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1965Bob Riggle, D.V.M., ’67, knew firsthand the dangers of sailing through “Pirate’s Alley” off the coast of Oman. The retired Seattle veterinarian and his companion, Phyllis Macay, safely navigated those seas on Riggle’s yacht, Gaia, in 2009—two years into a journey to sail around the world. Their attempt to cross those waters again this February ended tragically when the couple and two other Americans were taken hostage by Somali pirates and shot to death. He and Macay, after a break from sailing, had joined the Quest, a yacht owned by Scott and Jean Adam of Marina del Rey, as crew. Dr. Riggle, 67, had worked as an equine veterinarian at racetracks in the Pacific Northwest. After retiring he filled in when needed at the Seattle Animal Shelter’s spay and neuter clinic. (appeared in the Spring 2011 issue) • William “Bill” Stouder, D.V.M., a veterinarian and leading dairyman in Idaho, died at his home in Buhl, Idaho, in March after a long battle with cancer. He was 70. As a partner in Dairyland Veterinary Clinic in Chino, he became one of the first veterinarians in California to do cow embryo transfer on the farm. In the mid-1980s, he moved his practice to Wendell, Idaho, and formed Stouder Holsteins. Among his many honors were the Idaho Governor’s Award for Excellence in Agriculture (2007), induction into the Idaho Dairy Hall of Fame (2004) and induction into the Southern Idaho Livestock Hall of Fame (1999). He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Charlotte; sons Bruce, Gary and Allan, all of Wendell, Idaho; a brother, Ted, of Hagerman, Idaho; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. (appeared in the Summer 2012 issue) • Wilfred Cawelti, M.S., died at his Arroyo Grande home in June. He was 91. He had been a farmer and a San Luis Obispo County farm advisor with the UC Cooperative Extension. He was also active in the South County Historical Society, helping to preserve historic buildings. (appeared in the Fall 2012 issue) • Phyllis (Davis) Giacomini, of Pine Grove, died unexpectedly last March at age 68. She lived many years in Humboldt County, where her husband, Tom ’62, Cred. ’65, was a coach at the College of the Redwoods. A former grade school teacher, she was an active volunteer at St. Bernard’s Catholic School in Eureka, teaching art in the elementary grades and running the bingo program for 17 years. Survivors, in addition to her husband of 45 years, include a daughter and son Jon ’94. (appeared in the Winter 2013 issue) • Artist David Gilhooly, M.A., ’67, best known for his sculptures of whimsical frogs, died in August at his home in Newport, Ore. He was 70 and had recently been diagnosed with cancer. A leader of the Northern California funk art movement, he taught in the 1970s and 1980s at several universities, including UC Davis. (appeared in the Fall 2013 issue) • Gloria (Salsedo) Everett Collins, of Sacramento, died at age 70 on October 9. She was a Telecommunications executive for Globalstar, AirTouch, and others. Survivors include her sister Nancy (Salsedo) Meyers ’69 and brother-in-law professor emeritus James M. Meyers ’68, M.E. ’76. (appeared in the Spring 2014 issue) • Tom Stanton co-edited a book, Managing Risk and Performance: A Guide for Government Decision Makers (John Wiley & Sons, 2014). A Washington, D.C.-based attorney, he teaches graduate courses at Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Advanced Governmental Studies. He is president-elect of the Association of Federal Enterprise Risk Management and a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. (appeared in the Summer 2014 issue)
1966Stephen Kaltenbach, M.F.A. '67, recently completed an outdoor sculpture for the Esquire Plaza at 13th and K streets in Sacramento. Kaltenbach, who lives in Davis, had a solo exhibition of his work at the Lawrence Markey Gallery in New York in January. He teaches at California State University, Sacramento. (appeared in the Summer 2000 issue) • Martin Dinnes, D.V.M., received the 2000 Alumni Achievement Award from the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine for his contributions to the health and well-being of zoological animals. The first veterinarian to devote his practice solely to non-domestic animals, Dinnes opened Dinnes Memorial Veterinary Hospital in 1972 for zoo and aquatic animal medicine and surgery. Dinnes also founded the International Zoo Veterinary Group, which advises on disease prevention, quarantine and tranquilizing procedures for the international shipment of animals. (appeared in the Fall 2000 issue) • Anne (Hermann) Lamborn, an artist who specializes in