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2001 Award Recipient: Dr. David Winter
 Dr.
David Winter has been the president and guiding force of Westmont
College for the past 25 year. Under his leadership, Westmont has
become both a superb Christian liberal arts college and one of the
nation's leading undergraduate institutions, based on the findings
of such respected organizations as the Carnegie Foundation, U.S.
News and World Report and the Templeton Foundation. While president
of Westmont, he was named among the 100 most effective college leaders
in the U.S. based on a study funded by the Exxon Foundation. He
was also a recipient of one of five President Leadership Awards
and grants given nationally by the Knight Foundation.
Dr. Winter is held in the highest regard by his faculty, students
and friends as a genuine leader who inspires others by his selflessness
and dedication to service. He is a faith-filled man who challenges
his students and faculty by asking "What kind of world do you
want?" and "How will you contribute to creating it".
During his tenure, Westmont students have created more than 30 ministries
both on and off campus. One of the largest of these ministries is
"Potter's Clay", which sends several hundred students
to Ensenada, Mexico each year to assist the poor. Other include:
Casa Rosa, working with chemically dependent new mothers, Habitat
for Humanity, building homes for the poor, AIDS C.A.R.E., a weekly
visitation program for AIDS sufferers, and Adopt-a-Grandparent.
In
addition to his extraordinary contributions to Westmont College
as President, Dr. Winter has also been an active leader in the Santa
Barbara community. He has chaired the board of the Salvation Army
Hospitality House, the Santa Barbara United Way and the Santa Barbara
Industry Education Council. He has served as a director of the Montecito
Rotary Club, the Channel City Club, the Santa Barbara Chamber of
Commerce and St. Vincent's School. In 1998, the Santa Barbara Council
on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse name him one of their "Twelve
Men of Distinction" and the Santa Barbara News-Press honored
him with a lifetime achievement award. In 1999, the John Templeton
Foundation selected him as one of 50 college presidents who exercised
leadership in character development. In 2000, Dr. Winter received
the "Distinguished Community Service Award" from the Anti-Defamation
League and the Santa Barbara B'Nai B'rith Lodge.
Dr.
David Winter retired as President of Westmont College at the end
of the 2001 school year. He subsequently assumes the honorary position
of Chancellor of Westmont College and will be functioning as an
"ambassador at large". He is looking forward to spending
quiet time with his wife, Helene and to doing some traveling. His
faculty, student, friends and fellow citizens of Santa Barbara are
confident that he "does not go quietly into that good night".
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