nix is engaged in research on the mechanical properties of solids. He is principally
concerned with the relation between structure and mechanical properties of materials in both thin film and bulk form and is
also engaged in research on the mechanical properties of materials for lithium-ion batteries. He is co-author of 450 publications
in these and related fields and he has trained 77 Ph.D. students in these subjects in his years at Stanford. Professor Nix
teaches courses on dislocation theory and mechanical properties of materials. He is co-author of "The Principles of Engineering
Materials", published in 1973 by Prentice-Hall, Incorporated.
Noddings, Nel 2016-05-03-2016-05-17
Nel Noddings - Recordings
Nel Noddings - Transcript
Creator: Noddings, Nel
Creator: Rosenberg, Chelsea
Abstract: Nel Noddings, the Lee Jacks Professor Emerita of Education at Stanford University's Graduate School of Education, is a philosopher
and educational researcher best known for her ethics of care theory which she described in her 1984 book, Caring: A Feminine
Approach to Ethics and Moral Education. Her care theory and educational philosophy is informed both by her graduate studies
at Stanford in the 1970s and her long career, beginning in 1949, as a teacher and school administrator. She returned to Stanford
as an associate professor in 1979 where, in addition to teaching and her research, she ran the Stanford Teacher Education
Program (STEP) and filled in as acting dean of the Graduate School of Education in the mid 1990s. In this interview she speaks
about her professional and research career, set against the backdrop of her life as a wife and mother of ten[1] during a time
of tremendous cultural shifts in the country. Noddings begins the interview describing her working-class upbringing in New
Jersey during the Great Depression and World War II. She confides that as a seven-year-old, she identified more with her school
than home, despite being raised in a loving and safe environment. She reminisces about her elementary and high school experiences,
the classes she took, the school culture, and uses her academic training to assess how progressive they really were. She contrasts
the substance of her high school education with the redundancy in her undergraduate education at Montclair State Teachers
College. Noddings describes her relationship with her husband, James Noddings, whom she met in high school, their courtship
that began after they graduated, and early marriage after he returned from military service in Korea. She explains the ease
with which they became parents and the reasons, after having three biological children, that they chose to adopt several Korean-American
children. Noddings describes the educational and professional compromises she had to make because of motherhood and her husband's
profession. To balance this out, she shares several examples when her children participated in the educational programs she
administered, as well as recollections of when the family moved so she could pursue her career goals. She spends some time
describing her first teaching position in Woodbury, New Jersey, where she spent three years with the same class of middle
school students, and how this unique experience profoundly shaped her thinking on teaching, educational administration and
academic research. She gives the example of how later, during the civil rights movement, if a protest or other incident affected
the lives of her student, she'd take time off from her math lesson plan to help them understand and process the events. Noddings
explains how she initially approached her graduate school at Rutgers and Stanford as a means to advance as a school administrator.
While she found pursuing math at Rutgers frustrating because of gender imbalances in the department, she describes her time
at Stanford as transformative. Noddings explains why she switched from the educational administration track to philosophy
of education after taking two philosophy courses. She notes how the learning and collaborative environment at Stanford supported
her research and focus. She discusses her thesis on constructivism in education and how her care theory became entwined with
feminist theory. She expands on education theory, her frustration with the current emphasis on standardized testing, the pros
and cons of high concept-based math programs like "new math," the difficulties of teaching atheism, and the benefits of a
more holistic approach to education. Noddings describes the jobs she held after graduating: an academic position at Penn State,
consulting in the Menlo Park area, and directing the Laboratory School at the University of Chicago. She explains how she
landed the position of associate professor at Stanford running the STEP program in 1983 and later the Upward Bound summer
program. She gives her impression of these programs and the changes they underwent. She describes her roles in Stanford's
administration: serving as the first female acting dean of the School of Education (now Graduate School of Education), working
on Stanford's Institutional Review Board for human subject research and serving on the faculty senate. It was in this last
position that she argued for leniency towards a group of students who had barricaded themselves in the Dean's office, an episode
for which she explains her reasoning and results of her efforts. She describes her work after leaving Stanford, serving as
president for the Philosophy of Education Society and chairing the ethics committee for the American Educational Research
Association. She closes the interview by discussing her life after returning to the East Coast and the direction of her current
research.
Language of Material: English.
Northway, William H. 2016
William H. Northway, Jr
Abstract: In this oral history William H. Northway Jr., Professor of Medicine, Emeritus, discusses his family's relationship to Stanford,
his days as an undergraduate and medical student at Stanford in the 1950s, and his career in pediatric radiology.
In this oral history William H. Northway Jr., Professor of Medicine, Emeritus, discusses his family's relationship to Stanford,
his days as an undergraduate and medical student at Stanford in the 1950s, and his career in pediatric radiology.
Northway grew up in Palo Alto, attended Palo Alto schools, lived on the Stanford campus as an undergraduate, and attended
Stanford Medical School in San Francisco. Upon graduation, he interned in radiology at Cornell University Hospital in New
York City. He then joined the U.S. Air Force and was stationed in Biloxi, Mississippi, where he practiced diagnostic radiology
and with a colleague initiated a program in nuclear medicine at Keesler Air Force Base Hospital. There he met and married
his wife, Linda, and they later lived in Paris, France, for a year, where Northway was a medical resident in pediatric radiology
at L'Hôpital des Enfants-Malades.
Northway returned to Stanford in 1964 as an instructor in Pediatric Radiology, and was later awarded a joint appointment
to the faculty in Pediatric Medicine. He describes working with prematurely-born infants and his research on the detrimental
effect of supplemental oxygen therapy on newborns. He also discusses the relocation of the Stanford School of Medicine from
San Francisco to the Stanford campus and comments on the school's culture and the effect of new technology on the specialty
of radiology. In describing the expansion of the Department of Radiology, he emphasizes the importance of good clinical practice,
research, and teaching, and notes the importance of the 1991 opening of the Lucile S. Packard Children's Hospital.
In closing, Northway discusses his role as an administrator and comments on Stanford's growth in size and stature since
his student days.
William H. Northway Jr., Professor of Radiology and Pediatrics, Emeritus, has been around the Stanford School of Medicine
for his entire life. Raised in Palo Alto, Northway's father commuted to work at the medical school in San Francisco where
he was a professor in the Department of Physical Medicine.
Northway attended Palo Alto High School and followed his father to Stanford upon his graduation. He earned a BA in 1954
and was an active member of the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity.
Northway stayed at Stanford to attend the School of Medicine, graduating in 1957. Following his post-graduate training at
Cornell University and Stanford, he worked in the Department of Radiology at the US Air Force Hospital at Keesler Air Force
Base in Biloxi, Mississippi, during the 1960s. After a position at the L'Hôpital des Enfants-Malades in Paris, France, Northway
returned to Stanford in 1964 as an instructor in radiology.
Since his return to Stanford, he has been an active member of the faculty in the Department of Radiology at Stanford and
at the Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital. He has also served as the president of the Stanford Faculty Club and as
a member of the Stanford Medical Alumni Association. Northway retired in 1999 after a long career in pediatric radiology.
Olkin, Ingram 2014-07-08
Olkin, Ingram
In this interview, Professor Ingram Olkin, emeritus professor of education and of statistics, shares his experiences of growing
up in New York, his interrupted undergraduate education at the City College of New York while enlisted in the Army Air Force
during World War II, his marriage while in the service, his graduate school years at the Columbia University and his exhilarating
PhD graduate school experiences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He describes how the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, under the tutelage of his professor, Harold Hoteling, was a fertile ground both for the development
of multivariate statistics and for the inter-institutional and international collaborations that marked the rest of his career.
After two assignments at Michigan State University and at the University of Minnesota, Ingram Olkin was recruited to Stanford
with half time positions in the School of Education and the department of Statistics. He discusses his role in shaping both
disciplines at a time when decisions were being made to turn both into world-class centers of excellence. He also shares his
views on the hiring of women in mathematics and statistics, and the changing face of Stanford.
O'Neill, Marshall D. 2014-02-10
O'Neill, Marshall D.
Marshall D. O'Neill worked at Stanford from 1952-1990 and was the Associate Director of the W.W. Hansen Laboratories. The
award in his name allows faculty to honor staff for their administrative contributions to faculty research activities. He
discusses the development and structure of independent laboratories at Stanford with all the attendant problem of establishing
new management systems for these programs, including contracts, indirect cost recovery, and royalties. He was involved in
the beginnings of SLAC, SSRL and worked closely with Robert Hofstader, Wolfgang P.F. "Pief" Panofsky, and William Fairbanks
among other Stanford luminaries.
Packer, Nancy Huddleston 2012-03-19
Packer, Nancy Huddleston
The audio file has been edited to remove certain portions of content, which may affect listenability.
Nancy Packer begins her interview with references to her family and early years in Washington, DC. She credits her father
with helping her develop an interest in politics. She talks about her undergraduate and graduate education as a time of maturing
into a responsible student who studied theology as an intellectual pursuit rather than a religious one. Her early years as
a writer were highlighted by a publication in Harper's magazine.
Arriving at Stanford, Packer characterizes herself as a newlywed who was somewhat adrift in the unfamiliar world of the university.
She recalls her development as a writer by noting the influences that Wallace Stegner had on her career. She shares the struggles
she had with procrastination, the processes involved in developing a short story, and her growing self-confidence. Packer
also acknowledges that opportunities were extended to her as her husband, an attorney, went from being a faculty member in
the law school to an administrator at Stanford.
Packer describes her teaching career as being focused on the needs of students. In developing the freshman English composition
course, she speaks of creating a class for the instructors of freshman English and her role in reducing class size. She also
relates the history of the Creative Writing Program and her role in its development. Her publications range from books involving
teaching to collections of short stories. Packer notes that her efforts to be a good citizen of the university resulted in
her receiving all three awards the university bestows
Nancy Huddleston Packer was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Birmingham, Alabama. She was a Wallace Stegner Fellow
in the Creative Writing Program at Stanford University after which she joined the faculty. She served six years as Director
of Freshman English (1983-87) and four as Director of Creative Writing (1989-93), and retired in 1993 as Melvin and Bill Lane
Professor in the Humanities.
Packer has published seven books. Small Moments received the Commonwealth Club of California Award for fiction. In My Father's
House is a nonfiction work in stories about Packer's growing up among boisterous siblings and a strong-willed father who was
a member of Congress. The Women Who Walk chronicles the lives of women in midlife travails. Jealous-Hearted Me, which received
the Alabama Library Association Award, tells the story of the opinionated, outrageous Momma and her long-suffering daughter
and son-in-law.
Packer's stories have appeared in numerous journals, such as Harper's, Yale Review, Virginia Quarterly, Epoch, and Sewanee
Review. Her stories have been widely anthologized, including in O. Henry Prize Stories and Best American Stories. She has
also co-authored two textbooks, The Short Story: An Introduction and Writing Worth Reading, both published in multiple editions.
Packer is the recipient of several awards from Stanford, including the Lloyd W.
Dinkelspiel Award For Outstanding Service to Undergraduate Education, Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching, and the Richard
W. Lyman Award for exceptional volunteer service to the university. Twice she served on the Pulitzer Selection Committee for
fiction.
Packer is the widow of Herbert Packer, who was a professor of law and vice provost at Stanford. Their two children, Ann and
George, are both writers.
Parkinson, Bradford 2015-05-12
Parkinson, Bradford
he interview begins with a discussion of Bradford Parkinson's childhood in Madison, WI, followed by an education in Minneapolis
after a family move. He recalls the influence of his father and the self-discipline learned at the Naval Academy.
Parkinson tells of his move from the Navy to the Air Force, his time studying control theory and the maintenance of airborne
electronics at MIT, where he forged a personal relationship with the inventor of inertial navigation system, Charles Stark
"Doc" Draper. He talks about his decision to pursue doctoral studies at the University of Michigan, until a last minute "miracle"
saw him heading for Stanford.
Parkinson discusses his next move, heading to Edwards, CA to work as an academic instructor at an Air Force test pilot school.
He recounts his move to the Air Academy and his research into inertial guidance systems. He goes into great depth on his time
developing the digital fire control systems and flying the planes in North Vietnam.
Parkinson then recalls his work at the Pentagon, working with Advanced Ballistic Reentry Systems in Los Angeles, and the
joys of working again in research and development. He worked alongside the Army and the Navy on Operation 621B. Parkinson
discusses the origins of GPS and his experience at the Department of Defense.
Parkinson describes the latter years of his career, teaching at Colorado State and then working in corporations such as Rockwell
and Intermetrics. He details his return to Stanford, first as a consultant–alongside his work at Intermetrics–on Gravity Probe
B, and then as head of the project. Parkinson discuss his years at Stanford and the changes that have taken place throughout
the decades, including gender equality in academia and multi-disciplinary teaching. He recalls fondly taking over at the Trimble
Navigation project in its time of need, overseeing the assembly of a new executive team and the soaring of the company's stock
prices.
As the interview draws to a close, Parkinson discusses his family and his passion for olive-growing.
Patell, James 2022-02-26-2022-02-27
James Patell - Recordings
James Patell - Transcript
Creator: Patell, James M.
Creator: Bent, Drew
Abstract: James Patell, the Herbert Hoover Professor of Public and Private Management Emeritus at the Stanford Graduate School of Business,
speaks about his early life, his education, and his faculty career at Stanford, including the development of the Design for
Extreme Affordability course (Extreme), the founding of the Stanford Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies (Stanford
Seed), and the beginning of the d.school. Patell describes his upbringing in upstate New York, particularly how working in
his father's tool and dye shop shaped his approach to problem solving and his ability to transform thought into action. He
shares memories of his undergraduate and graduate education at MIT and Carnegie Mellon, as well as his early career work in
ocean engineering and on the SPRUANCE destroyers. Recalling the circumstances that led him to join the faculty at the GSB
in 1975, Patell shares memories of deans Ernie Arbuckle, Arjay Miller, and Bob Jaedicke, and describes his work with colleague
Mark Wolfson. He speaks about his time as associate dean of the GSB, including his efforts to revitalize the Public Management
Program and the core courses he developed in the Operations and Information Technology group after his deanship, including
Business Process Design. Turning to Extreme, Patell describes the origins of the course, his approach to training students
and working with project partners, and the processes that led to the creation of successful agricultural tools, medical devices,
and other innovations that have impacted millions of people in developing countries. Patell concludes the interview with a
description of the founding of the Stanford Seed program; a discussion of his retirement activities; and an appreciation for
his teaching colleagues, his friends and family, and his rich and varied career.
Language of Material: English.
Pearson, John 2021-01-28
John Pearson - Recordings
John Pearson - Transcript
Creator: Pearson, John, 1948-
Creator: Jayasinghe, Dharshani Lakmali
Abstract: John Pearson, who was the director of the Bechtel International Center at Stanford from 1988 to 2016, speaks about the circumstances
that brought him from England to the United States as a graduate student and eventually led him to Stanford in 1985. He describes
some of the center's efforts to build community among international students and highlights important changes in Bechtel's
role, especially its increased bureaucratic responsibilities for providing students with information related to visas and
documenting international students via the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) in compliance with federal
regulations.
Language of Material: English.
Pease, R. Fabian W. 2019-04-16
Fabian Pease - Recordings
Fabian Pease - Transcript
Creator: Pease, R. (R. Fabian W.)
Creator: DiPaolo, Andy
Abstract: R. Fabian Pease, the William E. Ayer Professor in Electrical Engineering, Emeritus, reflects on his career at Stanford and
his research on high resolution scanning electron microscopy and nano-fabrication techniques and their application. Pease
shares memories of growing up in England and Canada during and after World War II, his early interest in electronics, and
his education at Cambridge. He describes his research as an assistant professor at UC Berkeley and his transition to the technical
staff at Bell Labs where he initially worked on digital television and began exploring techniques to shrink integrated circuits--a
theme that continued throughout his career. Turning to his time at Stanford, Pease recalls his recruitment to the Department
of Electrical Engineering, the development of the Center for Integrated Systems, and the joys and challenges of teaching engineering.
He speaks about some of the projects on which he has collaborated, including the invention of the micro- channel heatsink
for semiconductor manufacturing and the MagSweeper for isolating circulating tumor cells (CTCs), as well as his recent efforts
to develop an inexpensive scanning electron microscope using sealed vacuum tube technology.
Language of Material: English.
Pencavel, John H. 2018-07
John Pencavel
Abstract: In this oral history, John Pencavel, Stanford Professor of Economics, Emeritus, describes his youth in post-World War II England,
his education, and his research in labor economics. He also discusses chairing the Department of Economics, service on various
university committees, and participating as an expert witness in employment discrimination cases.
Youth in England during World War II • Education at Drayton Manor and University of London • Interest in political economy
• Graduate studies at Princeton with Albert Rees • Labor economics • Coming to Stanford in 1969 • Stanford Department of Economics
• Vietnam War-era changes in the composition of the Economics faculty • Labor unions • Administrative interactions at Stanford
• Service on the Appointments and Promotions Committee • Raising children at Stanford • Service on the Presidential Committee
on Workplace Policies and Practices • Discussion of the concept of a living wage • Role as fact-finder for the provost in
faculty grievance cases • American Economic Association • Testifying in employment discrimination cases, including Bockman
v. Lucky Stores, Inc. • Working with the World Bank on reform of labor markets in developing countries • Discussion of labor
unions demand that employers pay workers for strike time • Research on workers cooperatives and a study of plywood manufacturing
companies in the Pacific Northwest • Recent book on the productivity impact of long working hours
John H. Pencavel was the Pauline K. Levin, Robert L. Levin and Pauline C. Levin, Abraham Levin Professor in the School of
Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University. He joined the Stanford faculty in 1969 and served as chair of the Department
of Economics from 1997 to 2000 and from 2002 to 2004.
Professor Pencavel is an internationally recognized economist known for his research on labor markets. During the early
part of his career, he focused on differences among workers in the hours they work and especially on the effects of welfare
programs on their hours. He has had an enduring interest in workers' organizations such as trade unions and cooperatives.
He has advised the World Bank and governments on the regulation of collective bargaining and labor unions. This interest in
workers and workers' associations arose from his childhood experiences living on a working class housing estate in London.
Professor Pencavel received a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from University College, University of London (UCL).
He is now a Fellow of UCL. He received a PhD degree from Princeton University.
He has been president of the Society of Labor Economists, president of the Western Economic Association, a distinguished
fellow of the American Economic Association, and a fellow of the Econometric Society. He has served as an expert witness in
a number of employment discrimination cases.
Professor Pencavel enjoys hiking, reading (fiction, non-fiction, and poetry), and following soccer. He is married to Louise
Smith, a video-maker, and he is the father of three children.
Peters, P. Stanley 2015-2016
Peters, P. Stanley
P. Stanley Peters, Director Emeritus of the Center for the Study of Language and Information (CSLI) and a Professor Emeritus
of Linguistics, is known for his work in the logical analysis of meaning in natural languages and computational linguistics.
In the first interview, Peters discusses his career trajectory beginning with his undergraduate studies in mathematics and
his graduate study of linguistics with Noam Chomsky at MIT. He reflects upon his path to becoming a professor at the University
of Texas at Austin and describes how his mathematical background allowed him to create a more scientific approach to research
in linguistics. He describes a formative time at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey and recounts his
decision to move to Stanford after a term as a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences where he
made fruitful connections that ultimately resulted in the formation of CSLI.
Peters discusses the growth of the Department of Linguistics at Stanford and his time as chair of the department and comments
on Stanford's approach to its faculty and students, its willingness to engage with industry, and the support the university
gives to interdisciplinary research. He explains some of his research contributions including work on presupposition, quantifiers,
and the formal properties of Chomsky's transformational grammars. He also discusses his research on electronic tutors, or
computers than can converse with humans, including work with the Office of Naval Research to develop electronic tutors that
could teach ship handling. He converses about developments in machine learning that have led to programs such as Google Translate
and Siri.
In the second interview, Professor Peters elaborates on the evolution and impact of CSLI, and discusses the creation of the
interdisciplinary Symbolic Systems major at Stanford, which has become popular with students interested in the intersections
of cognitive science, computer technology, math, and linguistics. He also discusses his work on the Committee for Technology
and Learning, which the university convened to develop Stanford's strategy for online learning. He talks about his family,
his love of music and playing the organ, and his hobby of aerobatic flying, which he began to learn in his forties when he
got his pilot's license. He concludes the interview by offering advice to young people who are just beginning their careers,
espousing the value of a liberal arts education rather than a strictly defined career goal at too early an age. He talks about
the importance of teamwork, flexibility, doing something one loves, and having broad rather than narrowly focused interests.
Phillips, Denis C. 2018-03-06-2018-03-18
Denis Phillips - Recordings
Denis Phillips - Transcript
Creator: Phillips, D. C. (Denis Charles), 1938-
Creator: Palmer, Anne
Abstract: Denis C. Phillips is a professor emeritus of education at Stanford University's Graduate School of Education and, by courtesy,
of philosophy. Phillips began his career in education as a biology and science teacher in Melbourne, Australia. He eventually
began to study the philosophy and history of social science and thought in the context of educational research. He received
a PhD from the University of Melbourne in philosophy of science and philosophy of education. At Stanford, Phillips served
as associate dean and interim dean of the Graduate School of Education, and he headed the Stanford Evaluation Training Program
from 1977 to 1983. He has been an active member of Stanford's Faculty Senate and served as president of Stanford's chapter
of the American Association of University Professors.
Language of Material: English.
Phillips, William T. 2018-07-24-2018-07-25
William Phillips - Recordings
William Phillips - Transcript
Creator: Phillips, William T.
Creator: Horton, Larry N.
Abstract: Bill Phillips served Stanford as director of Real Estate through its transition from the University Treasurer's Office to
the Stanford Management Company. In this oral history, Phillips recounts how he came to Stanford and how real estate operations
at Stanford have changed in size and structure during his tenure. Projects discussed include the Stanford Research Park, Sand
Hill Road improvements, the Stanford Shopping Center, the Rosewood Hotel, the Stanford Redwood City campus, and the expansion
of the Stanford Hospital and the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital.
Language of Material: English.
Pizzo, Philip A. 2016
Pizzo, Philip A.
In his 2016 oral history, Philip A. Pizzo, MD, former dean of Stanford's School of Medicine, describes the long career in
pediatrics and AIDS treatment that led him to California in 2001 and his mission to reinvigorate the university's medical
establishment.
Pizzo begins his narrative in New York City, where he was the first in his working-class family to graduate from high school.
Like many first-generation Americans, Pizzo says, his family encouraged him to become a doctor and to "become something."
His reading, especially the book Microbe Hunters by Paul de Kruif and biographies of great scientists and thinkers, also drew
him to the field of medicine, as did the historical context of the Vietnam War. Recounting the challenges and contributions
of his years at Fordham University, the University of Rochester Medical School, and the elite Boston Children's Hospital,
Pizzo outlines how his career embraced both research and clinical practice in pediatric oncology and infectious disease.
Pizzo describes receiving a summons to join the National Institutes of Health in 1973 and devotes considerable attention
to his two decades there and especially to the young patients who influenced the direction of his research. First came ten-year-old
Ted DeVita, who was confined to an isolation room because of a severely compromised immune system. That relationship, Pizzo
points out, prepared him for the challenges of HIV and AIDS. By then the NIH chief of pediatrics, Pizzo explains that research
in pediatric AIDS led to the development of continuous infusion therapy, which "made a pretty big splash" at the International
AIDS Meeting in Stockholm in 1988. His growing reputation drew Elizabeth Glaser to Pizzo and NIH. He describes treating her
two AIDS-infected children, as well as collaboration with Elizabeth and his admiration for her work as founder of the Pediatric
AIDS Foundation.
Seeking a new direction for his career as he turned 50, Pizzo discusses his brief return to Boston Children's Hospital before
Stanford made an irresistible offer in 2000. Pizzo recalls the long deliberative process that resulted in his acceptance of
the job as dean of the School of Medicine. The school and the two hospitals were experiencing considerable divisiveness at
the time because of the failed merger with the University of California, San Francisco. Healing the wounds of that venture
is what Pizzo sees as his first major challenge at Stanford, and he identifies the faculty's revolt against the UCSF project
as the most important element in its failure. He recounts in detail the issues involved in reconciling the School's academic
and clinical perspectives and his successful efforts to rebuild faculty morale and create an agenda to focus their energy
toward the future. Pizzo also discusses outreach to the other academic schools at Stanford, resulting in the founding of the
Department of Bioengineering. He describes initiatives that brought needed resources to the medical facilities and revitalized
the way they worked together, including the beginning of the institutes, diversity initiatives, and fundraising programs.
Pizzo declares himself proud of the community that now exists in Stanford's medical establishment, the care it provides to
patients, and the national recognition it has achieved.
Porras, Jerry I. 2021-01-12-2021-01-19
Jerry I. Porras - Recordings
Jerry I. Porras - Transcript
Creator: Porras, Jerry I.
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Jerry I. Porras, the Lane Professor of Organizational Behavior and Change, Emeritus, speaks about his upbringing in El Paso,
including his family's history and small business endeavors, incidents of racism toward and segregation of Mexican Americans,
and his undergraduate years at the University of Texas, El Paso, where he studied electrical engineering. Porras describes
his service in the Army with Explosive Ordnance Disposal, his work at Lockheed Martin and General Electric, his graduate training
in business and organization development, and the use of T-Groups and team building interventions in his teaching and research.
Turning to his time on the Stanford Graduate School of Business faculty, Porras describes the culture of the school in the
1970s and teaching the popular Interpersonal Dynamics course. He describes his research for the books Stream Analysis and
Built to Last (with Jim Collins), as well as his efforts to cultivate the growth of Latino-owned businesses through the Latino
Business Action Network and the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative.
Language of Material: English.
Pratt, Mary Louise 2019-11-18-2019-11-19
Mary Pratt - Recordings
Mary Pratt - Transcript
Creator: Pratt, Mary Louise, 1948-
Creator: Abel, Suzanne
Abstract: Mary Louise Pratt shares memories of her time at Stanford as a graduate student and professor in the Department of Comparative
Literature and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. She recounts her upbringing in Canada, her undergraduate education
in Toronto, and the formative experience of studying abroad in Mexico, France, and Spain. Pratt recalls her experiences as
a graduate student in the 1970s during the early days of Stanford's interdisciplinary program in Comparative Literature, including
memories of faculty mentors Jean Franco, Herbert Lindenberger, and Elizabeth Traugott. She situates her academic work in the
exciting currents of the time, describing her research on decolonization and gender, travel writing and transculturation,
and the influential concept of the contact zone. She also speaks about the excitement of unearthing, with her students and
colleagues, the contributions of previously unrecognized Latin American women writers, and she offers a nuanced analysis of
both Stanford's support of her research and embrace of faculty governance and times when she felt disrespected. Additional
topics include multilingualism and foreign language education; the challenges faced by women in academia; the Socialist Feminist
Alliance (SOFA); and debates about the Western-focused CIV requirements for students.
Language of Material: English.
See "Joint Interview with Renato Rosaldo & Mary Louise Pratt"
Price, Donald 2022-01-07-2022-01-10
Donald Price - Recordings
Donald Price - Transcript
Creator: Price, Donald
Creator: Schofield, Susan W.
Abstract: Donald Price (AB Political Science, 1953) speaks about his undergraduate and MBA education at Stanford in the 1950s and his
staff career of nearly thirty years, working in various accounting positions in the Controller's Office, as assistant dean
for administration in the School of Humanities and Sciences, and as the associate director of the Overseas Studies Program
when Mark Mancall was the director. Other topics include cash management procedures and efforts to computerize financial tasks
at Stanford, moving Stanford's overseas campuses to large cities, the Stanford Band in the 1950s, and the Stanford Repertory
Theater.
Language of Material: English.
Quinn, Helen R. 2014-10-07
Quinn, Helen R.
Helen R. Quinn begins with her childhood growing up in Australia and how that experience, including intellectual discussions
with her father and brothers, influenced her in life. Her family moved to the United States when she was college age. Quinn
continues with her experiences at Stanford as a student and her decision to pursue a degree in physics. She talks about being
a female in a largely male world. She recalls her experiences as a married student and as a post-doctoral fellow in Germany,
followed by her experience at SLAC on her return to Stanford. She covers a variety of other topics, including the Paccei-Quinn
Symmetry, tenure track issues, family life, women's issues, salary inequities, her contributions in the field of physics and
her awards. She concludes with her work in K-12 science education.
Raffel, Sidney 2012 Apr 15
Raffel, Sidney
Over the course of three interviews, Dr. Sidney Raffel discussed much of his professional and personal life. He began with
his parents' immigration stories from Riga, Latvia, and outside Vilnius, Lithuania, and a brief description of his own early
education. Dr. Raffel then spoke about his educational experiences at Johns Hopkins and Duke, before moving to Stanford for
further medical training and a career teaching, researching, and practicing medicine in Stanford's Medical school. During
his tenure at Stanford, he was Dean of the Medical School and Chairman of the Department of Medical Microbiology. He discussed
some of his research topics, like poliomyelitis, tuberculosis, and mononucleosis. The interviews also encompassed some of
his publications and work off-campus during sabbaticals and fellowships. The conversation concluded with a look at some of
his activity during his lengthy retirement, including a passion for painting.
Born in 1911 in Baltimore, MD, to immigrant parents, Sidney Raffel graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a Bachelor
of Science degree in 1930. In 1933, he added a ScD. in Immunology, also from Johns Hopkins. He initially came to Stanford
in 1935 with a one-year fellowship to study poliomyelitis, but he stayed on as an assistant instructor in the Medical School,
completing his MD at Stanford in 1942. His career at Stanford lasted until his retirement around the years of the Vietnam
War Protests on campus, though it also included sabbaticals to teach at prestigious international institutions like the University
of Edinburgh, University of Kyoto, and the University of Shiraz. In 1949 he had a Guggenheim Fellowship in Basel, Switzerland.
Dr. Raffel's career at Stanford included over twenty years as Chair of the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology
and two years as Acting Dean of the Medical School.
Among his many honors are a 1988 Society of Scholars Award and a 1992 J.E. Wallace Sterling Award for Distinguished Teaching.
Dr. Raffel also wrote many articles, lectures, and editions one and two of the textbook Immunity. He has participated in NIH
advisory panels, the Stanford Faculty Senate, and many other important organizations.
Dr. Sidney Raffel married Yvonne Fay (1909-2001) in 1938. She was a Public Health Nurse for Stanford at the time. They had
five daughters. Dr. Raffel continues to live on the Stanford campus, and spends his time reading scientific journals and enjoying
painting with oils.
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Rampersad, Arnold 2019-11-05-2019-11-14
Arnold Rampersad - Recordings
Arnold Rampersad - Transcript
Creator: Rampersad, Arnold
Creator: Horton, Larry N.
Abstract: Arnold Rampersad, the Sara Hart Kimball Professor Emeritus in the Humanities, reflects on his education, his career at Stanford,
and the biographies of Black Americans that he has written. Rampersad describes his upbringing in Trinidad, his path to Bowling
Green State University, and his graduate work at Harvard. He reflects on the treatment of race in the Caribbean versus the
United States, and describes how he became interested in nineteenth- century American literature, African American literature,
and the complex and underappreciated writings of W.E.B. Du Bois. He then turns to his portfolio of biographies of Black subjects,
outlining his research methods and writing process, and sharing details about his books on Du Bois, Langston Hughes, Arthur
Ashe, Jackie Robinson, and Ralph Ellison. In describing his time at Stanford, Rampersad shares memories of the Department
of English, teaching and students, and his tenure as senior associate dean for the humanities. Having spent time on the faculty
at other universities, including Columbia, Rutgers, and the University of Virginia, Rampersad provides a comparative perspective
on university cultures, approaches to undergraduate education, and administrative structures.
