Since I have graduated from CSULB I have been working as a Newspaper editor for 10 years, 20 years as a public relations specialists, and 10 years in shipping.

After graduation I worked as an Actuary for Pacific Life Insurance from 1964 thru 2001.

Today, I am retired and a treasurer for my church in Irvine. I travel Hawaii, Europe, and other US destinations.

After I graduated I went on active duty in the navy.

I was a practicing attorney for 35 years and I am now retired. Right now I am selling my house in L.A. and moving to Laguna Beach.

After I graduated from CSULB I attended Graduate studies at CSULA, UCLA School of Journalism, Brigham Young University School of Library Science. I taught elementary school, was a librarian at LDS hospital, salt kale city reference librarians, and SL community college. I worked back in 1950-1964 and did reports for Inglewood daily news (days full-time) and earned degree by driving every night to CSULB. B.A. January 1964 in social sciences composite major in US history, sociology and geography. Continued at CSULA completing a masters degree requirements and elementary education certification requirements. Worked on journalism masters at UCLA but no evening classes were offered so i was unable to complete that degree. Taught elementary school in Hawthorne, then became a curriculum developer at Consultants in Total Education (CITE) writing science curricula for school districts with children who’s parents were on the Navajo Indian reservation were seasonal migrant farm workers from Mexico. English was not spoken in their houses in both cases so we developed a controlled vocabulary “script” for teachers. English vocabulary “rules” of grammar were taught and then teachers used only that vocabulary to teach, reading, writing and arithmetic, science, history and other school subjects required by state laws. Vocabulary was taught first and teachers were not to suppose that children had already picked up other words. Somehow, the program was developed with funds provided by congress. Unfortunately a new administration and new congress were elected and the new administration scrapped the program.

After Graduation I taught first grade in Long Beach, while living in L.B., Huntington Beach, Mission Viejo. I Married John in 1964. We have 2 children and 5 grandchildren. I taught preschool for 20 years. I have been retired for the past 14 years.

Today I enjoy visiting with my family and friends, attending bible studies/church, taking exercise classes, trips, camping and otherwise, doing ministries at church, reading.

Dr. Vivian had been head of engineering at USC. They had a mandatory retirement age of 65. He was an active athletic man and not ready to retire. So the story (as I heard it from others) was that he approached the new LB State and asked them if they would like him to set up a school of engineering? They jumped at the chance. That was a smart move on their part.

Dr. Vivian brought with him some of the older (but very good) engineering professors from USC.
USC may have had second thoughts….

Engineering was on lower campus, in wooden “temporary” unairconditioned buildings that we shared with womens’ P.E.

Some of the classes were only available at night. During break we would find a rabbit and start shrinking a circle (of students) around it. It would always get through the circle easily. (We had no plan for what we would have done if we had caught one.)

I’ve been in engineering since ’61. I’m still active, with my own one-man consulting business. Cal State Long Beach (that will always be it’s name as far as I’m concerned) gave me a good solid engineering education. I’m grateful for that.