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Three Roommates in Paris At the University of Paris in 1529, Pierre Favre, Francisco Xavier, and In˜igo de Loyola shared a room. Out of this relationship, the Society of Jesus was born. Page 14 PHOTO: CHARLES BARRY CHARLES BARRY PHOTO:

Jack Mullin ’36 Biodiversity: Jill Mason ’99 8 and the art of 20 Who cares? 30 is back from sound the brink

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This is my last letter to you. I have enjoyed my Dear Readers: brief stint as acting editor. And I have certainly acquired a huge respect for magazine editors everywhere. To be good at it, you need an unusual combination of skills: an almost EDITOR obsessive grasp of details and, simultaneously, the ability to envision the big Margaret Avritt picture and how each of the myriad small puzzle pieces fits. CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Elizabeth Kelley Gillogly ’93 The University has hired a new managing editor. His name is Steven Saum, and, ART DIRECTOR Nancy Tobler Turek by the time you read this, he will be at his desk here in Donohoe. He comes to SCU PHOTOGRAPHER from the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, where he was the editor in chief. Charles Barry PRODUCTION COORDINATOR Steven has more than 15 years of writing and editing experience with publications Deborah Hill for universities, nonprofits, and government in the U.S. and internationally. WEB EDITOR Melissa Eckel ’05 Other changes are in the works. Beth Kelley Gillogly ’93, who has worked on the CONTRIBUTING WRITERS magazine in various capacities for the last six years, will no longer be with us. I John Patrick Donnelly, S.J. Anne Federwisch want to thank her for all the photo captions she wrote, all of her careful editing, Elizabeth Kelley Gillogly ’93 Joseph Goethals ’99, J.D. ’05 all the interviews she conducted, all the interesting features she proposed and Ron Hansen M.A. ’95 Kirk Hanson created, and generally for all the care she lavished on the magazine. Roland Hu Karyne Levy Starting with our August issue, Ron Hansen will be joining us as the literary edi- Miriam Schulman Karen Crocker Snell tor. Ron is the Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J., Professor of Arts and Humanities at Sarah Stanek SCU. He teaches English and, as many of you know, is the author of a number of DESIGNERS Cuttriss & Hambleton critically acclaimed novels, including Mariette in Ecstasy, Atticus, and Hitler’s Niece. CAMPUS NEWS CONTRIBUTORS Ron also writes extensively about the relationship of art to faith. (A nice sample is Deepa Arora Karen Crocker Snell Ron’s essay on the Spiritual Exercises on Page 18.) Ron will be tapping into his con- ADVISORY BOARD siderable literary network to bring new voices to the magazine. Margaret Avritt Terry Beers Elizabeth Fernandez ’79 I believe Santa Clara Magazine is already a showcase for the spiritual and Ron Hansen M.A. ’95 intellectual richness of the University community. And I am looking forward to Kathy Kale ’86 Paul L. Locatelli, S.J. ’60 seeing what the publication becomes in the capable hands of Steven and Ron. James Purcell Paul Soukup, S.J. It has been a pleasure. Santa Clara University, a comprehensive Jesuit, Catholic university located in California’s Silicon Valley, offers its 8,397 students rigorous undergraduate curricula in arts and sciences, business, and engineering, plus Warm regards, master’s and law degrees. Distinguished nationally by the third-highest graduation rate among all U.S. master’s universities, California’s oldest higher education institution demonstrates faith-inspired values of ethics and social justice. For more information, see www.scu.edu.

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contents SUMMER 2006 The Man Behind the Sound 8 by Karen Crocker Snell. As a young music-loving soldier in the final days of World War II, John T. “Jack” Mullin ’36 went to investigate a German recording device called a magnetophon. His result- ing work in sound profoundly affected the field of recorded audio.

Three Roommates in Paris 14 By John Patrick Donnelly, S.J. It has been 500 years since Francisco Xavier and Pierre Favre were born, and 450 years since the death of Ignatius of Loyola. Quite a lot has happened since 1529 at the University of Paris, when the three men shared a room and went on to form the Society of Jesus.

Spiritual Exercises By Ron Hansen. In his mid-20s, Iñigo de Loyola 18 kept an informal notebook of the consolations, graces, and inner wrenchings he experienced while meditating on scripture. This Manresa notebook went on to become a practical manual that has helped escort countless others through mystical contact with their soul’s deepest yearnings and thus with God.

Who Cares About Biodiversity? 20 By Miriam Schulman. Geoffrey Bowker, executive director of SCU’s Center for Science, Technology, and Society, says preserving biodiversity is one of the central problems that confronts us—and not E XCLUSIVES necessarily for the reasons you’d think. On the Web SEMANSKY PATRICK PHOTO: Cleaning up After Katrina 2 Letters Visit www.santaclaramagazine.com for a story 4 Mission Matters (including journals and photos) about SCU students, includ- 6 Bronco Sports ing Alexandra Goldberg, above, who worked with Catholic 7 In Print Charities of New Orleans to aid in Katrina relief efforts. And on our Web site, read a profile of Amielynn Abellera ’04, who 24 Campaign News volunteered in Biloxi, Miss., with the nonprofit organization 26 Alumni Association’s Anniversary Hands On USA. 27 Class Notes An Ethical Vocation 36 After Words Visit us online for a story on the Faith, Ethics, and Vocation 37 Calendar Project, which utilizes research, community-based learning, and courses to help students integrate faith, ethics, and Cover image: the environment. St. Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556) from ‘Gallery of Portraits,’ published in 1833. Courtesy of Bridgeman Art Library.

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What about lynching Delayed justice is in San Jose? better than no justice I was very impressed and moved by The article “Justice Delayed: your article (“Justice Delayed,” Spring Reopening the Emmett Till Case” is 2006), but I wonder if we should the most moving, powerful article I’ve look a little closer to home in study- read in more than 20 years of reading ing racial injustice. As a Santa Clara the Santa Clara Magazine. Reading undergraduate, I remember viewing that the 50-year-old murder case has a picture taken around, I think, 1936, been reopened made my day; justice showing a number of students, or at delayed is better than no justice at least students wearing USC (it was the all. I also applaud your inclusion of University of Santa Clara back then) the grisly photo of the 14-year-old’s shirts, in the forefront of a mob, who beaten, disfigured face at his open- took a prisoner from the San Jose jail casket funeral. For readers who object and lynched him. Am I in error, or did to you using the photo, simply point this indeed happen? In reading about out its significance, as you suggest in Emmett Till, I was reminded that not your editorial: “Rosa Parks reportedly all racial injustice happened in the said that she saw Till’s disfigured face South. I wonder what the reaction of in her mind’s eye in the second she the University student body, faculty, murder of a white Santa Clara gradu- decided not to give up her seat on the and administration was at the time of ate, Brooke Hart. Photographs of the mob bus.” We need occasional reminders of the San Jose lynching. (estimated at 10,000) are startling and such atrocities, if only to help prevent tragic; my research to date has not located them from happening again. THOMAS DAKAN ’59 any Santa Clara presence in the crowd. Sent via santaclaramagazine.com At lunch recently, several SCU At the time, the events resulted in much faculty friends said that they felt that publicity and even a popular movie—Fritz it was time for the eight white crosses Response from Margaret Russell: Lang’s “Fury” (1936), starring Spencer in front of the Mission Church to be The letter raises an important point: Tracy. Another film based on the San Jose removed. But I for one am proud that Although most anti-black lynchings lynching is currently in production and is our University continues to honor occurred in the Southern and border expected to be released this year. the six Jesuits and their housekeepers states, there were lynchings of blacks in all Of course, no matter what races are who were martyred in El Salvador parts of the country, including California. involved, lynchings are the antithesis of not so long ago. Such simple yet The incident mentioned in the letter, justice. The letter’s principal point is worth dignified memorials are important in however, involved the 1933 lynching reiterating: Racial violence is hardly a our information-overloaded society. of two white men, Thomas Thurmond Southern phenomenon. It is pervasive and I’ll never forget more than 40 years and John Holmes, for the kidnap and as close as our backyard. ago visiting the Dachau concentration camp, where everyone, Germans and foreigners alike, were whispering out of respect for the dead and their suffering. To Our Readers: Thank you, Professor Margaret We welcome your letters in response to articles. We print a representative selection of letters Russell and Santa Clara Magazine. as space allows. Please limit copy to 200 words and include your hometown and class year (if PETER ROSS, SENIOR LECTURER appropriate) in your letter. Address correspondence to The Editor, Santa Clara Magazine, Santa SCU Department of Mathematics and Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, 95053-1500; fax, 408-554-5464; e-mail, [email protected]. Computer Science We may edit letters for style, clarity, civility, and length. Questions? Call 408-551-1840.

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We had to help the On the Web E XCLUSIVES Middle East Or visit www.scu.edu/scm and Although William Stover offers several follow the “Letters” link. scenarios, including one of success, he concludes that the war has caused only “continued chaos” (After Words, Winter 2005). I am disappointed by Two regrettable miscarriages Gerald Uelmen responds: I would like Stover’s lack of impartiality in his of American justice to assure Mr. Herns that the O.J. verdict article, giving no recognition to the Having considered Robert Anderson’s has never disturbed my sleep, although I fact that, in deposing Saddam Hussein, letter (“Is winning all that matters?” do occasionally have a sleepless night at we stopped a reign of terror, murder, Spring 2006) just minutes before read- the thought of graduates of Santa Clara’s and mayhem imposed by the Baathists ing Margaret Russell’s excellent essay law school going out into the practice of on the Iraqi people for well over a on the Emmett Till case, I couldn’t law without a basic understanding of the quarter century and that Iraq has pro- help but feel saddened about American fundamental ethical obligations a criminal gressed in spite of the Sunni Triangle. race relations, be it 1956, 1996, or defense lawyer owes to a client. Any law- As an aside, this same regime was also 2006. Statistically, blacks have been yer who rations the vigor of his advocacy responsible for summarily removing given some of the opportunities to on behalf of a client based upon his person- the Jesuits who educated many Iraqis which they’ve long been entitled. But, al judgment of the client’s guilt or inno- (including some of the recently elected in white America’s heart and soul, we cence is depriving his client of the right leaders) for many years at Baghdad have failed. Miserably. You can’t legis- to assistance of counsel guaranteed by our College. late morality, but you can otherwise Constitution. Criminal defense lawyers Stover suggests that the United try to improve it. We have tried and do not owe obligations to the public to see States should have avoided armed failed. Perhaps some people see O.J. that justice is done: They simply owe an involvement in the Middle East. We Simpson’s verdict as an oblique form obligation to their client to provide com- would all be pretty naive to think that of vindication for more than 200 years petent and vigorous representation to the we could leave the Middle East to of racial injustice. Maybe that’s how full limits that the law allows. Justice will itself and move on with our own lives. some people define justice. Nonsense. be done when both sides are represented By doing nothing, the potential for Who can sincerely claim the Till by vigorous advocates, to ensure that the nuclear annihilation and global calam- verdict and the Simpson verdict are not case is decided only after all the strengths ity would grow ever stronger. Under both horribly regrettable miscarriages and weaknesses of both sides of the case any scenario, the United States would of American justice? Nobody. Of all have been fully exposed. There were plenty find itself involved—if not for moral Anderson and Russell wrote, the line of weaknesses to be exposed in the case of reasons then for financial reasons (as I’ll remember, and embrace, most is People v. O.J. Simpson, and regardless of alluded to by Stover). Anderson’s failure to understand how one’s personal opinion of his guilt or inno- ROBERT GORINI ’71 Gerald Uelman can sleep at night. cence, the question the jury had to decide Special Agent and Special Inspector Thinking of the Brown and Goldman was simply whether the prosecution had General for Iraq Reconstruction Baghdad, Iraq families, the mountain of guilt evidence, proven its case beyond a reasonable doubt. Sent via santaclaramagazine.com and the Dream Team’s artful obfusca- tion, I can’t understand that either. DANNY HERNS J.D. ’83 San Jose

