The Magazine of Humboldt State University | Spring 2012
For the Birds The Rewards and Challenges of Avian Field Research Spring2012
2 From the President 4 News in Brief Searching for Gravity's 10 True Nature Sudden Oak Death 12 Could Mean Big Fire Threat Humboldt State Timeline 14 Staying the Course: 1938–1962 Campus Scene 16 Marine Lab Gets Big Upgrade Ultimate! Generations of HSU Students Have 18 Taken Discs to a Whole New Level For the Birds 24 The Rewards and Challenges of Avian Field Research Words for the Wild 32 Promoting Conservation and Student Careers Through Creative Writing 2012 Distinguished 34 Alumni Awards 35 Alumni News & Class Notes 8 Things 48 The Quad Meet Humboldt 49 Matthew Thompkins
ON THE COVER: On a crisp morning in Samoa, Calif., students in a Wildlife Management class learn techniques for banding raptors like this red-tailed hawk.
THESE PAGES: A hat keeps newly hatched snowy plover chicks from wandering off as they receive their first U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service identification bands with the help of HSU students.
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I appreciate receiving your fine from the President magazine that keeps me up-to-date on the many current events of a great institution that played a major role in shaping my I feel fortunate to be future. I am that lone green dot at the top of able to live in a beautiful envi- northern Iowa on your U.S. distribution map ronment such as Humboldt of HSU alumni (“Where They Are Today,” County. Daily, I enjoy looking fall 2011, p. 27). After delving into the at the redwoods that surround world of Roosevelt elk ecology and social and adorn the Humboldt organization in the late-1960s at Prairie campus and enjoy walks on Creek State Park for my master’s in game the local beaches. Those of management, the fire was lit to expand you who attended Humboldt my horizons on other large mammals State University can, I am sure, and continents. Four years of researching towering redwoods at Prairie Creek will appreciate the local splendor of the endangered vicuña in the altiplano of always be a significant part of me. Thank the area. Like many others, I Peru at over 14,000 feet elevation earned you Humboldt State University. Thank you am concerned that such a beau- me my next advanced degree from Utah Professors Dassman, Mossman, Harris, tiful environment may not be State University. From there I spent the and Genelly … wherever you are … for the available to my grandchildren next 25 years conducting and overseeing inspiration and direction you gave me. It all or their children. field studies on the Patagonia guanaco in would not have happened without you. I am grateful that many southern Chile. I was fortunate during an students and researchers here exciting career to have authored a plethora William L. Franklin, Ph.D. at Humboldt State University of publications, helped produce television Itinerant Mammalian Wildlife Ecologist recognize this as well and work specials on my research for Nova, Nature, Professor Emeritus, Iowa State University tirelessly to improve the world Discovery and National Geographic, and around us. As you will note in wrote and photographed three feature this edition of Humboldt maga- articles for National Geographic. Although EDITOR’S NOTE: Professor Franklin’s most zine, the research work by professors like Matt Johnson, Luke George and Mark Colwell officially retired, I’m now conducting recent writing was a comprehensive review of focus on understanding the habitats of birds, some of which are local. guanaco field studies in the Falkland Islands the entire camel family in “Handbook of the Many years ago, I married a behavioral ornithologist and had the pleasure of occasionally in the South Atlantic Ocean off the coast Mammals of the World (Hoofed Mammals)” helping her gather data on the mating system of cardinals. I was most impressed by how of southern South America. I’m active in edited by D.E. Wilson and R.A. Mittermeier. difficult this science was and the cover story in this edition emphasizes this point well. As the Camelid Survival Service Commission the work of my colleagues demonstrates, it is becoming increasingly important to study of International Union for Conservation of the ecology and behavior of avian species. Humboldt has outstanding faculty who, through Nature and continue writing. The lessons their infectious passion for the environment, have inspired students to become the new learned during those foggy mornings at leaders of efforts to preserve our natural world both for other species and for ourselves. Gold Bluffs Beach and in the shadows of Humboldt students, like none I have ever met, are committed to social and environmental responsibility and will be a part of the solution for our planet. I want to thank all of you who have attended Humboldt State for the contributions you are making to the world. I am sure that, having been Humboldt State students, you share many of the same ideals that our current students hold dear. Please come and visit LETTERS ARE WELCOME and may be published in upcoming issues of Humboldt magazine. us from time to time and enjoy what Humboldt has to offer. Letters may be edited for length and clarity.
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2 Humboldt magazine | Spring 2012 Humboldt State University | humboldt.edu 3 [ News in Brief ] Understanding the CHAMPS! Jacks Claim Conference Title Economics of Bee Demise Humboldt State’s football squad quarterback, was selected as Offensive For the Jacks, the GNAC championship When a mysterious illness struck the bested the Western Oregon Wolves 37-7 Player of the Year, and Jona Faraimo, a was the program’s first title since winning country’s honeybee population in 2006, last November to secure the team’s first linebacker who led the Jacks’ defense, was the now-defunct Northern California scientists struggled to understand how Great Northwest Athletic Conference chosen Defensive Player of the Year. Athletic Conference in 1995. It’s the 10th billions of honeybees disappeared from (GNAC) championship title. The recognition did not end with the conference championship in HSU football their hives, seemingly overnight. The win not only netted a conference GNAC. In January, Proulx and running history, which dates back to 1924. The phenomenon is called colony title, it avenged the Lumberjacks’ only back Lyndon Rowells were both named The league championship—capping collapse disorder. Researchers still loss that season—also against Western to the Don Hansen NCAA Division II off a 7-1 league record and a 9-1 overall aren’t sure how to stop it—and other Oregon in a 40-24 match in early October. All-America team. Meanwhile, defensive record—was well deserved. But despite Brian Gross factors like mites, climate change and ”There’s no doubt who the best team in end Brendan Faubion was selected by a winning conference championship, the urbanization—from devastating the the GNAC is this year—Humboldt State,” the Austrian Football League to play and Lumberjacks were left out of the NCAA world’s honeybee population, which has experienced a 50 percent said Head Coach Rob Smith. coach for the Salzburg Bulls beginning in Division II Playoffs. drop in the past half century. Conference laurels were not far behind. March. Defensive back Guy Ricciardulli The Jacks’ 2012 campaign kicks off on At Humboldt State, Economics instructor Brian Gross is looking Smith was honored as the GNAC Coach of was drafted to the Carlstad Crusaders in Aug. 30 against Mesa State. Keep up with for answers. Gross, who joined the department last fall, is one of the Year. Mike Proulx, the Lumberjacks’ Sweden. Defensive back Diamond Weaver all the action at hsujacks.com a handful of experts working on the Bee Informed Partnership, a Campus Nixes signed with the Abiliene Ruff Riders in national study of honeybees and beekeeping sustainability funded the Lone Star Football League. And the through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Over the next five years, San Jose SaberCats invited defensive end Brian Blumberg (31), Brendon Faubion (47), Gross and a team of economists, entomologists, epidemiologists Bottled Water Jonathan Wells and defensive back Jordan Jona Faraimo (35) and their teammates and agriculture experts will try to explain the decline. McGowan-Smith to the team’s training celebrate after the Jacks secured the Great It’s important work because of the critical role that honeybees Humboldt State has stopped selling plastic water camp. The SaberCats are in the Arena Northwest Athletic Conference title. play in the global food chain. According to the U.S. Department of bottles on campus, making it the first public university Football League. Agriculture, about $15 billion in U.S. crops—like apples, cranberries, in California and just the third in the nation to do so. melons and broccoli—benefit from honeybee pollination and The ban came in response to concerns voiced by one-third of every bite we eat is pollinated by honeybees. California- students. It includes all campus marketplaces and grown almonds—80 percent of the world’s supply—depend entirely eateries, including the “J” cafeteria, as well as on honeybee pollination. The almond industry brings bees from vending machines. around the country to California’s Central Valley each spring, where TC Comet, director of HSU’s Office of Sustainability, they pollinate nearly 800,000 acres of almond orchards between says the move makes sense for a campus with a long Bakersfield and Red Bluff. commitment to the environment. “We are proud to Last year, the Bee Informed Partnership conducted a census of be one of the first campuses to do a phase-out of this U.S. beekeepers and currently, researchers are surveying beekeepers magnitude,” he says. on issues like disease, colony mortality, pest control, labor costs Prior to this year, about 50,000 plastic water and management decisions. The goal, Gross says, is to identify the bottles were sold on campus each year. The peak in best approaches to reduce honeybee losses and inform the people a single year was nearly 80,000. It’s estimated that managing them. the production, transportation, storage and disposal “You have an industry that’s really important for food production of those 80,000 plastic water bottles required about and the fact of the matter is we don’t know a whole lot about it or 43 barrels of oil and released over 35,000 pounds of how it works,” Gross says. “Moving forward, what type of policies do carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. we need to implement to make sure we have a resilient, sustaining On campus, there are still plenty of places to honeybee population and beekeepers managing it?” quench your thirst. There are drinking fountains in every building on FOR MORE INFORMATION on the Bee Informed Partnership, campus, as well as two “Hydration Stations” in the visit beeinformed.org Depot and Kinesiology & Athletics Building. The stations provide chilled, filtered water, and are designed for refillable beverage containers. The campus is currently RELATED Humboldt State Alumna Marla Spivak was awarded retrofitting more water fountains to accommodate a MacArthur Genius Grant for her innovative research on bees. reusable water containers. Read more about her and this year’s other Distinguished Alumni Award recipients on page 34.
Humboldt State University | humboldt.edu 5 [ News in Brief ] Prof: Tiny Primates Communicate with Ultrasonic Private Channel
Humboldt State Anthropology vocalizations may represent a “private channel” of communica- lecturer and alumna Marissa Ramsier tion via ultrasonic signals. They are undetectable either by the (’03, Anthropology) has garnered human ear or by many of the monkey’s prey and predators. international media attention for a recent Ramsier expects further research and analysis to determine paper published in the Biology Letters of what advantages the tarsier derives from its specialized sensory London’s distinguished Royal Society. adaptation. But the evidence she and her colleagues have col- In her research, which has been lected to date on the Philippine Islands have broader implications publicized on MSNBC, Discovery.com, for all vertebrates. National Public Radio and elsewhere, That is because comparatively few mammals send and receive
Submitted Photo Ramsier discovered that the tarsier, pure ultrasonic signal. Marissa Ramsier one of the world’s smallest primates, Advances in non-intrusive recording technology now enable probably has an ultrasound warning researchers to generate audiograms of wild animals without com- system within its social groups. promising their way of life or habitat. Ramsier and her colleagues Ramsier and colleagues in the field conducted research with expect future research to provide insights into the basic attributes the elusive Philippine tarsier using state-of-the-art recording that would promote high-frequency hearing in all vertebrates. technology. Recordings made so far indicate that the tarsier’s Daredevil Alum Brings Slackline to Super Bowl New School of Business Professor Michelle Lane and students in a Management Theory class.
