Class Notes Archive 1931-2014
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Class notes from the 1970s
| 1972Gary Kaufman, M.S. ’76, an environmental engineer, died last December in Superior, Colo., at age 61. He worked the past 21 years for Roche Colorado Corp. in Boulder. He is survived by his brother, Stephen.
(appeared in the Summer 2012 issue) • Chris Cowing, D.V.M. ’74, was installed as president of the California Veterinary Medical Association in June. He lives in San Mateo and owns Animal Cove Pet Hospital in Foster City.
(appeared in the Fall 2012 issue) • Catherine “Cathy” Dunston Taylor, 1972, graduated from Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, Va., with a Master of Divinity in April. She also completed a yearlong residency in clinical pastoral education. She is currently a hospital chaplain associate in Pinehurst, N.C.
(appeared in the Fall 2012 issue) • The Rev. Nancy Morgan Shaffer died in her Davis home in June from a brain tumor. She served Unitarian Universalist churches in Monterey and Chicago as an interim minister; in Glen Allen, Va., as a parish minister; and, most recently, in Ann Arbor, Mich., as the associate minister for religious education. She previously worked as a psychologist in public schools in Vacaville and Chicago.
(appeared in the Fall 2012 issue) • Sandee Tischler, a Thousand Oaks teacher, died in July when a small plane she was flying in crashed shortly after taking off from an airport in Winslow, Ariz. She was 62. Her husband, Joe, who was flying the plane, was seriously injured in the crash. After graduating, she earned a teaching credential from California State University, Hayward. For the past 16 years, she taught kindergarten at Santa Rosa Technology Magnet School. She and her husband were active in the local Boy Scout community.
(appeared in the Fall 2012 issue) • Eric Davis, D.V.M. ’77, founder of the U.S. Humane Society’s Rural Area Veterinary Services, received a 2012 Alumni Achievement Award from the School of Veterinary Medicine for his contributions and leadership in animal welfare and student training in rural veterinary services. Davis is an associate veterinarian with the International Animal Welfare Training Institute, a program of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. He volunteers as director of the organization Rural Veterinary Experience Teaching and Service, R-VETS, in underserved communities.
(appeared in the Winter 2013 issue) • Dennis Packer has been the public address announcer for almost every pro and collegiate team in the Los Angeles area, including the Dodgers, the Angels, the Lakers, University of Southern California, UCLA, as well as the World Cup ‘94, Japan Bowl and the Rose Bowl, and has performed voice-overs in movies like Naked Gun. Packer retired from his post as Los Angeles Police Department detective supervisor, and is now an intelligence analyst with the Drug Enforcement Administration.
(appeared in the Winter 2013 issue) • Professor Emeritus Charles Plopper, Ph.D., received a 2012 Alumni Achievement Award from the School of Veterinary Medicine for his contributions to research, graduate education and administration during his 30-year career with the Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology.
(appeared in the Winter 2013 issue) • Yale University Art Gallery Director Jock Reynolds, M.F.A., was profiled in a New York Times article, “A King of Art With the Midas Touch,” last December. Reynolds raised $135 million to renovate the gallery’s three buildings, along with additional funds for art acquisitions.
(appeared in the Spring 2013 issue) • David Carle and wife Janet (Broughten) Carle ’75 wrote Traveling the 38th Parallel, a Water Line around the World, released by UC Press in April. The book chronicles their environmental journey around the Northern Hemisphere’s temperate latitude—including Mono Lake where they both worked as state park rangers for 20 years.
(appeared in the Summer 2013 issue) • Bobbie Fite (Barbara Vetter), now retired from her state job, has written three romance novels: Storm Damage (2013), Sunshine and the Bounty Hunter (2012) and Nightmares (2012), all published by CreateSpace and available as ebooks. Her website is bobbiefite.com.
(appeared in the Summer 2013 issue) • A reunion of Malcolm Hall Experimental Freshman Program residents is being planned for summer 2014. If you lived in Malcolm in 1968–69 and would like to participate, contact Micaela Swift-Philpot and Laurel Henson at malcolm.68.69@gmail.com
(appeared in the Fall 2013 issue) • Michael Broderick, of Sacramento, died at age 64 in November. He was a California Justice Department manager who helped develop the state’s online database of registered sex offenders.
(appeared in the Spring 2014 issue) • Carolyn Raab, M.S., of Corvallis, Oregon, died at age 63 on December 6, 2012. She was a retired Oregon State University Extension Service food and nutrition specialist.
(appeared in the Spring 2014 issue) • Margaret Saari, D.V.M., of New York, died at age 74 on August 4. She was a retired veterinarian, a member of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and member of the American Spaniel Club Hall of Fame.
(appeared in the Spring 2014 issue) • A new book by David Meuel, Women in the Films of John Ford (McFarland Publishing, 2014), combines his love of film and writing. A lifelong student of films, he previously has written poems, short stories, and articles on subjects including theater, U.S. national parks, writing and speaking for business. He lives in Menlo Park.
(appeared in the Summer 2014 issue) • A new book by David Meuel, Women in the Films of John Ford (McFarland Publishing, 2014), combines his love of film and writing. A lifelong student of films, he previously has written poems, short stories, and articles on subjects including theater, U.S. national parks, writing and speaking for business. He lives in Menlo Park.
(appeared in the Summer 2014 issue) • Evolutionary biologist David Seaborg’s book of poetry, Honor Thy Sow Bug, has gone into its fifth printing. To order a copy, email him at davidseaborg@juno.com. Seaborg is founder and president of the World Rainforest Fund, a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving rainforests by empowering indigenous people. (appeared in the Summer 2014 issue) • Ken White, Cred. ’73, wrote Getaway Day (Tate Publishing, 2014), a coming-of-age novel set against the backdrop of the 1962 World Series. His website is kenwhite.tateauthor.com. (appeared in the Summer 2014 issue) • Ronald Soriano, of Lebanon, New Hampshire, died May 21 at age 64. He was a retired congressional staffer and U.S. Commercial Service export official. (appeared in the Fall 2014 issue) |