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USD Magazine features www.sandiego.edu/publicati ons The Gathering Place EDITOR Campus visitors will soon be able to kick Susan Herold 8 back in their own "living room" in the e-mail : Sherold @sa ndi ego.edu Degheri Alumni Center, as construction CONTRIBUTING EDITORS begins this fall. Michael R. Haskins [email protected] Passion for Discovery Timothy McKe rnan Their love of innovation led Donald Timoth ym@sa ndiego.edu 10 and Darlene Shiley to ensure the future Krys tn Shrieve of USD's new Center for Science and Kshrieve@sandiego. edu Technology, which will bring together DESIGN & PRODUCTION all USD science departments under Wa rner Des ign Associates, Inc. one roof PHOTOGRAPHERS Dav id Harriso n Graduate Stories Rodney Nakamoto 12 Some may say the future generation is Gary Pay ne '86 lost, but we had no problem finding Brock Scott Cover photo by Dav id Harrison the good in the latest crop of graduates. Back photo by Brock Scott A Season in the Sun 18 As they rook the field in the final weeks departments University of San Diego of their once-golden season, the Toreros baseball team had one last chance to Alcala Almanac PRESIDENT prove they were really as good as they 4 The "real story" behind the statue atop Alice Bourke Hayes knew they could be. The Immaculata ... The pros and cons EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of cameras in the courtroom. FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING Alumni Gallery Harlan Core nman 26 Lee Morron '75 doesn't let blindness USD Magazine is published quarterl y by limit her horizons ... Peria Yanchulova '00 the Uni ve rsity of San Diego fo r its alumni, digs her way to the 2004 Olympics ... parents and fri ends. Edi to ri al offi ces: USD Homecoming 2002: Be There. Magazine, Publica ti ons Offi ce, Uni versity of San Diego, 5998 Al cala Park, Sa n Diego, CA 92 1 I 0-2492. Third-cl ass pos tage paid In Their Own Words at San Diego, CA 92 110. US O phone num­ 34 African village lights fire in Tim '93 and ber (6 19) 260-4600; emerge ncy security Alex '92 FoxWhite. (6 19) 260-2222; disas ter (6 19) 260-4534 . Pos tmaster: Send address changes to USD Calendar Magazine, Publicati ons Offi ce, University of San Diego, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 35 92 110-2492 . (0702/44500)

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What Is It-Again? Readers Explain "Real Story" Behind Statue

n the Spring When Asked, Raquel Denied It but a family friend. The only model was my IUSD Magazine we "I mer Raquel when I was a student in cousin, Cherie Ninteman, who was working attempted to explain Rome after my fo ur years at USD. Ir was at as a secretary in the L.J. Ninteman Construc­ the history behind the beach, and she was filming one of her tion Co. office at the rime. For the most the statue atop The early movies, building up her rep in European part, the design came our of Chris' head. Immaculaca. Bue sev- movies and magazine covers. I asked her He only used a model for che hands. I hope eral readers wrote about it, and she denied it. Bue, I suppose someone will put chis myth to bed." in to cell us we got ic could still be true. - Rita M. Machi ic wrong - they "And (the statue) is nor Our Lady of Grace. say it really wasn't Ir's the Immaculate Concepcion - hence the Cross, Not Statue, Hollywood scarlet name of the chapel, The Immaculata. Bishop Placed By Copter Raq uel Welch who Buddy wanted to dedicate the chapel to Mary "Ir was che cross served as the model under chis ride since she is the patroness of that was put in for che statue. the United Scates under this ride." place (atop The To set the record - The Rev. Laurence Dolan '62 Immaculaca) by straight, we are pub­ a helicopter and lishing a few of their Builder's Niece Was Model not the statue. recollections to lee you "Did you have to reinforce chat ridiculous The cross was decide whether the old myth about Raquel Welch posing for the on a stand in statue really spores statue of Our Lady on top of The Immaculaca? fronc of The the face of the well- Ir never happened. Immaculata. "My father, the lace Lambert J. Ninteman, Bishop Buddy was che builder of The Immaculaca as well as came our from many ocher campus buildings, and the artist, the Chancery and blessed the cross, which Chris Mueller, was not only his colleague was hooked to a cable attached to the bot-

Community Service 52,000 Hours of community service performed by USD students each year 4,200 Value, in dollars, of meal plan dinners donated this year by students to basketball players in the Special Olympics 2,000 Number of tiles students carried up three flights of stairs while installing the roof of a Catholic community center in the Tijuana suburb of La Morita I 45 Academic courses with community service component 66 Percent of undergraduates who participate in commu­ nity service projects during their time at USD 50 Number of student volunteers each week who partici­ pate in the literacy program at Juvenile Hall I I Number of local elementary, junior high and high schools where USD students provide academic tutoring, after-school activities and English as a Second Language programs

4 USD M AGAZ I NE What are the issues judges might consider in deciding 1tqedy was barely ,.,,,• whether to allow cameras? averted when a I think the most important consider­ helicopter placed 6'i the cross. A ation is whether the media presence Cameras in the Courtroom: will impact the fact-find ing process. Even if Justice for All? a camera is allowed, the judge may restrict it in many ways, for example, by ordering that Although they the jurors, certain witnesses or even certain have yet to types of evidence not be shown. There is approach the also the question of the physical presence: frenzy that in smaller courtrooms the camera is very accompanied the obvious and the judge may feel it is a dis­ O.J. Simpson trial, traction; in larger ones, it may seem just the highly publi­ cized murder cases involving actor Robert part of the furniture. Blake and San Diegan David Westerfield Does such coverage compro­ have once again focused the media's eyes on mise the defendant's right to the criminal justice system.With the media a fair trial? televising both legal proceedings, USO Law Theoretically no, because jurors are Professor Laura Berend, a former supervis­ A typically instructed not to discuss ing attorney of a firm that provided indigent the trial outside of the courtroom nor to criminal defense services, examines the issue read, watch or listen to media accounts of of cameras in the courtroom. it. A judge may order a jury sequestered to help make sure they are not influenced by Does watching a trial on information outside of the courtroom, but tom of the helicopter. The helicopter started television help citizens better that is a very expensive and fairly rare up, and up went che cross, totally out of understand the legal process? occurrence. If pre-trial publicity is such that sigh t! We al l laughed and thought char the It's doubtful seeing all or part of one the judge believes the defendant's right to a pilot stole the cross. A trial helps very much without basic fair trial is jeopardized, he or she may order "Soon, the helicopter and the cross came information on criminal law, criminal proce­ a change of venue. In actuality, an awareness back. Slowly, the helicopter and cross inched dure and constitutional law.What happens of cameras or extensive media coverage downward co the cop of the cower. One man in the courtroom is only part of a trial; a could influence how jurors go about their stood on top of scaffolding where the cross lot happens during conferences in chambers task. They could be distracted by the cam­ was co be placed. Slowly the base of the cross that the public is not privy to. One simply eras, or fearful of being on public view. was lowered into place. Then, al l of a sud­ can't make an educated assessment with­ den, the hel icopter came down fast, almost out the ability to put the entire process What impact do you feel the hi tting the top of the cross and the man. Just in context. increase in televised trials has as fast as it came down, the helicopter went had on the profession? up, with the cross and the man. At the lase Who decides if television I don't think it is inherently good second, the man got the snap released on the cameras are allowed in a A or bad. One of the criticisms is that cross, which fell about a foot or rwo exactly courtroom? cameras encourage attorneys to be more into place, with the man on cop. The heli­ The short answer is that the judge theatrical and presumably less substantive copter we nt straight up, spinning al most out A makes the call to allow cameras or in their presentations, but I think that is of control. any other type of media at a trial, and there overstated. Attorneys have always played "I was standing with other students about are attorneys who spe­ to an audience - the ju ry - so I think the where the sidewalk is now in front of the cialize in media advo­ camera changes very little in that regard. It church. Instead of a beautiful and memo­ cacy who petition the is better than a total ban, because it does rable ceremony co place the cross high above judge for media access. open up what is already a public process. The lmmaculata and proclaim that Jesus But it is the media However, media interpretation of a trial can Christ reigns over the campus, we almost themselves that force be troubling - for example, asking viewers had a tragedy, wi th a helicopter crashing into the decision. It is to vote on guilt or innocence after seeing che bishop, priests and thousands of people important to note that Law Professor part of a trial creates the impression that on the ground. W ith the cross experience, cameras in the court- Laura Berend viewers have enough information to render I'm sure a helicopter was quickly ruled out, room are exclusively state court issues; fed­ an intelligent opinion without the benefit so the statue was placed with a crane." eral courts and the U.S. Supreme Court do of seeing the entire trial or hearing the jury - T he Rev. John "Jack" Homer '61 , '73 not allow them. instructions.

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In the News from USO in 1982 and a Ph.D . First Jobs from Arizona State University in 1986, where he caught before Aren't So Bad joining USO. In addition to his ow that graduation is over teaching, Ronchetto also helped N and che real wo rld looms, create the Master of Science in che Class of 2002 might be heart­ Global Leadership program, ened by a recent survey chat found which provided active duty mili­ most USO graduates receive their tary personnel the opportunity first job offer either before gradu­ to earn a degree without having ation (41 percent) or within three to attend classes on campus. Ronchetto was remem­ bered in a memorial Mass June 7 in Founders Chapel. He is survived by his wife, Yesmin Saide '75 Q.D.) , and four sons, John III Michael Two new charter schools are set to open this fall. '99, Kevin '97, and Rickey. A scholarship Nativity Prep "The computers were a huge, has been created in his huge thing because we needed name, and contributions Expands them so badly, and many other can be sent to the John wo K-5 charter schools alumni have been generous as Ronchetto Memorial Scholar­ T modeled after the 12-hour well - we really appreciate it," ship Fund, c/o Chris Redo, co llege prep school days of Rivera says. School of Business, 5998 Nativity Prep Academy {featured Alcala Park, San Diego, in the Spring 2002 USD Business Professor CA,92110. Magazine) have won approval from the San Diego Unified Remembered USO Among months of graduation (34 per­ School Board and are set to ohn Ronchetto, a marketing 'The Best' cent) .-The average salary for chat open this fall in Logan Heights. Jprofessor in the School of first job was $33,237. Tentatively called Promise Business Administration since he vo tes are in, and the Although the graduates sur­ Charter Schools, the schools are 1986, passed away May 26 after T University of San Diego has veyed were from the Class of part of the education plan for a valiant fight against cancer. joined the ranks of Yale, Harvard 2000, when che economy was low-income children envisioned He was 57. The recipient of a and Stanford as one of the best undoubtedly much stronger by Nativity Prep founder David University colleges in the United States than roday, some data from the Rivera '96, who advocates small Professo rship according to The Princeton USO Office of Career Services class sizes, lengthy school days in 1998 for Review's latest student guide. survey doesn't change with the and values-based instruction to his service Hitting bookstores in August, economic climate: most gradu­ raise kids out of poverty. The and teach­ The Review gives the lowdown ates believe their internship two campuses will have 120 stu­ ing, which on 345 colleges it deems superior opportunities, faculty interaction dents each, with classes taught emphasized after researching academic and and community service while by 24 volunteer teachers who commu111ca­ campus programs and interview­ at USD gave them a leg up over will receive their teacher orienta­ tion, critical ing students. USO and 13 other graduates from other schools. tion training at USO. thinking and team skill develop­ Additionally, 76 percent Nativity Prep also will wel­ ment, Ronchetto also served as he of che respondents said chey come a new class of fifth graders director of marketing and strate­ rinceton used Jobtrak, a free job search while offering sixth grade gic programs for the business (!j_ service offered by Career . . . mstrucnon to its current stu- school. Review Services to all alumni. For dents. Rivera said the school was A graduate of the U.S. Naval colleges were added to chis year's information on how ro find a given 40 new computers from a Academy, Ronchetto was a pilot guide, which includes information job through Career Services, USO alumnus affiliated with the in Vietnam aboard the USS on professors, dorms, majors and call (619) 260-4654 or log on onli ne music company MP3.com. Midway. He received an M.B.A. even the best parties on campus. ro www.sandiego.edu/careers.

