Past Programs – Cal Poly Retired Faculty and Staff Club

Jun., 1977                  Pearl Turner – Retired Librarian.  Her visit to Rwanda and Zaire.

Jul., 1977                   Edward Lund – Co-pilot and flight engineer of Howard Hughes on their 1938 flight around the world.

Oct., 1977                  Barron Wiley – Slide show of his visit to Japan.

Feb., 1978                  John Nicolaides – Experiments on parafoil flexible wing systems.

NOTE – BREAK IN NEWSLETTERS FROM 2/78 TO 9/79

Sept., 1979                New President, Warren Baker

Feb., 1980                  Wm. Green, Area Representative for Social Security – Medicate

NOTE - BREAK BETWEEN JAN. & MAY NEWSLETTERS

May, 1980                 Emmons Blake – Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Sept., 1980               Brian Lawler – Ballooning

Feb., 1981                 Emmons Blake or Eugene Smith?

May, 1981                 Gene Smith – China

Oct., 1981                  Dr. John Merriam – Sri Lanka

Feb., 1982                  Dave Thompson – The Grand Canyon

May, 1982                   Patricia Sullivan – A Foreign Resident in China

Oct., 1982                  Will Alexander – His Experience in the Peace Corps in Kenya

Feb., 1983                  George & Jan Clucas – Their Travels in England, Scotland and Isle of Man

May, 1983                 Loren James – Hollywood Stuntman on His Experiences

Sept., 1983               Walter Wilson, Cal Poly Physics Dept. – Computers in Our Future

Dec., 1983                 Tomlinson Fort, New Provost

Apr., 1984                  Everett Chandler – Money Management

June, 1984                 Dr. Shirley Walker – Hypnosis as a Tool

Fall, 1984                   Speaker Wes Conner on Gardens of Europe

Winter, 1984             Speaker Margaret Glaser on China: The Land and Its People. 

Spring, 1985              Dr. James Strom, VP of University Relations on Development and Fund Raising – Current and Future. 

Summer, 1985          Wes and Lois Felmlee on Birds of the Central Coast.

Fall, 1985                   Melanie Billig, Mayor of SLO, Proposed Community Performing Arts Facility

Winter, 1985             Loren and Bernice Nicholson, speak on Elderhostels.

Spring, 1986              Dennis Johansen speaks on “Bringing Back Your Memories”, travel photography. 

Summer, 1986          Speaker Dr. William Howard “So You’re Concerned About the Future”.

Fall, 1986                   Speaker Glenn Noble on changes in Korea and China.

Winter, 1986             Speaker Olga Howe, travel consultant, on “Where to Next?”

Spring, 1987              Speakers Earl and Leora Hesch on “A Celebration of America in a Model A Ford”.

Summer, 1987          Speaker Warren Baker on Cal Poly – Future Directions.

Fall, 1987                   Speaker Wes Conner on Landscape Architecture in New Zealand.

Winter, 1987             Speaker John Dunn on his visit to China and Tibet.

Spring, 1988              Forum with speakers Glenn Noble on Chenju Island, Korea; John and Sally Merriam on Burma and Bill Troutner on Malawi. 

Fall, 1988                   Speakers Wes Conner, Lane Wilson and Jack Brazeal on “Tree City”.

Winter, 1988             Speaker Howard Brown on Cal Poly Ornamental Horticulture 1939 – 1976.

Spring, 1989              Speaker Gene Starkey on “Serving the Dairy Industry”.

Fall, 1989                   Panel, Robert Kennedy, Moderator; Harold Wilson, William Troutner, Howie O’Daniels, Spelman Collins, Richard Hall, Howard Brown and Lionel Middlecamp on “The So-Called ‘Good Old Days’”.

Winter, 1989             Speaker Dave Thomson on his trip to Kenya and Tanzania.

Mar., 1990                 Speaker David Hannings on The Australian Connection (Victorian College of Agriculture and Horticulture

Sept., 1990            Speaker Dr. Robert Hoover on Archeology of the Chumash.

Nov., 1990                 Speaker Robert Koob, Executive VP, on the Future of Cal Poly.

Mar., 1991                 Speaker Daniel Krieger on “The Wet, Wet Year of 1941”. 

Aug., 1991                 Speaker Dr. Grace Mitchell, President, Cuesta College, on Relations Between CPSU and Cuesta College.

Dec.,1991                 Speakers Don and Jan Pieper on Trip to Soviet Union During the Aborted Coup.

Mar., 1992                 Speaker Jim Wills on Weapons Development – The Story Behind the Story.

Dec., 1992                 Speaker Randy Johnson, Sheriff’s Department on “Personal Safety for You, Your Car and Your Home.”  

Mar., 1993                 Speakers A.J. and Francis Bock on Rock Art: Messages From the Past.

Dec., 1993                 Speaker Paul Zingg on Harry Hooper, Hall of Fame Baseball Player. 

Mar., 1994                 Speakers A.J. and Francis Bock follow-up on European Rock Art.  (Note:  The Bocks had been scheduled to speak in December but cancelled because of illness.)

Apr., 1994                  Speaker Pat Duvall-Hanes on Her Experiences as a Travel Agent.

Sept., 1994                 Andre Patterson, Cal Poly Head football Coach.

