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[ v i c e p r e s i d e n t o f university relations] IT TAKES A COMMUNITY Timothy L. O’Malley, PhD HELLO! [assistant vice president USD students rely on legions of allies and fans o f p u b l i c a f f a i r s ] Pamela Gray Payton [email protected] n 1996, then-First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton famously referenced the proverbial, [editor/senior director] “It takes a village to raise a child.” She suggested that the American spirit of indepen- Julene Snyder Idence and self-reliance notwithstanding, our children are, in fact, encouraged and [email protected] molded and nurtured and educated (or not) by the people they encounter on their [ a s s o c i a t e e d i t o r ] journey to adulthood. Mike Sauer So, too, are today’s students at the University of San Diego dependent upon the influ- [email protected] ences, guidance and assistance of an entire university community in their pursuit of their [senior creative director] goals. They slowly come to the realization of the legions of allies and fans who have Barbara Ferguson [email protected] helped them get to USD and of those already here waiting to assist them, directly and indirectly, to succeed in college, graduate school or law school and to fulfill their dreams in a highly competitive and changing world. [ w r i t e r s ] IT’S Ryan T. Blystone New USD students and their parents and families are greeted in their first days on campus by their fac- Karen Gross ulty preceptors, their resident assistants, their preceptor assistants, residence hall ministry staff, their peer Sandra Millers Younger counselors, their tutors and administrators and staff throughout the institution. Their faculty mentors, their Trisha J. Ratledge coaches and teammates, club advisors and student government representatives sustain them. Eventually, [ u s d m a g a z i n e ] their newfound USD friends, influences and choices shape them. 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[back and forth] fit both USD students and soci- Catholic institution. This means and trustees of the University of San ety as a whole. that all Christian students, whether Diego reiterate their dedication to — Elizabeth Mueller Catholic or not, should be encour- USD’s mission: “The University of Director of Development aged and provided opportunities San Diego is a Roman Catholic School of Business Administration to develop a deeper relationship institution committed to advancing with Jesus. Those who believe in academic excellence, expanding Feeling the Love God, but not in Jesus as the Christ, liberal and professional knowledge, Loved, loved, loved your article should also be given opportunities creating a diverse and inclusive about the MEPNs (“Uncondition- and encouragement to deepen community, and preparing leaders al Love,” Fall 2011)! Thank you so their relationship with God. And dedicated to ethical conduct and much for putting such a positive those who see no place for religion compassionate service.” — Editor spotlight on this group of awe- in their lives should be respected, some students. but will hopefully be affected by — Kathy K. Marsh, MSN, RN, CNS the atmosphere at USD. Assistant Professor Values and altruism are, of Clinical Placement Coordinator, course, important. USD Magazine is Impact Continues MSN and CNS Programs full of those examples. All values, I really enjoyed reading the article and the desire to serve others, ulti- about the Community Service- mately come from gratitude to Learning, titled, “A World of Differ- God, flowing from a personal rela- ence” (Fall 2011). USD does an tionship with Him. exemplary job at promoting the Catholic character and outreach importance of community service, is the purpose of a Catholic univer- not only in San Diego, but also on sity. In my case, my personal rela- a global level. Having participated A Personal Relationship tionship with Jesus deepened tre- in one of the Tijuana service trips I have a comment about the list of mendously while I was at USD, and as well as service learning through strategic directions that were this has served me my whole life. Correction my classes, I have been able to printed in the “Etc.” section of the — Paul Freter ‘77 I really enjoyed your USD Maga- experience this firsthand. Fall 2011 issue of USD Magazine. zine article about Fanny Maizel — Devin Ludwig ‘11 I continue to be surprised that USD’s new strategic directions are (“Closer to Fine,” Fall 2011). How- when the university reports on not intended to be listed in any sort ever, her master’s degree was Credit Where It’s Due strategic planning or mission, of ranked order. Rather, all six of mistakenly identified as Counsel- I was delighted to see the exten- it tends to be a long list, among these are seen as essential to the ing. She received a Master of Arts sive feature story about USD’s which is somewhere placed continued vitality of the University in Marital and Family Therapy. School of Business and School of “Catholic character and out- of San Diego, and most would — Todd Edwards, PhD Peace Studies’ Center for Peace reach,” or words to that effect. agree that Catholic character is Associate Professor and Director and Commerce (“Making Doors I am well aware that most stu- among the most important aspects Marital and Family Therapy Program Out of Walls”) in the Fall 2011 dents are not Catholic, come of USD. The full text of the strategic issue of USD Magazine. I wanted from other faith traditions, or direction in question is as follows: to make sure readers know that no particular faith tradition at all. “The university will promote its the inaugural Social Innovation Clearly, all of these diverse reli- Catholic character by drawing Write us ... Challenge that was held in Janu- gious backgrounds should be upon the Church’s intellectual, spiri- ary 2011 would not have been welcomed and accommodated. tual, cultural and social traditions We welcome letters to the possible without the generous That is part of Catholic character. to engage critical issues about the editor about articles in the philanthropy of John and Nancy At the same time, Catholic role of religion in society, to foster magazine. Letters may be edit- Jo Cappetta. John is a 1983 character should not be fourth interreligious dialogue and under- ed for length and clarity, and graduate of the School of Busi- on a general list of strategic direc- standing, and to promote peace must include a daytime phone ness Administration. tions for the university to help and social justice.” By articulating number. Write: Editor, USD Their gift is the reason the President Lyons “chart a path” this statement among the strategic Magazine, 5998 Alcalá Park, program exists, a happy out- for its future. Catholic character directions that guide the universi- San Diego, CA 92110. come that will continue to bene- is the most important aspect of a ty’s planning, top administrators E-mail: [email protected].

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14 / GAZING SKYWARD 16 / THE BIG THINKER Delve into the stories of ten remarkable members of the Senior sociology major Gabe university community — energetic students, dedicated Adibe is the founder of USD faculty and fulfilled alumni — as we celebrate their Think, which aims to bring extraordinary life journeys to date. Each of them inspires, students, faculty and the 24 educates and ultimately elevates. Best of all, their accom- community together for free- LOVE AND COMPASSION ARE NECESSITIES. plishments thus far make us certain that their very best form discussions on social 24 / THE DYNAMO work is yet to come. issues to promote positive Assistant Professor of Sociology Erik Fritsvold is about as change and action. These energetic as they come, which is a good thing, because his efforts echo the challenges plate isn’t just full, it’s overflowing. His classes in the crime, DEPARTMENTS he faced as a Marine logisti- justice, law and society concentration range from precepto- cian off the coast of Indonesia rial courses for incoming freshmen to research-intensive AROUND THE PARK after the 2004 tsunami. independent study classes for senior criminology students. 6 / Forward Movement School of Law Dean Stephen Ferruolo brings THE SUFFERING OF ONE PERSON OR ONE NATION IS THE SUFFERING OF HUMANITY. a unique background to USD; Founding Dean of Professional and Continuing Education

USD MAGAZINE 8 Jason Lemon comes on board. CLASS NOTES 32 / From the Heart 8 / Going Global San Diego College for Women alumna Patricia Dixon ’71 USD ranked number one in the nation for undergraduate (MA ’75) strengthens awareness of American Indian Studies. ON THE COVER: student participation in study abroad programs, proof posi- 37 / Above and Beyond Photograph of senior tive that Toreros are traveling the world in record numbers. 14OPEN YOUR ARMS TO CHANGE. Corpsman, Navy SEAL and soon-to-be medical school student Gabe Adibe by Fred Greaves Jonathan Kim ’12 has a deep-seated respect for the sanctity of life. 9 / Play Ball 37 Find our pages online at Plans for , the university’s new state-of-the-art TORERO ATHLETICS 38 / Born Again www.sandiego.edu/usdmag facility, announced as part of upgrading USD’s 12 / Even Keeled ALUMNI UPDATE Documentarian Vivien Francis ’10 (MA) and her photographic athletics and recreational infrastructure. Reigning West Coast 30 / Celebrate Good Times project, “The Untouchables of India.” Conference Player of the Thousands of Toreros came 10 / Compare and Contrast Year, USD golf squad cap- home to USD for Home- WHAT’S YOUR STORY? School of Leadership and Education Sciences faculty and tain Alex Ching likes to coming and Family Weekend 36 / Wanted: News About You students gained insight into international counseling prac- play it cool, both on and last fall; the 2012 event is Submit updates on your life and adventures to us online at tices at a conference in Verona, Italy. off the course. 12 scheduled for Oct. 12-14. www.sandiego.edu/publications/classnotes/.

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66040USD_BC_P5.indd 4 2/2/12 8:48 AM 66040USD_BC_P5.indd 5 2/3/12 7:16 PM had an almost homespun appeal. [ d r i v e n ] But what sealed the deal was the opportunity to become USD’s founding dean of professional and continuing education (PCE) and to GENERATION NEXT expand the division into a full part- The future is now for Millennials ner for all of the university’s aca- demic units. by Karen Gross An academic entrepreneur who he just might be the quint- generation underestimated started his own software publishing essential millennial. Per- and underutilized. company as an undergraduate, S fectly poised, impecca- “I think we are very overconfi- Lemon has made a career of estab- bly groomed and remarkably dent,” she agrees. “But I think that lishing partnerships and programs in self-assured, 21-year-old Jenni- can be used in the workplace to distance learning and extension fer Scharre looks like the poster increase efficiency.” education across the country. child for what’s sometimes been As part of her self-initiated “One of the touchstones of my called Generation Next; the crop research, Scharre has distribut- career has always been strength- of kids born between 1985 and ed surveys to 1500 business stu- ening, expanding and growing 1998, many of whom began to dents across San Diego, probing projects, programs and depart- come of age around the turn of their backgrounds and is con- ments,” says Lemon, whose the millennium. ducting an extensive review of most recent position was associ- According to an extensive the existing literature about gen- ate dean of extension at the report by the Pew Research erational conflict in the work- University of , Berkeley. Center, this group largely place, with the help of Tara “It was exciting to think about describes itself as confident, lib- Ceranic, an assistant professor of what it would mean to come to eral, upbeat and open to change. business ethics at USD. USD, which has a strong founda- But Scharre, who recently gradu- “There hasn’t been a legitimate tion in continuing education, ated from USD with a bachelor’s look at what these kids are actu- and build upon that success.” in business administration, has ally doing,” Ceranic says. “There Already known for its English lan- made her own observations. And are a lot of ways to do things, and guage academy and for K-12 pro- her picture is not quite so rosy. boomers were raised very differ- fessional development, USD’s PCE That’s why she decided to ently than these millenials were.” THE PARK division is ideal for those who seek undergo a research project to Ironically, both Scharre and education outside of the typical study millenials’ hopes, goals and Ceranic speculate that the source

