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9 / The Thoughtfulness Factor Dean Nicholas M. Healy aims to make the College of Arts and Sciences prominent on a national scale.

GO ONLINE: 10 / Peace is the Path For past issues, exclusive Social Issues Conference welcomes renowned Buddhist A 3 L I F E L I V2E D F O R O T H E R S . Web content and more, go to monk and activist Thich Nhat Hanh to campus. www.sandiego.edu/usdmag. 11 / A Larger Sense of Home POINT OF VIEW Fulbright Scholars Mary Kathleen McCann and Alexander 14 / Take Time to Neuwelt will spend the next year getting back to their roots. Know Them An epiphany helped alumna TORERO ATHLETICS Debbie Hall realize that it 12 / The Glory of it All was her own loss if she didn’t Absolutely stellar: The 2007 Toreros baseball season results delve deeper into the lives of in the team’s highest-ever national ranking. the people around her.

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16 / CONNECTED BY THE VINE From grapes to glass, winemakers are drinking deep of la dolce vita, Paso Robles style. A disparate group of USD alumni have wound up in California’s Central Coast 26 region, where they’re most definitely living the dream 26 / LIFE IN THE CITY by following their passion. The summer of ’45 was an enchanted season for USD’s Turns out that food, wine, former Fine Arts chair, Marjorie Hart. Her new book, family and friendship make Summer at Tiffany, recounts that heady time, when gals had up not just an enviable “moxie” and stockings were drawn directly onto women’s legs. lifestyle but a rock-solid life. An excerpt from the book follows the article.

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CLASS NOTES 34 / Scene of the Crime Getting approval for a high school class in Forensic Biology was an exercise in sheer determination for Amanda Stroberg. Now, her students can expound

about blood spatter, larvae and post-mortem bruising with confidence. 34 38 / Taking Art to Heart Celebrating the artisans behind the objects is the mission behind Aesthetyx, the store that alumna Judy (Perez) Compton built with an eye toward sustaining a way of life.

44 / The Look of Love Alumnus Mathew Boggs found out the truth behind long marriages: They don’t happen by accident. He spent months doing interviews with couples who’d been married more 14 than 40 years in an attempt to find out the secret to making true love stay.

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[ e d i t o r ] Julene Snyder [email protected] [ p r e c a r i o u s ] [ c l a s s n o t e s e d i t o r ] Kelly Knufken UNSAFE PASSAGE [email protected] [ a r t d i r e c t o r ] Barbara Ferguson When you think about it, what isn’t risky business? [email protected] [ p r o o f r e a d i n g ] e was right on my bumper, riding me like he had an emergency appendectomy Fawnee Evnochides waiting for him at journey’s end. When he finally whipped the wheel to the left, [ p h o t o g r a p h e r s ] Eric Drotter H Luis Garcia punched the gas and zoomed past me, he flashed a certain appendage. I’d had the nerve Tim Mantoani to not just be in his way, but to not drive 20 miles over the speed limit, and he had by golly Marshall Williams [ i l l u s t r a t o r s ] shown me once and for all that none of this was even a little bit acceptable. I shook my Anne-Julie Aubry Edward Kurtzman head and shook it off, but the peanut gallery in the back seat was scandalized. [ w e b d e s i g n ] “Did you see what that man did?” my daughter asked, voice rising. “He looked right at us when he did it!” Michael James [email protected] “I guess I just wasn’t driving fast enough for him,” I replied. [ w e b s i t e ] “Or maybe he doesn’t like Green Day,” she conjectured. “You do have that bumper sticker.” www.sandiego.edu/usdmag “Hmm. Maybe. Or maybe he’s against peace. I have that bumper sticker too.” “Oh, come on, Mom. Who could be against peace?” U N I V E R S I T Y O F S A N D I E G O [ p r e s i d e n t ] She had me there. Mary E. Lyons, Ph.D. It was just one incident, but it stuck with me all day, maybe because he’d come out of nowhere, popping up in [ v i c e p r e s i d e n t o f u n i v e r s i t y r e l a t i o n s ] my rear-view mirror so suddenly that I wanted to tap the brake just to urge him to back off. But I knew better. Timothy L. O’Malley These sorts of chronic tailgaters are easily enraged, and as peeved as I might be, there was no point in infuriating [ a s s i s t a n t v i c e p r e s i d e n t o f u n i v e r s i t y m a r k e t i n g him, especially not with precious cargo in the car. It was too risky even to contemplate. a n d c r e a t i v e s e r v i c e s ] Coreen Petti I suspect that most of us don’t give much thought to the perils ahead when we roll out of bed to face the day. [ u s d m a g a z i n e ] Unless we’re firefighters or in the military or police force, we tend to assume that all will be well, and that at day’s is published by the University of San Diego for its alumni, parents end, we’ll be back in our nice, safe beds. And that’s a good thing. If we thought about the risky business of getting and friends. Editorial offices: USD Magazine, Publications Office, through the day — really thought about the dangers of driving down the freeway, of running into trouble in a University of San Diego, 5998 Alcalá Park, San Diego, CA 92110. Third-class sketchy neighborhood, of tripping in the bathtub and breaking a hip — we’d be too paralyzed with fear to get postage paid at San Diego CA 92110. USD phone number (619) 260-4600. anything done. So, sensibly enough, most of us don’t think about it. We blithely hop in our cars and go over the Postmaster: Send address changes to USD Magazine, Publications Office, speed limit. We eat deep-fried food and don’t give more than a passing hoot about our cholesterol. We take a University of San Diego, 5998 Alcalá Park, San Diego, CA 92110-2492. deep breath, dive into the dating pool and hope that we’ll emerge in love. [ m i s s i o n s t a t e m e n t ] And if there are hazards ahead, we’ll forge on and keep the faith. As you flip through the pages of this issue — The University of San Diego is a Roman Catholic institution committed which was built around the concept of risky business — you’ll read about people who’ve taken a chance. Whether to advancing academic excellence, expanding liberal and professional they’ve written a book, started a business, won a championship or taken on a monumental new venture, risk was knowledge, creating a diverse and inclusive community, and preparing part of the equation. It’s the way great things happen. Nonetheless, when you’ve got your pedal to the metal, leaders dedicated to ethical conduct and compassionate service. would you mind making sure that your bumper isn’t riding up the tailpipe of the pokey car ahead of you? We’re going as fast as we can.

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[ b a c k a n d f o r t h ] When I left that meeting, I fell to Cap-Worthy pieces in my husband’s arms Gary W. Schons ‘73 (J.D.'76) has it and begged him to promise me wrong in his letter to the editor that no matter what the finan- (“Going Medieval,” Summer cial or emotional cost, we would 2007), and I think most of us can not let this be my son’s fate. see it. Outside of a privileged One lawsuit against our school few, most people don’t know district and several years later, my what “USD” stands for. Whenever son is thriving in an educational I said I went to USD, most people environment appropriate for his thought I was unable to enunci- needs. He is not marginalized and ate “San Diego State.” tolerated as a “behavioral” prob- I identify with the new logo lem, but rather respected and and couldn't care less how it treated like the competent young looks on a baseball cap. I think it Sitting at my desk, tears welled Listening to Autism man that he is. would “look sharp” on a T-shirt up in my eyes when I turned the As a parent of a son living with His dream now is to attend and I am tempted to own my first last page of the magazine and Asperger’s Disorder, a develop- USD to study engineering or one from the university. was so unexpectedly met with mental disorder along the math; one day he hopes to — James Tighe '85 (B.B.A.) that photograph. As an assistant autism spectrum, I was pleased become a graphic artist for the district attorney and a retired and proud to read such a com- computer gaming industry. And Moving Tribute career Air Force officer, it takes prehensive article (“Feeling, with an overall GPA of 3.5 in his Thank you for the photograph of a lot for a picture to have that Dealing, Healing,” Summer 2007) freshman year of high school, the makeshift memorial honoring effect on me. This time, though, about the work of the universi- I would say he is well on his way the shooting victims at Virginia the emotion was not sadness, ty’s Autism Institute under the to achieving that dream. Tech (“USD Reflection,” Summer but immense pride in both leadership of professors Anne I must share the credit for his 2007). As a graduate of both Virginia Tech and in the University Donnellan and Jodi Robledo. success with educators like pro- Virginia Tech and USD, it meant a of San Diego. I know, first-hand, that some fessors Donnellan and Robledo. lot to me. The horrible events of — S. Kevin Barger ’00 (J.D.) teachers who encounter chil- While the work they do is trans- April 16 were followed by days of dren like my son are ill-prepared formational, there is still much numbness and grief that are just Correction to help him live a life of dignity more to be done. I am grateful now beginning to wane. During In the article titled “Nighttime is and respect. The part of the this time of incredible sadness and the Right Time” (Summer 2007), article that talked about Peyton’s loss, the voices of comfort from the author mistakenly stated that experience in a school’s “shut other schools all over the world James Brennan ’96 is a board down” room brought tears to my have been a very real blessing. member of the “Tucson Academy.” eyes and threw me back in time I was proud to watch my fellow This is incorrect; Brennan is a about six years ago — yes, these Hokies weather this storm with board member of the Toussaint rooms still exist in our 21st cen- dignity, grace and a quiet reserved Academy of Arts & Sciences, which tury schools. My husband and I determination not to fall into the was established in 1992 and is a were told that the school district quagmire that some in the press part of Father Joe’s Villages. We decided that my son should be attempted to desperately create sincerely regret the error. placed in a school with this type with their usual agenda of stirring of “behavioral” standard, and up division, finger-pointing and that such an environment would anger. They drew their strength Write us ... be the least restrictive learning from many sources, but one huge We welcome letters to the environment for my son. In a factor was the influx of thought, editor about articles in the meeting with the principal, I that these two women are part prayers and condolences from the magazine. Letters may be could view on a monitor a child of our USD community and I am faculty, students, alumni and edited for length and content, isolated and locked inside of a humbled to call them both friends of hundreds of colleges, and must include a daytime padded “shut down” room as the friends. universities, community colleges, phone number. Write: Editor, principal described to me the — Bernadette Maldonado high schools, middle schools and USD Magazine, 5998 Alcalá educational “advantages” his Special Assistant to the elementary schools all over the Park, San Diego, CA 92110. program could offer my son. Vice President, University Relations world. E-mail: [email protected].

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6 USD MAGAZINE ments, Headley learned that he this kind of work to come and was, in fact, to be assigned to share their experiences from Rome as founding director of the different countries.” International Justice and Peace That decision led to serendipi- office with his Congregation of tous connections. “We gave them the Holy Spirit. space to talk to one another, and “The issues we were facing it had a rippling effect through were largely in Latin America,” the campus itself. It had such a Headley recalls. “I realized that strong effect on students that on new questions related to intra- the occasion of the bishops leav- state conflicts were rising, and ing, the university established a I began to see that practical scholarship program for African peacebuilding was one of the students, which the bishops possible answers.” Since he was distributed. This gave it an interna- due for a leave, he chose to steep tional flavor almost from the start.” himself in the new discipline of From Haiti to Kosovo to conflict resolution at George Nigeria, Headley continued to Mason University’s Institute for focus his efforts on using reli- Conflict Analysis and Resolution. gious forces to expedite peace- “After doing a visiting scholar building, ultimately attracting post for a semester, I wanted to the attention of Catholic Relief complement that with an Eastern Services, which brought him on experience. And when one thinks board of peacebuilding in an Eastern for seven years. There, his duties context, one thinks of Gandhi, so ranged from developing strategic I spent two months in affiliation issues to assisting a Latin with the Gandhi Peace American bishop whose life had Foundation in India looking at been threatened to mediating the Gandhi tradition of peace- disputes in West Africa. He most building.” recently served as counselor to He goes on to reason, “I didn’t CRS’ president. want to just study this theoreti- As founding dean of USD’s

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FALL 2007 7 AROUND THE PARK Professors Tammy Dw yer (lef t) and Debbie Tahmassebi are surrounded by their lab -coat clad students who will benefit from this prestigious award. [ c o v a l e n c e ] UPWARD MOTION T h e D e p a r t m e n t o f C h e m i s t r y a n d B i o c h e m i s t r y r e c e i v e s p r e s t i g i o u s C l a r e B o o t h e L u c e P r o f e s s o r s h i p by Carol Cujec hen she was in school, “there wasn’t anybody Wthere I aspired to become,” admits Professor Debbie Tahmassebi of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Likewise, her col- league and department chair, Professor Tammy Dwyer, had no female role models in science as an undergraduate. Together, they are actively working to change that state of affairs for their own students. Toward that end, the department was recently awarded a highly prestigious Clare Boothe Luce Professorship, which will fund a new female professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry for five years, beginning in the fall of 2009.

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8 USD MAGAZINE [ t h e o l o g i a n ] SAVE THE THOUGHTFULNESS FACTOR T H E D A T E Dean Nicholas M. Healy aims to make the College Oct. 19-21 of Ar ts and Sciences prominent on a national scale Family Weekend by Kelly Knufken Families and students gather for a ew dean Nicholas Healy making.” Toward that end, they torate. few days on campus at this annual opportunity to get a glimpse of He has already hired 19 faculty was so excited about the have been working together on life at Alcalá Park. The weekend Njob that he arrived at USD an academic plan for the college’s members, and the college also will include informational sessions, a full week before he was sched- future. This summer, the depart- hired its first director of develop- compelling mini-classes, and a tail- uled to take the helm of the ment chairs met with him for ment to better keep in touch gate party and football game. College of Arts and Sciences. “fairly intense” conversations with alumni, donors and other The weekend concludes with a Family Liturgy that welcomes all, friends of the College of Arts and “I knew that there was some- about each subject. followed by a reception. This year’s thing about the place that’s really “We’re very much focusing on Sciences. Family Weekend falls during stu- quite special,” he says. the interaction between faculty “What we want to do is to dents’ fall holiday, allowing more He hasn’t been disappointed. and students. We want to preserve make the college visible. It’s opportunities for families and stu- “The faculty are really quite good. what we have and enhance it if we much more vital and alive than dents to attend events together. For more information, go to some people may think. We also I’m really impressed by them,” he can,” Healy says. The academic plan www.sandiego.edu/parents. says. He’s had a year to settle in for the college won’t be complete want to achieve national promi- and found the surprises he’s until spring. nence. And there’s no reason Nov. 2-4 encountered — like the culture of “We should be proud of who we why we shouldn’t.” respect at all levels of the Catholic are as a liberal arts college,” says That last goal won’t happen Homecoming/Reunions Highlights of this fun-filled week- university — positive ones. overnight, Healy knows. It may Healy, who has experience at more end will include a golf tournament Healy aims to guide the faculty research-intensive universities such take 10 years, but Healy wants to at the Riverwalk Golf Club, stu- while allowing them to have as as the Toronto School of Theology, get to a place where USD’s dent-led campus tours, a picnic much control over their future as where he began studying theolo- College of Arts and Sciences and tailgate for the whole family, a possible. “Generally, I’ve tried to gy, and the venerable Yale comes to mind when people in Toreros vs. Davidson College Wildcats football game, Mass and involve the faculty in decision- any part of the country are seek- University, where he earned a doc- much more. Special reunion events will be held for these classes: ’57, ’62, ’67, ’72, ’77, ’82, ’87, ’92, ’97 and ’02. For details, go to www.sandiego.edu/homecoming/. The USD Alumni Association would like to offer special thanks to Breeza, a Spirit Level sponsor of Homecoming weekend. Breeza North Embarcadero offers sophis- ticated, modern homes in the most desirable location downtown San Diego has to offer. For more details go to www.breezaliving.com. Dec. 8 Alumni Mass Celebrate your faith with family and friends at the annual USD Alumni Christmas Mass, which takes place in Founders Chapel at 5:30 p.m., followed by a reception in Founders Foyer and the S

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FALL 2007 9 “We’re incredibly honored to AROUND THE PARK have him as a speaker in this particular time in history when the world is punctuated by war in so many places,” says Sister Barbara Quinn, R.S.C.J., director of the [ m i n d f u l l i v i n g ] Center for Christian Spirituality and co-chair of the Social Issues Committee. “His whole message is peace and mindfulness and PEACE IS THE PATH dialogue; it couldn’t be more timely.” Chris Nayve, associate Social Issues Conference welcomes renowned director of Community Service- Learning, which co-sponsors the Buddhist monk, ac tivist Thich Nhat Hanh conference, anticipates that his by Carol Cujec appearance will attract crowds of ou walk through the the earth. You focus on the al Social Issues Conference at USD, admirers. “In San Diego there is brush-covered hills under breath rising and falling in your which takes place from Oct. 1 to 5. already a buzz. He’ll draw folks Ya vast blue sky. The only chest as you silently follow a The keynote speaker will be the from L.A., Arizona. People from sounds are birds singing, insects brown-cloaked monk along the world-renowned Buddhist monk the entire Southwest region will buzzing and the oak leaves path in a journey that pulls you and social activist Thich Nhat Hanh. jump at the chance to hear him.” crunching beneath your feet. completely into the present The themes of the conference, Nhat Hanh, 81, is a celebrated Warm sun and cool shade alter- moment and fills you with peace. inspired by Nhat Hanh’s work, are Zen master, poet, author and nately embrace your skin as you Walking Together in Peace, what peace and reconciliation, contem- human rights activist who has walk slowly ... slowly ... conscious the Buddhists call a walking medi- plation and social action, and envi- promoted peace through of each time your foot caresses tation, is the title of the 18th annu- ronment and climate crisis. decades of writings, political intervention and outreach to suffering people. In conjunction with the United Nations, he helped establish 2001 to 2010 as the “international decade for a culture of peace and non- violence for the children of the world.” His courageous protest of the U.S.-Vietnam war, which led to his exile from Vietnam, com- pelled Martin Luther King Jr. to nominate Nhat Hanh for a Nobel Peace Prize in 1966, saying, “I know of no one more worthy ... than this gentle monk from Vietnam. His ideas for peace, if applied, would build a monu- ment to ecumenism, to world brotherhood, to humanity.” Among the monasteries he has founded worldwide — which welcome people of all religious backgrounds — Deer Park Monastery in Escondido, California, has drawn a number of USD students and faculty to learn the art of “mindful living.” Quinn describes it this way: “If you’re praying, pray; if you’re eat- R E M

