91ÌÒÉ« Home Alumni Golden Graduates Spotlights Golden Graduates Spotlights 16 August, 2016 Rick Bryson '66 GOLDEN GRADUATE - Dr. Huggins was going to give me a D in history. I guess I didn’t think athletes need to go to class. He gave me a second chance and it really made a strong impact on me. 3 June, 2016 Kathy (Kasarda) Cunningham `66 GOLDEN GRADUATE - The fondest memory of attending 91ÌÒÉ«, I was president of Delta Zeta Sorority and I met my future husband at a fraternity-sorority party in Seal Beach (he was the pledge trainer for Theta Chi at 91ÌÒÉ« – Steven Spielberg was one of his pledges). 1 September, 2015 Dwayne Larson '65 GOLDEN GRADUATE - CSCLB prepared me for a great career with the LA County Probation Department as a Probation Officer in 1970. I found my experience at the college both enriching and a fun time in my life. 27 July, 2015 Dixie Grimmett GOLDEN FACULTY - My first year at LB was difficult, as I was very homesick for my family, friends, and the Utah Mountains. After the first year, I settled in and got very invested in my teaching and the opportunities at LB. I taught a variety of classes—major and general activity classes and was in charge of Campus Intramurals. 15 July, 2015 Stephen Propes GOLDEN GRADUATE - Since 2000, I've been a freelance journalist, working for the Long Beach Beachcomber, writing on all subjects and kept up my radio career on WPMD at Cerritos College and Internet station, Rock-It Radio. As of this year, I've also begun teaching rock and roll roots at OLLI on the 91ÌÒÉ« campus. 1 April, 2015 Sally Wurth '65 GOLDEN GRADUATE - We were the first baccalaureate class in Nursing from LBSC which in 1965 had then become 91ÌÒÉ«. This year is the 50th anniversary of the Nursing program and of our graduation. As the first nursing class, we were the program ambassadors and pioneers to many program activities and relationships i.e., the… 6 January, 2015 K.Y. Shen GOLDEN FACULTY - During my tenure, I was mostly involved with teaching and research like most other faculty. I also took two leaves of absences when I went to conduct research at institutions like the University of Colorado and Cambridge. 10 September, 2014 Gerrie Peters GOLDEN GRADUATE - My background in physics did give me a slight advantage over many of my fellow graduate students. The curriculum was quite demanding. I was required to make up the undergraduate astronomy class that I had missed at the same time taking the normal graduate classes. 1 August, 2014 John Kagy '64 GOLDEN GRADUATE - Up until that point I had to work and go to school, but during senior year I had the time to do all the things I wanted to do on campus. Besides focusing on classes, I was also able to really get involved with events like 49er Days. 7 July, 2014 Bernard Wroblewski GOLDEN GRADUATE - My fondest memory at 91ÌÒÉ« was the professors I encountered and the education I received. 5 June, 2014 Pete Boothroyd '69 GOLDEN GRADUATE - Joining the fraternity was one of the three most important things that I did at Long Beach State. The other two were getting a great education and meeting my wife. Sigma Pi provided a social education, many social events, and life-long friendships. It also provided a way to be involved in school activities in basically a commuter college. 27 May, 2014 Dr. Thymios (Tim) Jordanides GOLDEN FACULTY - I knew that Long Beach was a place with opportunity. At the time, I realized that Long Beach was situated in a great location both geographically and professionally. The aerospace industry was booming during those years with firms throughout Los Angeles County and Orange County. LBSC is situated so well between both… More News More News