From left, Occidental’s 14th president Robert Skotheim, 10th president Richard Gilman and 12th president Ted Mitchell.<br />
Occidental College kicked off a yearlong celebration of its 125th anniversary on Friday, April 20, 2012 with an 1887-style carnival in the Quad, complete with Ferris wheel. The Founders Day celebration also featured a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Samuelson Alumni Center, announcement of several major gifts, and a series of panel discussions by distinguished alumni on the future of Wall Street, online entrepreneurship, and the business of movies. At a special dinner, President Jonathan Veitch delivered an ambitious vision of the future. (Photo by Marc Campos, Occidental College Photographer)