public art and architectural weavings, and her partner, Ceevah Sobel, created an aluminum sculpture titled Swimmers for the Camden Lifetime Activities Center in San Jose. Another of Lamborn's works, The River and the Prairie, a painted warp weaving, was selected from a field of 75 entries for the new library at Winona State University in Minnesota. She lives in Los Gatos. (appeared in the Winter 2001 issue) • Robert Webster, Ph.D., UC Davis professor of plant pathology, received an Award of Distinction in October from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Webster conducted pioneering studies on rice disease management and alternatives to burning rice field residues. He joined the college's plant pathology faculty in 1966 and also served as department chair, acting dean of the college and assistant director of programs for the UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. (appeared in the Winter 2001 issue) • Anthony "Tony" Hall, Ph.D. '70, a professor at UC Riverside since 1971, received in 2000 the Chair's Award for Scientific Excellence from the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development, which advises the U.S. Agency for International Development. In collaborative projects he has bred cowpea varieties that have provided food for millions of underprivileged people in Africa. This year he published the book Crop Responses to Environment, which discusses principles and experimental observations that are relevant to the development of improved crop varieties and management methods. He is married to Bretta Reed Hall '65. (appeared in the Summer 2001 issue) • Philip Coelho, founder of ThermoGenesis Corp. in Rancho Cordova, was saluted as an innovator in the life sciences by Comstock's magazine. Coelho has invented or co-invented 22 patented products for the firm, which focuses on blood-related products and devices. (appeared in the Winter 2002 issue) • Philip Coelho, founder of ThermoGenesis Corp. in Rancho Cordova, was saluted as an innovator in the life sciences by Comstock's magazine. Coelho has invented or co-invented 22 patented products for the firm, which focuses on blood-related products and devices. (appeared in the Winter 2002 issue) • Artist Bruce Nauman, M.A., was featured on PBS's "Art:21--Art in the Twenty-First Century," which aired in September. The program featured 21 artists, including Nauman, who lives in New Mexico and works in the diverse mediums of sculpture, video, film, printmaking, performance and installation. Program notes and a transcript of the broadcast can be found at www.pbs.org/art21. (appeared in the Winter 2002 issue) • Don Saul was named superintendent of the Lake Washington School District--Washington state's fifth-largest school district. Saul retired in 2000 as school superintendent of the Loveland, Colo., district, then spent two years in Bangkok, Thailand, helping the private International School with its financial problems. Two years ago the American Association of School Administrators named him national superintendent of the year. (appeared in the Summer 2002 issue) • Carol Cooper, advising associate and librarian in the Department of Food Science and Technology at UC Davis, received the Institute of Food Technologists' 2002 Elizabeth Fleming Stier Award. For more than 25 years Cooper has played a major role in helping UC Davis students transition into productive careers as food-industry professionals. (appeared in the Winter 2003 issue) • Michael Gillin, M.A., Ph.D. '70, has joined the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston as professor and chief of clinical physics in the Division of Radiation Oncology after working at the Medical College of Wisconsin for 27 years. He also chairs the Medical Physics Committee of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group and the Professional Council of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine. (appeared in the Winter 2003 issue) • For the last 5 years, Ann-si Li, D.V.M. '68, has divided her time between Berkeley, where she has a veterinary acupuncture practice, and Beijing, where she provides pet care for foreigners living in the city. (appeared in the Winter 2003 issue) • Michael Gillin, Ph.D. '70, has left the Medical College of Wisconsin after 27 years to become professor and chief of clinical physics in the Division of Radiation Oncology at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. He is also the chair of the Medical Physics Committee of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group and the Professional Council of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine. (appeared in the Summer 2003 issue)