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Locatelli gives In closing, Locatelli urged all to find their per- State of the sonal calling within the University speech context of their roles at the University. “Responding to your call in life, discovering CHARLES BARRY PHOTO: t the 2006 State of the University your vocation, is not a speech on Feb. 14, University A one-time zap from God, President Paul Locatelli, but a lifelong journey.” S.J., reflected on his hopes, dreams, Locatelli’s journey will and aspirations for the future. He continue to be at Santa connected his personal journey toward Clara, as he assumes his vocation and mission to his role as fourth six-year presidential president. As the University progresses term in August. into the 21st century, he said, SCU For complete text will continue to rely on three pillars: of the speech, visit programs and Jesuit education; people From left, Sen. Hector Osuna (PAN), www.scu.edu/stateofscu. SCU Congressman Juan Jose Garcia Ochoa (PRD), in community; and resources. and Ambassador Roberta Lajous (PRI) Supporting Santa Clara’s Jesuit participated in the Mexican presidential identity, Locatelli said, requires a con- SCU hosts Mexican debate at SCU. stant consideration for social justice. “I want a Santa Clara education to devel- presidential debate discussed in person was an opportunity op your intellectual talents, inspire you some may not have gotten had Santa to be ethical in your personal and pro- n Jan. 23, the Mayer Theatre was Clara not hosted the event, she noted. fessional lives, and to have compassion Othe venue for the first Mexican “This debate gave them a chance to see to actively construct a more humane presidential debate in Northern where the next president stands on a and just world,” he explained. California. Approximately 200 people variety of issues. We may have helped People and community already attended the event, which was co- shape their thinking.” play a key role in the university’s hosted by the Global Leadership Questions touched on the economy, overall excellence, Locatelli noted. He and Ethics program at the Markkula society, politics, international relations, attributed Santa Clara’s designation Center for Applied Ethics, The World corruption, and drugs. “With only two as one of the 10 best places to work Affairs Council of Northern California, minutes to answer and one for rebuttal, in the Bay Area—the only university and Bank of America. there wasn’t a lot of time, so you can’t to achieve that status—in large part Mexican law prevents actual can- expect representatives to have answered to the people and community work- didates from campaigning outside of everything,” observed Negash. “But I ing here. But he encouraged all to Mexico. So high-ranking represen- think attendees got a flavor of who was strive for an even better future by tatives of the three major political who and what they stand for.” reviewing and revitalizing academic parties—the Partido Revolucionario For information, visit www.scu.edu/ programs to best prepare students Institucional (PRI), the Partido Acción presidentialdebate. SCU to be “ethical, compassionate, global Nacional (PAN), and the Partido de leaders who will be effective citizens la Revolucion Democratica (PRD)— and professionals upon graduation… answered the questions crafted by New bioengineering and throughout life.” the Ethics Center with input from program Improving resources at Santa Clara faculty, staff, and members of the local Mexican community ranging from will continue to involve updating ccording to School of Engineering laborers to executives. facilities on campus, which Locatelli Dean Daniel Pitt, the most fre- “This July, for the first time, A acknowledged will involve continuing quently asked question of the engineer- Mexicans living abroad will be able fund raising as well as dislocation and ing school at student recruitment fairs to vote without going back to their disruption for students, faculty, and across the country is, “Do you have a country,” said Almaz Negash, director staff, particularly during the two-year program in bioengineering?” Finally, of the Global Leadership and Ethics library building project. he can answer that with a resounding Program. Being able to hear the issues “Yes!” The engineering school recently

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created a new concentration in bioen- New music delights gineering within the general engineering major, as well as a new biomedical at February festival engineering minor. “The future of engineering over ome people came to hear the the coming decades will be dominated SChinese pipa, some for the stringed by, or at least have a significant pro- gu-zheng, others for the lively accordion. portion of work in, the bioengineering But all came for the 2006 Santa Clara areas,” Pitt commented. New Music Festival, Feb. 1-4, PHOTO: COURTESY OF TAYLOR ALEXANDER TAYLOR OF COURTESY PHOTO: The new program is likely to draw featuring guest composer Chen Yi. students to the University who previ- Other highlights included a piece by ously might not have chosen SCU if returning 2003 festival guest composer it had no bioengineering program. “If Alvin Singleton for baritone, harp, you look at the national trends, the percussion, accordion, and string bioengineering programs are seeing orchestra, which was commissioned growth where many other departments and sung by Thomas Buckner ’64; and are seeing flat enrollment or declining a selection for piano and electronics enrollments,” said Tim Hight, depart- by Samuel Pluta ’01, commissioned ment chair of mechanical engineering by Teresa McCollough, associate and the current director of the bioen- professor of music at SCU and director gineering program. of the festival. The new degree option is likely to The world-renowned Chen was increase the number of women within chosen as festival composer because of the engineering department, as well. her unique blending of Western and “Traditionally, engineering has low Eastern instruments and sounds. “I I-Lan Lin, a member of the Firebird Youth female enrollment in most disciplines knew that many students would not be Chinese Orchestra, plays the Chinese pipa during SCU’s New Music Festival. other than bioengineering, which has familiar with most of those Chinese the highest level of female students instruments. So I thought it would be of any engineering major across the interesting for them to see how these The composers enjoyed the festival, country,” Hight said. instruments sound and how they can be as well. “Each time I’ve visited Santa Excitement about the program combined with Western instruments to Clara University, I’ve been deeply has already begun to build on campus create new pieces,” said McCollough. impressed by two things: the focus among faculty members as well as The goal of the festival, which is and enthusiasm of the students, and students. “There’s a lot of enthusiasm held at SCU every three years, is to the support and keen interest of the throughout engineering and the sci- introduce audiences to new music audiences attending the concerts,” ences,” Pitt said. “And now I’m start- by living composers, McCollough said Shapiro. “Those two elements ing to hear a buzz on campus from explained. “It can’t just be somebody together are a powerful message that students who want to sign up.” who is famous, though,” she said. “It contemporary music is alive Indeed, many students have has to be somebody who can also work and joyous.” already enrolled in the program’s first well with students and communicate The festival was funded by the offering this spring, Introduction to with our audience.” Center for Multicultural Learning Bioengineering. Chen, fellow composers Pluta, and the James Irvine Foundation, with “Like many of our programs, it will Singleton, Alex Shapiro, and resi- generous support from the Phaedrus have a very strong element of coop- dent faculty composer Pamela Quist Foundation, the SCU Center of eration with Silicon Valley,” Pitt said, certainly had no problem delivering Performing Arts Advisory Board, the such as biomedical device companies on that expectation. “The students Friends of Music, the SCU College of and local medical centers. “And it will were thrilled to have all these people Arts and Sciences, and the SCU Office also have the Santa Clara University on campus. Not only did they get to of the President. flavor, as well, with ethics being an hear music that they had never heard For more information, visit www. important part of it.” before, but they got to interact with scu.edu/cas/music/nmf. To read more For more information, visit guest composers and performers,” about McCollough’s recent trip to China, www.scu.edu/bioengineering. SCU McCollough said. “That’s really what visit www.teresamccollough.com. SCU it’s all about.”

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Fall sports shine Men’s soccer • Eight Broncos earned All-WCC Director’s Cup honors, including All-WCC First Following one of the most successful Teamers Mehdi Ballouchy and

fall seasons in school history, SCU’s DON JEDLOVEC PHOTO: Hector Guzman, and All-WCC athletic program is ranked eighth in Second Team selections Kelechi the prestigious U.S. Sports Academy Igwe and Peter Lowry. Keith DeVey, Directors’ Cup standings, the National Jide Ogunbiyi, Jeff Scott, and Kevin Association of Collegiate Directors of Sweeney were named to the All- Athletics announced. WCC Honorable Mention list. Santa Clara compiled 206 points Ballouchy was also named the WCC because of its NCAA semifinal appear- Player of the Year. ance in volleyball, quarterfinal appear- • Santa Clara finished its season with ance in women’s soccer, and second- an overall record of 13-6-3 and a round qualification in men’s soccer. second-round appearance in the “For Santa Clara to be ranked among NCAA Tournament. the nation’s top 10 athletic programs Men’s water polo and be compared to institutions with • Freshman Jack Wall earned a spot vastly greater resources and tens of on the All-Western Water Polo million of dollars more funding [is] a SCU freshman Jack Wall was named WWPA Association Second Team after being tribute to our outstanding coaches and Newcomer of the Year and earned a spot named the WWPA Newcomer of phenomenal student-athletes,” said on the All-Western Water Polo Association the Year. SCU SCU athletic director Dan Coonan. Second Team. Season highlights Volleyball Student athletes excel Many Santa Clara student athletes • Head coach Jon Wallace was named in the classroom picked up individual honors and awards AVCA Pacific Region Coach of the following a spectacular fall season. Year, in addition to being Volleyball Scholarship student-athletes at Santa Magazine’s and Collegiate Volleyball Clara University graduate at the highest Update’s National Coach of the rate in the West Coast Conference and Year, after guiding Santa Clara to a the second highest among Division I West Coast Conference title and a institutions on the West Coast, says a program-best 27-5 record. recent report compiled by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). PHOTO: DON JEDLOVEC PHOTO: Women’s soccer This is the fourth year SCU has • Marian Dalmy and Tina Estrada attained this rating. SCU student- both were voted to the All-WCC athletes graduated at a four-year First Team, while juniors Micaela rolling average rate of 76 percent, Esquivel, Julie Ryder, and Tiffany considerably higher than the NCAA Roberts, along with sophomore Division I average of 62 percent for Lauren Zealear, were named to the student-athletes and 60 percent aver- All-WCC Second Team. age for Division I student body. “We • The National Soccer Coaches are extremely proud of the record of Association of America chose head achievement of our student-athletes coach Jerry Smith as the West in the classroom,” said Coonan. “Our student-athletes have clearly established SCU junior Marian Dalmy, above, and Region Coach of the Year to cap teammate Tina Estrada earned First Team off a 17-5-2 season and an appear- a reputation for competitiveness in the All-WCC honors. ance in the Elite Eight. classroom that rivals their reputation on the fields and courts.” SCU www.santaclarabroncos.com

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The gender of as heterosexual relations in the period from 1868 to the present. The essays history all take the position that history is gendered; that is, historians invariably, n the past quarter-century, histori- perhaps unconsciously, construct a Ians and other scholars have focused gendered notion of past events, people, on gender as a lively area of inquiry, and ideas. and gender analysis has suggested Molony has taught at SCU since important revisions of the dominant, 1981, and from 1996 to 2004 she often celebratory tales of the successes served as director of SCU’s Program of a nation and its leaders. Although for the Study of Women and Gender. modern Japanese history has not yet been restructured by a foregrounding of gender, historians of Japan have Tollini on Reinhardt begun to embrace gender as an ana- Is your baby lytic category. “ r. Frederick Tollini’s comprehen- In Gendering Modern Japanese Dsive study of Max Reinhardt’s keeping you up? History (Harvard University Asia lifelong commitment to the staging Center, 2005, $60), co-editors Barbara of Shakespeare’s plays is a remarkable “ ntil she was 2, my daughter never Molony, chair and professor, history and much needed contribution to the Uslept longer than three hours at department at SCU, and Kathleen historiography of early 20th century a time,” says Tim Myers, a lecturer Uno, associate professor of history at theater,” wrote Carl Weber of Stanford in SCU’s education department, and Temple University, include articles University in his review of Fred author of the new children’s book that treat men as well as women, Tollini’s recently published Shakespeare Good Babies: A Tale of Trolls, Humans, theories of sexuality as well as gender Productions of Max Reinhardt, a volume a Witch, and a Switch (Candlewick, prescriptions, and same-sex as well in the Studies in Theatre Arts series 2005, $15.99). “The truth is that new (Edwin Mellen Press, 2005, $119.95). babies—like all profound gifts from “Beyond this, the book offers fascinat- God—come with complications and ing insights into the cultural and social challenges, which it’s our loving duty climate of Germany and Austria dur- to face up to,” adds Myers, who is the ing the first half of the century and author of numerous books for young the way the theater reflected as well as readers, including the New York Times influenced that climate.... The book’s best-seller Basho and the Fox. clear and lively style should make it In his new book, Good Babies, also an enjoyable read for anyone Myers explores some of these chal- interested in European theater and lenges. A witch in Norway discovers culture,” Weber added. two families—one human and one Fred Tollini, S.J., associate profes- troll—each with a brand-new baby. sor in the department of theater and The human baby slept all day and dance, has been teaching at SCU cried all night, while the troll baby since 1971. The acting director of the slept all night and cried all day (which Center for Performing Arts, Tollini is when trolls like to sleep). So the has directed more than 50 plays and witch swapped the troll baby for the musicals, and acted in productions human infant. This original folktale is both at Santa Clara and in regional sure to bring a smile to sleep-deprived theater. parents everwhere.

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high-quality tape MULLIN OF EVE COLLIER COURTESY PHOTO: recorder manufac- tured stateside.

