all in mint conditionOn their way to celebrate the close of Scripps’ anniversary year,members of the 75th Anniversary Committee and the Scripps communitypile into and around the 1928 Packard owned by Bill Burchett, a friend ofthe College, at the Ninth Street entrance to the College, with Balch Auditoriumand Bowling Green Lawn in the background. From left: in foreground, ClaireDavies Bridge ’82, Bernie Osborn, and Brandy Liu ’05; in the backseat, EricHaskell and Sally Preston Swan ’52; in the front seat, Judy Harvey Sahak ’64and Alice Betts Carpenter ’57; behind the car, Marcela Vargas ’02, Jil HarrisStark ’58, Emily Rankin ’97, and Stephanie Hayes; on the front runningboard, Mary Fraser Weis ’66 and Dana A.S. Rakoczy ’90.

Bulletin•Winter2002

•Volume74,No.4

T H E WOM E N ’ S C O L L E G E • C L A R E M O N T Seventy-five years ago, Ellen BrowningScripps’ greatest legacy to the world ofeducation—Scripps College—opened itsdoors to its first group of women. Since thatday, 71 classes have entered and graduated,

while, as I write these words, the 72nd class preparesfor commencement this May.

Ellen Browning Scripps helped create ScrippsCollege, and thereby the beginnings of the Claremontconsortium, as a gift to the women of the Class of ’31,to the women who have since passed throughHonnold Gate, and to the hundreds and thousandswho will do so in the years ahead.

What foresight Miss Scripps had for the futureof women’s education! And what faith she had thatScripps College would become one of the premiereeducational institutions in the nation, indeed, oneof the finest places in the world for a young womanto find and develop her own voice and vision.

I think about her gift with new appreciation asthe College celebrates the receipt of the single largestgift from a living donor since the founding grant:a $7 million anonymous gift to help create a muchneeded performing arts center on campus. (You willread more about this great news on the following page.)

This most generous recent donor also believesin the vitality and strength of the College and inits quest to offer the best liberal arts education inthe nation.This gift brings the total raised in our$85 million Campaign for the ScrippsWoman tojust over $75 million, a serendipitous amount in thisparticular anniversary year, with two more years togo in the campaign.

I hope you will reflect on these gifts—75 yearsapart—as we close our 75th AnniversaryYear.To paytribute to all we have accomplished and all we haveto look forward to at Scripps, I invite you to campuson Saturday, May 4, for our 75th Anniversary gala.Please join us.We have much to celebrate!

With confidence, courage, and hope,

NancyY. Bekavac

President’s Message

thy many gifts

As a 75th anniversary gift to eachmember of the Scripps community,please accept your copy of theScripps College Campus TourGuide, which detaches from thisspecial edition of the Bulletin.Researched, written, and editedby Bruce Coats, professor of arthistory, with Judy Harvey Sahak ’66,Sally Preston Swan Librarian atDenison Library, it is published bythe 75th Anniversary Committeeand the Office of Public Relationsand Communication.

COVERDetail from the large mosaic on the Garrison Theater porticoby Millard Sheets depicts characters from Shakespeare’sAntony and Cleopatra; in this scene, Cleopatra’s maid is aboutto place the crown upon the queen’s head before Cleopatratakes the asp to her breast. Other parts of the mural showscenes from Romeo and Juliet and King Lear.

The entire mural measures 30 feet high and 58 feet wide.The red granite panels were cut in Italy, and the mosaic muralwas created at Sheets’ studio in Claremont. The mosaic will beprotected during renovation of Garrison Theater, now underway,and during construction of a Performing Arts Center for Scripps(see story, p. 2). Photograph by Michael Honer.

Everything’s Jake at the 75th Anniversary Gala,Saturday evening, May 4, when we step back, swingout,and celebrate a positively swell past, present, andfutureof Scripps College.

The evening will be the centerpiece of ReunionWeekend, featuring dinner on Bowling Green Lawnand dancing under the stars to live music from pastdecades.

Put on your glad rags and come have aring-a-ding time! Whoopee!

Scripps’ 75thAnniversary GalaMay 4, 2002

all in mint conditionOn their way to celebrate the close of Scripps’ anniversary year,members of the 75th Anniversary Committee and the Scripps communitypile into and around the 1928 Packard owned by Bill Burchett, a friend ofthe College, at the Ninth Street entrance to the College, with Balch Auditoriumand Bowling Green Lawn in the background. From left: in foreground, ClaireDavies Bridge ’82, Bernie Osborn, and Brandy Liu ’05; in the backseat, EricHaskell and Sally Preston Swan ’52; in the front seat, Judy Harvey Sahak ’64and Alice Betts Carpenter ’57; behind the car, Marcela Vargas ’02, Jil HarrisStark ’58, Emily Rankin ’97, and Stephanie Hayes; on the front runningboard, Mary Fraser Weis ’66 and Dana A.S. Rakoczy ’90.

Bulletin•Winter2002

•Volume74,No.4

T H E WOM E N ’ S C O L L E G E • C L A R E M O N T Seventy-five years ago, Ellen BrowningScripps’ greatest legacy to the world ofeducation—Scripps College—opened itsdoors to its first group of women. Since thatday, 71 classes have entered and graduated,

while, as I write these words, the 72nd class preparesfor commencement this May.

Ellen Browning Scripps helped create ScrippsCollege, and thereby the beginnings of the Claremontconsortium, as a gift to the women of the Class of ’31,to the women who have since passed throughHonnold Gate, and to the hundreds and thousandswho will do so in the years ahead.

What foresight Miss Scripps had for the futureof women’s education! And what faith she had thatScripps College would become one of the premiereeducational institutions in the nation, indeed, oneof the finest places in the world for a young womanto find and develop her own voice and vision.

I think about her gift with new appreciation asthe College celebrates the receipt of the single largestgift from a living donor since the founding grant:a $7 million anonymous gift to help create a muchneeded performing arts center on campus. (You willread more about this great news on the following page.)

This most generous recent donor also believesin the vitality and strength of the College and inits quest to offer the best liberal arts education inthe nation.This gift brings the total raised in our$85 million Campaign for the ScrippsWoman tojust over $75 million, a serendipitous amount in thisparticular anniversary year, with two more years togo in the campaign.

I hope you will reflect on these gifts—75 yearsapart—as we close our 75th AnniversaryYear.To paytribute to all we have accomplished and all we haveto look forward to at Scripps, I invite you to campuson Saturday, May 4, for our 75th Anniversary gala.Please join us.We have much to celebrate!

With confidence, courage, and hope,

NancyY. Bekavac

President’s Message

thy many gifts

As a 75th anniversary gift to eachmember of the Scripps community,please accept your copy of theScripps College Campus TourGuide, which detaches from thisspecial edition of the Bulletin.Researched, written, and editedby Bruce Coats, professor of arthistory, with Judy Harvey Sahak ’66,Sally Preston Swan Librarian atDenison Library, it is published bythe 75th Anniversary Committeeand the Office of Public Relationsand Communication.

COVERDetail from the large mosaic on the Garrison Theater porticoby Millard Sheets depicts characters from Shakespeare’sAntony and Cleopatra; in this scene, Cleopatra’s maid is aboutto place the crown upon the queen’s head before Cleopatratakes the asp to her breast. Other parts of the mural showscenes from Romeo and Juliet and King Lear.

The entire mural measures 30 feet high and 58 feet wide.The red granite panels were cut in Italy, and the mosaic muralwas created at Sheets’ studio in Claremont. The mosaic will beprotected during renovation of Garrison Theater, now underway,and during construction of a Performing Arts Center for Scripps(see story, p. 2). Photograph by Michael Honer.

Everything’s Jake at the 75th Anniversary Gala,Saturday evening, May 4, when we step back, swingout,and celebrate a positively swell past, present, andfutureof Scripps College.

The evening will be the centerpiece of ReunionWeekend, featuring dinner on Bowling Green Lawnand dancing under the stars to live music from pastdecades.

Put on your glad rags and come have aring-a-ding time! Whoopee!

Scripps’ 75thAnniversary GalaMay 4, 2002

A $7 million gift from an anonymousdonor—the largest single gift inScripps history from a living donorsince Miss Scripps’ founding grant—has enabled the College to beginconstruction of a $11.5 millionperforming arts center on campuswith a renovated Garrison Theateras its center.

The anonymous gift came fromsomeone whose name “is inscribedon all our hearts,” President NancyY.Bekavac said in announcing the gift.“It is a person who recognized thisproject was a key to our strategic planand accomplishing the goals of ourcapital campaign.”

With plans approved in Februaryby the City of Claremont, work onthe center began in March 2002 withcompletion set for November 2003.

The Scripps Performing ArtsCenter will consist of new wings onthe east and west sides of Garrison,including a rehearsal and recital hallon one side, and teaching studios,seminar and practice rooms, offices,a recording studio, and a music libraryon the other. Garrison Theater willretain its name, while the recital hallwill be named the MaryLou andGeorge Boone Hall, in recognitionof a lead gift from the couple lastyear.The Millard Sheets mosaic muralabove the entry doors to Garrison

and the Jean Ames tapestries in thefoyer will remain focal points.

Music students and faculty willgain performance space for theirlargest productions and additionalpractice rooms to satisfy increasinglyheavy demands.The new facility willprovide space for convocations of theentire Scripps community, as well asbe available to the other ClaremontColleges when not in use by Scripps.Refurbishing and expanding thetheater complex enables the Collegeto act on an additional goal: tobecome a performing arts resourcefor the region. In cooperation withperforming arts organizations in theSouthern California region, Scrippshopes to establish a regular programof performances that are available ona subscription basis to the generalpublic and for educational purposesfor The Claremont Colleges and thelocal school community.

