Bruce Henry Hasenkamp ’60

Bruce Henry Hasenkamp ’60 passed away in his home on Saturday, November 7, 2015. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Bruce grew up in Hillsdale, New Jersey, graduating cum laude from Dartmouth. He was a history major, executive editor of the daily newspaper and president of Sigma Phi Epsilon. In 1957 he led a group from Sigma Phi Epsilon to the fraternity’s grand conclave in Washington, D.C., and succeeded in removing the racial discrimination clause in the national charter. Bruce graduated from Stanford Law School and served as Army company commander in Korea for two years. While there he built a comprehensive collection of Korean ceramics, currently housed in the University of Michigan Museum of Art. Following military service Bruce practiced law in New York City before returning to California as assistant dean of Stanford Law School. He was named director of the White House Fellowship program under presidents Nixon, Ford and Carter. From 1981 to 1991 he served on the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships by appointment of President Reagan and President George H.W. Bush. Upon returning to the San Francisco area Bruce became director of public affairs for Shaklee Corp., a Fortune 500 company. Later he was vice president of the Asia Foundation and public affairs vice president of the nation’s second-largest healthcare organization, leading to a job as president of the Saint Francis Foundation. He was predeceased by Inta, his wife of 41 years, and is survived by son Peter ’98, daughter-in-law Allison and grandsons Evan and Tyce.