YOU MAY HAVE CAUGHT adrenaline-junkie Andy Lewis (’08, Recreation Administration) showing off his slackline skills and sharing Biz School Steps Up Its Game the stage with pop-icon Madonna at the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show. HSU’S SCHOOL OF BUSINESS is in the midst of an ambitious communities through providing paid internships,” says Carol “I’m a breakout star, apparently,” jokes expansion, supported by recent major gifts from the Patricia D. Anne Smullin Brown. “It is a privilege to support Humboldt State.” Lewis, who caught national attention performing & William B. Smullin Foundation and an anonymous donor. The university is hoping to partner with local foundations, aerial acrobatics from a suspended two-inch Over the last year the School has hired new faculty, made businesses and alumni to raise an additional $1 million. nylon strap. Since then, he has received lots of extensive changes to the curriculum and partnered with local The funding has allowed the School to hire three permanent media attention, including a prominent photo businesses for an expanded internship program. Even more is in faculty members in sustainability and entrepreneurship. Nancy in The New York Times, an ABC interview and the works as part of a larger strategy to boost enrollment and Vizenor, a nine-year instructor in the school, was promoted to more. But personal fame was never part of the focus the School on entrepreneurship and sustainability. Assistant Professor in entrepreneurship, Michelle Lane joined the equation when Lewis signed on to perform. “This is a really exciting time for the School of Business as faculty to teach entrepreneurship and David Sleeth-Keppler and Rather, he hoped to bring a whole new level of we look to expand and create our signature identity, which is Sarita Ray Chaudhury were brought on to teach sustainable mar- public attention to his true passion, slacklining. rooted in entrepreneurship and infused with sustainability,” says keting. Kate Lancaster has joined the school to teach accounting In slacklining, athletes balance HSU Business School Chair Steve Hackett. In recent years, a beginning this fall. themselves on a flat strap of nylon webbing, number of business schools have started expanding the tradi- Going forward, the School is exploring ways to broaden as little as one inch wide. Whether 3,000 tional curriculum to include classes in these areas, Hackett says. its reach to include national and international students. Ideas feet over a canyon floor (highlining) or three At Humboldt State, doing so is a natural fit. include the creation of an online MBA to offer classes in East feet off the ground performing acrobatic The School’s expansion got off to a strong start last year after or South Asia. stunts (tricklining) slackliners are constantly HSU committed $2 million in additional state funding to the effort Other initiatives include an undergraduate internship class
defying gravity, testing their personal limits Photo courtesy of Doug Mills/The New York Times/Redux and an anonymous benefactor stepped forward to provide $500,000. led by Business School Instructor Shari Duron, and a “Professor and abilities, and having a lot of fun. Andy Lewis shares the stage with Madonna as part of the Super Bowl halftime show. Then this spring, the Smullin Foundation pledged $400,000 to create for a Day” program in which business leaders will be invited to For two months, Lewis worked 60-to-80 paid internships for business students (see back cover). interact with students and discuss current business issues. hour weeks perfecting his 20-second routine. And he knew he accomplished that goal “I had about 20 houses cheering for me The gifts are the two largest ever to the HSU School of Business. By next year, the School also plans to start a speaker’s series “I got to be my own choreographer,” he says. the second he landed his backflip dismount when it happened,” Lewis says of the friends “The Smullin Foundation is pleased to be able to make a featuring national business leaders. “I just wanted it to look cool and smooth.” on stage at the halftime show. and family that tuned in to support him. difference for undergraduate business students and North Coast
6 Humboldt magazine | Spring 2012 Humboldt State University | humboldt.edu 7 T ext Questions TraditionalText Family Questions [ earn their credentials online. students lets now Program Credential Education Secondary HSU’s Secondary Ed Credential Program Expands Online Professor Tasha Howe 8 Contemporary Society.” who teaches the undergraduate course “Family Relations in in Relations “Family course undergraduate the teaches who ern families and looks at common issues like divorce, domestic domestic like divorce, issues common at looks and families ern and high school teachers is now being offered online. The new new The online. offered being now is teachers school high and violence, gender roles and work-life and balance. roles gender violence, format means that anyone who meets eligibility eligibility meets who anyone that means format Humboldt County families and encourages readers to analyze to analyze readers encourages and families County Humboldt to find an appropriate textbook for my class,” says Howe, Howe, says my class,” for textbook appropriate an to find H News S umboldt “I’ve been teaching for many years and had always struggled struggled always had and years many for teaching been “I’ve The interdisciplinary textbook includes vignettes from from vignettes includes textbook interdisciplinary The H um in Brief in b o l dt
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STUDENTS AND PHYSICS Professor C.D. Hoyle hope to Working at the cutting edge of laboratory physics, Hoyle’s capture crucial evidence of what lies behind the origins students have built their own highly sensitive torsion pendulum of the universe, its accelerating expansion, and whether that measures infinitesimal alterations in gravitational pull. Einstein’s famous idea of gravitational force or quantum A torsion pendulum rotates rather than swings and is akin mechanics is the more accurate model of nature. to hanging a dumbbell from a fiber. The degree of twist in In a series of experiments that will continue through 2013, the fiber measures the strength of gravity. Researchers gauge HSU undergraduates will put gravity on trial across distances whether the predictions of gravity’s behavior are correct or half the thickness of a human hair—10-20 microns—to whether new effects are at work. see if gravitational force breaks down at extremely short Although a torsion pendulum is straightforward in con- distances. If it does, Einstein’s celebrated theory might take cept and function, taking accurate tabletop measurements second place to more recent string theory, which attempts of gravitational forces is a demanding task. First of all, to meld the theory of relativity and quantum mechanics Hoyle’s students will be measuring distances that are almost into a single theoretical model of the universe. Quantum impossibly small. The pendulum’s fiber may twist by an mechanics describes the structure, motion, and interaction angle of no more than a nano-radian. How small is that? of subatomic particles mathematically. Hoyle offers this illustration: imagine a lone pea on the “In a nutshell, the purpose of this research project is to ground in San Diego. The angle subtended by that pea all conduct a world-leading test of gravity at extremely short the way from the city to the Gravitational Research Lab in distances and more precisely than has ever been done before,” HSU’s Science A Building is approximately one nano-radian. says Hoyle, principal investigator at the Gravitational Research Another thing: you don’t go down to the local hardware store Laboratory. “It may produce evidence that will either confirm to buy a torsion pendulum that functions at the one-micron or refute certain aspects of string theory.” level. Hoyle’s physics students are building their project from Student Holly Leopardi uses the Department of Physics & Astronomy’s torsion pendulum, which is used to measure gravity at infinitesimal distances. String theory is a unifying concept of physics which attempts scratch. They are putting in a lot of time developing the required to “explain everything in the universe” based on the extremely hardware and techniques. “You can’t even buy the needed optical minute scales of quantum mechanics—atoms, molecules, system to measure nano-radians of deflection,” Hoyle says. magnetism, electricity and so on. (Einstein also strove to So his students are picking up valuable experience in interlock all of nature’s forces in one holistic explanation.) designing and building optical systems of their own. They Searching for Physics Professor C.D. Hoyle What Hoyle and his students are searching for is experi- are making their own electronic circuits to “read” and record mental evidence that might help sort out the mathematical physical and environmental parameters in the lab such as has secured a $117,000 National inconsistencies between the theory of relativity and quan- temperature, magnetic fields, and seismic activity. They are Gravity's tum mechanics. It should be possible to integrate the two, getting hands-on experience with computer-aided design, Science Foundation grant to synthesize them, in a single consistent model that describes software programming suites, software/hardware interfaces, the universe. data analysis, and science displays. True Nature explore the nature of gravity To date there is no experimental evidence for string “There is so much groundwork to be done,” says physics theory that can be measured and reproduced over and over student Holly Leopardi. “You don’t just walk into the lab, with his students in HSU's again in the laboratory. And the idea presents complications push the start button and begin analyzing data. You have of its own. In Hoyle’s words, “it predicts a whole bunch of to build the whole thing first.” By Paul Mann Gravitational Research Laboratory. weird things like extra dimensions and multiple universes and the fact that gravity should behave differently when particles are very close together.”
10 Humboldt magazine | Spring 2012 Humboldt State University | humboldt.edu 11 HUMBOLDT STATE’S FOCUS on fire science continues to Sudden produce key findings of long-term importance to the Redwood Coast region (see “Fire on the Mountain,” Humboldt maga- zine, spring 2009). The most recent studies have found that spreading tree disease could be a dangerous contributor to Oak Death forest fires. Research by scientists at HSU and the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) in Eureka indicates Could Mean that the onset of sudden oak death in North Coast forests poses a worsening fire threat. The non-native disease, which was discovered in the Bay Area in the mid-1990s, is found in several coastal counties Big Fire in California, from Monterey to Humboldt. It has infected 10 percent of the at-risk areas in the state. Sudden oak death thrives in the coastal climate, and has Threat killed hundreds of thousands of tanoaks and true oaks in the last 15 years. Tanoak, which dies quickly from the disease, is one of the most flammable oaks in California. It is also the hottest burning hardwood in North America. By Paul Mann Dense stands of tanoak blanket Humboldt County. Morgan Varner, a Humboldt State professor who specializes in fire behavior, says land and forest management officials are confronting an infestation that is hard to track and contain across the North Coast landscape. It could present major complications under wildfire conditions. Although only 1 percent of Humboldt County is currently infected, the disease is spreading and many areas are in jeop- ardy. Portions of the Van Duzen and Mattole River basins are at risk, as are portions of the Kings Range and the Eel, Mad, Klamath, and Trinity River riparian belts. Within affected areas, the disease could eventually remove most if not all tanoaks, causing a potential cascade of ecological effects of Scientists call tanoak one of the most flammable oaks in California and the hottest burning hardwood in North America. unknown magnitude. Varner warns that the most tragic potential location would be an area somewhere in the Klamath basin. “These unnatural fuel arrangements can lead to fires so forests exceed safety thresholds for handcrews. This can “The basin is home to tremendous tanoak forests on the intense that you can’t combat them with standard, ground- mean more heavy equipment, aircraft use, indirect lines Trinity, Klamath and Salmon Rivers,” he notes. These areas based firefighting tactics,” Varner says. “You just have to and more area burned with higher intensity.” are also prone to wildfire, and recent research by Varner and move back, and let them die down.” This is partly because of the deadly link between fire others shows that sudden oak death can be a game-changer This is one of the principal findings of a paper published intensity and flame length. As flames grow longer, their when it comes to fuels and fire. by Varner and Yana Valachovic, adjunct HSU faculty member intensity increases exponentially. According to Varner, HSU alumnus and Cal Fire official Hugh Scanlon says sudden The disease drastically reduces the moisture content of and UCCE Forest Advisor, in the journal Forest Ecology and “when a tree crown is on fire, it’s not just that the flame oak death will require different tactics and strategies to leaves and foliage. Dead trees devoid of moisture pose a Management (posted at elsvier.com/locate/foreco). is twice as long, it’s that the heat intensity is many times contain forest fires fueled by dead trees. high risk of crown fires, which burn with exceptional heat Their second key finding is that fallen tanoaks contribute greater.” Fighting fire by hand under these conditions is and speed. They can also cause prolonged ecological damage. greatly to fuel loading on the forest floor, and it can take neither safe nor feasible. Owing to their height, crown fires are also more likely than years for those fuels to break down. As Valachovic says, “In Heavy rains and consecutive wet springs speed up the FOR MORE INFORMATION ground blazes to be whipped up by prevailing winds. this way, the disease creates a hazardous fuels situation spread of sudden oak death. After the wet spring of 2010, go to suddenoakdeath.org The danger is intensified by a specific characteristic of that is passed on to firefighters during wildfire—they must pathogen spread in Humboldt County has been more preva- the disease: tanoaks that die from sudden oak death retain combat blazing downed trees, patches of increased winds lent than in previous, drier years. their leaves for up to two years. Eventually, these dead leaves and fire behavior and other physical and logistical obstacles.” The pathogen survives on the branches and leaves of drop to the forest floor, adding to the fire threat. It is both Hugh Scanlon (’88, Forestry) chief of CAL FIRE’s Alder most affected plants and is easily dispersed. Laboratory a short- and long-term risk, stretching out in phases for as Conservation Camp, helped co-author the paper with tests are required for diagnosis because the symptoms of long as 10 years. Tanoak leaves drop, then the branches. Valachovic and Varner. He comments, “In many cases, sudden oak death mimic those of other agents, like insects, Eventually the tree itself topples. modeled wildfire conditions in sudden oak death-affected fungi or bad environmental conditions.
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1958 Registration and grade Staying the Course: 1938–1962 recording now involves IBM punch cards Humboldt State's Centennial year is just around the corner, and Humboldt magazine is counting down with a timeline stretching through four issues. 1959 Lucky Logger is adopted as mascot 1950 Jenkins Hall, 1960 Football games are held in Eureka completed High School’s Albee Stadium, as crowds are too big for Redwood Bowl
1938 Forestry Club organizes
1942 President Arthur S. Gist begins writing “Humboldt News Letter” for men and women in the armed services
1944 Founders Hall (known then as the 1959 Main Building) is camouflaged with Parking fees paint and ivy to avoid detection by Marching band forms established— the Japanese 1951 $13 per semester 1946 Students build bleachers for Redwood Bowl 1962 Forestry Building and Library are completed.
Sources: “A View from the Hill” by HSU History Professor William R. Tanner and “Humboldt State University: The Campus History Series” by HSU alumna Katy M. Tahja (´70, Communication)
Photos and Memorabilia Courtesy of the HSU Library, Humboldt Room; University Advancement Yearbook Collection; Humboldt Alumni
Humboldt State University | humboldt.edu 15 campus
Marine Lab Gets Big Upgrade
HSU just unwrapped a major renovation of the Telonicher Marine Lab’s wet lab and public display area. The work was funded by alumni, grants and private donations. Located on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Trinidad, Calif., the marine lab was established in 1965.
“What we’ve been able to do is literally tear down the walls and start with a blank slate,” equipment technician David Hoskins said. “It’s really exciting for us, for our students and for the thousands of visitors we get each year.”