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Stay focused and give yourself to whatever you’re doing.” Plans for the week-long con- [etc.] ference include a walking medi- Darlene Marcos Shiley was tation across campus, a Mass for elected chair of USD’s board of peace the evening of Oct. 3, and trustees, effective July 1, 2007. workshops all day Oct. 4, each Shiley, a community leader and conducted by a professor, a stu- respected philanthropist, has dent and a community partner. served on the board since 1990. “Every workshop has a way of Shiley and her husband have enacting what I think USD, in been major contributors to part, wants to be about — an university capital projects and agent of change, a partner in programs. “My husband, Donald, fostering a better quality of life and I believe that when you for all people,” explains Quinn. find something you care about, Nhat Hanh’s presentation will you should do all you can to take place on Tuesday, Oct. 2, strengthen it so that others can in the Jenny Craig Pavilion, and benefit,” she says. As chair, she expectations are that no seat will be responsible for guiding will be vacant. [ a c a d e m i a ] 40 fellow board members as they Overall, the hope of the Social direct the university’s long-range Issues Committee is that Nhat strategic planning, among other Hanh’s very presence, along with A LARGER SENSE OF HOME big-picture duties. his message, will inspire peace. Stacy Brake, student co-chair of Fulbright Scholars to spend the Four new trustees were the committee, says her intro- next year getting back to their roots welcomed to USD’s board of duction to mindful living has trustees this past summer. They already made her more peaceful by Barbara Davenport are Richard K. Davis, president in her relationships with friends, ary Kathleen McCann is McCann knew she wanted to and chief executive officer of within herself and with God, and a history major. study European history up close; U.S. Bancorp; Margarita Palau she expects her fellow students MAlexander Neuwelt she also sees the year as a time Hernandez ’82, a higher educa- will have the same reaction: “If studied chemistry. While the two to figure out the work she’s called tion advocate; MGM Grand they give it a try I have no doubt Fulbright scholars from the 2007 to do. As part of that effort, she’ll Resorts president and CEO John it will be a powerful experience graduating class have pursued contact Catholic Charities in T. Redmond ’80; and business for them.” different fields of study and have Slovakia and look for a way to leader David H. Shaffer, the “The whole purpose of it,” says different professional goals, in do some service while there. father of a current student as Quinn, “is to really enter the their decision to seek the presti- Alexander Neuwelt, who was well as three alumni. depths of our own true selves gious scholarship, they do, in also class valedictorian, will be a and to be unself-centered fact, share a common goal. Each research assistant in a lab and The School of Business will enough to pay attention to was looking for home. hospital in Gdansk, Poland. The have a new dean as of August something greater than we are. The Fulbright Scholar Program head of the lab there has collab- 2008. David F. Pyke, who’s serving In the Christian tradition, it’s the is the U.S. government's flagship orated with Neuwelt’s mentor, as associate dean of the MBA pro- triune God. And the Buddhists in academic exchange effort. chemistry Professor Peter Iovine, gram at Dartmouth’s Tuck School their own way are trying to do Candidates must apply to a spe- on a drug study at USD for which of Business, has agreed to step the same thing. Pay attention to cific country, and for McCann the Neuwelt did research. into the position. In the mean- this large, beautiful, powerful choice was obvious. She applied He chose Poland because of its time, he plans to visit campus universe that is a pure gift to us. for a position in Slovakia because stature as the historic center of regularly to attend meetings, get Let us relate to it and to each her great grandparents had emi- Europe’s rich Jewish culture. acquainted with the USD commu- other with all the reverence that grated from there almost 100 Neuwelt is Jewish, and he saw the nity, and work with Interim Dean it deserves. By doing that every years ago. “I thought it’d be cool Fulbright as an the opportunity to Andy Allen to further develop the day, the world would be a much to learn about the culture, and learn about and experience his school’s strategic planning initia- more peaceful place.” know more than the couple of heritage at the origin. tives. Pyke’s research interests dishes my grandmother makes.” For the next year, as Neuwelt and include manufacturing strategy, For more information about the McCann will spend the year as a McCann study and teach, they’ll not supply chain management, pro- Social Issues Conference, go to teaching assistant for English at only be learning about their own duction planning and control, www.sandiego.edu/socialissues or the University of Zilina in Slovakia. roots, but will no doubt wind up reverse logistics, e-commerce call (619) 260-4798. A self-described “history nerd,” enlarging their sense of home. and manufacturing in China.

FALL 2007 11 TORERO ATHLETICS

[ c o n t e n d e r s ] THE GLORY OF IT ALL Toreros baseball season results in highest-ever national ranking

by Tom Shanahan he USD baseball team nered honorable mentions. enjoyed a 2007 season Since he arrived in 1999, Hill’s T that felt like a million goals for the program have been dollars. And if some members to win conference titles, be a aren’t sure how to relate to such contender for the College World lofty financial heights, they can Series and recruit student-ath- always ask Toreros All-American letes that want to play in college pitcher Brian Matusz how it feels. while developing skills that turn The last offer Matusz turned them into pro prospects. down from the Los Angeles All of that was accomplished in Angels before enrolling as a fresh- 2007, including the latter: senior man here was a package that first baseman Shane Buschini was totaled $1 million. “It was the best, drafted by the San Diego Padres and hardest, decision of my life to in the 11th round, senior catcher come here,” Matusz said. Jordan Abruzzo by the New York The Toreros won the West Coast Mets in the 13th round and junior Conference regular-season title second baseman Justin Snyder got and captured the WCC tourna- tapped by the New York Yankees in ment title. They set program the 21st round. records for wins with a 43-18 over- To the rest of the college all record and the team’s highest baseball world, USD seemed to national ranking ever, at No. 4 emerge as a national power entering the NCAA tournament. overnight. But in truth, the USD also earned the right to Toreros’ 2007 NCAA tournament host an NCAA sub-regional at was their second straight trip San Diego State University, but and fourth in the last six years. even though the Toreros suffered The 2007 team established an early exit with two upset loss- itself early by winning two out es, they established enough of three games in March at the credibility to remain in the University of Texas. Pitcher Josh national Top 25. Romanski — who formed a dev- “We had a great year — the astating 1-2 punch with Matusz best year in school history,” USD as sophomore left-handers — head coach Rich Hill said. “ To be said the 2007 Texas road wins ranked No. 4 at the end of the meant more than the Toreros’ regular season is exceptional. To 2006 three-game sweep of Texas be in the final Top 20 poll is at USD’s Cunningham Stadium. extremely special.” As icing on “That let us know we could the cake, Hill was named the travel and win in a yard like that,” WCC Coach of the Year, eight of Romanski said. “It all started his players were first-team All- there, and it snowballed for the WCC picks and two more gar- rest of the season.”

12 USD MAGAZINE [ h o o p s ] MEET THE NEW BOSS New men’s basketball coach plans to rally the fans and build on success By Tom Shanahan n a quiet and warm a stint that saw the Bulldogs rise Sunday afternoon in from a middle-of-the-pack WCC O late March, Bill Grier team to a program recognized as enjoyed exploring the University a perennial national power. of San Diego campus on foot. For the last eight years, Grier It was a pleasant stroll, one served as head coach Mark Few’s that he had never experienced, No. 1 assistant. In those eight sea- even though he’d made many sons, Gonzaga won seven WCC previous visits to USD in the past regular-season titles, seven WCC 16 years as an assistant basket- tournament titles and advanced ball coach at Gonzaga University, to eight NCAA tournaments. one of the Toreros’ West Coast Now, his challenge at USD is to Conference rivals. follow Gonzaga’s proven model of “We used to drive in on a success and adapt it to Alcalá Park. bus to the Jenny Craig Pavilion, “It’s a little different in San and I never saw the campus,” Diego,” Grier says. “But if we have Grier recalls. “But I’ve been so success, I believe people will come impressed with the campus and out and support us. It’s great envi- the facilities. The university is a ronment here, but we’ve got to do welcoming place, and that’s one a better job of getting the stu- of the reasons I took the job.” dents and the fans to come out. Grier was introduced as USD’s That’s on the coaching staff, but it’s new men’s basketball coach a also a responsibility of the players day after his Sunday stroll. He to meet other students. If we can came to the attention of USD do that, I’ve seen first-hand how Executive Director of Athletics Ky it makes a big difference with Snyder from his time at Gonzaga, home-court advantage.” R R E E T T T T O O R R D D

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Connected by the Vine FROM GRAPES TO GLASS, WINEMAKERS ARE DRINKING DEEP OF LA DOLCE VITA — PASO ROBLES STYLE

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he quality of light is extraordinary. Rolling hills glow a burnished gold; venerable oaks spread havens of shade; the clear air smells of equal parts soil and sunlight. Hawks and crows share the sky’s dry heat, whirling high above, cawing far below. Behind well-kept fences are llamas and cows, horses and ostriches, chickens and goats. Sleepy cats loll while panting dogs lie nearby, both too relaxed to bother with one another. Paso Robles would be bucolic enough, but when you factor in the grapes, it’s close to a pure slice of paradise. Though months remain until harvest, already, neat rows of vines curl their tendrils and latch on, preparing to support the weight of heavy clusters of fruit when the time is ripe. That time is harvest, when everything jumps into high gear, when summer’s sleepy heat yields to fall’s purpose, when the days can’t quite last long enough, but somehow they do, and plump, sticky, sun-warmed clusters are transformed into wine. From the outside, this Central California idyll offers up concrete examples of just what a life worth envying looks like. While it’s true that hard work, sacrifice and long hours play a part — even a big part — there’s no denying that this particular glimpse of heaven is as sweet as it gets, at least for those willing to do what needs to be done to make it happen. And, perhaps not surprisingly, this is where a disparate group of USD graduates have wound up, in search of their own particular version of la dolce vita. Or is that la dolce vino?

ometimes the stuff that makes your dreams come true starts Self-described “foodies” — Cris came of age working at his father’s with something as simple as the lack of a decent place to eat. well-regarded Vista, Calif., restaurant, La Paloma — the pair quickly real- Cris and JoAnn Cherry knew they didn’t want to settle down in ized that there simply wasn’t a local place to eat that offered up what Sa city. The couple — who met as freshmen on their first day of class, they were used to; fresh, flavorful food with a decent wine selection. So dated for a week, went their separate ways, then reconnected nine when they heard of a downtown property for sale (“an old former dive years later — both grew up in small, rural towns. After they got mar- bar,” Cris ‘89 describes it), the decision of where to land was made: they’d ried in the tiny beach town of Cayucos, the Cherrys set their sights on buy it, and transform it. California’s central coast. It wasn’t long before they zeroed in on Paso It was a stellar move; over the last decade, their Villa Creek restaurant Robles — or “Paso,” as the locals refer to it. “This was a sleepy little has built a loyal clientele, at least partly made up of the area’s now-plenti- cowboy town then,” recalls JoAnn ‘88. “We loved the area, and would ful local vintners, who drop by nearly every night of the week. On a mid- come up here to check out the few wineries that were here then.” summer weekday evening, floor-to-ceiling doors open to a crowded sidewalk patio overlooking the quaint Paso Robles town square, and Cris and JoAnn Cherry are living the dream. Their Villa Creek the terrace out back is filled with wine-quaffing diners. Restaurant is a haven for local winemakers, and their wines “On any given night, there will be five different winemakers in the have been extremely well-received by those in the know. restaurant,” remarks Cris, who’s snagged the seat nearest to the kitchen.

FALL 2007 19 A born restaurateur, he’s got a perpetually upward-tilted mouth and the the basics. “Hold the glass by stem,” he cautions. “That’s for aesthetics. demeanor of one who delights in working the front of the house. Joann, You don’t want fingerprints on the glass to muck it up, make it not as who has a background in design, is a calmer presence; her contribution pretty.” He explains how to examine the wine’s color and clarity and how is not just in the distinctive look of the place — flavored with regional to aerate the wine by swirling it about in the glass: “You want to coat the touches like Oaxacan wall-weavings — but in working with her husband whole inside of the glass, because you want to smell it.” to manage the kitchen and its attendant details. He explains the importance of a wine’s aroma (the nose), and isn’t shy Those details have grown exponentially, and now include not just the about instructing the best way to go about capturing it. “You want to get well-reviewed menu (a recent Los Angeles Times article called their food your nose right in there.” His voice is a bit muffled, as his entire nose is, in “precocious and explosive”), but a commitment to making the most fact, inside of the glass. “There might be other smells — maybe you’re at of locally grown bounty, including not just wines, but goat cheese, heir- a restaurant and they’re cooking with garlic — and that can interfere. loom tomatoes and olive oils. Villa Creek’s social scene has turned the “Then, when you taste the wine, let it go on every part of your mouth, restaurant into what one aficionado admiringly calls “the epicenter of over your teeth, almost like you’re gargling. You want the wine to react to the Rhône movement in Paso Robles.” the taste buds, which are sweet and sour, salt and bitter. You want to let It was their longtime interest in wine that led the couple to try their the wine rest all over your tongue, all the way to the back of your throat. own hand at winemaking. In 2001, they started Villa Creek Cellars, intend- Every wine will react differently, and not only will it taste differently, it will ing to create a house wine for their restaurant. They worked with local feel differently in your mouth.” vineyards to come up with the grapes that resulted in their own small While he clearly enjoys it, in truth, Firestone sees his role in the family family winery that specializes in blends that reflect the “richness and business as more of a calling than vocation. While he worked in invest- diversity of the area’s unique microclimates.” That raison d’etre has ment banking in San Francisco for several years after graduation, he proved to be brilliant: they’ve had more than one of their vintages sin- doesn’t miss that life at all. “I’ve struggled with the question, ‘What is my gled out by experts as among the best wines of their types. contribution to society?’” he says, reflective. “I’ve decided that mine is to Right off the bat, Wine Spectator awarded Cris’ first wine, the 2001 allow the meal to go a few minutes longer. Wine is a catalyst. When I was Avenger Paso Robles, 93 points on their 100-point scale, “ranking it with an investment banker, everything had to get done right away. Time was the finest Rhône-style blends coming out of the appellation.” And they’ve valuable. But now I’m starting to respect the fact that you don’t rush been consistently lauded in the years since: “Another exciting and terrific away from the table when there’s half a bottle of wine left.” wine from Villa Creek,” says one critic of their 2005 red blend, dubbed While some of the winery’s traffic may be made up of from celebrity “Mas de Maha,” described as a “deep purple wine (with) an intense and seekers hoping to get an up-close-and-personal look at “The Bachelor” inviting bouquet. On the palate, this wine is smooth as silk.” (a role he played on the reality-TV show’s third season), Firestone is happy just to be there. His job duties keep him traveling quite a bit, but there’s nothing he likes better than opining wine all the livelong day. “My time o say that times have changed in Paso Robles over the past here at the facility is precious,” he admits. “I enjoy it quite a bit. But when 10 years is an epic understatement: Though the first commer- you’re out selling wine, it’s not like selling spark plugs or widgets. When cial vineyards weren’t planted until the late 1970s, today the I’m out around the country doing tastings, I see myself as an ambassador Tarea is home to more than 170 wineries, with over 26,000 vineyard acres for the industry, for the region.” devoted to wine production. Where residents were once severely limited While that attitude is all well and good, there’s definitely a fun aspect in options of where to sip and dine, there are, at last count, two dozen to the job. “It’s cool that there’s a contingent of young people in Paso,” restaurants dotting downtown, along with 12 wine-tasting rooms. he says, flashing an infectious grin. “It reinjects enthusiasm for the wine Newcomer Andrew Firestone ’98 calls Paso “an undiscovered gem.” business and is healthy for the industry. Wines aren’t old and stuffy and His family, of course, are no neophytes to the business; their 500-acre high-priced. Wines are meant to be enjoyed at barbecues. And Paso is Firestone Vineyard was the first estate winery in Santa Barbara county. more fun than Napa.” Now tapped to be the general manager of the dynasty’s newest venture, For Firestone, who was born the year of his family’s first harvest (“a ’75 Firestone Vineyard Paso Robles, the third-generation scion is an enthusi- Cabernet”), he’s perhaps happiest when multitasking. “Here, I’m a farmer, astic advocate of the area. a chemist, a marketing person,” he says. “Wine is about craft, and there’s “This is a very unique region,” he says, flashing a quick grin. He wears no magic formula. The fun part is learning more.” a pair of faded, perfectly broken-in jeans, along with a pair of black and white checked Vans. “Paso has all the necessary, important components you need to make good wine, like climate, soil and temperature.” hen Josh and Gibsey (Pence) Beckett met at USD, it was a Firestone is at absolute ease behind the bar of his pristine tasting room, “bolt from the blue.” At least that’s the way Gibsey remem- which has been open for just a few weeks. Unfailingly polite, he excuses bers it. “Josh was a transfer student, and we immediately hit himself for a moment to chat with a pair of older gents who’ve dropped Wit off,” she recalls. The golden-skinned blonde deftly manages a rambunc- by to sample the wares, returning to the conversation a few minutes later tious toddler, a sedate dog, and a free-ranging interview with such effort- with an apologetic shrug. less grace that it’s easy to forget that she’s eight months pregnant. “Here, you don’t have to be a member of an exclusive club to enjoy a Back in the day, the couple — Josh is class of ’98, Gibsey, class of ’99 — wine and find something you like,” he continues. “There are wineries up would travel through Paso Robles on their way to a hideaway at nearby north where you have to be a member to even taste the wines, but that’s the antithesis of what Paso is all about. It’s about enjoying what it is that The influx of young winemakers to Paso Robles includes scion you’re doing, and hopefully bringing enjoyment to other people as well.” Andrew Firestone ‘98, a relative newcomer to the region, who Firestone is happy to give a mini-lesson on wine tasting, starting with calls the area an “undiscovered gem.”