According to President Bekavac,Scripps has had big plans for GarrisonTheater for years, but needed to raisebig funds in order to proceed.Therecent gift, combined with $3 millionpreviously raised for the project, leaves$1.5 million still to be raised.“We areconfident other alumnae and friendsof the College will want to join thiseffort to create a stellar music andperformance center,” said Bekavac.

boora architects, based inPortland, Oregon, will overseethe project. Specializing in designfor higher education, boora hasdesigned Pomona College’s SeaverTheater,The Mondavi Center forthe Performing Arts at UC Davis,and the Portland Center for thePerforming Art.The firm is knownfor its preference for locally producedproducts, recycled or recyclablematerials, and energy efficient designelements. boora’s design for ScrippsCollege retains the integrity ofthe 1962 structure of GarrisonTheater, while expanding the centerwith the addition of separate butimmediately adjacent wings to thewest and the east of the building.

Michael Deane Lamkin, vicepresident and dean of faculty as wellas professor of music, commented:“The arts, unlike other areas ofacademe, engage the individual ona complex level of intellectual demandand artistic sensitivity. Experiencingthe arts can make a fundamentaldifference in the education ofstudents—a difference we at Scrippsand in Claremont want for ourstudents as another way to make usstand out and make our studentsbetter prepared for life.”

As part of ReunionWeekend (May 3-5),Scripps will bring to a rousing closethe yearlong celebration of its 75thanniversary with a gala dinner danceon Bowling Green Lawn on Saturday,May 4.

The anniversary year brought arange of nationally and internationallyrecognized speakers to campus. Nobellaureate LechWalesa, political punditMolly Ivins ’66, financial guru SuzeOrman, architect Norma Sklarek,breast cancer expert Dr. Susan Love,

and folk singer Holly Near are justa few of the visitors that attractedoverflow audiences.

Three dozen Scripps facultymembers shared interests and expertiseas part of the Brad and Mary AnneBlaine Lecture Series.Art and culturalexhibitions were also part of therich mix.

“After a year of focus on theintellectual, artistic, and culturalofferings we are so proud of atScripps, it’s time to celebrate,” said

Alice Betts Carpenter ’57, co-chairof the 75th Anniversary Committee.

The committee, also co-chaired byJudy Harvey Sahak ’66, Sally PrestonSwan Librarian at Denison Library,will premiere a video tribute toScripps’ past, present, and futureduring the gala.“We have a few moresurprises in store,” she promised.“Itwill be a once-in-a-lifetime event.”

For additional information, please callthe Scripps 75th Anniversary Eventsphone line at (866) 753-4222.

75 years to remember

Alumnae College

straight talk from suze orman

scripps shorts� Recipients of the MaryW. JohnsonFaculty Achievement Awards forthe 2000-01 academic year wereannounced byVice President andDean of the Faculty Michael DeaneLamkin. Each year the awards aregiven to outstanding Scripps facultywith extraordinary achievements inteaching, research, and communityservice. For teaching: Thomas Kim,Juliet Koss, Julia Liss,DavidLloyd, Jane O’Donnell,ChrisTowse, Sheila Walker. For scholar-ship: Preethi de Silva,EllenFinkelpearl,Cindy Forster,MaryHatcher-Skeers. For community serv-ice, Nathalie Rachlin.

� Ken Gonzales-Day, associateprofessor of art and renownedphotographer, has recently garneredmultiple honors, including aprestigious Graves Award, whichprovides a grant for research,a residency at the RockefellerFoundation’s Bellagio Study Center(in Bellagio, Italy), and a DurfeeFoundation Artist Completion Grant.He is included in Fotofest 2002, aninternational photography biennial,which opened in early March 2002,in Houston. His work will also beincluded in a biennial exhibition inTijuana, Mexico, at the CulturalCenter, opening April 2002.

� Scripps College enrolled moreNational Merit Finalists in theClass of 2005 this fall than any otherwomen’s college. Scripps had 15,followed byWellesley with 12, Smithwith 3, and Bryn Mawr with 2.

� The Office of Admission reports arecord 1360 applicants for admissionto the Class of 2006.This breaks lastyear’s record number of 1200 applicants.

� The American Association of Teachersof German, Southern CaliforniaChapter, selected Professor RoswithaBurwick as the first recipient of thenewly established annual award foroutstanding teaching by a universityor college professor.

Suze Orman told a nearly packedBalch Auditorium, at noon February 23,how she moved from coffee-shopwaitress to stockbroker to best-sellingauthor and financial guru through hardwork, help from friends, and a lot oftrial and error.As keynote speakerfor Alumnae College, Orman sharedher special brand of financial straighttalk, urging students to start saving forretirement at 20, and for women totake charge of their money. Everyone,she said, regardless of net worth, shouldestablish a living trust.

In the morning,“back to class”sessions were held with members ofthe Scripps College Student InvestmentFund, Professors of Economics KerryOdell and Patricia Dillon, and DanaCook Dakin ’64. In the afternoon, apanel consisting of alumnae in the fieldof investment and financial managementgave a generational perspective onwomen and investment. Panelistsincluded Elizabeth Bildsoe Bluhm ’76,

senior managing director, Red CapitalGroup;Angelica Kusar Clark ’84, seniorvice president/portfolio manager,Provident Investment Counsel; DanaCook Dakin ’64, director, PositioningGroup, Dakin Partners; GretchenScherschel Lee ’92, portfolio associate,Roger Engemann & Associates;Allison N.Wysocki ’99, financialanalyst, JP Morgan; and ProfessorsOdell and Dillon.

Campaign for The Scripps Woman

ebss award

The first man to receive the EllenBrowning Scripps Society award in thesociety’s 55-year history was honoredby the society and by members of theBoard of Trustees at a dinner in LosAngeles in November 2001. SidneyJ.Weinberg, Jr., known to his manyfriends as “Jim,” is an emeritus trustee ofthe College and served as chair of theBoard of Trustees from 1986 to 1991.Speakers at the event included MegMathies, the Sidney J.Weinberg, Jr.

Professor in Natural Sciences; formerScripps president and provost E. HowardBrooks; trustee Steve Koblik; RebeccaHarlow Potter ’61, chair of the EBSSaward committee; and President NancyY. Bekavac.They recognizedWeinbergfor his service and many contributionsto the College, including sending twodaughters to Scripps: trustee Elizabeth

Weinberg Smith ’74 and SydneyWeinberg ’75. Past recipients of theaward in attendance were MargaretMcKenzie ’40, MaryWig Johnson ’35,Sally Preston Swan ’52, Jean BixbySmith ’59, and Katharine HowardMiller ’55.

With plans to eclipse last fiscal year,which had 52% alumnae participation,the Annual Fund is driving toward anambitious participation goal of 55%from alumnae.To date, the AnnualFund has received $1.5 million fromalumnae, parents, and friends and 31%participation in gifts from alumnae.

This year's Senior Class Gift kickedoff this February with a generouschallenge pledge from Benjamin and

JoyWarren, parents of Scripps seniorJessicaWarren.They will match all giftsfrom parents to the 2002 Senior ClassGift up to $10,000. In addition, Scrippswill compete with Claremont McKennaand Pitzer Colleges for the highestparticipation rate among seniors.

Plans are underway for a very specialReunion 2002. Reunion classes havealready raised $130,000 toward thisyear’s goal of $315,000.

Pursuing their unprecedented goalof $200,000, the Scripps Association ofFamilies Fund has received gifts frommore than 400 families, totaling $138,000.

If you have questions or wouldlike to make your Reunion Class orAnnual Fund gift this 75th anniversaryyear, please call (909) 607-1542 byJune 30, 2002.

scripps college annual fund

Former students, colleagues, friends,and admirers of Professor Lois Langlandhave established the Lois LanglandAlumna-in-Residence EndowmentFund at Scripps to honor her asan instructor, poet, and mentorextraordinare.The Fund will ensurethe permanence of the LLAiR programand will allow the College to extendDr. Langland’s legacy at Scripps whileenriching the resource possibilitiesthat alumnae offer to the Scrippseducational mission.

A week’s residency enables theAlumna-in-Residence to work on achosen project and share the processinside and outside the classroom withthe on-campus community.The original

goals of the LLAiR program to providean experience of mutual value tocampus and alumnae are met as eachresident brings her own unique topicand perspective.The program providesa rich enhancement to the curriculumand exemplifies Dr. Langland’s belief increativity throughout one’s lifetime.

The goal for the endowment is$100,000, which will provideapproximately $5,000 annually to bringa creative and accomplished alumna tocampus.Three very generous alumnaehave established a Challenge Grant tomatch dollar-for-dollar all contributionsto the endowment up to a total of$25,000. If you are interested in makinga contribution to the endowment in

honor of Professor Langland, please callMaryWeis, director of the campaign,at (909) 607-7534.

the lois langland alumna-in-residence endowment fund

Sidney J. Weinberg, Jr. with Betty Davenport Ford ’42, who designed the new EBSSAward statue (left) as a three-dimensional “La Semeuse,” and Nancy Y. Bekavac.

Suze Orman in Balch Auditorium.

Lois Langland, in 1965.

ceramicannual 2002The Scripps College Ceramic Annual—the best-known and longest runningceramic exhibition in the United States—ran January 26 – April 7, at the RuthChandler Williamson Gallery on theScripps campus. This year’s exhibitionpresented the work of 12 contemporaryartists whose work explores the conceptof sculptural abstraction. The CeramicAnnual 2002 is supported in part byFrancine and Bill Baker, MaryLou andGeorge Boone, Gloria and Sonny Kamm,the Pasadena Art Alliance, and SkuttCeramics, Inc.

