Bowles Hall Foundation President's Report

Dedicated to the re-establishment of the Bowles Hall Residential College experience in a restored Bowles Hall

A quarterly publicationfor the members andfriends of the Bowles HallFoundation (BHF) and those who support the re-establishment of the Bowles Hall Residential College experience in a restored Bowles Hall

January 2016

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3 Capital Campaign Update

4 Donor Recognition Levels

5 Student Recruiting Underway

6 Restoration Update 8 Grand Re-Opening

Scheduled for August 9 Donation

Commitment Form 10 In Rememberance:

Bill Clark (1930-2015) 11 Departed Alums

Bowles Hall Foundation

Education Through Fellowship

©2016 Bowles Hall Foundation

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President’s Report

We send our gratitude to all of you who have helped the Bowles Hall Residential College (BHRC) project— a significantly improved undergraduate experience and renovation of our historic, iconic Hall to meet the requirements of

the Berkeley students of the 21st Century.

To date, the renovation progress is excel-lent—at 47% completion, the project is slightly ahead of schedule and on budget. John Baker (’68) is the perfect person to lead this effort for us, Pyatok is the right architect and Clark Construction is the perfect con-tactor. Please read John’s report and see the progress photos.

The Phoenix Project (the BHRC operations program test project) is certainly serving our intended purpose! In many ways, Berkeley has become more like a commuter univer-

sity than a residential university. The dorms serve Freshmen and a few Sophomores, and, with few exceptions, the Greek system is not strong. Hence, a four-year residential com-munity experience is no longer part of the Berkeley culture. From the Phoenix students, we have learned that we must demonstrate the value of Bowles Hall alums and UCB faculty collaborating to support the student development of their skills and profiles in readiness for their post-baccalaureate years, the value of being part of small, diverse, self-governed and vibrant collegiate commu-nity and the opportunities to form lifelong friendships. Many of our alums have indicat-ed a desire to become part of this process. We will be implementing actions to address this requirement starting February 1, led by Scott Wilson (’85) ([email protected] or 925-876-5480) and John Baker (’68) ([email protected]). You can also contact me with your thoughts and any offers.

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Bowles Hall: The Next Chapterwww.bowleshallfoundation.org

Project Milestones

We’ve accomplished many things since we started and we’re excited about what’s to come.

5 Bowles Hall Alumni Association formed

(2005)

5 Bowles Hall Foundation formed (2009)

5 UC Berkeley Academic Senate endorses

Bowles Hall Residential College proposal

(2009)

5 Berkeley Foundations endorses Bowles

Hall Residential College proposal (2012)

5 Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks

endorses Bowles Hall Residential College

proposal (2013)

5 UC Board of Regents approves Bowles

Hall Residential College plan (Mar 2014)

5 Renovation design begins (Sept. 2014)

5 Bowles Hall Foundation Board of

Directors elected (2014)

5 First students accepted into “Bowles Hall

at The Berk” Phoenix program (Mar 2015)

5 Ground lease fully executed by all parties

(May 2015)

5 Construction bonds sold (May 2015)

5 Renovation begins (June 2015)

5 Groundbreaking ceremony (July 2015)

5 $3 Million Capital Campaign kickoff

(July 2015)

5 “Bowles Hall at The Berk” Phoenix

program begins (Aug 2015)

5 Big Game Viewing Party in Berkeley

(Nov 2015)

5 Bowles Hall Residential College students

begin being accepted (Feb 2016)

5 Bowles Hall Residential College reopens

(Aug 2016)

5 Bowles Hall Residential College Grand

Re-Opening Celebration (August 2016)

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BOWLES HALL FOUNDATIONExecutive CommitteePresident: Robert Sayles (’52), retired IBM executive, management consultant, venture capitalistVice President: John Baker, P.E. (’68), retired SVP at KleinfelderTreasurer: Lawrence Jones, CPA (’66), retired Audit Partner at PwCGeneral Counsel & Secretary: Richard G. Snow, Esq. (’67), retired General Counsel and Secretary of J.D. Edwards

Additional Board MembersPhilip Bowles, Chairman of Bowles Farming,

great-grandson of Philip E. and Mary BowlesDeborah Golder, Associate Vice Provost for