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Lake Nacimento, and Gibsey, for one, was not impressed. “I thought it ing of equipment. We try each other’s wines, let each other know what was an armpit,” she says flatly, in regards to Paso. we think. There’s a group of us who get together quite a bit, barbecue, It’s relatively cool in the shade under a tree in front of the old school- play Bunco.” house. Inside, the Peachy Canyon tasting room is doing a brisk business. Having recently moved to nearby Morro Bay — perhaps to get a little Owned by Josh’s parents, Peachy Canyon is one of the larger wineries in distance from the family business — Gibsey says the family’s routine is like the area, producing 85,000 cases a year. “Josh stayed in San Diego for “regressing to a San Diego lifestyle. We live on the beach, ride our beach about a year after graduating, then his dad asked him to come back to cruisers, then come here to visit. When your family is so involved with the the winery,” Gibsey recalls. “He’d sworn he’d never come back to wine, business, it can be challenging. You really have to evaluate your life.” but he started shoveling grapes, and helping with the harvest, and his dad said, ‘Just for a year, we need your help,’ so he came back.” That year turned into nine years, though somewhere in there, the couple ike any industry, there are terms in winemaking that are unique did a stint in Australia when Josh got a job working harvest at the Cape to the trade. There is “mogging” (sorting out Material Other than Mentelle Winery, a gig that culminated with a three-week surfing trip Grape). There is the “thief” (a device used to remove enough wine across the southern part of the continent, all the way from Sydney to Perth. Lto taste from a barrel). There is the “bung” (the name for the cork on the When Gibsey turned up in the family way, the couple moved back to side of the barrel; clever sorts may be able to divine what the name for the California in time to welcome daughter Sydney (get it?) to the family. cavity is called). To neophytes, all this jargon may seem mysterious, but for “Over the years, Josh has done it all for Peachy Canyon; everything from vintners Maureen and Matt Trevisan, the esoteric language of wine has schlepping grapes to sweeping floors to head winemaker,” she says with long since become as familiar as those of their three children. pride. “It wasn’t his degree; we both majored in English. He’s learned it all Their family-owned and operated winery, Linne Calodo, is named after through the trade, the college of hard knocks.” the limestone soils that their vines grow in. The couple have built the While the work itself is hard, the scenery is sure easy on the eyes. The well-respected facility from the ground up; an accomplishment both land around the tasting room is dotted with neat farms sporting exotic are rightly proud of. livestock like ostrich and llamas, along with the more prosaic horses, “Together, the two of us have done everything,” says Maureen, a petite sheep and cows. Out back, there’s a fairy-tale gazebo which was custom- brunette who attended USD from 1984 to 1987. “When I met Matt, I made for Josh and Gibsey’s wedding. Clearly a full-on family affair, Peachy could see right away that he was passionate about wine and winemaking. Canyon also employs Josh’s younger brother, Jake, who, says Gibsey, He always knew he wanted his own winery. I said, ‘I’ll get a book and see “went off to school, got a degree in anthropology, and ended up coming what you need to do to open your own business.’” So the two got to back to the winery to work for the past seven years.” work, and in 2002, they built the air-controlled building that houses She’s found herself involved as well. After teaching for a year, she man- huge barrels stacked six-high alongside a bare-bones tasting area. aged the winery’s tasting room before the couple took off for Australia. “When I think about it, it’s kind of amazing that I ended up here,” she “While we were there, we’d learned the ways of the world during harvest,” laughs. “When I went to USD, we would drink wine out of a box. I enjoy she recalls. “It’s this intense, 24-hour-a-day, three month period, and at wine a lot more now. Just within the last few years, I’ve been tasting the winery where Josh worked, they had a chef who cooked for all the and doing it on my own, doing staff tastings, where we pair wines with workers. It was a great idea. Before, at Peachy Canyon, the workers would cheeses.” An art history major in college, she also studied business and bring their own lunch, but they’d come home at midnight and have to worked for a financial planner before being introduced to her future be back 6 am; there was no time to go grocery shopping.” husband by her friends, JoAnn and Cris Cherry. So Gibsey stepped in and convinced her father-in-law that it would be “Matt’s seen as sort of a mad scientist of a winemaker,” says Maureen. more productive to provide the workers with beer (“essential”) and food “He was so far ahead of me regarding wine when we met that it was during harvest. “I cooked two meals a day for 10 to 15 people,” she recalls. intimidating.” “Lunch and dinner, and I’d stock the kitchen with snacks on a daily basis. “I originally wanted to build airplanes,” says Matt, who speaks in rapid The crew would sometimes go ‘til midnight.” From enchiladas to tri-tip, machine-gun bursts, befitting his high-octane personality. “Then I was Gibsey says she’d “throw the baby on her back” and get cooking. Before going to make pharmaceuticals, then I decided to do winemaking.” After long, she began planning and executing events like an annual pumpkin graduating from University of San Diego High School — then just across carving day and the winery’s involvement with the Paso Robles Zinfandel the street from USD — he wound up at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where Festival, which takes place every March. he majored in biochemistry. “Winemaking puts you in a position where “Peach Canyon has made their name through their production of Zin,” you’re taking a naturally growing product and transforming it. I get to says Gibsey. “We carry seven to nine varieties, and its really coming into be outside, work on the vineyards, be inside, work on wines, talk to its own.” distributors and visitors from all over the country and the world, work Although she’s not entirely enamored by the Paso wine scene — con- with graphic designers, do lots of different things that you’d never get fessing that the busy social life is difficult to keep up with when you’ve to do in a different job. It’s a lifestyle choice,” he says with satisfaction. got young children — she does enjoy meeting other young couples in The wines of Linne Calodo are all blends, and the reviews have been the community. seriously off the hook. The winery’s classy Web site explains that their “It’s unlike Napa,” she says, keeping an eye on Sydney, who’s running wines are “driven by four factors: vineyard location, uncompromising through the sprinkler, shrieking with laughter. “Here, there’s a lot of shar- viticultural practices, minimalist winemaking, and the desire to learn from experience. The vineyards are farmed sustainably and the crop Peachy Canyon, one of the larger wineries in the area, is all loads reflect the natural balance of the vine. We believe in harvesting at about family. Here, Josh and Gibsey Becket stroll through the the peak of ripeness to produce wines that are rich and concentrated.” vineyards accompanied by daughter Sydney and dog Kiley. “We’ve evolved a little bit at a time,” explains Maureen. “Our vineyards

FALL 2007 23 are sustainable. We use minimal irrigation, mostly rainwater. We try my best friends in the world are from USD. In fact, I met my best friend to be mindful. Eventually, we could be off the grid entirely.” While of the day my parents left me at college and I was standing there going, course the life they’ve built is filled with hard work — today is septic ‘Oh, my God. What do I do now?’” tank cleaning day — when you look around, it’s hard not to notice that Meanwhile, Joe was studying viticulture; after graduation, the pair the word “idyllic” could have been coined for this exact lifestyle. spent a few years in Atlanta before deciding to settle in Paso Robles. “In college, I lived in Mission Beach,” Maureen recalls. “Paso has some Now a winemaker for Sterling Vintner’s Collection, Joe waxes rhapsodic aspects of an old beach community. You go to the square, you run into over his career choice. “There’s so much involved in winemaking. It’s agri- people you know. It’s a neighborly place. If you have a problem with your cultural, it’s business, it’s science. A perfect day starts in the vineyard in forklift, you call your winery neighbor and they’ll help you out. It’s a real the morning, maybe driving the forklift, doing a tasting in the afternoon, feeling of cooperation, of being part of something new.” Her intense eyes having a winemaking dinner in the evening.” He grins, aware of just how gleam and she flashes a rare, incandescent smile. “There aren’t a lot of lucky he is to have found his life’s work. “This is the best example I can places left where you can have this experience. It’s like a new frontier.” think of where you’re turning an agricultural commodity into the opposite. She’s certainly chosen the right partner. “This is the life we’ve chosen,” Matt You’re connected to the land, solidly rooted to agriculture in all its nuance.” says. “My kids eat warm tomatoes off the vine, they help with the crunch- And, of course, they’re connected to other winemakers. Though none of down tool, they get their hands all red and juicy. It’s all about camaraderie.” them knew each other in college, Amber is friends with Josh and Gibsey Beckett and Maureen Trevisan; in fact, their kids are in a playgroup together. “There are 10 to 15 couples that we hang around with, and almost every- t’s a story that sounds like an after-school special: Amber and body, either one person or the other is in the wine industry,” says Joe. Joe Kidd met when they were in the fifth grade, knew each other “We all used to meet on Friday and Saturday nights, have cocktails and all through junior and senior high school, and — finally —started dinner, and party like rock stars,” interjects Amber. “Now we all have barbe- Idating as seniors. “I decided it would be silly to leave Chico and go off cues in our back yards, because the kids need to get to bed at 8 o’clock.” to college without having kissed Joe Kidd,” says Amber ’97, who went by “But since everybody’s in the wine industry, we’ll have wine from all the name Shannon Childs at the time. They did the “long distance thing” over the Central Coast,” adds Joe. “We’ll drink, and everybody talks about while Amber was at USD; in spite of the separation, she looks back on her college years with great fondness. Years ago, Maureen Trevisan was known to drink wine out of a box. “When I looked at the wetsuits hanging over the Maher balcony, and Now, she and her husband, Matt — nicknamed “the professor” — saw that view, I knew I’d picked the right college,” she recalls. “To this day, make highly rated wines at their Linne Calodo winery. wine. Wine and food are like the glue. The best way to spend an evening When Amber Kidd ‘97 and her husband, Joe, moved to Paso is to have people over, cook dinner and drink wine.” Robles, they didn’t expect to be hanging out with other alums. And what better place to do it than in Paso Robles? “It’s sure cheaper than Napa,” says Joe. “In Napa, grapes cost more, land costs more, so the It’s hot even in the shade, but it’s pleasant enough under the overhang wines cost from $20-60 a bottle. I’m into vintages that people can afford; of the Cherry’s new 3,000 square foot wine production facility, which is say $12-14 per bottle. But what’s really nice about the Central Coast, is just down the road from their house. “I love being out here where there’s that in Napa, they’ve already determined what grows where. In Paso no people,” JoAnn says. “We moved here for the lifestyle, not the money, Robles, it’s much more wide open.” although I think it’s inevitable that it will come.” “If you’re looking for city life, it’s not here,” says Amber. “But where else While the plan is that one day their 70-acre estate will house their own can you find a town of 30,000 with six restaurants you really want to eat vineyards, until then, Villa Creek Cellars buys its grapes from local growers, at, and six other ones that are really good? Wine tourism, wine festivals, and closely supervises the growth of its own particular vines. The couple is no traffic, and we’re 30 minutes from the beach.” fully invested in making this venture at least as successful as their restaurant. Not to mention the occasional winemaker’s dinner. “That’s where you “The cool thing about all these wineries is that they’re run by young talk to the chef who pairs wines with various courses,” Joe explains. people,” says Cris. “There’s a lot of concrete at these places, and you’ll see “When you pair it right, it’s like a beautiful marriage,” Amber interjects. people building skateboard runs. Outside the door there’ll be a row of skateboards leaning against the wall and you’ll see workers with tattoos skateboarding along with a case of wine in their arms.” he road to the Cherry’s estate is utterly devoid of traffic on a “I know I couldn’t work a desk job,” interjects JoAnn. “I tried it. I used weekday morning. Twisty roads are lined with oaks dripping to work in advertising, but this is more the life for me.” moss; one side is all grape vines, the other creamy rolling hills. “We do enjoy living up here,” agrees Cris. “What we’re looking to do TTheir house is surrounded by a deck, which is flanked by neatly tended with this property is to have our goats and our veggies, start making vegetable gardens. Out back, a pair of miniature goats may one day be called goat cheese, and the long-term plan is to grow grapes, olives, stone upon to produce cheese, but for now, their sole responsibility is cuteness. fruits, raise pigs and lamb that will be butchered and served at the The Cherrys have already been for a run, despite the 90+ degree restaurant. We hope to plant our vines in 2009.” weather, and the fact that the evening before, they’d hosted dinner at While it all sounds like a lot of work, it also sounds a lot like heaven. the restaurant for a group that included Mat and Maureen Trevisan, “Hey, I’ve screwed off more than just about anybody, and when our Andrew Firestone, and Amber Kidd. “Hey, you’ve got to pay the piper friends come up here, they look around and say, ‘You guys are living the if you’re going to do all this eating and drinking,” Cris says cheerfully. dream.’” He sighs, then nods. “That’s just the way it is.” “And you know what? They’re right.”

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hat was the best summer of your life? Although it?s a fun question, after you W hear about Marjorie Hart?s right-place- at-just-the-right-time summer of 1945, your own answer may seem a little less enchanting. After all, what compares with taking off for New York City and landing a job not at any run-of-the-mill department store, but at the upscale New York icon, Tiffany & Co.?And it turned out that the adventure was just beginning: When millions of people cheered VJ Day in Times Square, Hart was there. When a B-25 Army bomber crashed into the Empire State Building, Hart felt the jolt

FALL 2007 27 ow, all these years later, Hart lays out that summer’s adven- “It was such a sacrifice to see a brother, husband, cousin, boyfriend, tures — using an almost impossibly innocent tone — in father go off to war. There weren’t many guys around. Everybody left (at Nher newly published memoir, Summer at Tiffany. She takes home) felt they needed to contribute. You gave up doing a lot of pleas- the reader back to her days as an impressed college-aged ingénue liv- ure things,” she says. ing in the heart of the action. (“If I had to do another edition, I’d take Her father’s clothing store collected record albums for the USO to out some of the exclamation points,” she says.) But it was her college have on-hand for events. This was long before the recycling movement, roommate, Marty Garrett, who had all the “moxie,” as Hart puts it. Hart points out, but she and her friends would take their gum wrappers When the girls presented a job recommendation from Carl Byoir, an and “make huge balls of tin foil and turn them in because they were alumnus of their own school, the University of Iowa, Hart describes the needed for ammunition. There were lists of things you would be doing Tiffany manager asking if she knew what he did for a living. “Mr. Byoir that you would feel like you were contributing.” told us. He works for you.” Later, when she found out he’d been As for the lack of nylons, the girls made do with rayon stockings President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s public relations man and when Byoir (“The minute you sat down, they were baggy,”) or they painted their repeated his jest about working for Tiffany for years, Hart saw his wife’s legs with a product called Stocking Stick. “If you weren’t tan, it made diamond necklace and was finally in on the joke. “I felt like slinking your legs look tan. If you wanted to go farther, you took an eyebrow under the table,” she writes. pencil and made a seam.” But Stocking Stick wasn’t without its issues. With the kind of detail that wholly transports the reader to the New “When we went to the beach, we laughed so hard because we saw York of 1945, Hart’s book has hit a certain chord, garnering stories on this gal go into the water in her bathing suit, but the Stocking Stick National Public Radio and in USA Today, among others. Within four only went up to right above the knees.” And the girls learned to avoid months of its April 2007 publishing date, it was in its sixth printing, Stocking Stick if they would be dancing with a guy dressed in Navy with more than 40,000 copies in print. whites, as there was a danger of transfer. “They did not appreciate that,” “It’s been a surprise to me,” Hart says. “I’m hearing from people I haven’t she remembers. seen or heard from in 60 years. Just today, I got an e-mail from a college She’d learned about the wonders of nylons in high school, when her friend. I had no idea that people beyond my friends would buy it.” home economics teacher demonstrated them. “They showed us how A longtime member of the University of San Diego’s music faculty, quickly they would dry. They would dry overnight. You could wash Hart chaired what was then known as the Fine Arts Department for them out, and they’d be ready the next day. And they made your legs about five years beginning in 1978. She retired from the university in look wonderful, especially in the Midwest where you had a hard time 1993. Three of her four children and one grandchild attended USD. getting your legs tan.” “I’ve always been very, very proud of the school and what they’ve But with nylons unavailable and Stocking Stick only used for more been able to accomplish,” Hart says. “It’s been very rewarding to see casual settings, the rayon stockings — despite the bagginess that came how beautifully it has grown.” with them — were de rigueur for Hart’s job at Tiffany. “We wouldn’t dare Now, Hart’s sitting in her living room high above La Mesa in San paint our legs there,” she says Diego, where she lives with her second husband. Her first husband of The book is informed not just by little details like those, but by her letters some 35 years died in 1981. Hart’s blonde hair is coiffed, and her blue home, pictures of ephemera and line drawings of old New York. She kept eyes gleam as she relates her memories of that special summer. her W-2 form, which shows she made $220 that summer at Tiffany. After Summer at Tiffany helps the reader see what it was like when being a rent, the girls’ salary left little room in their budget for frills. Hart remembers

country at war meant everyday sacrifices for everyone. Going to a mid- laughing with Garrett in recent years about the visit of a friend who came to shipmen’s dance wasn’t just a fun evening out; it was the patriotic thing their apartment back then: “She said, ‘I didn’t know you were so poor.’ She just to do. There was gas rationing. Nylon stockings had been invented, but supposed since we were working at Tiffany — she figured we had it made.”

