UC Santa Barbara Alumni Association | Spring 2008 Singer Jack Johnson— too busy taking care of the world to take it over 10 Romantic Season Ender: Economic Forecast: Research: Cunningham California will be Your brain retires as UCSB’s hit harder than on love 6 athletics director 15 the nation 21 2 Coastlines JOB #: Canary 975 NAME: Nicole AD SIZE: 8.375 x 10.875 BLEED: 0.125” PUB: UCSB Coastline INS. DATE: April ‘08 MATERIALS: x1a Spring 2008 Vol. 38, No. 4 Contents 6 FEATURES 6 UC Santa Barbara Researcher Stephanie Ortigue Studies Your Brain on Love By Elizabeth Werhane ‘00 10 Alumnus Jack Johnson ‘97 Maintains His 10 Subdued Style Amidst Stardom By Matt Kettmann ‘99 15 The Final Winning Score for Gary Cunningham as He Heads Into Retirement By John Zant 21 UCSB Economic Forecast Says California 15 Economy to Fare Worse Than Nation’s DEPARTMENTS 4 Editor’s Column: Looking to the Future 17 Sports Roundup: Coach Mark French to Retire 22 Around Storke Tower: News & Notes From the Campus 28 Research Roundup: Human Impact on Oceans 31 Alumni Authors: From the Kitchen to the Corporation 32 Milestones: ’50s to the Present COVER: Surfing Singer Jack Johnson ‘97 Remains Down-to-Earth While Finding Major Success in the Music World. 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The telephone number is (805) 893-4077, FAX (805) 893-4918. Offices of the Alumni Association are in the Mosher Alumni House. Spring 2008 3 COASTLINES STAFF George Thurlow ’73, Publisher Note from the Editor Andrea Huebner ’91, Editor Natalie Wong ’79, Art Director By Andrea Huebner Kate Yarbrough, Art Director Thomas Johnson, Editorial Consultant UC SANTA BARBARA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Looking to the Future BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jack Krouskup ’71, San Mateo After two decades working at magazines and daily news- President Robert Jupille ’89, Los Angeles papers, I am excited to join the staff at UC Santa Barbara Vice-President Alumni Affairs as the editor of Coastlines. As a 1991 alumna of this great univer- Ron Rubenstein ’66, Moraga Secretary-Treasurer sity, it is a thrill to join the Gaucho team at a time of great transformation. The recently opened Mosher Alumni House is becoming a center of campus Jodi L. Anderson ’94, Goleta James Barber ’67, Walnut Creek life, with programs for both alumni and students. Alumni Affairs is also creating Keith C. Bishop III ’69, Sacramento connections between students and alumni through the Campus Alumni Program Richard L. Breaux ’67, San Mateo Philip J. Bugay ’81, Santa Barbara for Students. And UC Santa Barbara continues its evolution in academics and in Jeffrey Flory ’91, Huntington Beach its beautiful campus as proposed in the Long Range Development Plan (page 24). David C. Forman ’66, Chula Vista Thomas J. Jevens ’87, San Jose As Coastlines follows the progress of these efforts, the magazine will undergo Alfred F. Kenrick ’80, Palo Alto refinement as well. Our first step has been to make the magazine available online Alexandra Meshkov ’79, M.A.’83, Palm Desert Steve Mendell ’63, San Diego in the Publications section of the Alumni Association’s Web site: www.ucsbalum. William Pascoe ’67, San Rafael com/publications/coastlines.html. Just click on the cover image to download a Carolyn Zelle Perino ’60, M.A.’78, Coronado Jennifer Pharaoh ’82, Washington, D.C. PDF of this latest edition. Lisa Przekop ’85, M.A.’89, Goleta While Coastlines continues to highlight the accomplishments of UCSB and its Wendy Purcell ’84, Manhattan Beach Kim Shizas, ’77, Santa Barbara alumni, such as Jack Johnson (page 10), it will also explain how the university Markell Steele ’93, Long Beach contributes to the lives of alumni and the citizens of our nation. We want to show Catherine Tonne ’81, Livermore Linda Ulrich ’83, Vienna, Virginia you how UCSB remains involved in your daily lives—from the Economic Forecast Michael Williams ’86, Santa Barbara (page 21) to networking opportunities to continuing your education through Ex Officio Summer Sessions—even if your student years are far behind you. Coastlines Stephanie Brower will also showcase opportunities to reconnect—through giving, learning and President, Associated Students Gary Greinke reaching out. Executive Director, The UCSB Foundation One of Coastlines’ most popular sections is Milestones, where alumni offer up- Ben Shakey Graduate Student Association dates on their professional