Class Notes Archive 1931-2014
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Class notes from the 1960s
| 1968Michael Campbell, former assistant dean for college relations in UC Davis' College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, recently joined UC Merced as executive director of development for the UC system's new campus. He had worked at UC Davis since 1987 when he launched that college's development program. (appeared in the Fall 2000 issue) • Lon Hultgren was named one of the top 10 public works leaders for 2001 by the American Public Works Association. Hultgren has been the public works director for Mansfield, Conn., since 1979. He has developed Mansfield's solid waste, transportation enhancement and traffic calming programs, and under his direction the first engineered speed humps in Connecticut were implemented. Hultgren lives with his wife, Debra, in Mansfield. (appeared in the Summer 2001 issue) • Marilyn Nelson, a professor of English at the University of Connecticut, was recently named poet laureate of the state of Connecticut. Her most recent book, Carver: A Life in Poems, was a finalist for the 2001 National Book Award and won the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award. Together with poet/translator John Balaban, Nelson has instituted, in memory of David Gitelson (a 1966 UC Davis graduate who died in 1968), the Gitelson Fellowship for the study of the Nom language of Vietnam. To donate to the Nom Society, contact Nelson at Marilyn.Nelson@UConn.edu. (appeared in the Spring 2002 issue) • Larry Ferguson, M.A., a Hollywood screenwriter, producer and director, wrote the script for the recently released Rollerball, a remake of the 1970s movie about sports violence. Ferguson was screenwriter for The Hunt for Red October, Alien 3 and Highlander and was director of Gunfighter's Moon and Beyond the Law. (appeared in the Summer 2002 issue) • Michael Eaves has been named president of the California Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition, a statewide organization advocating wider use of natural gas vehicles to promote a healthier environment and reduced petroleum dependence. Eaves previously worked for the Southern California Gas Co. (appeared in the Winter 2003 issue) • Tony Bernhard, M.A., Ph.D. '76, stepped down from his position as Yolo County clerk/recorder after 16 years of service. Bernhard decided not to seek a fifth term overseeing the county's official and vital records and coordinating elections, telling the Sacramento Bee that he planned to take six months off and "after that, I don't know." (appeared in the Spring 2003 issue) • Steve Carlton recently became general manager of Bass Lake Golf Club in Rescue, a 10-year-old course that Carlton is renovating. Carlton is a 30-year veteran of the golf business who has worked in planning, design, permitting, development, construction, maintenance and management of golf courses in the United States, Guam and Asia. (appeared in the Spring 2003 issue) • Robert Morrison, J.D. '71, was appointed vice president and general counsel of Pac-West Telecomm Inc., after having served for 20 years as the company's outside legal counsel and, since 2001, as a member of the board. Morrison, a former UC regent, had been an attorney with Neumiller and Beardslee in Stockton since 1972. (appeared in the Spring 2003 issue) • Tim Kelleher was recently appointed chair of the finance and audit committee of the Federal Crop Insurance Corp., which oversees the nation's crop insurance program, after being named one of four farmer representatives on the FCIC board of directors in March 2002. Kelleher practices law in Yuba City and operates the family rice farm in Biggs. (appeared in the Summer 2003 issue) • Peter Kazaks, Ph.D., has written a book about a canoe trip he took 20 years ago in the far north of Canada, titled From Reindeer Lake to Eskimo Point. It was published by Natural Heritage Books in Toronto. He has been living in Davis since he retired from New College of Florida four years ago. (appeared in the Winter 2004 issue) • Cecelia (Halbert) Tichi, Ph.D., professor of English at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., wrote Exposés and Excess: Muckraking in America, 1900/2000 (University of Pennsylvania Press), which was published in November. It explores the work of muckrakers who exposed the social crises of the beginning and end of the 20th century and offers a cultural analysis. (appeared in the Spring 2004 issue) • Jeff Fearn is the chief financial officer for the Jewish Community Federation of the Greater East Bay and the Jewish Community Foundation. His wife, Emmy (Johnson) Fearn ’69, is studying for a doctorate in special education at UC Berkeley after retiring from SBC. They have two children, Dria and Jonathan. (appeared in the Fall 2004 issue) • Marcia “Marty” Mothorn died in July 2004 at age 58 after a short illness. She worked in the banking industry and for Sunshine Sales and the Berkeley Marine Center. She lived with her family in a restored farmhouse in Lafayette and was an active volunteer in the community. Survivors include her husband, Brooks, and two sons, Ryan and Kevin. (appeared in the Fall 2004 issue) • Tom Stallard, J.D. ’75, received an award from the Arts & Business Council of Sacramento in September for his contributions to regional art and culture, including raising funds to help build UC Davis’ Mondavi Center and to restore the Woodland Opera House. (appeared in the Winter 2005 issue) • Rose Colored Glass Co., a business owned by Tom Stallard, J.D. ’75, and his wife, Meg, was named small business of the year by the Sacramento Metro Chamber in January. The Stallards, who have long histories of service with the Cal Aggie Alumni Association and the UC Davis Foundation, have been restoring Victorian-era commercial property in the Woodland area for 25 years. (appeared in the Spring 2005 issue) • Author David Carkeet has written Campus Sexpot: A Memoir, to be published in September by the University of Georgia Press. A piece of creative nonfiction, the work recounts Carkeet’s adolescent days growing up in Sonora during the 1960s, exploring issues ranging from teenage sexuality to small-town culture. (appeared in the Fall 2005 issue) • Ann Saibeni won first prize in the KVIE Art Auction 2005 in Sacramento for her painting Good Company. During her time at UC Davis studying art and English she took courses from Roy DeForest and Wayne Thiebaud. (appeared in the Fall 2005 issue) • Michael Campbell received an Award of Distinction from the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences for advancing the reputation of the college through his contributions in agriculture. He served as a White House fellow and as an assistant dean at UC Davis for 13 years before joining UC Merced as associate vice chancellor for advancement. (appeared in the Winter 2006 issue) • Dave Parker, Ph.D. ’76, is administrator of the Hazardous Materials Division of the Santa Clara Fire Department. As such, he leads a team of chemists who respond to all chemical-related fires, educate firefighters and conduct safety inspections for businesses in Silicon Valley. Because of his expertise, he was invited in 1998 to serve on a committee of the National Research Council in Washington, D.C., and has been featured in the American Chemistry Society’s journal. His wife, Carol Ann, is director of quality management for O’Connor Hospital in San Jose. (appeared in the Spring 2006 issue) • Richard Mitchener, M.A., died in February 2006 at the Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre. Mr. Mitchener taught for many years in the United States before moving to Canada. Mr. Mitchener also edited magazines, books and manuscripts for the Canadian Rose Society, and was involved with Tyndale Seminary, the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada and the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada. Survivors his wife, Marilynn; his son, David, and daughter, Darlene; and stepsons Allan and Stephen Lougheed. (appeared in the Summer 2006 issue) |