Founding Cal State Fullerton
Faculty Member Emmett Long Dies at 81
March 18, 2005 :: No. 157
Emmett T. “Shorty” Long,
emeritus professor of speech communication and one of Cal
State Fullerton’s founding faculty members, died March
10 at the age of 81.
Long joined the campus in 1959 — the
first year classes were offered at what was then Orange County
State College — and served in a number of posts. During
the university’s early years, he was associate dean
of students, director of admissions and records and associate
professor of speech. Long continued his administrative duties
as executive assistant to founding president William Langsdorf
and as coordinator of school relations for the then-California
State Colleges from 1972-75.
Even while serving in administrative capacities,
Long taught courses in speech communication. From 1979-1986,
he became a full-time professor of speech communication and
continued to teach each fall for seven years after his retirement
in 1986.
A graduate of three universities, Long earned
an Ed.D. at USC, a master’s in education and bachelor’s
in English-speech from UC Berkeley, plus a bachelor’s
degree in speech from Pepperdine, where he later served as
director of admissions, taught speech and directed the forensics
program. Before helping to launch the Fullerton campus, Long
was registrar and admissions officer for Cal Poly Pomona.
Throughout his life, he was involved in a number
of political and charitable organizations and was an active
member of the CSU Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association.
He was named the group’s Volunteer of the Year in 2002.
“Shorty was a trusted friend and adviser,”
said Kurt Kitselman, chair and professor of human communication
studies. “His background in the liberal arts and the
administrative posts he held over the years gave him a depth
and wisdom that we may not see again. We will miss him.”
Long is survived by his wife, Colleen, two
sons and two grandchildren. Services are scheduled for April
16 at United Church of Christ in the city of Claremont, where
he resided.
Media Contacts: |
Kurt Kitselman at kkitselman@fullerton.edu
or 657-278-3530
Valerie Orleans of Public Affairs at
vorleans@fullerton.edu
or 657-278-4540 |
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