唐纳德Shalvey, a long-time member of the 正规博彩十大网站 Board of Regents, champion of charter schools and national educational leader for more than a half century, 死于周六. 享年79岁.

Shalvey was remembered as a devoted educator who worked fervently to create learning opportunities for all students.

“For more than 50 years Don has been dedicated to students of all ages and their success. His leadership has helped transform our public school and charter school systems,” said Regents Chair Mary-Elizabeth Eberhardt. “His guidance as chairman of the Committee on Regents and his input regarding our students’ success and education has been incredibly valuable. His big heart, hearty laugh and contributions to Pacific will be missed.”

Shalvey was founder and CEO of Aspire Public 学校 in San Joaquin County and throughout California. In 1992, as superintendent of San Carlos School District, he sponsored the first charter school in California.

From 2009 to 2020, Shalvey was Deputy Director for K-12 Education at the Bill & 梅琳达·盖茨基金会. In that role, he oversaw charter schools, teacher preparation and school and system leadership.

“I thoroughly enjoyed working alongside Don on the Board of Regents. He brings to every engagement his unmatched experience in educational leadership, 企业家精神, and a laser-like focus on what’s best for students,88年的诺曼·艾伦说, ’94, former Chair of the Board of Regents. “All that, plus a genuine kindness and warmth that lights up the room. 他是独一无二的.”

近年来, he focused on the quality of education in San Joaquin County K-12 schools as CEO of San Joaquin A+, an agency that works to improve classroom performance by all students. Shalvey was noted for his teaching innovation.

One example is the recent Pacific Prep program, where students from two Stockton Aspire high schools took a specially designed Pacific college engineering course—taught by School of Engineering and Computer Science Dean Elizabeth Orwin—for which they earned college credit. The idea for Pacific Prep came from Shalvey, who joined the Regents in 2015.

“本地, 地区和国家, 唐Shalvey was a visionary education leader who had a profound positive impact on students, 教师和家庭,” Pacific President Christopher Callahan said. “He also was an invaluable Regent who helped steer our university and was the inspiration for our highly successful Pacific Prep program.”

总统补充道, “就我个人而言, Don and Sue were among the very first people to welcome us to the Central Valley community with their genuine warmth and caring. They made Pacific and our region feel like home for Jean and me right away. I will miss not only his great expertise in education and passion for Pacific, but his friendship.”

Shalvey earned a doctor of education degree in educational leadership and administration from University of Southern California, a master’s of education in counseling and guidance from Gonzaga University and a bachelor’s degree from LaSalle University.

Some of Shalvey’s accomplishments include:

• Led the formation of Californians for Public School Excellence with entrepreneur Reed Hastings
• Helped lead the passage of the Charter 学校 Act of 1998
• Received an honorary doctorate from Pacific in 2010
• Received the James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award for advancing the quality of life of Californians
• Was elected to the Charter School Hall of Fame in 2009

He is survived by his wife Sue, who also is a lifelong educator, 有两个孩子:梅根, 空气导师的成长领导, 和布赖恩, 一位资深.

The Don and Sue Shalvey Endowed 奖学金, 成立于2019年, is a merit-based scholarship for students in the Conservatory of Music, with a preference for students from San Joaquin County. 做出贡献, 联系Scott Biedermann ' 05, ’20, vice president for development and alumni relations, at 209.946.2166或sbiedermann@aifengcai.com.