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The Campaign for Pepperdine…Changing Lives

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Puckett List Hannah Holland Talks Africa, Pepperdine, and the Scholarship that Changed Everything

By Nate Ethell (’08)

If you’re hoping to spend time with Hannah Holland this year, you may want to grab your passport. The 25-year-old public policy student, now in her final semester, never seems to stay in one place too long—taking her heart of service to some of the most desolate regions on the planet.

“As I was finishing up high school, I felt called to serve, and I knew I wanted to make a global impact,” said Hannah. “The only question was where I needed to go to get started.”

Completing high school early, the Florida native enrolled at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. Behind the scenes, however, Hannah had another motive in packing her bags for Music City—to work for social action organization Blood:Water Mission. Founded by Grammy Award-winning Christian rock band Jars of Clay, Blood:Water Mission is a grassroots effort that empowers Sub-Saharan African

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Greetings

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At the beginning of a new year, I always take time to reflect on the year that just passed, pausing for a moment to savor the successes of the last 12 months. Here at Pepperdine, 2012 was a year that welcomed several milestones for the Campaign for Pepperdine, and I am continuously reminded how fortunate we are to be part of such an inspiring community.

Last spring we celebrated our 75th anniversary with a pinnacle Pepperdine Associates dinner at Warner Bros. Studios, honoring our storied heritage and host of friends who have been so remarkably generous in their giving to our school. In the calmer summer months we crested the $300 million mark in campaign giving, raising more than two thirds of our $450 million goal. And in December the California Coastal Commission gave Pepperdine a most welcome holiday present when it unanimously approved the University’s Campus Life Project—green-lighting strategic plans to build out our spectacular Malibu campus.

But, as we celebrate these successes and those you will read about in this issue of Waves of Change, they also serve as a renewed challenge for the Campaign for Pepperdine. With the campaign’s conclusion approaching next year, we still have more students to support, more dollars to raise, and more lives to change. If you are considering giving to any one of our worthy campaign priorities, the time to do so is now.

I’m so grateful to stand alongside the thousands of alumni and friends who are continuing to build fresh momentum and revitalized vigor for the campaign. With your help, this is shaping up to be one of the biggest years for Pepperdine yet … and we haven’t got a moment to lose.

Marylyn M. Warren (’58) Senior Vice President, Retired eHarmony.com Member, Board of Regents

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Fridolin Public Interest Fellowship Program Announced at School of Law

The Pepperdine School of Law has announced the Fridolin Public Interest Fellowship program to support law students who seek to be involved in public interest work. With a grant award of $100,000, the new program will provide financial assistance for travel, subsistence, and other basic needs of students who desire to work for public interest and legal aid firms during the summer months between academic years.

into public interest law careers, the School of Law is committed to expanding its work to provide paths for students to become public interest lawyers and expose them to the highest levels of nonprofit legal analysis.”

The Fridolin Public Interest Fellowship program also will help the law school identify students who desire to make a long-term commitment to public interest law and legal aid. Launching this summer, the fellowship program is expected to name up to 35 Fridolin Fellows, supporting organizations such as the Children’s Law Center of Los Angeles, Disability Rights Legal Center, Global Justice Program in Uganda, Bet Tzedek, Human Rights Project, L.A. County Public Defender’s Office, Ministry of Justice in Rwanda, Rainbow Services, Inc., and Paz y Esperanza.

“Among the most important callings for lawyers today is serving the common good with public interest and legal aid endeavors,” said Deanell Tacha, Duane and Kelly Roberts Dean at the School of Law. “With summer experiences out of the classroom and in the field often providing the strongest incentive to move law graduates

Graziadio Alumnus Jim Harger Establishes Endowed Scholarship at Alma Mater The Graziadio School of Business and Management has announced the establishment of the James N. Harger Endowed Scholarship. With a campaign gift of $100,000 from alumnus Jim Harger (MBA ’85), the scholarship will be awarded to business students pursuing a master’s degree at the Graziadio School. The first Harger Scholar will be named next year.