Language of Material: English.
Ramsaur, Michael F. 2010 Oct 14
Ramsaur, Michael F.
Professor Ramsaur begins his story with his recruitment to Stanford in 1971 as a young man of 23 with a wife and child. His
personal development, changes and growth from 1971 to the time of his oral history interviews are parallel in many ways to
the changes and shifts of the MFA program at Stanford. He starts by describing the program in 1971, the abrupt shift in focus
when Professor Charles Lyons was appointed chair, and the social and technological issues that influenced him, his students,
and the department over the years. He discusses the differences between the undergraduate and graduate programs. He mentions
the role of the Stanford Institute for Creativity and Arts and how it has funded various projects, including a recent project
in a small village in Uganda. Professor Ramsaur discusses his participation in international projects, including projects
in Prague and China. He also talks about the history of the Committee for Black Performing Arts and the Institute for Diversity
in the Arts.
In the second interview, he gives fuller insight into the topics covered in the previous interview. He concludes with a discussion
of the influences of new technologies and changes in thinking about performing arts, including aerial dancing and experiential
performing.
Michael F. Ramsaur is a professor at Stanford University serving as Director of Production. In addition to teaching regularly
at the Bavarian Theater Academy Munich, he is a guest professor at the University of Arts Belgrade in the Interdisciplinary
M.A. Program in Theater, and an honorary professor at the Central Academy of Drama Beijing. He serves as President of OISTAT
(the International Association of Scenographers, Theater Architects, and Technicians), and is a long-time active member of
USITT, as well as a member of the United Scenic Artist Association (Lighting Design USAA Local #829), the International Alliance
Theatrical Stage Employees (Stage Hands IATSE Local #16), the Illumination Engineering Society of North America (IESNA), and
the International Association Lighting Designers (IALD).
Ramsaur has had a forty-year career in theater including serving as a lighting designer for many theater companies internationally
and locally, including Broadway by the Bay, where he is Resident Lighting Designer. Examples of his designs have been displayed
at two United States Institute of Theater Technology Design Expositions, a theater design exhibit at the Triton Museum San
Jose, and at theatrical design exhibitions in Prague and Shanghai.
He has been awarded Outstanding Lighting Design awards from the San Francisco Bay Area Critics Association, Dean Goodman
Award, and Drama Logue Award as well as receiving a Fulbright grant. His articles on lighting techniques have been published
in three countries and he has created a computerized software program to aid lighting designers.
Reaven, Gerald M. 2015
Reaven, Gerald M.
The first part of the interview begins with Reaven's decision to attend the University of Chicago for his undergraduate and
medical degrees and what drew him to research. He recounts how the military's use of the draft to recruit doctors influenced
his decision to take a research fellowship at Stanford and recalls his, and his family's, experiences when he was stationed
in Germany.
He contrasted his impressions of Stanford's hospital (then located in San Francisco) with the University of Chicago's medical
program and why he chose to do his residency at the University of Michigan. However, the change in direction of the Stanford
medical school program -- both in the five year curriculum for students and the recruitment of full time professors to teach
and see patients -- and the relocation of the hospital drew him back. He reminisces on the atmosphere at Stanford during this
time as well as how he set up his lab and collaborated with fellow Stanford professor, Charles Lucas.
Reaven discusses what led him to his experiments that proved type II diabetes was due to insulin insensitivity, as opposed
to lack of insulin in the blood, and how his research progressed. He recalls how he chose the topic of his famous Banting
Lecture and the resulting awareness into the link between insulin insensitivity and increased risk of the individual to strokes
and heart attacks.
The second interview focuses on Reaven's administration experience with several divisions within the medical school and how
he came to be the director of the Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center at the VA hospital, where he was able
to implement "unconventional medical training." He discusses his wife's academic career (Eve Reaven holds a PhD in anatomy
and worked as a professor at Stanford) and how they balanced careers and family. Reaven also recounts his work with committees
to promote gender equality in medical admissions and tenure appointments, and what Stanford was like in the 1960's.
Gerald M. Reaven. Oral History (2015). Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program Interviews (SC0932). Department of
Special Collections and& University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Rebholz, Ronald A. 2013 Jun 5, 18
Rebholz, Ronald A.
Professor Rebholz opens the first session by briefly discussing his early life in St. Louis, his family and their importance
in his life, his education in both public and catholic schools, and his time in the army. He discusses his year of graduate
study at Stanford before entering the army, and his time as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, where he eventually earned his D.Phil.
He goes on to cover his arrival at Stanford in 1961, and his frustration over the firing of Bruce Franklin, a colleague in
the English Department. He discusses faculty members and the departmental culture of the time, his classes and teaching, and
his experience as department chair.
The second session starts with Professor Rebholz noting the importance of departmental administrative staff. He goes on to
recount his time on Stanford's Academic Senate, including his interactions with university presidents. He discusses his work
with John Manley and their shared disapproval of the Hoover Institution and vehement opposition to the Reagan Library and
Research Center. He also discusses his involvement in instituting the Western Culture courses and the need for students to
develop both analytical and writing skills. Professor Rebholz notes other issues he raised on campus, including the university's
relationship to Webb Ranch and unionizing Stanford employees. The interview moves on to awards Professor Rebholz received,
as well as his thoughts on both the growth of and changes at Stanford in terms of the campus and the community.
Reider, Jonathan 2021-04-06-2021-04-22
Jon Reider - Recordings
Jon Reider - Transcript
Creator: Reider, Jonathan
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Jon Reider recalls attending Stanford as an undergraduate in the 1960s and a graduate student in the 1970s, in particular
his involvement with the co-ed Grove House, the Stanford crew team, and the Structured Liberal Education program (SLE). Other
topics of discussion include Greek life; changing social norms; political unrest on campus; and efforts to improve graduate
student teaching.
Reimers, Niels J. 2015-07-02
Reimers, Niels J.
Niels J. Reimers, founder and former director of Stanford University's Office of Technology Licensing (OTL), begins his interview
describing his family and living in Norway and Carmel, California. He describes his student days at Stanford and Oregon State
as a mechanical engineering major, and he reflects on the three years he spent in the Navy on the USS Bon Homme Richard.
Reimers also discusses his experience as an industrial engineer at Ampex and his transition into marketing at Philco Western
Development Laboratories (later Philco-Ford) where he learned about contract law and how to develop new products from scratch.
Reimers recounts his work as lead negotiator for Ford Aeronutronic on a contract change to the Reentry Management Program
with the US Air Force and his departure from industry.
Reimers describes his return to Stanford as Associate Director of Research Administration and his early interest in commercializing
research inventions. He speaks of the system present at Stanford when he arrived in which there was no organized patent program.
Inventions were sent to an outside company, Research Corporation, for licensing, and Stanford received minimal royalty income.
Reimers describes the creation and approval of the pilot program for the Office of Technology Licensing and the development
of a new royalty distribution system.
He remembers the inventors and inventions he worked with, including Bill Johnson's synthetic juvenile growth hormone for
pest control, John Chowning's work with altering the perceptual location of sound in space for electronic keyboards, Stan
Cohen's plasmid and Herb Boyer's restriction enzyme which led to recombinant DNA, and Art Schawlow's lasers for erasing.
Reimers goes on to describe the autonomy he had managing OTL, his relationship with various deans of research, and working
through potential conflicts of interest for inventors. He also discusses how OTL's entrepreneurial model set it apart from
other universities.
Reimers recounts his involvement with the Bayh-Dole bill, which gave universities the right to the results of their research.
He later reflects on his time spent at MIT, the University of California,Berkley, and the University of California, San Francisco
(UCSF) working to help them reform their technology licensing programs.
Reimers concludes the interview by summarizing his experience at Stanford, reminiscing about the research discoveries he
came across, and reflecting on changes in the administration at Stanford, his retirement, and his activities after he left
Stanford.
Rice, Condoleezza 2017
Condoleezza Rice
Abstract: Condoleezza Rice is a long-standing member of the Stanford community, having served as a professor of political science and
as provost of the university. She left Stanford to serve in George W. Bush's administration as a national security advisor
and later as secretary of state. She has since returned to Stanford as a professor in the Graduate School of Business and
at the Hoover Institution. Key topics discussed include the strong role her parents played in her life; her time in Washington
DC under two presidents; her time as provost at Stanford; and her current work.
Condoleezza Rice is a long-standing member of the Stanford community, having served as a professor of political science and
as provost of the university. She left Stanford to serve in George W. Bush's administration as a national security advisor
and later as secretary of state. She has since returned to Stanford as a professor in the Graduate School of Business and
at the Hoover Institution. Key topics discussed include the strong role her parents played in her life; her time in Washington
DC under two presidents; her time as provost at Stanford; and her current work.
In the first part of this oral history, she covers her personal history; how she came to Stanford as a fellow and then an
assistant professor; the emphasis her parents placed on education; and her childhood in segregated Birmingham, Alabama.
In the second part of the interview, Rice discusses her family's history and how experiences in her youth came to influence
her personal political views, as well as how those views have changed over time. Rice recalls her responsibilities as provost
at Stanford under Gerhard Casper; managing Stanford's budget; restoring the historic four Quad corners; and working with the
Faculty Senate. She also describes her role as a White House Soviet specialist under President George H.W. Bush and gives
perspective into how the administration handled the fall of communism in Europe. She ends with discussing her current appointments
in the Hoover Institution and Graduate School of Business and her courtesy appointment with the Department of Political Science
at Stanford.
In the third and final part of her interview, Rice begins by discussing her love of piano and her involvement with the Department
of Music at Stanford. She concludes her recollections of her time as provost by discussing her responsibilities overseeing
deans and athletics. She also talks about her efforts with the Partners in Academic Excellence program. Rice describes her
work as a National Security Advisor under President George W. Bush, the challenges the administration faced following 9/11,
and her work as Secretary of State. She discusses her return to Stanford, changes on the campus, the courses she teaches,
and her students. She concludes the interview by reflecting on the current administration in the White House, as well as academia
and Stanford.
Condoleezza Rice is currently the Denning Professor in Global Business and the Economy at the Stanford Graduate School of
Business; the Thomas and Barbara Stephenson Senior Fellow on Public Policy at the Hoover Institution; and a professor of political
science at Stanford University. She is also a founding partner of RiceHadleyGates, LLC.
From January 2005 to 2009, Rice served as the sixty-sixth secretary of state of the United States, the second woman and
first African American woman to hold the post. Rice also served as President George W. Bush's assistant to the president for
national security affairs (national security adviser) from January 2001 to 2005, the first woman to hold the position.
Rice served as Stanford University's provost from 1993 to 1999, during time which she was the institution's chief budget
and academic officer. As provost, she was responsible for a $1.5 billion annual budget and an academic program involving 1,400
faculty members and 14,000 students. In 1997, she also served on the Federal Advisory Committee on Gender--Integrated Training
in the Military.
From 1989 through March 1991, Rice served on President George H.W. Bush's National Security Council staff, serving as director;
senior director of Soviet and East European Affairs. In 1986, while an international affairs fellow of the Council on Foreign
Relations, Rice also served as special assistant to the director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
As a professor of political science, Rice has been on the Stanford faculty since 1981 and has won two of the highest teaching
honors: the 1984 Walter J. Gores Award for Excellence in Teaching and the 1993 School of Humanities and Sciences Dean's Award
for Distinguished Teaching.
She has authored and coauthored numerous books, including two best sellers, No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington (2011)
and Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family (2010). She also wrote Germany Unified and Europe Transformed: A Study
in Statecraft (1995) with Philip Zelikow; The Gorbachev Era (1986) with Alexander Dallin; and Uncertain Allegiance: The Soviet
Union and the Czechoslovak Army (1984).
In 1991, Rice cofounded the Center for a New Generation (CNG), an innovative, after-school academic enrichment program for
students in East Palo Alto and East Menlo Park, California. In 1996, CNG merged with the Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula
(an affiliate club of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America). CNG has since expanded to local BGCA chapters in Birmingham, Atlanta,
and Dallas. She remains an active proponent of an extended learning day through after-school programs.
Since 2009, Rice has served as a founding partner at RiceHadleyGates, LLC, an international strategic consulting firm based
in Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. The firm works with senior executives of major companies to implement strategic plans
and expand in emerging markets. Other partners include former national security adviser Stephen J. Hadley and former secretary
of defense Robert M. Gates.
Rice currently serves on the board of Dropbox, an online-storage technology company; C3, an energy software company; and
Makena Capital, a private endowment firm. In addition, she is a member of the boards of the George W. Bush Institute, the
Commonwealth Club, the Aspen Institute, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Previously, Rice served on various additional
boards, including those of KiOR, Inc.; the Chevron Corporation; the Charles Schwab Corporation; the Transamerica Corporation;
the Hewlett-Packard Company; the University of Notre Dame; the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; and the San
Francisco Symphony Board of Governors.
In 2013, Rice was appointed to the College Football Playoff Committee, formerly the Bowl Championship Series.
Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Rice earned her bachelor's degree in political science, cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from
the University of Denver; her master's from the University of Notre Dame; and her PhD from the Graduate School of International
Studies at the University of Denver.
Rice is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has been awarded eleven honorary doctorates. She currently
resides in Stanford, California.
Richter, Burton 2014 May 5-8
Richter, Burton
Burton "Burt" Richter begins his interviews by discussing his childhood in the boroughs of New York City and his early education
at Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania. He then moves on to his time as an undergraduate and graduate student at Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (MIT) as well as his academic turn toward physics under the tutelage of Francis Bitter and Francis
Friedman. He discusses his brief stint at Brookhaven National Laboratory and his return to MIT, where he completed his evolution
into a particle physicist and carried out his PhD research.
Richter next discusses his recruitment to a postdoc position at the High Energy Physics Lab at Stanford by Wolfgang Panofsky.
Richter describes his role in the design and construction of the first electron-electron colliding beam machine at Stanford
and his early years as a postdoc and later an assistant professor in the Physics Department at Stanford. Richter goes on to
discuss the technical and bureaucratic challenges that ultimately led to the construction of the electron-positron collider
and the resulting watershed research in November 1974 that led to his Nobel Prize in Physics. He also discusses the foresight
of Sebastian Doniach and William Spicer to request the electron-positron collider be constructed in such a way as to release
the x-rays and in so doing create a line of research that grew to become the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (SSRL).
He further notes that their research not only revolutionized condensed matter physics, but also birthed Keith Hodgson's structural
biology program.
Richter also discusses his yearlong sabbatical at CERN and the research that led up to the construction of the Linear Collider
Project. He then elaborates on this time as lab director at SLAC under Panofsky mentorship, and finally his years as Director
of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC). He also comments on the variety of research programs which were started
during his time at Stanford, including, the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS), the Fixed Target Program, the Stanford Synchrotron
Radiation Lightsource (SSRL), and the Positron-Electron-Proton (PEP) Storage Ring. Richter concludes the interview by discussing
his interest and recent work in climate and energy policy, which began in the mid-1990s and expanded when he stepped down
as Director of SLAC in 1999.
Risser, James V. 2018-07-13
James V. Risser - Recordings
James V. Risser - Transcript
Creator: Risser, James V.
Creator: Horton, Larry N.
Abstract: James V. Risser, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and the retired director of the John S. Knight Fellowships for Professional
Journalists, reflects on his career and his time at Stanford. Risser recalls his path from practicing law in Nebraska to his
career as a journalist in Iowa and Washington, DC. He also describes his year at Stanford as part of the Professional Journalism
Fellowship; his role as the director of the John S. Knight Fellowships for Professional Journalists; changes in the field
of journalism; and his role on the Pulitzer Prize Board.
Language of Material: English.
Roberts, Eric 2022-01-21-2022-02-02
Eric Roberts - Recordings
Eric Roberts - Transcript
Creator: Roberts, Eric
Creator: Fikes, Richard E.
Abstract: Eric Roberts is a professor emeritus in Stanford's Department of Computer Science and an internationally renowned expert in
the field of computer science education. In this oral history, Roberts reflects on his commitment to computer science education,
describing his first faculty position at Wellesley College, his efforts to expand opportunities for women in computer science,
and his approach to designing an accessible undergraduate computer science curriculum at Stanford. He describes the challenges
that increasing enrollments have created for faculty in computer science, as well as the textbooks he has written, designing
innovative general education courses that blend science and literature for Stanford's Sophomore College, I-Hum and Thinking
Matters programs, and a successful collaboration with Bermuda to expose high school students to computing. Additional topics
include his family background, his education at Harvard University, his work at Bolt Beranek & Newman (BBN) and DEC Systems
Research Center (DEC SRC), and his affiliation with Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility. He closes by discussing
his decision to retire from Stanford and his recent work at Willamette University.
Language of Material: English.
Robertson, Channing R 2016-02-18
Robertson, Channing R
"Channing Rex Robertson is the Ruth G. and William K. Bowes Professor in the School of Engineering, Emeritus at Stanford University.
He served as Chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering for eight years and as Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and
Academic Affairs in the School of Engineering for six years. His research encompasses mathematical modeling of mammalian kidney
function, compact bioreactor design, protein behavior at interfaces, and interfacial enzyme reactivity. Robertson has published
over 160 articles in peer-reviewed journals and supervised forty-four PhD theses. Robertson was an expert witness in the Dalkon
Shield and Copper-7 intrauterine contraceptives litigation in the US and Australia, in the Stringfellow Superfund case, and
in the Minnesota tobacco trial where he provided testimony on cigarette design and nicotine delivery systems. He is a member
of the WHO Study Group of Tobacco Product Regulation and is active in enacting the articles of a global treaty directed at
addressing issues associated with nicotine addiction and the adverse health effects of smoked and smokeless tobacco products.
Robertson served on the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Committee on Science, Law and Technology, the NAS committee that
recently published an evaluation of the state of forensic science in the US, and helped to revise the 3rd Edition of the Reference
Manual on Scientific Evidence under the auspices of the NAS and the Federal Judicial Center. He is a Founding Fellow of the
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering and is a Senior Member of the Biomedical Engineering Society. He
is also a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Robertson was elected to Phi Beta Kappa as well as the honorary
engineering society, Tau Beta Pi.
The awards and honors Robertson has received include the Stanford Associates Award, the Stanford Associates Centennial Medallion
Award, the Richard W. Lyman Award, and the Lloyd W. Dinkelspiel Award. He was appointed the Yumi & Yasunori Kaneko Family
University Fellow and the Bass University Fellow in Undergraduate Education in recognition of his contributions to undergraduate
education at Stanford University, and he has also received both Faculty of the Year and Teacher of the Year awards.
Robertson was featured in Upside Magazine's special issue on "100 People Who Have Changed the World." He has been involved
in numerous start-up companies as co-founder and consultant, the most recent one being Theranos, a medical diagnostics company.
Robertson is a private pilot, both land and sea, an avid fly fisherman, backpacker, and skier."
"Channing R. Robertson is an emeritus professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Stanford University. The main
focus of this two-part oral history is Robertson's over four decades of research, teaching, and service to the university.
The interview also covers Robertson's youth in Los Angeles, his college experience at the University of California, Berkeley,
and the career choices that eventually led him to Stanford.
Robertson discusses his family background and notes that he was the first member of his family to graduate from college.
Teachers and counselors provided the information and advice that guided his interest in science and pursuit of a college education.
In an entertaining manner, Robertson describes his undergraduate experience at UC Berkeley, which involved declaring a chemical
engineering major, flunking out of his ROTC requirement, losing his Regents Scholarship, and living with a nocturnal roommate.
Robertson discusses the impact current events had on the career choices he made after graduating from UC Berkeley. The Vietnam
War draft proved to be an important influence on his decision-making process. Robertson details the influential period from
1965 to 1970, in which he enrolled in the inaugural class of the PhD program in chemical engineering at Stanford, accepted
a research position at an oil company after graduation, and returned to Stanford as faculty to help grow the department and
form a new bioengineering program. Robertson reflects on the nascent state of the department upon his arrival and its transformation.
He attributes the rapid rise of the department from blank slate to top-tier to the small core faculty's commitment to seek
out promising young scholars and allow their interests to grow and evolve. Robertson's own interests grew and shifted over
time, as seen by the wide variety of contributions he made both to the department and the university. He discusses developing
new course options and teaching methods and creating Bio-X, an interdisciplinary entity through which scholars can interact,
share resources, design joint projects, and fund new ventures in the area of bioengineering. He also discusses his contributions
as an expert witness, a consultant for legal issues, and an entrepreneur. To end the session, Robertson discusses his personal
feelings about his time at Stanford. He likens the experience to a fairytale, a story that he could not have imagined as a
young man who chose engineering for lack of a better alternative. He concludes his session by advising future scholars to
remain open to new opportunities"
Robertson, Donna 2023-02-10
Donna Robertson - Recordings
Donna Robertson - Transcript
Creator: Robertson, Donna
Creator: Thomson, Jan
Abstract: Donna Robertson, Director of Donor Relations, Emerita, in the Stanford University Office of Development, describes growing
up in Southern California, meeting Channing Robertson in high school, and their path to Stanford. She speaks about building
a home on campus when Channing joined the faculty and explains her journey with the Development Office, which began with her
offering to create name tags and led to her position as Director of Donor Relations. She outlines the logistics of putting
on approximately 150 events per year, recalls her favorite event in Frost Amphitheater, and describes how much she enjoyed
working with her staff team, the fundraisers, and individual donors. She talks about working closely with three Stanford presidents,
shares several anecdotes, including the visit of Queen Elizabeth to Stanford, and fondly recalls some the special cards and
gifts that she has had made for major Stanford donors.
Language of Material: English.
Robinson, Paul A. 2019-05-23-2019-05-24
Paul Robinson - Recordings
Paul Robinson - Transcript
Creator: Robinson, Paul A., 1940-
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie Jean
Abstract: Paul Robinson, the Richard W. Lyman Professor in the Humanities, Emeritus, shares memories of his career in intellectual history
and his time at Stanford. Robinson speaks about growing up in San Diego, his education at Yale, and his graduate studies in
European intellectual history at Harvard. Turning to his career at Stanford, Robinson describes his approach to teaching and
his research interests, including Freud, opera, sexuality, and autobiography. He also shares memories of his experience as
an openly gay man living in San Francisco from the late 1960s to the 1980s.
Language of Material: English.
Rosaldo, Renato I. Jr. 2019-11-18-2019-11-19
Renato Rosaldo - Recordings
Renato Rosaldo - Transcript
Creator: Rosaldo, Renato.
Creator: Abel, Suzanne
Abstract: Renato Rosaldo, Professor Emeritus, shares reflections on his education, career, and personal life, and reads selections of
his own poetry. Rosaldo discusses his family background, his youth in Tucson, Arizona, and his introduction to anthropology
as a student at Harvard. He describes his field work and the evolution of his research interests, including his study of the
changing cultural practice of headhunting among the Ilongots. Turning to his time at Stanford, Rosaldo recounts the challenges
of being one of only a few Latino faculty members as the number of Latino students increased; divisions in the Anthropology
Department that resulted in a departmental split; and his love of teaching. Recalling the death of his first wife, Michelle
Zimbalist Rosaldo, while doing field work in the Philippines, he describes how he eventually processed his grief through poetry,
as well as his method of antropoesía, which infuses verse with ethnographic sensibilities.
Language of Material: English.
See "Joint Interview with Renato Rosaldo & Mary Louise Pratt"
Rosenberg, Saul A. 2016-03-09
Rosenberg, Saul A.
Saul A. Rosenberg pioneered treatments for lymphoma and other cancers in the early 1960s, and his work helped to establish
the field of medical oncology. He collaborated with Henry Kaplan to run the first random clinical trials for lymphoma and
Hodgkin's lymphoma. Rosenberg gives a candid interview about the setbacks and serendipitous opportunities in his pursuit of
a medical career in internal medicine and oncology that culminated in a decades-long career at the Stanford University School
of Medicine.
He begins the interview by describing his background as a poor Jewish kid growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, the first of his
family to go to college. Rosenberg recounts his plan to enter medical school at the age of 18 to avoid being drafted for World
War II and the personal and bureaucratic obstacles that caused him to drop out as an undergrad. This apparent misfortune,
he explains, led to a lab technician position in Hymer Friedell's Atomic Energy Medical Research Project, which in turn gave
him unique and sought-after skills in radiology and put him in contact with numerous researchers when he did enter medical
school at Western Reserve University.
He recalls another seeming setback--being drafted to serve as a marine doctor--which interfered with his pursuit of a PhD
but made him realize that he wanted to practice clinical medicine. He discusses his residency at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital,
where he was made chief resident and spent a year researching lymphomas in Lloyd Craver's lab. He goes into detail about an
influential paper he wrote: a statistical analysis of 1,269 lymphomas, which was made possible by an early IBM punch-card
computer.
Rosenberg discusses how, despite these accomplishments, he had a difficult time finding an academic position that would allow
him to work with radiotherapies and internal medicine until Kaplan and Halsted Holman made a place for him at Stanford where
he eventually held professorships in both medicine and radiation.
He began working at Stanford just as the medical school was relocating from San Francisco to the Stanford campus. He describes
how his hospital experience was put to use by Holman as they developed their clinical program and how he eventually took over
the role of physician-in-chief. He opines about what made the new medical school such a delight to work in and how more recent
changes have diminished it. He talks about job offers he did not take and the failed merger with the University of California
San Francisco, as well as his position on Stanford's Advisory Board.
Rosenberg then goes into detail about the work that made him famous: his collaboration with Kaplan that revolutionized lymphoma--and
specifically Hodgkin's lymphoma--treatments, turning a terminal diagnosis to one of hope. He describes how Kaplan's cutting-
edge linear accelerator, as well as his own clinical expertise, improved patient care and allowed them to begin randomized
clinical trials. Rosenberg muses on his personal relationship with Kaplan and mentions Kaplan's children and their careers.
Finally, Rosenberg deliberates about what he feels are his real contributions: his children, his students, and his patients.
He describes himself as a tree trunk that supports the beautiful leaves and flowers that are his former students' accomplishments
and careers. And he takes humble joy in knowing that through his medical administrations, his patients have lived longer,
and often remarkable, lives.
Ryan, Lawrence V. 2009 Feb 13
Ryan, Lawrence V.
Professor Lawrence V. Ryan discussed his career at Stanford University from 1952 to 1988 as a professor of English. At the
time of his retirement, he was also the Atha Professor of the Humanities. Professor Ryan specialized in the study of Renaissance
literature, primarily that of England but also with a secondary emphasis on Medieval and Renaissance Italian humanism. Professor
Ryan also discussed his work with John Goheen, Professor of Philosophy, and Mark Mancall, Professor of History, to found the
Structured Liberal Education program, an intellectually rigorous interdisciplinary program at Stanford. Professor Ryan was
awarded the Lloyd W. Dinkelspiel Award for 1974-75 for outstanding service to undergraduate education.
Sassoon, Richard 2021-03-19-2021-03-22
Richard Sassoon - Recordings
Richard Sassoon - Transcript
Creator: Sassoon, Richard
Creator: Gifford, Jonathan
Abstract: Richard Sassoon, the managing director of the Stanford Global Climate and Energy Project from 2003 to 2021, speaks about the
origins, mission, structure, and impact of GCEP and shares highlights from the many research projects it has funded in the
areas of renewable energy, batteries and advanced fuels, carbon-based energy improvements, energy systems research, and more.
Sassoon also speaks about the entrepreneurial spinoffs and technologies that came out of GCEP, debates about accepting money
from corporate sponsors and greenwashing, GCEP's proposal review process and intellectual property policies, and the creation
of GCEP's successor, the Strategic Energy Alliance. Sassoon ends the interview with reflections on energy research at Stanford
and beyond and advice for people interested in promoting energy research.
Language of Material: English.
Schimke, Robert T. 2012 Mar 12
Schimke, Robert T.
During the interview, Professor Schimke discussed his early life and family background, and continued with a description of
his education. He described classmates, courses, and colleagues from his time as an undergraduate at Stanford and on through
his time in medical school and residency at Massachusetts General. From there, Professor Schimke explained how he came to
return to Stanford in the department of Pharmacology and later, his move to the department of Biological Sciences. The interview
included Professor Schimke's assessment of the medical school and the academic departments in which he taught, and he pointed
out both strengths and weaknesses, charting the progress over time. He explained some of his research on cancer, including
explorations of proteins in egg whites and also the chemical methotrexate, used in chemotherapy. The interview concluded with
a discussion of Professor Schimke's art, from his earliest endeavors back in grade school to the development and experimentation
in the years since being hit by a car while biking in 1995, an accident which left him with limited mobility.
Robert T. Schimke was born in Spokane, Washington on October 25, 1932. He received both undergraduate (B.S. '54) and graduate
(M.D. '58) degrees from Stanford University. After 2 years of medical residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital (1958-1960),
he spent the next 6 years at the National Institute of Health (1960-1966) where his ground-breaking research showed that proteins
were continuously both synthesized and degraded (first clear evidence for protein turnover). That the rate of turnover was
important in regulation of biological processes and that the rate of degradation of a protein can be regulated.
He returned to Stanford University in 1966 where he was chairman of the Department of Pharmacology ('69-'72) and subsequently
chairman of the Department of Biological Sciences ('78-'82. For the next 10 years, his research concentrated on how steroid
hormones regulate the synthesis of specific proteins. On the cusp of the development of gene cloning, these studies helped
develop many of the "new" techniques. In 1977, Schimke made another ground breaking discovery, gene amplification in mammalian
cells. This discovery has been important for understanding genomic instability in cancer and in initiating the study of resistance
mechanisms in cancer chemotherapy. Additionally, gene amplification is employed in the biotechnology industry for the synthesis
of highly important protein products including erythropoetin (EPO), tissue plasminogen activator (TPA), and hemophiliac factor
(HF).
The last 10 years of his research career were devoted to understanding how perturbations of cell cycle progression/regulation
led to genomic stability (gene amplification and aneuploidy) or cell death (apoptosis). His publications can be found at Pub
Med.
Schimke has received many honors for his research, including the Sloan Prize from the General Motors Cancer Research Foundation,
and an American Cancer Society Research Professorship. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Institute
of Medicine and the National Academy of Sciences. He has served as President of the American Society for Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology. He has also served on editorial boards of various biochemical and molecular biology journals for over 34
years and has served on various scientific advisory boards. In addition, some 100 scientists have been trained/worked in Schimke's
laboratory, many of whom have gone on to make significant contributions to biochemistry and molecular biology.
Schimke actually started painting in 1976 while on sabbatical in London, following the sudden death of his wife, Mary. Upon
return to California he continued to paint for the next year. His paintings in oils depict scenes from London and California
examples are presented (from about 20 paintings).
He "returned" to science in 1977 with the discovery of gene amplification, but in the mid-1980's Schimke has a second "burst"
of art, focusing on natural products placed on canvas, emphasizing 3 dimensional qualities (representative works from that
time are shown from about 15 pieces).
In February of 1995 Schimke's life changed dramatically and abruptly. While riding a bicycle in the bike lane on Sand Hill
Road in Woodside, CA, he was struck by a car from behind and became a quadriplegic. He has fought back from total unconsciousness
and total paralysis to the point where, although confined to a powered wheelchair, he has recovered sufficient motor function
to allow limited use of arms and legs. Four years ago he started to express his creative and innovative talents with various
forms of art... it is his new passion.