6 USO MAGAZINE Author, Author! Saying Farewell SD faculty are keeping etiring from USD's faculty U the presses rolling and R chis yea r are Professor the librarians busy. In rhe Patricia Traylor, chemistry; past three years, 105 books Professor Philip Hwang, have been published by fac­ education; Associate Professor ul ty, ranging from reaching William deMalignon, mathe­ aids co textbooks co award­ mati cs; and Associate Professor winning nonfiction. Among Donald Mann, business. T heir the volumes is a look at the experience and passion for teach­ innerworkings of the nation's ing will be missed. highes t court, The Supreme Court in Conference, 1940- 1985, penned by Political ON THIS Science Professor Del Dickson. The book was DATE IN ... honored chis year as rhe 1977 best in government or polit­ Faculty books are filling Copley Library. ical science by rhe Associa­ Comedian Bob Hope tion of American Publishers. of the Oscars - for the spread largest program of its kind, the and former California For information on faculty i r put on fo r chose attending the awards honor creative achieve­ Gov. Ronald Reagan books, call Copley Library at December dedication of Joan B. ments in architectural design were among those who (6 19) 260-4799. Kroc Institute for Peace and and land use planning from 14 came to Camino Theatre Justice. Western scares and all countri es (now Shiley Theatre) as Award-winning The institute bordering the part of the university's itself rook home Pacific Ocean. speakers series. Eats and Seats a Gold Nugget The only ocher he kudos keep rolling in for Special Award facility co receive Graduate students in T Alcala Park. The university's for archi recrure the special history and archaeology catering department recenrly from rhe Pacific award was the participated in a new won first place in the 2002 Loyal Coast Building initiative called the "Gas­ E. Horton Dining Awards - Conference. lamp Quarter Restora­ the co ll ege food services version T he oldest and tion Project," designed to "restore the down­ town area to ... the cultural and financial center of San Diego."

The California Supreme Court held sessions in the USD's new courtroom in More Hall (now Warren Hall) . The courtroom was a replica of the original U.S. Supreme Court, built in 1810.

Ground was broken for the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science.

SUMMER 20 02 7 The Gathering Place '61 Grad Makes New Alumni Center Reality

ert Degheri's favorite vacation spot is the Hawaiian The center also will serve as a Bisland of Oahu, which is known as "the gathering hub for more formal alumni gath­ place." Degheri, a 1961 graduate, always believed USD erings. The open-air center court­ alumni needed an on-campus gathering place of their own. yard, which captures che Spanish Now he's making it possible for the university to build one. Renaissance ambience of all cam­ With a $5 million gift pus buildings, is ideal for recep­ from Degheri's family tions and events, while the outside foundation, USD chis rear patio and conference room fall will begin construction will hose sic-down dinners, classes on the Degheri Alumni and meetings of alumni groups Center, a three-story, such as the Alumni Board and the 28,000 square-foot build­ Student Alumni Association. ing co be located near the In addition to a campus hospitality center and the alumni main campus entrance. The relations office, che alumni center wi ll be home to USD's center is designed, in the parent relations office, its fund-raising offices and the com­ donor's words, as a "home munications and marketing department. for the alumni family." "For me, the best part "The center will be a place for graduates of coming co campus is to get together after a football game Bert Degheri '61 (center) received a presi­ seeing old friends," Degheri dential honor this year from USO President says. "The center will be a or an event so they can visit with each Alice Hayes for his support of the university. place for graduates co gee Degheri's sons, Danny (left) and Travis, and together after a football other in their own personal space." wife Patti attended the event. game or an event so they can visit with each ocher in their own personal space." "Al umni and current students alike will be very proud Thar personal space includes an alumni "living room," of che center," says Jack Kelly '87, USD's alumni relations a comfortable spot just off che two-story entry where gradu­ director. "Ir's a place chat will have many meaningful uses." ates can visit, relax and even gee nostalgic as they look The alumni center will be constructed on what is now the through old photographs and yearbooks. The paneled room, sire of Harmon Hall, one of che oldest buildings on campus complete with fireplace, will highlight USD traditions and and formerly home to che School of Education, which showcase the university's history. moved lase year to the Alcala West office complex. Harman

8 USO M AGAZ I N E Hall will be razed this fall, and construction of the alumni center will take 12 to 14 months. Degheri was inspired to make his donation in part by alumni centers he saw at other university campuses, but mainly by his former classmates, who he says made his short time at USD - he transferred to the university as a junior - "the most fun in my life." In fact, those fellow students might have started Degheri on his successful career as an investment banker. His first financial venture came as a student, when he and some friends sold shares in an ill-fated "supper club" that, for one unforgettable weekend, provided students with an off-cam­ pus venue for a nonstop party. Although gatherings with his college chums are now Degheri reminisces with former classmate Dennis '61 and Leslie Halloran at Homecoming last year. somewhat more tame, Degheri says they're still just as mem­ orable. And, he says, such occasions deserve a place where says Degheri, whose son Danny will enter USD as a fresh­ more memories can be made. man chis fall. "A family needs a place for its celebrations and "Whether you graduated 40 years ago or five years ago, its day-to-day life. A family needs a gathering place." + the people you know while you're in school are your family, " - MICHAEL R. HAS KI NS

SUMMER 2002 9 ~ -'Le lDoruild Shil!'Y. ·. - .-· ~. ._ - .-~ c, .. , •• ,o. SCIENCE

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Couple's Love for Innovation, Education Cements Science Center's Future

AK.ING HIS WAY around core. This is our way of showing how sawhorses and scaffolding, important all those elements are to us. " MDonald Shiley stood in The 150,000 square-foot science the center of the four-story science center, which will be the largest build­ and technology center, now under ing on campus when it opens in Fall construction on campus, and a smile 2003, will be known as the Donald spread across his face. Pearce Shiley Center for Science and An inventor who revolutionized Technology. The name to be engraved heart surgery by patenting a heart on the building carries a legacy of dis­ valve that replaces diseased tissue, covery - not only did Donald invent Shiley knew the cement mixers and the original Bjork-Shiley heart valve, steel beams would yield more than a he also designed an endotracheal tube pretty building - it would produce used to maintain the airway in uncon­ minds chat one day could create inven­ scious patients, and created aircraft tions as important as his own. fuel booster pumps chat helped the "I still remember the twinkle in U.S. government build planes chat can Donald's eye when he rook his first oudl.y the enemy. tour of the building," says Pat Drinan, His broad range of discovery is dean of the College of Arts and reflected in the center, which will Sciences. "He could see the promise synthesize chemistry, biology, physics and potential fo r this facility, and he and marine and environmental sci­ knew that getting it under way was ences under one roof. The faci lity was a labor of love for our faculty. " designed specifically so the different A man of few words yet broad departments - which currently are actions, Shiley and his wife, Darlene scattered throughout campus with - a USD trustee and an avid sup­ l 950s-era labs Drinan describes as porter of the university - returned "pre-Sputnik" - will work together. home after that tour in April and 'The biggest asset in the building decided to reveal their plans ro ensure "It was the best fit for us:• says qarlene Shiley, chat the promise of the students who with husband Donald, of their $10 million gift would study in the building would be to fund USD's new science center. realized. They made the largest gift in their long history of philanthropy - $10 million - toward the $46 million cost of the facility. "It was the best fit for us," says Darlene, who is as outgoing as her husband is reserved. "We both have had a long relationship with science, technology and education, and we aligned on chis project with chis uni­ Donald Shiley tours the facility with vers ity because it has a values-based history Professor Iris Engstrand.

10 USD MAGAZINE is chat you can walk out one door co a frog, " says Darlene, who entered the arcs and education. They recencly the next and there is a mix of learning San Jose Stace University as a biology funded an orthopedic research chair ac taking place," says Donald, who major. "I choughc I would be a good San Diego's Scripps Clinic, sponsored received his engineering degree from teacher, but when I found out I had two Scripps neurology fellowships and the University of Portland in 1951, co rake more chemistry classes, chat launched the UCSD Shiley Eye Center, and later joined Edwards Laboratory blew ic for me. " a world renowned eye-care center as their chief engineer. Darlene went on co earn a degree whose staff has pioneered sight-saving Donald left that company in 1964 in her true love, theater arcs, which surgical techniques. They funded The and started his own business, Shiley in pare helped her find the love of her Globe Theatres artist-in-residence pose, Inc. He worked on inventions in che life. She was performing in "Lion in and have been major supporters of garage of his Southern California Winter" for the Berkeley community local public television programming. home - years before Bill Gares made cheater while Donald, a wi dower with continued on page 33 the practice famous - and built che four children, was in the audience. A enterprise co more than 950 employ­ mutual friend arranged dinner after­ ees. The company manufactured a ward, but six months went by before broad line of cardiovascular and blood Donald asked her out on a dace. In handling devices, and was sold to Pfizer June, they celebrated 24 years of mar­ in 1978. Shorcly before selling the riage. "And they said it wouldn't last," company, Donald married Darlene, Darlene jokes, nudging her husband. a science fan herself. Through their foundation, che "The joke is I was the only girl in Shileys have supported causes close my high school class who could pith co their hearts - medical research,

Opening In Fall 2003, the Donald Pearce Shiley Center for Science and Techno'°IJ will be the ~ building on campus.