Pictured right, in the foreground,is Bean Finneran’s “Red Nest.”

and the winner is…

Produced by the Office of Public Relationsand Communication

EDITORMary Shipp Bartlett

MANAGING EDITORDana A.S. Rakoczy ’90

PRODUCTION ASSISTANTStephanie Hayes

INTERNSLeslie Martes ’02Crystal Williams ’03Risa Mongiello ’03Christa Edwards ’04Meghan Powers ’04Morgan Clark ’05

DESIGNCinnamon Design

PHOTOGRAPHYDavid Gautreau, p. 3, Back CoverLinda Lewis, p 4

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Please check for additionalevents and updated informationat www.ScrippsCollege.edu orcall the 75th Anniversaryhotline, (866) 753-4222.

special eventsMay 3-5Alumnae Reunion Weekend

May 475th Anniversary Gala Dinner and Dance

May 17-19Class of 2002 Commencement Weekend

June 20-23Camp Scripps

lectureApril 2375th Anniversary LectureSpeaker: Mildred HowardVisual artist“Architecture for the Remainder”7:00 p.m., Hampton RoomMalott Commons

May 15Fine Arts Foundation Lecture Seriesand TeaSpeaker: Carolyn Prince Batchelor ’63Painter“Sticks and Paper”1:30 p.m.Humanities Auditorium

musicMay 3Friday Noon ConcertBeethoven’s Sonata in A minor,Op. 47,“Kreutzer”RachelVetter Huang, violinHao Huang, piano12:15 p.m.Balch Auditorium

May 4, 8:00 p.m.May 5, 3:00 p.m.The Concert Choir and ClaremontConcert OrchestraBrahms,Variations on a Themeof HaydnHaydn, Lord Nelson MassMichael Deane Lamkin, conductorAnna De Michele, conductorBridges Hall of Music4th Street and College Avenue

May 10The Claremont Chamber Choir“An Evening of Brahms, Buxtehude,Lauridsen, Morely, Palestina,andVaughnWilliams”Daniel Grimminger (CGU), conductorM. Laura Kimura (CGU), conductor8:00 p.m.Balch Auditorium

exhibitionsRuth Chandler Williamson Gallery58th Scripps Ceramics AnnualThrough April 7

Scripps Senior Art ExhibitApril 26–May 19

Clark Humanities MuseumLa Semeuse and Campus Life:Capturing 75 Years of Scripps HistoryApril 15-May 19

Denison LibraryThe Slocum Award for Student LibrariesApril 8–May 19

commencementMay 193:00 p.m., Elm Tree Lawn

Address:Hannah-Beth Jackson ’71CaliforniaAssemblymember35th District

Senior speaker:Leslie Martes

We know that the Class Notes section of the Bulletin is a favorite of most alumnae.However, in order to bring each alumna a copy of the Guide to the Scripps CollegeCampus 2002 included with this Bulletin,“Class Notes” has been held until the latespring issue.

In the meantime, keep informed and in touch by being part of the ScrippsOnline Community. Be sure to register online and keep your information updated.

Need Reunion 2002 information? Need to change your contact informationfind current information on classmates? Log on to the Alumnae AssociationWebsite at www.scrippscollege.edu/~dept/alumnae/Alumbdy.htm to find currentinformation and ways to stay in contact with your alma mater.

Questions? Contact the Alumnae Relations Office at (909) 621-8054.

NOMINATIONS FORALUMNAE TRUSTEESThe Alumnae Association by-lawsstate that there shall be two alumnaetrustees nominated by the NominatingCommittee and elected by theAlumnae Association for no morethan two consecutive three-year terms.The terms of the alumnae trusteesshall be overlapping but notcongruent.The alumnae trustees serveon two Board committees and have allthe privileges and responsibilities ofthe other trustees.Alumnae trusteesare also expected to attend all AlumnaeCouncil meetings.

Nominations are now beingaccepted for the 2002-2008 term.Please submit your nomination, nolater than May 15, 2002, to the ScrippsCollege Office of Alumnae Relations1030 Columbia Avenue, Claremont,CA 91711, by Fax (909) 607-3186, orby e-mail alumnae@scrippscollege.edu.

Campus News

$7 million gift to create performing arts center

South Elevation, architectural rendering for Scripps Performing Arts Center, with Garrison Theater at center.

A $7 million gift from an anonymousdonor—the largest single gift inScripps history from a living donorsince Miss Scripps’ founding grant—has enabled the College to beginconstruction of a $11.5 millionperforming arts center on campuswith a renovated Garrison Theateras its center.

The anonymous gift came fromsomeone whose name “is inscribedon all our hearts,” President NancyY.Bekavac said in announcing the gift.“It is a person who recognized thisproject was a key to our strategic planand accomplishing the goals of ourcapital campaign.”

With plans approved in Februaryby the City of Claremont, work onthe center began in March 2002 withcompletion set for November 2003.

The Scripps Performing ArtsCenter will consist of new wings onthe east and west sides of Garrison,including a rehearsal and recital hallon one side, and teaching studios,seminar and practice rooms, offices,a recording studio, and a music libraryon the other. Garrison Theater willretain its name, while the recital hallwill be named the MaryLou andGeorge Boone Hall, in recognitionof a lead gift from the couple lastyear.The Millard Sheets mosaic muralabove the entry doors to Garrison

and the Jean Ames tapestries in thefoyer will remain focal points.

Music students and faculty willgain performance space for theirlargest productions and additionalpractice rooms to satisfy increasinglyheavy demands.The new facility willprovide space for convocations of theentire Scripps community, as well asbe available to the other ClaremontColleges when not in use by Scripps.Refurbishing and expanding thetheater complex enables the Collegeto act on an additional goal: tobecome a performing arts resourcefor the region. In cooperation withperforming arts organizations in theSouthern California region, Scrippshopes to establish a regular programof performances that are available ona subscription basis to the generalpublic and for educational purposesfor The Claremont Colleges and thelocal school community.

According to President Bekavac,Scripps has had big plans for GarrisonTheater for years, but needed to raisebig funds in order to proceed.Therecent gift, combined with $3 millionpreviously raised for the project, leaves$1.5 million still to be raised.“We areconfident other alumnae and friendsof the College will want to join thiseffort to create a stellar music andperformance center,” said Bekavac.

boora architects, based inPortland, Oregon, will overseethe project. Specializing in designfor higher education, boora hasdesigned Pomona College’s SeaverTheater,The Mondavi Center forthe Performing Arts at UC Davis,and the Portland Center for thePerforming Art.The firm is knownfor its preference for locally producedproducts, recycled or recyclablematerials, and energy efficient designelements. boora’s design for ScrippsCollege retains the integrity ofthe 1962 structure of GarrisonTheater, while expanding the centerwith the addition of separate butimmediately adjacent wings to thewest and the east of the building.

Michael Deane Lamkin, vicepresident and dean of faculty as wellas professor of music, commented:“The arts, unlike other areas ofacademe, engage the individual ona complex level of intellectual demandand artistic sensitivity. Experiencingthe arts can make a fundamentaldifference in the education ofstudents—a difference we at Scrippsand in Claremont want for ourstudents as another way to make usstand out and make our studentsbetter prepared for life.”

As part of ReunionWeekend (May 3-5),Scripps will bring to a rousing closethe yearlong celebration of its 75thanniversary with a gala dinner danceon Bowling Green Lawn on Saturday,May 4.

The anniversary year brought arange of nationally and internationallyrecognized speakers to campus. Nobellaureate LechWalesa, political punditMolly Ivins ’66, financial guru SuzeOrman, architect Norma Sklarek,breast cancer expert Dr. Susan Love,

and folk singer Holly Near are justa few of the visitors that attractedoverflow audiences.

Three dozen Scripps facultymembers shared interests and expertiseas part of the Brad and Mary AnneBlaine Lecture Series.Art and culturalexhibitions were also part of therich mix.

“After a year of focus on theintellectual, artistic, and culturalofferings we are so proud of atScripps, it’s time to celebrate,” said

Alice Betts Carpenter ’57, co-chairof the 75th Anniversary Committee.

The committee, also co-chaired byJudy Harvey Sahak ’66, Sally PrestonSwan Librarian at Denison Library,will premiere a video tribute toScripps’ past, present, and futureduring the gala.“We have a few moresurprises in store,” she promised.“Itwill be a once-in-a-lifetime event.”

For additional information, please callthe Scripps 75th Anniversary Eventsphone line at (866) 753-4222.

75 years to remember

Alumnae College

straight talk from suze orman

scripps shorts� Recipients of the MaryW. JohnsonFaculty Achievement Awards forthe 2000-01 academic year wereannounced byVice President andDean of the Faculty Michael DeaneLamkin. Each year the awards aregiven to outstanding Scripps facultywith extraordinary achievements inteaching, research, and communityservice. For teaching: Thomas Kim,Juliet Koss, Julia Liss,DavidLloyd, Jane O’Donnell,ChrisTowse, Sheila Walker. For scholar-ship: Preethi de Silva,EllenFinkelpearl,Cindy Forster,MaryHatcher-Skeers. For community serv-ice, Nathalie Rachlin.

� Ken Gonzales-Day, associateprofessor of art and renownedphotographer, has recently garneredmultiple honors, including aprestigious Graves Award, whichprovides a grant for research,a residency at the RockefellerFoundation’s Bellagio Study Center(in Bellagio, Italy), and a DurfeeFoundation Artist Completion Grant.He is included in Fotofest 2002, aninternational photography biennial,which opened in early March 2002,in Houston. His work will also beincluded in a biennial exhibition inTijuana, Mexico, at the CulturalCenter, opening April 2002.

� Scripps College enrolled moreNational Merit Finalists in theClass of 2005 this fall than any otherwomen’s college. Scripps had 15,followed byWellesley with 12, Smithwith 3, and Bryn Mawr with 2.

� The Office of Admission reports arecord 1360 applicants for admissionto the Class of 2006.This breaks lastyear’s record number of 1200 applicants.

� The American Association of Teachersof German, Southern CaliforniaChapter, selected Professor RoswithaBurwick as the first recipient of thenewly established annual award foroutstanding teaching by a universityor college professor.

Suze Orman told a nearly packedBalch Auditorium, at noon February 23,how she moved from coffee-shopwaitress to stockbroker to best-sellingauthor and financial guru through hardwork, help from friends, and a lot oftrial and error.As keynote speakerfor Alumnae College, Orman sharedher special brand of financial straighttalk, urging students to start saving forretirement at 20, and for women totake charge of their money. Everyone,she said, regardless of net worth, shouldestablish a living trust.

