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Some things about
Glendale College will never change. The campus will remain beautiful,
with several new building projects slated for completion by the end of
the decade to keep up with the growing needs of the campus. The goal of
providing educational and career opportunities to every student who
enrolls in classes will still be the top priority.
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More information about these events can be found
online at:
www.glendale.edu/retirementevents Reservations can be made
online or by printing out the flyer and returning it to the
Foundation office in AD 149. |
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But the landscape of personnel will change dramatically with the
retirement of over 50 faculty, administrators and staff, highlighted by
the retirement of Dr. John Davitt, who has been the
Superintendent/President since 1985 and worked at the college since
1968.
A 16-person retirement committee has been meeting over the past several
months to plan functions honoring all retirees on Friday, June 2 in the
San Gabriel Plaza and two events honoring Dr. Davitt, one off campus and
one held here. The off-campus event is set for Saturday, May 13 at the
Universal Sheraton Hotel. Tickets are $100 per person. The on-campus
event for Dr. Davitt is Thursday, May 25 in the Verdugo Gym and is free
to everyone.
The annual recognition luncheon will honor only years of service this
year and will be held Wednesday, May 10 in the Student Center.
The faculty, administrators and staff that make up the committee are
Mike Allen, Barbara Artukovich, Kit Crawford, Joe Denhart, Armineh
Dereghishian, Nidal Kobaissi, Anita Quinonez Gabrielian, Sid Kolpas,
Jill Lewis, Ann Ransford, Peggy Renner, Pat Skerry, Jeanette Stirdivant,
Yeimei Wang, Mike Wheeler and Steve White.
According to Jill Lewis, great efforts were made by the group to make
sure that everyone had a clear choice on what event or events they
wished to attend and that everyone felt welcome. “Because of the number
of retirees this year, it was important to make sure that the events
were planned out as celebrations of people and their time at the
college,’’ she said. “We want them to be fun, with musical performances
planned by a staff band and the college choir, but there will obviously
be those tender moments and that will tug at everyone’s heartstrings.’’
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