Globetrotter Helps Immigrant Children Feel at Home

about 25 kids, and now serves upwards of 100 each week. Although its hard for her co leave the local children, Segal is moving on co another project where she can make a dif­ ference for kids. In September she'll begin a one-year stint in the nation's capital at the Washingcon School for Girls, a new academy for at-risk youth ages 6 co 18. Segal, as an ArneriCorps vo lunteer, will act rowing up as the child of business and Laotian immigrants make the com­ as liaison between the school and the com­ entrepreneurs who moved from munity a microcosm of Asia. Blending her munity, locate volunteers and tucor the Israel ro Taiwan co Thailand, psychology major and her love for chil­ children. Liac Segal didn't really have a country - or dren, Segal quickly became a leader with The prospect of working in a new city a culcure - co call home. But the daughter the university's Linda Vista Kids Project, and helping co develop a new school is a of Israeli parents, who was born in Taiwan an after-school program chat offers tucor­ little scary, but Segal says she is looking and spent her high school years in Thailand, ing, counseling and activities for school forward co becoming more adept at coun- says she rarely felt isolated or lonely in her children. adopted city of Bangkok. "I grew up seeing In working with children learned to take "My parents made sure I met people how important it is I and learned about the culture; they co work with kids," says it da!J b!J da~, see what doors open and wouldn't lee me just be around the other Segal, who volunteered at international students," says Segal, 22, orphanages in T hailand tind out where I can make a difference. who got co know Thai families through and witnessed firsthand social outreach and house-building the staggering poverty chat forced many seling. She ultimately may attend graduate with a group of women from foreign parents co give up their children. "A little school and earn a master's degree in social embassies. "The country and the Thai compassion can go a long way coward work, but she's not setting chose plans in people welcomed me." shaping a child's life. " scone. For now, she wants co improve chil­ Eager co return the favor, Segal came Segal trained other USD student volun­ dren's lives, wherever that leads her. co USD - she had spent several summers teers co work in Linda Vista, earning the "A mistake I used co make was co plan in San Diego, where her grandparents confidence of parents who ofren crusted everything," she says. "In working with live - and immediately offered co help her co take their children on weekend out­ children I learned co cake it day by day, see in the nearby communi ty of Linda Vista, ings co movies and parks. And she helped what doors open and find out where I can where the amalgam of Vietnamese, Thai the program flourish - it scarred wi th make a difference."

14 USD MAG AZ I N E - ii=------==-==------n the marshy lowlands of coastal Georgia, there's a desperate need stationed her at Fore Stewart, a small pose where she will work in for medical professionals. This summer, the region is getting two general practice for soldiers and their families. for the price of one. Jerry, 37, earned his degree - with a concentration in Latino Just two weeks after earning their master's degrees in May from health issues - through rhe National Health Service Corps. The the School of Nursing, Amy and Jerry Coopersmith packed up their organization covered his tuition in return for a two-year commitment diplomas, their belongings and their three children and headed to to practice in an underserved community. He found a job at a family Fort Stewart, a military base near Hinesville, Ga., about 50 miles health clinic in Waycross, Ga., and says he'll take the opportunity to southeast of Savannah. show people the skills nurse practitioners possess. The people of the area feel che country's severe nursing shortage "At first I wanted to go to an area chat would be a little more more acutely than most. At a rime when Nurseweek magazine progressive," says Jerry, who notes chat Georgia is one of only two reporrs half of Americans living in rural areas don't have a primary­ stares char still does not give nurse practitioners the authority to write care physician within their ZIP prescriptions. "But chis is an opportunity to demonstrate the ability Medicine can cure a code, highly trained nurses like of nurse practitioners to manage patients and care." the Coopersmichs are a rare The couple look forward someday to returning to their Northeastern disease, but in nursing and valuable commodity. roots - Amy grew up in Massachuserrs and Jerry is from Long ~ou go above and Bur they're accustomed to Island, N.Y. - but for now they're just happy to put their greatly going where they're needed needed skills to use. be_:Jond that to help most. Amy and Jerry mer "I chink we're both still in nursing for the same reasons we got five years ago at Fort Hood, into rhe profession," says Jerry. "Medicine can cure a disease, bur in people live better. Texas, where they both nursing you go above and beyond chat to help people live better." were U .S. Army nurses. Connecting through their shared love of rhe profession, they married and traveled to assignments at a number of military bases. Jerry eventually left the Army, making relocation for the family more flexible, and both decided to pursue master's degrees and become nurse practitioners, qualified to perform physical examinations and ocher advanced procedures. The chance to attend school together was an added bonus. "It worked well for us , because we're a good team," says Amy, 28, who proved the family has good riming when she gave birth to the couple's new baby in December - between semesters. "For a class project on family care, we made a film together and used our famili es as an example." The Coopersmichs would have been glad to move anywhere they were needed, but the choice was made by the Army, which paid for Amy's education and

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Nursing Grads Bring Health Care to Underserved Community

SUMMER 2002 15 are in her junior year, Juana minority rule. Human rights have parch of campus bordering Tecolore Purchase began to think she made a improved, bur South Africa desperately Canyon; as an active member of University mistake when she chose to major in needs vis ionary leaders to lift rhe country Ministry, she rook part in the Spring Break business economics. Fed up with studying our of its problematic past and eliminate service week in Tijuana; and as student corporate models that only emphasized the continuing scourge of poverty, crime coordinator of Special Delivery Mission profits, with little talk of morals and ethics, and economic disparity. Purchase's ambi­ Hills, she provided meals to AIDS Purchase saw scant room for humanity tion is to return to her country and be one patients. in the business world. of those leaders. In May, Purchase also received the Her mind changed, however, when she "I can't wait to rake the knowledge Fischlowirz International Summer Travel traveled to Spain last summer through a I've gained here and apply it there," says Fellowship, a new scholarship char provides USO exchange program and visited the Purchase, who minors in political science. funds for international students ro travel Mondragon Corporaci6n Cooperariva, a "Through my experiences in the United within rhe United States. The fell owship Stares, I've learned that carries two major requirements - the I've been blessed with so man_y amazing social upliftment can be student must complete a travel journal, achieved in large part and must plan to return to their home opportunities, so it's ver.Y important through economic country and apply what they've learned. that I balance that out b.Y creating empowerment." No problem there. Purchase plans to Ir's nor j usr ralk. A liv­ travel mainly to rhe historic cradle of opportunities for others. ing example of how busi­ the United Scares - cities like Boston, ness skills and social our- Philadelphia and Washingron, D.C. - to partnership among 160 employee-owned reach can be combined, Purchase, a mem­ see firsthand the places where the principles businesses char focuses on the social and ber of three academic honor societies, of democracy flourished. economic well-being of the workers. became one of USD's exceptional student "I co unt myself lucky to have experi­ Purchase talked with members and learned volunteers. Ar this year's honors convoca­ enced the amazing diversity in America," how the cooperative - a half-century old tion, she was awarded the university's Sr. says Purchase, who is interested in attend­ and one of the most successful business Catherine Medal, given for outstanding ing law school in this country and study­ ventures in Spain - provides workers scholarship, leadership and service, as well ing human rights before returning to with education, community programs, as the Cher Pagni Outstanding Student South Africa. "I've been blessed with so health care, housing, social security, train­ Service Award. many amazing opportunities, so it's very ing and unemployment insurance. The awards recognize the amazing important char I balance char our by creat­ The 21-year-old Purchase, who will amount of volunteerism she juggles: ing opportunities for others." graduate from USO in December, as president of returned to Alcala Park with a renewed the campus' belief char her business degree could be Environmental used to improve the lives of others. Action Group, she Thar belief is critical ro Purchase. She helped create a hails from So uth Africa, where she grew memorial garden to up in the midst of char country's often vio­ victims of Sept. 11 lent struggle to end apartheid and white- on an overgrown

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Valedictorian Never Figured on a USO Diploma

or a guy who says he "fell into" com­ ing to USD, Vernon Pendergraft sure made a splash. Pendergraft capped his undergraduate aca­ demic career by being selected as chis year's valedictorian, and his deftly written com­ mencement speech - in which he discussed the twin virtues of diversity and unity - was a fitting complement co che hundreds of hours he spent in USD's Writing Center, tutoring and coaching students on how co compose essays, term papers, even doctoral dissertations. The dozens of students Pendergraft sup­ ported as they grappled wich pen and paper are fortunate, because their mentor almost didn't make it to Alcala Park. Although he was valedictorian of his hometown high school in Imperial Beach, Calif., south of San Diego and near che Mexican border, Pendergraft's family didn't have the means co send him co USD. A full scholarship offer made the difference, and che English major in May became the first Pendergraft says. "I settled on English because literature exposed in his family co graduate from a four-year university. me co so many different experiences chat I felt like a got a little He worked as a busboy in a restaurant and lived at home through­ taste of everything." out his student years, but Pendergraft, 22, was determined not be to He'd like co share that feeling with others. Pendergraft may be an anonymous presence on campus. He found the time co volun­ attend graduate school and even become a college professor some­ teer in che Writing Center, and for two years served as the center's day, but currently student coordinator, recruiting and training other students for the he's looking for peer-co-peer program. work as a high I alwa_ys saw high school and "When I first became a tutor I was pretty scared, because I didn't school reacher. college as a means to an end - know if I had anything to offer or teach," he says. "But the main "In high school, point is che interaction among students, and it was rewarding ro help I'll have the chance _you know, to get a job - but I people think about their ideas and how to convey them through writ­ co get kids inter­ learned to appreciate learning ing. I met a lot of people and heard a lot of different opinions." ested in school The most rewarding challenge, Pendergraft says, was working with and really change tor its own sake. That's what I students whose native language is not English and helping them write their outlook," he about their life experiences. For a guy who rarely strayed from his says. "I always want to pass on. Southern California roots, che stories from fellow students made him saw high school feel like a world traveler. and college as a means co an end - you know, co get a job - but "I was interested in so many things - business, sociology, envi­ I learned to appreciate learning for ics own sake. That's what I ronmental studies - chat it was hard co choose a major," want co pass on." +

SUMMER 2002 17 Golden boys at the beginning of a baseball season they were expected to dominate, the Toreros watched at midseason as their national ranking slipped away and their dream of playing in the NCAA Tournament faded. As they took the field in the final weeks, the players had one last chance to look inside themselves and prove they really were as good as they knew they could be.

