Cleary: CSUN Not Afflicted With ‘Me-Ism’
California State University, Northridge, held its 29th commencement Friday on the lawn in front of Oviatt Library, with university President James W. Cleary conferring 5,308 diplomas.
CSU Chancellor W. Ann Reynolds and Cleary spoke to the graduates. “These graduates are not the everyday breed of yuppies addicted to ‘me-ism,’ ” Cleary said. “They’re human beings who understand the need for love in an educated soul.”
The university also presented distinguished teaching awards to five professors: Charles Fierro, music; Jagdish Prabhaker, electrical and computer engineering; Barbara Rhodes, pan-African studies; Lesley Johnstone, English, and Michael Wittig, psychology. Two graduate students, Rebecca A. Litke and Robert A. Griffis, and one undergraduate, Roberta Mirisch, were recognized for outstanding academic achievement.
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