Class Notes Archive 1931-2014
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Class notes from the 1960s
| 1966Attorney Martin Gladstein, after being in private practice for 29 years, was appointed a commissioner for the Los Angeles Superior Court. He has been serving in that position for three years. (appeared in the Summer 2003 issue) • John Ibson, professor of American studies at California State University, Fullerton, has published a book, Picturing Men: A Century of Male Relationships in Everyday American Photography (Smithsonian Institution Press). The book includes 142 photographs dating from before the Civil War to the 1950s that illustrate the history of male intimacy. (appeared in the Summer 2003 issue) • Michael MacCracken, M.S., Ph.D. 68, was elected president of the International Association for Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences. Before his appointment, he worked at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and served as president of the association's International Commission on Climate. MacCracken lives in Bethesda, Md. (appeared in the Fall 2003 issue) • Tom Dickinson died in June at the age of 59 after a six-year struggle with cancer. Dr. Dickinson was a member of the UC Davis faculty from 1970 to 1975, when he joined California State University, Chico, where he served as dean of the College of Agriculture and as a member of the recreation and parks management faculty. He was instrumental in the development of legislation creating the California Agricultural Research Initiative in the late 1990s, an important source of support for CSU agricultural research. He is survived by his wife, Lechia; and his daughters, Rheba, Sasha Keller and Georgia Simmons. (appeared in the Fall 2003 issue) • Luella (Swanson) Johnson of Modesto married attorney Larry Cole in a June ceremony. (appeared in the Winter 2004 issue) • Connor Jameson, D.V.M. ’68, a practitioner with Valley Veterinarians and co-founder and president of Valley Agricultural Software in Tulare, received the 2004 Alumni Achievement Award from the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine for his contributions to dairy health. (appeared in the Fall 2004 issue) • Ann-si Li, D.V.M. ’68, just returned from lecturing at a veterinary medical college in Beijing. She has a private practice in Berkeley, specializing in veterinary acupuncture. (appeared in the Fall 2004 issue) • Artist Bruce Nauman, M.A., known for his work with conceptual photography and sculpture, will have his work exhibited at the UC Berkeley Art Museum. The exhibition is funded by a grant from the J. Paul Getty Trust. (appeared in the Fall 2004 issue) • John Strait received the President’s Award from the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in June for his work in legal ethics. He is an associate professor at the Seattle University School of Law. (appeared in the Fall 2004 issue) • Philip and Toni Scully own and manage Scully Packing Co. in Lake County with their two sons, Patrick ’89 and Andy; they ship California pears. (appeared in the Winter 2005 issue) • Chris Gansberg retired after 16 years as Alpine County supervisor but continues to ranch. His wife, Faye Harrison, is a retired teacher. They have three children, seven grandchildren and another grandchild on the way. (appeared in the Spring 2005 issue) • Gene Martin retired after 36 years with IBM and two years with Hitachi. He and his wife, Mary (Brence) Martin ’66, live in Los Gatos and remain active volunteers and travelers. Their older son, Nathe, is a captain in the U.S. Army stationed in Iraq, and their younger son, Scott Martin ’99, works in Berkeley as a researcher. (appeared in the Spring 2005 issue) • Juliet Mevi-Shiflett, M.S. ’69, chairs the nutrition department at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill. Her true passion, however, is art, and she spends much of her time painting in her Berkeley studio. (appeared in the Spring 2005 issue) • Michael “Mickey” Fleschner, M.S. ’73, Ph.D. ’75, died of a heart attack in January 2005 at his home in Trinidad. He was 61 years old. A former U.S. Marine captain who served in Vietnam, Mr. Fleschner, owner of Trinidad Realty, also had a long career in public service, including a stint as Humboldt County planning commission chair and involvement with the Humboldt North Coast Land Trust, Trinidad Museum Society, fire department and school board. Mr. Fleschner is survived by his wife of over 35 years, Patti; their children, Ashley and Michael David; and a grandson. (appeared in the Summer 2005 issue) • Artist Stephen Kaltenbach, M.A. ’67, had almost two dozen of his conceptual works from the last four decades on display in a July show at the Los Angeles gallery Another Year in L.A. Known for his discordant and provocative works, Kaltenbach is also a professor of sculpture at California State University, Sacramento. (appeared in the Fall 2005 issue) • Pearl Robinson, M.A. ’68, was elected vice president of the African Studies Association. Robinson is an associate professor of political science at Tufts University in Boston. (appeared in the Spring 2006 issue) • Michael Gillin, M.A., Ph.D. ’70, was named deputy chair of the Department of Radiation Physics at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. He also holds the title of professor and chief of clinical physics in the department. Gillin spent 27 years at the Medical College of Wisconsin before he and his wife, Pamela Newberry, moved to Texas, where Gillin describes himself as an avid gardener, experimentalist cook and red-state liberal. (appeared in the Summer 2006 issue) • Carol Cooper was awarded the “outstanding staff” Award of Distinction from the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. She began her 38 years in the UC Davis food science and technology department as a librarian and then became an undergraduate academic adviser, helping countless students complete their studies and prepare for careers and graduate school. (appeared in the Winter 2007 issue) • Steven Philip Galovich died from a heart attack in December 2006 at age 61. After spending 20 years at Carleton College in Minnesota as associate dean of faculty and as a mathematics instructor, he transferred to Lake Forest College in Illinois, where he served as provost and dean of the faculty until 2005. For the past two years, Dr. Galovich taught mathematics full time and was praised by students for his enthusiastic teaching and first-year advising. Survivors include his two daughters, Alexandra and Anna, and his grandson, Maxwell. (appeared in the Spring 2007 issue) • Gordon Serpa, M.S. ’68, retired in January 2006 from the National Business Center in the Department of the Interior after 38 years of service. (appeared in the Winter 2008 issue) |