MARSHALL WILLIAMSdegree program through certificate expectations for the future. of the struggle may lie with the programs, individual courses for And as it turns out, yes, people who parented the mil- [ s a v v y ] career advancement, or online millennials are a confident, lennials — the very same baby tions nationally, and continuing to learning. Lemon sees great poten- can-do bunch; hard working boomers now blindsided by the build core academic areas such as tial in these alternative pathways. and self-motivated to be sure. generation they brought up. Hov- constitutional law. From a development standpoint, But they’re also determined; ering over their children, they FORWARD MOVEMENT The directives are all geared the PCE division removes barriers they want to be challenged and pushed them relentlessly; packing toward providing a preeminent by providing professors with the aren’t into punching a clock. And their days with advanced academ- New deans bring an entrepreneurial spirit to USD contemporary legal education for instructional design and technolo- because they have a lot to con- ics and extracurricular activities, by Trisha J. Ratledge tomorrow’s practitioners. No small gy resources they need to adminis- tribute, they don’t think they and setting them up to believe n a Sunday afternoon last Ferruolo’s unique background most recently as the founding task, since as a practitioner himself, ter successful online and extension should have to do entry-level, they couldn’t fail. March, sandwiched be- as an accomplished scholar, aca- partner and chair of the San Diego Ferruolo regards USD graduates as learning programs. routine work along the path to “The rules have changed,” Otween a family vacation demic and attorney, however, put office of international law firm “some of the finest lawyers I have “The professors focus on infor- that big career break. Scharre says. “I think as parents and a week of meetings in Boston him at the top of the list to Goodwin Procter LLP. worked with.” With that in mind, mation, learning outcomes and “We’re not there to be recep- they had every intention of creat- for his law firm, Stephen Ferruolo become the 10th dean at the While there is always a learning he doesn’t mind the long days. assessment, and our folks make tionists or interns,” Scharre ing successful people, but I don’t interviewed with the search com- School of Law. He’s certainly got curve for a new dean, Ferruolo (at “My wife said, ‘You’re working as sure we are using the technolo- argues. “There are real positions, think they had a good idea of what mittee for the new dean of USD’s an exceptional résumé. With right, above) is undaunted, nimbly many hours as you used to work as gies, formats and systems that are real jobs and real tasks that we those people would look like.” School of Law. His expectations degrees from Wesleyan, Princeton citing the many new programs and a partner,’” Ferruolo shares. “But the most accessible for the students,” could have a huge impact on.” With the kids growing up and were … well, let’s call them realistic. and Oxford universities — the last directions under way at the law difference is, when you get home at Lemon says. “There are brilliant That honest approach hasn’t wanting to work on their own “I said to my wife, ‘This is as a Rhodes Scholar — Ferruolo school, including increasing the fac- night, you are smiling.” and exciting things happening always gone over well with terms, their parents —and man- great. I can meet with the search taught history on the faculties of ulty and expanding clinics, collabo- For Jason Lemon, the move to here in terms of academic achieve- the people in charge — many agers — will need to adjust. committee and lay the ground- Bennington College and Stanford rations and outreach efforts. Long- USD was a bit like coming home. ment, teaching and learning of whom, Scharre contends, “The more willing these work- work for someday being an University. One more degree — a term goals include advancing the With degrees from Brigham Young opportunities. Finding ways to believe millennials are selfish places are to adapt to these new adjunct at the law school,’” he JD with honors from Stanford — intellectual property program and and Emory universities, returning share that in a wider way is the and entitled. That’s not accurate, employees, the better off they’re AROUND THE PARK AROUND THE PARK AROUND THE PARK AROUND THE PARK AROUND THE PARK

AROUND recalls with a chuckle. led to a successful 20-year practice, the LLM in taxation into top posi- to a private, faith-based campus role of continuing education.” she says, and it’s leaving her going to be.”

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66040USD_06_13.indd 6 2/2/12 9:24 AM 66040USD_06_13.indd 7 2/6/12 6:16 PM Undergraduate study abroad ness Administration, School of AROUND THE PARK participation has long been a Law, School of Leadership and hallmark of the USD education Education Sciences and Joan B. GIFTS experience. The Institute for Kroc School of Peace Studies — International Education’s have extensive global opportuni- A T W O R K Open Doors Report has recog- ties for students. Additionally, [exploration] nized USD as No. 1 in undergrad- University Ministry and the Cen- A unique partnership agree- uate study abroad participation. ter for Community Service-Learn- ment between USD and commu- ing have immersion programs. nity foundations on both sides of The rise in participation shows the U.S.-Mexico border has been reached, effectively allowing that USD’s renewed emphasis on Mexican donors to make a finan- GOING GLOBAL internationalization over the past cial contribution to USD in a USD best in the nation for undergraduate participation in study abroad programs five years is working. “The creation secure and advantageous man- of the International Center in 2007 ner. The agreement allows for by Ryan T. Blystone was the culmination of one of the funds to be transferred between hether studying the strategic initiatives of the Universi- the Tijuana-based Fundación origin of USD campus ty and all our stakeholders,” says International de la Comunidad and its U.S. sister foundation, the buildings in Alcalá de Dimon, who was named as the W International Community Henares, , immersing them- center’s director last fall. Foundation in National City, Calif. selves in the vibrant culture of So now that USD ranks first in [play ball] Florence, Italy or exploring the participation, what’s next? “It defi- Dr. Manuel Barba recently storied sights of London, England, nitely motivates us and keeps us THE UNVEILING OF FOWLER PARK, USD’s made a $50,000 gift to USD to enhance the Dr. and Mrs. Manuel Toreros are expanding their hori- thinking creatively,” says Kira Espiri- state-of-the-art baseball facility named in hon- zons and traveling the world in tu, director of USD’s undergradu- Barba Endowed Scholarship. Student recipients of the Barba record numbers. ate study abroad program. “More or of Ron and Alexis Fowler’s generosity, was Scholarship must demonstrate According to the most recent than 70 percent of our undergrad- announced on Jan. 28 by President Mary E. leadership skills in their communi- data from the Institute for Interna- uate students are studying abroad, ty, Catholic Church and bilingual tional Education (IIE) publication, but it makes us think harder about Lyons, PhD, and Executive Director of Athletics speech. Dr. Barba, who is a Trustee Emeritus, served on USD’s Board Open Doors Report, which exam- the nearly 30 percent we’re miss- Ky Snyder. The facility will be included in the first ined institutions and study abroad ing and how we can reach them.” of Trustees for 31 years, leaving undergraduate student participa- The Second-Year Experience phase of plans to upgrade the university’s athletics the board in June of 2010.

tion for the 2009-2010 academic Study Abroad for sophomores, a col- and recreational infrastructure, and is part of the The Mulvaney Challenge was year, USD ranks No. 1 with 71.4 per- laborative effort between Espiritu’s highlighted in the Fall 2010 issue cent participation among doctorate office and the Office of Student Department of Athletics’ $30 million fundraising of USD Magazine; Tom ’77 and institutions. Data indicates that 825 Affairs, is one way. More than 180 effort, “The Drive for Torero Success.” Karen Mulvaney have challenged students of the 1,156 total under- Class of 2013 students took the inau- USD to raise $400,000 by June 30, graduate degrees conferred at USD gural Intersession trip in 2011, Slated for completion in 2013, Fowler Park will 2012 to benefit the Center for in 2009-2010 studied abroad for at choosing between Barcelona, Spain; Community Service-Learning. In house a 1,700-seat baseball stadium (which can turn, the Mulvaneys will match least one semester, summer or dur- Florence, Italy; and Oxford/London, every dollar. To date, $175,000 has ing the January Intersession. England. Students took a college expand to more than 3,000 for special events), been raised. “We’re thrilled with this outside course, but also took in local culture along with field lighting, a team clubhouse, recognition. It validates the com- such as attending a soccer game, The Donald and Elizabeth mitment across campus to pro- taking part in a cultural cooking coaches’ office space, and press and suite levels. Dickinson Foundation gave $100,000 to the Hahn School vide a globally relevant education experience, and visiting museums The new playing field will continue to be known for our students,” Associate Pro- and nearby cities on weekends. Staff of Nursing and Health Science’s Master’s Entry Program in Nursing vost for International Affairs members went along and led fre- as Cunningham Field, in recognition of former (MEPN) last November. Initiated in Denise Dimon, PhD, says. quent student reflections. USD Baseball Coach John Cunningham. 2002, MEPN is an innovative Dimon, an economics professor “It’s ironic that a trip abroad has approach for transitioning men at USD since 1982, is well-acquaint- actually made me feel closer to my A longtime supporter of the university and and women with a bachelor’s or higher non-nursing degree ed with the value of international USD community,” says Remi Dal- its athletic programs, Ron Fowler currently education for undergraduate and ton, a double major in chemistry into a career in nursing at the graduate students, due to her long- and visual arts, who went to Flor- serves as chair of the USD Board of Trustees. graduate level. Last December, the Dickinson Foundation gave time role as director of the Ahlers ence, Italy. “Being in a foreign Additional initial-phase athletics and recre- a $300,000 Challenge Grant (over Center for International Business. country made me realize that, three years) to the MEPN program, All colleges and schools on campus whether we are Italian or a USD ation improvements include a new golf/soft- which has become a model for — the College of Arts and Sciences, student, we each have a global ball/club sports facility, and the renovation other nursing schools in the Hahn School of Nursing and responsibility to be open to friend- United States.

Health Science, School of Busi- BARBARA FERGUSON ship and new experiences.” of the Skip and Cindy Hogan Tennis Facility.

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66040USD_06_13.indd 8 2/2/12 9:24 AM 66040USD_06_13.indd 9 2/6/12 6:16 PM Being immersed in a different ture. My experience of being the [ t r a n s c e n d e n t ] AROUND THE PARK culture helps USD students ‘other’ is so important to under- better understand the world standing their world.” DESCRIBED AS “A CREATOR OF ELEGANT BEAUTY WHOSE around them. Of course, opportunities like ARTISTRY CROSSES MANY GENRES OF PERFORMING ARTS,” [etc.] this aren’t accidental; they hap- 2011 Kyoto Prize arts and philosophy laureate Tamasaburo pen by design. In 2005, SOLES The stirring call to “move wom- [global view] made an unprecedented commit- Bando V is one of Japan’s most revered artists. A master of en from success to significance” ment to internationalization by the theatrical dance-drama genre known as Kabuki, Bando is the vision of Leadership Cali- requiring students to take part has devoted much of his life to theater productions, and has fornia, which strives to increase in an international component, the representation and influence also contributed to other genres of performing arts with great which began with the 2008 enter- of women leaders. The organiza- COMPARE AND CONTRAST distinction, both as an actor and director. Counseling methods vary wildly between Verona and San Diego ing class. “As we develop school tion honored USD President leaders, that multicultural, multi- Known for his acclaimed performances in “onnagata” Mary E. Lyons, PhD, as well as by Diane Callahan ’07 (MA) lingual world view is vital,” says (Kabuki female roles), Bando has established himself as a trustee/major donor Darlene air Verona, an ancient town other American universities in pre- changed from the time of Romeo for elementary school counselors, Rowell, USD’s counseling pro- Shiley, at a luncheon celebrating “tate oyama” (leading actor of female roles) in the contem- renowned as the fictional senting foundational work to help and Juliet, the city of 700,000 has professional development and gram director. “Most schools in San Diego’s women leaders in Fsetting of tragic teenage develop the new program. all the issues of modern life: a action research. The event fea- the San Diego area have about porary Kabuki scene. Onnagata is a discipline that requires a November 2011. love, is approximately 6,141 miles There’s great need for guidance, weak economy, changing social tured 20 practitioners and pro- 22 languages spoken in their lifetime of training, and the greatest onnagata, throughout from the University of San Diego. as Italy has no established school roles, growth of immigrant popu- fessors and more than 150 populations. Training must in- Kabuki’s centuries-long history, have been among the most Emeritus Professor Robert Though half a world apart, com- counseling programs. “I compare lations, increased need for social participants. Nine second-year clude a global-centric view.” Infantino of USD’s School of adored celebrities in Japan. Tamasaburo is unique in that he mon ground is blossoming: USD is the process there to martial arts services and so on. Now, Italian SOLES students also attended, “International travel gives you a Leadership and Education Sci- helping to launch Italy’s first mas- training here in the United States,” education and psychology lead- gaining insight into internation- different context,” says leadership has consistently applied his onnagata techniques to classical ences received the prestigious ter’s level degree in school coun- says SOLES Assistant Professor Ian ers are looking to the success of al counseling practices. studies student Irma Venegas. Western theatrical roles, such as Shakespearian characters California Council on Teacher Edu- seling. Last November, the Martin. “There’s often a ‘master’ or American school counseling pro- “Nothing compares to being in “You learn not to put people in Desdemona and Lady Macbeth. cation Distinguished Teacher Edu- University of Verona hosted an wise person who attracts appren- grams in order to help students a different culture,” said Meghan boxes, but to see them as individu- cator Award in October 2011. The On March 22, Bando will discuss his artistry and lifetime con- international conference titled, tices. They train, and then move on and their families respond to Keller, a student in the school als, to see them as who they really council seeks to recognize individ- “School Counseling: Italian and to their own practice. But things these shifting stresses within the counseling specialization program. are. You open new lenses, look at tributions to a variety of performance genres at USD’s Shiley uals who have made significant American Experience in Com- are starting to change, especially context of Italian society. “This is my fourth international trip knowledge in a new way and real- Theatre. The event, which will be held in conjunction with the contributions to the preparation parison.” There, School of with this emerging program.” The Lonnie Rowell, Ian Martin, with SOLES. Each time the lessons ize that what happens in other 2012 San Diego Kyoto Prize Symposium, will take place from and professional development of Leadership and Education Scien- first Italian students will begin their and Erica Nash represented tie directly back to my coursework. countries affects us here. Coming educators for California schools. 10:30 a.m. – noon and is open to the public. Admission is free, ces (SOLES) faculty joined with studies this fall. USD at the conference, present- Counselors work in multicultural home, you interact differently with consultants and faculty from six While Verona appears little ing lectures on best practices schools. I help kids adjust to cul- that experience in your mind.” though pre-event registration is required. For more informa- USD President Mary E. Lyons, For the students in Verona, tion, go to http://kyotoprize-us.org. PhD, traveled to Rwanda and the trip began in Vienna, , Burundi in mid-January 2012 with where they attended the a delegation that included top Collaborative Action Research officials of Catholic Relief Services Network Conference. “Asking (CRS). The agenda for the visit questions to better understand focused on ongoing projects such the presentations made me think as CRS’ Community Healing and more critically, which led to inter- Reconciliation Project in Kigali, nal reflection. I had to learn by Rwanda and a meeting with those asking the right questions,” recalls working on preventing mother-to- counseling student Mica Nereu. child transmission of HIV/AIDS in This kind of insight is exactly what Bujumbura, Burundi. Rowell hopes every student will achieve, and emphasizes that inter- His Holiness the XIV Dalai national, multicultural learning is Lama will visit San Diego April particularly important for counseling 18-19, 2012. As part of a two-day students. “We need more reflection symposium, which is hosted by in our society, in our work. In the the University of San Diego, San United States we tend toward out- Diego State University and UC side observation and action; this San Diego, he will speak at USD inner reflection is just as important. at 1:30 p.m. on Wed., April 18 in Our students pursue jobs in interna- the . For fur- tional settings as well as national. ther information or to purchase They work in a changing world, yet tickets for his public talk, “Culti- the problems they confront remain vating Peace and Justice,” go to TAKASHI OKAMOTO JOY BRUNETTI much the same.” www.dalailamasandiego.org.

