USD Super Slugger KRIS BRYANT Is Ready to Take His Game to the Next

USD MAGAZINE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO / FALL 2013

Big Blue Bash • tailgate and Picnic • FootBall game

The Natural October 11-13, 2013 USD super slugger is ready RegisteR Online nOw! Kris Bryant www.sandiego.edu/hfw to take his game to the next level

SUMMER 2007 3 Family Festivities • alumni Reunions • Family mass

LOOKING FORWARD USD MAGAZINE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO

[president] mary e. lyons, Phd [engagement] [vice president We’ll be calling! university relations] timothy l. o’malley, Phd

[associate vice president Get ConneCted marketing and strategic partnerships] Alumni Board president issues challenge to be involved coreen g. Petti [email protected]

Editor’s Note: [senior director] Mark Hoekstra ’86 follows the successful tenure of Maureen Partynski ’81 Julene snyder [email protected] as president of the Alumni Association Board of Directors. He also serves on [editor] USD’s Emerging Leaders Council and the Burnham – Moores Center for Real Estate’s Krystn shrieve [email protected] Commercial Real Estate Committee. He is managing partner of the Heritage Group, [senior creative director] a commercial real estate and investment advisory firm in San Diego. Barbara Ferguson [email protected]

[associate editor] Dear Fellow Alumni, mike sauer As the grandson of Ernest W. Hahn, a USD trustee emeritus, my connection to the University of San Diego [email protected] started before I was a student here. During my days at Alcalá Park, I was active in my fraternity, Sigma Chi. [designer] I formed deep friendships and I learned skills and lessons that are vital to the work I do. I have no shortage marcy alyn of fond memories of those years. [email protected] But after I graduated, I turned my attention toward building my career and my family. I didn’t give much [writers] thought to USD and I didn’t step foot on campus for 20 years. I was one of you, one of the many of you who Ryan t. Blystone trisha J. Ratledge graduated from USD, went on your way and didn’t look back. mike sauer Let’s look at just a few of the numbers and you can do the math. As a group, USD alumni are 60,000 strong. Krystn shrieve

Of those, about 16 percent are connected on Facebook, just over 4 percent attended last year’s Homecoming [usd magazine] and Family Weekend, about 1.2 percent were active volunteers and about 13 percent made financial USD Magazine is published by the University contributions to the university. of San Diego for its alumni, parents and friends. Third-class postage paid at San Diego, CA So as you can see, that means most of us aren’t involved. We’re not connected. We’re not joiners. 92110. USD phone number: (619) 260-4600. When you see (619) 260-2278 We’re not donors. We’re not even friends with USD on Facebook. [torero notes submissions] And I was just like you. But that all changed. Send Torero Notes to the mailing on your caller ID, it’s a call from I joined the Alumni Association Board of Directors in 2006, looking for ways to network and hoping to address below or email them to: find out more about the admissions process for my daughters, who weren’t too far off from high school [email protected]. the USD Telefunding Center graduation. The following year, I was chair of the finance committee and, when the board started talking [mailing address] and a current USD student. about its annual goals, I suggested we commit to raising $1 million for Alumni Endowed Scholarships. USD Magazine Torero Notes University Publications It seemed like a lofty goal. But I like to think big. And I knew we could do it. From that idea the Wine Classic University of San Diego Our students are excited to talk with was established and, in 2012, we reached our $1 million goal. 5998 Alcalá Park So take it from me when I say that it’s never too late. Whether you graduated two years ago or two San Diego, CA 92110 you about the latest campus updates, decades ago, it’s not too late to come back. It’s not too late to make a difference. [change of address] There are countless ways to be involved with our alma mater. You can Take a Torero to Lunch. You can network Send address changes to USD Magazine, your USD experience and how you Advancement Services, 5998 Alcalá Park, with other alumni at one of our many campus events or regional gatherings across the country and around the San Diego, CA 92110. can make a difference at your alma world. You can cheer on the Toreros at a football game in Torero Stadium, at a basketball or volleyball game in the [be blue go green] mater. Please answer the phone and Jenny Craig Pavilion or a baseball game at USD’s new Fowler Park. And yes, you can make a financial contribution. USD Magazine is printed with vegetable-based So, let’s give ourselves another challenge. I was just like you. Now I’m challenging you to be like me — and inks on paper certified in accordance with take the time to hear their stories all those other alumni in our earlier math equation. Be involved. Get connected. Be a joiner. Be a donor. FSC standards, which support environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial and economi- and share yours! And, yes, “like” the USD Alumni Association page on Facebook. cally viable management of the world’s forests. Why should you take action? Because more alumni supporting USD will actually increase the value of our [0913/64328] degrees, not to mention helping all those Toreros who follow us.

— Mark Hoekstra ’86 Alumni Association Board President Proud parent of a USD alumna Make your gift today at www.sandiego.edu/giving USD MAGAZINE THE HEART OF SUCCESS IS AUTHENTICITY. UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO / FALL 2013

FEATURES TEN YEARS OF TRADITION ALUMNI NEWS

20 / DECADE OF DISTINCTION [2003-2013 ] 16 / THE NATURAL As the University of San Diego celebrates Mary Lyons’ After leading Division I first 10 years at the helm, the campus remembers College Baseball with 31 milestones that have changed the landscape, launched A Decade of home runs, powerhouse new academic endeavors, highlighted academic and slugger Kris Bryant, the athletic achievements, and made Alcalá Park known Toreros’ 21-year-old third CHANGE CONTAINS OUR SALVATION. worldwide as the place where Catholic traditions are baseman, was the No. 2 INSERT / BIG LEAGUE BOUND alive and Changemakers thrive. overall draft pick by the The 2013 season was a truly memorable one for USD baseball. Distinction Chicago Cubs. It was a At year’s end, eight players were drafted or signed by major grand-slam ending to an league baseball organizations. In honor of their accomplish- DEPARTMENTS epic season that led to eight ments, USD Magazine created commemorative baseball cards Toreros punching their tickets celebrating the eight draftees’ individual success, as well as TORERO NEwS to professional baseball. the team’s impressive run to the WCC title. 4 / Connection and Community Distinction Distinction Living Learning Communities bring academic A LUMNI MAKE A DIFFERENCE ON CAMPUS AND AROUND THE WORLD. and student life together to create a powerful freshman experience. USD MAGAZINE Distinction Distinction TORERO NOTES 6 / No Learning Curve Needed 26 / A Heart for Healing The College of Arts and Sciences’ new dean, Noelle Norton, PhD, An earthquake that rocked the isn’t new to leading successful endeavors on campus and, world transformed USD alumna in her new role, plans to lead the college to national renown. Distinction Distinction Ann Taylor into a force of nature 8 / Engagement Through Action determined to shake up the future H ER FIRST 10 YEARS On tHe COVeR: Painting houses, enhancing curb appeal and changing the lives of health care in Haiti. Photo by Tim Mantoani of a local family are all in a day’s work for the USD Parent Corps, 30 / On the Cutting Edge who model what it means to meet challenges and lead change. TORERO ATHLETICS USD alumnus and adventurist Victor Bianchini shares 14 / Committed ALUMNI NEwS 10 / Upward Trajectory a piercing account of what it’s like to carve his own to Excellence 24 / A Vintage Classic Chell A. Roberts, PhD, founding dean of the Shiley-Marcos niche in a sport that made him a national champion. USD’s new head football Corks popped. Wine flowed. School of Engineering, believes outside-the-box thinking will coach, Dale Lindsey, wants Alumni and friends spent the turn today’s students into tomorrow’s innovators. to instill in his players the day with USD-affiliated wineries instinct that on and off the and vintners while raising field, team comes first. money for student scholarships.

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Alex Hermann ’14 had two requirements for a college: a palm tree on campus and proximity to a big city. Check and check. But what convinced Hermann to be the only student from his Balti- more, Md., high school to hit the West Coast was the excitement and enthusiasm in the people he met at USD. As the 2013-14 president of

NEWS Associated Students, Hermann is generating that same enthusiasm. With an ambitious set of goals for the year, he and his board hope to empower the student body to speak up, engage in their passions and express their Torero pride as Changemakers throughout the community.

Goals for this year: “Our themes for this year include [living and learning] under common themes, including: building a culture of Torero change; faith and reason; globaliza- pride, exploring and imple- tion; honors; intersection; natural menting new communica- CONNECTION AND COMMUNITY world; social justice; space, place tion strategies, activating the and sound; and sustainability. USD community, engaging The merging of academics and residential Students live among and attend and involving the athletic life creates a powerful freshman experience classes with their fellow LLC resi- community, empowering the dents, including a preceptorial — senate, and advancing trans- by Trisha J. Ratledge a small core-curriculum course parency between AS and the ith cerulean blue skies no interest in humans. For Kasik, connections and confidence in her taught by a faculty member who student body.” and sea temperatures swimming among them marked new home. “I was the only one also serves as a mentor. They near 70 degrees, her introduction to life in her from my high school who went discover that the intellectual Favorite thing about USD:

TORERO W conditions were downright balmy Honors Living Learning Com- to USD so I felt like a fish out of conversation thrives between disci- ”The people. Our campus is compared to Maddie Kasik’s home munity (LLC). water,” she says. “My LLC provided plines and beyond the classroom. beautiful and the classes are in Northern California, but what “My friends convinced me to a community within the freshman “These living learning communi- challenging in all the right was more important to her was go swimming and I thought I was class that was smaller, and that ties are a microcosm,” says Noelle ways, but the people are that the water was clear. She out of my mind, but it was actually foundational support helped me Norton, dean of the College of what I look forward to most wanted to monitor the sharks really fun,” says the San Jose find my groupings in college life.” Arts and Sciences, who with Mar- when returning to campus milling about just below, counting native who is serving as an Honors The 2013-14 academic year garet Leary, associate dean of each September.” on their interest staying with the LLC resident assistant (RA) her marks the first year that 100 per- students, led the LLC taskforce invertebrates on the ocean floor, sophomore year. cent of freshmen will participate that launched the program in After graduation: “I plan rather than the college students At the University of San Diego, in a living learning community 2010 with three pilot communities. to attend graduate school casting shadows from above. life in a living learning community at USD. The nine communities “They enhance the liberal arts for broadcast journalism and No worries there. The leopard blends academics and residential are part of an umbrella experience because they help students think pursue a career in the media sharks that congregate seasonally life throughout a student’s fresh- for first-year students, weaving about a question with depth from industry.”

TORERO NEWS to spawn at La Jolla Shores have man year. For Kasik, it helped build scholarship into everyday life all different disciplines.”