In the morning,“back to class”sessions were held with members ofthe Scripps College Student InvestmentFund, Professors of Economics KerryOdell and Patricia Dillon, and DanaCook Dakin ’64. In the afternoon, apanel consisting of alumnae in the fieldof investment and financial managementgave a generational perspective onwomen and investment. Panelistsincluded Elizabeth Bildsoe Bluhm ’76,

senior managing director, Red CapitalGroup;Angelica Kusar Clark ’84, seniorvice president/portfolio manager,Provident Investment Counsel; DanaCook Dakin ’64, director, PositioningGroup, Dakin Partners; GretchenScherschel Lee ’92, portfolio associate,Roger Engemann & Associates;Allison N.Wysocki ’99, financialanalyst, JP Morgan; and ProfessorsOdell and Dillon.

Campaign for The Scripps Woman

ebss award

The first man to receive the EllenBrowning Scripps Society award in thesociety’s 55-year history was honoredby the society and by members of theBoard of Trustees at a dinner in LosAngeles in November 2001. SidneyJ.Weinberg, Jr., known to his manyfriends as “Jim,” is an emeritus trustee ofthe College and served as chair of theBoard of Trustees from 1986 to 1991.Speakers at the event included MegMathies, the Sidney J.Weinberg, Jr.

Professor in Natural Sciences; formerScripps president and provost E. HowardBrooks; trustee Steve Koblik; RebeccaHarlow Potter ’61, chair of the EBSSaward committee; and President NancyY. Bekavac.They recognizedWeinbergfor his service and many contributionsto the College, including sending twodaughters to Scripps: trustee Elizabeth

Weinberg Smith ’74 and SydneyWeinberg ’75. Past recipients of theaward in attendance were MargaretMcKenzie ’40, MaryWig Johnson ’35,Sally Preston Swan ’52, Jean BixbySmith ’59, and Katharine HowardMiller ’55.

With plans to eclipse last fiscal year,which had 52% alumnae participation,the Annual Fund is driving toward anambitious participation goal of 55%from alumnae.To date, the AnnualFund has received $1.5 million fromalumnae, parents, and friends and 31%participation in gifts from alumnae.

This year's Senior Class Gift kickedoff this February with a generouschallenge pledge from Benjamin and

JoyWarren, parents of Scripps seniorJessicaWarren.They will match all giftsfrom parents to the 2002 Senior ClassGift up to $10,000. In addition, Scrippswill compete with Claremont McKennaand Pitzer Colleges for the highestparticipation rate among seniors.

Plans are underway for a very specialReunion 2002. Reunion classes havealready raised $130,000 toward thisyear’s goal of $315,000.

Pursuing their unprecedented goalof $200,000, the Scripps Association ofFamilies Fund has received gifts frommore than 400 families, totaling $138,000.

If you have questions or wouldlike to make your Reunion Class orAnnual Fund gift this 75th anniversaryyear, please call (909) 607-1542 byJune 30, 2002.

scripps college annual fund

Former students, colleagues, friends,and admirers of Professor Lois Langlandhave established the Lois LanglandAlumna-in-Residence EndowmentFund at Scripps to honor her asan instructor, poet, and mentorextraordinare.The Fund will ensurethe permanence of the LLAiR programand will allow the College to extendDr. Langland’s legacy at Scripps whileenriching the resource possibilitiesthat alumnae offer to the Scrippseducational mission.

A week’s residency enables theAlumna-in-Residence to work on achosen project and share the processinside and outside the classroom withthe on-campus community.The original

goals of the LLAiR program to providean experience of mutual value tocampus and alumnae are met as eachresident brings her own unique topicand perspective.The program providesa rich enhancement to the curriculumand exemplifies Dr. Langland’s belief increativity throughout one’s lifetime.

The goal for the endowment is$100,000, which will provideapproximately $5,000 annually to bringa creative and accomplished alumna tocampus.Three very generous alumnaehave established a Challenge Grant tomatch dollar-for-dollar all contributionsto the endowment up to a total of$25,000. If you are interested in makinga contribution to the endowment in

honor of Professor Langland, please callMaryWeis, director of the campaign,at (909) 607-7534.

the lois langland alumna-in-residence endowment fund

Sidney J. Weinberg, Jr. with Betty Davenport Ford ’42, who designed the new EBSSAward statue (left) as a three-dimensional “La Semeuse,” and Nancy Y. Bekavac.

Suze Orman in Balch Auditorium.

Lois Langland, in 1965.

ceramicannual 2002The Scripps College Ceramic Annual—the best-known and longest runningceramic exhibition in the United States—ran January 26 – April 7, at the RuthChandler Williamson Gallery on theScripps campus. This year’s exhibitionpresented the work of 12 contemporaryartists whose work explores the conceptof sculptural abstraction. The CeramicAnnual 2002 is supported in part byFrancine and Bill Baker, MaryLou andGeorge Boone, Gloria and Sonny Kamm,the Pasadena Art Alliance, and SkuttCeramics, Inc.

Pictured right, in the foreground,is Bean Finneran’s “Red Nest.”

and the winner is…

Produced by the Office of Public Relationsand Communication

EDITORMary Shipp Bartlett

MANAGING EDITORDana A.S. Rakoczy ’90

PRODUCTION ASSISTANTStephanie Hayes

INTERNSLeslie Martes ’02Crystal Williams ’03Risa Mongiello ’03Christa Edwards ’04Meghan Powers ’04Morgan Clark ’05

DESIGNCinnamon Design

PHOTOGRAPHYDavid Gautreau, p. 3, Back CoverLinda Lewis, p 4

PRINTINGDual Graphics

SCRIPPS COLLEGE BULLETIN

Volume 74, No. 4, Winter 2002ScrippsThe Women’s College • ClaremontUSPS (#486-940) is published quarterly

by Scripps College, Office of PublicRelations and Communication.

Periodicals postage paid atClaremont, CA 91711

POSTMASTERSend address changes to:ScrippsThe Women’s College • Claremontc/o Office of Public Relations

and Communication1030 Columbia AvenueClaremont CA 91711-3948(909) 621-8280editor@scrippscollege.edu

Scripps does not discriminate in itseducational programs on the basis of race,color, physical condition, sexual orientation,or national or ethnic origin.

scripps collegebulletin

calendar

attention: class notes fans

join the scripps online community

Please check for additionalevents and updated informationat www.ScrippsCollege.edu orcall the 75th Anniversaryhotline, (866) 753-4222.

special eventsMay 3-5Alumnae Reunion Weekend

May 475th Anniversary Gala Dinner and Dance

May 17-19Class of 2002 Commencement Weekend

June 20-23Camp Scripps

lectureApril 2375th Anniversary LectureSpeaker: Mildred HowardVisual artist“Architecture for the Remainder”7:00 p.m., Hampton RoomMalott Commons

May 15Fine Arts Foundation Lecture Seriesand TeaSpeaker: Carolyn Prince Batchelor ’63Painter“Sticks and Paper”1:30 p.m.Humanities Auditorium

musicMay 3Friday Noon ConcertBeethoven’s Sonata in A minor,Op. 47,“Kreutzer”RachelVetter Huang, violinHao Huang, piano12:15 p.m.Balch Auditorium

May 4, 8:00 p.m.May 5, 3:00 p.m.The Concert Choir and ClaremontConcert OrchestraBrahms,Variations on a Themeof HaydnHaydn, Lord Nelson MassMichael Deane Lamkin, conductorAnna De Michele, conductorBridges Hall of Music4th Street and College Avenue

May 10The Claremont Chamber Choir“An Evening of Brahms, Buxtehude,Lauridsen, Morely, Palestina,andVaughnWilliams”Daniel Grimminger (CGU), conductorM. Laura Kimura (CGU), conductor8:00 p.m.Balch Auditorium

exhibitionsRuth Chandler Williamson Gallery58th Scripps Ceramics AnnualThrough April 7

Scripps Senior Art ExhibitApril 26–May 19

Clark Humanities MuseumLa Semeuse and Campus Life:Capturing 75 Years of Scripps HistoryApril 15-May 19

Denison LibraryThe Slocum Award for Student LibrariesApril 8–May 19

commencementMay 193:00 p.m., Elm Tree Lawn

Address:Hannah-Beth Jackson ’71CaliforniaAssemblymember35th District

Senior speaker:Leslie Martes

We know that the Class Notes section of the Bulletin is a favorite of most alumnae.However, in order to bring each alumna a copy of the Guide to the Scripps CollegeCampus 2002 included with this Bulletin,“Class Notes” has been held until the latespring issue.

In the meantime, keep informed and in touch by being part of the ScrippsOnline Community. Be sure to register online and keep your information updated.

Need Reunion 2002 information? Need to change your contact informationfind current information on classmates? Log on to the Alumnae AssociationWebsite at www.scrippscollege.edu/~dept/alumnae/Alumbdy.htm to find currentinformation and ways to stay in contact with your alma mater.

Questions? Contact the Alumnae Relations Office at (909) 621-8054.

NOMINATIONS FORALUMNAE TRUSTEESThe Alumnae Association by-lawsstate that there shall be two alumnaetrustees nominated by the NominatingCommittee and elected by theAlumnae Association for no morethan two consecutive three-year terms.The terms of the alumnae trusteesshall be overlapping but notcongruent.The alumnae trustees serveon two Board committees and have allthe privileges and responsibilities ofthe other trustees.Alumnae trusteesare also expected to attend all AlumnaeCouncil meetings.

Nominations are now beingaccepted for the 2002-2008 term.Please submit your nomination, nolater than May 15, 2002, to the ScrippsCollege Office of Alumnae Relations1030 Columbia Avenue, Claremont,CA 91711, by Fax (909) 607-3186, orby e-mail alumnae@scrippscollege.edu.

Campus News

$7 million gift to create performing arts center

South Elevation, architectural rendering for Scripps Performing Arts Center, with Garrison Theater at center.