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How one man’s The passion for music changed sound-recording man history in America behind

Left or right. A decision we make at least a dozen times a day. In most cases, we do it without much thought to the the consequences, because frankly, in most cases, there are none. Imagine, then, facing such a decision, left or right, with the potential to change not only your life, but also the course of history. As a young soldier sound in the final days of World War II, John T. “Jack” Mullin ’36 By Karen Crocker Snell turned left, and the world would never listen to music the same way again. Outside of Mullin’s family, friends, and professionals in the recording industry, few know the story of Jack Mullin, who died in 1999. That is how Mullin would have wanted it. He was an engineer who liked to tinker with machines. He loved his family and friends. He had a passion for classical music. Fame and fortune could have been his if he wanted it, but he didn’t. Now, seven years after his death, Jack Mullin’s story is being told on the big screen. “Sound Man,” a documentary about his love of music, his extraordinary life, and his innovative spirit, premiered

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Germans record such a high quality of sound? It was a question Mullin would find the answer to

SY OF EVE MULLIN COLLIER MULLIN EVE OF SY before returning home from the war. In the summer of 1945, the war was ending, but not Mullin’s work. His unit was responsible for uncovering, dissecting, and analyzing the PHOTO: COURTE PHOTO: enemy’s electronic achievements. He was sent to Germany to check out reports of a high- frequency electronic device with the ability to cause airplane engines to malfunction in flight. While Mullin and his team did find some aban- doned apparatus, nothing came of their findings. The mission, however, at least for Mullin, was not a complete bust. He met a British officer who shared his passion for music and electronics. Even better, this man had insights into how the Germans were recording sound. The Allies had uncovered a device called a magnetophon. The officer encouraged Mullin to check out the machine. It was an intriguing idea. On the way back from the mission, Mullin encountered that fork in the road. Right led to Paris and his unit. Left to what was likely a wild goose chase. Mullin went left. It was “the greatest decision of my life,” he later wrote. The quality of the German magnetophon proved to be every bit as technologically terrific as Mullin had envisioned when he first heard those symphonic concerts playing late into the to a full house at the Cinequest film festival night. In “Sound Man,” Mullin recalls the mag- in San Jose this spring. It puts into context While serving in the ical moment when he first heard the German Mullin’s role in Santa Clara University history, U.S. Army, Jack Mullin tape recorder. “It was one of the greatest thrills would spend his nights Silicon Valley history, and American history. in my life,” he said. “I will never forget that listening to German The story of the man behind the sound is broadcasts of music, moment. I had never heard anything like it.” finally being heard. wondering how they Mullin had found what he was looking for. were able to capture He immediately went to work gathering as such a high quality of Soldier engineer much information as he could about the mag- sound. s a young soldier with the Signal netophon, knowing very well that nothing like it Corps stationed in England during existed outside of Germany. He filled out the World War II, Mullin would lay appropriate papers to take two of the machines awake at night listening to music on back to the U.S. as souvenirs of war. In order to the BBC. When it went off the air do so, though, he had to completely dismantle atA midnight, he would begin scanning the dial in the machines and put the pieces into individual search of a replacement. The German radio sta- boxes to meet shipping regulations. All of the tions were the ones that came in the best. Mullin boxes arrived intact. Had just one been lost, it was amazed at the quality of the music they were would have been like having a tremendous jig- broadcasting: It sounded as if the orchestra were saw puzzle completed, save for one piece, never playing live. But surely, Mullin thought, not to be found, impossible to replace. even Hitler would make his musicians play each night from midnight to dawn. Just how did the

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sscm_1205258_Sum06_r4.1.inddcm_1205258_Sum06_r4.1.indd 1100 44/25/06/25/06 4:40:434:40:43 PMPM Budding Innovator The seeds for Mullin’s innovative spirit were nourished at Santa Clara University. “He loved it there,” his daughter Eve Mullin Collier Recording pioneer said. “His time there was part of the fabric of his life.” ack at home in San Francisco, his Army days behind him, Jack dove “Santa Clara was pretty informal about the use of lab equipment, into reassembling, improving, and the professors were always around to help,” said Bill Nicholson and modifying the magnetophon. ’36 a classmate and friend of Mullin’s. Nicholson remembers Mullin He slept, ate, and showered in his always fooling around with things electric. “An excellent techni- studio,B determined to master and perfect this cian” is how he remembers his friend. One of Mullin’s innovations technology that could capture in truth one while at Santa Clara was an electric organ. Nicholson recalls spend- of the great passions of his life: music. “He loved music so much that he was devoted to ing time in “The Ship,” the campus theater, listening to Mullin play reproducing sound that sounded live,” said his one note at a time on his organ and asking his friends for feedback daughter Eve Mullin Collier. Unbeknownst on how it sounded. “It was very basic,” Nicholson recalls, “but the to him, Mullin was on the brink of changing sound was very true because it was electric.” Mullin’s interest in American music history. creating true sound would eventually lead to the first high-quality Mullin went to work for Ampex, a Bay Area tape recorder in American history. company that was building motors and genera- tors during the war and was in the market for Just as he did later in his adult life, Mullin shared his love for music a new product. Mullin’s modified magnetophon and engineering with others at Santa Clara. He started a music was it. “John was truly a genius in his field, and listening group on campus where students would get together and I mean that in every sense of the word,” said Santa Clara University classmate and friend listen to classical music for hours. Once in awhile, the group would Bill Nicholson ’36. “John really understood the head to the beach with their records and a portable phonograph essence of electricity and what it could be made and spend the day listening to music. The beach and music were to do.” It did not take long for the new technol- two of his favorite things, his daughter remembers. Mullin was ogy to catch on, in large part because of one also the sound technician for a number of University productions. very bright Hollywood star: Bing Crosby. Although his name is found in the programs, his picture is missing At the time, it was unheard of to record radio shows. Everything was live because the record- from stage crew photos in the yearbook. He was a behind-the- ing quality was not up to broadcast standards. scenes kind of guy, the man behind the sound. Once Crosby’s people were sold on Mullin’s tape Mullin graduated in 1936 and received the University’s science recorder, and Crosby himself heard how “real” it sounded, Crosby began award. Despite his academic achievements, he stayed true to him- taping his shows. The self, grounded in faith and family. “John was new technology allowed never taken up with himself,” Nicholson said. Crosby to record N COLLIER ULLI “He just did these things as though it was his enough material in one own, natural way of doing them.” day for an entire week’s

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perfect show. In the early days, the audience Uncovering the story of Jack Mullin would come into the studio and Mullin would record their reactions to Crosby’s jokes. When By Scott Budman the show was edited and certain sections were Director, “Sound Man,” and business and technology reporter, NBC-11, taken out, Mullin would be sure to save the San Francisco Bay Area NBC affiliate recordings of the audience’s laughter to help The question I’m asked the most often since delving into the life of smooth over edits in the audio track. He cre- Jack Mullin is, why bother to learn about something that happened ated what he called his “laugh library.” It did not take long for producers to realize the value so long ago? After all, as a television news reporter on the technol- of the laugh library, and soon Mullin was asked ogy beat, if something happened yesterday, it’s old. I’m constantly on to insert different laughs to get the reaction the the lookout for the newest MP3 player or show’s producers wanted. the most up-to-date piece of software. Little did Mullin know In “Sound Man,” however, I found a story that he was inventing that not only appealed to the technology what would become known as the “laugh fan in me, but to the history buff, as well. track.” Jack Mullin’s discovery of the German WHITE NANCY PHOTO: It comes as no sur- magnetophon not only changed the his- prise that the laugh track tory of music and sound recording, it also is what Mullin may be helped to build Silicon Valley. As a former best known for today. Ampex engineer told me during the film- After all, while the tape ing of “Sound Man,” “We’re a part of the recorder is fast becoming Silicon Valley, but nobody knows it.” ancient history, the laugh Director Scott Budman learned track can still be heard Jack, of course, attended Santa Clara about Jack Mullin by chance each night on prime-time television. Ironically, University, which was the first thing that while researching the Ampex corporation. the laugh track is the antithesis of what endeared him to me. As a child, I attended endeared Mullin to the magnetophon and the just about every SCU sporting event, high quality of magnetic tape in the first place. whether at Toso Pavilion or Buck Shaw It was the trueness of sound that he loved, a far Stadium. My grandfather, Arthur Roth, was a campus doctor and cry from canned laughter. helped out at the Bronco games. If Kurt Rambis sprained an ankle, Dr. Soon after Crosby began recording his shows, Roth was there, and so was I, carrying his bag and taking it all in. Ampex was selling its Model 200 tape recorders to just about every radio station and music pro- In keeping with Bronco tradition, Jack Mullin was extremely modest ducer in the country. “Because of him, America about his achievements. I’m amazed by the footage he shot in World had a 20-year advantage in tape recording,” said War II. One of his films shows the inside of Hitler’s house in Germany Scott Budman, technology reporter and director as Jack tells how he took a piano string from Hitler’s piano as a sou- of “Sound Man.” Stars big and small could do venir of the war. His films of England, France, and Germany surpass what they wanted, when they wanted, and where any of the archival footage I’ve ever seen in a documentary film. they wanted. The way Americans listened to music was changed forever. Mullin was a man of technology and innovation, yes, but he was far more a man of family, faith, and modesty. It was a pleasure to learn Extraordinary gentleman about this man who played such a significant role in American music o why is it that, outside of fam- history, while at the same time learning the more intimate lesson ily, associates, and audiophiles, few of how someone who did so much managed to stay so grounded in have heard the story of Jack Mullin, the sound recording pioneer? The what was truly important to him. answer may be as simple as Mullin When Jack died, he was buried with a rosary and a reel of magnetic Shimself. Mullin was an only child, born into tape. an Irish Catholic family and grew up during

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was working with some of Hollywood’s biggest Pavek Museum of MULLIN OF EVE COLLIER COURTESY PHOTO: names. “If he had blown his own horn a little Broadcasting in St. bit, we would have books written about this Louis Park, Minn. guy, we would have films written about this guy, Included in the col- but he didn’t. He refused to,” Budman said. lection is one of the Putting on airs and calling attention to original magnetophons himself was not Mullin’s style. He did not see Mullin brought over professional accomplishments as personal ones, from Germany. his friend Nicholson recalled. Instead, Mullin Mullin was living stayed grounded in faith and family; it was that with his daughter simple. He was a devout Catholic who said the when he died in rosary every day, and a father who raised three 1999 at the age of young children on his own after losing his wife 85. The night at an early age. “There were just no clouds in before his death, his life,” his daughter said. “He was just so at Mullin spent time peace with himself, at peace with the world, at doing what he loved peace with his God.” most, listening to music Mullin’s fascination with sound equipment with his friends and spend- and his love for music were well-known to his ing time with his family. Collier As a student, Jack children. Collier remembers her father’s exten- speaks about her father, and what he gave Mullin received the University’s presti- sive music library, the original magnetophon to the world, with understandable pride. “The gious science award. set up in their home, and the early original memory of him makes you feel good. When “He was always recordings of Bing Crosby her father loved to people hear his name, it makes them smile,” beyond the other share with guests. He was an engineer through she said. Budman described Mullin as having a students,” said classmate and friend Bill and through and wanted to share his knowl- Zelig-like quality about him. He was a man Nicholson ’36. edge, innovations, and findings with others. who was a part of some of the most important Growing up, Collier remembers her father’s events of his time—World War II, the transfor- projects always spread out on a table or in mation of Hollywood, and the birth of Silicon the garage. “If we ever wanted to talk to Dad Valley—yet never the center of attention, never about a homework problem or something that in the spotlight. happened at school, he’d be tinkering away on On his headstone, Mullin’s family wanted to the stuff.” keep it simple, just like Mullin himself. They Mullin became an avid collector of sound put his name, his dates, and one line of text: technology equipment and was eventually “An extraordinary gentleman.” invited to take his display on the road. When How often is it that we know the exact time Collier was in high school, her father brought and place when our lives are changed forever? her along as an assistant. They would split the For Jack Mullin it was exhibit in two parts: She would talk about the that decision he made in history of the equipment from 1877 to 1932, the summer of ’45. His and her dad would pick it up from there and choice to go left instead take it to the present. Traveling with her father of right changed not and working by his side is one of Collier’s most only his life, but also PHOTO: CHARLES BARRY PHOTO: cherished memories. “Seeing the camaraderie, American sound record- seeing how much they [industry profession- ing history. SCU als] admired him, seeing him in his element, —Karen Crocker Snell is and not just as a dad—it was pretty cool,” media relations officer for Santa Clara University.

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Early 16th-century Paris was a time of major changes. Influenced by the discovery of the Americas and an ongoing European Renaissance, the culture began embodying the new values of a modern world. Economies were shifting, and a time of scientific innovation was dawning. Stirred by the advent of the printing press, information spread with hitherto unmatched

B Y JOHN PATRICK DONNELLY, S.J. professor, department of history, Marquette University in Parisease. Similar to how the Internet is influencing our times, mass-produced printed materials fueled a new level of literacy, as publications of the Bible, theological concepts, and philosophical musings blew a spirit of inquiry through the Church. Long before electricity had been discovered and har- nessed, the urban landscape of what would one day be called the City of Lights took on a new energy. This was the city into which Iñigo Lopez de Oñaz y Loyola (Ignatius of Loyola) trekked, on fire with a desire to attend the University of Paris and expand his own intellectual and spiritual horizons. He was assigned to a room with two younger men—Pierre Favre (Peter Faber) and Francisco de Isaau de Xavier (Francis Xavier). The friendship of these three college roommates would profoundly affect the times in which they lived and all the centuries since. Historians usually search for deep causes of developments that reshape the world, but sometimes luck or chance play the major role. Such was the case in 1525 when fate, fortune, or maybe the mysterious working of divine providence assigned Pierre Favre and Francisco Xavier to the same room at the University of Paris, which they shared until 1536. A third roommate, Iñigo de Loyola, joined them for six years (1529-35) until returning to Spain. From their relationship, the Society of Jesus arose. The blessings that have flowed from this event reach down to our day and affect more than half the nations of our world. St. Francisco Xavier and Blessed Pierre Favre were both born in 1506, so this is the 500th anniversary of their births. St. Ignatius of Loyola died 450 years ago, in 1556. We celebrate all three of these anniversaries in 2006. Of peasant origins, Favre worked as a shepherd in the hill country of Savoy in his youth and was fortunate to receive an excellent education in the