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75145USD_Pg04-15.indd 4 8/29/13 11:08 PM [collaborative] TORERO NEWS A PERFECT PAIRING USD, Franciscan School of Theology [visionary] forge seminal partnership

he Franciscan School of grams, specifically within theolog- Theology was first chartered ical disciplines, and FST students NO LEARNING CURVE NEEDED Tin 1854 as an apostolic will have access to graduate courses college known as Mission Santa at USD’s School of Leadership and New College of Arts and Sciences dean hits the ground running Barbara, and remained a center Education Sciences and Joan B. Kroc for theological studies and a semi- School of Peace Studies. nary until 1968 when it moved to “We are excited about bringing oelle Norton, PhD, who No. I’ve always enjoyed Berkeley, Calif., and became known together the spiritual, theological joined the University of San A: what I do. When I was just as the Franciscan School of Theolo- and social riches of the Franciscan NDiego faculty in 1994, was teaching, I loved it. As director of gy. Recently, the school entered tradition and USD’s excellence in named dean of College of Arts and the Honors Program, I loved it. into an affiliation with USD that contemporary sciences, nonprofit [heartening] Sciences on July 1. Norton earned When I left that and went back to will lead to a richer education and management, public service, her PhD and master’s degree in being Political Science and Inter- new opportunities for students peace work and more,” says Father political science at UC Santa Barbara national Relations Department from both institutions. Joseph P. Chinnici, OFM, president and her bachelor’s from UCLA. chair, I loved it. I didn’t see these Officials from USD, along with and rector of the Franciscan School APPRECIATING LIFE She’s a valued student mentor, roles as stepping stones, but leaders at the Franciscan School of Theology. professor and former department when I got to the dean’s office of Theology (FST), met at Alcalá The partnership will provide SOLES PhD candidate provides chair for USD’s Political Science and I realized I knew the college well Park in the spring to sign the opportunities to enhance the help where it’s needed most International Relations Department. enough and thought I could agreement that will benefit the capabilities of graduate students She was director of USD’s Honors make a contribution to USD. students, the community and to serve in stewardship roles in the By Ryan T. Blystone Program, co-director for the Living the Catholic Church. Church and other mission-oriented very day Dorah Wanyana Nathaniel, a Dammeyer Fellow in Learning Communities (LLC) pro- How do your vast USD “This new affiliation offers institutions. It will also allow Dunigan awakens is another Global Education Leadership and gram and, most recently, served as Q: experiences prepare you opportunities for special academic respective faculties and students E opportunity to cherish a a PhD Leadership Studies candidate the college’s associate dean for facul- for this role? and program collaborations that to collaborate in service, research priceless gift. It’s also instant in USD’s School of Leadership ty. She recently took the opportunity will benefit the faculties, students, and other scholarly activities. motivation for her to be at her and Education Sciences (SOLES). to share her vision for the future. Two things: First, I can see and communities of both USD “Throughout this long journey best in the classroom. He testified before Congress in A: the big picture because and FST,” says Ron Fowler, chair towards an agreement, in each Her impressive academic 2002 about caring for orphans Define leadership I have experience working across of USD’s Board of Trustees. person God has revealed the face résumé earned Dorah the chance and vulnerable children in Africa. Q: and how you apply different divisions. I know the Because of our Catholic heritage What plans do you have Graduate students at USD will of goodness, generosity and beauty to join a select list of students from “There have been many times it in your work. college intimately, but with the and belief in the Catholic intellec- Q: to engage with College have access to FST courses that to us,” Father Chinnici says. “For around the world at a leadership when there have been difficult Honors Program I worked with tual tradition, we’re well grounded of Arts and Sciences alumni? complement their degree pro- this, I give great thanks.” and international cooperation struggles, and this is when my I believe leadership is both the business school and the to provide students a place to program at USD last July. colleagues in Uganda and I have A: about leading by example, engineering program. With the think, be curious, learn about the I’m already planning trips to The opportunity was a blessing to remind ourselves of the future being able to articulate your vision LLCs, I worked extremely closely complex nature of the world and A: Utah, Washington, D.C., and for Dorah, who is HIV positive. A that is to come,” he says. “Always and the importance of collabora- with Student Affairs. Second, universe while, at the same time, Seattle this fall. I feel that, because blessing is also how she describes being focused on the future em- tion with the idea of shared I know just about everybody consider questions of justice, sus- I’ve been here so long, I know so both AidChild, a nonprofit organi- powers us to go through difficult responsibility in mind. In leading on campus. USD feels like a tainability, interconnection and many alumni and I know the uni- zation that provides critical care times. I feel we’re just now seeing by example, I want to work hard, small town to me. I grew up in value of human dignity. We’re not versity in the same way that the for children severely stricken by a glimpse of that future we’ve fo- show I’m committed to the college a small town, San Luis Obispo, only going to train you to think alumni do. They know I’m commit- HIV/AIDS and neglected in her cused on for so long.” and the organization. I’m honest, where it seemed I couldn’t go critically, but we’re also going to ted to this campus so I hope that’ll home country of Uganda, as well as Dorah, 20, aspires to become a open and direct, and I hope others more than a few blocks without have you do it, experience it. bring alumni back to campus. its founder, Nathaniel Dunigan, one doctor so she can help find a cure will follow. I want to emphasize seeing someone I knew. I’m ready, able and interested. of many Changemakers at USD. for HIV/AIDS. She’s also developed the importance of collaboration. Will you be active with I think alumni can expect to see “AidChild cares for orphans a business idea to help Ugandan Anything I do is not done alone; How does a USD liberal Q: social media as dean? me at every possible opportunity, with HIV/AIDS who don’t have girls from rural areas stay in school. it’s done with the good work and Q: arts education separate because I’m willing to toot the support from extended families,” “There were many girls dropping energy of the whole organization. us from other institutions? I’m going to be a tweeting college’s horn. I think we do great says Dorah, who adopted out of classes, missing school for A: dean. Follow me at @noel- work, we should be recognized ABOVE: (From left to right): Ron Fowler, chair of the USD Board Nathaniel’s name as a sign of days at a time” she explains.” This Had you ever thought USD provides a phenome- lenorton. We’ll be updating our for it and I’d hope they’d want to of Trustees; Mary E. Lyons, president of USD; Father Joseph P. respect. “It is a home with real idea can benefit them, letting them Q: about the dean’s posi- A: nal liberal arts and sciences website regularly with interesting stay connected to all the great Chinnici, OFM, president and rector of FST; and the Very Rev. hope, one that holds life precious.” know nothing should keep them tion in your career plans? education to our undergraduates. stories at www.sandiego.edu/cas. things happening right now. John Hardin, OFM, chair of the FST Board of Trustees. Appreciating life motivates from getting an education.”

6 USD MAGAZINE FALL 2013 7 [purposeful] Making a real difference in the TORERO NEWS lives of others is priority one for the USD Parent Corps community service project volunteers. BRIDGING THE GAP Parent Partnership Fund [helping hands] essential to student success by Mike Sauer heir stories are powerfully from earning their degree, but life ENGAGEMENT THROUGH ACTION poignant: A single mother of intervenes, and often tragically.” Ttwo, victimized by domestic Dedicated parents who share USD Parent Corps ready and willing to serve others violence, searching for a better life; USD’s commitment to service, the two sons working night-and-day to Trumbulls were quick to join the by Ryan T. Blystone help their recently divorced mother USD Parents Association Develop- usan Hassett was deter- up, wiped her brow and expressed member, is part of the USD attending their youngest son’s make the mortgage payments to ment Committee, where they first mined to pull up a stubborn genuine happiness while working Parent Corps, made up of par- commencement ceremony. save her home; a young woman learned about the alarming num- S patch of tall, dry weeds in so hard to help others. ents of current students — some Other volunteers included painted much of the house and the fruits of the labor. This is a receiving the devastating news that ber of students forced to drop out the front yard of Anayeli Zambrano “This is going to be a success, of whom are USD alumni them- current students Austin Pavin, surrounding fences. deeply satisfying project.” both her parents had been diag- of school just shy of graduation. and Raul Medina’s home in Barrio I can already feel it,” said Hassett, selves. She, along with her hus- Shayna Mohammad and Shannon “This is an extension of the The group was grateful to nosed with terminal illnesses. “When we first heard the num- Logan. It only took a minute or so, the mother of two sons, both band, John, flew in early from Merrill, and some USD employees, kind of philanthropy that these San Diego resident and parent Such are the tragic life experi- bers, it completely blew us away,” but when she successfully uproot- of whom are University of Boston to participate in the too. Together, they cleaned up parents already do,” said Renda board member Sonny Thadani, ences endured by recipients of says Bonnie. “The average ask from ed and cleared it away, she treated San Diego alumni. Hassett, hands-on, one-day community the home’s front and back yards, Quinn, director of USD’s Office of father of USD student Shanelle the Parent Partnership Fund (PPF), students in that situation was some- it like a small victory. She jumped a USD Parent Association Board service project, just days before spruced up the landscaping and Parent Relations and 1986 alum- Thadani, for taking charge of an initiative spearheaded by where in the neighborhood of na. “Seeing students out here, the project locally. USD Parents Association Board $2,700, which when you factor in too, with their parents, shows me “Sonny has been a bulldog co-presidents Jim and Bonnie the overall cost of attending a that the apple doesn’t fall far from about this project from the start,” Trumbull. Created to support university, really isn’t that much.” the tree. Our parents have mod- Trumbull said. “We thank him for students who are within one year Since becoming Parent Board eled to their children the impor- all of the work he’s put into it.” of earning their degree, but are at co-presidents in July of 2012, the tance of community service work Thadani was humbled by the risk of dropping out due to financial Trumbulls are extremely proud and helping others.” praise. He worked closely with hardships, the PPF provides the of how the PPF has grown, and Hassett brought her idea to the San Diego-based nonprofit invaluable assistance deserving the number of lives it has changed. the attention of current USD Rebuilding Together to choose the Toreros need to achieve their “The PPF is a great example of Parent Board co-presidents, Jim house, where Zambrano and Medi- dream of graduating from USD. USD’s commitment to students,” and Bonnie Trumbull, who live in na have lived for four years, raising “When you hear these stories, says Jim. “We’re just looking to keep Oregon. They liked it and began three children who range in age and meet these wonderful stu- the positive momentum going.” planning for the big day. from 8 months old to 4 years old. dents, how do you not do every- “This is a natural way for us to He also worked with local thing in your power to help?” To learn more about the Parent Part- give back to the community,” Jim businesses to secure donations asks Jim, his voice cracking with nership Fund, call the Office of Par- Trumbull said. “The university is of food, snacks, water and more emotion. “In many cases, these ent Relations at (619) 260-4808, or service-centric and we felt this to support the volunteers. students are just a few classes away email [email protected]. was a good way for us to have a “At the end of the day, there’s a role in doing some community tremendous sense of accomplish- outreach, let the community ment because it’s very gratifying to know that we care about them as give back to the local community,” much as they enjoy USD being Thadani said. “This project shows part of the community.” that giving back is not only about He and the other volunteers money, but also your time, energy enjoyed rolling up their sleeves and effort. USD parents are coming and getting their hands dirty. together to do this and I feel it’s “Normally we sit in a boardroom, a turning point in our thinking. talk about the good we’re trying to I think this is a project that we can do for others, such as making finan- do more often and get others at cial contributions to programs or USD involved.” contributing to student scholarships, but it can be a little sterile,” To join the Parent Corps, email Trumbull said. “Here, we get to real- Renda Quinn ’86 at rquinn@sandi- ly dig in, work and immediately see ego.edu or call (619) 260-4808.

