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USD Magazine features www.sandiego .edu/publica ti ons Head of the Classes EDITOR 14 Mary E. Lyons officially rook the helm Michael R. Has kins '02 (M.A. ) at USD following a week of events [email protected] designed co highlight her vision for the CONTRIBUTING EDITORS university's future and to articulate the Cecilia Chan university's purpose - putting the Cchan@sa ndiego.edu Catholic Church's social teachings to Timothy McKern an work in the community. Timoth [email protected] departments Krys m Shrieve A Day in the Park Ks [email protected] Campus Almanac Tuesday, Dec. 2, dawned as an ordinary 22 Women's perspectives on peace and jus­ DESIGN & PRODUCTION day at Alcala Park. Bur throughout 4 tice; School of Law turns 50. Also: $50 Barbara Ferguson USD's campus, extraordinary things barbaraf@sa ndiego.edu million gift will fund School of Peace were happening. From academics and Studies; a facelift for our Web site. INTERN athletics to social events and jobs, our Denis Grass ka '03 writers and photographers sought out Alumni Almanac PHOTOGRAPHERS the soul of USD. They found that at Alumnae siblings turn winemaking into Sheri Giblin Alcala Park, there are no ordinary days. 8 Fred Greaves a family tradition. Also: Degheri Alumni Rodney Nakamoto Center opens; Ildifonso Carrillo '95 Gary Pay ne '86 brews up cultural consciousness. Brock Sco tt Faculty Almanac Professor Colleen Kelly's community the­ University of San Diego 10 ater. Also: Carl Luna biogs the campaign PRESIDENT trail; David Shirk is on border patrol. Mary E. Lyo ns Sports Almanac VICE PRESIDENT OF Marra Menuez is the heart of women's UNIVERSITY RELATIONS 12 Mo nsignor Daniel Dillabough basketball. Also: fall spam squads notch major milestones. DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS Alumni Gallery/Class Notes Michael R. Haskins 32 Jenny (Martin) Capel '94 is a real road USD Magazine is published quarterl y by warrior; Meggan Hill-McQueeny wran­ the Uni ve rsity of San Diego for its alumni , gles up hope for kids; Dana Sturgeon '92 parenrs and friends. Editori al offi ces: USD Magazine, Publi cations Office, Uni ve rsity talks up a storm. of San Diego, 5998 Alcala Park , San Diego, CA 92 110-2492. Third-class pos tage paid Alumni Regional Events at San Diego , CA 92 110. USO phone 47 number (61 9) 260-4 600; emergency securi ty (6 19) 260-2222; di saster (6 19) 260-4534 . In Your Own Words Postm as rer: Se nd address changes to USD Magazine, Publicati ons Office, Uni ve rsity of so Jennifer Babic '97 tells us about traveling San Diego, 5998 Alcal a Park, San Diego, CA the world, watching Colin Powell's back 92 110-2492 . and carrying a submachine gun. (OI 04/47500) 51 Calendar 3 ALMANAC

Women Peacemakers Bring New Perspectives to Peace Institute by Denis Grasska

ee Aker has never forgotten what she saw in war-torn Uganda. The fields were filled Dwith human skulls and rhe houses were in ruins. T he entire male population of many vi llages either had been killed or had fled, leaving rhe women and children behind. Amid all the chaos, however, Aker also saw inspiring examples of female leadership. Village women, responsible for raising the children and rending to the land, replanted the fields and repaired broken machinery - restoring their villages, one piece ar a rime. Ochers helped shape Uganda's constitution to ensure char women have a role in decision making. Aker, assistant director of US D's Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, has dedi­ cated much of her life to bringing stories like these to a Western audience. She says women add a unique perspective to discus­ sions of peace. Participants in the Women Peacemakers Program gather with Dee Aker ( center) in front of the "Their perspective comes our of rhe Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice. From left, back row: Raya Kadyrova, Hyun-Sook Lee, responsibilities char they have upheld as Dalit Baum, Zahra Ugaas Farah. mothers, as daughters, as sisters," Aker says. Aker says each woman represents a differ­ train, their arms amputated and replaced by "Their sense of responsibility is so extended ent stage in the career of a peacemaker, and hooks. Farah, who organized efforts to help and so much less self-aggrandizing. " rhe four also illustrate how peacemakers women and children survive in her native Aker was the natural choice to oversee rhe operate wirh varying degrees of access to Somalia, spoke of her participation in a peace Institute for Peace & Justice's first Women political power. Baum represents one level - sw11mit among Somali warlords in Kenya. Peacemakers Program, a 10-week undertaking young activists raising awareness - while In the company of chose men, she became a char brought ro campus four women who Lee represents a more advanced stage - pro­ respected mediator who facili tated discussions braved the violence and human rights abuses fess ional peacemakers who have gone beyond and set guidelines for the negotiations. By the of their homelands to become advocates for their own country's borders to work with rime she left the summit, the warlords were peace. The quartet - Dalir Baum from foreign governments. close ro agreeing upon a constitution. Israel, Raya Kadyrova from Kyrgyzstan, Zahra T he women brought vivid stories from The IPJ previously has brought interna­ Ugaas Farah from Somalia, and Hyun-Sook their homelands, which they shared with IPJ tional peacemakers such as Jimmy Career Lee from Korea - were selected to share their students and in public lectures . Lee recounted to campus for short conferences, bur the personal stories during a residency at USD her travels during her Ko rean War-era child­ Women Peacemakers Program is the insci­ chat ran from Sepe. 29 to Dec. 5. hood, when she watched so ldiers board her rure's most ambitious and complex under-

4 USO MAGA Z INE taking of this kind. The female perspective on war and peace traditionally has been over­ $ 50 Million Gift Funds looked, Aker says, but its importance has Peace Studies School grown in recent years as modern warfare blurs USO will establish a School of Peace Studies at the universi­ the distinctions berween soldiers and civilians. ty's Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice with a $50 mil­ "The vast majority of victims in any war lion endowment from the late philanthropist Joan B. Kroc, now, as opposed to a centu1y ago, are noncom­ who died Oct. 12. The school, like the building in which it Joan B. Kroc batants," Aker says. 'The majority of those will be housed, will bear Kroc's name. noncombatants are women and children." The donation provides funds for USO to educate and train graduate students in peace and "I've come here to learn about others," conflict studies, hire more professional staff and faculty with expertise in peace studies and expand the institure's work in peacemaking and peace building. Joyce Neu, the !PJ's executive director, says Zahra Ugaas Farah, ''and to see hailed the creation of the school as "groundbreaking." how others are dealing with conflict. " "Mrs. Kroc was deeply concerned about the state of the world and the proclivity of our leaders to resort to violence to resolve conflicts rather than finding peaceful means to do so," Neu says. The four participants in the inaugural "She believed that through this institute, we would educate people for generations to come in program lived at the IPJ's Casa de la Paz nonviolent responses to conflict to produce a more peaceful world." residence, and graduate students recorded The university does nor yet have a projected opening dare for the new school, bur the endow­ their personal histories. During their stay, ment by 2005-06 should generate enough revenue to begin aspects of the program. In the mean­ the women rook part in several public events time, the university will hire a dean, who will be responsible for designing the curriculum and hosted by the IPJ, including a "Reflections hiring faculty. The existing graduate peace studies program, now housed in the College of Arts and on War and Peace" discussion and a "Behind Sciences, will be transitioned into the new school, as will some faculty members. The school ulti­ The Lines With Women Peacemakers" mately will offer both graduate and undergraduate programs. forum during the weeklong inaugural cele­ Kroc also bequeathed $50 million to the University of Notre Dame for its Internacional bration for USO President Mary E. Lyons. Peace Studies program. In 1998, she donated $25 million ro USO for construction of the Other events included brown-bag seminars 90,000-square-fooc Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice. The first class of graduate stu­ with faculty and students, on-stage one-on­ dents in peace studies was accepted in Fall 2002. Kroc later donated an additional $5 million one interviews with Aker or IPJ Director to endow the IPJ's Distinguished Lecture Series. Joyce Neu, and meetings with local political The School of Peace Studies will be US D 's sixth academic division, along with the College of and civic leaders. Arts and Sciences and the schools of Business Administration, Education, Law and Nursing. The peacemakers also explored projects in San Diego and Mexico devoted to improving lives and promoting justice. They visited The Web We Wove rape crisis centers, the Promotora Project USD's upgrade ro its existing Web site (www.sandiego.edu) will be unveiled in February with of International Relief, Survivors of Torture a new home page and initial conversion of many department Web pages into a new, more International and rhe United Nations user-friendly format. Conversion of the remaining pages is expected ro be completed by May. Association's program for fifth graders in The update was undertaken in response to users who reported they frequently had trouble access­ San Diego's Balboa Park. ing viral information on the site, says David Todd, USD's chief information officer. The new sire, he "I've come here to learn about others," says, was specifically designed with comprehensive drop-down menus to make it easier for visitors to Farah said, "and to see how others are deal­ quickly find the information they want. t The "prospective students" and "current ing with conflict." ~ Univc~ly of &m Dic'8) Aker believes the program will help students" sections are more prominent on change the history of women's exclusion the revamped sire, and allow visitors to from peace negotiations and post-conflict access pages of related services and informa­ reconstruction teams worldwide by identify­ tion with a single click.Visirors to the new ing proven peacemakers. site are greeted with one of several alternat­ "Women often are denied a role in peace­ ing phoros of the university, and the new keeping and post-conflict rebuilding because home page includes a continually updated key figures claim to be unaware of female list of campus events. experts," Aker says. "The Women Peace­ "One of our goals was to make chis a ....,,_...,,,_,.., __ makers Program will expand the nerwork _··----,··---·­ ,.,,o._,_ very timely, very active, very dynamic site," ·--·---·-, ...... ··--- ,...... of experienced, strong leaders who can be Todd says. "Things will be updated and called upon in the future. " different every time you visit."

WINTER 2004 5 ALMANAC Continued

This year's Kyoto Prize winners are (from left) chemist George McClelland Whitesides, physicist Eugene Newman Parker and per­ formance artistTamao Yoshida.

Kyoto Laureates This year's eve nt includes the debut astrophysics that triggered drastic Coming to Campus of the Kyoto Youth Scholar changes in th e perception of space. Discovery Awards, in which high • Tamao Yoshida, who is credited A chemist, a physicist and a pup­ school students from the San Diego with helping make Bunraku pup­ peteer who have garnered interna­ Freshman Robert Beck with and Tijuana areas will compete for petry, a classical Japanese perform­ tional recognition for their achieve­ Parents of the Year Robert and scholarships in an essay contest. To ance art, th e world's most hi ghly ments in basic sciences, advanced Susan Beck. enab le more people to attend, most refi ned form of puppet cheater. rechnology and arts and philosophy Robert and Susan Beck, parents events wi ll move ro the evening, and The Kyoto prizes were established will convene on campus March 3-5 of freshman Brian Beck, were the a celebratory gala will be open ro in 1985 by Kazuo lnamori , founder for the third annual Kyoto Laureates recipients of the 2003 Parent of the the local and regional community. and chairman emeritus of Kyocera Symposium. Year Award. In his nomination, The 2003 lameates are: Corporation. The awards recognize USD's Joan B. Kroc Institute for Brian praised his parents for inspi r­ • C hemist George McClelland individuals who make significant, Peace & Justice is the only venue ing him, describing how his father Whitesides of Harvard University, lasting contributions in areas not outside of Japan where the Kyoto was the first in his family to attend who pioneered a technique of recognized by other international prizes are officially celebrated . At college and hi s mother's involvment organic molecular self-assem bly in awards such as the Nobel Prizes. the March symposium, th e laureates in PTA and the DARE program. nanotechnology that wi ll help create For information, log on to will deliver a public lecture about machines, medicines and materials www.sandiego. edulkyotosymposium. their fields of study and research . chat can store trillions of birs of Students Spread The honorees received a diploma, a information, detect the onset of The Parent Connection Holiday Cheer gold medal and $400,000 in cash at cancer and even resrore mobili ty in a ceremony in Japan last November. This fall, for the second consecutive As the fall semester wound to a close, paralyzed limbs. "These people are at the top of year, th e parents of every USD students decorated USD's towering • Physicist Eugene Newman Parker their fields," says USD Provost Frank freshman and transfer student Christmas tree and placed collection of the University of Chicago, who Lazarus. "It's certainly an honor for received a phone call from a vol un­ bins at its base for the university's established a new perspective on the university to host rhem." teer board member from the USD annual Giving Tree program, a holi­ Parents Association. day fixture in the Hahn University "Ir's a very strong outreach Center for more than a decade. effort," says Parent Relations Students, faculty and staff filled Director Sue Kal ish. "Each board the bins wi th clothing, blankets, member calls 25 to 30 new parents, canned food and unwrapped gifts, asking them how they are adjusting which were donated to the El Nido ro the changes in their lives." Teen Center, the Salvation Army and The annual calling comes on the the San Diego Rescue Mission. heels ofUSD 's yearly "summer Fraternities, sororities and ocher send-offs," pre-orientation recep­ student organizations support the tions for new USD families chat are program, held this year from Dec. I organized by the parents association to 5, by encouraging members to and held in regions with a high comribute and by engaging in friendly number of incoming students. competition with ocher studem The cycle of campus connections is completed each fall when parents are invited to USD for Family Weekend, a three-day celebration for 1,350 Students working on campus families of students that includes class visits, seminars and social activities. 802 Students receiving federally funded work-study awards Family Weekend also features 2,800 Average number of dollars awarded co each work-study presentation of the annual Parent of student, per semester the Year Award, an honor for which 12 Work-study students funded completely by USD students nominate their parents by describing their influence on thei r 154 Federal work-study students employed in community lives, as we ll as their involvement in groups. T his year, the studems filled service positions university and community activities. two vans with toys, food and gifts. 10 Average hours student employees work each week T here were more nominations in ''A lot of students on the USD 2003 than in any previous yea r. campus have so much but don't Smoothies made each day by student workers in the 427 "It was amazing how many stu­ know where to give, so they don't," Bakery/Marketplace dents took the time to write about says sophomore Cheryl Clark, 72,000 Books checked out each year by student workers at their parents," Kalish says. "Ir's just Associated Students director of spe­ Copley Library another aspect of what is so special cial projects. "This program gives about USD." them that opportunity." Student intern compiling this information

6 US D MAGA Z INE U.S. Supreme share in rhe celebration of rhis occasion," The California Supreme says Trevin Hartwell, rhe law school's direc­ Court held an special after­ noon session at the 1977 dedication Court Justices tor of alumni relations and development. of the law school's Joseph P. Grace Sr. court­ Will Join The weekend wi ll offer alumni an oppor­ room. Inset: U.S. Supreme Court justices Campus Events tunity ro earn continuing legal education Antonin Scalia and John Paul Stevens will credit by participating in one or more panel visit USO this spring. discussions. A gala dinner-dance, which by Denis Grasska includes speeches and multimedia presenta­ commissions and have testified before he School of Law is marking irs 50th tions, will rake place Saturday evening. Ocher Congress, and law school alumni are found anniversary wich a year-long celebra­ events include a Sunday brunch, Mass at at all levels of local, stare and federal govern­ T tion of rhe school's rransformacion Founders Chapel and a golf tournament. ment. And last year, professors Shaun Marrin from one of the country's smallest law Throughout the year, reunions and events and Frank Parrnoy made history by success­ schools into one of its most respected. will be held for individual groups, including fully challenging rhe constitutionality of The anniversary will permeate many of the Moor Court Board, female law students, aspects of California's recall election laws. the law school's annual events, including the and the writers and editors of Law Review, "Their involvement in rhis recent litiga­ Nathaniel L. Nathanson Memorial Lecture a student publication celebrating its 40th tion is an example of the public service rhar and the Paul A. Mclennon, Sr., Honors anniversary. has been provided by our faculty and contin­ Mooe Court Competition. U.S. Supreme Accredited by the American Bar ues to be provided on an annual basis," says Court Justice Antonin Scalia will judge che Association in 1961, only seven years after Dean Daniel Rodriguez, who also cites moor court competition on Feb. 16, wh il e irs founding, the School of Law has over its USD's Center for Public Interest Law and Justice John Paul Stevens, who delivered history enjoyed a increasingly solid reputa­ Children's Advocacy Institute as examples of the first Nathanson Lecture, will return on tion and a national profile. In 1996, che the law school's service to rhe community. April 7 to speak at che 20th anniversary of school was inducted into the Order of the Looking ro che future, Rodriguez says the the event. Coif, the law school equivalent of the under­ law school will rake advantage of its proximity A new lecture series, The Jane Ellen Bergman graduate Phi Bera Kappa. Only three other to USD's other professional schools and Memorial Lecture on Women, Children and Southern California law schools - USC, bring an interdisciplinary dimension to che Human Rights, will debut chis year. UCLA and Loyola Law School - have study of law. The school also plans to srarr The celebration began with a Sept. 30 on­ chapters of rhe prestigious society. new biotechnology and intellectual property campus kickoff and continues through the The law school also has made a mark in programs. spring semester. The largest event, rhe 50th politics and government. Former Attorney "This anniversary, to me, is an opportunity Anniversary Gala, will be held April 23-25 General Edwin Meese, who served as to look forward and to be visionary about and includes a reunion for all graduates, as California Gov. Ronald Reagan's chief of what che law school will look like 10 years, 25 well as reunions for the 16 classes celebrating srafffrom 1969 through 1974, joined che years, 50 years from now," Rodriguez says. reunion years. law school faculty from 1977 to 1981 and For more on rhe School of Law's 50th "The gala will provide the fullest opportu­ remains a member of rhe school's board of anniversary and history, see rhe latest issue of nity for the entire law alumni community to visitors. Many professors have served on stare The Advocate at www.sandiego.edu/usdlaw.

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by Claudia Graziano r's a crisp fall day at the Clos LaChance Winery in San Marrin, recent fall harvest, che Murphys expect ro bottle 750 cases from Calif., a small town halfway between Morgan Hill and Gilroy in their own grapes in 2004. Ithe eastern foo thills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The frenzy of "Ir feels great to see cusromers come in and leave with a case of the winery's first fal l harvest has ended, and the peaceful stillness is our wine," says Cheryl Murphy '96, Kristin's elder sister and Clos broken only by the distant chirping of birds and the rustle of leaves LaChance's direcror of marketing. rising from the rows of young vines. The winery draws crowds to its European-style tasting room on "We planted our vineyard four years ago, so chis first harvest was the weekends, bur during rhe week, when there are no visitors, the really exciting," says Kristin Murphy '99, Clos LaChance's events winery's busi ness offices still bustle with activity. manager and the daughter of owners Bill and Brenda Murphy. "Winemaking is a co mpetitive business," says Cheryl, who man­ "We cracked a bottle of champagne as we watched the first grapes ages sales in the United States and overseas. "Distributors are consoli­ bei ng poured into the crusher. " dating, and most are accustomed to wo rking wi th larger clients. T he crop of home-grown grapes tripled production at the vine­ Keeping their attention is a challenge." yards of rhe small, fan1i ly owned winery. Clos LaChance, which also The Murphy sisters point our that thriving among Northern buys grapes from local vi neyards around Northern California and California's renowned Sonoma and Napa Val ley wineries, located less produces nearly 30,000 cases of wine each year, bottled 350 cases than 150 miles away, isn't only about producing quality wines. Just as of wine from its on-sire vineyard last year. Thanks in part ro the important, cl1 ey say, is providing visitors with a memorable experience.

