News Scrapbook 1984

SAN DIEGO UNION

APR 9

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TRIBUNE SOCIETY EDITOR K ATHARINE GRAHAM, chairman and chief executive officer of the Washing~on .Post Company, was special guest for _a black-tie d1~er !ij!ld last night at the University of San Diego. Graham joined approximately 100 other guests to celebrate the dedication of the new Helen K. a~d James S. Copley Library, which occurred earlier m tbe day. . . . The dinner party was held m the ongm~l Jan:ies S. Copley Library, now refurbished by USD s des1~n director Terry Whitcomb. Library tables for six were ar~anged throughout the room, which housed its first party in 1973 when James S. and Helen K. Copley hosted the inaugural President's Club dinner there. The library had recently been named after Mr. Copley to honor what university spokesmen de- scribe as the largest unsolicited gift ever made to USD. t Sunday's dinner was another ac~nowledgemen by the university of what USD President Author E. Hughes described as the "inspiration" of Helen Cop- ley's dedication to the school. Mrs. Copley headed the $15 million fund-raising campaign for USO, and the James S. Copley Foundation was the largest contributor to the construction of the new library. • 1 are very,very grateful," Hughes told Mrs. C~p- ley in his after-dinner speech. He p~esented her with a needlepoint portrait of the new library. Hughes also thanked Katharine Graham "for the message that you brought us." Graham had m~de the keynote address for the dedication-: an articu- late and impassioned support of the written word. Her "memento" of the occasion was a piece of co_r~l which Hughes said should remind her of the Pacific Ocean. Among the guests were Tommi and Robert Adel- izzi Eleanor and A.H. Mikkelsen, Pat and Edward Ke~ting, and George and Kathy Pard~. Others were Jane and Phil Gilligan, library architect Roy Drew Dean and Marie Dunphy (the Dunphy Con• struction Company built the library addition), Charles and Sue Edwards, Katherine and Jim Co- lachis, Rita Atkinson, and Ann and Thomas Day. The Rob Roy McGregors were there as were the Hubert Kaltenbachs, the Edmund Keeneys, the Herb Kleins, the Bruce Hazards, the Richard Tul- lars, USD librarian Marian Holleman, the Hal Fusons the George Wilsons, the Harold Walkers, the Neil Morgans, and Gerald Warren and Viviane Pratt. David C. Copley, president of the James S. Copley Foundation, attended with Susan Farrell. Other guests were Karl and Barbara ZoBell, Pam and Don Allison, Rita and Joe Neeper, and the Frank Ales- sios. The John Boyces, the Thomas Burkes, the Jo- seph Cutris, the Edward DeRoches, Bish~p Leo :· Maher Monsignor I. Brent Eagen, Monsignor Wil- liam Elliott the Peter Hughes, Bill Black and Bar- bara Woodb~ry, Sara Finn, the Morris Sieverts, and the Paul Zimmers also attended. Terry and William Whitcomb were guests, as were Mr. and Mrs. Jesus Dominguez (he sculpted the statue of San Diego de Alcala which stands at the entrance of the new library), the Joseph Ca- pozzis, Jane and Robert Sexton, the Dayton Sout- hards and the Eugene Treptes.

Tribune photo by Rick McCarthy Helen K. Copley, Katharine Graham and Bishop Leo T. Maher, from the left, at the dedication ceremony for the Helen K. a1!d James S. Copley Library on the University ofSan Diego campus.

San Diego, CA (San Diego Co.) Daily Transcript (Cir. D. 7,415)

Dr. John L. Wilhelm, below, was the model for the new statue of San Diego de Alcala at the University of San Diego.

y, as a gcnume effort to produce a statu for th university, he was thnlled, and w are very proud," sh said Th comc1d nces went beyond fa. c1al appearances, Mrs Wilhelm said. an Diego de Alca la, or St Didacus • a h IS also known, was from an order of friars that pec1ahzed in d1 · tnbutmg physi al care and food to the poor; W1lh Im i a doctor who d1 penses care to the needy of the world. And hk San Diego de Alcala, W1l• helm has J u1 training, having at- tended both Xavier and Loyola uni• versit1es "During his year m n Diego, John made a lot of friends, and now he feels that even though he is not here, if the friends want to see him they can come here and look at the statue," he said. ls it a good liken ? "I think 1t IS beautiful just beaut!• ful, he said.

