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University of the Pacific Scholarly Commons Pacific Review University of the Pacific ubP lications Fall 8-1-2013 Pacific Review Fall 2013 Alumni Association of the University of the Pacific Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/pacific-review Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Alumni Association of the University of the Pacific, "Pacific Review Fall 2013" (2013). Pacific Review. 9. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/pacific-review/9 This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by the University of the Pacific ubP lications at Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Pacific Review by an authorized administrator of Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC’S PACIFIC ALUMNI MAGAZINE | FALL 2013 REVIEW STELLAR Student Investors FAREWELL TO A COACHING LEGEND | POTENTIAL CURE FOR RARE HEART DISEASE Every GiftCounts mall class sizes, diverse perspectives and committed professors who know your name—these are the hallmarks of a Pacific education. Your gift to the Pacific Fund provides Smerit and need-based scholarships to students who otherwise wouldn’t be able to attend Pacific. Your gift enables our students to think less about tuition costs and more about applying class- room knowledge to real-life situations. EVERY GIFT MATTERS. EVERY GIFT COUNTS. Show your support for a Pacific education and make your gift to the Pacific Fund today using the envelope found in the center of this magazine or visit Pacific.edu/Give. CONTENTS Fall 2013 | Volume 99 | Issue 2 Features Departments Eureka Moment 2 President’s Message Pacific researchers in Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences discover a Letters 22 potential drug treatment for a rare form of 3 heart failure. 4 Campus Happenings By Sheri Grimes 18 Bookshelf 20 Athletics 33 Get Connected Stellar Student Investors 39 Class Notes 24 Students managing Pacific’s $2.5 million Eberhardt Student Investment Fund have 48 On Schedule consistently outperformed market indices and generated industry-trumping returns while gaining unparalleled hands-on experience. On the Cover By Katie E. Ismael “Conquering Heroes” Students in the Eberhardt Student Investment Fund Conquer Wall Street 29 Photo by Randall Gee His Last Big Dance Doing Our Part Pacific’s legendary men’s basketball coach, The Pacific Review was printed on recycled Bob Thomason, puts a big finish on his 25-year paper containing 10 percent postconsumer Pacific coaching career with one more conference waste by a local printer certified by the Forest championship and a last trip to the Big Dance. Stewardship Council. By Sheri Grimes Visit Pacific Review online: go.Pacific.edu/PacificReview PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE An Investment in experience, guided by profoundly engaged time, talent or resources, your investment faculty whose commitment goes far helps the University achieve its mission. the Future beyond the classroom. Our wonderful You help our students attain their dreams donors also play a central role in this story. and make a positive difference in their By Pamela A. Eibeck, President The Student Investment Fund, like so communities, and you inspire future hen I meet Pacific alumni, they many of Pacific’s outstanding learning generations to give back as well. Investing often ask what our current opportunities, exists because of the in Pacific’s students produces returns that students are up to. One generosity of a dedicated donor who last a lifetime. It’s hard to imagine a better Winspiring story of student success is our understands the link between education ROI than that! Eberhardt School of Business Student and future success, and who believes in Thank you for your commitment to Investment Fund, covered in this issue of giving back. Pacific and our exciting future. the Pacific Review. It is a classic Pacific The generosity of alumni and friends story—smart, energetic students gaining Visit my website at Pacific.edu/President helps Pacific provide an education that is deep knowledge and invaluable practical or find me on Facebook. I welcome truly superior. Whether you give of your your ideas at [email protected]. President Eibeck looks on at the fruits (and veggies) of a gift: rows of vegetables that have sprouted in the campus’s new Ted and Chris Robb Garden, grown from a generous donation by their father, Regent Walter Robb. President Pamela A. Eibeck PACIFIC REVIEW EDITORIAL STAFF Pacific Review is published three times a year by University of the Provost Maria Pallavicini Managing Editor Katie Ismael Pacific, 3601 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, CA, 95211.Readership consists of 65,000 alumni, parents, friends, faculty, students and Editor Sheri Grimes Vice President, staff. Material herein does not necessarily represent the official Business and Finance Patrick Cavanaugh Get Connected and position of the University. Material in this publication may not be Vice President, External Relations Class Notes Editor Becky (Curry) Perry ’01, ’09 reproduced in any form