SPORTS
LANCERS LOSE IN 10 TO
LONG BEACH
PCC doesn’t cash in on
opportunities and loses 3-1 .
in home game n
• BUSINESS PROFESSOR DEFEATS INCUMBENT ANTHONY GEORGILAS 176-91
LIGONS VICTORIOUS IN A LANDSLIDE
By ROBERT SANTOS and
RACHEL URANCA
Courier Staff Writers
Business professor Ellen
Reynolds Ligons, Faculty Senate
board member for nearly 20 years,
defeated incumbent Anthony Georgi-
las in the two-week long Senate elec¬
tion by receiving more than two-
thirds of the faculty’s vote.
Georgilas was seeking a third
term.
The vote tally, 176-91, was final¬
ized after the polls closed at noon on
Friday. Observers representing each
candidate oversaw the counting of
the ballots and Ligons and Georgilas
were notified of the outcome over
the weekend.
Ligons said she did not expect the
results to come out the way they did.
“ I had no idea what the vote would
be. I was surprised and delighted,”
she said.
“The voter turnout was about 70
percent ,” said Phil Ricards, chair of
the faculty senate election commit¬
tee. With a slightly higher voter turn
out this year than last year, the elec¬
tion, according to Ricards, “went
just fine.” The committee reported
no complaints regarding the ballot.
“Support from faculty, students,
administration, and staff has been
overwhelming,” said Ligons. Crys¬
tal Watson, who served five years as
faculty senate president, endorsed
Ligons and was not surprised to see
her win. Confident that Ligons will
makeanexcellentpresident, Watson
said, “She has proven herself effec¬
tive through committees and activi¬
ties. I felt confident in recommend¬
ing her; she is very organized and
dedicated.” But Watson said, “It is
not about winning. What is really
important as a member of Faculty
Senate is the fact you have served
and done your best in making effec¬
tive policy.”
Retaining their positions on the
are current Faculty Senate board
members Bob McLean, vice presi¬
dent, Keith Oberlander, treasurer,
and Jean Volckmann, secretary. All
three ran unopposed.
Ligons will officially take office
when the new term begins on July 1 .
In preparation for her new position,
Ligons said, “ I am really looking at
our constitution and the by laws to
come up with an approach to update
them to include the mandates of AB
1725, title 3, and title 5.”
Anthony Georgilas Responds
One would think that Anthony
Georgilas, having just lost last
Friday’s Faculty Senate board elec-
Please see PRESIDENT, Page 3
f THE LIGONS' FILE ^
Ellen Reynolds Ligons
Education: bachelor’s degree in
business administration, La
Verne University; master’s
degree in business education,
Cal State Los Angeles
Experience: 19 years as a PCC
professor and Faculty Senate
member; Faculty Senate vice-
president 1994-1995; member
of shared governance, voca¬
tional education and the busi¬
ness education committees
• WYNN TAKES
OVER AS INTERIM
DIVISION DEAN
Dean of
Nursing
division
resigns
By MARY-CATHERINE
ANDERSON
Special Correspondent
After an abrupt resignation for
personal reasons, the Division Dean
of the nursing department, Lurlean
Gaines, left her position on April 4.
Acting as interim
division dean
until the position
can be filled is
20-year PCC in¬
structor Mary
Wynn.
Gaines resig¬
nation so close to
the end of the
semester should have no effect on
the department. “It’s happened be¬
fore,” said Wynn. “The previous dean
[Lois Linn] who resigned four and a
half years ago left in the middle of
the semester.”
Wynn gained administrative ex¬
perience as the assistant to the de¬
partment head for the past two years.
Her goal is to “try to hold the depart¬
ment together and move forward
while waiting for a permanent dean
to be hired.” When that time comes,
Wynn has no definite plansbut would
like to return to the classroom.
Having seen both sides of the
fence as an instructor and then as an
administrator, Wynn finds that she
“misses teaching. This position does
have its rewards, but not many,” she
said. “However, that may change.”
In addition to searching for a new
department head, the nursing divi¬
sion also has three openings for in¬
structors. The full time positions were
vacated due to retirement and have
been difficult to fill. Some positions
have been available for two to three
years.
The nursing division has 20 full¬
time faculty members with three or
four part-time positions. Student
enrollment averages about 200 in the
Registered Nursing program and 30
in Licensed Vocational Nursing.
Also available are courses for train¬
ing as an Emergency Medical Tech¬
nician.
Mary Wynn
DEAF AWARENESS DAY
ANDREW ZIMA
/
THE COURIER
Many students, faculty and staff participate in PCC’s 14th annual Deaf Awareness Day last Friday in the Quad.
• BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO DISCUSS FILLING HEAD COACHING POSITION
Future of football in Board’s hands
By JOSE INOSTROZ
Courier Staff Writer
PCC’s future Lancer football
teams could return to the excellence
they once enjoyed if the Board of
Trustees approves Tom Maher, of¬
fensive coordinator for the Mt. San
Antonio College Mounties, as the
new Lancer head coach.
The Board of Trustees discussed
Maher’ s approval last night ina closed
door session. However, while ap¬
proval appears likely, there was no
official word at press time.
r . 1
Tom Maher
Experience: offensive coordina¬
tor at Citrus College (1988-89);
offensive coordinator at the
University of La Verne (1979);
offensive coordinator at
Pomona-Pitzer College (1984-
86); assistant QB/REC coach at
Cal State Long Beach (1987)
“He is a well qualified young man who is going to
bring a lot of experience and dedication to the school,”
said Skip Robinson, athletic director. “I don’t foresee a
problem with his approval”.
Lancer assistant coach Chuck
Lyon who took over as interim head
coach after Dennis Gossard resigned
last summer, will remain.
Maher applied for the post and
met all qualifications, surviving the
first and second level interviews on
April 1 and 8. Robinson declined to
say how many applied for the post
which had been advertised nation¬
ally through sports channels.
Maher’s impressive record began
at Arcadia High School. He played
basketball and football, earning
Please see COACH, Page 3
Your 1996-97 Associated Students
Executive Board candidates
♦ When: today from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 5 to 7 p.m. ♦ Where: campus cafeteria
President
• Teshami Coleman (Students in Progress)
• Forrest Poindexter (undeclared)
• Darrell Price (Student Revolution Alliance)
Executive Vice-President
• Ben Bushnell (undeclared)
Student Trustee
• Jody Wymar (Alliance for Students
And Progress)
Vice-President of
Academic Affairs
• Frank Fernandez (Alliance for
Students and Progress)
Coordinator of
External Affairs
• Catherine Hazelton (Alliance for
Students and Progress)
Coordinator of
Campus Activities
• Levi Jackson (Students for Progress)
Coordinator of Publicity
• Leila Jerusalem (Alliance for Students
and Progress)
Positions for V.P. of Student Services, V.P.
of Business Affairs and Coordinator of
Cultural Affairs are still open
• TWO STUDENT GOVERNMENT
LEADERS FOUND INELIGIBLE
TO HOLD POSITIONS
President
and officer
oustedfrom
AS board
By ARDA HAMALIAN, Courier Staff Writer
The most recent conflicts on the
Associated Students Board (ASB),
may mean “one . . . two . . . three strikes,
you’re out,” for President Roldan
Herrera.
Hererra and Lavonne Ramirez,
coordinator of campus activities,
were found to be ineligible to hold
their AS positions last week. They
violated a clause in the AS constitu¬
tion which states that student body
officers must maintain continuous
enrollment in nine or more units at
PCC in order to remain eligible. This
is the third time that Herrera has been
found ineligible to hold office dur¬
ing his one year term.
“I am currently enrolled in nine
units,” said Hererra. “This is just
another ploy by the administration.
They are overstepping their boundaries and they are in
violation of the constitution. They are always wrong.”
Herrera declined further comment.
According to Kim Smoot, executive vice president;
who is currently serving as president, Herrera added a
class to his schedule when the administration ran a check
on all the board members. “I’m not trying to bad mouth
anybody, but the constitution very clearly states that we
must continuously hold nine units,” she said. “Lavonne
stepped down from her seat gracefully, like a lady,
without trying to appeal the decision. We can’t be adding
or dropping units. What kind of a president can’t follow
the constitution?”
Tess Coleman, coordinator of cultural activities and
presidential candidate, said, “ the constitution does not
say that if you are ineligible you can become eligible
again. If you’re ineligible you stay that way.”
Herrera was first disqualified as president after the
elections in April 1995 due to campaign violations.
Elections were held again, and according to Smoot,
Herrera won against a candidate who didn’t campaign at
all.
Lavonne
Ramirez
In February, Hererra was found ineligible to hold
office for reasons which still remain confidential. Nev¬
ertheless, Smoot said that the action to remove him was
put on hold and he continued to hold office and chair
meetings. He was still holding his position when the
current findings emerged.
“If he doesn’t stay out of office this time, you will see
an earthquake on this campus,” said Smoot. “I will raise
hell, not because I have to be the president, but because
Roldan hasliterally done nothing forthe students and has
shown total disrespect for the board. It’s time that the
students and administration begin to see this.”
Please see OUSTED, Page 3
