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Pitzer College Appoints New Trustee

Claremont, Calif. (Jan 25, 2002) -- On Nov. 12, 2001, Lisa Smith-Putnam was 
elected to the Board of Trustees of Pitzer College for a three-year term ending June 30, 2005. 
Smith-Putnam is a Pitzer alumna from the class of 1985.
Smith-Putnam currently serves as the founder and CEO of Turning Point Entertainment 
Company, a multidimensional company that encompasses the areas of music, television, film and 
the Internet. She currently is working on a project with Quincy Jones, Stanley Clarke and 
George Duke. Pitzer's 1985 commencement speaker, she majored in communications and 
sociology.
Smith-Putnam also is a consultant for the Experience Music Project, an interactive 
music museum in Seattle. A member of the Board of Trustees for Holy Names Academy in 
Seattle, her high school alma mater, Smith-Putnam also has served as chief executive officer for 
Amaru Entertainment; general manager for TNT Records and Management; chief production 
assistant for Bernie Grundman Mastering; and a production coordinator for "Entertainment 
Tonight" and "Woman to Woman." She also served as an independent music, video and film 
contractor in Hollywood, Calif.

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Founded in 1963, Pitzer College is a nationally ranked undergraduate college of the liberal arts 
and sciences.  A member of The Claremont Colleges, Pitzer offers a distinctive approach to a 
liberal education by linking intellectual inquiry with interdisciplinary studies, cultural immersion, 
social responsibility and community involvement.