8 USO MAGA Z I N E "People don't necessarily associate Santa Clara Valley with good Home Sweet Home he serves up Mexi mochas, choco­ wine," says Kristin, whose job is to host events and draw customers USD's new home for alumni will lacinas and Mexpressos, Carrillo to the casting room. "We try to show people what a great region chis open April 30 with a celebration gives cusromers a shot of Chicano is for winemaking by offering wine education classes, hosting wine chat will include the awarding of culture on cl1e side. $50,000 in scholarships ro 25 stu­ Carillo's new cafe, located in the tasting dinners and art festivals." dents. heart of San Diego's Barrio Logan, Working at the family winery, however, wasn't che first career The cluee-srory Degheri Alumni down che street from Chicano Park, choice for either sister. When their parents first started making wine Center - which was completed in offers a jolt char he hopes will spur from grapes grown in their Saratoga, Calif., back yard, neither USD January and houses programming patrons ro awareness and action in student thought much of it. spaces and offices for alumni rela­ their community. "My parents had just bottled their first vintage in 1992, which tions and parent relations - will be "Any cup of coffee can wake you is when I scarred school," says Cheryl, whose degree is in business officially dedicated with a grand up," says Carrillo, who opened the opening featuring music, food and a cafe with partner Rene Guzman last marketing. "Ac rhac point, che only interest I really had in what they summer. "But our coffee also wakes were doing was getting them co send me wine." up the cusromers' Chicano cultural "Our roommates loved us," remembers Kristin, who majored in and political consciousness." communication studies. Local artists, including Victor Ac the same rime the sisters graduated and began careers in high-tech Ochoa, whose murals are a main public relations, their parents' hobby began growing into a fi.Jl-fledged attraction at the nearby park, quickly became regulars at the cafe, where venture. In 1996, the Murphys moved their backyard operation to San Chicano studies professors from Marcin, where they supervised inscallacion of an 80-acre vineyard of USO and ocl1er nearby universities Cabernet, Merloc and Syrah vines. While the vines matured, the often offer lectures. The coffeehouse Murphys made wine with grapes purchased from ocher growers. In January, workers put the is a venue for book signings, poetry Cheryl was working for Alexander Ogilvy Public Relations finishing touches on the Degheri readings and artistic displays, and is a Worldwide in San Francisco when her parents first approached her Alumni Center. meeting place for Chicano activists co help market Clos LaChance's wines. random drawing for cl1e scholarships, from organizations like Developing donated by Bert Degheri '61 , whose Unity Through Residents Organizing, "I wasn't really enjoying working in the technology sector, and gift made the building possible. which prevents the displacement of I saw a loc of ways I could help chem," recalls Cheryl, who in 1999 After a morning ceremony at local residents as the neighborhood is quit her job to work full-rime at the winery and earned a certificate which Degheri will be recognized by gentrified, and La Raza Unida Parry, in wine marketing from UC Davis. "The marketing program was USD officials, alumni board mem­ which promotes Chicano conscious­ pretty much nil, so I wrote a plan and implemented it. bers and student representatives, the ness for local political candidates. Kristin, who earned a certificate in event management from the parry will be opened ro alumni, par­ University of Washington, also saw ways ro help with the family busi­ ents, students, faculty and staff. "Bert Degheri has called the ness. In 2001, che Murphys completed construction on rhe Clos alumni center 'cl1e gathering place,"' LaChance production facility and hospitality center, and Kristin was says Jack Kelly '87, direcror of eager to pitch in. After a stint as public relations coordinator for the alumni relations, "so we felt it was Holiday Bowl Parade in San Diego, Kristin moved to San Francisco important ro invite the entire cam­ to work as an associate for Niehaus Ryan Wong Public Relations. pus community." The high-tech firm didn't survive the Internet bust in 2001, and K:elly says events at cl1e center Kristin brought her expertise to rhe winery. will fulfill Degheri's wish for a gath­ ering place for all members of the Ir cook little time for her to add a new dimension. In 2002, Clos campus community. LaChance's elegant grounds were rl1e backdrop for 12 weddings. Last "Our goal for the building is nor lldifonso Carrillo '95 year, the winery hosted 40 weddings and receptions. Such events now for students ro walk by it every day "The barrio needed a place like bring in about 20 percent of the winery's coral revenues. and think it's just for alumni,"' this," says Carrillo, a founding Although working with their parents was an unexpected develop­ Kelly says. "We want students ro member ofUSD's United Front ment, rhe sisters say being part of a winemaking family has even know that it's a building where stu­ multicultural organization who says dents and alumni can interact, learn more benefits now than it did in college. Aside from trading urban his mentor, Professor Gail Perez, from each ocher and benefit from supported his ideas for United Front office settings for postcard views of ran-colored hills, Cheryl and each ocher's experiences." Kristin gee a deep sense of satisfaction from working together in an and the cafe. "A place where aca­ demic discussions and political dia­ age-old profession. Brewing Up Cultural logue aren't limited to the schools, "Ir does rend to turn family dinners into business meetings," says Consciousness bur are part of the community." Kristin, "bur it's a fun job and it's been very rewarding." At Chicano Perk, lldifonso Carrillo For information, Log on to '95 is used ro filling call orders. 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Biogs Away Many news papers across the around him. The 2003-04 holder of Biogs sound like movie monsters, bur nation now post biogs co attract traf­ USD's Portman Chair in Theology in fact they're a First Amendment fire­ fic to their Web sires. The only and Religious Studies, Mard1aler is works display char would make a secret to a good blog, Luna says, is the retired d1air of religion education Founding Father beam. Shorr for Web to have a coherent opinion. at rhe Catholic University of America logs, biogs are briefblasrs of opinion "The UT gives me surprising in Washington, D.C. Among USD's posred online and designed to stimu­ freedom to write whatever I want," rheology and religious studies faculry late conversation among readers. says Luna, who for years has written are four of his former students - Carl Luna, a lecturer in USD's conventional columns and news sto­ professo rs Joseph Columbo, Ron David Shirk political science department, waded ries for the paper. "I don't submit Pachence, Helen deLaurentis and into the blog bog during last year's anything co an editor, so what it the environment, chat don't know Florence Gillman. California gubernatorial recal l elec­ amounts to is my rake on whatever any borders," says Shirk, th e new "I just came our ro check up on tion wirh "Pol itical Lunacy," a blog topic seems to me rel evant to the director of USD's TransBorder ch em," Marthaler jokes. for the San Diego Union -Tribune's paper's readers. " Institute. "Ir is in our best interest Marthaler, who was executive ed i­ Web site chat generated thousands During the recalJ, Luna posted to start chinking of them that way." tor of the New Catholic Encyclopedia of hies per day. four or five diatribes per week. Now, San Diegans may not have a and editor of the quarterly Living Luna's observations were some­ in more seeded rimes, the number is choice. Shirk points co demographic Life, for pasroral ministers and times serious - analyzing rhe sur­ down to rwo or three. forecasts d1at indicate che bulk of religious educarors, will lecture on prisingly tepid voter reaction to "Ir was a sprint," he says, "and the population in che San Diego­ "The New Face of Ami-Catholicism" Green Parry candidate Peter Camejo now it's a marathon." Tijuana metropolitan region soo n at 7:30 p.m., March 22, in Shiley - and so metimes reAecred che sur­ To read Carl Luna's blogs, log on will be south of the border. What Theatre. real atmosphere accompanying the to www.signonsandiego.com/news/ San Diegans consider Tijuana's Funded by an anonymous donor, special election. weblogslluna. problems, he says, may soon be USD's Monsignor John Raymond "Like an alchemist of old, I have their own. Portman Chair of Roman Catholic deciphered the secret of the Calif­ Border Patrol Shirk, who came to USO from Systematic Theology allows a visit­ ornia Recall," read one post-election As far as David Shirk is concerned, the University of California at San ing scholar ro come to Alcala Park and engage in reaching, research and blog. "3DYRWCH20 = T4, which San Diego extends well past the San Diego's Center for U.S.-Mexican translates as 'Davis, Deficit and Ysidro and Ocay Mesa border cross­ Studies, is the first full-rime director service. f&n I Duplicity + Vast Right Wing ings, and he's perplexed char many in the TBI's 10-year hisrory. He Conspiracy + Housing Healthcare San Diegans rhink their community envisions che institute developing President Lyons Joins UAL and Opportunity (diminished) = scops where Mexico begins. into a magnet for people engaged in Theology and Religious "We have many common prob­ Terminator 4: Arnold Storms the any of the myriad issues that involve Studies Faculty SAN Executive Office." lems, especially with health care and the rwo nations, a place to receive President Mary E. Lyons has accepted RK di reccion and i nsighc. a tenured faculty position in the 921 "USO is a natural for this rype of work," he says, "and we just haven't Department of Theology and Religious Studies. Joseph Columbo, been doing enough of it. We have a the department chairman, says he list of so me 40 faculty members suggested rhe idea at a faculty meet­ either doing research or having expertise related to border issues, ing last summer and it met with unanimous approval. and our aim is to increase chat num­ "The president's doctorate in ber and involve students as well. homiletics in the Franciscan school "Our initial focus will be on of theology, and her life experience, those areas USO is best positioned ro address - rule of law issues, locate her squarely in rhe rheological sciences," Columbo says. cross-border health, community Lyons' predecesso rs also carried development and education - bur tenured appointments, Alice B. nothing is off the cable. I see the Hayes in biology and Author E. TBI having a profound and very Hughes in busin ess administration. positive inAuence in chis community for a long time to come." While such appointments often are For information, log on to a ceremonial designation, Lyons has http:!!tbi.sandiego .edu. already attended one department meeting. "The president will sec her own Distinguished Scholar level of involvement," Columbo says, Takes Portman Chair "but given her demeanor we won't Father Berard Marthaler may be new be surprised if she becomes active in ro USO, but he sees familiar faces all department activities ."

10 USO MAGAZINE COMM THEAT Colleen Kelly Builds Bridges, On and Off Campus

by Timothy McKernan he has been responsible for staging some of the most famous fights in Shistory, yet Coll een Kelly sees her craft as a means to prevent violence. In the year since she came to USD as director of the undergraduate theatre arcs program, Kelly has used che stage to build tolerance in the classroom - and in the community. A former vice president of the Society of American Fight Directors, Kelly was choreo­ graphing the battles of "Hamler'' and "Macbeth" as fight director for the Alabama Shakespeare Festival when the USD job caught her attention. "The opportunity to forge a cheater pro­ gram in che environment of US D 's mission meant everything," says Kelly, a native of Michigan who holds a master of fine arcs effort through which small groups of under­ "It's like keeping plates spinning in the air from Ohio University. "I was looking for a graduate cheater arts students visit community sometimes," Kelly says, "but I absolutely love place where cheater could be used as a com­ organizations, where they hear firsthand sto­ ic. I like to work with a lot of puzzle pieces and munity service, to provoke dialogue, where ries from people such as unwed mothers and see how well I can get chem to fir together." I could work with young people to build tol­ at-risk youth. Last fall's principal production, "Einstein's erance of ochers. Theater demands that you After sessions of improvisation, in which Dreams," was a puzzle piece Kelly designed put yourself in someone else's shoes. What student actors perform the stories they have to connect two disciplines seemingly at better way to create understanding of people just been cold, Kelly and che students return opposite ends of the academic spectrum. She different from you?" co campus and prepare more formal one-act wanted a play char merged science and arc co productions co be performed at subsequent help celebrate the opening of che Donald P. group meetings. Shiley Center for Science and Technology. "The benefits work both ways," Kelly says. Disappointed with what she found - she "The students develop their acting abilities says "most existing plays were more political and see the world through very different secs in their approach to the sciences, question­ of eyes. The people in the community gee a ing rather than celebrating" - Kelly person­ chance to see something performed they can ally adapted Alan Lighrman's 1993 novel of directly relate to. Even though it is their own the same name, which muses on the young story, they may gee a different type of under­ scientist's dreams about the nature of time. standing via the performance." "A big part of the reason we decided co do The community effort is only one item on "Einstein's Dreams" was co break the stereo­ the list Kelly created for herself and USD's type of scientists as detached and analytical A dress rehersal for "Einstein's Dreams." theatre arcs department, which was elevated to and show the audience chat science - like To achieve char goal, Kelly reasoned it was an academic major shortly before her arrival. the arcs - is a human pursuit," Kelly says. faster co rake cheater co the people than to Each semester, in addition to staging a major "Ir's much like che goal we have with che wait foe lines co form at USD's Shiley production in Shiley Theatre, the department community presentations, demonstrating Theatre. Along with faculty member Evelyn offers a series of small-scale performances, char people are nor as different as some Cruz, Kelly initiated a unique outreach often written and produced by students. would have us believe."

WI N TER 2004 11 ALMANAC Center of Attenti Marta Menuez is the Heart of Women's Basketball

by Timothy McKernan ou know chose ESPN basketball hi gh lights that show the star player pulling up 30 feet from the basket and dropping in a Ythree-pointer ro win the game? Don't look for Marta Menuez ro be raking those shots. "My job is ro get big and get inside: play defense, be a strong rebounder and control the low post," says the senior of her role as cen­ ter on the women's basketball team. "When I get the ball, if I don't have an open shot right away, I kick it out co one of the guards." How does Menuez feel about playing that role in an era when athletes mug for television cameras after making routine plays and care at lease as much about their individual statistics as the team's won-lost record? 'Tm great with it," she says without a trace of insincerity. 'Tm not a ball hog, because that's not the best way I can help my team. I couldn't care less how many or such excellent condition char it is physically draining co scop her. how few points I score, as long She's only 6-foot-l , so she's not a cowering playe r, bur she is a night­ as we win. If we lose, char scuff mare co guard." doesn't matter anyway. " Doing the hard work on the court is not out of character for Erik Johnson, one of the Menuez. The native of Bodega, Calif. , north of San Francisco, is on ream's ass istant coaches, says track to graduate in May with a double major in sociology and Menuez's attitude is infectious. anthropology - an accomplishment achieved in four years. "The coaches can go on and Carrying a class load co complete two majors in rhe rime most stu­ on about doi ng things with the dents rake for one, coupled with the demands of intercollegiate ath­ necessary intensity," Johnson letics, makes fo r some very long days. Menuez's routine includes says, "bur when Marra pulls her morning and afternoon classes and a two-and-a-half hour practice, 5 teammates as ide and says 'we're fo ll owed by a 45-minure session in the weight room. After dinner, ~ not working as hard as we need there is always studying co do. ~ to be,' they really listen. She'll "T here are times when I think it would be nice to just relax and ~ ~ work over a player during drills not have school or basketball co deal with," she says, "but chose .c i in practice, and when it's over moments don't last very long. Having basketball as a release from the Marta Menuez equaled her career pull char person as ide and give stress of school is actually very helpful." high with 26 points in a December her pointers on how to get bet­ Menuez chinks about post-USD life and has contemplated fo llow­ double-overtime loss to New ter. She makes our jobs as coach- ing former Torero teammate Erin Malich inco Europe's professional Mexico State. es a whole lot easier. " leagues, bur for now her focus is on making her senior season one to Despite the unselfish attitude - or perhaps because of it - remember for herself and her teammates. Menuez was second on the ream in scoring average lase year, earning "I can't imagine what life would be like without my teammates," honorable mention in the 2002-03 All-West Coast Confe rence bal­ she says. "We're li ke sisters, and it is great knowing char yo u've got a loting and finishing that season ranked in the wee cop 10 in both fami ly char understands exactly what you are going through, because scoring and rebounding. they are go ing through it coo. We are there for each other, and unless "We're talking about a pl ayer fo r whom our opponents have to you've had something li ke char, it is really hard co desc ribe. I wouldn't design spec ial defenses," Johnson says. "Marta is so disciplined and in let any one of chem down, on the court or off. "

12 USO MA GAZ I NE Two Heads Are tennis player to compete in the Better Than One championships since Jose Luis Teamwork usually is associated with Noriega won the event in 1992. the playe rs on the fields and courts, • Junior T iffanie Marley became bur USD is raking rhe concept ro a the first Torero cross-country runner new level in rh e arhlerics depart­ to win a West Coast Conference ment front office. In a departure individual tide, posting a time of from rhe collegiate tradition that 18 :04 in the SK run at Crystal vests authority in a single director Ky Snyder Springs in Belmont, Cali f. , the of athletics, USD has added a sec­ Snyder, 41, who served as USD's eighth-fas test time in conference ond position that reflects the chang­ director of athletic development history. Marley finished the race ing real ity of college spores. from 1990-96, worked at the San more than 11 seconds ahead of her After naming Jo-Ann Nester as Diego Internacional Sporn Council closest competition. • The vo ll eyball ream went 17-12 USD's director of athl etics last to bring such events as Super Bowl September, the university began XXXVII and the 1997 and 1998 and earned a third consecutive berth to the NCAA Tournament, d1e ream's searching for an executive director ESPN Summer X Games to rhe round game versus C reighron of athleti cs and tabbed Ky Snyder, region. He says USD's new organiza­ seventh NCAA appearance in d1e University in Torero Stadium, former president of rhe San Diego tional concept is unique now, but past eight years. Head coach Jennifer Perrie celebrated her 100th coaching battling ro a 1-1 tie before losi ng International Sports Council, for may nor be in the near future. USD in only her fifth year the match on penalty kicks. rhe post in December. "The chall enges faced by USD victory at • The football team's 8-2 overall Nester, for the past year US D's and universities like ir require a new record and 3-1 mark in rhe Pioneer associate director of athletics and a way of chinking," he says. "This Football League was good for a former associate athletics director at allows us to devote Jo-Ann's talents share of the PFL North Division Dartmouth College, replaced the to being rhe athletic director and title. One of the USD losses was to retired Tom Iannacone as USD's still be able to develop and execute co-champion Valparasio, which director of athletics. In her current a long-term game plan. Ir makes eliminated the Toreros from rhe post, she will be responsi ble for the sense on many levels for USO to championship game, bur rhe season day-to-day operations of the univer­ proceed in this way." was nevertheless memorable. sity's NCAA Division I ptogram, Nester says ocher schools will be Quarterback Eric Rasmussen fin­ while Snyder is charged with long­ watching to see how the USO ished as rhe rop passer in Division term strategic planning and fund experiment goes. I-AA for second straight year and raJS1ng. "] think this arrangement wi ll played in rhe I-AA All-Star game in "We're giving Jo-Ann the full work for us," she says, "and I'm Lauderdale, Fla. He also was authority to run the program," says sure other schools our size will be ar the helm, six Toreros were named Fort named ro rhe American Football Bob Pastoor, USD's vice president monitoring us very closely to see to the All-West Coast Conference Coaches Association Division I-AA for student affairs, who oversees ath­ how successful we are. Thjs is a new team and sophomore Jackie All-America team. letics, "and Ky will focus on raising era in coll egiate athletics, and I'm Bernardin was named rhe WCC the money it takes to be competitive ptoud to be part of a university that Co-Defender of rhe Year. in the current envitonment." isn't afraid to meet its challenges • Women's soccer, under first-year The reason for the change? Pastoor head on." head coach Ada Greenwood, earned ticks off a list of the routine expenses its fifth straight invitation to the of athletic Good Sports NCAA tournament. Senior Brenna departments, The fall was a great time to be a Mullen and juniors Kaitlyn Pruitt whi ch have Torero fan, as USD teams and indi­ and Marie Claude-Henry were skyrocketed in viduals reached new milestones and named second-team AII-WCC. recent years. notched unprecedented achieve­ Senior Libby Bassett and junior "Travel coses , ments. Among the highlights: Brooke Roby earned honorable equipment, • Sophomore tennis player mention. insurance Pierrick Ysern reached the quarterfi­ • The men's soccer ream, nation­ premiums, nals of the Intercollegiate Tennis ally ranked ar No. 17, set a school Jo-Ann Nester recruitment Associaton's National Intercollegiate record with 11 straight wins and Sophomore running back Evan costs ... rhe university's budget sim­ Indoor Championships, held Nov. garnered irs sixth straight invitation Harney set single-season team ply does not have the ability to 6-9 at the University of Michigan. to the NCAA postseason. Senior records for rushing attempts (253), absorb these kind of hits year in and He eventuall y lost to Mississippi Scott Burcar earned the WCC rushing yards (1,360), rushing year out," Pastoor says. "If USD is State's Romain Amber, the 11 ch­ Defender of the Year award for th e rouchdowns (17), points scored going to continue to be a successful ranked player in the nation. Ysern, second straight season. After a (122) and rouchdowns (19). Division I program, the funding has who held a preseason ranking of first-round bye in the NCAA to come from somewhere." No. 59, was the first USD men's Tournament, USO hosted a second-

WINTER 2004 13 Stories by Timothy McKernan Photography by Barbaro Ferguson , Rodney Nakamoto , Gory Payne and Brock Scott

Mary E. Lyons officially took the helm at USD after a week of events designed to highlight her vision for the university's future and to articulate the university's purpose - putting the Catholic Church's social teachings to work in the community.