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66040USD_06_13.indd 10 2/3/12 9:08 PM 66040USD_06_13.indd 11 2/3/12 9:08 PM [achievement] TORERO ATHLETICS GOAL ORIENTED Women’s soccer captures first West Coast Conference title [effortless] by Ryan T. Blystone atalie Garcia’s soccer Stephanie Ochs, the first USD says. “For us seniors, we knew résumé is something to player to win the WCC Player of that if we lost any more games Nbehold. She excelled in the Year award, scored eight it would literally be our last one of the nation’s preeminent goals and assisted on 14 more. chance to get a top seed EVEN KEELED youth soccer organizations, the Garcia, WCC defensive player of (through the conference) or Alex Ching likes to play it cool, Soccer Club, was a the year, anchored the back line even into the NCAA Tourna- both on and off the golf course decorated four-year varsity letter- and chipped in five goals and ment, which we’d been to every by Mike Sauer man at San Pasqual High School, 11 assists. Senior goalkeeper year I’ve been here.” rowing up in a tropical Division I Men’s Golf Champion- and even had the opportunity to Courtney Hawkins had six shut- Road victories against Port- paradise like the South ships in Ooltewah, Tenn., where compete in the Women’s World outs and a 0.86 goals-against land, a longtime USD nemesis, GShore of Oahu, Hawaii, he set course and tournament Cup last summer as a member of average. Juniors Lexi Deol and and WCC newcomer Brigham certainly doesn’t earn Alex records for both individual round Mexico’s national team. Dani Russell, sophomore Taylor Young University followed. It Ching any sympathy points from (he shot a 6-under-par 66), and Yet, when Garcia allows her- Housley and freshmen Mariah set the stage for the 3-0 WCC his Torero teammates. In fact, 36-hole scoring (135). The previ- self to take stock of her on-field Butera, who led USD with two title-clincher over Santa Clara, the senior captain of the USD ous holder of both of those accomplishments through the NCAA playoff goals, all per- and a playoff run that culminat- golf squad gets the business records goes by the name of Tiger. years, none are likely to leave a formed well. ed in the team advancing to the every time he even hints at feel- “Yeah, it’s pretty cool to be more lasting impression than Yet, with all their individual Sweet 16 of the NCAA Women’s ing a chill during the team’s mentioned with (Tiger Woods) the four years (2008-2011) she successes, the team’s watershed Soccer Tournament for the first morning practice sessions. as a golfer, but I’ve got a long spent as a defender/midfielder moment came in the wake of a time in program history. “I get all kinds of grief for being way to go to even make it to for the University of San Diego painful loss. The Toreros had “This season shows us what from Hawaii, especially if I ever the PGA tour,” Ching says. Women’s Soccer Program. just dropped a tough decision we have to do to accomplish complain about the weather,” What’s even cooler is Ching’s “Being a Torero, to me, isn’t to conference rival Pepperdine, what we all strive for,” says the amiable 21-year-old admits. relaxed approach to a game just about the name of the their fifth consecutive defeat at Butera, a WCC All-Freshman After reviewing his stellar that can turn saints into sinners school or location; it’s the fami- the time, and were a disap- Team selection. “We can look at competitive résumé, you get with just one swing of the club. ly I know I have here,” she says. pointing 5-7-0 for the season. A that banner, ‘WCC champions,’ the sneaking suspicion that the Those who have played with “There’s a bond, a connection, family meeting was warranted, and know it’s going to take a only real complaints about and against him marvel at his with this group. We’re basically and it happened right there on lot of hard work to get there, Ching come from his oppo- innate ability to keep his emo- like sisters. I know I’ll be keep- Pepperdine’s home field. but I know we have the motiva- nents on the course. As the tions in check come crunch ing the relationships I’ve built “We’d hit rock bottom,” Garcia tion to do it again.” reigning West Coast Conference time. He asserts his authority here for the rest of my life.” Player of the Year and four-year by hitting the right shot when And the Lady Toreros’ 2011 starter for the Toreros, he’s it matters most. campaign will likely be an espe- amassed some impressive indi- Folks from the islands call it cially endearing memory for vidual statistics while helping “mana,” a spiritual power that, Garcia, her teammates, Coach propel his team to national when harnessed correctly, helps Ada Greenwood and his staff. prominence. Just this past a person reach their full poten- They’re the first team in the November, he played a major tial. Whether you buy into that program’s history to win the role in helping the squad over- bit of Polynesian mysticism or West Coast Conference (WCC) come a 13-stroke deficit to win not, what’s irrefutable is Ching’s championship. the Kauai Collegiate Invitational development as a player, and “We saw so much potential for the fourth consecutive year. a person. from the start, even before our He’s also one of 26 golfers “When I was a freshman, preseason camp started,” Garcia

nationally to be listed on the I was kind of a baby,” he recalls, BROCK SCOTT says. “It wasn’t just us, either. It 2011 Ben Hogan Award Watch somewhat sheepishly. “I was in was parents, coaches, even close List, which, for comparison a new place with new team- on the team, and there’s defi- In addition to the on- and freshman on the squad. friends who are some of our bet- purposes, is akin to being rec- mates and it took a bit of time nitely responsibility that comes off-course responsibilities that “Oh yeah, you have to keep ter fans who saw it. We knew the ognized as a potential Heisman to acclimate, but I got a lot of with that. I do some things that I come with being the team’s the young guys in line,” he says ability was there to accomplish a Trophy candidate and future support from the older guys on hope will set the standard for elder statesman, Ching definite- with a sly grin. “They have to do lot, and it drove us to achieve first-round NFL draft pick. the team. They showed me the other guys, like motivating them ly enjoys keeping some of the the little freshmen things, like what we did this season.” Oh, and then there was that ropes and it really helped. to stay focused, which can be time-honored team traditions carry our bags for us. Gotta Contributions came from

time back at the 2010 NCAA “This year, I’m the only senior hard when you’re young.” alive — to the dismay of the teach them the ropes, right?” everywhere. Senior striker BROCK SCOTT

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66040USD_06_13.indd 12 2/2/12 9:24 AM 66040USD_06_13.indd 13 2/2/12 9:24 AM Gazing Skyward [FACETS OF THE SAME JEWEL]

There are people who transform those around them by simply being themselves. They’re not necessarily famous, nor do they want to be. They don’t make a big fuss about their suc- cesses, and they always seem to learn some- thing from their mistakes. If you watch and listen closely enough, an example is being drawn, simply by the graceful way they go about their work, their play, their lives.

Each of those who stories we bring you were singled out due to their profound impact on the people around them. Whether students determined to carve a niche in the global community, faculty members who inspire and elevate, or alumni quietly working to make the world a better place, we celebrate their journeys, their accomplishments and our certainty that their best work is yet to come.

Inspiration is precious, and with each flash of brilliance, of humility, of ebullience, of abid- ing curiosity and lifelong love of learning, we are all just a little richer, a little wiser, a little bit closer to becoming the best possible ver- sion of our best possible self.

Photography by Fred Greaves, Soobum Im, Jenna Isaacson and Kim White

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66040USD_14-29.indd 14 2/3/12 9:44 PM 66040USD_14-29.indd 15 2/2/12 10:52 AM “If you believe in something and you want it to change and you take The Big Thinker action, the rest follows.”

Bringing a different kind of unity to campus is maker Campus in recognition of its exten- sive social innovation efforts — Adibe and Gabe Adibe’s current mission critical. his fellow organizers have big plans, such as a USD Think jamboree for social action by Trisha J. Ratledge groups campuswide. He emphasizes that he’s not alone in his dream, and that USD Following the unimaginable devastation of the 2004 Indonesian Think is growing with the hard work and support of many people at USD. tsunami, Gabe Adibe helped deliver nearly a half million pounds of Creating change in the local communi- food, water, clothing and other supplies to the survivors. A logisti- ty, or, in fact, the world, is quite possible, says Adibe, who hopes to encourage cian for the Marines who made sure cargo and aircraft for the mis- innovation in city planning in his post- sion were swiftly stocked and precisely packed, those numbers military career. “If you believe in some- thing and you want it to change and you astounded even him. But what made the massive humanitarian take action, the rest follows,” he explains. effort possible, he says, was simple: synergy and teamwork. This February, Adibe takes his message to a national audience as he leads a three- “It was a joint effort between different countries,” he says. hour workshop at TEDxAshokaU, a confer- “There were all these people who didn’t know each other ence at Arizona State University designed to inspire deep dialogues among change- 24 hours prior and they were planning, sharing meals, working makers. Originally in a wildcard runoff through the night, providing aid.” for a 10-minute student speaking slot, Adibe garnered 3,034 votes ast forward eight years, on the conference’s website, and Adibe, a senior soci- a close second-place finish. F ology major at USD, is Impressed by his spirited still the logistics manager for campaign, the conference a larger cause. As the found- organizers invited him to run er of USD Think, Adibe brings a workshop, and, in the pro- students, faculty and local cess, provide more exposure community members from for USD Think. Perfect, says all backgrounds together for Adibe, since he envisions free-form discussions on social expanding the USD Think issues to promote positive concept to other college cam- change and action, much like puses, even to the military, he experienced off the coast where he will return to service of Indonesia. as an officer after graduation. “I’ve traveled the world a bit Embracing each new chal- and have seen what happens lenge with a singular work as a result of war, and I’ve seen ethic, Adibe has the tranquility what happens when people of one whose direction in work together,” says Adibe, an active- discrete groups working on individual social life is guided by faith. duty Marine with 10 years of service. issues; he wanted to bring all of that creative “I feel like God has put me here for a spe- “I’m trying to get people to come energy into one room. cific reason,” he says. “One day you start together because it’s so positive.” As Adibe spreads the word, USD Thinkers drawing something and the next day you Adibe’s mission to get people to think are squeezing in a little closer at each meet- add onto it and you don’t really know why began with a Contemporary Social Issues ing while they explore such issues as rac- you are doing it and then all of the sudden class, which led to a leadership course and ism, gender or class inequality. On a cam- you look and you say, ‘Whoa, I drew this thought-provoking group exchanges. Look- pus charged with possibility — USD was crazy masterpiece.’ That’s how I feel God ing around campus, Adibe saw a number of recently designated an AshokaU Change- is working in my life.”

