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Vivianne Prevost Lokken

Community Volunteer, Health Services, Literacy and Art Organizations
1993, Bachelor of Science, Nursing, Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ
1983, Associate of Science, Nursing, Long Beach City College
1982, Doctor of Chiropractic; Bachelor of Science, Human Biology, Cleveland Chiropractic College
1969, Registered Nurse Diploma, St. Anne’s Hospital School of Nursing

Since 1991, Vivianne Prevost Lokken has worked in Long Beach as a volunteer for community programs in health, literacy and art. From 1991-01, she volunteered in hospice care with St. Mary's Hospital and, from 1996-97, worked with Project Read as an adult literacy program tutor. Also, she held multiple roles as a docent with the Long Beach Museum of Art from 1996-04, including serving on the Docent Council Board.

Before retirement, she worked professionally as a chiropractor with the Long Beach Chiropractic Center, as well as a director of nursing at Marlora Convalescent Hospital, and in several RN positions at Southern California hospitals. Over the past decade, Lokken has made several major contributions to Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ.

From 1998 to the present, she has been an integral part of the Nursing Alumni Association, where she has served in a variety of capacities including president, and has assisted with scholarship fundraising.

From 2006-10, she and her husband, alumnus Lyman Lokken (1965, B.S., business-finance; 1967, MBA), worked tirelessly raising funds for the new School of Nursing building. Since 1991, she has been a member of the President’s Associates, which supports the President’s Scholars Program.

A founding member of Long Beach State Athletics’ Director’s Circle, Lokken attends many Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà sporting events with her husband, and they are avid Dirtbag fans. A lifetime music lover, Lokken plays piano, guitar, and in the ’70s, sang in coffeehouses.

From Alumni Awards 2011 program