Jim Harger is the chief marketing officer of Clean Energy Fuels, the largest provider of natural gas fuel for transportation in North America. He has been involved in the natural gas industry for more than 25

years, working for the Southern California Gas Company before joining Pickens Fuel Corp. (predecessor to Clean Energy) as the company’s second employee.

“As a respected leader in his industry, Jim has committed his career to making a positive impact for his company and field,” said Linda Livingstone, dean of the Graziadio School.

“With his endowed scholarship, Jim’s impact on his alma mater is now indelible, building a legacy that will challenge all future Harger Scholars to follow in his footsteps and make a lasting difference in the world around them.”

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First opened for student use in 2009, the plaza classrooms building includes four 50-seat classrooms equipped with state-of-the-art technology.

A red carpet arrival! Bagpipers escort Joyce and Stanley Black and family to the dedication ceremony.

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The president and first lady of Pepperdine join the Blacks beside a newly installed dedication plaque, recognizing their generous commitment to the University.

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Freshly unveiled building signage reveals the new Joyce and Stanley Black Family Plaza Classrooms.

Keith Hinkle thanks the Black family for their lifelong commitment to philanthropy, leadership, and service.

Stanley and Joyce graciously accept recognition for their gift to the University and its students.

Chancellor Emeritus Charlie Runnels greets long time friend Janis Black Warner with Dr. V. Seshan, professor of management at Seaver College.

Pepperdine Ambassadors Council member David Chang speaks on behalf of the Seaver College student body, thanking the Black family for their generosity and support.

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Stanley and Joyce stand with their three children and their spouses.

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reflected. “Even while growing up with the Live Aid generation, I knew there was something beyond the celebrity. That’s how I found the policy world and realized it was a place that fits my love for people and nonprofits.”

The policy world soon led to policy schools, specifically Pepperdine’s School of Public Policy, which she says was a graduate program unlike any other she considered. “When I looked at Pepperdine’s values and what it stands for, I saw myself being an active part of the community,” said Hannah. “I knew it wouldn’t just be a two-year education, that I would be part of a story and part of a family.”

Once at Pepperdine, her passion for Africa was nurtured by course work. Specializing in international relations, Hannah was drawn to classes like Robert Lloyd’s international conflict management and international relations of Africa. “Dr. Lloyd, like so many professors at Pepperdine, was a huge inspiration for me and the main reason why I ended up at my internship this past summer.”

That internship, a 240-hour touchstone of Pepperdine’s public policy program, was at Peace Matunda. Located just outside Arusha, Tanzania—rated by the United Nations as one of the 50 poorest and most underdeveloped countries in the world—Peace Matunda is a primary school and orphanage that houses and feeds at least 20 orphans full time.

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“The Tanzanian education system is extremely broken,” Hannah explained. “Peace Matunda had a need for someone to assess the school’s situation, make connections with government officials, and monitor what was happening with the money that they are raising. So that’s what I did—and am still actively doing today.”

societies to work together against HIV/AIDS and water crises, galvanizing individual communities through clean water, hygiene training, sanitation improvements, and HIV/ AIDS support. “[Jars of Clay lead singer] Dan Haseltine said his nonprofit’s name is derived from the two things Africa needs most: clean blood and clean water,” Hannah commented. “I was struck by what each of those mean to societies.”

Hannah signed on as an on-road ambassador for the organization, cultivating relationships with donors, planning events, and engaging in advocacy and outreach.

But the kids, she says, are what really changed her life. “In the United States we tend to be a little removed from the dire situation in Africa.

But once you grasp the number of small kids who are plagued with HIV and living in unimaginable conditions of poverty, it changes the core of who you are and how you see the world.”

Building on her experience with Blood:Water Mission, Hannah headed to Africa in 2007, where she traveled to South Africa and Botswana to volunteer at an HIV/AIDS hospice and orphanage. “Even after my first day in Africa, I remember saying to myself, ‘This is what it’s all about—walking the walk, being involved with these communities, and not just doing something from a different continent.’”

