Class Notes Archive 1931-2014
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Class notes from the 1960s
| 1965John Harris was appointed to the California Horse Racing Board by Gov. Gray Davis and continues to serve as director of the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association, as well. He lives with his wife, Carole, on the Harris Ranch in San Joaquin Valley, an 18,000-acre expanse devoted to cattle, Thoroughbred horses and agriculture. The fruits of their labor can be sampled at the nearby Harris Ranch Inn & Restaurant. (appeared in the Spring 2001 issue) • Clarence Nicodemus, M.S. '67, Ph.D. '93, is attending medical school at Michigan State University after working for 25 years in the biomedical field. Before returning to school, Nicodemus had been a faculty member and director of spine research in the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, following a six-year stint as a principal scientist for NASA at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. The 58-year-old expects to receive his degree in osteopathic medicine in 2004. (appeared in the Fall 2001 issue) • Paul Martin, a dairy farmer in Petaluma, received an Award of Distinction from the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences for his environmental leadership in the dairy industry. He is the environmental services coordinator for Western United Dairymen and has worked on the California Dairy Quality Assurance Program and the California Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan. (appeared in the Winter 2003 issue) • Joseph Sabol, M.Ed., recently retired instructor and administrator at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, received an Award of Distinction from the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Sabol was instrumental in establishing a nationwide agricultural ambassador program and has helped build international agricultural education programs in Mexico, Nigeria and Costa Rica. (appeared in the Winter 2003 issue) • Bill Chandler is a third-generation farmer in Selma, who was recently quoted in a New York Times article about the hard time faced by California grape growers. Last year, he pulled out more than 100 acres of Thompson seedless grapes, after an oversupply of grapes caused their price to tumble. (appeared in the Fall 2003 issue) • Mitchell Bush, D.V.M., was awarded the alumni achievement award by the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine for his work in zoological and comparative medicine. Bush is chief of veterinary services at the Conservation and Research Center of the Smithsonian National Zoo, assistant professor of comparative medicine at Johns Hopkins Medical School and is a visiting scientist at Kruger National Park in South Africa. (appeared in the Winter 2004 issue) • Gustaaf de Zoeten, Ph.D., died from cancer in November 2003. He was 69. An authority on plant viruses, Dr. de Zoeten began his academic career as an assistant professor of plant pathology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He later served as chair of the botany and plant pathology department at Michigan State University in East Lansing. He is survived by his three children and three grandchildren. (appeared in the Spring 2004 issue) • Clarence Nicodemus, M.S. ’67, Ph.D. ’93, who enrolled in medical school at age 57 after a career in the biomechanic field (see UC Davis Magazine article, summer 2002, page 38), has graduated from the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and will now begin a one-year internship at Mount Clemens General Hospital near Detroit. (appeared in the Summer 2004 issue) • Vernon Young, Ph.D., died in March 2004 at age 66 following complications from renal cancer. Dr. Young was a professor of nutritional biochemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, whose research lead federal officials to strengthen recommended daily nutritional standards. Survivors include his wife, Janice; his daughter, Patricia Young; and his sons, Michael, Christopher, Andrew and Richard. (appeared in the Summer 2004 issue) • Attorney Tom Stanton has co-edited a new book, Making Government Manageable, and recently wrote another, Government Sponsored Enterprises. He teaches at Johns Hopkins University. (appeared in the Fall 2004 issue) • Bennie Osburn, Ph.D., dean of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, was one of five alumni to give presentations at the International Veterinary Conference in Kuwait in September. Osburn is president of the American Association of Veterinary Colleges, which helped organize the seminar on rebuilding animal and public health services in Afghanistan and Iraq. Other speakers included Mo Salman, M.P.V.M. ’80, Ph.D. ’83, veterinary epidemiology professor at Colorado State University; Linda Logan, Ph.D. ’87, of the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services; Leon “Sam” Barringer, D.V.M. ’91, of Pfizer Technical Services and a major in the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps; and Elizabeth Sabin, D.V.M. ’92, with the American Veterinary Medical Association Education and Research Division. (appeared in the Winter 2005 issue) • Jim McCullough, M.S. ’70, is director of the University of Puget Sound’s School of Business and Leadership and a George Frederick Jewett Distinguished Professor. He joined the Tacoma, Wash., campus in 2003 after 19 years teaching international business and marketing at Washington State University. (appeared in the Winter 2005 issue) • Dennis Garber retired after 34 years at UC Davis in land, air and water resources. Garber lives part time in Davis and also manages a farm trust in Modesto. (appeared in the Spring 2005 issue) • Carl Andrew Westby, Ph.D., died in February 2005 at age 69 in South Dakota. Dr. Westby and his wife, Merilyn, were house parents while he was in graduate school, first at Aggie Villa and then at the newly opened Ryerson Hall. Dr. Westby was a professor of microbiology and genetics at South Dakota State University for 30 years and was active in religious, social and charitable organizations. In addition to his widow, he is survived by six children and 10 grandchildren. (appeared in the Summer 2005 issue) • Harold Espeland died in December 2005 at the age of 63. He made important contributions to national security for over 40 years working as a defense contractor for IBM and Lockheed Martin. He enjoyed traveling, whale watching and spending time on the water. Survivors include his wife, Jill; his children, Mike Espeland and current UC Davis Ph.D. student Erin Espeland; and the mother of his children, Kathy Hyde ’65. (appeared in the Spring 2006 issue) • Sethanne Howard, the first woman to receive a physics degree from UC Davis, has published The Hidden Giants (Lulu.com), a book about 4,000 years of women in science. The book has over 400 short biographies of women, detailing their technical contributions to the growth of civilization. (appeared in the Spring 2007 issue) • Robert Minto, Cred., died in September 2006 at age 82 in Chico. After teaching briefly at Princeton High School and Shasta College in Redding, Mr. Minto joined Durham High School. There he taught vocational agriculture for 12 years before retiring in 1977. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Eldora, four sons and eight grandchildren. (appeared in the Spring 2007 issue) • Sethanne Howard, a research astronomer and the first woman to receive a B.S. degree from UC Davis in physics, recently published a book, The Hidden Giants (Lulu.com), a profile of more than 400 years of women in science and technology. (appeared in the Spring 2008 issue) • JUDITH SHERER BABER ’65 of Colusa died in April at a Woodland hospital. She was 74. She had been a primary school teacher in Williams and Colusa, and was an active supporter of UC Davis—serving on the UC Davis Foundation Board of Trustees during 1985–91 and earning membership in the Davis Chancellor’s Club through her support of the UC Davis Annual Fund. She was a life member of Omega Nu Sorority and an avid bridge player. She was a California native, descended from settlers who migrated from Kentucky to College City in 1847. Survivors include her husband, Jack Baber ’54, daughter-in-law, Pixie Everson Baber, granddaughters Adelaide Beatrice and Hannah Llewellyn Baber of Colusa, sister-in-law Shirley Joyce Jacoubowsky of Redwood City, and mother-in-law Gladys Ann Baber of San Carlos. She was preceded in death by her son, Jack ‘’Jon’’ William Baber Jr., her brother, Joel Sherer, and her parents, Joseph Llewellyn and Beatrice Anne Sherer. (appeared in the Summer 2009 issue) • 1965 Jane Stewart and her husband, Neil Burkhardt, debuted a new solar electric power system at their nursery, McComb Gardens, during an Earth Day celebration in April in Sequim, Wash. Now, 70 percent of their business is powered by the sun. The couple has operated the nursery since 1998. (appeared in the Summer 2010 issue) |