and personal lives. I’d like to invite all alumni to send Loy Lytle ’66, Ph.D. us a note about a new job, professional award, marriage or new child. Information Faculty Representative Stephen Cooper ’68 can be sent using the form on page 36 or by simply e-mailing me. Don’t forget to UCSB Foundation Board of Trustees include your graduation year! John Wiemann, Ph.D. Vice Chancellor, Institutional Advancement I’d also welcome suggestions on what you would like to see in Coastlines or how the magazine can serve you better. Send mail to Coastlines, Mosher STAFF Pamala Blane ’06, Membership Coordinator Alumni House, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-1120 or e-mail to Maryanne Camitan ’07, Financial Accountant [email protected]. Susan Goodale ’86, Program Director, Director of Alumni Travel Program I look forward to bringing you news on UC Santa Barbara and its alumni and Hazra Abdool Kamal, Financial Officer hope you will keep us up-to-date on your lives. Lauren Linn ’07, Programs Coordinator John Lofthus ’00, Director, Family Vacation Center Mary MacRae ’94, Office Manager Andrea Huebner ’91 Kim Revere ’99, Membership and Marketing Director George Thurlow ’73, Executive Director Coastlines Editor Rocio Torres ’05, Director of Regional Programs/ UC Santa Barbara Constituent Groups Adam Whiteley, Assistant Director, Family Vacation Center Terry Wimmer, Webmaster Natalie Wong ’79, Senior Artist Kate Yarbrough, Senior Artist We welcome feedback on Coastlines as well as any comments from alumni. As you might have noticed, we found our Letters to the Editor bag empty for this issue, so please feel free to write us. Letters can be sent through the mail to Coastlines, Mosher Alumni House, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-1120 or e-mail to [email protected]. 4 Coastlines Some people ease into retirement. Others jump right in. Just ask residents of Vista del Monte and you’ll hear, ‘my only regret is that I didn’t move here sooner!’ The state-of-the-art Fitness & Aquatic Center nourishes body, mind and spirit with classes such as water aerobics and yoga. Inviting gardens, sunny courtyards and Artists’ Studio give you a chance to strengthen friendships and stretch the imagination. K^hiVYZaBdciZ And the knowledge that health care is available should GZi^gZbZci8dbbjc^in (,,*BdYdXGdVY you ever need it brings peace of mind. HVciV7VgWVgV!86.(&%* lll#k^hiVYZabdciZ#dg\ We invite you to take the plunge–or at least put a toe in the water. Call today for lunch and a tour. 800-736-1333 or 805-687-0793 a^XZchZ)'*-%%)+) Spring 2008 5 VDM-UCSB-08.indd 1 10/10/07 11:04:00 AM love 6 Coastlines Edwinn Starr asked, “War, what is it good for?” but Stepha- To begin her tests, Ortigue had to find people in love. nie Ortigue has posed a new question: Love, what is it good Volunteers who stated they were in love completed the for? Passionate Love Scale questionnaire, a series of questions Ortigue, head of the 4D Brain Electrodynamics Labora- created by Elaine Hafield in 1986 to determine whether tory, tests how love affects the brain. She conducts her someone meets psychology’s definition of love. research under the umbrella of the University of California, The survey asks them to rate statements on a scale of one Santa Barbara’s Brain Imaging Center. Although Ortigue’s through nine, with one meaning “not at all” and nine mean- studies are ongoing, her testing suggests that love is good ing “definitely.” Examples include “I would rather be with for the brain. _____ than anyone else.” And “I have an endless appetite “I try to understand some of the most complicated expe- for affection from _____.” riences in our daily life,” Ortigue said. “Love is one of the The Swiss National Foundation initially funded Ortigue’s most important questions to study.” research when she was at Dartmouth. She’s now applying The Brain Imaging Center has become a hub for brain for other sources of funding. studies with the addition of the 28,000-pound fMRI When Ortigue conducted similar studies at Dartmouth machine that arrived on campus in June 2007. An MRI in previous years, she exclusively tested women subjects. machine generates images of the brain. The f stands for After coming to UC Santa Barbara in October 2006, she functional; you can have someone in the machine complete extended it to men. “It was pretty hard to find men in love a task and see what part of their brain becomes activated.