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66040USD_14-29.indd 16 2/6/12 6:42 PM 66040USD_14-29.indd 17 2/2/12 10:52 AM “I had an excellent experience at USD. “I always believed that if you give kids It really broadened my perspective some different information, they’d The Altruist on the future of nursing.” make different choices.” The Motivator When Julie Novak set out to reinvent herself, Bruce Mims wants to give high-risk students what the benefits far outweighed the challenges. they need: attention, role models and hope.

by Mike Sauer by Karen Gross

The life of an NFL kicker is downright terrifying. Imagine the crushing weight of expectation When Rosaura Rodriguez was 16 and living in foster care them. He spent much of the past decade in the Los Angeles area, where he earned his from 52 teammates — not to mention the legions of fans poised on the edge of their stadium for the second time, Bruce Mims gave her a reason to get up doctorate at the University of Southern Cal- seats, sofas and barstools — as you line up a potential game-winning field goal. Maintaining every morning. The daughter of two parents who dealt drugs ifornia, and served as assistant principal and principal in a series of beleaguered poise under that type of pressure requires a level of focus that few of us regular folk can muster. while raising her in southeast San Diego, Rodriguez spent high schools that responded to his special Luckily for San Diego Chargers kicker Nick Novak, there’s an ample supply of it in his DNA. her junior year in the county’s Juvenile Court and Commu- touch. As part of his unique motivational approach, Mims — an avid runner — chal- y mom has been such an inspiration candidate Barack Obama on the value and people have to deal with those types of situa- nity Schools system, accumulating high school credit so that lenged a group of students to join him in to me for a variety of reasons,” he importance of nurse-managed clinics. tions in life. I’ll put it this way: With 3-year-old she could graduate. Bruce Mims was her teacher. the L.A. Marathon. “Msays. “I hope I’ve inherited some of While her career path has led Novak and her twins and a 7-year-old, I definitely learned “I looked forward to going to his classroom every day,” “I was able to reach them on a different her focus. She’s committed to helping people, family far afield from San Diego, the value and how to best utilize each minute of each day,” level,” he says. and can handle anything you throw at her.” impact of her educational experience at the she recalls, laughing. recalls Rodriguez, now 23 and an undergraduate at Cali- It’s that student-centered and unrelent- Judging by her extensive contributions to University of San Diego still resonates. “I had Some 22 years later, Novak is still applying ing approach that make Mims so good at the field of health care, both as an educator an excellent experience at USD. It really broad- her storied focus to the challenges of providing fornia State University San Marcos. “He was the one who what he does, according to Kevin Riley, and an administrator, Julie Novak, DNSc, RN, ened my perspective on the future of nursing, systems of care to underserved children and inspired me to take on the career I want to take on, and try who taught Mims at USD and initially CPNP, FAANP is at her best when their families. As associate dean recruited him into the Juvenile Court her workload is at its heaviest. for practice and engagement at to move forward in life.” She hopes to eventually earn a law school system. Mims’ infectious positivity “I certainly wanted to be the University of Texas’ School of degree and work at the U.S. State Department. and love of learning seems to rub off on in a profession where I could Nursing, she’s spearheaded the even the most resistant kids. help people, and nursing was expansion of the university’s stu- ver since he entered the “They see that optimism, a very diverse profession dent health clinic, orchestrated world of education — that can-do attitude,” says where you could sort of rein- the opening of the first employee E topped off with his 2001 Riley. “He gives them no vent yourself,” says Novak ’89, health and wellness clinic, and, master’s degree at USD’s excuses. He sees an unlimited who was the Hahn School of in an attempt to foster family School of Leadership and capacity for life’s success.” Nursing and Health Science’s development, integrated a pro- Education Sciences, which Now a high school principal first doctoral candidate. gram that educates parents as was funded by a grant from and director of student servic- For more than three decades, their children move through the Irvine Foundation — es in Sonoma County, Calif., the award-winning matriarch of developmental milestones. Mims has directed his passion Mims is taking his passion in a the Novak clan has made it her Those accomplishments, and commitment at kids like different direction. Unlike the mission to provide resources, along with myriad others, Rodriguez, who’ve have had gritty, urban settings he is care and support for those who earned her the Henry K. Silver to struggle simply to survive. accustomed to, his new home need it most. A few career Memorial Award, which honors Many found themselves on is rural and low-key. His cur- highlights include developing the achievements of individuals the wrong side of the law. rent school, on the campus a nurse practitioner program in who have contributed to the Some, like her, were victims of Sonoma State University, rural Southwest Virginia that remains the and health care in general,” she says. “It was expansion or improvement of pediatric of circumstances beyond their is one of the highest perform- backbone of the region’s primary care sys- the mid-’80s, I was a nurse practitioner at the health care and the advancement of the control. All of them were in ing in California. tem; procuring a $2.5 million research grant time, and realized for the next step in my profession of pediatric nurse practitioners. desperate need of attention, “The pace agrees with for the Purdue University Doctor of Nurs- career, I needed to pursue my doctorate.” “It’s really a tremendous honor to re- positive role models and hope. that if you give kids some different informa- me,” he says, sounding almost surprised ing Practice program; coordinating child That seemingly straightforward objective ceive this award, as the man who it was “I never looked at high-risk youth as bad tion, they’d make different choices. And in by the revelation. “Even with high and family health promotion programs in was complicated by the demands of her named for sought to improve care for, kids,” says Mims, who grew up in a middle- most cases, that’s been true.” achieving kids, there’s room for inspira- far-flung locales like Cape Town, South career and growing family, but Novak is noth- and empower children and families,” she class home outside Pasadena, Calif. “I looked That core belief is what led Mims on a tion. There are endless possibilities, Africa and San Luis, Xochimilco in Central ing if not focused, and failure was simply not says. “It’s at the heart of what we do, and at them as kids who made bad choices career-long hunt for under-performing and some don’t realize how big the Mexico; and even lobbying then-presidential an option. “Sure it was difficult, but plenty of something I have always strived for.” based on bad information. I always believed schools and the students who populate world of opportunity is for them.”

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66040USD_14-29.indd 18 2/6/12 6:43 PM 66040USD_14-29.indd 19 2/2/12 10:52 AM “I see jaws dropping as they understand the truth, beauty and The Transformer power of literature.”

For Barton Thurber, USD has proven the perfect experience a poet’s process, and even the birth of a new literary era. place to satisfy his abiding curiosity. “We’re going to invent American poetry in three steps,” he announces, and 20 by Sandra Millers Younger sleepy students wake up and begin to puzzle out step one: listing the differences The last thing Barton Thurber expected when he arrived at Stanford between merry olde England and the 75-year-old American nation in 1850. as a freshman engineering major was to be ambushed by a dead “America was an idea before it was a poet. But that’s what happened when the self-described “math and nation,” Thurber hints. “America had a fron- tier, an escape from law and order. So what science kid” tackled a tough English assignment: The Notebooks of is American poetry going to be like?” Malte Laurid Brigge by German writer Rainer Maria Rilke. Gradually, they get it. American poetry should be new and different, unfettered “I started reading at seven o’clock one night, and by eight o’clock from meter, rhyme and stuffy language. the next morning I was an English major,” Thurber recalls. “It was a It should express freedom from outdated social structures. It should celebrate oppor- true conversion experience to a whole other way of encountering tunity and individualism. It should, in fact, life than I’d ever dreamed existed. Suddenly, the one thing in the sound a lot like Walt Whitman’s ground- breaking “Song of Myself.” world I believed in and wanted to be a part of was literature.” Thurber reads a chunk of Whitman, points For the past 31 years, Thurber has conveyed that love of litera- out its rhyme-free verse and everyday lan- guage. He recounts the vicious criticism ture to his appreciative students at USD, where he’s taught poetry, Whitman initially encountered — charges Romanticism and 19th century British lit; served as English depart- of egomania and lack of craftsmanship — and asks the class if the critics were right. ment chair; and attracted numerous grants, honors and awards. Students confer and decide Whitman’s first-person voice is more plural hurber came to USD in than singular, his song not really 1979, fresh from his doc- of himself but of a cocky, ado- T toral work at Harvard. He lescent nation working out its never imagined he’d stay his identity and direction. entire career. But the young, “OK,” Thurber concludes, “now evolving campus suited him, that you’ve got an idea of what offering opportunities to American poetry is, write some.” explore his abiding curiosity Ten minutes later, the hour about how things work, a hold- ends in a flurry of freshborn over perhaps from his pre- verse read aloud, each poem, engineering days. Thurber’s however unpolished, a reason- scholarly work addresses not able facsimile of Whitman’s only 19th century novels, but sassy authenticity. Thurber also the 21st century intersec- leaves the room satisfied. tion of literature and technolo- “I see jaws dropping as they gy — how the Internet affects understand the truth, beauty narrative, for instance. and power of literature,” he Sit in on one of his poetry says. “Some students are stag- classes, and you’ll see Thurber has also re- “You don’t get to be a fly on the wall,” he gered by what literature can do, because engineered the classroom for the millennial says. “This is because there are no flies, and, if they’ve never seen it before. Once you get generation. No boring lectures, and no tol- I ever have anything to say about it, no walls.” someone like that in the classroom, it’s a erance for apathy either, even at 7:45 a.m. Instead, Thurber enables his students to privilege to be there.”