by Timothy McKernan photography by David Harrison

e .C. Assael stepped to the plate and tapped his bat on the dirt of Pepperdine Stadium, the butterflies in his ,J,1 stomach feeling like a swarm of bees. With one out, two men on base and the Toreros trailing by two runs ~ in the eighth inning, a voice in his head told him what he already knew - USD's hopes of winning its first-ever West Coast Conference championship, and the NCM Tournament invitation that comes with it, hinged on the outcome of this game. The senior catcher glanced at the stands behind third base, where USD fans easi ly outnumbered those of the hometown Pepperdine Waves. His parents had made the trip from nearby Glendora to watch him play. On this day they had expected to be 150 miles to the south, proudly watching him cross the stage of USD's Jenny Craig Pavilion in his cap and gown to collect his diploma in business administration. Yet fate placed the most important game in 44 years ofTorero baseball on the same afternoon Assael and three teammates were supposed to hear their names announced as new college graduates. And not one of them had given a second thought to donning caps and jerseys instead of mortar boards and graduation gowns. The seniors were determined to put a dream­ come-true ending on a season that had more twists and turns than a big-league knuckleball. As the preseason favorite to win the West Coast Conference tide, the Toreros boasted two of the league's best pitchers and an early-season ranking of 15th in the nation. Within days of breaking into the top 20, however, injuries sidelined two key infielders and the team spiraled into a slump, dropping 14 of rl1eir final 25 games, several from

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opponents they should have steamroll ed. The And for good measure, rh ey had to best Toreros lost their national ranking, and th e Pepperdine - a school with 14 WCC drea m of the wee championship began to championships under its belt - in Malibu. fade. The se ries had begun much li ke their It had bee n a long road to rhar Sunday Bur Assael and the other se ni ors weren't ro ll er coaster season. USD handily bear IUin Malibu. Under former Coach John about to let thei r las t season together end Pepperdine in the first ga me, 7-3, behind C unningham, who led the ream for 35 years without a fi ght. They clawed their way the masterful perfo rmance of pitching ace and for whom the USD baseball stadium is th ro ugh the final quarter of rhe schedule, Ricky Barrett. Bur joy was quickly replaced named, the Toreros enjoyed much success. by disappointment when H e guided USD to 16 winning seasons, the Toreros were blown advancing to the NCAA Division II region­ In the same week the rankings came our, 13-5 , in the second als four rimes, and to that division's College out, the baseball gods turned their game. World Series in 1971 and 1978. With all rhe hopes In 1979, USD joined the Division I ranks backs on the Toreros. of a golden season riding - the collegiate equivalent of the major leagues on the final game, as - and in 1985 became part of the West Coast rhei r friends and cl ass- Conference. Cunningham's reams knocked on hangin g on to win rhe WCC West Division. mates collected their diplomas, the Toreros d1e door of the wee championship several To earn rhe championship, however, and stumbled early on and fe ll behind by rwo rimes, bur never claimed the ride. have a shot at maki ng it to rhe Coll ege runs. In the top of the eighth inning, the When Cunningham retired in 1998, new World Series , the Toreros had to defeat rea m was down to its final six ours of the head coach Rich Hill rook over with a mission Pepperdine University, first-place finishers in season - and the las t chance for the players to rake the ream where it had never been rhe WCC Coast Division, in a three-game to prove they were as good as they told before - to a WCC championship. A former series that culminated on graduation day. themselves they co uld be. coach at his alma mater, California Lutheran

20 USO M AGA Z I N E in T housand Oaks, Cali£, where he compiled teammate. A few games a 194-76 record in six seasons, Hill had com­ lacer, in a regular-season pleted his fifth year of coaching at the march-up against Universiry of San Francisco when the USD Pepperdine, second base­ job opened up. man Mike McCoy severely Within four years, Hill recruited players sprained his wrist on a and a coaching staff who nor only were check-swing. Hill was expected co challenge for the ride, bur co forced co juggle his line-up claim ic. Selected by che WCC coaches in and send less-experienced a preseason poll as che probable ride winner, players co the infield, and the 2002 Toreros included pitcher Barrett, suddenly the Torero jugger­ who as a sophomore cook first-ream conference naut was more of a jalopy. honors, pitcher-outfielder Tom Caple, who As the ream headed into The Toreros gather for prayer before a home game against Coll egiate Baseball predicted would be the a key home series in mid­ San Diego State University. WCC Player of the Year, power-hitting third April against Santa Clara - baseman David Bagley and right fielder Joe having lost four of che previous six games "Ricky is a great athlete, but the really Lima, a versatile player who scarred at three and dropped co second place in the West great thing is that he doesn 't rely only on different positions in his fo ur years at USD. Division - seniors Assael and Lima called a his athleti c ability," Hill says . "He is a very The ream appeared at first co be fulfilling players-only meeting. T he upperclassmen focused individual and he works very hard knew if they didn't seep up, the year would che prophecy. By lace March, with a 25-6 to make himself better. He knew we were scare char included a season-opening 10- be a soon-forgotten memory of what could counting on him to be solid every time game winning streak and a victory over have been. out, and he responded to that incredibly crosstown rival San Diego Scace Universiry, "Ir wasn't one of chose things where yo u well. He lifted the whole team ." Baseball America magazine ranked the ream call our the guys who aren't doing their jobs, Bagley says he always breathed easier 15th in the nation, the highest racing ever bur we said, 'We're che best ream chis school seeing Barrett's name in the lineup, know­ fo r a USD baseball squad. A spot in the has ever had, and we need co scare playing N CAA Tournament seemed assured. like ic,' " Barrett recalls. "We had some ing he and his teammates' job would be In the same week the rankings came our, inj uries, bur che guys who filled in were much easier. however, the baseball gods turned their backs doing a good job. We were in a slump, just "He 's got a great arm, but what I like is on the Toreros. Shorcscop Ben Quinto broke not playing smart baseball, so ic was good that he is a bulldog," Bagley says . "He bat­ his jaw in a bizarre on-field collision with a char Joe and S.C. snapped us our of char. " tles and battles and isn't afraid of anyone. It was great to go out there knowing the other team would be lucky to get any runs at all. " TH! GOLDH l\1U1 Barrett faced a mountain of pressure Midway through the season, pitcher Ricky this season, but he handled it coolly. Barrett was scouted by 29 of the 30 major league teams. If anyone could help snap the slump, When he took the mound, he threw out Ricky Barrett could . USD's dream of win­ thoughts of the major league scouts in the ning its first wee title rested in large part stands - all the 20-year-old thought on his powerful left arm . The junior was about was winning the game. coming off a 2001 season that included "It (a pro career) will take care of itself," a 9-3 record and attracted serious atten­ Barrett sa id after a mid-season practice at tion from major league scouts - midway Cunningham Stadium. "There will be time through the 2002 season , Barrett had to deal with that after the season . This received pre-draft questionnaires from team has a chance to do something spe­ 29 of the 30 major league teams . cial, so I'm just doing everyth ing I can to By the April 12 game against Santa contribute and enjoy it. " Clara, Barrett had compiled a 6-1 record In an era when mediocre pitchers land and was expected to give the Toreros a multi-million dollar signing bonuses and win whenever he took the mound . The lean players' egos swell to the size of stad iums, six-foot Sacramento native had a fastball Barrett's team-first attitude - shared by all that was routinely clocked at a major­ the Toreros - made this group spec ial. league caliber 90 miles per hour, and he "This team got along better than any could make the knees of hitters buckle club we've had," says assistant coach with a curveball so biting that teammate Chris Cannizzaro, who, after a 13-year Lima once described it as "unfair." major league career that included a stint

SUMMER 2002 21 with the San Diego Padres, knows how egos can tear teams apart. "These guys wanted to do well for themselves, but they also didn't want to let their teammates down. There weren't any prima donnas out there."

fl'li or surprisingly, Barrett was handed the ~ll ball for the opener of the make-or-break three-game series against Santa Clara on April 12. And after the players-only meeting, a different Toreros team took the field . Their bats came alive and they fielded like All-Scars, dumping Santa Clara 13-5 in the first game behind Barrett's strong perform­ ance. After a Saturday win in extra innings, USD looked forward to a sweep and momemum for an upcoming road trip. But much like their up-and-down season, the Toreros in the end couldn't solve the Santa Clara pitching and dropped the final game, 7-2. "Two steps forward and one seep back," says Hill. "We had to remind ourselves char winning is a big thing made up of a lot of little things, and we were not doing the little things consistently." team meetings for sub-par performances. Whatever signs of strength the Toreros But the Long Beach fiasco did not provoke showed against Santa Clara quickly disap­ a Hill outburst. In fact, he dismissed the peared on the ensuing road trip. The ream In the locker room before that long bus game as just a bump in the road . lost two of three ro mediocre Sc. Mary's in ride home, the players prepared for a "I told the guys the sooner we forgot northern California, then stopped on the tongue-lashing from their coach . Hill has this game the better, " he says. "We popped way home for a non-conference game against an intensity more characteristic of a foot­ a movie in the VCR on the bus ride home, perennial power Long Beach State. ball or hockey coach - or a military and that was that. We went back to prac­ Maybe they should have kept heading commander - than a baseball manager. tice and back to work." south on the 405 freeway. The Toreros lost He loathes excuses and has never been If baseball is a business, than Hill is the 21-3, their worst beating of the season. reluctant to call out individual players in ultimate CEO. He approaches the game and his players analytically, examining the pros and cons of his lineup before each game, running efficient practices that emphasize the basics. Most of all, he examines himself as a coach . "After a game, Rich will analyze and evaluate what happened, especially if he feels it was a move he made that lost the game, " says his wife, Lori . "But he is never unpleasant, and he has a great ability to channel that energy in a positive way. " As a father of two and a former col­ lege player, Hill knows he is more than a baseball coach - he is a mentor to student-athletes who come to USD for an education first, the chance to play ball second. He keeps a sharp eye on his players in the classroom: anyone

