A Final Bow for Former President Hank Riggs
TRUSTEE UPDATE
HENRY E. “HANK” RIGGS, THE COLLEGE’S THIRD PRESIDENT, DIED at
his home in Palo Alto on June 10 after a brief illness. He and his wife, Gayle, enriched the Harvey Mudd community through a very personal care and commitment to each constituency, strengthening the bonds of the College community. Each received the Harvey Mudd Alumni Association’s Honorary Alumni Award in 1997, and Riggs received an honorary doctorate from the College in 2006. Here we celebrate Hank’s legacy and give a nod to the couple’s arrival on campus (8/8/88) by sharing eight major accomplishments that took place during Hank’s nine-year tenure at Harvey Mudd.
Trustee appointments effective July 1 New to the board
1. The Campaign for Harvey Mudd College exceeds $70 million goal ($75.5 million in 1994), even during California’s economic downturn 2. Campus construction: F.W. Olin Science Center completed with support from the F.W. Olin Foundation; Beckman Hall—classrooms, labs, computer facilities and 75-seat auditorium—completed in 1993 with funds from Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation; Ronald and Maxine Linde Residence Hall built in 1993 with funds from then Trustee Ronald Linde and his wife, Maxine; Parsons Wing added to Parsons Engineering Building, 1991 3. Biology major is official, 1989 4. Establishment of new major in computer science, 1993 5. Enrollment increases from 550 to 640 students 6. Gift received for Ronald and Maxine Linde Activities Center (completed in 1998) 7. U.S. News and World Report names Harvey Mudd No. 1 “engineering specialty school,” 1988 8. B ridge Program (now Summer Institute) created in 1990 to ease transition from high school to college for selected students
Students pose with Hank and Gayle Riggs in this 1997 photo. A memorial website for Hank Riggs is available at hmc.edu/hank-riggs.
THE CAMPAIGN FOR HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE
Residence Hall Named for Drinkward In recognition of his extraordinary leadership of the board and of The Campaign for Harvey Mudd College, the Executive Committee of the board of trustees announced the College’s newest residence hall will be named in honor of Wayne Drinkward ’73, board chair, alumnus and donor. The dormitory is now called the Wayne and Julie Drinkward Residence Hall. Wayne and his wife, Julie, have been stalwart supporters of the College and its mission. In addition to providing the lead gift for the new dorm, the couple previously provided significant support toward the construction of the R. Michael Shanahan Center for Teaching and Learning. “It was a dream of mine to return as a professional to work on a project at my alma mater, and it was a pleasure for Julie and me to personally invest in this beautiful facility,” says Drinkward of the Shanahan Center. Naming opportunities for the new dorm are still available. See campaign.hmc.edu.
Elaine Hart ’06 (young alumni trustee), senior consultant for Energy and Environmental Economics Inc.
Returning members
Bruce DePriester ’74, retired CEO, Capital Group Companies
John Vickery ’90/91, independent consultant and entrepreneur
Advisory trustees (appointments extended) Dale Harvey Ray Grainger ’88
Emeritus trustees David Baylor Walt Foley ’69, P99
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