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"Some people might not like chat kind of life," she says, "but I loved meeting new people and learning about new places. I believe chat experience helped me become a quick study, which is a good ching for a university president to be." Lyons returned home for her education, earning a bachelor's degree from Sonoma Scace and a master's from San Jose State before receiving a doctorate in rhetoric from che University of California, Berkeley. She followed her facher into che service, enlisting in the Navy. In 1996, afrer 25 years chat included teach­ ing language arts to officers in training and six years as president of che California Maritime Academy, she retired as a captain in che Naval Reserve. Because teaching has been the heart of her career - which has included stints as a college professor, naval l Il ~ officer and university president - Lyons sees educating l people about che role USD plays in the community's For Mary E . Lyons, VSD's Presidency is a Call to Action day-to-day life as the foun- dation of her agenda. Her The key to understanding Mary E. Lyons is understanding what eyes fire when asked why someone witl1 no ties it means to work. If there was a silver spoon in her household co che w1iversity should even care chat it exists. growing up, it got washed along wich all the ocher dishes. The "The biggest misconception I'd like co clarify work ethic of US D's new president - who got her first job at is chat USD is merely che private school on che age 9, fixing flat tires in a bike shop, and who earned money in hill," she says. "The person who says he has no high school by ironing classmates' blouses for a nickel apiece - connection co USD may not realize our educa­ is che driving force behind che vision chat will shape che future tion students are turoring his children in cheir of che university. schools, or our nursing students are performing "My parents taught me that work is more chan a way to make Alzheimer's research chat may help his parent, a living, it is che way to make a life," says Lyons, who rook che or chat our entrepreneur- USD job afrer seven years as chief executive of che College of ship clinic is available Sc. Benedict in St. Joseph, Minn. "I can barely remember not co give him che informa­ having a job. Noching good, and certainly nothing great, ever tion he needs co grow happened because someone was just sitting around." his business. Not surprisingly, it was USD's own work ethic chat most "Those are just a few attracted Lyons ro campus. of many examples, and "The ways che Church's social teachings are manifest on chis it all goes back co tl1is campus is truly a special ching," she says. "The many ways chis university's dedication to university is involved in direct service co che community - community service and through the college and every professional school, service learn­ the original intent of ing groups, che student and staff organizations - are at che heart Bishop Buddy and Mocher of what being a Cacholic university is all about. I want very Hill co put che Church's much co find new ways co encourage and bring chat forward." social teachings into Lyons has wasted little time on chat mission. Since moving into action," Lyons says. ''A lot che president's office in che Hughes Administracion Center in July, of good work has been Lyons has been on che mocher of all fact-finding rours, immersing accomplished in tl1at area, herself in USD culture and meeting che students, alumni, faculty and a lot of hard work and staff who make up che community. remains. I'm chrilled tO It's a process she knows well. Though a fifrh-generacion have been chosen co lead chis university, Californian, Lyons, tl1e daughter of an Army career man, grew and the promise I make co myself is co up on milita1y bases chroughout che United Scates and in che work as hard as I can co see chat mission African nation of Eritrea. The frequent moves required her co is accomplished." learn quickly about her new surroundings.

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The in11ugur11tio11 week's events took Mary E. Lyons to every corn, ofthe USD community. She was well-equipped for the journey, thanks to gifts received from each of USD's academic divisions at an Alumni Association breakfast, including (top center) a barris­ ter's wig.from the School ofLaw and a personalized Lab coat fro m the Hahn School ofNursing and Health Science.

New President Spends Inauguration Week in the Community

Mary E. Lyons said she wanted the events surrounding her inauguration as USD's president to reflect the university's public purpose. She got her wish. Among her activities during the busy week of Nov. 10-16, Lyons breakfasted with alumni, lunched with local business, education and community leaders and dined in style at black-tie gala. She celebrated with USD students at a Mardi Gras-style reception before a men's soccer game, read a Dr. Seuss book with local elementary school kids and formally received the key symbolizing the university's membership in the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. The hectic schedule, Lyons says, was merely a reflection of US D's role in the San Diego community. "USD is such a vibrant place," she said of the whirlwind. "It wouldn't make sense to do things any other way."

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The pomp and circumstance ofthe Nov. 16 installation ceremony at the jenny Craig PaviLlion included prayers .f-om Bishop Robert H. Brom and Monsignor Daniel Dillabough, while members of USD sROTC program Led the audience in the national anthem. Lyom wed to the occasion to offer her future vision of USD, which she said should always be "public in its purpose. "

Lyons Emphasizes USD's Commitment to the Catholic Church's Social Teachings

Mary E. Lyons took the reins of USD with a vision of the future rooted in the traditions of the past. In remarks following presentation of the presidential medal officially making her the university's third presi­ dent since 1972 - when the San Diego College for Women and the University of San Diego College for Men merged - Lyons challenged the university com­ munity to rededicate itself to the social teachings of the Church that inspired USD founders Bishop Charles Francis Buddy and Mother Rosalie Hill more than 50 years ago. In her inaugural addres, Lyons said USD "can never be its authentic self and, at the same time, absent itself from the living, breathing hardships of its local community; from the moral dilemmas with which the human family struggles; from the social tensions inherent in any free society. "(The Church's social teachings) have become the authentic touchstone for judging the authenticity of this Catholic university's public purpose," Lyons added. "That is, its work on behalf of God's creation." More than 500 alumni, faculty, administrators, staff and guests attended the Nov. 16 installation ceremony at the Jenny Craig Pavilion, capping the week of events that introduced Lyons - and reintroduced USD - to the community.

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5:55 a.m. It's chilly and still dark when Corp. Veronica Perez (above, far left) lines up with the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corp students for head count in the Olin Hall parking lot. For the battalion , which includes students from five local univer­ sities, the Tuesday morning ritual , fol­ lowed by drills or guest speakers, gives students a taste of military life. Perez, an international relations major, says she enjoys the camaraderie inherent in NROTC. The program , she says, taught her the importance of taking responsibility for her actions, which in a military setting can affect the lives of many others. Someday the 22-year-old Perez hopes to become an officer in the Marine Corps. "It's very professional," says Perez, one of 1O children raised in a home where organization couldn 't always be a top priority. "It's nice to have structure."

7:33 a.m. Security officer Otis Lambert is the first face most students and employees see at USO every morning. As drivers pass the kiosk at the main campus entrance, Lambert doles out waves, parking passes, advice on the best parking spots and directions - all with a trademark smile. He knows all the regulars , many who stop to exchange pleasantries. "Aren 't you freezing? " asks a woman on her way to Mass at The lmmaculata. "No, I got the heater going ," Lambert assures her, as he sends her off with a handshake and parking pass. "If I miss a day of work, they know it. If I go on vacation, they know it," says the 66-year-old Lambert, who 's been on the job for four years. "I love this job , and I haven 't thought about retirement. Work I and fun , you can 't beat it. " 24 USD MAGAZ I NE 9:16 a.m. Roger Manion, assistant vice president of facilities management, of the Jenny Craig Pavilion. The entire facilities department will go has one minute to persuade his partner in a conflict-management through this training , which includes leadership skills and pointers exercise to join him in another room. His partner has the same on dealing with different personality types. The program began order. While Manion asks his partner to come look at something , four years ago after directors created a code of conduct. the partner tells Manion he 's needed on the other side of the room . "We feel there is a need to carry on the spirit of the code of When the bell rings , Manion (above, fourth from right) , his part­ conduct," Manion says, "not only when we work with each other, ner and the other pairs are at an impasse inside the Warren Suite but also when we communicate with other departments. " 10:47 a.m. "What do museums do for you?' anthropology Professor Alana The question culminates Cordy-Collins' Introduction to Museology Cordy-Collins asks students assembled in USD 's David W. May class, in which students created the gallery exhibit "Culture, Clay & Gallery, where artist-in-residence Sylvia Mejia's ceramic sculptures Creativity. " They chose the pieces, learned how to select an artist are displayed. "Do you feel enlightened, confused , inspired?" and received tips on showing artwork and planning an opening. Hands shoot up. "They open up curiosity you may not have had ." Looking at the display, wh ich runs until early February, it's clear "They educate you in areas you normally don 't have an interest in Cordy-Collins has met her objective: teaching students to combine l experiencing and learning about. " history, curation and conservation in designing museum exhibits. J 1:03 p.m.

1 J 1:03 p.m. Freddy Grand, Associated Students' vice president of finance , pokes his head into Ryan Van Arn am 's office. "I'm trying to figure out how we went from $37,000 to $6,000 in reserves," says Grand. Van Arnam , this year's AS president, hangs up the phone. The two canceled a finance meeting the day before because Van Arnam was bumped from a return flight after Thanksgiving. They scan the printout, but don 't have time to solve the riddle . They decide to reschedule their meeting - a process that their busy schedules have forced them to master. Van Arnam : "When can you do the finance committee meeting?" Grand : "We can do it Friday. Do you have time after Senate? " Van Arnam : "Yeah , that'll work. Thanks, buddy."

2:21 p.m. "Think about Korea," sociology Professor Judy Liu says to her race and ethnic stud­ ies class. "China to the west. Japan to the east. For centuries both fought over Korea because of its rich resources ... Korea figured the best way to defend itself was to seal itself off. For two-and-a-half cen­ turies, Korea had no contact with the west. "But in 1884, a U.S. medical missionary named Horace Allen arrives in Korea, saves a relative of the royal family, and he and King Kojong suddenly are on a first­ name basis. In 1902, Allen acts as a liai ­ son between the king and the United States, which is looking for laborers to work in the sugar cane fields in Hawaii. " But the emigration stops in 1905. "Why?" Liu asks. "Because Japan goes to war again - this time with Russia. Sailing routes are impacted, and the king ceases imports and exports and again seals the country."

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3:38 p.m. "A coffee cart." "Smoothie bar." "Copy machines." "Definitely copy machines." "A fireplace. " "We need more comfy, kick-back kind of furniture ." "Oooh yeah . Like bean bags." "Bean bags. That's a phenomenal idea." These are all answers from Greg Zackowski's staff to a brainstorming question about what they 'd want for the future expansion of the Hahn University Center, where he 's been the operations manager for 15 years. "Until a donor makes a gift and an architect's plans are approved , any­ thing 's possible," Zackowski says. "These are all great ideas. But are we trying to be like Sizzler? You know, trying to do so much that none of it's actually any good? "

5:57 p.m. Dennis Zocco's graduate class in invest­ ments lets out a collective gasp. In the midst of a lecture showing students how to analyze a stock on the Internet, Zocco comes across a reference to Callaway Golf Company. He pauses to tell students how several years ago Callaway acquired Odyssey Golf - a company founded by Michael Magerman '92 (M .B.A.). one of Zocco 's former students - for $130 million . Once he 's got their attention with that stunning sum, Zocco talks about how Magerman wrote the business plan for Odyssey in a USO class and conducted his research in Copley Library. It's written on every face - Zocco has made an unmistakable connection between the classroom and the rest of the world.

28 USO MAGAZ I NE 6:19 p.m. Rhythmic clapping grows louder and faster, filling the Jenny Craig "We've got to be ready, we 've got to be engaged, and we 've got to Pavilion as men 's basketball practice ends and the players psych get the shots we want! You 've gotta get that mentality. It doesn 't themselves up. They gather in an on-court huddle for a final boost start tomorrow - it starts right now! " from coach Brad Holland before the next night's big game against the Aztecs, the crosstown rivals from San Diego State. "Everybody needs to be ready to fight this fightl " Holland calls to players who are dripping with sweat after the 2½-hour practice. 8:01 p.m. The phone rings in Father James O'Leary's apartment in the Alcala perform a wedding , baptize a child or say a special Mass for them . Vistas residence hall. J.J. , as he 's affectionately known around cam­ Current students drop in to discuss classes , relationships and room­ pus, excuses himself from the students with whom he 's planning an mate troubles. The door is always open. upcoming pizza party to take a call from another student, who wants "This is a great time of life for these students, but when they need to stop by later and discuss a personal problem. you , they need you right away," says O'Leary, an assistant to the vice It's all in a night's work for the priest, who has lived among USO president for mission and ministry and chaplain to many USO sports students since 1988. Former students call to ask if O'Leary can teams. "So I'm here any time they need me. " I 7:14 p.m.

9:26 p.m. "So if Monica asks Chandler to marry her on 'Friends,' is that considered a reversal of traditional gender roles?" Elyse Rohrer asks John Piranian, who answers in the affirmative. Rohrer is putting the final touches on her editorial for this week's edition of The Vista, USD's student newspaper, where she is editor in chief and Piranian is the entertainment editor. They spend up to 40 hours a week putting together the weekly paper, hard work that Rohrer, a sophomore communications studies major, says will pay off in the future . "I've always had a passion for writ­ ing," she says, "but this job is helping me with more than that. I've learned budgeting, public relations , how to deal with people, public speaking - I think these are good journalism skills and good life skills. "

11:07 p.m. Freshman Megan Doroba is frustrated . In the midst of picking classes for next semester, she finds the times for a course and a lab she needs conflict. Fortunately, she 's got Stephanie Gabbarra, one of Maher Hall 's seven resi­ dent assistants. Gabbarra lends a sympa­ thetic ear, then goes over the alternatives. Ten minutes later, they've solved the problem, and Gabarra, a senior, leaves with a friendly wave . "People think resident assistant and they think discipline," says Gabarra, in her third year as an RA, "but that's a very small part of the job. I'm here mainly to be a friend , a voice of experience and shoulder to cry on . "I feel like I have the best job on cam ­ pus,'' she adds. "I've met so many people and built so many lasting relationships. That's what you remember from college, the people. "

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Class Notes Please note that Class Notes submitted James Scaramozzino (M.A. '72) after Nov. I, 2003, wiff appear in the is a retired Navy captai n, and a senior Spring 2004 issue of USO Magazine. psychologist fo r the California Department of Co rrections ac th e Salinas Valley Scare Prison. twas midnight In the wilder· ness and ~ny (Mardn) Capel '94, who for 19 hours had run throush steep canyons and tra­ .sect a swift rivet. was In the wor1t ~ of her life. Blisters 1961 cowred the soles of her feet. her UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI quadricepses je1ly and Joaquin Duran retired from IBM 1970 were• afrer 37 years of service. Now he is a UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI she was ~Andbsdll part-time faculry member at Nati onal Dick Rodriguez says hello to all had 10 nilles to go. Uni versiry's center in San Jose, Cal if. his Tau Kappa Epsilon brothers.... 1wo hours and .(Q~­ ... H. Joseph Rozelle is a retired Jerry Sochowski is a rest coordina­ Capel- pate; lmptng anch:ald - tor fo r upgrades to the Navy P-3 air­ Army lieutenant colonel and retired reded the finish.She cldn't Mn fro m the Stanislaus Coun ry Public craft. He is raising rwo chi ldren. His Defenders Office, and now is a self­ daughter graduated fro m Sal isbury hM the~ to~ employed attorney. Univers iry and his so n is a seni or at "When I got to the finish lhl_ ( Sc. Mary's Ryken High School in wasn't~'Whoo,:hocil:elcl 1965 Leo nard town, Md. Jerry says he still ttl' says Capel, w&ciii-e,-d UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI wel makes frequent visits ro San Diego, up at the 11Mi1110r)'ddte pah'1 was Dennis Wick is the director of where he has fa mi ly ti es, and has Antelope Valley Special Olympics at watched US O grow up. )ust~'ftwlk God l'ril-donel'" Antelope Valley Co llege, an instruc­ to r of the only college special educa­ 1971 tion program fo r young adults wi th UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI developmental disab ilities. Joseph Kiszla re tired from General Dynamics Co nvair in 1986, an d says 1967 he enj oys retirement. He plays golf, UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI runs Sc. Mary Magdalena's Senior Roger Myers reti red in December Group and cakes monthly trips to from his second career as a captain pl aces such as Los Angeles, Las Vegas with Un ited Ai rlines . and Laughlin , Nev . ... Matthew 1969 Maslowski says he and Bob Maruca, UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI known as the "M&M Robert Brower (M.Ed. '74) has Boys," rece ncly celebrated che seventh returned to being a co unselor and anni ve rsary of Mangia In c., a manu­ teacher after se rvin g IO years as dean factu rer and importer oflcalian San of students at Lassen Co llege. His Marzano to matoes . ... Laurie Ann son, Matt, is in his lase year ac US D's (Vasquez) Worthington says she School of Law. His wife, Brigid, loves reaching at Coronado High reaches part-time in high school and Schoo l. She also reporcs she's taken his daughter is a nurse in Arkansas . ... several trips to the Virgin Islands, whi ch she calls paradise.

32 USO M AGA Z I NE you're ready to do it all over:· extreme conditions," Capel says. would feel.' I didn't have that sense in 15th place among Capel started running marathons "But they don't realize how amazing of euphoria." the women. in 1999. In 2002, when the 26-mile it is to be out in the wild. It's so The euphoria came three weeks "Now I feel like I've accomplished races became ho-hum, she tried beautiful.'' later in the Vermont I00-mile everything for 2003:' says Capel, ultramarathons, which can span 50 At mile 27, for example, Capel Endurance Run, Capel's final race in who plans to take time off to start a miles. She ran 17 of those before reached the top of Little Baldy the Montrail Ultra Cup 2003 series. family. "I talked to other women she really kicked it into high gear Mountain. The sky was a piercing Her second-place finish boosted who have kids and they say they've and tackled the Western States race, blue, the vista of mountains seemed her cumulative point total, and she returned stronger and faster, so I her first I00-miler and one of seven endless, and Capel wondered how was named this year's Ultra Cup know I'll be back." races that comprise the annual many runners would notice. At mile female champion, garnering bragging Eventually, Capel plans to run the "1 ontrail Ultra Cup competition. 52, she crossed a bridge over the rights as the best female ultrarunner Hard Rock in Southern Colorado. The race began at 5 a.m., June 28, river into a canyon so lush that even in the country. Boasting extreme altitudes, moun- t the ski resort in Squaw Valley, Calif., now she can't find words to But Capel didn't bask in the glory. tains and snow, the race can take 48 nd, for Capel, finished 21 hours and describe the splendor. She just set her sights higher. hours and is heralded as the hardest .0 minutes later on the track at But the final few miles weren't "I figured if I could do this, what 100-miler in the country. lacer High School in Auburn, Calif. pretty. At mile 95, Capel, who had else could I dor' Capel says. "It's the ultimate challenge to long the way, she forged through shifted between fourth and frfth The answer came in November, make your body go when you're inyons where temperatures soared place, dropped to sixth, where she when she traveled to Taiwan and sleep deprived and when the trail is I 13 degrees and waded through remained until she crossed the finish competed with the U.S. women's so steep all you can do is walk," American River, where the 45- line. After so much exertion, she ultramarathon team in a I00-kilome- Capel says. "But for me, that's the •gree water swelled to the 5-foot-9 says it was a bit of letdown. ter - 62-mile - road race against allure - to see if I can do it.'' mner's waist "When the race was done I was women from 35 countries. The U.S. - Krystn Shrieve ''People ask how I can run for so bummed,'' Capel recalls. "I thought, team took fourth place behind Italy, ,a ny hours, especially in such 'This isn't how everyone said it Germany and Japan, and Capel came

