The QC, Vol. 81, No. 24 • April 27, 1995

              W  H   I   T   T   I   E   R
COLLEGE
^^^V y^-^ April 27,1995
Quaker Campus
► SPORTS
Dave Jacobs announced his resignation
after 23 years as men's
basketball co^ach. Jacobs
will be replaced by Rock
Carter, former assistant
coach.
pg 20
CAM
photo counesy of Megan Taylor
Members of the
Metaphonian Society remember the seventies.
► Spring Sing '95
Swings With the
Sounds of the
'70s
Spring Sing, held at the
amphitheatre Saturday
night, was filled with music and originality- along
with a few surprises.
pg8
C  O  L  L  E  G
LEGE.
► Women in Bold
Relief
"Through the Eyes of
a Woman," an exhibit by
Senior Whittier Scholar
Karen Maness, opens in-
Mendenhall this evening.
pg12
y Keeping Cool
Heads
plxno touncsy of Megan Taylot
Large machinery was
seen in the Science Building parking lot yesterday
as workers replaced a broken air conditioning unit
on top of the building.
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914
ADMINISTRATION
Millman to Succeed Rossbacher as Dean of
Faculty, Vice President for Academic Affairs
► After a longselectionprocess,
Richard Millman of CSU San
Marcos will fill the
administrative position made
vacant by Lisa Rossbacher^
by GEORGE RIGGLE
QC Staff Writer
Dr. Richard S. Millman has
been named to replace Dr. Lisa
Rossbacher as Whittier College
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty.
Millman, who was educated
at Cornell University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
currently serves as Vice President
of Academic Affairs, Provost, and
Professor of Mathematics at California State University, San Marcos.
Millman was selected and
hired by Whittier College from a
pool of more than a 100 candidates, the result of a nationwide
search process led by the Dean
Selection Committee chaired by
President James Ash. The committee was commissioned to
choose a replacement for Rossbacher who will leave Whittier in
June to take the position of Dean
of the College at Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA.
photo courtesy of Public Relations
Dr. Richard Millman
The selection committee was
widely represented by faculty, including professors Wendy Furman (English), Michael McBride
(political science), Mary Finan
(business), Danilo Lozano (music), and Fritz Smith (mathematics), but also included members
of the administration, President
Ash and Vice President for Business and Finance Harold Hewitt,
as well as junior Brian Brown,
trustee Chandler Myers, and alumnus Robert Zemsky (class of
1962).
Hewitt stated, apart from acting as a mediator of faculty rela
tions with administration and students, the Dean of Faculty is responsible for decisions on matters
such as promotion and tenure of
faculty members, and the allocation and distribution of resources.
This person must possess, Hewitt
noted, the understanding and "ability toconsiderevery decision from
the standpoint of what is best for
Whittier College."
According to Hewitt, it was
Millman's strong combination of
scholarly and educational excellence with a high level of experience at the "senior level of administration" which made him "most
appealing" to the selection committee.
Millman's wide range of experience, observed Jonathan Meer,
executive assistant to the president, should make him an excellent "facilitator between faculty
and administration," and, also,
help to maintain "a strong relationship between students and faculty." Meer pointed out, the obvious strength of any small liberal
arts institution is "teaching: the
relationship of faculty and students."
Prior to his tenure as founding
Provost of Cal State San Marcos,
Millman served as Dean of the
College of Science and Mathematics at Wright State University
in Ohio where he also taught in
the fields of Mathematics and
Electrical Engineering.
Hewitt strongly believes Mill-
man is the right person for the job,
stating he is "very impressed with
Rich [Millman]" and "very excited with his selection." Hewitt
thinks Millman brings much more
to Whittier College and to the
Dean of Faculty position than the
ability "to run [things] status quo."
Millman, Hewitt claimed, isa
person who will be "innovative,...
provide real leadership, and effective change," citing the Provost's creation of many exciting
programs at Cal State San Marcos, including a volunteer service
learning program to benefit the
local community.
Professor of English Wendy
Furman agreed, calling Millman a
"proven visionary" who took Cal
State San Marcos from its founding, five years ago, and turned it
into a "really booming" institution. In addition, Furman called
Millman an experienced administrator, "achange agent," with ability and skill to lead— a person
whose "values would fit those of
the College.
STUDENT GOV'T
Stimler Elected Program
Board Chair for'95-'96
A Legacy of Love
by JEFF HEYNEN
QC Staff Writer
After much deliberation, the
Council of Representatives chose
sophomore Dave Stimler as the
1995-1996 Program Board Chair.
Stimler will be replacing senior
Christine Volden.
Stimler, chosen from a field of
candidates including sophomore
Jeremy Curran and freshman Liza
Gershman, plans to stick to the
traditional events, while also
bringing in programs which are
"educational, entertaining and
(perhaps) even multicultural." He
recognizes that "our [the Program
Board's] job is to entertain" and
that "we have a big portion of
COR's budget," hinting at his
willingness to utilize these funds
to keep the students socially satisfied.
Stimler is planning to distribute questionnaires to the student
body to "find out what they want"
and to get students interested in
the Program Board itself, for he
Dave Stimler (center) and
some friends
will be electing a panel of individuals to serve on this body.
Stimler added that he is going
to be working with both Volden
and the advisor Laura Butler "as
soon as possible so that events can
beplanned and theirdates fixed so
that students will know what to
expect."
Finally, Stimler acknowledged that he wants to "continue
Please see STIMLER pg. 4
PhoiograptWs NaracrQC ScttT Phonographcr
Jeanne White, mother of Ryan White, spoke to a sparse
audience in the Shannon Center last Thursday. The
free, Program Board-sponsored event featured White's
discussion of contemporary AIDS issues and of the
legacy of her son.
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