program has become a "management" program rather than a school for credit union personnel. Greek alphabet class names The first-year class of 1981 was one of the largest in the school's history. The school's curriculum at the time made it necessary to divide the class into two sections and they were named "Alpha" and "Beta". This started the tradition of naming each class after a letter of the Greek alphabet. Once all the letters of the Greek alphabet is used the next class is again called "Alpha". The second batch of "Alpha" class graduated in 2003. Notes References Western CUNA Management School (2011). "An Interview Conducted with Dr. James Likens", WCMS – 1972 and Beyond Western CUNA Management School (2011). "The UCLA Years", WCMS a History from 1960 to 1980 Credit unions based in California