Eight years following his accident in 1995 he began a remarkable "burst" of creativity with various materials and media...
all full of vibrant color, form and movement. He has produced some 400+ works in the past 2 1/2 years. He has explored many
different genres to express himself. He has limited use of arms and hands and all paintings/drawings are done while in a wheelchair,
and painted on flat surfaces in a studio in a former garage. An assistant helps with canvas construction and cleanups.
Scholes, Myron S. 2020-06-29-2020-07-02
Myron Scholes - Recordings
Myron Scholes - Transcript
Creator: Scholes, Myron S.
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Myron Scholes, the Frank E. Buck Professor of Finance, Emeritus at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, shares memories
of his upbringing, education, and research career, reflecting on the importance of prices, constraints, option pricing technology,
risk management, and more. Scholes speaks about his childhood in Timmins, Ontario, Canada, his family's department store business,
and how learning to program computers at the University of Chicago shaped his future career in finance and economics. Scholes
highlights colleagues who inspired his work, including Merton Miller, Eugene Fama, Milton Friedman, and George Stigler. He
discusses his dissertation research on security prices at the University of Chicago, his early academic positions at MIT and
Chicago, and meeting Fischer Black, with whom he developed the Black-Scholes options pricing model. He recalls the circumstances
that led him to join the Stanford faculty and speaks about his work with Mark Wolfson on the impact of taxes on business behavior,
the impact of winning the Nobel Prize, and his involvement with the Long-Term Capital Management.
Language of Material: English.
Schrier, Stanley L. 2015
Schrier, Stanley L.
Stanley L. Schrier recalls his early life growing up in the East Bronx during the Great Depression. He decided he wanted to
become a doctor by age six and eventually attended Bronx High School of Science where he was intellectually challenged and
encountered excellent teachers. Schrier talked about his education then at New York University and at the University of Colorado
where he transferred. In spite of rejections by medical schools due to Jewish quotas, Schrier was eventually accepted at Johns
Hopkins where he found his way to hematology.
Schrier discusses his career at Stanford since 1959 when he became an instructor of medicine and hematology, just when the
Stanford Medical School was moving from San Francisco to Palo Alto. He speaks with satisfaction all aspects of his role at
Stanford, including research, patient care and mentoring, as well as his role as Chief of the Division of Hematology for over
26 years, during which he focused on developing expertise in the division and developing good teachers.
Schrier discusses his research focus on the red blood disease, Thalassemia, and the sabbaticals he took in Italy, Israel
and Thailand in order to study the disease. He also discusses his research in anemia in the elderly since retirement.
Schwartz, John J. 2011 Apr 6
Schwartz, John J.
The primary focus of the interviews with John J. Schwartz was his tenure as Stanford's first General Counsel. In that capacity
he served the full terms of Stanford presidents Richard W. Lyman and Donald Kennedy. The conversation ranged from Stanford's
handling of the student protests of the 1960s and 1970s to the Indirect Costs scandal of Kennedy's term. Schwartz spoke of
such complicated topics as Affirmative Action, the government's anti-trust case against universities, and the ROTC. He also
talked about the Stanford Judiciary Committee and the Stanford law enforcement, and the university's relationship to outside
organizations, like the Department of Defense and Military Research.
John Schwartz was born in Brooklyn, in 1934, and grew up in White Plains, New York. He obtained his A.B. in physics from Cornell
University, graduated from Harvard Law School in 1958, and practiced tax law in Phoenix until 1961. He then obtained a doctorate
in physics from the University of Rochester in 1965, joined the Stanford Department of Physics in 1968 as a research associate,
and was an appointed Assistant Professor of Physics in 1969.
At that time, Stanford, as many universities, had to cope with significant unrest over the Viet Nam War and responsibility
for student discipline resulting from campus disruptions rested with a faculty-student disciplinary committee. At the request
of Acting President Richard Lyman, John Schwartz agreed to serve on that committee and, a year later, became chair of the
committee. In 1970, President Lyman asked him to join the university administration as Special Assistant to the President.
The responsibility of the position was to be the coordination of all responses to campus unrest. Over the next two years,
he re-wrote and managed Stanford's student disciplinary procedures, guided the creation of the University's own police force
with peace officer powers, and oversaw the University's handling of all campus disruptions. He decided when certain buildings
would be closed to prevent sit-ins or other occupation, and when and where sit-ins would be permitted; and he determined when
police would be called, and how the University would interact with local law enforcement authorities and the courts if arrests
were made.
By 1972 the level of campus disturbances had decreased, and John Schwartz was appointed Associate Vice-President and Counsel
for Medical Affairs, responsible for all legal matters arising in the Medical Center. There, he created the first full service
in-house legal office at Stanford. The Office counseled, negotiated, prepared documentation, and litigated matters for the
Medical School, Hospital and Clinics. This approach was different from that used in various legal offices elsewhere in the
University, where it was common to retain outside law firms to do a good deal of the legal work.
In 1978, President Lyman chose to extend this approach to the entire University, and John Schwartz was appointed as Stanford's
first 'University Counsel'. In 1981, he was named Vice-President and General Counsel, by President Donald Kennedy. The purpose
of this centralization was to ensure that legal positions taken by attorneys throughout the University were internally consistent
and in the best interests of the University as a whole, and to improve the cost-effectiveness and quality of legal services
by leveraging the talent of the University's own attorneys who had an intimate knowledge of the University.
From 1978, throughout the terms of Presidents Lyman and Kennedy, John Schwartz, and his two senior colleagues, Mike Hudnall,
Deputy General Counsel, and Iris Brest, Associate General Counsel, steered the consolidation of all University legal services
under the umbrella of the General Counsel's Office, and created a fully functional, centralized, legal office providing services
ranging from real estate, corporate, labor, intellectual property, tax, hospital, trust and estate law to academic freedom
of the faculty and student admissions.
During that period, Stanford was faced with many legal issues of potential significance for years to come. There was considerable
labor strife throughout the campus and it would be necessary for the University to present its views in unionization elections
of all of its clerical workers, and unionization elections among interns and residents at the Hospital; it would be necessary
to find a solution to historically failed discussions between Stanford and the Lucille Packard Children's Hospital and to
effect a consolidation of their operations; the further surge in real estate prices would require the development of an innovative
shared appreciation mortgage program to facilitate the purchase of homes by new faculty and senior staff; the expansion of
Stanford's Overseas Studies programs to Asia would require a tax exemption never previously granted in Japan to a foreign
educational institution; the University would refuse to accede to government efforts to prevent the dissemination of faculty
research in cryptology; the bull run in stocks and availability of retirement fund custodians such as Vanguard, Fidelity,
T. Rowe Price and others would lead Stanford to force TIAA to allow faculty and staff to transfer their retirement funds to
other custodians permitted under Stanford's retirement plan; the increased role of the City of Palo Alto in land use development
would require the University to coordinate its first multi-jurisdictional approach to a new land use plan; and the increased
diversity of investment vehicles and the expertise necessary to manage them would lead to the organization of the Stanford
Investment Management Company to manage the University's endowment, and a board of oversight over that Company with authority
delegated to it by the Board of Trustees.
The legal services for matters such as these, together with the corporate issues expected in an enterprise involving 20,000
students and employees, a regional shopping center, and 8,000 acres of real estate, were provided by the General Counsel's
Office. Inside the University, the Office was seen as a key participant in policy making decisions; outside the University,
it was described as a "tough as nails" opponent due to its refusal to settle suits lacking in merit. The breadth and depth
of these services within Stanford was unique among private universities.
John Schwartz served the full terms of Presidents Richard Lyman and Don Kennedy. He describes his career as an attorney's
dream to have contributed to a great institution by working with two University Presidents who had such high values and principles,
and the determination and resources to adhere to them. He retired from Stanford in 1993, after 25 years of service.
In 1993 John Schwartz was appointed as General Counsel of Systemix, Inc., and then its President and Chief Executive Officer
in 1995. Systemix was a public biotechnology company engaged in research and development of stem cell therapies. After purchase
of the company by Novartis A.G. in 1998, he was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of StemCells Inc. and, as of this
writing, continues to serve in that position. StemCells Inc. is a public company engaged in the discovery, development and
commercialization of innovative therapeutics to treat a broad array of diseases and disorders using stem cell science. As
a registered investment advisor, John Schwartz is also President of Quantum Strategies Management Co, an investment management
company, which he formed in 1998.
John Schwartz has been an avid skier, sailor, pilot, fly fisherman, tennis player and bridge player. He was a ski instructor
and, in 1993, was ranked first in California for age 55+ in the National Standard Racing program; in the early '60s, he won
numerous regattas sailing a Flying Dutchman in upper New York State; as a pilot, he flew his plane from Palo Alto to South
America and also to Europe in the 80's; his love of fly fishing has taken him to numerous remote waters in North America,
Central America, South America, Europe and Asia; and he is a Life Master of bridge, a bridge director and, together with his
son, Rusty, at the time of this writing, owns a number of bridge clubs in the Bay Area, including the largest club in Northern
California, attracting about 300 players weekly.
Dr. Schwartz is married and has four sons, and four grandchildren.
Scott, W. Richard 2016
Scott, W. Richard
In this oral history, W. Richard Scott, Stanford Professor of Sociology, Emeritus, discusses his early years in Kansas, graduate
education at the University of Chicago, his academic career in the Stanford Department of Sociology, and his pioneering work
in the field of organizational studies.
Scott describes his childhood and teenage years in Parsons, Kansas. He cites the stability provided by his father's work
at the post office during the Great Depression, his mother's influence, and childhood bouts with asthma as formative factors
in his life. He discusses his extracurricular interests during high school, his two years of junior college in Parsons, and
his early interest in becoming a minister. Scott describes entering Kansas University as a junior, discovering his love of
sociology, and earning his PhD at the University of Chicago, where he worked with Otis Dudley Duncan, Peter Blau, and Everett
Hughes Cherrington.
Scott recalls his path to joining the Stanford Department of Sociology in 1959 shortly after Fred Terman had recruited Sanford
Dornbusch as a promising junior faculty member to chair and "restart" the department, which had been granted additional billets
to fill. He describes the highly collaborative nature of the department, as five newly-hired, young sociologists crafted the
curriculum, designed a new graduate training program, and worked together on an NSF grant. By the end of the 1960s, Scott
recalls, it felt like things were really happening academically at Stanford.
Turning to his research on organizations, Scott recounts seeking out faculty from across the university who were studying
different aspects of organizations. They formed a community, secured critical funding from the National Institute of Mental
Health, and proceeded to develop an exciting new field of organizational studies. Organizational studies flourished at Stanford
for twenty years and three of the most important theories in the field were developed here during that period.
Describing the trajectory of his research, Scott explains that he has worked on widely divergent topics over his career:
authority and control systems in multiple settings, the effectiveness and quality of care in hospitals, organizational structures
in K-12 education, changing health care delivery systems, global infrastructure construction projects, and the San Francisco
Bay Area system of higher education. He also mentions serving on government grant peer review panels for many years, an experience
which he found intellectually rewarding.
Scott, who won the H&S Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching in 1987, stresses the importance of teaching and extolls the
virtues of the doctoral oral examination. He relates the thinking that went into the writing of his three core textbooks on
organization studies and the influence the books have had. He comments on four of his most meaningful professional awards
and reflects on some of the Stanford leaders he knew and admired: Dick Lyman, Al Hastorf, Ray Bacchetti, and Ken Cuthbertson.
As an observer of Stanford as a bureaucracy for over fifty years, Scott notes a recent movement away from the collegial structure
in which departments serve as the primary units, setting a disciplinary-centered agenda. Scott closes the interview by commenting
on the benefits of living on the Stanford campus since 1962 and his active involvement with Avenidas Village, a system that
supports seniors who want to stay in their own homes as they age.
Seaver, Paul S. 2016-05-25
Seaver, Paul S.
Paul S. Seaver, Professor of Early Modern English History, Emeritus, begins his interview by discussing his childhood on his
family's dairy farm in a Quaker community in rural Pennsylvania. He discusses being a conscientious objector, refusing to
register for the draft for the Korean War, and consequently serving time in prison in Danbury, CT. He recalls his years as
an undergraduate at Haverford College and as a graduate student at Harvard University. He recounts his early career at Reed
College in Portland, Oregon, and how he later came to Stanford University. He describes evolutions in the Stanford undergraduate
curriculum related to the teaching of western civilization and changes in the faculty in the Department of History, as it
slowly became more inclusive of women and minorities. He pays particular attention to the radicalism on campus during the
civil rights movement and Vietnam War, and his involvement as a draft counselor, which causes Seaver to segue into further
reflection on his time at Danbury penitentiary. Seaver comments on the exclusion of minorities in admission processes until
1964 when, with the hiring of a new dean of admissions, he immediately began to see changes in the student population.
Seaver discusses his research for the book Wallington's World and his fascination with working-class and urban life in seventeenth-century
England. He briefly relates his research to the radicalization of societies more generally and comments on modern politics.
He also touches on what he appreciates about his career at Stanford and raising his family in Palo Alto. Seaver concludes
his interview by discussing his Jewish immigrant heritage, his parents' early life and eventual conversion to the Quaker religion,
and his father's work with the American Friends Service Committee.
Shah, Haresh C. 2011 Dec 20
Shah, Haresh C.
Significant editing was done to the interview transcript. Hence, the audio does not match up against the transcript.
Haresh C. Shah recalls his experience of the Loma Prieta Earthquake on the Stanford campus. He discusses the importance of
risk management for the university and his role in establishing a system for risk management on campus. He also discusses
how he applies his risk analysis expertise to global issues, especially in the poorer part of the world in order to improve
the livelihood of the people in those countries.
Haresh C. Shah is the Obayashi Professor of Engineering, Emeritus at Stanford University. He has been a pioneer in the fields
of risk analysis, earthquake engineering, and probabilistic methods for over 35 years. He has served Stanford University in
many capacities, including Chairman of the Department of Civil Engineering and Founding Director of the John A. Blume Earthquake
Engineering Center.
Haresh C. Shah is the author of one book, has contributed to chapters in many books and has been an author or co-author of
more than 350 technical papers and reports. He has been keynote speaker at many national, international conferences and has
been a regular keynote invited speaker for many corporations. He is a member of many editorial boards of professional journals
and professional societies.
Haresh C. Shah was the founder and senior advisor of Risk Management Solutions, Inc; the founding director and chairman,
World Seismic Safety Initiative (WSSI); a member of the Board of Trustees, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; the
chairman of the Academic Affairs Committee of the NTU Board of Trustees; the founder and advisor of the Singapore-NTU Alliance
for Micro-Insurance; and the Chairman of the Board, Asia Risk Centre, Inc. He was also elected as honorary member to various
boards.
Haresh C. Shah received a B.E. degree (1959) from Poona University, India, and degrees of M.S. (1960) and PhD. (1963) from
Stanford University. Shah has received many awards, including the John S. Bickley Gold Medal for Excellence Award from the
International Insurance Society for his sustained and outstanding contributions to the insurance industry.
He was given a unique award as the "Top Seismic Engineer of the 20th Century" by the Applied Technology Council/Engineering
News Record in 2006. He was the 2011 recipient of the Alfred Alquist Medal, awarded by the Earthquake Engineering Research
Institute. This award recognizes Professor Shah for his substantial contributions to the field of seismic safety and earthquake
risk reduction, having directly benefited the seismic safety of the general population.
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Shapiro, Lucy 2016-05-12-2016-05-13
Shapiro, Lucy
Lucy Shapiro, a renowned developmental biologist, begins her oral history interview by discussing her childhood in New York
City, her early educational focus on the arts, and the importance of her family life and Jewish heritage in shaping her character.
She explains her transition to scientific research after graduating from Brooklyn College, attributing much of the credit
to her mentor, Ted Shedlovsky.
Shapiro details her time as a lab technician and a graduate student and describes her rise in the field, from her graduate
school discovery of what viruses in double-stranded RNA look like to how she came to research the Caulobacter bacterium, the
defining research of her career.
Throughout the interview, Shapiro discusses the importance of science and how vital it is to encourage young people to pursue
science. She believes both science and the humanities are valuable and beautiful, and she explains how her two passions--biology
and painting--inform each other. Shapiro discusses the role of family in her life extensively, explaining how she has balanced
her working life and her family life throughout her career. She also discusses the importance of mentors and how she incorporates
the lessons she has learned from those who guided her into her own mentoring.
Shapiro, the first woman to chair a department in the Stanford University School of Medicine, comments on how her identity
as a woman has affected her work. She recalls some previous sexist incidents, but she concludes that the confidence she has
in her work and herself, along with the strategies she has developed to command respect, have caused gender to have very little
effect on her ability to achieve success.
Shapiro discusses leaving Columbia University for Stanford University in 1989 when she was invited to establish the Department
of Developmental Biology. She explains what she believes sets Stanford apart from and above other peer institutions, particularly
its non-hierarchical atmosphere of communication and collaboration. She describes the research she and Harley McAdams completed
together and her passion for interdisciplinary scientific research, as exemplified by the establishment of Stanford Bio-X.
Shapiro discusses the development of her career since arriving at Stanford, including improving her ability to speak to non-scientific
audiences in a comprehensible manner. She explains how this has served her in meetings with high-ranking political figures,
including Bill Clinton and George Shultz. She also discusses advising pharmaceutical companies, becoming the director of the
Beckman Center, and winning the Canada Gairdner International Award and the National Medal of Science.
In conclusion, Shapiro reflects on how her personal background has influenced her professional accomplishments and explains
why she is passionate about science.
Shatz, Carla J. 2019-10-15-2019-11-18
Carla Shatz - Recordings
Carla Shatz - Transcript
Creator: Shatz, Carla J.
Creator: Schofield, Susan W.
Abstract: Carla Shatz, the Sapp Family Provostial Professor, the Catherine Holman Johnson Director of Stanford Bio-X, and Professor
of Biology and Neurobiology, speaks about her education and research career in neuroscience, change over time for women in
science, and the successes of Bio-X, Stanford's interdisciplinary biosciences institute. Shatz describes her family background
and her undergraduate education at Harvard, where an opportunity to work in the lab of David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel led
to an interest in studying neurophysiology. She recounts her PhD and postdoc work at Harvard Medical School and joining the
faculty of Stanford's Department of Neurobiology in 1978. Shatz describes her later work in UC Berkeley's Department of Molecular
and Cell Biology, her recruitment to Harvard Medical School as chair of the Department of Neurobiology, and her decision to
return to Stanford to direct Stanford Bio-X. Shatz summarizes Bio-X's successful seed grant, graduate fellowship, and undergraduate
summer programs and describes the institute's role as an incubator for cutting-edge ideas and university initiatives. She
provides insight into her lab's important research discoveries on neuroplasticity, including possible applications in the
treatment of Alzheimer's disease, and the work of her lab family across all three institutions. Other topics include opportunities
and challenges for women in science, the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration, the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
at Stanford, and receiving both the Gruber Prize and the Kavli Prize in Neuroscience.
Language of Material: English.
Sher, Byron D. 2014-09-14
Sher, Byron D.
Byron Sher talks about his background and how he was recruited to Stanford Law School. He reminisces on law school colleagues
including Carl Spaeth, Bayless Manning and Herbert Packer, and the growth of the Stanford Law School under Spaeth and Manning.
He also discusses his involvement in local politics in the city of Palo Alto and his experience at Stanford during the civil
rights era of the 1960s.
Sheehan, James J. 2012 Oct 15
Sheehan, James J.
James Sheehan discussed how Stanford changed in the period 1954 - 2013, with particular reference to the Department of History
and to the role of humanities in undergraduate education. He talked about how the student activism of the 1970s affected the
Western Civilization program and the development of the program in Culture, Ideas and Values. James Sheehan also shared his
recollections of Stanford University's Commission on Undergraduate Education in the 1990s, which he chaired.
James J. Sheehan is the Dickason Professor in the Humanities at Stanford, a professor of history, and an FSI senior fellow
by courtesy. He is an expert on the history of modern Europe. He has written widely on the history of Germany, including four
books and many articles. His most recent book on Germany is Museums in the German Art World: From the End of the Old Regime
to the Rise of Modernism (Oxford Press, 2000). He has recently written a new book about war and the European state in the
20th century,
Where Have All the Soldiers Gone? addressing the transformation of Europe's states from military to civilian actors, interested primarily in economic growth,
prosperity, and security. His other recent publications are chapters on "Democracy" and "Political History," which appear
in the
International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences (2002), and a chapter on "Germany," which appears in
The Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment (Oxford University Press, 2002).
Sheehan is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society. He has won many
grants and awards, including the Officer's Cross of the German Order of Merit. In 2004 he was elected president of the American
Historical Association. He received a BA from Stanford (1958) and an MA and PhD from the University of California at Berkeley
(1959, 1964).
Shortliffe, Linda M. Dairiki 2018-03-20-2018-03-21
Linda Dairiki Shortliffe - Recordings
Linda Dairiki Shortliffe - Transcript
Creator: Shortliffe, Linda
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie Jean
Abstract: Linda Dairiki Shortliffe, the Stanley McCormick Memorial Professor of Urology Emerita, shares memories of her family and education,
her career in the Stanford School of Medicine's Department of Urology and at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Palo
Alto, and her practice and research in pediatric urology. Shortliffe describes her family background, including her grandfather's
entrepreneurial endeavors in the Japanese American community in and around Sacramento. She recounts her father's experience
as a Stanford undergraduate in the 1940s, which was cut short by Executive Order 9066 and the internment of Americans of Japanese
descent, including the families of both her father and mother. She recalls her early life in the Boston area and the family's
eventual move to Palo Alto, her undergraduate years at Harvard during the 1960s, and her experiences as a medical student
and urology resident at Stanford, including training under faculty members Norman Shumway, Henry Kaplan, Donald Laub, and
Thomas Stamey. Shortliffe highlights aspects of her career at the VA Hospital and in the Department of Urology, including
her experience as department chair during efforts to merge Stanford and UCSF hospitals and the creation of the Lucile Packard
Children's Hospital. She also describes some of the challenges faced by female faculty in the School of Medicine, the difficulties
of combining clinical practice and research, and her service to the profession on NIH committees and with the American Board
of Urology.
Language of Material: English.
Shoven, John B. 2020-09-09-2020-09-10
John Shoven - Recordings
John Shoven - Transcript
Creator: Shoven, John B.
Creator: Horton, Larry N.
Abstract: John Shoven, Professor of Economics Emeritus at Stanford and the dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences from 1993 to
1998, describes his early life and education, his faculty research and teaching career, and his initiatives as a university
administrator. Shoven shares memories of the Stanford Department of Economics at the time of his arrival in 1973, describes
governance within the department, and offers highlights of his research and teaching experiences, including teaching in Sophomore
College. Turning to his time as dean of H&S, Shoven provides details about the school's organizational structure and administrative
processes, including the role of the dean in tenure decisions. He recalls important moments from his deanship, including the
closure of the Food Research Institute, curricular initiatives, and efforts to bolster faculty retention. Shoven also explains
change over time in the university's policies governing faculty retirement. He concludes the interview with a description
of his tenure as director of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) and reflections on his career.
Language of Material: English.
Shulman, Lee S. 2015-05-14
Shulman, Lee S.
Lee S. Shulman discusses his childhood and his education at the University of Chicago, his long tenure at Michigan State University
and his decision to join the Stanford faculty. He recalls the early challenges he faces at Stanford and how he applies his
research in medical decision thinking to solving the problems. He also discusses his experience at the Carnegie Foundation
for the Advancement of Teaching.
Siegel, Charlotte 2013
Siegel, Charlotte
Charlotte Siegel discussed her childhood, her education, her family and her aspirations. She recalled how she met her husband
Bernard Siegel, Stanford Professor of Anthropology, and the many trips they took, in particular, to Saõ Paulo and Florence.
She discussed her work in student services at Cowell Health Center and at Bechtel International Center, recalling how she
counselled women considering abortion, and how she and her colleagues tried to address the needs of the "whole student." She
was an observer of the university at a time of growth and changes, sharing many memories of the academic community.
Simoni, Robert D. 2014 Feb 21, Mar 11
Simoni, Robert D.
In the first interview session, Robert D. "Bob" Simoni, holder of the Donald Kennedy Chair in the School of Humanities & Sciences
and professor of biology, speaks about his education at San Jose State University, his marriage while still an undergraduate
and the early addition of three children to their family, Ph. D. graduate work at U. C. Davis, and five years as a postdoc
at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. On the Stanford faculty for 42 years, since 1971, Bob discusses the biology department, which
he chaired multiple times (a total of 17 years), his areas of research. He also talks about the role and importance of the
university's Advisory Board on which he was elected to serve four different terms of three years each.
In the second interview session, Bob discusses his 31 years of service on the Faculty Senate, the value he sees in the Senate,
and some of the issues that arose during his time, including Western Civ-Western Culture debates, grade inflation, and the
failed attempt to implement a Science Core curriculum. He describes the university's budget process, in which he has participated,
and speaks about the indirect cost crisis in the late 1980s-early 1990s. He offers views on student athletics, Title IX, fund
raising, the School of Humanities & Sciences, the current emphasis on interdisciplinary research, Stanford's rise "from good
to great," his hobby as a winemaker, and plans for retirement.
Smith, Anna Deavere 2021-12-20
Anna Deavere Smith - Recordings
Anna Deavere Smith - Transcript
Creator: Smith, Anna Deavere
Creator: Costello, Paul
Abstract: Anna Deavere Smith was the Ann O'Day Maples Professor of the Arts, Department of Drama, at Stanford from 1990 to 2000. In
this oral history, she discusses her childhood in 1950s segregated Baltimore. She describes her experiences in local public
schools, her time at Beaver College (now Arcadia University), and her decision to come to California in the wake of the social
upheaval of the late 1960s and the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Smith recounts her immersion into the world of
drama through American Conservatory Theater (ACT) and her several academic appointments on both coasts. Experimenting with
a new form of theater that addresses experiences of inequality and discord in American society, Smith offers both a critique
and praise of academia for providing her with the space, time, and resources to develop this work. Smith also discusses the
tensions around going up for tenure early at Stanford while developing Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992, her decision to leave
Stanford for NYU, her lifetime identification as an outsider, what she expects from her audiences, and how the arts can help
address the further fracturing of American society.
Language of Material: English.
Smith, Boyd 2017-05-03-2021-06-28
Boyd Smith - Recordings
Boyd Smith - Transcript
Creator: Smith, Boyd
Creator: Jones, Laura
Creator: Phillips, William T.
Abstract: Boyd Smith, who was the manager of Stanford Real Estate in the late 1960s and early 1970s, provides an overview of Stanford's
major land use projects during his tenure, especially the development of the Stanford Industrial Park, and the challenges
they encountered. He begins the interview by recounting his family history and his path to the Stanford Graduate School of
Business MBA Program. Smith speaks about joining the staff of Stanford's International Center for the Advancement of Management
Education and his transition to the Stanford Real Estate office where he worked for Alf Brandin. Smith describes the factors
motivating Stanford's land use; resistance to the development of Stanford lands by the Palo Alto City Council and others;
leasing and subleasing agreements; and the role of private property developers in repurposing buildings for new uses. He also
discusses the experience of working on real estate deals after leaving Stanford, explains his disillusionment with the real
estate business, and how he and his wife, Jill Smith, were drawn to philanthropic work. He concludes the interviews with reflections
on real estate in the Bay area and the importance of ethical business dealings.
Language of Material: English.
Smith, Marshall S. 2016
Smith, Marshall S.
Marshall Smith, professor and dean of Stanford University's School of Education from 1986 to 1993, helped shape American education
policy through his broad academic research and his service in three presidential administrations. At Stanford, he guided the
school through a budget crisis, augmented its academic curriculum with practical applications, and increased the diversity
of both faculty and students.
Smith begins the interview with a brief overview of his childhood spent moving between New Jersey and several other states
due to his father's job as a military psychologist during World War II. He relates how an early stint as a computer programmer
gave him the technical expertise to perform the automated analysis of textual content, which became his initial research focus
as a graduate student at the Harvard School of Education.
Smith describes his shift into the study of education policy. He explains his role in the review of the Coleman Report, a
massive survey of educational conditions in the United States undertaken in the mid-1960's, and how he joined the project
through his connection with Pat Moynihan, then a professor at Harvard. Smith speaks about his faculty appointment at Harvard,
founding the Center for Education Policy Research with Christopher Jencks and David Cohen, and the work he did to analyze
the initial results from the Head Start program.
Smith then explains his entry into government work, discussing how he ran the reading program at the National Institute of
Education and then advised on educational policy in the Carter administration. He explains how his advancement to a senior
leadership position in the newly formed Department of Education was initially derailed by the conclusion drawn in his book,
Inequality, that there was not a strong correlation between student achievement and school desegregation. While he defends
his statistical finding, he relates his own personal distaste for school segregation, formed during his youth when his father
took him to see the rundown conditions in a nearby African American school, when his family lived in Georgia.
After touching on his time as a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his participation in an educational
delegation to China in 1980, Smith details how he was recruited to Stanford in 1986 to be dean of the School of Education.
Ruminating on his deanship, Smith talks about efforts to increase student diversity in the Stanford School of Education and
at the university level through his work with the University Committee on Minority Issues. He discusses efforts to improve
faculty diversity as well.
Smith recalls some of his other goals as dean including expanding the school's influence in policy and practical applications.
He explains how establishing national and state level policy centers at the university facilitated these changes, and he runs
through the many retirements and hires during his tenure. He discusses how budget issues in 1989 involved him in a university-wide
administrative reorganization and drove him to implement changes to his own school, including starting a financially lucrative
master's program and a training program for school principals. He talks about his research work with Jennifer O'Day on primary
education standards and testing, the results of which eventually made their way into national standard discussions.
Smith explains the events that again drew him into government: his work with the Democratic-controlled Congress under the
first Bush administration and his friendship with then Arkansas governor Bill Clinton. He speaks about requesting a break
from Stanford to serve on Clinton's presidential transitional team, which became permanent when he was given the job of Under
Secretary of the Department of Education, and tells the story of his return to Stanford in 2000.
Smith then speaks about his later career and projects: directing the Education Program at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation,
developing resources for early online courses, advising the Obama administration on distributing primary education stimulus
money, and his non-profit work in Pakistan. He gives his impressions of the political environment when he worked with different
administrations.
Smith closes the interview talking about cooperative learning theory, his optimism that programs like Common Core and Social
Emotional Learning will improve educational outcomes, and his thoughts on charter schools.
Smith, Marshall S. (2016). Oral History. Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program Interviews (SC0932). Department
of Special Collections & University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif. Available at: https://purl.stanford.edu/qs636vv609
Somero, George N. 2016
Somero, George N.
George Somero's pioneering research with marine animals living in extreme conditions revealed the biochemical and genetic
changes that allow them to thrive under these conditions and has increased our understanding of how a changing climate could
affect marine life. In this interview he discusses his career at various research facilities including Stanford's Hopkins
Marine Station.
He begins the interview by briefly recalling his childhood and undergraduate education at Carleton College in Minnesota before
describing his graduate studies at Stanford University. Somero details his time as one of the first researchers at the Antarctic
McMurdo station where he studied fish that could survive in near-freezing water. He explains how he became a postdoctoral
fellow at the University of British Columbia and his relationship with his lab's primary investigator, Peter Hochachka.
