April 3, 2013

In this issue…

• Current News
• Family Updates
• Personnel Updates

Current News

Croy named new basketball head coach

 

California Baptist University Director of Athletics Micah Parker announced Rick Croy as the Lancers’ new men’s basketball head coach at a press conference Tuesday afternoon.

Croy, who becomes the 12^th coach in program history, spent the past three years as the lead assistant coach at NCAA Division I St. Mary’s College. During his time working under Head Coach Randy Bennett, the Gaels went 80-22 overall, winning two regular-season West Coast Conference championships and making two NCAA Tournament appearances.

“I’m thrilled to announce Rick Croy as our new men’s basketball coach,” said Parker. “We had a tremendous pool of quality applicants, but Rick fit everything we were looking for in fit to the university: head coaching experience, NCAA experience and Southern California ties. I’m confident he will help us continue to honor Christ through excellence in athletics.”

Prior to moving to St. Mary’s, Croy spent five years as the head coach at Citrus College in Glendora, Calif. During his stint there, he quickly staked his claim as one of the state’s best junior college coaches, compiling a 130-35 record that included the program’s first-ever state championship in 2008.

He led the Fighting Owls to three straight Western State Conference titles (2008-09-10) and an appearance in the 2010 California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Final Four. Croy was a three-time WSC Coach of the Year, going 92-9 in conference games in that span. Citrus was 35-1 in 2008, 28-5 in 2009 and 29-3 in 2010, the best three-year run in the state.

During Croy’s time at Citrus, 13 players moved on to the NCAA Division I level, and 97 percent (36 of 37) of his players went on to four-year schools.

“This is a unique opportunity to coach and mentor at a place that I truly believe has unlimited potential,” said Croy. “There are so many great things happening on this campus, and my goal is to build a program that reflects all the other great things going on. I want to build one that everyone can be proud of, and I wouldn’t be leaving St. Mary’s if I didn’t undeniably believe in the vision at CBU.”

Croy’s ties to Riverside run deep. His first ever coaching job was a two-year stint at UC Riverside, working under Head Coach John Masi in 2000 and 2001. He worked the 2002 season as the associate head coach at Concordia University in Irvine under Head Coach Ken Ammann, recruiting the class that went on to win the NAIA National Championship in 2003.

In 2002-03, Croy returned to UC Riverside as the top assistant to Masi for three years before taking the Citrus job. While at UCR, Croy recruited the Big West Freshman of the Year (Nate Carter), the Big West Defensive Player of the Year (Vili Morton) and UCR’s all-time leading scorer (Larry Cunningham).

“I’m extremely grateful to Dr. Ellis, Kent Dacus and Dr. Parker for the opportunity to coach at a special place,” said Croy. “For me, coaching and competing has never been about which level I’m in. It’s about being at places that can be successful. The potential here and the people that are already on campus make this a perfect opportunity for my family to settle in and become part of a great place.”

Croy played collegiately at San Francisco State, ranking among the program leaders in five categories, including holding the school record for 3-pointers (167). He is second in games played, third in assists and steals and eighth in scoring. Croy was a three-time All-California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) selection and led SFSU in scoring three straight years.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in recreation administration in 1999 and a master’s in education/physical education in 2001 from Azusa Pacific University. He and his wife, Jamie, who played basketball and volleyball at St. Mary’s, have a daughter, Kayden, and a son, James.

What They Are Saying About Rick Croy:

Randy Bennett – St. Mary’s Head Coach

Rick is a tremendous leader. He does a great job getting everyone around his program to feel included and feel like they are equally important. He has an ability to get his players to buy in, be unselfish and make them realize the team is more important than themselves. He left fingerprints on our program that will stay for years to come. He came in three years ago and didn’t just get comfortable. He kept building and adding to this program. I don’t want to see him go but he’s really excited about this opportunity. We’re excited for him, we are going to cheer him on and we are going to be big CBU fans now. CBU could not have hired a better guy for the job.

