george pepperdine society
MEET OUR NEWEST MEMBERS B E N E FAC TO R S C I RC L E
Kimberly and Steven (JD ’86) DeLorenz
Dedicated attorneys with hearts for service, Steven and Kimberly DeLorenz practice law at the New York firm of Talisman, DeLorenz & Pinnisi, P.C., where Steven is president and senior partner and Kimberly is partner. A School of Law Board of Visitors member, Steven has been recognized by the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He has received the Golden Lion Award from the Sons of Italy and the Garibaldi Medal, and he was selected Best Advocate at Pepperdine’s 1986 Vincent S. Dalsimer Moot Court Competition. The University is grateful to Kimberly and Steven for their continuing support of the annual School of Law dinner and student scholarships.
Mary and Herb Ehlers
A retired Goldman Sachs partner, Herb Ehlers founded Liberty Investment Management, which was acquired by Goldman in 1997. By 2007 investment assets had increased to over $30 billion under Herb’s leadership. In 1981, Herb and Raymond James Financial founded Eagle Asset Management. Graduating with distinction from Lehigh University in 1962, Herb went on to earn his MS degree in management science with highest honors in 1964. In 2001 Herb was inducted into the Tampa Bay Business Hall of Fame. He and his wife Mary have a son, daughter, and four grandchildren. Pepperdine is grateful to the Ehlers for establishing a scholarship at Seaver College honoring their granddaughter, current fourth-year student Taylor Nam.
Shelle and Mark Ensio
Seaver College parents Shelle and Mark Ensio are avid supporters of the school’s Natural Science Division, generously funding sports medicine enhancements, student research, and lab equipment. Both MIT graduates, Mark is president of Tucson-based Ballast Technologies, Inc., a global permanent ballast installation contractor for the marine and offshore industries; a ruling elder at Catalina Foothills Presbyterian Church; and a longtime board member of Covenant Theological Seminary. Shelle formerly worked in submarine propulsion for General Electric and served on the board of Food for the Hungry. Together they are active in Young Life’s ministry in Arizona and are proud parents of three Pepperdine daughters: Anja (’09); Kylli (’12); and Martta, a current student.
Janet and Robert Holstrom
Bob and Jan Holstrom have proudly supported Pepperdine for more than 15 years with major gifts to the Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts, Seaver College, and the School of Public Policy. Bob is president and CEO of Diversified Investment Funds, Inc., a firm providing administrative support and financial services for a variety of business entities, and has risen to the rank of captain with the United States Naval Reserve. Jan is a School of Public Policy Board of Visitors member and the membership chair of the Center for the Arts Guild. Daughter Erin Rodewald (MPP ’14) is an SPP alumna and granddaughter Laurel is a fourth-year student at Seaver.
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