The public display area now includes a 12-foot by 5-foot tank for viewing local marine organisms, smaller tanks highlighting local marine environments and LCD screens feature videos and photographs by Emmy Award-winning cinematographer Rick Rosenthal (’67, Zoology).
Upgrades to the wet lab include new water tank stands, a research area for visiting scientists and an enhanced electrical system.
The lab has a circulating seawater system, lecture rooms and labs for oceanographic research.
Humboldt State University | humboldt.edu 17 Forget Lazy Days Playing Catch in the Park. Generations of HSU Students Have Taken Discs to a Whole New Level.
By Arianne Aryanpur
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18 Humboldt magazine | Spring 2012 on Redwood Bowl. Thirty casu- With its unconventional rules and laid-back style, ally dressed players take to the field for another weekend Ultimate quickly developed a following among East Coast practice. Some stretch, others do knee lifts, as an ’80s-style college students. In 1972, Rutgers and Princeton played the boom box plays hip-hop music in the background. Players first collegiate game. Thechase asun disc asis itshining gracefully glides across the field. Jamie Eickhert (´92, Construction Technology) recalls On the turf, someone does a cartwheel. “Go Buds!” that Humboldt’s teams emerged in the late 1970s shortly an enthusiastic spectator yells from the sidelines. after the first California teams began cropping up in Santa This is Saturday morning practice for the HSU Barbara and Los Angeles. “We were one of the first men’s Ultimate Disc team—the Buds. Once Northern California teams that started, considered a fringe sport, Ultimate has along with a handful in the Bay Area been popular at Humboldt State for like Stanford and Berkeley,” says years and has recently become Eickhert, who played for the more mainstream around Buds in the late ´80s and the country. At HSU, both early ´90s. During that the men’s team and the time, he says, the team Hags—the women’s nearly qualified for team—have attracted Nationals and also a devoted following. experienced an unfor- To the uninitiated, tunate, but briefly Ultimate’s laid-back lived, name change style belies the to the Storm Trolls. intensity and ath- With no regrettable leticism required of name changes, the its players. The sport Hags have appeared combines the speed in Nationals once and endurance of since the 1980s. soccer with the transi- Over the years, the tions and handling of teams’ competitiveness basketball. The objective is has waxed and waned as similar to American football. seasoned players graduate. In Ultimate, two teams of To participate, students register seven take their place at both end for a two-credit course. For new zones of a 70 x 40 yard field. One players, the learning curve is short, team launches a 175-gram plastic disc says Coach Colin Morgan-Outhisack (´11, toward their opponent, similar to a kickoff in Studio Art/Art History). And he would know: He football. The goal? To pass the disc down the field and catch had never played Ultimate or any other sport until joining it in the opposing team’s end zone for a point. A typical the team as a sophomore. “I wasn’t very active and had never game lasts 90 minutes and is played to 15 points. been part of a team,” Morgan-Outhisack says. “It was like a Unlike most competitive team sports, Ultimate is self- family for me.” officiated, meaning there are no referees. The game relies In fact, that camaraderie is what attracts many former on a unique honor system called The Spirit of Game, which high school and college athletes to the game. For many, requires that players uphold the sport’s integrity and rules the Buds and the Hags provide intercollegiate discipline of conduct. Foul and contact rules are similar to basketball: and competitiveness of varsity sports like track and soccer. No contact is allowed and players must stop and pivot before That’s what prompted Theo Williamson (´12, Economics) passing the disc to another player. There is also a 10-second to drop soccer and join Ultimate when he transferred to limit on holding the disc. HSU his sophomore year. “I got tired of the idea of being Surprisingly, the game got its start on a high school an ‘athlete,’ ” says Williamson, now the team’s only fifth- field in New Jersey, according to USA Ultimate, the sport’s year player. “With Ultimate it’s not all about winning, it’s national governing body. In the summer of 1968, a group about having fun.” of three friends were playing a casual game of Frisbee when they decided to add some rules. They drafted a rulebook, Clockwise from top: Warming up before a Saturday morning created a school club and dubbed the new sport Ultimate game. • Pink skirt, pink shoes, no problem. • Worn cleats for Frisbee. Today, it’s simply known as Ultimate due to the a serious athlete. • Theo Williamson (’12, Economics) makes an “Frisbee” trademark. impressive layout (Ultimate lingo for dive). • A regulation size field is 70 x 40 yards.
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Kristin “Charlie” Eide (´12, French), was originally recruited to play softball for Humboldt State. She chose Ultimate. Now, Eide helps create game strategy and lead practice for the Humboldt Hags. On a recent evening, she walked players through a complicated play, referring to a hand-drawn diagram on white paper. Visit “The dragon is trying to get the disc going under on the dead side,” she summarizes, using jargon that would confuse humboldt.edu/ anyone but a serious player. magazine for a map of disc golf courses in Humboldt Both teams hold three-hour practices, four times a week. County Sessions take place at the Redwood Bowl and the Student Recreation Center and focus on building cardio, strength or strategy.Rigorous It’s aSchedules, level of dedication Lighthearted that breaks the Attitudes stereotype of Ultimate players, says Sean O’Connell (´14, Business). “You have to have the speed and hands of a football player and the endurance of a track and soccer player,” says O’Connell, who ran four years of track in high school. The mood on the field is lighthearted: One hallmark of Ultimate is that players often wear zany outfits, and the Hags are no exception. During a recent practice, Eide sported a sequin skirt over Spandex and pink socks. The outfit didn’t seem to affect her performance. After three hours of running drills, she was already planning the next practice. The players’ commitment is also expressed in its travel itin- Clockwise from top left: Play it where it lies: A player makes a throw from a tree stump. • Experienced players usually carry a range of discs. erary. The teams participate in several regional tournaments • The target is typically a round metal basket on a pole. • The Redwood Curtain course winds through trees and other natural obstacles. each year against schools like Stanford, UC Davis, Chico and Berkeley. A lighthearted rivalry exists between all of them, says Emiliano Rodriguez (´14, Recreation Administration). “We joke that the Cal players are just a bunch of rich guys,” Rodriguez says, adding: “We’re definitely better.” Naturally, the ribbing goes both ways. At a recent tour- nament, Chico’s players sauntered onto the field dressed as Optional Lumberjacks, and rivals often create cheers mocking each other. Even so, there’s an unspoken etiquette between opponents. Hosting teams, for instance, typically help provide housing for their visitors. “You pretty much see the same guys, the same faces, every time you go to these tournaments,” Morgan- Disc golf, another flying disc sport, has a more recent history at As the course progresses, players utilize different discs, similar Outhisack says. “There’s nothing like spending two days at a HSU—thoughWith a dedicated it has a long clubhistory andin Humboldt one ofCounty. the HSU’sarea’s to most the different challenging clubs used in courses,golf. Smaller and heavier than the tournament with someone to create a sense of camaraderie.” co-eddisc club golf was is started booming in 2010 by on a couple HSU’s of students campus. interested discs used in Ultimate, discs vary based on weight, plastic and Like cycling and crew, Ultimate is a club sport at HSU. in turning the casual affair into an official sport. So far, the club aerodynamic design. The four most common types are putters, Funding comes from Associated Students and student fees, has attracted 25 members. mid-range, fairway and long-range drivers. while the Recreational Sports Department will match any Top members from the club try out for the team, which recently “The discs all do different things, so learning that is huge,” fundraising done by the team. As Ultimate’s popularity grows, participated in its first intercollegiate conference at CSU Monterey says Curtis Gregory (´12, Forestry), who participated in shot put, the Buds and Hags hope it will bring some much-needed Bay last fall. This spring, team members will travel to Estacao, discus and hammer throw in high school. “It’s also learning to pull attention to the sport they love. Ore., to compete against other teams for a bid to play in nationals. through and use your whole body instead of snapping your wrist.” “We’re just out there trying to win and bring a good name As its name implies, disc golf combines the skill of golf with Humboldt State houses the Redwood Curtain, one of the for Humboldt,” Morgan-Outhisack says. the strategy of disc throwing. The purpose is to throw a disc most popular and challenging disc golf courses in the country. into the hole—typically a round metal basket on a pole—in the Nestled in the Arcata Community Forest, the 18-hole course top to bottom: Kristin “Charlie” Eide (’12, French) blocks a pass fewest shots possible. Courses are nine or 18 holes long and winds through ferns, stumps and a canopy of redwood trees. during practice. • The Buds huddle for an impromptu post-game often include natural elements like trees and shrubs. Obstacles The course is managed by Par Infinity Disc Golf Club in Arcata, cheer. • Buds Coach Colin Morgan-Outhisack (’11, Studio Art) and changes in elevation make the course more challenging. whose President, Caleb Gribi, is also the HSU club team’s coach. stops to analyze a play. TheFor Rewards the and Challenges Birds of Avian Field Research by Desiree Perez
AT HUMBOLDT STATE, professors and students study all types of critters. But one step inside the Wildlife Building and it’s hard not to be impressed with the vast collection of birds. These specimens are used to train the next generation of ornithologists, but before students can earn their feathers, so to speak, they’ve got to overcome the challenges of conducting research on a flying, migratory and extremely intelligent creature.
Vanessa Blount, a student in a Wildlife Management class, has her first personal encounter with a red-tailed hawk.