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75145USD_Pg04-15.indd 8 8/29/13 11:08 PM 75145USD_Pg04-15.indd 9 8/29/13 11:08 PM Chell Roberts brings a wealth entrepreneurship with the more [advanced] TORERO NEWS of experience and enthusiasm traditional models of an engineer- to his position as founding dean ing education. As part of the over- of the Shiley-Marcos School haul, he created iProjects, an of Engineering. award-winning program where LEARNING ON THE MOVE student teams developed innova- [aspirational] Donors’ gift brings mobile technology into classrooms tive solutions to challenges offered by partnering businesses rwin and Joan Jacobs, long- Paula Cordeiro, dean of the smart phones, 100 percent of stu- from around the world. time philanthropists and sup- School of Leadership and Educa- dents passed their Algebra I exam. “With iProjects, students had I porters of education, recently tion Sciences, says the MTLC will In the class without phones, only this great opportunity to partner pledged $3 million to the Mobile investigate how technology might two-thirds passed. The magical Upward trajectory their creativity with their educa- Technology Learning Center improve teaching and learning, aspect was that the kids with Founding dean has grand plans for USD School of Engineering tion,” Roberts says. “It’s critical (MTLC) at the University of San how students will use technology phones had Internet access 24/7. that they ask questions, think cre- Diego’s School of Leadership and in the classroom, what educators If they couldn’t solve a problem, ment into that of a nationally atively and work collaboratively.” Education Sciences (SOLES). should expect to receive for their they didn’t have to wait until the recognized and ranked school. He also believes students need The gift allows the center to hire investment in technology and next day to ask their teacher for Immediate plans include upgrad- to maintain a balanced and a founding director, fund a schol- whether technology will give all help. They reached out to other ing student project and research broad perspective in education arship, further technology-related students access to more rigorous students. We began to see more space, hiring additional faculty and in life, even if that means research, and provide teaching learning opportunities. peer-to-peer education and and staff, and increasing the stepping outside of their comfort and professional development for “Schools are the harbinger of round-the-clock learning.” number of student scholarships zones to try something new. partnership schools in districts the future of a community. They President Mary E. Lyons says to prospective students. Roberts knows of what he speaks, throughout the nation. The gift are the canary in the mine,” Cor- even the univeristy’s founders While there’s plenty of work having changed his major five also funded a state-of-the-art deiro says. “The success, or lack relied on the generosity of to be done, Roberts is convinced times as an undergraduate at the teaching studio, construction of thereof, of our K-12 students will others to transform their vision the foundational pieces are in University of Utah before finally which began in the summer. play a major role in determining into a reality. place for future success. “The settling on mathematics. He By the year 2015, it’s anticipated the success of San Diego, the “From that moment on, nothing aspiration is to be the top engi- would go on to earn his master’s that 80 percent of people, includ- nation and the world.” really impactful has happened neering school in the region, and and doctorate degrees in industrial ing middle and high school stu- Irwin Jacobs, co-founder of Qual- without generous benefactors and we’ll do that by making that delta engineering from the University dents, will access the Internet via comm, has seen the power of tech- partners,” Lyons notes. “Dr. Irwin difference in our students,” he of Utah and Virginia Tech Univer- mobile devices. Students and nology in classrooms. He recalled a Jacobs and Mrs. Joan Jacobs have says. “That means getting the sity, respectively. parents expect schools to inte- pilot program in which Qualcomm taken the fruits of their labor, and most out of them; preparing “Just because you’re an engi- grate mobile devices into the gave high school students in some of their genius, and invested in our them to become leaders who neering major doesn’t mean classroom and USD’s Mobile classes smart phones and said it led community in so many ways — in are sought out for their expertise you’re not a well-rounded and Technology Learning Center will to a surprising outcome in stu- education and health care, and in and innovation.” thoughtful person,” says Roberts, assist schools, school leaders, and dents’ math scores. the arts. Over and over again they Encouraging students to who was once convinced that teachers through research and “One teacher had a class with have seen where there is a need, incorporate an outside-the-box theatre was his true calling. professional learning. smart phones and a class without,” or an opportunity, and have creat- approach to their studies and “Engineers need to be open to “We want to be a living labora- Jacobs explains. “In the class with ed something better for us.” research work is nothing new for and engaged in a variety of dif- tory for schools and educators, Roberts, who by his own admis- ferent academic disciplines, by collaborating with local dis- sion is, “an educator first and which, interestingly, is one of the tricts, as well as institutions of by Mike Sauer foremost, and always will be.” things that attracted me to USD.” higher learning, to test research or as long as he can ing. “I’d sit with these advanced chance to create something tre- In his previous position as execu- As one of the few engineering findings and provide future remember, Chell Roberts, mathematics books and pretend mendously special,” he says. tive dean and chair of engineer- schools in the nation where teachers with unique teaching FPhD, has been a big fan of I could read them; understand the “For the past 25 years, the stu- ing for the College of Technology students earn a dual bachelor’s and research opportunities,” numbers. While classmates were language they were speaking. dents and faculty here have built and Innovation at Arizona State degree in science and the arts, says Scott Himelstein, the MTLC’s scaling jungle gyms and playing I thought it was so cool.” an exceptional department, and University, he noticed a rift USD’s unique blend of intensive interim director. dodgeball at recess, a 10-year With more than 40 years of it’s my job to help take that to the developing between what engi- technical training with a liberal Over the next five years, the old Roberts would sequester experience as an accomplished next level. To do that, we need to neering students were learning arts education meshes perfectly MTLC anticipates the creation of himself in the library, poring educator and administrator in be challenging ourselves to find in lectures and labs, and how with Roberts’ view of how to state and national policies that over advanced algebra and the field of engineering, it’s clear ways to build for the future.” they were applying that knowl- educate the complete engineer. support mobile learning; an calculus books in an attempt he still does. What’s also clear is Thanks to the vision and gener- edge for the betterment of “The dual-degree program pro- increase in the number of class- to understand all those strange that he couldn’t be more thrilled osity of Darlene Marcos Shiley, society and themselves. vides our students that opportu- rooms and schools that use symbols that were, for some about the opportunity to chart that future is now. Her transfor- To help bridge the gap nity to engage in the academic mobile learning technologies; unknown reason, so appealing. the course of USD’s Shiley-Marcos mational $20 million gift enabled between theory and practice, disciplines that may fall outside of and the establishment of a clear- “You know, I can’t put my finger School of Engineering as its Roberts to begin the process of Roberts developed a curriculum their immediate academic focus, inghouse for “best practices” ABOVE: (From left to right) SOLES Dean Paula Cordeiro, on why, but I was really interested founding dean. raising the profile of an already that incorporated components but will help them immeasurably in applying mobile learning MTLC Interim Director Scott Himelstein, co-founder of in math as a kid,” he recalls, smil- “The way I see it, this is a successful engineering depart- of business management and in the future,” he says. technology in education. Qualcomm Irwin Jacobs and Mary E. Lyons, president of USD.

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The Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science was awarded a $2 million gift from the Dickinson Foundation for the construction of the Betty and Bob Beyster Institute for Nursing Research, Advanced Practice, and Simulation. The gift will finance the first- [etc.] floor lab, which will be named the Donald C. and Elizabeth M. Dickinson Simulation and Standardized Patient Nursing Laboratory, in honor Former Torero rower Ryan The Golden Toreros are those of the parents of Martin Dickinson. Since 1999, the Dickinson Shelton ’09 earned a spot on alumni who have reached or Foundation has awarded $1.4 million in gifts to support the the U.S. Senior National Rowing previously celebrated their School of Nursing’s Master’s Entry Program. Team last June with a victory 50th reunion. This group of in the 2013 Men’s Quad World alumni, who came from the Tom and Gwen Price and the Price Family Foundation Championship Trials in Lake San Diego College for Men committed $1 million in 2012 to support the School of Law, the Merced, N.J. Shelton and his and the San Diego College for School of Business Administration and Torero Athletics. The outstanding three California Rowing Club Women, were true pioneers experiences of their sons, Nick ‘09 (BBA) and Gregory ‘12 (JD), prompted teammates crossed the finish and helped lay the foundation the generous gift, which has already made a tremendous impact. line in a time of 5:48.43 for the for what USD is today. During the 2012-13 academic year, the funds allowed USD to host the 2,000-meter event and, in the Members of the 50th Reunion NUCDF Basketball Challenge, giving the Toreros the opportunity to play process, earned the first four Committee shared memories of home games against quality opponents. It established the Price Family spots on the U.S. team that the early days in a letter to their Grant for International Fellows and Travel Seminars, which provides Saturday, November 2, 2013 competed at the 2013 World fellow Golden Toreros. financial support to USD law students participating in international Jenny Craig Pavilion, University of San Diego Rowing Championships in “When we first came, an infant exchange and study abroad programs. The gift also supported the Chungju, South Korea. “Making university was in the making and university’s Social Innovation Challenge, which inspires and launches this team was our first goal, construction was the heartbeat of entrepreneurship that makes a difference around the world. but our ultimate goal is the a campus in creation,” they wrote. Summer Olympics in 2016,” “Our ranks gathered in classrooms The Bill Hannon Foundation recently awarded $75,000 in Shelton says. where the paint was not dry, had scholarships for engineering students. Previous funding from names sealed in a time capsule the foundation has supported USD Changemaker students and Lowell McAdam ’83 (MBA), in the corner of The Immaculata students studying peace, marine science and nonprofit management. chairman and CEO of Verizon, will and watched, spellbound, when be the 55th recipient of the David a helicopter, in a down draft, Mark Bosco, father of Mike Bosco, a senior on USD’s golf team, donated The black-tie affair will include hosted cocktails, unique silent Packard Medal of Achievement managed to lower the statue $60,000 to the Torero golf program for the second year in a row. The gift and live auctions, an exquisite four-course dining experience award. The Medal ofAchievement, on The Immaculata’s dome. will help offset costs associated with program operations, new equipment, given by TechAmerica, recognizes We, the Pioneers, walked with student recruitment and team travel. Under the direction of head coach and dancing to the music of Wayne Foster Entertainment. significant contributions to the the founders. Bishop Charles F. Cory Scoggin, the 2012-13 squad advanced to the NCAA post-season You won’t want to miss this Swarovski-studded evening! advancement of the high-tech Buddy and Mother Rosalie Hill for the sixth straight year. Legacy Sponsor industry and for distinguished were vitally in our midst. We knew service to the community, them in the flesh — and we were Local philanthropists Bill Lerach and Michelle Ciccarelli Lerach the industry and humankind. graced by two remarkable vision- for the second year provided a $25,000 scholarship for an African The award will be presented on aries who dared to dream big. student in the master’s program at the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Nov. 7, 2013, in Menlo Park, Calif. We witnessed tradition in the making.” Studies. This past June, they also committed $15,000 to the school’s Previous winners include All graduates from the classes Women PeaceMakers Program and held a fundraising event at their William Hewlett and David of 1954 through 1963 are invited home where they encouraged their guests to donate. Heritage Sponsors Packard of Hewlett Packard; to become pioneers, once again, Ross Perot of Electronic Data by being inducted by President For the fourth straight year, the law firm of Higgs Fletcher & Mack Systems; Thomas J. Watson Jr. Mary E. Lyons, PhD, as Golden has funded a $10,000 scholarship to increase diversity at the University of IBM; Gordon Moore, Paul S. during Homecoming and Family of San Diego School of Law. The firm created the Diversity Scholar- Otellini and Andrew Grove of Weekend. The dinner will be held ship in 2010 to lessen the financial burden of students attending Intel; John W. Thompson of from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Oct. 12, law school. The contributing attorneys have given more than Tradition Sponsors Symantec; Ray Lane of Kleiner, 2013, in the Mother Rosalie Hill $40,000 in support of scholarships and have implemented a number Perkins, Caufield and Byers; Reading Room in Copley of initiatives that provide financial support and internships and Trace 3 Archer Daniels Midland Company US. Foods and the 2012 recipient Reid Library. For more information, mentorship programs. The scholarships were made possible by RestorWare Aruba Networks KFMB-TV CBS 8 Wells Fargo Hoffman, Greylock Partners or to register, go to contributions from 29 of the firm’s attorneys, most of whom are and LinkedIn co-founder. www.sandiego.edu/hfw. USD School of Law alumni. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.sandiego.edu/foundersgala

