SAVE THIS DATE ! NOVEMBER 10, 2009
You are cordially invited to a very special reception at Los Angeles Pierce College on November 10, 2009. This event celebrates 50 years of support of our area’s community colleges by the Maple Leaf Society and the life achievements of the acclaimed American artist Richard Glazer Danay.
Sponsored by the Pierce College Foundation and The Museum of the San Fernando Valley, this free event will begin with catered hors d’ouvres and beverages at 5:30 until 6:30 pm in the Great Hall of Pierce College. After introductions, Mr. Glazer Danay will present an overview of his career as a famed Native American artist and teacher of fine arts.
Nov. 10, 2009
5:30 to 7:45 pm
Los Angeles Pierce College
6201 Winnetka Avenue
Woodland Hills, CA 91371
Parking is free for this event’s guests in Lot A
Your hosts believe this is a unique opportunity to meet the leaders of the Pierce College Administration and the Pierce Foundation, The Board and Advisors of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley, Founders of Phi Delta Psi Fraternity, Alumni of the Maple Leaf Society, and members of the San Fernando Valley’s arts and economic communities. San Fernando Valley artists, alumni and faculty of Pierce College will also be in attendance.
It is expected that seating for the event will be limited.
Please RSVP as soon as possible. gfecht@sbcglobal.net
Background of Richard Glazer-Danay
Richard Glazer-Danay came to Pierce College in the fall of 1962, after completing two years of active duty in the US Army Reserves. It was while taking art classes at the community college, that he determined to become a professional artist. At Pierce, Ric joined the Phi Delta Psi student fraternity and subsequently became a lifelong member of its alumni organization, the Maple Leaf Society.
After Pierce College, Richard Glazer-Danay earned his Bachelor of Arts degree at California State University Northridge and two years later received a Master of Arts from CSU Chico and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of California Davis. For some years Danay taught painting at CSU Chico, and later became a professor of American Indian Studies at CSU Long Beach and chairman of the university’s program.
A certified member of the Caughnawaga-Turtle Clan of the Kahnawake Band of Native Americans, Richard Glazer-Danay has created a world famous body of art derived from both pop and postmodernist art movements, and he employs a wry and ironic sense of humor in his interpretation of Indian themes and the status of women in modern American life. Inspired by his ironworking family, Danay is best known for his hard hat art.
Mr. Glazer-Danay has been a consultant for the U.S. Office of Education, Office of Indian Education, U.S. Forest Service, Civil Rights compliance, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Glazer-Danay is a member of the National Indian Education Association, College Art Association, Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Education Committee, and the board of directors for Educational Opportunity Center, Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin. He served as acting director, C. N. Gorman Museum, University of California, Davis; coordinator, American-Intercultural Programs/American Indian Studies, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay; California State University, Long Beach; commissioner, Indian Arts and Crafts Board, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Richard Glazer-Danay has exhibited widely in the United States and in Europe. His works are widely included in publications across the world. His works are in the collections of the British Museum, Vienna's Museum fur Vokerkunde, the Heard Museum in Phoenix and the Philbrook Museum.
Background of The Maple Leaf Society
The Maple Leaf Society is an organization of alumni the Phi Delta Psi Fraternity, from Los Angeles Pierce, Valley, and City Colleges. It also has alumni members from California State University Northridge, Virginia Technical University and Moorpark College. The fraternal brotherhood was founded by 13 students from Valley and Pierce Colleges in 1956. Among its founders were veterans of the Korean War. As the years passed, to give a positive expression of their loyalty to each other and gratitude for the opportunities give though community college education, the Maple Leaf Endowment Fund was created. It provides student scholarships and support for the foundations on the campuses on which the fraternity had active chapters.
Background of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley
The Museum of the San Fernando Valley, incorporated as a California non-profit organization in 2005, is in its developmental years. It is in the process of obtaining input and gathering support from valley residents and from the business, public, private, and non-profit sectors.
The Museum’s organizational goals and objectives will always be a work-in-progress; to meet thechanging needs of a dynamic society. At the present, the San Fernando Valley has no significant museum
of history and culture, which serves the entire Valley residential population.
The Museum of the San Fernando Valley is an educational and cultural institution. Its purpose is toacquire, display, and preserve artifacts, documents and records related to the San Fernando Valley and its residents. It strives to accomplish this through interactive exhibits, an interactive website, tours for schools and organizations, performances, lectures and an artifact loan program for San Fernando Valley schools.
The Museum's collections of art and historical items exist for scholarly research and for public enjoyment.
The Museum collects, preserves, and shares with the entire San Fernando Valley important works of art as well as folk art and crafts.