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Photo Courtesy of Corey Lewis Submit a class note: humboldt.edu/classnotes 2012 Distinguished Alumni or email: [email protected] Class Notes The Distinguished Alumni Awards honor alumni for achievements in their fields or for service to their community, nation or HSU. For over 50 years the award has been a chance to recognize alumni for their achievements. years at El Camino High in Oceanside, Calif. He GORDON DENNIS WOGAN, 1970 Biological also coached football, baseball, softball, tennis and Sciences, spent three years in the Coast Guard 1950s golf. Mitchell has been retired for eight years and after graduation, and received his Master of has been married to Barbara (Clevenger) Mitchell Science degree from University of California, Marla Spivak • Beekeeping has Chester Mathis • Chester Mathis BILL JONES, 1956 Music Ed, states, “Although the (´68) for 44 years. Davis. He has since worked as a technician with long been a passion for Marla Spivak (’78, (’72, Chemistry) came to HSU as pre-med the University of Idaho’s horticulture program, axe says 1950, the picture DON KENNEDY, 1968 Psychology, after 30 years Biological Sciences), an internationally student, but found he had a greater interest in was taken in either 1953 or and was hired as a horticulturist with the Oregon in management and public accounting, opened Dept. of Agriculture’s Nursery and Christmas renowned entomologist and expert on chemistry than medical school. Still, he found 1954 after I returned from his own consulting office. He never dreamed of the Navy.” Tree Program. He retired after 29 years with the honeybee health. Spivak, who is currently a way to study both by pursuing medicinally a business career as a student, but says life has a ODA. He has been married to Patricia Hatfield for RICHARD GRIFFITH, 1958 way of changing our plans. Kennedy still cherishes nine years, and together they have five children a Distinguished McKnight Professor in related chemistry. his four years at Humboldt. Submitted Photo Physical Education, retired and three grandsons. They are currently enjoying Entomology at the University of Minnesota, His decision turned out pretty well for after many years of public BRUCE SIMONSON, 1968 Forest Management, retirement and all its luxuries: traveling, wood Submitted Photo recently received the John D. and Catherine Submitted Photo the field of Alzheimer’s research. Mathis is service. He was last employed by the Federal says that although his education did not lead him working, bird watching, gardening and “anything T. MacArthur Foundation “genius award” for her pioneering work to currently an Endowed Chair Professor of Radiology and Pharmaceutical Motor Carrier Safety Administration as a Special down his chosen career path, it may have saved else that looks interesting.” Agent monitoring interstate commerce (trucking) protect honeybees from decimation by disease. Sciences and Director of the Positron Emission Tomography—or his life. Two months after graduation, Simonson RON MELIN, 1971 Geography, retired from teach- and hazardous materials movement. joined the U.S. Army and began training as a One of Spivak’s most practical accomplishments has been the PET—Facility at the University of Pittsburgh. ing in Los Angeles Unified School District and combat engineer with secondary training as is currently doing restoration work at Madrona breeding of the Minnesota Hygienic, a strain of bees that uses olfac- Recently, he and his geriatric psychiatry research partner William a combat soldier. When Simonson was sent Marsh and Preserve in Torrance, Calif. tion to “sniff out” infected pupae and remove them from the hive Klunk developed a radiolabeled dye that makes it possible to identify overseas during The Vietnam War, he managed 1960s to snag a clerical job for a frontline company. He JUDY CHANCE HOPE, 1971 Art, having worked before they can spread disease to the rest of the colony. In addition amyloid—a substance found in the plaque associated with Alzheimer’s says although there were a few close calls with as a ceramist and drafter (both mechanical and to supporting her research, the MacArthur award has enabled Spivak disease—in a living brain. VICTOR LEE DUSENBERRY, Jr., 1962 Industrial mortars, he never saw much action. architectural), shifted her focus to painting 15 years Arts, became a U.S. Naval Officer. In the fall of to launch the Bee Squad, a program that educates, trains and assists Mathis’ research earned him a slew of awards, and he is continuing ago. Last year, Hope received a gold medal award 1965, he returned to Humboldt State College to TIMOTHY ALLEN, 1969 English, is currently for a painting of the redwoods in Jedediah Smith beekeepers and bee supporters in the Twin Cities area. Her goal is to his work. He is now using the same technique to identify tau, another complete a credential. By 1973, he became the the executive director of the Carlston Family State Park from the Redwood Forest Foundation. restore healthy bee populations and pollinator landscapes by provid- protein deposit found in the brain of Alzheimer’s patients. Last year, Machinist Apprentice Shop Theory teacher, which Foundation. The Foundation’s primary mission She works in acrylic and oil and has work in col- he did until retirement in 1994. Concurrently he was is to identify and honor outstanding California ing hands-on mentoring to people interested in supporting bees. the Michael J. Fox Foundation commissioned Mathis to develop a lections all over the country and Europe. Hope and an adjunct faculty instructor of Industrial Technology high school teachers. her husband, also an HSU grad, have one daughter During her undergraduate studies at HSU, Spivak took a semester similar compound to identify alpha-synuclein, a protein deposit found at Solano Community College, retiring in 2010. In CHET OGAN, 1969 Biology, retired in December who is an artist in New York. They have a small off to volunteer with Steve Taber, a renowned honeybee researcher. in patients with Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia. 1996, Dusenberry completed a master’s of education farm in rural Mendocino County. degree at Sacramento State University. He and his of 2010 after 41 years with the U.S. Forest Service. Taber ignited Spivak’s interest in studying bees, and as soon as she wife have two daughters, four grandchildren and Since retiring, he has traveled to exotic locations John P. Marsh, 1972 Dramatic Arts, retired last completed her degree, she traveled to South America to conduct KenNETH Davlin • As a member one great-grandchild. They live in Vacaville, Calif. around the globe, such as the Ecuador’s Galapagos year as professor emeritus after a 10-year stint Islands and Machu Picchu in Peru. bee research. Since then, her groundbreaking research has taken her of the University’s Advancement Foundation as lead professor in the videography program at PATRICIA G. TILLEY, 1962 Education, is retired the College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas. He around the world and earned her numerous accolades. Board, Kenneth Davlin is part of a team that with her husband, Forest, living in Mendocino GARY TUTTLE, 1969 Physical Education, coaches girl’s high school basketball and is active in the started the all-digital movie-making program helps increase charitable giving and manage County since ´73. They have done volunteer work after an 18-year career in Hollywood producing for many years in Fort Bragg, and enjoy traveling local Democratic Party. DEAN BRESCIANI • Working for the university’s endowment. music videos, TV movies and feature films for around the country in their travel trailer, often KENT WILLIS, 1969 Biological Sciences, taught Casey Movies and Chestnut Hill Productions. the Humboldt Orientation Program one Davlin studied engineering at HSU from trekking to Vermont to visit her daughter and family. grades seven and eight at Fortuna Middle School After leaving HSU he dabbled in his low-budget summer, Dean Bresciani (’84, Sociology) 1959-1962 and received a degree in civil THOMAS J. WHEAR, 1962 Forestry, is retired in Fortuna, Calif., and served as both vice principal doc-and-schlock movie company, Liberty Films. realized that helping students was his pas- Submitted Photo engineering from the University of Utah. His after 29 years with the U.S. Forest Service, and and athletic director. Willis developed a middle As a retiree, he and long-term girlfriend, Kelly school level invertebrate biology study unit for his Curtis, married and resurrected Liberty Films as sion. The experience laid the groundwork engineering career has included work on hydroelectric, wastewater, has moved to Gardnerville, Nev. He joined his brother in the self-storage business. master’s thesis at University of San Francisco, and an all-digital documentary film company. for a career in higher education adminis- housing and alternative energy projects. Davlin is President of Oscar was awarded a scholarship for a master’s degree EDWARD GULLEKSON, 1973 Oceanography, spent tration, which has included top posts at Larson & Associates, a California-based engineering consulting firm. DICK VERNIMEN, 1964 Wildlife Management, has in Educational Technology Leadership at George been retired from the Bureau of Land Management Washington University in Washington, D.C. Willis six years as a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Submitted Photo universities throughout the country. As part of the 29-member Advancement Foundation Board, Davlin is for 16 years. He retired while district manager of recently completed a dissertation on the relationship Administration corps officer and three more doing The Napa Valley, Calif., native is now the 14th President of particularly interested in expanding the university’s business and engineering the Anchorage, Alaska, district. of knowledge of multiplication tables and fraction environmental consulting. Then he completed a master’s program and changed careers to North Dakota State University, which has an enrollment over programs. He says: “Both contribute to better future organizations, wiser operations to learning algebra, which was the final RONALD LEE KRAMER, 1965 Psychology, is retired step to completing his doctorate in Teacher Leadership. management consulting. Gullekson now works 14,000. Previously, he was Vice President of Student Affairs at infrastructure development and more sensible financing programs.” and raising horses, sheep and alfalfa in Omak, Wash. His wife, Marsha Gallon, is an HSU alumna and in a technical company. Texas A&M University in College Station. Looking ahead, Davlin envisions a board that has a broader geographical CARL CHATFIELD, 1966 English, is happy with teacher, as is one of their two children. DAVID PATULA, 1973 Fisheries, just retired from After graduating from HSU, Bresciani went on to earn a base of membership. “I’d also like to see expansion of the Foundation his current 33-year teaching career at a local the Nevada Department of Wildlife after 32-plus master’s degree from Bowling Green State University and a doctor- so that it can better serve every department, college and facet of the high school. Carl says he owes it to the fifth-year years as a field game warden. teaching credential he received from HSU, and is ate in higher education finance from the University of Arizona, at university,” he says. very happy to still be living in Arcata. 1970s NORM BENSON, 1974 Forestry & Wildlife Resources, Tucson. He has also held student affairs administrative positions at is happily married and living in Northern California. ROBERT T. LACKEY, 1967 Fisheries Biology, is KATY TAHJA, 1970 Journalism & Mass the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University currently teaching at Oregon State University. He Communications, is pleased that her Arcadia ARNOLD (ARNIE) BRAAFLADT, 1974 Journalism of Nebraska at Kearney. After all these years, however, he still has been engaged in developing online classes Publishing campus history book “Humboldt State & Mass Communication and Political Science, is Nominate someone for 2013. in natural resources as part of OSU ECampus. University” is selling well. She is contemplating thrilled his older daughter, Nicole, an engineer credits that one summer at Humboldt State for igniting his passion with the California Department of Transportation, Visit alumni.humboldt.edu/distinguishedalumni writing a book on the 49 railroads that existed in for higher education administration. JOHN MITCHELL, 1968 Fisheries Biology, taught Humboldt and Mendocino counties. will be married in September to Tim Farrell, a CDF for details and forms or call 707 826-3132. oceanography, biology and earth science for 33 firefighter and also an HSU alumnus. Nicole and
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All,” a collection of 10 short stories, which is a County government in 2004 after more than 20 from any Geographers or students who went to Becky, and two daughters, Kelsie and Carley. Webb fundraiser for a student scholarship at Bucks years in television news and documentaries. She Oaxaca in ´84! is currently a sergeant and primarily does investiga- County Community College, Pennsylvania. The serves as press liaison. She initiated a government tions into illegal hunting and fishing activities. He Philadelphia Inquirer’s then-book editor, Frank television station in 2006, The County Channel, SUE POUCHER, 1984 Industrial Arts & Technology, has arrested many people over his career and one Wilson, said of Freeman’s earlier fiction: “If this which has earned five Telly Awards. Suzanne is currently teaching a women’s Writing Retreat of his future goals is to write a book about some of book (“Ishi’s Journey”) doesn’t move you to tears, earned a Cine Golden Eagle in 1991 for producing and creating another class that centers on helping his more memorable cases. then you may be in need of a heart transplant.” and writing the historical documentary, “A Light people actually see the world around us instead On Treacherous Waters,” which she used as of walking through it with all senses off. JOSEPH COOHILL, 1989 History, is a history professor LAWSON SNYDER, 1980 Fisheries Biology, spent at Duquesne University. His books include “Ideas of the basis for the play, “People of the Light,” in JACK EASTON, 1985 Forestry, after 23 years in 31 years after graduation with the Florida Game 2009. The play was presented at the University the Liberal Party: Perceptions, Agendas and Liberal and Freshwater Fish Commission, which later environmental consulting, has gone to work for Politics in the House of Commons, 1832-1852,” and of South Carolina through a grant from the S.C. Riverside Land Conservancy, a nonprofit land became the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Humanities Council. “Ireland: A Short History (Oneworld Short Histories).” Commission. He started in 1980 as a freshwater trust. He is reinvigorated and ready for another fisheries biologist and is currently deputy director MIKE McHENRY, 1983 Fisheries, has become a 23 years in the field. BRENT EVANS, 1989 Biology, retired from teaching for San Diego Unified School District. of the Division of Habitat and Species Conservation. leading expert in salmon fisheries restoration in JOHN EBERL, 1985 Fisheries Management, took Washington State as the fisheries habitat biolo- CONNIE HENDRYX, 1981 Natural Resources, is an opportunity to work in South Korea teaching HALEY GOETSCH, 1989 Psychology, has been gist manager for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe. English, after an initial career in fisheries. Since working in California for the past 10 years as a still working with the Klamath National Forest as His most recent project is working on the Elwha a National Environmental Policy Act planner on then, Eberl has worked for both South Korean school psychologist and school counselor. After River dam removal project. In 2005, McHenry colleges and universities, and a U.S. college as working in Lake, Calaveras and Mendocino counties, the Salmon/Scott River Ranger District, but is won the National Oceanic and Atmospheric looking forward to retiring in 25 months (but who’s an instructor. He presently lives in Seoul, South she moved back to Humboldt in 2007, with her Administration’s Environmental Hero Award and Korea, and works for a college in its suburbs. daughter Sonja. Goetsch became engaged to Greg counting?). Her husband, Michael (attended HSU has been quoted in National Geographic about 1979 to1981), retired as the museum director for Beaumont in August of 2010. Her daughter Sonja dam removal. McHenry writes, “Humboldt State JANET MORLAN, 1985 will soon graduate from Arcata High School and Siskiyou County in 2010, but continues to work University provided the solid background and Geography, retired in has been accepted to HSU for the fall. Submitted Photo there part time. Their daughter, Emilie, recently knowledge so that I could excel in my career.” 