WI T ER 2004 33 1973 the University of Wash ington and is UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI an associate clinical professor at th e Larry Bouche recently was pro­ Un iversity of Hawaii Medical moted to district manager for the 3E School's Department of Surgery. company, which provides services tai­ Alfred has been in private practice lored to fulfill environment, health in orolaryngology in Honolulu since and safety compliance to require­ 1986 .... Michael Mullen lives in ments by the Occupational Safety Sc. Petersburg, Fla. , and sails most of and Health Administration, che rime. Department of Transportation and 1976 che Environmental Protection UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI Agency.... Lorraine (Rubino) Mary (Martell) Coury and her Baumann works for che Navy as a husband Tom Coury have four wildlife biologist studying birds, children and reside in Chandler, including both least terns and snowy Ariz. Tom has been a private pilot plovers. She enjoys painting in her and the co upl e now li ve in an airpark spare rime and for 10 years has vol­ and have an airp lane hangar attached unteered at the Blue Sky Ecological co their home. Their oldest son, Reserve. Her son, Jonathan, is a Thomas Coury II '01 , accends sophomo re at UCSB , and her Kirksville College of Medicine and daughter is a freshman ac Grand is married to Heidi Collins '01. Canyon University in Phoenix. Mary and Tom's ocher three children Her husband, Tom, is the chief are in college .... Marilyn financial officer for Graham Webb (Douglas) Ditty served as a dele­ Internacional in Carlsbad, Calif. ... gate ro the Un ited Nations Fred Carmel works for Vin cennes Internacional Year on Aging, and as Un iversity in Indiana, where he is a White House Conference on Agin g the director of Northern Indiana delegate in 1981 and 1995, a post Business and Industry. He's also she is expected co hold again in pursuing his master's degree in elec­ 2005 . She currently does research in tronics and computer technology at the field of gerontology on health Indiana Scace University, and expects and wellness in later years. She also co graduate in Spring 2004 .... focuses on elderl y nutrition, the pre­ Kernan Chaisson retired from the vention of falls and home modifica­ Air Force in 1985 , and is the tion for che elderly. Washington, D.C., editor for Forecast Internacional News Group, GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI which publishes a series of electronic Sally Ann Zoll (M.Ed. '76, Ed.D. newsletters and larger market intelli­ '90), president and chi ef operating gence reports on the latest news and officer of LearnScar, which provides high-level analysis of programs in the an ed ucational sofrware system to aerospace industry. He says his schools, was hono red with the responsibilities include analyzing "Emerging Company CEO Award " electroni c programs and covering in August by che Mecroplex defense budget and policy issues at Technology Business Council at its the Pentagon, White House and ann ual Tech Titans award ceremony Capitol Hill. to celebrate growth and innovations 1974 in technology. UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI 1977 Deborah (Cuyler) Lambert UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI recently was named educator of the Marianne (Mathewson) year for 2002-03 for the Clark Chapman received her M.S.N. Co unty School District in Las Vegas. from UCLA in 1977. She served in She was chosen from among 14,000 the National Guard in California, teachers for the honor. Pennsylvania and Florida, served in 1975 Desert Storm, and pursued her Ph.D. in nursi ng, with minors in anthropol­ UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI ogy and gerontology. Marianne com­ Connie (Rozmus) Cahill contin­ pleted a post-doctorate fellowship, ues her career as an elementary specializing in men with prostate can­ school teacher at the Bonsall Union cer. She lives in Washington, D.C., School District, where she's worked where she works as a nurse executive for 27 years .... Alfred Liu graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 1979. He completed his residency at for the Veterans Administration. She 1981 Leslie (Held) Gregori received has two daughters, both of whom UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI her master of arcs degree in English attend the Un iversity of Florida. Richard Beavers serves as a dea­ from Sonoma Scace University in Her husband, Bob, is a retired airline con, usher and smal l group leader at May 2000. This will be her 20th pi lot. ... Jean (Chabo) Leimert r.J~~ Lufkin First Assembly of God Family year teaching, and she also is in has been in Massachusetts since Church, and helps his four sons to charge of the LinkCrew program, 1986 and at her current pediatric 1980s grow in Christ, he reporrs . ... connecting incoming freshmen with practice since 1989. Her older Brooke (Mayfield) Palm has seniors throughout che school year. daughter attends the University of 1980 been working at Factory-2-U stores .. . Virginia Hamel and her partner Massachuserrs, Amherst, and her UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI for seven years, currencly as a mar­ li ve in Scituate, Mass. She has been a younger daughter is a senior in high Paul Foster just celebrated 21 years keting analyst. She writes chat she is hospice nurse since graduating from school. ... Maureen (Griffin) with Kaiser Permanente as assistant married with a beautiful and smart USO. Virginia was the nurse manager Ricketts (M.Ed. '78) is in her medical administraror at che Fontana 4-year-old daughter, who was born of an inpatient AIDS hospice at the second year as an elementary school medical center. He has received the on Brooke's 40th birthday.... height of che epidemic. She has been principal at Farnham School in the organization's exceptional contribu­ Gloria (Nestlerode) Weary cele­ in home care hospice for che last 10 Cambrian School District, in San ror award four times. He has served brated her 15th wedding anniversary years .... Gaylia (Wade) Hanson Jose, Calif. , and says she loves every on a variety of community and char­ with her husband in October. They and her husband have rwo teen-agers: minute of it. Her rwo older ch ildren icy boards and has spent the past are enjoying life in their 40s. Gloria Chelsey, 15 and Alex, 13. Gaylia are in co llege, and her youngest is a cluee years as a scoutmaster. Boch his also is learning ro speak Italian to reporrs that drivers' training and sophomore in high school. sons have achieved che rank of Eagle make their annual trips to Italy and mass quantities of footbal l practice Scour. .. . J. Mark Olson recently the rest of Europe more enjoyable. consume their lives. Gaylia has 1978 changed careers from corporate "Looking at the updated USO cam­ worked at Borges Medical Center for UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI accounting and finance ro real estate. pus, I wonder if I would recognize a 18 years and enjoys all the new tech­ The U.S. Army has appointed He also is developing several ocher single building - ocher than The nology with which she is working. Patrick Sesto as a podiatry con­ business ventures .... Joseph lmmaculaca," she says .... Mary ... Cathleen (Chislette) sultant ro the Office of the Surgeon Rogers rec ired in 2001. He is main­ (Saffian) Wood is a YMCA pro­ Hartnett is busy raising four active General. His wife, Erico Marie raining his certified public accoun­ gram director, working for nine years boys, ages 4 to 12. She lives in Aclanca (Conlon) Sesto '78, received her tant's license. He is the treasurer of in aquatics/ocean leadership, elemen­ with her husband, David, a president master's degree in special education the Long Beach Singles Sail ing tary health and physical education. of an international medical company. in 2002. Their daughters, Christina Association, a small yacht club. She developed P.A.R. Excellence: . .. Anthony lasi bought some and Laura, are in college .... Glenn Joseph also is working with an agent Physical Accivicy Readiness = rental properties as an investment White Jr. is senior manager for to publish his novel set in China Lake Academic Excellence, a three-year soon after graduating USO , while he Ernst and Young LLP in Washington, at che end of the Vietnam War. He study chat links academic achieve­ was busy as a founder of his own D. C., directing quantitative surveys lives on a boat in Alamitos Bay in ment to physical fitness. She also is software company. "Little chat I knew in a quantitative economics and Long Beach, Calif., and frequently sire coordinator for an elementary chat I would eventually make real sransncs group. sails to Catalina Island .... John school learning center focusing on estate my full-rime career," he writes. GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI Spieker has been married 21 years, after-school, weekend and summer ... Ricardo Sanchez and wife, Ana Espana (J.D. '82) is a member and with UPS for 22 years. His nine enrichment programs. Lorio, live in Phoenix with their children are Michael, 20; MicheUe, 5-year-old son, Jack. Jack came into of the Judicial Council Family and 1981 Juvenile Law Advisory Committee 18; Daniel, 16; Stephen, 13; Marissa, their lives four years ago from Korea UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI and the Scace Bar of Cali forn ia 12; Lindsey, 10; Joshua, 8; Isaiah, 6; and is a true blessing. Rick works and Faith, 1. The fami ly lives in Paul Appleby provides interven­ for JoA..nn Stores Inc., as the district Standing Committee on the Delivery tion and prevention services to young of Legal Services, and has spent 20 Ramona, Calif. ... Dannie Tobias sales manager for Arizona and New owns a state and local tax valuation adults and families, focusing on Mexico, and is a member of the U.S. years representing children in abuse choices chat lead to positive conse­ Jane and financial analysis practice in San Naval Reserve .... Vince Skahill and neglect cases .... quences .... Virginia (Mann) (Gelderman) Haupt has been Diego. The practice specializes in the and Donna (Haff) Skahill '81 utility, cogeneracion and alternative Terndrup is a permanent substitute (M.Ed. '91) live in San Diego with happily married for 22 years tO Bruce. teacher at Sc. Raymond School in T hey have four teen-age children. energy generation industries. Dannie their rwo wonderful boys, Eric, 17, has been practicing since 1989, and Dublin, Calif. Her children are 16, and Greg, 15. They enjoy crossing Jane works as a resource specialist 14 and 11. Favorite family activities fo r at-risk special education high has three emp loyees . ... Jim paths with many alumni. Vince has Valenzuela has been a reacher at are downhill skiing and spending left the computer field and now is school srudenrs in the court/commu­ time at Lake Tahoe, Calif. ni ty school program for Kern Meadowbrook Middle School since selling real estate and refinancing, County Schools. 1998. He coaches footbal l and bas­ 1983 and Donna is in the education field. ketball there, umpires sofrball and UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI 1984 GRADUATE AND LAW SC HOOL ALUMNI has been an official in the San Diego Megan Dorsey moved to Las Vegas Larry A. Burns (J.O .) was nomi­ UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI County Football Officials Association after 15 years of practice in San Diego nated by President George W Bush since 1996. Jim says he plays as much Laura (Stanley) DeMarco retired to be managing partner of her firm's after 18 years at Nicholas-Applegate to serve as district judge on the U.S. tennis as possible and goes to as many office there. Recencly, she cried to District Court for che Southern homecomings and basketball games Capital Management where she had verdict a case involving the largest been a partner before the firm was District of California. Larry has been as possible . .. . Ronald WIiiiams residential construction defect case a U.S. magistrate judge since 1997. farms and teaches high school. bought out by Allianz AG in 2001. in Nevada to dace. Her daughter is 8, She plans on dedicating the next rwo He previously served as an assistant and her rwin sons are almost 2. U.S . atrorney in the Southern District Megan's husband retired from roof­ of Cal iforn ia and as a San Diego ing to be a scay-ac-home father. Co unty deputy district atrorney. "Viva Las Vegas, " Megan writes ....

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years to her husband of 16 years, John Ciani lives in Phoenix and 18th anniversary in June. They reside had a great year helping troubled Ralph, her five children - Amanda, coaches the rowing team at Xavier in the Atlanta area . ... Stephen horses become more accepting of 14; Catherine, 12; Claire, 8; Joey, 6; College Prep. "Say hi to all my crew Lindsley Q.D. '89) opened the Law their environment and people. Her and Annie, 2 - and several commu- friends," he writes . ... Joanne Offices of Stephen A. Lindsley in students also have had a great year in nity causes. Laura lives in Del Mar, (Andreoli) Cisneros is supervisor 2000 in Temecula, Calif. He lives in the Poway (Calif.) Valley Riders Calif, and is an active board mem- for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety chat city with wife Katie and four Association Circuit Show... . Deno ber of the San Diego Museum of Art Administration. She is involved with kids, Joseph, 5, and 9-year-old triplet Vaccher and wife Terri, along with and the YMCA of San Diego the Department ofTransportation's girls Taylor, Devin and Haley. He his three children, live in Fullerton, County. .. . Cynt hia (Beezley) implementation of the land trans- recently negotiated che acquisition of Calif Their business is MarVac Fuller reporcs that after many years portation provisions of the North Madink, Inc., a company holding a Electronics, which he owns with in the special event and hotel mar- American Free Trade Agreement. patent for an online materials and brothers Paul Vaccher '87 and kecing fields , she now is a stay-at- H usband Michael Cisneros '86 is supplies ordering system, by a pub- Vince Vaccher '88. They have six home mother. She and her husband editor-in-chief of Softball Today mag- licly traded company. .. . Michelle locations in California and keep in Doug have two beautiful daughters, azi ne. He covers tournament sofrball (Foco) Mecum recently published touch with a handful ofUSD gradu- 1 Kacie, 3½, and Megan, 1 /2. Doug is in the five western states. They have an essay in Chicken Soup for the Soul ates who live around chem .... Mark an attorney with Birch, Horton, been married 17 years and have two of Hawaii. She also is "frantically, Vitali teaches high school Spanish at Biener and Cherne in Washington, children, Mikayla, 8, and Brianne, joyfully working on two children's the Ethel Walker School in D.C. .. . Joan (Waters) Lofgren 12 . .. . Cindy (Clark) Thompson books." She planned to attend the Simsbury, Conn. He received a mas- and Paul Lofgren '83 are happy moved to Florida after graduating beatification of Mocher Teresa in ter's degree in romance language living in Las Vegas where Joan drives from USD and met husband Steve Rome . .. . Tammy Lynn philology from the University of Brett, 16; Eileen; 14; and Erin, 7; all there. They married in 1989. "We (Trantham) Morris has been liv- North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 2001. over town. Paul is executive vice are still happily married, have an 11- ing in South Carolina for nine years, president of Bally Gaming Systems, year-old daughter and now reside in where she moved after living in GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI Kathleen (Burns) Schack where he manufactures slot San Diego," Cindy says. She works Germany for four years. She lives (M.B.A.) and Alexander Schack machines . ... Michael Nelson and for the San Diego Community with her husband and two sons, O,D, '81 , LL,M, T, '86) have been Marla (Martinez) Nelson '94 College District where she helps Jordan, 11, and Skyler, 2. She just married since 1988. They have a boy (M,Ed. '97) have been married five women who receive welfare obtain returned to work after being a scay- and a girl and are soccer parents. years. Michael worked for the San vocational training and employment. at-home mother for two years .... Diego Fire Department for 16 years. She says she feels very blessed to have Connie (Glassford) Murty 1986 Maria teaches for the Chula Vista such a wonderful family and fulfill- (M.B.A. '93) reporcs that her most UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI Elementary School District. They ing career.. .. Annette Roy recent position has offered her the Monica (Duacsek) have two sons, Taylor, 4 and Skylar, 2. (M.A. '90) teaches 11th-grade opportunity to work in Switzerland, Buehnerkemper lives in ... Jerome Ralph moved to English at Palm Desert High School. Canada and Mexico setting up Kelseyville, Calif She married h us- Oceanside, Calif., with wife Sue, She is busy being mom to Andrew, finance policies procedures and staff band Mark in June 1988. They have daughter Riley, 8, and son Daniel 8, and Allison, 5. Annette says the for a Swiss-based global hose clamp three children, Chris, 12; Veronica, James, 2. Jerome is in his fourth three enjoy life in the desert. ... manufacturer. She hopes to move 9; and Julianna, 7. They own a year as head football coach at Clay Epperson is posted with into consulting ... . Nancy 10-acre horse ranch and homeschool St. Augustine High School. ... USAID in Croatia. His wife, Kate, (MacConnie) Pierce and her their two older kids. Monica is office Pamela (Wiley) Younes recently and he have two girls, Tess, 4, and husband, Doug, reside in Durham, manager for her husband, an passed her certified professional Elise, 10 months. They will be post- N.C., with their two daughters, optometrist. ... Amy Butzen says codes exam and presented a billing ed in Croatia until Summer 2005 Brittany, 10, and Ciara, 6. Nancy she always is graceful for her educa- and compliance workshop at her and after chis tour, hope to be works part time for a sales company tion and the experience that she professional meeting in September. assigned to somewhere in Africa or and her husband is regional manager received at USD .... Theresa Asia . ... Beth (Frenken) for Sovran Self-Storage . ... Mar y 1985 De La Tor re scill works at che Esposito has been married to h us- Rodriguez recently was promoted U.S. Department of Agriculture UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI band Patrick for four years. They to associate direccor for the Office of doing agriculture research . She also Lorraine Bekeris worked chis past 1 have two beautiful boys, Dylan , 3 /2, International Affairs of the criminal works at the Wildlife World Zoo on year as a management analyst at the and Spencer, 2. They live in division of the U.S . Department of weekends and teaches CPR classes in Naval Personnel Command in Temecula, Calif, and continue to Justice. Mary oversees all matters the evenings during the week. ... Tennessee. She accepted another travel as part of their airline jobs ... . involving extradition and mutual Theresa (Plum) Garnier position working for the same organ- Victor Galvez recently was assistance ro and from Lari n (M.Ed. '88) has been married to ization (Navy Morale, Welfare and appointed co the board of directors of America. She supervises a staff of Warren Garnier fo r 12 years. They Recreation Department) as business The Old Globe theatre. He and his eight atcorneys and five paralegals. live in the San Diego community of manager at the Naval Air Station in wife of 11 years, Jill, and their two She and husband Alan have a son, Tierrasanta and have three children, Willow Grove, Penn . .. . Catherine 1 children live in Chula Vista, Calif Sebastian, 5 h, and daughter, Soria, Karina, 10; H unter, 7; and Jake, 3. Boling is president of che San Diego ... Angela Giglitto has been lead 18 months. Alan is a partner in a Theresa works two days a week as a County Taxpayers Association and is flamenco dancer and artistic director national law firm .... Mark Spanish immersion teacher at a mag- a board member of the San Diego for 15 years at Cafe Sevilla in San Sperrazzo is beginning his sixth net school chat her older children Convention Center Corp .... Diego. She also is president of San year as the dean of students at the attend . .. . Cather ine (Smith) Russell Caine continues co enjoy Diego's longest-running educational University of San Diego High School Locke gave birth co twin girls living and working in San Diego. and hiscorical event, the Cabrillo after teaching math since 1988. 0cc. 31, 2002. The twins joined He has worked for 14 years with Festival. For eight years prior, she He has two beautiful daughters, their 3-year-old big brother. Walter Wyatt, doing benefits/tech- served as its vice president . ... Sophia, 7, and Julia, 5 .... Catherine says she recently became a nology consulting. He is married Joseph Klnnally and Sandra Karen Stonecypher-Cote has Silpada Design representative, selling with two sons, Ryan, 9, and Spencer, (Appel) Kinnally celebrated their sterling silver jewelry co mix up her 7. He turned 40 chis fall. ...

36 USD MAGAZINE dai ly routine and "keep those four children, Easton, IO; Kacie, 8; shop celebrated 15 years of operation 1988 remaining business skills intact. " Matthew, 6; and Michael, 4. They in December 2002. A second sco re, UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI She writes, "We are blessed co have report that chey are excited at che Bill 's BuJlpen II , celebra ted its eighth Lori Ann Czop Assaf just gradu­ al l three ch ildren but times certainly opportunity co go abroad .... Mary year.... Cynthia (Volpone) ated from che Univers ity ofTexas at have changed fro m my USO and (Cotti) Carden wenc on after Syage (M.Ed. '92) joined che USO Aus tin with a Ph.D. in curriculum career days." .. . Gerard grad uation co earn a master's degree Al umni women's crew team lase and instruction. She is an ass istant McNamara (M.B.A. '90) reports in public health from the University spring. They raced in the ann ual professor ac Texas Sca ce University chat after li ving in Minnesota, of Cal ifornia , Los Angeles, an M. B.A. crew class ic near Crown Point. ac San Marcos. She specializes in ele­ Tennessee and Michigan for che lase from Pepperd ine University and a Cynthia says she met so many great mentary reading education. She has 13 years, he and Gaelen (Maskell) master's in biblical studies and theol­ alumn i rowers and had such fun , but cwo children, Calianne, 5, who started McNamara '87 are happy co ogy at Fuller Theological Seminary. chat it certainly was harder co do chis kindergarten this year, and Atiyeh, 3. return co California with their cwo She has been married 11 years and time around .... Anthony Villaflor Husband Saleem works ac the ch ildren, Megan, 6, and A.J ., 4. has 9-year-old twins and an 8-year­ is married with two children, Leilani, McCombs School of Business at che Gerry has taken a fac ul ty position at old son. She serves as a hospital 9, and Anthony Jr., 4. University of Texas, Austin .... the University of California, Riverside, chaplain at Providence Sc. Joseph's and rhe fam il y li ves in Men ifee, and Providence Holy Cross medical Cali f. .. . Donald Pannier became cen ters. ... Michael Casper recently ge neral manager for Juno Lighting in returned co San Diego. He reports it June. His wife , Lesley, and he have is wo nderful co be home. He plans three wonderful ki ds, Amber, 9, co emigrate co Israel in 2004 . ... Donnie, 7, and Delaney, 5.... Janet (Gaunt) Coover (M .A. '90) Kathleen (Bell) Perry is busy is a school counselor ac La Presa raising two gi rls, Katherine, 10, and Middle School in the La Mesa-Spring Caroline, 6, with her husband Scott. Val ley School District. A former She's an active volunteer in che gi rls' member of the USO swim ceam, she schoo l and enjoys tennis, golf and recen tly began swimming at the mas­ skii ng .... Raymond Pigeon and ter's level and experienced success at Lisa (Anderson) Pigeon '89 are che national level. ... David Culp happy in Poway, Calif. They have and Elizabeth (Schiele) Culp three children, the oldest of whom recently celebra ted their 13th now is driving. Lisa is a "scay-a c­ anniversary. They moved co Roseville, home-buc-never-home" mother and Calif., with their three children, Ray is in pri vate practice as an Taylor, 9; Katrina, 5; and Ryan , 2. internist and teaches ac Mercy David continues co be a professional Hospi tal in the Hillcrest community sales representative for Elsevier of San Diego. They have been mar­ Science .... Paula (Ward) Fisher ried almost 17 years .... Paul married Theron Fisher in 1997. She Varesio and Kelly (Borg) is mother co son Sam and three Varesio '88 have finished che 200 I stepchildren. Paula reports that she California lro nman race and plan co runs a solo law practice with an participate in another in 2004. Ke ll y emphasis in fam il y law and criminal also finish ed the 2003 Boston defense .... Piney (Pulis) Kearns Marathon .... Meredith (Lohne) and husband Jay ha ve an 8-year-old von Tscharner (M.A. '89) and daughter, Sheridan, an d a 6-year-o ld Patrick von Tscharner '86 have son, Jenner. The couple build cus­ chi ldren, Emma, 8, and twin sons, tom homes, develop land and own a Matthew and Nicholas, 5. .. . Lisa flooring score in Loveland, Colo. , (Lebaron) Zickert and Randy called Custom Wholesale Floo ring Zickerc, who attended USO for and Design. They live on a large lake two years, were married in 1988. north of Denver and "love co pre­ Lisa received her mas ter's in publi c tend we're scill ac che beach in San heal th and has organized welln ess Diego. " ... Christopher Kitzman pcograms for Kaiser Permanence has three daughters, Mary Elizabeth, fo r l O years. She is currently a full ­ 4; Catherine Colleen, 2; and Margaret time mother raising three children, Anne, 4 months. ... Robert Zachery, 9; Jacob, 6; and Kacie­ Mcloughlin and Joannie Marie, 17 months. (Stantoni) Mcloughlin '88 have four boys, ages I 5, 11 , 5 and 3, and 1987 li ve in the Scripps Ranch community UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI of San Diego. Robert is a regional Lori (Morgan) Bennett and Eric sales manager for Solidworks Corp., Bennett and their family left for a 3-D CAD software company, and Germany in August. Eric is reaching Joannie is a real esca ce developer.. .. in Heidelberg, Germany, at the mid­ William Mifsud reports that Bill's dle school level on a U.S. Army base Bull pen Spores Card and Co mics there for two years. The couple have