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75145USD_Pg04-15.indd 12 8/29/13 11:08 PM USD Football Head Coach Dale shoot, I don’t even know what that Championship Subdivision play- [prolific] TORERO ATHLETICS Lindsey believes that team game is,” he says. “I’m a football offs. Given their recent success and success comes from individual coach, pure and simple. It’s what strong core of returning starters, SUCCESS, REDUX Chris Grant, general manager commitment to a common goal. I love. It’s what I do. End of story.” the Toreros are strong candidates of the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers, and Mike Brown, His passion for the game was to bring home another PFL crown. whom Grant hired in April as the Cavaliers’ kindled during his childhood The 2012 team finished on a [old school] years in Kentucky, where, after a six-game winning streak, closing head coach, are reunited once again. The pair distinguished high school football an 8-3 season. Fourteen starters (pictured at USD’s Alumni Honors event last May career, he went on to become a return, and while all will play a with former USD Basketball Head Coach Hank star linebacker for Western Ken- pivotal role in Lindsey’s team- Egan) began building the road back to hardwood tucky University’s undefeated first approach, the buck stops COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE prominence by selecting Anthony Bennett with 1963 team. His No. 44 jersey is with Mason Mills, who has For USD Head Football Coach Dale Lindsey, it’s team first one of only four numbers to be begun his fourth season as the the No. 1 pick in the 2013 NBA draft. retired since WKU began fielding Toreros’ starting quarterback. Grant, who earned both a psychology degree a football program in 1908. “Mason is our quarterback, in 1994 and a master’s in education leadership But Lindsey’s never been one our leader. You can’t be success- to celebrate individual accom- ful without good quarterback in 1996 from USD, knows there’s always plishments, especially his own: play, and Mason fits the bill,” increased scrutiny with the first overall selection, “That was a great team that com- Lindsey says. “The only stat that but he’s convinced Bennett is a star in the making. mitted to each other. I made a really matters to him is in the “As we did our evaluations throughout the entire few plays here and there, but win column, and if our quarter- lots of other guys did too.” back can show that kind of self- year, we just kept coming back to his ability and During his NFL playing days lessness, then good things are his talent, and how it fit with our guys,” Grant with the Cleveland Browns and bound to happen.” says. “He’s a great kid who is willing to do the New Orleans Saints, Lindsey’s on- Defensively, USD’s late-season right things, and he’s got a bunch of talent.” field tenacity was matched only six-game winning streak coincided by his work ethic off of it. He’d with its ability to stop teams from Brown, a 1993 USD business administration come in on off days to watch scoring. In their first five games of graduate, is back with the Cavaliers for a second hours upon hours of game tape, the 2012-13 season, the Toreros time. His career coaching record (314-167) and often knew his teammates’ gave up nearly 30 points a game ranks him sixth all-time in NBA history in win assignments better than they did. to opposing offenses. But then “One of the most important Lindsey began to work his magic, percentage (.652). He also was named NBA components of team success and during the final six games, Coach of the Year in 2009 during his first tenure in any sport is accountability,” that number went down to a with the Cavaliers. “I’m really excited about Lindsey says. “As a player, that’s paltry 10.6 points. this opportunity to work with Chris and the what I focused on, and part of “Once we started to connect executing your responsibilities the dots with Coach Lindsey’s entire Cleveland organization,” Brown says. on the field is knowing what your defensive scheme, everything “We accomplished some great things here teammates are doing. Everyone really started to click,” says return- before, and I know we can do it again.” has to be on the same page, ing defensive end and preseason or it’s gonna be a long day.” FCS All-American Blake Oliaro. After 35 years as an assistant From the moment Lindsey coach at both the college and was named head coach last NFL levels, Lindsey landed his December, his top priority was first head coaching job at USD, to establish a culture where where he served as the Toreros’ team comes first. In fact, he and by Mike Sauer defensive coordinator last sea- his coaching staff circulated a n the weeks leading up to film, practice schedules and and that’s to win football games.” success has followed. In a day son. Not surprisingly, his expec- questionnaire among the players the kickoff for the season player workout regiments. It’s clear this group has been and age when many of the top tations for this year are sky-high. that asked them to list their per- Iopener against Cal Poly, San In the trailer’s back office, well coached on how to maximize collegiate coaches spend more “What do I expect? I expect us to sonal goals for the coming sea- Luis Obispo, the trailer that USD Head Football Coach Dale their efficiency, which comes as time politicking in front of cameras three-peat as (Pioneer Football son. The responses brought a serves as headquarters for USD Lindsey settles into his desk chair, no surprise considering who’s than diagramming plays, the League) champs,” he offers, matter- smile to Lindsey’s normally stoic football is abuzz with activity ... folds his hands contemplatively calling the shots. For the better 70-year-old Lindsey considers of-factly. From there, it’s all about countenance. and well past its maximum and offers a typically frank assess- part of 40 years, Lindsey has himself a throwback to an era winning the FCS Championship.” “They all mentioned winning occupancy. Coaches pass in ment of his work environs: “Is it been bringing his no-nonsense when coaches … well, coached. For the first time in its 21-year a team championship, and to and out of its narrow confines cramped in here? Sure. Does it approach to the locker rooms of “I’m not one of those guys history, the Pioneer Football get a great education. That’s just CIA GA r

in a steady stream; their con- matter to anyone, including myself? college and professional football that’s going to go around shaking League (PFL) champion automati- the kind of program we want to

versations focused on game Hell no. We’ve got a job to do, programs across the country, and hands and playing the game; cally qualifies for the Football run here.” LUIS

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Naturalby Mike Sauer Kris Bryant has a season for the ages — with a little help from his friends Photography by Tim Mantoani By all accounts, St. Louis Billikens relief pitcher James Norwood has a solid collegiate baseball career ahead of him. The flame-throwing junior has allowed only one home run in 61 innings of work over two seasons, and is considered to have one of the best fastballs in the Atlantic 10 Conference. He’s also become a fan-favorite among the USD baseball faithful, and you can bet he’s none-too-pleased as to why.

On a wet, dreary and altogether miserable evening at Fowler Park last March, Norwood took the mound in the bottom of the eighth inning of an early-season matchup with the Toreros. St. Louis had built a commanding 6-2 lead, and the majority of the 340 die-hard fans in attendance had seen enough; opting to head en masse toward the exits and, presumably, warmth and shelter. With his team just six outs away from a confidence-boosting win against a nationally ranked opponent, Norwood threw a 94-mph fastball across the heart of the plate — and the greatest hitter in USD history was ready.

“I remember that the coaches told me that he had a really good fastball, and to be ready for it early in the count,” Kris Bryant recalls, futilely attempting to suppress a grin. “I wasn’t feeling great that night, and went to the plate with the intention of swinging at anything close to the strike zone. He grooved a fastball, and I got ahold of it pretty good.”

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75145USD_Pg16-19.indd 16 8/29/13 11:13 PM 75145USD_Pg16-19.indd 17 8/29/13 11:13 PM hile tape-measure blasts may be the exception and not Kramer’s data undeniable, and so was Kris’ impressive work ethic. Mike W the rule, Bryant is clearly well versed in the art and sci- also suggests remembers having to practically beg his son to take time off ence of the long ball — and every other aspect of hit- that if Bryant’s from hitting drills to join the family for dinner, and the sweltering ting. As a junior, he led Division I college baseball in a number of 62-game schedule desert heat seemed to only invigorate the aspiring slugger. prominent offensive categories, including: home runs (31); total in 2013 had been “It gets really warm out here (in Las Vegas), but that never bases (187); runs (80); and slugging percentage (.820). It’s also worth increased to 75, slowed him down,” Mike says. “He loves the game and has ant noting that his individu- he would’ve hit an uncommon gift as a hitter, which is pretty clear to anyone Bry al home run total was an astonishing who watches him swing a bat.” ris higher than 222 of the 68 round-trippers. Rumors of a teenage wunderkind lighting up high school K 296 teams in Division I. Heady stuff to be pitching across Nevada filtered back to Hill and his staff, “I’ve been around sure, but the only numbers Bryant seems overly and the decision was made to head to the desert and see what college baseball for concerned about are located in the win-loss column. all the hype was about. They weren’t disappointed. Bryant close to 30 years, and “It’s been an amazing year, no doubt about it,” Bryant says. “When had all the tools to I’ve never seen any- we lost to UCLA (in the NCAA regionals), I was really disappointed, be a superstar, but it thing like it, not even because I thought we could make a lot of noise in the postseason. remained to be seen hat may well be the understatement of the year. close,” says USD “We have such a great group of guys, and everyone plays the if the youngster could T The mammoth home run has since become the stuff of Baseball Head Coach game like we’re just kids having fun. That’s what it’s all about to me. hold up against top-tier legend, with some reports estimating its distance at over Rich Hill. “What makes It’s still the same game as it was back then.” college pitching, and 550 feet. A host of on-site observers claim the baseball not only it even more impres- rom the time he was a 5-year-old trailing his big brother how he would adjust to cleared the 80-foot tall left-field light tower, it was still on an upward sive is that he did it in F to little league practices in their hometown of Las Vegas, life away from home. trajectory as it did. the dead bat era. These Bryant has made a habit of hitting baseballs harder and Check and check. Bryant’s modesty stands in stark contrast to his flashy on-field exploits, BBCOR bats the guys farther than players twice his age. Kris’ father Mike Bryant, a former “Kris acclimated to our and it takes a fair bit of prodding for the No. 2 overall selection by are using today are not minor league baseball player in the Boston Red Sox organization, program in no time the Chicago Cubs in last June’s amateur baseball draft to discuss even close to the old fondly recalls the moment when he realized that his youngest son flat,” Hill says. “He really his Ruthian wallop. In fact, the 21-year-old All-American third baseman aluminum bats in terms of power.” had skills that couldn’t be taught. works at his craft.” and Baseball America 2013 Player of the Year would rather call attention Mandated for safety reasons by the NCAA, the Ball-Bat Coefficient He also hit the ground to the fact that the Toreros lost the game, 6-3. of Restitution (BBCOR) bats were put into play to perform more like running in the class- their wood counterparts, complete with a smaller sweet spot that room, and the finance decreases the speed of the ball as it makes contact with the bat. major finished his junior year with a 3.35 grade-point Folks within the USD baseball family began to wonder just what average, which should come in handy given the vast amount kind of astronomical stats Bryant would’ve amassed with the of zeros the Cubs included in his lucrative $6.7 million contract. old aluminum bats, and made some startling discoveries after doing “I’m so excited to be where I am now, but I owe so much some research. Torero athletics statistician Mark Kramer extrapolated to my coaches and my teammates at USD,” Bryant says. the numbers, and came to the conclusion that Bryant would have “I’ll always look back on my three years there as one of the hit 49 home runs had best experiences of my life.” he been swinging ryant isn’t the only Torero with the opportunity with aluminum B to prove his skills at the next level. All told, rather that BBCOR. “I took Kris with me to one of his brother Nick’s baseball practices at eight members of the 2013 squad were either That total would a local elementary school,” he says. “At the end of the practice, we set drafted or signed as undrafted free agents with major league have been one more aside time for some of the younger kids to hit. I threw Kris a couple organizations. It’s an impressive total, and indicative of than Oklahoma State of overhand pitches, and it was like, BOOM! The ball was flying all over the level of talent USD is fielding on a yearly basis. alum and former the field. Peoples’ jaws just dropped, and mine was one of them.” “I’d stack our program up against any team in the country “It’s great to hit home runs, but it’s better to win games … ” Bryant major-leaguer Pete A batting cage was quickly erected in the Bryant family’s back- over the last five years in terms of players drafted,” Hill says. says, but the memory of the swing is with him now, and the beaming Incaviglia’s all-time yard, and rarely a day went by when Kris couldn’t be found swinging “USD baseball is in a really good place right now, and thanks smile quickly returns. “I don’t usually watch my home runs, but I have record of 48 over at pitches on a tee, or getting in a little batting practice with dad to guys like Kris, A.J. Griffin and Brian Matusz, we’re earning the to admit that I watched that one.” 75 games in 1985. when he returned from work in the evenings. 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Coach Hill’s Scouting Report: Coach Hill’s Scouting Report: Coach Hill’s Scouting Report: around in my 26 years of coaching. The eight “Really powerful guy playing in a premium “A guy who is a great testament to hard work, “Electric stu when he’s on his game. Has the position spot (catcher). Needs to be a little and what it can do to jump-start a career. type of frame and mechanics to hold up to players who’ve been drafted or signed all have more disciplined at the plate, but he’ll get He’s now got a fastball in the low 90’s, and pitching a lot of innings. He won some big the chance to work on that in the White Sox an unhittable split- nger pitch at times. games for us over his career, and never shied the makeup to succeed at the next level.” farm organization.” Really think he can contribute to the bullpen away from pressure situations, which is a of a major league team.” quality big league teams pay attention to.” — USD Baseball Head Coach Rich Hill DYLAN COVEY TREVOR BAYLESS DILLON HAUPT

AUSTIN GREEN KRIS BRYANT MAX HOMICK #8 #23 #34 UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO MLB Team: Detroit Tigers MLB Team: Chicago Cubs MLB Team: Baltimore Orioles (Round No. 13) (Round No. 1; No. 2 overall selection) (Round No. 32)

