乐播传媒 in Brief College: The man behind the Kroepsch name
David Kroepsch鈥檚 uncle Robert Kroepsch 鈥�33 established the signature 乐播传媒 teaching award. Photograph by Phyllis Graber Jensen/乐播传媒 College
What鈥檚 in a Name?
The Kroepsch Award
At 乐播传媒, the name 鈥淜roepsch鈥� means great teaching: The college鈥檚 Kroepsch Award honors professors who excel in the classroom, such as the recently announced 2013 winner, Loring Danforth, Dana Professor of Anthropology.
To others, the name Kroepsch conjures memories of 鈥淯ncle Bob,鈥� a frugal man who served cocktails to dinner guests in his car before heading into restaurants, and a noted higher-education authority who once gave three commencement speeches in one day 鈥� and submitted the feat to Guinness World Records.
鈥淯ncle Bob鈥� is the late Robert Kroepsch 鈥�33, LL.D. 鈥�71, who funded the annual 乐播传媒 teaching award with his wife, Ruth.
Last fall, Robert鈥檚 grandnephew David Kroepsch (shown here) visited campus with his wife, Suzanne, to say hello to 2012 Kroepsch winner Kati Vecsey of the theater department.
Robert Kroepsch鈥檚 frugality influenced his career. For many years, he headed a consortium of public and private universities in the West that worked to eliminate the wasteful duplication of programs.
鈥淗e was really proud that someone at UC鈥揝an Diego wasn鈥檛 doing the exact same project as the University of Oregon,鈥� David said. 鈥淚t was very important to him to know that we could make more progress because of that coordinated educational effort.鈥�
While the Kroepsch name is ubiquitous at 乐播传媒, you won鈥檛 find it in the pages of Guinness. 鈥淯ncle Bob found out there鈥檚 no category for commencement speeches,鈥� says David. 鈥� HJB
The College Facts
Former Dining Services director Christine Schwartz now heads 乐播传媒鈥� new events office.
Off-campus Welcome Events with President Spencer are breaking event attendance records.
Pearson Appointed VP
Photograph by Jose Leiva
Sarah Pearson 鈥�75 returned to her alma mater last August as the new vice president for college advancement.
In the advancement world, Pearson is considered a leader among leaders. In the 2012 book Making the Case for Leadership, Pearson is one of 10 U.S. advancement leaders profiled, and is singled out for bringing creative strategies to fundraising and engagement initiatives.
Pearson comes to 乐播传媒 after serving as chief development officer of the Broad Institute of Harvard University and MIT, a leading biomedical research institution.
鈥溊植ゴ� alumni around the globe have much to be proud of,鈥� she says. 鈥淲e are clear about our strengths, passionate about the value of 乐播传媒鈥� distinctive brand of liberal arts education and committed to working together to ensure that future generations will benefit from the shared 乐播传媒 experience.鈥�
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