John Masi – former UC Riverside Head Coach

California Baptist University is getting what I call a complete coach. Rick is energetic and knowledgeable of the game. He is a good recruiter, great off the floor and will be great with the kids. He is a family man and a guy who understands the situation he’ll be getting into at CBU.

Ken Ammann – Concordia University—Irvine Head Coach

Rick Croy is the best basketball coach and person I know. He is an inspiring and passionate leader, and CBU will play a special brand of basketball.

 

CBU students, faculty win ADDY awards in local advertising competition

Six students and faculty members of California Baptist University’s Department of Design and Photography brought home awards from the 2013 American Advertising Federation-Inland Empire ADDY Awards Gala.

The event marked the first time the department has entered a competition.

“It gives the program a new visibility we have not had before in the design community,” said Michael Berger, assistant professor of graphic design.

Posters designed for CBU’s Fundamental Typography class were entered for the event held March 15. Every piece submitted won.

Emily Poulin walked away with a silver award. Austin Leonard won a bronze award, and Nathan McCoy won two bronze awards.

Kyle Ready won a gold award for a poster designed for an on-campus event featuring Hank Blank, a marketing specialist. Trever Hoehne, assistant professor of photography, won two gold photography awards. Ready’s and Hoehne’s work will move on automatically to compete in the district competition.

Berger won a silver award for a brochure design and a bronze for his work on a TV commercial.

“We look forward to a continued relationship with the Inland Empire Ad Club,” Berger said. “We also look forward to further engaging the local design community in the form of hosting events and placing interns into the agencies.”

The design and photography program at CBU is an accredited four-year program with majors in graphic design and photography. Students’ studies can feature concentrations in design, photography, video/animation, web design and mobile app design.

 

‘Champion or chump, you make the difference,’ says Indianapolis Colts chaplain

California Baptist University partnered with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Inland Empire for the inaugural Night of Champions March 23 in the Van Dyne Gym.

The event brought together Southern California teenagers, pastors, coaches, teachers and parents for a night of worship, games and speeches from three-time U.S. softball Olympic gold medalist Leah O’Brien and Ken Johnson, speaker and chaplain of the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League.

O’Brien spoke to audience members on the importance of using the God-given passions of their lives.

“I’ve got some talent,” O’Brien said of her years playing softball. “But I’m going to tell you that it was a whole lot of other things that got me to those (Olympian) podiums. It was the passion that God had placed inside of me for the sport to be my very best as I was out there and to give everything that I had (during the game).”

Johnson took to the stage with a message of becoming an inspiring athlete by “not getting stuck on stupid.”

“Champion or chump, you make the difference,” Johnson said. “Champions have courage and conviction in the midst of challenges. Champions hold onto God’s unchanging hand. Champions have an attitude to take action in the midst of adversity. Champions have mountain-moving faith that moves them past mediocrity.”

“Our athletic department’s mission is to honor Christ through excellence in athletics, and we are excited to partner with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes on this exciting event,” said Dr. Micah Parker, CBU director of athletics. “Our goal is to reach as many junior high and high school students with the Gospel through this evening.”

Attendees also enjoyed live music, dinner provided by Chick-fil-A and received an FCA athletes’ Bible.

 

Horse whisperer relates training to struggles with Christian faith

Dr. Lew Sterret galloped across the campus of California Baptist University March 18, 19 and 20, combining a message of the Christian faith with his work as a horse trainer.

Students, faculty and staff of CBU had the opportunity to watch as Sterret broke a wild mare, relating its undisciplined ways to the lives of people struggling with the message and requirements of the Christian faith.

“We have a Father who loves us, a Father who chastens us and a Father who is going to drive us in,” Sterret said during a chapel service Wednesday.

The trainer led the horse through different movements, calls and tricks, illustrating how having the horse’s trust enabled him to guide it as God could do for those who give Him their hearts.

“God wants to get a hold of our hearts, because He wants to be the love of our lives,” Sterret said. “If God is going to build hope, the first thing He must have is our hearts. When we know our hearts are His and the love of Christ is shed upon us, we have a hope that the world knows nothing about.”