Student Affairs and Dean of Residential Education at Stanford University

H. James Griggs (‘56), past Chairman and President of F.I.A. Associates

Glynda Hull, PhD, Professor, UCB Graduate School of Education

Issac Jackson (’12), law student at UC HastingsRobert Jacobsen, PhD, Dean, Undergraduate

Studies, UCB College of Letters & ScienceDaniel Melia, PhD, Professor Emeritus, UCB College

of Letters and ScienceJosh McIntosh, PhD, VP Student Affairs and Dean

of Students, Bates CollegeNorman Mineta (’53), past U.S. Secretary of

Transportation and U.S. Secretary of CommercePanayiotis Papadopoulos, PhD, past

Chairman of the UCB Academic SenateDavid Presti, PhD, Chairman of Student Affairs

Committee of the UCB Academic SenateRosemarie Rae, UCB Chief Financial OfficerJohn Woods, PhD (’68), Vice Chancellor Emeritus

of Resource Management and Planning at UCSD

BHRC STAFFDaniel Melia, PhD, College Principal, Assistant

Dean, UCB College of Letters and ScienceTina Sacks, PhD, College Dean, Assistant

Professor, UCB School of Social WelfareAmy Lee, PhD Candidate, Graduate Resident

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Our 2015-2016 Capital Campaign is proceeding well. It is very important that we achieve our goal of $3,000,000, as we continue to discover un-planned renovation and operational necessities. The Foundation does not, nor has it ever, had any sources of funding other than your financial support. With your generous support, we are accomplishing what many thought to be un-accom-plishable! Please read our Capital Campaign update for more details on our progress.

More than 600 Bowles alums and friends have waited more than 10 years to make the announcement that we now have set the date for the Grand Re-Opening of the Hall! It will be on Saturday, August 27, 2016, with the unfurling of the new Bowles Hall banner, a

gift of Steve (’62) and Marie Harvey! You have requested so many activities—such as Class Reunions, opportunities to meet the

newly-arrived Bowlesmen and women, tours of the Hall, a golf tournament, etc.—that the event may include Sunday, August 28. Berkeley Chancellor Dirks will be on-hand to express the value of this project and the Bowles Hall Residential College to Berkeley, and we’ll dine together and raise our glasses to Bowles Hall! Students will move into the Hall on the weekend of August 20-21, and classes begin on Wednesday, August 24. On Saturday, August 27, Cal plays Hawaii—in Australia, with the game televised to Berke-ley in the wee hours of the morning so as not to conflict with our Bowles Hall event. For out-of-towners, we will request hotel reservations for those requiring them. Con-tact Shawna Carpenter (916-661-6733 or [email protected]). All of this, and more, will be orchestrated by recent-ly-retired Ralph Zak (’68). Additional details can be found in page 8 of this newsletter.

Thanks so much for your support. Please call me anytime on any issue. All the best…



Bob Sayles (’52), PresidentBowles Hall Foundation(916) [email protected]

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Naming Opportunities RemainKitchen: $500,000

Floors: $300,000 to $500,000 each

Room & Board Scholarships: $350,000 each

Students Rooms: $20,000 each

Laundry Rooms: $5,000 each

and many others

To explore donation opportunities, please

contact Chuck Sizemore at chuck@

cwsizemore.com or 650-776-7706.

$3MTOTAL GOAL

$963,163 Remaining to be raised

$1,101,596 Outstanding

pledges

$935,243 Cash raised

(1/1/15 – present)

Capital Campaign Update

(As of January 31, 2016)

by Chuck Sizemore

When we formally announced the Capital Campaign this past October, we envisioned alumni stepping forward

to help the Bowles Hall Foundation deliver on its mission of providing the very best undergraduate residential experience at UC Berkeley. We hoped for acknowledgement of the Hall’s current and future needs and anticipated increased participation from our alumni constituency. What we achieved was something greater: deep-rooted belief in the cause.

Over the three months ended December 31, we received more than $400,000 in cash, benefitted from several significant pledges to name rooms in the Hall, and reduced our remaining campaign goal by almost $500,000. For this, we applaud all our alumni and friends who believe in the Bowles Hall Experience. I have worked for decades within the non-profit fundraising world and recognize when a cause strikes a chord with its constituents—and I can say without pause that conviction for the suc-cess of the Bowles Hall Residential College is becoming ingrained within its alumni.