2011, and received the started a full-time job in her church in Valencia, best retirement “gift.” MICHAEL K. MOORE, 1989 Zoology, went on Calif., which is too far away for her parents’ liking! MICHAEL MOORADIA, 1983 Business In May, she was flown to obtain a Master of Science in Zoology from Administration, has been employed by the Los to Washington, D.C. Louisiana State University, and a Ph.D. in Ecology and LIBBY MAYNARD, 1982 Art, co-founded The Angeles County Assessor for 23 years. He has ConsumerBell Ink People, a community arts organization, with to receive a National Evolutionary Biology from the University of Louisiana. been a supervising appraiser for the last 13 years Wetlands Award. And it He is currently an associate professor of Biology Brenda Tuxford (1980, Art, deceased) in 1979. The in the Business Division, the Leasing Section and Ink People has facilitated over 200 community all began at the Arcata at Mercer University in Macon, Ga., and teaches Working for Consumers’ Rights now the Audit Section. He and his wife Pam have Marsh and Wildlife classes in ecology, evolution and environmental arts projects and currently oversees more than been married for over 14 years. Their daughters 60 ongoing projects. In 2011, Maynard received Sanctuary many, many science. Most of his research has focused on the are Susan, 13, and Dana, 10. Submitted Photo Whether it’s a defective laptop battery or a bag of tainted spinach, the Selina Roberts Ottum Award from Americans years ago. community ecology of larval anurans (frogs). However, lately Moore has spent a lot of time studying the when manufacturers recall products, consumers are often left wonder- for the Arts and the National Endowment for the DAVID TALLEY, 1983 Biological Sciences, is DOUGLAS RISCHBIETER, 1985 Fisheries Biology, Arts for excellence in community arts leadership. finishing his 30th year as a public school educator. patterns of biodiversity of opilionids (harvestmen) ing: am I in danger and how do I apply for a refund? just completed a career-crowning project: restora- in Caribbean tropical forests. He mostly does field He taught science at the middle and high school tion of a degraded wetland site in the middle of the Ellie Cachette (’06, Political Science) is taking away some of the DANIEL MONTOYA, 1982 Journalism, recently level for 13 years in California before moving research in Trinidad and Tobago. Moore and his celebrated 30 years of marriage and was nominated Mount San Jacinto State Wilderness. Coordinating colleagues are currently working to complete species guesswork with ConsumerBell, a website she started in 2010 that into school administration. Talley has worked California State Parks, California Conservation for teacher of the year at his school site, (didn’t win at all grade levels K-12 and currently serves as descriptions for 13 species of harvestmen from these tracks product recalls, sends consumer safety alerts and allows but placed!). Montoya is currently attending the Corps, Army National Guard and several vendors’ islands, and they continue to study the behavioral principal of Quincy High School. Talley and his resources, they successfully repaired a rare and people to apply for manufacturer refunds online. University of California Los Angeles writers’ program. wife, Michele, have been married for 21 years and community ecology of this island fauna. Moore fragile mountain meadow. is still married to Katherine M. Moore (they were The company has tracked hundreds of cases, including last year’s JO ANNE M. SMITH-FLUECK, 1982 Wildlife, was and have two daughters, Danielle and Marinda. HOLLY WIRTH, 1985 Business Administration, together during his Humboldt days!), and together recall of cantaloupe tainted with Listeria bacteria, mold growth in president of the Scientific Steering Committee for DEAN DIAZ, 1984 Business Administration, moved they have three children Matthew, 13, Wyatt, 16, the sixth and seventh International Deer Biology works as a senior human resources consultant Capri Suns and defective cribs that pose a risk of suffocation. Last to Fresno, Calif., and started working for Jostens for Regence Blue Shield. and Nicole, 24. Congress (2006 and 2010, respectively) and is in July of 1984. Twenty-seven years later, he is year, Cachette was nominated by Fortune magazine as one of the top serving again for the upcoming eighth congress. JOHN RUTH, 1989 Nursing, recently became still with Jostens! He has been married for 22 TODD BERGGREN, 1986 Mathematics, and Lynn female entrepreneurs of 2011. Currently she is affiliated with Institute for the years and has two children. Beau, 20, is a junior at Berggren, 1987 Mathematics, are living in Colorado certified as a wound, ostomy nurse after graduating Analysis of Natural Resources (IARN), Universidad University of Louisville in Kentucky, and Alejandra, where he is working as senior IT director for the from the Cleveland Clinic School of Enterostomal Cachette’s passion for consumer safety began when she was just Atlántida Argentina in Mar del Plata, Argentina, 18, is a freshman at Boston University. Geological Society of America and she works as Nursing. He has been a registered nurse since ´89, a child. Her father and thousands of other people were infected with as a research scientist. a math teacher. and currently works in the field of home health. He BONNIE FOUAD, 1984 Home Economics, is cur- is a wound, ostomy nurse for Providence Home HIV from a manufactured blood product that was later recalled. The LAURIE BROWN, 1983 Psychology, recently rently living in Kuwait while her husband works STEVE DE BLOIS, 1986 Biology, just finished an Health, Portland, Ore. incident compelled Cachette to begin advocating for consumer safety, published the true crime book, “Stand-Up Guy,” as an architect building the new Kuwait University. acoustic-trawl survey for Pacific hake off the U.S. but it wasn’t until she graduated from HSU that she decided to really which is available in eBook format. She is homeschooling her 10-year-old daughter West Coast aboard the National Oceanic and ROB SLATEN, 1989 Sociology, has two boys, Jack and Harry. do something about it. JANE HALL, 1983 Natural Resources Planning and and staying active as a leader for U.K. Girl Guides Atmospheric Administration Ship Bell M. Shimada. and teaching sewing and nutrition classes for a With help from fellow HSU alum Stephanie Haller (’08, Journalism), Interpretation, is a state park ranger and peace DAVID DIRK STANLEY, 1987 Computer Information DOUG VOGT, 1989 Oceanography, just received a officer for California State Parks, and is currently variety of small groups of children. She loves promotion as a program manager for EWIE at John Cachette launched ConsumerBell in San Francisco in 2010. Last year, traveling in the Middle East but the family loves Systems and 1989 Business, says his daughter will the unit ranger at Empire Mine State Historic Park be sending out her fall college application(s) and Deere Drive Train Operations. she relocated the company to New York City and hired two HSU alums: in Grass Valley, Calif. their time in the U.S. most of all. Fouad writes, “My favorite U.S. update I receive is my online HSU is top on her list! Community Manager Derek Lactaoen (’11), based in Seattle, Wash., JACKI HOLZMAN, 1983 Geology, works at the HSU Alumni newsletter!” KATHERINE LOUISE KALTHOFF, 1988 World and Product Manager Ryan Mollenhauer (’08), in New York City. Both Federal Aviation Administration in the Office of DANIEL MAYO, 1984 Forestry, has been in law Languages and Cultures, is married with a 3-year-old graduated from HSU’s Department of Journalism & Mass Communication. the Regional Administrator. She is married and daughter and is working on another child. Kalthoff 1990s has a 15-year-old son. Holzman and her husband enforcement for some time and was recently Lactaoen, who monitors the web for product recalls, says it’s promoted to an investigation position. has been clean and sober for more than 7 years. SANDRA LEE MATHEWS, 1990 Journalism and are members of a local taiko drumming group, Kalthoff writes, “my years at HSU taught me about Mass Communication, says her Journalism degree rewarding to work for a company that’s positively changing the world. Tomodachi Daiko. Her other hobbies are yoga and GARY “EDUARDO” PERLESS, 1984 Geography, a sense of community that I have brought to my served her well in business. She worked in telecom- “Humboldt taught me to be conscious of my impacts on society gardening and supporting her son’s swimming. is now teaching Spanish, world geography and medical practice. I am truly blessed.” munications for 20 years after graduation. The Holzman has lived in Alaska for over 25 years history at a small university preparatory school writing and presentation skills Mathews learned in and to try to do good things for my community and I really feel like and may be driving through Arcata this summer in Poulsbo, Wash., after many years as a public JOHN WEBB, 1988 Natural Resources Planning the journalism department along with speaking skills, my work is doing that,” he says. on a family road trip. school science teacher. Perless lives near Port & Interpretation, was hired as a Delaware Fish & gave her the impetus to compete for and win jobs for Townsend, with his wife, Jocelyn, and children Wildlife agent in January 1989. He plans to retire her company. Mathews is currently retired and now SUZANNE LARSON, 1983 Journalism, went to in two years and move to Michigan with his wife, FOR MORE INFORMATION: consumerbell.com work as the public information officer for Beaufort Will, 9, and Serena, 4. Perless would love to hear volunteers in the Community Relations Department
40 Humboldt magazine | Spring 2012 Humboldt State University | humboldt.edu 41 Submitted Photos Space Bound Bruce Jackson: Bruce 42 Galactic, a company started by British by British started acompany Galactic, with a law firm in Washington, D.C. He worked on global export export global on worked He D.C. Washington, in alaw firm with and its sub-orbital spacecraft SpaceShipTwo. It’s a unique responsibility SpaceShipTwo. responsibility aunique It’s spacecraft sub-orbital its and curvature and float around the cabin. The cost? $200,000 per person. per cost? $200,000 The cabin. the around float and curvature was that astartup at and Germany in acompany for compliance consultant trade international an as aposition took he Commerce, of science political in adegree receiving After regulations. and laws control public. paying to the travel space commercial aprivate to charter enough wealthy those or of making that happen is really exciting,” he says. he exciting,” really is happen that making of among those leading that effort at Virgin Virgin at effort that leading those among spent the past 27 years in international trade, with a focus on export export on afocus with trade, international in years 27 past the spent stint at the International Trade Administration within the Department Department the within Trade Administration International the at stint responsible for ensuring that Virgin complies with federal export and and export federal with complies Virgin that ensuring for responsible future headquarters at Spaceport America near Las Cruces, N.M., N.M., Cruces, Las near America Spaceport at headquarters future pilots and include several minutes of weightlessness. During that that During weightlessness. of minutes several include and pilots from HSU, Jackson interned with a U.S. congressman. Then, after a a after Then, congressman. aU.S. with interned Jackson HSU, from number of companies have started offering offering have started of companies number astronauts trained few: aselect for reserved plans to launch sub-orbital flights to space in the next couple years. couple next the in to space flights sub-orbital to launch plans people have dreamed of since childhood and to be able to be a part apart to be able to be and childhood since of have dreamed people of alot something is travel “Space up. signed have already people 500 About dream. achildhood to fulfill opportunity the represents the State Department, the Pentagon and on Capitol Hill. Capitol on and Pentagon the Department, State the at officials with meeting and licenses export for applying includes that WhiteKnightTwo, aircraft, to its apply that requirements control technology time, passengers will be able to unbuckle their seatbelts, see Earth’s Earth’s see seatbelts, their to unbuckle able be will passengers time, trip to space. But in recent years, a growing agrowing years, recent in But to space. trip in the next couple years. Each trip will carry six passengers and two two and passengers six carry will trip Each years. couple next the in businessman Richard Branson in 2004 that that 2004 in Branson Richard businessman N later acquired by JP Morgan before joining Virgin Galactic last April. last Galactic Virgin joining before Morgan by JP acquired later ago, space travel was travel space ago, long ot too Jackson says that Virgin plans to launch space flights from its its from flights space to launch plans Virgin that says Jackson As Vice President of Trade Controls and Export Strategy, Jackson is is Jackson Strategy, Export of Trade and Controls President Vice As Working on export strategy is familiar territory for Jackson, who who Jackson, for territory familiar is strategy export on Working It may seem like a hefty price tag, Jackson says, but for many, for it but says, Jackson tag, price like ahefty seem may It Bruce Jackson (’84, Political Science) is is Science) Political (’84, Jackson Bruce H um b o l dt magazine magazine