Sterret is a founder of the Sermon on the Mount Inc, an organization giving “lessons of life and leadership from the language of the horse” across the country and different countries. Sterret’s trip to CBU marks his third time speaking on campus.

 

Cheer team wins west coast championship

California Baptist University’s Cheer team managed to win back-to-back Championships March 18 at the USA Collegiate Cheer Championships in Anaheim, Calif.

After taking the west coast crown in 2012, the Lancers weren’t satisfied just yet.

CBU competed once again in the west coast All Girl four-year college division, defeating Long Beach State, Humboldt State, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Arizona State, UC San Diego and Columbia University.

This Championship was also represented by a number of schools from Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Oregon, Colorado, Kansas, Texas, New Mexico, Minnesota, Washington, New York, Alaska and Montana.

The Lancers impressed the judges and were able to put together a remarkable point total of 90.72, which was enough to take home the championship.

CBU competes in the CBU Cheer Showcase on April 4 in Riverside.

 

Lancer wrestling team wins national title

Victory would not be denied as California Baptist University took the title of National Collegiate Wrestling Association champions March 16.

CBU outlasted all other division I schools in the tournament earning 145.5 team points. These team points gave the Lancers their second national title in three years.

Zach Merrill and Bradford Gerl played a huge role in attaining this championship as they both were individual national champions at their weight class.

Merrill entered the tournament heavily favored to win at 285-pounds, and he proved why by earning the national championship with a 3-0 decision over Ross Janney from McKendree.

Merrill went 5-0 at the national tournament, earning three pins, a major decision and the decision that gave him the championship. This is Merrill’s second consecutive NCWA title.

Gerl was not favored at 141-pounds, he actually entered the tournament not even seeded. He proved the doubters wrong with his impressive run to a national title.He was also 5-0 with two wins by fall, two wins by decision and an overtime win that put him into the finals.

In the finals Gerl faced the No. 1 seeded Craig Chiles from Lindenwood-St. Charles. Chiles was favored in the tournament and finished in second place one year ago.Gerl pinned him just 1:44 in to send Chiles to his second straight year of finishing in second place. This is Gerl’s first individual national championship.

Seven other Lancers finished in the top eight of their class and earned All-American honors.

Taylor Hall finished fourth at 125-pounds following a 4-2 tournament. Dakota Thayer finished third in the country at 133-pounds, going 6-1 this weekend. Miguel Gallegos finished 3-3 at the tournament, and placed eighth at 141-pounds. Anthony Ballinger ended the year on a high note, wrapping up seventh place at 165-pounds. Kenneth Tribble also wrapped up a strong year by going 4-2 and finishing seventh at 174-pounds. Paul Head finished seventh at 184-pounds and David Dill finished fifth at 197-pounds to round out the top finishers and All-Americans for the Lancers.

CBU had a great year in tournaments, finishing with 18 individual champions. However, they did struggle a bit in duals, only posting a 6-11 mark. All that falls by the wayside though, because on the final day of the season, the Lancers were crowned champions in Texas.

 

Family Updates

Dr. Linn Carothers, professor and program director of math and physics, delivered a paper at the 38th American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges Annual Conference in Jacksonville, Fla. titled Out of the Salt Shaker: Using the Salinon to Teach Calculus Modeling.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Deron Walker, associate professor of English, delivered a presentation titled Practical Ways to Use Intercultural Rhetoric with East-Asian Writers as an invited speaker during a colloquium at the International TESOL Conference held in Dallas, Texas March 20-23.  Two days after this presentation, Walker bowled his first United States Bowling Congress (USBC) league-sanctioned perfect 300 game at Brunswick Moreno Valley Bowl. He used a 15 lb. Columbia 300 Enigma ball he received as a birthday present from his wife last month.

