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Laura Vausbinder Hockett ’85 Begins Term as Chair of the Board of Trustees
Laura Vausbinder Hockett ’85 will step into her new role as chair of the Scripps College Board of Trustees on July 1, 2022.
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Board Chair Presidential Transition Message
This week, President Lara Tiedens shared her plans to leave Scripps College effective April 15 to become the Executive Director of the Schwarzman Scholars program. The College has flourished during President Tiedens’ tenure, benefitting from her passion for higher education, commitment to gender equity, and expertise in institutional development.
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Trustee Claude Steele Receives Legacy Award from Society of Personality and Social Psychology
Trustee Claude Steele, Stanford professor emeritus in the social sciences, has received the Legacy Award from the Society of Personality and Social Psychology. The Legacy Award honors figures whose career contributions have shaped the field.
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In the Media: Trustee Claude M. Steele to Speak at Sandra Day O’Connor Institute for American Democracy, Financial Times Reports
Claude M. Steele, Stanford psychology professor and member of the Scripps Board of Trustees, will speak at the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute for American Democracy, the Financial Times reports.
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Announcing the Passing of Life Trustee Nancy Hart Glanville Jewell ’49
Life Trustee Nancy Glanville Jewell ’49 passed away on August 2, 2020, at the age of 92. Nancy joined Scripps College’s Board of Trustees in 1990 and was a member of the College’s inaugural class of Life Trustees. In 2007, Nancy’s son, John, established the Nancy Glanville Jewell ’49 Endowed Scholarship in honor of his mother.
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Announcing the Passing of Life Trustee Bradford “Brad” Blaine
Life Trustee and Emeritus Professor of History Bradford “Brad” Blaine passed away on April 14, 2020. Brad’s kindness and unwavering support of the College will be remembered by those he touched during his association with Scripps, which spanned more than 50 years.
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Lynne Thompson ’72’s Poem “Warbler” Published in Ploughshares
Board of Trustees President Lynne Thompson ’72’s poem “Warbler” was published in the Winter 2019-20 issue of the literary journal Ploughshares. Thompson, whose Board term began in 2018, is the author of the poetry collections Fretwork (2019), Jezebels on the Loose (2015), Start With a Small Guitar (2013), and Beg No Pardon (2007).
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Announcing the Passing of Life Trustee Gloria Holden
Life Trustee Gloria Holden passed away on December 24, 2019, at the age of 91. Gloria joined Scripps College’s Board of Trustees in 1980 and became an Emerita Trustee in 2004.
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Lynne Thompson ’72 Begins Term as Chair of the Board of Trustees
Scripps College is pleased to announce that Lynne Thompson ’72 will step into her new role as chair of the Board of Trustees on July 1, 2018. She was unanimously elected to the position by the Board in March 2017.
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