Reflecting this sentiment, we’re thrilled to report that we have welcomed 17 first-time donors over the past three months. Many of them wrote how pleased they were with the Foundation’s progress and signaled

their support by joining other Bowles alum-ni and friends in making gifts. Donations ranged from individual contributions to class collections large enough to sponsor a student room. The common thread among these first-time donors was their warm remembrances of their time in the Hall and the camaraderie they enjoyed with their roommates and friends—key characteristics they hope will be handed down to future generations of Bowles residents.

On-Site VisitDuring my visit to the Hall in early January, I was astounded by the progress being made on all fronts. As detailed on pages 6-7 of this newsletter, reconfigured rooms are in the final steps of being framed and drywalled, the various common spaces are taking shape, and he saw the landscaping plans for the courtyard and patio area—all of which predict a very aesthetically pleasing finished product. I also saw a near-completed mock-up of a student suite, which was very impressive.

But the primary purpose of my visit was to meet with a signage expert to discuss the style and placement of the plaques identifying the rooms and common spaces named by many generous donors to the project. As you can see from the currently contemplated design—which is subject to change, of course—the approach is stately yet modern, reflective of both our heritage and our future.

Please Join UsWe sincerely hope that you, too, will finan-cially support the Bowles Hall Residential College—the tax-deductible gift opportunities are endless. Such participation under-scores the importance of our vision for the residential college experience at Cal. For while Bowles Hall has housed a relatively small number of students since it opened in 1929, its influence has carried well beyond its grounds and impacted the lives of people all over the world. Please join us in honoring our past and securing our future.



Capital Campaign Update

Sample plaque only. Final design to be determined.

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by Chuck Sizemore

rom its early days as a gleam in the eyes of a small band of forward-looking Bowles Hall alumni, the Bowles Hall Residential College (BHRC) project has relied on the equally

forward-looking philanthropy of alumni and friends. At every milestone in the odyssey, donors to the Bowles Hall Foundation (BHF) have kept the BHRC dream alive, helped BHF leadership to work with University officials to finalize remodeling plans, and in some cases, dared to make gifts that would name spaces and functions in a reopened BHRC. Now, it is BHF’s task to assure that these donors’ many kindnesses are recognized.

friends to make additional gifts qualifying them to be added to the permanent, Bowles Hall Champion plaque, the changeable plaque, the bound book of donors, as well as to name a student room or common space within the Hall. For more information on commemorative plaques or room naming, please contact Chuck Sizemore, BHF Director of Development, at 650-776-7706 or [email protected].



Donor Recognition Levels

To enable our signage

vendor to complete

planning and sign

fabrication in time for

the Hall’s reopening

ceremony, the deadline

for reserving naming

opportunities is April

30, 2016.

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As BHRC looms proudly on the horizon, plans to acknowledge the many donors who have made the project possible are taking shape. In addition to individual recogni-tion plaques identifying the donors whose gifts and pledges named specific rooms and common spaces, the BHF Board will employ the following three formats through which to commemorate donors’ gifts.

n A plaque commemorating the Bowles Hall Champions, individuals and families who have given or pledged $10,000 or more to the project, will be located on a wall in the third floor entryway. The plaque noting Bowles Hall Cham-pions will be a permanent addition to the Hall and will not change over time.

n Donors of $5,000 or more will be commemorated on a plaque to be located in another visible, as yet to be determined area in BHRC. This plaque will be changeable to accommodate donors whose future, cumu-lative giving meets or exceeds the $5000 level.

n Finally, donors who have given $1000 or more will have their names printed in a handsome, bound book and placed on a podium in a visible common space at BHRC, such as the Library or the Lounge.

There is still time for alumni and The recognition plaques will be mounted above the main entrance to the room, as shown in this sample photo.

A sample mock-up of how the large recognition plaques will appear.

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The son of Bowles’ first housemaster, Scott Wilson (’85) leads our student recruiting efforts.

EARLY ACCEPTANCE RECRUITING TIMELINEApplication Made Available:

December 17, 2015

Application Closes:

January 29, 2016

Offers Extended:

by February 12, 2016

Leases Signed:

by February 22, 2016

Rolling Application Period

Begins: February 23, 2016

BOWLES AMBASSADORS NEEDEDWould you like to help

recruit students to con-

sider BHRC? Scott would

love to hear from you!

