Charles Junkerman
CHARLES JUNKERMAN, associate provost and dean of continuing studies, has been elected president of the Stanford Historical Society, succeeding TESSA BAKER-DEGLER.
At its May meeting, the society also elected four new members to its board of directors. They are GARY CAVALLI, a Stanford graduate who is a sports executive in the Bay Area; LAURA JONES, director of heritage services for the university department of Land, Buildings and Real Estate; PETER STANSKY, the Frances and Charles Field Professor of History, Emeritus; and KATHY TOY, a Stanford graduate who served as the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation’s first executive director and now works at the Stanford Alumni Association.
The society plans to sponsor the following programs in the coming year:
Oct. 13: Stanford Water—Past, Present and Future
Nov. 10: Native Americans at Stanford
January: Jewish Life at Stanford
Feb. 9: A History of the Psychology Department at Stanford
March/April: The Stanfords’ 1872 Ball in Sacramento
April: Annual Historic House and Garden Tour
May: Annual Meeting, featuring a panel on World War II and its impact on women at Stanford
Members and nonmembers are welcome at all programs. For more information, visit the Stanford Historical Society website.
