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Pitzer College President Melvin L. Oliver Announces Retirement

Melvin Oliver has close-shaved gray hair and beard with a gray dress jacket over a white collared shirt with an orange tie.

In a message to the Pitzer College community, President Melvin L. Oliver announced his plans to retire, effective June 30, 2022. “After a career of 45 years serving higher education and philanthropy, I want to share with you that I have given notice to the Board of Trustees that I will retire at the end of this academic year,” Oliver wrote.

February 4, 2022

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Donald P. Gould Elected Chair of the Pitzer College Board of Trustees

Pitzer College is pleased to announce that Donald P. Gould has been elected chair of the Pitzer College Board of Trustees.

August 27, 2021

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Harold A. Brown Takes Over as Pitzer College Board of Trustees Chair

Claremont, Calif. (June 29, 2017)—Harold A. Brown, a partner at Gang Tyre Ramer & Brown, will serve as chair of Pitzer College’s Board of Trustees beginning on July 1, 2017. Pitzer’s Board endorsed this appointment last fall following Brown’s two years of service as the Board’s vice chair. A prominent attorney specializing in entertainment law, [Read More...]

June 29, 2017

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Pitzer College Alumna Deborah Deutsch Smith ’68 Wins Teacher Education Award

Claremont, Calif. (April 8, 2015)—Pitzer College alumna and trustee emerita Deborah Deutsch Smith ’68 will receive the prestigious 2015 TED/Pearson Excellence in Teacher Education Award this week. A leader in special education and disability policy, Smith will be presented with the award on April 9 during the annual convention of the Council for Exceptional Children [Read More...]

April 8, 2015

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Eli and Edythe Broad Give $1 Million to Pitzer College for Anniversary Campaign, Funds to Support Scholarships

Claremont, Calif. (May 2, 2014) – Philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad have given $1 million to Pitzer College as part of its 50th Anniversary Campaign. The funds will support an endowed financial aid scholarship named after the couple. The Eli and Edythe Broad Endowed Scholarship, which was established in 1994, supports at least three Pitzer [Read More...]

May 2, 2014

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Pitzer College Alumna Ella Pennington ’81 Named Chief Operating Officer of Disability Group

Claremont, Calif. (May 10, 2012) — Pitzer College alumna Ella Pennington ’81 has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of Disability Group, one of the largest disability advocacy groups in the nation. As COO, Pennington will be responsible for monitoring and managing the quality of services each client receives from Disability Group. She will also streamline [Read More...]

May 10, 2012

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Pitzer College Alumna and Trustee Deborah Bach Kallick ’78 Donates $250,000

Claremont, CA (April 10, 2012) — Ivan and Deborah Bach Kallick ’78 have presented Pitzer College with a gift of $250,000 to support the construction of an art gallery in the second phase of the College’s Residential Life Project. The art gallery, to be named The Kallick Family Gallery, will be located within the new [Read More...]

April 10, 2012

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Pitzer College Mourns Peter Gold P’74, Former Chair of Pitzer College Board of Trustees

Claremont, Calif. ( April 20, 2010) — Peter S. Gold, former CEO and chair of Price Pfister and member of Pitzer College Board of Trustees, passed away on Saturday, April 17. He was 85 years old. Gold was president and chair of the board at Price Pfister Brass Manufacturing Company, one of the nation’s largest [Read More...]

April 20, 2010

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Businessman S. “Mohan” Chandramohan Joins Pitzer College Board of Trustees

Claremont, Calif. (December 10, 2008) – Pitzer College President Laura Skandera Trombley and members of the Pitzer College Board of Trustees announce the election of S. “Mohan” Chandramohan to the Pitzer College Board of Trustees. Chandramohan is the former chairman and CEO of American Reprographics Company (ARC), a NYSC listed entity and the largest reprographics [Read More...]

December 10, 2008

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Investment Executive to Chair Pitzer College Board of Trustees

Claremont, Calif. (September 16, 2005) — Pitzer College, a member of The Claremont Colleges, is pleased to announce Eugene P. Stein as the new Chair of the Pitzer College Board of Trustees. Stein, Vice Chairman of Capital Guardian Trust Company, a global investment management company, was unanimously elected as Board Chair and will serve a [Read More...]

September 16, 2005