now the material was needed for a higher priority — parachutes. Hart and Garrett were the first women to ever work on the sales floor at

28 USD MAGAZINE E D W A R D K U R T Z M A N P H O T O C O U R T E S E Y O F H A R P E R C O L L I N S Tiffany, when they served as pages that summer. She figures they made their Being on their own in New York City in the summer of 1945 was own impression when they walked into the intimidating store. “It’s very quiet, quite a thrill for two girls from Iowa. In this excerpt from Summer and there are not many people walking around. I’m sure we were noticed.” at Tiffany, Marjorie Hart recalls one particularly memorable day. But for Hart, it was Judy Garland’s appearance at Tiffany that made the Over a murmur of voices, I heard someone laugh — a familiar laugh. Was biggest impression — despite the starlet’s unexpectedly diminutive size. I dreaming? My heart raced when I looked up as the room turned quiet. Judy Garland was entering the Fifth Avenue revolving door with an “She was just sort of girlish,” Hart remembers. “She wasn’t much older elegant-looking man. Of course — Vincente Minnelli! They were laugh- than me. She was so recognizable. We heard her laughing first, and boy ing, as if they were sharing the world’s best joke. Mr. Hutchison stepped forward to greet them and whisked the famous you knew — from all the movies, you knew that voice.” couple into the VIP private chamber behind the diamond counter. For a There’s no question that summer changed Hart. And it was her crazy moment I wanted to run up and say, “Hi, Judy! I’m one of your biggest fans!” I could see myself, sitting across from them in that special friendship with Garrett that was the greatest influence. room, chatting about the old movies, the Andy Hardy comedies with “We were on our own, and we had a lot of things we had to figure Mickey Rooney, Judge Hardy, and Aunt Milly. What fun that would be. Instead, I waited patiently at the stationery counter for the salesman out together. I was so struck by her very positive attitude of being able to finish writing his order. He had been sorting handcrafted vellum to accomplish things. And nothing seemed to stand in her way. Ever envelopes according to size in neat stacks. I thought he had missed seeing her, when he whispered, since then, I always think, ‘Now, what would Marty do?’” “She looks very young, doesn’t she?” Hart and Garrett remained friends through the years; Hart credits Garrett Young? Judy Garland is my age! “Younger than her husband,” I allowed. with helping her remember many of the details, and they would talk often He stared at me, surprised. “You mean that’s her husband?” about the response to the book. But Garrett died in June. “I’m so saddened,” Had he been living on the moon? “They were married last week — he’s Vincente Minnelli, the movie Hart says. “After the book came out she would say, ‘I saw the book here’ or director,” I explained. “They’re here on their honeymoon — and have a ‘My friend said this.’ We kept sharing the publicity or news. I really miss that penthouse on Sutton Place.” He made little clucking sounds as he nodded his head. Apparently, because now when I find out things I think, ‘Oh, I’m not going to be able to he’d missed the news of their glamorous wedding. Not us. Marty and I’d call her up and share that. I was so used to hearing her voice.” dash to the lobby of the St. Regis Hotel during lunch hour to read the latest. Photoplay had a breathtaking pickture of them — Minnelli kissing Amazing as that summer was, there is oh, so much more to Hart’s life. Judy at their wedding; a pretty, smiling Judy holding a bouquet of huge A professional cellist, she has a lifelong passion for music. “Because I’ve pink peonies. She looked exquisitely lovely wearing a pale blue-gray jersey gown and an organdy bonnet — La Bohème style — set back on done it all my life I can’t remember when I didn’t. I think my mother her head to show her long reddish-brown hair. Not since the Duke of taught me piano as soon as I could reach the piano keys. I can’t imagine Windsor married “that woman” had I been so swept up by a love affair. “They were just married in Beverly Hills, in Judy’s mother’s garden,” I life without music.” The cello is her instrument of choice. She was part told the salesman, “and guess who gave her away? The head of MGM of the San Diego Symphony and performed with Sammy Davis Jr., — Louis B. Mayer!” More intriguing to me was that Ira Gershwin had been Vincente Peggy Lee and Nat King Cole, among others. Since retiring from USD, Minnelli’s best man. With that cast of notables, the wedding music must she has kept busy playing in string quartets. have been exceptional. I combed through stacks of magazines at the St. Regis to find out what “their song” might have been. For a start, one of “She’s a very fine cellist,” says Henry Kolar, also a former chairman of her favorites among Gershwin’s was “Embraceable You,” judging from USD’s Fine Arts Department, who has played in string quartets with Hart her recordings. But what about “Love Walked Right In”? Ira Gershwin’s lyrics would have been perfect, I thought, humming them to myself. for years. As for the book, Kolar appreciates how Hart recreated old New

York. “It is a wonderful story, and I think the book is terrific. I hope she sells Love walked right in and drove the shadows away Love walked right in and brought my sunniest day — jillions of them. It’s a very warm kind of a book.” When love walked in with you. Hart can’t imagine life without her music. “If you were tired before you How romantic — that is, if anyone would have the nerve to sing started playing, when you finished you felt so completely refreshed. It’s an in that crowd. If I had been included in that VIP room, I would have unbelievable feeling. I don’t know what happens when you play. There’s asked. Instead, I was standing in the opposite corner, straining my ears. We heard whoops of laughter — that laugh as she walked along something rejuvenating about playing. I think it keeps you very young.” the yellow brick road. What was so funny? That, and the memories of a magical summer in New York City.

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D hen Rebekah Weiss in San Diego as well as Baja the club travel to Mecca in the fall P ‘06 arrived at USD as a California. Oh yes, and the club for a day-long visit with high U U also goes to Mecca. school students. They talk about I W freshman from St. Louis, N she didn’t know anyone. She Mecca, Calif., in the Imperial their own experiences in high

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32 USD MAGAZINE [ s c h o o l s p i r i t ] HOW TO SPOT A TORERO Well, the cape should be a dead giveaway ...

ave you ever watched experience for years,” Evenskaas the sun go down from says. “These types of traditions are Hthe USD campus and the core of our university.” felt a part of something bigger? Then there’s the event that may It turns out that watching a sun- seem kind of geeky at first blush, set from somewhere on Alcalá but turns out to form lasting Park is a very Torero experience. bonds: the square dance, which Helping newbies to campus find has brought freshmen together out about such uniquely USD hap- during Orientation Week (now penings is the aim of a poster called “Torero Days”) since the given to freshmen and transfer 1980s. “We have a lot of alumni students this fall. They’ll learn that who tell us, ‘I met my husband at “You’re a true Torero once you’ve ... the square dance’ or ‘I met my best attended Mass in Founders friend the night of the square Chapel” or “ ... stuffed your face at dance,’” Evenskaas says. Finals Feeding Frenzy” or “ ... put The project to compile favorite off studying to go to the beach.” alumni experiences is aimed at “We have so many great tradi- ensuring traditions get passed tions at USD, but we have not down from one generation of been deliberate about acknowl- Toreros to the next. Alumni came edging and promoting them,” up with dozens of suggestions, explains Sarah Evenskaas ’97, ’03, and the list was narrowed for S M A I associate director of Alumni the poster. L L I W Relations. Seeing the sunset from New activities are also on the L L A

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34 USD MAGAZINE [ s c e n e o f t h e c r i m e ] FINGERPRINTS AND BLOOD SPATTER AND LARVAE, OH MY! Getting approval for high school Forensic Biology class was an exercise in sheer determination for Amanda Stroberg by Kelly Knufken hile forensics may look the necessary equipment to are pursuing a career in foren- glamorous on TV, it teach the class. sics; one of them attends the Wisn’t all analyzing mag- “It’s a very unique course,” she University of New Haven and gots and post-mortem bruising. says. “I really think if you get a will study under famed foren- There’s, like, math involved. course that students are interest- sics specialist Henry Lee. And science, natch. ed in, they are going to take it. “She (told me), ‘I feel like I have But just as difficult as all The ultimate goal is to get the stu- a lot of background knowledge, the rigorous lessons was the dents better prepared for college.” and these courses weren’t as hard process of getting the state’s She’s found the forensics com- as they were for other students.’” first high school forensics class munity very supportive of her On a spring day in Stroberg’s approved by the demanding endeavor. In a given semester, Eastlake High School lab in University of California system. her students may hear from a southern San Diego, students The UC system met its match latent fingerprint examiner from work on a blood spatter exer- in Amanda Stroberg ’97, who had the local police department, a cise, determining whether a help planning the curriculum from Medical Examiner’s Office official suspect’s story in a given sce- other teachers in her district. She and a forensic odontologist. nario would ring true. Among was determined not to give up Student lab exercises include the to-dos on the whiteboard until she got her class approved. getting a report of their own this period: “Finish stringing It took multiple rejections. And DNA, looking at various hairs spatter” and “Put ears on — reapplications. In fact, getting under a microscope, and study- finish skulls!” No, this definitely Forensic Biology approved took ing bite marks, fingerprinting is not your typical high school two years, start to finish. and entomology. science class. “It was a real challenge and For the latter exercise, the The blood spatter lab turns a really difficult process,” says students actually grow maggots out to involve not just fake Stroberg, who is entering her to learn about growth stages and blood, but much calculating of third year teaching the course. how that may relate to time of angles and even — gasp! — sins “They almost seemed not to death in a corpse. and tangents. And the students want it.” Stroberg herself has under- work on their facial reconstruc- But that just made Stroberg taken extensive preparation to tion models, attaching ears and work harder. “When they denied teach this subject. She spent a sculpting just the right features me, it really lit a fire under me.” few days studying the DNA for the bone structure parame- She honed the course des- work at the San Diego County ters they’ve been given. cription for Forensic Biology Sheriff’s Department crime lab. Stroberg, pencil tucked over and over again, until the There, in addition to the ins- behind an ear, peeking out from University of California system and-outs of DNA sleuthing, her stylishly straight light-brown agreed to accept it as an elec- she learned about the chal- hair, circulates among groups of tive college-prep course. Some lenges her students may face students huddled over red-spat- other schools count it as a if they enter the forensics field. tered poster paper and scientific third-year science course — a A pair of openings recently calculators. goal Stroberg still has for UC. drew 600 applicants. “They’re doing work, but they At the same time she was lob- “It’s so competitive because don’t realize they’re doing work,” bying for the course to be of these TV shows,” she says of Stroberg says. “Part of it is they accepted, she was writing let- the “CSI” franchise. But she’s want to be in class. Science just A I ters to scientific companies aiming to give her students an has this stigma associated with C R A G

throughout San Diego, subse- edge. Two students from the it. They may say, ‘I don’t like sci- S I U L quently raising $6,000 to buy first year she taught the class ence,’ but they all watch ‘CSI’.”

FALL 2007 35 She is a beauty consultant at 1950s Walgreens and enjoys photography 1970s KATHLEEN (BATTLE) SWANKE as a hobby. She hopes to travel to (M.S.) spends most of her time taking [ 1 9 5 8 ] San Diego and Hawaii this year. care of her husband, John, who MICHELE (GENNETTE) LITTON [ 1 9 7 0 ] turned 80 in May 2007. They planned (B.A.) retired in June 2006 from the [ 1 9 6 6 ] THOMAS BELLEPERCHE (B.A.) to celebrate their 50th wedding Fairfax County Public Schools in VERN SCHOOLEY (J.D.) was resigned from his law practice and is anniversary in 2007. Their oldest son, Virginia, where she was a reading elected counselor for the Joseph A. now semiretired and involved with John, an alumnus, is a director of specialist for 20 years. Michele has Ball/Clarence S. Hunt Inn of Court. volunteer work. operations for the U.S. Army. Son four children and four grandchildren. He also is program chairman for the Thomas, also an alumnus, teaches Long Beach Bar Association and con- IDA (DEGIORGIO) SCANLON economics at Chadron State College tinues on the nominations commit- (B.S.N.) is retired and living in in Nebraska. Kathleen and John have tee for the American Inns of Court. Carlsbad. 18 grandchildren. 1960s Vern continues his patent and trade- mark practice as manager of the [ 1 9 7 1 ] [ 1 9 7 6 ] [ 1 9 6 0 ] Long Beach office of Fulwider Patton. CHARLES GIBB (B.A.) published ERNEST ADLER (J.D.) received JOHN BOWMAN (B.A., M.A.T. a novel, “The Gold Buckle,” in 2007. the Access to Justice Award from the ’73) is a member of the alumni board [ 1 9 6 8 ] “This was inspired by a true story of State Bar of Nevada for providing pro and the fundraising committee for the MARY ANNE ARESTAD (B.A.) a lad who went to Germany in 1938 bono legal services to low-income Bishop Charles Frances Buddy memo- has traveled extensively in Europe, with his father and was inducted into people over the last several years. rial inside the new School of the Holy Land and the United States the Nazi army,” he writes. The book Leadership and Education Sciences since graduating from the San Diego is available on Amazon.com. Charles WARREN PATCH (B.A.) is a chiro- building. “I am proud to be a rabid College for Women. One of her hob- also wrote a screenplay based on the practor in San Diego and recently Toreros football fan!” he adds. bies is genealogy, and she has met story, which is being shown to pro- added a nonsurgical spinal decom- family members in Norway, taken a ducers in New York City. pression machine to his practice so [ 1 9 6 1 ] crash course in Norwegian and visit- he can help people with herniated JOSEPHINE BREEN (B.A.) cele- ed important family history sites in CAROLE STERN-CHILDS (B.A.) lumbar discs or sciatica. brated her 80th birthday on March Scandinavia and the United States. retired from teaching elementary 31, 2006. She writes, “USD of today “I love hearing from and seeing fel- school and is now an adjunct faculty [ 1 9 7 7 ] comes across to me as a global vil- low graduates of USD,” she writes. member at Mesa Community College FRANK GONTARSKI (B.A.) and lage where diversity is so welcomed in Mesa, Ariz., where she teaches his wife, Susie, participate as actors and where every aspect of human SANDRA CHEW (B.A.) married English as a Second Language. in a drama ministry at their church. living has its space and recognition.” Paul Phillips at the Desert Botanical They also facilitate marriage prepara- Garden in Phoenix. They honey- [ 1 9 7 2 ] tion classes for engaged couples. [ 1 9 6 3 ] mooned on the island of Kauai, FATHER THOMAS SIMONS Frank and Susie have been married DIANE (SIEGFRIED) PERKINS where Sandy’s brother, John Kiszla, (B.A.) has been pastor of St. Francis for 22 years and have two children. (B.A.) lives in Tulsa, Okla., and has also a USD alumnus, is director of de Sales Parish in Norton Shore, Mich., nine grandchildren. She is writing a marketing and sales for the Kauai for the past 13 years. He recently cel- SKIP LEBLANG (J.D.) would love book on the cause of and solution Beach Resort. Sandy and Paul met ebrated the 30th anniversary of his to see any of the 1977 law graduates to social impasses. at Qualcomm, where they’ve both priestly ordination. who come through the Big Apple. been technical writers for 10 years. To encourage impromptu reunions, [ 1 9 6 4 ] [ 1 9 7 5 ] he says lunch is on him at New York BETTY (JENSEN) GILL (B.A.) THOMAS RAGAN (B.A.) retired DONALD ERNST (J.D.) has been icon the Carnegie Deli. “Just give me retired in 1998 after 19 years of teach- on Dec. 31, 2006, from Ragan practicing law with Ernst and some advance notice, and we can ing at Parish Catholic Elementary Transport Services, an extensive Mattison in San Luis Obispo since swap San Diego stories at the best School. Now she and her husband, transportation operation in 1980. The firm specializes in personal deli in the U.S.A.,” he says. Tom, travel and spend time with their Pennsylvania that includes courier, injury, insurance bad faith and class four granddaughters, volunteer at their messenger, actions involving annuities abusively [ 1 9 7 8 ] church, drive for Meals on Wheels once air freight and limousine services. sold to elders. He is a member of the YARA BALL (M.A.) retired in 1990 a week and play tennis. Thomas was president and owner American Board of Trial Advocates and is living in Miami. of the company. He continues to and president-elect of the Consumer MARITA (ANGLETON) SHEEHAN serve on the advisory board of the Attorneys of California. Don and his KATHY (KINDER) KEARNEY (B.A.) is still on the medical school Regional Public Transportation wife, Teri, have been married for 24 (B.A., M.Ed. ’81) and her hus- faculty at Texas Tech University in Authority and is vice chairman of the years and they have two children band, Tom, have four children, ages Amarillo. She is the assistant academ- local zoning hearing board. His wife, who both attend the University of 21, 18, 12 and 10. Kathy is a parent ic dean and was recently promoted Margo, writes for four regional maga- California at Santa Barbara. education teacher, helping pre- to professor of pediatrics. Her son, zines and they have three grandchil- schoolers and their families. Christopher, expected to graduate dren: two in Chester County, Penn., ANN KOZA (J.D.) has been practic- from high school in 2007 and and one in Los Angeles. ing law for 30 years in Los Angeles. [ 1 9 7 9 ] planned to enter Texas Tech as a Her specialty is personal injury, KATHLEEN O’GRADY-WINSTON freshman in August. [ 1 9 6 9 ] where she has had much experience (M.S.N.) is dean of the Health WILLIAM LINDHEIM (J.D.) is in legal research and writing, discov- Sciences, Human Services and [ 1 9 6 5 ] chairman of the Workers’ ery, law and motion, appeals and a Emeritus Institute division at ALCY (BOSS) NEIDLINGER Compensation Law Advisory number of jury trials. Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, (B.A.) lives 30 miles south of Commission for the State Bar of Calif. She recently returned to USD to Sarasota on the west coast of Florida. California. The commission is a part complete her long-delayed Ph.D. dis- of the Board of Legal Specialization.