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risk, prompting them to form a almost perishing in a typhoon. religious order whose rules and Back in India, he reorga- goals would bind them together, nized Jesuit work there, then however dispersed their work. departed for China at a time In 1540 they requested and when foreigners were forbid- received papal approval for the den to enter. He tried persuad- Society of Jesus. Loyola remained ing Chinese smugglers to take in Rome as superior general of him ashore, but they consid- the Jesuits until his death in 1556. ered it too risky. He died on The others brought the good the little island of Sancian He set up confrater- news of Christ to the far corners near Hong Kong on Dec. 3, of the world. 1552, at age 46. nities to help Favre helped reform the dio- Xavier pioneered and orga- ex-prostitutes find cese of Parma in north-central nized Jesuit missionary work better lives and Italy before being sent to the A contemplative side of the mystic and in Asia and the Pacific islands. founder of the Jesuits. Lisa Reinertson’s another confraternity famous Colloquy of Regensburg sculpture is found on the SCU campus. The publication of his letters in in Germany, which tried and Europe attracted many young to prevent poor failed to work out a doctrinal agreement between men to missionary work. Xavier is considered the young women Lutherans and Catholics. There, Favre gave greatest missionary since St. Paul. the Spiritual Exercises to bishops and priests. But what of Ignatius of Loyola? He lived a far from falling into His next stops were his native Savoy, then on to longer life than his widely traveled roommates. prostitution. Madrid where he spent three months preach- Except for a trip south to Monte Cassino to give ing, hearing confessions, and explaining that new the Spiritual Exercises to a Jesuit benefactor, order—the Jesuits. He also lectured on the psalms he spent his last 16 years in Rome. He set up at the University of Cologne, where he gave the confraternities to help ex-prostitutes find better Exercises to Peter Canisius, who then entered lives and another confraternity to prevent poor the Jesuits. Favre’s next assignment was Portugal. young women from falling into prostitution. He Paul III also appointed him a papal theologian at spent most of his days dictating letters of spiritual the Council of Trent. He went to Rome where he advice and directives for Jesuit superiors. (We still conversed with Loyola for the first time in seven have 6,590 items of his correspondence from his years. But his health was broken, and he died at final 10 years.) He oversaw the translation into age 40 on Aug. 1, 1546, with his old roommate, Latin and publication of his Spiritual Exercises in Loyola, at his bedside. 1548; since then it has appeared in some 5,000 Xavier’s travels dwarfed those of Favre. King editions and has been translated into all the major John III of Portugal asked for two Jesuits to languages of the world. serve as missionaries in India. Loyola appointed Loyola’s companions commissioned him to Rodrigues and Bobadilla, but Bobadilla fell ill. write the rules, regulations, and guidelines for Loyola then asked Xavier, who had been serving in Jesuit life and works known as the Constitutions Rome as his secretary, if he would take Bobadilla’s of the Society of Jesus. A draft was circulated in place. Xavier volunteered enthusiastically, left 1552, and input from Jesuits around Europe was Rome on March 15, 1540, and never saw Loyola or incorporated in the final document, which was Favre again. officially ratified in 1558. He also dictated a Xavier sailed from Lisbon on a 13-month short but fascinating autobiography that covers journey, six of them working in Mozambique, only the years before the founding of the before arriving at Goa, the main Portuguese base Jesuits. Loyola and Xavier were canonized in India. At Goa he preached to the Portuguese March 12, 1622. Their and tried, not very successfully, to learn the Tamil college roommate, Peter language. Therefore he required translators during Favre, was beatified two years of work along the south coast of India Sept. 5, 1872. SCU where it is believed he baptized more than 10,000 An earlier version of this converts. In September 1545 he sailed to Malaysia article by John Patrick and spent the next year working in Indonesia. In Donnelly, S.J., appeared in Jesuit Journeys, published by

1549 he and several other Jesuits sailed to Japan the Wisconsin province of the DONNELLY OF J.P. COURTESY PHOTO: where they converted some 700 Japanese, a people Society of Jesus. Reprinted who impressed him as extremely intelligent. He with permission. returned to Malaysia and then India in 1551, Summer 2006 Santa Clara Magazine 17 msscm_1205258_Sum06_r4.1.inddcm_ates1205258_Sum06_r4.1.indd 1717 in Paris 44/25/06/25/06 4:41:104:41:10 PMPM B Y RON HANSEN

ñigo de Loyola was a devil- vows that were the first step to forming the Spiritualmay-care, 26-year-old squire Society of Jesus. to the King of Castile when Iñigo López de Loyola was by then a Master his leg was shattered in the of Arts and was calling himself Ignatius. In three battle of Pamplona. In his long years he would be ordained a priest and soon convalescence in the family manor, after that become the Superior General of a Iñigo underwent a religious conver- congregation headquartered in Rome and offi- sion that inspired him to give up cially approved by Pope Paul III. But Ignatius his former ways and live a peniten- never ceased giving his Spiritual Exercises and I Th tial hermit’s life in Manresa, Spain, consented to have his finer Latin translation of an on the banks of the river Cardoner. With the them published in 1548. Sp guidance of a Benedictine spiritual director, Ignatius wrote that his Spiritual Exercises ap and under the influence of books such as The gl “have as their purpose the conquest of self and tra Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis and the the regulation of one’s life in such a way that no Izq Vita Christi of Ludolph of decision is made under the influ- 167 Saxony, Iñigo penned in The crucial insight ence of any inordinate attachment.” Co incorrect Spanish a note- The first week of the exercises book record of the conso- Iñigo had was that requires a scrupulous examination lations, graces, and inner his Manresa note- of our life history, seeing God’s wrenchings he experienced loyal and loving presence within while meditating on scrip- book could become it, but also acknowledging the sins, ture, and through which addictions, and predilections that God kindly educated him a practical manual hindered our possibilities. The first “as the schoolmaster does a in escorting others week ends with a meditation on child.” Christ’s call for us to follow him, The crucial insight Iñigo through mystical with the promise that we will lead had was that his Manresa richer, happier lives. notebook could become a contact with their The second week essentially practical manual in escort- soul’s deepest teaches us how to follow Christ ing others through mystical more closely by establishing us as contact with their soul’s yearnings. his disciples. We watch his birth deepest yearnings and thus and accompany him in his baptism with God. Calling the book in the river Jordan, his sermon on Spiritual Exercises, and jot- the mount, his raising of Lazarus ting additions to it as he went along, Iñigo from the dead, and other healing and teaching carried it with him on his journey north to the events in his public ministry. Empowered by University of Paris in 1528. He was 37 years the love of God and our friendship with Jesus, old, with little money, and could only com- we are required to make a choice of a way of municate with the international population of life, a choice that may involve a great change the Sorbonne with a sketchy Latin. But one by in our habits or careers, but more often entails one the scrawny, limping, charismatic mendi- only those amendments and reformations that cant persuaded his much younger classmates to enhance a closer relationship with God. retreat from the world with his exercises for a Intimacy with Jesus having been established, month, and one by one they became his “friends we witness in the third week his last supper, the in the Lord” until seven of them professed the agony in the garden, his arrest and trials, and his

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Thousands of editions and translations of the Spiritual Exercises have appeared around the globe, including this Latin translation by Sebastian Izquierdo, published in 1678. From SCU Archives College Library Collection.

passion and death. And the fourth week is devoted his sheep or just saying, like Peter, “Lord, you to Jesus’ resurrection and his various apparitions to know that I love you.” We finish the meditation his disciples, concluding with a “Contemplation to period with a standard prayer, such as the Our Attain the Love of God.” Father, and usually exercitants keep a journal The method for each hour’s meditation is gener- in which they describe what happened in their ally the same. We begin with a preparatory prayer prayer and its affect on them. and as a prelude to the meditation consider the his- Ignatius found early on that there were tory of the subject, such as Jesus appearing to seven those who were “educated or talented, but of his disciples as they fished (John 21:1–17), reading engaged in public affairs or necessary business” the gospel passage several times until we can develop who could not find a free month to perform a mental representation of the locale and the people the exercises as he’d first intended. For them in it. We then ask for a grace; in this case, it is to be he developed a program in which the Spiritual consoled at seeing Christ on the shore and to feel Exercises could be completed without withdraw- the joy and comfort of his resurrection. We see the al from jobs or other obligations by having the fishermen hauling in their nets on the Sea of Galilee, multiple exercises of the 30 days carried out in hear the smack of waves against the boat’s hull, feel the course of 30 weeks—an increasingly popu- the sunshine on our skins, smell seaweed and brine, lar choice for lay people. One of the greatest taste the water we scoop up in our palm. With all gifts of this so-called “19th five senses wholly engaged, we become part of the annotation retreat” is that it scene and can be as shocked and happy as Peter was teaches a habit of prayer that when he recognized that it was the risen Christ who can be incorporated through- was roasting a fish on a charcoal fire on the shore out our lives—that journey

and plunged into the sea to wade to him. We hear with God that Ignatius called CHARLES BARRY PHOTO: Christ’s instruction to Peter, and we also enter the “the fifth week.” SCU conversation—or as Ignatius puts it, colloquy— —Ron Hansen is Gerard Manley inquiring, perhaps, on how we ourselves can feed Hopkins, S.J., Professor in the Arts and Humanities at Santa Clara University.

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By Miriam Schulman

nly 1,600 pandas are thought to still be living in the wild. Do you care? Do you worry about the tulotoma, a gill-breathing, operculate snail, now on the endangered species list? About the sensitive joint vetch, a relative of the string bean that may face extinction? In the past 500 years, more than 800 species have died out. Should you be concerned? Geoffrey Bowker thinks you should, although no more about the panda than about the snail or the bean. The executive director of SCU’s Center for Science, Technology, and Society thinks preserving biodiversity is one of the central problems that confronts us—and not necessarily for the reasons you’d think. Bowker has been interested in this issue since 1996, when he was appointed to the Biodiversity Subcommittee of the U.S. President’s Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). Although he was invited to participate because of his background in informatics—the science of gathering, manipulating, storing, and classifying information—Bowker approaches biodiversity in a distinctly spiritual way.

Insufficient arguments Use value is well described in “Teeming Viewed purely from a scien- With Life: Investing in Science to Understand tific perspective, he suggests, and Use America’s Living Capital,” the 1998 one might argue that there is report of the PCAST Panel on Biodiversity and no biodiversity crisis. We are Ecosystems on which Bowker served. As the losing larger species, such as introduction to the report puts it: the panda, but huge diversity The tremendous natural wealth with which remains at the level of bacteria and other small the United States has been endowed contrib- organisms. So, to Bowker, the case for preserv- utes greatly to its strength and prosperity and ing biodiversity cannot rest solely on science. remains the foundation for the well-being Neither is his argument largely prag- of current and future citizens. This wealth matic. One of the standard rationales for exists in the form of fertile land, abundant preserving biodiversity is what he calls fresh water, a diversity of biological species “use value.” As a simple example, salmon adapted to many different ecological habitats, are good to eat, so it is not in our interest productive forests, fisheries and grasslands, to take actions, such as the destruction of and favorable climatic conditions. From spawning grounds, that threaten the exis- these, society derives an array of important tence of salmon.

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to the question, ‘What is our relation to nature?’” He to “servanthood stewardship,” where humans are servants has explored various religious traditions in his search for of the rest of creation. The responsibilities each approach that answer, looking at Buddhist, Shinto, and Christian implies range from the obligation to pass on the resources views of the connection between humans and the rest of God gives us to the recognition that animals and plants creation. have intrinsic value, which is separate from their useful- In the Christian tradition, he finds a long history of ness to people. wrestling with the moral status of other creatures: “There But each stewardship approach shares the notion that are theological arguments over the question, do animals humans are separate from the rest of creation. Bowker is a firm believer that humans are part of nature, not just because we are, ourselves, animals, but also because each individual is actually a “commonwealth” that includes the rest of creation. We are inhabited by other creatures, from our mitochondria (which are genetically different from the rest of our cells) to the flora and fauna that live in our intestinal tracts. Bowker finds his own views more closely paralleled by the Catholic concept of solidarity with the rest of creation, expressed by Pope John Paul II in his message on the occasion of World Food Day 2004. John Paul wrote:

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BOOK OF DAYS entails respect for the plan of creation through human action that does not imply challenging nature and its laws, even in order to reach ever new horizons, but on

PHOTO: FROM FROM PHOTO: the contrary, preserves resources, guaranteeing their con- tinuity and availability to the generations to come. Do animals have moral status? In 1457, a sow and her litter Bowker does not believe that a person has to be reli- were put on trial in France for having killed a human child. gious to feel solidarity with the rest of creation. He cites the work of Norwegian philosopher Roger Wendell, who have souls? Should we treat them as moral entities?” As coined the term “deep ecology,” which now defines an an example, Bowker cites the trial of a sow and pigs at environmental movement. Deep ecologists talk about Lavegny, France, in 1457. The animals were accused of “walking softly on the earth,” respecting the diversity of having killed and eaten a human child. As Chamber’s nature, and trying to live in such a way as to minimize our Book of Days (1856) recounts the outcome, “The sow was impact on other living things. To Bowker, though deep found guilty and condemned to death; but the pigs were ecology is not religiously based, it is highly spiritual. acquitted on account of their youth [and] the bad example As we develop this spiritual approach, Bowker says, of their mother.” While the story may make us smile, it we begin to think outside of the economic model, which shows, according to Bowker, that animals can be taken asks, “Of what use is this species? Can I get by without seriously as moral agents. it?” Instead, we begin to pose the spiritual questions: “Do Not all Protestant traditions recognize the moral sta- I have a right to use up all the resources in my area, or tus of animals, however. A strain of Protestant thinking should I be sharing them—with other people, or with on the issue, which Bowker calls “wise use,” believes that mosquitoes, or with bats? Understanding and respecting the rest of creation has no moral status, but is simply a diversity has to come from values, from relationships with resource left by God for humans to rule over. Bowker other people and with animals,” he explains. finds the least interest in biodiversity in this school, especially among millenarian groups. “If the end of the world The Role of science is nigh,” he says, “you don’t have much interest in pre- However one gets to a concern about serving endangered species.” biodiversity, science can then help Wise use is one of several types of stewardship-based figure out the best ways of preserving attitudes that Bowker finds in Protestantism. In all of it, Bowker says. “Science can help us them, God has assigned humans the task of husbanding flesh out our spirituality and move us the natural world. They range from “anthropocentric to action in the world.” stewardship,” where humans are the center of creation, So what does Bowker’s own scientific discipline—

