<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/_dev-testing/2026-08-21/magazine/spring-1999/family-matter.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>A Family Matter</title><excerpt>Dr. Donald Smith ’50 had to leave Westmont after two years because he ran out of money. But both his children, Vance ’85 and Julisa Rowe ’86 graduated from the College — and so did his mother, Nina ’54. His father, Leslie, taught education classes on campus. “Westmont has meant a great deal to my family,” he notes.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
            
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