without permission. and Athletics Ted Leland ’70, ’74 Contributing Writers Jennifer Langham Postmaster: Send any address changes to Pacific Review, Vice President, Student Life Patrick K. Day Lindsey Lundquist Keith Michaud Advancement Services, Bannister Hall, Vice President, Development G. Burnham Atterbury Art Direction & Design Kärri Johnson Brown 3601 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, CA 95211-0197. Clayton Spowart Vice President and Secretary to the Board of Regents Mary Lou Lackey Contributing HOW TO REACH THE REVIEW: Photographers Fahad Almenai Associate Vice President, Email: [email protected] Elinore Ceballos Jon Draper Communications Richard Rojo Voice: 209.946.2311 Randall Gee Jon Hill Fax: 209.946.3111 Assistant Vice President, Mike Mooney Steve Yeater Send Class Notes to [email protected] Alumni Relations Bill Coen 2 University of the Pacific | Pacific Review Fall 2013 | Pacific.edu LETTERS From Our Readers Brubeck Story Spurs Great Memories Just finished reading Pacific Review and tribute to Dave Brubeck. I remember our COP spring dance of 1948. Stan Kenton was the main dance band, and Dave Brubeck played at intermission. I can’t remember if he played with his group or solo piano. It was the best of times. Our 47/48 football team was the second highest scoring Bob Duree ’51 COP Robert Culp Eddie LeBaron team in the nation, CCAA champions and winner of the Jan.1, 1948 Raisin Bowl defeating Utah State. Eddie LeBaron received little All- American honors. Our baseball team won the CCAA championship. The Drama Department put on some great productions which included performances by Robert Culp and Dave Gerber. “Those were the days, my friend. We thought they’d never end...” 65 years ago. — Bob Duree, ’51 COP Stan Kenton 1948 Raisin Bowl winners Graduation “Best Day of My Memories Life” I graduated from COP in 1949 at Graduation 1985 was one of the Baxter Stadium, the old football best days of my life. After four years stadium where so many great at Pacific, I actually graduated and, victories occurred. There were about on top of that, my company 300 graduates plus families and Carmichael Oil & Gas Co. toasted friends present that day…I don’t the SBPA, (yes, School of Business remember much about my and Public Administration), Stan Lichtenstein ’49 COP graduation 64 years ago, but I do Ben T. Carmichael ’85 BUS graduates after the ceremony on thank Pacific for all the wonderful Knoles Lawn. It has taken my 50th memories in school there, for life-long friendships, many who have birthday to realize how special that day was and how special Pacific departed. still is today. Congratulations to the graduates! I thank Pacific for the education that allowed me to work and — Ben T. Carmichael ’85 BUS teach in the field I love for almost 50 years. And I thank Pacific for giving me the ability to enjoy retirement for 20 years and counting! — Stan Lichtenstein ’49 COP We’d like to hear FROM YOU! Pacific Review welcomes signed letters of 200 words or less from readers. We reserve the right to The above graduation memories were shared with the alumni community edit all letters. Send to [email protected]. this summer in the “What’s Up Pacific?” e-newsletter. University of the Pacific | Pacific.edu | Pacific Review Fall 2013 3 CAMPUS HAPPENINGS New Program Trains International Dentists to be Educators Pacific’s schools of dentistry and education and Kuwait University have teamed up to launch a program that addresses a need for advanced training of dental educators at international universities. The newly launched International General Dentist Educator (IGDE) program brings international scholars to Pacific to help them become dental educators in their home countries. The first students in the five-year program are Drs. Fawaz Alzoubi and Hanadi Al Enezi, both from Kuwait University. The program provides clinical University News education under the two-year Advanced Education in General Dentistry program at the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry. Educational training comes through a two-year master’s degree in professional education and leadership Advancing Women’s Leadership through the Gladys L. Benerd School of Education. In the final year of the Former U.S. Secretary of State several University departments, program, the students complete a thesis Condoleezza Rice was the keynote speaker individuals and community organizations, project and teaching practicum in at University of the Pacific’s first forum on the idea became reality. classroom, pre-clinical and clinical Advancing Women’s Leadership. Themed In her address, Rice shared her personal education of doctoral students. “No Ordinary Woman,” the half-day journey as a female who has held numerous Upon completion, Alzoubi and Al event in March also featured speaker leadership positions typically held by men. Enezi will be qualified to teach and Christy Haubegger, founder of the Afterward, she discussed issues surrounding practice at Kuwait University, where both groundbreaking Latina magazine, and a women in leadership roles in an interview plan to return as dental educators.