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66040USD_14-29.indd 20 2/2/12 10:52 AM 66040USD_14-29.indd 21 2/2/12 10:52 AM “Visiting so many countries in such “My degree led to me working on one a short amount of time is an amazing of the most important environmental The Adventurer and overwhelming experience.” projects of the decade.” The Crusader Junior James Wykowski’s epic journey left him Jeff McAtee leaves no stone unturned in his feeling truly at peace with the world. pursuit of environmental criminals.

by Ryan T. Blystone by Mike Sauer

An unsettling 12-hour bus ride between the Moroccan cities of Casablanca and Zagora was a For someone who spends his days documenting the nefarious McAtee seems to have an innate ability to understand when he’s arrived at a definite learning experience for James Wykowski. “Our first trek into the desert was supposed activities of some of the world’s most notorious environmen- crossroads in his career. He actively to take place at sunset, but as the sun continued to go down, we began wondering what the tal criminals, Jeff McAtee sure seems to have a chipper out- seeks out “new and interesting ways to better myself, which, in part, was camels’ night vision was going to be like,” he recalls about that journey, which was meant to look on things. “There are some bad people out there doing what led me to the MSGL program at culminate with a stay in a desert camp. some bad things to our planet, but I really feel like the work USD back in 2002.” The Master of Science in Fear and doubt consumed many of his fellow students — along with motion sickness brought on by the I’m doing is making a differ- Global Leadership program bus weaving up and down hair-raising twists through the mountains. “As the sun went down, concerns ence,” the communications is an intensive and challeng- ing educational experience began to rise. Pretty soon talk of never getting off, getting scammed — or worse — began to sprout up.” director for the Environmen- at the best of times, but try- tal Protection Agency’s (EPA) ing to balance a demanding ut the bus did reach its promised destina- finally docking in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Performance and History of Musical Theatre. Office of Criminal Enforce- course load with a full-time tion at last, and Wykowski’s worries disap- Wykowski was one of 63 USD students Kira Espiritu, director of International television anchor job in Seat- B peared, replaced by relief and calm. aboard the ship, alongside hundreds of col- Study Abroad programs, says USD sends ment says with typical good tle was bordering on impos- “We trekked through the desert at night on lege students from all over the nation. The more students on SAS than any other sible. And if that wasn’t the camels. Our way was lit entirely by the nonprofit Institute for Shipboard Education school in the country. cheer. “How can that not enough, there was also his moon,” he wrote on his blog. “The sky was (ISE), runs student education trips year-round. Wykowski is the first USD student to be an make you smile?” side gig as a commanding bursting with stars and I had this ISE Presidential Scholar, an hon- officer in the Naval reserve, incredible feeling of being so far or which, among other benefits, nce dubbed “the nicest man in a position he stepped away away from home, in a strange and covered the cost of his semes- news” during his 34-year broad- from last November after unfamiliar place, but still totally at ter’s tuition. His selection Ocasting career, McAtee’s endearing 23 years of service. peace with the world.” brought with it a responsibility geniality and aw shucks selflessness To say it was a frenetically Consider it a lesson learned, to adhere to the SAS’ mission seem atypical of someone whose job paced existence would be one of several memorable “to educate individuals with the it is to doggedly pursue those who an understatement, but, adventures from the USD global understanding necessary have run afoul of federal environmental always the optimist, McAtee junior’s Semester at Sea (SAS) to address the challenges of our laws, and help bring them to justice. sees his USD experience as fall excursion, which spanned interdependent world.” However, closer investigation reveals an essential part of his cur- 111 days, 12 countries and five To answer that challenge, McAtee to be more pit bull than pacifist rent career path. college classes aboard the pas- he embarked on a research when it comes to bringing the truth “It had to be one of the senger ship MV Explorer. project delving into the Cath- about environmental negligence to toughest times in my life, It’s the sort of journey that a olic Social Thought principle light, and he’ll leave no stone unturned but I’ll tell you what, it was person can’t fully prepare for, of solidarity. in his attempt to inform and educate also one of the best deci- says Wykowski, a theatre arts He credits his two-year par- his audience — as the five Emmy awards sions of my life. I know my and theology and religious stud- ticipation in USD’s University he’s won for excellence in television MSGL degree appealed to ies double major. “Visiting so Ministry’s Tijuana Spring Break- journalism can attest. division is focused on going out and my employers in the Navy, and it led many countries in such a short through immersion as the main “It’s really important that people getting the bad guys. Trust me, there to me working on one of the Navy’s amount of time is an amazing and over- Of course, it’s not all about clocking travel impetus for his decision to apply for SAS. know what the criminal enforcement are plenty of them out there.” most important environmental projects whelming experience.” miles and hopping from one international “My Tijuana experience changed my per- division of the EPA is all about, and Among his many talents — rumor has of the last decade, which was called The voyage began in Montreal, moved on adventure to the next. There is actually spective on everything,” he says, “It made that’s what I was brought here to do, it he’s a wizard with a ukulele and pos- the Naples Public Health Evaluation. to Casablanca and then to Ghana, South Afri- studying involved. Wykowski took five me more globally aware, more aware of to help get the word out,” McAtee sesses a singing voice that earned him It also helped me land my current job ca, Mauritius, India, Vietnam, Malaysia, China, courses: Global Studies, World Literature, myself, how I relate to others and what my explains. “People think we’re just tree an invitation to study with the national- with the EPA, and I couldn’t be happier Japan, Hawaii, Costa Rica and Cuba, before Conversational Spanish, World Theatre and idea of service is.” huggers — which we are — but our ly acclaimed Lyric Opera of Chicago — with the way things have turned out.”

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66040USD_14-29.indd 23 2/3/12 9:45 PM “He respects us and always gives us a thoughtful response. That’s what a The Dynamo university is all about, right?” Getting students fired up about their field is what Professor Erik Fritsvold is all about.

by Julene Snyder Erik Fritsvold is psyched, as usual. And judging by the way he stokes the classroom discussion from a spark to an ember to a blazing bonfire, apparently it’s contagious. Just 10 minutes into class, all two dozen of the students in Sociology 368 (Social Deviance), are listening intently, responsive, fired up. Fritsvold manages the neat trick of seeming simultaneously in constant motion and preter- naturally still. The term “catlike” comes to mind.

or our purposes right now, could job, in that order,” he says. A quick smile professor/mentor, A. Rafik Mohamed, as someone define subjectivity?” At flashes. “Then surfing.” being instrumental in getting him on the “F least half the hands in the room go The only son of working-class parents, USD faculty. While the pair was collaborating up. “If you’re subjective, you’re not objec- Fritsvold went to public schools until he on the book they co-wrote, Dorm Room tive. What does that mean to you? Are we came to USD in the mid-‘90s. Though he Dealers: Drugs and the Privileges of Race and objective social scientists or are we MSNBC started off as an engineering major — “I Class, every time Fritsvold was on campus, vs. Fox News, low-level political hacks?” always liked math and science,” he Mohamed would urge him to bring a résumé. In response to his nod, sociology major admits, almost sheepish, as if confessing “The morning that he told me there was an Stesha Moore-Pavich ‘12 confi- opening that would be perfect dently responds: “I don’t think for me, I’d just come from surf- we’re objective in the sense ing,” Fritsvold recalls. “I was in that we can find empirical evi- board shorts and flip-flops, and dence to support our theory in must have met with eight differ- any way. So it’s about how you ent faculty members.” Obvious- want to see the theory itself ly, none of them held his attire sometimes, rather than how it against him, or his background really plays out. “ in the local music scene. “Very well argued.” Both “I played in a number of teacher and student look different bands,” he recalls. absolutely delighted. “I’d always audition for lead It’s a good thing that the guitar, but as it turns out, every 33-year-old assistant profes- band already has a lead guitar- sor of sociology has an abun- ist. What they all really need is dance of energy, because his a mediocre bass player.” plate isn’t just full, it’s over- He is equally as self-depre- flowing: He teaches courses cating about his teaching style: related to his department’s “All I did was pay attention crime, justice, law and society concentration, his own deviant behavior — his first soci- when I was student teaching and learn from conducts research on and writes about ology course led him to change his major the people around me,” he says. “Frankly, affluent drug crime, the radical environ- within six weeks. “Once I started studying I just stole their moves.” mental movement and nontraditional social issues scientifically, it was empower- Maybe. But according to Mark Imada ’12, street gangs, serves as faculty advisor of ing and exciting,” he recalls. “I didn’t think there’s something about Fritsvold: “He USD’s surf team, and juggles his schedule thoroughly about the career implications.” respects us, and always gives us a thoughtful to make sure that his wife and young Luckily, it’s all worked out pretty well for response. I mean, that’s what a university is daughter always come first. Fritsvold ’00 (BA), who completed his doctoral all about, right? Helping students think for “In my life, it’s child, then family, then work at UC Irvine in 2006. He credits his former themselves?”

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66040USD_14-29.indd 24 2/2/12 10:52 AM “I love my students. I just feel very “I really listen to what finance possessive and protective over them. executives are thinking about, The Enthusiast They know they can always come to me.” and I bring that to my students.” The Elucidator

Making difficult concepts relatable is all in a day’s and subsequently chose to declare School of Business Professor Shreesh Deshpande political science as her major, thanks to work for Political Science Professor Del Dickson. the deep impression that class made on is a master of step-by-step precision. her. “If you don’t know something, he’ll by Karen Gross work with you and help you get the by Sandra Millers Younger answer. He’s able to make certain Step into Professor Del Dickson’s office, and you immediately things funny. He makes difficult con- Mergers and acquisitions, capital budgeting, bond and stock valuation, leverage. The cepts relatable.” get a sense of what makes him happy. A bicycle balances on the His impact spans generations. One vocabulary of corporate finance is enough to confound the average person. But University wall behind his desk, accompanied by several signed, framed former student, Professor Mike Williams of San Diego business students must become well versed in the nuances of these complex — now chair of Dickson’s own Depart- photographs of world-famous cyclists. Cluttering tabletops and ment of Political Science and Interna- topics. Fortunately for them, Corporate Finance Professor Shreesh Deshpande is there to shelf space — along with the requisite stack after stack of books tional Relations — still describes him illuminate the path and lead them to understanding and even enlightenment. as one of only two great — is an impressive collection teachers in his life. The men key faculty member at USD’s ac- awards over the years. His repertoire also derivatives and international finance. of autographed , a first met in 1988, when Wil- claimed School of Business Adminis- includes MBA courses in investments and He’s currently completing a three-year testament to his years grow- liams signed up for his intro- A tration since 1988, Deshpande teach- advanced corporate finance, plus an under- study on employee ownership in private ductory class. They became es multiple sections of corporate finance, graduate class in personal finance that cov- companies, funded by a major grant from ing up in idyllic Lake Arrow- professional colleagues and a required course at both the undergradu- ers such useful topics as consumer credit, the San Diego-based Foundation for close friends, with Dickson ate and MBA levels. He’s often one of the tax planning and investing for retirement. Enterprise Development. head, Calif., as a diehard fan often guiding Williams along first instructors business Deshpande didn’t set out of the . the academic route he chose majors meet. And, as it turns to become an expert in cor- to follow. out, one they’re most unlikely porate finance. As an under- But beyond the baseballs and “He has an ability to make to forget. graduate in India, he studied bicycles, the warm smile and you think critically about Why? One reason is that mechanical engineering, material and make argu- students consistently give and he relished his first job welcoming face, sits a very seri- ments in ways you didn’t Deshpande high marks for in the field. But while pursu- ous teacher. Dickson’s family know you could,” he says. his expertise in demystifying ing an MBA at Clarkson Uni- “The students who take his accounting terms and formu- versity in Potsdam, N.Y., the tree is heavy with educators, and class know they’re in for a las. In class lectures and gen- young engineer fell in love he’s devoted his career to living tough time. But with that erous office hours, he pres- with finance. being said, it’s remarkable ents each concept with “It was very logical,” he that legacy as passionately and how his classes fill up.” step-by-step precision, and explains. “It made a lot of purposefully as he can. His secret? Dickson would patiently answers every sense to me.” tell you there isn’t one. He question raised. So much sense that Desh- hat I want students to do, is simply aims to engage each “We have to make some pande went on to earn a learn how to learn,” he says. and every participant, and assumptions when forecast- PhD in the subject at Penn “W “And learn how to enjoy learn- he does that by insisting ing future cash flows,” Desh- State. He took an initial ing. To be excited by new ideas. To be they all be involved. His pande tells first-semester MBA teaching position at Concor- excited by new things.” classes are ongoing discus- candidates learning how to evaluate To keep his lectures fresh, Deshpande dia University in Montreal before moving By any measure, Dickson is succeed- sions. Students know they potential business opportunities. “I’m makes a point of maintaining connec- to San Diego, where both he and his wife, ing. An award-winning legal scholar need to be prepared, or risk going to give you guidelines on how to tions with San Diego’s business leaders. an environmental scientist, saw better and writer, as well as a nationally recog- for subjecting his students to a grueling having nothing to say when he calls on make reasonable assumptions.” “I really listen to what finance execu- career opportunities. The position at USD nized teacher, he’s been a professor at academic pace. Remarkably, he also them. That requires a great deal of com- He turns to the whiteboard and divides tives in San Diego are thinking about, fit Deshpande well, and still does. USD since 1987, focusing much of his inspires a deep-seated sense of devotion mitment on their part, but not a shred the cash-flow question into three compo- and I bring that to my students,” he says. “I like it here,” he says. “I’ve always attention on an introductory honors and unwavering loyalty among them. more than Dickson offers himself. nents, each expressed by a formula and “They appreciate it. It’s interesting for a had good students, and over my 23 political science course and a handful of “I’ve never heard one bad thing about “I love my students,” he says simply. each presented clearly enough for non- lot of them to hear real-world examples.” years, the quality has continued to grow law-related undergraduate classes. him,” enthuses Rachel Black, a 19-year- “I just feel very possessive and protective business majors to understand. Deshpande’s research agenda, like his by leaps and bounds. Word is getting Often described as funny, kind and old sophomore who made it through over them. We talk all the time and they Deshpande’s characteristic clarity is a teaching, focuses on corporate finance, out that USD is a good great place to accessible, Dickson is also known Dickson’s introductory class last year, know they can always come to me.” big reason he’s won numerous teaching with additional attention devoted to get an education.”