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was deaf.The very first time he Hill-McQueeney says. "They gain rode, he started signing, and the a great deal of self-esteem third time, he walked. I was because they are able to ride a totally fascinated by it." 1,000-pound animal." The physical therapist Therapeutic riding centers, explained the concept of thera­ which were first developed in peutic riding to the amazed Hill­ the I 960s, use the rhythm of McQueeney, who immediately riding to stimulate the pelvis and began researching the physical trunk in disabled children, help­ and emotional benefits the activ­ ing improve balance, posture and ity can have for children. At the strength. The horse's rhythmic Meggan Hill-McQueeney same time, she looked into gait also helps improve breath­ fo rming a nonprofit organization ing, swallowing and sound pro­ Rounds Up Better Lives for Kids for children. duction, which promotes speech Less than a year later, Hill­ function .At the same time, the eggan Hill -McQueeney's But it wasn't until 1995, wh.ile McQueeney co-founded Cowboy children bond with the animal love affair with horses teaching riding at a ranch in Dreams, a nonprofit therapeutic and build self-confidence. Mbegan at the age of 3, Colorado, that the psychology riding program for when her parents bought her a major and 1994 graduate found children with physical pair of Shetland ponies. By mid­ her true calling - using horses and mental challenges. dle school she was competing to help children with disabilities. "While there are in horse shows. After high "I met a gal who was a physi­ other areas of their school, she managed a racing cal therapist; she had a client and lives these children stable in her native New wanted to work with him while cannot control, when Mexico, and for two summers he was riding on back of a they learn to control during college was a wrangler at horse," says Hill-McQueeney. the animals it's very a Wyoming ranch. "He had Down syndrome and empowering;' program, where staff confer with parents to set goals. Each child in the program receives a scholarship from Cowboy Jonathan Blacker returned in have three children, Jordan, 11; Dreams, which makes it afford­ May from Saudi Arabia after being Co nnor, 9; and Emma, born June 2, mob il ized for Operation Iraqi able for families al ready bur­ 2002. Jackie started her new job as an Freedom .... After much de li bera­ academic counselor and psychology dened with large medical bills. tion, Rebecca Bradley decided reacher at St. Josep h High School in The children have riding ses­ to move from Phoen ix back to San Fall 2002, and she reports ir has been sions once a week for eight Diego and bri ng her mother with her great. ... Gustavo Velez has lived weeks, or until they have mas­ for her retirement years . Currently in Shenzhew, China, for the past tered their goal , whether it's she is on-call for consulting at her four years with wife Lynn. Gustavo family printing business in Phoenix. oversees all operations, sourcing and walking I 00 yards or riding a She says she is blessed to be amo ng product development for Whalen bicycle. The eight horses in the many of her USD friends living in Furni tu re Man ufact uring In c. He program are used as rewards the San Diego area .... Nancy says he and Ken Whalen are look­ Cowboy Dreams started and motivators for improved (Sedlmayer) Eberhardt and hus­ ing forward to much success as band Greg have two child ren, Laurie, with one child and grew to 38 reading and math skills. China continues to develo p into 9, and Jolrnny, 6. Nancy manages a wo rl d eco nomic power.. .. children by 1999, when Hill­ "It's amazing to see what it probate and domestic violence cases Maureen (Moore) Walsh is a McQueeney moved to Illino is does," says Hill-McQueeney, for San Diego Superior Court. She stay-at-home wife after wo rking in to manage Kickapoo Farms, a who is a mentor for the recen tl y was appointed by the chief corporate America for 10 years, and 28-acre quarter horse breed­ Rehabilitation Institute of justice to the Probate and Mental hopes soon to become a stay-at­ ing ranch in the rolling coun­ Chicago and is on the mem­ Health Advisory Comm ittee, and home mother. She and her husband also serves as faculty for Cal ifornia plan to buy property in Arizo na or bership committee of the tryside. She and ranch owner judicial education and research in Ke ntucky where they want to raise Susan Graunke re-started the North American Riding for the probare . .. . Mary Jean (Koenings) a fam ily.. .. Margaret Whelan program, which serves children Handicapped Association. "You Jenkins has two sons, Trevo r, 23, wrires that as a forens ic nurse special­ ages 3 to 18 with disabilities actually see their milestones who is married and in the U.S. ist, she provi des education and train­ such as blindness, autism, cere­ and steps. They really make a Coast Guard, and Eric, 19, a sopho­ ing to law enforcement and criminal more at Miami (Ohio) University. justice professionals regarding iss ues connection with the animals." bral palsy, Down syndrome and Mary is married to John Jenkins. incl uding family violence, sexual multiple sclerosis. Hill-McQueeney is particu­ She received an M.S.N. from Wayne assaul t and sexual homicide, elder "The kids don't look at it as larly proud of a 12-year-old girl State University in 1992, and now abuse and neglect. She also provides no rmal therapy treatment," who is deaf and has Down is worki ng in the neonatal intensive community ed ucation on these issues says Hill-McQueeney, who han­ syndrome. When the girl first care unit ar Toledo Children's to increase awareness, reporting and Hospital .... Kristina Kiefer is accountabili ty of offenders. dles acquisitions, sales, breed­ came to the program, her pos­ worki ng toward a master's degree in ing and grooming for the ranch ture sagged and she often organizational management with a GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOLALUMNI whi le coordinating the therapy couldn't raise her head. Over co ncentration in organizational psy­ Kate Diesfeld Q.D.) co-edited Involuntary Detention and time, riding helped her look up chology.... Peter Oliver and Julie programs for Cowboy Dreams Therapeutic Jurisprudence: and training the volunteers, and strengthened the muscles (McDonnell) Oliver '90 have been enj oyi ng li ving in Idaho fo r 11 International Perspectives on Civil in her trunk to the point staff and horses. 'They are in a years. They have fo ur boys: Clay, 9; Commitment. In the book, no n-clinical environment out where she no longer slumps. Cole, 7; Peter Jr. , 3; and Todd, 1. researchers fro m a variety of disci­ here in the farm with all the Hill -McQueeney expanded Peter's company, Thornton Oliver pl ines examine vario us aspects of decision- maki ng relating to psychi­ Cowboy Dreams last year with Kell er, is the largest commercial real new sights and smells. It's not atric detention and compare experi­ like sitting in a classroom and a summer camp for children estate company in its area . "We are very busy with family life," write ences in several countries . loo king at a chalkboard." who are amputees, a subject Peter and Julie . .. . Orin 1989 Hill -McQueeney is certified close to her heart. She is a Redelsperger was promoted to UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI by the North America Riding congenital amputee and has supervising dep uty district attorney. Lori (Soliz) Del Padre and fo r the Handicapped worn a prosthesis below her He celebrated so n Bradley's first David Del Padre report they are Association. Her staff includes right elbow since she was 6 birth day in May. He planned to blessed and privileged to be in move into a custom home in a speech pathologist and physi­ months old. Mission Viejo, Calif. Their two chil­ Sep tember. .. . Emmett Russell dren , Lisa, 11 , and Christopher, 9, cal and occupational therapists, "Horseback riding gave me has worked as a meteorologist, attend Mission Viejo Christian while volunteers assist with an outlet and gave me some­ reporter and anchorman for the past School. .. . Jennifer (Jacobs) therapy sessions, grooming the thing to be successful at," says 10 years. He has worked in Deming has stayed at home since ho rses and fund raising. The Hill-McQueeney. "I didn't make Greenville, Miss., Albuquerque, the birch of her son Liam, 15 N.M., Fresno, Calif, and "finall y, program, which relies primarily that connection until four or months. Jennifer and her husband thankfull y" is back in San Diego at continue to reside in San Francisco, on donations and grants, five years ago when someone the WB . He says he has been back served more than 240 children said to me at a fund raiser, 'It's two years and doesn't plan to leave last year, and has a waiting list great what you all are doing again .... Amy Thornberry says of hundreds more. out here helping kids. Look her daughter, Georgia, was born July 17, 2002 . ... Jackie Nawrot­ Doctors, therapists and how much it's helped you .' " Torres and Randy Torres '89 schools refer children to the - Cecilia Chan

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where they have the unique experi­ company.... Michael Vierra reporcs char son Patrick O'Reilly four children since 1993. Scott ence of living in the Presidio received his Ph.D. in education from Maloy '86 ran for California gover­ teaches and coaches soccer at Palma National Park, near the Golden Gate Claremont Graduate University in nor and is a lieutenant colonel in the High School (palmahs.org) in Bridge. Life is good, she says . ... May 2000. He is a principal in the U.S. Marine Corps .... Patricia Salinas, Calif. .. . April (Newton) Stephanie (Morand) Di Iorio Antelope Valley High School (Lee) Marino recen tly moved and DeNike and Daniel DeNike Ill li ves in Boscon and works as an area District, and planned co take part in had a baby girl, Gia, on Aug. 7, '88 recendy moved co Spokane, sales manager for Sun Microsystems. the opening of a new high school, 2002. Patricia recendy retired .... Wash. They report that now chat She and her husband recently trav­ Pete Knight High School, in Sam McDermott lives in Lake they have two young children, they eled to USO fo r the christen in g of Palmdale, Calif. , in the fall. Forest, Calif., with wife Christi. He wanted a more conservative small­ Devin, the son of Mark Bale '90 is a partner in the law firm of Wood, cown environmenr in which co raise and Kelley (Jewell) Bale '89. Smith, Henning and Berman .... their fami ly. The move from Seattle The Di Iorios are Devin's godpar­ Kelly (England) McElwaln no has allowed them co get into real ents.... Mark Edwards was mar­ longer is teaching. She is a stay-at­ estate development as a hobby. ried July 7, 2001. ... Keith Fink home mother co Taylor Anne, Dan is working for Ikon, the second­ taught ecology and environmental (gj~~ 18 months. The family loves Florida, largest employer in the region , as biology for the biology department 1990s but misses San Diego. They have internal audicor, "a position which and marine environmental studies been back several times each year every publicly traded company has program at USO for eigh t years. He 1990 and hope co make it in spring .... given renewed interest since the left USO ro work for Marie College Julie Anne (McDonnell) Oliver Enron and Wo rldCom scandals and UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI then returned two years later and has and Peter Oliver '88 live in Boise, the passage of the Sarbanes Oxley Mercedes Doblado-Hanson and Act," she says .... Patricia been the laboracory manager and husband Ca rl have four child ren, Idaho and enjoy life with their four technician for the marine environ­ ages 9, 8, 5 and 3, and live in Fargo, boys . ... Christopher Olsen has (Giacomini) Downey (l.M.B.A. mental studies program for the last N.D. Mercedes is working coward opened two nurseries, called '96) is a stay-at-home mother co five years. He also is on the board of another bachelor's degree in Spanish Boranica Gardens and The Horcicare three chi ldren, Jack, 7; James, 4; and direcrors for San Diego Earth Works, at Minnesota Stare University, Nursery. He also is involved in real Grace, 2. Patricia loves co network which produces the an nual Earth escare, buying and selling rental on the playground. Husband Derek Moorhead. . . . Carla (Caggiano) Day event in Balboa Park .... units. ... Darcy (Aman) Quinn owns his own company, AQA Inc., Elkins has two so ns, Andrew Maureen (Miller) O'Brien and and husband Pat celebrated the birch a national service company for com­ Lawrence, 3, and Alexander Patrick, I. mercial water faci lities .... Elisa James O'Brien married in 2001 and Carla received her M.A. in education of daughter Isabel Darlene on have a son, Brendan John .... Lance from National University in 2001. Dec. 11 , 2002 .... Andrew Smith (Simmons) Fabian and her hus­ band have three child ren, Eve, 4½; Pelky has built a new home in the She is reaching first grade after a (M.Ed. '9 1) is enjoying his second Bird Rock area of the San Diego year as principal of Rancho Bardin, 3; and Park, I . ... Candace yearlong maternity leave .... Sarah community of La Jolla. He is a board Elementary School in rhe La Mesa­ (Casutt) Gibbs and her husband Gagliardi has been in the hospitality have two children, Maxwell, and member of the Gi rl Scou ts of San industry for 12 years and is working Spring Valley School District near 5, Diego and Imperial counties. at the Four Seasons Aviara in Carlsbad, San Diego. He and wife Toni Alexandra, I. Candace is a stay-ar­ Daughter Mara is 15, and daughter Calif. She lives in Carlsbad and is (Gallo) Smith '87 have three home mother.... Marci Madison, 12, attended junior life­ children, Meghan, 7; Nathan, 3; (Fleishman) Hubal (M.Ed. proud co be a USO graduate. "I miss '93), guards this summer. Lance is a board the good ol' days," she writes .... and Natalie, 2 .... Sara (Schwab) husband Scott and children Mark, 5, member of the USO School of Smith married Jeff Smith in and Jessie, 3 love living in Coronado, Glen Griffin started leer, Inc., a 1995. Calif Marci planned co be a class­ Business Alumni Association . ... maker of extreme sports products, Jeff is an atcorney. The co uple have Nancy (Casillas) Pilling and two beautiful children, Henry, and room volunteer in Mark's kinder­ two years ago. The company is based 5, Martin Pilling '88 live in the Bay Emily, 3, and live in Pasadena, Calif. garten class in the fall .... Kathryn in Lake Tahoe, Calif. ... Suzanne area and have three children, Sara is a stay-at-home mother, "the (Gaudet) Kennedy coaches devel­ (Fentress) Guuardo has been Francesco, 8; Andres, 6; and working fo r Home Medical Services best job in the world," she wri tes. opmental swimming for Colorado Cristian, 1. ... Rafael Pinedo and Springs Swim Team. She and hus­ for four years as a cuscomer service 1991 wife Elizabeth have two children, manager. She is mother co two band Kevin have three child ren, I. UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI Hannah, 7; Matt, 5; and Trey, I. ... Devon, 12, and Aiden Alejandro, "happy, healthy boys," Jared and Aside from mortgage consulting, the Carrie (Hess) Cassor and hus­ Jody Michele (Sansone) Neely Adam. She has been married 11 band John recen tly celebrated the couple own Ephesus, a high-end day years co husband Dominic, and is and James Neely '90 are parents spa and salon in the San Diego co m­ first birthday of daughter Olivia co Alexander James Neely, born enjoying fami ly and friends .... Mae, "which kept us very busy as it munity of Hillcrest... . Danielle Dec. 26, 200 I. ... Catherine John Jerome just finished a 13- was qui re the event." Olivia's god­ Prunier and Steven Herman have year career as a professional basket­ (Smith) Oakley married husband been happily married for 10 years . mother, Cathleen (Kelley) Paul on April 13, 2002 .... Tina ball player, playing mostly in Romero 'Sil, and Mark Romero They have two daughters, Ava, 2, (Tascher) Overland and her hus­ Belgium. He has two children, '93 were in attendance .... and Olivia, 4.... Linda band have two daughters, Josie, 7, Aaron, I 0, and Zachary, 3. His wife Kimberly Cole-Wood (M.Ed. '92) (McMillan) Smith and husband and Janie, Tina is a happy stay­ is Shi rl ey, a Belgium native. The 21/z. David have two children, son has been married fo r five years. She at-home mother. Her husband is a fami ly now li ves in Glendale, Ariz. has two chi ldren, Kaleb, and Marshall, 6, and daughter Kendall , 4, sales representative for Ernies and Da ... Efrem Leonard has been mar­ Kamryn, I . She has not worked for 1 Kine .... Christopher Redlew 2 h. The fami ly lives in Pacific ried co wife Erica for 11 years. They two years and reports char she loves and Lorrlanne (Tanaka) Redlew Palisades, Calif. Linda recently scarred are parents co sons Elijah, 7; Evan, 5; a parry planning company with three spending quality time with her chil­ have two sons, Nicholas, born in and Eric, 3. Efrem is a salesman for dren. "I feel very fortunate," she says. 1996, and Jason, born in 2000. They friends called The Girls Parry Philips Oral Healthcare in its dental Planning and Design. They haven't .. . Scott Corner and wife Erica li ve in Mi lil ani, Hawaii . Both work division .... Joean Maloy is the had a free weekend since opening the have been living and teach ing in for the fami ly business, Pacific grandmother of 21, goes co the gym Monterey (Cali f) County with their daily, and practices tennis. She

40 USO MAGAZINE Transfer, where Chris is che sales house in the Adirondack mountains currently teaches seco nd grade in at Maxwell Technologies in San manager and Lorri is direcror of of upstate New York. She is a fu ll- Carlsbad, Calif. The fam ily bought Diego. She married husband Tony human reso urces/administration .... rime mother ro Piper and older sister its first home in San Marcos, Calif., on June 16, 2001 in Founders Larissa (Watkins) Slomba Holland, 41/z .... Michael one year ago . ... Melanie Chapel. ... Kimberly Ann (Holt) reporcs chat after teaching Spanish at Bernamontl is "raising two beauci- (Martinez) Nance has been a Braun separated from a teaching USO fo r 10 years, she has decided ro ful little girls," Emily, 3 and Caiclin, 6, kindergarten teacher in Oceanside, position at the U.S. Air Force spend more time with her 15- with his wife of nine years, Markell. Calif., sin ce graduating from USD. Academy after having son Parker. month-old daughter, Ashley, and Michael is executive vice president She is the mother of 5-year-old twin She works for a start-up company, become a stay-at-home mother. She and regio nal sales manager of an boys and a 1-year-old girl. .. . Maria which she re pores is exci ring, and loved being a part of the USO family, executive recruiting and placement (Gooding) Rhein is a molecular says she loves hanging out with and says she will "miss my colleagues firm chat specializes in mortgage biologist at Duke University's Parker and husband Steve .... Claire an d srudents very much. Farewell banking and financial services profes- Human Vaccine Institute in a labora- Clark is in graduate studies in the- USD!" ... Jennifer Qolly) Snyder sionals. For fun, he manages tory dedicated to HIV vaccine ology and social work. She is a mem- and her family moved co a new a small private racing team called development . ... Kristin (lngrao) ber of Legion of Mary at her parish, home in Corona, Calif. She helped Team Biohazard (TB Racing) chat Rude says her mother passed away San Carlos Cathedral, and owns her open a new middle school, where she campaigns two to three cars regularly. in May 2002. Kristin decided to cake own business . .. . Brennan Dolan is teaching sixth-grade math/science His seven specialty cars have created a yearlong leave of absence from married wife Jennifer in September core classes. Her daughter, Abigail a "chronic parking problem, teaching to purs ue her own business. 2002. He has been living in Chicago Lee, was born in June 2002, and he reporcs ... . Michael Buckley She is a personal tutor for kinder- for 10 years and is self-employed as came home heal thy after spending six (M.S.G.L. '00) and Teresa garcen through eighth-grade students a trader on the Chicago Mercantile weeks in the neonatal intensive care (Tierney) Buckley '00 (M.S.G.L.) and works out of her home, mostly Exchange . ... Darko Dragicevic unit at Riverside County Regional met in the USO master's in global with children in the Del Mar Union has been "bouncing around Europe" Hospital. Abigail already is "compec- leadership program in 2000, and School District where she forme rly playing soccer and says he misses ing with her big brother Ethan, " married in August 2001. They have ca ugh t. She says she plans to cake a everyone, especially all alumni soccer writes Jennifer. ... Lisa (Cheung) a daughter, Sarah, born Aug. 24, second yearlong leave of absence to players. He anticipated a fall move Wang still lives in Los Angeles and 2002 .... Cecilia (Garcia) Crary tutor and hopes to add another to the German Regionalligen. He works at Deloitte and Touche as a planned to move with husband home education student to her fi lmed a television commercial for cax senior manager. Her husband, Michael to Newport, R.I., in roster. .. . Amy (Infantino) Olympus camera lase October. Back David, and she have a 17-month-old October, where Michael will attend Swiderski teaches high school home, he enjoys surfing, Baja son, "who chinks he is 17 years old," che Naval War College for a year. science in Hawaii. She and husband California, music production and Lisa says. . .. Jodynne Wood Michael was promoted to the rank Mike have two children, Marisa, 9, documentary filmmaking. His e-mail recently accepted the position of of lieutenant commander in che and Kayla, 2 . .. . Victoria Visosky is [email protected] .... Kelly director of sales for Ascent Media, a Navy and screened for executive caught English for eight years at (Konitz) Graham and family provider of broadcast services includ- officer.... James Ferguson lives Bishop Amat Memorial High School recencly spent four months living in ing pose-production, digital asset in Riverside, Calif., with wife Karen in La Puente, Calif. She also was the New York City. They enjoyed che management and network origina- and daughter Abigail. .. . Laura yearbook adviser for six years, a posi- city and all it had to offer. They've cion and satellite uansmission services. Hale-Homewood and cion chat led to jobs editing and pro- also discovered a newfound apprecia- She li ves with her twin daughters, Christopher Homewood '93 ducing yearbooks for the "Seinfeld" cion for home in Colorado. Ke lly Delia and Lily, 3, in Arcadia, Calif. recently relocated to the Bay area. television show in its lase season and and husband Gregory are parents to T he girls started preschool in Chris is a district manager for "Third Rock from the Sun" after its Morgan, 6; Peter, 4; and Aimee, 2. September, and Jodynne hopes they Circuit Cicy and Laura works with lase episodes. Son Peter is now 31/z .. . Lisa Anne (Chavez) Holland will one day follow in her footsteps victims of crime for the Berkeley and son Luke is 11/z. Victoria is the adminiscraror of an Escondido, and attend USD. Police Department. The couple share planned ro return to the classroom Calif., skilled nursing facility, their home with "our canine baby," in September. ... Elizabeth Ward Redwood Terrace, and oversees the GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI Maggie, 5 .... Shana Hoernke is reaches ninth- and 1Och -grade delivery of heal ch-care services in the John Buckley (I.M.B.A.) reporcs returning to school to be a high English at Serra High School in facility and other health-care related chat his career emphasizes business school health and physical education San Diego. She also coaches girls' programs there. She has been mar- insurance and retirement invest- teacher in New Jersey.... Kenneth field hockey, girls' soccer and girls' ried for five years to Christian rnencs . ... Alexander Conti Q.D.) Kasinak recently was promoted to lacrosse. She rece ived the 2003 Holland and lives in the San Diego returned to the Orange County detective in the La Mesa (Calif.) Female Scaff Standout Award, by the community of Scripps Ranch .... office of Snell and Wilmer and its Police Department. He also was Serra staff. ... Renee Woodward Jay Janavice and Danielle (Tull) produce liability team. Conti repre- appointed to the La Mesa Police is the 2003 winner of United Janavice '96 moved to Norch se ncs auto manufacturers in serious Officers Special Response Team, Healchcare's low-far entree salad Carolina lase summer. They live in a personal injury and property damage made up of che department's most recipe contest. small town where Jay manages the la wsuits brought in state and federal highly trained and skilled officers . .. . local Blockbuster video store. He also courcs in California and nationwide. Christine M. (Morvillo) Lusk 1993 is an officer candidate with the UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI 19 92 is a research coordinator fo r the North Carolina Army National Edward Beck began working at Southwest Center for Occupational Guard. The two were guests at the UN DERGRADUATE ALUMNI Prison Fellowship Miniseries, a non- Kellie Anne Ackerman had a and Environmental Health in wedding of Ryan Millay '94 and profit corporation in Virginia, a year baby girl, Piper Anne Ackerman, on Houston. She has a daughter, now Rebecca Sacller in Fe. Walton Beach, 1 ago. His children are Madeline, June 11 , 2002. She and her family 2 /z years old . ... Amy McGrath Fla. They also were present at the 51/z and David, 2. He and wife just returned to Los Angeles after and husband Daniel have been mar- (continued on page 44) Amanda have been married eight spending che summer at their lake ried 11 years. They have two chi!- ... Yolanda (Gonzalez) dren, Mary, 6, and Sean, 2. Amy has years. Blasing been teaching for 11 years and is the corporate controller