 

 

 

Paul Cassel, FedEx senior vice president of flight operations, presented Dr. Daniel Prather, chair of the Department of Aviation Science, with the 60^th aircraft donation photo book at the Women in Aviation International Conference in Nashville, Tenn. March 15. Chocolate coins that commemorated the 60^th aircraft donation were at each place setting during the conference luncheon, honoring FedEx’s donation of a Boeing 727 to CBU.

 

 

 

 

Senior mechanical engineering students Roger Bond and Marcellino Valdez presented a paper titled Performance Measurements and Design Optimization of a Cooling Fin Array at the Measurement Science Conference in Anaheim on March 22. Bond and Valdez co-authored the article with Kelly Bray, also a mechanical engineering student, and Dr. Matthew Rickard, associate professor of mechanical engineering. The paper was awarded Best Student Paper for the conference and will appear later this year in Cal Lab Magazine, the International Journal of Metrology. Other CBU papers presented at the conference (presenting authors are marked with *) were Development of a Radiation Experiment for Undergraduate Laboratory Use by Andrea Eyre*, Rachelle Fox, Nathan Graham*, Joshua Pittman and Matthew Rickard; Velocity and Temperature Boundary Layer Measurements for an Educational Laboratory Experiment by Stephanie Dennis*, Christopher Vanjoff*, Kevin McLaughlin*, Joshua Dean* and Matthew Rickard; and The Design, Construction, and Experimental Testing of a Geo-Thermal Heat Sink by William Le Fevre*, Ryan Sibley*, Jonathan Cook* and Matthew Rickard.

 

Prof. Duncan Simcoe, program director for the visual art program, participated in an interactive exhibit titled Lines at La Sierra University’s Brandstader Art Gallery March 1-22. The exhibit consisted of paintings by Susan Ossman, director of graduate studies in anthropology at UCR, as well as work by her students and other area artists. Simcoe’s piece was a round, floor-mounted brush drawing on tar paper titled Rock and Roll.

 

Dr. Chuck Sands, dean of the College of Allied Health, presented his vision for the Health Science Center to the CBU Board of Visitors March 21. He also attended the spring meeting of the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions in San Diego March 21-22.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Charles Sands III, PharmD, dean of the McWhorter School of Pharmacy at Samford University (and father of Dr. Chuck Sands, dean of the College of Allied Health) was featured as the fifth speaker in the 2013-2014 Allied Health Distinguished Speaker Series on March 18. His presentation was titled The Evolving Role of the Pharmacist in the Healthcare System. He also spoke to the graduate students in the athletic training program and met with various university faculty regarding research. (Photo attached). Dr. Linda Burnes Bolton, vice president and chief nursing officer of Cedars-Sinai Health System in Los Angeles, will be on campus April 8 as the final speaker of the year. For more information, visit: http://www.calbaptist.edu/explore-cbu/schools-colleges/college-allied-health/speaker-series/

 

Dr. Ronald L. Ellis recognized Kendra Johnson, academic evaluations coordinator/ administrative assistant, as Employee of the Month for April. The employee of the month nomination form included the following statement: “Kendra has outstanding customer service. She understands ‘service.’ She’s an excellent team player within OIRPA and she has led the numerous efforts needed to establish and begin using CBU’s new online course evaluation system.”

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Chuck Sands, dean of the College of Allied Health, and Michael Meyer, assistant vice president of institutional advancement, visited with CBU alumni, friends and parents in the Fresno/Clovis area on March 23.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brittany Mammano, junior biology major, attended the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) national conference in Washington D.C. over spring break. She participated in AMSA’s Advocacy Day, meeting with congressional staff members for Sen. Barbara Boxer and U.S. representatives Jared Huffman and Tom McClintock to lobby in favor of H.R. Bill 6400: Restoring the Doctors of Our Country through Scholarships Act of 2012. The bill was designed to address the upcoming primary care doctor shortage by awarding scholarships to medical students who agreed to work in primary care.