Somero discusses his work as a professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, how he met his second wife, and their
work exploring newly discovered hydrothermal vents as part of an Alpha Helix expedition. He relates why he left Scripps for
the University of Oregon and why he then chose to go to Stanford.
Somero talks about his experiences at the Hopkins Marine Station, both as a graduate student and as a professor. He relates
the unhappy circumstances that required him to take over directorship from his friend Dennis Powers, as well as career highlights,
such as when he found out he had been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. He describes his own unsuccessful retirement,
his current position at Hopkins, and his current interests -- working with the Big Sur Land Trust, the Monterey Bay Aquarium
Research Institute, and writing his third book.
Throughout the interview, Somero touches on how his research, teaching, and outreach are important to understanding the effects
of global warming. He maintains that it is a balancing act between recognizing scientific realities while maintaining hope
that humans can change our present trajectory.
Spence, A. Michael 2020-01-16-2020-03-19
Michael Spence - Recordings
Michael Spence - Transcript
Creator: Spence, Michael, 1943-
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie Jean
Abstract: Mike Spence, the Philip H. Knight Professor and Dean, Emeritus, at Stanford's Graduate School of Business and a Nobel laureate
in Economic Sciences, shares memories of his time at Stanford as a professor in the Department of Economics in the 1970s and
as dean of the school from 1990 to 1999. He begins by describing his upbringing in Canada, his love of hockey, and his path
to a liberal arts education at Princeton. He recalls his time as a Rhodes Scholar and his PhD studies at Harvard, including
working with Tom Schelling, Richard Zeckhauser, and Kenneth Arrow. He describes his research on signaling and markets, product
differentiation, and economic growth; his approach to teaching; and the circumstances that led him to move into senior administrative
roles. In discussing his time as dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard and dean of the Graduate School of Business
at Stanford, Spence talks about challenges, accomplishments, and institutional differences and reflects on change over time
in business education.
Language of Material: English.
Spiegel, David 2019-12-16
David Spiegel - Recordings
David Spiegel - Transcript
Creator: Spiegel, David
Creator: Costello, Paul
Abstract: David Spiegel, the Jack, Samuel and Lulu Willson Professor in Medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine, reflects
on his education and career in psychiatry and integrative medicine. He describes growing up in a family of psychiatrists;
the origin of his interest in hypnosis and the mind-body connection; his education at Harvard Medical School; and his residency
work at Massachusetts Mental Health Center. He recalls the circumstances that led him and his future wife, Helen Blau, to
California in the 1970s, and his work at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Palo Alto and faculty appointment in
the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Speaking about the trajectory of his research, Spiegel recalls an important
group therapy study with Irving Yalom that led to further work on the use of psychotherapy with cancer patients; studying
post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans; recent work on transcranial magnetic stimulation and hypnotizability with the
goal of pain relief; and a planned study on how anxiety may influence the surgical decisions made by breast cancer patients.
Other topics include anti-Vietnam War activism, challenging the loyalty oath at the Veteran's Administration, Stanford's Faculty
Senate, and his family.
Language of Material: English.
Springer, George S 2016-12-08
Springer, George S
"George S. Springer is the Paul Pigott Professor of Engineering, Emeritus, at Stanford University. Springer established one
of the first laboratories at a US university for studying the properties of fiber reinforced (composite) materials and for
establishing design, manufacturing, and testing procedures for structures made of such materials. He was a consultant to NASA,
the US Air Force and Navy, major aerospace and automotive companies, America's Cup syndicates; and he served as a director
and senior technical advisor to Hexcel, the largest manufacturer of composite materials. Specifically, the focus of this work
was the use of composites in space, air, land, and sea vehicles; sports equipment; and biomedical devices.
Springer was born in 1933 in Budapest, Hungary. As a youth he witnessed the horrors of the Second World War as well as political
upheavals in the war's aftermath. In 1952 he entered the Technical University of Budapest (now Budapest University of Technology
and Economics). While at the university, he fulfilled his compulsory military service training as a tank commander. To support
his studies, he played ice hockey semi-professionally in the winter and sailed competitively during summer.
In the fall of 1956, Springer's studies were interrupted by the Hungarian uprising against communist rule. Springer escaped
under fire with only the clothes he was wearing, without any money, and only speaking Hungarian. After spending time in a
refugee camp in Austria, he traveled for six weeks on a decommissioned military ship to Australia (paid for by the Australian
government). After his arrival he enrolled at the University of Sydney from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering
degree in 1959. In the fall of 1959 he went to Yale on a fellowship and received the Master of Engineering (1960), Master
of Science (1961), and PhD (1962) degrees. His doctoral research work focused on the utilization of solar radiation as an
energy source for satellites.
From 1962 until 1983, George Springer served in the mechanical engineering departments of MIT and the University of Michigan.
In addition of teaching fluid and gas dynamics courses, at MIT he engaged in research on the effect of the rarefied atmosphere
on the flight of satellites and spacecraft. At Michigan his research focused on atmospheric pollution caused by automobiles.
In 1983 Springer joined the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford. He was appointed department chair in
1990 and served in this position until 2001. He was named the Paul Pigott Professor of Engineering in 1994.
Springer has received many awards and honors, including election to the US National Academy of Engineering and the Hungarian
Academy of Science (foreign member) and fellowships in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the American Institute
of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), and the Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (SAMPE).
He received ASME's Worcester Reed Warner Medal, AIAA's 1995 Aerospace Engineer of the Year Award, the AIAA Structures, Structural
Dynamics and Materials Award, and the Medal of Excellence in Composite Materials from the University of Delaware Center for
Composite Materials. He has been awarded honorary doctor of engineering degrees by the Technical University of Budapest and
the University of Sydney. He has also been a member of the Academic Advisory Board of Golf Digest.
Springer became an emeritus professor in 1999, but he continued to teach and supervise research students. After his 60th
PhD student graduated, in 2012 Professor Springer retired from full-time teaching and research, but he has continued to mentor
young faculty while desperately trying to improve his seemingly hopeless golf game.
Professor Springer and his wife Susan have two daughters and three grandchildren."
"George S. Springer, an emeritus professor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, describes his family background
and education, his immigration from Hungary to Australia and then to the United States, and highlights from his research,
teaching, and consulting career. He offers anecdotes and reflections concerning the growth and development of the Department
of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the School of Engineering, and Stanford University.
Springer begins his interview by describing his childhood in Hungary during World War II and his decision to leave the country
in the mid-1950s. He narrates his perilous escape to Austria and his journey to Australia, where he completed his university
education in mechanical engineering. He describes his path to Yale where he received his PhD, his experiences as a member
of the engineering faculty at MIT and the University of Michigan, and his arrival at Stanford in 1983.
Springer speaks about the "congenial" culture of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, recalling some of his colleagues,
his approach as chair, and changes in the department over the years. He discusses how he was able to expand his research in
composite materials at Stanford and talks about some of his research associations with the United States Navy, Air Force,
NASA, and the aeronautical industry.
In conclusion, Springer talks about the work he does as an emeritus faculty member, including assisting with graduate admissions.
He reminisces about what he enjoyed the most at Stanford--his students and colleagues--and some of his least favorite things,
like dealing with human resources."
Spudich, James A. 2020-12-01-2020-12-10
James Spudich - Recordings
James Spudich - Transcript
Creator: Spudich, James A.
Creator: Costello, Paul
Abstract: James Spudich, the Douglass M. and Nola Leishman Professor of Cardiovascular Disease in the Department of Biochemistry at
Stanford's School of Medicine, speaks about his research career, his time as a graduate student during the early days of Stanford's
Biochemistry Department; and the founding of Stanford Bio-X. Spudich describes his upbringing, his early interest in chemistry,
and his undergraduate education at the University of Illinois where he worked in the lab of Woody Hastings. He reflects on
the interdisciplinary nature of his training and research and describes the focus of his research at UCSF and Stanford, particularly
the development of an in vitro motility assay. Other topics include assisting Hastings at an early interdisciplinary physiology
course in Woods Hole, Massachusetts; collaborations with physicist Steve Chu; founding startup companies Cytokinetics, MyoKardia,
and Kainomyx; and Spudich's personal and professional relationship with his wife, Anna.
Language of Material: English.
The Stanford School of Medicine's Move from San Francisco to the Stanford Campus: Rationale, Controversies, and Impacts 2015-02-11
The Stanford School of Medicine's Move from San Francisco to the Stanford Campus: Rationale, Controversies, and Impacts
In this oral history, five distinguished professors at the Stanford University School of Medicine--Hebert L. Abrams, Paul
Berg, James B. D. Mark, Stanley L. Schrier, and Philip Sunshine--discussed the Medical School's move from San Francisco to
the Stanford campus in 1959 and its implications. They described the new format for medical education envisioned by the university
president and the Board of Trustees, the impact of the integration of the teaching and clinical operations on the Stanford
campus, and how Stanford gained a reputation for innovative, high-quality medical care.
The panelists discussed the forces behind this move: the Flexner Report on medical education in the United States and Canada
and the university's assessment of its program's condition after World War II. They also talked about the challenges the Medical
School faced as a result of the move, including the creation of an adequate patient base to ensure the success of the medical
school and hospital (which occasioned hostility from local physicians, hospitals and clinics) and the need to recruit faculty,
physicians, and researchers.
In the course of the discussion, the panelists also addressed differences among their departments regarding the sharing of
research resources.
The Stanford School of Medicine's Move from San Francisco to the Stanford Campus: Rationale, Controversies, and Impacts. Oral
History (2015). Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program Interviews (SC0932). Department of Special Collections and
University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Stansky, Peter 2012-2013
Stansky, Peter
eter Stansky, Francis and Charles Field Professor of History, Emeritus, came to Stanford in 1968 as a modern British historian.
He served as Chair of the History Department, Associate Dean of Humanities and Sciences, and Chair of the Faculty Senate.
His interests included the Bloomsbury Group, William Morris, George Orwell and Julian Bell. He discusses in detail the lessening
of student interest/majors in history and the other humanities; discrimination against Catholics, Jews, gays, and women in
academic life; Stanford's overseas program; and programs of the Stanford Historical Society.
Steele, Claude 2020-07-20-2020-07-22
Claude Steele - Recordings
Claude Steele - Transcript
Creator: Steele, Claude
Creator: Brest, Iris
Abstract: Dr. Claude Steele, Professor of Psychology and the Lucie Stern Professor in the Social Sciences, Emeritus, discusses his experiences
growing up mixed race in the South Side of Chicago in the 1940s and 1950s, his research and teaching career social psychology,
and his academic leadership positions at Stanford, Columbia, and UC Berkeley. He speaks about his early education in racially
segregated schools and describes his parents' civil rights activism and the values they imparted to him. He describes his
undergraduate experiences at Hiram College, his graduate education in social psychology at the Ohio State University, and
his early research on alcohol addiction and alcohol myopia. Dr. Steele explains how his research focus changed to studying
race, gender, and the underperformance phenomenon, and describes the work that led to the concept of "stereotype threat" and
the book Whistling Vivaldi. He also speaks about his work on self-affirmation theory and reflects on the need for institutions
to prioritize building trust as well as diversity.
Language of Material: English.
Stipek, Deborah 2021-02-08
Deborah Stipek - Recordings
Deborah Stipek - Transcript
Creator: Stipek, Deborah J.
Creator: Palmer, Anne
Abstract: Deborah Stipek, professor of education and former dean of Stanford's Graduate School of Education, reflects on her own education,
her research and faculty career at UCLA, and accomplishments and challenges during her tenure as dean from 2001 to 2011 and
2014 to 2015. She describes her efforts to balance strength in social science disciplines with an emphasis on education practice
and policy, as well as projects undertaken by the school under her leadership, including the establishment of East Palo Alto
Academy, the formation of a partnership with the San Francisco Unified School District, and the formation of an advisory council.
Other topics of discussion include the Stanford Teacher Education Program, early childhood education policy in California,
her recent work on early math education, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education.
Language of Material: English.
Stone, Willfred 2010
Stone, Willfred
Oral history interview conducted in June 2007 pertaining to Stone's involvement with and ideas about residential life at Stanford
in the 1950s and 1960s. Topics include his time as faculty resident at Stern Hall, interactions between students and faculty
in the dorms, fraternities, the issue of diversity, and the early years of the Overseas Studies program.
Wilfred Stone joined the Stanford faculty in 1950 and served as director of freshman composition from 1962 to 1964. His published
works include PROSE STYLE, A HANDBOOK FOR WRITERS and THE CAVE AND THE MOUNTAIN; A STUDY OF E. M. FORSTER. He retired in 1986
as professor emeritus.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Stone, Wilfred Healy
Mitchell, David W.
Stone, William E. 2012-08-02
Stone, William E.
Abstract: William E. (Bill) Stone, AB '67 and MBA '69 from Stanford, is emeritus president of the Stanford Alumni Association. In this
interview he speaks about his family and early life, his student days at Stanford, and his 32-year career in the Stanford
administration. Stone was Assistant Dean of Students 1969-1971, Assistant to President Richard Lyman 1971-1977, and president
of the Stanford Alumni Association 1977 to 2001. He reminisces with humor about memorable individuals and events during his
career.
Bill Stone became an instant California native when the SP train pulled in at the Palo Alto station at the end of Palm Drive
at the start of his freshman year in 1963. He has renounced his previous Peoria, IL, Deerfield, MA and Exeter, NH citizenships
despite demands from the Birthers to validate his checkered ancestry.
Thanks to a series of compound-complex misunderstandings, he managed to do the next best thing to being a permanent Stanford
student by finding employment opportunities at 94305 starting in 1969, which had the advantage of shifting the cost of attendance
slightly in his favor after B-School. When finally timed-out in 2001, he joined a consulting partnership which "screws up
other schools" and affords him the chance to trade lies with several Ivy-Plus moguls who are his fellow eAdvancement principals.
His only claims to respectability are (1) his supremely talented and wonderful spouse Debbie (Duncan '76); (2) three terrific
and inspiring adult kids, Jennifer, Allison and Molly and (3) the legions of dedicated staffers and volunteers for LSJU --
and its extraordinary alumni organization -- who have signed-on for the duration despite having to deal with him over the
years.
Street, Robert L. 2013 Jun 29
Street, Robert L.
This oral history interview with Robert Street begins with his description of how three things came together to place him
on his career path at Stanford: excellent high school (Beverly Hills), undergraduate degree program at Stanford, and his Navy
training (both ROTC and active duty). He was "in the right place at the right time" to be appointed assistant executive head
of the civil engineering department in 1962 – the beginning of a dual path of both academic and administrative careers. He
became department chair in 1972. Street talks about his academic and administrative experiences throughout the interview,
often giving credit to the management and leadership skills he acquired in the Navy. He talks about teaching elementary fluid
mechanics and statics. He also describes the changes in the campus, from being surrounded by farms when he arrived to being
surrounded by what is now known as Silicon Valley today, from being a "very good" private school to a "much stronger technical
university." He discusses how Stanford engineering graduates are distinct from those of other schools as they tend towards
policy or leadership or management roles as opposed to technical engineering roles. He mentions his fellowships and sabbaticals
and also his efforts to maintain his research pursuits along with his management and administrative responsibilities.
Street traces the evolution of the computer from IBM punched cards to PCs and Apples (including negotiations with Steve Jobs)
to current computer technology. He talks about the evolution of information systems and his responsibilities as the Vice President
for Information Resources (later as Vice Provost and Dean of Libraries and Information Resources). He oversees various information
systems such as LOTS and SPIRES, as well as various computer languages such as ALGOL and FORTRAN. He describes Stanford's
relationships with some Silicon Valley companies such as Sun and Cisco, as well as his relationships with many people including
Ralph Goren, Bill Yundt and Michael Carter.
Street eventually returned from administrative duties to teaching and he describes the significant changes in teaching methodologies
that had taken place due to changes in technology. He also describes the change from the "just do it" management approach
of earlier years to the consensus styles of later years. He details his experience with information systems and his emphasis
on protecting the acquisitions budgets of the libraries. Street has a high regard for the quality of students at Stanford,
describing them as "superb on every level" and giving numerous examples. The interview concludes with a discussion of his
retirement in 2004, his ongoing interests and contacts, and his wife and family.
Robert L. Street was the William Alden and Martha Campbell Emeritus Professor in the School of Engineering, Emeritus, Professor
of Fluid Mechanics and Applied Mathematics in the Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering and (by courtesy) Mechanical
Engineering.
Street was a Stanford faculty member from 1962-2004; he became an emeritus professor from 2005. Street focuses on numerical
simulations related to geophysical fluid motions. His research considers the modeling of turbulence in fluid flows, which
are often stratified, and includes numerical simulation of coastal upwelling, internal waves and sediment transport in coastal
regions, flow in rivers, valley winds, and the planetary boundary layer.
Street authored The Analysis and Solution of Partial Differential Equations and co-authored Elementary Fluid Mechanics. In
addition, he is the author or co-author of one translation and about 230 archived proceedings and journal articles. Street
received the American Society of Civil Engineers Huber Prize for distinguished research (1972), the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers R.T. Knapp Award (1986; jointly with Jeffrey Koseff), and the ASCE Karl Emil Hilgard Hydraulic Prize (2002; jointly
with Dr. Emily Zedler). He is the recipient of the 2005 Hunter Rouse Hydraulic Engineering Lecture Award of ASCE's EWRI and
was elected a Distinguished Member of ASCE in 2009. He is a member of the Beverly Hills High School Hall of Fame (2005).
He held a National Center for Atmospheric Research Senior Post-doctoral Fellowship in 1978 and a Faculty Fellowship in 2007;
he was a Queen's Senior Post-doctoral Fellow in Marine Science [Australia] in 1985. He is a Fellow of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science (1993) and a Member of the National Academy of Engineering (2004). He has served as civil and
environmental engineering department chair, associate dean of engineering, and vice provost and dean and vice president in
the university. At the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, he has served as a Member of the UCAR Board of Trustees
from 1983-1994 and as Chairman from 1987-1991. He is currently a member of the UCAR President's Advisory Committee on University
Relations.
Strober, Myra H. 2014
Strober, Myra H.
Myra Strober is Professor of Education, Emerita at the Stanford Graduate School of Education and Professor of Economics (by
courtesy) at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Her research and consulting focus on gender issues in the workplace,
the economics of work and family, and multidisciplinarity in higher education. Her two-part interview begins with her early
years in Brooklyn, New York, where her interest in economics formed. Strober recalls her undergraduate education at the School
of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University, her master's program at Tufts University, and her doctoral studies
at MIT, where she was one of only two women in her class. She relates how she eventually made her way to California, teaching
as a lecturer at the University of California at Berkeley before taking an assistant professorship at the Stanford Graduate
School of Business.
Strober discusses her initial experiences teaching on the virtually all-male faculty at the Business School, her attempt
to secure tenure there, and how she became a tenured faculty member at the School of Education. She recounts the events that
led to the creation of the Center for Research on Women at the university and how she became its founding director. She discusses
fundraising for the center and the lecture series that attracted overflowing crowds from the campus and neighboring areas.
In addition, she discusses her service on the Committee on Recruitment and Retention of Women Faculty at Stanford and her
experience as a sexual harassment advisor counselling female faculty members. She shares her perspectives on the challenges
facing women in academia, such as a low percentage of women on the tenured faculty, salary disparity, and a lack of support.
Strober also relates the story of how Stanford successfully competed to host and edit the preeminent women's studies journal,
Signs and its impact on the faculty and students involved. She discusses her research on occupational segregation, including
her theory of how the relative attractiveness of occupations impacted work opportunities for women, and her research on childcare.
Strober concludes with an assessment of some of the ways Stanford has changed over time.
Strober, Samuel 2019-08-06-2019-08-07
Samuel Strober - Recordings
Samuel Strober - Transcript
Creator: Strober, Samuel
Creator: Costello, Paul
Abstract: Samuel Strober, Professor of Medicine (Immunology and Rheumatology), shares memories of his career, especially his efforts
to eliminate the need for the use of immunosuppressive drugs in organ transplant patients and to develop new protocols for
bone marrow transplants. He describes his upbringing in Brooklyn, New York, and his early interest in science, as well as
aspects of his undergraduate education at Columbia and his time at Harvard Medical School, where he worked in Joseph Murray's
laboratory. Strober also reflects on collaborations at Stanford, the infrastructure for the translation of laboratory discoveries
available in Silicon Valley, setbacks he has faced, and his hopes for the future.
Language of Material: English.
Sunshine, Philip 2014 Mar 31, Apr 21
Sunshine, Philip
Philip Sunshine talks about his decision to pursue medicine, his education and his joining the Stanford medical school. He
discusses the move of the medical school from San Francisco to Stanford and Robert Alway's leadership. His also discusses
the emergence of neonatal care as a discipline and the evolution of obstetrics-gynecology at the medical school. He shares
his views on the state of neonatal care to date as well as on the anti-war student protests on campus.
Suppes, Patrick 2010-2014
Suppes, Patrick
Suppes, Patrick (2014)
Oral history interview conducted in May 2007. Topics include his activities with Dr. Fred Terman; Stanford's development into
a major research university; his interests in logic, computers, learning theory and brain function; and the teaching of math.
Patrick Suppes, Lucie Stern Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, was also director of Stanford's Institute for Mathematical Studies
in the Social Sciences from 1959 to 1992.
In his 2014 interview Patrick Suppes begins his interview with his recollections of Stanford and the philosophy department
upon his arrival in 1950, including the influence of Frederick Terman on the direction of the university and across the departments.
He continues with his interests in behavioral sciences and statistics and his responsibilities in the School of Humanities
and Sciences. He discusses the developments in behavioral sciences and various events over the years, mentioning colleagues
like Philip Rhinelander, John Goheen, Wallace Sterling and Paul Grice.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Mathematics -- Study and teaching.
Mitchell, David W.
Terman, Frederick Emmons, 1900-1982
Suppes, Patrick
Sweeney, James L. 2021-02-04-2021-02-18
James L. Sweeney - Recordings
James L. Sweeney - Transcript
Creator: Sweeney, James L.
Creator: Schofield, Susan W.
Abstract: Professor James L. Sweeney shares memories of his path to Stanford, the departmental mergers that led to the formation of
the Management Science and Engineering Department, and his research and policy work on energy economics and energy efficiency,
including his work in the Federal Energy Administration and the creation of the Precourt Center for Energy Efficiency. Sweeney
also describes the work of the Stanford Campus Residential Leaseholders (SCRL), an organization in which he has played a leadership
role for many years, and ruminates on the relationship between SCRL, the university, and Santa Clara County.
Language of Material: English.
Switzer, Paul 2018-11-28-2018-12-06
Paul Switzer - Recordings
Paul Switzer - Transcript
Creator: Switzer, Paul
Creator: Torre, Alicia
Abstract: Paul Switzer, Emeritus Professor of Statistics and Environmental Earth System Sciences, shares memories from throughout his
career at Stanford. Switzer comments on his upbringing in a Jewish community in Canada; how his early jobs with insurance
led to an interest in mathematics and statistics; and his path to a joint appointment at Stanford in Statistics and Earth
Sciences. Turning to his time at Stanford, he shares memories of student activism in the late 1960s, his service in undergraduate
admissions, and the trajectory of his own research in statistics and the environment.
Language of Material: English.
Thompson, George A. 2016-01-27
Thompson, George A.
George A. Thompson, Otto N. Miller Professor of Earth Sciences and Dean of the School of Earth Sciences, Emeritus, begins
his interview describing his early life in Swissvale, Pennsylvania, his family, and early inclinations toward science. He
continues on to his time as an undergraduate and master's student at Penn State and MIT respectively, his work with the U.S.
Geological Survey in West Texas, and his time spent in the navy before coming to Stanford to pursue his PhD under the mentorship
of Professor Aaron Waters.
Thompson also discusses his early teaching experiences at Stanford and the atmosphere of the newly formed Geophysics Department.
Thompson goes on to describe going back to work with the U.S. Geological Survey in Nevada after graduating and later returning
to Stanford as a professor. He further discusses his approach to teaching and his role in shaping the School of Earth Sciences
as chair of the Department of Geophysics and Department of Geology. He notes his interactions with the administration after
succeeding Allan Cox as dean of the School of Earth Sciences, appointing and evaluating junior faculty, and working with university
donors such as Cecil Green.
Thompson also discusses Earth Sciences' connections with the oil industry and his memories of the Loma Prieta earthquake.
He speaks of the consolidation of departments and changes in the School of Earth Sciences under new dean Gary Ernst. He then
delves into his research in transition between the Sierra Nevada and the basin ranges, his time at Lamont Geological Observatory
of Columbia University, fieldwork experiences in New Zealand, and the evolution of the disciplines of geology and geophysics.
He describes his time on the USGS Advisory Panel and discusses issues of nuclear waste disposal and fracking. Thompson reflects
on his involvement with geophysics and geology organizations, including the Geological Society of America and American Geophysical
Union, and speaks about the notable awards he has received in his career. Thompson concludes the interview by discussing his
family life, forestry work, and continued involvement at Stanford as an emeritus professor.
Tompkins, Lucy S. 2021-10-01-2021-11-10
Lucy S. Tompkins - Transcript
Creator: Tompkins, Lucy S.
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Lucy S. Tompkins, the Lucy Becker Professor of Medicine, Emerita, provides an overview of the educational and career path
that led her to join the faculty in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Stanford School of Medicine in 1983. She reflects
on the challenges facing women in science and medicine in the 1960s and 1970s; discusses her work on pLST1000 (a plasmid found
in resistant strains of Serratia marcescens) and her research on Campylobacter pylori; and shares anecdotes from hospital
epidemiology investigations, including tracking down the source of Legionella pneumophila and Legionella dumoffii infections
in patients and identifying the cause of bacillary angiomatosis in immunocompromised patients. Tompkins provides a sense of
the evolution of the diagnostic laboratory and hospital epidemiologist role at Stanford, discusses the Infectious Diseases
Fellowship Training Program she has nurtured, and speaks about her efforts to make her division and the School of Medicine
a welcoming place for fellows and new faculty, including in her role as associate dean for academic affairs. She speaks about
the leadership roles she played in the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), and reflects on the COVID-19 pandemic,
providing a sense of the role Stanford's Infection Control Committee played in determining policies for patient care and hospital
and clinic access. Throughout, she shares memories of her late husband and mentor and expert microbe hunter, Stanley Falkow.
Traugott, Elizabeth C. 2012 Jun 5
Traugott, Elizabeth C.
Elizabeth C. Traugott discussed her education and career in linguistics and English at Stanford, as well as her administrative
career as the vice provost and dean of graduate studies. She discussed her experience working on the status of woman faculty
at Stanford in terms of recruitment and promotion, the recruitment of ethnic minorities and women in graduate education, and
the university's growth to prominence since 1970s. She also compared her experience teaching at University of California,
Berkeley and at Stanford.
Elizabeth C. Traugott is Professor Emerita of Linguistics and English at Stanford University. Traugott has done research in
historical syntax, semantics, and pragmatics, lexicalization, sociohistorical linguistics, and linguistics and literature.
Her current research focuses on ways to bring the theories of construction grammar, grammaticalization and lexicalization
together in a unified theory of constructional change; she is working on a book on constructionalization with Graeme Trousdale.
She is also coediting the
Oxford Handbook of the History of English with Terttu Nevalainen.
Her publications include
A History of English Syntax (1972),
Linguistics for Students of Literature (1980; with Mary L. Pratt),
On Conditionals (1986; co-edited with Alice ter Meulen, Judith Snitzer Reilly, and Charles A. Ferguson),
Approaches to Grammaticalization (1991; co-edited with Bernd Heine, 2 volumes),
Grammaticalization (1993, 2nd much revised ed. 2003; with Paul Hopper),
Regularity in Semantic Change (2002; with Richard B. Dasher),
Lexicalization and Language Change (2005; with Laurel J. Brinton), and
Gradience, Gradualness and Grammaticalization (2010; co-edited with Graeme Trousdale).
She has been an American Council of Learned Societies Fellow, a Guggenheim Fellow, a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study
in the Behavioral Sciences, and is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Elizabeth C. Traugott received her PhD degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1964.
Trimpi, Helen A. Pinkerton 2016-03-17
Trimpi, Helen A. Pinkerton
In this oral history, the writer Helen Pinkerton Trimpi recounts the path that led her to study English and poetry at Stanford
University in the late 1940s and describes her experiences as a student of Ivor Winters and a lecturer in the Stanford Department
of English. She reads her poem Autumn Drought (1976), which she wrote about Stanford and Winters.
Trimpi begins with an account of her childhood in Butte, Montana and Mount Vernon, Washington. She recounts how Ray Cowell,
her high school teacher and a Stanford alum, sparked her interest in journalism and encouraged her to apply to Stanford. Trimpi
describes how her interest in English and creative writing, especially poetry, evolved at Stanford as she studied with the
poets Ivor Winters and J. V. Cunningham. She describes being a student in Winters' classes and speaks about the early days
of the Stanford Creative Writing Program, which was founded by Wallace Stegner. Trimpi also describes student life at Stanford
during the post-WWII period, including her experience writing columns for both the Stanford Daily and the Palo Alto Times
while an undergraduate.
Trimpi talks about meeting fellow Stanford student, Wesley Trimpi, whom she married in 1950. She recounts details of their
travels in Europe, attending graduate school at Harvard, and their return to Stanford when Wesley joined the faculty of the
Stanford English Department. Trimpi describes the culture of the department and talks about being a faculty wife and a lecturer
in the English Department from 1962 to 1975. She discusses her opinion of curricular changes at Stanford and the women's movement
of the 1970s.
Turner, Paul Venable 2012 Mar 5
Turner, Paul Venable
Paul V. Turner is the Phyllis Wattis Professor of Art, Emeritus, in the Department of Art & Art History at Stanford University
since 1996. Professor Turner joined the Stanford faculty in 1972. He was chairman of the art department from 1991 to 1995,
director of the Stanford Program in Paris, 1989-90, and chairman of the Hanna House Board of Governors, 1991-2006. Professor
Turner also chaired the University Committee on Land & Building Development for several terms.
Among the awards Professor Turner received are the Dinkelspiel Award for teaching from Stanford in 2001, and an Excellence
in Education Award from the American Institute of Architects in 1993. Professor Turner also received grants from the N.E.H.
Fellowships in 1977-78, 1985-86, the Graham Foundation in 1991, the Pew Foundation in 1983, and the Mellon Foundation in 1975.
Professor Turner received his M.A. in 1963 and PhD in 1971 in fine art from Harvard University. He also received a master's
degree in architecture in 1969 from Harvard Graduate School of Design.
Paul V. Turner discusses early influences on his pursuit of architecture and how he became an architectural historian instead
of a practicing architect, his research in Le Corbusier, his recollections of Lorenz Eitner, Al Elsen, John LaPlante and others,
the evolution from the Department of Art and Architecture to the Department of Art and Art History, the challenges and accomplishments
of the architecture program, his thoughts on Stanford's campus plan, his reflections on the Hanna House and Frank Lloyd Wright,
and the challenges facing campus planning as the university continues to grow and expand physically, as well as academically.
Tversky, Barbara Gans 2017-2018
Barbara Tversky
Abstract: In this oral history, Barbara Tversky, professor emerita in psychology at Stanford University and a highly regarded expert
in visual-spatial reasoning and collaborative psychology, shares recollections of her life in both Israel and the United States,
her wide-ranging research in cognitive psychology, and her marriage to the late Amos Tversky.