22 USO M AGAZ I NE with a cumulative grade-point average of players' families. Seats to Torero games 2 .5 or less attends si x hours of study hall go for whatever the fan wants to pay, per week. though most pony up the $5 suggested "Our guys know we are serious about donation. No official attendance figures winning, and they know they' re at a uni­ are kept, but the best guess at an average versity that won't give them an inch aca­ crowd hovers around 100. demically because they play baseball," "We don't have team managers and Hill says . field maintenance people and a lot of the other luxuries of some schools," Hill says . "We had to remind ourselves that "We have to do it all winning is a big thing made up of a ourselves . Would we like to have all those lot of little things." - Coach Rich Hill things? Sure, but we will do whatever it takes to be successful. " Hill isn't wound too tightly - he even cranks up alternative rock station 91 X on Jl\ frer the embarrassing loss in Long Beach, win. The team had earned its first series the field's loudspeakers during practice - If\\ the Toreros prepared for the first of three sweep since mid-March. but the work ethic is always there. It's not games at home against conference rival Gon­ "We were finally playing like we knew we uncommon to see a dozen Toreros take zaga on April 26. McCoy, his wrist heavily could," says Lima. "We didn't have a lot of extra batting practice before a scheduled caped, was back at second base, his first rime superstars on this team, so everyone had to workout, and the coaches work with play­ on the field since the team entered the rocky contribute." ers individually long after the rest of the stretch in which it lost eight of 13 games. The Toreros carried the momentum from team hits the showers . lntrasquad games Heeding Hill's admonitions to forget Long the sweep of Gonzaga up the road to Los often are as competitive as the real thing . Beach, USD won the first game, 11-5, and Angeles, where they took two of three from The players also are responsible for took the second game, 7-3, behind Barrett's Loyola Marymount. They returned home maintaining the Cunningham Stadium pitching. On Sunday, freshman pitcher Sean needing to duplicate that result against fi eld . After Barrett won his league-leading Warlop allowed only two runs through eight second-place Portland to claim the West seventh game of the year against Santa innings, and Lima, Jason Marian and Eric Division tide - the first step toward the Clara, the major-league prospect spent Verdugo chipped in RBI base hits for a 3-2 wee championship. the hour before the next game raking the dirt, chalking the foul lines and watering the infield. It's all a part of Hill's team-first philoso­ phy and "whatever it takes" credo - and a side-effect of playing ball for a smaller program. " It's not that uncommon in college base­ ball," Hill says of the field-maintenance duties, although Barrett says he's caught a few perplexed expressions when the visiting dugout is filled with players from larger programs like San Diego State University and USC. Groundskeeping chores are only part of the off-the-diamond duties - uniforms are washed every week by the losing players in the intrasquad game. The universi­ ty's funding for the baseball program - comparable to most other wee schools but a drop in the bucket compared to many major programs - is supplemented by donations that come largely from the

S U M M ER 2 0 0 2 23 One more rime, the players climbed Toreros rhe West Division title. aboard the roller coaster ride char was their 0 n the weekend of the May 17-19 series, season. They dropped the first game by a players huddled around their computers, single run, bur roared back to rake the next scouring the Internet for updates, rooting on game, 13-4. Confidently heading into the LMU, saying silent prayers. On Saturday, the final game and needing a win to clinch the baseball gods smiled - LMU topped Portland division ri rle, the Toreros were srunned to 8-5, and the Toreros had won the ride. find themselves trailing 8 to O in the ninth The fo ll owing Tuesday the ream assem­ bled at Cunningham Stadium to go back We didn't have a lot of superstars on this to work. The cham- team, so everyone had to contribute. pionship was at hand. - Senior Joe Lima

inning. Donning their rally caps, they scored five runs and had the eying run at rhe plate when rhe roller coaster broke down. USD No Torero player was better equipped to lose, 8-5. ride the emotional roller coaster of the The Toreros had come a long way back 2002 season than David Bagley. The from the brink, bur the ream's destiny was sophomore fin ished the season tied for our of their hands. They finished tied for third in the conference in both batting first place with Portland. Loyola Marymounr average and RBI , and led USD in home University was scheduled to play its final runs and slugging percentage. But a year three games against Portland, and by win­ earlier, the Rancho Bernardo High grad ning just one game LMU could drop was wondering if he would ever play "The doctors never figured it out," Portland into second place and give rhe baseball again. Bagley says of the virus that ravaged him throughout the 200 l season , sapping his energy and causing him to lose 30 pounds. "At first I figured it was the flu , but after a while it was obvious something was pretty wrong ." For 14 months, Bagley struggled to attend classes , let alone play baseball. He was given a medical exemption by the team while he worked to regain the pounds, downing high-carb meals and spending long hours in the weight room - but to no avail. "There were times it got pretty scary," he says . "I kept wondering what was wrong and why doctor after doctor couldn 't help. Sometimes I didn't even worry about baseball, I just wondered if I would ever be normal again." Incredibly, throughout the ordeal, Bagley made virtually every practice, even when his participation was limited to Cann izzaro hitting him a few ground balls on the side.

lt(!)JW SWED !l IS Coach Rich Hill gave himself a few minutes to celebrate the championship with kids Lindsey and Robbie before getting back t o work.

24 US D M AG AZ I N E " He came out when he was just si ck "-([ o moment m a as a dog," says Bagley's father, Ken . flt season of great "A lot of kids wouldn't have done that, moments was as sweet but no one could keep David away. to Bagley as the eighth Sometimes he'd come and just sit in inning at Pepperdine. the dugout and watch, but he was As he watched team­ there." mate Assael walk co rhe Gradually, the scales showed the plate, Bagley knew the odds were against ye t weight coming back. By the time the another miracle come­ 2002 season began, Bagley was back back. Bur he also knew at third base and intimidating opposing his teammates, like pitchers when he came to the plate. himself, refused to quit. " It was tough," he says of enduring the Assael pounded a illness, " but I can honestly say I appreci­ double, driving in ate baseball more because of it. We had freshman Freddie Sandoval and setting up a As his teammates hugged and high-fived, some rough times in the season, and rally in which the Toreros built a two-run senior Joe Lima clutched his graduation before I was sick I probably would have lead. This rime rhe lead held up, and in dra­ mortar board in the same hand as his cham­ ,, dealt with it differently, let it get me down matic fashion USD won its first wee pionship plaque, and hugged his dad in , or panic. But there were times when I championship. The outpouring of emotion front of the Torero dugout. thought I'd never get back on the field, on the fi eld eas il y rivaled rh e joy felt by the "(To be at commencement) would have so I savored every bit of (th is season) ." graduates in Alcala Park that day. been nice," Lima says, "but I didn't feel bad continued on page 33

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Class Notes ogy rendered the service husba nd, Ca rl , is a retired American . A long-time member of Airlines captain, and rogether rhey Ind Community Center's are bui lding a two-seater Lanca ir of directors, she was airplane, sim il ar to the one Erik med executive director of the Lindbergh Aew along his grandfa­ group last year. rh er's histo ri c ro ure. During most of her school that provides servfc and work years, Morton coped 1961 1966 UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI opportunities for the blind - without the assistance and serv- UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI Diane (Anderson) Malowney Tom Gentiella recently rerired would have to be able to see to ices that are more available is director of communicarions for as a Deparrmenr of Defense Navy the job done. today, such as Braille translator StarRise Communicarions and owns educarion adviser afrer 15 years. He her own business, IMA Hero Bears, software, elec­ is now the medical library director which makes teddy bears of famous tronic books and ar Deaco ness Nashoba Hospira! in dness Doesn't Limit heroes such as Abe Lincoln and Ayer, Mass. Tom and his wife have the equal access Thomas Edison for edu carional 's Horizons eight grandch il dren , whom rhey guarantees estab­ purposes. Diane and her husband, drive around in rhei r PT Cruiser. 1 was quite wrong. When lished by the 1990 Americans Thomas Malowney (J.D. '69), Morton walked into her office at with Disabilities Act. But she 1963 have a daughrer, Kathy, who works in rhe business, which can be found San Diego's Blind Community spends little time on sympathy UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI ar http:/ /vvww.imahero.com. Center - accompanied by her for herself, instead focusing Ralph Fear rerired in March afrer 32 years as a deputy disrricr arrorn ey guide dog, a black lab named on those served by the Blind for San Diego County, where he Elaine - and extended her hand Community Center, many of handled all types of criminal prose­ in greeting, she quickly made me whom are losing their sight curion. Ralph and his wife , Sue, understand that lack of sight due to age. whose two sons graduated from Sama Clara Univers ity, plan ro do hasn't limited her ability to help "I was born blind, so I never volunreer work and rrave l. T heir others with the same disability. knew what it was like to see," first sto p was New Castle, Ind. , to Morton has been almost totally says Morton, who lost most of 1975 run rhe furnirure srore of friend s blind since birth. She earned a her sight when she was placed GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI Duane and Ruth Grammar '68, Lance Heizer (J.D.) rerired in bachelor's degree in Spanish from in an oxygen- ri ch incubator after so the couple can attend the college January afrer years as a deputy dis­ birth, a not grad uation of their daughter in 25 USO in 1975, using Braille-tran­ unusual story in rricr atto rney in Santa Clara Coun ty, Colorado. scribed textbooks when possible the 1950s. "I knew it would be the last 14 years of wh ich he rep re­ and getting help with note-taking hard for me, but I realized early 1964 sented abused and neglected children. He is now a studenr ar rhe Church and other logistics from her par­ on that I could do things with­ UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI Divinity School of the Pacific in ents, professors and friends. She out seeing. It's a lot scarier for Delle Willett Stattin is director Berkeley pursu ing a master's in divi n­ ran her own home-based busi­ of marketing at the San Diego people who suddenly are losing ity degree. He plans on becoming Natural Histo ry Museum. Her ness, a daytime answering service, their sight and have to find a an ordained Ep iscopal priest. fo r 15 years, before voice-mail way to figure it all out."

26 US D MAG AZ I N E Lee Morton spends a quiet moment with guide dog Elaine.

Morton envisions the Blind their interests and match them its funding to finish the project "The majority of our board Community Center as a place up with others. They start to and lost many of its volunteers of directors and our staff is where people come together to learn that they can go on." during the transition. In addition blind, so we know that people figure out how to cope without The opportunities for Morton to running the building, taking are watching to see how we do," sight. The organization, funded to foster this contact are growing, care of the budget and speaking Morton says. "We're showing ~r solely by private donations, is but still limited. The Blind Com- to community groups, Morton is that blindness isn't something designed to pick up where gov- munity Center in July 2000 opened slowly bringing back the educa- you have to fear. If you lose ernment-sponso red skills and a new, desperately needed three- tional, social and recreational your sight, you don't give up. rehabilitation programs leave off. story building in Balboa Park. The opportunities that were lost, You figure it out, you find a way, "A lot of blind people are at facility includes a talking book including a youth program, more and you keep on trying." home, isolated and miserable," library, a Braille transcription computer training and, eventually, For information about the Blind Morton says. "I try to get them service and a computer lab with enough classes and activities to Community Center, call (6 I 9) 2 98- to come to at least one of our voice-recognition software, but keep the building humming seven 5021. events so I can fi nd out about the group used a large portion of days a week.