Even so, Hannah was quick to point out how grateful she was for the experience and to Pepperdine for making it possible. At the School of Public Policy, Hannah is the inaugural recipient of the Allen and Marilyn Puckett Endowed

After graduation—her life changed by her time abroad— Hannah hit a crossroad deciding her next step in life. But Africa, she says, was going to be part of the plan. “I have always had a heart for the nonprofit world and the people of Africa,” Hannah

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About the Scholarship. Residents of Pacific Palisades, the Pucketts have been friends with Pepperdine since 1980. Today, Marilyn is a volunteer for the Campaign for Pepperdine, serving as a faithful member of the School of Public Policy’s campaign committee. Allen, a 1984 honorary doctor of laws recipient at the Graziadio School, is chairman emeritus at Hughes Aircraft Company, where his career spanned more than three decades.

Allen and Marilyn made the instrumental decision to endow their scholarship at the School of Public Policy with a major campaign gift in 2009. Growing it each year since, the couple gave a $1 million transformative gift for the scholarship this year with the intention of providing an even greater impact for public policy students like Hannah.

“There’s no secret to my story at Pepperdine,” said Hannah. “I took this journey alone, with the help of some student loans, so being named the first Puckett Scholar was honestly a lifechanging moment. I have indescribable gratitude for Dr. and Mrs. Puckett, and benefactors like them, who are willing to give, invest in the community, and know the good work Pepperdine is doing through its students.”

With graduation upon her, Hannah is determined to continue her humanitarian work. In the meantime, she currently is working in project research for the Movember Foundation, a global nonprofit that raises funds to support research initiatives for prostate and testicular cancer.

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“My favorite role with the foundation has been serving as a mustache farmer where I ask men to grow mustaches for the month of November in support of the campaign,” Hannah revealed. “I can’t wait to get back to Africa, but right now it’s gratifying to raise vital awareness and funds for these men’s health issues—all while challenging men to take the ‘hairy’ journey everywhere.” n

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community; and respect diversity and promote global understanding.

With “Changing Lives” as the campaign theme, Pepperdine has set a goal of $450 million to support student-centered priorities to do just that—educate our students to change lives around the world.

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Funds Raised $316,574,638* *As of January 31, 2013

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Gifts Pledges We are grateful to the following major benefactors whose generous support in recent months has brought our total to more than $316 million.

Eff and Patty Martin have given $1 million to support Pepperdine’s Center for Faith and Learning.

Charles Fiscus established a charitable gift annuity for home to the University totaling $735,000, designated to the University Libraries campaign.

John L. Bell donated antique furnishings appraised at $486,000.

Lisa Smith has given $301,450, with $200,000 designated to the Payson Library renovation and $101,450 to the Center for the Arts.

Peter and Blanche Johnson have pledged an additional $200,000 to the Peter and Veronica Johnson Endowed Scholarship, named for Peter’s parents, that they established last year at the School of Public Policy.

Jay and Judy Welker have made a new $150,000 commitment, with $100,000 designated to house the Saint John’s Bible in Payson Library and the additional $50,000 yet to be assigned.

Renaud and Marina de Planta have given $100,000 to church relations ministry outreach.

Glen and Gloria Holden have pledged $100,000, designated to the Board of Regents Scholarship and the Glen and Gloria Holden Scholarship.

Bui Simon (’96), through her Angel Wings Foundation, has given an additional $100,000 to the Bui Simon Thai Endowed Scholarship for Seaver College students.

Frank J. Vinci has given $100,000 to establish the Vinci and Ellsworthe Endowed Scholarship.

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Graduate School graduaTe scHool of Education educaTion and PsycHology Psychology

Celebrates 40 donors, Donors, 40 Years Recognizing student scholarship recipients and a host of donors and friends, the Graduate School of Education and Psychology (GSEP) held its 11th annual Celebration of Excellence dinner in October. Chronicling 40 years since the 1971 founding of the School of Education, this year’s dinner featured 40 of the school’s donors who represent the multitudes of benefactors who have financially supported the school’s students and faculty in its lifetime.

