IN THIS ISSUE UP FRONT 2
President’s Message
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First Person: Who Shot Gabrielle Giffords?
CHAPMAN NOW 5
Chapman in Partnership to Create School of BioPharmacy
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New Doctorate Launched in Computational Science
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History Journal Captures National Award
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Dancers Earn Fourth Straight Title
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Bellwether Moment for MBA Students
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Can-Do Victory for Film Team
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Debut of eVillage Gives Entrepreneurs a Place to Grow Their Ideas
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Center for the Arts Meets Funding Goal
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Chapman Chatter
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Seen and Heard
FEATURES 14 Leader of Note: William Hall Looks Ahead as He Celebrates 50 Years at Chapman 26 Mano en Mano: The College of Educational Studies Builds a Winning Partnership 32 The Godfather of Steampunk: Professor Jim Blaylock helps create a literary genre that becomes a worldwide phenomenon
ALUMNI NEWS 40 ‘Chapman in the Blood’: Mary Belle (Taylor) Carter, Class of ’51, Heads a Family of Panthers 41 Class Notes 44 Miss America Experience ‘a Dream’ for Noelle Freeman ’11 44 Daniel Bury ’11 Boldly Explores a New Frontier With Shatner Video
DEPARTMENTS 12 Sports: Brian Rauh ’13 Has Major-League Aspirations
10 Miranda May End Up a Cop-Show Casualty
13 Lloyd Joins Dad in 500-Win Club
11 Ask the Experts: Will Pumped-Up Gas Prices Persist?
36 In Memoriam: Donald P. Kennedy, Thomas J. Liggett, Robert Gray, Richard Doetkott, Katherine Darmer, Louise Booth
COVER STORIES 18 Get Creative: Chapman Innovators Show How to Foster Fresh Thinking 24 Making Magic Happen on the ‘Aha!’ Pathway