36 USD MAGAZINE sertation, and she looks forward to [ 1 9 8 1 ] (B.A.) lives in Rhode Island and says their accomplishments and leadership reconnecting with USD friends and JOHN ANDREWS (B.A.) earned she loves New England. Her children in the business and nonprofit sectors. colleagues. Kathleen’s husband is the a master’s degree in science physiolo- are now 16, 18, 20 and 22: one is in At Grant Thornton, a global accounting director of the Orange County gy and an M.D. from Georgetown high school and three are in college. firm, Jacqueline is an assurance part- Constitutional Rights Foundation, University. He had an internal medi- ner and international business center and her daughter lives in San Diego. cine practice until 2001. John is now MARLA ROBINSON (B.A.) is cele- director for Northern California. She is the medical director for infectious brating the 10-year anniversary of a founding member of a committee at ROBERT TRENTACOSTA (J.D.) diseases at Pfizer Pharmaceuticals. her law firm, Merhab, Robinson & Grant Thornton focused on the reten- is supervising judge of the San Diego He is married and has two children, Jackson. Marla’s daughter currently tion and advancement of women pro- Superior Court, South County and the family lives in La Jolla. John attends USD. fessionals. Jacqueline is also a member Division, in Chula Vista. reports that he is still surfing, and of the national board of the Forum for that he traded skiing for snowboard- [ 1 9 8 3 ] Women Entrepreneurs and Executives. ing six years ago. BRENDA BUZBY (B.A.) reports 1980s that her daughter, Brittani Buzby- JOSEPH BURGER (M.A.) retired CATENA (BERGEVIN) BAHNE- Rynders, is a freshman at USD in the from his position as president of MAN (B.A.) was promoted to assis- Class of 2011. “We are so excited Space Analysis & Research in [ 1 9 8 0 ] tant director of The Mattress Factory, about having another future USD Colorado Springs, Colo. DIANE (BARRY) BRANKS (B.A.) a contemporary installation art muse- alumna in the family!” she says. Last earned certification in vascular tech- um in Pittsburgh. Christmas, her family worked with WILLIAM HALEY (B.B.A.) moved nology and is a vascular surgical neighbors to raise $23,000 over eight to the state of Washington in 1993 podiatrist at Kaiser Baldwin Park. DONNA GERACI (B.A.) expected days for a local homeless shelter. and has been teaching business, She reports that this extra training to receive a master’s degree in Each year, they sell homemade cook- and coaching football and wrestling. has helped lower the amputation rate human resources development from ies and hot chocolate to people who William also has six horses and has at Kaiser Baldwin Park and is going to Xavier University in May 2007. Donna come see the Christmas holiday set a goal of learning how to pack become a model program for all the and her husband, Michael ’81, live in lights. “This is our family philanthropy horses into the backcountry. Kaiser organizations in California. Cincinnati. Their son, Joseph, gradu- and it gets our children involved with ated from Washington University in helping others,” she says. “Over the ROBIN (GIAMELA) HELLEN ARTHUR BUCK (J.D.) withdrew St. Louis in May 2006 and works for past 14 years, we have raised more (B.A.) has been married to her from Andersen, Buck & Mann, a San Epic Systems in Madison, Wis. Their than $125,000 for the Bakersfield husband, John, for 13 years, and Diego law firm, in 2003. He then daughter, Cathryn, plans to graduate Homeless Shelter.” they have three children: Jake, 11; worked for two years as attorney gen- from the College of Mount St. Joseph Dominick, 9; and Summer, 7. Robin eral for Kosrae State in the Federated in December 2007. Their youngest SCOTT DOUGLAS (J.D.) mediated is a consultant to the medical indus- States of Micronesia, and since 2005 daughter is in high school and begin- his 1,000th case in 2006, and in 2007 try, working directly with the FDA has been an appeals counsel for the ning her college search. is celebrating his 10th year as a full- on product approvals. She also is Office of the Prosecutor at the time mediator. He also was appoint- involved with her family’s realty man- International Criminal Tribunal for the MARK PROTHERO (J.D.) co- ed chair of the Mediation agement business, which specializes former Yugoslavia in The Hague, authored “Defending Gary” with writer Subcommittee of the National in art deco apartment restoration. Netherlands. Carlton Smith. The book is about his Arbitration and Mediation experiences as co-lead counsel for Committee, an advisory committee [ 1 9 8 5 ] JOHN FINNERAN (B.B.A.) is the Green River Killer. It chronicles to the National Association of TODD CLANCY (B.A.) is an assis- senior manager of finance and busi- Mark’s role in getting his client a life Securities Dealers. Scott and his wife, tant professor in the applied English ness operations at Lockheed Martin sentence in exchange for guilty pleas Adair, live in Manhattan Beach, Calif., department at Kun Shan University Space Systems in Sunnyvale, Calif. to 48 murders in the Seattle area with their two children. Scott also in Tainan, Taiwan. Todd completed a His wife, Helen (Kasperick) ’81, is a from 1982 to 1998. The case was the helps coach his kids’ soccer teams. one-year intensive Chinese Mandarin human resources manager at most voluminous and expensive course at the Defense Language Lockheed Martin. Their oldest son, death penalty case in the history of KATHERINE (SHYU) KEELING Institute in Monterey, Calif., and has John, the state of Washington, Mark says. (M.B.A.) is an artist in La Jolla. She taught in Istanbul, Turkey, and is majoring in biology at USD. had three solo exhibits in 2006 and Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in addition [ 1 9 8 2 ] looks forward to another creative year. to Taiwan. WILLIAM NEWSOME (J.D.) is a JEANNE CANTON-LUNA (B.A.) deputy city prosecutor with the San is in her fifth year of teaching at JAMES MORLINO (B.A.) and his KATIE (O’ROURKE) DELANO Diego City Attorney’s Office. He also Sacred Heart Parish School in wife, Fran, homeschool their six chil- (B.A., M.A.T. ’90) directed “The writes a weekly column for “the best Coronado, and in her second year of dren, ages 1 to 11. They recently took King and I” for West Hills Community Grateful Dead cover/tribute band in teaching first grade, which she loves. the whole family on a cross-country College in April 2007. For the past town,” the Electric Waste Band. Her oldest daughter, Jacqueline, road trip from Connecticut to San two years, she has been teaching two graduated from USD and is in Dublin, Diego and back. “It was an unforget- online history courses and one in- MARY PIERSON (B.S.) is in her Ireland, working on a master’s table experience!” he says. class course for West Hills in Coalinga, 28th year in the field of forensics. degree. Of her other daughters, Calif. She also home schools her four She is a grandma to two girls: Resse, Rhiannon is a [ 1 9 8 4 ] sons, volunteers for the local high 4, and Tatum, 2. Her dog, Moses, is student at St. Mary’s, Arrielle plays JACQUELINE AKERBLOM school and community college the- doing well at 11 years old, and Mary basketball at Coronado High, and (B.B.A.) was recognized as an hon- ater classes, works on the Coalinga reports that she got to see the Delancy is an eighth-grade honor oree for the Silicon Valley/San Jose High School theater restoration proj- Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) this student at Sacred Heart. Business Journal’s Women of ect, and manages her husband’s year. “All is well under God’s eye,” she Distinction Award in the business serv- book and motivational speaking says. SHIRL CREIGHTON GERLACH ices category. The program honors tours. Gregory Delano ’86 teaches professional women in the region for humanities and economics at

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[ c r e a t i v e f l o w ] Coalinga High School and philosophy Journal”. at West Hills Community College. PAUL DAVIS (B.A.) is a student in DOUGLAS KROLL (M.A.) and his USD’s master’s program in executive TAKING ART TO HEART wife, Lana, live in Palm Desert, Calif., leadership with the Ken Blanchard where he is an assistant professor of Companies. Paul is a marketing and Celebrating not just objects, but the history at the College of the Desert. sales director for a local e-learning His second book, “Friends in Peace company, a member of the board artisans behind them is store’s mission and War: The Russian Navy’s of directors for both Home Start and by Trisha J. Ratledge Landmark Visit to Civil War San YMCA Youth Family Services, and ick up a burnished clay perfect storefront: a vintage Francisco,” was recently published by active with Lead San Diego. Potomac Books of Washington, D.C. pot in Judy (Perez) courtyard motel that had been His first book, Commodore Ellsworth STEPHANIE BROWN GARCIA PCompton’s store. You are converted into boutiques that P. Bertholf, First Commandant of the (M.B.A.) has been with Hamilton holding a family’s heritage and feature handcrafted products. Coast Guard, was published in 2002. Sunstrand in San Diego for 21 years. an artisan’s future in your Aesthetyx was home. She is currently senior contract man- hands. Every item in Aesthetyx, The couple travels twice a ROSALIE LOPEZ (M.Ed.) has ager of aftermarket programs with a a tiny tienda on the 101 in year — soon to be quarterly — been the director of the Upward staff of eight people. Stephanie and Encinitas, is handcrafted by to towns throughout central Bound program at Imperial Valley her husband, Markcos ’82, have three College in Imperial, Calif., since 1983. boys, and the oldest is at St. John’s those whose skills are often Mexico to buy their goods. She works with at-risk students to University in New York. generations deep. It’s Judy That’s why, when Compton prepare them for success beyond Compton’s mission to ensure picks up a piece of pottery or high school. Rosalie has established RONALD KREMPASKY (B.B.A.) that these art forms — and the points to a mirror, she talks not fundraising events and organized is the vice president of sales and artisans themselves — not only only about how the piece was educational and study tours that marketing for At Home Science Inc., endure, but thrive. made, but the artisan who craft- have enabled more than 600 Valley a manufacturer of academically “If an art form is not passed ed it as well. She’s been to that students to travel to such places as demanding science lab kits designed the state capitol in Sacramento, the for high school and college distance on to the next generation, then workshop, and often to the White House, New York City, Los learning courses. Ron lives in Denver it’s lost,” says Compton ’90, artisan’s home, since they’re Angeles and Hawaii. Among her with his wife, Sandra, and three chil- whose store features pieces usually one and the same. many efforts to help youth, she co- dren. He especially enjoys his friend- from central Mexico and will The store itself reflects this founded the Imperial Valley ship with fellow USD alumnus expand to include work from same personal touch, from the Consortium of Higher Education, Michael O’Connell, as their children around the world. “There are so guestbook for customers to the which has provided educational and attend the same Catholic school. many amazing art forms, not fiestas celebrating art and culture. career opportunities for more than 1,000 Valley youth. ROBERT PASCUAL (B.A.) is a just pottery, but woodworking, “We’re trying to create a financial planner for Blankinship & textiles, tinsmiths.” community,” the store owner JOEL SELIK (LL.M.) was elected Foster, a family wealth management Her journey began in 2002 explains. “We’re not just trying vice president of the North County firm. He was recently promoted to with a visit to a friend’s home in to be a store that sells a product Bar Association, based in Vista, Calif., director of marketing. San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. when someone walks in the and is chairman of the association’s She and her husband, Charles, door and you never see them education committee. He also contin- MARY GALE ROGERS (B.S.N.) were captivated by the Spanish again. We’re trying to build a ues to be a director of the Consumer expected to complete her master’s Attorneys of San Diego. degree in nursing in June 2007. colonial town, brimming with relationship with the customer stunning art and beautifully that extends beyond that.” [ 1 9 8 6 ] GENEVIEVE (KNYCH) ROHAN handcrafted pottery, mirrors With the store just over a year MARCIA (RUBISH) CAR- (B.A.) and her husband, Tim, were and starlights. old, Compton is already giving RUTHERS (M.B.A.) was named married at Founders Chapel in 2007. At the same time, Compton, back to her artisan community, president and chief executive officer Their wedding was attended by USD who had built a successful cor- first with orders that help sustain of the Disability Management alumni Nora (Hermsen) Middleton, porate career in the apparel their work, and then with pro- Employer Coalition in San Diego. She Noelle Cartier, Rita (Daly) Barkett, has been chief operating officer since Martha (Manriquez) Bahadorazian, industry, was searching for a ceeds from store events and larg- she co-founded DMEC in 1992. Vesna (Mitrovski) Petrovic, Gregg higher purpose in her 9-to-5 life. er fundraisers she is planning for Among her accomplishments with Grubba and Elizabeth Nallin. After several return trips to the future. She also works closely DMEC, Marcia has developed indus- Genevieve is a senior recruiter with Mexico, she realized that if she with Barro Sin Plomo (“Clay try best practice programs now in Invitrogen in Carlsbad, and Tim rep- could import the art she so Without Lead”) and Aid to use by thousands of professionals resents AxyGen in California, Hawaii admired and create a profitable Artisans, both nonprofit organi- in the insurance, healthcare and and Arizona. They have homes in business, she could then give zations that preserve and pro- other industries, and created the Coronado and Cardiff by the Sea. strategic plan for the development Genevieve is a court-appointed back to those artisans. She and mote artistic traditions. and growth of 20 DMEC chapters special advocate for four siblings her husband, a retail consultant, “I have a much bigger vision

S in 14 states. Marcia’s articles have in foster care, and she is now a step- M A I tested her idea by selling the than this little tienda,” she says, L appeared in such publications as mom to Tim’s two sons. L I W handcrafted goods at street “but I always want my business “The Journal of Workers’ L L A

H fairs in Southern California. At to feel like the art that’s in here, Compensation” and “Risk & Benefits LEONARD SHULMAN (J.D.) was S R A

