Los Angeles Valley College - Crown Yearbook (Valley Glen, CA)

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For the third time in one year, the presi- dent's chair at Valley changed passengers as William N. Kepley Ir., administrator and teacher, took over the head office at the college. Kepley, who has served 18 years in the Los Angeles School System, came to Valley from the post of curriculum coordinator for the seven colleges of the Los Angeles college district. Valley College is an outstanding institution with tremendous stature in California, said Kepley, commenting on his appointment. Kepley, too, has stature. In 1961, While on A college In leave from the Los Angeles City School System, he founded and was first president of South- western College in Chula Vista. Valley's presidential changes resulted from the retirement of Dr. John Given which left the presidential chair at Metropolitan College vacant. As Dr. Marie Martin, Valley's second president of the year, left to fill that post as a permanent position, she said, HI am certain I am leaving Valley College in capable hands with Mr. Kepley and an efficient stafff' William N. Kepley, Jr. -f ., , ,,.::f:fi.p:fvef4 Presidential trade. Dr. Marie Y Martin turns her tasks over to

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Between appointments, Dr. Martin halts her busy schedule to tcllk with students over cn friendly cup of coffee. in securing her position in 1951 when she be- came dean of instruction at Los Angeles City College. 'LA Woman has the same opportunity as a man to pursue a career, she said. 'Ll-Iovvever, a career makes demands that in turn call for sacrifices, and in a woman's case it is usually the home and leisure life that feel the fpinchf 1' She was graduated from the University of California and prepared herself for a skilled l l 5 'ii 532.2 job in industry. MOH my first job I worked six days a week, with no coffee breaks nor after- noons off, for what was then a big salary- S65 a month. The gracious Dr. Martin filled a demanding post heading a day staff of 166 faculty members and 266 evening faculty members educating a student body of 13,000. But even this responsi- bility left her With energy to spare most days. 'fe-.: ' 4,5 Q . 1-,gy-. .5 - 11592531 2,1 f nj 51: :ygfjsa :J AW- v , .z: . -5-3. H 2 113221 s Q 3.14. 1.2, , f rii vt ' -. Qjj'Q .' ' .,ygj,.vA fr .

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capable hands Kepley checks iln. One of the first visits was to Volley's new health office, where he conferred with Dr. Nona Gilbert lleftl women's physician, and Miss Helen Mindlin, health coordinator. Top man at tea table: President Kepley. W! l 'V fziflf fini! 5 l 94 -N . . rf il ui f'-. ,fp V 'If' Q' 4? 9? 6.4 H, tt a s Q ,a a a 045