 

Janelle and Darren Meisel, associate director of undergraduate admissions, welcomed their third child, Aubrey Jane Meisel, on March 1 at 5:55 p.m. The baby weighed at 8 lbs. 6 ozs. and was 20 inches long.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Erin I. Smith, assistant professor of psychology, announced the birth of her daughter, Evelyn Grace, on Feb. 17. She weighed 10 lbs. 4 ozs. and measured 22 inches long.

 

 

 

 

 

The College of Allied Health will host the Chick-fil-A ® Leadercast ® on Friday, May 10 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tickets are $39 for CBU staff and faculty. For more information, visit www.calbaptist.edu/chick-fil-aleadercast

 

 

J. Aaron Christopher, CPA, CFE, assistant dean of graduate business programs, taught a two-day course titled Tracing and Recovering Fraud Losses to 52 certified fraud examiners at the American Management Association Center at Times Square in New York City on March 4-5.

 

 

 

 

 

Provider Contract Foodservice will host several special events in the Alumni Dining Commons during the month of April:

• Grill Wars during dinner on Wednesday, April 10, will feature Provider chefs Kipp Dougherty, Giuseppe Pitruzzello, Ismael Gomez, Sergio Santamaria, Brad Martin and Lisa Cabrera. Attendees will help select the Grill Warrior.
• Guest Chef Spotlight during lunch Tuesday, April 16, will feature Travis Kamiyama of Kamiyama Sushi, Inc.  Chef Travis will be offering a traditional ramen bowl and a variety of sushi rolls.
• Guest Chef Spotlight during lunch Wednesday, April 24, will feature Chef Robin Higa, corporate chef for Market Broiler Restaurants Inc. Chef Robin will be presenting the flavors of his native Hawaii with Almond Crusted Sea Bass & Udon Noodles with Pineapple Thai Curry Sauce and Haupia.

 

Allan Vince, men’s volleyball first assistant coach, and his wife Solveiga welcomed a baby girl March 13. Sabrina Margot Vince weighed 8 lbs. and measured 21 inches long.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Joshua Knabb, director of the graduate program in counseling, and Dr. Joseph Pelletier, assistant professor of psychology, published an article titled Effects of Parental Divorce on God Image Among Young Adults at a Christian University in Marriage & Family Review.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Jennifer Newton, associate professor of English, has had an article published in volume 33 of Literature and Belief  by Brigham Young University. Her article is entitled The Providential Detective in Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s Lady Audley’s Secret.

 

 

 

 

Academic Services staff participated in the Loma Linda Ronald McDonald House “Cook for Kids”, Tuesday, March 12, where they prepared and served dinner to the families of children hospitalized at Loma Linda Children’s Hospital. “Cooks for Kids” is one of many ways the community can volunteer time and service to Ronald McDonald House Charities. Currently there are more than 305 Ronald McDonald Houses around the world.

 

 

 

 

 

Personnel Updates

DATE	DEPARTMENT	POSITION	NAME	STATUS
3/18/2013	School of Christian Ministries	Administrative Secretary	Christina Sanders	New Hire
3/18/2013	Facilities and Planning Services	Irrigation Technician/Grounds Assistant	Lewis James Scheer	New Hire
4/1/2013	Enrollment Services	Graduate Admissions Counselor/Recruiter	Stephanie Fluitt	New Hire
4/1/2013	Athletics	Head Men’s Basketball Coach	Richard Croy	New Hire
3/16/2013	Facilities and Planning Services	Supervisor of Construction/Tenant Improvement	Charles Vela	Change
3/25/2013	Registrar	Associate Registrar for Curriculum	Shelly Rupard	Change
3/8/2013	Athletics	Assistant Wrestling Coach-Part Time	Samuel Fragoza	No Longer Employed
3/18/2013	Athletics	Head Men’s Basketball Coach	Timothy Collins	No Longer Employed
3/28/2013	Office of Mobilization	Mobilization Coordinator	Courtney Watson	No Longer Employed
4/1/2013	Facilities and Planning Services	HVAC Supervisor	Eric Taylor	No Longer Employed