Position at USD: OF/C Position at USD: 3B Position at USD: LHP HT: 6’2 HT: 6’5 HT: 6’3 WT: 205 WT: 215 WT: 205 Bats: Right Bats: Right Bats: Left Throws: Right Throws: Right Throws: Left

2013 STATS: 2013 STATS: 2013 STATS: AVG AB R H HR RBI SLG% OB% AVG AB R H HR RBI SLG% OB% W-L IP R H ER BB SO ERA .301 176 28 57 5 39 .460 .347 .329 228 80 75 31 62 .820 .493 5-2 70 31 70 26 25 57 3.34

Coach Hill’s Scouting Report: Coach Hill’s Scouting Report: Coach Hill’s Scouting Report: “Tremendous power and arm strength. I think “Athleticism, power, incredible plate discipline, “Starting to scratch the surface of his potential. the Tigers got a steal by taking him in the a great arm … what else can you say? Kris is the Good fastball, good breaking ball and a good 13th round. Great leadership ability. A guy best position player I’ve ever seen at the college change-up. Consistency is the key, but the Orioles that other players on the team would go to, level, and the sky is truly the limit in regards did a great job identifying a two-way player. and a key reason why we were so successful to what he can accomplish at the pro level. Last year was the rst year where he concentrated at the end of the 2013 season.” The Cubs drafted themselves a franchise player.” on pitching, so he can get a lot better.” MAX HOMICK KRIS BRYANT AUSTIN GREEN

2013 MICHAEL WAGNER LOGAN DAVIS USD #30 #13 UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO Record: 37-25 MLB Team: Chicago Cubs MLB Team: Kansas City Royals 2013 West Coast Conference (WCC) champions (Round No. 15) (undrafted free agent)

2013 Year-in-Review: Expectations were sky- Position at USD: RHP Position at USD: SS high for the Toreros heading into the season, HT: 6’4 HT: 6’3 but a rocky 9-8 start left many wondering if the WT: 185 WT: 175 team would make the playo s. A players-only Bats: Right Bats: Left meeting on April 27 led the way to a 28-17 run, Throws: Right Throws: Right capped by a dramatic 2-0 win over Brigham Young in the WCC championship game. The Toreros 2013 STATS: 2013 STATS: advanced to the NCAA regionals, where they were W-L IP R H ER BB SO ERA AVG AB R H HR RBI SLG% OB% defeated by eventual national champs UCLA, 6-0. 2-5 89 55 94 45 32 84 4.55 .319 113 16 36 0 10 .363 .380

Coach Hill’s Scouting Report: Coach Hill’s Scouting Report: Coach Hill’s Take: “Adjectives really can't “Led the nation in saves in 2012 when we “Son of former MLB All-Star and Cy Young Award describe this year. Making a mid-season run asked him to be a closer, and then we moved winner Mark Davis, so the pedigree is there. Really and getting to the NCAA regionals. Watching him back to the starting rotation in 2013. a gifted defensive player. Makes everything look our players win the WCC Championship … like I Didn’t have the year he wanted to, but all he easy, but is very sound from a fundamentals said, adjectives really can't describe how needs to work on is his consistency and arm standpoint. Could be able to make it at the next

special this 2013 team is.” angle, and he’ll be in the big leagues pretty quick.” level if he can continue to work on his swing.” CHAMPS CONFERENCE 2013 WEST COAST LOGAN DAVIS MICHAEL WAGNER DILLON HAUPT TREVOR BAYLESS DYLAN COVEY #20 #32 #24 UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO Big League Bound MLB Team: Chicago White Sox MLB Team: Oakland A’s MLB Team: Oakland A’s (Round No. 20) (Round No. 22) (Round No. 4) Position at USD: C Position at USD: RHP Position at USD: RHP USD Baseball 2013 HT: 6’5 HT: 6’3 HT: 6’2 WT: 225 WT: 200 WT: 200 Draft Class Commemorative Bats: Right Bats: Right Bats: Right Throws: Right Throws: Right Throws: Right Baseball Cards 2013 STATS: 2013 STATS: 2013 STATS: AVG AB R H HR RBI SLG% OB% W-L IP R H ER BB SO ERA W-L IP R H ER BB SO ERA .277 206 30 57 11 49 .529 .363 2-3 34.1 16 32 8 16 40 2.10 5-4 76.2 54 90 43 43 65 5.05 “This is the most resilient team I’ve been

Position at USD: OF/C Position at USD: 3B Position at USD: LHP HT: 6’2 HT: 6’5 HT: 6’3 WT: 205 WT: 215 WT: 205 Bats: Right Bats: Right Bats: Left Throws: Right Throws: Right Throws: Left

COAST CONFERENCE CHAMPS CONFERENCE 2013 WEST COAST special this 2013 team is.” angle, and he’ll be in the big leagues pretty quick.” level if he can continue to work on his swing.” LOGAN DAVIS MICHAEL WAGNER

[2003-2013] 2004 2007 A Decade of Three new centers of excellence are established including October the Lindsay J. Cropper Center for Creative Writing in the The campus College of Arts and Sciences, the Burnham-Moores Center Distinction celebrates the for Real Estate in the School of Business Administration inauguration of and the School of Leadership and Education Sciences’ the Joan B. Kroc Center for Nonprofit Research, now known as the Caster en years ago, the University of San Diego in July and was inaugurated in November, following a School of Peace Family Center for Nonprofit Research. celebrated the 30th Anniversary of the Hahn weeklong celebration with the entire USD community, Studies, home of School of Nursing and Health Sciences and during which she shared breakfast with alumni, talked the Institute for T Peace & Justice, the the School of Leadership and Education Sciences. with local business representatives over lunch, hung 2005 Trans-Border Institute and the Master of Academically on the rise, USD made its inaugural out with students before a basketball game, read a February Arts in Peace and Justice Studies. The celebration welcomes appearance in Princeton Review’s student guide to the Dr. Seuss book with children at a local elementary Founding Dean Father William R. Headley, CSSp keynote speaker The Energy Policy Initiative Center Ken Hackett, president of Catholic Relief Services, and noted nation’s top U.S. colleges and had just been granted a school and received the key symbolizing USD’s (EPIC) is established at the School actor and peace advocate Martin Sheen. charter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most membership in Phi Beta Kappa. of Law. In addition to being a place prestigious academic honor society. In 2003, the Since then, USD has been recognized as a leader where law students learn about energy-related legal matters, Donald P. Shiley Center for Science and Technology both in and out of the classroom. It is one of the the center is a clearinghouse for 2008 opened its doors and Joan B. Kroc bequeathed $50 nation’s top 100 universities and is ranked No. 1 for research, public education and Fall legal advocacy on behalf of million to establish the Kroc School of Peace Studies. the number of undergraduate students who study The Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science energy consumers. The aim is introduces a new Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP) That was the same year Mary E. Lyons, PhD, was abroad. It is also one of only 19 campuses nationwide to find permanent solutions to program, complementing an expansive curriculum the region’s dwindling natural named the third president of USD. She took her post that’s known, near and far, as a Changemaker campus. designed especially for nurse educators and practitioners. resources. 2003 2006 November October The pomp and circumstance of the installation ceremony The University of San Diego is recognized as inaugurating President Mary E. Lyons, PhD, at the Jenny one of 141 colleges and universities honored Craig Pavilion included prayers from Bishop Robert H. Brom for Distinguished Community Service in and Monsignor Daniel Dillabough while members of the nation’s first-ever “President’s Higher USD’s ROTC program led the national anthem. Dr. Lyons Education Community Service Honor Roll,” a offered her future vision of USD, which she said should distinction that would become fundamental be “private in its mission and public to USD’s earning the designation of an in its purpose.” official Changemaker campus five years later. 2004 February 2009 The University of San Diego hosts myriad U.S. Supreme Court Justice campus celebrations throughout its 60th Antonin Scalia serves as Anniversary year. The yearlong celebration chief justice for the School of culminates with the black-tie Founders’ Law’s second annual Paul A. McLennon Sr. Honors Moot Court Gala honoring the university’s six decades Competition, which gives students the opportunity to develop their of unparalleled success in the advancement written and oral advocacy skills — and to test them in competition. of education, student development and Justice Scalia reminds students that many decisions are on “the service to the community. razor’s edge” and that the oral argument can help judges cement their decisions.

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[2003-2013] A Decade of Distinction Continued 2010 2012 Building on greatness November April Four state-of-the-art facilities, built at Alcalá Park USD flipped the switch His Holiness the 14th in the past 10 years, gave alumni a place to call during its “Running Dalai Lama, Tenzin home, changed the landscape of learning and on Sunshine” event Gyatso, the spiritual enhanced the student celebrating the leader of Tibet, experience, and added installation of 5,000 visits the University photovoltaic solar of San Diego as a diamond to help panels on the roofs of part of a joint Torero Baseball shine. 11 buildings throughout symposium with UCSD the campus to generate and SDSU entitled, 1.23-megawatts of “Compassion Without renewable energy. The Borders: Science, installation makes USD the second largest solar energy producer Peace and Ethics.” of any private U.S. college and the 10th largest solar facility on a 2004 university campus in the nation. It becomes the latest component Degheri Alumni Center to President Lyons’ strategic initiative to make the campus one of 2011 the most sustainable in the country. Fall 2012 The Office of Undergraduate Research is established to June ensure that students from all disciplines in the College of Arts and Sciences and School of Business Administration The University of San Diego captures have the opportunity to engage in research and creative the 2011-12 West Coast Conference activities. It offers programs, including the annual (WCC) Commissioner’s Cup for the Undergraduate Research Conference, and encourages fifth consecutive year, a Conference faculty to integrate research projects and scholarly first. The Commissioner’s Cup is presentations into their courses. awarded to the WCC member institution garnering the most success during conference play. 2011 September 2007 2013 Mother Rosalie USD is designated September Hill Hall an official Ashoka U USD inaugurates the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering and Changemaker campus welcomes Founding Dean Chell A. Roberts. The $20 million and joins a select gift from USD Trustee and former Chair of the Board, Darlene group of colleges and Marcos Shiley, honors universities that have her family’s dedication established themselves to education and 2011 as hubs of social pays tribute to her The International Center opens and USD is ranked innovation throughout late husband and No. 1 among doctoral universities in the percent of the world. renowned engineer, undergraduates studying abroad. Students in USD’s Donald P. Shiley. graduate programs are also part of groundbreaking “My husband was, work and research around the world. Examples include first and foremost, 2009 the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science’s work Student Life Pavilion an engineer,” in Uganda, the School of Leadership and Education she says. Science’s work in Ghana, the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies’ work spanning the globe and the international consulting projects, practicums and internships in the School of Business Administration’s 2013 International MBA program. Fowler Park

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[uncorked] A VINTAGE CLASSIC Sipping for Student Scholarships

othing’s better than a warm summer day, an ocean breeze, a view overlooking the NPacific and 75 of the best wines from California and Baja — unless you count spending it with 700 alumni and friends to raise $55,000 for scholarships. Established in 2009 by the Alumni Association Board, USD’s fifth annual Wine Classic was held on Sunday, July 14, at the Joan B. Kroc Institute of Peace & Justice’s scenic Garden of the Sea. The event showcased 30 wineries owned or operated by USD alumni, parents or friends. Since its inception, the event has raised more than $220,000 for the USD Alumni Endowed Scholarship Fund. The first cork popped the night before at the inaugural Vintners Dinner. The intimate evening featured a delectable, one-of-a-kind, four-course meal with wine pairings. While sipping and savoring, guests heard from vintners about their winery’s philosophy and the art of wine making. The following day, the Garden of the Sea was filled with the sound of live music. Guests enjoyed gourmet food stations and bid on wine-related silent auction items to raise money for future scholarship recipients who have financial need, strong academic merit and give back to USD and the local community. Save the date for next year’s event on July 13, 2014.