A $7 million gift from an anonymousdonor—the largest single gift inScripps history from a living donorsince Miss Scripps’ founding grant—has enabled the College to beginconstruction of a $11.5 millionperforming arts center on campuswith a renovated Garrison Theateras its center.

The anonymous gift came fromsomeone whose name “is inscribedon all our hearts,” President NancyY.Bekavac said in announcing the gift.“It is a person who recognized thisproject was a key to our strategic planand accomplishing the goals of ourcapital campaign.”

With plans approved in Februaryby the City of Claremont, work onthe center began in March 2002 withcompletion set for November 2003.

The Scripps Performing ArtsCenter will consist of new wings onthe east and west sides of Garrison,including a rehearsal and recital hallon one side, and teaching studios,seminar and practice rooms, offices,a recording studio, and a music libraryon the other. Garrison Theater willretain its name, while the recital hallwill be named the MaryLou andGeorge Boone Hall, in recognitionof a lead gift from the couple lastyear.The Millard Sheets mosaic muralabove the entry doors to Garrison

and the Jean Ames tapestries in thefoyer will remain focal points.

Music students and faculty willgain performance space for theirlargest productions and additionalpractice rooms to satisfy increasinglyheavy demands.The new facility willprovide space for convocations of theentire Scripps community, as well asbe available to the other ClaremontColleges when not in use by Scripps.Refurbishing and expanding thetheater complex enables the Collegeto act on an additional goal: tobecome a performing arts resourcefor the region. In cooperation withperforming arts organizations in theSouthern California region, Scrippshopes to establish a regular programof performances that are available ona subscription basis to the generalpublic and for educational purposesfor The Claremont Colleges and thelocal school community.

According to President Bekavac,Scripps has had big plans for GarrisonTheater for years, but needed to raisebig funds in order to proceed.Therecent gift, combined with $3 millionpreviously raised for the project, leaves$1.5 million still to be raised.“We areconfident other alumnae and friendsof the College will want to join thiseffort to create a stellar music andperformance center,” said Bekavac.

boora architects, based inPortland, Oregon, will overseethe project. Specializing in designfor higher education, boora hasdesigned Pomona College’s SeaverTheater,The Mondavi Center forthe Performing Arts at UC Davis,and the Portland Center for thePerforming Art.The firm is knownfor its preference for locally producedproducts, recycled or recyclablematerials, and energy efficient designelements. boora’s design for ScrippsCollege retains the integrity ofthe 1962 structure of GarrisonTheater, while expanding the centerwith the addition of separate butimmediately adjacent wings to thewest and the east of the building.

Michael Deane Lamkin, vicepresident and dean of faculty as wellas professor of music, commented:“The arts, unlike other areas ofacademe, engage the individual ona complex level of intellectual demandand artistic sensitivity. Experiencingthe arts can make a fundamentaldifference in the education ofstudents—a difference we at Scrippsand in Claremont want for ourstudents as another way to make usstand out and make our studentsbetter prepared for life.”

As part of ReunionWeekend (May 3-5),Scripps will bring to a rousing closethe yearlong celebration of its 75thanniversary with a gala dinner danceon Bowling Green Lawn on Saturday,May 4.

The anniversary year brought arange of nationally and internationallyrecognized speakers to campus. Nobellaureate LechWalesa, political punditMolly Ivins ’66, financial guru SuzeOrman, architect Norma Sklarek,breast cancer expert Dr. Susan Love,

and folk singer Holly Near are justa few of the visitors that attractedoverflow audiences.

Three dozen Scripps facultymembers shared interests and expertiseas part of the Brad and Mary AnneBlaine Lecture Series.Art and culturalexhibitions were also part of therich mix.

“After a year of focus on theintellectual, artistic, and culturalofferings we are so proud of atScripps, it’s time to celebrate,” said

Alice Betts Carpenter ’57, co-chairof the 75th Anniversary Committee.

The committee, also co-chaired byJudy Harvey Sahak ’66, Sally PrestonSwan Librarian at Denison Library,will premiere a video tribute toScripps’ past, present, and futureduring the gala.“We have a few moresurprises in store,” she promised.“Itwill be a once-in-a-lifetime event.”

For additional information, please callthe Scripps 75th Anniversary Eventsphone line at (866) 753-4222.

75 years to remember

Alumnae College

straight talk from suze orman

scripps shorts� Recipients of the MaryW. JohnsonFaculty Achievement Awards forthe 2000-01 academic year wereannounced byVice President andDean of the Faculty Michael DeaneLamkin. Each year the awards aregiven to outstanding Scripps facultywith extraordinary achievements inteaching, research, and communityservice. For teaching: Thomas Kim,Juliet Koss, Julia Liss,DavidLloyd, Jane O’Donnell,ChrisTowse, Sheila Walker. For scholar-ship: Preethi de Silva,EllenFinkelpearl,Cindy Forster,MaryHatcher-Skeers. For community serv-ice, Nathalie Rachlin.

� Ken Gonzales-Day, associateprofessor of art and renownedphotographer, has recently garneredmultiple honors, including aprestigious Graves Award, whichprovides a grant for research,a residency at the RockefellerFoundation’s Bellagio Study Center(in Bellagio, Italy), and a DurfeeFoundation Artist Completion Grant.He is included in Fotofest 2002, aninternational photography biennial,which opened in early March 2002,in Houston. His work will also beincluded in a biennial exhibition inTijuana, Mexico, at the CulturalCenter, opening April 2002.

� Scripps College enrolled moreNational Merit Finalists in theClass of 2005 this fall than any otherwomen’s college. Scripps had 15,followed byWellesley with 12, Smithwith 3, and Bryn Mawr with 2.

� The Office of Admission reports arecord 1360 applicants for admissionto the Class of 2006.This breaks lastyear’s record number of 1200 applicants.

� The American Association of Teachersof German, Southern CaliforniaChapter, selected Professor RoswithaBurwick as the first recipient of thenewly established annual award foroutstanding teaching by a universityor college professor.

Suze Orman told a nearly packedBalch Auditorium, at noon February 23,how she moved from coffee-shopwaitress to stockbroker to best-sellingauthor and financial guru through hardwork, help from friends, and a lot oftrial and error.As keynote speakerfor Alumnae College, Orman sharedher special brand of financial straighttalk, urging students to start saving forretirement at 20, and for women totake charge of their money. Everyone,she said, regardless of net worth, shouldestablish a living trust.

In the morning,“back to class”sessions were held with members ofthe Scripps College Student InvestmentFund, Professors of Economics KerryOdell and Patricia Dillon, and DanaCook Dakin ’64. In the afternoon, apanel consisting of alumnae in the fieldof investment and financial managementgave a generational perspective onwomen and investment. Panelistsincluded Elizabeth Bildsoe Bluhm ’76,

senior managing director, Red CapitalGroup;Angelica Kusar Clark ’84, seniorvice president/portfolio manager,Provident Investment Counsel; DanaCook Dakin ’64, director, PositioningGroup, Dakin Partners; GretchenScherschel Lee ’92, portfolio associate,Roger Engemann & Associates;Allison N.Wysocki ’99, financialanalyst, JP Morgan; and ProfessorsOdell and Dillon.

Campaign for The Scripps Woman

ebss award

The first man to receive the EllenBrowning Scripps Society award in thesociety’s 55-year history was honoredby the society and by members of theBoard of Trustees at a dinner in LosAngeles in November 2001. SidneyJ.Weinberg, Jr., known to his manyfriends as “Jim,” is an emeritus trustee ofthe College and served as chair of theBoard of Trustees from 1986 to 1991.Speakers at the event included MegMathies, the Sidney J.Weinberg, Jr.

Professor in Natural Sciences; formerScripps president and provost E. HowardBrooks; trustee Steve Koblik; RebeccaHarlow Potter ’61, chair of the EBSSaward committee; and President NancyY. Bekavac.They recognizedWeinbergfor his service and many contributionsto the College, including sending twodaughters to Scripps: trustee Elizabeth

Weinberg Smith ’74 and SydneyWeinberg ’75. Past recipients of theaward in attendance were MargaretMcKenzie ’40, MaryWig Johnson ’35,Sally Preston Swan ’52, Jean BixbySmith ’59, and Katharine HowardMiller ’55.

With plans to eclipse last fiscal year,which had 52% alumnae participation,the Annual Fund is driving toward anambitious participation goal of 55%from alumnae.To date, the AnnualFund has received $1.5 million fromalumnae, parents, and friends and 31%participation in gifts from alumnae.

This year's Senior Class Gift kickedoff this February with a generouschallenge pledge from Benjamin and

JoyWarren, parents of Scripps seniorJessicaWarren.They will match all giftsfrom parents to the 2002 Senior ClassGift up to $10,000. In addition, Scrippswill compete with Claremont McKennaand Pitzer Colleges for the highestparticipation rate among seniors.

Plans are underway for a very specialReunion 2002. Reunion classes havealready raised $130,000 toward thisyear’s goal of $315,000.

Pursuing their unprecedented goalof $200,000, the Scripps Association ofFamilies Fund has received gifts frommore than 400 families, totaling $138,000.

If you have questions or wouldlike to make your Reunion Class orAnnual Fund gift this 75th anniversaryyear, please call (909) 607-1542 byJune 30, 2002.

scripps college annual fund

Former students, colleagues, friends,and admirers of Professor Lois Langlandhave established the Lois LanglandAlumna-in-Residence EndowmentFund at Scripps to honor her asan instructor, poet, and mentorextraordinare.The Fund will ensurethe permanence of the LLAiR programand will allow the College to extendDr. Langland’s legacy at Scripps whileenriching the resource possibilitiesthat alumnae offer to the Scrippseducational mission.

A week’s residency enables theAlumna-in-Residence to work on achosen project and share the processinside and outside the classroom withthe on-campus community.The original

goals of the LLAiR program to providean experience of mutual value tocampus and alumnae are met as eachresident brings her own unique topicand perspective.The program providesa rich enhancement to the curriculumand exemplifies Dr. Langland’s belief increativity throughout one’s lifetime.

