UCSC Fiat Lux Award: Lisa Rose, Susan (Su) Nerton, Jim Lapsley

This year's recipients of the UCSC Fiat Lux Award are Lisa Rose, Susan (Su) Nerton and Jim Lapsley for their multi-year dedication to Crown College which recently resulted in raising $1 million for the Crown College Endowment.
Lisa Rose (Crown ’72) has lived a fulfilling life as a photographer, a teacher, and a dedicated volunteer around the city of Santa Cruz, especially at her alma mater Crown College. In 1983, Lisa earned an MBA at San Jose State University and began her 25-year career as a business manager for the city of Santa Cruz Finance Department and UCSC Business Services. Through her and her co-awardee’s efforts, Lisa hopes they have laid footprints for other alumni to follow.
Susan (Su) Nerton’s (Crown ’71, ’87) career is marked by her passion for teaching. Su taught computer science at Cabrillo Community College for 25 years and held the position of Program Chair for both the Computer Science and Computer & Information Systems departments for 15 years. Upon retiring in 2013, Su was awarded the Floyd L. Younger Award for Teaching Excellence. Su is a dedicated volunteer for Crown College.
Jim Lapsley (Crown ’71) is a member of Crown College’s first four-year class. He met his wife, Carol (Crown ’71) at Crown and they were married above the quarry in 1971. Jim received a Ph.D. in American agricultural history from UC Davis and worked at UC Davis for 44 years as a Continuing Education Specialist, an Adjunct Professor, and an Academic Researcher. Carol and Jim reside in an historic Craftsman bungalow in Woodland.

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I absolutely love this. Three extraordinary people and wonderful friends. Congratulations!❤

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Interestingly, although the three of us met each other in the ‘60s, I wouldn’t say we were friends. Our friendship deepened considerably through our involvement in this project.
There is something to be said for volunteering in your 70s with people you’ve known since you were a teenager.