O f f i c e r sHank J. Salvo, Jr., Chair

Richard Sherratt, Vice ChairRobert W. Burt, President

Shawn Bibb, TreasurerJack L. Acosta, Secretary

T r u s T e e sKen J. Anderson

Carolyn AverMichael S. BernickMark L. Bryggman

Aaron ChangAna ChretienClay CreaseyLinda Dalton

Evelyn DilsaverAtef Eltoukhy

Mike Ferketich

Alan GouldHoward HighJames Houpis

Howard HymanJodie Hunter

Narinder Singh KapanyJames Klescewski

Thomas LorentzenKumar Malavalli

Gary McBrideSunne McPeakLouis NavellierJanet L. OwenCecil Pickett

Georganne ProctorMohammad H. Qayoumi

Micky S. RandhawaMarvin A. Remmich

Mahla ShaghafiEmily Shanks

James H. SongeyGary WallaceAllen Warren

Robert WorrallGil Zaballos

e m e r i T u s T r u s T e e sJan Batcheller

Judy BelkTimothy L. Silva

Dick SpeesDoug UchikuraVance Yoshida

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PRESIDENTIAL

C a l i f o r n i a S t a t e U n i v e r S i t y , e a S t B a y

PRESIDENTIALSCHOLARS

B e n e f i t & A w A r d s G A l A

2010

r e c e p T i O n & s O c i a l H O u r Cocktails and appetizers

Student art exhibitFeaturing accompaniment by student jazz ensemble

W e l c O m e & D i n n e rGregory Smith, Master of Ceremonies

O p e n i n g r e m a r k sMohammad H. Qayoumi, President California State University, East Bay

i n T r O D u c T i O n O f p r e s i D e n T i a l s c H O l a r s e n D O W m e n T f u n D r e c i p i e n T s

Spenser BabyakFerdinand Garcia

Melissa LauAnna Le

Amanda MenneTimothy Sakogawa

Sara Sarvi

a W a r D s p r e s e n T a T i O nRobert Litton — Outstanding Young Alumnus of the Year

Patrick Devine — Distinguished Alumnus of the Year

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PRESIDENTIALSCHOLARS

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SCHOLARSB e n e f i t & A w A r d s G A l A

including a selection of international-inspired hors d’oeuvres

e n T r é e s

Chicken Oscar Inside Out poached chicken breast roulade, asparagus and

crab filling with a béarnaise sauce

Duck in a Blanket candied Peking duck breast in a buckwheat pancake,

drizzled with Hoisin plum barbeque sauce

Lamb Meatballs in Butter Curry Sauce served with lentil dal

Olive Oil Poached Halibut atop crispy polenta with broccoli rabe pesto

Palak Paneer (vegetarian)with saffron rice and mango chutney

D e s s e r T s

Assorted Brulée Spoonsvanilla bean, chocolate, lemongrass, and ginger

Assorted Chocolate Truffles with cocoa, nuts, and coconut

Crepes Suzettes with Grand Marnier flambé

Savory Apple Pie in Filo Cup topped with thyme-infused lemon curd

Tiramisu Shooterespresso and Baileys soaked lady fingers

layered with mascarpone and shaved chocolate

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g r e g O r y s m i T H , p h Dassociate Vice president for planning and enrollment managementmaster of ceremonies

Greg Smith earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder, then his master’s degree and PhD in European and Russian History at Stanford University. After teaching Western Civilization at Stanford, he made the move to academic administration by becoming Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions at Stanford, followed by positions as Director of Admissions and Vice President of Enrollment at Notre Dame de Namur University and Menlo College. He has been Associate Vice President for Planning and Enrollment Management at East Bay since 2007. He is most proud of his work to expand outreach and enrollment at his last two institutions and here at CSUEB, as well as working on ways to improve the delivery of student services at all stages of the enrollment process, from applying for admissions through to graduation.

He serves on many boards and committees for such professional organizations as the College Board and the National and Western Associations for College Admission Counseling; his personal academic research interests are in the comparative history of secondary education in the United States, Russia, and Central Europe.