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, , ' Dean Dunphy Started Off 'Efficiently' -:1-5' By HERBER~ LOCKWOOD SANDIEGODAILY TRANSCRIPTSu/f Wr/w A public company 1s require by law to expose itself, althoug not quite in the flasher sense; it must disgorge reams of financial facts such as total revenues, net profits for the year, shares outstan• ding and who owns them, and other goodies savored by the nosy public. On the other hand, the owner of a pnvate company can cock hi snoot at the curious, tell them what he wants them to know, and that' all. The keynote speaker at the San Diego Chamber of Commerce's "Spothght on an ·ego B mess" Frida at the Westgate,pean Dun- phy, president of Dunphy Con truc- tion Co., told bis audience absolute- ly nothing about his firm's finances, a performance he ap- peared to enjoy. "The company was established m 1960 and is closely held; my wife and I own the shares," he told his audience. "SaleA? They were better than last year's. Profits? Real mcc Outlook? Hopeful. So much for statistics." In telling the tale of how he got started in San Diego, he was & bit more open. He did say he doPqn't borrow from banks; he's a net lender to those institutions. A graduate of USC in business finance, he did his apprenticeship for six years in Los Angeles, came to San Diego with a Volkswagen bus and $2,500. "I rented an efficiency apart- ment on Washington Street. When I made the bed in the morning, the office was open. The van had no back seats, and we put in boxes for tools and a drop table. We would call in the subs to the apartment and work on the kitchen table. "Later I bought a house and built on a side office. The zoning ad- ministrator caught me using my house for an office and made me stop." His timing was not of the greatest. He arrived in San Diego just two months after General Dynamics had announced a layoff of 5,000 people. In a few years, the Convair division went from 55,000 to 20,000 employees. There were a lot of houses for sale cheap. Happily, Dunphy was not interested in single-family con- struction. The firm has gone in for building office buildings, industrial structures for firms such as Cubic and Wavetek, defense facilities, and bio-medical buildings. Dunphy said he is especially attracted to high-tech structures. "And, ifwe have an inclination, it's for the actual user of a building, rather than a developer for so- meone else." Loosening up a trifle, he said, "For the past few years we have had record sales and profits. We have a bonding capacity of about $30 million." Discussing the present economic environment, Dunphy smd he learned over the years how lo "tighten u ."

"Today's environment is tight. t only contractors but all sorts of firms must work with narrow margms. If the margins get tight, you work tighter," he Raid. Current and recent construe- Lion includes a $13 million cruise m1Rsile facility for the Convair D1vie1on of General Dynamics, a n w library for the University of nn 1hcgo, a f°6 mTI ion maintenance facility for the Navy, corporate h adquarter plu an engineering building for Cubic Corp., and many others. Rather than have the Job super- vised by a top carpenter or the like, each is under the direction of a con- struction m nagement team he d- ed by an expenenced engineer. Commenting on downtown building and the oft-repeated state- ment that downtown is overbuilt with office buildings, he said, "To- day the inventory exceeds the ab- sorption. Five years ago, there was a shortage of space, a vacuum. A number of developers filled that vacuum." The same process will be repeated, he predicted . In 2 1/2 to 3 years the community will have ab- sorbed those buildings just com- pleted or under construction, then "we should be coming out of the ground with new buildings." Switching to hotels, he said, "There is a new downtown Hilton hotel being discussed right now. We'll 'over-hotel,' then go through the same absorption process." As for unions, he said, "We went to the wall with the unions last summer; now, we have a merit shop. We have a pay scale equal to t e · g,tu: aod superior benefits, and superior productivity." Although 85% of the work on an average job is done by union subcontractors, there is rarely any trouble caused by mixing union and non-union workers, Dunphy stated. "If their people are working, they're paying dues into the union treasury." As for bidding and other pro- cedures, the builder said 75% of all Jobs are settled by negotiation, only 25% via bids. The firm has a core staff of a5 with workers coming and going as jobs are started and finished. Dunphy was introduced by former Congressman Clair Burgener, who identified himself as the vice chairman of the chamber and a dead duck politician. He said Dunphy was president of the San Diego Chambar of Com- merce in 1973-4; is president of the board of the Centre City Develop- ment Corp., and is a founder and vice president of the Mexico Border Cities Conference. "He is deeply involved in mak- ing San Diego what it is today, America's first city," Burgener said. He added that many key employees of the Dunphy company were present, including, "Chris and Patrick, who are related by marriage." After musmg that one over, Burgener clarified his statement by stating, "His two sons are here today."

