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VOL 52. NO. 7
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE. PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
OCTOBER 9, 1981
Risser Winner Named
Changes Sought by
New Senate Head
Award Shows Love
By Julien Orow
Editor-in-chief
Robert E. Hechman, assistant pro¬
fessor of music, was presented the 1981
J. Ray Risser Award at the Oct. 1
Board of Trustees’ meeting. This $1,000
award is given annually to the college’s
most outsanding instructor.
Heckman, who has taught at PCC for
20 years, received the endorsement of
29 students. Neil Schleimer, one of the
students who started the petition, ex¬
plained why he felt Heckman deserved
the honor.
“He’s treated everyone with such
equal love and energy that it’s really
beautiful,” he said.
Heckman said he had no idea the
petition was going around and was
“speechless” when he was chosen.
“Your most immediate response is
gratitude for those students who really
take the time and effort to place your
name in nomination.”
“It’s most gratifying to know that
they have valued the time spent with
you,” he added.
Heckman teaches a variety of stu- ■
dents, ranging from total beginners to
the most advanced. His classes include
music history, harmony, history of
music literature, and music theory.
When he first came to PCC he was the
choir director, and therefore was more
involved with the public aspect of
music.
Comparing that to classroom
teaching he said, “They are vastly
different. You’re still dealing with mu¬
sic, of course, but the methods of
teaching are different. I’ve taught so
many things since I’ve been here and I
have enjoyed them all,” Heckman
said.
Variety of Skills
Before coming to PCC, Heckman
taught at Eliot Junior High and John
Muir High, where he was named out¬
standing teacher of the year.
Heckman believes that the most
enjoyable aspect of teaching is,
without doubt, the students. He sees
teaching as helping build ideas and
concepts about music and its mean¬
ings. To learn about music is to learn to
read beyond notes, to grasp feelings
and emotions, Heckman explained.
A Real Giver
“He’s given so much to us. He’s
brought us into areas of music, places
of real spiritual enlightenment. He has
so much energy that he makes the
subject vibrant,” Schleimer said. “He
treats everybody like a friend. He
immediately knows you. PCC’s very
lucky to have him,” he concluded.
Heckman is the sixth recipient of the
award, which was established by
Risser in 1976. Previous winners are
life sciences assistant professor Dr. M.
Theresa Pavlovitch, social sciences
professor Dr. William E. Goldmann,
physical sciences professor and depart¬
ment chairman Dr. Norm Juster, as¬
sociate professor of journalism
Dorothy Kolts, and business professor
Roland Sink.
The choice of the Risser award
winner is based on criteria set by
Risser himself. They include organiza¬
tion, preparation and presentation of
course material, fairness and accuracy
in grading, encouragement and inspira¬
tion to students, and a wholesome
attitude toward good citizenship and
loyalty to school, family and country.
In an addition to the Risser award
program, the Risser family recently
announced that they will be giving a
new annual award to recognize the
most outstanding non-teaching staff
member.
Selection of the $500 award winner
will be based on quality job per¬
formance, attitudes and qualities of
character, service beyond the job re¬
quirements, and loyalty to the college
and country.
Nomination forms are available in
the Office of Administrative Services
in C209. The winner will be announced
sometime during the spring semester. -
— Courier photos by Julien Orow end Winny Ho
INSPIRATIONAL INSTRUCTOR— Robert E. Heckman, assistant pro¬
fessor of music, received the 1981 J. Ray Risser Award for Outstanding
Teacher. He received the endorsement of 29 students.
blast” by October.
Another change proposed by Holland
is that of awarding academic rank.
Holland is against administrative and
other non-teaching staff receiving
academic rank unless they have earned
it by actually teaching. Current by¬
laws allow tenure as an administrator
normally required to earn rank.
