Academic quality is one of those things. Dorothy Dykman, a business professor emeritus who taught at Pasadena College and then PLNC under presidents Purkiser, DeLong, Finch, Brown, Draper and Bond, said Bond was a good president. But the school became a better academic institution under Bond for one reason, according to Dykman. He realized that they were professional people and let them be professionals. Vic Heasley agrees that it was Bond's trust that allowed academic programs to bloom.
Bond is like that.
He made us feel good about ourselves, and we did our work better. Margaret Stevenson, a nursing professor and dean of professional studies, said that academic excellence jumped because morale was high. He trusted us, even when he disagreed with us. Heasley remembers recently being on the committee looking for a new vice president for academic affairs, to replace the retiring Val Christensen. It shows what great personal security Bond has.