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“We believe in the value of a small liberal arts college and greatly value the time we spent there. Our time at Whittier was formative in shaping us and grounded us in being the people we are today.”
Leon and Karen (Christensen) Bennett '68 graduated from Whittier College in 1968 with degrees in history, Karen with a minor in philosophy. Leon earned his master's in history at the University of California Santa Barbara and worked as a federal employee for 30 years. Karen, who earned her master's in history at the University of California Irvine also received her teaching credential. She went on to teach for 40 years and has acted as a city Historic Resources Commissioner in Whittier for more than 30 years. She and Leon married in Whittier's Memorial Chapel in 1973 and have continued to support Whittier ever since.