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66040USD_14-29.indd 27 2/2/12 10:52 AM “I’ve had such huge support from so many people; i have no idea The Idealist how i deserve all of this.”

Rosy Mancillas Lopez wants to help others In November 2011, the Catholic Cam- paign for Human Development honored navigate through immigration’s intricacies. her with the Cardinal Bernardin New Lead- ership Award, given annually at the U.S. by Trisha J. Ratledge Conference of Catholic Bishops to a single national recipient for leadership and com- At the age of six, Rosy Mancillas Lopez began a journey that mitment to the poor. While she works full time in USD’s would take nearly a decade to complete. When her family emigrated University Ministry office and attends from Tijuana, Mexico, to San Diego in 1993 — legally sponsored by law school in the evening, Mancillas Lopez’s advocacy has included Universi- her mom, who held a permanent resident card — they had no way of ty Ministry day trips to Tijuana’s La Mori- knowing it would take years for Mancillas Lopez, her two older broth- ta community, legal assistance and immigration education at a ers and her dad to local parish through the San gain final approval. Diego Organizing Project, immersion trips to Chiapas, “As kids, we Mexico, and immigration would get picked casework at the Legal Aid Society of San Diego. She is up from elemen- also a Big Sister to a local tary school and 15-year-old girl and a resi- dent minister in USD’s San we went to lawyer Buenaventura apartments. after lawyer until Those who work with her have long expected great we found one that things, such as her high would actually school Spanish teacher, Luis Castro, who has always be helpful,” says called her “attorney Mancillas Mancillas Lopez Lopez” and applauds her upcoming graduation. Her ‘09, whose fam- nomination for the Cardinal ily secured a legal waiver to remain in the United States during Bernardin Award was submitted by Direc- tor of University Ministry Michael Lovette- the process. “It took eight or 10 years for all of us to get our docu- Colyer, who admires her ambition to help ments. It wasn’t until we finally got the response saying we’d been people navigate the immigration system and shape immigration policy. approved that I realized how much of a struggle it had been.” Mancillas Lopez, however, doesn’t Mancillas Lopez says one hero in their struggle was the understand the attention. Now 24, she says her work is simply a way to carry for- attorney who guided her family through immigration; in fact, he ward the kindness she has received since inspired her to do the same with her life. she first stepped into her new country. “I’ve had such huge support from so ver the realist, she did not expect it a bachelor’s degree in political science. many people; I have no idea how I deserve to be easy. Rising at 2:30 every morn- Now a third-year USD law student focus- all of this,” she says with characteristic Eing with her brothers to help her mom ing on international and immigration law humility. “I’ve been blessed with so many with a newspaper route, working full time and an advocate for justice and immigra- privileges in my life, and I really hope that at USD during the day and attending tion reform, the humble Mancillas Lopez is someday I’m able to bless another per- school at night, Mancillas Lopez earned already making a name for herself. son’s life in the same way.”

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66040USD_14-29.indd 28 2/2/12 10:52 AM 66040USD_14-29.indd 29 2/3/12 9:49 PM Thousands of Toreros came [connection] ALUMNI UPDATE back to USD for Homecoming and Family Weekend 2011. ALUMNI Alumni, parents and families BRIEFS came together and reminisced PLUGGED IN while creating new memories. Torero Network proves invaluable [come together] Be sure to save the date for the Volunteers are needed to 2012 event, which takes place by Mike Sauer help out as Class Reunion Oct. 12-14. espite signs of an eco- A friendly chat with Scales Ambassadors for Homecoming nomic upturn, the U.S. resulted in additional conver- and Family Weekend 2012. If D job market remains a sations with Director of Parent your graduation year ends in CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES riddle wrapped in a mystery Relations (and classmate) Ren- a 2 or a 7, help plan your mile- Homecoming and Family Weekend a new tradition at USD inside an enigma. For every da Quinn ‘86, and, ultimately, stone anniversary by contact- measured step forward, there Director of Alumni Relations ing Associate Director of Alum- seems to be an accompanying Charles Bass, who pointed ni Relations David Stephens at stumble that sends the Dow Clark in the direction of the [email protected]. Jones plummeting, and eco- Torero Network. nomic pundits scratching their And that’s when things The USD Wine Classic is one heads as to the reasons why. really got rolling. of USD’s most popular fund- And while the employment “I looked up alumni back raising events, and the 2012 forecast for the immediate in Colorado, established some edition promises to be the big- future remains uncertain, it’s a connections, and got a call gest and best yet. Last year, relief to know that USD alumni from a fellow Torero in regards over 600 attendees sampled can find solid footing in the to an available position,” Stuart vintages from 30 wineries, with form of the Torero Network, says. “He then put me in con- proceeds going directly to the an online nexus of connection tact with the company’s own- Alumni Endowed Scholarship for graduates of all ages look- er. We chatted over the phone, Fund. Those interested in ing to increase their chances and the next thing I knew, attending the fourth annual at landing the perfect job. I was headed out to Denver USD Wine Classic on Sunday, Take, for example, the story for a job interview. We had July 22 are encouraged to reg- of Stuart Clark ’85. Back in lunch on a Monday, and I was ister online and take advantage December of 2010, Clark was offered a position shortly of the $65 “early bird” ticket forced to wade back into the thereafter. It all really hap- discount. Go to http://usdwine- job market after his position pened quickly.” classic.com; registration for dis- of 17 years was eliminated. Now firmly ensconced in his counted tickets begins March Never one to dwell on the position as vice president of 1, and is scheduled to end negative, Clark surveyed his accounting for a Denver-area March 30. options and decided that the law firm, Clark has had time to best opportunity for solidifying reflect on his job-hunting expe- The Torero network is an his professional future would rience, and feels that the Torero interactive one-stop shop for all come through reconnecting Network can prove an invalu- members of the USD alumni with his past. able tool for anyone in the USD community. Alumni can get “I was living in Colorado, community looking to find their plugged into the network at but decided to head out to niche in the working world. alumni.sandiego.edu. San Diego for a few days to “A lot of times, in the job explore some job opportuni- networking process, you’re Toreros near and far are ties,” he recalls. “While I was seven or eight people away sharing their stories, life expe- out there, I connected with from an opportunity,” he riences and adventures with some friends from my USD explains. “But when people fellow alumni by submitting days. We had dinner and they sign up for the Torero Network, class notes to www.sandiego. helped me brainstorm about there’s an instant connection. edu/publications/classnotes. what my best course of action It’s hard to explain, but there’s Submit your class note today might be. One thing led to a unique bond that develops for inclusion in the Fall 2012 another, and I continued to con- at USD that extends well past issue either through the above tact old fraternity brothers and the time you’re a student. link or via email (classnotes@ people I knew in town, which I think that’s something our sandiego.edu). Come on, led me to Linda Scales (director community should be really what’s your story?

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66040USD_30-41.indd 30 2/2/12 12:17 PM 66040USD_30-41.indd 31 2/6/12 6:47 PM [truth-teller] FROM THE HEART Patricia Dixon embodies change by Ryan T. Blystone atricia Dixon knows many understood and they saw how ways to say hello. Among we evolved it. Showing we Pthem are, “Suláaqaxam! didn’t come here to create a Súlulyexem! Páxam! Haáwka!” division made a big difference.” Those greetings in four Native Aylekwi — Luiseño for knowl- American languages — Luiseño, edge-power, or giftedness within a Cupiño, Cahuilla and Kumeyaay — person — is what she recalls of the welcome visitors to her office advice her grandfather gave her at the American Indian Studies when she was considering a teach- Department at Palomar College. ing career. “You have to give back.” Forty-one years ago, when Dixon, among the first American Dixon was a San Diego College Indian graduates in the College for for Women student, it was a Women, embodies that notion. decidedly different world. When she’s not teaching AIS or “Sister (Alicia) Saare tutored us,” serving as department chair on NOTES she recalls, speaking of the Spanish campus, she coordinates satellite class she took to satisfy a foreign AIS courses at Camp Pendleton language requirement to enter a and the Pauma reservation. Last master’s program in history. “She spring she assisted Joely Proudfit, was very stern and had high a professor at California State expectations. She worked us hard University San Marcos, in landing so we could pass the exams. Some a $50,000 grant from the Pauma of the male students, veterans Band of Luiseño Indians for the who’d been to Vietnam, laughed. creation of video game cartridges They thought we wouldn’t pass.” to help younger tribe members Not only did Dixon pass, but learn the Luiseño language. The that same determination, prepara- grant covers language workshops tion and respect helped the 1971 run by Palomar’s AIS faculty. and ‘75 (MA) alumna build and “We’re very passionate about strengthen American Indian this project and its potential for Studies (AIS) at the San Marcos, finding a practical way to preserve Calif.-based community college. the Luiseño language for future “When I began working here, generations,” Dixon says. there was skepticism about what These contributions made it easy American Indian Studies could real- for Ethnic Studies Assistant Professor CLASS ly offer,” says Dixon, a Luiseño from and All Nations Institute for Com- the Pauma Band of Indians. “My munity Achievement (ANICA) colleagues and I made an impor- Coordinator May Fu, PhD, alumna tant decision to teach in our origi- Perse Hooper ’09 (MA) and others nal disciplines (history, sociology to honor Dixon for USD’s California and anthropology) and evolve the American Indian Day celebration last courses with AIS as a foundation.” September. Family, friends, tribal Offerings included History members and members of the USD of the Southwest, History of the community, including USD Ethnic Plains and American Indian Studies Professor Michelle Jacob — History of the Frontier. “We an American Indian who Dixon didn’t go off on victimization,” encouraged to apply — attended. she says. “It caught the attention “I was overwhelmed,” Dixon of our colleagues because we says. “It was very touching, very MARSHALL WILLIAMS

