Class Notes Archive 1931-2014
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Class notes from the 1960s
| 1966An international jury selected conceptual artist Bruce Nauman, M.A., as this year’s laureate of the Austrian Frederick Kiesler Prize for Architecture and the Arts. The prize comes with 55,000 euros, or close to $73,000. Jury members described Nauman as “one of the most radical and successful artists of his generation” and one of the “world’s re-inventors.” He lives near Gallisteo, New Mexico. (appeared in the Fall 2014 issue) |
| 1967Don Doyle, the Nelson Tyrone Jr. Professor of History at Vanderbilt University, has published a book, Faulkner's County: The Historical Roots of Yoknapatawpha, which explores the history of Lafayette County, Miss., the primary inspiration for William Faulkner's fictional Yoknapatawpha County. Doyle has also written New Men, New Cities, New South: Atlanta, Nashville, Charleston, Mobile, 1860–1910. (appeared in the Fall 2001 issue) • Bob McAlister is the chief probation officer in Mendocino County. (appeared in the Winter 2002 issue) • Eric Grissell, M.S. '69, Ph.D. '73, a research entomologist for the Systematic Entomology Laboratory with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has written Insects and Gardens (Timber Press). The book was praised by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette as "an eloquent and fascinating look at a world most of us are not even aware of." (appeared in the Summer 2002 issue) • Ahmed Abdelal, Ph.D., was appointed senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at Northeastern University in Boston, Mass. An expert in microbial physiology and genetics, Abdelal came to Northeastern from Georgia State University where he served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. He has also been a faculty member of Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt, and was a visiting scholar in the bacteriology department at UC Davis. (appeared in the Fall 2002 issue) • Sandra Warnken, a health and wellness coach in Vacaville, writes that she is interested in healing in non-ordinary states of consciousness. She's written a couple of papers for Survivorship, including one on the existence of ritualistic abuse. (appeared in the Fall 2002 issue) • Justin R. Meyer, M.S. '68, died in August 2002 at age 63 of a heart attack. Mr. Meyer was president and winemaker at Silver Oak Cellars for almost three decades, retiring from the venture last year. He began his winemaking career after joining Christian Brothers, a Catholic teaching order, and working as an apprentice at the order's winery in Napa Valley. After 15 years he left the order and married Bonny (Smith) '71, whom he had met at UC Davis. He is survived by his wife and their children, Chad, Matt and Holly. (appeared in the Fall 2002 issue) • James Else, M.S. '68, D.V.M. '73, M.P.V.M. '73, was named associate director for animal resources at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center at Emory University. Else was previously associate director and associate research professor at the center from 1989 to 1991. He has also served as adviser to the Ministry of Tourism in Uganda and deputy director for science for the Kenya Wildlife Service. (appeared in the Summer 2003 issue) • Vinod Sinha, Ph.D., received a Circle of Excellence Award for his engineering expertise from Cytec Industries Inc. He works for the corporation as a research fellow at its Research and Development Center in Stamford, Conn. He and his wife, Teresa, have two grown children. (appeared in the Winter 2004 issue) • Beth LeTourneau, M.Ed., died in July 2004 in her Richmond home at age 84. An adult literacy advocate, she worked in Oakland schools for close to 25 years. Before her death, she was working on an adult literacy book. Survivors include two brothers, two daughters, four grandchildren and a great-grandson. (appeared in the Winter 2005 issue) • Stephen Isle retired as the state aviation safety officer and flight instructor for the State Military Department. He and his wife, Bridget, raise quarter horses in Wilton. They have six adult children, all of whom live nearby with their families. (appeared in the Spring 2005 issue) • Scott Smith, Ph.D. ’71, joined the Reno, Nev., office of Kleinfelder Inc., an employee-owned engineering consulting firm, as a regional senior geotechnical engineer. Smith has over 33 years of experience in the field, working as an engineer in mining, transportation, power and flood control in California and Nevada. (appeared in the Spring 2005 issue) • M.O. ‘Mo’ Way, M.S. ’76, Ph.D. ’82, received the 2004 Rice Industry Award in recognition of his 22 years at the Texas A&M University System Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Beaumont, Texas. (appeared in the Spring 2005 issue) • Michael Henry Kellicutt, M.A., Ph.D. ’73, a Wisconsin native and resident of Half Moon Bay, died in a car crash in May 2005 at the age of 65. Remembered as a Renaissance man, Dr. Kellicutt developed manufacturing standards for computer disk drives in Silicon Valley while also pursuing photography, exhibiting his works and teaching classes. Survivors include his wife of 18 years, Shirley; his son and daughter-in-law, Conor and Cindy; and his grandchildren, Hanna and Shane. (appeared in the Fall 2005 issue) • William Andrew McCampbell III, J.D. ’70, died in September 2005 of brain cancer. He was 60 years old. A native of Sacramento, Mr. McCampbell moved to Washington, D.C., in 1972 and established a law practice, helping to start thousands of businesses. In 1985, he moved back to California, running for Congress four times in the 1990s. Mr. McCampbell later returned to Washington, and in 2004 the Bush administration asked him to serve as the deputy adviser for economic reform in Iraq and then as diplomatic attaché and senior adviser in Afghanistan. Survivors include his wife of 38 years, Jamie McCampbell, and his son, Drew McCampbell. (appeared in the Winter 2006 issue) • Thomas Ambrose Winner Jr., D.V.M. ’70, died in September 2005 at the age of 61 from complications of an infection. Dr. Winner and his wife, Reggie, settled in Novato, where he became a prominent citizen, serving as president of the Rotary Club in 1987–88 and being named Novato Citizen of the Year by the chamber of commerce in 1990. Survivors include his wife and his three sons, Rob, Andy and Marty. (appeared in the Winter 2006 issue) • Jerome Wilcox retired last March from the University of California. Most recently, Wilcox had worked for the Office of the President in information systems and computing, maintaining the Payroll-Personnel System for the campuses. He continues to consult for the university, extending an association of more than 40 years. He and his wife recently relocated to Lincoln to be closer to their children and grandchildren. His youngest son, Carson Wilcox ’00, is also a UC Davis graduate. (appeared in the Spring 2006 issue) • Jane Budd retired after teaching elementary school for 38 years in West Sacramento. She was named Teacher of the Year in 1999. (appeared in the Fall 2006 issue) • Michael Frost was named Irwin R. Buchalter Professor at Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles. A legal writing instructor and consultant, Frost was honored for his teaching, scholarship and service to the law school, legal profession and community. (appeared in the Fall 2006 issue) • Nils Venge and his family own and operate Saddleback Cellars winery in Oakville. His son, Kirk ’98, has followed in his winemaking footsteps. (appeared in the Fall 2006 issue) |