Pasadena City College - Pageant Yearbook (Pasadena, CA)

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. DR. CATHERINE J. ROBBINS AB, AM, PhD, Stanford; PG: University of Washington, University of California at Berkeley, University of Southern Colifomia, Columbia University. With the close of the current semester President Catherine J. Robbins completes her first full year at the administrative helm of Pasadena City College. Dr. Robbins has been honored with several awards this year. Her most outstanding tribute came from the Los Angeles Times, which named her Woman of the Year in the field of education. In 1959 Dr. Robbins wa s also awarded the Kiwanis Citation and the Business and Professional Woman ' s Club Citation. 20

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SUPERINTENDENTS Superintendent of the Pasadena City Schools system Robert E. Jenkins and a group of three assistants for the fields of personnel, instruc- tion, and business, respectively, definitely shoulder a heavy responsibility that goes with their high administrative position. They must constantly keep pace with new techniques and advances in the field of educa- tion, screen all personnel with the utmost care so that only capable and ambitious instruc- tors are hired, and also plan their yearly budget with foresight and caution. Mr. Jenkins, who accepted his current position in April, 1958, holds a bachelor ' s degree from Columbia University. Previously he had served in the school systems of San Diego and Ridgewood, New Jersey. DR. ROBERT E. JENKINS Superintendent of Schools and Secretary to ttie Board of Education BA, MA, PhD, Teochers College, Colum- bia University. OR. HOWARD E. FLOYD Assistant Superintendent for Instruction BS, Colorodo Agricultural College; MS, PhD, University of Souttiern California. :DGAR C. EGLY Assistant Superintendent for Business AB, University of Colifomia at Los An- geles, MA, University of Souttiern California. DR. EDWARD H. ROWINS Assistant Superintendent for Personnel BS, MS, PhD, University of Southe California, 19

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Greetings to the Students, Faculty, and General Staff at Pasadeno City College: PCC is a great community college with university and college transfer courses, vocational curricula, and liberal arts education to meet the needs of individual students and to serve the community surrounding the college. Pasadena City College is humbly proud of its programs of instruction, guidance, and extracurricular activities. The college has a five million dollar building program undervvay with architects ' plans for a campus center, women ' s physical education building, improved athletic facilities, and additional classroom and laboratory facilities in the new buildings. Pasadena looks to the future with great confidence in the role of the public junior colleges of California in meeting in- creased needs for higher education. V ?fc LK (yl ri 2 President 21