WINTER 2004 41 Sen. Elizabeth Dole, among men, who now make up whom she inter­ 40 percent of the audience. It viewed on the eve of also has earned Sturgeon the ana Sturgeon '92 has On "The Dana Sturgeon the 1996 presidential election. recognition of her peers. In come a long way since Show;' a women's issues and hot "My focus is to encourage October, the San Diego Radio Dher college days, when topics forum broadcast weekday women to get real and not to Broadcasters Association hon­ she used to organize her class afternoons on San Diego's KPRZ pretend that we have it all ored Sturgeon with the 2003 schedule around "The Oprah 121 0AM , Sturgeon adds a together," says Sturgeon, who Achievement in Radio Award for Winfrey Show." Now an award­ Christian dimension to the says women often face unrea­ Best Talk Show Host. winning media host in her own issues she says are most impor­ sonable expectations of physical "Dana is very sincere and has right, Stu rgeon brings to talk tant to women - marriage, fam­ and emotional perfection. a passion to see people's lives radio a fresh female perspective ily, adoption and sex. Her guests The show, aimed primarily at change for the better," says and a focus on the problems of have included James Dobson of women between the ages of 25 Gloria Deloney, Sturgeon's pro­ everyday life . "Focus on the Family" and and 45 , has developed a following ducer. "I think that the media and

42 USD M AG AZ I NE From her La Jolla studio, radio host Dana Sturgeon '92 chats with authors and community leaders and shares her Christian values with listeners five days a week.

"I love her, but that's like listening to my grandmother," Sturgeon remembers telling Larson. "Where's the female voice for my generation/" Sturgeon landed a job in the station's advertising sales depart­ ment in February 1995, securing a promise from Larson to put her on the air when she learned the ~ ropes. By July 1996, Sturgeon had her own Sunday show, "Today's Woman with Dana Sturgeon," which moved to 2-3 p.m. weekdays 18 months later. The show was later re-christened "The Dana Sturgeon Show" to make male listeners feel more welcome. Sturgeon went national last year when she began writing and recording radio commentaries for "The Salem Family Minute," a daily family life feature broadcast :::rsity conversations with friends rou­ nationally on contemporary tinely delved into subjects deep­ Christian music stations. She also er than boyfriends and class hopes to branch out into local schedules. television and is working on She began pursuing her goal potential show formats. with an internship at a local tele­ But even if the medium vision show. An internship in the changes, the message - shaped local NBC affiliate's newsroom by Sturgeon's strong Christian followed, but Sturgeon soon faith - will remain the same. realized that there were no "Ultimately, the lesson is that openings on local television for God has a plan for our lives," the next Oprah. Sturgeon says. "I'm trying to the airwaves were made not sim­ watching Oprah Winfrey, she So Sturgeon shifted her focus show people that we sometimes ply fo r entertainment, but to be suddenly realized what she to radio. A life-long Christian, have to give up our plans and a public service. She offers that." wanted to do with her life. Sturgeon sent her resume to our dreams in order to find His The award was an unexpected "One day, when I was just sit­ Christian stations across the best for us." surprise for Sturgeon - but so ting there, I thought, I could do country, including KPRZ. During - Denis Grasska was her career in radio. When this," Sturgeon says. "I could her interview with general man­ she enrolled at USD, Sturgeon answer people's questions and ager Mark Larson, she described planned to major in business actually give them deeper, more her vision of a female talk show administration and attend law faith-based solutions to life's that would reflect the concerns school. In her sophomore year, problems." of women in their 20s and 30s. however, she discovered a talent The idea was perfect for At the time, the station carried fo r public speaking and switched Sturgeon, who preferred rela­ only one female host - Beverly he r major to communication tionship-improvement books to LaHaye, whose show targeted s udies. During her daily ritual of romance novels and whose women ages 50 and older.

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grad uation ceremony of James Olivia, was born Nov. 23, 2002 . ... medicine in San Diego. . .. Monica Universiry of Nebraska Ph.D. pro­ Dobson '93 as he completed train­ Sherri Lee Bliss is a program man­ (Daley) Samuel, husband Bob and gram in 2004, and serve an intern­ ing to become an Immigration and ager in recruitment ac PacifiCare. She girls Spencer, 3 'lz, and Mackenzie, ship che following year. She hopes Naturalization Service inspector. ... also is in her second year of graduate 8'1z months, are living in El Cajon, to return to San Diego soon . .. . Lisa (Treece) Keleher received school at UCLA, pursuing a master's Calif They are building a home and Timothy Lang is a research scien­ her master's degree in mathematics of public health in communiry Monica works pare time ar Ledcor­ tist at Colorado State Universiry in from Tulane Universiry in 1998. She health promotion and education. She S.D. Co nstruction in the Miramar the atmospheric science department. became interested in finance whi le recently bought her first house . ... area of San Diego .... Anne Tavis He also is studying rh undersrorm ac Tulane and pursued a career in Kristine (Gierthy) Cheren was lives in Ventura, Calif , and works characteristics, in particular precipi­ financial analysis. After working for married in September 2002 in as a registered nurse in the surgery tation and lightning. His wife is a a couple of real estate companies, she Westlake Village, Calif ... Todd department of a local hospital. veterinarian and the couple is build­ now wo rks for BISYS Educational Fraser and Nancy (Basse) ing a house in Fore Coll ins, Colo .... 1995 Services, developing review materials Fraser are proud parents of rwo Karen (Fortune) Lilley and hus­ for CFP and CFA exams. She mar­ boys, Sam, 2, and Ben, 5 months .... UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI band Mark are planning a trip to San Barbara Alfano (M.A. '02) had ried last year and bought a house Brad Gerttula recently finished Diego over Memorial Day 2004, and with her husband .... Bret his first year as a fi rsc officer with an intimate rwilighc wedding cere­ plan to visit Sea World and the San mony ac her parents' San Diego Lindeman and Jennifer (Egnew) Skywest Airlines, che largest regional Diego Zoo. . .. Kevin Linderman home in June 2002, a month after Lindeman live in San Diego and airline in che co untry. He attended and Julie (Klesse) Linderman receiving her master's degree from have 4-year-old son Nicholas and ground school in September 2002 have been together nine years, mar­ 1-year-old son Andrew. ... and was based initially in Fresno, USO. She married John Kamalei ried for five , since meeting their jun­ Ticchen, who had worked in USD's Matthew Mahon returned to the Calif., before transferring home to ior year at USO. Kevi n continues to publications office until joining the East Coast and married wife Deirdre. Portland, Ore. . .. James Griley play music on a regular basis. He The couple have rwo children, Jack, 8, has been teaching at Richard Gahr U.S. Coast Guard in September also works as a senior technical risk and Regina, 3. Matthew reaches sev­ High School in Cerritos, Calif, for 2000. They now live in Honolulu, consultant for Prociviri, an Arthur enth-grade science at Neptune seven years and reaches English. He where John is stationed as public Andersen spin-off. Julie is now in her relations liaison for Hawaii's Middle School in Neptune, N.]. ... was married lase July to Christin e fourth year of medical school ac the Roger Merk completed medical Witt in Long Beach, Calif. . .. Department of Homeland Securiry, Universiry of Colorado Health and where she works as a fitness school at Creighton Universiry, and Maria A. (Cilmi) Jordan works Sciences Center. ... Christopher counselor and personal trainer.... si nce has completed his residency for part rime at Environmental Systems Parta reports chat wife Tiffany Todd Andrews opened his private emergency medicine in Saginaw, Research Institute as a marketing (Tran) Parta '97 finished her Mich ., where he also was chief resi­ coordinator in che corporate market­ practice in Sacramenro in January master's degree in educatio n in dent. He is a board certified emer­ ing group. She reports chat she also 2002 after graduating from December 2002 and he app lied co gency room physician in Saginaw.... is very busy raising her rwo daugh­ Universiry of the Pacific School of law school and plans co attend start­ Dentistry in San Francisco in 2000, Suzanne Milligan (M.B.A. '94) ters Madeline Rachelle, who is 5 and ing Fall 2004 . ... Erin (McAnany) and completing an advanced educa­ and husband Bill just celebrated their starting kindergarten chis year, and Politz lives in the Bay area with her first anniversary and plan to scare Caroline Grace, "a spunky 3 year tion for general dentistry residency at husband of fou r years and is raisi ng cheir family in che coming year.... old." The family loves to swim, UOP in 2001. .. . Kathy Daftari is son Andrew, born Aug. 29, 2002 .... a jewelry designer and entrepreneur. Heather (Beal) Props and hus­ dance and read books at che library. David Salisbury recently accepted ... Kelly (Masterton) Daggs and band Michael had their first ch ild, ... Adrianne (Yanez) the marketing direcror position wi th a daughter named Brianna, on Kieckhafer recently celebrated her Ashley Daggs '94 married in international fitness equipment man­ Dec. 21 , 2002. Heather is pursuing third wedding anniversary with hus­ 2001 and live in the Bay area. Boch ufacturer HOIST Fitness Systems, her career as a stay-at-home mother. band Shaun. She has worked for work in the San Francisco invest­ which has nine local San Diego retail ment communiry. ... Rusty . . . Lance Seymour and wife Upper Deck for seven years .... locations under the name Fitness Dehorn is married ro wife Tonya, Danielle plan on moving back to San Randa O'Connor is director of Warehouse . ... Gina Surgeon is Diego next summer to start a family marketing and product management a high school teacher, and the couple enjoying employment with San li ve in Los Garns, Calif He is a tech­ and build up a new business, working for a sofrware consulting Diego Counry, and recently was pro­ High Water Group Development, a company based in San Francisco. nical adviser at Nerwork Appliance. moted from sen ior finance auditor co The couple's first child , Carson, is real estate investment and construction She and her boyfriend just built a cost analyse. She is looking into pur­ about to cum 1 year old . ... William company. ... Anne (Poppe) new home in the Sancaluz communiry chasing a home and remains active in Homan is going on five years at Stegen planned to complete her of San Diego. She has been traveling her church and commun iry.. .. Taylor Made-Adidas Golf He just M.B.A. in finance in November, and extensively for four years, but now is Inge Taylor says working as a mid­ husband Sloane Sregen completed based out of her home office .... purchased his first place in Cardiff, wife was her life's dream. Now she is Cal if., and says he still loves San his M.B.A. in August. Both received Melinda Patty married Todd delivering babies and caring for their degrees from DePaul's Kellscadt Demsey on Dec. 14, 2002. They Diego . ... Meg (Ganchan) Jack is women during the prenatal period. Graduate School of Business. currently are traveling because Todd completing medical school while She also is doing "lots of well-woman husband Randall completes his res i­ is on a nationwide golf to ur. The care and loving it. " ... Hope Wilson 1994 couple's home is in Scottsdale, Ariz. dency in obstetrics/gynecology.... has just completed her master's UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI Helena Johnson received a master .. . Dana Roloff is a marriage and degree in industrial/organizational Salina (Spring) Bauer and fam ily therapist at Child ren's of arcs degree in psychology at San psychology at Alliant International Brent Bauer live in Oregon. Hospira! in San Diego. She provides Diego Stace Universiry before mov­ Universiry and is working toward Salina finished her Ph .D. in molecu­ ing to Linco ln , Neb., where she is a therapy to children who are victims completing a Ph.D. in industrial/ lar genetics at che Universiry ofTexas doctoral candidate in clinical psy­ of abuse and neglect. She and Peter organizational psychology. While in ac Housron and reaches at a commu­ chology with a child and fam ily spe­ Roloff '92 recently bought a home school, she is interning in che profes­ niry college. Brent is in the Ay­ in che Pacific Beach neighborhood of cialization. She will complete che sional development division at San fishing industry. Their daughter, San Diego. Peter practices internal Diego State Universiry.

44 USO MAGA Z I N E 1996 completing a Ph.D . in clinical psy- vessel owners . .. . Phong Tran is an Orange County in September 2002. UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI chology and lives in Dallas, helping associate attorney with the San ... Fay (Tinsay) Roberts received Melanie Anne (Cramer) Bush husband Thomas in the medical Diego law firm of Coughlan, a master of am degree in education and Charlie Bush '91 have two imaging business .... Mary Jo Semmer and Lipman, LLP, where he at San Diego State University. She children, Madeline, 3, and Nicholas, Highland is happy to be a stay-at- specializes in white-collar criminal and Mark Roberts '95 have a 1. Melanie is a stay-at-home mother home mother to Kian, born April 9, defense and business litigation .... I-year-old boy named Isaac. Fay says enjoying her children. The family is 2002 .... Bradley Kirn and Lara Zakov works as an accountant she is passionate about her reading in the process of moving inco another Kirst in (Graczyk) Kirn were for Solar Turbines in San Diego. recovery position in which she helps home .... Michael Bosman married in 2000 and live in San struggling readers .... Karla received his M.B.A. at che University Diego. They still have their dog 1997 (Lopez) Schwartz has been mar- of Sc. Thomas this year, and is a level II Tahoe, who is now 10. They cele- UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI ried for five years. She and husband Danielle (DIBarl) Alexander CF.A. candidate. He has been mar- brated their third anniversary by Dan have a 4-year-old girl, Elise, (M.B.A. '00) completed her M.B.A. ried to wife Kaylea for four years .... spending two weeks in Italy.. .. a 21h-year-old boy, Noah, and a studies at USD and married husband A ndrea Dickinson Meggs (M.A. Jennifer (Barta) Knox and her I-year-old boy, Samuel. She is a full- Scott on May 25, 2002 in Newport '99) and husband Dowal E. Meggs husband Micah had their fourth time mother and volunteers pare time Beach, Calif., "a very 'patriotic' red, Jr. welcomed their first child, Caleigh child, a boy named Justice Micah with her church, Calvary Chapel, white and blue wedding onboard the Madison Meggs, on July 2, 2002 .... Knox, in October 2001. Justice joins running a ministry. She also volun- yacht, just Dreamin'," Danielle Jason Eberl graduated in May sisters Faith, 5; Hope, 4; and Grace, 3. teers with her husband at Sunday writes. Since then, the couple have fro m Saine Louis University with a ... Gregory Meeks and Anne school. "The Lord has blessed us moved to Healdsburg, Calif., where Ph .D. in philosophy. He has moved (McDermott ) Meeks '97 recently tremendously and we are so grate- with his wife, Jennifer Vines, and moved to Oxnard, Calif. ... they bought a home and where ful, " she repom .... Darren Danielle is a real estate loan consultant. daughter August to Indianapolis, St efanie (Hayes) O'Connell had Shrager owns an advertising/graphic ... Ricardo Araiza is an assistant where he is an assistant professor of taught biology and coached volley- design agency in Pittsburgh .... phi losophy and co-director of the ball, but now is staying at home with principal at Carr Intermediate Laurie Stanton attends American School in Santa Ana, Calif. He also phi losophy graduate program at daughter Emma, 1. .. . Jose Ortiz University of the Caribbean School is in the doctoral program at the Ind iana University-Purdue University, is branch manager for the Denovo of Medicine as a first-year student. University of La Verne .... Indianapolis .... Verna Fabella store located at First and Market ... Jill Kathryn-Jean Zelko has Catherine Bernardy recently graduated with a Ph.D. in clinical streets in downtown San Diego. been teaching at a Catholic elemen- relocated to Phoenix to pursue her psychology in June 2002 from the He began his career with Wells Fargo tary school for the past six years. M.B.A. in a pare-time program at Cali fo rnia School of Professional Bank three years ago as a personal Last year, she received her master's Arizona State University. She works Psychology at Alliant International banker.... Catherine " Kit" in education degree from Chapman for GE Franchise Finance as a mar- University in Los Angeles. She is a (Pot ter) Parsons and husband University. She repom that she can't kering analyst .... Sarah Coleman registered psychologist ac Bienvenidos Steve were voted "Best Realtors on imagine any ocher career, and that repom she stays busy playing soccer, Vi llage for Children in Altadena, Kauai" in the Garden Island she keeps in touch with her USD riding her horse and working in San Calif., providing child therapy. ... Newspaper Reader's Poll. Last sum- girlfriends who continue to move Diego and is still good friends with Scot t Farley is completing an mer, the family spent three weeks in throughout the United States. Erin orthopedic residency in Farmington Russia, "a very interesting experi- several fellow USD alumni . ... Hill, Mich .... Erin (Hirschberg) ence," Kit writes ... . Nicole (Faught) Dennis is a stay-at-home 1998 Felder and Jesse Felder '97 have Pascarella just spent three weeks in mother who spends lots of time vol- UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI been married five years and live in Italy visiting with family and friends. unteering in her children's schools. Soledad Barragan Sanchez is in ... Gillian Garfield has just com- Bend, Ore. Their two children, Kurt, 4, She lives in the San Diego community her second year in a bilingual teach- and Virginia, 2 1h, keep them of Carmel Valley and is involved pieced an aviation science degree in ing fellows internship program for extremely busy and very active. Jesse with her church. She repom that she preparation for a career as a Federal San Diego City Schools. She reaches opened his own company three yea rs loves her marketing job, working Aviation Administration controller. first grade .... Rosemary ago and is doing very well, the couple with a wonderful group of people She is working in an administrative (DeLeone) Becchi just joined repo rt ... . Claire Galang owns a and traveling around the country. position in the FAA Flight Standards Fidelity Investments as a vice presi- Rower business called "Fleurs de She is having fun going to the races, Division, awaiting hire with air traf- dent in their federal government Cl ai re." .. . Kat hryn (Palmen) spending time at the beach and fie control. ... Kelly L. McGeehan relations division. She will be open- Gryboskl graduated from attending concem .... Leticia has been at the Illinois state attorney's ing Fidelity's Washington, D.C., University of Colorado in May with Rivas and husband Jose San Vicente office for about two years. She's federal government relations office. a master of arcs in instruction and have two children, Paulina, 13, and gained tremendous experience ... Ginger Brady expected to com- curriculum. She started a new job Sabrina, 5. .. . Lisa (Mart inez) including four jury trials and more plete her master's degree in teaching in August as an eighth-grade math St ehle is now a stay-at-home mother than l00 bench trials. She repom from Grand Canyon University in teacher. ... Mary Harrigan with daughters Faith, 2, and Grace, I, that she is in the domestic violence Phoenix, Ariz . .. . Andrea (Hauck) received her master's degree in educa- and Michael Stehle has been resta- unit doing criminal prosecutions, Carter met her husband in chiro- ti on at National University and is in tioned at Camp Pendleton with the and also is an independent sales practic school in Whittier, Calif. her sixth year of teaching ac Mar !st Marine Division, 3rd Battalion. associate director for Mary Kay They were married on the beach in Vis ta High School in Imperial He is a captain in the Marine Corps Cosmetics. Her Web site is March 2002 and moved to Las Beach .... Jennifer (Roche) serving as a logistics officer... . www.marykay.com/kmcgeehan .... Vegas. Both are chiropractors in a Lisa Munro Heckman left a human resources Sterling Stires and wife Michelle is a brand manager for family medical practice. "Vegas is position with Boeing to pursue aca- have two great kids, Olivia, 5, and El Pollo Loco restaurants. She will treating us well," she writes .... Gianni Colamussl demics and is teaching introduction Sterling Jr., 2. Sterling is a maritime receive her M.B.A. with a market- is doing well in ro communications at USD .... lawyer and represents commercial ing/strategy emphasis in June 2004 the real estate industry and regularly Jamie Lee (Biskar) Hellman is from the University of California, does business with other USD alum- Irvine. She bought her first home in

