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A longtime member of our community, Kenneth Gray-Scolari, lost his husband, Richard Douglas Gray-Scolari (known fondly around the Theatre Department as “Rich”) on November 8.  Rich was a very special person to the Theatre Department’s faculty, classified staff, and many of our current and former GCC theatre students. His presence will be missed. In celebration of Rich’s life, donations can be made to The American Foundation for AIDS Research www.amfar.org or the charity of your choice. Ken Gray’s email address is graysco1@gmail.com.

Greg Jones, husband of Brenda Jones, received the Henry W. Bloch National Award for Outstanding Community Service in November. Greg works for RSM McGladrey, a subsidiary of H&R Block. Greg and Brenda were flown to Kansas City, MO to attend a private awards luncheon, where they met Mr. Bloch, H&R Block executives, Foundation board members, and other award recipients. In addition to receiving an engraved glass award, Greg was granted $5,000 for the nonprofit organization of his choice. He has selected Rotary International to receive the grant; they will match it with another $5,000. The award was based on Greg's community service with Rotary International, the Tournament of Roses, the Rose Bowl Operating Company, and Friends of the Pasadena Public Library-Hastings Associates.

On election eve, John Kray's new granddaughter was born: a beautiful girl, Ashley, weighing 7 lbs. 3 oz.  Ashley joins proud parents Kerin and Jon Sudtell; a really proud big brother, Kevin, 7 yrs old; and happy grandparents for the fourth time, John and Beth Kray.

The journalism department won a general excellence award for its spring magazine, The Insider, at the Journalism Association of Community Colleges conference this past weekend in Fullerton. The magazine also won a first place and third place writing award. This is remarkable recognition for a first-time magazine. The competition included more than a dozen colleges that have produced magazines regularly. Also, the college newspaper, El Vaquero, won five awards for photography and writing. &

Chaparral wants you!

Unique Job Offer!

The Chaparral is seeking talented and committed individuals (no experience necessary) for the position of correspondent.

Write for the Chaparral!

Correspondents would manage and implement internal and external communications (meaning correspondents would commit themselves to write at least one article a year on a topic if interest to the college community).

Writers could represent their own interests, constituents’ interests (such as a member of the Academic Senate or a Guild officer could), community groups’ interests (such as departments, divisions, work areas), as well as the interest of the public at large.

Hiring the Best!

Preferred qualifications: most important, candidates should be pro-active and willing to take the initiative on articles and features, should work well under pressure, have the ability to prioritize, met deadlines, and demonstrate flexibility (in other words, get the article in on time).

We are particularly interested in finding younger faculty who, although interested, feel that they don’t have a lot of time to devote to campus issues, so they haven’t run for Senate of Guild offices, but they could find the time to devote to a single article in the course of a year, and thereby become involved in campus issues whether they be instructional, political, or social (maybe even parking).

Building Character!

The Chaparral is an equal opportunity employer, offering its writers no compensation, no perquisites, no benefits package (but if you work here you have them already); yet we do offer an extraordinary opportunity for professional development to those who are interested.

If curious, concerned or committed, contact the editor, Mona Field, at x5341 or send an e-mail to mfield@glendale.edu.

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