In this oral history, Barbara Tversky, professor emerita in psychology at Stanford University and a highly regarded expert
in visual-spatial reasoning and collaborative psychology, shares recollections of her life in both Israel and the United States,
her wide-ranging research in cognitive psychology, and her marriage to the late Amos Tversky.
After a caveat about the nature of memory drawn from her own research, Tversky recounts her rich family history, her father's
relatives fleeing pogroms in Russia and her mother's family rooted in an upper-class Jewish community in Sweden. Her parents'
household, she says, was socialist or communist and Yiddish was among the several languages spoken in an intellectual atmosphere
that embraced art, politics, and literature.
Tversky explains how she came to attend the University of Michigan and was drawn to cognitive psychology and research. She
recalls her ambivalent participation in the university's turbulent political scene in the 1960s, including collecting signatures
to support the development of the Peace Corps and presenting the petitions to then-presidential candidate John F. Kennedy.
As she moved from undergraduate to graduate studies, she met Amos Tversky, a native Israeli, and she tells how their relationship
grew when she worked as a cook in the co-op where Amos lived. Barbara discusses the evolution of her dissertation experiments
on the role of visual memories.
That work was interrupted when Amos took a job in Israel, she says, and they decided to marry and go together. She offers
a kaleidoscopic description of her life in Israel: learning Hebrew, getting her footing in an argumentative and egalitarian
culture, finding safety during the Six-Day War--and later the Yom Kippur War--while Amos was away fighting. It was a disorienting
time, as Barbara describes it, divided between the United States and Israel and between her teaching and research and her
growing family.
During those years, the Tverskys also spent more than one sabbatical at Stanford University, she says, and Amos began to
work with Daniel Kahnemann on their groundbreaking work about how people think--a relationship so close even their toddler
son noticed the connection. As she tells the story, their work determined much about her family's life in the next decades.
In 1977, she and Amos took fulltime positions at Stanford, and she describes the foreign culture the university represented
as she restarted her career yet again.
She discusses at length her relationships with graduate students and her strategy of allowing them to define their own research
questions--opening her own work to many aspects of cognitive psychology: spatial thinking, time and gesture, the theory of
maps, symbolic systems, and storytelling. Following Amos's death in 1996, she moved to New York and Teachers College, Columbia
University.
Barbara devotes the last part of her interview to Amos and their life together, as well as a critique of the book The Undoing
Project by Michael Lewis that engages the Tversky-Kahnemann relationship and work. Now president-elect of the Association
for Psychological Science, she briefly outlines her plans.
Barbara Tversky studied cognitive psychology at the University of Michigan. She held positions first at the Hebrew University
in Jerusalem and then at Stanford, from 1978-2005 when she took early retirement. She is an active Emerita Professor of Psychology
at Stanford and Professor of Psychology at Columbia Teachers College. She is a fellow of the Association for Psychological
Science, the Cognitive Science Society, the Society for Experimental Psychology, the Russell Sage Foundation, and the American
Academy of Arts and Science. She has been on the Governing Boards of the Psychonomic Society, the Cognitive Science Society,
the International Union of Psychological Science, and the Association for Psychological Science. She has served on the editorial
boards of many journals and the organizing committees of dozens of international interdisciplinary meetings.
Her research has spanned memory, categorization, language, spatial cognition, event perception and cognition, diagrammatic
reasoning, sketching, creativity, design, and gesture. The overall goals have been to uncover how people think about the spaces
they inhabit and the actions they perform and see and then how people use the world, including their own actions and creations,
to remember, to think, to create, to communicate. A forthcoming book, Mind in Motion: How Action Shapes Thought, will overview
that work. She has collaborated widely, with linguists, philosophers, neuroscientists, computer scientists, chemists, biologists,
architects, designers, and artists.
Ullman, Jeffrey 2020-05-13-2020-05-18
Jeffrey Ullman - Recordings
Jeffrey Ullman - Transcript
Creator: Ullman, Jeffrey D.
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie Jean
Abstract: Jeffrey Ullman, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at Stanford, provides insights about the birth and evolution of the
field of computer science from the 1960s to today. He reflects upon his early life and education, his faculty career at Princeton
and Stanford, and his research contributions to database theory, information integration, algorithm optimization, compilers,
and more. Topics of special interest include his early experiences with computers, his work at Bell Labs and collaboration
with Al Aho, the Datalog query language, and change over time in the Stanford Department of Computer Science.
Language of Material: English.
Van Slyke, Lyman P. 2016
Van Slyke, Lyman P.
Lyman P. Van Slyke is an emeritus history professor at Stanford University. His contributions range from developing innovative
courses to leading study trips for alumni. In his oral history, Van Slyke, known as "Van" to many, recounts his life and career,
the bulk of which--beginning in 1963--were spent at Stanford as an historian of modern China. He discusses the socio-political
setting of his career and the impact of global events on the campus community.
Van Slyke grew up in a mining town in the Mesabi Iron Range of Minnesota where his father was a mining engineer. He attended
Carleton College as an undergraduate and graduated with an "accidental" major in mathematics. Here, as elsewhere, Van Slyke
stresses how many important junctures in his life were the results of accident or happenstance. After graduation, Van Slyke
applied to the naval officer candidate program. He describes his military experience as life changing.
The Navy assigned Van Slyke to the aviation intelligence division. He recounts his introduction to Asia during the Korean
War and his decision to pursue a master's program in East Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Although
Van Slyke intended to specialize in Japan, he took a Chinese class first and became thoroughly engaged. He recalls with great
enthusiasm of his PhD studies at Berkeley, including two years on Taiwan.
After five years in Berkeley, Van Slyke moved to Taiwan to improve his language abilities and conduct research. He recalls
fondly the time he and his family spent there. And he soon became involved with what was later known as the Inter-University
Language Program, an important training ground for East Asian specialists across the country. As his PhD program in history
concluded, Stanford offered Van Slyke a position as assistant professor.
Van Slyke arrived at Stanford in 1963. He discusses the makeup of the department and some of the programs he assisted. He
worked in varying capacities for over thirty years with the Inter-University language center. It began as a Stanford-only
program but quickly expanded to a consortium of eight universities aimed at providing a language learning program for intermediate
to advanced students. Van Slyke also explains the origins of Stanford's Center for East Asian Studies, of which he was the
first director, "warming the seat" for Prof. John Lewis of political science, who came to Stanford from Cornell in the late
1960s. He discusses the difficult politics surrounding a multidisciplinary center like this one.
Having served on the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) committee at Stanford, Van Slyke describes how the committee
debated the future of ROTC on campus, with the main issues being faculty appointments, the academic level of courses, and
the enlisting requirement for those who failed to complete the program. Van Slyke highlights that shifting attitudes towards
the Vietnam War and unrest unfolding around campus greatly affected this process, particularly the discovery of the university's
involvement with the Department of Defense and the Stanford Research Institute.
Van Slyke also describes an innovative course called World Outside the West that was created by three Stanford professors
including him. It was a two-quarter course that focused on China, Mesoamerica and Nigeria, using a thematic approach. Van
Slyke explains how this unconventional model could be applied to study any culture and that it changed how students could
fulfill their undergraduate breadth requirements for coursework.
Van Slyke concludes his oral history by discussing two additional projects significant to him: Yangtze River research and
the Stanford Travel/Study trips he led to introduce alumni to the complexity of China. Van Slyke concludes his interview with
a discussion of his research since his retirement of an enigmatic character named Chi Liang (Liang Chi in Chinese) and the
impact Liang's ideas and suicide had on China.
Vincenti, Walter G. 2011
Vincenti, Walter G.
Walter G. Vincenti discussed his career at Stanford University where he was one of the first professors hired for the Aeronautics
and Astronautics Department and a cofounder of the Values, Technology, and Society program. He recalled his experience with
Stephen Timoshenko, Stephen Kline, Robert McGinn, Nicholas Hoff, Edwin Good, and Nathan Rosenberg.
Voll, Peter R. 2011 Oct 24
Voll, Peter R.
In this interview, Peter Voll recalled the origin and development of the Stanford Alumni Association's Travel Study Program,
1968-1993. He touched upon the growth of the travel industry worldwide, and on the way the Stanford Alumni Association made
use of the University's growing connections with international leaders who had at one time or another been Stanford students.
Individuals mentioned include Alice Coogan, Rixford K. Snyder, Tom Newell, Della van Heyst, Don Kennedy, and David Packard.
In 1972 Peter (Stanford, 1965) joined the Stanford Alumni Association as a marketing consultant for the Stanford Alpine Chalet
and soon after became the business/advertising manager of the first seven issues of Stanford magazine. In 1974 he took the
reins of the Association's fledgling Travel/Study Program, which he spent the next 18 years developing it into one of the
premier alumni travel programs in the United States. Under Peter's leadership, the Travel/Study Program expanded from 3 programs
in 1973 to more than sixty in 1992. He established Peter Voll Associates (PVA) in 1983 as an independent venture and in 1993
left Stanford to devote himself full time to PVA. A significant amount of his business was in the Middle East, and after 9.11.
2001, Peter merged his company with High Country Passage.
For PVA and High Country Passage Peter organized, marketed, and managed educational tours for alumni associations, museum
memberships, and special interest groups and corporations. Clients included Smithsonian Associates, American Museum of Natural
History, National Parks and Conservation Association, National Audubon Society, National Geographic Expeditions, and National
Trust for Historic Preservation; the Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Smith, Columbia, Stanford, MIT, Northwestern, Rice, University
Chicago, UC-Berkeley, Cal Tech, UCLA, and USC alumni associations; and the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, Common
Wealth Club of California, and the California Academy of Sciences.
During his career Peter has designed and implemented more than 200 different educational tours to U.S. and worldwide destinations,
by land, ship, train, riverboat, and private jet charter. He launched a number of travel industry firsts: tourist trips to
the People's Republic of China in 1978, and alumni tours to Burma (now Myanmar) in 1979, cruise tours to the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia in 1992 and land tours to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1997; in 1995 the first cruise ship voyages to the Arabian
Gulf between Kuwait and Oman; in 1992 the first university alumni association charter of a Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker
to reach the North Pole; the first private 727 expedition jet trip in 1991 to remote kingdoms in Africa. Peter has also served
as a consultant in developing itineraries and educational tours for a number of tour companies, including Special Expeditions
(now Lindblad Expeditions), Clipper Cruise Line, TCS Expeditions, and Zegrahm Expeditions. In addition, he has served as a
consultant to the National Geographic Society and the Discovery Channel in the development of their travel programs.
At a celebration of Peter Voll's career, shortly before his untimely death in 2012, Linda Burek of Palo Alto's Criterion
Travel declared, "The program Peter developed (at Stanford) is the strongest in the business. It was ahead of its time. Now
it's the mainstream. He set the benchmark. He brought everybody up." Steve Ridgeway, who looked upon Peter Voll as a mentor
and with Voll helped establish Educational Travel Consultants, an annual conference of travel providers, said, "He really
was a trailblazer."
Wachtel, Jeff 2020-12-02-2020-12-03
Jeff Wachtel - Recordings
Jeff Wachtel - Transcript
Creator: Wachtel, Jeff
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Jeff Wachtel, the Executive Director Emeritus of the Knight-Hennessy Scholars and senior assistant to Stanford University
President John Hennessy from 2000 to 2016, reflects on his time at Stanford as an undergraduate, his various staff roles,
and his work as a member of the university's senior leadership team. Wachtel describes his upbringing in New York, how he
came to attend Stanford, and his years as a student in the 1970s, highlighting his work as a resident assistant, his coursework
in psychology and urban studies, and memorable aspects of student life. He describes returning to Stanford in the 1980s as
a staff member, first in the Housing Office and then helping to establish the Continuing Studies Program. Turning to his time
as John Hennessy's assistant, Wachtel describes his role, recounts accomplishments and challenges, and provides insight into
Hennessy's leadership style. Topics of discussion include funding new initiatives and interdisciplinary research; handling
protests on campus; selecting commencement speakers; and managing the President's Office correspondence. Wachtel concludes
by describing the establishment of the Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program and the design of Denning House.
Language of Material: English.
Wald, Michael 2022-06-29-2022-07-07
Michael Wald - Recordings
Michael Wald - Trancript
Creator: Wald, Michael
Creator: Schofield, Susan W.
Abstract: Michael Wald is the Jackson Eli Reynolds Professor of Law, Emeritus at Stanford Law School. In this oral history, he shares
recollections of his childhood and early education; attending Cornell University and Yale Law School; and his career as an
academic researcher, teacher, and public official, including his association with Stanford Law School since 1967. Wald describes
how he developed an interest in children's and family law, his experiences working in government and at various legal service
agencies, and the impact of his scholarship. Wald recounts his role in the development of clinical coursework and interdisciplinary
teaching at the Law School and shares his philosophy about preparing lawyers for the work of public interest law.
Language of Material: English.
Wasow, Thomas 2020-02-03-2020-02-10
Thomas Wasow - Recordings
Thomas Wasow - Transcript
Creator: Wasow, Thomas
Creator: Marincovich, Michele
Abstract: Thomas Wasow, the Academic Secretary to the University, Professor of Linguistics, Emeritus, and Clarence Irving Lewis Professor
of Philosophy, Emeritus, describes his education and research in linguistics and shares memories of his faculty and administrative
career at Stanford. Wasow describes growing up in Hollywood, the impact his father had on his decision to go into academia,
and his undergraduate education at Reed College. He recalls his decision to pursue linguistics as opposed to mathematics and
his doctoral studies under Noam Chomsky at MIT. Turning to Stanford, Wasow recalls the circumstances surrounding his appointment,
the creation of the Linguistics Department, and his many interdisciplinary collaborations over the years, including his involvement
with the Center for the Study of Language and Information (CSLI) and the origins and evolution of the Symbolic Systems Program
(SYMSYS). He also describes his service on the Faculty Senate and his administrative roles, including dean of undergraduate
studies, associate dean of graduate policy, and academic secretary.
Language of Material: English.
Weiler, Hans N. 2016
Weiler, Hans N.
Hans N. Weiler, Professor of Education and Political Science Emeritus and the current Academic Secretary to the University,
has had a distinguished career as an educator and administrator. In addition to his work at Stanford, Weiler served as the
first president of Viadrina European University Frankfurt/Oder in Germany, and he also conceptualized the Hertie School of
Governance in Berlin and served as its first leader.
Weiler begins the interviews by clarifying that, although he began his career as a political scientist with a particular
interest in Africa, he has had a foot in two camps at Stanford--the School of Education (later renamed the Graduate School
of Education) and the Department of Political Science. He describes how he came to Stanford, citing the efforts of Professor
of Education Paul Hanna, a visionary in international development education, and what Stanford was like in the mid-1960s.
Weiler talks about Hanna's role in the creation of the Stanford International Development Education Center (SIDEC) and the
change in its leadership. He describes the interesting and significant work he did at SIDEC and the influential educators
the center produced when its students went back to their home countries in Africa and Asia. He notes the connections that
he developed in the field when he was on leave from Stanford for three years to direct the International Institute for Educational
Planning, a UNESCO organization in Paris. He discusses his involvement with the Center for European Studies at Stanford and
the challenge to area studies as a legitimate field.
Weiler recounts other career milestones, including two very critical years in the 1980s as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
in the School of Education, when he placed graduate student funding in Education on a firm footing for the first time. Another
milestone was his gradual transition out of African studies and into European studies amidst post-colonial reverberations
in Africa and the reunification of Germany in 1989. Weiler recalls his work in remaking higher education in what had been
East Germany, which eventually led to his early retirement from Stanford and becoming the first president of Viadrina. There,
during two terms and in the face of various challenges, he tried to apply lessons regarding best practices in university education
and administration he had learned at Stanford and in his research.
Weiler goes on to talk about his retirement from Viadrina and taking on a unique task--the conceptualization and realization
of the Hertie School of Governance, the first privately funded public policy institution in Germany. He recalls his decision,
after nurturing the Hertie School to prominence, to come back to Stanford, and to the challenge/opportunity that he is still
discharging, that of Stanford's Academic Secretary. In addition to explaining his own role, Weiler discusses the origin and
development of Stanford's strong faculty governance system, the Faculty Senate, though he muses that it may be in need of
redefinition at this point. He comments on the changes at Stanford since the 1960s, in particular the expansion of the university's
administration, the "gentrification" of the university, changing campus architecture, and the re-emergence of student activism.
Having shared recollections of his career, Weiler talks about what it was like to grow up in Nazi Germany, describes his
initial pursuit of Jesuit priesthood, and recounts his experience in the newly independent countries of Africa in the late
1950s that culminated in his devotion to African studies.
Finally, Weiler compares Stanford and US higher education to European higher education, noting the ironic decline of liberal
arts education in America at a time when it is gaining popularity in Europe and commenting on recent efforts in American postsecondary
education.
Weissman, Irving L. 2014-04-02
Weissman, Irving L.
Irving "Irv" Weissman is a developmental biology professor at Stanford, where he is the Virginia & D.K. Ludwig Professor for
Clinical Investigation in Cancer Research and the director of Stanford's Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative
Medicine. He was instrumental in the isolation and characterization of the first blood-forming stem cells, which give rise
to all blood and immune cells in the body, and the cancer stem cells found in leukemia. In addition to his research activities,
he founded three stem cell therapy companies, was involved in the formation of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
(CIRM), and served on the National Academy of Science's panel on human cloning in 2001. He earned his medical degree from
Stanford University School of Medicine in 1965 and has held an academic position at Stanford since 1969.
Weissman begins the interview by recounting his childhood in Great Falls, Montana and relating how, as a high school student,
he was mentored by organ transplant pioneer, Ernst Eichwald. He describes his undergraduate studies at Montana State College
and the research opportunities he had access to as a student in Stanford's five-year medical school program.
Weissman conveys his excitement with the immunology research done at Stanford in the 1960s, focusing on Henry Kaplan's work
with leukemia and the thymus, which led to Weissman's own research focus. He recounts the experience of attending a meeting
at the New York Academy of Sciences where James Gowans presented his findings on lymphocyte development, and the research
he did in Gowans's lab in Oxford to prove that lymphocytes migrate to the thymus where they develop into T-cells.
His research experiences, Weissman says, led to petitioning Stanford dean Sidney Raffel to allow him to forgo his residency
requirements in order to take a position in Kaplan's lab, which led to his appointment as an associate professor in the Pathology
Department. He describes the experiments that led him to conclude that T-cells mount an immune response to viruses through
activation of a cell surface receptor. Weissman also speaks about his professional and social connections to his research
collaborators, Ronald Levy and Leroy Hood.
Weissman discusses events that could have set back his career: his decision to publically oppose the Vietnam War draft, and
his then-controversial receptor-mediated leukemia hypothesis, which nearly caused him to be passed over for tenure.
He discusses his work with Mike McEwan on creating a humanized mouse to study HIV infection and blood-forming stem cell regeneration,
and the legal and bureaucratic obstacles that led them to form the company Systemix to continue this research.
Weissman explains his support for translating scientific discoveries for use in drug development and cancer treatment and
goes into detail about the technologies, funding, business strategy, and politics of the many companies--DNAX, Systemix, Sandoz
Pharma, Novartis, Cellerant Therapeutics, StemCells Inc., and Amagen--in which he has played a role. He speaks about a specific
clinical trial that used isolated blood-forming stem cells in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer, defends its findings,
and speaks optimistically about a new Stanford clinical trial to confirm the original results. He also discusses his work
with Mike Clarke and Steve Quake to identify and isolate cancer stem cells and the underlying biology of how a blood-forming
stem cell turns cancerous.
Weissman talks about serving on the human cloning panel and the reasons behind the panel's conclusion that, at the time,
clinical cloning was unacceptable but that research on nuclear transfer to create embryonic stem cell lines should continue.
Following the Bush administration's decision to follow the panel's recommendation on the former but not the latter, Weissman
recounts his involvement in the pushback that resulted in California's Proposition 71 and the formation of CIRM. He details
the legislation he helped to write that regulates how CIRM handles grants, clinical trials, and industry collaboration.
He goes on to discuss his CIRM CD47 clinical trial, explaining the research characterizing the cell surface marker done with
Ravi Majeti, why they decided to partner with England's Medical Research Council and Oxford University, and how CD47 communicates
a "Don't eat me" signal to immune cells.
Weissman explains how he came to head the Institute of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine and discusses two recent
hires: Hiro Nakauchi and Maria Grazia Roncarolo. He concludes the interview with his thoughts on the changes at Stanford during
the past fifty-two years, and how his time at Stanford has influenced him.
Wessells, Norman K. 2018-09-26
Norman Wessells - Recordings
Norman Wessells - Transcript
Creator: Wessells, Norman K.
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Norman K. Wessells, who joined the faculty of the Stanford Department of Biological Sciences in 1962 and served as the dean
of the School of Humanities and Sciences from 1981 to 1988, reflects on his research and teaching contributions and his various
administrative leadership roles. Wessells describe his life before coming to Stanford, including his childhood in New Jersey,
his undergraduate and graduate education in embryology at Yale, and his experience as an officer in the US Navy's Service
Corps. He discusses coming to Stanford as a post-doc to work with Clifford Grobstein and provides a sense of how the field
of biology was changing in the 1960s with the impact of new discoveries and the emergence of developmental biology. Wessells
provides an overview of his research agenda, including his work on nerve cells and forming axons and the extra cellular matrix
(ECM), and describes some of the curricular changes he instituted. Turning to his administrative positions, he reflects on
how the School of Humanities and Sciences (H&S) operated under Halsey Royden, the dean from 1973 to 1981, and describes some
of the initiatives during his own tenure, including the move of the Stanford Department of Computer Science from H&S to the
School of Engineering. Other topics include Hopkins Marine Station and the Monterey Bay Aquarium, affirmative action in faculty
hiring, the role of the dean's office in tenure cases, faculty retirement age issues, and his move to the University of Oregon
in 1988.
Language of Material: English.
White, Robert L. 2015
White, Robert L.
Robert L. White, the William E. Ayer Professor of Electrical Engineering and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering,
Emeritus, chaired the Stanford Department of Electrical Engineering from 1981 to 1986. He is an expert on the medical electronics
of the artificial ear, magnetic materials, and the atomic origins of magnetic properties. In this two-part oral history, he
reminisces about his childhood in Plainfield, New Jersey and offers memories of his public school education and his parents
and siblings. He also discusses his experience at naval radio training school during World War II and his undergraduate education
at Columbia College, which he pursued with the help of scholarships and the G.I. Bill.
White recalls his experience at graduate school at Columbia University where his advisor was physicist Charles H. Townes.
He describes Townes's personality, his system for training graduate students, and the intense work regimen of graduate school.
White also describes his thesis on microwave spectroscopy and gases and the apparatus on which he performed his research.
White explains how he met his future wife, Phyllis Arlt, when they were both in high school and how their relationship evolved
while he was studying at Columbia.
White recounts the positive post-WWII conception of physicists and the rich job market available to physics PhDs. He discusses
his recruitment by Hughes Research Laboratories in southern California, the management environment there, his research on
magnetic materials, and the ironic consequences of another scientist's successful research on the material, ruby. White also
details his move to the laboratories of General Telephone & Electronics (GTE) in Palo Alto. He recounts his team's discovery
of a red phosphor useful in color television technology and the difficulties the company encountered in having two laboratories--one
in Bayside, New York and the other in Palo Alto, California.
White relates his decision to leave industrial research for academia and the factors that influenced his decision to join
Stanford University's School of Engineering, including his interaction with Fredrick Emmons Terman. He describes the growth
and character of the Electrical Engineering Department, the process of obtaining grant funding, the benefits of academia for
family life, and a memorable sabbatical at Oxford University.
White discusses the shift in his research agenda around 1970 when he began to work on the development of a cochlear prosthesis
or cochlear implant for the deaf. He describes the engineering challenges involved, the way his group's device worked, and
interactions with other groups doing similar research. He also recounts the resistance to his work on cochlear implants from
some segments of the deaf community.
Reflecting on his chairmanship of the department, White describes the factors he looked for when admitting graduate students,
how faculty recruitment worked, the changing student population, and some of the memorable faculty and alumni of the department,
including John Hennessy, James H. Clark, and William Shockley. White describes teaching quantum mechanics to engineers and
his approach to mentoring engineering graduate students. He also discusses the impact that the founding of the Integrated
Circuits Laboratory had on the department and describes how he handled the situation when Vietnam War protestors visited the
department.
White comments on the time he spent as director of the Exploratorium, an interactive science museum in San Francisco, and
he describes his involvement with the early venture capital industry in Silicon Valley as an investor in and consultant for
the Mayfield Fund. He concludes the oral history with a description of what his company, MagArray, Inc., is working to accomplish
and some reflections on his career at Stanford.
Whitney, Rodger 2020-09-16
Rodger Whitney - Recordings
Rodger Whitney - Transcript
Creator: Whitney, Rodger Franklin
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie Jean
Abstract: Rodger Whitney, Executive Director of Residential and Dining Enterprises (R&DE) Student Housing, Emeritus, reflects on his
upbringing, education, and long career at Stanford, illuminating why he came to be called the Mayor of Stanford due to his
extensive involvement with the university's housing system and residential life. Whitney recalls his upbringing in Dallas
as a formative period in establishing his ideas about what constitutes a home, and he details how this theme continued during
his undergraduate education at Southern Methodist University and graduate study at Harvard. He describes the state of housing
at Stanford when he arrived in 1979 and his efforts to implement the vision for a unified and flexible housing system to serve
the university. He describes the evolution of the housing draw and housing assignment processes; ambitious construction and
renovation programs; and the multi-faceted structure of housing and residential experience at Stanford for both undergraduate
and graduate students. Additional topics include the impact of the Loma Prieta earthquake; gender-neutral housing initiatives;
housing security and considerations for high-profile students; and the impact of the General Use Permit on Stanford's housing
facilities.
Language of Material: English.
Whittemore, Alice S. 2015-05-11
Whittemore, Alice S.
Winograd, Terry 2023-02-14-2023-02-16
Terry Winograd - Recordings
Terry Winograd - Transcript
Creator: Winograd, Terry.
Creator: Fikes, Richard E.
Abstract: Terry Winograd, Professor of Computer Science, Emeritus at Stanford University, describes his early life in Colorado, his
education in linguistics and applied mathematics, and his research career in artificial intelligence (AI) and human-computer
interaction. Topics include the development of the SHRDLU system; memories of Xerox PARC and the DC Power Lab; his collaboration
with Fernando Flores on Understanding Computers and Cognition; and the founding of Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility.
He also reflects on the relationship between AI, human-computer interaction, and computer science; describes project-based
and ethics courses he developed and the students he advised, including the two founders of Google; and discusses his continued
engagement in social issues, philanthropy, and family life.
Wright, Gavin 2016-08
Gavin Wright - Recordings
Gavin Wright - Transcript
Creator: Wright, Gavin, 1943-
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: In this 2016 oral history, Gavin Wright, Stanford University's William Robertson Coe Professor in American Economic History,
Emeritus, discusses his family background, his political organizing activities during the 1960s and 1970s, and his research
interests, especially in the economy of the American South. Wright provides an eyewitness account of the development of Cliometrics,
or the New Economic History, and describes his experiences as a faculty member and chair in the Department of Economics at
Stanford. Briefly describing his suburban childhood in a Quaker family, Wright says he brought an interest in history to Swarthmore
College, where he discovered economics. He speaks about his engagement with civil rights issues during this period and highlights
two summer projects in which he participated. The first was a 1963 voting registration project in North Carolina, sponsored
by the American Friends Service Committee. Wright explains that it raised questions that eventually culminated in Sharing
the Prize (2013), his award-winning analysis of the economics of the civil rights movement in the South. In 1964, a Swarthmore
project to inform an integrated group of local teenagers about opportunities for college education introduced him to his future
wife, Cathe. He shares a vivid memory of one instructor in the program, Fred Hargadon, who later became a legendary dean of
admissions at Stanford. Turning to his doctoral studies at Yale University, Wright discusses his opposition to the Vietnam
War, his support for the presidential candidate, Eugene McCarthy, and his involvement in local New Haven politics, especially
the effort to elect Hank Parker as mayor. He attributes his choice of economic history as a career field to Yale professor
William Nelson Parker, whose research project in North Carolina provided data for Wright's dissertation project. Characterizing
the key players in the emerging field of Cliometrics, he describes how his research involved him in debates over the emerging
methods of quantitative analysis and controversies surrounding the economics of slavery and Fogel and Engerman's book, Time
on the Cross. Wright describes the first decade of his career at the University of Michigan, where he continued to investigate
the economic history of the South and where his family enjoyed a "golden age" of sorts, given the presence of other faculty
families with young children there. He talks about his rationale for moving to the Stanford faculty in 1982, commenting especially
on the strength of the graduate students here. He explains his involvement with the publication of the Historical Statistics
of the United States and research with Paul A. David that attributed the technological leadership of the United States not
so much to having natural resources as to knowing how to exploit them. Focusing on the Department of Economics, Wright discusses
its culture, his two terms as department chair, fund-raising and physical plant issues, and the visit of Soviet leader Mikhail
Gorbachev to campus. Wright also reflects on his teaching strategies, the popularity of the economics major, and the unequal
representation of women in economics. Recalling work on campus committees, he gives special attention to changes in student
evaluation processes, the East Asian Library, the growth of the Summer Institute for High School Economics Teachers, and his
role in averting the closure of Gunn High School.
Language of Material: English.
Young, Ernle 2012 Sep 26, Nov 14
Young, Ernle
Ernlé W.D. Young's two-part interview covered many topics and times in his professional life. The first interview began with
his early education in South Africa and early employment in his uncle's printing business. From there, his education took
him to Chicago and Dallas, studying theology and theologians. His return to South Africa began his long effort to counteract
Apartheid from his position as a minister, work which eventually got him in trouble with the government, causing Young and
his family to flee to the United States. It was at this point that he began his work at Stanford, working as a chaplain for
the university hospital, a minister for Memorial Church, and an instructor in bioethics at the medical center.
Both interviews spent a great deal of time examining Young's position in and relationship with the university, especially
as related to his lifelong focus on morals and ethics. The discussion encompassed his service on various committees, including
the Disinvestments and Divestments Committee, the Chaplaincy Advisory Committee, the Physicians Well-Being Committee, and
the Medical Center Ethics Committee. Young discussed his efforts, frustrations, and hopes regarding the ethics curriculum
of the Medical School, especially his hope that Stanford will someday offer a graduate degree program in bioethics. The two-part
interview as a whole illustrates Young's relationship with the Stanford University administration and his relentless efforts
to make the world more considerate and more just.
Series 6. Founding Grant Project Series 6 2009-2011
Language of Material: English.
Telleen, L. Sherman and Telleen, Marjorie Horcuitz 2009 Apr 30
L. Sherman and Marjorie_Horcuitz Telleen
Series 7. Peace Corps 50th Anniversary Oral History Project Series 7 2011-04-15
Series 8. Stanford Presidential Families Project Series 8 2009-2010
Language of Material: English.
"Memories of Billie Bell", Voss, David and Kennedy, Jeanne 2009 Apr 28
Memories of Billie Bell
Plunkett, Judith Sterling 2013 Jan 3
Plunkett, Judith Sterling
Judy Sterling Plunkett, the youngest of three children of Wally and Ann Sterling, moved to Stanford with her family at age
5. She speaks fondly about growing up in Hoover House and reminisces about both of her parents, the house itself, house staff,
childhood activities, and the family dog. She mentions discussions with her father about campus disruptions in the 1960s at
the end of his presidency.