Among many marketing

activities, we’re looking for

Bowles alums to present

our offering at Cal Alumni

events in their area and

also meet with local high

school guidance counsel-

ors. Please contact him at

swilsongobears@gmail.

com or 925-876-5480.

Student Recruiting Underway

n Dec 17, we kicked off the Early Application Process for our first class of 186 students at BHRC in decidedly 21st Century fashion: completely online. Using a mobile-friendly site design by Phoenix student Nathan Pannell and aided by a link on the Cal Housing website, we provide comprehensive details on our residential college offering. The website leads prospective students to a specialty website that facilitates an online application process.

The first part of the application—entitled “General Information”—collects basic demographic and background details as well as key attributes needed to facilitate room/roommate placement decisions to be made in late May. This information will not be used to evaluate an applicant’s qualification for admission; we support the Fair Housing Act as amended, prohibiting discrimination in housing based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap or familial status.

The second part of our application— entitled “Open-Ended Questions”— is the primary tool with which our selection

committee will assess applicants. We ask students to submit responses to the following questions:

1. Why do you want to live in BHRC?

2. What do you have to offer other members of the BHRC community?

3. What are your academic interests?

4. What are your career interests?

5. What are your extracurricular interests? To what student organizations are you a member or interested in joining?

6. Is there anything else you’d like the selection committee to know about you?

We’re excited to report that interest in BHRC is high. Hundreds of students have visited both the recruiting website and the application form and we project this Early Application Process to deliver at least 50 requests for residence. This number is in addition to the 37 Phoenix students who have been offered a spot at BHRC.



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Restoration Update

by John Baker (’68)Restoration of our beloved Hall remains on schedule for its Grand Re-Opening this August. Since I last updated you in October – and as the images to the right demonstrate – the construction team has achieved several critical milestones.

First and foremost, I’m thrilled to report that we finally have agreement from the Division of the (California) State Architect on our ADA compliance measures. It took more negotiations than we had envisioned but the final plan is a really good one and some-

thing that will allow all our disabled residents and guests to properly enjoy the Hall.

We have completely framed out all the student rooms on Floors 5, 6 and 7 and we’re close to finishing up Floors 2, 3 and 4. On Floor 1, we’re working quickly to open what we’re calling a “model room.” This is a suite of double rooms that we’ll fully outfit to give prospective students a sense of what the rest of the Hall will look and feel like; it will be a great tool for our recruiting team.

Another major accomplishment is our elevator. Having removed the antique one that will likely eventually be on display at the Otis Elevators’ world headquarters, we have completely rebuilt the elevator shaft. A critical feature of our ADA compli-ance, you’ll find the new elevator is significantly larger – and safer! – than the one operated during our days in the Hall. Like so many other things with our resto-ration process, properly installing an elevator is a prolonged and expensive process but we’ve got the best people on it.

Elsewhere, the roof is coming together nicely. Using mostly material reclaimed from our original structure, retiling has begun. This is a painstaking process that’s a bit like trying to solve a jigsaw puzzle. To ensure proper spacing and correct overlap of the roof tiles, our workers use a mathematical formula to establish best placement. They’ll then very carefully lay and secure each tile to ensure both function and esthetics. Given the tender state of the tiles, this isn’t speedy work.

Speaking of reclaimed, I’m also pleased to report that we have selected the vendor that will outfit the student rooms. As their name implies, Sustainable Furniture (of Sacramento) is an environmentally-responsible company with a specialty in re-manufacturing furniture from reclaimed materials, most often from college res-idence hall furnishings. For our project, Sustainable took the Hall furniture discard-ed by the University, disassembled and milled down the solid wood components and will use it to fashion “new” furniture for residence use. We can’t say for certain the actual wood pieces salvaged from Bowles will make the roundtrip, but it feels good knowing that our old furniture is being put to good use and what was once ours will soon be someone else’s!