SUMM ER 2 00 2 27 activities, so there will likely be something for everyone. A lot of student groups like the United Front and Alcala Club will have something going on, and there will be reunion areas for the individual sororities." Yousko says even the Saturday evening dinner and dance will have a familiar ring. "We're borrowing the luau­ casino night theme from fresh­ man orientation," he says. "The 002 dinner-dance always has been a Come Back d See USD for Yourself formal affair, but this year we've decided to welcome alumni back to campus in much the same way f you haven't seen USO lately, few years, I think alumni who reestablish their individual ties to they we re welcomed as students. you haven't seen USO. haven't been back in a while will the university. I I think it's going to be a lot of fun: ' That's the idea behind this be surprised." "College is different th ings to year's Homecoming celebration, Yousko says this year's event different people," he says. "We're planned for Nov. 8 to I 0. will focus on helping graduates going to have group-specific To illustrate the point, the tradi­ tional Friday welcome reception Reunion events are planned will be held at the Joan B. Kroc for the alumni classes of /957, Institute of Peace and Justice, /962, /967, /972, 1977, /982 I 987, I 992 and I 997. To find which opened its doors last fall out how you can get involved on the west end of campus. with 2002 Homecoming week­ "Most alums know about end, Nov. 8 to I 0, call the the IPJ , but very few have seen Office of Alumni Relations it," says Rich Yousko '87, the at (619) 260-48/9. Homecoming chai r. "Homecom­ ing activities usually have been held on the east side, by the football stadium and the soccer field , but we want to expose alumni to more of the changes From top, clockwise:The rotunda of the Kroc Institute for on campus. There has been so Peace and Justice; the distinctive IPJ spires; the new stadium much happening over the last scoreboard; and the Jenny Craig Pavilion.

28 U S D M AGAZ J NE 1976 fo r Sr. Anthony Malankara Miss ion in Portland, where he li ves with whom he has a company, Lost GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI in Olympia, Wash., where he li ves wife Maureen and daughter Glove Film Productions. Judith A. Wenker Q.O .) retired with his wife, Heather. Haley, I 8 months. from her senior counsel position with Texaco Inc., and returned to GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI San Diego, where she is of counsel The Rev. John Carriero (M.Ed.) Kimberly Kramer (M.B.A.) is with the law firm of Majors and is a guidance counselor at McQuaid vice president and client adviser for Fox, specializi ng in environmental Jesuit Hi gh School in Roches ter, the Ligonier Valley office of PNC -~~., co mpli ance and Superfund matters. N.Y., where he "s ings the praises of Advisors, a financial se rvices group . 1990s USO" to his students. Ki mberly previously worked fo r 1979 Wells Fargo Bank as vice president 1990 UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI 1985 and loan ream leader in San Diego. UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI Paul Francoeur and his wife UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI She li ves in Cook Township in Mark and Kelley (Jewell) Bale '89 Stephanie live in Yorba Linda, John Kownacki opened Pennsylvania with her husband live in La Jolla, where Mark is busi­ Cal if., where Paul is western region­ Performance Laser Vision Cemer and two daughters .... Michael G. ness development manager for al sales manager for an Intern et­ in La Jolla, where he specializes in Vranicar Q.O.) rece ntly joined e. Digi ral Corp .... Brent Barber based human resources benefits Lasik surgery. He lives in Del Mar th e law firm of Fitch, Even, Tabin is doing a fellowship in pediatric co mpan y. with his wife of 15 years, Darcy, and Flannery in Chicago, where he ca rdiology. He lives in Portland, and th eir children, Cody, 14, and practices parent Litigation . O re., with wife Bridger and so n Jordan Lyn, 12. Ben, 2 .... Bill Berger and his 1988 wife Laura have returned to Tucson, 1986 UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI Ariz., wirh their children, Lauren, 5, UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI Kathryn (Jenista) Davis is on Henry, 3, and Jack, I. Bill left pri­ Hilary Noskin will be attending a two-year leave from her job as a vate practice in Texas to become an the law school at th e University of Aighr attendant for United Airlines assistant professor of rad iology at New Mexico starting rhis fall. to care for her twin I-year-old boys, the University of Arizona .... Jeff 1980 Andrew James and Jason Kenneth, Collins is a civil defense attorney UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI with husband Craig. and a parrner at Jones, Skelton & Tom Leyva recently joined the David Tiedemann (Ed. D.) is Hochuli in Phoenix. He and wife Miss ion Federal Credit Union director of faculty computing and 1989 Rebecca have a son, Ethan, 1. ... Se rvice Corporation as its chief media services at Syracuse Univer­ UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI Tom J. Davis recently returned executive officer, res ponsible for sity in New York and also reaches David King is a special agent super­ from an Operation Enduring overseeing the investment depart­ continuing education and graduate visor for the California Departmem Freedom tour aboard the USS Carl mem and financial planning. courses on vid_eoconferencing. of Justice in San Diego. He and his Vinson. Tom, wife Mindi and their Tom and his wife, Caren, have wife, Kimbe rl y, a televisio n reporter family now live in San Diego, where two teenagers and live in La Jolla, 1987 for NBC 7/39 in San Diego, have Tom is srarioned ar North Island where To m manages youth baseball UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI two children, Cameron, 3, and Naval Air Station .... William and softball reams. Robert Blodgett chronicled his Karly, 1. ... Robert LaPorta Jr.'s Hamby is rhe co mmanding office r perso nal sto ri es as a wo rkin g father an im ated short film, "The Long of rhe Bakersfield Marine Reserve 19 81 who focuses on his fami ly while Walk, " was selected for Robert Unit, Bulk Fuel Company A, UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI climbing the co rporate ladder in DeNiro's New York Tribeca Film Sixth Engineer Support Battalion . M ark Garibaldi recently left his his book Family First. A director Festival in May, one of 25 chosen Wi lliam, who is a prosecutor with pos iti on as a deputy district attorney of communicarions for Peregrine our of 800 submissions. In addition, rh e Kern County Disrricr Attorney's in Bakersfield, Calif., after 11 years Systems, Inc., Robert and hi s wife, Robert's collaboration as producer Office, recently moved into a to pursue his dream of scarring a Celeste, have four boys: Zachary, 7, and actor in the full- length feature new home with his wife, Jana .... self-help program for teen-agers. Garrett, 6, Matthew, 2, and Mark, 6 film "One Man's Ce iling" is among Claudine Sherman Q.D. '96) From his experience working with months . .. . Bill Bradley opened the 15 films selected co compete in li ves in Orange Coun ty, Calif., troubled youth in the juve nile his own executive search business, the feature category of the same fes­ where she practices employment system, Mark created "The Garo William Thomas Associates, in tival. Robert worked on rhe film and labor law at Friedman, Method of Meneal Firness," a pro­ November in Paramus, N.J. ... with his brother, Richard, with Peterson, Srroffe & Gerard. gram crafted to promote self-esteem, Niamh Foley-Homan (M.A.'89) academi c performance and athletic and husband Marc Homan ab ili ty.... Mark Hanson recently recently moved from Newport, R.I., was elected to tl1e town commiss ion wh ere Marc received his master's TELL US ABOUT IT of the Jupiter In let Beach Colony, degree from the Naval War Coll ege, Send class notes to one of the following addresses, po pulation 350, in Florida. Mark co Washington D.C. Ni amh is a and we'll get it in USD Magazine as soon as and his wife, Wendy, have two sray-ar-home mom to daughter possible. Class notes are edited for space, children, Jillian, 3, and Matthew, I. Siobhan, 3, and so n Declan , 9 and only wedding information, not montl1s. Niamh writes: "Can yo u engagements, will be published. 1983 believe we graduated 15 years ago? E-mail: [email protected] UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI Join us Homecoming weekend, The Rev. Michael Durka was Nov. 8-10, for a chance to catch orda ined in 1997 by the Byzamine up in person. Let's see if 1987 Catholics and was received last year can have the best showing of the University of San Diego by rhe Oriemal Orthodox as a priest reunion classes." ... Mark Veals is 5998 Alcala Park a controller for a real esrare developer San Diego, CA 921 I 0

SUMMER 2002 29 Petia (left} and Lina Yanchulova dive for the ball during practice at Mission Beach.

HERE ARE CER­ says Petia who was a two-time All AIN BENEFITS TO Yanchulova, 24, American while at USD, ING ONE OF ONLY a 2000 USD graduate. She and leading the university to TWO SISTER TEAMS her sister, Lina, are among the back-to-back West Coast THE WORLD TO top I5 teams on the pro Beach Conference titles and four play professional beach volleyball. Volleyball World Tour. straight NCAA Tournament You can borrow each other's "You know," adds Lina, 27, appearances. "We won 17-15, clothes without having to tell, "that's still your sister after the which shows, I guess, how tough sister teams can be." Siblings Take World Stage The sisters lost in the next player - the Yanchulova sisters round, finishing 17th, an impres­ in Beach Volleyball know that a victory is at hand. sive showing considering they Their strategy was put to a had been playing beach volleyball sleep in the same bed when the game, and you just can't say unique test during the 2000 for only two years at the time, hotel messes up your reserva­ goodbye. You 'll still be sleeping Sydney Olympics, where the and were initially ranked 70th in tion and know instinctively together in the same room, sisters played for their native the world. where the other will be when eating together, hanging out country of Bulgaria just months Growing up in the Bulgarian your opponent drills a hard spike together. There is a sister bond after Petia graduated from USD. capitol of Sofia, the girls were led over the net. that can't be broken." In their debut as the first beach to volleyball by their father, a And on those rare occasions That bond is part of what volleyball team ever fielded by member of the Bulgarian rowing when you lose, having a sister makes the sisters so successful their country, the Yanchulovas team in 1972, and their mother, a next to you is the best benefit in beach volleyball , a sport in played a team from the Netherlands competitive skier. Their father of all. which breaking the connection in the initial round - the only knew the girls would be a natural "Because she knows what I'm between your two opponents is other sister duo on the circuit. for volleyball - Lina stood 5 thinking most of the time, we can the primary strategy. By getting "It was sort of like playing feet I I inches at age 14, with just look at each other and know the other team bickering - ourselves, because we couldn't Petia shooting up to nearly that we don't need to say anything," usually by exploiting the weaker break them up;' explains Petia, height at about the same age .

