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Beebe joins La Verne community

Robert Beebe is the new assistant director of facilities management. Before coming to the University of La Verne, Beebe worked at Edison International Field of Anaheim, home of the Anaheim Angels, where his assignment was to prepare the stadium for each game. At ULV, he handles the day-to-day coordination of the maintenance tasks. He said that he enjoys being here, "From the first day I set foot on La Verne's campus for an interview, I realized it was a special place and I wanted to be part of it." / photo by Naoko Yokota
Robert Beebe is the new assistant director of facilities management. Before coming to the University of La Verne, Beebe worked at Edison International Field of Anaheim, home of the Anaheim Angels, where his assignment was to prepare the stadium for each game. At ULV, he handles the day-to-day coordination of the maintenance tasks. He said that he enjoys being here, “From the first day I set foot on La Verne’s campus for an interview, I realized it was a special place and I wanted to be part of it.” / photo by Naoko Yokota

by Julia Carachure
Staff Writer

Robert Beebe, assistant director of facilities management, has definitely found his place at the University of La Verne’s Operations Department.

Beebe has been employed by the University since Sept. 7. Prior to ULV, Beebe worked at the Edison International Field, located in Anaheim.

At ULV, he oversees the Maintenance Department, and assists the Director of Facilities Management Brian Worley. Beebe said that he “acts as a liaison for the Operations Department to other departments on campus.”

Beebe said that he found out about the job opening at ULV on the Internet.

“This was the kind of job that I have been looking for, for quite a while. I absolutely love it,” Beebe said.

Some of the things that he would like to accomplish at ULV are “bringing my experience of corporate business and blending it with the ULV educational environment.”

Beebe received his bachelor’s in communications, with an emphasis in public relations from California State University, Fullerton.

Prior to attending CSUF, he also attended Cypress College, where he was a student trustee to the North Orange County Community College District.

Beebe has received several awards which are all related to beautification and saving money from a facilities standpoint.

Some of the awards that Beebe has received are: the Property Management Company Award for management of commercial shopping centers; the Orange County Metro Water District Water Conservation Award; the Irvine Ranch Water District Water Conservation Award; and the California Contractors Association Landscape Beautification Award.

Beebe also enjoys going to concerts, particularly to see the group Air Supply. He has also gone to see just about everything from Oingo Boingo to Barry Manilow.

He currently lives in Corona with his wife and two children.

Some of the rules that Beebe lives by are “treat others as you would like to be treated and treat others as they want to be treated. Also, be straightforward with everyone because life gets complicated all by itself, you don’t need to muck up the waters.”

“I am thrilled to be here. Everyone has been extremely friendly to me, from President Steve Morgan, Phil Hawkey [executive vice president] to all the way down the line. I’ve been here long enough to realize what a special environment is present here at La Verne and I’m planning to stay here for a long, long time,” he said.

Julia Carachure, Editorial Director
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