One of the more interesting things that we found – thanks in part of our friend El Niño – is that there was zero drainage on the back patio. Water would come rushing down the hillside but it had nowhere to go. We did find a small drain with a pipe that led underneath the Hart Library but that’s where it simply ended. Obvi-ously unacceptable, we are creating a new drain passage to the side parking lot, no small feat given the grade.

Our biggest challenge right now relates to PG&E. The utility company has decided that the existing line won’t work and they’ve instead determined that we’ll need to be fed by the main near Founder’s Rock. PG&E will be running the line but paper-work is still in process and schedules are still being finalized.

As always, we’ll keep you updated as things progress further. Bowles Hall Foundation


Recently placed scaffolding allows workers to begin the process of cleaning and patching the exterior concrete and windows, including the Tower.

Student rooms on Floor 7 are taking shape. Here you can also see all the new piping and wiring that will feed each room and overall structure.

Looking down the hallway on Floor 6, we see what the completed walls look like. The ceiling will eventually be covered with sheetrock.

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Restoration Update

The two-story addition on the side of the house is taking shape. The first floor will store the boilers, utilities and trash. The second floor will house the property manager’s office and student game room.

This picture you gives you a sense of how room furnishings will be configured. What you see here is not the final furniture selection.

The Bowles Hall Clark Construction Project Team held a Holiday Toy Drive benefiting local Berkeley area children in need. Through the generosity of Clark team members and their subcontractors, Clark was able to collect a bounty of trucks, games, dolls, animals and puzzles which were delivered to the local Fire Department on December 22nd for distribution to deserving families in the local community.

Look closely and you’ll see that this is the entry hall. We have taken great lengths to protect all the wood before its restoration process.

Student rooms on Floor 7 are taking shape. Here you can also see all the new piping and wiring that will feed each room and overall structure.

Over the next 90 days, the elevator will be fully operational, the addition will be fully framed and topped out, the back patio foundation will be buttressed, all student rooms will be framed and a good part of the Hall will be primed in preparation for painting. We also expect the “model room” to come online.

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Reunion Chairman Ralph Zak (’68)

For more than 30 years, Ralph acted in VP and Director-level positions leading Silicon Valley mar-keting and sales teams. His companies provided design automation software, specialized semiconduc-tor verification hardware, enterprise software, and in-teractive displays with col-laboration software. Prior to moving into tech, Ralph led engineering teams for 10 years in the design and startup of nuclear power plants. Ralph earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering at Berkeley and an MBA from Stanford. On the personal front, he’s been married for more than 40 years, has one grown daughter, enjoys playing golf, and recently moved to Chico.

Grand Re-Opening Scheduled for August 27

n A program of seminars and discussion groups on current issues facing our coun-try and the University. These wide-ranging sessions will be led by prominent Bowles alumni from the worlds of education, business, government and military. We will also feature special guests from the University who will provide insight and vision into some of the major issues and programs that will shape UCB’s future.

n A silent auction with donated items from Bowles alumni, friends of Bowles Hall and local businesses. In the com-ing months, we will be seeking auction donation items such as artwork, meals in restaurants, use of vacation facilities, tickets to sporting events, etc.

We will be sending out a survey to members in our database inquiring about attendance and the interest in the various events. We wel-come your input on the program, especially suggestions for seminar topics and leaders, and other activities such as outings for ac-companying family members. Please provide me your ideas at your earliest convenience.

We look forward to seeing all members of the Bowles Community at the event. This will be a grand celebration, recognition of your ex-traordinary accomplishments, and a welcome home to your Bowles Hall—once again the crown jewel of the UC Berkeley campus!



lanning for the Bowles Hall Grand Re-Opening has officially begun! The fulfillment of the dream of rebuild-ing and updating Bowles Hall was made possible through the efforts of the Bowles Hall Foundation (BHF), Bowles alumni, University faculty and administrators, and many friends of the Hall. We are inviting this entire Bowles Hall community to a program of events at the end of August to officially put the fully restored Bowles Hall on display and to thank those who made the project possible.

While plans are still flexible, we are current-ly anticipating the following events:

n A general session for all attendees fea-turing BHF, University and renovation project team members.

n Tours of the renovated Hall providing a view of 21st Century student living that includes the fully-restored lounge, Hart Library, dining room and kitchen. Guests will also have access to the student suites, single and double configurations that both offer private baths.

n Organized alumni dinners to allow renew-als of old ties. These meetings are likely to be structured by decade of residency in the Hall. If you’d like to volunteer your decade’s lead, please let us know.