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66040USD_30-41.indd 32 2/2/12 12:17 PM 66040USD_30-41.indd 33 2/2/12 12:17 PM [ 1 9 8 2 ] served as chief operating officer in College.” She writes that she and her 1960s MARLA (MERHAB) ROBINSON charge of launching the Houston Com- family continue to enjoy their “quiet (BA) was named a top attorney in munity College System’s Community (but packed) lives with great family [ 1 9 6 8 ] Orange County, Calif., by AVVO in College of Qatar and also led finance and friends in ‘Life is Good’ Carlsbad.” ROBERT WOHL (JD) is the co- the practice areas of corporate law and operations at several California col- author of Navigating Organizations and mergers and acquisitions. leges, including Moreno Valley College, [ 1 9 9 7 ] Through the 21st Century — A Compton Community College, Los An- RICARDO ARAIZA (BA) graduat- Metaphor for Leadership with Louis [ 1 9 8 5 ] geles City College and Santa Monica ed with an EdD in organizational J. Wolter, a former Drake University MATT McGOWAN (BA) is in his College. Reagan writes: “I want to say leadership from the University of La professor. In addition to significant 11th year of teaching elementary thanks to USD for providing me such a Verne in May 2011. leadership roles in San Diego and school in inner city Los Angeles. wonderful educational foundation that New York, he led a team in Montreal, He and his wife, Jacinta, have a has served me well in my career.” CURT HARRINGTON (LLM) was Canada, in the development of the 6-year-old daughter. appointed an at-large member of the Canadair Regional Jet, the first jet [ 1 9 9 2 ] California Board of Legal Specialization aircraft for regional airlines. Robert [ 1 9 8 6 ] PETER “CHRIS” HOVE (MBA) with the State Bar of California for a retired in 1993 as president of CARLA (HOFFMAN) MIRAMON- was promoted to president and three-year term. He also completed five Bombardier Regional Aircraft. TES (BA) reports that she is a stu- chief executive officer of Nebraska years on the Tax Law Advisory Commit- dent at the Phoenix School of Law Bank of Commerce in Lincoln, Neb. tee, the most recent year as chair. Curt [ 1 9 6 9 ] in Arizona. continues his practice of taxation, pat- JACKSON MUECKE (BA) retired JOSEPH ULAN (BBA) and his wife, ent and trademark law. He is also a reg- on Dec. 31, 2011, after more than 10 [ 1 9 8 7 ] Maryanne, were married in 2007. They istered patent attorney and has master’s years as a USD administrator fol- ELLEN IRVINE (MA) retired from have a newborn daughter, Rebecah. degrees in electrical and chemical engi- lowed by 28 years as a Merrill Lynch the foreign service on Aug. 31, 2011. neering, and in business. vice president. Jackson plans to vol- Her 22-year career in public diploma- [ 1 9 9 4 ] unteer even more time at USD, and cy took her to Mexico City; Paris; KYLE LEESE (BA) is the assistant NOELLE (GRANICH) STEELMAN to travel and play golf with his wife Brazzaville, Congo; Algiers, Algeria; naval attaché at the U.S. Embassy in (BA) and her husband, Wade, were of 32 years, Christine ’76. Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire; Lomé, Togo; Beijing, China. married at Founders Chapel on July 9, Antananarivo, Madagascar; Moroni, 2011. The wedding party included fel- Union of the Comoros; Brussels, Bel- SUSAN (WOODS) NATTRASS low alumni Shannon Artmann as maid gium; and Accra, Ghana. (JD) joined Pacific Ridge School in of honor and Shane Brown. Other 1970s Carlsbad, Calif., as an economics teach- alumni who attended were Paige MARK VEALS (BBA) is controller er. For 16 years, Susan had her own law Swope, Shawn Bengston and Jon Mc- [ 1 9 7 9 ] for Shields, a specialty contractor in office, where she practiced employ- Mullen. Noelle is the lead first-grade JERRY PLUMMER (BBA) moved Winston-Salem, N.C. Since 2005, he ment law and, more recently, estate teacher for the Carlsbad Unified School to Missouri in 1986 to be near family has been living in North Carolina planning. “So excited to join the faculty District, and Wade is a senior chief in and settled east of Kansas City on a with his wife, Maureen, and daugh- at Pacific Ridge School and begin my the U.S. Navy and is on the USS Sterett. few acres where she keeps horses. ter, Haley. transition from lawyering to teaching,” The Steelmans live in Carlsbad, Calif. She and her husband, Roger, have she says. “Such a great opportunity!” two grown sons, Erik, 28, and Ryan, [ 1 9 8 8 ] [ 1 9 9 9 ] 26. Jerry is a board member of the JOSIE RODRIGUEZ (MA) retired [ 1 9 9 6 ] JAMILIA (EL-FARRA) BAUER Jackson County 4-H Foundation. from a long career as a hospital chap- ANNE (DOLD) GIBSON (BA) and (BA) and her husband, Paul, moved to lain and began painting. Her main her husband, Erik, were married on Irvine, Calif., with their 2-year-old son, medium is encaustic painting; she has April 9, 2011. In attendance were fellow Austin Jack. Paul is the executive chef shown her work in many galleries alumnae Katie (Lively) Swartz, Nicole at the Hotel Laguna in Laguna Beach, Give Back to the Future. 1980s throughout the United States. Josie (Messineo) Anthony and Liz Fraim. Calif. and Jamilia has been a lease ana- also teaches art classes from her home Anne is a meeting planner for a health- lyst for a real estate investment firm in By including a gift to the University of San Diego in your [ 1 9 8 1 ] in Mission Hills. In September 2011, care corporation in San Francisco. She San Juan Capistrano, Calif. for the past JAMES POOLE (JD) James sent in Josie opened a solo exhibition of en- and Eric live in Pleasant Hill, Calif. four years. will or living trust today, you are giving the students of some memories for the 30th anniversa- caustic works at the San Diego Inter- ry of USD’s Law School Class of 1981. national Airport. The exhibition, titled KYLIE (GLENN) JENKINS (BA) HEATHER DIEROLF (MA, PhD ’09) tomorrow the opportunity to change the world. “Our criminal law professor was the “Luminous Layers,” will be open until and her husband, Patrick, are proud to is the executive director of Springall Honorable Edwin Meese, an excellent March 2012. announce the birth of a daughter, Me- Academy, a nonprofit school in San lecturer. Despite being heavily involved gan Elizabeth, on April 27, 2011. She Diego for individuals with emotional in political planning with Ronald Rea- HOLLY (COONRAD) WILLIAMS weighed 4 pounds, 5 ounces. “Megan disturbances, behavioral disorders and gan at the time, requiring frequent (BA) and her husband, Larry, were was a huge surprise, but such a wel- autism. Heather continues to give commutes to L.A., he was the only prof married on June 4, 2011. come addition to our family,” Kylie back to USD by providing internships Start planning today. I can remember who not only gave a says. “Due to complications, she was and practicum experience. midterm exam, but invited each stu- born 5.5 weeks early, but she is per- Contact the USD Office of Planned Giving dent to his office to review the results. fect. You would never know she was Phone: (619) 260-4523 Email: [email protected] He was the speaker at our graduation. 1990s a preemie other than by her ‘petite’ For part of the years I worked in D.C. size. Our son, Glenn (9 years old), is an 2000s (1984-1989), Professor Meese was the [ 1 9 9 0 ] amazing big brother and is very help- www.sandiego.edu/plannedgiving attorney general, and we had at least REAGAN ROMALI (MBA) was ful and attentive.” Kylie planned to [ 2 0 0 0 ] one law alumni gathering in his office at named president of Truman College, return to work at Sports Illustrated/Golf AIMEE (VADNAIS) COCHRANE the Justice Department, a huge space one of the City Colleges of Chicago, ef- Magazine and her favorite event of (MA) her husband, Steve, and with a high ceiling and fireplace.” fective July 18, 2011. Reagan has the year, Will Farrell’s “Cancer for 4-year-old son, Christopher, all are

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66040USD_30-41.indd 34 2/2/12 12:17 PM 66040USD_30-41.indd 35 2/2/12 12:17 PM “Is it difficult to treat people who would kill you if they had a chance?” Kim asks rhetorically. “On a personal level, obviously. But it comes down to the Hippocratic Oath — refuse treat- ment to no one. It doesn’t change during times of conflict. Enemy combatants, civilians … we pro- vided care to everyone who need- ed it, and once someone is no longer a threat, you treat them like everyone else.” That respect for the sanctity of human life is coupled with a desire to support the brave men and women who sacrificed so much in the name of service to their coun- try. Kim’s journey has let him from the conflict-ravaged streets of Ramadi, Iraq, to the more sedate confines of USD classrooms in order to pursue his undergraduate degree in mathematics. He approaches his studies with the same laser-like focus and attention to detail he developed during his time in the Navy. In the process, Sarah Moga ’04 he’s earned a spot at the top of his class (he has a 3.99 GPA, received First Honors and has been on the is hanging with Dean’s List every semester since his enrollment in the fall of 2009),

TIM MANTOANI along with the admiration of those whose lectures and office hours he [exemplary] never seems to miss. Anderson “He’s an outstanding student. One of the top students that I’ve had the pleasure of knowing in ABOVE AND BEYOND 15 years of teaching,” says Assistant Cooper On the front line of critical surgical care Professor of Physics David Devine. “Jonathan makes me absolutely by Mike Sauer proud to be an American.” f you were to take a stroll that orthopedic surgeons do with the humble, yet highly motivated Kim has submitted medical What’s your story? across Alcalá Park and ask stu- injured soldiers,” admits the 27-year- Kim, the more you realize the front school applications far and wide, Idents about their role models, old corpsman, Navy SEAL, math line is exactly where he wants to and while the waiting may be the you’d likely get answers as eclectic major and soon-to-be medical be. During his two combat tours of hardest part, he can take solace in as the people who provided them. school student. He aspires to join Iraq in 2006 and 2008 with the the fact that his dream of becom- And likely it wouldn’t surprise you that select group of men and Coronado, Calif.-based SEAL Team ing an orthopedic surgeon will be if they listed a collection of musi- women who, among other duties, 3, Corpsman Kim witnessed first- supported by scholarships award- When Sarah Moga ’04 submitted a class note, she just wanted to let her fellow alumni cians, athletes and activists; it is, serve as critical care responders to hand the brutal price that ally and ed to him from the Department know she had a new job. What Moga didn’t know is that a lot of the story ideas for USD Magazine after all, a college campus. injured members of the U.S. Armed enemy alike pay during battle. Yet, of Defense, Cox Communications come from class notes submitted by our alumni. Just a few months later, she was on the cover of the magazine. But Jonathan Kim ’12 has an Forces. “They were the ones that to be successful at his assigned and USD. answer that doesn’t really fit the had the ability to save the men and duty of treating injured Americans “I’ve really enjoyed my time here Now a producer for Anderson Cooper’s talk show at Warner Brothers Television, conventional mold. Then again, nei- women on the front line, and I and Iraqi insurgents, Kim had to at USD, and the close relationships Moga is still madly in love with her alma mater, and she continues to revel in the joy of firing on all cylinders. ther does he. “Well, it may not be the thought that was really amazing, equip himself with an ample sup- I’ve developed with the faculty have most popular type of role model, being able to help in that way.” ply of something not often found really been beneficial in keeping me Submit a class note today: Email [email protected] or go to www.sandiego.edu/publications/classnotes. but I am really inspired by the work The more time you spend with in war zones: humanity. focused on my end goal.”