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sscm_1205258_Sum06_r4.1.inddcm_1205258_Sum06_r4.1.indd 2222 44/25/06/25/06 4:41:384:41:38 PMPM On the Web E XCLUSIVES Visit us online for a story about the Faith, Ethics, and Vocation Project, which utilizes research, community- informatics—have to say about the “how” of species “There are two warring camps on based learning, and courses to help students integrate faith, ethics, and preservation? Bowker’s work with the Subcommittee on this,” he says. “One group wants the environment. Biodiversity began by exploring the question, “What to sequester nature. I think this is knowledge should we be preserving about biodiversity?” wrong-headed. There is good evi- When he started, many groups were already looking at dence that biodiversity is preserved species loss and doing inventories, an approach Bowker better when we live in conjunction questions, given the urgency of the problem. “If your with nature. We need to focus on our house is on fire, is the best thing to do to make an inven- relationship with wildness, not wall it tory?” he asks. off in a park.” Still, accepting that list-keeping is at the heart of many As an example, he points to the scientific strategies, Bowker believes that a closer look Kenyan system, developed by paleontolo- at the systems for collecting and storing those lists is gist Richard Leakey, where elephants are particularly important in the field of biodiversity. These protected in parks. The arrangement works, database systems themselves may influence what research- Bowker allows, until drought hits and the ers discover and the policies that arise from the research. elephants want to move toward water in wetland Returning to our example of the panda, Bowker points areas outside the preserves (an argument out that certain species are more likely to attract favorable made by David Western, head of the Kenya attention than others. As he writes: Wildlife Service). That sort of migration Many more care about the fate of the cuddly panda, will only increase with global warming, when, the fierce tiger, or indeed the frequently drunk and Bowker predicts, “all species will be marching north— scratchy koala bear than about the fate of a given spe- some 50 to 100 kilometers in the next 100 years.” cies of seaweed.... And this attention has very direct Second, Bowker is not so sure that saving the panda, consequences. On the one hand, scientists are more or other charismatic but highly depleted species, should likely to get funding for studying and working out be a high priority. “From a scientific angle, if an animal ways of protecting these charismatic species than is down to so few living in the wild, the effort to save it is others; and on the other, people are more likely to probably not going to work,” he says. “It’s not clear that’s become scientists with a view to studying such enti- where resources should be placed.” ties—another feedback loop which skews our knowl- Bowker is in favor of putting more support behind edge of the world. endangered species that have close relatives, a policy that might increase the possibility of biodiversity through new These preferences prejudice what information is col- speciation of if the two interbreed. lected, to the point, Bowker says, that some less sexy spe- The important thing about protecting species, Bowker cies become invisible because scientists do not have access argues, is not so much preserving the particular animals to data about them. and plants we currently have; instead, the focus should be Bowker adds to that the skewing of databases that on preserving the possibility that they can evolve. This arises from the history of the categories we use. Carolus we accomplish by supporting a range of life forms so that Linnaeus, the 18th-century botanist who laid the founda- they can combine in adaptive, new ways. Life, he insists, tion for the classification system scientists still employ, “needs the ability to change in order to allow creation was dependent for his taxonomy on the folk classifications to develop.” Every species that disappears closes off an available to him at the time. For obvious reasons, these avenue to this development. “Our duty to the future,” described more economically useful plants, such as car- Bowker says, “is to make certain we preserve the possibil- rots, than they did weeds, such as chickweed. These dis- ity of change.” tortions persist in the genera and species terminology we Ultimately, he believes, “Diversity in and of itself is have available, and, thus, in the categories we use to sort not necessarily a virtue. Do we want maximal number of information in databases. species? Well, we could get by with less.” But the world “The database itself,” Bowker argues, “will ultimately would be a poorer place as a result. shape the world in its image.” To Geoffrey Bowker, the panda and the mold beetle, the vetch Solving the problem and the skink bring us something Bowker’s skepticism about categories— irreplaceable: “wonder, excitement,

indeed about received wisdom of any kind— and joy.” SCU CHARLES BARRY PHOTO: leads him to some provocative approaches —Miriam Schulman is the communications to solving the problem of endangered spe- director for SCU’s Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. cies. First, he does not advocate the creation of preserves where endangered species are protected.

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Challenges remain as campaign nears completion

Santa Clara University is in the will focus on these fund-raising needs, as well. final months of the $350 million Heidi LeBaron Leupp ’84, who serves on the Board of Campaign for Santa Clara, which Regents and is actively involved with fund raising at the ends Dec. 31. We are pleased to University, urges the SCU community to support these report that, as of March 31, we important goals. “We hope every person who has been PHOTO: CHARLES BARRY PHOTO: have received generous support touched by Santa Clara University will give a gift of whatever from alumni, parents, and friends size they are capable—regardless of amount,” she says. that totals $355 million. Not only did we reach our goal several Commons and Library months ahead of time, we exceed- President Paul Locatelli, S.J., has called the new Commons ed the original goal. That leaves and Library the “actual and symbolic center for excellence in research, teaching, learning, and living” and said the com- Heidi LeBaron Leupp ’84, the University in the fortunate member of the SCU Board position of having a few months to pletion of its funding is one of his top priorities for 2006. of Regents meet some additional goals. That’s why the executive committee of the Board of Trustees The goals for this campaign has authorized groundbreaking for the project this summer. focused on three general areas: annual operations, endow- The original $80 million goal is now $95 million as a ment, and capital projects. As of the end of March, we have result of escalating costs. Approximately $55 million has surpassed our goals for the annual fund, endowed chairs, been raised so far, leaving a gap of $40 million. Of the program areas, and we have nearly achieved our goal for $55 million, $20 million came from University trustee endowed scholarships. We could not have done this without Lorry Lokey, the founder of BizWire, and $15 million the generous support of alumni, parents, and friends of the came from the Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation. University. The William Hannan Foundation contributed $4 million, Although the Campaign’s dollar goal has been met, and both the Gellert and Koret Foundations have committed challenges remain. Of highest priority are the three capital $1 million gifts. projects: the Commons and Library, the Leavey School Alumni have contributed $4 million, including a $2 mil- of Business building, and the Jesuit Residence. Costs have lion pledge from Michel J. ’60 and Mary Orradre, and a escalated because of external pressures, including booming $1 million pledge from John M. and Abby Sobrato, both international construction and a series of natural disasters in Class of 1983. These two significant gifts and many others the past year. Even after value engineering, the cost of these were made in honor of the beloved Norman Martin, S.J., new facilities has risen to $161 million from the original who died Feb. 5 (see Page 35). estimate of $132 million. To date, donations total $89.6 mil- The January 2000 Western Association of Schools and lion, leaving a difference of $71.4 million. Colleges accreditation report was, on the whole, very posi- The Board of Trustees responded to that need by launching tive. It did, however, urge the University to address the the Trustee Challenge and contributing another $16 million current library’s aging, inadequate physical and digital infra- to the Campaign. That comes on top of $61 million already structure to better support campus scholarship and institu- committed in this Campaign by the trustees. tional efficiency. According to Bob Peters ’61, a trustee and chair of the The University encourages alumni, especially those who fund-raising committee, each lay member of the Board of have yet to make a gift to the Campaign, to consider mak- Trustees has pledged to help raise additional funds for the ing a gift to the library to help achieve this ambitious and three capital projects. It is their hope that the other con- critical goal. stituencies of the University—alumni, parents, and friends—

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donated another $6.8 million; another $2.6 million has come from corporate gifts, including a $1 million gift from Cadence Design and significant gifts from Ernst and Young, DeLoitte, and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Gifts to this project now total $28 million toward a goal of $53 million. Business school alumni, in particular, might consider making a donation to this project. Jesuit Residence Santa Clara has one of the largest active Jesuit communities in the United States. The new Jesuit Residence will enhance the quality of life for Jesuits and provide an environment for greater hospitality and welcome to family, friends, colleagues, students, and staff. This facility, which will have the true ambiance of a home, will only add to Santa Clara’s The new Commons and Library, built on the site of the current library, sense of community by attracting younger Jesuits who are above, will be the “actual and symbolic center for excellence in bright, excellent scholars and deeply committed to students. research, teaching, learning, and living.” Additionally, the new facility will enable Nobili Hall to be Leavey School of Business returned to use as both study space and residence facilities for students. For nearly a century, the Leavey School of Business has Of the $8 million donated so far to this $13 million proj- been critical to the strength of the Northern California ect, about $3 million has come from alumni. Alumni who wish business environment. Well before this area was called the to make a donation to the Campaign could designate a gift to Silicon Valley, SCU graduates were providing the region this project to honor a favorite Jesuit they knew as students. with a unique brand of business leadership, underscored by the curriculum’s Jesuit emphasis on critical thinking and Closing the Campaign ethical decision making. SCU alumni have historically been active and gener- The new facility provides flexible design to meet future ous. They founded the first alumni organization west of needs. It will be responsive, innovative, and technologi- the Mississippi; this year marks the 125th anniversary of cally current to capitalize on the potential of technology to the Santa Clara University Alumni enhance individual and group learning. It Association. will also serve as a laboratory for companies With only a few months left to meet to showcase advances in software and hard- “The business school these goals, every gift truly makes a dif- ware applicable to management practice. ference. During this Campaign for Santa Leupp says she feels strongly about the is critical in attract- Clara, 21,275 alumni have made gifts importance of this campaign goal. “I believe ing the best compa- or pledges. More than 10,500 gifts have the business school is critical in attracting nies to the students been given by Santa Clara parents. And the best companies to the students here, and the University is very grateful for each it’s equally important that Santa Clara edu- here, and it’s equally gift. Still, more than half of SCU alumni cates the best business leaders of the future,” important that Santa have yet to participate in this she says. Clara educates the Campaign—a number that the University Early in the Campaign, Don Lucas, wants to change significantly by the end an SCU parent who serves on the Board best business leaders of this year. of Trustees, made a $15 million lead gift of the future.” To make a gift online, go to www.scu. for the new business school. Alumni have Heidi LeBaron Leupp ’84 edu/giving/onlinegiving.cfm.

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P REAMBLE What makes this My years as an undergraduate, as Whereas the affection of students year so special? a resident minister, as an active alum- towards the Institution where their nus, and as a law student, have given early years have been spent and On April 27, 1881, a group of alumni so many wonderful memories. Like the imprint of whose training upon gathered on campus to give something my father, I met my wife here. Sharon their life is indelible, whose generous back to Santa Clara for “her maternal (Frazier) ’01, M.A. ’03, and I each have honors they have borne away, and care and substantial benefits.” Our two degrees from SCU and we stay the object of whose tender solicitude alumni association was born. Now, connected to the University through 125 years later, we celebrate the they always remain, is most natural the Alumni Association. gifts we have received, the bonds of All of us who have spent time on and becoming; and fellowship we have forged, and the campus and walked through Santa Whereas it is fitting that occasion gifts we have bestowed on Santa Clara Clara’s classrooms and gardens are part should be taken to renew the bonds in our gratitude. of a larger family. I have been privi- of fellowship which time and separa- During these years we have come leged to be a member of that family, together to rekindle friendships, and tion are naturally loosening; to share in many dinners and events, to share heartwarming memories of awards, and community service proj- Therefore, be it resolved, that we, the history that we keep alive through ects with Alumni for Others; and for the alumni of Santa Clara College, to the stories we tell. the past year I have been privileged evince our love for our College, and to serve as president of the Alumni to renew our friendships with each My Santa Clara story Association’s Board of Directors. other, do organize ourselves into a My story is like many others I have Society for such purposes, heard from the Santa Clara family. A vision of the My grandfather lived in O’Connor Alumni Association Article III Hall as a student, although he wasn’t For 125 years we have gathered to The object of this Society shall be to able to graduate because he joined the share our gifts, to tell our stories, and strengthen and perpetuate College Marines during World War II. His to be symbols of our Ignatian values friendships, to preserve in her sons fallen classmates are commemorated within our communities. Building com- a warm regard for the favors of the in the foyer of the Mission Church. munity is our gift—as great citizens, college, and a lively memory of her My grandfather went on to raise eight men and women children, six of whom attended Santa maternal care and substantial bene- of faith, and Clara. Five of his grandchildren have fits; to spread abroad a knowledge of men and women become Broncos, as well—with many for others. the great opportunities to be found more on the way. within her walls for study, the acqui- My parents met at Santa Clara and CHARLES BARRY PHOTO: Very truly yours, sition of science, and the cultivation were married in 1972, the summer Joseph M. of virtue; and to enjoy, at stated after they graduated. Three years later, Goethals ’99, times, social reunions at the College. my father graduated from Santa Clara’s J.D. ’05 School of Law. And last year, exactly —April 27, 1881 30 years after my father, I, too, earned my law degree from Santa Clara.