“Our donors represent so many at GSEP in their love for students and their futures,” Dean Margaret Weber told the audience of almost 200. “Each has a unique story as to why they give and a special connection to the way in which they give.”

Together they represent a cross section of alumni, faculty, and friends who together have given nearly $4.2 million to the Graduate School.

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Dr. Yolanda aguerrebere Aguerrebere

Mr. Anthony anthony J. Garrison-Engbrecht garrison-engbrecht

Dr. Susan F. Rice

Dr. Fereshteh amin Amin

Mr. & Mrs. Michael and Laurel Guillen guillen

Dr. June H. h. Schmieder-Ramirez

Drs. Hasty hasty and grace Grace arnold Arnold

Dr. Rosalyn S. Heyman heyman

Dr. Edward edward P. Shafranske

Mr. John L. Baker

Dr. Thomas thomas R. Johnstone

Ms. Rosemary W. Byers

Dr. Mary Jo Lass

Mr. edwin Edwin C. Cahill California Bank & trust Trust Mrs. C. Marea Channel Mrs. Rosemarie L. Cook-glover Cook-Glover Mrs. Laurene i.

I. Cooper Mr. James B. Douglass The the Enrique enrique and Lucy Garcia garcia Family Foundation Dr. Shreyas Gandhi gandhi

Ms. Christina N. n. LeRubio Dr. Clara M. Lincoln Ms. Carolyn S. Mayes-Taylor Mayes-taylor Dr. Claudette S. McLinn Dr. John F. McManus Dr. Cary L. Mitchell Drs. Eno eno and La Vera Otoyo

Dr. Miatta R. Snetter Ms. Anastacia anastacia M. Stanley Mrs. Tinnie tinnie S. Taylor taylor Mrs. Allie allie E. e. Tegner tegner Union Bank Ms. Araceli araceli R. Vargas Dr. William D. Walner Dr. William J. Watkins

Mrs. Faye Pinkett

Mrs. Kathleen kathleen S. Wenger

Mrs. Rebecca S. Reed

Dr. Duncan S. Wigg

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Five Essentials

You Need to Know About the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

1 Unearned Income Tax Starts in 2013

3 Capital Gains and Dividends Tax Rates Increase for High-Income Taxpayers

Starting this year, high-income taxpayers will be subject to a 3.8 percent tax on unearned income, defined as capital gain, interest, divided, royalty, and rental income. You will be subjected to this new tax if you are single and have an annual gross income (AGI) greater than $200,000 or if you are married with an AGI greater than $250,000. This tax is in addition to the regular capital gains or income taxes you owe on such income. Please note that tax-free income is still tax-free and will not be subject to this tax.

Further, income from retirement accounts will not be subject to this new tax.

Single taxpayers with an AGI greater than $400,000 and married taxpayers with an AGI greater than $450,000 will now be subject to a 20 percent tax on capital gains and dividend income. Taxpayers with income below those levels will continue to enjoy a capital gains rate of 15 percent.

4 Estate Taxes Retain Higher Exemptions

The new law has made permanent the $5,250,000 (indexed for inflation) gift and estate tax exemption. Any transfers above this amount are subject to a 40 percent gift or estate tax. Portability of exemptions between spouses was also made permanent, ensuring that married couples can transfer up to $10,500,000 of assets tax-free to their heirs without establishing a trust.

2 IRA Rollover is Back for 2012-2013

If you are age 70 ½ or older, you once again have the ability to give up to $100,000 from your IRA to Pepperdine. While you do not receive an income tax deduction for the gift, it does count toward your required minimum distribution and is not included as income. If you are close to an AGI subjecting you to the unearned income tax and are age 70 ½ or older, you may consider transferring your IRA distribution directly to Pepperdine.

By doing so, the IRA funds will not be included in your AGI and may help you avoid the 3.8 percent unearned income tax.