30 USD MA GAZ I NE Their success at indoor vol­ 1991 199.5 leyball landed Lina a scholarship UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI Lisa J. (Multz) Knudsen Timothy James Lang earned to the University of Idaho in (M .F. C.C. '95) lives with her hus­ his docrorate in atmospheric science 1992, with Petia following her band, Jim, and chi ldren Cole, 3, at Colorado State Un iversity, and sister to the United States in and Kare, 1. Lisa is a stay-at-home currently is doing pose-doctoral 1996. After Lina graduated from mom who also is an adjunct profes­ research at Harvard. college, she fell in love with sor at Adams State College, and says 1000 she looks forward to resuming her 1996 beach volleyball and moved to UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI career as a marriage and family ther­ UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI San Diego to be closer to Petia Jennifer S. Remensperger is a apist once the children start school. Kristen R. Huffaker is a phar­ student at rhe veterinary school at and the sand. The family was ... David Krippner graduated macy consultant for Med4Home UC Davis. reunited in 1998 when the girls' in May from Loyola Law School in Pharmacy in Liberty, Mo. parents won a green card Los Angeles and clerked at Santa 1001 Ana Superior Court, where he wrote through the immigration lottery 1998 UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI tentative opinions for the full panel UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI and moved to San Diego, where Quoc V. Le received his commission of judges .... Harry Ryan, who Deborah A. Hutchinson is a as a naval officer in Pensacola, Fla. they manage an apartment com­ owns the coffee contract ar La docroral student in ecological sci­ plex and their daughters' career. Paloma, the eatery in the Joan B. ences at Old Dominion University 1001 Anna Taylor While Lina loves the freedom Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, in Norfolk, Va .... GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI and independence of two-person recently donated a portion of his Houser is a district analyst for Beat Ammann li ves in company's proceeds ro USD's Office GAP, Inc., in San Francisco .... beach volleyball, Petia was a Switzerland and reports his M.B.A. of Community Service Learning. Jennifer L. Levey recently earned degree has earned him "a tremen­ to ugher sell. Petia anticipated her master's degree in international dous amount of respect" in rhe she'd be an indoor volleyball GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI environmental policy at the Monterrey Swiss business community. O lympian after USO, but never Brenda Vanderpool (M.Ed.) (Calif.) Institute for International fi gured on the beach version works for rhe University of Studies . ... Jeremy Long is work­ Memphis as a sire consultant ro ing ar a marine field station ou tside until she watched her sister play special education teachers in the Bergen, Norway, performing in the 1997 world championships Memphis schools. research for his dissertation on a in Los Angeles. tiny form of seaweed. Jeremy and ~...... 1993 his wife, Heidi, make rheir perma­ i11i.t "Something clicked for her;' Marriages Li na says. "I had a different part­ UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI nent home base in Savannah, Ga. Jim and Stephanie (Derington ... Zac and Michelle (Northrop) ner at the time, but I needed a UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI '94) Abbott live in Rancho Santa Missler live in Cambria, Calif., Laura Dostal '86 wed Troy Bulgarian partner if I wanted to Fe, Cali f. Jim recencly launched his where Michelle is a school psychologist. Hendrickson on Sepe. 22 ar Mount pl ay in the Olympics. Petia and I own hedge fund. Stephanie recently ... Roy D. Villareal is assistant Woodson Country Club in Ramona, al ways thought we would play earned her M.B.A. from Pepperdine chief of rhe U.S. Border Patrol in Calif. Laura is a buyer for TRW in door, but I looked at her after University. ... Julie (Underhill) Washington D.C. Roy reports he Radios Systems, and Troy is a Navy Butscher and husband Mark live "is truly purring" his education to that tournament and said 'you're diver assigned to submarine rescue. in Littleton, Colo., wirh their son good use professionally, bur his "core They live in Rancho Bernardo, Calif. Bulgarian, let's do this."' Andrew, 1.... Derek Mason is an classes failed ro address" the rudiments ... Sean Pickett '88 married They never looked back.This institutional relationship manager of his other career as a new fathe r. Julie Hamman of Pleasant Hill, summer they'll criss-cross the for First Mercantile Trust Company Calif. , on April 13 in Benicia, Calif. gl obe and play in tournaments, in Memphis. 1999 Sean is a lead systems analyst for UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI hoping to ratchet up their rank­ Indus International in San Francisco. GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI Geraldine M. Dimaano briefly ... Jennifer Schmitz '92 and ing and land a higher seed in the Lyn Shippey (Ed.D.) is working worked as a marketing assistant - Patrick Awad '94 were married 2004 Athens Olympics. In the on a book, and updating and revis­ long enough to decide she wanted a in July in Mammoth Lakes, Cal if. meantime, they'll continue to ing a reading program. "more fulfilling job." She went back Jen is a firsr grade reacher and perfect their sister act - both ro school and is now a third-grade Keith is a financial analyse. ... 1994 reacher in Phoenix .... Nellie on and off the beach. Tom Gambon '93 wed Angi Vesr UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI (Rosales) Dougherty and on Sept. 15 in Boulder, Colo. Tom "Sometimes I want to be the Julie (Boscamp) Chavez gradu­ husband Chris li ve in San Diego is director for financial planning and little sister and be told what to ated in May with a law degree with their 2-year-old son, Jayce analysis for SrarTek, Inc. , in Denver, do," says Lina, throwing a side­ from the Univers ity of Arizona in Christopher. Nellie is an academic and Angi is a flight attendant for ways glance to her sister as they Tucson, where she lives with her counselor in rhe reacher education United Airlines .... Nawzat husband of 18 months, Robert. .. . program at Mesa College, and Chris head across the sand. Kattan '95 wed Chris Dickinson Amy (Gunness) Destefani and will complete studies at USO for his "OK," yells Petia, "do IO laps!" on June 22, 2001 , in Toluca Lake, husband Robert '97 have rwo business degree rhis fall. ... Navy Calif. Nawzat rw,s the U.S. offices daughters, Marissa, 3, and Natalie Ensign Brian Weatherup recent­ of Pure Conepr, a U.K.-based company Ann , born last October. Amy is ly received his commission as a rhar manufactures personal care raking time off from reaching to be naval officer after completing products, and Chris is a producer a stay-at-home mom . Officer Candidate School in at E! Entertainment Television . ... Pensacola, Fla.

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their second daughter, Charlotte Louise, lase April. Big sister Ka re is 2 .... Sean '90 and Suzanne (Bolton) Southard '91 wel­ comed rheir daughter, Lauren - -Births~ .- Margaret, on Dec. 5. Big brother William turned 2 in Apri l. ... Dayna (Nashert) Dunnagan William (Jim) Washam '93 and '86 and husband James were wife Tisha celebrated rhe birth of blessed with their first child, Abigail James Tyler lase December. T he Ellen, lase November. The fam ily family li ves in San Diego. lives in Fort Worth, Texas, where Dayna is a part-time sales manager GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI for American Ai rl ines .... Matt Charlie Hrvatin '91 Q.D.) and Huarte '89 and his wife , Heather, wife Kim were blessed with a so n, recently welcomed daughter Sophia Trey Jackson, lase January. The fa mi­ Sarah to their home in Vi lla Park, ly lives in Phoenix, where Charlie is Calif., joining sons Zack, 6, and clubhouse manager for the 2001 Luke, 4. Matt is a division manager World Series champion Arizona Diamondbacks. ore than 500 people attended the 2002 Author E. Hughes for rwo fam il y-owned companies, Arizona T ile and Santa Fe Collection. Career Achievement Awards on May I I at the Manchester M ... Julie {Thurman) (M.A. '93) Hyatt Hotel in downtown San Diego. The eighth annual celebra­ and David Francisco '97 were In Memoriam tion held a special surprise - a tribute to especially blessed wi th the birch Professor Gisela Sulzmann, who Janet Rodgers, the retiring dean of the School of their daughter Emma Faith on taught German at USO for 20 years of Nursing. Perhaps no one was as surprised Sepe. 12. Julie reports her brother, a before retiring in 1997, passed away Pentagon employee, survived the as Rodgers, who was out of her seat when April 9. Remembrance messages terrorist attacks rhe day before "by can be sent to her sister, Brunhilde the tribute was announced. Rodgers made it the grace of God." Julie works in H eep, Wundes Ser. 11 , 42655 back, however, to enjoy an especially appro­ the student affairs office at the Solingen, Germany.. .. Jose Marie priate song dedicated to her and husband University of La Verne (Calif.) and Cachuela, Jr., '64, a 25-year vet­ Terry, the Beatles classic "Here, There and David is a counselor assistant at eran of the U.S. Air Force, an ai rl ine Saddleback Community College . ... Everywhere." pi lot and an acror, passed away Mary (Bergen) Donlevy '92 Apri l 30 from pancreatic cancer. He This year's recipients were (above from and husband Jeff celebrated the was 61. Jose was a founder of the left): Bill Gore '69, special agent in charge of the San Diego FBI ; birth of their first child, Nathan Phi Kappa Theta fraternity at USO, Ruth Grendel! '81 , '91 (M .N.Sc., D.N.Sc.), nursing professor at Lewis, on April 14 .... Lara a cheerleader, and was an active par­ Point Loma Nazarene University; Andres Garza Herrera '94 (M.B.A.), (Smith) Blair '93 and husband ticipant in al umni activities, helping Dave became rhe proud parents of co-owner of Xignux Corporation; Lynn Schenk '70 Q.D.), chief organize Homecoming and support­ Rachael Mae last August. T he new ing 1960s al umni events. Jose of staff to Gov. Gray Davis; and Judy Rauner '95 (Ed.D.), USD's baby joins older siste r Katie in received a master's degree from director of community service-learning. Not pictured is David keeping mom company during her Auburn University and was a mem­ Garza Herrera '97 (M .B.A.) . reaching hiatus . ... Lief Kaiper '93 ber of the V.F.W, the Pau Hana The event was sponsored by Donald and Darlene Shiley, and wife Kathy were blessed with Koa Chapter of Retired Officers their first child, Shane Peter, on Jan. Sandicast, the Tsakopoulos family, Gordon Biersch and Coca-Cola. Association in Hawaii, and Screen 27. T he fam ily lives in Concord, Actors Guild. Services were held Calif., where Lief is a business at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic development manager at Degenkolb Church in Carlsbad, Cal if., with the Benjamin Mendoza ' 96 wed ... Kara Hogan '99 and Michael Engineers .... Jeff and Selina Rev. Donald Coleman '69 and Olga Sanches De La Vega on June 8 Dori a were married May 26, 2001, (Valdivia) Knudsen '97 wel­ rhe Rev. Peter McGuine '8S in Fo unders Chapel. ... Nicole in Vai l, Colo. They live in Omaha, comed their first child, Madelynn officiating. Jose is survived by his Messineo '96 wed Sean Anthony Neb., where Kara works for Bear Elizabeth, on August 30. T he fam ily wife , Cynthia, a son, rwo daughters, ofLirdero n, Colo., on Nov. 3 in Properties, Inc., a fam il y-owned lives in suburban Sr. Louis, where and several grandchildren .... Founders Chapel. Nicole is an commercial real estate business, Jeff is a senior financial analyst for Katherine (Crafts) Young attorney with Tobin Lucks, a work­ and Michael is attending law •as Express Scriprs. Sel ina works from passed away Jan. 23 after a five-yea r ers compensation defense fi rm in school. ... Erin Fleming ' 01 home for GE Capital Card Services. battle with colon cancer. She is sur­ Irvine, Calif., and Sean is a golf wed Steven Block on Sept. 15 in ... Polly (Preston) Lamke ' 94 vived by a daughter, Elizabeth, her profess ional. T he co uple live in Enci nitas, Calif. Erin works in and husband Rob celebrated the parents and siblin gs. San C lemente, Cali f. ... Stefanie Del Mar for a high-tech firm .... bi rth of Emma Jean on Dec. 7 . ... Kring '97 wed Ke lly Van Aken Robin Perkins ' 01 and Ben Michelle (Ferris) McGill ' 94 on May 4 in Las Vegas. The couple Mosley '00 were married in June and husband Max were blessed with live in Henderson, Nev. , where 2001 in Founders Chapel. T he a son, Max, born Sept. 11 , 2001 - Stefanie is a corporate communi­ couple live in Del Rio, Texas, "a gli mmer of hope on a day that cations manager for Managed where Ben is seco nd lieutenant at was very sad." ... Dan and Hays Care Consul tants, and Kelly is a Laughlin Air Force Base and Robin (Fraim) Padrnos ' 93 welcomed managing partner in local taverns. is a dance instructor.

