Dr. Clague elected Hillcrest chairman
Campus Times
February 7, 1997
Dr. Donald Clague, professor of educational management and administrator
emeritus, was appointed chairman of the Board of Directors for Brethren
Hillcrest Homes. As chairman, he hopes to increase the effectiveness of
the board and reduce the time commitment the board has required of its members.
Clague is an honorary member of the Chamber of Commerce and was Manager
of the Year for Pomona Valley in 1985.
The Brethren Hillcrest continuing care retirement community in La Verne
has elected its Board of Directors for 1997. Dr. Donald Clague recently
retired as professor of educational management at the University of La Verne
and was elected chair of Hillcrest's Board of Directors. The vice chair
of the Board is Marvin V. Snell, M.D., partner in U.S. Family Care in San
Dimas.
As chairman of the board, Dr. Clague will be working closely with the
chief executive officer of Hillcrest. His job includes handling public relations
issues about Hillcrest and attending both state and national meetings for
the latest information on the retired. Throughout the spring semester Dr.
Clague will attend two meetings in Sacramento and one in Washington, D.C.
All of the work done by the board is volunteer work.
"All members of the committee spend a lot of time for the good
of Hillcrest because they think it's a valuable organization for the benefit
of the retired," he said.
Dr. Clague finds the time spending long hours working at what needs
to be done. He learned it by "long practice and managing time for 37
years of administration," in which 22 of those years were spent at
ULV.
Hillcrest has a capacity of about 400 people. Skilled nursing is available
as well as individual care. Dr. Clague spoke highly about Hillcrest but
said, "An interesting sideline (at the present time) is that I can't
get into Hillcrest because my wife has multiple sclerosis and I had a cancer
operation two years ago."
His insurance company will not cover the charges required to live there.
After five years of remission from cancer, he may be able to apply again.
For now he will just serve on Board and help out Hillcrest all he can.