1965Bob Riggle, D.V.M., ’67, knew firsthand the dangers of sailing through “Pirate’s Alley” off the coast of Oman. The retired Seattle veterinarian and his companion, Phyllis Macay, safely navigated those seas on Riggle’s yacht, Gaia, in 2009—two years into a journey to sail around the world. Their attempt to cross those waters again this February ended tragically when the couple and two other Americans were taken hostage by Somali pirates and shot to death. He and Macay, after a break from sailing, had joined the Quest, a yacht owned by Scott and Jean Adam of Marina del Rey, as crew. Dr. Riggle, 67, had worked as an equine veterinarian at racetracks in the Pacific Northwest. After retiring he filled in when needed at the Seattle Animal Shelter’s spay and neuter clinic. (appeared in the Spring 2011 issue) • William “Bill” Stouder, D.V.M., a veterinarian and leading dairyman in Idaho, died at his home in Buhl, Idaho, in March after a long battle with cancer. He was 70. As a partner in Dairyland Veterinary Clinic in Chino, he became one of the first veterinarians in California to do cow embryo transfer on the farm. In the mid-1980s, he moved his practice to Wendell, Idaho, and formed Stouder Holsteins. Among his many honors were the Idaho Governor’s Award for Excellence in Agriculture (2007), induction into the Idaho Dairy Hall of Fame (2004) and induction into the Southern Idaho Livestock Hall of Fame (1999). He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Charlotte; sons Bruce, Gary and Allan, all of Wendell, Idaho; a brother, Ted, of Hagerman, Idaho; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. (appeared in the Summer 2012 issue) • Wilfred Cawelti, M.S., died at his Arroyo Grande home in June. He was 91. He had been a farmer and a San Luis Obispo County farm advisor with the UC Cooperative Extension. He was also active in the South County Historical Society, helping to preserve historic buildings. (appeared in the Fall 2012 issue) • Phyllis (Davis) Giacomini, of Pine Grove, died unexpectedly last March at age 68. She lived many years in Humboldt County, where her husband, Tom ’62, Cred. ’65, was a coach at the College of the Redwoods. A former grade school teacher, she was an active volunteer at St. Bernard’s Catholic School in Eureka, teaching art in the elementary grades and running the bingo program for 17 years. Survivors, in addition to her husband of 45 years, include a daughter and son Jon ’94. (appeared in the Winter 2013 issue) • Artist David Gilhooly, M.A., ’67, best known for his sculptures of whimsical frogs, died in August at his home in Newport, Ore. He was 70 and had recently been diagnosed with cancer. A leader of the Northern California funk art movement, he taught in the 1970s and 1980s at several universities, including UC Davis. (appeared in the Fall 2013 issue) • Gloria (Salsedo) Everett Collins, of Sacramento, died at age 70 on October 9. She was a Telecommunications executive for Globalstar, AirTouch, and others. Survivors include her sister Nancy (Salsedo) Meyers ’69 and brother-in-law professor emeritus James M. Meyers ’68, M.E. ’76. (appeared in the Spring 2014 issue) • Tom Stanton co-edited a book, Managing Risk and Performance: A Guide for Government Decision Makers (John Wiley & Sons, 2014). A Washington, D.C.-based attorney, he teaches graduate courses at Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Advanced Governmental Studies. He is president-elect of the Association of Federal Enterprise Risk Management and a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. (appeared in the Summer 2014 issue)

1966Stephen Kaltenbach, M.F.A. '67, recently completed an outdoor sculpture for the Esquire Plaza at 13th and K streets in Sacramento. Kaltenbach, who lives in Davis, had a solo exhibition of his work at the Lawrence Markey Gallery in New York in January. He teaches at California State University, Sacramento. (appeared in the Summer 2000 issue) • Martin Dinnes, D.V.M., received the 2000 Alumni Achievement Award from the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine for his contributions to the health and well-being of zoological animals. The first veterinarian to devote his practice solely to non-domestic animals, Dinnes opened Dinnes Memorial Veterinary Hospital in 1972 for zoo and aquatic animal medicine and surgery. Dinnes also founded the International Zoo Veterinary Group, which advises on disease prevention, quarantine and tranquilizing procedures for the international shipment of animals. (appeared in the Fall 2000 issue) • Anne (Hermann) Lamborn, an artist who specializes in public art and architectural weavings, and her partner, Ceevah