Pepperdine University - Promenade Yearbook (Malibu, CA)

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Thomas Bosl. Chairman o( the Board of Regents Mrs Frank Seaver is greeted by Dr M Norveii Young, chanceisor ermritus. at a boa-meeting Board of Regents Action Seen in Improvements at Pepperdine “If I ran this university, I'd have an escalator installed from Firestone Fieldhouse to Heaven parking lot with several stops at the buildings in between.” If it were my choice, I'd allow off campus students to attend convocation via satellite in their apartments. If I were in charge. I’d make Heritage II optional; if you passed Heritage I the first time you took it. you wouldn’t have to take Heritage II. Pepperdine students have dreamt about ways to improve the school, but how many have put their ideas into action? Fortunately, there are 40 people who do put ideas to improve the university into action. They comprise the Board of Regents. Board members are voted in by the other members and serve three-year terms. They can be re-elected an unlimited number of times. Some have achieved lifetime membership, such as Mrs. George Pepperdine. Mrs. Frank R. Seaver and Mr. Donald V. Miller. The current Chairman of the Board is Thomas Bost. A new member to the board is 1 former President Gerald Ford. The complete board meets quarterly. The executive board, comprised of 11 members, also meets quarterly, allowing the administration better access to the board. There is equal power authorization between the complete board and executive board. Members make decisions concerning academic, financial, administrative and personnel matters. In addition, the board is occassionaly addressed by students. Wendy Agi i urn 1 22 Features

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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

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man Thomas Bost presents a resolution honoring Morris B Pendelton Or. David Davonpgrt mates a speech during a meeting of the University’s Board of Regents. Features 23 tflBuv n