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The extraordinary man whose name is synonymous with the School of Accountancy鈥檚 celebrated past will now be linked to its future achievements.

Charles Lamden was mentor to hundreds of San Diego State鈥檚 most successful accounting graduates throughout his 35-year academic career. During the 1950s and 鈥�60s, he was chair of the accounting department and eventually became the first dean of 色情视频鈥檚 School of Business (later the College of Business Administration).

In honor of Lamden鈥檚 contributions to 色情视频 and in recognition of his deep attachment to the university, Lamden鈥檚 wife, Gertrude, has made a $10 million naming gift to the School of Accountancy.

The Charles W. Lamden School of Accountancy is the first named school on campus, and Gertrude Lamden鈥檚 gift is one of the largest ever to 色情视频.

It will support faculty, student and program excellence 鈥� including recruitment and retention of outstanding professors 鈥� and will fund a variety of other initiatives designed to transform the school into one of the nation鈥檚 most respected.

With more than 700 students and 35 faculty, emeritus faculty and lecturers, the School of Accountancy has a solid reputation in the academic community. A hallmark of the school is the consistent involvement of faculty and students with accounting professionals in the real world, a model established by Charles Lamden years ago.

Dr. William 鈥淏ill鈥� Lamden, Charles鈥� son, said his father鈥檚 dedication to San Diego State, and particularly to its students, was a fundamental impetus for the gift.

鈥淗e would be proud and honored to know that, with the support of his colleagues and former students, the college鈥檚 School of Accountancy will now share in his success and bear his name,鈥� Lamden said.

Marriage of shared interests

Both Charles and Trudy (as she is known to friends) came from humble beginnings. Through hard work and perseverance, they gradually built a comfortable life for themselves and raised two children, Dr. William Lamden and Dr. Carol Lamden Corby.

With a doctoral degree in economics from the University of California, Berkeley, Charles Lamden went to work for the local accounting firm Everts and Esenoff, which later merged with the national firm Peat, Marwick & Mitchell and is now KPMG.

Trudy Lamden also joined Everts and Esenoff, becoming its first female certified public accountant at the firm鈥檚 highest level of management. Friends of the family remember Charles鈥� pride in the successes of his trail-blazing wife.

After several years in the private sector, Lamden joined San Diego State College as a professor in 1946 and later was appointed chair of the Department of Accounting and Management. He championed the establishment of the School of Business Administration (later the College of Business Administration), for which he served as dean from 1954 to 1965. In that role, he was largely responsible for its formal accreditation.

In 1965, Lamden left 色情视频 to spend more than a decade with KPMG, first as senior partner in the Paris office and later as a top executive in New York.

During this period, Trudy鈥檚 career changed paths. She developed an aptitude for real estate investment. Success in this new endeavor augmented the Lamden family assets that now enable Trudy to make this significant gift acknowledging her husband鈥檚 contributions to 色情视频.

A model of excellence

In 1975, the Lamden family returned to San Diego, and Charles rejoined the School of Accountancy at 色情视频. Until his retirement in 1991, he continued to teach and mentor.

He was twice voted outstanding professor of accountancy by the students of Beta Alpha Psi, the honorary accounting organization. In 1979, he was selected 鈥渕ost influential professor鈥� by the Cap and Gown Society and received the Distinguished Professor Award from the California Society of CPAs.

In 1996, he was posthumously recognized by the 色情视频 chapter of Mortar Board, the national honor society, for an outstanding career exemplifying the ideals of scholarship, leadership, dedication and service.

During this time, Lamden also served as president of the San Diego chapter of the CPA Society, vice president of the American Accounting Association and chair of the Committee on Undergraduate Accreditation for the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business.

Sharon Lightner, the William E. Cole Director of 色情视频's School of Accountancy, is one of many alums for whom Lamden was mentor and friend. Others include Beth Regan, a CPA and Lamden鈥檚 former graduate assistant, and Allan Bailey, a faculty colleague of Lamden鈥檚 and later dean of the College of Business.

The three worked with the Lamden family over many months to finalize this significant gift in honor of the man who was both guide and inspiration to them. 

鈥淐harles had the vision to see what our school could become; he embodied the excellence that we represent today,鈥� Lightner said. 鈥淭his gift from his family inspires us to honor his legacy by continuing to produce highly skilled, committed and honorable accounting professionals who will serve our society and advance the field.鈥