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HARRY THOMAS (BA) has pub- 1960s lished several books, and his poems, essays and reviews have appeared in [1963] dozens of magazines. From 2001 to AL GIGLITTO (BA) retired from 2011, he was editor in chief of Handsel the U.S. Census Bureau after 34 years Books, an imprint he created for Other of service. Press, a subsidiary of Random House Books. A small press in Boston pub- [1966] lished a volume of his poems and trans- ARDEL NELSON (BA) is medically lations of poems by four modern Italians retired following an amputation of — Leopardi, Saba, Montale and Primo his right leg below the knee due to Levi. After 26 years back east, Harry Type 2 diabetes. returned to San Diego and is teaching English at La Jolla Country Day School. [1969] GARY LANE (JD) is a financial [1977] planning agent with New York Life SISTER TERESA MAHER (BA) in the Irvine, Calif., general office. works in chaplain ministry at St. He specializes in helping high net Bernardine Medical Center in San NOTES worth individuals protect their assets Bernardino, Calif. She also conducts and providing business owners with bereavement training for parish no-cost-to-the-business benefit plans ministers and special training to work for employees. with families who have lost a family member through murder or suicide.

[1978] 1970s MICHAEL EARLEY (BS) received the 2012 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur [1973] of the Year regional award. He is STEPHEN COLE (BA) writes, chairman and chief executive officer KATOPODIS “After spending almost 40 years in of Metropolitan Health Networks,

TASOS high school education, my wife, Sue, which was sold to Humana Inc. in and I are traveling as much as we’re December 2012. [resolute] nursing career, but nothing pre- ing me I shouldn’t see it. But I able. We always try to stop by the pared her for what she wit- was insistent. I’ll never forget USD campus to see the exciting JANICE MULLIGAN (BA, JD ’81) was honored with the James K. nessed upon arriving in Port Au it, and I know it’s a driving new facilities as we visit each year.” Carroll Leadership Award at the Prince. Nearly 220,000 Haitians force behind the work I’m LAWRENCE SYKOFF (MEd, EdD Library of Congress on April 27, A HEART FOR HEALING were dead, and thousands of looking to accomplish.” ’88) has been headmaster of Ranney 2013. The award was presented by Ann Taylor is on a mission to improve Haitian health care critically injured were forced to In the three years since that School in Tinton, N.J., for 20 years. the American Bar Association Tort wait days, even weeks, for the initial visit, Taylor has returned He is nationally recognized for his Trial and Insurance Practice Section by Mike Sauer medical care they needed. to Haiti 10 times to continue work in middle school education as part of its 80th anniversary gala. t’s safe to assume most people nation, and emergency medical “You don’t just run blindly As if those circumstances her volunteer work in the com- and curriculum development, and Janice is co-founder of the Law Of- fices of Mulligan and Banham, a San aren’t in a big hurry to leave a service volunteers were needed into the fray and try to help,” weren’t dire enough, Taylor soon munity hospital. She’s also his doctoral dissertation on the education of preadolescent and Diego firm that specializes in cata- tropical paradise like Hawaii, immediately. says Taylor, whose volunteer found out that the students and committed to educating local I early adolescent children has been strophic injury cases, as well as legal what with its world-famous As the number of Haitians work with HIV/AIDS patients in faculty members at the city’s nurses on modern health care widely emulated as a model by malpractice claims. She also serves beaches, idyllic climate and wounded or killed multiplied Tijuana, Mexico, earned her nursing school had been killed practices. “When I got off the schools throughout the country. as co-council with other law firms

TORERO breathtaking natural beauty. by the day, Taylor, who received USD’s Bishop Buddy Humanitar- when the building collapsed to plane and started working in He is an active member of the and teaches courses in medical mal- Then again, Ann Taylor ’95 isn’t both her MSN and PhD from ian Award in 2005. “That’s coun- its foundations. The memory of the medical tents, it felt like I Council for the Advancement and practice, legal malpractice trends in most people. USD, knew she needed to act terproductive. There need to be seeing the devastation firsthand had stepped back in time 30 or Support of Education (CASE) and the personal injury law and trial tech- niques. Janice is admitted to prac- In March of 2010, just a few quickly to put her nursing protocols and systems in place. still haunts her. 40 years,” she says. “In just National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS). In 2012, CASE hon- tice law before the U.S. Supreme short weeks after retiring in skills to use and volunteered Project Medishare did a great “We got a tour of the city to three years, they’ve come such ored Lawrence with the 2012 Quar- Court, the Ninth Circuit and all Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, the clinical with the University of Miami’s job of allocating their resources see the full extent of the dam- a long way. I know we can help ter Century Award. Outside of Ran- California state and federal courts. nurse specialist boarded a plane Project Medishare, a nonprofit effectively. I was proud to be a age, and I wanted to see the rebuild and repopulate the ney School, he has competed in five bound for Port Au Prince, Haiti. organization that dispensed part of their team.” nursing school,” she says, her nursing school, and it makes New York City marathons and the [1979] A devastating earthquake had resources to Haiti for the Taylor had seen her fair share voice softening noticeably. me hopeful for the future of San Diego marathon. Lawrence and JEANNE (PIERIK) GOODYEAR his wife, Joyce, live in Freehold, N.J. (BA) writes about recent changes

TORERO NOTES just rocked the impoverished recovery effort. of suffering during her 40-year “The driver of the car kept tell- health care in Haiti.”

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75145USD_Pg24-37.indd 26 8/29/13 11:43 PM 75145USD_Pg24-37.indd 27 8/29/13 11:43 PM Chicago Convention and Tourism counties of west Texas. He directly Previously, he held positions as director from Hawaii to Nova Scotia, Canada, in “Joseph Thomas will enroll at USD in as senior brand manager, and one Bureau), where he led the sales team. supervises the DEA State and Local of marketing for BD Diagnostics, May 2013 to be closer to Haiti. She also the Class of 2035,” they report. Hospital month later, I was married at our He also has held sales and marketing Task Force, as well as the Permian group product director for BD Medi- reports, “Just received notification of ti- visitors included fellow alumni Mike new home. 2012 was a great year! positions within the hotel industry in Basin High Intensity Drug Trafficking cal and pharmaceutical sales for The tle of emeritus from Southwestern Col- Milligan, Kelly (Beal) Rojas, Maureen I’m looking forward to another Chicago. Mark is a certified meeting Area Task Force. He has worked in Upjohn Company. Tangent Medical lege in Chula Vista.” (See Torero Notes (Richardson) Vollmer and Julie Herrin. fantastic year this year and attend- professional, and is certified in exhi- numerous roles with the DEA since launched an annual recognition profile on pg. 26.) ing some alumni events now that bition management. He and his wife, 1987 and has received multiple com- program to promote excellence in [2001] I have more time. Go Toreros!” Susanne, live in Oak Park, Ill., with mendations for outstanding perfor- nursing in conjunction with National [1996] TAMMY (LU) ACKERMAN (MBA) their three children. mance. Dante and his wife, Lauretta, Nurses Week 2013. The Nurses’ RYAN JUDD (BA) published The reports, “Last year was tremendously BRIANNA (BARR) GANSON (BA) have a daughter and a son. Dante says Choice Awards honor clinicians Rhythm Tree: An Interactive Music busy. Right after our engagement, and her husband, Troy, are happy to [1984] he credits USD and its academic, across the nation who exemplify Therapy Program for Children with my fiancé and I bought our home in announce the arrival of their first DONALD JONES (JD) writes, athletic and spiritual staff for prepar- excellence in patient care. Special Needs. He also launched an February and spent the rest of the baby, Knox William, on May 6, 2012. “Recently took on a ‘second hat’ (in ing him for a successful life and career. educational video blog at www. year on major renovations. I was He was born one day after Brianna addition to my role at Qualcomm) as PAULA TAYLOR (BBA) writes, TheRhythmTree.com, where his promoted at work in August and graduated from the University of chief digital officer, to launch Scripps [1987] “In the past 20 years, I have been active work with children with special joined the brand marketing team Missouri, Kansas City, School of Digital Medicine at Scripps Transla- AUDIE DE CASTRO (BBA) is the in fundraising and special events for needs can be viewed. tional Science Institute, headed by managing shareholder of de Castro, nonprofit organizations. My primary the world-renowned physician, Eric PC, in San Diego, where he practices focus is in the area of child abuse pre- JANELL O’MEARA (BA) joined Topol, MD. This effort will focus on business and corporate law and liti- vention, specifically with St. Germaine the Prudential Real Estate Company, conducting clinical trials focused on gation. He is now married with two Children’s Charity, based in La Jolla, where she uses her communication the efficacy of health care solutions young boys. Calif. I am also a writer and copy editor. and psychology degree to benefit created around wireless technologies. My other interests include photography, home buyers and sellers. “My philoso- These include diagnostic, therapy KAY (KELL) LEE (JD) was named languages, travel and gardening.” phy with real estate is to develop long- management and drug/device the 2012 Pro Bono Attorney of the Year term relationships with my clients and [exemplary] combinations.” Donald is also vice by the Northwest Montana Bar Associ- [1991] families, providing the most commit- president of global strategy and mar- ation. She has practiced family and RANDY LASER (MBA) is the vice ted and loyal real estate process to JOSEPHINE BENNETT ’81 (BBA), a ket development for Qualcomm Life. bankruptcy law for the past eight years president of pricing and revenue each and every client,” she says. vice president and senior relationship in Kalispell, Mont., which she says management at Silver Airways in “My dedication to my clients is the [1985] dovetails nicely with her many outdoor Fort Lauderdale, Fla. most important factor in my business.” manager for U.S. Bank, received the DOUG KROLL (MA), an associate activities — cross country and alpine U.S. Bank Summit Award for 2012. professor of history at College of the skiing, biking, hiking and hunting — as [1992] [1998] Desert in Palm Desert, Calif., published well as with her indoor hobbies — CARRIE CWIAK (BA) is an associ- ABBY PARTA GOSSMAN (BA), She was one of 22 individuals selected his fourth book, The Perfect Flood: Dev- watercolor painting, sewing, knitting, ate professor of gynecology and along with her husband, Jeramie, and from a pool of 3,300 bankers nation- astation, Courage and the Heroic Res- crocheting, and singing with the obstetrics at Emory University School son, Leighton, 6, welcomed a baby cue Efforts of U.S. Coast Guard Glacier Symphony and Chorale. of Medicine in Atlanta. She is the girl, Liliana Abigail, on March 2, 2013. wide. “It’s an honor to be recognized, Helicopter 1307 (Hellgate Press) about director of the family planning divi- Abby is a lobbyist and manages gov- and I’m both humbled and grateful!” the Christmas Eve floods of 1955 in [1988] sion and family planning fellowship ernment affairs in a six-state region Yuba City, Calif. Doug’s son, Matthew, MICHAEL STOBERSKI (BA, JD in the GYN/OB department. “I love in the Midwest for MedImmune, Josephine says. Her community involve- is a Coast Guard helicopter pilot ’91) reports that his firm changed its my job!” Carrie says. a biotechnology company. She and ment included serving on USD’s One stationed in Atlantic City, N.J. name in October 2012 to Olson, her family live in South St. Paul, Minn. Cannon, Gormley, Angulo & Stoberski. [1993] Challenge Committee, where she helped [1986] LISA MONDE (BA) moved back to BRIAN McARTHUR (BBA) joined promote and publicize innovative ideas TOM GRACE (BA) was named mar- [1989] San Diego from Chicago to be closer Incapital as a regional vice president keting director with Lucas, Horsfall, STUART GRAUER (EdD), head to family. of the Advisor Sales Division, covering for social change. Murphy & Pindroh (LHMP) in Pasadena, of The Grauer School in Encinitas, Calif., California, Nevada and Arizona in July Calif. Tom has 17 years of experience published Real Teachers: True Stories [1994] 2012. Brian and his wife, Christina ’98, in commercial banking and is a long- of Renegade Educators (SelectBooks). JENNIFER SCHELTER (MFA) is have 3-year-old twins (a son and a she and her husband, Lawrence, [1982] time resident of Pasadena. LHMP is Through each of the 10 stories in his leading her seventh successful Radi- daughter), and the family lives in Elfin have made: “Our two sons are out ROBERT AMADOR (JD) was the largest accounting firm in the book, Stuart reveals not only how these ant Retreat, a yoga, meditation and Forest in North San Diego County. [upward bound] on their own and we have down- elected a San Diego Superior Court Pasadena-Glendale-Burbank area. scenarios create effective tools for teach- creative writing retreat in Tulum, sized and moved recently to lovely judge on Nov. 6, 2012, after a ers and immersion environments for Mexico. She is also writing Yoga Con- [1999] GEORGINA MIRANDA ’03 (BBA) suc- Coronado. We are on a second successful 30-year career as a GENEVIEVE KNYCH-ROHAN students, but also lessons in life applica- fidential, a memoir based on more BIENVENIDO PIERRE NILES cessfully summited Mount Everest on honeymoon!” San Diego County deputy district (BS) was named a senior executive ble to the general public. Stuart is the than 15 years of experience teaching (BBA) and his wife, Stephanie, wel- attorney. He is a family law judge recruiter with Vistage International, founding head teacher at The Grauer yoga and owning her own business. comed a son, Parker Santino Lim Uy, May 21, 2013, as part of a challenge to in El Cajon, Calif. where she supports seasoned chief School, president of The Grauer Foun- on Jan. 28, 2013, in Shanghai, China. climb the seven summits (the highest executive officers, business owners and dation for Education and creator of the JONAH WEINBERG (BA) was He weighed 6.59 pounds and was 1980s [1983] entrepreneurs who create peer advisory Coalition of Small Preparatory Schools. named executive director of the 18.11 inches long at birth. peak on each continent). Georgina is the MARK TUNNEY (BBA) was groups in their local communities. Minnesota Autism Society. Previously, founder of Climb Take Action and the 7 [1980] appointed assistant general manager he was executive director of the MINERVA (SALINAS) PADILLA of the Union League Club of Chicago. DANTE SORIANELLO (BA) is the Northeast Ohio Hispanic Business Summits Challenge, a campaign dedicated (BS/BA) reports that she and her With nearly 30 years of experience in resident agent in charge, Midland 1990s Center and Chamber of Commerce. 2000s to empowering women in the war-torn husband have been married for 31 the hospitality, convention manage- Texas Resident Office, for the U.S. years and they have five children. ment and marketing industry, he pre- Department of Justice Drug Enforce- [1990] [1995] [2000] Democratic Republic of Congo. The web- Three have graduated from college, viously was senior vice president of ment Administration (DEA), where CURTIS BLOCH (BBA) joined ANN TAYLOR (MSN, PhD ’09) is SCOTT BERGEN (BA) and Nicole site is http://climbtakeaction.com. one is a current college student and sales, services and special events for he supervises the federal drug traf- Tangent Medical as vice president of working on her 10th trip to Haiti to start (Angle) Bergen ’02 welcomed their one is in junior high. Choose Chicago (formerly the ficking investigative activities in nine sales and marketing in January 2012. a nursing school and planned to move first baby boy on March 28, 2013.