The goal for the endowment is$100,000, which will provideapproximately $5,000 annually to bringa creative and accomplished alumna tocampus.Three very generous alumnaehave established a Challenge Grant tomatch dollar-for-dollar all contributionsto the endowment up to a total of$25,000. If you are interested in makinga contribution to the endowment in

honor of Professor Langland, please callMaryWeis, director of the campaign,at (909) 607-7534.

the lois langland alumna-in-residence endowment fund

Sidney J. Weinberg, Jr. with Betty Davenport Ford ’42, who designed the new EBSSAward statue (left) as a three-dimensional “La Semeuse,” and Nancy Y. Bekavac.

Suze Orman in Balch Auditorium.

Lois Langland, in 1965.

ceramicannual 2002The Scripps College Ceramic Annual—the best-known and longest runningceramic exhibition in the United States—ran January 26 – April 7, at the RuthChandler Williamson Gallery on theScripps campus. This year’s exhibitionpresented the work of 12 contemporaryartists whose work explores the conceptof sculptural abstraction. The CeramicAnnual 2002 is supported in part byFrancine and Bill Baker, MaryLou andGeorge Boone, Gloria and Sonny Kamm,the Pasadena Art Alliance, and SkuttCeramics, Inc.

Pictured right, in the foreground,is Bean Finneran’s “Red Nest.”

and the winner is…

Produced by the Office of Public Relationsand Communication

EDITORMary Shipp Bartlett

MANAGING EDITORDana A.S. Rakoczy ’90

PRODUCTION ASSISTANTStephanie Hayes

INTERNSLeslie Martes ’02Crystal Williams ’03Risa Mongiello ’03Christa Edwards ’04Meghan Powers ’04Morgan Clark ’05

DESIGNCinnamon Design

PHOTOGRAPHYDavid Gautreau, p. 3, Back CoverLinda Lewis, p 4

PRINTINGDual Graphics

SCRIPPS COLLEGE BULLETIN

Volume 74, No. 4, Winter 2002ScrippsThe Women’s College • ClaremontUSPS (#486-940) is published quarterly

by Scripps College, Office of PublicRelations and Communication.

Periodicals postage paid atClaremont, CA 91711

POSTMASTERSend address changes to:ScrippsThe Women’s College • Claremontc/o Office of Public Relations

and Communication1030 Columbia AvenueClaremont CA 91711-3948(909) 621-8280editor@scrippscollege.edu

Scripps does not discriminate in itseducational programs on the basis of race,color, physical condition, sexual orientation,or national or ethnic origin.

scripps collegebulletin

calendar

attention: class notes fans

join the scripps online community

Please check for additionalevents and updated informationat www.ScrippsCollege.edu orcall the 75th Anniversaryhotline, (866) 753-4222.

special eventsMay 3-5Alumnae Reunion Weekend

May 475th Anniversary Gala Dinner and Dance

May 17-19Class of 2002 Commencement Weekend

June 20-23Camp Scripps

lectureApril 2375th Anniversary LectureSpeaker: Mildred HowardVisual artist“Architecture for the Remainder”7:00 p.m., Hampton RoomMalott Commons

May 15Fine Arts Foundation Lecture Seriesand TeaSpeaker: Carolyn Prince Batchelor ’63Painter“Sticks and Paper”1:30 p.m.Humanities Auditorium

musicMay 3Friday Noon ConcertBeethoven’s Sonata in A minor,Op. 47,“Kreutzer”RachelVetter Huang, violinHao Huang, piano12:15 p.m.Balch Auditorium

May 4, 8:00 p.m.May 5, 3:00 p.m.The Concert Choir and ClaremontConcert OrchestraBrahms,Variations on a Themeof HaydnHaydn, Lord Nelson MassMichael Deane Lamkin, conductorAnna De Michele, conductorBridges Hall of Music4th Street and College Avenue

May 10The Claremont Chamber Choir“An Evening of Brahms, Buxtehude,Lauridsen, Morely, Palestina,andVaughnWilliams”Daniel Grimminger (CGU), conductorM. Laura Kimura (CGU), conductor8:00 p.m.Balch Auditorium

exhibitionsRuth Chandler Williamson Gallery58th Scripps Ceramics AnnualThrough April 7

Scripps Senior Art ExhibitApril 26–May 19

Clark Humanities MuseumLa Semeuse and Campus Life:Capturing 75 Years of Scripps HistoryApril 15-May 19

Denison LibraryThe Slocum Award for Student LibrariesApril 8–May 19

commencementMay 193:00 p.m., Elm Tree Lawn

Address:Hannah-Beth Jackson ’71CaliforniaAssemblymember35th District

Senior speaker:Leslie Martes

We know that the Class Notes section of the Bulletin is a favorite of most alumnae.However, in order to bring each alumna a copy of the Guide to the Scripps CollegeCampus 2002 included with this Bulletin,“Class Notes” has been held until the latespring issue.

In the meantime, keep informed and in touch by being part of the ScrippsOnline Community. Be sure to register online and keep your information updated.

Need Reunion 2002 information? Need to change your contact informationfind current information on classmates? Log on to the Alumnae AssociationWebsite at www.scrippscollege.edu/~dept/alumnae/Alumbdy.htm to find currentinformation and ways to stay in contact with your alma mater.

Questions? Contact the Alumnae Relations Office at (909) 621-8054.

NOMINATIONS FORALUMNAE TRUSTEESThe Alumnae Association by-lawsstate that there shall be two alumnaetrustees nominated by the NominatingCommittee and elected by theAlumnae Association for no morethan two consecutive three-year terms.The terms of the alumnae trusteesshall be overlapping but notcongruent.The alumnae trustees serveon two Board committees and have allthe privileges and responsibilities ofthe other trustees.Alumnae trusteesare also expected to attend all AlumnaeCouncil meetings.

Nominations are now beingaccepted for the 2002-2008 term.Please submit your nomination, nolater than May 15, 2002, to the ScrippsCollege Office of Alumnae Relations1030 Columbia Avenue, Claremont,CA 91711, by Fax (909) 607-3186, orby e-mail alumnae@scrippscollege.edu.

Campus News

$7 million gift to create performing arts center

South Elevation, architectural rendering for Scripps Performing Arts Center, with Garrison Theater at center.

A $7 million gift from an anonymousdonor—the largest single gift inScripps history from a living donorsince Miss Scripps’ founding grant—has enabled the College to beginconstruction of a $11.5 millionperforming arts center on campuswith a renovated Garrison Theateras its center.

The anonymous gift came fromsomeone whose name “is inscribedon all our hearts,” President NancyY.Bekavac said in announcing the gift.“It is a person who recognized thisproject was a key to our strategic planand accomplishing the goals of ourcapital campaign.”

With plans approved in Februaryby the City of Claremont, work onthe center began in March 2002 withcompletion set for November 2003.

The Scripps Performing ArtsCenter will consist of new wings onthe east and west sides of Garrison,including a rehearsal and recital hallon one side, and teaching studios,seminar and practice rooms, offices,a recording studio, and a music libraryon the other. Garrison Theater willretain its name, while the recital hallwill be named the MaryLou andGeorge Boone Hall, in recognitionof a lead gift from the couple lastyear.The Millard Sheets mosaic muralabove the entry doors to Garrison

and the Jean Ames tapestries in thefoyer will remain focal points.

Music students and faculty willgain performance space for theirlargest productions and additionalpractice rooms to satisfy increasinglyheavy demands.The new facility willprovide space for convocations of theentire Scripps community, as well asbe available to the other ClaremontColleges when not in use by Scripps.Refurbishing and expanding thetheater complex enables the Collegeto act on an additional goal: tobecome a performing arts resourcefor the region. In cooperation withperforming arts organizations in theSouthern California region, Scrippshopes to establish a regular programof performances that are available ona subscription basis to the generalpublic and for educational purposesfor The Claremont Colleges and thelocal school community.

According to President Bekavac,Scripps has had big plans for GarrisonTheater for years, but needed to raisebig funds in order to proceed.Therecent gift, combined with $3 millionpreviously raised for the project, leaves$1.5 million still to be raised.“We areconfident other alumnae and friendsof the College will want to join thiseffort to create a stellar music andperformance center,” said Bekavac.

boora architects, based inPortland, Oregon, will overseethe project. Specializing in designfor higher education, boora hasdesigned Pomona College’s SeaverTheater,The Mondavi Center forthe Performing Arts at UC Davis,and the Portland Center for thePerforming Art.The firm is knownfor its preference for locally producedproducts, recycled or recyclablematerials, and energy efficient designelements. boora’s design for ScrippsCollege retains the integrity ofthe 1962 structure of GarrisonTheater, while expanding the centerwith the addition of separate butimmediately adjacent wings to thewest and the east of the building.

Michael Deane Lamkin, vicepresident and dean of faculty as wellas professor of music, commented:“The arts, unlike other areas ofacademe, engage the individual ona complex level of intellectual demandand artistic sensitivity. Experiencingthe arts can make a fundamentaldifference in the education ofstudents—a difference we at Scrippsand in Claremont want for ourstudents as another way to make usstand out and make our studentsbetter prepared for life.”

As part of ReunionWeekend (May 3-5),Scripps will bring to a rousing closethe yearlong celebration of its 75thanniversary with a gala dinner danceon Bowling Green Lawn on Saturday,May 4.

The anniversary year brought arange of nationally and internationallyrecognized speakers to campus. Nobellaureate LechWalesa, political punditMolly Ivins ’66, financial guru SuzeOrman, architect Norma Sklarek,breast cancer expert Dr. Susan Love,

and folk singer Holly Near are justa few of the visitors that attractedoverflow audiences.

Three dozen Scripps facultymembers shared interests and expertiseas part of the Brad and Mary AnneBlaine Lecture Series.Art and culturalexhibitions were also part of therich mix.