M the end of 2005, they found the which is handcrafted. I always

FALL 2007 39 elected to a second term as president (B.A.) writes, “I am moving back She recently received the Teacher of of the Pediatric Cancer Research MARK GIANGIORGI (B.B.A.) to San Diego where I never plan to the Year award. Foundation. Leonard is the managing and his wife, Jeannie, live in Pebble leave again and I will finally attend partner of the law firm Shulman Beach, Calif., and are raising three a homecoming!” Thomas is with the CARLOS BOSDET (B.B.A.) is busy Hodges & Bastian in Foothill Ranch, boys: Marco, 9; Antonio, 7; and Navy’s Tactical Control Squadron with his interior design business and Calif. Angelo, 4. Mark worked for Cantor 11 in Coronado. raising three daughters, ages 18, 12 Fitzgerald from 1990 to 2000 as an and 7 months, with his wife, Gabina. WILLIAM VIPOND (J.D.) launched institutional equity sales trader. He KEVIN GONZALEZ (B.A.) is the a full-service real estate firm in retired from the securities industry in executive officer for the 3rd Battalion, JOHN BUCKLEY (M.I.B.) operates Issaquah, Wash., called Cross-Dock early 2000 and is now self-employed. 1st Marines, which deployed to Iraq John Buckley Advisors, a financial Development Corp. Through this new in the spring of 2007 for the second services and insurance business. He company, William is leading several RICHARD HIRASUNA (B.B.A.) combat tour in two years. also has been improving his Spanish- new development projects as well as left naval aviation in 1998 to attend speaking and classical guitar skills. providing clients with marketing, Creighton University Medical School, PARRIS SORIANELLO (B.A.) is sales and auction services for real and he completed his M.D. degree in a manager with Wal-Mart, running a KATHERINE MCKEON CASSIDY estate properties. His experience 2002. Richard finished his residency in 216,000-square-foot supercenter in (B.Acc.) and her husband, Paul, includes a 28-month project in which anesthesiology in 2006 and is now Santa Clarita, Calif. have been living in Oceanside for William oversaw the bankruptcy liq- assigned to the 3rd Marine Logistics almost three years with their chil- uidation of a trucking company, sell- Group, Detachment San Diego. During ROSA (PINEDO) SOTO (B.B.A.) dren, Kiara and Connor. Katherine is ing 228 parcels of commercial prop- his residency, Richard and his wife and her husband, Rick, live in Chula a senior manager with Qualcomm. erty through live auction and gener- were blessed with twins, Aidan and Vista with their two children: Annalis, ating $61 million more than the total Sophie, who turned 4 in April 2007. 5; and Diego, 17 months. CAPT. SOREN CHRISTENSEN appraised value. (M.S.N.) retired on Jan. 1, 2007, JAMIE (SELWAY) KEPP (B.A.) MICHAEL SPATA (LL.M.) was from Naval Hospital, Bremerton, [ 1 9 8 7 ] lives in Livermore, Calif., with her appointed city attorney and interim Wash., after a 26-year Navy career. TRIPP HOWILER (B.B.A.) and husband and children. She volun- city manger for Visalia, Calif., in 2006. She and her husband, Jim, live in his wife, Paige, are raising their teers at the Catholic school her chil- Silverdale, Wash. 1 2 /2-year-old son, working, and travel- dren attend, teaching art to first-, JOHN SPERRAZZO (B.A.) and his ing when possible. second- and third-graders. wife, Cathy, celebrated the 10-year ADAM FOXX (B.A.) and his wife, anniversary of Eye-To-Eye Jodi, welcomed their first child, Mia [ 1 9 8 8 ] OZZIE MONGE (B.A.) is the new Communications, their public rela- Dani, on July 25, 2006. “Her first foot- LESLEY ANN CLEMENT (J.D.) vice president of business develop- tions firm. Both John and Cathy serve ball game was USD vs. Monmouth, married Doron Dreksler, an architect, ment for a boutique research firm as managing partners. John received and she loved it,” Adam reports. in May 2005. She has been practicing based in San Diego that focuses sole- his M.B.A. from the University of elder abuse law in Sacramento for ly on the interactive entertainment North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in 1996. MICHAEL MERITT-POWELL 13 years. and video games market. He and Cathy were married 12 years (M.B.A.) writes, “Our Christmas ago at Founders Chapel and they live present was delivered on Oct. 21, GLENN OCLASSEN (B.A.) joined JAMES O’BRIEN (B.A.) and his in San Diego with their five children: 2006: a beautiful baby boy. My wife Salesforce.com as the director of the wife, Maureen (Miller) ’89, recently Jessica, John Paul, Luke, James and was incredible.” Michael is president education partner programs. Glenn moved to Reno, Nev., with their two Madeline. of MMP Industries in Oceanside. reports that he and his wife, Amy, sons: Brendan, 4, and Colin, 3. have two amazing children: Maya, 5, MARC THOMPSON (B.B.A.) and HELEN (MARTIN) MOORE and Nicholas, 2. GREGORY TIBBITTS (B.B.A.) his wife, Jodie, celebrated the birth of (M.B.A.) and her husband, Tom, are and his wife, Jonell (Galik) ’95, live their fourth child, Carter Hamilton, on building a new house and loving life in SEAN PICKETT (B.A.) was pro- in Carlsbad with their three children: Dec. 12, 2006. Carter has three siblings: San Diego’s North County. They have a 4- moted to director of development Cassidy, 6; Caroline, 4; and Jack, 2. Taylor, 9; Cooper, 7; and Teagan, 5. year-old son who is the light of their life. services at Indus International in San Both worked as certified public Francisco. He divides his time between accountants for Ernst & Young for [ 1 9 9 1 ] JASON MORRIS (B.A.) is enjoying Tokyo; Paris; Bangalore, India; and the many years. Jonell now has her own SUSIE BARRETT (M.A.) is in her his law practice and spending time Bay Area. When he’s not traveling, Sean a1cco9unt9ing 0busisness and spends 10th year of home schooling her four with his wife, Paulina, and their two relaxes with his wife, Julie, and their 3- much of her time with the children. children, and she teaches other sons, Diego and Mateo. He recently year-old son, Sam. Greg is chief financial officer of home-schoolers online through represented Toll Brothers Inc. and CryoCor Inc. in San Diego. BraveWriter.com. “I have also spoken obtained the approvals to build the WILLIAM SPARKS (M.B.A., J.D. at retreats on the subject of encour- tallest building in the state of Arizona. ’98) is taking care his two daughters, aging evangelicals in embracing ages 6 and 8, working hard, traveling Catholic traditions of devotion and JACQUELYN (CWIKLA) PAR- internationally and playing racquetball. worship,” she says. SONS (B.S.N., M.S.N. ’92) retired from the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps in [ 1 9 8 9 ] [ 1 9 9 0 ] JENNIFER (BOURGUIGNON) 2002 with 26 years of service. She is GINA (LABOVITZ) CAPARELL TIFFANY (BREWKA) BUFTON BLOUNT (B.A.) reports that she is now director of quality improvement, (B.A., M.Ed. ’91) writes, “I’m (B.A.) is an executive national vice still happily married to Lance ’91 and physician services, regulatory affairs, enjoying my two children: Andrew, president with Arbonne International, that their daughter is in kindergarten. cardiac program and patient safety, 11, and Michaela, 7; teaching first- a European skin care company. She Jennifer is teaching both English lan- for Sharp Grossmont Hospital. graders; playing soccer; and watching and her husband, Scott, live in guage development and English to an occasional USD football, soccer or Littleton, Colo., with their two children. seventh- and eighth-grade students SARAH (WILDE) SWANK (B.A.) basketball game.” in the Saddleback Valley Unified LT. CMDR. THOMAS DAVIS School District in Mission Viejo, Calif.

40 USD MAGAZINE and her husband, Mark, welcomed old brother, Michael, simply adores phy company, Mary Hawblitzel their second child, Weston, on Nov. him,” writes Carrie. [ 1 9 9 3 ] Photography. Her website is 10, 2006. He joins big sister Hannah, CATHERINE (DUFORT) KUIPER www.maryhawblitzel.com. 2. The family lives in Long Beach, BRUCE MAXON (B.A.) and his (B.A., M.Ed. ’94) is still teaching Calif. Sarah recently joined Nike’s wife, Jennifer, celebrated the birth at Julian High School and enjoying MICHELLE (COCKAYNE) KERR vision and timing team, focusing on of their first child, Tate Virginia, on her husband, Jason, and their two (B.A.) and her husband, Lemuel ’93, sales west of the Mississippi. March 3, 2007. Bruce is director of kids, Tierra, 4, and Christian, 1. “All is have two daughters: Ellie, 4, and marketing for Optelecom-NKF. well, and life is good!” she reports. Ginny, 8 months. LISA (CHEUNG) WANG (B.ACC.) and her husband, David, welcomed HEATHER MEYER (B.B.A.) and SUSAN (COLLINS) MOSBY JOHN LAMBERT (B.B.A.) and his their third son, Jared Colby Wang, on her husband, Scott, celebrated the (B.A.) and her husband, Peter, added wife, Maynil (Ramos) ’94, continue to Feb. 9, 2007. He joins older brothers arrival of their third child, Katrina a new member to their family: Harry, enjoy living in Virginia with their two Jaxon, 5, and Jacob, 3. Lisa is still senior Reese, on Aug. 4, 2006. She joins born on Feb. 22, 2007. Big brother Labradors. Maynil joined a private manager with Deloitte Tax. The family brother Reynolds, 2, and sister Chas, 2, is proud of his new status, equity/hedge fund in 2006 and travels lives in Monterey Park, Calif. Kennedy, 7. “Life is busy!” reports Susan says. She continues to teach extensively as she optimizes the Heather. Scott has a CPA office in Spanish at Cherry Creek High School accounting and finance functions of the STEPHANIE (NELSON) WHIT- Long Beach and recently bought a in Greenwood Village, Colo., and Peter portfolio companies. John maintains a LOCK (B.B.A.) writes, “This year, practice in Orange County. is a principal at Hinkley High. home-based investment partnership I decided to follow my dreams and and recently began working with a pri- get more creative, so I exited the JACQUELINE (KAHN) PARIS HEATHER (GALLAGHER) TROY vate home equity lender. “No kids yet,” wireless telecommunications busi- (B.A.) and her husband, Joel, cele- (B.A.) and her husband, Bob, wel- he writes, “but we’re thrilled to be aunt ness and opened my own women’s brated the birth of their daughter, comed a baby boy, Jack Joseph, on and uncle five times over!” shoe boutique!” Her store, Stephanie’s, Katarina Helene, on Feb. 16, 2007, Nov. 3, 2006. He joins big brother is in La Jolla. in Pasadena, Calif. Ryan, 6, and big sister Kate, 4. MICHELLE (KINZIE) LENTZ (J.D.) received the 2007 Attorney [ 1 9 9 2 ] LORI ARBOGAST ROY (B.A.) and NANCY URNER (B.A.) ran the of the Year award from the Orange CHRISTINE BRUCE (B.A.) married her husband, Bradley, have two chil- 2006 New York City marathon. She County Women Lawyers Association. Joseph Pasak, a gunnery sergeant in dren: Colin, born in December 2003, continues to compete in triathlons the Marines, on Jan. 1, 2005. They and Lucie, born in September 2006. and coaches a triathlon team. Nancy ELIZABETH CARMELA PINDER are stationed in Okinawa, Japan, The family lives in Carlsbad, where lives in Seattle. MARTIN (B.B.A.) and her husband, until May 2009, when he plans to Lori is a stay-at-home mom. Dé Laun, were married on Oct. 21, retire from the military. Christine is [ 1 9 9 4 ] 2006, and they have custody of Dé working toward her master’s degree HARRY RYAN (B.A.) is a roaster TRACEY (VANDEWEGHE) BALS- Laun’s son, Chase, who is in the fifth in counseling psychology through the and owner of Ryan Brothers Coffee DON (B.A.) and her husband, Ed, grade. In March 2007, Elizabeth dislo- University of Maryland University in San Diego. “We have a great build- were married in June 2005. Ed is a cated her right ankle and broke it in College in Asia/Bowie State University. ing at 1894 Main Street, and were professor of economics at San Diego three places, requiring nine screws, a featured on Larry Himmel, Channel 8, State University, and Tracey is a stay- plate, and several months of recovery. DAVID FAHLGREN (B.B.A.) and ‘Brothers in Beans,’” Harry says. at-home mom to their daughter, “The pain is unreal,” she says. his wife, Cynthia, have a 3-year-old Anna, born in April 2006. daughter, Paige. The family lives in ALAIN TRUONG (M.B.A.) is SARA (RENTZ) MCKENNA Vancouver, Wash. David writes, principal financial analyst for LT. CMDR. WILLIAM BOGGS (B.B.A.) and her husband, Chris, have “Enjoying living in the Pacific Medtronic in Minneapolis. Prior to that, (B.B.A.) retired from the Navy after been living in Garden City, Kan., since Northwest.” he worked for Johnson & Johnson. 21 years as a helicopter pilot. He and 2000. They have two daughters: “My M.B.A. degree has enabled a fulfill- his wife, Kathy Otto ’83, are busy Madison, 5 and Lane, 4. “We would love ANNE (SPERRAZZO) FISH- ing career, which contributes to a chasing after their three children. to come back to San Diego and visit BURNE (B.A.) and her husband, happy life with few limits,” Alain says. The family is active in youth sports in everyone,” she writes. Sara is a reim- Ben, have been married for 14 years, Scripps Ranch, and William is build- bursement specialist at St. Catherine and they have four children, ages 12, 9, CHRISTI (GRANT) TUCKER ing a financial planning practice. Hospital. 6 and 5. Anne is a teacher in the Cajon (B.B.A.) and her husband, Joseph, Valley Union School District. “Love my celebrated the birth of their third child, SCOTT CURTNER (B.B.A.) and LINDA (BROWN) NORTON family and the Lord!” she writes. Gavin Michael, on Jan. 15, 2007. He is his wife, Jill, welcomed a baby girl on (B.A.) has spent the last two years welcomed by big brothers Grant, 3, Nov. 15, 2006. Scott is vice president caring for her 91-year-old grandma, MARY PEIRCE GRIFFITH (B.A.) and Garrett, 2. Christi continues to of mobility devices for Bank of who moved in with her in July 2005. works for a custom architect/home- work for IGT, overseeing gaming sys- America and also buys rental homes “She came from New York, and we builder in Park City, Utah. She and her tem installation in casinos nationwide. in California, Arizona and Colorado. are all adjusting to the addition to husband, Robert, love to ski, hike and She is also the chairwoman for the our family!” Linda reports. Linda is an mountain bike. Las Vegas Race for the Cure. BRIAN DRELICHARZ (B.B.A.) at-home mom in Temecula, Calif. and wife Cristina (Fernandez) ’95 JOHN HERRMANN (B.A., M.A. LIZ (SCHOR) WILLIAMS (B.A.) welcomed daughter Marina Claire CALEB PALMER (B.A.) and his ’99) still enjoys being in touch with and her husband, Ryan, welcomed a on Jan. 7, 2007. She joins big sisters wife, Tara, were married in Italy in USD, his father reports. He remains on son, Cayden Ryan, in June 2006. Anna and Sofia. Linda (Brown) 2004. They have two children: Ethan, a ventilator due to muscular dystrophy. Cayden joins big sister Allyson, 2. Norton ’94 is Marina’s godmother. born in 2005, and Leta, born in 2006. Fellow alumna Colleen (Cassity) Caleb is in real estate sales and CARRIE (KRUEGER) MAROVICH Gallagher is Cayden’s godmother. Liz MARY JANEL HAWBLITZEL investments on the island of Maui. (B.A.) and her husband, Chris, wel- is senior district sales manager for (B.A.) started a wedding photogra- comed their second son, Owen the Sacramento office of Paychex. DENISE (MARRIOTT) TAYCO Christopher, in July 2006. “His 2-year-