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“Superior Donuts” (San Diego Repertory); “The Sound Sound “The Repertory); Diego (San Donuts” “Superior Anderson, an engineering, planning and surveying surveying and planning engineering, an Anderson, Art Center Design College in Tucson, AZ. AZ. Tucson, in College Design Center Art JANE MCKA JANE JANA RIVERS-NORTON, of Wisconsin, Madison, in 2003. In fall 2004, Mason Mason 2004, fall In 2003. in Madison, Wisconsin, of University the at Studies Information and Library of of research forestry, five years of environmental environmental of years five forestry, research of Diego. San UC from degree arts fine of “Dreamgirls” Millie,” Modern “Thoroughly Music,” of community in involved actively an is she where coast, Oregon central the on living and retired currently of California’s Native Women.” She most recently recently most She Women.” Native California’s of enrolled in a nursing master’s program. She was was She program. master’s anursing in enrolled concentrated in the Tahoe basin and in the Sierra. Sierra. the in and Tahoe basin the in concentrated 12 years, enforcing hunting and fishing laws in the the in laws fishing and hunting enforcing years, 12 are creating the Truckee River Sanctuary, where where Sanctuary, River Truckee the creating are at Mercy Medical Center in Redding, Calif., where where Calif., Redding, in Center Medical Mercy at a major in Archives Administration from the School School the from Administration Archives in a major a Story Fund Grant from the California Council for for Council California the from Grant Fund a Story and “Annie Get Your Gun.” He received his master’s master’s his received He Your Gun.” Get “Annie and His semester. 2011 Spring the for faculty fulltime as outlet. acreative as art mosaic up taken recently has She associations. starting a native landscape business after 12 years years 12 after business landscape anative starting serves and newsletter hospital to the contributes she served as the associate dean of instruction at The The at instruction of dean associate the as served College, the DeVry Institute and National University University National and DeVry Institute the College, with the U.S. Forest Service. They have two daughters, daughters, two have They Service. Forest U.S. the with working in fine dining restaurants. He and his wife wife his and He restaurants. dining fine in working years of service in the food industry catering and and catering industry food the in service of years Geography, CHRISTINE (TINA) SHO COLEEN SHADE, Shade is married to David Fournier, who is a forester aforester is who Fournier, to David married is Shade private institutions including of learning higher Master of Arts in 1994 and a Ph.D. in 2008 from the the from 2008 in aPh.D. and 1994 in Arts of Master principal planner and Tahoe office manager for R.O. R.O. for manager Tahoe office and planner principal Misbehavin,” “The Goat,” “Long Story Short,” and and Short,” Story “Long Goat,” “The Misbehavin,” “Ain’t Quixote,” “Don Award), (NAACP Hair” My In Kink “‘da include: credits design professional mountains of Southern California. Southern of mountains restoration, five years of arborist work, and 10 10 and work, arborist of years five restoration, named clinical supervisor of hospice at Signature clinical supervisor named the University of New Mexico, SUNY, Alfred State State SUNY, Alfred Mexico, New of University the to share with their community. community. their with to share akiva built have and poultry raise food, grow they the Humanities to conduct and publish an oral oral an publish and to conduct Humanities the Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University, where where Yale at University, Library Manuscript and Book Memphis of University the at History of Department Larissa,16, and 12. Sarah, Hospice in Portland, Ore. Portland, in Hospice 1992 Theatre, GRABAU, SCOTT M. MATTHEW DANIEL MASON, in Tennessee, as well as a Master of Arts degree with with degree Arts of aMaster as well as Tennessee, in in public events hosted by the hospital. the by hosted events public in from 1991 to 2011. In 2005, Rivers-Norton received received Rivers-Norton 2005, In to 2011. 1991 from for Game and Fish of Department California the for firm in Nevada and California. Her work is mainly mainly is work Her California. and Nevada in firm joined the Irvine Valley College Theater Department both full time and part time at several public and and public several at time part and time full both history project titled “Told From the Heart: Stories Stories Heart: the “Told From titled project history began tenure as an archivist at the Beinecke Rare Rare Beinecke the at archivist an as tenure began his ranch in Willits, Calif. Willits, in ranch his bachelor’s of science in nursing and is currently currently is and nursing in science of bachelor’s DONALD (DONN KEN FARNSWORTH,KEN LARR Y STEPHENS, is now doing freeform metal artwork on on artwork metal freeform doing now is Y, recently completed her her completed recently Art, 1990 Y 1991 Natural Resources, 1990 Forestry, ) TRIPLAT, 1992 Social Science and 1996 1996 and Science Social 1992 Y S, 1991 English, 1991 1991 Liberal 1991 Studies, 1993 History, 1993 1992 Sociology, has been working working been has Film, & Dance, & Film, Dance, earned a taught is a is is is is is Texas, until her husband retires. She adds, “Onward “Onward adds, She retires. husband her Texas, until Festival. Shakespeare Oregon The Calif. Todd Berkeley, of has Mason work, this In West. Trans-Mississippi They are currently living in Leucadia, Calif. Leucadia, in living currently are They August 2010. York University in Toronto, and Concordia University University Concordia Toronto, and in York University TERESA DONNELL JASON ESQUERRA, chorus with the help of classical composer Joyce Joyce composer classical of help the with chorus of Employees Service International Union-United and studied with some of the best educators in in educators best the of some with studied and worked to have lucky feels Pieri Mr. Hansen. and Humboldt: at professors math great the of all and is married to a wonderful man and has a has and man to awonderful married is and and upward, the sky is the limit!” the is sky the upward, and along”, he writes. Division Homecare the in officer ethics former and the in based principally collections manuscript as school-aged students, but she did begin corporate corporate begin did she but students, school-aged California, and is thankful for the gifts of the the of gifts the for thankful is and California, California and Humboldt County. County. Humboldt and California graduation working as a technician, and is now now is and atechnician, as working graduation worked as an actor in Los Angeles, New York, and and York, New Angeles, Los in actor an as worked is HSU, at started he when old 1year was who CAROL TA mathematics in Redwood Valley, Calif. He is so so is He Valley, Calif. Redwood in mathematics pursue her original goal of teaching elementary elementary teaching of goal original her pursue planning on attending UCSF this fall. “Life moves moves “Life fall. this UCSF attending on planning a16-women’s for piece aperformance into made Sea and Melt “Glacial titled a script wrote recently to Northern related collections several processed Mutual Insurance. She is living in Denver, Colo., Colo., Denver, in living is She Insurance. Mutual Management”!) She plans to move to Houston, to Houston, to move plans She Management”!) teaching of years 15 from retired recently Unified District. School thankful for the great experience he had with with had he experience great the for thankful to the position of developmental editor at Portable Portable at editor developmental of position to the Liberty for trainer asenior now is and training the Cascade County planning director since SUSAN CONELL, Subjects, STEVEN WERT, Studio Art, Ken Yanosko, Mr. Biles, Mr. Howard Stauffer, Stauffer, Mr. Howard Mr. Yanosko, Biles, Ken Reiner, M. Mr. Patel, Mr. Khazanie, Chin, Phyllis Bathroom Readers. Griswell will be developing developing be will Griswell Readers. Bathroom John’s Uncle the for known Ore., Ashland, in Press to be is that solutions)” no are (There Ride: Level Workers.Healthcare MICHAEL BEEVE, in his eighth year of teaching middle school school middle teaching of year eighth his in in Montreal, and is currently working on rewriting rewriting on working currently is and Montreal, in in-home supportive services homecare provider, provider, homecare services supportive in-home fantastic 13-year-old son. from her position as senior editor for Highlights Highlights for editor senior as position her from books in the For Kids Only series. Only Kids For the in books He aesthetics. ecological on dissertation his well as collections, photographic in specialized he bilingual kindergarten (what she calls “Wildlife “Wildlife calls (what she kindergarten bilingual PERR 1994 Theatre, DAVIS, G. RONALD ROBIN HOLCOMBE, KIMBERL KIM GRISWELL, lectured at various Canadian universities, including including universities, Canadian various at lectured Y PIERI, is a kindergarten teacher at Fontana Fontana at teacher akindergarten is 1994 1994 ATZIGEN, VON Y (HUTCHINS) married Nik von Atzigen in July 2010. 2010. July in Atzigen von Nik married Y LOR, 1995 Math, 1993 Liberal Studies Multiple 1993 LiberalStudies Multiple 1995 English, 1995 Wildlife, 1995 Geography, 1993 Business, Y 1995 Theatre, , 1995 Wildlife Management, 1994 Liberal Studies, spent five years after after years five spent says his daughter, recently moved Film, & Dance, &Dance, Film, Film, & Dance, Film, is a retired aretired is has been didn’t didn’t
(in a bricks and mortar class). In addition, he, his his he, addition, In class). mortar and abricks (in JEFFRE JOHN JAMISON, child (a girl). child and his wife, Nichole, recently had their second second their had recently Nichole, wife, his and degree in English from Iowa State. Jamison is now now is Jamison State. Iowa from English in degree Philosophy, in degree advanced an pursue not did defense contracting company, BAE Systems, as as Systems, BAE company, contracting defense credential from HSU, and taught in the Carmel Carmel the in taught and HSU, from credential coordinates an interdisciplinary Master of Science Science of Master interdisciplinary an coordinates communication manager and working on its China communication, critical thinking and ‘outside the cartographer/geospatial on mapping trainer analyst, care manager with Care Management Solutions, and Sociology has a critically important role in in role important a critically has Sociology and almost 12 years now in various roles, including including roles, various in now years 12 almost for BAE with been has She engineer. a systems profession. her loves and of the Center for the Environment (CFE). CFE (CFE). CFE Environment the for Center the of and natural resource while sociology conducting environmental to teach to continue happy and and also teaches vocational education classes school, high avirtual for teacher asecondary as ever since. In 2001, he received his master’s master’s his received he 2001, In since. ever seventh-and eighth-graders who he says often often says he who eighth-graders seventh-and staffing online engagement strategy. engagement online staffing software and tester on software. California Environmental Act Quality and National golden retriever. golden working for Intel as its Chengdu site employee employee site Chengdu its as Intel for working wife, and two children just adopted a 2-year-old a2-year-old adopted just children two and wife, with her beautiful partner of 11 years and their their and years 11 of partner beautiful her with years in the private sector. The firm’s focus is on on is focus firm’s The sector. private the in years CARRI RATAZZI, School District for nine years before transferring transferring before years nine for District School recently started her own environmental consult environmental own her started recently make his day full of surprises and wonder. wonder. and surprises of full day his make project management. received the 2011 Mildred Williamson Award, which which Award, Williamson Mildred 2011 the received Policy, and Science Environmental in program world.” business the through way my navigated research at Plymouth State University in New New in University State Plymouth at research SEAN SEIDELL, SEAN the program. to the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District. District. School Unified Peninsula Monterey to the ageriatric is She 3. 5and ages kids, beautiful two SOPHIA HABL MITCHELL, SHAWNA JO D Tree Service. He is currently teaching at Seaside Middle School School Middle Seaside at teaching currently is He and documentation Act Policy Environmental Environmental Sustainability and acting director director acting and Sustainability Environmental of Office the of director is he where Hampshire, ing firm, Sophia Mitchell & Associates, after 11 11 after &Associates, Mitchell Sophia firm, ing in Seaside, Calif.in Seaside, teaching his received Richard classroom. the in excellence encourage and to reward designed is for a “short” teaching stint, and has been there there been has and stint, teaching a“short” for box’ perspective have come in very handy as I have Ihave as handy very in come have perspective box’ written my that feel “I writes, Hernandez well. her served has Philosophy in bachelor’s her found but LESLIE DEAN, RICHARD A. MA A. RICHARD BRIAN EISENHAUER, PINTO, EVAN Elementary Education, Elementary Y NEWBORN, 1995 Anthropology, Y 1996 Geography, HERNANDEZ, 1996 Interdisciplinary Studies, Interdisciplinary 1996 Y 1996 English, 1998 PhysicalHEW, Education, 1995 Liberal Studies and and Studies Liberal 1995 1997 Sociology, 1996 Forestry, is living in Denver, Colo., Colo., Denver, in living is 1996 Geography, 1996Philosophy, moved to China to China moved has been working working been has is working at a a at working is owns A & A& owns is thankful is thankful -