32 USO MAGAZINE A Season, continued from page 25 13 hours lacer against New Mexico. In a season Bagley by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Second where heroes came from the most unlikely baseman Mike McCoy was picked in round at all about missing it. To have been a part places, reserve USD outfielder Gavin Ng, 34 by the St. Louis Cardinals, and Joe Lima of this and to have shared this feeling with who had played in just 23 of 59 games in signed a free-agent contract with the Padres. these guys was amazing. This season was 2002, made a diving catch to end the eighth The honors also piled up - Barrett, Bagley unforgettable, a great way to go out. There inning and preserve a 2-1 USD victory. Those and Caple made the All-WCC team, and was no way I would have wanted to be any­ who made the trip to Arizona began to hope seniors Lima and Assael, along with sopho­ where else. " for another of the miracles chat had so often more Eric Verdugo, were named to the saved the season. WCC's All-Academic team That evening, Hill, voted by his peers as the WCC coach The miraculous 2002 season was over, playing their third of the year, says while the 2002 season was but for some of the players, new adven- game in a 24-hour special, he chinks of it less as the realization span, the exhausted of long-pursued goal than as a launching pad tures were on the horizon. and spent Toreros for future success. were overcome by "(The WCC championship) is a big seep ASU, 11-1. for us, but it is still only one step," he says. As he did all season, Coach Hill gave him­ The miraculous 2002 season was over, "Our goal now is to parlay this success into self only a few minutes to celebrate before but for some of the players, new adventures something not just consistent, but constant. his mind went back to work, trying to deter­ were on the horizon. On June 4, all-star We are working to get to where UCLA bas­ mine who had qualified for the NCM pitcher Ricky Barrett and the once-sickly ketball was in the late '60s, or where Nebraska Tournament and where his team would play David Bagley were selected back-to-back in or Florida State are in football - when you next. He exuded the confidence chat had the seventh round of the major league base­ say the school's name, the first thing chat been so great a factor in carrying the Toreros ball draft - Barrett by the Minnesota Twins, pops in your head is champion." + through the slump and to the title. "It's not like we're a Cinderella team chat is just elated to be here," Hill said to the television cameras after the championship game. "This is what we expected all along." lfIf SD drew a tough assignment in the first ~ round of the NCM Tournament on the weekend of May 31 - playing in Mesa, Arizona, the backyard of Pac- IO conference champion Arizona State Universiry. Along with ASU, the Toreros competed with New Mexico State and Houston, one of the nation's top teams, in a double-elimination format. T he Phoenix area was already well into the throes of summer, temperatures on the field reached triple digits, and the Toreros faced opponents from major, well-funded programs. 1ml llifJE: SfOJlU~lifJl After falling to ASU, 6-3, in their opening Senior Joe Lima got a diploma and his 15 minutes of fame all in the same week. He has since Friday night game, the Toreros had to play signed a free-agent contract with the Padres.

Shiley, continued from page 11

But their support is much more than could host the 1996 Presidential Debate, and something you care about and make it hap­ financial, as demonstrated by Darlene's serv­ she made sure students had the same oppor­ pen so it can benefit someone else," Darlene ice on many governing boards and her long tunities as her husband by funding engineer­ says. "It really is rough, because you hear relationship with USD. She has spent 12 ing scholarships. about a lot of need. years helping plan the university's future as They always make sure to get a first-hand "We try to pick the ones that have the a trustee, going out of her way to meet with look at the requests that inundate chem - biggest impact - and the science center is students and faculty to discover what the after the couple took in a performance at really not so much about a building, but needs are. She helped get USD's prestigious USD's aging Camino Theatre, the hard, about an education, a place where great Master of Fine Arts program off the ground wood seats were enough to convince chem to teachers and great students can get together by endowing two scholarships, and aligned help fund a major renovation of the facility with great equipment, and make some dra­ the program with The Globe, giving students in 1991, now called Shiley Theatre. matic changes in our world." + che chance to perform with seasoned profes­ "Because there is so much chat needs to be sionals. Her donations saw to it chat USD done, our philosophy has always been to find

SUMMER 2002 33 IN THEIR OWN WORDS

African Village Lights Fire In Couple's Souls

Tim (Fox) FoxWhite '93 and Alex (White) FoxWhite '92 served as Peace Corps volunteers in Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) for the past two years, ending their assignment in June. After a brief visit to the United States, the couple returned to Africa, where Tim works as a free-Lance reporter T im F~ ite '93 and frien and Alex works for Tit!ane University in conjunction with never considered as we filled out our applications and the US. Agency for International Development (USAID). watched che recruiting films. We assumed that after Although they had their share offrustrations and doubts as chree-monchs of training we would be ready to save che Peace Corps volunteers, both agree it was a once-in-a-Life­ world. We had never really thought about che daily time experience. issues of survival we encountered each morning as we opened our eyes. ur third day in che village started out promising. We woke up When we first arrived in our assigned village of Fran1bo, it didn't O early and bicycled che nine kilometers to our local market, an seem like much - a line of buildings at the bottom of a hill, located in open-air bazaar teeming with bright fabrics, flip-flops, used clothing che southeast corner of Cote d'Ivoire, just across a lagoon from Ghana. and produce. We spent che day bargaining for tomatoes, onions and Twenty years earlier it had the distinction of being che only commercial eggplant, buying a crude stove and sitting wich old men as shots of che traffic route connecting the two countries, but a new highway built 20 local distilled beverage, koucoukou, were passed around. By late after­ kilometers to che nortl1 meant chat Frambo remained a tiny village. noon, we had everything ready for our first home-cooked meal, and There was che picturesque view from che top of che hill, coconut palms back at che house I prepared che metal stove wich care, layering it with swaying in che balmy breeze, houses built of mud brick and roofs cov­ the local-style charcoal, small sticks and pieces of paper. ered with woven palm leaves. The town seemed much smaller than tl1e Four hours, 10 boxes of matches and countless disagreements later, advertised 2,053 people, and chose people we did see were mostly my wife and I were still without a fire. women and small children carrying water, cassava - a cuber similar to a Frustrated, I kicked over che metal box and walked into che three­ large potato - or firewood on their heads. room house che village had provided for us. My wife followed me During our first few weeks in che village we awoke each morning inside, feeling her way in che dark (due to a faulty electrical wire chat wich che roosters, an hour or more after che village was already bustling, plagued us in the months to come) until she found the entrance to che and were greeted with smiling faces looking at us from behind tl1e huge room where we slept. I sat between four concrete walls and pondered pile of bricks chat occupied most of our front yard. It wasn't until che che pros and cons of eating cold eggplant. Using our last match, I lit a faces became names and our first latrine project failed that we began candle as my wife sat down on che bare floor beside me. to realize development was not something we could simply bring in We stared in silence at the khaki-green bag of rations on the floor from che outside. Rather, we learned that our goal was to empower che between us, a going-away present from a friend in the Army Reserves. people of Frambo to develop themselves in accordance wich tl1eir own Neither one of us wanted to admit it, but we both knew chis marked customs and values. a turning point in our lives as volunteers. I wondered if the mere As che months passed, we saw past our initial perceptions and became fact that we couldn't light a fire was an admission of failure, a sign involved in che lives of a people we barely understood. We spent hours that we should consider returning home. sitting in mourning at funerals, worked in their fields, shared meals of "Open it," said Alex, handing me the knife. I hesitated only a pounded plantain bananas and peanut soup, and danced at weddings moment before cutting off the top and emptying the contents onto and seasonal celebrations. Yet we may have learned more about our­ the concrete floor. Without making eye contact, we picked up the selves chan abour che Ivoirians who were our neighbors. Each day spent individually wrapped packets, reading each label out loud. in che village was a reminder of how much we didn't know, how much Spaghetti with meatballs. Fruit cocktail. Chocolate brownie. Skittles. we still had to learn. It was all coo easy - nothing to cook, no dishes to clean, and a We joined the Peace Corps with the aim to help, and perhaps small, clear plastic bag containing utensils, salt, pepper and waterproof change, the lives of those we encountered. But in the end, it seems matches. We finally looked at each otl1er, laughing as all thoughts of chat they changed us more than we changed chem. The gifts we gave guilt and failure evaporated. We ate by candle-light, starting witl1 the are fleeting - latrines that will fill up, youth groups and women's chocolate brownie. cooperatives that may disband, coys and clothing chat will break or Even though we knew our lives would be dramatically different when grow too small. But to us they gave the gift of perspective - a gift we joined che Peace Corps, we arrived in Cote d'Ivoire in May 2000 as they gave freely by allowing us to live as they live, an experience that Westerners accustomed to the trappings of Western culture. The gradual involved new family, a lifetime's worth of lessons, and most impor­ process of adjusting to life in an African village was something we had tant, what we needed to get the fire started.

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