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they weave a tale of the ravages of pleased to announce the arrival of current rank while serving at Surface [ 2 0 0 7 ] [ 2 0 1 0 ] injustice — and the budding Nicholas Stephen on April 18, 2011. Warfare Officer School in Newport, R.I. BRITTANY CALDWELL (BA) grad- JACK GENNUSO (BA) is studying awareness among Dalits that they He weighed 9 pounds, 3 ounces, and Her promotion was based on sustained uated with a doctorate in physical graphic design at Art Center College was 20.5 inches long. superior job performance and profi- therapy from Loma Linda University of Design. have the power to create change. ciency in her designated specialty. on June 12, 2011. She planned to “The problem is that they believe CHRIS COOK (MBA) and his wife, relocate to Ventura, Calif., to work as NICHOLAS LERCHE-GREDAL they are born into a certain place Kristina, proudly welcomed their [ 2 0 0 4 ] a doctor of physical therapy in an (LLM) joined the Copenhagen, because of a past karma,” Francis first child, Peter Ellis, on Jan. 20, EMILY COONFIELD (MEd) is outpatient orthopedic clinic. Denmark, office of Hannes Snellman explains. “They accept the maltreat- 2011. Chris reports that baby and working toward a PhD in education- Attorneys, a Pan-Nordic law firm ment because they think they de- family are doing well. al leadership and policy studies at CLINTON CURTRIGHT (MBA) that employs more than 300 people serve it and that if they serve well, the University of Kansas. is business development director delivering transaction and conflict- HARRY HARRISON (JD) recently for Callan Capital, an independent management services from its offices they will reincarnate into a better formed Harrison & Bodell LLP, with [ 2 0 0 5 ] wealth management firm. Previ- in Copenhagen, Denmark; Helsinki, place in the next lifetime.” offices in San Diego and Orange DANIEL CARRILLO-GUNNING ously, he was responsible for dis- ; Stockholm, ; and But with the help of organiza- County, Calif. The firm will focus on (BA) joined Wilson Turner Kosmo as tressed debt acquisitions at Kelly St. Petersburg and Moscow, Russia. tions like Navsarjan, Dalits are personal injury, employment, busi- an attorney in the employment law Capital, a private equity firm. beginning to redefine their lives ness and class action litigation. and business litigation group. Clinton has volunteered with [ 2 0 1 1 ] through education and voca- homebuilding organizations Amor ANNE-MARIE (SLAGILL) MALI- tional training. KELLY (CHANG) RICKERT (JD) is JESSICA (JEBERJAHN) JONES Ministries and Un Techo Para Mi NOSKI (BA) and her husband, Ste- a certified family law specialist and (BA) and her husband, Brandon, Pais, and also became fluent in ven, were married at Founders Chapel As a documentarian, Francis owner of the Law Offices of Kelly welcomed a daughter, Peyton Whit- Spanish while living for a year in on June 11, 2011. They moved to connected with the Dalits, drawing Chang. She was selected by Super ten, on July 8, 2011. South America. South Carolina, where Steven is sta- parallels from her own life. Born Lawyers as a rising star for the past five tioned as a naval submarine officer and and raised in war-torn Guatemala years, and was named one of the top ROSANNE (AMARO) VALENZUE- VANESSA (SANCHEZ) LOKAN Anne is a freelance writer for USD. by a Lebanese father and a Pales- women lawyers in Los Angeles. Kelly LA (BA) and her husband, Brian, (BAcc) and her husband, Carl, were tinian mother, Francis experienced and her husband, Scott, live in Los An- welcomed their first baby, Andres married on July 24, 2010, in the town first-hand the destruction of geles with their daughter, Adia, 2, who Amaro, on May 22, 2011. of Ka’anapali, Maui. They took a hon- inspires Kelly’s law practice with her eymoon cruise to Italy, Croatia, Greece human rights amid conflict. In Memoriam “perfect sense of negotiation skills.” MICHELLE WILKERSON-JERDE and Turkey, and now live in Honolulu. “I was able to identify with many (BA, BA ’05) earned a PhD in learn- JOSEPH COLOMBO, MA, PhD, things I had seen in Guatemala,” CHARLES SCHEIN (BBA) and his ing sciences from Northwestern Uni- LYNN ROMBI (BA) graduated with died on Jan. 2, 2012. A passionate says Francis, who is in the second wife Monica (Escobedo) ’00 have a versity and joined Tufts University in a master’s degree in theology from and inspiring professor, he joined phase of her photography project, 2-year-old son. The family has the fall of 2011 as an assistant profes- the University of San Francisco in the Department of Theology and Re- a book of her images for which she moved back to Visalia, Calif. sor in the Department of Education. 2010. She is the director of youth ligious Studies in 1984, and served hopes to raise the necessary funds ministry at the Carmel Mission Basilica as department chair from 1998- [ 2 0 0 1 ] [ 2 0 0 6 ] in Carmel, Calif. 2004. His extensive service to the to print; she plans to use the sale JAVIER MARIN (BA) is a high KALANI CREUTZBURG (BA, MS College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) as proceeds to benefit Navsarjan. “By school social studies teacher and his ’10) writes: “Since my graduation [ 2 0 0 8 ] well as university included multiple showing these pictures, I feel I am re- wife, Celena, is an elementary school in 2006, I’ve been putting my lead- STACI JANUSZ (BA) completed a terms on the University Senate, as storing the dignity of these people.” teacher, both in Woodland, Calif. “We ership skills to the test. I joined the master’s degree in clinical psychology well as serving on, and chairing, the A second organization has con- are blessed with four beautiful children: Marine Corps as an officer to lead and is a third-year doctor of psycholo- CAS Appointment, Reappointment Lourdes, 11; Javier, 6; Amali, 2; and San- the toughest group our nation has gy student with Argosy University. Rank and Tenure Committee. VIVIEN FRANCIS tacted Francis to document the lowest of the four recognized Indi- tiago, 1,” Javier says. For more about the to offer. I’ve traveled all over the family, go to hellakids.blogspot.com. country and visited many others, ALEXANDRA KRASOVEC (BA) ANGELA (PALERMO) ELLIS ’63 [changemaker] and medical care to physical abuse an castes, the Shudras, representing like Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Bahrain, graduated magna cum laude from (BA) reports that her husband, John and work restricted to such “im- 50 percent of the country’s popula- [ 2 0 0 2 ] Israel, Italy, , Kuwait and Chapman University School of Law (Jay) Ellis, passed away on June 3, pure” labors as working with ani- tion, or up to 600 million people. MICHAEL CORNER (BA) was pro- even Egypt. My greatest accom- in May 2011. 2011. He is survived by wife Angela, mal hides and cleaning sewers. Such numbers are paralyzing and moted to lead admissions counselor plishment thus far is being hand- daughter Lisa (Ellis) Marr and son-in- “(For the internship,) I was asked humbling, Francis says, but she at Ashford University in San Diego. selected to be one of the 12 com- Navy Lt. j.g. JONATHAN LEWIS law Brendan Marr, son John Ellis, BORN AGAIN to be creative,” says Francis, a 2010 embraces her responsibility. pany commanders of a recruit train- (BA) recently completed a 10-month daughter Dr. Julie Ellis, and grand- graduate of USD’s master’s program “I was hoping for someone to KODY DIAZ (JD) was appointed ing company aboard Marine Corps shipyard availability aboard the USS children Andrew and Erica. Redefining a way of life in India national legal department manager Recruit Depot San Diego. I also Mobile Bay, the second guided mis- in peace and justice studies. “I had come and save us,” says Francis, and managing counsel for Toyota teach upper-division accounting sile cruiser to undergo the most com- HELEN MCHUGH, RSCJ, PhD, by Trisha J. Ratledge the idea that I was going to take as when she began to question Material Handling USA (TMHU). He classes at Park University.” prehensive upgrade and moderniza- passed away on Dec. 30, 2011 at he images are haunting: tern with Navsarjan, a grassroots many images as I could and later see social inequities years ago. “But I served on the company’s legal coun- tion program in Navy history, the age of 95. An award-winning a young boy bent over organization founded by, and serv- what I could do with them.” realized that the power was with sel team for six years. Prior to that, he CHRISTINA (WHITTENBURY) including the modernization of educator who developed academic pictures of his sister who ing members of, the Dalit commu- Francis’ photographs have me. I can’t wait for a savior, or practiced litigation defense for vari- RANDHAWA (BA) was a Spanish weapons and combat systems. Fol- programs for low-income children, T ous law firms across Southern Califor- teacher at a New York City public lowing the yard period, the crew Sister McHugh had over six decades had been brutally assaulted; nity, once known as Untouchables. become tools for advocacy, start- that perfect leader. It’s work we a man, head swathed in band- Dalits hold the lowest social stand- ing with an exhibition at USD, all have to engage in if we want nia. Kody is also a faculty member at school for four years while earning a charged through a series of sea trials of teaching and research experi- Taft Law School. He lives in San Clem- master’s degree in education at Pace and qualification in preparation for ence. She spent nearly four decades ages from a beating he endured. ing in Indian society, so low they “Untouchables of India: A Photo to create a better world for our ente, Calif., with his wife, Kelly, and University. She and her husband, Ra- deployment. at USD, and served as the chair of His crime? Accidentally brushing are outside of the caste system. Documentary of Caste Issues and children. It’s our responsibility two sons, Lucas and Dillon. vinder, were married on Oct. 8, 2010, both the English department and against someone in a higher Representing 16 percent of the Human Rights Abuses,” sponsored to be that change.” and they moved to Princeton, N.J., [ 2 0 0 9 ] the fine arts department. Named caste. Photos like these portray population, the 167 million Dalits by the Center for Inclusion and [ 2 0 0 3 ] where he has a new job. “I quit my CECILIA ZAVALA (BBA) was pro- professor emerita in 1988, she con- the India that Vivien Francis wit- in India face discrimination at ev- Diversity. The 47 images are just a To learn more, go online to www. Navy Cmdr. NICOLE MAVER- job and we decided to start a family,” moted to senior marketing associate tinued to direct a tutoring program nessed for three months as an in- ery level, from lack of education fraction of the 5,000 she took, but VivienFrancis.com. SHUE (MS) was promoted to her Christina says. for the Americas at Symtrax. and conduct research until 2003.

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SAVE THE DATE for the University of San Diego’s premier alumni event of the year.

SATURDAY April 28, 2012 On the University of San Diego Campus

2012 Alumni Honorees

Mother Rosalie Clifton Hill Award Bishop Charles Francis Buddy Award

REFLECTION Sandra Chew Phillips ’68 (BA) The Honorable Dr. Joseph Ghougassian ’77 (MA) ’80 (JD) Staff Technical Writer, Qualcomm, Inc. United States Ambassador to Qatar (Ret.)

Author E. Hughes Career Achievement Award College of Arts And sCienCes JoAn B. KroC sChool of PeACe studies Timothy Lynch ’95 (BA) Susi Menazza ’03 (MA) Executive Producer, Woodshed Films & Farm League Senior Policy Advisor, The Nature Conservancy THE SPIRIT OF PHILANTHROPY was celebrated on Nov. 5, 2011 during the Founders’ Gala, USD’s signature fundraising event. This sChool of Business AdministrAtion sChool of lAw J. Scott Di Valerio ’85 (BBA) Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr. ’87 (JD) year, more than $425,000 was raised for the Founders’ Endowed Chief Financial Officer, Coinstar, Inc. Partner, Gibson Dunn Scholarship Fund, which provides much-needed financial support to students. The inaugural Founders’ Gala took place in 2009; hAhn sChool of nursing And heAlth sCienCe sChool of leAdershiP And eduCAtion sCienCes USD Captain Jacqueline D. Rychnovsky ’04 (PhD) Arnulfo Manriquez ’05 (MA) nearly $1 million has been raised since its inception. Honorary gala Executive Officer, United States Naval Hospital Yokosuka, Japan President and CEO, Chicano Federation of San Diego County chair Darlene V. Shiley is pictured at right with USD President Mary E. Lyons, PhD. Planning is already underway for the next Founders’ Chet and Marguerite Pagni Family Athletic Hall of Fame Gala, which is scheduled for November 2013. To learn more, go to Kevin Herde ’93 (BBA) Men’s Baseball 1990-1993 USD REFLECTION USD REFLECTION www.sandiego.edu/foundersgala/.USD REFLECTION USD REFLECTION USD REFLECTION USD REFLECTION

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