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Leighton Hatch J.D., During his career in public L. Michael Bogert John P. Barrett has 50a retired Sacramento accounting, Bob worked for an 79was named Region 82 joined the Greater Los superior court judge, received international accounting firm 10 Administrator for the U.S. Angeles Division of the March the California Judges’ in its Los Angeles, Portland, Environmental Protection of Dimes as chairman of the Association’s Alba Witkin Ore., and Seattle offices. He Agency. He is responsible for board of directors. He has been Humanitarian Award. He was spent the past 17 years of his managing agency programs in with Marsh, a leading risk and honored for his commitment career in private tax practice in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and insurance services firm, since to serving others. Portland. Alaska. 1986 and has served as a board member for the Los Angeles Jack Peters of Gilroy recently Anthony Benedetti, a for- Steve Collins recently chapter of the Boy Scouts of ranked in the top five at the 73mer lineman for the SCU 80completed an environ- America, the Insurance Brokers World Bench Press and Dead football team, retired from the mental MBA at Florida Atlantic Association of the West, and Lift Championships in Reno. Long Beach Police Department University and is the new direc- Pepperdine University, where as a detective after more than tor of environmental affairs for he earned his MBA. He lives Mic Kelly will be induct- 30 years in law enforcement. Yellowstone National Park. in Palos Verdes with his wife, ed into the Daly City 56 He now works as an insurance Sandi, and their three children. Sports Hall of Fame in recogni- fraud investigator and lives in [REUNION YEAR] tion of his contribution as boys’ San Pedro. Molly Matthiesen Lyons P. Gregory Frey is man- basketball coach at Jefferson was recently published 83aging attorney of his High School in Daly City. J. Stephen Czuleger, an assis- 81 in an actors’ magazine, Soul firm, Coates & Frey, Hawaii’s tant presiding judge of the largest family law firm, with Curtis M. Caton recently of the American Actor. Molly Los Angeles superior court, 11 attorneys and about 19 retired after 40 years of is director of the Green Wood 61 and a colleague were named paraprofessionals and support law practice in complex litiga- Studio and continues to teach 2005 Persons of the Year staff. He will also continue as tion at the San Francisco office workshops in Chicago, Los by the Metropolitan News- the supervisor of the litiga- of Heller Ehrman. In his honor, Angeles, New York, Seattle, Enterprise. In the announce- tion department, and he was the firm has established an Paris, Vancouver, and Ireland. ment about the honor, the just re-elected for his second annual Outstanding Attorney two were commended for Mentoring Award. During his “safeguarding interests of the career, he served as managing local trial court while work- partner of the firm and was ing harmoniously with state the first national chair of the court officials.” Appointed a American Bar Association’s Los Angeles municipal judge Law Firm Pro Bono Project. He in 1988, he was elevated to the continues to do pro bono work superior court in 1990 by Gov. and is teaching law-related George Deukmejian. Prior to his courses in the politics depart- appointment, he was an assis- ment at St. Mary’s College. tant U.S. attorney in the Central District of California and also Robert Wynhausen, had served in the U.S. Attorney’s a certified public 62 Office and the U.S. Department accountant, has announced his of Justice Organized Crime Task candidacy for the Idaho state Force. He earned his law degree legislature. Bob serves as vice from Loyola Law School and chair of the Bonner County later was in private practice for Democratic Central Committee. four years.

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Top Prof: two-year term as a director Mark J. Lustig is chief financial Alumnus is Oregon for the island of Oahu on the officer of ActivIdentity. He Professor of the Year Hawaii State Bar Association has 20 years of experience in Willamette University economics Board. He and his wife of 20 financial reporting, domestic professor Jerry D. Gray ’81 is a little years, Maria (Fialho) ’84, live in and international accounting, embarrassed about all the attention Honolulu with their two chil- treasury, and management of he is getting from his 2005 Oregon dren, Samantha, 17, and Allie, 15. mergers, acquisitions and inte- Bronco Profile Bronco Professor of the Year award. But he grations, with 15 years in the Lisa Galan de Martinez lives admits that “to be recognized for technology sector. teaching—something that I care with her husband, Samuel; about doing well—is really a won- daughter, Maritza, 13; and Dan Davidson and his

PHOTO: FRANK MILLER, WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY FRANK MILLER, PHOTO: derful gift.” son, Mateo, 8, in Oakland. She 88 wife, Marcy, live in Known for his enthusiasm, dedication, and humor in making is a licensed clinical social Austin, Texas, with their three economics relevant to everyday life and easy for students to under- worker working as a behavioral children: Amanda, 14; Anna, stand, Gray is the eighth professor from the Salem, Ore., liberal medicine specialist for Kaiser 12; and Tony, 8. Dan is the arts school to win the honor since 1990. The award is bestowed by Permanente. owner and CEO of Streamline The Council for Advancement and Support of Education and The Insurance Agency, which spe- Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching on the basis Colin Lochner gradu- cializes in commercial transpor- of nominees’ dedication to teaching, commitment to students, and 84ated from Seton Hall tation risks. innovative instructional methods. It is the only national initiative to Law School in May 2005 and is recognize excellence in undergraduate teaching and mentoring. A working for the Superior Court Kate (Torre) Blocker maximum of one professor per state receives the award annually. of New Jersey. He and his wife, 89 and her husband, Chris, Over the years, Gray says, he learned his craft from many differ- Rubi, live in Upper Montclair, N.J. welcomed their fourth son, ent gifted professors he had as a student. As a teacher himself for Timothy John, on Sept. 16, 2005. the past 16 years, he’s honed his style by building on those best Shelly Orlando-Epstein Timmy joins big brothers Nick, practices, while remaining true to himself. “I believe there’s no one 85and her husband, Marc 10; Thomas, 7; and Matty, 3. single secret for teaching, but certain things seem critical to me. Epstein ’96, recently celebrated Chris is the director of OEM One of them is, you have to allow students to see who you are and their 20-year wedding anniver- sales and business develop- how excited you get about the material,” he says. “I also believe sary. Shelly works for Runyan ment at Sling Media, Inc. and that students can sense your level of concern for their learning. Real Estate in Fair Oaks. Marc Kate works part time as a mar- That part comes easily for me. I care a lot about it.” is staff mechanical engineer keting consultant. The family Gray says he sensed that level of caring and enthusiasm for for NEC and continues to work lives in Morgan Hill. the material in many of his undergraduate economics courses at with the United States Tennis Santa Clara. Gray took his first economics course just because his Association as an umpire for Paul Holocher was friend was majoring in it. But Professor Mario Belotti’s engaging college matches, wheelchair 90named head coach teaching style and command of the material hooked Gray imme- events, and the Sacramento of Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo’s diately. “Before you knew it, I was an economics major,” he says. Capitals. The couple has two men’s soccer program. Paul led Other Santa Clara professors influenced him, as well. He loved children: Kyle, 1, and Courtney, 5. the U.C. Santa Cruz soccer pro- arguing with Professor David Henderson. “He loved engaging in gram to five NCAA Division III that exchange of ideas, and it didn’t matter if students disagreed Laura Shoe left the corporate playoff appearances, including with him. I really respected that about him,” Gray remembers. world in late 2004 to pursue a trip to the finals in 2004 and Through the skill and guidance of Professor Philip Mirowski, her passion of fine art photog- to the Elite Eight in 2003. He Gray gained his first experience in collaborative learning. Mirowski raphy. See her work at www. played soccer professionally for “taught the first real seminar course I took at SCU in economics. I laurashoe.com. seven years after helping lead loved that course!” he says. “It gave me a sense of what teaching Santa Clara to the 1990 NCAA and learning could be like.” [REUNION YEAR] Gray also fondly recalls learning from interesting discussions Division I Championship with Lisbeth Armentano with friends and classmates at SCU. That open exchange of ideas a 20-0-3 record. He concluded “was something about Santa Clara that I enjoyed and have tried to 86 and her husband, Bob his career as SCU’s career scor- remember in my own teaching,” he says. “If I can get students to Buchi, welcomed their first ing leader and was a two-time talk about the material when they’re outside of class, when they’re child, Claire Alessandra Buchi, in All American. In 2004, he was in their dorms at night, then I’ve probably succeeded as a teacher.” March 2005. inducted into the Santa Clara —Anne Federwisch is a freelance writer in the Bay Area. University Athletic Hall of Fame.

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[REUNION YEAR] Her colleagues include Megan Judy (Bannan) and John (Smith) Brownell ’96 (magazine 91 Wentworth ’89 wel- department editor), Cara LaBrie comed daughter Margaret ’99 (custom publishing depart- “We know what we are, but Bannan Wentworth on Feb. 14, ment editor), and Erin Ryan know not what we may be.” 2005. Maggie joins big brothers ’03 (magazine department Johnny and Ryan. John is senior associate editor and a former —WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE vice president of investments student intern with Santa Clara with Moores & Cabot. The fam- Magazine). ily lives in Phoenix. Ron Andre Jr. and Nancy When it comes to living a meaningful life, Deborah Saunders recently 93 (Nissen) announce the the Bard was right. The future is always birth of their daughter, Claire joined Inforte, a management uncertain, and we may need help to uncover Kathryn, on Aug. 1, 2005. She consultancy specializing in cus- “what we may be.” A career is a lifelong tomer strategy and solutions, joins big brother Joseph Henry as a senior principal in the who is nearly 3. The family lives process of development and change. Finding London office where she heads in Pleasanton, where Ron is a our true calling is not a single “aha” event. up the U.K. strategy practice. State Farm agent and Nancy is It is a journey. a stay-at-home mom. Rachel (Bell) and Kevin The Santa Clara University Career Center 92Melia ’91 announce the Christina Mifsud and her is here to help you with many career issues, birth of a son, Nathan Joseph, husband, Luciano Camilli, from assessments and career counseling to on Dec. 29, 2005. Rachel is a announce the birth of their online publications and job sites. media supervisor specializing son, Lorenzo, on Nov. 10, 2004. in online marketing for Carat Christina teaches art history www.scu.edu/careercenter/alumni Fusion in San Francisco. Kevin and organizes tours in Florence, 408-554-4421 works for Storm Ventures, an Italy, where she has lived for

early-stage venture capital firm the past 11 years. in Menlo Park. The family lives Nicole Rabaud and her hus- in Mountain View. band, Mike Webb, announce the Jan. 23. Steve is controller for David Mealey and his wife, birth of their daughter, Chloe, Sommer (Tombari) and Paul the Los Angeles Dodgers and Sarah, welcomed their son, on Nov. 17, 2005. They live in McCann announce the birth of Kristen works in residential Christopher John, on March 2. Durham, N.C., where Mike per- their son, Tripp Tamalpais, on design. The couple lives in “CJ” joins sister Mara Rose, 1, in forms cancer research in bio- Dec. 23, 2005. The family lives Marina Del Rey. the family’s San Jose home. chemistry at Duke University, in Mill Valley where Paul is a and Nicole is at home. commercial real estate broker Branden Mello J.D./MBA ’98 Christine (Stewart) Rockey and with Ritchie Commercial, and and his wife, Kate, welcomed her husband, Don, announce Alyssa (Schaeffer) and Thomas Sommer teaches fourth grade their first child, Elizabeth the birth of their son, Britton Tannert ’94, ’99, MBA ’04 at Hillsborough West School. Grace, in October 2005. They John, on Dec. 29, 2005. Britton announce the birth of their live in Modesto. Branden is an joins big brother Trey, 2. daughter, Larena Lyn, on Christine (Cogliandro) Aug. 30, 2005. The Tannerts live attorney with Damrell, Nelson, 95Otts and her husband, Laura Trujillo is one of four in Cupertino. Schrimp, Pallios, Pacher & Silva. Tim, welcomed their first child, SCU communication graduates His practice includes general Lucas Joseph, on Jan. 13. who work as editors for The Kristen Anderson and civil litigation and probate, Arizona Republic, the nation’s 94her husband, Steve, trusts, and estate planning. 15th largest newspaper. Laura announce the birth of their is features department editor. daughter, Francesca Sofia, on