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75145USD_Pg24-37.indd 28 8/29/13 11:43 PM Dentistry. She currently practices as from USD, as well as three of Luis’ broth- DAVID BRONS (BA) is in his sec- a general dentist in Olathe, Kan. ers and sisters. Luis is an artist and is cur- ond year at San Francisco Law School. rently exhibiting his work at the Femi- He is the vice president of the Student RYAN SIMS (BA) writes, “2011 and nine Mystic Elite Gallery in Tubac, Ariz. Bar Association and dean of the Delta 2012 were great years for the Sims Theta Phi law fraternity chapter. family.” In 2011, he earned a promo- ALEXANDER STEFANOVICH tion from assistant coordinator to (BA) served for more than 10 years REBECCA (RODRIGUEZ) DURAN- associate director of student mental within the Department of Defense, OJEDA (BSN) joined Planned Par- health coordination services at the including several overseas deploy- enthood as a nurse practitioner. University of California, Santa Barbara, ments. “I now find myself working for after completing a master’s degree in the Department of Homeland Security STUART HAWKES (BA, BA ’05) counseling psychology from Pacifica in Memphis and thoroughly enjoying and his wife, Leah, were married on Graduate Institute in Carpinteria, Calif. life with my gorgeous spouse and our the beautiful central coast of Califor- On Oct. 20, 2012, Ryan and his wife, two energetic Jack Russell terriers,” nia in October 2012. “We are very Lonnie, welcomed a son, Leo William. he writes to his fellow 2003 class mem- happy building our life together and “We are overjoyed and can’t wait to bers. “I hope all of your dreams and dreaming for the future,” he says. provide him with a little brother or aspirations have come true to date.” sister soon!” Ryan says. MICHAEL HELLBUSCH (BA, JD BRADLEY VAN SCOIK (BA) ’08) joined Tredway Lumsdaine & [2002] retired from the Navy on Feb. 1, 2013, Doyle’s Orange County office, specializ- AARON BLUM (BBA) was the key- and started a new career with Engility ing in all matters related to complex note speaker at the VIP dinner for Corp. on Feb. 4. civil litigation. He will support TLD’s the Third Annual Green Industry Hall growing practice in health care law, [angelic] of Fame Conference and Induction ANDREW ZINGALE (BA) complet- among other responsibilities. Previously, Ceremony in Stockton, Calif. Aaron is ed a master’s degree in environmen- Michael spent nearly five years in San TARA (HAMILTON) SHIROFF ’02 (BA) is a co-founder of Electronic Recyclers tal management (MEM) from the Yale Diego handling construction defect an associate at Lewis Brisbois, a law International, with accounts such as School of Forestry & Environmental and real estate cases while assisting Mitsubishi, Hitachi, Toyota, BFI and Studies in January 2013. with insurance claims and other litiga- firm in Las Vegas, and has served as Waste Management. Aaron has tion matters. He is a member of the a legal consultant for two television [en garde] helped lead Electronic Recyclers [2004] Los Angeles County Bar Association. International to the No. 1 approval CARISA (SAMPAGA-VERDOIA) shows: “CSI” on CBS and “Drop Dead rating for SB20/50 claims in the BATTAH (BA) and her husband, GEORGE HONG (BBA) joined Vali- Diva” on Lifetime. She and her hus- State of California, and played an Shadi, were married on Jan. 12, 2013. dant in San Francisco as a consultant integral part in working with the She reports that she is in graduate in December 2012. band, Justin, were excited to share state to develop new regulations and school for nursing and plans to teach. news of their first baby. “We are ON THE CUTTING EDGE improve the current SB20/50 legisla- JENNIFER (RASMUSSEN) LYONS USD alumnus always on the lookout for an adventure tion regarding electronic waste. KATE (GOODMAN) CRACHY (BA) and her husband, Chris, wel- thrilled about the birth of our first (BA) and her husband, Justin ’00, comed a son, Nolan Rawn, on Feb. 28, child, Alexander, in March 2013,” says by Krystn Shrieve JEREMY CARRINE (BBA, BA ’02) welcomed their second child, Saman- 2013, also his dad’s birthday. The ictor Bianchini ’63 (JD) the idea interested me.” qualifying to compete in his third and his wife, Hillary Finnegan, were tha Grace. Kate also is finishing a family lives in the Seattle area, where Tara. “He’s an amazing little guy and has held many titles over The self-proclaimed adrena- World Championship, to be held married on Dec. 29, 2012, in Fort master’s degree in education and Jennifer owns a freelance copywrit- being his mom is the best! I certainly the years. He spent 31 line junkie spent 27 years as a in October in Varna, Bulgaria. Lauderdale, Fla. teaches high school in San Diego. ing business. V hope he attends USD one day and years in the Marine Corps before parachuter. So the idea of pick- During practice, Bianchini [2003] MARIA (TORRETTO) GAUGHAN JAMES MILLS (MSGL) retired from retiring as a colonel. Next year, ing up a sabre and defending competes against teenagers becomes a fellow Torero!” BASIL CONSIDINE (BA) spent a (BA, MA ’09) and her husband, the U.S. Treasury in October 2006. he’ll celebrate his 40th anniversa- himself against younger, faster who have as many as four or year living on or near the Southern Curran, welcomed a son, Dominic, He started another career in consulting ry as a judge, first as a U.S. and more experienced oppo- five more years of experience. Indian Ocean for research. He fin- on Nov. 3, 2012. “We feel blessed and then accepted a permanent Magistrate judge, then as San nents didn’t intimidate him. In competition, he’s matched ished his PhD in historical musicology beyond measure!” she says. position with LPL Financial, based In addition to the University of San FRANCES RAY-EARLE (BA) Diego Superior Court judge, After a year and a half, Bianchi- with men closer to his own age and ethnomusicology at Boston in San Diego. In 2012, he moved back Diego, she has studied in Oxford, joined Deloitte Consulting LLP as a juggling cases in New York and ni qualified for the world cham- who’ve been fencing for 50 or University, writing a musical history DAVID ORTIZ (MSEL) was pro- east from San Diego and now works England; Washington, D.C.; and management consultant and is now San Diego. Last year, Bianchini pionships in Porec, Croatia, 60 years. His secret weapon is of the Island of Mauritius and taking moted to vice president of packaging remotely from Virginia. Guadalajara, Mexico. While at USD, based in Houston, Texas. thousands of photos of tropical fish. operations for Smurfit Kappa Orange Victoria held many leadership posi- earned a new title as the 2012 where he took sixth place in his three decades in the military His research was supported in part County, with eight plants — two in [2006] tions, including vice president of ROBERT THOMPSON (BA) is an U.S. national champion in sabre age division. One year later, at and a lifetime dedication to by a fellowship from the U.S. Depart- the United States and six in Mexico — MELISSA (DIAZ) CISNEROS (BA) USD’s Student Alumni Association environmental chemist and has fencing in his age division. the national championships in physical fitness. Until recently, ment of Education. plus a paper mill in Texas. The com- and her husband, Daniel, celebrated and director of academic program- been working on a federal EPA site It all started in 2010 — when Anaheim, Calif., he won the gold Bianchini ran more than three pany David worked for, Orange County the arrival of a baby boy, Gabriel ming for Associated Students. with top engineers and geologists. he was 72 years old. medal in the 70-to-79 division. miles a day and now runs a LINDSAY (CASE) DEL REAL (BA) Container Group, was acquired by Vadid, in July 2012. “We were so He writes that his work will “help “I was minding my own busi- Bianchini, now 75, just mile every other day. reports that she and her husband, Jero- Smurfit Kappa Group. excited to baptize him at Founders PAMELA ESPINOSA DE LOS with remedial action and cleanup to ness watching my daughter, Amy, returned from the Maccabiah “Fencing opened up a whole my, welcomed a beautiful daughter. Chapel in October,” Melissa says. MONTEROS (BA) completed a make the world a cleaner and safer “I also have a 5-year-old boy and a14- [2005] Fulbright Fellowship in Mexico City, place for our children’s future.” fence for UCSD, where she was Games. Held in Jerusalem, the new world,” says the parachuter, month-old boy. My husband and I are MELISSA (MURPHY) BEAMISH VICTORIA CROWN (BA, BBA Mexico, in 2011-12, and then entered a conference champion her senior Israeli Olympics bring together turned judge, turned sabre- very blessed to have a wonderful family!” (BA) moved back to San Diego, married ’06, MSRE ’08, MBA ’09) was master’s program in library and infor- [2007] year. Her coach suggested that athletes from all over the world. wielding adventure junkie. “I feel her husband, Colin, and started teaching named one of the 2013 National mation science at Syracuse University. LISSETTE GOMEZ (BA) relocated I might be good at fencing in the He was the oldest in the compe- quite blessed that I discovered LUIS PRECIADO (BA) and his wife, acting at several local charter schools. Association of Realtors’ “30 Under She graduated in May 2013, “librarian after almost two years of working as a veterans division,” Bianchini tition and won a third place this sport at this stage of my life. Patricia, were married recently. Luis Melissa and Colin also just bought a new 30.” Victoria is with Pacific Sotheby’s glasses and all!” she says. “Ready to school psychologist in the Bay Area. “I recalls. “I never fenced before, but bronze in the 40+ age division, New experiences are a gift.” reports that Patricia’s son graduated home together. “Life is good!” she says. International Realty in San Diego. return to the California sun.” look forward to being back in San Diego