SOLICITING SILENT AUCTION ITEMS

You can reach Ralph at

[email protected]

An important part of the Grand Re-Opening will be a silent auction to benefit the Bowles Hall Foundation. Monies raised will go towards programming designed to en-rich our unique living/learning offering. One alum has generously donated a one-week timeshare at the Marriott’s Kaua’i Beach Club. Are you able to donate as well?

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Mail to: Bowles Hall Foundation c/o Hal Berry, Treasurer

22184 Via Camino Court Cupertino, CA 95014

Contact for Gift Information: Chuck Sizemore(650) [email protected]

Name: Class:

Street Address:

City: State: Zip:

Phone: Email Address:

Please accept my contribution of $ to the Bowles Hall Foundation to support its efforts to renovate and re-establish the Bowles Hall Residential College.

ONE-TIME DONATIONSPlease accept my one-time donation and contact me to discuss benefit options.

Tower Society: $100,000 or more

Philip E. & Mary Bowles Society: $35,000 to $99,999

George Kelham Society: $10,000 to $34,999

Phoenix Society: up to $10,000

ENDOWMENTSI would like to contribute specifically to help underwrite the annual cost of the following program: Library Fund: Provides funding to ensure Hart Library contents are relevant and useful to

today’s students. Student Professional Growth Fund: Provides funds to assist residents become more job

ready. Example: Professional testing of aptitude and preferences. Housemaster Discretionary Fund: Accessible by the Housemaster for ad hoc expenditures

to enrich students’ residential college experiences. Scholar/Artist-in-Residence Series: Enables interaction with subject matter experts who

broaden students’ horizons. Example: An evening with a noted economist on the current world economic situation.

Celebrate-the-Arts Fund: Support students experiencing the arts. Example: Season tickets to the San Francisco Symphony and Opera.

Technology Fund: Maintain state-of-the-art capabilities.

ADDITIONAL GIVING OPPORTUNITIESI would like to talk with the Foundation about adding BHRC to my estate plans in the following manner:

Bequest

Charitable Gift Annuities

Charitable Remainder Trusts

PAYMENT My check is enclosed made payable to Bowles Hall Foundation. Please contact me to discuss my specific wishes.

PLEDGES I would like to make a pledge. Please contact me to arrange a payment schedule.

I would like to make a donation via Paypal. Please contact me with details.

IRA Gifts

IRA Required Minimum Distributions

(pending Congressional approval)

All gifts and pledge payments to Bowles Hall Foundation (BHF) are tax-deductible to the extent provided by law. BHF is a qualified 501(c)(3) organization. Our tax identification number is 26-3747734.

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In Rememberance: Bill Clark (1930-2015)

The Berk North House

home, utilizing both Japanese style and craftsmen, and then a small but similarly styled, state-of-the-art muse-um. His architectural bent was apparent in both. With a knowledgeable staff and facilities for visiting scholars, Bill made his magnificent, continually growing collection ac-cessible to all. Among the scholars to utilize his collection was a princess of the Japanese royal family who enjoyed, during her stay, the comfortable guest facilities in the upper stories of a Japanese styled gate Bill had construct-ed at the Hanford facility. His ever-expanding knowledge of Japanese art earned him board positions in a number of major American museums and his Hanford museum efforts brought him, twice, the Order of the Rising Sun as formal decoration from the Japanese government, recognizing his dedication in promoting better relations between Japan and the United States and his accom-plishments toward the introduction of Japanese art and promotion of cultural and educational exchange between the two countries.

As the shadow of age overtook Bill, he looked for an appropriate recipient for the fruit of all these lifelong efforts; the interests of his children not having followed their father’s fascination for Japanese art. At one time he had hoped a recipient of the collection might provide him with annual funding, to allow him to contin-ue to acquire additions for the collection. But even giving away a collection of that magnitude was fraught with difficulty. An east-ern museum offered to buy the collection. Surprise! He had not considered selling it. Though the offer hardly matched the true value of the collection, in the end he acted as any who knew Bill would ex-pect: he spent the majority of the proceeds acquiring additional art to go with the collection. Additions to that collection made its recipient the holder of one of the finest examples of its kind in North America.

