SPRING 2016 | VOLUME 92 | ISSUE 2 News for Alumni & Friends of the University of Redlands GRIT and GRACE In the face of adversity of face the In OCH TAMALE MAGAZINE VOL. 92, ISSUE 2 SPRING 2016 WILLIAM VASTA President Cover Story Ralph W. Kuncl CONTENTS Chief Communications Officer Wendy Shattuck Editor Judy Hill Vice President, Advancement Anita West Associate Vice President, Development Ray Watts 20 Director, Alumni and Community Relations Shelli Stockton Team Jasmine Class Notes Editor by Catherine Garcia ’06 Michele Nielsen ’99 Director, Creative Services Facing an extraordinary challenge, Jennifer Alvarado ’15 MAM this courageous Redlands student drew strength from her Graphic Designer community, and in turn inspired Juan Garcia many with her grace and grit. Web Director Anthony L. Fisher Contributors Charles Convis Olivia de la Cruz Jennifer M. Dobbs ’16 Laura Gallardo ’03 Catherine Garcia ’06 Su Del Guercio John Hagstrom Coco McKown ’04, ’10 Laurie McLaughlin Aaron Okayama 14 Carlos Puma Rachel Roche ’96, ’02 Peter Surowski A changing landscape Nancy Svenson WILLIAM VASTA by Judy Hill William Vasta Who are today’s Bulldogs, and how is Och Tamale is published by the Redlands responding to shifting demographics University of Redlands. in higher education? POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Och Tamale University of Redlands PO Box 3080 30 Redlands, CA 92373-0999 Copyright 2016 Finding a life’s Cover Photo: William Vasta work together Phone: 909-748-8070 COCO MCKOWN Email:
[email protected] by Laurie McLaughlin Web: OchTamaleMagazine.net Jonathan ’10 and Raquel Arellano-Jackson ’10 returned to Redlands to help kids find a better path in life.