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75145USD_Pg24-37.indd 31 8/29/13 11:43 PM Calif., in the fall of 2011. After their established a dental mission project desert honeymoon, they set up home to Tijuana, Mexico, through the with their dog, Roo. Laurel earned a Trans-Border Institute. He also has professional certificate in urban plan- served in week-long intensive dental ning and development from the Uni- service projects in Honduras. versity of California, San Diego, and a professional certificate in grant writ- JOSHUA RABINOVITZ (BA) has Today A ing from San Diego State University. pursued a career in real estate since Toddler She became a certified inspector of graduation and decided to further sediment and erosion control, and his education. In August 2013, he a qualified storm water pollution pre- expected to enter the University Tomorrow vention plan practitioner. Laurel is al- of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., a Torero so qualified to perform jurisdictional with a fellowship in the university’s wetland delineations. She was high- two-year MBA program. lighted in AMEC’s global newsletter as an outstanding under-30 professional. [2011] Laurel completed her second half ARIANA HARO (BA) has been marathon and is training for a third. teaching high school English for two years, and is active with various clubs [2009] and committees for her school. She ERICA (HEWITT) HANLEY (BA) also is a graduate student at Boise and her husband, Sean, welcomed a ba- State University, studying for a master’s by girl, Cora Hanley, on March 30. degree in educational technology. “These days I’m busy being a mom,” she says. Sean is working toward a master’s LAUREN HENNO (BBA) and fellow degree in applied physics at the Naval USD alumna Marika Fedalen created Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. Golden White Décor, an inspirational California lifestyle blog highlighting DANE McCLEARY (BBA) manages fashion and décor. Their work has vacation homes in Mission Beach, been highlighted by Teen Vogue, Pacific Beach and La Jolla, Calif., Marie Claire, Lucky Magazine, The Zoe through 710 Beach Rentals. He Report and more. Lauren and Marika [storyteller] earned a real estate broker’s license were featured in San Diego Magazine’s and plans to begin actively pursuing 50 People to Watch in 2013. VIRGINIA LOH ’08 (EdD) has co- real estate transactions. JENNIFER IX (BBA) is a graduate authored a new picture book, called BLAKE MILLER (JD) joined Frago- student at Point Loma Nazarene Paper Son: Lee’s Journey to America, men, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy as University working toward a master’s an associate practicing business degree in education, with a concentra- from Sleeping Bear Press. It was immigration law. He works with tion in school counseling and guidance. released on May 1, 2013, and tells the clients across a range of industries, including engineering, wireless tech- JACLYN MILLER (BA, MA ’12) story of Fu Lee, a young Chinese immi- nology, manufacturing, entertain- and Mark Dreschler ’09 were married Remembering the University of San Diego in your grant looking to find a better life for ment, athletics and the arts. in Founders Chapel on March 2, 2013. himself in 1920s America. The book They now live in Philadelphia where estate plans will help us offer her the chance to realize her Mark is in his final year of law school has received positive reviews from at the University of Pennsylvania, and dreams. By designating a USD scholarship fund as a beneficiary 2010s where Jaclyn works in student affairs Kirkus, School Library Journal, Read- at Villanova University. ingOnline and Children’s Book Center. [2010] in your will, living trust, insurance policy or IRA, you enhance RYAN BRENNAN (BA) is a student CAMILLE ROSE SCHMIDT (BA) at the University of California, Los founded her own public relations the lives of future Toreros. Angeles, School of Dentistry. He firm, Camille Schmidt Public Relations, with friends and family, and planning wife, Kristen, welcomed a son, Cash, applied for and was accepted into in January 2013 in San Francisco. my wedding with my fiancé,” she says. who is now 8 months old. “He is my the Los Angeles Schweitzer Fellows She already has more than 10 contract new partner in crime,” Clayton says. Program in order to establish a clients. Her blog, DressedandEducat- KEVIN LUKE (MBA) and his wife, “The story of our fast times together collaborative service project with ed.com, which she started in her Anna-Mary Patterson ’06, celebrated has been dubbed ‘The Adventures two dental clinics and UCLA. Ryan dorm room her senior year at USD, the arrival of a baby boy, Ethan David, of Cash & Clayton.’” will lead UCLA dental students as is sponsored by both Vogue and on Dec. 15, 2012. they work with faculty to provide free Harper’s Bazaar and has more than JENNIFER JONES (MA) is working dental care on weekends through the 170,000 readers. [2008] toward a PhD at USD. Meet Each Need with Dignity (MEND) For more information, contact the USD Office of Planned Giving CLAYTON AUSTIN (BAcc) left and Homeless Not Toothless clinics, JUDY WHITE (MSN) and her corporate finance in the last year LAUREL (GLASS) LEES (BA) and serving the homeless and those liv- husband, Mark, have a new home at (619) 260-4523 or visit www.sandiego.edu/plannedgiving. and is now the administrator of a her husband, James, were married ing below the poverty line. At USD, in Temecula, Calif. Judy also has a skilled nursing facility. He and his at the La Valencia Hotel in La Jolla, Ryan created USD’s Dental Club and new job at Palomar Medical Center,

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[2012] DENISE DORRICOTT ’85 (BA) CHRISTOPHER BURKE (BA) passed away on May 1, 2012, at Mayo Life happens. moved across the country to Windsor, Hospice in Phoenix, Ariz. After gradu- Conn., to pursue a career in information ating from USD, she earned a mas- technology sales. He works for one of ter’s degree at San Diego State the top IT solutions providers in the na- University and a doctorate at Penn the word! tion and is an expert in the latest enter- State. She held various teaching and prise-grade video conferencing technol- educational assignments at George Spread ogies. He specializes in next generation, Mason University, Cornell, Boston home centric, health care and mobile College and Kaiser Hospitals. video solutions. “Proud to be a Torero At USD Magazine, we love a good story. What’s yours? and always a Torero,” he says. “Olé!” JOSEPH “PEPE” MORRIS ’81 (BA) passed away on March 27, JOSE ROSALES CHAVEZ (BA) is 2012. Pepe was born in Santa Monica, in a PhD program in global health at the Calif., and graduated from USD and School of Human Evolution and Social the Case Western Reserve School of Change at Arizona State University. Dentistry. He had a practice in the Bay Area for the past 25 years. Pepe KELLI HAGAN (BA) moved to Los is survived by his wife, Dawn, and Angeles and landed a position as a ju- sons William, Leonard and John. nior publicist with a public relations firm that works with the Walt Disney Compa- JOHN WAYNE WHEELER ’68 ny, Sony Pictures and Warner Bros. (BA) died on Dec. 25, 2012, at age 66. He was a member of the Tau CIELO JIMENEZ (MA) consulted Kappa Epsilon fraternity at USD with USD Legal Clinics on some trans- and attended dental school at the lations after graduation. In December University of Illinois in Chicago. 2012, Cielo was hired by Community He served in both the Marine Corps Research Foundation for a clinical and the Navy, and was a retired position and became an awardee commander. John owned a dental for the MFT Consortium of California. practice in La Mesa, Calif., and She adds, “I have also been privileged retired in 1999 to move to Iowa. to translate evidence-based literature, He is survived by his daughter, [shining light] which I hope to continue doing Anna ’95; son, Devin; daughter-infor other frameworks. I believe this law, Alondra; and four grandchildren. SISTER VIRGINIA MCMONAGLE, RSCJ, contributes to share effective forms who joined USD as the director of constit- of treatment among countries; but also supports the work of bilingual We Want to Hear from You uent relations in 1972 and retired in 2002 therapists who work with Spanish- as special assistant to the vice president speaking populations in the U.S.” We want to hear about your professional accomplishments and personal milestones. for university relations, passed away on CHRISTINE LEE (MA) is working If you’re living the life of a Changemaker — Easter Sunday 2013 in Menlo Park, Calif. toward a doctoral degree in educa- and making a difference in your community or tion at the University of California, on the other side of the world — we want to She was 91 years old. Los Angeles. know about it! If you have photos to go with The following is an excerpt from the your submissions, send those along too! ARTURO VAZQUEZ (MA) was eulogy delivered at Sister McMonagle’s admitted to the EdD program in What to Keep in Mind celebration of life on May 1, 2013: community college/post-secondary Torero Notes may be edited for length education. He is currently conducting and clarity. Photos must be high resolu- “It is right and just that we take to heart research on AB540 students tion, so adjust camera settings accordingly. the lessons that Virginia’s life has taught (undocumented populations) in Engagements, pregnancies, personal post-secondary institutions. email addresses and telephone numbers us, summed up so well in her Irish wis- cannot be published. dom. Virginia made distances disappear [2013] Wedding bells? A new arrival? Awesome new job? ANDREA PALOSAARI (BA) is a Where to Send Your Submissions through friendship. This is what she spent nurse assistant at a skilled nursing Email: [email protected] Keep your fellow Toreros in the know by submitting a Torero Note today. her life doing. If the road to a friend is facility. “So far, that has been a Website: www.sandiego.edu/usdmag great learning experience,” she says. U.S. Mail: USD Magazine Torero Notes, Submissions may be edited for length and clarity. Engagements, pregnancies, personal email addresses and telephone numbers never long, then make friends with every- “I now have a much more realistic University of San Diego, Marketing and one. You will make distance and time understanding about the responsibil- University Publications, 5998 Alcalá Park, cannot be published. Send your update and high-resolution photo to [email protected]. ities and tasks performed in the field San Diego, CA 92110 disappear. You will make walls crumble.” of nursing.” Top Row: Ika Santoso ’01; Kelty Lanham ’10; Lori Rasmussen Egbers ’06; Middle Row: Jaclyn Sonico ’02; Carlos Dominguez ’01; Chris Smith ’02; Bottom Row: Daniel Empeno ’00; Estrellina Pacis Rios ’02; Chris Neithardt ’08

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR Places to be @ USD!

Saturday, November 2 Saturday, September 21 Founders’ Gala Friday, December 6 and Jenny Craig Pavilion Saturday, January 11 Torero Tailgate Sunday, December 8 www.sandiego.edu/ Alumni Association USD v. Harvard FoundersGala Lessons and Carols Noon: Torero Stadium Friday at 7:30 p.m. Basketball Blowout alumni.sandiego.edu Sunday at 2 p.m. Jenny Craig Pavillion Founders Chapel alumni.sandiego.edu www.sandiego.edu/cctc

ANNETTE WELSH ’79, director of USD’s Founders Chapel Choir, has been changing lives through the power of music for as long as she can Coming Soon! Friday October 11- Thursday, December 5 remember. She joined the choir as a freshman at USD, after hearing the Sunday, October 13 Saturday, December 14 There are many Torero student singers at a Sunday evening Mass. Six years after graduating, she City Championship alumni events happening Homecoming and Torero Basketball Alumni Christmas Mass around the globe! CHANGE MAKER came back as the director, a post she’s held for nearly three decades. She says, however, the choir is about the students, who come from across the Family Weekend USD v. SDSU 5 p.m. Founders Chapel nation and around the world to sing, build faith, bring comfort, share love USD campus Jenny Craig Pavilion Check them out at alumni.sandiego.edu alumni.sandiego.edu and spread happiness. “We aim to share joy and song in places where, www.sandiego.edu/hfw USDToreros.com maybe, it’s really, really needed,” Welsh says. “It helps people broaden their world and teaches us to be thankful and to think of others.” CHANGEMAKER CHANGEMAKER CHANGEMAKER CHANGEMAKER CHANGEMAKER CHANGEMAKER CHANGEMAKER Check out more USD events at http://www.sandiego.edu/about/news_center/events.

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Big Blue Bash • tailgate and Picnic • FootBall game

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Family Festivities • alumni Reunions • Family mass