2000s H The California Reader, titled “’Oceans Like Tiny Tiny Like “’Oceans titled Reader, California The American Studies, American (ITEPP) while attending HSU. she After graduation, TIM MULVEHILL, JORDAN SCHUGAR, JEANNENE EMS, JESSE FELDMAN, 20 years in various social service, counseling, and and counseling, service, social various in years 20 daughters, one chocolate lab, and two cats (from (from cats two and lab, chocolate one daughters, and to build a team on is she where department of Philadelphia with two boys, Owen and Milo. Milo. and Owen boys, two with Philadelphia of organizations, home-based therapy programs, of patient care services into the clinical informatics informatics clinical the into services care patient of communities, consultation roles within different earned a master’s degree in Education at Concordia and her husband are expecting a baby in the spring. the in ababy expecting are husband her and added a new member to their family: Cooper, a a Cooper, family: to their member anew added after 10 years she is the resource coordinator and and coordinator resource the is she years 10 after now and Coordinator Resource Curriculum the as attending college at HSU, and have been married married been have and HSU, at college attending while met corporation, oil alarge for associate summer camps, the Los Angeles Unified School School Unified Angeles Los the camps, summer since 2004. since graduation. Baker recently transitioned out out transitioned recently Baker graduation. since Cups of Tea: Mapping Figurative Language in Language Figurative Tea: of Mapping Cups Office, and Alfonso Acosta (’01), an environmental environmental an (’01), Acosta Alfonso and Office, with individuals, couples and families for the last last the for families and couples individuals, with was lucky enough to get a full-time job at ITEPP ITEPP at job afull-time to get enough lucky was world history at a large, urban high school. He He school. high urban a large, at history world years to San Lorenzo, Calif. Their daughter turned turned daughter Their Calif. Lorenzo, to San years in working currently is and nurse, atravel as years 3 in September of 2010, and they have recently recently have they and 2010, of September 3 in respectively, at the West Chester University of of University Chester West the at respectively, published an article in the Spring 2011 issue of of issue 2011 Spring the in article an published room. She plans to bring her new husband to visit to visit husband new her to bring plans She room. moved in March of 2010 with his wife of four four of wife his with 2010 of March in moved Mulvehill lives in Long Beach, Calif., and teaches teaches and Calif., Beach, Long in lives Mulvehill Indian Teacher & Educational Personnel Program University, in Irvine, Calif., and most recently recently most and Calif., Irvine, in University, the Humboldt County Humane Society). the student advisor for the program. fall. this redwoods the treatment centers, emergency shelters, hospice STAC Heather currently teach English and literacy, literacy, and English teach currently Heather and Jordan Text.” Both Narrative-Informational Pennsylvania. Jordan and his wife live in the suburbs suburbs the in live wife his and Jordan Pennsylvania. Francisco Bay Area where she was raised. She She raised. was she where Area Bay Francisco District and in private practice. He has two young young two has He practice. private in and District Denver, Colo., as a charge nurse in the emergency emergency the in nurse acharge as Colo., Denver, Baker has been married for eight years, has two two has years, eight for married been has Baker MARLETTE GRANT-JACKSON,MARLETTE implement an electronic health record system. including mental health clinics, residential clinics, health mental including for the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Defender’s Public County Angeles Los the for just celebrated their son Nick’s first birthday. birthday. first Nick’s son their celebrated just his wife, Heather Schugar, both Ph.D.s, recently recently Ph.D.s, both Schugar, Heather wife, his black and white longhaired Chihuahua. has worked as a staff nurse in labor and delivery delivery and labor in nurse astaff as worked has became a National Board certified teacher of history. of teacher certified Board aNational became Niko. and Kobe boys, ELIZABETH GAZAREK, LAURA BAKER, LAURA NOAH RUBINSTEIN, u m b o Y l University dt State MADSEN, 2000 Nursing, 2000 was a student assistant for the the for assistant astudent was 2001 Nursing, 2001 2000 History, 2000 2001 Speech Communication, 2001 Political Science, 2001 1999 Psychology, 1999 2000 English Literature, English 2000 2001 Business Administration, Business 2001 | humboldt.edu has spent many many spent has lives in the San San the in lives and wife, Sylvia, wife, and 2001 Native 2001 has worked lawyer lawyer and and 43
JENNIFER POLSE PAYNE, 2001 Psychology and MELISSA TENNILLE, 2002 Philosophy, says she JOSHUA BROOKSHIRE, 2004 Geography, is 2007 Chemistry, misses Humboldt dearly, which kept busy this December because she owns two working for Bandelier National Monument as she considers the best time of her life, and is independent children’s toy stores in Tacoma, a lead helitack crewmember. Helitack refers to thankful for such an in-depth education. She is Wash. Working at a public school library helped helicopter-delivered fire resources. now a licensed marriage and family therapist and her create a large book section, but her favorite the lead counselor at an alternative high school toys to sell will always be the science experiments. CELESTE DODGE, 2004 Art, is conducting with a private practice in Berkeley, Calif. graduate research in biology at San Francisco AMANDA J. BRAXTON, 2003 Environmental State University. As a Sierra amphibian biologist DAN REID, 2001 Theatre Arts, is an Architecture Science, is working in Redding, Calif., for the for the past four years, Celeste has worked with graduate student at the University of Oregon. Smart Business Resource Center as a job coach the Yosemite toad, which has been disappearing Outstanding Student He and his wife welcomed their first child, Stella and program manager. She enjoys serving the over the past 30 years. She is attempting to Awards Ceremony Evelyn, on Nov. 17, 2010. jobseekers and businesses of Shasta County. discover the cause of its potential extinction by investigating diseases that are causing amphibian April 19 • 3 p.m. MICHAEL SAWLEY, 2001 Natural Resources JOSHUA DER, 2003 Botany and Biology, received his and wildlife extinction around the globe. Planning and Interpretation, is happily married to Master of Science in Plant Biology from Southern Kate Buchanan Room HSU alumna Julie York (´00 Social Science) with Illinois University, Carbondale, where his thesis ERIC FRIEDLANDER, 2004 Geology, spent three two young daughters and living in Chico, Calif. was selected for the SIUC Alumni Association summers after graduation working as a hiking/ Outstanding Master Thesis Award in 2005, and backcountry guide in Skagway, Alaska. He lives in TAMI MILLER NELSON, 2001 Journalism & the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools Lake Tahoe and works for the city of South Lake Sociology, has been living in Elk Grove, Calif., Distinguished Master Thesis award in 2006. He Tahoe as the environmental programs analyst. He with her husband, Louis Nelson, and two kids for then earned his Ph.D. in Biology at Utah State will be married in August and is looking forward Kinetic Grand the past seven years after getting her Master of University. He currently has a postdoctoral position to a road trip to Humboldt County to show his HSU Softball Arts degree in Journalism in Cardiff, Wales. She at Penn State University, where he is the project fiancée the amazing campus at HSU, the redwoods Championship is an 8th grade Language Arts teacher for the manager of the Amborella Genome Sequencing and the incredible coastline. Home Games Elk Grove Unified School District and is in the Project. He and his wife, Kristal Watrous (´04 Humboldt Alumni May 26 process of opening an online cloth diaper/natural Biology), have two children. CHRYSTE JOHNSON, 2004 Psychology, is living April 6 • 1 p.m. Reception at Arcata Plaza family product store. in Arcata and finishing her first semester at HSU’s vs. San Francisco State KATHY DILLEY, 2003 Biology, has owned and two-year master’s of social work program. She is New York Aquarium ERIKA WRIGHT, 2001 English Literature, says kineticgrandchampionship.com operated her own business, GreenEarth Landscapes, a recipient of the Title IV-E Stipend designed for April 7 • 11 a.m. HSU helped prepare her for the next 10 years of in Arcata, Calif., for the past seven years. She is those who wish to concentrate in child welfare April 14 • 1 p.m. her life. After graduation, she moved to London also the assistant manager of the Humboldt Fish services as a practitioner. vs. San Francisco State to pursue her Master of Art in national and Action Council Native Plant Nursery in Blue Lake, alumni.humboldt.edu international literature in English at University Calif., which is a nonprofit organization dedicated ANDREA MAYER, 2004 Sociology, is finishing her April 13 • 1 p.m. Humboldt Alumni of London, School of Advanced Studies. Since to local salmon habitat restoration. thesis toward a master’s of business administration vs. Cal State East Bay studying in London and Berlin, she taught in Xi’an, in nonprofit management. 45th Annual at the Crabs China, teaching the 1:2:1 program, where Chinese CHRISTIAN GANDY, 2003 Geology, and his wife, April 14 • 11 a.m. Humboldt Film Festival students have the opportunity to study two years at Kathryn, are expecting their first child in December. ROBERT ROBINSON, 2004 English, has been June 22 • 12:00 p.m teaching in San Diego for seven years. He taught at vs. Cal State East Bay HSU. Wright now lives in Perth, Western Australia, April 16 to 21 • Times Vary and is teaching ESL to pre-literate refugees at JESSICA HOFFSCHILDT, 2003 Art, is currently a private school for two years and a public school alumni.humboldt.edu working at Kinoshita Circus in Japan. for five. He continued graduate work in educa- For full schedule, Murdoch University. More info: tion, focusing his attention on ethnic American visit: HSUjacks.com JUSTIN BUFFINGTON, 2002 Political Science, went LAURA TANKERSLEY LANDOLL, 2003 Journalism literatures, social justice education, parent contacts, humboldt.edu/ & Mass Communications, now manages public on to Golden Gate University School of Law and and culturally relevant pedagogy. Robinson teaches theatrefilmanddance is now engaged in the representation of public relations activities for the National Cattlemen’s in the AVID program, working to increase the Homecoming & safety unions and their constituent members Beef Association after working the past 7 years college enrollment of underrepresented students. across the state of California. for global and local PR agencies. She is expecting Family Weekend her first child in November and lives with her ALEXANDER WESTBROOK, 2004 Journalism, IAN COLVERT, 2002 Computer Information, has husband and dog in Denver. Landoll says, “I’m is working as the regional manager of business October 19 & 20 enjoyed many adventurous opportunities the last happy to help all undergrads with networking development at SAP Americas, Inc., a global 10 years: Colvert spent several years working as a or PR job leads.” software company that helps businesses of all Humboldt State humboldt.edu/homecoming fisheries and GIS technician in Yakutat, Alaska, and sizes “run better.” She lives in Scottsdale, Ariz., Commencement sailing a 50-foot sailboat from Tahiti to Hawaii as JEREMY MILLS, 2003 Natural Resources, began a stone’s throw from the San Francisco Giants’ part of his graduate certificate work (HSU, 2006). working for the Yurok Tribe transportation program spring training facility. Westbrook is enjoying the May 12 • 8:30 a.m. in October of 2010. Colvert also worked aboard the National Oceanic sunshine but misses the fog and cooler temps Redwood Bowl and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ship KRISTIN PETERS (SNOOKAL), 2003 Political during summer. Rainier, as a hydrographer and working diver for Science and 2004 Film Production, is living in San humboldt.edu/commencement four years throughout Alaska. Lastly, he is enjoying VINCE CAVIN, 2005 Religious Studies, is cur- Antonio, Texas, with her husband and fellow HSU rently a refugee resettlement job developer with Humboldt Bay his service for the NOAA as a navigation response graduate, Gil Peters. team member for the Pacific Northwest. Catholic Charities in Jacksonville, Fla. It is very Brass Band HEATHER SUNDBLAD RHOADE, 2003 Journalism rewarding and he is using the skills he learned KALISTA HICKMAN, 2002 Psychology, is a licensed & Mass Communications, owns a cake/cupcake at HSU every day. April 7 • 8 p.m. marriage and family therapist who makes good business and works on freelancing for various Fulkerson Recital Hall Calypso Band with use of her psychology degree working for the JOHN COMPAGLIA, 2005 Religious Studies, earned publications. a master’s degree in medieval Islamic intellectual “We Got the Beat” psychiatry department at Kaiser Permanente in Tickets: (707) 826-3928 Vacaville, Calif. Kalista and her husband are also CARRIE VATH, 2003 Biological Sciences, is currently traditions with an emphasis on Islamic philosophy, the proud parents of a 3-year-old son, Nathan. a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Florida in science, and mysticism. On completing his master’s April 28 • 8 p.m. Nathan has an extra 21st chromosome, which has the School of Natural Resources and Environment. in 2009, Compaglia was awarded a Henry Luce Van Duzer Theatre inspired Kalista to be active in her local special Vath’s research focuses on primate conservation, fellowship to study the history and origins of Islam needs community. forest management planning, and community in Indonesia at Gadjah Mada University in the city Tickets: (707) 826-3928 development in Cross River State, Nigeria. of Yogyakarta. His research is to be included in a SHELLI MAHER-SARCHETT, 2002 Sociology, is in book to be published by the university at year’s her seventh year as the Assistant Softball Coach NICHOLAS BAUER, 2004 Fisheries Biology, is now end. Compaglia also is working on a book on at Humboldt State University. working for the California Sea Grant Program as similarities and differences of mythological and a fisheries biologist monitoring Coho salmon in scientific methodologies. KRISTINA PAULO, 2002 Liberal Studies Elementary the Russian River. Education, is currently employed with the Los KYLE KNOPP, 2005 Political Science, received Angeles County Fire Department. his master’s degree in Public Administration in See More HSU Events at: humboldt.edu/events