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ni. He invires orher alumni in real Research .... Abigail Part a lives in 2002 and reaches ki ndergarten in esrate to call him at (800) 464-5567. Minneapolis, Minn., and works as Sacramento. She and fiancee Anthony .. . Annette Crutchfield just the government affairs manager for Pesce have run three marathons ',, , . .... ~-1--."·· ' 1·. \. returned from teaching English in the Minnesota Growers Association. together this year. . .. Erin Masaki­ ~ - ,1 ~ . Japan for a year. During her sray, she ... Jamie (Fatheree) Pro has McKay celebrated her first anniver­ . ).J,l ,. . - visited South Korea and Thailand, taughr for fo ur years as a fourth­ sary in July wirh her husband, USO bringing to 12 the number of coun­ grade teacher at a charter school in junior Morgan McKay. Morgan is 2000s tries she's seen. She now works as an El Cajon, Calif.... Karen (Edgar) a transfer student who was sched uled escrow sales representative for San Rand is an English reacher at Sreele to attend the USO School of 1000 Diego Escrow.... Susan Erpelding Canyon High School in El Cajon, Business in the fall . . . . Michael UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI (M.A. '00) is a social work counselor Calif. ... Belinda Sandoval recently Murphy is the navigarion officer Tamera Ashcraft graduated with helping people with developmental moved to San Francisco and is the aboard the USS Fitzgerald. The ship her master of science degree in disabilities. She coaches a girls' bas­ assistant director for the office of was deployed in March for an eigh t­ marine science from the Univers ity ketball club ream called the San multicultural recruitment and reten­ month deployment to rhe Middle of Texas at Austin, in May.. .. Eric Diego Sol. ... Kimberly (Farris) rion for rhe University of San Ease. ... Chad Nardiello Danielson is currently employed Berg married Brian Berg, a software Francisco. She begins a master's pro­ Q.D. '02) complered an LL.M. in "back home" in Kansas working for developer, in Minneapolis on gram in spring .... Todd raxation at Georgetown University the Lenexa Chamber of Commerce. July 20, 2002. Kim runs her own Vandervort married wife Tis ha Law Center. He planned to begin He and fiancee Allison have a yellow consulting practice in Minneapolis. on May 4, 2002. Todd works as an working wirh rhe rax services group Labrador retriever named Scout. Clients have included the McKnight accountant for lnvitrogen Corp. in at Deloitte and Touche in Los "Looking forward to USO advancing Foundarion, the Metropolitan Carlsbad, Calif., and lives in Angeles in September. ... Abigail in nexr year's NCAA Tournament. Council and Education/Evolving. Oceanside, Cal if. ... Naveen Zaidi (Horrocks) Preston and husband Go Toreros!" he writes .... David She is co-director of rhe Center for graduated from Cornell Law School Jared have been living in La Verne, Denes has been working as rhe Economic Progress, a nonprofit, in 2002. She now works and lives in Cal if., for the pasr year. In May rhey operations manager for rwo radio nonpartisan action rank dedicated Manhattan. She is a second-year got a Labrador puppy named Chloe. stations in Los Angeles. "Life is to changing how society rhinks and associate in a corporate law firm .... They were planning a trip to Europe good," he writes. He reports that he ralks abour women's economic worth Christina (Erkenbrack) Zaman in September and expected to be in bought a house jusr over a year ago and potential. She still sings in her is married with a 3-year-old son Munich for Oktoberfest .... and is trying to travel "but not as spare time .... Sherry (Reed) named Pierce. She opened a restau­ Daniela Reali (J .D. '02) worked much as I like," he says .... Jessica Keith and husband Robert just rant in Las Vegas in 2003 with her fo r Grace Brandon Hollis after grad­ Gray has played professional basket­ bought a house and Sherry started husband. They look forward to uating law school and passing the ball for club reams in England, New her second year as an elementary opening their next pizzeria in 2005. California state bar exam in 2002. Zealand and Australia since graduat­ school Spanish teacher in Grapevine, There, she practiced complex litiga­ ing. She recently returned from play­ 1999 Texas, in August. ... Darcy tion, including products liability, ing in the WNBL in Australia for a (Farrell) Lewis married Jon Lewis UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI employment, personal injury and ream called rhe Sydney Flames .... Erin Buchanan is a development on Dec. 22, 2001. Darcy teaches in construction defecr cases. She recently Heather Hanley attends Loma director for the nonprofit Orange Huntington Beach, Calif., and Jon is changed law firms and now works Linda Un iversity School of Medicine County Community Housing a pol ice officer for the Newport for a small plaintiffs' firm in San and is in the class of 2007. She looks Corporation .... Claudia Beach Police Department. ... Diego where she represents plaintiffs forward to a career in pediatric medi­ (Valenzuela) Carrillo and Carlos Shawn Lorenzo has been living in in consumer class acrion lawsuits .... cine, possibly neurosurgery.. .. Carrillo '91 have rhree children, Atlanta since July 2000. He is mar­ Angela Richardson is "buying and Tiffany Jackson moved to Austin, Nadia, 5; Sofia, 3; and Sam uel, ried to wife Poliala and they have selling Portland's great homes and Texas, after graduaring to work as a one son. Kalrn'ike Lorenzo. Both are 10 months. Carlos has been with condos." She also is involved in producer at Fax7 News. She started SBC for seven years as a planning air traffic conttollers. They hope to property management and invest­ producing weekend shows and engineer. Claudia serves as rhe local move back to Hawaii in a couple of ment. ... Ryan Ries is finishing moved her way up to morning show chief of staff to Assemblywoman years .... James Meyer has worked his final year of graduate school at producer. In 2002, she moved to Shirley Horton. The fam ily has in the biotechnology industry since California Institute ofTechnology and New York and has been working for resided in Narional City, Calif., for graduation. Currently he is research expects to graduate in the spring with Fox News Channel as a freelance the past 31h years .... Tamara and development chemistry supervi­ a Ph.D. in chemistry.... Sherry associate producer. Since Ocrober (Schroeder) Drozda happily sor for Biosite Inc. In his spare time, (Klomp) Stephens is working on a 2002, she's written for a variety of lives in Colorado with husband Cliff he earned his pi lot's license and Right master's degree in education with an shows on Fox's cable news station. Drozda. She is the mother of rwo insrructor's certificate and enjoys Hy­ emphasis on literacy. She and husband She reports rhar she often works with children, Eddie, 3, and Emma, 1. ... ing over San Diego. He planned to Forest Stephens celebrated their son's fe llow alumnus Ian Rafferty '93, pursue an M.B.A. degree from Jennifer Jacobson and Evan first birthday in November... . Kristy who is a field producer for Fox .... Hlavacek '98 are "settl ing into life UCLA starting chis fal l. ... Kristi Van Doren works in the marketing Tawnya Lydick (M.A. '02) is rhe in hot Phoenix. " Evan will move Miller-Ulrich married husband department of Vans, organizing and teacher for the visually impaired in Lucius Ulrich on March 10, 2001 in back to Indianapolis in January for executing events and promotions the Gtossmont Union High School the Arena Football season where he San Anronio. She received a master's worldwide. She says she has the most District. ... Tasha Matthews will play defensive back and wide degree in anthropology from the fun running into USO alumni, mostly Bartley is going back to school to receiver. ... Kelly Keahey and University ofTexas at San Antonio. so tori ty sisters, around the country get a master's degree in communica­ Brian Patterson were married in She works as a historic archaeologist while working events. tion at Portland State University.... Ocrober 2002 in Fresno, Calif. They for the Center for Archaeological Jessica Merrigan received her J.D. now reside in Clovis, Calif.... from Washington University in St. Bridget Leary received her mas­ Louis School of Law in May, and has ter's degree in educarion in June

46 US D MAGA Z INE returned to Kansas City, Mo. She the Caribbean. She now is back in Rowland High School. ... Sina on this exciting path," she writes. . .. was admitted to the Missouri Bar Denver applying to law school for Lehmkuhler recently returned to Rosina Munoz received a job offer and practices environmental law with the Fall 2004 term, and hopes to Wash ingto n, D.C., after working at from Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Lathrop and Gage, L.C. ... Duong attend school in Northern the American embassy in Buenos La Canada Flintridge, Cal if. , after Nguyen spent 1½ years at St. Cali forn ia. ... Jacqueline Kim Aires. She is in her seco nd year of graduation. "Thanks to my ed uca­ John's Abbey in Co llegeville, Minn. continues to work at Nissan North graduate study at George tion at USO, many wonderful Now Duong is "back in the fas t America in Washington, D.C. ... Was hington University, getting a opportunities have opened up to lane" with a full-time job as a third­ Megan McKernan attends the master's in international affairs/ me," she writes .... Ian Nauhaus grade teacher and student at the Un iversity of Southern California, security. She says she was very fortu­ li ves in the Westwood community Un iversity of San Francisco working pursuing a master of science degree nate to receive the Department of of Los Angeles. He will be a first-year coward a master of arts degree in in physics for business app lications. Homeland Security Graduate graduate student in electrical engi­ theology. He says he still is interes ted She takes physics and M.B.A. co urses Fellowship, a full-tuition fellowship, neering .... Deborah Strauhal is in becoming a Benedictine monk .... for the program and expects to grad­ renewable for two more yea rs. attending school to become a holistic Emily Peterson has been at th e uate in May 2004 .... Bennie "Thank yo u to USO and my profes­ health practitioner. College of William and Mary si nce Pham recently began the doctor of sors for inspiring me and putting me Fall 200 1, worki ng on a Ph.D. in dental surgery program at New York American hisrory. During her time University . ... Eric Quinn has been rhere, she also has worked as an edi­ working at Pacific Gas & Electric for ALUMNI EVENTS ro rial apprentice at the Omohundro more than two years and is a senior For information, call (6 19) 260-4819 or log on to alumni.sandiego.edu. Institute for Early American History con tracting strategist. He plans to and Culture, publishers of the pursue an M.B.A., emphasizing busi­ SAN DIEGO MINNESOTA William and Mary Quarterly and ness law and supply chain manage­ MARCH 12-14 MARCH scholarl y monographs. After passing ment, in Fall 2004. He li ves in USO Baseball Tournament USO vs Pepperdine Men's co mprehensive exams next spring, Cotati, Calif. ... Anita Rohrer­ The Toreros will host top college Basketball Game she plans ro move to New York City Lopez is in her third year of teach­ teams at San Diego's new down­ Join fellow alumni for a televised ro begin her dissertation . .. . Jeffrey ing in the Chul a Vista Elementary town ballpark, Petco Park. For viewing ofToreros basketball. Ra os plans to grad uate from med­ School District at Mueller Charter information, call (619) 260-4819. 4:30 p.m., Champp's, I00 N. 6th St., ical school in May 2004 and wi ll pur­ School. She married Joel Lopez in Minneapolis. For information, call APRIL 3 sue a psychiatry residency next year. July 2001, and the couple recently (619) 260-4819. Author E. Hughes Career ... Brian Rueter is taking classes purchased their first home in San Achievement Awards SAN FRANCISCO/ and auditioning to be an actor. Diego . ... Adam Whalen completed Join fellow alumni in honoring five BAY AREA flight school in the U.S. Navy outstanding USD graduates. Jenny 20 0 1 FEBRUARY 5 and earned his wings as a helicopter Craig Pavilion, USD Campus. For Torero Basketball at Santa UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI pilot in December 2002. In early information, call (619) 260-4819. Robert Banich landed a job at Clara University September, he was sched uled ro 7 p.m., pregame alumni reception, Pictographics Inc. in Las Vegas after APRIL 30 move to Atsugi, Japan, where he wi ll location TBA. For information, call graduation. He is responsible for Degheri Alumni Center be stationed for three years with (619) 260-4819. reworking the processes invol ved in Dedication HS-14 flying the SH-60 F/H. USD opens the new Degheri rhc production of the company's MARCH 5-8 Alumni Center. For information, products. Cost-reduction and effi. 2002 West Coast Conference call (619) 260-4819. ci ency within production is his UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI Tournament, Santa Clara fo cus . ... Timothy Clark married Jennifer Budahn attends the BOSTON University Nico le Anthony after graduati on and University of So uthern California, Root on the USD men's and moved to Orange Co unty. He is a working toward a master's degree in MARCH women's teams at the tournament grad uate student at the University of occupational therapy.... Chantelle USO Symphony in Concert and attend alumni receptions. For Dates and times to be announced. Califo rnia, Irvine, where he is earn­ Davis is a second-year student at information, call (619) 260-4819. For information, call (619) ing a Ph.D. in organic chemistry. US D's School of Law and plans to 260-4819. WASHINGTON, D.C. Eve ntually, he would like ro be a graduate in May 2005 .... Brian professo r at a uni versity .... Rachel Hall recen tly purchased a new COLORADO FEBRUARY Dolhun is in her third year of med­ home, and has achi eved associate sta­ Alumni Reception with USO FEBRUARY 26 President Mary E. Lyons ical school at Wake Forest Un iversity tus at Lee and Associates, a commer­ Alumni Reception with USO Date and time to be announced. Baptist Medical Center in No rth cial real estate brokerage firm. His President Mary E. Lyons For information, call (619) 260- Carolina. She says she still has yet to sen ior associate and he specialize in Join fellow alumni for a televised 4819. decide which field of medicine she listing industrial development. ... viewing ofToreros basketball. 9 p.m., will enter.... Aditi Gupta worked Nadia Hanna is excell ing in her location to be announced. For as an assistant to the chief executive career as a senior lending officer and information, call (619) 260-4819. officer at a private computer systems manager for Wells Fargo Bank. ... integration company. Now she is Jessica Hensley just began her second back at USO pursuing a dual year of law school at the University SAVE THE DATE M.B.A/M.S.I.T. degree. . . . Marisa of Kansas .... Jonathan Hiett OCT. 15-17 Huber finished a year working as received a single-subj ect teaching Homecoming Weekend a crew member on a private yacht in credit from California State University, Fullerton, and now teaches

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GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI mooned in beautiful New Zealand on July 9. She has a new job as a Phoenix after 23 years in Cali fo rni a. Brendan Mulvaney (M.S. ) was and plan ro li ve there one day, says seventh-grade science reacher...... Tim Penick •as and awarded in April 2002 an Olmsted Heather. ... Cameron Peach ' 96 Katrina Rowe '99 and Jason P. Annemarie (Kankowski) Fo undation Scholarship to study married Erika Cooper '98 in June Srouffler were wed on March 22.. .. Penick '88 are thrilled to announce abroad for rwo years. In August, he in Maui , Hawaii . They now li ve in Melissa Tacata '99 recenrly mar­ the birch of daughter Rachel on July and wife Samantha moved to San Jose, Cali f. ... Jordan ried Jaime Romo '98 and bought 4. Rachel joins Nathan, 9; Grace, 6 Shanghai, and he is pursuing his Armitage '97 married Anamika her fi rs t home. She reaches third 1/2; Hannah, 4 1/2; and Jeremiah, Ph.D. in internati onal relations ar Datta at Founders Chapel on July 26. grade... . Lisa Caviglia '00 mar­ 2 1/2 .... Debra Staudhammer Fudan University. Jordan is an auditor at KPM G LLP ried Aaron Cummings on June 21 in 'BS and husband Ca rl Berringer cel­ 2003 in Los Angeles and An amika is a tax San Jose, Calif. They honeymooned ebrated che birch of son Brandyn accountant at KPMG LLP in San in Aruba.. .. Laura Wood '00 Peter Lucius Berringer on Aug. 6. UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI Diego. They couple honeymooned married Isaac LacKamp on Aug. 3 in The couple were married in 2000 Rabindra Motwani starred a in Maui , Hawai i... . Marjorie Sr. Louis, Mo. Laura recenrly earned professional Web sire development and also have a 17-month-old Edquilang '97 (M.A. '03) marr ied her master's degree in education and co mpany and design firm called daughter, Mykayla Rochelle Petter Larsso n in Filipsrad, Sweden, Shubhayan Industries. Ir offers reaches math and computers in Berringer. Debra has her own dental on May 31. Marjorie just go t a job affordable Web page design and grades six through eight. Isaac is a practice in Laguna Hills, Calif. ... at Sony Online Entertainment .... dynamic e-commerce solutions, busi­ molecular biologist employed with Allison (Bailey) Lynch '86 and Christie Lauritzen '97 was mar­ ness Web sires and Web sto res as we ll Cos moBioscience in che La Jolla husband Lance welcomed a new ried on 0 cc. 11 to Bri an Messina neighborhood of San Diego. The as shopping cart services. The co m­ daughter, Larissa Domin iq ue, on pany's portfolio can be seen at and recently bought a house. couple reside in San Diego . ... June 11. Larissa joins sisters Lauren, Christie also graduated with a mas­ Natasha Holcomb '01 got mar­ 5, and Lexanne, 4. Alli son recenrly www.shubhayan.o rg.. .. Tui ter's degree in counseling psychology ried on May 24 co Jeremy Putnam. was promoted ro ass istant directo r Munday is sell ing real estate in "hot, in May and has a new job working as Natas ha is a special education teach­ hot, hot Miami Beach, Florida." for the Stare of Ohio Rehabilitati on a mental health counselor in an alter­ ing assistant and is worki ng on her Services Commission ...... Maria native school setting with youth get­ credential and master's degree . ... (Olson) Kilgore '88 celebrated che ting their high school equivalency Krista Mary Manning '01 mar­ birch of Chr is tina Dolores on Sept. degree . ... Kristin Lee '97 and ried Kel ly Jeffrey on July 9 in her 16, and finished her executi ve ,I! - ~( Scott Macinnes '97 were wed on hometown of Sr. John's, M.B.A. at Pepperdine Uni versity. lit -~ _.. .. July 5 in San Francisco. They cur­ Newfoundl and, Canada. Ke ll y is the She married Kristopher Ki lgo re on renrly reside in Burlingame, Calif. ... head foo tball coach at Mayville Stare Sept. 16, 2000 .... Jacqueline Marriages Donald Macinnes '90 served as University, and Krista's job as devel­ Oberly '88 and Peter Henderlite besr man and Erin (Gallagher) opment associate in che uni versity welcomed chei r seco nd child Kyle on Alcantara '98 rook part in rhe found ation offi ce has her working in April 8. Kyle joins big sister Holly, 2. Marelyn Telles '81 (M.S .N. '84) weddin g ceremony. ... Marianne married Ronald Maille on Oct. 11. alumni relati ons, athletic fundraising, The fa mi ly lives in rhe Sa n Franci sco Sheridan '97 and Brett Pendleto n marketing and public relations. The Ron is a U.S. Navy retired seni or Bay area, where Jackie is returning to were wed on March 1. ... Jennifer couple live in Mayville, N. D. "We wo rk as che partn er-in-charge of chief perry offi cer. ... Maria Elena Bates '98 married Ryan Saval le on miss US O and the bea utiful weather, marketing and sales at ERM, a global Rico '84 (M.Ed. '87) married Juan Sept. 6 at the Prado in Balboa Park. especial ly in rhe winter. Ir's freez ing M. Aguilera, a math reacher in the environmental consul ring fi rm .... Los Angeles Unified School District, The coupl e plan ro stay in San up here, " says Krista .... Kim Kathryn (Potts) Flanagan '89 Diego .... Brian Velasquez: '98 Blundell '01 married Brian Graves, and her husband have a new addi­ in August . .. . June Spong '88 and Cassie Wanner were marri ed on rhe brocher of Kate Graves '01, tion ro their family, Kell ey Eileen recenrly married Augusto Barone. The couple li ve and works in Marin June 21 in Kapalua Bay on th e island on April 5. Brian is a naval aviator Flanagan, born Feb. I. Kelley joins of Maui , Hawaii . USO alumni in stationed at Naval Ai r Stati on sister Meghan Elisabeth , 2. . .. Erin Coun ty, Calif. .. . Mark Zinman '91 married Donna Lynn Lewis in attendance at the wedding included Whidbey Island, Wash. Hurley '89 and her husband , Br ian Hillins '97, Gerard Sausal ito, Cali f., on July 26 and rhe Thomas Delacy, were blessed with Rodrigues '97, Sarah Wolf '99, coup le plan ro start a family. They their daughter, Kiera Dorothy bought a home in Lafayette, Calif. , Michael Feeney '86 and Lori Del acy, on March 24. Erin is raking (DeAngells) Feeney '88. The in January. Mark has been a mort­ a break from her career as a lawyer to coup le honeymooned in Lihue, raise her rwo daughters. She contin­ gage broker since 200 I. ... Colleen Kauai. Brian and Cassie now li ve in ues to sing professionally fo r wed­ Quick '93 married Mark Thomas in Scorrsdale, Ariz., where Brian works dings . ... Lucille Kanjer Larson San Francisco recentl y, with Tara as an internal auditor for Casin o '89 and her husband celebrated the Allgood '91 and Matt Heinze '94 Arizona. He recently completed his birth of Eli zabeth Tris on June 18. by her side as maid and man of Terrie (Roe) Dierlam '81 and first year coward a master's degree in honor. Colleen wo rks fo r Visa USA husband Randal l welcomed daughter Lucille has been in a pediat ri c group as director of U.S. Web strategy. She business administration. Cassie Paige Emi ly on Sept. 13, and previ­ practice in Sterling, Mass. , fo r fo ur reaches fo urth-, fifth- and sixth-grade years. She is the school physician and Mark li ve in San Francisco . ... ously remodeled rheir house . ... Lisa special education students. ... Gina co nsultant for kindergarten thro ugh Claire Arciaga '94 married Ross (Cunningham) Johnson •as and Mason in October. The couple sti ll Ceccotti ' 99 and Scott Maas her husband recendy welcomed their 12th graders for rhe town of Clinton, '98 were married May 17 at Mass. She also is mother to Anthony li ve in San Diego .... Heather third so n, No el Raynard, ro rhe fam­ Founders Chapel by Monsignor Collin, 3. She and her husband cele­ Fleming '9S married Richard Byron il y. Noel joins Heam Edward , 8, and Daniel Dillabough '70, US D's brated seven years of marriage chis Attridge in October. They honey- Grant Al exander, 4. The fa mily has vice president of Mission and moved to Lisa's hometown of year. ... Christ y (Beltran) Ministry. ... Adr iane Prado '99 Roberts ' 89 and husband Ne il married John Honerl aw on June 21 welcomed son Alec Hays Roberrs on in San Diego and moved to Alaska

