Pepperdine University - Promenade Yearbook (Malibu, CA)

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20 Features Kkjh on a steel beam, a construction worker contributes to the foundation of the Thornton Administration Building Or. Michael Adams. Wave of Excellence Campaign Coordinator The skeleton of one of the biggest architectural additions in Pepperdine's history 21

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A taste of home is brought to college life. New furniture creates a comfortable atmosphere in the dorms Features 19 n A worKman replaces the molding after installation of new carpet.

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 (no oasic frame of the Thornton Administration Building. Two iron workers converse during construction. Thornton Administration Center Built: Malibu Campus Addition One tenth of the funds from the $100 million Wave of Excellence campaign resulted in the addition of a new administration building to the Malibu campus. The ground-breaking :eremony of the Charles B. rhornton Administrative Center .vas Sept. 24, 1985, where the rincipal benefactors were lonored. George Page established the fund for the complex while Flora Thornton, in honor of her late husband Charles, donated the funds to begin construction. The $10 million complex has been the largest project sponsored by the Wave of Excellence committee. Providing office space for about 325 employees, it allows centralization for most administrative and operational personnel. By moving the departments together, communication and efficiency improves as well as providing easier student access. The third floor of the Payson Library, previously used for office space, was cleared to eliminate crowded conditions for library expansion and computerization of the card catalogues. At the ground-breaking ceremony, Dr. Howard White, president emeritus, said, “When this administrative center is completed, it will be one of the most important additions to Pepperdine University made in the history of the school.” Kathy Silveira Features 21