Judith Sterling Plunkett, the youngest child of Stanford President J. E. Wallace Sterling, spent much of her childhood on
Stanford Campus, living in Hoover House. She grew to know the Hoover House and Stanford support staff, from the Hoover House
butler to the owner of Piers Dairy, and became known to the Stanford population in general as "Wally's Dolly." Because President
Sterling's position required a great deal of entertaining, Plunkett frequently found herself, while still a child, at formal
dinners with a variety of notables and Stanford donors. She and her sister and brother all attended Stanford Elementary School.
Judith Plunkett eventually attended Stanford University for her BA and then for a MAT from the Stanford School of Education.
She used the degree to teach, but also branched out into wider efforts for social service. Her resume demonstrates a passion
for social improvement, including work to improve public health, human services, and youth services in her community. She
was also a public member of the Federal Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect, and published articles on youth and families
in Pasadena and the importance of children's exposure to art.
More recently, Judith Plunkett has worked as Executive Director for the California Arboretum Foundation and as the Director
of the Society of Fellows for the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Honors bestowed upon her include
Stanford Cap and Gown, Outstanding Young Woman of America, Volunteer Service Award from Pasadena Council of Women's clubs,
and the Community Service Award for Exemplary Activist and Leader in Public Policy from the Alano Club.
Kennedy, Robin 2019-12-18-2020-01-23
Robin Kennedy - Recordings
Robin Kennedy - Transcript
Creator: Kennedy, Robin Hamill.
Creator: Horton, Larry N.
Abstract: Robin Kennedy speaks about her nearly lifelong connection to Stanford: as an undergraduate and law school alumna, a staff
member in the Office of Real Estate Programs, Transportation Programs & Lands Management and the General Counsel's Office,
the wife of former Stanford President Donald Kennedy, and an active board member and supporter of Hillel at Stanford. Kennedy
provides insight into the student experience at Stanford in the 1960s, Stanford's land use and faculty/staff housing programs,
and the unique role and responsibilities of Stanford's First Lady, as well as reflecting on the important role Stanford has
played in her own life and the lives of her children. Additional topics covered include the Loma Prieta earthquake; Stanford's
Hoover House; the indirect costs controversy; and the Jewish community at Stanford.
Language of Material: English.
Series 9. Stanford Arts Initiative Project Series 9 2012
Language of Material: English.
Planting, John 2012 Oct 19 - 2013 May 3
Planting, John
In his first interview, John Planting discusses his arrival at Stanford as a student in 1948, his role as an assistant in
the newly established music department, and his subsequent responsibilities as the department administrator in 1957 - 1996.
He addresses the changes in the music department during his years at Stanford through his retirement from the department.
He talks about how he provided administrative and logistical support for numerous performances over the years, often moving
equipment and instruments himself from storage areas to concert locations.
Planting reminisces about music department directors, professors, teachers, conductors, and concert performers, including
Jan Popper, Leonard Ratner, Sandor Salgo, Loran Crosten, Albert Cohen and Wolfgang Kuhn. He also shares memories of places
such as Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Braun Music Center, Cubberley Auditorium, The Knoll, and Memorial Auditorium. Planting talks
about the relationships between the music department and other parts of the university, such as the School of Education and
the School of Humanities and Sciences. He describes the development of the degree programs such as the D.M.A. (Doctor of Musical
Arts). Other topics covered include visiting artists, Friends of Music, Committee on Public Exercises, Stanford Lively Arts
and ASSU (Associated Students of Stanford University). He also talks about turning points in the history of the department:
the establishment of the music department, having their own building (Dinkelspiel), and the effects of the BAP (Budget Adjustment
Program) in the 1980s. Throughout, he discusses the issues between musicology (theory) and performance (conservatory) and
how his expertise was utilized in the planning of both Dinkelspiel Auditorium and Braun Music Center.
John Planting's second interview follows up on several topics discussed in the first interview. He describes the contributions
of Wolfgang Kuhn in two areas: degree programs (M.A. plus Teaching Credential; D.M.A. plus Ed.D.) and community outreach (contacts
with schools and the Summer Youth Orchestra). He continues with several other topics, including Woodpecker Lodge, Dinkelspiel
Auditorium, Music Educators National Conference (significance to Stanford), and the Stanford jazz program.
Wolff, Tobias 2012 Oct 24
Wolff, Tobias
The oral history interview with Tobias Wolff focuses on his experiences at Stanford University, first as a Stegner Fellow,
then as a lecturer and graduate student, and finally returning some years later as a member of the faculty. Wolff covers the
evolution of the Stegner Fellow program, the relationship of the Creative Writing Program to the English Department, the various
faculty members and department heads who influenced him, and his own development as a mentor and faculty member. He discusses
the Stegner Fellowship, Mirrielees Fellowship and Truman Capote Fellowship, and provides general comparisons of creative writing
approaches and traditional and current approaches to English Literature. He also discusses the importance of giving and receiving
feedback and criticism in a productive manner. He credits the Stegner Fellowship program with doing that for him.
Wolff describes the contributions of various people over the years in enhancing the quality of the Creative Writing Program
and the Stegner Fellowship today. He concludes by mentioning his participation in collaborative, inter-departmental programs,
such as Thinking Matters.
Tobias Wolff is the author of the novels
The Barracks Thief and
Old School, the memoirs
This Boy's Life and
In Pharaoh's Army, and the short story collections
In the Garden of the North American Martyrs,
Back in the World, and
The Night in Question. His most recent collection of short stories,
Our Story Begins, won The Story Prize for 2008. Other honors include the PEN/Malamud Award and the Rea Award – both for excellence in the
short story – the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and the PEN/Faulkner Award. He has also been the editor of
Best American Short Stories,
The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories, and
A Doctor's Visit: The Short Stories of Anton Chekhov. His work appears regularly in
The New Yorker,
The Atlantic,
Harper's, and other magazines and literary journals.
Tobias Wolff has been at Stanford since 1997.
Series 10. Stanford Athletics Oral History Project Series 10 2016-2022
Language of Material: English.
The Stanford Athletics Oral History Project examines the evolution of Stanford University's athletic program from the 1960s
to the present day. The project endeavors to understand how the program went from "good to great," illuminate the individuals
and institutional factors contributing to program stability and change, and situate Stanford's program in the broader context
of collegiate athletics. Interviewees include former Stanford athletic directors, staff members, coaches, faculty athletic
representatives, and alumni. The series consists of audio and/or video recordings and transcripts of oral history interviews
conducted by the Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program beginning in 2016.
Bowlsby, Bob 2021-06-28-2021-07-01
Bob Bowlsby - Recordings
Bob Bowlsby - Transcript
Creator: Bowlsby, Bob
Creator: Porras, Jerry I.
Abstract: Bob Bowlsby, the athletics director at Stanford from 2006 to 2012, speaks about his personal background and career in athletics
administration, describing his path from the University of Northern Iowa and University of Iowa to Stanford. He describes
the unique culture of Stanford athletics and talks about his accomplishments and the challenges he faced as athletic director,
including consolidating fundraising with the central Office of Development and renegotiating television rights and revenue
sharing deals. He also discusses his role as the commissioner of the Big 12 Conference and shares his thoughts on the governance
of collegiate athletics, the impact of the name, image, likeness decision, and the future of college sports.
Language of Material: English.
Cavalli, Gary A. 2016-11-10
Gary Cavalli - Recordings
Gary Cavalli - Transcript
Creator: Cavalli, Gary
Creator: Player, Stephen
Abstract: Gary A. Cavalli, who served as Stanford's sports information director and later associate athletic director from 1974 to 1983,
draws on his experiences and journalism training to weave a colorful narrative of Stanford's sports history. He illuminates
the personalities, like Chuck Taylor, Bob Murphy, Joe Ruetz, and Bill Walsh, who shaped Cardinal football, Stanford's Athletics
Department, and the university's commitment to women's sports.
Language of Material: English.
Chu, Jean H. 2016-09-02
Chu, Jean H.
In this oral history, Jean (Fetter) Chu, who served as Dean of Undergraduate Admissions at Stanford for seven years, discusses
the relationship between admissions and athletics at the university.
Chu begins with an account of her own athletic career at Oxford University, playing "attack" on the varsity "net ball" team--a
basketball forward in American English. She says it was a highlight of her time at Oxford, where women's sports were not regarded
as highly as men's teams. She describes the distinction between men's and women's sports by noting that male athletes were
awarded a Blue letter, while women got a half-letter or Half Blue.
At Stanford, Chu found herself in the athletics spotlight when she was named Dean of Undergraduate Admissions in 1984. Athletics
coaches and alumni were extremely concerned that having a woman--and a British woman who had a PhD in physics--in the admissions
role would negatively affect the athletic program. Chu recalls that one faculty member even felt the need to take her aside
to explain--unnecessarily, of course--what the Pac-10 was.
Chu describes her great respect for the athletic coaches at Stanford as well as her determination to admit only students
she was confident would succeed academically. That resolve, she says, led her to refuse admission to prized basketball recruit,
Chris Munk. Her decision led directly to the angry resignation of basketball coach, Thomas Davis. She recalls the wave of
criticism she received and reviews the factors she weighed when making her decision.
Chu turns from the Munk incident to describe her strong belief in the need to maintain the integrity of the admissions process.
She provides a sense of the constant observation she was under from coaches, high school counselors, faculty, and alumni;
the unfounded rumors that tended to swirl around the admissions process at Stanford; and both the opposition and support she
experienced in the role. She describes the important role that the admissions liaisons to the Department of Athletics played
in screening potential recruits and addresses concerns that these staff members might become too closely personally with coaches
they befriended. The emotional agony of the admissions decision-making process, she confesses, and the changes it was making
in her personal outlook, were important factors in her decision to resign the position.
She credits faculty athletic representatives with helping her navigate the occasionally stormy seas and discusses her service
on a committee that selected football coach Denny Green. Chu concludes with some kudos for the many star athletes who spent
time at Stanford and shares some remarks and anecdotes related to the Stanford Band.
Dettamanti, Dante 2021-11-19-2021-12-10
Dante Dettamanti - Recordings
Dante Dettamanti - Transcript
Creator: Dettamanti, Dante
Creator: Porras, Jerry I.
Abstract: Dante Dettamanti reflects on his career in collegiate athletics and his experiences as the men's water polo coach at Stanford
University from 1977 to 2002, offering insights into the athletes, coaching and recruiting methods, and institutional values
that led his teams to eight NCAA Championships. He also offers his perspective on the evolution of Stanford sports, the history
of water polo at Stanford, financing college athletics, and the impact of Title IX on sports at Stanford. Additional topics
include growing up in Santa Maria, California; his early coaching positions at Occidental, University of the Pacific, and
UC Santa Barbara; NCAA and PAC-10/PAC-12 conference compliance; and his opinion on paying college athletes with outside sponsorships.
Language of Material: English.
Geiger, Ferdinand A. 2017-04-09
Ferdinand A. Geiger
Abstract: In this oral history, Andy Geiger describes his family, educational, and athletic background and his career in coaching and
athletics administration. He focuses primarily on his decade as Stanford University's athletic director, describing his management
philosophy and innovations in facilities, fundraising, and recruiting that contributed to twenty-seven NCAA championships
in thirteen different sports for Stanford during his tenure.
In this oral history, Andy Geiger describes his family, educational, and athletic background and his career in coaching and
athletics administration. He focuses primarily on his decade as Stanford University's athletic director, describing his management
philosophy and innovations in facilities, fundraising, and recruiting that contributed to twenty-seven NCAA championships
in thirteen different sports for Stanford during his tenure.
Geiger begins the interview by describing how his parents' divorce impacted his childhood. He recalls an important turning
point in his life when members of the rowing team at Syracuse University spotted the 6' 4" freshman during registration and
encouraged him to join the team. He describes how he acquired a love for the values of discipline, community, and teamwork
embodied in the sport, prompting him to switch his goal from a career in the railroad industry to athletics administration.
After working as the rowing coach at Dartmouth College, Geiger explains, he returned to Syracuse where he learned the fundamentals
of college sports management as assistant to Athletic Director James H. Decker, an early mentor.
Geiger then recounts his move to Brown University as the athletic director and speaks of some of the challenges he faced
there, including merging the men's and women's athletic programs to comply with Title IX and strengthening a moribund football
program. He briefly recalls his move to the athletic directorship at the University of Pennsylvania and his work with the
NCAA, where he was integral in forging a compromise with the big football schools, known as the Ivy Amendment.
Recruited to Stanford in 1979, Geiger describes the state of the program as he found it and his vision for improving it.
He recalls how he established a partnership with Silicon Valley developer John Arrillaga, who built athletic offices, a new
stadium, and eventually a chain of new structures across the campus.
Turning to women's sports, Geiger describes his approach to Title IX and the opposition of some Buck Club members to using
their contributions to support women's activities. He discusses how he worked to change those attitudes and the array of alternative
fundraising techniques that occurred during his tenure, including endowments for named athletic scholarships, unique fundraising
events sponsored by the Cardinal Club, and an investment fund to support athletics spearheaded by Frank Lodato and other venture
capitalists.
To demonstrate the exceptionally challenging recruitment environment at Stanford, Geiger recounts a conversation he had
with former admissions director Fred Hargadon who vividly illustrated the difficulties of gaining acceptance to Stanford.
He tells how he passed the story on to his coaches, urging them to be resourceful and open-minded about the places where they
might find athletes who also met the highest academic standards.
Geiger talks about the qualities he looked for when hiring coaches; the difficult job of having to fire a coach; and some
of the coaches with whom he worked at Stanford, including Tara VanDerveer, Dick Gould, and Mark Marquess. Geiger's account
also includes stories about the 1985 Super Bowl at Stanford; the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake and its aftermath; The Play,
which led to Stanford's last-minute defeat in the 1982 Big Game; and a Stanford gymnast who suffered a paralyzing injury.
Throughout the interview, Geiger insists that the client of college sports is the student athlete, who needs both superb coaches
and safe facilities to achieve excellence.
He concludes the interview with a discussion of his decision to leave Stanford, brief comments on his ensuing work at the
University of Maryland and Ohio State, thoughts on why Stanford's program has been so successful, and an assessment of the
future of college athletics.
Andy Geiger has been a prominent figure in college athletics in the United States for over fifty years, serving as the athletic
director at six universities.
Born in 1939 in Syracuse, New York, Geiger graduated from Syracuse University in 1961 with a degree in physical education.
At Syracuse, he was on the crew team and represented the United States at the 1959 Pan American Games. Before entering athletics
administration, Geiger coached rowing and taught at Dartmouth College. In 1964, he returned to Syracuse as an assistant athletic
director before taking on the role of assistant commissioner of the Eastern College Athletic Conference in 1970. From 1971
to 1975 Geiger held his first athletic director position at Brown University. He was the AD at the University of Pennsylvania
from 1975 to 1979.
Geiger served as Stanford's athletic director from 1979 to 1990. During his tenure, Stanford won an unprecedented twenty-seven
national championships. Geiger increased the size of the Stanford program, substantially grew the endowment, prioritized new
athletic scholarships and strong women's programs, and oversaw the building of new athletic facilities.
In 1990 Geiger left Stanford to lead a struggling athletics program at the University of Maryland. From 1994 to 2005, he
was the athletic director at Ohio State University, one of the country's largest college athletics programs, where he led
an ambitious facilities construction effort. Geiger came out of retirement briefly to serve as the athletic director of University
of Wisconsin-Milwaukee from May 2012 to August 2013.
Geiger is the recipient of the 2009 Homer Rice Award of the Division I-A Athletic Directors' Association, the 2004 NACDA
FBS Athletics Director of the Year Award for the Northeast Region, the 2003 National Football Foundation & College Hall of
Fame's John L. Toner Award, and the 2003 SportsBusiness Journal Athletics Director of the Year Award.
Gould, Richard 2016-10-04-2016-10-10
Dick Gould - Recordings
Dick Gould - Transcript
Creator: Gould, Dick
Creator: Gamlen, Tod
Abstract: Dick Gould, the John L. Hinds Director of Tennis at Stanford University, the men's tennis coach for thirty-eight years, and
a Stanford alum, discusses his student days at Stanford, highlights from his years as a tennis coach, and the evolution of
the Stanford tennis program and the Department of Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation.
Language of Material: English.
Leland, Ted 2018-08-23-2018-11-28
Ted Leland - Recordings
Ted Leland - Transcript
Creator: Leland, Ted
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Ted Leland, the athletic director at Stanford from 1991 to 2005, describes his family background, his education at the University
of the Pacific and Stanford, his coaching experience, and highlights of his career in athletics administration at the University
of Houston, Northwestern, Dartmouth, UOP, and Stanford. Discussing his tenure as Stanford's athletics director, he speaks
about budgeting and fundraising, working with John Arrillaga to plan the new football stadium, recruiting and admissions,
and his relationship with Bill Walsh. He reflects on the philosophy of athletics at Stanford, his decision to leave the AD
job in 2005, and being proud that most athletes had a great experience at Stanford.
Language of Material: English.
Marquess, Mark 2021-08-16-2021-08-26
Mark Marquess - Recordings
Mark Marquess - Transcript
Creator: Marquess, Mark
Creator: Porras, Jerry I.
Abstract: Mark Marquess, who was the head coach of Stanford's baseball team from 1977 to 2017, speaks about growing up in Stockton,
California, and playing both football and baseball at Stanford as an undergraduate. He shares memories of coaches John Ralston,
Dick Vermeil, Dutch Fehring, and Ray Young, and reflects on his career in minor league baseball and the differences between
playing collegiate and professional baseball. Marquess describes his journey to becoming first an assistant coach and then
the head coach at Stanford, his working relationship with assistant coach Dean Stotz, and the recruiting and admissions process
for student athletes. He emphasizes the role of college coaches as teachers, recalling how he encouraged students go to class
and get their degrees above all else.
Montgomery, Mike, 1947- 2022-01-21-2022-02-10
Mike Montgomery - Recordings
Mike Montgomery - Transcript
Creator: Montgomery, Mike, 1947-
Creator: Porras, Jerry I.
Abstract: Mike Montgomery, head coach of Stanford men's basketball from 1986 to 2004, describes growing up in Long Beach, California,
and the career journey that led him to Stanford, including his time at the University of Montana. He recounts highlights from
his tenure at Stanford and talks about challenges, including recruiting athletes that could satisfy the admissions office,
balancing athletic and academic commitments, and facilities limitations. He reminisces about standout players and his coaching
colleagues and talks about his decision to leave Stanford to coach the Golden State Warriors and how his time in the NBA reaffirmed
his personal values and clarified his coaching strengths, resulting in his eventual return to college coaching at UC Berkeley
in 2008. Lastly, he speculates about the impact that name, image, likeness might have on college basketball.
Porras, Jerry I. (2016) 2016-08-19
Porras, Jerry I. (2016)
"Jerry I. Porras joined the Stanford faculty in 1972 and is the Lane Professor of Organizational Behavior and Change, Emeritus.
He served as Stanford's faculty athletics representative to the Pacific-10 Conference (later expanded to Pacific-12 Conference)
and the National Collegiate Athletic Association from 1988 until his retirement in 2001. Porras served as a Business School
Trust Faculty Fellow as well as a Robert M. and Anne T. Bass Faculty Fellow. He was the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
at the Graduate School of Business from 1991-1994. Porras currently serves as the Co-director of the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship
Initiative. He has consulted with a variety of companies world wide and spoken at over 100 senior management conferences Among
the honors he has received are the Brilliante Award from the National Society of Hispanic MBAs, the Silver Apple Award from
the Stanford Business School Alumni Association, and the Kanter Medal from the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology. Porras
is the author of Stream Analysis: A Powerful Way to Diagnose and Manage Organizational Change (Addison-Wesley, 1987); co-developer
of the Stream Analysis Software Package (1999); and coauthor of Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (Harper
Business, 1994) and "Success Built to Last: Creating a Life that Matters Pearson, 2006). He has served on several editorial
boards including the Journal of Organizational Change Management, Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, Academy of Management
Journal, and Academy of Management Review.
Porras received his BSEE from Texas Western College in 1960, his MBA from Cornell University in 1968, and his PhD from the
University of California, Los Angeles in 1974. He worked at General Electric Co., 1964–66; Lockheed Missiles and Space Corp.,
1963–64 and in the U.S. Army, 1960–63."
"In this interview, Jerry I. Porras, an emeritus professor in the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a faculty athletics
representative (FAR) under three different athletic directors, describes the duties he performed as the faculty athletics
representative, the workings of the athletics program, and some major issues he faced during his tenure.
A faculty member at Stanford since 1972, Porras explains that he became involved with the athletics department in the 1980s
when the football coaches asked faculty to meet with potential recruits about their academic goals. Porras then took on the
faculty athletics representative position when it became available several years later.
Porras describes the main duties of the job, including conferring with the athletic director and the senior woman administrator
of the athletics program, serving as the voting representative at National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Pac-12
conferences, and cultivating and monitoring compliance culture at the university. He highlights that Stanford administrators
committed early to following both the letter and the spirit of rulings passed at NCAA and Pac-12 meetings, a legacy that he
is proud of.
Porras discusses how Stanford chose to handle Title IX differently from other schools. Unlike other Pac-12 schools that cut
men's programs to comply with the new regulations, Stanford increased the number of women's programs. Porras relates the Title
IX discussion to the financial structure of the athletics program, noting how day-to-day operations are funded and how Stanford
alumni have made significant contributions to the success of longer-term projects, such as facility improvements, new programs,
and athletic scholarships. Porras also compares the varying strengths of the three athletic directors he worked with. Porras
concludes his interview with a discussion of the current state of student athletics within the structures of the NCAA and
the Pac-12 organizations. He sees the future of student athlete programs shifting due to the influence of television and funding.
He lays out several scenarios, each requiring universities to reevaluate their core values going forward."
Rutter, James 2018-05-09
James Rutter - Recordings
James Rutter - Transcript
Creator: Rutter, James
Creator: Player, Stephen
Abstract: Jim Rutter, class of 1986, speaks about his passion for Stanford Athletics and reflects on the factors and individuals that
have contributed to its success. Rutter recalls a variety of memories from Stanford sporting events and talks about how he
became a volunteer athletics archivist and sports historian for Stanford as well as the origins and impact of his Stanford
football newsletter The Bootleg. He shares thoughts on the evolution of Stanford Athletics, how college sports have changed
as a whole, and the future of college athletics. He also outlines his family's multigenerational history with the university,
starting with his great-grandfather who graduated with Stanford's inaugural class in 1895.
Saldivar, Ramon 2016-10-28
Saldivar, Ramon
Language of Material: English.
Ramón Saldívar is the Hoagland Family Professor of Humanities and Sciences, the T. Robert and Katherine States Burke Family
Director of the Bing Overseas Studies Program, and a professor of English and comparative literature at Stanford University.
He was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama in 2012. A co-winner in 2006 of the Modern Language
Association Prize in US Latina and Latino and Chicana and Chicano Literary and Cultural Studies for his book, The Borderlands
of Culture: Américo Paredes and the Transnational Imaginary (Duke, 2006), he is currently working on a new project, tentatively
titled "The Racial Imaginary: Speculative Realism and Historical Fantasy in Contemporary American Fiction."
His teaching and research focus on the areas of literary criticism and literary theory; the history of the novel; nineteenth,
twentieth, and early twenty-first century literary studies; cultural studies; globalization and issues concerning transnationalism;
and Latino and Latina studies. In March 2013 President Obama appointed him to a six-year term on the National Council on the
Humanities. At Stanford, he has been director of the Bing Overseas Studies Program since 2012.
Saldivar grew up in Texas where "football is king," and he has been an avid fan of the sport since childhood. He served as
Stanford's Faculty Athletics Representative from 2002 to 2005 and from 2010 to 2011.
In this interview for the Stanford Athletics Oral History Project, Ramón Saldívar, professor of English and comparative literature,
describes his role as a faculty athletic representative (FAR) and discusses Stanford's approach toward student athletes.
Saldívar explains how he learned of the FAR position and its duties when he was an assistant professor at the University
of Texas at Austin. Saldívar suspected, given his love of college sports, that he would enjoy such work. He describes how
he became a Stanford professor and Cardinal fan, the circumstances that led to his appointment as FAR in 2002, and some of
the happenings during his service in the position. Saldívar describes working with athletic directors Ted Leland and Bob Bowlsby
and offers his opinion on Stanford's manner of supporting its student athletes academically as well as in their training.
He concludes the interview by describing his work directing the Bing Overseas Studies Program and his goals to expand study
abroad opportunities for athletes and science and engineering students.
Schoof, Shirley 2022-06-17
Shirley Schoof - Recordings
Shirley Schoof - Transcript
Creator: Schoof, Shirley
Creator: Porras, Jerry I.
Abstract: Shirley Schoof worked in the Department of Athletics at Stanford University from 1964 to 1999. Schoof recounts her early life,
education, and work as a flight attendant as well as her career at Stanford. Initially hired at Stanford to coach bowling
and teach various physical education classes, she describes how her responsibilities expanded to full-time teaching plus coaching
field hockey and women's basketball, and eventually to more administrative work as director of club sports, director of recreation,
and assistant athletic director for educational programs. Schoof details Stanford's athletic system and her responsibilities
as recreation director, including establishing a summer camp program, and remembers being a de facto counselor to many women
student-athletes. She speaks about the challenges she encountered both coaching women's basketball and maintaining and administering
club sports, particularly as a result of the Athletic Department's efforts to comply with Title IX regulations in the late
1970s and early 1980s.
Language of Material: English.
Shaw, Don 2022-07-01-2022-07-22
Don Shaw - Recordings
Don Shaw - Transcript
Creator: Shaw, Don
Creator: Porras, Jerry I.
Abstract: Considered one of the greatest collegiate women's volleyball coaches, Don Shaw came to Stanford in 1980 as an assistant coach,
working with both the men's and women's teams. He served as the head coach of the Stanford Women's Volleyball team from 1984
to 1999, leading the team to four NCAA championships and ten conference titles. He was the head coach of the Stanford Men's
Volleyball team in 1984 and 1985 and again from 2001 to 2006. In this interview, Shaw describes his own athletic career, including
playing basketball at Palisades High School and in college, training for the US Olympic volleyball team in 1978-79, and playing
professional volleyball with the San Jose Diablos. He recalls how an acquaintance with Fred Sturm led him to join the Stanford
volleyball coaching staff and reflects on the process of recruiting athletes at Stanford, his coaching philosophy, and change
over time in the culture and competitiveness of Stanford athletics. He shares memories of mentors and fellow coaches, impactful
players, and beating UCLA to win the women's 1992 National Championship.
Series 11. Stanford Trustees Oral History Project Series 11 2016
Language of Material: English.
The Stanford Trustees Oral History Project documents the background of members of Stanford University's Board of Trustees,
their experiences serving on the board, and their perspectives on university governance. Under the provisions of Stanford's
Founding Grant, the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University acts as custodian of the university's endowment
and properties, administers invested funds, determines budget and operational policies, and appoints the university president.
The series consists of audio and/or video recordings and transcripts of oral history interviews conducted by the Stanford
Historical Society Oral History Program beginning in 2016.
Clay, Roger A. Jr. 2020-05-20-2020-06-03
Roger Clay - Recordings
Roger Clay - Transcript
Creator: Clay, Roger A.
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie Jean
Abstract: Roger Clay (BA 1966 Sociology) was a member of Stanford's Board of Trustees from 1990 to 2000 and a key figure on the Alumni
Association Board. In this oral history interview, he shares memories of his upbringing, his undergraduate years at Stanford,
his career in housing and community economic development, and his leadership experiences at Stanford, including the founding
of the Black Alumni Association. Clay describes the influence of his parents, the impact of moving frequently as a member
of a military family, and his path to Stanford. He recalls being one of the few Black students on campus in the mid-1960s
and his experiences as a member of the football team. Speaking of his graduate education and career in social work and law,
he describes some of the projects he worked on, including his involvement in large redevelopment and employment discrimination
cases as an attorney for the Legal Aid Society of Alameda County. Clay describes how spending time with his family at Stanford
Camp led to a closer relationship with the university. He recounts his work on the Stanford Commission on Investment Responsibility,
the founding of the Black Alumni Association, and his involvement with the Alumni Association Board. He also describes the
culture and structure of the Board of Trustees and speaks about efforts to improve engagement with diverse alumni and increase
diversity in the faculty.
Language of Material: English.
Cranston, Mary B. 2020-07-08-2020-07-09
Mary Cranston - Recordings
Mary Cranston - Transcript
Creator: Cranston, Mary B.
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie Jean
Abstract: Mary Cranston (1969 BA Political Science, 1975 JD Law School) reflects on her legal career, her undergraduate and law school
education at Stanford, and her involvement with the university as an alumna, including her service on the Alumni Association
Board, the Law School's Board of Visitors, the Board of Trustees, and the board of the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital.
Cranston describes her family background, including the business success and philanthropic contributions of her great-uncle
William Volker, and her many connections to Stanford. She recalls attending Stanford at a time when gendered expectations
for women students were in flux, and describes the circumstances that led her take a job with Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro (now
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP) after finishing law school. She describes the importance of key women mentors at Pillsbury,
some of the steps she took to overcome both self-doubt and biases against women as leaders, and her selection as CEO of this
Global 100 law firm. Cranston describes how her involvement with the Alumni Association led to additional university service
opportunities. She discusses her appointment to the Board of Trustees; the Board's culture and processes; and her service
on the alumni, compensation, and audit committees. Additional topics include the merger of the Alumni Association into the
university; the 2008 financial crisis; change over time at Stanford Medicine; and sexual harassment.
Language of Material: English.
Denning, Steven A. 2020-05-26-2020-06-04
Steve Denning - Recordings
Steve Denning - Transcript
Creator: Denning, Steven A.
Creator: Costello, Paul
Abstract: Steven A. Denning (1978 MBA Graduate School of Business), a former chair of Stanford's Board of Trustees, reflects on his
career in business and his continued involvement with Stanford. Denning shares memories of his upbringing and education, including
his time at Stanford's Graduate School of Business in the 1970s. He describes his consulting work in international business
with McKinsey & Company, his career at General Atlantic, and how he became involved with Stanford's Board of Trustees. He
discusses the leadership of John Hennessy and John Etchemendy, the Board's culture and processes, and some of the issues faced
by the Board during his tenure, including decisions made during the financial crisis in the fall of 2008, the university's
discontinuation of plans to open a campus in New York City, and the search process for a new president following Hennessy's
resignation.
Language of Material: English.
Hewlett, Walter 2020-12-04-2020-12-10
Walter Hewlett - Recordings
Walter Hewlett - Transcript
Creator: Hewlett, Walter B.
Creator: Brest, Iris
Abstract: Walter Hewlett, a Stanford trustee from 2003 to 2008 and an adjunct professor in the Stanford Department of Music, reflects
on his life and his family's long connection to Stanford. Hewlett, the son of Hewlett Packard founder Bill Hewlett, recalls
growing up in Palo Alto, his undergraduate years at Harvard, and changing his course of study from operations research to
music while a graduate student at Stanford. He explains how his interest in computers merged with his passion for music in
the Center for Computer-Assisted Research in the Humanities. Hewlett shares memories of his involvement with both HP and the
Hewlett Foundation, serving on the Humanities and Sciences Council and a path-breaking gift from the Hewlett Foundation to
the School of Humanities and Sciences, and his service on the Harvard Board of Overseers and Stanford's Board of Trustees.