48 US O MAGAZ INE Nov. 28. Neil is western regional Patrick Crema '92 welcomed Hayley Gabrielle is 3 . ... Michael director for GE lnterlogix .... Bryson Alexander Crema, born Serban '96 (M.Ed. '99) and In Memoriam Kathleen (Cossarek) Bator '90 March 4 .... Jennifer (Case) Jennifer (Lindgren) '96 Serban (M,Ed, '92) and husband Matt wel­ Pistorius '93 and Luke welcomed son Gabriel in April. "He Joseph Amidon '78 passed away comed their second son, Patrick Pistorius '94 celebrated the birch has filled our lives with joy we never July 2 in Wood's Lake, Calif. His Shea, on April 1. Ka rie has taught of a little girl, Olivia Evelyn, on Aug. thought imaginable," the couple unique talents and versatility led him English and history for 12 years at 6. Big brother Alex is 21'2. .. . reports. Mike is in his seventh year in many directions, including coach­ Oak Crest Middle School in Noelle Starek '93 and husband of reaching fifth graders in Spring ing football at USO, restaurant man­ Encinitas, Calif. ... Kristine William Tiano welcomed Anabella Valley, Calif., and Jenny is raking a agement and serving as attractions (Reuba) Brown '90 welcomed Tiano on March 18. Noell e's law year off from reaching high school to host at Disneyland in Anaheim, Abiga il Elizabeth on July 25 . Abigail practice focuses on small business care for the new addition to the family. Calif. In 2001, he relocated ro Reno , joins siblings Madeline, 31'2, and succession planning and fami ly estate ... Natalie (Spruill) Burman '97 Nev., and was emp loyed by the Ethan 11h. The fami ly lives in planning. She continues ro work as is completing her third year in pedi­ Reno/Tahoe International Airport Roseville, Calif. , and Kristine is on counsel ro the West Virginia Senate. atric residency as a chief residenr at and lacer by the federal Transpor­ maternity leave from United ... Russ Bartley '94, his wife, Balboa Hospira!. Husband Chris tation Security Agency. A memorial Behavioral Health, where she is Marla (Rueca) Bartley '94, and Burman '96 works in Tijuana as a was held July 8 at Reno/Tahoe employed as a part-time social worker. their 3-year-old daughter, Rebecca, teacher and youth group leader at International Airport with help from ... Kevin Isola '90 recently mar­ welcomed second daughter Rachel Centro La Salle. The couple wel­ Joe's co-workers, TSA managers and ri ed and had a child, son Jack. .. . Marie on June 2 in Redondo Beach, comed son Braden on Nov. 21, 2003. the airport authority. Sheri (Gess) Kemp '90 gave birth Calif. Russ was recently promoted ro ... Erika Curiel '97 and her hus­ w Rebecca Tomren Kemp on March corporate manager in financial plan­ band welcomed Leonardo Dominik Professor Darrell Bratton, who 14. Rebecca joins brothers Nathaniel, ning and analysis at Nissan while in 2003. Leonardo joins brother began teaching in the School of Law 5112, and Nicholas, 21/z, in their Maria conrinues to work for Orlando Nikolai, 21h ... Blanca in 1967, passed away Nov. 15, fo llow­ Richmond, Va., home. Sheri stays Raytheon and a cost accountant in Morales '98 had a baby girl, ing a battle with cancer. He was 65 . home with the chi ldren and helps El Segundo, Calif The couple cele­ Davina Ray Morales, on Feb. 18. She Professor Bratton, who rook a break her husband with their e-com merce brated their fifth anniversary on Aug. 8. finished her master's degree in inrer­ from working following the Spring busi ness . ... Susan (Ferrari) ... Joan (Masar) Brown '94 had national development from 2002 semester, caught civi l procedure ikacich '90 and her husband just a second child, Nicholas Joseph, American University in January and each year. Other courses included welcomed second son Adam David born on July 23 . ... Garett opened a home accessories and decor federal jurisdiction, conflict of laws, on June 24. "Big brother Michael is Churchill '94 and his wife shop called Tinker Bella in Hopkins, international civil litigation and excited ro have a playmate," reports welcomed a son, Mason Reece, on Minn. in June. The shop's Web site American Indian law courses. Susan. ... Christopher Butler '91 Oct. 12. Garett and his wife married is www.tinkerbella.com . ... He was a member of the original an d his wife welcomed Kylie Ashley in 1998 and they are also parents of Michelle (Abarientos) Tillman committee which drafted the consti­ on July 25 . Kylie joins her sisrer Madeline Claire, born October '98 and husband Percy welcomed tution of the University of San Diego Katelyn Alyssa, 4. In September, 2001. ... Nichol (Wallace) Janea Michelle on June 28 in San Senate, and helped draft the senate's Christopher and his wife celebrated Madden '94 and husband Sean Diego .... Joy (Berns) Dunn '99 by-laws. He subsequently served six their 11th anniversary. They live in welcomed their second child, Seth, and Matt Dunn '99 had their first terms as the senate's chair. the San Diego communi ty of Carmel on Jan. 19. Their daughter Saige baby, Kylie Kathryn Dunn, on Jan . Bratton served on three dean search Vall ey. .. . Colleen (Sloan) Zorn turned 3 on Oct. 29. Nikki says the 7. "She is a delight and a wonderful committees in the law school, twice '9 1 and husband Scott welcomed family lives on the beautiful addition to our family," Joy wri tes. was chair of the American Bar their third child , Max Henry, on Monterey peninsula .... Scott Matt is varsity basketball coach at Association Self-Study Committee, Feb. 26. Max joins his sister Greta, 5 ½, Panfil '94 and his wife welcomed Damien High School in La Verne, and represented the law school on a and brother Oscar, 3. The family lives Kyrah Krysteen on May 8 . .. . Mark Calif. He also teaches math. The number of university-wide committees. in Seattle .... Jacqueline (Rohret) Maynard '9S, wife Pam and son family bought their first home in He also was a volunteer prison Hunter '92 and her husband cele­ Jake welcomed new son Tyler Ross Monrovia, Calif. ... Anne Marie minister who was active in the Kairos brated the birth of their first child , Maynard on May 27. The family (Maas) McGovern '99 and hus­ Prison Ministry at the Richard J. Qui ncy Dominic Hunter, on lives in Reno, Nev., where Mark is band Terry welcomed daughter Lacie Donovan Correctional Facility in Jun e 27 .... Julie (Underhill) the new media manager for Tahoe­ Rae on March 4. Terry missed the Ocay Mesa, Calif. In 1997, Professor Butscher '93 and her husband had Carson Area Newspapers, managing birch because he was deployed in Bratton received the Sally M. Furay their second child, Katherine Ann, six newspaper Web sires as well as January on the USS Boxer, which Award in recognition of his work in May. Godparents are Lisa Reno.com and Tahoe.com .... was stationed near Iraq. . .. with the Kairos prison ministry. (Goddard) '92 and Justin Smith Rosemarie (Pardi) Paulson '9S Shawna (Sohr) Krystek '01 gave Professor Bratton is survived by '92 . ... Kristin (Harris) celebrated her sixth wedding anniver­ birth to a baby girl, Devyn Michaela, his wife, Sue; daughters, Amy Nemeth '93 had her third child, sary and the birch of her first child, a on May 14 .... Jamie (Taylor) '01 Kathleen Sutton of Ohio, and Ho lly Tyler Michael, on May 9. Tyler joins boy named William David, in June. and Jeff '01 Seeker have a new Beth Lustig of San Diego; and brother, sis ter Kira, 6, and brother Jacob, 31h ... Christina (Theiss) Knight baby girl, Taylor Linley Seeker, born Lyle, oflndiana. Kr is tin says she has been lucky '9S and her husband had their first May 12. Jeff and Jamie were married enough co be a stay-at-home mother child , Hanna Kelly, on Sept. 4 .... July 6, 2002 .... Shannon Jackson since last year .... Rhonda Lynn Jennifer (Mccann) '9S and Tom '02 (M.A.) and husband Shane Nourse '93 retired from a 10-year '94 Vertetis had second child announce the birth of son Holden career in the television ind ustry and Mary Verreris in August. ... Evans Jackson, on July 17. planned on a career change. She and Catherine (Smith) Cheney and husband Andrew welcomed daughter Kayla Bernadette on Sept. 2. Brother Alexander Cole is 6, and sister

WINTER 2004 49 ,. - 4 IN YOUR OWN WORDS When we are home in Washington, D. C., a typical

Not everything we week includes visits to the Have Gun, Will Travel do is glamorous and White House, the Pentagon, fun , though. The job Jennifer Babic '97 is an agent with the Diplomatic Security requires working more testifying on "The Hill" and, Service (DS) ofthe US. Department ofState. A history and than 12 hours a day every now and then, a jaunt French major at USD, Babic began as an investigative assistant when we travel. And not everyone gets ro to Camp David. in the DS's Los Angeles office in 1997. After completing intensive be in the motorcade. training in firearms, hand-to-hand combat, foreign relations and Just as essential to Powell's safety are the agents who do residence anti-terrorism, she became a fitLL-fledged Special Agent. Her career watch, at home and abroad. They watch his house or suite, or sic in has included stints with security detail.sfor visiting world Leaders the command pose for eight to 12 hours at a time. And then there such as Ehud Barak, Benjamin Netanyahu, RaufD enktash, is always che effort to avoid strange diseases and food poisoning when Shimon Peres, and Nelson Mandela. Here she discusses her current you're overseas. Sometimes I chink it would be really great co actually participate assignment as a security envoy for Secretary ofState Colin Powe LL. in some of che hisroric meetings to which I have escorted the secre­ tary, instead of just being security at the door. Bue then the meeting ave you ever followed in the footsteps of someone great? I ends and I walk the secretary to his limo, make sure no one attacks have. I've also walked in front of him. I've followed him in a him, hop into the back of our Suburban with my sub-machine gun Hbig, black Suburban. Still other times I've driven him around and race off, my head out the window, with lights and sirens blaring. in an armored limousine. Thar's my job as one of 50 Special Agents No roller coaster can compete with chat rush. of the Diplomatic Security Service (DS) assigned to protect Secretary Unforcunacely, all good things come to an end. Next summer, I'm of State Colin L. Powell. being transferred to the U.S. embassy in Paris for a rwo-year assignment. I've served on Secretary Powell's protective detail for the past rwo I will be an Assistant Regional Security Officer, which entails managing and half years. Before chat, I was stationed in Boston, in our field the local guard force, the Marines and the surveillance detection team, office, where I investigated passport fraud. Occasionally, I got to and assisting on visits to France by the secretary, the president and mem­ travel with then Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, and I fell in bers of Congress. I'll also be responsible for the security of all Americans love with doing protection and all the travel. When my tour in in country. Much different from my current job, but I am really looking Boston was up, I applied ro join Secretary Powell's detail. Though forward co ic. Powell is not the avid traveler that Albright was, I have still been My tour on Secretary Powell's detail has been the most incredible on more than 30 trips ro 23 countries with him. time of my life. I have been to amazing places and seen and done some When we are home in Washingron, D.C., a typical week includes incredible things. Being Powell's bodyguard has been an incredible visits ro the White House, the Pentagon, testifying on honor. His accomplish­ "The Hill" and, every now and then, a jaunt to Camp ments are legendary, and David. One time, I got to chopper back to D.C. in he is seen by most as a liv- the president's helicopter. le was night and I was ing icon. And he is one of struck speechless as we came up over the tree line the nicest human beings along che Poromac River and I saw all of D.C. lie up. I have ever met. We landed right at the base of che Washington Ir's been quite a growth Monument. There were fire trucks, an ambulance and experience, coo. Being the motorcade waiting for us with their lights ablaze, responsible for the safety and Powell hopped into his armored limo and was of che Secretary of Scace in whisked away. Ir was like something out of a movie. a country where you don't My favorite aspect of the job is overseas travel. speak the language is quite Before I joined DS, I had only been co Canada and a task. It's a big weight on Mexico. Hardly adventurous. With Powell, I have scaled your shoulders, but when the Great Wall of China, climbed the pyramids of che visit goes well, it makes Egypt, and seen the jungles of Borneo, rwice. Of course, you feel like you could we don't always go to such glamorous places. I've also walk on air. been co several very hoc African countries, as well as Pakistan, Colombia and Syria. Noc exactly choice vaca­ tion spots, but exciting nonetheless. I actually prefer going co these places just because nobody else does.

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FEBRUARY 10-14 25 Theater Arts Performance I 5th Annual Social Issues 2 "Arcadia," by Tom Stoppard.A play that moves Conference smoothly between the centuries to explore the Center for Christian "Freedom in America? War, Peace and Justice." The nature of truth and time and the difference between day-long conference includes workshops, a lunch­ Spirituality Lecture classical and romantic temperaments. 8 p.m., March eon, the keynote address by Nadine Strossen, pres­ "Frontiers of the Search for the Living God," with I0-13 ; 2 p.m. matinees March 13 and 14. Shiley ident of the ACLU, and the Dr. Judy Rauner Elizabeth Johnson, CSJ . 7:30-9 p.m., Shiley Theatre, Theatre, Camino Hall. $8 general; $6 seniors, stu­ Lecture by Sherman Alexie. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. , Hahn Camino Hall. $10. Call (619) 260-4784. dents, alumni.Tickets avai lable at the Hahn University University Center. Reservations required. Call Center box office and at Shiley Theatre one hour (619) 260-4 798 or log on to before curtain. Call (6 I 9) 260-4600, ext. 490 I. Event Management Course www.sandiego.edu/csl. "Best Practices in Event Management." 5:30-9:30 p.m., Manchester Conference Center Continues Feb. 26 and March 4. Fee. Call (619) 260-4585. 3 I Theatre Arts Performance 2 0 "Yerma," by Frederico Garcia Lorca. In this tragic poem set in the Caribbean, a young wife in an Faculty Music Recital oppressive situation believes that only having a Christopher Adler performs cutting edge piano child will alleviate her suffering. Through April 3. 8 music by young American composers. 8 p.m., Shiley p.m., Shiley Theatre, Camino Hall. $8 general; $6 Theatre, Camino Hall. $8 general; $6 seniors, stu­ students, seniors, alumni. Call (619).260.7934 or e­ den , alumni and USD staff; free to USD students mail [email protected] with ID. Call (619) 260-4171. l I I APRIL "Mostly Mozart" Janet A. Rodgers Nursing Si xth annual fund-raising concert for the James H. Lectureship 3 Kolar Amadeus Music Fund. 3 p.m., French Parlor, "Research: Making a Difference." The 16th annual Percussion Concert Fo unders Hall. $8 general; $6 seniors, students, event features Sally Weinrich, R.N. , Ph.D., FAAN, "Red Fish Blue Fish," directed by Steven Schick. alumni and USD staff; free to USD students with professor at the University of Louisville School of This world-famous percussion ensemble will per­ ID. Call (619) 260-4171. Nursing. 4 p.m., reception follows. Free, reserva­ form works by David Lang, John Cage and USD tions required. Call (619) 260-4548. Professor Christopher Adler. 8 p.m., Shiley Theatre, Camino Hall. $8 general; $6 seniors, students, MARCH Event Management Course alumni and USD staff; free to USD students with ID. Call (619) 260-4171. "Risk Management: Financial, Legal and Ethical Standards." 5:30-9:30 p.m., Manchester Conference Center for Christian Center. Continues March I 8 and 25. Fee. Call (619) Spirituality Lecture 260-4585. "Signs of the Times." A dialog on health care reform. 7-9 p.m., Salomon Lecture Hall, Maher Hall. $10 pre­ 23 regi stered; $15 at the door. Call (619) 260-4784. Early Music Concert " O in Music of the High Baroque," performed by the "Nota Ben" early music trio: Marianne Pfau, oboe and recorder; John Lutterman, cello; Jonathan Chamber Music Concert Salzedo, harpsichord. 12: 15 p.m., French Parlor, "Pia no Trios by Beethoven and Mendelssohn." Founders Hall. $8 general; $6 seniors, students, Alyze Dreiling, violin;Angela Yeung, cello; Myron alumni and USD staff; free to USD students with Fi nk, piano. 7:30 p.m., French Parlor, Founders Hall. ID. Call (6 I 9) 260-4171. $8 general; $6 seniors, students, alumni and USD staff; free to USD students with ID. Call (619) 260- Event Management Program 13 4171. Open House Center for Christian "Career Opportunities in Event Management." Spirituality Lecture 6 6-7 p.m. , Manchester Conference Center. Free. "Hildegard of Bingen:A Voice New and Renewing Call (619) 260-4585. Center for Christian for Our Times." An exploration in word and music Spirituality Course of Hildegard, reformer, artist and visionary. With "Cross-Wisdom and Christian Life." A reflection 24 USD professors Marianne Pfau and Gary Macy. 7- on the cross from the time of Jesus and Paul , and Social Issues Conference 8:30 p.m. French Parlor, Founders Hall. $10 prereg­ istered, $15 at the door. Call (619) 260-4784. the implications of cruciform existence today. With Lecture USD Professor Maria Pascuzzi. 9 a.m.-noon, Salomon Lecture Hall, Maher Hall. $15 preregis­ "An Evening with Ethnic Studies," with David tered; $20 at the door. Call (619) 260-4784. Abalos. Free, reservations requested. Call (619) 260-4798 or log on to www.sandiego.edu/csl.

WI NTER 2 00 4 51 USD's Sigma Phi Epsilon fratenzity and Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority joined forces with San Diego's Scripps Polster Breast Care Cmter on Nov. 11 to present Breastival 2003, an all-day health fair designed to educate sttt­ dents about breast cancer and breast health. More than 1,200 people attended the event at the Hahn University Center, and pa1·ticipants were entered into a drawing for five $1,000 scholarships and other prizes.

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