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n Jill Mason’s Web site, www. Mason says her training as an athlete jillmason.com, there is a quote before her accident is a tremendous help from Willa Cather: “Where there now. “I have that mindset—this is what I is great love, there are always want to be, and these are the steps I need to Omiracles.” What a way to describe Jill Mason take to get there, and so I start on my jour- ’99 and her journey since April 2004. ney,” she explains. “I am still a very deter- On that clear and bright Easter Sunday mined person,” she adds, “but it took me at morning, Jill and Alan Liu, her significant least a year to get that back. For so long…I other and training partner, were bicycling on was just in a fog.” Highway 12 near Oakmont, when 69-year- The injury to Mason’s brain still plagues old Harvey Hereford, a Santa Rosa attorney, her today. “It is so frustrating, having to struck them from behind in his car. Liu was learn how to do things again, not remem- killed instantly. Mason sustained severe bering the best way to do it,” she says. For head and spinal cord injuries and nearly instance, she will figure out the easiest way died. Hereford’s blood alcohol level was to move herself from her wheelchair to the almost four times the legal limit. car, and then a few days later, she will forget “I really feel like it is important to tell Doctors warned Mason’s parents that she what she figured out. them at that age. They are new driv- might be on life support for the rest of her ers, and they need to make the right life. Mason spent five months in the hos- Anger and hope Crozier is inspired by Jill’s fortitude. “She choices. And, by seeing me, someone who pital, undergoing several major surgeries, never seemed to feel sorry for herself,” she is…younger, it will teach them they are not followed by months of rehabilitation during says, “and she never gives up. I remem- invincible,” she adds. which she regained some motor skills, her ber seeing her in the hospital having to Telling her story has helped her in many ability to speak, and some of her memory. relearn to do the simplest things and ways, she says. “It is nice to be able to The healing continues today with many thinking that if I were her, I would just reach out to people.” Plus, she says, “the kinds of physical therapy and tremendous want to quit. She never did.” audiences’ reactions are just incredible…. support from family and friends. Villalobos says she is amazed by Mason’s When I am done, the kids are just silent. An athletic recovery progress. “She has come so far so fast when They really hear me…. They really seem to Jill was always a phenomenal athlete. you consider the accident was only two think, ‘Oh my gosh, I need to be careful.’” She played lacrosse for four years at SCU years ago. It doesn’t surprise me that she The road ahead and loved to run, ski, swim, bike, and even is still optimistic…and a hard worker—that Mason has lots of plans for the future, compete in marathons and triathlons. She was her at her core before the accident.” including more athletic competitions, a thrived on the rigors of training and loved Mason concedes that she is angry about relaunch of her career in marketing, and pushing herself to achieve a physical goal. what happened. “But I have gotten less a move out of her parents’ house, where Becky Crozier ’99, a close friend and angry over time,” she insists. “And there is she has lived since her accident. “I am hop- lacrosse teammate, says, “Jill was the player too much good left to do. So I am really trying to go to Casa Colina in June,” she says. you always wanted on your team.” Crozier ing not to let my anger rule my world. It is Considered one of the top programs in recalls a mini-triathlon she did with Mason, just hard, because I used to run when I was California, the residential community in and mutual friend and lacrosse teammate mad, and I was not mad very often…. I am Pomona is a place where Mason can live Veronica Villalobos ’99. “Jill was much better still working on trying to find a way.” with other people who are in chairs. than both of us, so she finished way ahead One way Mason has found to cope is by Mason says she is excited about the of us,” Crozier remembers. “But she didn’t sharing her story, both online, through a move, and a little sad, too. “It will be differ- just sit back and wait for us. She went back detailed blog about her recovery, which ent,” she says, saying she will miss friends on the course and found us, to encourage was started by her brother and recently and family. “But I think it is something I us and help us finish up the last bit. That’s a taken over by Mason, and through talks need to do—to learn how to live again.” true friend.” she gives at local schools and clubs. In —Elizabeth Kelley Gillogly is the contribut- “An amazing athlete” is how Villalobos her presentation, Mason says she tries ing editor of Santa Clara Magazine. describes Mason. “I’m looking forward to to “teach kids about what drunk driving seeing what athletic competition she’ll con- can take away from someone.” quer in her future,” she adds.

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Laura (Wilson) and Ken Johnson lem impacting the Mexicali and Paul, on Jan. 20. The Dolans live Anne Wolf was appoint- welcomed a daughter, Kacie Imperial valleys. Perlita has also in Albuquerque, N.M., where 99ed curator of exhibi- Alice, on Aug. 29, 2005. Kacie returned to Mexican folkloric Katie is pursuing her master’s tions and collections for The joins her big brother, Kenneth, dance with Los Lupenos de San degree in secondary education Nevada Museum of Art (NMA). 3. The family lives in Ripon. Jose after a five-year hiatus. and Drew works in real estate She will oversee the NMA’s development. exhibition and collection pro- Jenni (Edgar) Pereyda and her Christopher Donaldson married gram including planning and husband, Jeff, brought their two his high school sweetheart, Christine Guerrero married development of permanent children, Victoria and Eamon, Tressa Smith, on Sept. 3, 2005, Darin E. Parvin on Nov. 5, 2005, and temporary exhibitions, home from Russia on December in La Jolla. Among those in at Mission Santa Clara. Paul collection management, donor 24, 2005. The children were attendance were classmates Soukup, S.J., officiated. Alumni cultivation, and community adopted in Murmansk, Russia, John Cox, Joshua Potter, in attendance included David outreach. She will also research on Dec. 19. Christine Courard-Potter, Steven Alexander, Chrissie Castillo, Jeff and publish on the NMA’s Freeman, Tom Gardner, and Fioresi, Tony Gonnella, Michael permanent collection of works [REUNION YEAR] Joseph Westfall. The newlyweds Lightbody, Danya Lucchesi, Amy from the late 19th century to Cathy (Huber) Moran celebrated with a 12-day cruise (Puccetti) Randazzo, Bubba the 21st century. From 2002 96and her husband, through the Mediterranean, Randazzo, Audrey (Paulsen) to 2005, Anne served as assis- James, had their first child, followed by a two-week stay Trewin, Tom Trewin, and Mark tant curator at the San Jose Mackenzie Jill, on June 18, 2005. in Paris. The couple lives in Williams. Christine and Darin Museum of Art and wrote the The family lives in Seattle. Houston. are pharmaceutical sales reps book, Suburban Escape: The Art and live in Lodi. of California Sprawl, which will V. Tom Gardner is manager Suzy (Pollack) Loftus ’96 gradu- be published by The Center for of communications for the Nicole Nastari and her hus- ated from USF School of Law American Places and distribut- International Bottled Water band, Brian, announce the and is an assistant district ed by the University of Chicago Association. His primary duties birth of son Luca Swan, who attorney in San Francisco. Press in September. include media relations, Web joins his big sister, Sofia. Erin (McCarthy) Reasoner and site management, and gen- Michael Cofield is an Julieta Stubrin married Scott her husband, Scott, welcomed eral communications activi- associate for Marger Wiley on Oct. 23, 2004, in 00 their first child, Olivia Maureen, ties. He previously worked for Johnson & McCollom in Zihuatanejo, Mexico. SCU on Dec. 29, 2004. The family Nahigian Strategies, a public Portland, Ore. Prior to joining alumni in attendance included recently moved from Northern relations firm. He earned a the firm, he was a registered David Alexander, David Basso, California to Mission Viejo in master of arts degree from and practicing patent agent. Aaron Brinker, Stacey (Collins) Orange County, where Scott George Washington University’s Michael’s technical experience Burbach, Susan Evans ’00, Brian works for Quest Software and Graduate School of Political includes electrical engineering Flahavan, Angela Little, Molly Erin is a stay-at-home mom. Management. and technologies, computer (Cleland) Mitchell ’99, Jeff architecture, microprocessor Jeannie (Cocconi) Wynne Margaret Madden married Mitchell, Ryan O’Malley, Molly technologies, Internet net- 97and her husband, Peter, Gerardo Rivero in Cuernavaca, (Boyd) Powers, Jason Sedlock working technologies, and announce the birth of their Mexico. Members of the ’97, Maria Shrime, Katherine semiconductors. His practice daughter, Isabella Rose, on Oct. wedding party included Tina Walsh, and Kathryn (Harrison) focuses on patent and trade- 3, 2005, in Santa Clara. Cahalan, Julie (Kudrna) Gainey, Woike. Julieta and Scott live in mark prosecution, policing, and Chris Madden ’93, Sonia San Francisco. Perlita Dicochea began a ten- licensing. Michael earned his Madden ’91, and Amy Moran ure-track position as assistant juris doctorate degree from ’98. Margaret and Gerardo live Esther (Zaltsmann) and Alex professor in the Department of Lewis and Clark Law School. in Los Angeles. Aronov announce the birth Mexican-American Studies at of their son, Jacob Samuel, on Devin Daniels married Ryan San Jose State University in fall Katie (Cochran) Dolan Dec. 18, 2005. The family lives McCord on Oct. 29, 2005, in 2005. Her dissertation is about 98and her husband, Drew, in Watertown, Mass. Belize. Carrie (Littlefield) and the New River pollution prob- welcomed their first son, Lucas

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Jennifer Voigtmann married Avis Bishop-Thompson Joshua Wills on Sept. 24, 2005, 87 J.D. is the first African- Golden Reunion & in Medford, Ore. Alumni in American woman to be Gianera Society Weekend attendance included Jennifer appointed partner at the law Dorsa, Cindy Barrango, Wendy firm DeCotis, FitzPatrick, Cole & September 8-10 Hsieh, and Dori Wall. Wisler in Teaneck, N.J. She prac- •50-Year Golden Reunion for the Class of 1956 tices civil litigation, education, Jose Alvarez married •55-Year Reunion for the Class of 1951 labor, and employment law in Adreana Nunez in •Fightin’ ’40s Reunion 02 the public and private sectors. 2005, and the couple announc- •Gianera Society Luncheon es the birth of a son, Adrian •Vintage Santa Clara Constance Marie Elias Alvarez. 92 Dixon-Sorogane M.A. recently became a three-time Mike Kukreja says he spends honoree by Who’s Who Among 90 percent of his time on a Fall Homecoming & America’s Teachers. She was plane traveling around the honored for the 2005-06 Reunion Weekend world for work. He is a capital school year. She is a special day markets specialist for UBS S ANTA CLARA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION’ S class teacher of the learning Investment Bank. 125TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION handicapped at Folsom High Drew McGuire Milam graduated School in Folsom. October 20-22 from the University of Leonard Hoops MBA, vice San Francisco in December •golf tournament president and chief market- 2005 with a master’s degree in •academic programs ing officer of the Sacramento sports management. •Fiesta de Santa Clara Convention and Visitors •campus tours Arr Obolsky and Bureau, was selected as one •Mass in the Mission 04Caitlyn Gilley, SCU of the “25 Most Extraordinary •reunion dinners for the classes of ’61, ’66, ’71, ’76 senior, were married on July Sales and Marketing Minds 23, 2005, in a Jewish ceremony in Hospitality and Travel” Join your reunion committee and help rally your at San Francisco City Hall sur- by the Hospitality Sales classmates for the reunion! rounded by family and friends. and Marketing Association International. Contact the SCU Alumni Office toll free at 1-866-554-6800 or e-mail [email protected]. [REUNION YEAR] Connect with your Santa Clara friends and class- Graduate Rashida Khan J.D. mates by joining inCircle, SCU’s ever-expanding online alumni network at www.scu.edu/incircle. Julia Mandeville 96married Farooq Ahmad 82Damasco J.D. completed in June 1997. They had their an LL.M. in taxation at Golden first child, Iman, in December www.scu.edu/homecoming Gate University and continues 2001, and their second child, her practice in tax. She and Noah, in October 2004. They her husband, Jude, celebrated live in San Diego. Jude’s daughter’s wedding Drew Syverstsen ’99 were two [REUNION YEAR] in Hawaii at a favorite family of 40 guests at the wedding. Ryan Hoffman will location. Many SCU law alumni 01participate this sum- were in attendance, including Christina Rivera and her part- mer with Team In Training to Barry McCarthy, Maggie Murray ner, David Dang, announce the bicycle 100 miles in support of Courtney, and Karen Reinhold. birth of their daughter, Chloe the Leukemia and Lymphoma Natalya Dang, on March 6, Society. 2005. Christina also has a 6-year-old son, Noah Hansen.

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Obituaries Bureau of Investigation and he served on the governing Coast with Western Architect later as a defense attorney. He boards of numerous local, state, and Engineer, and then moved George J. Schelcher, is survived by his wife, June, and national arts organiza- to New York as senior editor 32Dec. 10, 2005. After and four sons. tions. In 1987 he became the at Architectural Forum, then graduating from SCU, he was first recipient of the Association the leading magazine in the Orville Hanners, Feb. appointed University Registrar of California Symphonies’ Arts field. From 1974 until 1989, he 11. The Nebraska native and served in that capacity until 39 Patron Award. After leaving was the editor of Architecture played on two undefeated 1937. In that year, he came home Chevron, he served as an arts magazine, which was ini- Santa Clara football teams that to manage the family business consultant and a grants panelist tially known as the Journal won back-to-back Sugar Bowls in Sacramento and later joined for the National Endowment for of the American Institute of in 1937 and 1938. He worked the California Department of the Arts. He is survived by his Architects. Subsequently, he for Podesta Divers doing under- Employment. From 1942 to wife, Shirley; three children; and moved to Seattle, where he water construction and salvage 1950, he headed the California six granddaughters. was the architectural critic for before moving to Napa in 1989 Farm Bureau Office, which the Seattle Post-Intelligencer to enjoy his retirement years. Bernard Patrick Doyle, oversaw the Bracero Program. for several years, and taught He is survived by his wife of Oct. 26, 2005. Born Subsequently, he was execu- 47 intermittently at the University 45 years, Mary; two daughters; in Menlo Park, he died in tive director of the Sacramento of Washington’s architecture two sons; six grandchildren; Albuquerque, N.M., after a long County Community Chest (pre- school. His most recent book, and a great-grandson. battle with cancer. cursor to United Way), manager an appreciation of Alvar Aalto’s Mount Angel Monastery, of Continental Heller, general Robert H. Conrad, Dec. 3, Thomas McCormick, Nov. was published in 1992, and in manager for the Stop and Shop 2005. He is survived by 4814, 2005. A third-genera- 43 2004 an extended essay of his grocery store chain, and held his wife, Olga Rodriguez, and tion San Franciscan, he served appeared in an anniversary management positions with eight children. in World War II as a member of celebration of Sea Ranch, the several architectural firms. He the 84th Infantry Division—also seaside resort community is survived by a daughter, Marie John V. Campi, July 16, known as “The Rail Splitters.” in California. He is survived by Louise Yates of Sacramento; 442005. He later worked for the city his wife of 53 years, Joan a son, George J. Schelcher of and county of San Francisco John H. Casey, Nov. 15, 2005. McGowan Canty; seven chil- Pebble Beach; six grandchildren; as a junior engineer, and for He served in the U.S. Army as dren; and 10 grandchildren. and five great-grandchildren. the Stoneson Brothers, assist- a medical technician during ing in the construction of the William A. Beck, Dec. 22, World War II and retired from Harvey Joseph Toso, Feb. 8. Stonestown Mall. He was self- 342005. He is survived by the Wyeth Co. in 1988. He is The Stockton native played employed from 1950 until his two children; four grandchildren; survived by his wife, Toni, and professional baseball and death. He is survived by his wife, and six great-grandchildren. seven children. was retired after a career in Rosemary, and four children, mortgage banking. John F. Marten Jr., Feb. 9. Donald E. Jones, Jan. 13. He including son Thomas Jr. ’82. 36A native of San Jose, he served in the U.S. Navy during Martin Gerard Boulger, William Franklin served in the U.S. Army during World War II and later went 53Jan. 19. A native of Los 49Sheridan, Jan. 13. A World War II and retired as lieu- to work for Standard Oil of Angeles, he received a full bas- Bronco quarterback at SCU, tenant colonel. After his active California. He was involved in ketball scholarship from SCU. he served in World War II and duty, he was employed by Great the writing and production As a senior at SCU, he coached retired from Standard Oil in Western Financial, for which of the “Standard Symphony the freshman basketball team. 1980 after 31 years of service. he became president. He is sur- Hour” on both radio and televi- After serving in the U.S. Army, he taught history and coached vived by a son, two sisters, and sion and the “Standard School Donald Canty, Dec. freshman basketball at Mount four grandchildren. Broadcast” on radio. Prior to 5014, 2005. He was best Carmel High School in Los his retirement, he was man- known for his career as an edi- John Alan Cost, J.D. ’40, Angeles for two years and ager of corporate advertising tor of a series of magazines 38Dec. 5, 2005. A native of then worked for 25 years with and community relations for about architecture and urban Lebanon, Ore., he worked as a Thomas J. Lipton—starting as Chevron USA. During his career design. He began on the West special agent with the Federal