Language of Material: English.
Lillie, John M. 2020-05-29-2020-06-02
John Lillie - Recordings
John Lillie - Transcript
Creator: Lillie, John M.
Creator: Schofield, Susan W.
Abstract: John Lillie (1959 BS Industrial Engineering; 1964 MS Industrial Engineering; 1964 MBA Graduate School of Business) shares
memories of his experiences at Stanford as a student and trustee as well as highlights from his career in the corporate world.
Lillie describes his time as an undergraduate at Stanford in the 1950s, including his course of study in the School of Engineering;
his first engineering and management job at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory; and his return to Stanford for graduate school
in the 1960s (first in engineering and then in business). Lillie outlines his successful career in business, which began at
the conglomerate Boise Cascade, and reflects on the skills leaders need to turn companies around. Turning to his time as a
trustee from 1988 to 1998, Lillie describes his role on various task forces and committees, the Board's culture and processes,
and the leadership of Jim Gaither as the Board's president. In particular, he recalls co-chairing the search committee that
selected Gerhard Casper as the university's ninth president. Other topics covered include the relationship of the Hoover Institution
to the university, the integration of the Alumni Association into the university, the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital,
and the failed merger between the hospitals and clinics of Stanford and UCSF.
Language of Material: English.
Meier, Linda R. 2016
In this oral history, Linda Meier, a Stanford University alumna, former trustee, and a dedicated university leader and benefactor,
provides anecdotal details and reflections on some of the iconic Stanford fundraising and outreach events that she spearheaded.
She also discusses her student days at Stanford, the essential elements of her career in philanthropy and fundraising, and
lessons learned during a lifetime committed to volunteer leadership.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Meier credits her interest in volunteerism to her parents, her study of sociology at Stanford,
her strong motivation, and a desire to make an impact. In high school, she volunteered at inner-city camps and became involved
in student government and the honor society. As a young mother, Meier volunteered with the Junior League, as well as with
her children's schools and extracurricular activities.
Meier's first major engagement with Stanford was in the formation and growth of the Cardinal Club, a group devoted to funding
scholarships for women athletes. She describes the hurdles the group overcame, its innovative and successful fundraising events,
and the strong impact it made. Meier describes other fundraising and outreach efforts in which she worked alongside some of
the most important leaders in Stanford history, serving as either the chair or co-chair of events and programs. Such engagements
include the 100th Big Game auction, the Centennial Campaign, the Stanford Challenge, and the Campaign for Undergraduate Education.
She also describes her service on the Stanford Athletic Board, the boards of the Stanford University Hospital and the Lucile
Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, and the Stanford University Board of Trustees.
Through these experiences, Meier developed the concept of "friend raising," essentially deepening the awareness and enthusiasm
of alumni and volunteers around the world. She proved the positive connection between "friend raising" and fundraising, through
such programs as Leading Matters, Think Again, and Humanities Forum. In addition, former colleagues recruited Meier to serve
on the boards of local organizations, where for many years she was often a board's only female member. Some of these enterprises
include University National Bank and Trust, California Water Service Company, and the Peninsula Center for the Blind and Visually
Impaired now called Vista. Meier built a reputation for producing successful events, creating a reliable constituency, and
bringing women into leading advisory roles.
Meier comments that particularly challenging experiences, such as the Buck Club's resistance to the Cardinal Club, lead to
the best opportunities to be creative and have the most impact. She also deems it essential to choose strong personalities
to work on purposeful ventures, in order to be successful. Meier credits the university presidents, provosts, the administrative
personnel in the Alumni Association and Development Office, as well as her fellow volunteers, for the opportunities she was
afforded. She feels privileged to have worked on great causes with such dedicated people over the course of her career.
Stein, Isaac 2020-05-12-2020-05-22
Isaac Stein - Recordings
Isaac Stein - Transcript
Creator: Stein, Isaac.
Creator: Thomson, Jan
Abstract: Isaac Stein, who served on Stanford's Board of Trustees from 1994 to 2016 and chaired the Board from 2000 to 2004, speaks
about his education, legal and business career, and his extensive and multifaceted service and leadership at Stanford. Stein
shares memories of growing up in New York, moving to California to attend Stanford's Graduate School of Business and Stanford
Law School, and his successful legal, corporate, and investment career in Silicon Valley. He describes his involvement with
the board of the Stanford University Hospital and his collaboration with Stanford President Gerhard Casper on the Medical
Center Task Force. Stein recalls the circumstances that led to his appointment to the university's Board of Trustees, the
contexts surrounding the merger of the hospitals and clinics of UCSF and Stanford, and the factors that led to the merger's
unwinding and the dissolution of UCSF Stanford Health Care. Additional topics include the culture of governance of the Board
of Trustees; Stanford's presidential search process and his work on the committees that hired John Hennessy and Marc Tessier-Lavigne;
the growth of interdisciplinary programs at Stanford; and the Stanford Challenge fundraising campaign. Stein also shares memories
of university leaders and fellow trustees, anecdotes about his career and time at Stanford, and reflections on university
leadership.
Language of Material: English.
Series 12. Stanford Community Oral History Project Series 12
Language of Material: English.
Series 13. Stanford Faculty Senate Oral History Project Series 13
Language of Material: English.
Abernethy, David B. 2017-06-29-2017-06-30
Abernethy, David B.
In this oral history, David Abernethy, a professor emeritus of political science who served seventeen terms in the Faculty
Senate and chaired the body during the 1981-82 academic year, discusses the role and processes of the Faculty Senate and some
of the controversial issues it has grappled with, including the evolution of the Western Culture curricular requirement, the
university's investment in South Africa, the relationship between the university and the Hoover Institution, and the possibility
of locating the Ronald Reagan presidential library at Stanford.
Briefly describing his academic background in African Studies, Abernethy tells how he was completing doctoral research in
Nigeria in 1965 when he received an invitation to come to Stanford University. He shares personal recollections of the campus
climate in the late 1960s, including the first teach-in on Vietnam, responses to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.,
and a rowdy session of the Academic Council reviewing Stanford President J. E. Wallace Sterling's decision to discipline antiwar
protestors.
Abernethy turns then to the 55-member Faculty Senate, which marks its fiftieth anniversary in 2018, discussing in detail
its structure, traditions, and processes, especially the alphabetical assignment of seating and the availability of the university
president and provost for questions. First voted chair in 1981-1982, he also describes the workings of the Senate's principal
committees and the role of the academic secretary who administers them.
Regarding the Committee on Undergraduate Studies, Abernethy offers an analysis of the Western Culture curricular requirement
as it changed to meet the demands of a multicultural university and society, beginning in 1976. As he sees it, to highlight
Western cultures is a disservice to all non-Western people, and culture can be used as a code word for issues surrounding
race and ethnicity.
The Faculty Senate discussion of Stanford's investments in weapons makers and later companies supporting South Africa under
apartheid are his next topics. Abernethy talks about his corporate social responsibility work, including urging the university
the participate in shareholder proxy votes related to South Africa and meeting with the chairman of Wells Fargo Bank to express
concern about a bank loan to South Africa.
Beginning with an appreciation of the resource represented by the Hoover Institution's library and archives, Abernethy turns
to Stanford's fractious relationship during the 1980s with Hoover and its leader, Glenn Campbell. The critical issue became
whether and where a Reagan Presidential Library should be located at Stanford, he says, a proposal initiated by Campbell's
independent contacts with the Reagan White House. Despite the potential resources of such a library, Abernethy notes, faculty
were concerned about the consequences for Stanford's image of adding a second campus landmark honoring a prominent twentiethcentury
conservative president, the first being the Hoover Tower, and the siting of the project.
Ending the controversy, the Reagan Presidential Foundation chose to seek a site in Southern California. A related issue,
however, dealt with Campbell's initiative to grant senior fellows at the Hoover Institution membership in Stanford's Academic
Council, Abernethy notes, which raised issues of qualifications and inequitable exemption from teaching responsibilities.
Abernethy concludes the interview with an overall evaluation of Stanford's Faculty Senate.
Arrow, Kenneth J. 2016-10-10
Arrow, Kenneth J.
Kenneth J. Arrow, who won a Nobel Prize in 1972 for his joint work with John Hicks on economic theory, was the Joan Kenney
Professor of Economics and Professor of Operations Research, Emeritus at Stanford University. Arrow served on the Executive
Committee of the Academic Council around the time the Faculty Senate was proposed and on a sub-committee appointed by the
Executive Committee to consider Herbert Packer's proposal for an academic senate. Arrow later served as chair of the Faculty
Senate during the 1986-87 term. His recollections regarding the Faculty Senate are the focus of this oral history.
Arrow asserts that Stanford has always valued faculty opinion. Arrow explains that the faculty historically debated and voted
on important university issues through the Academic Council. He describes how creating an elected subset, the Faculty Senate,
enabled the faculty voice to become more streamlined and more effective. He argues that the increased effectiveness enabled
the faculty to become a more powerful entity.
Arrow describes that the Academic Council, which pre-dated the Faculty Senate, worked well on a day-to-day basis. However,
he laments that during critical times it showed its limitations. He uses the Vietnam War-era protests to explain how Herb
Packer gathered a committee that made a blueprint for the senate. The goal was for the group to meet more regularly and streamline
the debate process. Arrow explains that he suggested a proportional voting system as a way to fairly represent the different
groups within the faculty.
Arrow discusses the current limitations of the Faculty Senate, specifically relating to the medical school, hospital, and
healthcare entities, but he believes that faculty opinions are still represented. He compares the structural interconnectedness
of Stanford with his experience at Harvard University, where there is separation between the professional schools and the
university and between academic departments. He suggests there is less representation at Harvard as a result. Arrow concludes
that while he may not always have agreed with the outcomes of issues like the degree requirements he believes issues are fairly
debated and voices proportionally represented through the Faculty Senate system.
Bratman, Michael E. 2017-07-28
Bratman, Michael E.
In this interview, Professor Michael Bratman offers general reflections on the operations of the Stanford Faculty Senate and
describes his experience as the chair of the 29th Faculty Senate in 1996-1997.
A key topic of the 29th Senate was the reevaluation of the Cultures, Ideas, and Values (CIV) Area One requirement, which
attracted a great deal of national attention as to whether Stanford would remain committed to diversity in its curriculum.
Bratman describes with pride how the senate handled this complicated issue and put in place a legitimate process that all
constituencies felt was fair.
Bratman also comments on the agenda-setting role of the Senate Steering Committee and the essential role played by the Academic
Secretary in providing institutional background, continuity, and preparation for the incoming chair. Other topics covered
include the electoral process, the role played by the university president and provost in the senate, the convening of the
second Planning and Policy Board, and the way Bratman's experience as senate chair prepared him for a later role as president
of the American Philosophical Association at a challenging time in that organization's history.
The interview ends with Bratman's reflections on some of the traditions of the senate and his observation that great universities
are made in part by the kind of procedures they follow in making important decisions.
Chace, William M. 2017-05-02
Chace, William M.
William M. Chace discusses his involvement with Stanford's Faculty Senate, including his time as chair during the 1978-1979
term. He discusses the founding of the Faculty Senate, in part, as a response to civil unrest on campus during the Vietnam
War. He describes issues that came before the body, its rules and procedures, the Committee on Committees, the Steering Committee,
and the role of the Academic Secretary. Chace shares memories of senate colleagues and friends and expresses admiration for
Herbert Packer's intellect and exemplary leadership during the turbulent 1960s.
Chace recalls actions the Faculty Senate took in response to the politics of the era, including sending a delegation to Washington
DC in response to U.S. bombing in Cambodia. He offers his opinion on debates over the Western Culture course at Stanford,
compares Stanford's Faculty Senate to administrative bodies at other universities, and talks about the founding of Stanford
Continuing Studies.
Chace also provides information on his early life and education and the circumstances that led him to join the faculty of
the Stanford Department of English in 1968.
Drekmeier, Charles 2017-11-14
Drekmeier, Charles
Professor Emeritus Charles Drekmeier, who served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Academic Council from 1966
to 1968, describes the general climate at Stanford around the time that the Faculty Senate was formed. Drekmeier discusses
the circumstances that led to his arrival at Stanford in 1958, including the recommendation of sociologist Talcott Parsons
with whom he had worked as a research assistant at Harvard. He recalls how, as a young faculty member with a student following
due his involvement in early anti-Vietnam war activism, he was invited to be an at-large member of the Executive Committee
of the Academic Council in 1966. He offers recollections of key movers in academic governance at the time, including J.E.
Wallace Sterling, Albert Guerard, Richard Lyman, Herb Packard, Ernest Hilgard, and Kenneth Arrow, and provides brief insights
on the character of Executive Committee meetings at the time that the Faculty Senate came into being. Drekmeier also recounts
memories about organizing the Stanford Teach-In on the Vietnam War in 1965 and the program in Social Thought and Institutions.
Ehrlich, Thomas 2016-12-19
Ehrlich, Thomas
Thomas Ehrlich, a former faculty member and dean of the Stanford Law School, discusses the early years of the Stanford Faculty
Senate. Ehrlich served on the senate for seven years. He was a member of the first Stanford Faculty Senate in 1968-69, and
he served on the Senate Steering Committee and as vice chair in 1969-70. He recalls the efforts and motivations of key players
in the formation of the senate, including Herbert L. Packer, Kenneth Arrow, Leonard Schiff, and William Clebsch. Ehrlich lists
some of the key issues that the senate dealt with in its early years, including concerns over the university's relationship
with SRI, the status of ROTC at Stanford, and the Study of Education at Stanford. He recalls the difficult nature of the time
given student protests over the Vietnam War, university budget woes, and the faculty's concern about the leadership of the
university.
Franklin, Marc A. 2017-03-27
Franklin, Marc A.
Marc A. Franklin recalls the circumstances, including a chance conversation with Gerald Gunther, that led him to join the
faculty of the Stanford Law School in 1962. He offers recollections of the Law School faculty, including Herbert L. Packer,
a key mover behind the construction of the Faculty Senate. Franklin speaks in general terms about his service on a subcommittee
appointed by the Executive Committee of the Academic Council to work out some of the details regarding the proposed Faculty
Senate. He also speaks about chairing the Stanford Judicial Council, the primary judicial body for the campus community, during
a time of turmoil as a result of student protests over the Vietnam War.
Jamison, Rex L. 2017-07-17
Jamison, Rex L.
This interview with Professor Rex Jamison focuses on the Faculty Senate from his perspective as academic secretary to the
university from 2007 to 2014. He begins by describing his educational background and how he came to Stanford in 1971 as a
professor in the School of Medicine. Jamison recalls his two terms of service as an elected senator in the 1980s and describes
how his friendship with the previous academic secretary, Ted Harris, led to his being chosen as Harris's successor.
Regarding preparation for the role of academic secretary, Jamison commends Trish Del Pozzo, the assistant academic secretary,
for her immense knowledge and support, noting that he did a lot of reading about Stanford's history of faculty governance.
He describes how the fifty-five senators are elected from their respective schools or divisions, and how they then elect the
senate chair and the members of the Senate Steering Committee. The senate's Committee on Committees nominates faculty to serve
on the seven Academic Council committees, he says, after which it is the academic secretary's job to persuade them to serve.
Jamison explains that issues within the senate's purview are brought forward from the relevant Academic Council committee.
Other issues come to the senate for important discussion or review even though there is no vote on them. Jamison cites as
a prime example the budget plans put in place by the leadership after the financial crisis of 2008, which were carefully explained
at the senate as decisions were being made and later implemented; the faculty valued this transparency.
Jamison praises each of the senate chairs he worked with: Eamonn Callan (Education), Karen Cook (Sociology), Andrea Goldsmith
(Electrical Engineering), David Spiegel (Psychiatry), Rosemary Knight (Geophysics), Ray Levitt (Civil and Environmental Engineering),
and David Palumbo-Liu (Comparative Literature). He mentions several important issues dealt with by the senate during his term,
including the Study of Undergraduate Education at Stanford (SUES) and the broad range of resulting curricular reforms approved
by the senate. He also speaks about the "Stanford in New York" proposal, the consideration of bringing ROTC (Reserve Officers'
Training Corps) back to campus after its discontinuation in the 1960s, and the campus uproar over the Hoover Institution's
appointment of Donald Rumsfeld as a visiting fellow.
The interview concludes with Jamison expressing the personal rewards of his service as academic secretary and his admiration
for the faculty who take time from their busy academic and personal lives to participate in faculty governance.
Packer, Nancy H. 2017-05-16
Packer, Nancy H.
Nancy Packer, the Melvin and Bill Lane Professor in the Humanities and Professor of English, Emeritus and a former member
of the Faculty Senate, reflects on the career of her husband Herbert L. Packer, who proposed the idea of the Faculty Senate,
comments on the campus climate in the 1960s and 1970s and briefly recounts her own experience as a member of the Faculty Senate.
Packer begins the interview by recounting some details of her early life in Washington, DC as the daughter of a congressman
and her courtship with Herb Packer. She speaks of Herb Packer's career at the Stanford Law School and his intellectual contributions
to a law faculty that had more courtroom or practical experience over scholarship. She remembers the great jurist Learned
Hand and the judge for whom Herb Packer clerked, Thomas Walter Swan, as his sources of intellectual influence. Packer discusses
political controversies Herb faced at the time of his appointment and the context of protests against the draft and the Vietnam
War, which she believes provided the impetus for his writing the memo that laid the foundation for the Faculty Senate. Packer
also emphasizes Herb's contribution in reforming undergraduate education through the Study for Education at Stanford. Packer
concludes with brief reminiscences of her own service on the Faculty Senate.
Schofield, Susan W. 2018-02-26
Schofield, Susan W.
Susan Schofield served as Stanford University's academic secretary from 1996 to 2002. Describing the role of the academic
secretary as a "facilitator of faculty governance," Schofield provides details on the day-to-day operations of the Office
of the Academic Secretary and the Faculty Senate. She describes the election process, the role of the Steering Committee in
setting the agenda for the body, meeting procedures and traditions, and the work of the Committee on Committees (or nominating
committee). She also offers insights on the manner in which senior administrators interact with the Faculty Senate and describes
two key aspects of the academic secretary's job: persuading faculty members to serve on or chair committees and authoring
the minutes of Faculty Senate meetings.
Sheehan, James J. 2017-10-03
Sheehan, James J.
James J. Sheehan, the chair of the 24th Faculty Senate (1991-92), offers details about the institution's routine operational
procedures and reflects on its function within the university. He compares Stanford's mode of governance with what he experienced
as a faculty member at Northwestern University, noting especially the distinctive manner in which the Stanford president and
provost are incorporated into the body of the senate. Sheehan comments briefly on some of the issues that the senate faced
during his term, including the indirect costs controversy. He concludes the interview by reading a portion of a passage he
wrote for a book commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the Faculty Senate. Sheehan also provides some information on his
family background, his upbringing in San Francisco, and the circumstances that led him to attend Stanford as an undergraduate.
Stansky, Peter 2017-05-15
Stansky, Peter
In this interview, Peter D. L. Stansky, Field Professor of History, Emeritus, and a former chair of the Faculty Senate, delves
into the establishment of the Faculty Senate, including the initial memo written by Herbert Packer outlining the plan for
the body. He explains the roles of the Academic Council and its Executive Committee, the Faculty Senate Steering Committee,
and the Committee on Committees, as well as the rules and procedures surrounding elections. Stansky discusses how he became
chair of the Faculty Senate, and he reflects on some of the issues that came before the body, including land and buildings,
the proposed Reagan Library, the Western Culture curriculum requirement, ROTC, and the involvement of administrators and students
in the senate.
Walecka, J. Dirk
Walecka, J. Dirk
J. Dirk Walecka, a former chair of the Stanford Faculty Senate, recalls the impact of the antiVietnam War movement in the
1960s as a factor leading to the creation of the senate. He explains the role of the Senate Steering Committee and how its
work facilitated important legislative decisions. He describes the major issues during his term as senate chair from 1973
to 1974: a petition to reinstate ROTC on campus; legislation concerning teaching evaluations; the creation of a statement
on academic freedom and a set of grievance procedures; and the implementation of a framework that defines faculty ranks, rights,
privileges, responsibilities, and appointment criteria. Walecka also discusses the relationship between the senior administration
and the Faculty Senate, as well as the role of the Advisory Board.
Series 14. Stanford Graduate Diversity Oral History Project Series 14
Language of Material: English.
Series 15. Arts at Stanford Oral History Project Series 15 2016
Language of Material: English.
Fryberger, Betsy G. 2018-01-15-2018-05-03
Betsy Fryberger - Recordings
Betsy Fryberger - Transcript
Creator: Fryberger, Betsy G.
Creator: Humberg, Judee
Abstract: Betsy G. Fryberger worked at the Stanford Museum for forty years, the first twenty when it was the Stanford University Museum
of Art, the second twenty after it was renamed the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford. Fryberger reflects
on a career in the art museum from a part-time curator to a later larger role. She recounts the effects of the Loma Prieta
Earthquake on the art collections; prints acquired by the museum during her tenure; the role of the Committee for Art at Stanford;
and working with people including Lorenz Eitner, Nate Oliveira, Frank Lobell, and Thomas Seligman. Fryberger also shares memories
of exhibitions she curated and students she worked with.
Language of Material: English.
Maveety, Patrick J. and Maveety, Darle 2016-02-16
Maveety, Patrick J. and Maveety, Darle
In this oral history from 2016, Patrick J. Maveety, Curator Emeritus of Asian Art at the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Center
(previously the Stanford Museum of Art), and his wife, Darle, offer vivid memories of their long association with Stanford,
beginning with their time as art students in the years immediately after World War II.
Thinking back to his childhood in San Diego, Patrick recalls taking Saturday morning art lessons at the Fine Arts Gallery
in Balboa Park. Darle, who grew up in Portland, Oregon, left high school with a passion for art and a plan to become an art
teacher.
Both paint vivid pictures of life at Stanford in the postwar years. Darle, for example, remembers wearing skirts, even to
paint, and dressing for class in cashmeres and sweater sets. Early in their friendship, she helped Patrick create a model
of a cabin for one of their art classes. Patrick recalls taking a figure drawing class as an undergraduate from John LaPlante,
along with anecdotes of other early faculty members.
In those days, the Department of Art had three classrooms near the chapel at the back of Memorial Church, Darle recalls,
and each year the art students put on a costumed Beaux-Arts Ball. Although the Stanford Museum was virtually destroyed in
the 1906 quake, Darle remembers doing housekeeping chores there, as well as the spooky feeling if she was caught after dark
in rooms full of Indian remains and antique furniture--she took a flashlight because the building had no electricity.
The two talk about their separate roads between acquiring bachelor's degrees in 1951 and getting married at Memorial Church
in 1958. Darle describes traveling to Europe in 1952 during her studies for a master's degree, then returning to Portland
to teach. Patrick tells colorful stories about his twenty-year career in the U.S. Navy, ending in 1972.
Still interested in art history, and especially East Asian studies, Patrick says he decided to pursue a doctorate, and the
couple describe the "revised" Stanford they found: a larger Art Department, near the restored and revitalized Art Gallery.
Lorenz Eitner, who was responsible for many of those changes, encouraged Patrick's interest in further studies. Darle describes
Eitner's contributions and tells an interesting anecdote about Albert Elsen's lecturing techniques. The Eitners also became
friends; Darle remembers taking a Stanford Travel/Study trip in the Netherlands when Eitner was the faculty leader of the
trip.
Patrick describes his studies with Michael Sullivan, who was Christensen Professor of Chinese Art at the time. When Sullivan
left unexpectedly, Eitner invited Patrick to become curator of Asian art in 1978, and he says he agreed to work as a volunteer
in return for staff privileges. Patrick discusses his work at the center, including his favorite piece, an eighteenth century
Qing Dynasty vase that is often mistaken for Japanese. In particular he remembers an unannounced gift of a Tang horse from
Richard Gump, president of Gump's, San Francisco; and an exhibition of blue and white ceramics from Thailand.
Osborne, Carol M. 2016-12-08
Osborne, Carol M.
In this oral history from 2016, Carol M. Osborne, former Assistant Director of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual
Arts (previously the Stanford Museum of Art), discusses her research on several significant publications about the history
of the Museum and its key collections, as well as recounting the personal connections that fed her early interest in art.
Raised in Great Neck, New York, Osborne attributes her earliest memories of art to her mother and their visits to museums
in New York City. While studying at Barnard College, she recalls meeting Albert E. Elsen, who later became a professor of
art history at Stanford, and describes his influence on her: taking her to New York galleries and to his class with Meyer
Shapiro, a noted art historian, at Columbia University.
Leaving Barnard to marry in her sophomore year, Osborne recalls becoming good friends with artist Mark Rothko and his wife
when their babies played together in Central Park. She talks about following her husband to California when he got a faculty
appointment at Pomona College and, after their divorce, commuting to UC Riverside, where she earned a bachelor and a master
degrees in art history. She describes her work there with Professor Richard C. Carrott, who often invited students to his
home in France and showed them nearby landmarks.
Arriving at Stanford in 1975 to pursue a doctorate in art history, Osborne recalls being impressed by the department chair,
Lorenz Eitner, who was also director of the Stanford Museum. She remarks on the clarity and enthusiasm of his seminars about
the Museum's drawings. Osborne also notes the helpfulness of staff at the Bibliotheque National in Paris, where she worked
on her dissertation, Pierre Didot the Elder and French Book Illustration, 1789-1822. Eitner acquired Didot's Virgil for the
Museum's collection, she says, and hired her as the Museum's assistant director as soon as she completed her doctorate in
1979.
Osborne describes how she began her research on Leland and Jane Stanford and the Museum's history in the 1980s, culminating
in Museum Builders in the West: The Stanfords as Collectors and Patrons of Art, 1870-1906. Osborne also discusses preparing
a catalog of Mrs. Stanford's collection of Murano glass, Venetian Glass of the 1890s: Salviati at Stanford University. Both
publications are still in print. Osborne describes several other exhibitions and catalogs she helped to organize, including
one on the drawing collection.
While the 1906 earthquake had devastated the original Museum, leaving it in ruins for many years, Osborne remembers the day
of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, which closed the Museum for a decade.
Osborne concludes by describing a gift to the Museum from M. J. and A. E. van Loben Sels, a major collection of drawings
by American landscape architect William Trost Richards, which had been kept in a shack behind their house. She recalls preparing
an exhibition and catalog of those works, with the support of new Museum director, Thomas K. Seligman, and she contrasts his
leadership with that of Eitner.
Stanford Pioneering Women I: A Conversation with Women Hired Between 1958 and 1975 2014-08-22
Stanford Pioneering Women I: A Conversation with Women Hired Between 1958 and 1975
The panelists describe how they came to work at Stanford, and the different family situations they each found themselves in
when they began their careers. They discuss the lifetime of hard work and dedication necessary to be a woman paving the way
for female representation in the academia. They shed light on the different atmospheres they experienced starting out in their
respective fields, including prejudice against and indifference towards them as young women. The panelists go into great detail
about the influence and importance of the rise of feminism to not only their own careers, but to the university and the academia
in general. They discuss the evolution of issues such as tokenism, affirmative action, the sexual harassment "troubles" of
the 1970s, and the interplay between the anti-war and civil rights movements and the feminist movement. The panelists look
back to certain points in their careers where they feel being a woman gave them undue influence or promotion, and discuss
the implications of this on the advancement of the feminist cause.
Throughout, the panelists share richly drawn anecdotes and humorous personal stories that have stuck with them over the years,
such as Herzenberg's incredible account of dinners with scientists Erwin Schrodinger and Albert Einstein, and the overwhelmingly
positive feminist reaction, and the subsequent reversal of it, to Maccoby's The Psychology of Sex Differences. They reflect
on what they have learnt and what they hope they have enabled the women they taught and the young girls of the future to achieve,
adding jokingly that taking computer science or becoming an engineer is the best advice they can give. They discuss passionately
the direction in which gender equality is moving across the board, from the technology and science industries, to English
and psychology faculties in the academia.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Herzenberg, Leonore A.
Lewenstein, Marion
Maccoby, Eleanor E.
Packer, Nancy Huddleston
Stanford Pioneering Women Tier II: Women Faculty Hired at Stanford in the Late 1960s and Early 1970s 2016-11-01
Stanford Pioneering Women Tier II: Women Faculty Hired at Stanford in the Late 1960s and Early 1970s
Moderator
Myra H. Strober is Professor, Emerita in Stanford University's Graduate School of Education and Professor of Economics, Emerita
(by courtesy) in the Graduate School of Business. One of the founders of the field of feminist economics, her research focuses
on gender issues in the workplace, work and family, and higher education. Hired at Stanford in 1972, Strober was the first
woman faculty member in the Graduate School of Business. She moved to the School of Education faculty in 1978. The founding
director of Stanford's Center for Research on Women, she was also the first chair of the National Council for Research on
Women. She has served as president of the International Association for Feminist Economics and vice president of the NOW Legal
Defense and Education Fund. Strober is the author of numerous articles on occupational segregation, women in the professions
and management, the economics of childcare, feminist economics, and the teaching of economics. She holds a BS degree in industrial
and labor relations from Cornell University, an MA in economics from Tufts University, and a PhD in economics from MIT.
Panelists
Sarah S. Donaldson is a leader in the field of radiation oncology. Since 1973 she has been on the faculty of the Radiation
Oncology Department in Stanford's School of Medicine, where she founded the pediatric radiation oncology program. She is the
associate director of the Residency Program and director of the Mentoring Program for the department, and serves as chief
of Radiation Oncology Service at the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. The author of more than 200 scientific publications,
Donaldson was the first female president of the American Board of Radiology and the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology
and Oncology, and the first female radiation oncologist to serve as president of the Radiological Society of North America.
Her numerous awards include election to the National Academy of Medicine, fellowship in the American Association for the Advancement
of Science, and gold medals and honorary memberships from many national and international organizations. She earned undergraduate
and nursing degrees from the University of Oregon, a BMS from Dartmouth Medical School, and an MD from Harvard Medical School.
Carolyn Lougee was recruited to Stanford in 1973 as the first woman faculty member hired in Stanford's History Department
since the 1890s. She is a European historian, with a particular focus on France, and a pioneer in the use of information technology
and quantitative social history methods. She was the first woman granted tenure in the History Department and the first to
be its chair. Lougee has held many senior academic leadership posts at Stanford, serving as chair of Stanford's Faculty Senate,
senior associate dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences, and dean of Undergraduate Studies. In the 1980s she was a
leader in revamping Stanford's entire undergraduate curricula, a change later emulated by many other universities. She was
granted Stanford's highest award for distinguished service to undergraduate education and the University's top teaching awards.
She is the author of numerous scholarly articles and highly acclaimed books. She holds a BA from Smith College and a PhD from
the University of Michigan.
Helen Quinn was appointed staff scientist at SLAC in 1977 after resigning from the Physics faculty at Harvard due to her
husband's job relocation. A SLAC staff researcher for 26 years, she was promoted to SLAC Professor in 2003, after she had
earned a major scientific award, had been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, and had been elected president of the
American Physical Society. Her major contributions to particle physics include the PecceiQuinn symmetry theories on particle
interactions and work on the physics of quarks and quark-hadron duality. She is an Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia
and the recipient of the Compton Medal for Leadership in Physics of the American Institute of Physics (2016), the J.J. Sakurai
Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics (2013), the Oscar Klein Medal from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (2008), and
the Dirac Medal of the International Center for Theoretical Physics (2000). Quinn chaired a National Academy of Sciences committee
that developed a new framework for teaching science in grades K-12. Standards based on it have been adopted in 18 states.
