Hillside Campus in 1978. Image courtesy of College Archives.

Martina Navratilova defeated Chrissie Evert for the “ladies” championship at Wimbledon, Sony introduced the Walkman and Midnight Express was playing in theaters. The year was 1978, when Hillside Campus had been occupied for about two years, South Campus didn’t exist and three people started their careers at Art Center.

One of those people is Stephen Nowlin, vice president of the Williamson Gallery. “I’ve been pretty fortunate to have watched Art Center from up close through the years—first as a high school student visiting the little hallway gallery on 3rd street; then as a graduate student at the Pasadena campus; and as an Admissions counselor, teacher, web producer and, for most of that time, as the Williamson Gallery’s director. The most impressive thing for me through all those years and roles, I must say, has been the consistency of high quality in the work produced by Art Center’s students. It never ceases to amaze me.”

Every year Art Center celebrates employees who have reached significant milestones in their careers. On September 23, 2014, almost 60 individuals were recognized for having 2013 work anniversaries of 10 or more years. The occasion was commemorated with a formal luncheon and presentation of the service awards hosted by the Human Resources Department. Earlier this year a luncheon was held to commemorate those having work anniversaries in 2012.

“Art Center students are supported by dedicated staff and faculty who do everything they can, directly in the classroom or indirectly behind the scenes, to help students achieve their goals to become professional artists and designers,” said Nancy Duggan, Executive Director, Human Resources. “It is our pleasure to honor these individuals.”

Art Center President Lorne M. Buchman kicked off the presentations with a word of thanks, which was followed by the awards ceremony.

Stephen Nowlin, Lorne Buchman, David Mocarski, Jay Chapman

If you happen to run into any of the following people as you go about your day on campus, please take a minute to thank them for the years, time and energy they have devoted to the College:

2013 Celebrants

35 YEARS
Faculty
Jay Chapman

Staff
Stephen Nowlin
David Mocarski

30 YEARS
Faculty
Jacki Apple
Tony Luna

25 YEARS
Faculty
Katherine Bennett
Monte Bramer
Marc Gaede
Marnie Gaede
Bob Kato
Patti Podesta

Staff
Julian Goldwhite
Richard M. Haluschak

20 YEARS
Faculty
Rosetta Brooks
Gloria A. Kondrup
Catherine S. MacLean
Benjamin Weissman
Everard Williams

Staff
Kurt Matsuo
Dana L. Walker

15 YEARS
Faculty
David Bailey
Brian Boyl
Ethan Johnson
Guido Manoucherehri
Aaron Smith
Jan Alexander Tumlir
Lisa Wagner

Staff
Bob DePino
Linda A. Estrada
Alfredo J. Lopez

10 YEARS
Faculty
Yelen Ayé
Margo Bistis
Matthew Clements
Libero Antonio Di Zinno
Sean J. Donahue
Rob Garrott
Pamela Goldblum
Michael Horowitz
Chin-Lung Charles Hu
Seth Kaufman
John Krsteski
Ronald J. Llanos
Susan Luftschein
Christopher Meeks
Cliff Nielsen
Joseph W. Reiter
Elena Salij
Randall Smock
Koji Takei
Mark Todd
Esther Pearl Watson

Staff
Eulogio Dayday
Jered Gold
Manuel A. Hernandez
Rollin Homer
Dennis Keeley
Paul Le Tourneur

2012 Celebrants

35 YEARS
Faculty
Wayne Hunt

25 YEARS
Faculty
Lita Albuquerque
Dan Hoy
Yoshio Ikezaki
J. Nils Lindstrom

Staff
Wendy Adest
Paula Goodman

20 YEARS
Factulty
Krystina Castella
Bruce Claypool
Steve Montgomery
Robert Pastrana
Anne Saitzyk

Staff
Kimberly Roy
William Voorhes

15 YEARS
Faculty
Skip Arnold
Rey Bustos
Bruce Hainley
Mel Sant
Mark Takeuchi

Staff
Ty Powe

10 YEARS
Faculty
Christina Aumann
Pamela Blackwell
Kevin Chen
Cody Clark
Wanelle Fitch
C. Taft Green
Kevin Hanley
Robert Hunt
Gary Kornblau
Susan Lee Clark
Stuart Macey
Daniel Marlos
Jon Nguyen
David Sotelo
Jill Strawbridge
Ming Tai
Barry Taylor
Rob Thompson
Rick Ueda
Geoff Velazco
Lauren Volk
William Wallen
Wallace Zane

Staff
Kristine Bowne
Peter Chan
Victor Emerson
Danielle Ferrer
Oliver Galace
Frank Garcia
Chantal Hoareau
Eric Moreo
Robby Robinson
Elisa Ruffino
Cheryl Spreier
Theresa Zix