Herb Alpert is one among a group of luminaries who have been elected to the honorary board of the Brubeck Institute at the University of the Pacific, Stockton, California. Actor, musician and composer Clint Eastwood heads up the board, which also includes such popular figures as filmmakers George Lucas and Ken Burns; TV producer Norman Lear; musicians Al Jarreau, Quincy Jones, Yo-Yo Ma and Wynton Marsalis; and other figures from music and movies. The Institute contains more than 1 million items associated with Brubeck and will be the repository of all of his manuscripts, correspondence, photographs and private recordings. Read more about the Brubeck Institute in this Washington Post article.