Archive for the ‘Alumni News’ Category
On Tuesday, January 13th, the Los Angeles City College community gathered as LACC Foundation honored alumnus Steve Lebowitz and his wife Debi for generously donating LACC’s first piece of public art through the Steven and Deborah Lebowitz Foundation. Jeffery Laudenslager is the artist of the 20-foot kinetic sculpture entitled “Ripples Basho,” in honor of famous Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō who was known for haikus. The poem that inspired this piece is “an ancient pond / a frog jumps in...
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Throughout my childhood, I was constantly moving. All in all, I have lived on three continents spanning more than five different countries. I was born in France, raised in Vietnam and then I started my early education in the United States. I went on to continue my schooling in Malaysia and Croatia before returning to the United States in 2011. Although on the surface it may seem like a privileged life, constantly moving meant that my life was completely...
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Los Angeles City College (LACC) Foundation is excited to announce a new scholarship for LACC nursing students — made possible through the generosity of LACC alumnus, Leonard Roth, and his wife, JoAnn. Len and JoAnn decided to create a Nursing Scholarship to honor this critical field of study as it is their belief that the nursing profession needs to attract more students. This endowed scholarship will ensure that every spring, a second-year nursing student will receive the financial support...
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LACC alumnus Steve Lebowitz ’60, along with his wife, Debi, have donated a 20-foot-tall kinetic sculpture to Los Angeles City College, which was erected in LACC’s main quad on December 6th. The sculpture, entitled “Ripples,” is a piece by artist Jeffery Laudenslager. “One of the main goals of our foundation — the Steven & Deborah Lebowitz Foundation — is to promote public art,” said Steve. “I am focused on institutions that have provided me with unique personal opportunities: LACC...
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During the second semester of my senior year, I walked away from Community High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan and never returned. At that time I saw no purpose in formal education. Although I had spent the majority of the time with my face buried in the pages of a book, I believed that I didn’t need some busybody teacher to tell me what to do. I wanted to work, earn money, and spend my free time educating myself....
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Thank all of you who joined us for the Los Angeles City College Foundation Gala! We were privileged to celebrate four remarkable individuals: David and Merryl Alpert, Steve Lebowitz and Dr. Lula Ballton. We were also thrilled to have the opportunity to recognize Jeanne Pritzker for her ongoing support of our Guardian Scholars program for emancipated foster youth. The evening was hosted by Geraldo Rivera and chaired by the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Ned Colletti. We thank them, our corporate...
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Acting has always been in Gerald’s blood. After high school, while traveling with a troupe of actors, Gerald started speaking the words of Martin Luther King, Jr. Fast forward to today where Gerald is known nationally as the voice of MLK, Jr., travelling the world sharing Dr. King’s sermons and speeches. In addition to the numerous outreach and speaking engagements throughout the U.S., Gerald is also a master West African drummer and instructor, an esteemed member of the Will...
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On Friday, May 31st LACC alumnus Bruce Kimmel hosted a night at the Camino Theatre with famed songwriter Richard M. Sherman (Mary Poppins, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Winnie the Pooh, and much, much more). The event, free to the public, was a night of stories and memories from Richard Sherman’s life, punctuated by live performances of some of his songs. The grand finale of the evening was the debut of the song, ‘Two Roads’, written, arranged and performed by Bruce...
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By Shamey Cramer If not for LACC, President Obama wouldn’t have invited me to the Oval Office. In 1984 I began taking classes at LA City College in hopes of getting my Associate Arts degree and transferring to a four-year school for a degree in Film and Television. One year later, I was informed I only had six months to three years to live because I was HIV-positive. I dropped out of school and returned to Chicago to be...
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“I believe that there is a fire that is burning deep down in the depths of our souls that reminds us each and every day that we were meant to do better. Let that fire continue to run wild. Let it run wild all the way down to your spirit and allow yourself to be a wildfire.” – Henry Brown ‘14 LACC Student Speaker Henry Brown 2014 from LACC Foundation on Vimeo.
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