College News
Class of DS'08 Departs
Graduation was held for the 12 members of DS'08 on June 26th, shortly before most of the group left the Valley. Traditional speeches were made by the first-year men in recognition of the work (intellectual and physical) done by the 2nd year men during their time at Deep Springs. While two of them have stayed behind to work the College's cattle ranch for several months, the others are transferring to University of Chicago, Macalaster College, Brown University, Harvard, UC Berkeley, Yale, and Oxford.
Former President Ed Hoenicke Dies
Ed Hoenicke DS'46 passed away on June 13,2010 at his home in Florida. He was 80 years old. Ed served as President of Deep Springs College 1991-1992 after being asked by the Board of Trustees to assume the leadership on very short notice.
Ed came to Deep Springs directly from high school in Chicago, Illinois. Following his two-year stint on the ranch, Ed transferred to Cornell University where he joined the Telluride Association and graduated in 1950. It was at Cornell that he met his wife Janice Armande - "Jonnie". They were married 51 years before her death in 2005. Ed joined the Air Force during the Korean War and received an honorable discharge in 1953, whereupon he returned to graduate school, taking his law degree from University of Michigan in 1956. He had a successful career as a corporate attorney in New York for 18 years. He served as president of Beech-Nut International, the catering and confections company, from 1969 to 1976, then became Senior Vice-President and General Counsel of United Airlines, where he served until his retirement in 1990.
Ed was a strong supporter of Deep Springs and sheparded the college through a difficult transition period. Upon retirement, Ed enjoyed following professional tennis and live theater - he traveled frequently with Jonnie in pursuit of both. During his career, Ed served as director for several organizations, including UAL, Hertz Corporation, Hilton Hotels, and CARE International. In Bronxville, NY where he made his home for two decades, he was active in his church, served on the local school board and was a Trustee of the Lawrence Hospital. In his later years, he and Jonnie split their time between homes in New Hampshire and Punta Gorda, Florida. He was a self-described "atrocious golfer" but enjoyed getting out and staying active.
Ed Hoenicke lived a life well-directed by the principles that L.L. Nunn established for students at Deep Springs. He will be missed by his colleagues from the 1940s and all those in the Deep Springs Community who have known him over the years.
Trustee Bill Hoffman departs Board
The Trustees of Deep Springs express their great appreciation to Trustee William "Bill" Hoffman DS'56 for his 8 years of service on the board. Bill completed his second 4-year appointment at the spring, 2010 meeting. He has been an active and committed supporter of Deep Springs since his student days, beginning in the 1960s when he assisted Robert Aird with efforts to revitalize the college. Among other work for TDS, Bill chaired the safety committee for several years and was a strong advocate for implementing procedures that benefited the health and welfare of students, faculty and staff here in the valley.
In a resolution passed unanimously at the last board meeting: "On the occasion of Bill Hoffman's last day of service as a Trustee of Deep Springs, the board wishes to express its gratitude to him and his wife Jane for extraordinary service to the college. We will miss Bill's spirited, open-minded and thoughtful contributions to trustee deliberations, particularly in stewardship of our financial stability, academic mission and physical safety."
Sally Carlson joins Board of Trustees
Sally Carlson, principal of Terra Search Partners, formally joined the Deep Springs Board of Trustees at their Spring, 2010 meeting in Deep Springs Valley. Ms. Carlson brings numerous years of experience in the financial sector, non-profit management and service on the boards of several institutions.
Sally Carlson's professional career spans 30 years. She spent the first ten years in corporate finance and commercial banking, including positions at Crocker National Bank and Wells Fargo Bank, with a focus in the management of a $12 billion real estate loan and property portfolio, including credit risk and management. The second ten years of her career were in management consulting to financial institutions, merger and acquisitions due diligence, and institutional investment management, including positions at Deloitte & Touche and CNL Institutional Advisors. The most recent ten years have been spent in executive search, serving financial institution, private equity real estate and nonprofit clients.
Sally has 21 years of experience as a volunteer in the nonprofit sector, serving on the Board of Directors of a wide range of nonprofit organizations. Sectors include affordable housing, health and human services, performing arts, leadership development and technical assistance. Ms. Carlson served as Director on the Board of CompassPoint Nonprofit Services from 1990 to 1998. From 1999 to 2005 she was a Director of the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation, with the last two years served as President of the Board of Directors. TNDC is the leading provider of affordable housing for the extremely low income in San Francisco.
Sally and her children founded a scholarship fund that provides financial support to students from low income, underrepresented groups who are the first in their families to attend college. Sally was born in Seoul, Korea, adopted by Swedish American parents, and divided her time growing up between the San Francisco Bay Area and her family's farm in southwest Iowa. She earned a B.S. in Business Administration, with emphases in Finance and Accounting, from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley; she minored in Political Science, specializing in Soviet Studies. Sally is a classically trained musician and singer, avid traveler, and mountaineer. The trustees look forward to sharing Sally's expertise and initiative as valuable assets in securing the health and vitality of the College.
Trustees elect newest member to the Board
Frank H. Wu has accepted the Trustees of Deep Springs' invitation to join the college's governing board. Mr. Wu is currently a tenured law professor at Howard University, a position he has held since 2008, and also from 1995-2004. He was also a visiting professor at John Hopkins University. Previously, he served as Dean of Wayne State University Law School in Detroit, Michigan from 2004-2008. His extensive teaching career includes Stanford, Columbia, University of Maryland, University of Michigan and he was a visiting scholar at Deep Springs College (2001, 2002 & 2003). In July, 2010, Wu will assume the position of Chancellor & Dean of the University of California Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco, California.
Frank H. Wu earned his bachelors from John Hopkins University and his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School. In 1991-92, Wu served as law clerk to Judge Frank Battisti of the northern US District Court of Ohio. From 1992-94 he worked in the law firm of Morrison & Foerster in San Francisco, California, concentrating on complex civil litigation and also committing 25% of his time to pro bono representation. Wu has devoted substantial work to issues concerning Asian Americans, civil rights and constitutional law. He is frequently invited to lecture on these issues and has appeared in numerous public forums in the media. His published works include Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black & White and Race, Rights and Reparations: Law and the Japanese Interment, which he co-authored with Margaret Chon, Eric Yamamoto, Jerry Kang and Carol Izumi.
Wu previously served as a Trustee of Gallaudet University from 2000-2010. The Trustees of Deep Springs look forward to Frank's insights and energy on the board. He brings a solid understanding of college management and governance, a devotion to high academic standards, and a belief that the core purpose of the college is to benefit the students and their education. He will formally join the board at their Fall, 2010 meeting.