This past November, we lost Bill to Myelodysplastic syndrome that led to leukemia. He was enthusiastic, yet quiet. He was focused, yet generous. He was, above all, not only a gentle man, but a gentleman. Will we ever see his like again?



by Kent Carnie (’52)

he roles of Bowles’ alumni include a prestigious array of prominent men: a cabinet secretary, generals, scholars, university professors and administrators, and CEOs. Less known, perhaps though as esteemed, was one of our brothers who amassed a literally world-class collec-tion of Japanese art––and more!

Willard G. (Bill) Clark came to us from Hanford, joining the class of 1952. In Bowles’ seventh floor tower corner Bill proved himself a serious student, though the aims of his studies were as varied as his interests. Early on he showed an artistic bent, attracted by the works of Califor-nia artists. Together, too, we purchased season tickets to the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra when we found the Bowles box at those Thursday night concerts under more demand than its seating could consistently accom-modate. Despite a temporary interest in paleontology, I think his esthetic tastes drew him more firmly toward architecture. Reality, however, prevailed and, with the realization that he would inherit his family’s herd of prize Holstein Friesian dairy cattle, he left Berkeley to complete more appropriate studies at Davis (and, after the war, to be followed at Harvard’s Business School). Despite that pre-graduation transfer to Davis, the class of ‘52 has always considered him one of our own.

Before he left Bowles, he frequently chided me, in my ROTC uniform, for my choice of the military—chiding understandable, perhaps, at the height of the Korean con-flict. Yet with that war still hanging over our heads, when he received his degree at Davis Bill volunteered for the Navy. Whilst I followed a ground soldier’s role in Korea, Bill, by then a graduate of naval officer training, served his country for four years, flying as an airborne radar observ-er out of Barber Point—in Hawaii. Some of us have all the luck! His luck in Hawaii was enhanced even further by meeting Libby, the lovely young school teacher with whom he shared the rest of his life.

After the Navy, Bill’s tastes put him beyond any desire to follow his father as a dairyman. Yet, there was the herd. Bill returned to Hanford but aimed his sights more toward developing a top herd of prize-winning cattle than filling milk bottles. Taking that interest further, Bill founded World Wide Sires, Inc. as the world’s largest broker in bull semen, eventually touching some 66 countries. The pro-ceeds of that career enabled Bill, with Libby’s encourage-ment, to follow a fascination for Japanese art aroused—or at least enhanced—during his jaunts about the Pacific under the auspices of the United States Navy.

Not satisfied to simply develop a personal collection of notable art, he built–– in an unlikely site in the midst of a family walnut orchard in Hanford––first a gorgeous

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Departed Alums

The Berk North House

MISSING ALUMS

We put a lot of effort into trying to track down Bowles Hall alums but we need your help. If you know any of the following alums, please contact [email protected]. Thanks!

Ames, Dennis (‘62?)Art, Robert (‘57)Baumann, George (‘63)Chan, Jordan (‘14)Chung, Chae Moon (‘60?)Dabin, Frank (‘71)Du, Alan (‘10)Espinoza, Angel (‘11)Gibson, Kevin (‘12)Heppner, John (‘70)Hodges, David (‘66)Hoffman, David (‘70)Holliday, Blurbs (‘72)Hollingsworth, James (‘72)Howarth, Douglas (‘73)Hunt, Robin (‘57)Hutchinson, Terry (‘73)Ishii, Michael (‘72)Jarvis, Raymond (‘71)Johnson, Kent (‘73)Kalassiar, George (‘83?)Khainovski, Oleg (‘06)Kim, Ron (‘59?)Klink, Mark (‘73)Kramer, Bradford (‘55)Krull, Mattias (‘85)Kuewer, Scott (‘57)Lee, Curtis (‘09)Meredith, Allen (‘71)Paterson, Michael (‘87?)Prager, Lou (‘49?)Reed, Adrian (‘84?)Sallah, Momodou (‘85)Sears, Charles (‘83?)

