2008 Woodie Awards
Rubin Gives Executive Assistance
President's assistant helps in many areas.
Tiffany Farmakis
Issue date: 11/17/04 Section: News
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Jeanne Rubin is the first face you see when you walk into the president's office, welcoming every student with a warm smile and a hearty hello.
"She goes out of her way to assist anyone who comes into the office and calls," said Valley College President, Tyree Wieder. "She is a wonderful asset to the president's office."
Her short gray hair and tailored suit identify Rubin as a person that takes charge and reflects her position as executive assistant to Wieder. The 5-foot-6-inch Rubin has no reservations when speaking about the school. She beamed while discussing how the college inspired her.
"Valley is a wonderful place to work," said Rubin casually sitting with her arms crossed over her chest. "The biggest benefit of being at this college is the kind of students that go here and being able to work for a president like Tyree."
Duane Martin, administrative analyst at academic affairs, agrees that Rubin is one of the aspects of Valley that make it a more enjoyable environment in which to work.
"[Jeanne] is an incredible lady, in my book," said Martin. "She's always pleasant, even with the various tensions in the president's office."
Although Rubin is a Midwest native, her family initially moved to California from Ohio in 1962 when the steel industry began to falter, Rubin considers herself a Californian at heart.
"I was a freshman in high school when we moved," said Rubin. "California was like another planet compared to where I came from. In Ohio people wore bobby socks and saddle shoes, very modest clothing. In California, all the kids had their own cars. They were super-sophisticated compared to the high school students in the midwest."
Her brief stint in New York further increased her admiration of California. She moved back east after receiving her communications degree from UCLA in 1969 and worked making instructional videos for McGraw Hill.
"New York had an adverse effect on me," said Rubin. "I remember a friend of mine visited me from California. We were on a subway in rush hour. When our stop came and we were supposed to get off, I didn't realize how good I'd gotten at shoving people out of my way. I had come to the point where I could elbow and not even give it a second thought."
"She goes out of her way to assist anyone who comes into the office and calls," said Valley College President, Tyree Wieder. "She is a wonderful asset to the president's office."
Her short gray hair and tailored suit identify Rubin as a person that takes charge and reflects her position as executive assistant to Wieder. The 5-foot-6-inch Rubin has no reservations when speaking about the school. She beamed while discussing how the college inspired her.
"Valley is a wonderful place to work," said Rubin casually sitting with her arms crossed over her chest. "The biggest benefit of being at this college is the kind of students that go here and being able to work for a president like Tyree."
Duane Martin, administrative analyst at academic affairs, agrees that Rubin is one of the aspects of Valley that make it a more enjoyable environment in which to work.
"[Jeanne] is an incredible lady, in my book," said Martin. "She's always pleasant, even with the various tensions in the president's office."
Although Rubin is a Midwest native, her family initially moved to California from Ohio in 1962 when the steel industry began to falter, Rubin considers herself a Californian at heart.
"I was a freshman in high school when we moved," said Rubin. "California was like another planet compared to where I came from. In Ohio people wore bobby socks and saddle shoes, very modest clothing. In California, all the kids had their own cars. They were super-sophisticated compared to the high school students in the midwest."
Her brief stint in New York further increased her admiration of California. She moved back east after receiving her communications degree from UCLA in 1969 and worked making instructional videos for McGraw Hill.
"New York had an adverse effect on me," said Rubin. "I remember a friend of mine visited me from California. We were on a subway in rush hour. When our stop came and we were supposed to get off, I didn't realize how good I'd gotten at shoving people out of my way. I had come to the point where I could elbow and not even give it a second thought."