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paT r i c k D e V i n eDistinguished alumnus of the year

Patrick Devine is currently the Senior Director of Global Incentive Compensa-tion at Oracle Corporation. He emigrated from Ireland at the age of 18, and after attending Chabot College part time, Patrick began his studies at Cal State East Bay. He earned a BS in Business Administration in 1987 and an MBA in 1991. For the past eight years, Patrick has taught a Compensation Management Course at CSUEB through the continuing education program.

At Oracle, one of the most successful software companies in the world, he is responsible for the design and development of all Global Incentive Compensa-tion programs and all of the compensation activities associated with all mergers and acquisitions. Previously, Patrick worked for Applied Materials and Seagate Technology. He has worked extensively in China, Korea, Taiwan, and Europe leading various human resources, finance, and compensation initiatives.

He also serves as Strategic Advisor to the Bishop of the Diocese of Oakland. As a Finance Council member he was instrumental in getting the first Moody’s rating on a diocese in the United States and subsequently floating a $150 million bond to build the new cathedral in downtown Oakland.

Patrick says his proudest accomplishments are becoming an American citizen and graduating from CSUEB. He and his wife of 28 years, Kathy, have three daughters, Bridget, Meagan, and Katie, all of whom are attending California State University colleges (San Luis Obispo, Sonoma, and East Bay respectively).

r O B e r T l i T T O nOutstanding young alumnus of the year

Robert Litton studied composition and percussion performance at Cal State East Bay, receiving his undergraduate degree in 2001 and his master’s in 2004. He went on to graduate first in his class from the prestigious program for scoring motion pictures and television at the University of Southern California.

He has performed with the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra, the Marin Symphony, the Berkeley Symphony, Composers Inc., multiple musical theatre productions, and was a marimba soloist with the Kensington and Fremont Symphony Orchestras.

His compositions have been performed by members of the San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Opera, San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Opera, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic. In 2001 he was honored with a featured performance in New York’s Carnegie Hall. Robert, commissioned by CSUEB, also composed “Inaugural Fanfare” in honor of the inauguration of Mo Qayoumi as President of the University on June 1, 2007.

Now a film composer, Robert has scored award-winning films for up-and-coming directors, including Love in the Summertime by Paul Wie, Gerald’s Last Day by Justin and Shel Rasch, and Negotiations by Ethan Cushing, which was selected to be part of the 2008 Cannes Film Festival.

p a r t i c i p a n t s & h o n o r e e s

s p e c i a l t h a n k sp e r f O r m e r s

Student Jazz EnsembleCSUEB Department of Music

Devin Dominguez ’11 Alto Sax

Osamu Fukuzaki ’11 Keyboard

Sean McKay ’11 Drums

David Hunter ’11 Bass

Student Cabaret CSUEB Department of

Theatre and Dance

Sierra Dee ’11Keyboard

Caitlin O’Leary ’10Vocals

Catherine Williamson ’12Vocals

p H O T O g r a p H yKeith Lewis Photography and ImagingBeginning April 13th, photographs from

this event will be available to view online courtesy of Keith Lewis Photography and Imaging. Select the folder CSUEB Gala at

www.keithlewis.printroom.com to see the images.

p r O D u c T i O n A special thank you to our gala coordinator,

Eileen M. Mello, and her special events assistant, Amy Fong. Additional thanks to all event staff,

as well as the staff from University Communications and University Advancement, who were

instrumental in the production and execution of the University’s 2010 benefit gala.

p r e s e n t e d b y

First Republic Bank

Josephine and John Hunter

Richard and Susan Sherratt

Teresa Swartz

Josephine Hunter

Thomas Lorentzen

Richard Sherratt

special thanks to our p r e s i D e n T i a l s p O n s O r

thank you to all of the

2 0 1 0 g a l a s p O n s O r swho provided support

for this evening

thank you to the individuals serving as this evening’s

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