[ r e u n i o n r e m i n d e r ] FALL 2007 41 (B.A.) and her husband, Freddie, include her latest play, “The Last Train NICOLE ALEXANDER (B.A.) announce the birth of their daughter, to Hicksville,” selected for new play married Jay Mascolo at Founders DEBORAH (SULLIVAN) KANE Grace Maureen, on Feb. 2, 2007. festivals in both Seattle and Eugene, Chapel on Feb. 14, 2004. Father (J.D.) and her husband, Larry, wel- Denise is a science teacher for the Ore. She planned to direct “The O’Leary presided over the service and comed William Joseph to the family. San Diego Unified School District, Blackmailer” in July 2007 in Seattle. alumnae Mischa (Garner) Dunton and William joins big sister Emily. Deb is still and Freddie works for Porter Novelli, Tracey Eizonas were bridesmaids. in Pittsburgh, where she was recently a public relations firm. DEBI HUYSSOON (B.A.) is an Nicole and Jay are both attorneys, made partner at Weber Gallagher associate dentist in Salem, Ore., and practicing in New Jersey and metro- Simpson Stapleton Fines & Newby. REBECCA (MILLER) VAN is in the process of buying a dental politan New York. They have been CLEAVE (B.A.) and her husband, practice in Sherwood, Ore. Debi and busy the past several years, traveling ANN KELLY (M.A.) is a public serv- Todd, welcomed twins Sarah Ruth her husband, Scott, have a son, to Rome, Venice, Paris and through- ices librarian and university professor at and Leah Marie on Aug. 29, 2006. Braydon, 19 months, who keeps out the United States. Arkansas Tech University in Russellville. Sarah and Leah join big sister Rachel, them entertained and busy. They live Ann teaches classes on how to research. who attends St. John of the Cross in Portland, but plan to build a home TERENCE BANICH (B.A.) has Catholic School in Lemon Grove. “I’m in Sherwood within the next few been practicing law at Jenner & Block KRISTIAN PANGILINAN (B.A.) enjoying my time taking care of the years. in Chicago since 1999, and was elect- earned an M.B.A. from Hawaii Pacific girls, who are keeping me very, very ed to partnership status in December University. He and his wife, Tara, are busy,” reports Rebecca. JENNIFER LARSON (B.A.) mar- 2006. Terence specializes in commer- enjoying their 1-year-old son, Elijah. ried Matthew Montag on Feb. 24, cial litigation and litigation arising Kristian writes, “We plan to travel to [ 1 9 9 5 ] 2007. Jennifer graduated from out of bankruptcy, workout and cor- Venice for a vacation getaway from our ALISON (MAAS) BRAY (B.A.) Gonzaga University School of Law in porate reorganizations. four kids!” and her husband, Timothy ’95, cele- 1999 and practices with the Johnson brated the arrival of a daughter, Kenna, Law Group, a civil litigation firm. MARK BARRETT (M.B.A.) is still ROBERT PRATI (M.B.A.) is a in January 2007. She joins big brother Matthew, also a graduate of Gonzaga with Wells Fargo in New York City, proud and happy father to two boys, Connor, who is a very busy 2-year-old. University, is a civil engineer and sur- and he recently launched a new Robbie, 5, and Raymond, 2. He fin- veyor. They live in Spokane, Wash. career consulting business at ished his Ph.D. in finance in 2004, and WILLAM CARNESE (B.A.) has ExecutiveElevator.com. was recently published in a leading been a freelance Web designer for KRYSLYNN (BRUMBAUGH) LAW finance journal. four years and is a guitarist for a (B.A.) and her husband, Matt, wel- DOMINIC CHENELIA (B.B.A.) rock/funk/jam band, Zindu. William comed their second child, a boy married Kristen Kinnaird ’01 in 2002. GARY SHARP (J.D.) is a command- reports that Zindu is touring the named Kai Matthew, on May 29, They bought a home in San Diego’s Old er with the Judge Advocate General’s Western United States and per- 2006. He joins big sister Maya Vianne. Town/Mission Hills area. Dominic works Corps in the U.S. Navy. He is a fleet formed in Peru in November 2006. The family lives in Carlsbad. for Ski-Tops, a manufacturer of Chaos judge advocate in the U.S. Second Fleet. brand hats and hats for other companies, BRONWEN DELANEY (B.A.) and GINA (VERGILIO) MOCK (B.A.) including DC Shoes, Da Kine and [ 1 9 9 7 ] her husband, Brendan, welcomed a and her husband, David, celebrated the Patagonia. “No kids yet,” Dominic says, CAILA (COUGHLIN) ANDERSON daughter, Hansen Dehlia, in July 2006. birth of their fourth child, Erica. She joins “but we have two dogs, Smokey and Hal.” (B.B.A.) married Corey Anderson at Bronwen is a veterinarian with four Joshua, 7; Rebecca, 5; and Nicole, 3. Gina the Admiral Baker Golf Club in San other doctors at South Mesa is an at-home mom who also helps run MATTHEW GERLACH (B.A.) Diego in July 2006. Alumnae Alicia Veterinary Hospital in Fort Collins, her husband’s business. planned to relocate to Stillwater, Minn., (Atwood) Potes, Lisa (Beresford) Colo. in July 2007 to join the Midwest Spine Bridgman and Aly (Rutherford) ERIK ROSS (M.A.) assumed com- Institute after he completed his fellow- Romero were bridesmaids. Caila and DOMINIQUE DUDINE DEWIN- mand of the USS Whidbey Island (LSD ship training in orthopedic spine sur- Corey have two dogs and two cats, TER (B.A.) and her husband, 41) in February 2006 and deployed to gery. Matt and his wife, Amy, have and they live in Tempe, Ariz., where Edward, celebrated the birth of their the Mediterranean, Red and Arabian three children: Trey, Simon and Swan. Caila is a public relations and events first child, Maxwell Taylor, on Oct. 20, seas, and the Arabian Gulf with the manager for Cricket Communications. 2006. Dominique is a territory man- Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group KRISTIN HEYL (B.A.) is president ager for Wyeth Pharmaceuticals on from June to December 2006. While and owner of Pure Pharmaceutical JOHN BARFIELD (M.S.N.) is Oahu and Maui. Edward is a lieu- deployed, they helped evacuate Consulting, a pharmaceutical market- director of nursing in Chicago for tenant commander and officer-in- Americans from Beirut, Lebanon. ing/advertising agency. She is moving Columbus Manor, a 185-bed facility charge of Detachment 1 aboard the from Chicago back home to that administers intermediate mental USS Chaffee. JENNIFER (STAUFENBEIL) Scottsdale, Ariz., with her boyfriend, health nursing services. RUBEL (B.A.) is curriculum coordi- Jake Cox, who works for Tyco BRENDA GODFREY GEIGER nator for Kauai High School in Healthcare. CIARA (MURPHY) BYARS (B.A., J.D. ’04) moved her law Lihue, Hawaii. She and her husband, (B.B.A.) and her husband, Alan, practice to Carlsbad. She recently Thomas, have two daughters: BRODY HOFMANN (B.B.A.) were married on Oct. 14, 2006, in hired an attorney in the USD LL.M. Vanessa, 7, and Emeli, 2. The family earned an M.B.A. from the Marshall Manhattan Beach, Calif. Bridesmaids tax program who she reports has lives School of Business at the University included Class of 1997 alumnae Tara been a great help and hopefully will in Kanai, Hawaii, and enjoy the sand, of Southern California in December (Panek) Bringle, Jennifer Major, help the practice expand. Brenda and surf and sea. 2006. He and his wife, Amy ’96, live in Jennifer Ragazzo, Mary Ann (Olson) her husband, Leonard, live in Vista Costa Mesa, Calif. Russello and Kelly (Devine) Roark. with their son, who is 18 months old. MICHELLE WEHRLI (B.A.) reports Guests from the Class of 1997 includ- that she started working on her mas- DENA JOHNSON (B.A., M.Ed. ed Anna Coloroso, Katie (Gerhardt) ELENA HARTWELL (B.A.) is a ter’s degree in philosophy at California ’00) married Patrick Glynn in May Duford, Ashley (Adolph) Farrell, Travis playwright, director and educator liv- State University, Long Beach, in 2005. 2007. Dena is an assistant principal Farrell, Tracy (Fitzner) Lyons, Christie ing in Seattle. Recent highlights at an elementary school in the Poway [ 1 9 9 6 ] Unified School District.

42 USD MAGAZINE (Lauritzen) Messina, Kara (Viera) Ross, Christopher, have a daughter, Alexis, MAN (B.A.) reports that after a year Residential, helping buyers and sell- Mike Russello, Nicole (Reinke) Snyder, 17 months. Andrea is finishing her of hard work, she has become nation- ers throughout San Diego County. Roxana (Nunez) Story, Mike Story and four-year residency in physical medi- ally board certified as a teacher. “This Lorraine (Camp) Wilson. Ciara recent- cine and rehabilitation. She plans to is one of the highest honors one can JAIME KIM (B.A.) is a graduate ly finished her M.B.A. at the University join achieve as a teacher,” she says. student at the Claremont School of of Washington. She and Alan live in a spine medicine practice in Reno, Theology. She is completing a mas- Seattle, where Ciara is a product Nev., in the fall of 2007. JAMIE (FATHEREE) PRO (B.A.) ter’s degree in divinity and hopes to manager for Medtronic. and her husband, John ’98, welcomed be ordained as an elder in the United SCOTT WINROW (J.D.) was a spe- their first child, Gabriella, on June 26, Methodist Church. She recently mar- SETH DELONG (B.A.) completed cial assistant U.S. attorney in San Diego 2006. The family lives in San Diego, ried Caleb Webster, who is complet- his Ph.D. from the University of from 1999 to 2000, and a San Diego where Jamie is a fourth-grade teacher ing a Ph.D. in religion at Claremont Virginia in 2004. He is a senior police officer from 2000 to 2004. He is and John is a deputy district attorney. Graduate University. research fellow at the Council on now a special agent with the FBI. Hemispheric Affairs in Washington, MARISA RITTS (B.A.) is senior SHERI ANN FORBES MURRAY D.C. In June, Seth began three [ 1 9 9 8 ] director of public relations at HL LA (J.D.) and her husband, Bryan, wel- months of training in Paraguay to CARLOS CASTELLANOS (B.Acc.) Media and is managing accounts such comed their second child, Evan, on prepare for a two-year assignment and his wife, Erica (Crook) ’98, were as Harry Winston and Vera Wang. Aug. 29, 2006. with the Peace Corps. blessed with their first son, Gabriel Juan, on Feb. 28, 2006. They live in San JULIE SHEPHERD (B.A.) teaches KELLY (KEAHEY) PATTERSON CHARLES HEINZ (B.B.A.) is in a Marcos, Calif., where Erica is a stay-at- English as a Second Language to (B.A.) and her husband, Brian ’99, full-time M.B.A. program at the home mom and Carlos is project man- sixth- and seventh-grade students at welcomed their second child, Braden, University of Phoenix while working ager for Ashbrook Communities. Mann Middle School of Expedition. on June 5, 2006. “Braden is doing his full time as a district sales manager for She is completing her ESL certificate best to keep up with older sister Automatic Data Processing in San ELIZABETH WINSHIP COATS at San Diego State University. Julie Karlie, who turned 3 in June,” Kelly Diego. He expected to graduate in July (B.A.) graduated with a master’s of also attends Rock Church and is says. The family lives in Fresno, Calif., 2007. arts degree in teaching from Columbia involved in the sailing ministry. where Kelly is an at-home mom and College in Chicago. Her area of con- Brian is a financial consultant with ASHRAF KASTO (B.A.) planned centration was art education. Elizabeth LISA (DAHLQUIST) STEPHENS Smith Barney. to move from Michigan to central is an art teacher in the Lyons (M.S.N.) retired from the U.S. Navy California in June 2007. Elementary School District in Chicago. Nurse Corps in July 2005 after more C2RIS0TIN0A 0(GIAsMPAOLI) RINAL- than 24 years of service. She enjoys DI (B.A.) and her husband, Matt, LT. CMDR. THOMAS MACK CHERYL GETZ (Ed.D.) is the pro- working part time at a nearby Army were blessed with a beautiful, healthy (B.S./B.A.) earned his master’s gram director for the Leadership clinic in Virginia. Husband Doug ’97 son, Joseph, on Aug. 3, 2006. Joey was degree in electrical engineering Studies program in USD’s School of is an active duty lieutenant com- baptized in January 2007 and Cristina’s from Naval Postgraduate School, Leadership and Education Sciences. mander in the Medical Service Corps brother, Joseph, also a USD alumnus, Monterey. Tom and his family are stationed in Maryland. “My daughter, is the godfather. Cristina enjoys being transferring to Charleston, S.C. ERNEST GOVEA (B.A.) began a Hannah, is 11 years old and nearly an at-home mom. six-month deployment in April 2007. taller than I am!” she writes. DON MORTON (B.B.A.) was pro- “Please keep me and my family in “Greetings to all my fellow USD grad- RUBY (ACEVES) SERRATO (B.A., moted to paralegal supervisor in the your thoughts and prayers,” he writes. uates! Have enjoyed participating in B.B.A.) was promoted from claims San Diego County District Attorney’s the alumnae association events in representative to operations supervi- Office. KATRINA (PETERS) HELMAN the Washington, D.C., area.” sor at the Social Services (B.A.) and her husband, David, cele- Administration. Ruby and her hus- CHAMBRIELLE PHAM (B.A.) pro- brated the birth of their first child, STEPHANIE (SIRVENT) WAL- band, Saul, live in Indio, Calif. vides psychotherapy services in a pri- Kayla Devyn, in March 2006. The fam- LACE (B.A., M.A. ’01) and her vate practice in Orange County, Calif. ily lives in Seattle, where Katrina is an husband, Eric, were married in July at-home mom and David is a finan- 2005. Stephanie is an assistant princi- LAURIE (EASTWOOD) RAHER cial adviser at Bank of America. pal at San Marcos Elementary School (B.S.N., M.S.N. ’98), her husband, in San Marcos. Michael, and their two sons — Noah, 3, JOHN LAMEY (B.A.) and his wife, [ 2 0 0 0 ] and Jacob, 1 — enjoyed a month in Kathleen, were married on Aug. 12, [ 1 9 9 9 ] LISA COMER (B.A.) is a student Australia visiting her husband’s family. 2006, in St. Paul, Minn. Fellow USD CARISA (WARD) AZZI (B.B.A., teacher in K-12 Spanish and English as a alumni in the wedding party were: M.B.A. ’02) is the treasurer for Welk Second Language. She graduated in SHANNON REIDY-DILTZ (B.A., Tom Lamey, Thomas Palecek and Kevin Resorts in San Marcos. May from the University of Kansas with M.Ed. ’01) and her husband, Jeff, Rodgers. John is chief executive officer a master’s degree in curriculum and celebrated the birth of their third of the law firm Lamey & Pacyga. DAVID BYE (M.B.A.) and his wife, instruction. She also earned a provision- child, Michael Robert, on Oct. 19, Kelly Barnes, announce the birth of al license to teach K-12 Spanish and an 2006. Fellow alumna Jen Major is TOMAS LUCERO (B.A.) is translat- their first son, Simon, on Oct. 25, 2006. add-on endorsement in English as a Michael’s godmother. The happy ing from English to Spanish a volume “We are truly blessed,” says David. Second Language. In the fall, Lisa plans family of five lives in San Diego. of selected works by renowned to begin teaching English as a Second Shannon says she misses teaching Chicano poet Jimmy Santiago Baca. KAYCEE FORTANASCE (B.A.) is Language at William Allen White in the elementary classroom, but The book is expected to be published working on a master’s degree in clinical Elementary School in Emporia, Kan. “I loves being an at-home mom. in 2008 by New Direction, a publisher psychology at Pepperdine University. do miss San Diego,” she writes. “God in New York. bless.” ANDREA (MALCHIODI) TATRO ALAN HAMRICK (LL.M.) is a real (B.A.) and her husband, STEPHANIE (RAYMER) MOOR- estate agent with Coldwell Banker ALLISON GODDARD (J.D.) and her husband, Patrick, proudly wel-

[ r e u n i o n r e m i n d e r ] FALL 2007 43 [ h o p e f u l r o m a n t i c ] his book. But it was a single moment, when he noticed that after 63 years the couple was still holding hands, that changed his THE LOOK OF LOVE life. He decided to seek out “mar- L i v i n g h a p p i l y e v e r a f t e r d o e s n ’ t j u s t h a p p e n riage masters,” couples who’ve been happily married for more by Julene Snyder than 40 years, and ask them how or a bachelor, Mathew Boggs is not exactly the easy-to- of a dream of one day being able to make love stay. But it wasn’t until Boggs sure thinks about please type. “Mat needs more than to have my wife and my kids go to he enlisted Miller, his childhood F marriage a lot. Of course, a wife; he needs a bona fide love grandma and grandpa’s house for friend, as a partner in the project he’s been imagining his wife-to-be story.” Christmas.” Thirteen years later, he that things started to take shape. since he was a kid. His parents’ split when he was was finishing up his master’s “In 2005 we went up and It’s a quirk that best friend Jason 14 may have been the initial impe- degree in education and enduring down the West Coast for five Miller finds endearing. “Since the tus for the 29-year-old Boggs — a nasty breakup. When the phone weeks and interviewed 100 cou- third grade, I’d witnessed at least a who graduated with a B.A. in biol- call came that his grandfather was ples in an effort to start writing hundred of Mat’s ‘I think I’ve found ogy from USD in 2000 — to spend terminally ill, Boggs decided to do the book,” Boggs recounts in a the one’ events,’” he writes in the a big chunk of his twenties explor- the right thing, the dutiful thing, free-ranging conversation. pair’s new book, “Project ing what it means to build a and spend time with his grandpar- “Then we realized that we really Everlasting: Two Bachelors happy marriage. ents while time remained. needed to travel around the Discover the Secrets of America’s “Their divorce was devastating “To my great surprise, I had a country and get people from Greatest Marriages.” Problem is, for me,” he recalls. “It was the loss blast on these visits,” he writes in different regions.” When 10 laid down,” Boggs laughs. That comed another son, Lincoln, on Aug. “In return, the pilots let me ride back- bridge was built of stuff like a 8, 2006. Older brother Murray was seat with them, sometimes to sup- new agent, subsequent pub- born on Oct. 8, 2003. Allison is a part- port a mission, and sometimes it’s ner at Jaczko Goddard in San Diego. the pilot’s way of saying ‘thank you.’” lishing deal (complete with He is stationed at Nellis Air Force bidding war), corporate spon- ASHLEY VODRA PATRICIO Base in Nevada and he says the fight- sorships and, in the end, a (B.A.) and her husband, Stephen ’00, ers are flying all day. “Best job ever!” deeper understanding of welcomed their first baby, Taylor Lynne, what true love looks like. on May 4, 2007. She weighed MARK HEFFERNAN (B.A.) has “I went into this project 7 lbs., 11 oz., and was 22 inches at birth. been at Northrop Grumman on the Global Hawk program for nearly five DARCY (BELFIGLIO) RAMEKER years. Heff Productions had a record LIFELONG FRIENDS, (B.B.A., M.A. ’04) and her hus- year in 2006 and has grown to six Mat Boggs (left) and Jason band, Mark, were married at staff members, with a goal of 10 Miller went on a quest to Founders Chapel on Oct. 16, 2004. employees by the end of 2007. interview “marriage mas- She works in the Center for Student ters,” who’d been happily Activities and Programming at Penn KATHRYN (MUELLER) KOLONIC hitched for over 40 years. State University. (B.A.) finished a master’s degree in public health at Portland State MELISSA (MERIWETHER) University in 2005, and began work- anticipating what I thought I SIPOWICZ (B.A.) earned a master’s ing on a degree in osteopathic medi- might hear, but by and large, degree in educational technology cine, which she expects to complete every couple talked about from Pepperdine University in July in 2009. Kathryn and her husband, respect being the cornerstone 2004. She and her husband, Tim, were Andrijano, were married on Oct. 6, of their relationship. These cou- married on Aug. 12, 2006, and they 2006, in Portland, Ore. Both attend ples are on each other’s side. honeymooned in Bora Bora. They live Touro University in Nevada. They don’t throw each other in Long Beach, where Melissa has her dream job teaching kindergarten and JAVIER MARIN (B.A.) earned a under the bus, they don’t criti- Tim is a portfolio manager for an social studies teaching credential cize each other in front of investment banking company. from California State University, other people, and that creates Sacramento. From 2001 to 2006, an environment of trust, deep- PETER STRICKLER (B.B.A.) mar- he taught at Yolo County Juvenile ens the relationship, and ried Allison Buck in May 2006. They Hall. Javier is now a teacher and foot- allows them to get vulnerable live in Dallas, where Peter has owned ball coach at Woodland Senior High with each other, which then and operated an international soft- School. He married his college sweet- ware company for three years. They heart, Celena Rodriguez, and they bolsters the connection.”