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a salesman and moving up to ager. He also managed a restau- Daryl B. Moyer, Jan. 28. management—and retired in rant and was manager/owner 69A native of Carey, Ohio, Future Features: 1991. He is survived by his wife of the Keller Follies Theater. He he served in the Army Air Corps Calling all of 52 years, Jo Anne; four chil- became a seminarian in 1977 and and later became a meteorolo- career-changers dren; and 10 grandchildren. was ordained as a priest in 1984. gist. He earned a teaching cre- The other day, we heard dential and a master’s degree Robert W. Hogan, J.D. ’61, Eugene Mikkel Giometti, a great story about an in political science from San 56May 16, 2005. A native of 68J.D. ’71, Jan. 1. He is sur- alumna who made a dra- Jose State University and a Fontana, he practiced personal vived by four children. matic career change: She master’s degree in counseling injury and product liability law from SCU. He was a teacher and went from serving as a John Joseph Newman, Dec. 13, for more than 30 years in San counselor at Valley Continuation district attorney to working 2005. A native of Wolf Point, Jose before retiring in 2002. He High School until he retired in as a professional harpist. Mont., he worked for Sandia Do you have a story about is survived by his wife, Janet; 1984, but he continued to sub- Corp. in New Mexico and earned finding your true calling three children; and four grand- stitute for several more years. a master’s degree in 1960 at after starting off in another children. He is survived by his wife of 63 the University of New Mexico. direction? We are collecting years, Freda; five children; seven Harry Y. McLaughlin, June 9, After moving to California, he such tales for a future fea- grandchildren; and eight great- 2005. He is survived by his wife, was employed at Lockheed Corp. ture. Please e-mail or mail grandchildren. Judith; son Gregory ’81; and He later worked for Fairchild your stories to us at the address below. nephew Brandon S. Miligan ’00. and Memorex while teaching Linda Gorey, Nov. 30, 2005. electronics at College of San Before graduating from Martin Thomas Egan, Jan. 71 Mateo. For more than 20 years, SCU, she spent her junior year 5724. A native of Denver, he volunteered with the Boy at the Institute of European We’re looking he was a Coast Guard lieuten- Scouts and Girls Scouts of Santa Study in Rome. For much of ant and later established Egan for books by Clara County, which honored her life, Linda was devoted to Realty. He is survived by his wife Broncos him with its highest volunteer the cause of migrant and com- of 32 years, Sandra, and two Have you published a award, the Silver Beaver. After munity health. As a member of children. book recently, or do you retiring, he created his own the executive committee of the know of other SCU alumni consulting firm with partner Edward Francis Carr, Arizona Farmworkers Union, who have? Let us know! Bob Dublin. He is survived by his 60Feb. 4. The Los Angeles she was appointed by the union We are always looking for wife, Linda Newman; four chil- native served four-and-a-half membership to organize and books to highlight on our dren; and 10 grandchildren. years in the U.S. Air Force during establish medical treatment books page. Please write for the farmworker population. or e-mail the editor, or the Korean War. After graduat- Kenneth Standish Oswald, Jan. She subsequently founded the send review copies to the ing from SCU, he spent most 16. He worked as a commercial Clinica Adelante, a community magazine office: of his career in the Bell System. artist in the Bay Area before public health clinic, in 1979. She Santa Clara Magazine He was an avid world traveler, moving to Mendocino County is survived by Lupe Sanchez, her Santa Clara University reader, skier, and student of in the early 1970s. There he con- Santa Clara, CA 95053-1500 partner of the past 27 years [email protected] the German language. He is tinued a third-generation family survived by his wife of 40 years, tradition in agriculture, growing Allan D. Carroll, Dec. Jeanine; four children; and four oat hay and English peas on 14, 2005. A native of grandchildren. 76 the coast near Elk, apples and Owensboro, Ky., he earned a pears at the Day Ranch in Philo, Fr. J. Robb Keller, Oct. 15, bachelor’s degree from SCU and and most recently, pinot noir 642005. A native of Idaho, master’s and doctoral degrees grapes from his vineyards at he served in the Peace Corps in from Kent State University. He Day Ranch. Last year, he began the mid-1960s before returning was a teaching fellow in the making his own wines from the to Idaho Falls to join Argonne English Department at Kent newly bonded Standish Wine National Laboratory, where he State from 1976 to 1982, when Company. served as senior personnel man- he joined the staff of Kent

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State’s admissions office as first woman to become a supe- associate director in charge of rior court judge in Santa Cruz In Memoriam systems. He is survived by two County. She served the court for daughters and three sisters. 11 years and was the presiding Norman Martin, S.J. ’37, professor emer- judge at the time of her death. itus of history at Santa Clara University,

Lisa (Stiles) CHARLES BARRY PHOTO: Prior to her election, she was and special assistant to the president Gyllenhammer, Jan. 22., 91 an assistant county counsel, a for university relations, passed away on after a battle with breast cancer. public defender, and a private Feb. 5 at the age of 91. The cause of death A native of Spokane, Wash., she practice attorney. was congestive heart failure. A native of earned a master’s degree in Half Moon Bay, Fr. Martin grew up in San teaching from Lewis and Clark Maryanne Coates J.D., Mateo, and came to SCU in 1933 as a fresh- College in 1993. After teach- 85Dec. 1. 2005. She worked man. In the 1960s and ’70s, as a history ing in Oregon, she returned as a Santa Cruz County assis- professor at SCU, he conducted research to teach in Spokane and most tant district attorney. She is on socioeconomic problems of Colonial recently taught third grade at survived by two children. Mexico, especially the unemployment during that period. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1935 and was ordained as a priest Shiloh Hills Elementary. She was on Dec. 20, 1947. A graduate of Santa Clara University’s Class of 1937, he an active member of St. Joseph’s Jack W. Baber MBA, joined the history department faculty in 1958, after earning a doctorate in Parish in Colbert, Wash. She is 86Nov. 23, 2005. A native of Woodland, he was a history from the University of Mexico. survived by her husband, Joe, “The University community has lost one its most beloved members,” farmer and member of the and three sons. said SCU President Paul Locatelli, S.J. “Fr. Martin was known to genera- Colusa Fair Board for 25 years. tions of Santa Clara students, faculty, staff, alumni, and benefactors. I He was a former president of am grateful for his almost 50 years of service to his alma mater as a the Colusa Rotary Club and faithful priest, a member of the history department, and, more recently, Graduate was honored as the FFA Star as assistant to the president. He lived a long, healthy, and full life. He American Agribusinessman. will be missed.” John Ross Karlsten He is survived by his wife, Pixie, During his career, Fr. Martin served on the board of trustees at SCU 66MBA, Jan. 9. A native and two children. and O’Connor Hospital, and was chaplain for SCU’s Catala Club and the of Spokane, Wash., he had a Board of Regents. successful high-tech career at Shannon L. Graham Although history was his first love, Fr. Martin also served as assistant companies including Lockheed, 03MBA, Nov. 16, 2005. to the vice president for university relations, where he kept in touch Bechtel, and Memorex. For A native of San Antonio, she with major benefactors. more than 20 years, he worked worked for IBM as a northwest “Fr. Martin made a difference in the lives of innumerable students, at Hewlett-Packard, retiring in territory partner manager. She alumni, and friends,” said Jim Purcell, vice president for University relations at SCU. “If you passed by his desk, he would be on the phone talk- 2000. He later taught account- is survived by her husband, ing to an alum or a parent, or he would be talking to the staff. He was ing classes at De Anza College Michael. and was involved with youth in the business of building relationships—he was loved by all who knew him and we will miss him terribly.” soccer organizations. He is sur- Gerdenio Manuel, S.J., rector of the SCU Jesuit Community, called Fr. vived by his wife of 39 years, Martin one of Santa Clara’s “most engaging and tireless ambassadors Rita, and two children. of good will.” SCU history Professor Fr. Arthur Leibscher recalled Fr. Martin as an Thomas P. Bun MBA, “insightful scholar” and added that “his students knew him as enthused Dec. 24, 2004. 76 teacher and caring mentor. But, above all, he was a priest who reached out to everyone with care and concern.” Sandra Ratcliff J.D., The Jesuit Community requests donations to Santa Clara University July 10, 2005. 79 either for the Fr. Martin Scholarship Fund or the part of the new library that will be named in his memory. The Fr. Martin Scholarship Fund has Judge Kathleen Akao J.D., more than 650 donors, with an estimated value of $2.28 million, and Nov. 27, 2005. She was the 81 helps students with financial need. In the past year alone, the scholarship first Asian-American and the benefited 11 students. In 2004, philanthropists Michel J. ’60 and Mary Orradre made a gift of $2 million for the new SCU library in honor of Fr. Martin. SCU alumni John M. and Abby Sobrato, both Class of ’83, also pledged $1 million in his honor to go toward the section in the library that will house the SCU archives.

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By Kirk O. Hanson

uring the past two years, our the exploding problem of earmarks Dlocal, state, and national govern- by which more government funds ments and our global institutions have are appropriated for private projects been assaulted by a degree of raw (sometimes with little public notice), self-interest unknown in recent times. and the continuing problem of cam- PHOTO: CHARLES BARRY PHOTO: Here are a few examples. paign financing. The way we raise money for con- • The city of San Jose has been gressional and presidential campaigns immersed in a two-year debate has become ever more difficult to over the influence of lobbyists on defend. Contributors to campaigns city government and city contract- expect special “access” to the legisla- ing. Contracts have been rescinded tor—and typically get it. In addition, and the mayor has been censured. the process of collecting these limited • In Tennessee, five current and contributions and then “bundling” former lawmakers have been them for presentation to candi- charged in an FBI bribery sting dates has given a small number of and the state legislature has now Democratic and Republican bundlers banned campaign contributions significant influence over who our by lobbyists. Kirk O. Hanson is University Professor and candidates are and what they stand for. • In Washington, the Abramoff Executive Director of the Markkula Center It is difficult to tell foreign officials scandal has preoccupied the atten- for Applied Ethics. that our system of campaign contribution of Congress, and has raised tions can be distinguished from other Greeks. Nonetheless, I believe we are troubling questions about the forms of campaign corruption in their now seeing something new and trou- influence of “K Street” (where many countries. bling. The corruption has spread to Washington lobbyists have their There are certainly reform efforts every level and institution of govern- offices) on government decisions of underway to deal with these troubling ment and seems increasingly resistant all types. A San Diego congressman issues. At the Markkula Center, Senior to change. has set a new record for crass Fellow Judy Nadler, a former mayor Why has this happened? First, self-dealing by taking more than of the city of Santa Clara, is working efforts to compromise the integrity of $2 million from defense contractors on model local lobbying rules; and government are much more aggres- and will now go to jail. visiting fellow Thomas Reese, S.J., sive because the stakes are so much former editor of America magazine, • On the global level, the “oil for higher. The election of a friendly city continues his interest in the ethics of food” scandal engulfed the United council member or state legislator, or Congressional lobbying. Nations bureaucracy as several even the insertion of a short sentence What is needed from you and me is officials were accused of taking into a law, can now mean millions a new awareness that our government bribes from the regime of Saddam of dollars to a special interest group. is seriously threatened by these recent Hussein in Iraq in exchange for Second, an increasing number of us developments. We need a new com- helping it avoid U.N. sanctions. believe that governments will inevita- mitment to clean up practices we have There is nothing new, of course, bly be captured by one special inter- collectively tolerated. We must work about individuals and institutions est or another. This has led many to to eliminate all earmarks, even those seeking to influence government deci- tolerate systems by which government we benefit from. And, above all, we sions to serve their private interests. benefits are increasingly “sold” to the need to elect city councils, state legis- Controlling conflicts of interest and highest bidder. lators, and members of Congress who self-dealing has been on the agenda Among the critical concerns today pledge to give us a government we can of every government since the ancient are growing conflicts of interest as be proud of. legislations and government officials move in and out of lobbying roles,

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