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Cal Delta Spotlight

USC House Corporation of Phi Delta Theta | Summer 2017 | University of Southern California
Alumni Office | P.O. Box 80828, Atlanta, Georgia 30366 | www.phideltatheta-caldelta.com

USC House Alumni Spotlight: William Bedford ’57

Corporation

A Word From Our President A Continuing Legacy of Generosity
ith every new year Editor’s Note: For this edition of the newsletter,
Wcomes a renewed we’re shining the Spotlight on Brother Bill
sense of purpose and Bedford ’57. From his hometown of Los
vision. As Bruce Buettell Angeles, Bill earned his degree in business at
USC. He is one of the indispensable alumni of
’82 mentioned in the Cal Delta, without whom our beautiful chapter
previous edition, the house might not be what it is today. As an
House Corporation has active member, he was president of the chapter,
added some fantastic talent and is looking and later became our House Corporation
forward to a bright future for California president for almost a decade. Since the 1950s,
Delta. Bill was active in organizing alumni events,
The House Corporation kicked off the including golf weekenders known as Hackers
year with a visioning session in February, Invitational, where alumni from the 1950s
focused on determining strategic objectives would gather to catch up and trade stories. The Hackers became an annual event for many
with the next five years in mind. We years. Currently retired as senior vice president with Private Asset Management, Bill is enjoying
converged on three priorities: increased time with family. He and his wife Patricia have been married for 26 years, and between them they
have four daughters, two sons and 11 grandchildren.
chapter transparency and communication,
stronger focus on alumni engagement,
and a renewed emphasis on proactive What led you to join Cal Delta? After graduation, how did your work with
maintenance and capital investments for I grew up in Los Angeles and attended the Richfield Oil Company lead to an interest in
the property. public schools up through Los Angeles High investment management?
Over the coming year, the House School, class of 1953. Being an avid USC My first job after graduation was as a
Corporation will begin executing sports fan, and because the university was only petroleum landman with Richfield Oil
initiatives aligned to these goals, such as four miles from my home, becoming a Trojan Corporation. I got the job the “hard way” —
working to standardize spring and fall was an easy decision! I knew little about my father called a pal of his at Richfield, and the
alumni events with the chapter’s alumni fraternities, but when Cal Delta Brother Dick deal was done! After a few years of corporate
chair, refurbishing all 17 rooms in the Kirtland, an old friend life, I decided to become
house over the course of three years, from Boy Scouts, invited virtually self-employed as
formalizing the resident advisor role and me to a Phi Delta Theta a rookie stockbroker at
responsibilities, and establishing a cadence rush party at the beach, I E.F. Hutton & Co. After
for chapter visits from House Corporation really enjoyed getting to several years, it was clear
to facilitate questions and answers from know and converse with to me that what I truly
chapter members. an older group of young enjoyed most was helping
I am looking forward to meeting with men. In particular, there my clients organize and
were several members who establish their investment
were just returning to USC, goals and objectives, and
and Cal Delta, following then being responsible for
their service in the Korean the management of the
War. Their maturity and assets to achieve those
their enjoyment of the Bill running the 1984 Olympic investment goals! Thus,
young Cal Delta Chapter Torch Relay with his family. I decided to become an
were very impressive to independent investment
Congrats seniors! Can’t wait to see what these boys me. And so, when I happily accepted my counselor to private clients. I started my own
will accomplish in the future. Bobby Clark, Curtis Phikeia pledge pin, a significant passage in my firm, Hillside Associates, in 1973. We were
Toyota, Andrew Sonnabend, Hudson Leiser, Mark life had begun! Hard to believe, but when this successful, and while I sold Hillside some years
Miller, Jeff Levine, Karl Schmidt, Paul Samaha, formerly shy, quiet 17-year-old freshman was ago, I’m pleased that some former clients still
Andrew Goldenson, Jack Wangerin, Alex Budde, elected president of the Cal Delta Chapter in seek my advice.
Alexandre Dubose, and Treven Goldsmith.
his senior year, the passage was complete!
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