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T and Miller were, once again, LISA JI-HAE YANG (J.D.) married COLLEEN (MARTIN) MCGUIN- on the stage of the “Today David Lee in Los Angeles on Sept. 23, NESS (B.B.A.) and her husband, drafts of a book proposal result- Show.” And again, they were 2006. They live in the Hollywood area. Liam, welcomed a baby girl, ed in a thumbs-down from their teased, just a little, about Katherine Emma, on Feb. 13, 2007. [ 2 0 0 1 ] They are enjoying being new parents. agent, the pair was disappoint- being bachelors. Boggs makes ERIN (FLEMING) BLOCK The family lives in Pasadena, Calif. ed, but ultimately undeterred. no secret of still being on the (B.B.A.) and her husband, Steven, “This wasn’t about getting a lookout for “the one.” have been married for five years. Erin is SUZIN (KESLING) MEYERS big publisher, this was about get- “I’m so happy for this book a research analyst for NAMM, an inter- (B.A.) has two beautiful sons, ages ting the book out. So we decided to be done and out,” he says national music products association. 3 years and 9 months. She is a litera- to self-publish this thing.” with a sigh. ”This project has cy teacher for the Cajon Valley Union Throwing caution to the wind, killed my love life. It’s really TIMOTHY CLARK (B.A.) married School District. wife Nicole on June 9, 2001. Their the pair started cold-calling hard to meet eligible young daughter, Hannah, was born on Aug. 4, MEREDITH (ELWELL) MILLER major media outlets. “Then the women in nursing homes.” 2005. Timothy completed his Ph.D. in (B.A.) and her husband, Michael ’00, ‘Today Show’ said yes,” Boggs He pauses, perhaps won- chemistry in 2006, and the family lives were married on Aug. 5, 2005. laughs, incredulous. Of course dering if he’s over-sharing, in Madison, Wis., where he is working Michael and Noah Garner, also an that was good news, but it was then decides to go for it. “If I on a postdoctoral fellowship. alumnus, are business partners and three weeks before they were get really honest with myself, owners of a software development supposed to leave on their cross- this project is probably my EMMANUEL DULAY (B.S./B.A.) company. Michael and Meredith live is a captain in the U.S. Air Force. He is in Redondo Beach, Calif. country tour to research the way of reaching out and try- a flight test engineer for the 59th Test book and they had no resources ing to find my wife. I’d imag- and Evaluation Squadron. Emmanuel KORIE (NORRIS) NORTON whatsoever. ine that she’d be just as much supports the pilots by implementing (B.A.) and her husband, Leo, “It was like running toward a a romantic as me.” modifications to the F-15C aircraft. moved into their first home in cliff full-speed, and moments “My job is to make sure the F-15 is Carlsbad in 2005 and have two dogs, before I hit the edge, the bridge To learn more about Project around for 20 more years,” he says. Everlasting, go to www.pro- jecteverlasting.com. FALL 2007 45 Toby and Troy. complete her law degree at the director at Theatre503, a London the- with their two dogs, Roxie and Penny. University of California, Hastings, ater that presents new works by con- DORON OHEL (J.D.) is in his third before the summer of 2007, and she temporary playwrights. WILLIAM KALENIUS (B.A.) is in year of private practice in Cupertino, and Nick planned to move to Tulsa, his fifth year as a crew rowing coach Calif., focusing on estate planning Okla., in August, where Mary has a JASON BLAIR (B.B.A.) is playing at Vancouver Lake. He is also a para- and business litigation. position as associate attorney with pro basketball in Spain. medic and volunteer firefighter with Eldridge, Cooper, Steichen and Leach. the Vancouver Fire Department in BRANDON RIGGS (B.B.A.) and BONNIE DOWD (Ed.D.) was a Washington state. his wife, Kiley ’01, are proud to ANGELA MITCHELL (B.A.) has professor of business for 15 years at announce the birth of their daughter, been living in New Orleans since Palomar College and in January 2006 ERIN FOLEY KOZAK (J.D.) and Madilyn, on Dec. 21, 2006. right before Hurricane Katrina hit. “It’s was promoted to Palomar College her husband, Thomas ’86, welcomed been a challenge, but fun,” she says. District’s assistant superintendent their first child, Joshua Thomas, on MONTSERRAT ROMERO (B.B.A.) She completed her master’s degree and vice president of finance and Oct. 6, 2006. and Fernando Carrillo welcomed a baby in tropical medicine and parasitology administrative services. In October girl, Montserrat Carrillo Romero, on April from the Tulane School of Public 2006, she was appointed to represent SAMUEL LEMON (B.Acc.) is a cer- 1, 2007. “Everyone is fine and adjusting Health and Tropical Medicine. In San Diego County community col- tified public accountant in San Diego, to the new life,” Montserrat says. April, she began observing and work- leges on a board for a statewide asso- and he plans to attend law school in ing with the research team develop- ciation of chief business officers. the fall. JENNIFER (SOARES) SKEEN ing the malaria p. vivax vaccine at the (B.A.) and her husband, Tim, wel- Malaria Vaccine and Drug DERRICK EELLS (B.A.) returned to ANTONIO LOPEZ (B.A.) has lived comed their first child, a daughter, on Development Center in Cali, Nebraska and founded an incentive in Manhattan and Santa Fe, N.M. He Oct. 22, 2006. “Erin Margaret Skeen Colombia. company focusing on travel and meet- is now in Albuquerque, where he is a weighed 5 lbs., 14 oz., and is a won- ing planning for large companies and financial adviser for Morgan Stanley. derful baby!” Jennifer says. BRENDAN MULVANEY nonprofit organizations. TenDot In 2004-05, he studied playwriting (M.S.G.L.) completed his Ph.D. in Corporate Travel has seen a minimum and acting at the Actors Studio MICHELLE (RICHMAN) SU (B.A.) international relations in October of 300 percent growth each year. “All Drama School under Robert De Niro, married her husband, Kevin, on July 2006 from Fudan University in Toreros are invited to Lincoln for a pri- Al Pacino and Ellen Burstyn. In 2006, 8, 2006. Michelle completed a mas- Shanghai, People’s Republic of China. vate tour,” Derrick says. he managed the largest running spe- ter’s degree in international relations cialty store in the country and was at the University of California, San ERIK NAGEL (B.A.) is a surgery JESSE FARRIS (B.B.A.) graduated also a mortgage broker on Wall Diego, in 2006. She works for the U.S. resident in the Navy, stationed at from California Western School of Law, Street. He ran 2:36 in the 2005 Government Accountability Office in Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, took the California Bar exam and is Philadelphia marathon and planned Washington, D.C. Va. He will be doing a tour of duty awaiting results. In the meantime, she to beat that time in the 2007 San with the Marines out of Twentynine planned to work as a camp counselor/ Diego Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon. SANDRA (HARRISON) TORRE Palms, Calif., for the next two years. lifeguard/surf instructor with high (B.A., M.Ed. ’03) and her hus- school kids in Costa Rica over the sum- NATALIA LUGLIANI (B.B.A.) band, Jon, were married recently, and KHRISTI POIDMORE (B.A.) is a mer through Rustic Pathways. completed a master’s degree in they bought a home in San Diego. resident specializing in periodontics Italian from Middlebury College at the University of Nebraska Medical JENNY FERRONE (Ed.D.) is an while living abroad in Italy for two [ 2 0 0 2 ] Center. adjunct faculty member at and a half years. She plans to teach KEITH BRUNO (J.D.) joined the Southwestern College in Chula Vista. Italian at the university level. office of the Orange County Public ANNE SKIDMORE (B.A.) is enjoy- Defender in June 2005. He received ing life in San Diego’s North County. ANDREW FLETCHER (M.A.) is a SHELLEY LYFORD (M.A.) was the Don Simms Attorney of the Year She is ministering to college students school counselor at Balboa City program director at the Joan B. Kroc Award for 2006. with the InterVarsity Christian School in San Diego. Institute for Peace & Justice from May Fellowship. “I’m giving them a part of 2003 to July 2006. She moved to The PENELOPE USALLA GREGORIUS what made USD an amazing and life- BROOKE (OAR) GERGURICH San Diego Foundation as manager of (B.A.) is a child protective services changing experience for me: a real (M.Ed.) and her husband, John, research and development and is worker/child abuse investigator with relationship with Jesus and a solid were married on June 24, 2006, at now acting director for a private fam- the County of San Diego. She is work- community,” Anne says. The Immaculata. “It was a big, beauti- ily foundation in Carlsbad. ing toward a master’s degree in edu- ful Catholic Mass attended by many cational counseling. [ 2 0 0 3 ] former USD students,” says Brooke. SUSANA MARTIN DEL CAMPO DONNA ALPNER (M.A.) worked They honeymooned in Europe and (B.A.) and her husband, Patrick KATHLEEN (MORRISON) LOPEZ for three years at Mental Health made their home in San Diego. Yrigoyen ’01, recently moved back (B.B.A.) and her husband, Herman, Systems in Oceanside and left in June to San Diego after living in Lima, were married on May 6, 2006. They 2006 to open a private practice. She COURTNEY HOFFMANN (B.A., Peru, for four years. They have two live in Tustin, Calif. works with Marines returning from M.A. ’06) married James Tracy ’04 sons, Lucas, 2, and Sebastian, born Iraq and also with children and ado- in May 2006. Courtney finished her in January 2007. MARY McDONALD (B.A., lescents, among other clients. master’s degree in international rela- B.B.A.) and Nicholas Kindelt were tions and is working at USD. James is VICTOR RAMOS (B.B.A.) left the married on March 10, 2007, at the JESSICA BECK (B.A.) is in the a software engineer at Kyocera Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago as men- Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament Ph.D. program in performance prac- Wireless and plans to start working toring program coordinator to join in Sacramento, Calif. USD alumni tice at the University of Exeter in on his Ph.D. at the University of Kellogg Brown & Root as a field buyer guests included Jeremy Carrine, England. During the past two years, California, San Diego, in the fall. in the Middle East. He’ll be working Amy McGee, Kristin Hlubik and she has directed four plays at the Courtney and James live in La Jolla in Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan and the Bethany Fischer. Mary planned to Edinburgh Festival. She is education Republic of Georgia.

46 USD MAGAZINE worked since graduation at a book Tran played piano at the ceremony. for the Consulate of Canada in down- BRENDA SANTELLANES distributing company that supplied Alumni guests included Jennifer town San Diego. (B.B.A.) is working toward an M.B.A. wholesale warehouse clubs. She was Glaser, Lisa Meyer, Judy Perry, Aya at Azusa Pacific University. recently accepted into the 2009 class Ibarra, Tim Kosen, Suzanne Merlo, ALEXANDRIA JARVIS (B.A.) of M.B.A. students at Boston College Jessica Grudovich, Vinnie de Nino moved to Los Angeles to pursue a NICOLE SCHWARZ (B.A., J.D. and planned to relocate to Boston in and Helenna Lopez. Thao and Jeff more creative path, including free- ’06) is an associate attorney with July 2007. honeymooned in Mexico, and they lance writing, singing in a band and Lincoln, Gustafson & Cercos in San live in San Diego. Thao is a buyer for working for an artist management Diego, and is a member of the RODRIC BROGAN (M.F.A.) was Goodrich Aerostructures in Chula company. She planned travels to California State Bar and the San on the national tour with Cherry Vista, and Jeff is an accountant at Italy, England and New Zealand in Diego County Bar Association. Nicole Jones in the Pulitzer- and Tony-win- Lavine, Lofgren, Morris and 2007 and expects to attend graduate celebrated completing the bar exam ning play, “Doubt,” by John Patrick Engelberg in La Jolla. school in the United Kingdom in with a trip to Costa Rica. Shanley. 2007 or 2008. OLIVIA OUTHAVONG (B.A.) is a ANTHONY SOLINA (M.Ed.) and CHARLENE CHIU (J.D.) earned an coordinator and executive assistant for JEFF MENCKE (M.B.A.) is an his wife, DeAnna, bought a home in M.B.A. in 2006 and has traveled inter- Earth Council Alliance, an international executive recruiter in finance and Stockton, Calif. Anthony is a math teacher nationally to European and Asian environmental organization. ECA imple- accounting through Ajilon Finance in at Langston Hughes Middle School. destinations. ments international programs to advance San Diego. sustainable community development, SAMUEL STEWART (B.S./B.A.) GAIRD HELDT (B.A.) graduated produces conferences worldwide to JONATHAN NOWLING (B.B.A.) and his wife, Mary (Zangari) ’03, wel- from the University of New Haven increase awareness, and engages leaders earned an M.B.A. and several insurance comed their first child, Gabriel with a master’s degree in industrial and experts to discuss and produce solu- licenses. He also became a notary pub- Joseph, on Jan. 26, 2007. “He was and organizational psychology, con- tions for global challenges. lic. Two years ago, Jonathan and his born healthy and happy at 6 lbs., centrating in consultation and orga- brother founded Aspen Water Systems 10 oz., and surprised Mary and me nizational development. JILL PASQUALETTO (B.A.) in Roseville, Calif. The company sells by coming three weeks early (and moved to Washington, D.C., to work reverse osmosis water systems and bot- two days before Mary’s baby show- BENNETT MACINTYRE (M.A.) with a GOP fundraiser in support of tleless water coolers to homes and er)!” says Samuel. was named head golf coach for the House of Representatives candidates businesses. men’s and women’s teams at Carroll around the country. MICHELLE (GARDNER) TOMA- College in Montana. He is also the KRISTIN (SEVERNS) OWENS LONIS (B.S.) is a case investigator director of community living at the LEANDRA SALLES-CUNHA (B.A.) and her husband, Keith, wel- for Lerach Coughlin. She and her hus- college. (B.A.) is a studio photographer at comed their first child, Arden band, Brian, were married on Aug. 27, Portrait Innovations in Marietta, Ga. McKenna, on Jan. 11, 2007. The fami- 2006. Many USD alumni attended, CHRISTIAN MALCOLM (B.B.A.) lIy lnive s Min Aelbumqueroqure.iam and Kimberly Welters and Ashley writes, “Let it be known that I found ALLISON WILLIAMS (B.A.) Guggia were in the wedding party. my wife, Heather Johnson ’04, earned her single-subject teaching JESSICA PERNICE (B.A.) married through Outdoor Adventures! We credential in social science from Kalon Morris on Aug. 5, 2006. Her AARON TUBBS (B.B.A.) recently were married on Nov. 4, 2006, at California State University, Long Beach. husband is a Harvard graduate and returned from traveling in Colombia, Founders Chapel.” Christian is a para- She teaches and coaches softball in a tenured oceanography professor. Ecuador and Brazil, and is now on a medic, and Heather is a nurse. the Long Beach Unified School District. Jessica and Kalon enjoy sharing their job hunt. time between their homes in SEAN MCCLINTON (B.B.A.) mar- [ 2 0 0 5 ] California, Colorado and their tropical GREGORY URUBURU (B.A.) ried Yuri Misawa on March 3, 2007, AMY BRANDT (B.A.) is the office beach paradise in Mexico. worked for a few years as an emer- which is Japan’s Girls’ Day. Yuri has a supervisor for her family’s business, gency medical technician in pursuit master’s degree in educational com- Brandt Beef, The True Natural. “Thanks WILLARD SHEPHERD (B.B.A.) of a career as a firefighter and para- munication and technology from to my USD family, I’ve become more married Bridget Monahan on May 19, medic, but ultimately decided it was New York University. Sean recently patient and grateful for the blessings 2S00e7. Hne rdep oCrts lthaat shes re cNentoly atcecepst- not the right career for him. “I am went on a tour to Hong Kong with in my life,” she writes. ed a position at Productive Finance, a now lifeguard sergeant for the city of USD students, led by Alan Gin. family business in Los Angeles. Solana Beach, working as a full-time ANTONIO CUGINI (M.B.A.) and lifeguard,” he says. “I live in Encinitas SARAH MOGA (B.A.) is a writer his wife, Michelle, were married in and spend my free time surfing, for Fox News in Chicago. “I love it!” July 2005. Antonio works for FoxFury going on surf trips and enjoying this she says. Personal Lighting Solutions, a family great area known as San Diego.” business. THAO NGUYEN (B.B.A.) married LORETTA FANNING (M.A. ’65) SEAN VALENTINE (M.A.) com- Jeff Hughes, her high school sweet- TANIA GINSBERG (B.A.) worked passed away on Jan. 16, 2004. pleted his active duty service in the heart of 10 years, on May 13, 2006, in at a bilingual Montessori school in Navy in 2003 and began working as a garden wedding at the Handlery Paris last year and is now in Dublin, CYRIL GUINEY (B.A. ’73) passed a developer for Pulte Homes in the Hotel and Resort in San Diego. The Ireland, as a student in a master’s away in October 2006. San Francisco Bay Area. He is now wedding party included older sister program in Montessori education. the development manager at and maid of honor Tiffany Nguyen KEVIN IGASAKI (Ed.D. ’05) died Atherton-Newport Real Estate and best friend Jenny Hendrickson, VINCENT GIULIANO (B.B.A.) unexpectedly on Aug. 10, 2005. He is Investments in Irvine, Calif. both USD alumnae, and younger sis- works for his family’s Italian restau- dearly missed. ter Tien Nguyen. The wedding was rant, Gaetano’s, in Torrance, Calif. [ 2 0 0 4 ] coordinated by alumna Georgina AMANDA BAIADA (B.B.A.) Miranda. Cousin and alumna Annie JENELLE HAWKINS (B.A.) works

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