Old Positions
Holland is no stranger to the Faculty
Senate. He was the first male secre¬
New Band Leader Chosen
Evenden Improves Morale
tary to the board, serving at that post
from 1968 to 1970. He also served for
nine years as president of the local
chapter American Association of Uni¬
versity Presidents (AAUP) and on the
executive board of the California Con¬
ference. He resigned upon election to
the Faculty Senate presidency.
“It wouldn’t be possible for the
president-elect to serve as president of
the Faculty Senate and as president of
an employee group,” he explained.
Holland’s concerns while with the
AAUP were mostly over academic
freedom and censorship issues.
Holland has taught social sciences in
the Pasadena district since 1951, in¬
cluding teaching at PCC since 1955,
when it was also a grammar and high
school.
By Mary E. Jones
News Editor
The California Legislature recently
expanded the powers of the student
trustee. With the individual Board of
Trustees’ approval, student trustees
can now attend executive sessions,
except when those meetings concern
personnel matters.
The new law also allows them to
make and second motions, and receive
compensation for costs incurred in
attending the meetings.
The final change concerns the
trustee’s term which is currently from
July 1 to July 1, but starting next year
will change to May 15 through May 15.
Assemblywoman Teresa Hughes in¬
troduced the student trustee legislation
with the hope that students would gain
a stronger voice in decisions affecting
their colleges, said Bill Chavez, consul¬
tant for the Assembly Sub-committee
on Post-secondary Education.
PCC Student Trustee Joe Krovoza
said he plans to present the new powers
soon for the board’s approval. “I ex¬
pect that our board will have the
insight to realize its commitment to
the students, as it’s done in the past,
and will extend the students’ rights
which the legislature has already ap¬
proved,” Krovoza said.
Since being a trustee isn’t a full-time
job, Chavez said that board members
By Debbie Gehlken
Associate Opinion Editor
Robert L. Evenden, conductor and
music instructor from the University
of Michigan, recently joined the PCC
faculty. His new responsibilities in¬
clude the Tournament of Roses Band,
the Lancer Marching Band, the Varsity
Pep Band and the Community Concert
Band.
Evenden was selected after a na¬
tionwide search. Michael M. Wilson,
music department chairman, said the
intense search was necessitated be¬
cause R. P. Farrington’s resignation
came only four days before the fall
semester started. He felt the overall
response would be maximized if the
search included the entire country.
“need someone who can represent stu¬
dent opinion on decisions that affect
them.”
The California Community College
Trustees Association was adamantly
opposed to the bill, according to
Chavez, and it lobbied hard against it.
Krovoza said that he found it hard to
pin board members down about why
they were against the bill. “Most of
them seem to simply have a gut reac¬
tion against it,” he said.
Both Chavez and Krovoza said that
many board members feel that they
can’t trust students to be responsible
enough to have a hand in decision
making.
Chavez, however, said that students
“have a tendency to rise to the occa¬
sion.” PCC Trustee Walter T. Shatford
II said that PCC’s last few student
trustees have been reliable and he feels
that any of them would have done a
good job if given more responsibility.
Student trustees are working toward
obtaining the right to be voting mem¬
bers of the board. Even if the legisla¬
ture approves this provision, Krovoza
said, many boards will not allow stu¬
dents to exercise this power.
Krovoza will hold an open forum for
students in Harbeson Hall Wednesday,
Oct. 14, noon to 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 9
p.m. to discuss students’ needs and to
get feedback on issues of interest to the
Board.
Wilson said that PCC, one of the
premier community colleges in the
country, has a national reputation of
excellence and it was not a small
matter to choose a band leader. A
broad advertising campaign attracted
the most highly qualified and totally
committed candidates in band music.
Adapting Well
After only one week, “Evenden has
already made improvements in the
students’ morale and attitude,” said
Wilson. “He is personable, energetic,
alert to new situations and adapts very
quickly and very well.”