“After a year of focus on theintellectual, artistic, and culturalofferings we are so proud of atScripps, it’s time to celebrate,” said

Alice Betts Carpenter ’57, co-chairof the 75th Anniversary Committee.

The committee, also co-chaired byJudy Harvey Sahak ’66, Sally PrestonSwan Librarian at Denison Library,will premiere a video tribute toScripps’ past, present, and futureduring the gala.“We have a few moresurprises in store,” she promised.“Itwill be a once-in-a-lifetime event.”

For additional information, please callthe Scripps 75th Anniversary Eventsphone line at (866) 753-4222.

75 years to remember

Alumnae College

straight talk from suze orman

scripps shorts� Recipients of the MaryW. JohnsonFaculty Achievement Awards forthe 2000-01 academic year wereannounced byVice President andDean of the Faculty Michael DeaneLamkin. Each year the awards aregiven to outstanding Scripps facultywith extraordinary achievements inteaching, research, and communityservice. For teaching: Thomas Kim,Juliet Koss, Julia Liss,DavidLloyd, Jane O’Donnell,ChrisTowse, Sheila Walker. For scholar-ship: Preethi de Silva,EllenFinkelpearl,Cindy Forster,MaryHatcher-Skeers. For community serv-ice, Nathalie Rachlin.

� Ken Gonzales-Day, associateprofessor of art and renownedphotographer, has recently garneredmultiple honors, including aprestigious Graves Award, whichprovides a grant for research,a residency at the RockefellerFoundation’s Bellagio Study Center(in Bellagio, Italy), and a DurfeeFoundation Artist Completion Grant.He is included in Fotofest 2002, aninternational photography biennial,which opened in early March 2002,in Houston. His work will also beincluded in a biennial exhibition inTijuana, Mexico, at the CulturalCenter, opening April 2002.

� Scripps College enrolled moreNational Merit Finalists in theClass of 2005 this fall than any otherwomen’s college. Scripps had 15,followed byWellesley with 12, Smithwith 3, and Bryn Mawr with 2.

� The Office of Admission reports arecord 1360 applicants for admissionto the Class of 2006.This breaks lastyear’s record number of 1200 applicants.

� The American Association of Teachersof German, Southern CaliforniaChapter, selected Professor RoswithaBurwick as the first recipient of thenewly established annual award foroutstanding teaching by a universityor college professor.

Suze Orman told a nearly packedBalch Auditorium, at noon February 23,how she moved from coffee-shopwaitress to stockbroker to best-sellingauthor and financial guru through hardwork, help from friends, and a lot oftrial and error.As keynote speakerfor Alumnae College, Orman sharedher special brand of financial straighttalk, urging students to start saving forretirement at 20, and for women totake charge of their money. Everyone,she said, regardless of net worth, shouldestablish a living trust.

In the morning,“back to class”sessions were held with members ofthe Scripps College Student InvestmentFund, Professors of Economics KerryOdell and Patricia Dillon, and DanaCook Dakin ’64. In the afternoon, apanel consisting of alumnae in the fieldof investment and financial managementgave a generational perspective onwomen and investment. Panelistsincluded Elizabeth Bildsoe Bluhm ’76,

senior managing director, Red CapitalGroup;Angelica Kusar Clark ’84, seniorvice president/portfolio manager,Provident Investment Counsel; DanaCook Dakin ’64, director, PositioningGroup, Dakin Partners; GretchenScherschel Lee ’92, portfolio associate,Roger Engemann & Associates;Allison N.Wysocki ’99, financialanalyst, JP Morgan; and ProfessorsOdell and Dillon.

Campaign for The Scripps Woman

ebss award

The first man to receive the EllenBrowning Scripps Society award in thesociety’s 55-year history was honoredby the society and by members of theBoard of Trustees at a dinner in LosAngeles in November 2001. SidneyJ.Weinberg, Jr., known to his manyfriends as “Jim,” is an emeritus trustee ofthe College and served as chair of theBoard of Trustees from 1986 to 1991.Speakers at the event included MegMathies, the Sidney J.Weinberg, Jr.

Professor in Natural Sciences; formerScripps president and provost E. HowardBrooks; trustee Steve Koblik; RebeccaHarlow Potter ’61, chair of the EBSSaward committee; and President NancyY. Bekavac.They recognizedWeinbergfor his service and many contributionsto the College, including sending twodaughters to Scripps: trustee Elizabeth

Weinberg Smith ’74 and SydneyWeinberg ’75. Past recipients of theaward in attendance were MargaretMcKenzie ’40, MaryWig Johnson ’35,Sally Preston Swan ’52, Jean BixbySmith ’59, and Katharine HowardMiller ’55.

With plans to eclipse last fiscal year,which had 52% alumnae participation,the Annual Fund is driving toward anambitious participation goal of 55%from alumnae.To date, the AnnualFund has received $1.5 million fromalumnae, parents, and friends and 31%participation in gifts from alumnae.

This year's Senior Class Gift kickedoff this February with a generouschallenge pledge from Benjamin and

JoyWarren, parents of Scripps seniorJessicaWarren.They will match all giftsfrom parents to the 2002 Senior ClassGift up to $10,000. In addition, Scrippswill compete with Claremont McKennaand Pitzer Colleges for the highestparticipation rate among seniors.

Plans are underway for a very specialReunion 2002. Reunion classes havealready raised $130,000 toward thisyear’s goal of $315,000.

Pursuing their unprecedented goalof $200,000, the Scripps Association ofFamilies Fund has received gifts frommore than 400 families, totaling $138,000.

If you have questions or wouldlike to make your Reunion Class orAnnual Fund gift this 75th anniversaryyear, please call (909) 607-1542 byJune 30, 2002.

scripps college annual fund

Former students, colleagues, friends,and admirers of Professor Lois Langlandhave established the Lois LanglandAlumna-in-Residence EndowmentFund at Scripps to honor her asan instructor, poet, and mentorextraordinare.The Fund will ensurethe permanence of the LLAiR programand will allow the College to extendDr. Langland’s legacy at Scripps whileenriching the resource possibilitiesthat alumnae offer to the Scrippseducational mission.

A week’s residency enables theAlumna-in-Residence to work on achosen project and share the processinside and outside the classroom withthe on-campus community.The original

goals of the LLAiR program to providean experience of mutual value tocampus and alumnae are met as eachresident brings her own unique topicand perspective.The program providesa rich enhancement to the curriculumand exemplifies Dr. Langland’s belief increativity throughout one’s lifetime.

The goal for the endowment is$100,000, which will provideapproximately $5,000 annually to bringa creative and accomplished alumna tocampus.Three very generous alumnaehave established a Challenge Grant tomatch dollar-for-dollar all contributionsto the endowment up to a total of$25,000. If you are interested in makinga contribution to the endowment in

honor of Professor Langland, please callMaryWeis, director of the campaign,at (909) 607-7534.

the lois langland alumna-in-residence endowment fund

Sidney J. Weinberg, Jr. with Betty Davenport Ford ’42, who designed the new EBSSAward statue (left) as a three-dimensional “La Semeuse,” and Nancy Y. Bekavac.

Suze Orman in Balch Auditorium.

Lois Langland, in 1965.

ceramicannual 2002The Scripps College Ceramic Annual—the best-known and longest runningceramic exhibition in the United States—ran January 26 – April 7, at the RuthChandler Williamson Gallery on theScripps campus. This year’s exhibitionpresented the work of 12 contemporaryartists whose work explores the conceptof sculptural abstraction. The CeramicAnnual 2002 is supported in part byFrancine and Bill Baker, MaryLou andGeorge Boone, Gloria and Sonny Kamm,the Pasadena Art Alliance, and SkuttCeramics, Inc.

Pictured right, in the foreground,is Bean Finneran’s “Red Nest.”

and the winner is…

Produced by the Office of Public Relationsand Communication

EDITORMary Shipp Bartlett

MANAGING EDITORDana A.S. Rakoczy ’90

PRODUCTION ASSISTANTStephanie Hayes

INTERNSLeslie Martes ’02Crystal Williams ’03Risa Mongiello ’03Christa Edwards ’04Meghan Powers ’04Morgan Clark ’05

DESIGNCinnamon Design

PHOTOGRAPHYDavid Gautreau, p. 3, Back CoverLinda Lewis, p 4

PRINTINGDual Graphics

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Please check for additionalevents and updated informationat www.ScrippsCollege.edu orcall the 75th Anniversaryhotline, (866) 753-4222.

special eventsMay 3-5Alumnae Reunion Weekend

May 475th Anniversary Gala Dinner and Dance

May 17-19Class of 2002 Commencement Weekend

June 20-23Camp Scripps

lectureApril 2375th Anniversary LectureSpeaker: Mildred HowardVisual artist“Architecture for the Remainder”7:00 p.m., Hampton RoomMalott Commons

May 15Fine Arts Foundation Lecture Seriesand TeaSpeaker: Carolyn Prince Batchelor ’63Painter“Sticks and Paper”1:30 p.m.Humanities Auditorium

musicMay 3Friday Noon ConcertBeethoven’s Sonata in A minor,Op. 47,“Kreutzer”RachelVetter Huang, violinHao Huang, piano12:15 p.m.Balch Auditorium

May 4, 8:00 p.m.May 5, 3:00 p.m.The Concert Choir and ClaremontConcert OrchestraBrahms,Variations on a Themeof HaydnHaydn, Lord Nelson MassMichael Deane Lamkin, conductorAnna De Michele, conductorBridges Hall of Music4th Street and College Avenue

May 10The Claremont Chamber Choir“An Evening of Brahms, Buxtehude,Lauridsen, Morely, Palestina,andVaughnWilliams”Daniel Grimminger (CGU), conductorM. Laura Kimura (CGU), conductor8:00 p.m.Balch Auditorium

exhibitionsRuth Chandler Williamson Gallery58th Scripps Ceramics AnnualThrough April 7

Scripps Senior Art ExhibitApril 26–May 19

Clark Humanities MuseumLa Semeuse and Campus Life:Capturing 75 Years of Scripps HistoryApril 15-May 19

Denison LibraryThe Slocum Award for Student LibrariesApril 8–May 19

commencementMay 193:00 p.m., Elm Tree Lawn

Address:Hannah-Beth Jackson ’71CaliforniaAssemblymember35th District

Senior speaker:Leslie Martes

We know that the Class Notes section of the Bulletin is a favorite of most alumnae.However, in order to bring each alumna a copy of the Guide to the Scripps CollegeCampus 2002 included with this Bulletin,“Class Notes” has been held until the latespring issue.