LeJeune Cummins (1924- 2012) Bowles Class of ’50With a lifelong passion for learning, reading and teaching, Lejeune left high

school early to become a Marine in World War II. After seeing action in the Solomons and Marianas Islands as a radar technician and earning his UCB degree, he became a high school teacher and later a Full Profes-sor and History Department Head at Cal State Hayward. Author of “Quijote on a Burro: Sandino and the Marine” and long-time resident of a log cabin, he is survived by a nephew, a niece and three stepchildren.

John Davitt (1933-2014) Bowles Resident 1950-51Born in San Francisco, John spent his early college years at Bowles

before graduating from USF with a masters and USC with a doctorate in Education. Settling in Los Angeles, he would make his professional mark spending nearly 40 years at Glendale Community College where he would retire as the longest-serving commu-nity college president in California. Along the way, he authored critical education reform regulations and standards, and also served on many prestigious boards. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Gael, four children, and 11 grandchildren.

Gene McGeorge (1927-2013) Bowles Class of ’50Having survived grow-ing up on a horrid Dust Bowl “kid farm”

following the death of both parents and overcoming osteomyelitis as a young teen, Gene made many marks on the world: 80 McGeorge-built homes in Santa Barbara, a boat capable of sailing around the world, an Appalachian string band, Grateful Dead roadie, ditch runner, schooner captain, Sri Lankan sea rescue, and many other pur-suits based on his continuous journey to do things that brought him pleasure. He is survived by six children and his wife, Kajsa Ohman.



Connie Bricca Jr (1918-2015) Bowles Class of ’39A third generation San Franciscan, Con-nie earned his medical

degree at University of Cincinnati Medical School and would go to practice ophthal-mology at St. Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco for 40 years. A passionate outdoorsman, he loved nothing better than standing in cold fresh water throwing a fly line, or listening for mallards at sunrise in a duck blind. His wit was renowned, and his taste for food and wine never left him. He is survived by seven children, 12 grandchil-dren, three great-grandchildren, and his wife, Shirley Dickinson.

Monty Baer Jr. (1922-2014) Bowles Class of ’44A World War II vet and Phi Beta Kappa graduate, Monty lived a remarkable

life. Armed with a degree from Hastings Law, he launched a 50-year career practic-ing law in San Francisco where he actively worked on a range of critical issues, from corporate and legal reform to civil rights. An ardent family man, he also delighted in a standing Friday lunch with city colleagues that lasted more than 60 years! Married to his wife Barbara for 57 years until her passing in 2011, Monty is survived by two children and four grandchildren.

Loren Barre (1926-2013) Bowles Class of ’47After earning an en-gineering degree at Berkeley and an MBA at

Stanford, Loren’s career would rise to the heights of serving as CEO of RTE Corpora-tion, the developer of many advances that significantly changed electricity industry practices in underground distribution. Loren also sat on many boards, including Waukesha Memorial Hospital and the Mil-waukee School of Engineering. A lover of tennis, golf, skiing, and marathon running, he is survived by his two daughters, eight grandchildren, and his wife, Mary Nell.

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2014 Bowles HallBig Game Dinner

Make it a real party: Spend the night!See inside for information on hotel accommodations.

Friday, November 21, 2014DoubleTree by Hilton at the Berkeley Marina

Reception and social hour: 5:00 p.m. | Dinner seating at 6:30

See inside for details on the event along with a reservation form.

Join your fellow Bowlesmen, friends and family for an informative and fun-filled evening supporting the Bowles Hall Foundation and those who support the restoration of Bowles Hall and the Bowles Hall Residential College experience. We’ve made great strides in 2014 and look forward to celebrating our progress!

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Inside:n Restoration Updaten Capital Campaign Gets 17 New Donorsn Student Recruiting Underway …and more

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Why We’re

Doing What

We’re Doing

This inscription

was found in the

attic during the

renovation

process of

Bowles Hall.

“For four years, Bowles Hall has been my home -- the home to my triumphs, failures, trials and tribulations. Alas, my time has come to go. I can’t stay here forever but there’s nowhere else I’d rather have been. All I want is to change lives the way that Bowles has changed mine. It has strength-ened my resolve and allowed me to give my life purpose. I’m not the same person. I’m a better one now. I’m ready for the world. It’s time.

Thank you, Bowles Hall.

With love and newfound resilience, Louis Andrew Spanias.”

Documents

Bowles Hall Foundation President's Report