The half time program for the
Lancer football game against Bakers¬
field will be Evenden’s first per¬
formance as band leader. He is in the
process of selecting the music for the
event, featuring an auxiliary group in
addition to the marching band and
perhaps a soloist. The marching band
will perform sharp drill exercises dur¬
ing the show.
Another immediate project of
Evenden’s will be getting the Tour¬
nament of Roses band into shape.
Auditions will be held in November “to
best augment the approximately 60
band members from PCC,” said
Evenden. The auditions will be open to
high school students from the surroun¬
ding area.
Also, Evenden will be selecting the
trumpet heralders to open the Tour¬
nament of Roses’ Parade. A small
group from the marching band will be
performing under Evenden’s direction
at the upcoming announcement of the
1982 Tournament of Roses’ Court.
Exciting Experiences
Evenden has previously participated
in the New Year’s celebration here in
Pasadena. In 1972 he was the featured
twirler for the Wolverine marching
band and performed in both the parade
and the bowl game. Evenden said the
experience was very exciting and he
“fell in love” with all the activities
surrounding the Tournament of Roses.
Along with trying to settle into a new
position, Evenden said his short term
goals are to “become familiar with all
vehicles for organizing musical
events.” Evenden also said that he is
trying to handle all aspects of his job
while maintaining a sense of moving
forward.
As for Evenden’s long range goals,
he hopes to organize a good-size stu¬
dent concert organization and offer
classes in wind and chamber music this
spring. Also, Evenden would like to see
more student body involvement, espe¬
cially from non-music majors. He
hopes to attract students that have
their instrument hidden away in the
closet.
New Focal Point
While conducting the Michigan cam¬
pus band, comprised of non-music ma¬
jors, Evenden increased enrollment
from 65 to 125 students. “I’m interested
in perfecting or improving the stan¬
dard of performance for these stu¬
dents.”
Both Evenden and Wilson agree that
their focal point of direction for the
coming year will be toward community
involvement in programs and classes
offered by the music department.
Evenden holds a bachelor and mas¬
ter of music education with high honors
from the University of Michigan. His
major was conducting; he minored in
french horn and theory. Evenden also
completed one year of graduate level
study at the Vienna Conservatory in
Austria.
It was during his stay in Austria that
he met his wife, Nancy Knote. She was
studying voice and teaching English
through a Fulbright support award.
After a romantic courtship in Vienna,
the couple married. Mrs. Knote-
Evenden is a lyric soprano. Her train¬
ing includes opera and art songs.
— Courier photo by Pat Berry
Robert L. Evenden
Student Trustees Gain
Greater Voice on Board
By Eddie Williams
Contributing Writer
Dr. Fredrick “Dutch” Holland as¬
sumed the presidency of the Faculty
Senate Monday, when he was handed
the gavel from outgoing-President
Gordon Brown at the Faculty Senate
board meeting.
With manifold duties to attend to as
president, Holland was already busy
securing appointments for chairmen of
the various committees on the board.
He also coordinates faculty business,
determining priority issues to be taken
up at Senate meetings, including
teaching conditions, scholarships,
academic rank changes, scheduling
and many more.
Additionally, the president supplies
the input from the faculty to the Board
of Trustees and administration, as well
as usually being the delegate selected
to represent his school at the State
Academic Senate, which meets in No¬
vember in Los Angeles.
New Ideas
Holland has several specific ideas he
will attempt to implement as he takes
over, such as “bringing the Faculty
Senate by-laws up-to-date with reali¬
ty.” He refers to the current rule which
provides that the newly elected of¬
ficers be installed in October, which
Holland would like to see moved up to
July.
In past years the board preferred to
see the old officers remain through the
summer months, because this was the
time when salary negotiations were
concluding, and it was felt that the
more experienced board members
would better serve the cause.
But since the California Teachers
Association has now assumed all con¬
tract duties, Holland would like to see
the new officers installed in July, so
that they would “already be going full
— Courier photo by Steve Hegle
Dr. Gordon F. Brown and Dr. Frederick Holland
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