44 Humboldt magazine | Spring 2012 Humboldt State University | humboldt.edu 45 ZACHARY CINEK, 2008 Journalism, worked for KACIE FLYNN, 2010 Art, held an internship two years after graduation for the Ukiah Daily Submit a class note at Morris Graves Museum of Art during her Journal, then set off on a road trip across America. undergraduate study. She was soon brought on He fell in love with Denver when visiting his cousin, humboldt.edu/classnotes staff to teach art lessons as part of the “Second Save the Date! and decided to move there permanently. Zack now Saturday Family Arts Day.” Flynn graduated works for a camera store in Broomfield, Colo., but or email: [email protected] Summa Cum Laude and since then has become Homecoming & Family Weekend confesses he misses the hands-on interaction of the museum manager at Morris Graves in charge being a reporter and will get back into action as of special programs and events. She was also starts October 19! soon as he can land a job with the right paper. invited to show in the Young Alumni Exhibition Resources) AmeriCorps member at Humboldt “Fresh Meat” at First Street Gallery in August. ARIEL MARIE GRUENTHAL, 2008 Psychology, County Children and Family Services. Flynn works at HSU in the Office of Research & after graduating from the University of Central Sponsored Programs as a grant coordinator and Lancashire, U.K., in 2009 with a Masters of SCOTT SCHINDEL, 2009 Anthropology, is volunteers as a club advisor to Delta Phi Epsilon. Science in Forensic Anthropology, took a job volunteering on a howler monkey project in with the Humboldt County Coroner’s Office as Southern Mexico. JOHN P. HILL, 2010 History, was accepted into a deputy coroner. the University of Oregon’s Historic Preservation TONY SNOW, 2009 History, worked for the master’s degree program, and received a com- CAITLIN HOY, 2008 Theater Arts, has been working Humboldt Area Foundation on different grant petitive scholarship for “academic achievement for a worldwide engineering company for three years. programs, which provided him with experience in and diligence.” She just returned from a six-month computer-aided the field of grant writing and grant review. A year design coordination assignment in Israel. later, Snow was invited to work with the State of WESLEY KORPELA, 2010 Anthropology, is pursing California as a Native American Liaison for the a career in maritime archaeology. LAURA McNAUGHTON, 2008 Communications, Department of Transportation (DOT). He gained moved to Vermont to work at Lyndon State College, a lot of experience starting his freshman year at JAMES ROBINSON, 2010 Environmental Resources a Vermont State College, as a student activities HSU working on campus for the Center for Indian Engineering, re-enrolled as a graduate student in coordinator. Laura now lives in San Diego, Calif., Community Development. Snow believes that his HSU’s MBA program and is working on a minor with her Humboldt sweetheart and husband, degree in History has prepared him to succeed in music, as well. He is working on the start-up of Kienan Parr. She plans to attend graduate school at his job. Two of the three of the DOT’s Native Green Traveler after winning the Economic Fuel in the next year for Higher Education. American Liaisons have degrees in History. competition for student entrepreneurs. JUSTIN NASH, 2008 Music, is finishing his Master JAMIESON-LEE SCOTT, 2010 Anthropology, of Fine Arts degree with an emphasis in Music was recently accepted to Gonzaga University’s Performance at Mills College in Oakland, Calif. graduate program in Teaching English As A He also performs professionally as a pianist and 2010s Second Language. Beginning this fall he’ll be in piano accompanist throughout the Bay Area. Last the dampest state in the country. year Justin hosted a tsunami relief concert at Mills, HARRIET ANN BURR, 2010 Economics, started and raised $3,000 for a nonprofit organization her master’s program in Community Economic ADRIANNA SIMONE, 2010 English, is currently benefiting victims in Western Samoa. Justin plans Development and is very excited about it. She applying for Ph.D. programs and helping out to live and teach in the Bay Area after finishing joined the Northern California Translators the community through volunteer work. She is his current degree next fall. Association, volunteered to do translations for a library volunteer at the Eureka branch, which the National Parks Services for the Pacific Region, includes assisting with the English and Spanish ’09 at SSU and now works as a senior analyst for She is back in her hometown of Salt Lake City, Utah, MATTHEW MARKSTONE, 2007 History, is ARIC ANDERSON, 2009 English, joined the and is considering an AmeriCorps VISTA contract. story times by reading books, and helping the budget policy and intergovernmental relations and runs afterschool and summer programs for currently a fulltime teacher at Santa Maria High AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America children and parents with the weekly crafts. program, working on poverty reduction with MICAH CARNAHAN, 2010 Wildlife, left school Simone also volunteers at Sacred Heart Church in the Executive Office of Mendocino County. refugee youth resettling in Utah. School teaching advanced placement world history in the middle of his last semester in the fall of and modern world history. the California Conservation Corps. He created as a religious education instructor for seventh-and FRANCIS SHAWN BAWDEN, 2006 History, GINGER SARVINSKI, 2006 Liberal Studies transition programs and capacity building for age 2009 for a son who was born with a congenital eighth-grade students. graduated with a Master of Library and Information Elementary Studies, Multiple Subjects, is so excited BECKIE MENTEN, 2007 Politics, works at the groups 18 to 25. Upon completing his contract heart disease. During a three-month stay at UCSF, Science, Archival Studies, from San Jose State this year to have both of her boys playing for the California Energy Commission as an energy Anderson was asked to stay on with the California he kept in contact with his professors and they MELISSA WALDMAN, 2010 English, is currently University in December 2010. Bawden is currently Lumberjack Football Team. The boys have three efficiency specialist. She is currently working on Conservation Corps as a special corps member worked with him to finish his coursework during writing and editing at a textbook company in San employed with the U.S. National Park Service at Sarvinski uncles who played for Humboldt: Galen, programs to increase the energy performance of working in corps member development. his stay. His son is now 15 months, healthy Francisco and creates K-12 grade English and the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Buzz, and Greg Sarvinski. “Go Jacks!” residential and commercial properties, including and well. Because of his HSU training, he was Language Arts materials for larger publishing Area in Southern California. identifying financing mechanisms for homeowners. RICHARD ESPINOSA, 2009 English, immediately chosen from among a number of candidates houses like Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. She is RASHAD KORAH THOMAS, 2006 Politics, is the started in a pharmacy technician program from to be the new environmental scientist for the also a freelance food and drink correspondent JOSHUA COLE, 2006 English, and his wife, also project manager (country director) for Uganda GARRETT SPEARS, 2007 Journalism & Mass 2009 to 2010. Upon completion in May, he was California Department of Fish and Game’s Lake for the SF Examiner Online and The Local Dish! a Humboldt grad, travelled to the UK where he Village Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated Communications, had freelance camera work for asked to teach English in Thailand. Espinosa and Streambed Alteration Program. went to business school and worked in finance. to improving the quality of life for citizens in the KCSB (City of San Bernardino) from February taught at a Catholic High School (Assumption DANIEL ADELSPERGER JR, 2011 Construction After their daughter was born, they returned to villages that make up the Iganga District. They 2008 to April 2008. He has also had work for College), for a year. He came back in May 2011 KAT CATANESE, 2010 Anthropology, worked for Management, was promoted to assistant project the U.S. and settled in Seattle. have programs in well construction, nets, fistula the Empire Wrestling Federation with his first and has started the Ph.D. pharmacy program in six months after graduating from HSU as a research manager at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Eureka. repair and more. match on March 15, 2008. Spears is now a part Sacramento. assistant on a project through Tulane University Adelsperger writes, “It’s nice to know that all the JEN CORDARO, 2006 Geography, is working on of a new pro wrestling show called “Wrestling concerning the reproductive strategies of male hard work that I put into my major paid off. This her Ph.D. in Social and Cultural Anthropology at EMILY A. HAMERCHER, 2007 Geology, has been Revolution,” which began taping in October. DUANE LINANDER, 2009 Zoology, is currently capuchin monkeys. Although she says it was an proves how valuable Applied Technology is at HSU.” the California Institute of Integral Studies in San a graduate student in Geology at Caltech since a research technician for fisheries cooperative amazing life-changing experience, she came out of Francisco. She is working in social justice, focusing finishing at HSU. Quite recently, she was officially JOHN TRISKA, 2007 Administrative Services, has research unit. it knowing that she would much rather work with ANDREA CASTILLO, 2011 Art, is working for a on human trafficking and refugees from Burma. promoted to Ph.D. candidate. She hopes to finish been principal since 2008 at Brittan Acres School, people, and she is currently seeking admission to nonprofit center for the arts in Los Angeles at a her Ph.D. in the next couple of years. a K-4 public school of 477 students in San Carlos, TRABEN PLEASANT, 2009 Anthropology, is HSU’s elementary education program. summer art camp for kids. KEVIN FARLEY, 2006 Journalism, is a news Calif., on the San Francisco Peninsula. Triska and his currently pursuing a Master of Science in Social/ producer at KIRO-TV channel 7 in Seattle. He ELAINE HOGAN, 2007 Politics, after serving as a Cultural Anthropology at University College London. DUSTIN DETWEILER, 2010 Rangeland and JENNIFER MAYBERRY, 2011 Environmental wife, Christine, live inside his school’s attendance Studies, moved to Missoula, Mont., immediately won two Emmy Awards for his work at KSBW-TV health volunteer for the Peace Corps in Honduras, area, allowing him to ride his bike to work each Resource Science, has been working as a range channel 8 in Salinas, Calif. is back in Arcata. She works for North Coast JESSICA POLETSKI, 2009 Sociology, received her conservationist for the Natural Resources after graduation with her partner, wildlife biologist day, and making it easy for them participate in Master of Arts degree in teaching in May from and climate change scientist Joe La Manna. While Children’s Services as a bilingual family service all the events of their community. Conservation Service’s Student Career Experience KRYSTAL ROGERS, 2006 International Studies, specialist serving high-needs families with children Warner Pacific College in Portland, Ore. She now Program. Once he graduated from HSU, he was La Manna completes his Ph.D., Mayberry will be Art and French, hiked 800+ miles over sections enrolled in the Head Start Program. Diana “Dee” Campos, 2008 Politics, lives in resides in the Portland area and works for the converted to a career position with the agency working in her newly appointed position of interim of the Pacific Crest Trail and Appalachian Trail, New York City, working for En Foco, a nonprofit Head Start Program. and now works as a range management specialist director of FireSafe Montana. Using her expertise traveled to Kauai, led teenagers on backpacking LIZBET HUSBY-GERRY, 2007 Anthropology, is organization, and recently earned her master’s working on ecological site descriptions for the in wildfire ecology and FireSafe councils, she will and canoeing trips in the Maine woods, volunteered working and living in Oregon. NICOLE QUINN, 2009 Political Science, is cur- be coordinating fire departments with city councils, of fine arts in photography with honors from the rently serving her second term as an AFACTR Joshua Tree National Park Soil Survey and other with children in Peru, hiked to Machu Picchu on the Pratt Institute, in February. surveys in the Mojave Desert. county commissioners and neighborhood committees. Inca trail (a lifelong dream), and just got engaged. (Assisting Families Access Change Through
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Matthew Thompkins (´12, Business) FAVORITE THINGS TO DO ON CAMPUS A BIT OF ADVICE “Take courses that will is from the other side of California, South “Running on the track at night helps me clear challenge you because it builds character and Central, Los Angeles, to be precise. “HSU my head. You can see the stars and hear it builds skill. Also, adventure out, always.” was far away from home and a fresh start,” nature. It allows you to really focus. I also Thompkins said. He started out as a market- love going to the BSS building and studying ing major, but that quickly changed with his on the top floor because the view is nice.” meet more experience at the Career Center, as well as things FAVORITE THING ABOUT HSU “It’s a tranquil humboldt students the Center for International Programs. He place where you can study and enjoy nature. is now set to graduate this spring with a And we are an eco-friendly school. There are humboldt.edu/meet degree in Business and a minor in Chinese not a lot of schools in the country that have Studies. After studying abroad last spring BELOW: Matthew Thompson paints three the Quad that liberal, open-minded perspective.” [ ] and summer semesters in China, learning Chinese characters, fa ming jia, which Mandarin Chinese, Thompkins decided THE COURSES THAT STOOD OUT Three translates to inventor. Thompson spent he wanted his international focus to be on courses really shaped Thompkins’ experience two semesters studying in China as part Something is always business, while improving his language skills. at HSU: Business Law, International Business of his Chinese Studies minor and hopes happening on the Through his time at HSU, Thompkins has had and Chinese. “If those were the only three to return to pursue an alternative University Center Quad. three internships as a legal intern, marketing classes I ever took, they really prepared me for energy business. intern and a term with the State Department my study abroad experience in China and D.C.” One day you might find working in trade and investments. circus performers, the next Most Memorable Time at HSU “All the a packed clubs fair. times I went to the Career Center, where they helped me set my goals. The Career Center helped me get the U.S. State Department internship where I worked with the Bureau of South and Central Asia Affairs. I worked specifically on trade and investments in India. It was a very lavish internship where I got to meet ambassadors, CEOs and Hillary Clinton.”
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Smullin Gift Creates To learn how you Business Intern Program can support Humboldt Over the next five years, 150 undergraduate students in the School of Business will benefit State University visit from a recent gift of $400,000 from the Patricia D. & William B. Smullin Foundation. humboldt.edu/giving This gift creates the Smullin Undergraduate Business Internships to compensate undergraduates for hands-on work experiences in local businesses, nonprofits, and government in Humboldt, Del Norte and Trinity counties. The Foundation hopes the advantage of internship experience combined with actual monetary compensation will help the students establish their resumes and diminish their own debt while also benefitting the local entities that provide the internships. This continues the Smullin Foundation’s commitment to HSU. The Foundation supports The Smullin Scholarship Endowment established in 1987, which now provides scholarships to eight students each year to cover most of their university fees.
HSU sincerely thanks Carol Anne Smullin Brown, her son Kevin Smullin Brown, and the entire Board of the Smullin Foundation.