In the meantime, keep informed and in touch by being part of the ScrippsOnline Community. Be sure to register online and keep your information updated.

Need Reunion 2002 information? Need to change your contact informationfind current information on classmates? Log on to the Alumnae AssociationWebsite at www.scrippscollege.edu/~dept/alumnae/Alumbdy.htm to find currentinformation and ways to stay in contact with your alma mater.

Questions? Contact the Alumnae Relations Office at (909) 621-8054.

NOMINATIONS FORALUMNAE TRUSTEESThe Alumnae Association by-lawsstate that there shall be two alumnaetrustees nominated by the NominatingCommittee and elected by theAlumnae Association for no morethan two consecutive three-year terms.The terms of the alumnae trusteesshall be overlapping but notcongruent.The alumnae trustees serveon two Board committees and have allthe privileges and responsibilities ofthe other trustees.Alumnae trusteesare also expected to attend all AlumnaeCouncil meetings.

Nominations are now beingaccepted for the 2002-2008 term.Please submit your nomination, nolater than May 15, 2002, to the ScrippsCollege Office of Alumnae Relations1030 Columbia Avenue, Claremont,CA 91711, by Fax (909) 607-3186, orby e-mail alumnae@scrippscollege.edu.

Campus News

$7 million gift to create performing arts center

South Elevation, architectural rendering for Scripps Performing Arts Center, with Garrison Theater at center.

all in mint conditionOn their way to celebrate the close of Scripps’ anniversary year,members of the 75th Anniversary Committee and the Scripps communitypile into and around the 1928 Packard owned by Bill Burchett, a friend ofthe College, at the Ninth Street entrance to the College, with Balch Auditoriumand Bowling Green Lawn in the background. From left: in foreground, ClaireDavies Bridge ’82, Bernie Osborn, and Brandy Liu ’05; in the backseat, EricHaskell and Sally Preston Swan ’52; in the front seat, Judy Harvey Sahak ’64and Alice Betts Carpenter ’57; behind the car, Marcela Vargas ’02, Jil HarrisStark ’58, Emily Rankin ’97, and Stephanie Hayes; on the front runningboard, Mary Fraser Weis ’66 and Dana A.S. Rakoczy ’90.

Bulletin•Winter2002

•Volume74,No.4

T H E WOM E N ’ S C O L L E G E • C L A R E M O N T Seventy-five years ago, Ellen BrowningScripps’ greatest legacy to the world ofeducation—Scripps College—opened itsdoors to its first group of women. Since thatday, 71 classes have entered and graduated,

while, as I write these words, the 72nd class preparesfor commencement this May.

Ellen Browning Scripps helped create ScrippsCollege, and thereby the beginnings of the Claremontconsortium, as a gift to the women of the Class of ’31,to the women who have since passed throughHonnold Gate, and to the hundreds and thousandswho will do so in the years ahead.

What foresight Miss Scripps had for the futureof women’s education! And what faith she had thatScripps College would become one of the premiereeducational institutions in the nation, indeed, oneof the finest places in the world for a young womanto find and develop her own voice and vision.

I think about her gift with new appreciation asthe College celebrates the receipt of the single largestgift from a living donor since the founding grant:a $7 million anonymous gift to help create a muchneeded performing arts center on campus. (You willread more about this great news on the following page.)

This most generous recent donor also believesin the vitality and strength of the College and inits quest to offer the best liberal arts education inthe nation.This gift brings the total raised in our$85 million Campaign for the ScrippsWoman tojust over $75 million, a serendipitous amount in thisparticular anniversary year, with two more years togo in the campaign.

I hope you will reflect on these gifts—75 yearsapart—as we close our 75th AnniversaryYear.To paytribute to all we have accomplished and all we haveto look forward to at Scripps, I invite you to campuson Saturday, May 4, for our 75th Anniversary gala.Please join us.We have much to celebrate!

With confidence, courage, and hope,

NancyY. Bekavac

President’s Message

thy many gifts

As a 75th anniversary gift to eachmember of the Scripps community,please accept your copy of theScripps College Campus TourGuide, which detaches from thisspecial edition of the Bulletin.Researched, written, and editedby Bruce Coats, professor of arthistory, with Judy Harvey Sahak ’66,Sally Preston Swan Librarian atDenison Library, it is published bythe 75th Anniversary Committeeand the Office of Public Relationsand Communication.

COVERDetail from the large mosaic on the Garrison Theater porticoby Millard Sheets depicts characters from Shakespeare’sAntony and Cleopatra; in this scene, Cleopatra’s maid is aboutto place the crown upon the queen’s head before Cleopatratakes the asp to her breast. Other parts of the mural showscenes from Romeo and Juliet and King Lear.

The entire mural measures 30 feet high and 58 feet wide.The red granite panels were cut in Italy, and the mosaic muralwas created at Sheets’ studio in Claremont. The mosaic will beprotected during renovation of Garrison Theater, now underway,and during construction of a Performing Arts Center for Scripps(see story, p. 2). Photograph by Michael Honer.

Everything’s Jake at the 75th Anniversary Gala,Saturday evening, May 4, when we step back, swingout,and celebrate a positively swell past, present, andfutureof Scripps College.

The evening will be the centerpiece of ReunionWeekend, featuring dinner on Bowling Green Lawnand dancing under the stars to live music from pastdecades.

Put on your glad rags and come have aring-a-ding time! Whoopee!

Scripps’ 75thAnniversary GalaMay 4, 2002

all in mint conditionOn their way to celebrate the close of Scripps’ anniversary year,members of the 75th Anniversary Committee and the Scripps communitypile into and around the 1928 Packard owned by Bill Burchett, a friend ofthe College, at the Ninth Street entrance to the College, with Balch Auditoriumand Bowling Green Lawn in the background. From left: in foreground, ClaireDavies Bridge ’82, Bernie Osborn, and Brandy Liu ’05; in the backseat, EricHaskell and Sally Preston Swan ’52; in the front seat, Judy Harvey Sahak ’64and Alice Betts Carpenter ’57; behind the car, Marcela Vargas ’02, Jil HarrisStark ’58, Emily Rankin ’97, and Stephanie Hayes; on the front runningboard, Mary Fraser Weis ’66 and Dana A.S. Rakoczy ’90.

Bulletin•Winter2002

•Volume74,No.4

T H E WOM E N ’ S C O L L E G E • C L A R E M O N T Seventy-five years ago, Ellen BrowningScripps’ greatest legacy to the world ofeducation—Scripps College—opened itsdoors to its first group of women. Since thatday, 71 classes have entered and graduated,

while, as I write these words, the 72nd class preparesfor commencement this May.

Ellen Browning Scripps helped create ScrippsCollege, and thereby the beginnings of the Claremontconsortium, as a gift to the women of the Class of ’31,to the women who have since passed throughHonnold Gate, and to the hundreds and thousandswho will do so in the years ahead.

What foresight Miss Scripps had for the futureof women’s education! And what faith she had thatScripps College would become one of the premiereeducational institutions in the nation, indeed, oneof the finest places in the world for a young womanto find and develop her own voice and vision.

I think about her gift with new appreciation asthe College celebrates the receipt of the single largestgift from a living donor since the founding grant:a $7 million anonymous gift to help create a muchneeded performing arts center on campus. (You willread more about this great news on the following page.)

This most generous recent donor also believesin the vitality and strength of the College and inits quest to offer the best liberal arts education inthe nation.This gift brings the total raised in our$85 million Campaign for the ScrippsWoman tojust over $75 million, a serendipitous amount in thisparticular anniversary year, with two more years togo in the campaign.

I hope you will reflect on these gifts—75 yearsapart—as we close our 75th AnniversaryYear.To paytribute to all we have accomplished and all we haveto look forward to at Scripps, I invite you to campuson Saturday, May 4, for our 75th Anniversary gala.Please join us.We have much to celebrate!

With confidence, courage, and hope,

NancyY. Bekavac

President’s Message

thy many gifts

As a 75th anniversary gift to eachmember of the Scripps community,please accept your copy of theScripps College Campus TourGuide, which detaches from thisspecial edition of the Bulletin.Researched, written, and editedby Bruce Coats, professor of arthistory, with Judy Harvey Sahak ’66,Sally Preston Swan Librarian atDenison Library, it is published bythe 75th Anniversary Committeeand the Office of Public Relationsand Communication.

COVERDetail from the large mosaic on the Garrison Theater porticoby Millard Sheets depicts characters from Shakespeare’sAntony and Cleopatra; in this scene, Cleopatra’s maid is aboutto place the crown upon the queen’s head before Cleopatratakes the asp to her breast. Other parts of the mural showscenes from Romeo and Juliet and King Lear.

The entire mural measures 30 feet high and 58 feet wide.The red granite panels were cut in Italy, and the mosaic muralwas created at Sheets’ studio in Claremont. The mosaic will beprotected during renovation of Garrison Theater, now underway,and during construction of a Performing Arts Center for Scripps(see story, p. 2). Photograph by Michael Honer.

Everything’s Jake at the 75th Anniversary Gala,Saturday evening, May 4, when we step back, swingout,and celebrate a positively swell past, present, andfutureof Scripps College.

The evening will be the centerpiece of ReunionWeekend, featuring dinner on Bowling Green Lawnand dancing under the stars to live music from pastdecades.

Put on your glad rags and come have aring-a-ding time! Whoopee!

Scripps’ 75thAnniversary GalaMay 4, 2002