DAIL y CALIFORNIAN APR 1 o 1984

DAILY CALIFORNIAN APR l O 1984

SUMMER SESSION/ A special su,mmer s1on will be offered this summer by the Umver· · 1ty of San Diego The new program will lead to a ma ter degree for advanced speciahzat1on m the ducat10n of the learning handicapped or severely handicapped Th 30-unit program is designed to be completed in three ummers or less and features th opportunity to combine appropnate coursework with directed field expert nee. Two four-week ses- 1on will be offered each summer with classes meeting m the afternoon or early evenmg. Both vi. tting and r gular faculty members will offer seminar on topic dealing with cur~ent and future i sue m pec1al education Anyone mterested may obtain mlormatton by wnting to the Grad~ate Admi ions Office, School of Graduate and Contmu- mg Education. Founders Hall 102. University of San Otego. Alcala Park, San Diego, 92110 ·

CAREERS/ Tools and techniques to provide career advancement will be lhe topic of a seminar to be held from 8:30 a.m.to 4:30 p.m. Friday at the University of San D,ego. Marilyn Moats Kennedy will conduct the course. Registration is $35 in advance or $45 at the door Call Kate Walden, 291-6480 Ext. 4299 for details or reservations

THE'4i>TRIBUNE

1984

APR 9

SAN DIEGO UNION APR l 1 1984 • • •

Neil Morgan HE WAS THERE: Pastoral counselors gathered from across the nation at Town and Country Hotel for their 21st convention, and there was lots of talk of the world of the spirit. "God is here," Dr. Muriel James proclaimed. Moments later, as a speaker dis- cussed opening the association to more women and minorities, He was heard. From the wall behind the podium, the big convention banner crashed to the floor. ONE UP: Kay Graham, the Washington Post chairman, spoke at the dedication of the Helen K. and James S. Copley Li- brary at USD yesterday and was off today for Omaha on the Stra- tegic Air Command tour. She'll be in on a midair refueling. "I asked Henry Kissinger the other evening about it," she said, grin- ning, "and he said that was one Oight he'd never made."

The key to access is power, pay and career planning, according to author Marilyn Moats Kennedy, current job strategies editor for Glamour magazine. Kennedy will discuss ca• reer advancement tools and techniques on April 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Uni- versity of San Diego's Douglas F. Manchester Executive Conference Center. Contact Kate Walden at the school for fee information. ._________cc•~~·- ·------~

ell done, UCAN WE WERE not in the cheering section when UCAN was born. We did no see what useful func- tion the consumer-financed Utility Consumers Ac- tion Network could perform that is not already the responsibillty of public agencies like the Public Utilities Commission and the City Attorney's Office, both of which are charged with protecting the con- sumer against unreasonably high gas and electric rates. We underestunated the leadership of UCAN. In its first official effort to fight high energy bills here, the group last week sent a letter to Congress, asking delay in passing a bill that would authorize sale of public power from Hoover Dam at "pork-barrel" rates to preferred buyers and deny any benefits to the San Diego region. UCAN can be an effective consumers.' iobby on pitol Hill, and it has moved promptly on a key issue that could save San DiegQ ratepayers $10 mil- lion to $30 rmlhon a year at one fell swoop. Cheers and a P-1 use.

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