News Releases (page 159)


March 23, 1999

Scripps Names its 1999 Distinguished Alumna

Scripps College will present its highest honor given to an alumna, the Distinguished Alumna Award, to Marsha Genensky on Saturday, April 24, at 11:00 a.m., in Balch Auditorium, during the college’s Reunion Weekend.

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March 11, 1999

El Salvadoran Ex-Guerilla Commander to Speak at Scripps College

Ex-guerilla commander and El Salvadoran congresswoman Maria Serrano will speak at Scripps College in Balch Auditorium on Tuesday, March 30, at 7:30 p.m. as part of Women’s History Month, sponsored by the Intercollegiate Women’s Studies Teaching and Research Center of the Claremont Colleges.

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March 8, 1999

“Scripps Dances” at Mudd Theatre

“Scripps Dances,” a concert of dance works sponsored by the Scripps College Dance Department, will be presented on Friday and Saturday, April 9 and 10, at 8:00 p.m.

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February 5, 1999

4th Annual Clay Day Art, Music and Dance Festival

For the fourth consecutive year, Scripps College presents “The Clay Day Art, Music and Dance Festival,” a unique family event featuring art activities and live music, on Sunday, March 7, from 11a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Scripps campus.

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January 11, 1999

Scripps College’s 55th Annual Ceramic Exhibition Opens

The Scripps College 55th Ceramic Annual – the best known and longest running ceramic exhibition in the United States – opens Saturday, January 16, 1999, at the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery on the Scripps campus and continues through March 21.

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October 19, 1998

Scripps Alumna Endows European Studies at Scripps College, California

Scripps College in Claremont, California, has received a $1.8 million gift from a London-based alumna to establish the Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Endowment for Contemporary European Studies.

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October 15, 1998

Scripps College/The Claremont Colleges/USC to Establish European Center at Scripps

The partnership of Scripps College, the Claremont Colleges, and the University of Southern California has been awarded a $150,000 grant, renewable for three years, from the Delegation of the European Commission in Washington, D.C., to establish the European Union Center of California, at Scripps College.

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October 1, 1998

Scripps Event Calendar – October-November

Scripps College presents the following events to be held during the months of October and November. Unless otherwise indicated, all events are free and open to the public.

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July 6, 1998

Debra Wood Named Dean of Students at Scripps College

Scripps College President Nancy Y. Bekavac has announced the appointment of Debra Carlson Wood as dean of students after a nationwide search.

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April 28, 1998

Donna Shirley to Speak at Scripps Commencement

Donna Lee Shirley, manager of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program, will be the commencement speaker at Scripps College on Sunday, May 17, at 3 p.m., according to Nancy Y. Bekavac, Scripps College president.

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