Dec., 1994                 Speaker Everett Spry on his Experiences as a Pearl Harbor Survivor. 

Mar., 1995                 Speaker Jim Kilbride, owner of Natural Selection, on his experiences as diver/photographer for Jacques Cousteau Organization.

May, 1995                 Speaker Bob Bostrom on Changes at Cal Poly.

Sept., 1995               Speaker Warren Sinsheimer, President of Foundation for the Performing Arts speaker. 

Jan., 1996                  Speaker Teresa Thuman, PCPA artist in residence, on SLO Little Theater’s “Prelude to a Kiss”.

Apr., 1996                  Speaker Paula Huston, on One Writer’s Life. 

Sept., 96                Speakers Ev and Arelene Chandler, Ken and Martha Shwartz on Exciting Adventures with Elderhostel”. 

Jan., 1997                  Speaker Dr. Hiram Davis, Dean, Library Services, on Libraries of the 21st Century.  A Few More Golden Words. 

Mar., 1997                 Lillian Warneke and “Ambassadors of Love”, musical presentation. 

May, 1997                 Speaker Bill Preston, Cal Poly Social Science Dept., “There’ll Be a Change in the Weather.” 

Sept., 1997             Robert Kennedy, “100th Anniversary Photographic History of Cal Poly”. 

Nov., 1997                 Cal Poly Barbershop Quartet, “Here Comes Treble”. 

Mar., 1998                 Speaker Charles Quinlan, Emeritus Professor of Architecture, on “Arcosanti: City of the Future

May, 1998                 Speaker James Wills on “Why Genealogy?” 

Sept., 1998                Speaker Dr. Mildren Deyo Roske on “Why don’t People Do What They Ought to Do with Their Money?”

Dec., 1998                 A Christmas encore by “Here comes Treble” (CP barbershop quartet.)

Mar., 1999                 Speaker Kenneth Schwartz on “Reflections on a Journey from Campus to Council.” 

May, 1999                 Speaker George Mach on “The Great Trains of Europe.” 

Sept.,1999                Julian Crocker, County Superintendent of Schools. 

Dec., 1999                 Program, Gary Lamprecht and SLO HS Concert Choir.

Mar., 1900                 Speaker Robert Kitamura on “Into the New Millenium, A Look at Cal Poly’s New Master Plan”.

May, 2000                 Speaker Roger Kenvin, Former Head of Theatre & Dance Dept. at Cal Poly, on “Trylons and Perispheres”.

Sept., 2000               Speaker Jim Gardiner on “Local Law Enforcement – A Senior Perspective”. 

Nov., 2000                 Speaker John McCutcheon, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, on “Cal Poly Athletics in the 21st Century”.

Jan., 2001                  Program: Mini-Concert by Age Kristoffersen.

Mar., 2001                 Speaker Warren Baker on “Thanks for the Memories”. 

May, 2001                 Speaker Jack Jones on “All You Ever Wanted to Know About the Historic Forts of the Old West.”

Sept., 01                    Speaker G.D. Spradlin on “A Life in the Film Industry”.

Nov., 2001                 Speaker Dr. Allen Settle, Mayor of SLO on “Challenges Facing Municipal Governments”.

Jan., 2002                  Speaker Dr. Robert Kennedy on “Learn by doing: Memoirs of a University President”.

Mar., 2002                 Speaker Ed Carnegie on “Al Smith’s Swanton Pacific Railroad”.

May, 2002                 Speaker Dr. Paul Zingg on “From Tee to Green: An Author’s Perspective on Golf”.

Sept., 2002                Speaker Rev. Dan Whitmer on “The Roots of the Conflict in the Middle East”.

Nov., 2002                 Speaker Dwight Goggins, Asst. Chief, CHP on “California Highway Patrol in the 21st Century”. 

Jan., 2003                  Speaker Jill Anderson, Director, Pacific Repertory Opera on “Pacific Repertory Opera on Stage”.

Mar., 2003                 Speaker Joseph Kuntze, M.D. on “In the Air with the Flying Samaritans”.

May, 2003                 Speaker Dr. Gary Laver on “Memory and Aging in the 21st Century

Sept., 2003                Speaker Brian Lawler, Graphics Art grad and instructor, on “Student Returns as Teacher”. 

Nov., 2003                 Speakers Ken and Judy Riener on” Feasibility of a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) in SLO”. 

Jan., 2004                  Speaker Norman Tiber on “The Vicious Circle”.

Mar., 2004                 Speaker Dennis Parks, Dean, continuing Education on “The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute”

May, 2004                 Speaker Harry Sharp on “Oh Say Can You See that Very Tall Tree: the Redwoods, Lumber and Parks.”

Sept., 2004                Speaker Robert Detweiler, Provost and VP for Academic Affairs on “What’s New at Cal Poly?  An Update.”

Nov., 2004                 Speaker Phil Bailey, Dean, Science and Math on “Cal Poly: A Perspective after a 35 Year Career”. 

Feb., 2005                  Speakers Jan and Don Pieper on “Lincoln and Churchill”.

Mar., 2005                 Speaker Sandra Gardebring Ogren, Vice President University Advancement, on “From Black Robes to Green and Gold”.

May, 2005                 Speaker Charles Burt on “Cal Poly’s Contribution to Irrigation”.