Contacts:
Dr. Gerald Fecht, President; Tel: (818) 437-1665; email: gfecht@sbcglobal.net.
Michel Stevens, Vice President, Development; Tel: (310) 890-9182; Fax: (818) 276-1547;
email: MuseumSFV@gmail.com.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Br. LOWELL RICHARD BOX
Br. Lowell Richard Box - Photo in The Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley - October 15, 2009 at Barrone's Restaurant in Valley VillageNotes:
Brother Richard Box was born on February 24, in Twin Falls, Idaho. He was a member of the first pledge class of the Phi Delta Psi Fraternity in the Spring of 1957. He served several terms as Treasurer of the Fraternity. For almost a year, he as Treasurer, struggled to increase the dues of the Brotherhood from 25¢ a week to 50¢. Then, opportunity came his way when the Oxnard House became available. He succeeded in increasing the dues to $1.00 a week - gives you an idea of what a dollar was worth in 1958.
After completing his studies at Valley College, Richard attended the University of Southern California, where he earned Bachelor and Master's degrees from the School of Business.
As a youth, Dick loved hanging around the garage-workshop of a neighbor, Matt Rosecrans. The owner of a carpet mill in Glendale, Matt taught Dick the basic use of tools and eventually gave him a job working in his factory. After college Br. Richard entered into partnership with Matt and spent some years as an owner-manufacturer of carpets.
Richard Box developed an expertise in overall manufacturing management, and for some time he taught business classes for Moorpark College and at California State University Northridge. He spent five years with Lockeed Aircraft as the Manager of Industrial Engineering before becoming vice president (and later president) of the Bourns Tripot Division of Bourns Inc. of Riverside, California. He retired in April of 2004.
Susan and Richard Box have three children: Susan E., Joe and Steven. They have five grandchildren: Nicole, William, Carla, Alexandra & Danny. One of their sons resides in Barcelona, Spain, so they are truly an international family. Dick and Sue live in Redlands, California.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Br. PHIL GATCH
- Phil Gatch at the August Phi Delta Psi lunch - 2009 - Photo in the Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley. Brother Phil Gatch was initiated into the Beta Chapter of the Phi Delta Psi Fraternity in the Fall of 1959. After completing his studies at Pierce College, Phil earned a Bachelor of Science degree from California State University, Northridge. Br. Gatch received his masters in planning and public administration from the University of Southern California in 1970, and his Bachelor of Science degree from California State University Northridge. He spent three years as a planner at the city of West Covina before eventually becoming the city manager for the city of Thousand Oaks.
Phil Gatch began his career in Thousand Oaks as one of three planning staff members in 1967. He was named planning director in 1970, the same year the current General Plan was adopted. The planning department was changed to the community development department in the mid-nineties, encompassing planning, building, housing, and code compliance with a staff of 76.
Brother Phil and his deceased wife Nancy had four children.
Br. PAUL QUEYREL
Paul Queyrel at the August lunch meeting of the Phi Delta Psi - 2009 - Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley. Brother Paul Queyrel was born on the 27th of October in Los Angeles, California. He is a graduate of Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California. He was initiated into Alpha Chapter of the Phi Delta Psi Fraternity in the Fall of 1961.
After his studies at Valley College, Brother Paul Queyrel attended the University of Southern California and California State University Long Beach.
Brother Queyrel is the longtime owner of the TriQuest manufacturing company in Irvine, California. He has two children Lindsay and Michelle.
Br. JAMES REEVES
Jim Reeves photographed at the August Phi Delta Psi lunch. Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley - 2009Brother James Reeves' birthday is the 2nd of May. He attended Canoga Park High School and was initiated into the Phi Delta Psi Fraternity in the Spring of 1960. He served our Brotherhood as Treasurer of the Beta Chapter.
After finishing his studies at Pierce College, Jim transferred to the University of California Los Angeles where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. Jim worked for many years as an engineer for Hughes Corporation.
Sue Reeves, Jim's wife is the only employee of the Los Angeles Businesspersons Organization. She is an avid golfer (Jim adds, "and hopefully me.") She works mostly at home and goes into the city for meeting two or three times a month.
Jim and Sue's son Marc will become a Catholic priest in the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) in 2005. In 2004 Marc studies at Weston College on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He holds a Master of Arts degree and just finished a year of study in Rome.
Brother Jim Reeves is retired, but works as a substitute teacher for the Conejo Valley Unified School District and private schools near his home. He also tutors high school students in math. Jim enjoys wilderness hiking, mostly near the Mammoth Lakes. He likes to capture great compositions in his photographs on his hiking and travel adventures. Jim is also an avid reader, taking on at least two to three books a month.
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