5 New Limitations Reduce Income Tax Deductions

Single taxpayers with an AGI greater than $250,000 and married taxpayers with an AGI greater than $300,000 also will see their income taxes increase due to the reinstatement of the Pease limitation and the personal exemption phase-out. The Pease limitation reduces itemized deductions such as state income taxes, property taxes, mortgage interest deductions, and charitable deductions. The personal exemption phase-out reduces and, for some, eliminates the personal exemption allowed on income taxes.

To learn more about how the American Taxpayer Relief Act will affect you, the Center for Estate and Gift Planning will be presenting seminars in various locations. For an invitation to a seminar in your area, please call me at (310) 506-4082.

Stephanie C. Buckley Associate Vice Chancellor stephanie.buckley@pepperdine.edu (310) 506-4082

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Events on the Horizon For more information or to register for an event, please call (310) 506-4448.

Makes Its Mark

MARCH 12–16

The Pepperdine Fund launched the Make Your Mark campaign this fall, beginning a new fundraising initiative for Seaver College alumni and parents. The appeal encouraged alumni and current parents of Seaver students to contribute to Pepperdine by “making their mark” on a new Waves banner. By returning a signed orange fabric square with notes of encouragement along with their gift, alumni and current parents had the opportunity to leave a lasting legacy with a gift for classes of Seaver students to come.

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“I have such great memories from my four years at Pepperdine and am so grateful for the friends I made and everything I learned,” said Seaver alumnus Matt Gaglia (’10). “I feel like giving to the Make Your Mark campaign was the least I could do to show my gratitude for all that Pepperdine has given me.”

Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and Healing: Lessons from South Africa

The participatory campaign also included a challenge match from the Seaver Board of Visitors, matching dollar for dollar every gift over $25 up to $15,000. In total, 474 new gifts were given to the Campaign for Pepperdine, with 197 coming from first-time donors.

The response rate to the campaign was highly successful, nearly 10 times the average of national nonprofits, with the annual fund campaign raising nearly $28,000.

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37th Annual Pepperdine Associates Dinner Beverly Hilton Hotel Beverly Hills, California

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Orange Session: July 31 - August 4 Blue Session: August 7 - August 11

Alumni Park, Malibu Campus

APRIL 20 Graziadio School Graduation Firestone Fieldhouse, Malibu Campus

APRIL 27 Seaver College Graduation Alumni Park, Malibu Campus

Bring your family to Malibu this summer for an all-inclusive family vacation at the inaugural Pepperdine Family Camp! Surf lessons, kayaking, paddle boarding, horseback riding, guided hikes, campfires, excursions, and more activities for families, adults, teens, and kids!

MAY 17 School of Law Graduation Alumni Park, Malibu Campus

MAY 18 More Information & Registration: pepperdine.edu/familycamp 310-506-6602

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Graduate School of Education and Psychology Graduation Alumni Park, Malibu Campus 10 a.m. – Psychology Division Ceremony 2:30 p.m. – Education Division Ceremony pepperdine.edu/campaign

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Contact Us The Campaign and University Advancement teams at Pepperdine stand ready to respond to your inquiries.

Contact us to discuss campaign opportunities and giving methods with you and your financial advisors.

All inquiries will remain confidential. For more information, please call or e-mail:

S. Keith Hinkle (JD ’97)

37th ANNUAL Pepperdine Associates Dinner

Senior Vice President for Advancement and Public Affairs

(310) 506-4898 keith.hinkle@pepperdine.edu

Claudia Arnold Preston

Campaign Director and Vice Chancellor

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Please join us as we present an evening with

Tim Tebow in conversation with

Adam Housley, ’94 Fox News Channel Correspondent

The Beverly Hilton Hotel For more information or to register, please visit pepperdine.edu/associates/dinner or call 310-506-4115.

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(310) 506-4546 claudia.arnold@pepperdine.edu Campaign Office (310) 506-4546 pepperdine.edu/campaign Editor Nate Ethell (’08) Designer Liz Waldvogel (’05) Photographer Ron Hall (’79)

Patti Yomantas Director, Advancement Communications Published quarterly by the Office of University Advancement

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