Brother Al Seib (Valparaiso '75) was selected as the inaugural presentation for the Sigma Pi Leadership Speaker Series. This new recurring event hosted by the Sigma Pi Educational Foundation was held on February 15, 2021. It featured a very special Q&A session with Al Seib (Valparaiso '75), as well as an update on the national organization from Executive Director/CEO Jonathan M. Frost (UMSL ’99), and a regional update from Province Archon Eric Griffin (Vincennes '05).
Seib has been a photographer and videographer for the Los Angeles Times since 1984. His photos have won numerous awards from national and international photographer associations. Seib’s work has helped win four Pulitzer Prizes for Spot and Breaking News Reporting awarded to The Times’ staff: the Los Angeles riots in 1993, the Northridge earthquake in 1995, the Southern California wildfires in 2004 and the San Bernardino shootings in 2016. Additionally, Seib photographed the Souvenir Programs for 25 years of Cirque du Soleil shows/productions.