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Fall 2011

• A Man for All Seasons
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• Foundation for Achievement
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• 2010-2011 Annual Report and Donor Honor Roll

 

Philanthropic Foundation News

History Initiative Awarded Much-Coveted Grant
The National Endowment for the Humanities has offered a $425,000 matching grant to Cal State Fullerton to support the relocation, expansion and enhancement of the Center for Oral and Public History. The $3.5 million project is one of two components of the Bringing the Past to Life history initiative spearheaded by the foundation.

The NEH grant is “a resounding vote of confidence in the Center for Oral and Public History,” noted National Humanities Medalist and American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow Jacquelyn Dowd Hall, former director of the Southern Oral History Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “COPH already is among the best programs in the nation,” Hall said. “With this grant, it is poised to make a major leap forward. Once it has secured the archival and learning space it needs, it will be second to none in preserving the priceless stories of the past and pioneering new ways of using these stories in teaching and learning, both within and beyond the university.”

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Titan Athletics News

Former CSUF Football Coach Dies
Former Cal State Fullerton and Fullerton College football coach Gene Murphy died October 29 in Los Angeles. He was 72.
Murphy coached at CSUF from 1980 through 1992, when the program ended. Since 1993 he had coached at Fullerton College, most recently in a consulting role to Head Coach Tim Byrnes.
Most notable among his former players are quarterback Damon Allen, pro football’s No. 2 all-time passing yardage leader, and Mike Pringle, the all-time leading rusher in the Canadian Football League. Murphy was inducted into Cal State Fullerton's Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009.
He is survived by a 15-year-old daughter, Aileen, and her mother, Christine McCarthy, as well as two adult sons, Tim and Mike, and four grandchildren.

More Athletics News:

• Former Titans playing Major League Baseball, including Justin Turner with the New York Mets, Vinnie Pestano of the Cleveland Indians, Mark Kotsay with the Milwaukee Brewers and Ricky Romero of the Toronto Blue Jays, have been interviewed about their careers and can be seen as “Titans in the Bigs."
• For the third consecutive year, the 16 members of Titans Dance Team are the winners of the Universal Dance Association College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championship in Division I (universities without football programs).
• Coach Rick Vanderhook talks about his inaugural season as the head coach of Titans baseball.
• Titans baseball looks for its 10th Big West title in the Super Regional era.

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Alumni Association News

Visionary Titans Honored
For nearly 20 years, Cal State Fullerton has honored distinguished and honorary alumni for their outstanding service to their community, state and nation with the Vision & Visionaries award. 
Continuing the tradition in 2012, the 19th annual Vision & Visionaries awards gala will be held on Saturday, April 28 at the Hilton Anaheim. Distinguished Alumni award-winners include: Randall Baumberger ‘92 (MBA), president of Paramount Studios; Caecilia Gotama ‘82, ‘86 (B.S., M.S. engineering-mechanical), founder of Gotama Building Engineers Inc.; Becky Hamilton ‘06 (B.A. communications-radio/TV/film), documentarian; Tony Ortega Jr. ‘87, ‘89 (B.A., M.A. English), editor-in-chief of the Village Voice; Raymond L. Thompson ‘77 (B.A. theatre arts), head lighting designer for “The Young and the Restless” and Dale Raoul ‘73, ‘79 (B.A., M.A. theatre arts), actress; Jeffrey S. Van Harte ‘80 (B.A. business administration-finance), senior vice president and chief investment officer, Delaware Investments; and Verne D. Wagner ‘77 (B.A. business administration-accounting, 20-year CSUF volunteer.
For more information on the honorees, or to attend the event, please visit www.visionandvisionaries.com.

Alumni Association Website: www.fullerton.edu/alumni