Sobel, created an aluminum sculpture titled Swimmers for the Camden Lifetime Activities Center in San Jose. Another of Lamborn's works, The River and the Prairie, a painted warp weaving, was selected from a field of 75 entries for the new library at Winona State University in Minnesota. She lives in Los Gatos. (appeared in the Winter 2001 issue) • Robert Webster, Ph.D., UC Davis professor of plant pathology, received an Award of Distinction in October from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Webster conducted pioneering studies on rice disease management and alternatives to burning rice field residues. He joined the college's plant pathology faculty in 1966 and also served as department chair, acting dean of the college and assistant director of programs for the UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. (appeared in the Winter 2001 issue) • Anthony "Tony" Hall, Ph.D. '70, a professor at UC Riverside since 1971, received in 2000 the Chair's Award for Scientific Excellence from the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development, which advises the U.S. Agency for International Development. In collaborative projects he has bred cowpea varieties that have provided food for millions of underprivileged people in Africa. This year he published the book Crop Responses to Environment, which discusses principles and experimental observations that are relevant to the development of improved crop varieties and management methods. He is married to Bretta Reed Hall '65. (appeared in the Summer 2001 issue) • Philip Coelho, founder of ThermoGenesis Corp. in Rancho Cordova, was saluted as an innovator in the life sciences by Comstock's magazine. Coelho has invented or co-invented 22 patented products for the firm, which focuses on blood-related products and devices. (appeared in the Winter 2002 issue) • Philip Coelho, founder of ThermoGenesis Corp. in Rancho Cordova, was saluted as an innovator in the life sciences by Comstock's magazine. Coelho has invented or co-invented 22 patented products for the firm, which focuses on blood-related products and devices. (appeared in the Winter 2002 issue) • Artist Bruce Nauman, M.A., was featured on PBS's "Art:21--Art in the Twenty-First Century," which aired in September. The program featured 21 artists, including Nauman, who lives in New Mexico and works in the diverse mediums of sculpture, video, film, printmaking, performance and installation. Program notes and a transcript of the broadcast can be found at www.pbs.org/art21. (appeared in the Winter 2002 issue) • Don Saul was named superintendent of the Lake Washington School District--Washington state's fifth-largest school district. Saul retired in 2000 as school superintendent of the Loveland, Colo., district, then spent two years in Bangkok, Thailand, helping the private International School with its financial problems. Two years ago the American Association of School Administrators named him national superintendent of the year. (appeared in the Summer 2002 issue) • Carol Cooper, advising associate and librarian in the Department of Food Science and Technology at UC Davis, received the Institute of Food Technologists' 2002 Elizabeth Fleming Stier Award. For more than 25 years Cooper has played a major role in helping UC Davis students transition into productive careers as food-industry professionals. (appeared in the Winter 2003 issue) • Michael Gillin, M.A., Ph.D. '70, has joined the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston as professor and chief of clinical physics in the Division of Radiation Oncology after working at the Medical College of Wisconsin for 27 years. He also chairs the Medical Physics Committee of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group and the Professional Council of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine. (appeared in the Winter 2003 issue) • For the last 5 years, Ann-si Li, D.V.M. '68, has divided her time between Berkeley, where she has a veterinary acupuncture practice, and Beijing, where she provides pet care for foreigners living in the city. (appeared in the Winter 2003 issue) • Michael Gillin, Ph.D. '70, has left the Medical College of Wisconsin after 27 years to become professor and chief of clinical physics in the Division of Radiation Oncology at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. He is also the chair of the Medical Physics Committee of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group and the Professional Council of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine. (appeared in the Summer 2003 issue)

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