Quinn, who is a native of Australia, holds BS and PhD degrees in Physics from Stanford.
Elizabeth Traugott is a historical linguist renowned for her theories on the mechanisms of language change. In the 1960s,
she worked as an assistant professor at UC Berkeley before nepotism rules there, which prohibited husbands and wives from
working in the same department, brought her to Stanford as a part-time lecturer. Traugott was appointed to the Stanford faculty
in 1970 as an associate professor of English at a time when there were only seven tenured women faculty in the School of Humanities
& Sciences. She later co-founded Stanford's Department of Linguistics and served as chair of that department for five years.
In 1985, she became one of Stanford's highest-ranking female academic administrators when she was appointed Vice Provost and
Dean of Graduate Studies, a position she held until 1991. Traugott has served as president of the Linguistic Society of America,
the International Society for Historical Linguistics, and the International Society for the Linguistics of English. She has
written 13 scholarly books and more than 110 articles. Born and raised in England, she earned a BA in English from Oxford
and a PhD from the University of California Berkeley."
"In this oral history, five pioneering women who forged careers in the challenging years when women academics were a rarity
reflect on the passage they made to senior faculty and administrative roles at Stanford University. Participants include Myra
H. Strober (moderator), Graduate School of Education and Graduate School of Business; Sarah S. Donaldson, Radiation Oncology;
Carolyn Lougee, History; Helen Quinn, SLAC; and Elizabeth Traugott, Linguistics and English.
Describing their early career choices and their paths to Stanford, the women often mention the role of mentors: sometimes
parents who encouraged or discouraged their progress, but more often the male mentors who eased access to professional circles
or counseled them as their careers took shape. The contribution of male mentors is a thread that continues throughout the
discussion, but the women also acknowledge the negative influence of the "old boys" network. One woman was turned down for
tenure because her trailblazing field was considered marginal, and another was not considered for faculty openings and remained
a staff scientist for more than two decades, even as the significance of her research was widely honored.
Other participants point out the help they received from the "old girls" network--faculty or administrator's wives with significant
influence and secretarial staff who held a wealth of information about "how things worked." In particular, Jing Lyman, wife
of then Stanford President Richard W. Lyman, is remembered in personal and institutional contexts, especially her efforts
to raise the funds needed to found and develop the Center for Research on Women.
The women compare and contrast the cultures of their different departments or schools, and they discuss their sometimes ambivalent
relationships to the feminism of the 1960s and 1970s. They discuss the strategies of ignoring slights and developing a thick
skin in comparison to the more direct approaches taken today. Exploring the impact of affirmative action, the women recall
the daunting notion that it--and, implicitly, they--would erode quality, as well as their own fears that they were not good
enough for the positions they held. As their careers moved into middle age, affirmative action also meant service, they recall,
as every committee needed to have "a woman" on it. Some participants talk about the administrative roles they held.
The conflict between professional and family roles is noted as one of the challenges they faced in mid-career, especially
meeting expectations in both areas. Some mention the lack of understanding of their professional role in the community and
comment on the awkwardness they faced at university social gatherings, not "belonging" in the kitchen with the wives, and
yet not entirely comfortable around the fireplace with colleagues. One describes a solution she implemented as president of
a professional organization to alleviate professional women's social isolation: creating place cards for dinners that mixed
the academics and partners at random.
As part of a discussion of the glass ceiling in academia, the women assert that continuing discrimination has become subtler
and change will involve issues deeper than policy pronouncements. They express concern about the apparent rise in sexual assault
on campus. The participants agree that they "would do it all over again," but they wish they had known how hard pursuing an
academic career would be from the start. Besides advice from a knowledgeable elder, they would have liked to approach their
careers with more selfconfidence and a willingness to accept imperfection."
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Donaldson, Sarah S.
Lougee, Carolyn Chappell
Quinn, Helen R.
Strober, Myra H.
Traugott, Elizabeth C.
Series 17. Deans of the School of Humanities and Sciences Panel Series 17 2018-06-05
Language of Material: English.
A Conversation with the Deans of the School of Humanities and Sciences, 1988-2018 2018-06-05
Deans of H&S - Recordings
Deans of H&S - Transcript
Creator: Saller, Richard P.
Creator: Long, Sharon R.
Creator: Beasley, Malcom
Creator: Shoven, John B.
Creator: Thomas, Ewart A. C.
Creator: Kennedy, David M.
Abstract: Five former deans of the Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences reflect on the nature of the dean's job and the school's
organization; key events, accomplishments, and frustrations during their tenure; and change over time in the H&S budget, departmental
evaluation, faculty recruitment, and more. The participants, whose deanships spanned from 1988 to 2018, are Malcolm Beasley
(1998-2001), Sharon Long (2001-2007), Richard Saller (2007-2018), John Shoven (1993-1998), and Ewart Thomas (1988-1993). Historian
David M. Kennedy moderates the panel.
Language of Material: English.
Series 18. Early Chicano Faculty at Stanford Series 18 2019
Language of Material: English.
Chicano Latino Faculty Panel 2019-10-19
Chicano Latino Faculty Panel - Recordings
Chicano Latino Faculty Panel - Transcript
Creator: Camarillo, Albert M.
Creator: Porras, Jerry I.
Creator: Leckie, James O.
Abstract: In this discussion held at El Centro during Reunion in October 2019, Professors Albert Camarillo, Jim Leckie, and Jerry Porras
present and discuss clips from an oral history project on the history of the Chicano/Latino community at Stanford, answer
questions from alumni about faculty diversity, and share memories of Casa Zapata and El Centro.
Early Chicano/Latino History at Stanford: A Faculty Perspective 2019-08-05
Chicano Faculty - Recordings
Chicano Faculty - Transcript
Creator: Camarillo, Albert M.
Creator: Rosaldo, Renato.
Creator: Leckie, James O.
Creator: Porras, Jerry I.
Abstract: In this panel discussion, four of the earliest Chicano faculty members at Stanford share their experiences and reflect on
the challenges faced by the Chicano and Latino populations of students and faculty from the late 1960s to the late 1980s.
Participants include Albert Camarillo, Leon Sloss Jr. Memorial Professor, Emeritus, from the Department of History; Jim Leckie,
C.L. Peck, Class of 1906 Professor in the School of Engineering; Jerry Porras, the Lane Professor of Organizational Behavior
and Change, Emeritus, in the Graduate School of Business; and Renato Rosaldo, Professor of Anthropology, Emeritus. Topics
include recruitment to Stanford and the impact of affirmative action, demands on faculty of color, the institutionalization
of support for Chicano faculty and students, and Stanford's efforts to increase diversity.
Language of Material: English.
Series 19. Disability at Stanford Oral History Project Series 19 2020-2022
Language of Material: English.
Adams, Teri 2022-03-09-2022-03-18
Teri Adams - Recordings
Teri Adams - Transcript
Creator: Adams, Teri
Creator: Davis, Alison Carpenter
Abstract: Teri Adams, who worked in Stanford's Office of Accessible Education from 1995 to 2022 and served as its executive director
from 2015 until her retirement, reflects on living with a skin condition called epidermolytic ichthyosis and her work on behalf
of students with disabilities at Stanford. She describes the pain, blistering, mobility issues, and social difficulties that
accompany this chronic illness and shares memories from her education in a public-school special education classroom and various
work settings, where she encountered employment discrimination, a lack of disability infrastructure for staff, and the reluctance
of managers to fully embrace needed accommodations. Adams reviews some of the important turning points in the history of the
OAE and describes how the COVID-19 pandemic opened possibilities for remote work for people with disabilities.
Language of Material: English.
Bouquin, James 2021-06-23-2021-06-25
James Bouquin - Recordings
James Bouquin - Transcript
Creator: Bouquin, James
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: James Bouquin (BA Human Biology, 1982) discusses his experience as a low-income college student, his early involvement with
disability services, and his work as the first director of Disabled Student Services and the Disability Resource Center (DRC)
and assistant dean of student affairs at Stanford. He describes the gradual expansion of services for people with disabilities
at Stanford, moving from an emphasis on curb cuts and physical accessibility in the Section 504 transition plan, to assistive
technology, to increased awareness of social justice and cultural issues surrounding disability. Bouquin also speaks about
his connections with disability professional organizations, policymakers charged with drafting the Americans with Disabilities
Act, and the Bay Area disability advocacy community. Additional topics include: childcare at Stanford, memories of mentor
Ira Sandperl, the Bay Area music scene and organizing concerts on campus, and his non-profit leadership positions at Eagle
Lake Children's Camp, the Contra Costa Crisis Center, and elsewhere.
Language of Material: English.
Davis, Alison Carpenter 2020-12-08-2020-12-09
Alison Carpenter Davis - Recordings
Alison Carpenter Davis - Transcript
Creator: Davis, Alison Carpenter
Creator: Battle, Anne
Abstract: Alison Carpenter Davis (BA Communications, 1979) discusses being diagnosed with Crohn's disease, the reactions and support
of family and friends, and meaningful moments in her journey of living with Crohn's. She speaks about Crohn's symptoms; treatments
she has undergone, including medication, total parenteral nutrition, and surgeries; and the impact that coming to understand
Crohn's as a disability has had on her. Davis also reflects on how her writing is a form of advocacy, what her perfect world
would be like in regard to disability, and planning the Disability at Stanford Oral History Project.
Felt, Lindsey 2021-01-06-2021-01-07
Lindsey Felt - Recordings
Lindsey Felt - Transcript
Creator: Felt, Lindsey
Creator: Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Abstract: Lindsey Felt (2015 PhD English and American Literature), a lecturer in Stanford's Program in Writing and Rhetoric, reflects
on her experiences with profound hearing loss and her academic work, which examines literature through a disability studies
lens. Felt recounts growing up in the East Bay, her close relationship with her twin sister, and the experience of losing
her hearing as a child due to enlarged vestibular aqueduct syndrome. She describes the process of receiving cochlear implants
and the assistive technologies and accommodations she has used, including hearing aids, note-takers, TTY, and real-time captioning.
She also recounts her time playing soccer in college and for the US at the Deaflympics and covering women's soccer at ESPN
The Magazine. Felt recalls how her undergraduate mentors at Haverford encouraged her to combine her interests in literature
and disability and describes her dissertation research on how disability shaped the development of information theory and
electronic communication. She reflects on the support she received from professors, students, and Stanford's Office of Accessible
Education and the challenges she faced as a graduate student, including departmental policies regarding American Sign Language.
She describes her teaching methods and courses, such as #NoBodyIsDisposable: The Rhetoric of Disability. Felt also reflects
on the language around disability, in particular the term "crip," and describes the RecodingCripTech exhibit she co-curated
at SOMArts and the CripTech Incubator project at Leonardo/ISAST. Other topics include disability advocacy; community among
the hearing-impaired, including the AG Bell Convention; Stanford's Program in Writing and Rhetoric; and parenting.
Language of Material: English.
Gonzalez, Rosa 2020-11-23-2021-01-13
Rosa Gonzalez - Recordings
Rosa Gonzalez - Transcript
Creator: Gonzalez, Rosa
Creator: Davis, Alison Carpenter
Abstract: Rosa Gonzalez, who retired as the director of the Diversity and Access Office at Stanford in 2022, shares details of her path
to Stanford, her work on accessibility and non-discrimination policies here, and her personal experiences with macular degeneration.
She describes joining the Stanford staff in the Office of Multicultural Development / Disability Resource Center in 1995 as
the ADA Section 504 compliance officer, efforts to make Stanford's campus more accessible, and the evolution of her role and
office. Gonzalez also speaks about creating the Multicultural Springfest; change over time regarding accessibility, accommodations,
and disability; and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with disabilities.
Language of Material: English.
Haas, Cathy 2021-05-19-2021-06-03
Cathy Haas - Recordings
Cathy Haas - Transcript
Creator: Haas, Cathy
Creator: Gonzalez, Rosa
Abstract: Cathy Haas, a lecturer in the Language Center at Stanford's Humanities and Sciences School for over 40 years, shares memories
of growing up deaf in a hearing family, attending the California School for the Deaf, and her experiences with teaching ASL
and SEE Sign. She also speaks about working on signing research with Koko the Gorilla and how that eventually led to a lecturer
job at Stanford teaching ASL. She speaks about change over time with regard to disability at Stanford, including her involvement
in creating the Disability Staff Forum, and recalls the impact of Section 504 protests in the 1970s, some of her work on disability
issues in San Mateo County, and her experience as a delegate at the United Nation's Conference on Women in Beijing, China
in 1995.
Language of Material: English.
Jawadi, Zina 2020-07-09
Zina Jawadi - Recordings
Zina Jawadi - Transcript
Creator: Jawadi, Zina
Creator: Davis, Alison Carpenter
Abstract: Zina Jawadi (2018 BS Biology; 2019 MS Bioengineering) reflects on living with hearing loss and her advocacy surrounding hearing
loss and disability at Stanford and beyond. Jawadi recounts how she came to be diagnosed with hearing loss and speaks about
the support she received from her family, the accommodations and assistive technology she utilized throughout her time at
the Harker School and Stanford, and both the support and challenges she experienced throughout her education. In discussing
her advocacy, Jawadi recalls bringing Vint Cerf to speak at Harker, her involvement with Power2Act and student government,
and the establishment of the Abilities Hub. She also shares some of the frustrations in the efforts to establish a community
center for the disability community at Stanford.
Language of Material: English.
Kavanaugh, John 2021-06-01-2021-06-09
John Kavanaugh - Recordings
John Kavanaugh - Transcript
Creator: Kavanaugh, John
Creator: Davis, Alison Carpenter
Abstract: John Kavanaugh (BA Political Science, 1967) speaks about his experiences growing up in the East Bay and attending Morning
Glory Residential School for the Blind and the California School for the Blind before graduating from Oakland Technical High
School. He discusses his time as undergraduate at Stanford in the 1960s, recalling the lack of services or accommodations
for students with disabilities at that time--along with his belief that none were really warranted--and the important role
the Recordings for the Blind organization played in his education. Kavanaugh recalls rowing crew at Stanford, participating
in the glee club, studying abroad at Stanford in Florence, attending the Freedom March in Washington DC, meeting his wife
Joan at Stanford, and more. He remembers the joy of being able to touch sculptures in museums in Europe, the pain of people
asking him to wear dark glasses, and his path to graduate studies and a career in social work. John reflects on his family's
approach to dealing with his blindness, how the language and access surrounding disability has changed, his perfect imagined
world as it relates to disability, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Language of Material: English.
Lee, Aubrie 2021-01-29-2021-02-26
Aubrie Lee - Recordings
Aubrie Lee - Transcript
Creator: Lee, Aubrie
Creator: Davis, Alison Carpenter
Abstract: Aubrie Lee (BS Product Design, 2014) speaks about her upbringing in the Bay Area and how living with infantile onset facioscapulohumeral
muscular dystrophy has impacted her personal, academic, and professional life. She shares thoughts on self-advocacy and accommodations,
pivotal friendships, and impactful experiences such as the suicides of friends and finding community at MDA summer camp and
the California Forum for Youth with Disabilities. She discusses her time at Stanford, including daily living, social life,
and drawing comics for the Stanford Daily, and speaks about her efforts as a disability rights activist, including advocating
for a community center for students with disabilities through Power2Act. She narrates experiences of ableism both before and
during the COVID-19 pandemic and speaks about her career at Google. She ends the interview by imagining her "perfect" world
and reciting her proposed baccalaureate speech.
Sawhney, Kartik 2021-02-09
Kartik Sawhney - Recordings
Kartik Sawhney - Transcript
Creator: Sawhney, Kartik
Creator: Battle, Anne
Abstract: Kartik Sawhney (BS and MS Computer Science, 2017) speaks about his childhood in Delhi and what it was like growing up blind.
He describes his early school experiences, including his introduction to computers and computerized assistive technology and
his mother's role in advocating for and helping him during his education. He recalls how the Indian education system's refusal
to allow blind students to pursue the science track inspired him to develop software to read graphical images and to successfully
challenge IIT admission policies that prohibited blind students from attending. Sawhney goes on to explain the challenges
of taking college entrance exams, his decision to attend college in the US, and his acceptance to Stanford. He shares highlights
from his undergraduate years and his leadership in the campus disability advocacy group Power2ACT and talks about founding
I-Stem and NextBillion.org to provide training and mentorship to students with disabilities interested in technology careers.
Sawhney also reflects on how his relationship between his disability and identity has changed over time, and his vision for
equity for people with disabilities.
Language of Material: English.
Smith, Gregory 2021-04-16
Gregory Smith - Recordings
Gregory Smith - Transcript
Creator: Smith, Gregory
Creator: Battle, Anne
Abstract: Greg Smith was a Stanford student between the years of 1988 and 1994. Born in 1970 in Honolulu, Hawaii, to a US Naval Intelligence
officer and his wife stationed at Pearl Harbor, Smith spent much of his subsequent childhood overseas after his father switched
careers to become a member of the diplomatic corps with the US Information Agency. Along with his older sister, Kim, he lived
in Germany (West Berlin, Bonn, and Hamburg) during elementary school, and in Japan (Yokohama and Kobe) through high school,
with a station in Washington, DC, in between. In 1989, as a sophomore at Stanford, Smith suffered a spinal cord injury on
campus while playing IM football that left him permanently paralyzed from the shoulders down. After graduating from Stanford
in 1994 with a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Computer Science, he took a job as a software engineer at Microsoft in Redmond,
Washington, and has remained there ever since--twenty-six years and counting--working in the Research division. He is an author
or co-author on a dozen academic publications and a co-inventor on two dozen patents. Smith lives in Bellevue, Washington,
with his wife Amy, son Milo, and rescue cats Jack and Jimmy.
Language of Material: English.
Tuttle, Bryce 2021-02-02
Bryce Tuttle - Recordings
Bryce Tuttle - Transcript
Creator: Tuttle, Bryce
Creator: Battle, Anne
Abstract: Bryce Tuttle, a member of the Class of 2020, shares his experiences with disability activism while at Stanford. He describes
his experiences with dyslexia in elementary school and later at the Latin School of Chicago, including using audio books and
speech-to-text technologies and struggling to learn a foreign language. Turning to his time at Stanford, he describes how
a positive interaction with the Office of Accessible Education influenced him to attend and describes the process of arranging
for accommodations. He recounts some of the struggles he and others had with professors, including one incident where a professor
wouldn't allow him to use a laptop to record notes. He speaks to the stigmas and stereotypes surrounding disability, disability
and identity, and the limited power the disability community and the OAE has in regard to changing faculty behavior. He describes
his own activism around disability, especially his work through the Associated Students of Stanford University (ASSU) to establish
a disability community center at Stanford.
Language of Material: English.
Wallstrom, Rachel 2020-09-29-2020-10-20
Rachel Wallstrom - Recordings
Rachel Wallstrom - Transcript
Creator: Wallstrom, Rachel
Creator: Davis, Alison Carpenter
Abstract: Rachel Wallstrom (2020 BS Mechanical Engineering; 2023 MS Mechanical Engineering) speaks about her experiences with disability
while a student at Stanford. Wallstrom shares memories of her childhood in Los Alamos, New Mexico, and recalls how participating
fully in sports became a challenge as her disability got worse. After her arrival at Stanford, she describes how an injury
to her knee and a PWR course on disability studies helped her to see her health issues through a new lens. Wallstrom discusses
her advocacy work around disability, including organizing a disability studies conference at Stanford in 2019 called "Meditations:
Technology, Disability, and the Arts," and her involvement with the efforts to establish a disability community center. Other
topics include accommodations; intersectional identities; and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Language of Material: English.
Zirpolo, Nicholas 2021-10-30-2021-12-04
Nicholas Zirpolo - Recordings
Nicholas Zirpolo - Transcript
Creator: Zirpolo, Nicholas
Creator: Kodmur, Daniel
Abstract: Nicholas Zirpolo (AM Linguistics, 1974; PhD Graduate/Special Program, 1986), a successful medical and counseling psychologist,
describes his intellectual journey in linguistics, educational consulting, psychology, and holistic medicine; his experiences
of navigating his disability after a car accident; teaching about the social psychology of disability; and his work as an
accessibility design consultant at Stanford University. Dr. Zirpolo reflects on his early life in New York and shares memories
of his Catholic upbringing and experience at the Jesuit Regis High School, where his passion for languages began. He describes
the circumstances that led him to pursue graduate education in linguistics at Stanford in the 1960s, his involvement in the
Breakers Eating Club, the car accident that paralyzed him, and his rehabilitation at the Rusk Institute. He narrates his return
to the Bay Area and his eventual pursuit of a PhD in medical psychology at Stanford, and how this led to his involvement with
disability issues at Stanford, especially his consulting work on Stanford's 504 transition plan for making buildings accessible,
founding the Stanford Disabled Students organization, and successfully advocating for additional financial resources for disabled
students. Dr. Zirpolo also describes his ongoing relationship with Stanford through the Design the Future program and offers
reflections on his life and disability.
Language of Material: English.
Series 20. Stanford, COVID-19, and the Crises of 2020-2021 Oral History Project Series 20 2021-2022
Language of Material: English.
Series 21. Childcare at Stanford Oral History Project Series 21 2020-2022
Language of Material: English.
Almond, Peter 2022-08-04
Peter Almond - Recordings
Peter Almond - Transcript
Creator: Almond, Peter
Creator: Mullaney, Thomas S. (Thomas Shawn)
Abstract: Peter Almond, the son of childcare and family advocate Dorothea Almond, discusses his admiration for his mother's work and
ruminates on her motivations for leaving Germany in the 1930s to study at the New School of the Columbia Teachers College.
He focuses on the collaborative work of Dorothea Almond, Phyllis Craig, and others and describes how it laid the foundation
for the WorkLife Office at Stanford. Almond also speaks about the rationale behind the Leifer Report, his mother's work in
childcare research, planning for the Children's Center of the Stanford Community (CCSC), and the university's initial hesitancy
about providing childcare services.
Language of Material: English.
Almond, Richard (Psychoanalyst) 2022-08-08
Richard Almond - Recordings
Richard Almond - Transcript
Creator: Almond, Richard (Psychoanalyst)
Creator: Mullaney, Thomas S. (Thomas Shawn)
Abstract: Richard Almond, the son of childcare and family advocate Dorothea Almond, shares memories of his mother, speaking about her
unique upbringing, the many moves his family made when he was a child, and her role as a faculty wife. He reflects on some
of the currents that may have influenced her and describes her dedication to helping families and improving childcare at Stanford
and her impact on various individuals. Almond also highlights his mother's impact on the Children's Center of the Stanford
Community and her work collaborating with Phyllis Craig on a childcare referral network that eventually formed the basis of
the WorkLife Office at Stanford.
Language of Material: English.
Almond, Susyn 2022-08-10
Susyn Almond - Recordings
Susyn Almond - Transcript
Creator: Almond, Susyn
Creator: Mullaney, Thomas S. (Thomas Shawn)
Abstract: Susyn Almond, the daughter of childcare and family advocate Dorothea Almond, shares information about her mother's emigration
from Germany to the United States in the 1930s to attend Columbia University's Teachers College, her family background, and
her marriage to Gabriel Almond. She recounts some of the highlights of Dorothea Almond's work, along with Phyllis Craig, in
establishing a childcare resource and referral network at Stanford, professionalizing in-home daycares, and creating intergenerational
childcare opportunities.
Language of Material: English.
Boot, Lena 2020-12-16
Lena Boot - Recordings
Lena Boot - Transcript
Creator: Boot, Lena
Creator: Mullaney, Thomas S. (Thomas Shawn)
Abstract: Lena Boot recalls how she first learned about a job opening at the Children's Center of the Stanford Community (CCSC), the
interview process, and why CCSC felt like an immediate fit for her. She shares memories of interactions with parents and coworkers
and describes how CCSC aims to be a "democratic space for educators" where teachers learn from each other. Boot emphasizes
the welcoming and family-like culture of CCSC, the feeling of "hominess" she experiences while teaching, and the strength
of connection with those at the center.
Language of Material: English.
Garcia, Daniel 2020-11-09
Daniel Garcia - Recordings
Daniel Garcia - Transcript
Creator: Garcia, Daniel
Creator: Mullaney, Thomas S. (Thomas Shawn)
Abstract: Daniel Garcia reflects on the nature of history and his fifty-year teaching career at the Children's Center of the Stanford
Community (CCSC), beginning in the 1970s as a Stanford undergraduate student. Garcia describes the center's revolutionary
roots, originating when graduate students took over an old elementary school on Mayfield to establish a childcare space. He
also reflects on the difference between working with older and younger children, the vitality of the teaching team, the co-op
nature of the center, and how he works to make all children feel unique.
Language of Material: English.
Hentschel, Ann 2021-04-15
Ann Hentschel - Recordings
Ann Hentschel - Transcript
Creator: Hentschel, Ann
Creator: Mullaney, Thomas S. (Thomas Shawn)
Abstract: Ann Hentschel, a past executive director of the Children's Center of the Stanford Community (CCSC), speaks about her lengthy
career in childcare, sharing memories of her time at the Bing Nursery School, CCSC, and the Stanford Arboretum Children's
Center. She explains why it's difficult to advocate for higher pay for teachers, the importance of university support for
childcare centers on college campuses, and the CCSC director's role of communicating between the teachers and Board of Directors.
Hentschel discusses the parent-teacher collaborative dynamic at CCSC, as well as the costs of quality childcare and how the
CCSC model compares to other childcare centers.
Language of Material: English.
Joseph, Jill 2022-06-27
Jill Joseph - Recordings
Jill Joseph - Transcript
Creator: Joseph, Jill
Creator: Mullaney, Thomas S. (Thomas Shawn)
Abstract: Jill Joseph, a teacher at the Children's Center of the Stanford Community (CCSC) in the early 1970s, speaks about her experience
as a young mother and getting involved with CCSC. She shares memories of the first facility, which was located in a school
gymnasium, working with children, and fundraising for the center by baking bread. Joseph also recalls the informal nature
of CCSC in its earliest days and reflects on different parenting styles and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children.
Language of Material: English.
Lattin, James 2020-12-02
James Lattin - Recordings
James Lattin - Transcript
Creator: Lattin, James M.
Creator: Mullaney, Thomas S. (Thomas Shawn)
Abstract: James Lattin, the president of the Children's Center of the Stanford Community's (CCSC) board from 1992 to 1994, discusses
his involvement with CCSC both as a parent and as a member of the Board of Directors. He details the process of joining the
board and board governance, what it means for CCSC to be a cooperative center and have meaningful participation, and the role
the teachers have in creating the CCSC culture. Lattin also describes how parents are involved with CCSC, what the center
looked like physically when he was on the board, and how CCSC is adored by children.
Language of Material: English.
Lederer, Judy 2020-11-18
Judy Lederer - Recordings
Judy Lederer - Transcript
Creator: Lederer, Judy
Creator: Mullaney, Thomas S. (Thomas Shawn)
Abstract: Judy Lederer speaks about her involvement with the Children's Center of the Stanford Community (CCSC) both as a teacher and
parent begin beginning in 1989, as well as how much she has enjoyed the strong relationships with children and their families
formed there. Lederer reflects on the child-centered and emergent curriculum philosophies, especially Reggio Emilia, employed
at CCSC, change over time in the community-based co-op model, and differences between the current CCSC location and the Pampas
Lane facility. In Part 2 of the interview, she describes fundraising events like auctions and PlayFest and discusses childcare
certifications, teacher salaries and benefits at CCSC, team teaching and mentor teaching, and her desire for CCSC to have
a program focused on the environment.
Language of Material: English.
Pires, Phyllis Stewart 2022-08-09
Phyllis Pires - Recordings
Phyllis Pires - Transcript
Creator: Pires, Phyllis Stewart
Creator: Mullaney, Thomas S. (Thomas Shawn)
Abstract: Phyllis Stewart Pires, the Associate Vice President, Employee Support Programs and Services, University Human Resources at
Stanford University, discusses the structure and historical evolution of Stanford's extensive childcare system, including
the Stanford Arboretum Children's Center, Madera Grove Children's Center, Stock Farm Road Children's Center, Stanford West
Children's Center, Pine Cone Children's Center, the Pepper Tree After School Program, Rainbow School, and the Children's Center
of the Stanford Community, as well as the university's financial involvement in childcare.
Language of Material: English.
Widom, Jennifer 2020-12-03
Jennifer Widom - Recordings
Jennifer Widom - Transcript
Creator: Widom, Jennifer
Creator: Mullaney, Thomas S. (Thomas Shawn)
Abstract: Jennifer Widom, the current dean of the Stanford University School of Engineering, discusses her children's attendance at
the Children's Center of the Stanford Community (CCSC) from 1995 to 2002. She highlights the caring environment of CCSC, the
longevity of the center's teachers, and the egalitarian community there. Widom also speaks about buying out of the co-oping
experience, the decision not to put their children in daycare fulltime, relationships formed with other individuals at CCSC,
and impactful teachers like Daniel Garcia and Lori Bond.
Language of Material: English.
Wong, Teresa 2020-11-05
Teresa Wong - Recordings
Teresa Wong - Transcript
Creator: Wong, Teresa
Creator: Mullaney, Thomas S. (Thomas Shawn)
Abstract: Teresa Wong speaks about applying as a teacher for the Children's Center of the Stanford Community's (CCSC) infant program
in 1981 and the early years of CCSC at the Escondido Village apartments where the Craig Infant Program was founded. She describes
what the co-op experience with parents was like then, the move from the apartments to the Pampas Lane location, and being
at CCSC both as a teacher and parent. Wong also discusses some of the colleagues she worked with and the early childhood philosophy
of CCSC, including the implementation of the Reggio Emilia model.
Language of Material: English.
Series 22. Arizona Garden Oral History Project Series 22 2023-2024
Language of Material: English.
Cater, Dennis 2023-09-21
Dennis Cater - Recordings
Dennis Cater - Transcript
Creator: Cater, Dennis
Creator: Bustamante, Diego
Abstract: This oral history interview captures the service and insights of Dennis Cater, a long-standing volunteer at the Arizona Garden.
Cater describes his contributions over the past decade to the maintenance and preservation of this unique botanical collection,
which he refers to as "a fantastic desert garden outside the desert." He recounts how he became involved with the garden,
details a typical day of volunteering, and highlights the importance of outdoor and green spaces. Additionally, Cater reflects
on the garden's maintenance, the impact of climate change, its significance to the Stanford community and visitors, and the
changes he has witnessed over the years and seasons. The interview also touches on the garden's history from its establishment
by the Stanford family to the present, and its volunteers' involvements with local organizations such as the Cactus and Succulent
Society of San Francisco and California Native Plant Society. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the garden's upkeep and
volunteer involvement, along with the observed changes before and after this period, are also explored.
Wilson, James 2023-11-03
James Wilson - Recordings
James Wilson - Transcript
Creator: Wilson, James
Creator: Bustamante, Diego
Abstract: James Wilson (1986, MS Computer Science) explains how he began volunteering at the Arizona Garden in the early 2000s in the
wake of the dot.com crash and describes some of the responsibilities of the volunteer gardeners, including weeding, raking,
re-planting, and watering plants and protecting them from heavy rain. He also recounts the historical roots of the garden
and its connection to Jane Stanford and describes notable plants, how he and the local community interact with the garden,
and the various approaches to working with cacti and succulents that he has learned over the years.