Class Notes Archive 1931-2014
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Class notes from the 1970s
| 1974A retrospective of artwork by Texan Julie Bozzi, M.F.A. ’76, was shown at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth this winter. The exhibition included 46 of her paintings and drawings—landscapes that she has viewed through her car windshield. (appeared in the Spring 2004 issue) • Loris Ryan Broddrick was appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger as director of the Department of Fish and Game. He began working as a Fish and Game warden in 1981, rising to chief deputy director before he left three years ago to work for Ducks Unlimited. (appeared in the Spring 2004 issue) • Ira Lippman, along with his brother, Joel, operates the Original Jelly Bean Factory in Burbank. (appeared in the Spring 2004 issue) • Alan Pineschi is starting his second year as presiding judge of the Placer County Superior Court. He began his judicial career after serving as mayor of the city of Roseville in 1985-86. He is married and has three children. (appeared in the Spring 2004 issue) • Curt Robinson, M.A. ’81, Ph.D. ’95, was appointed assistant vice president for enterprise activities and executive director of the California State University, Hayward Foundation. Robinson has worked in higher education and California state government for more than 25 years, serving as the director of the office of water education at the California Department of Water Resources before this appointment. (appeared in the Spring 2004 issue) • Katherine Flores, M.D., earned a $25,000 Champions of Health Professions Diversity Award from the California Wellness Foundation for her work encouraging disadvantaged youth to enter health-related careers. Flores is a family-practice physician in Fresno. (appeared in the Fall 2004 issue) • Grant Rosenberg is the executive producer of a romantic comedy starring Diane Lane. The movie, Must Love Dogs, is to be filmed in Los Angeles this fall. (appeared in the Fall 2004 issue) • Joan (Rosasco) Schopf currently works as a librarian and prison ministry volunteer in Denver. She writes that she still loves to play tennis, golf and bridge, and that her two children are in college. (appeared in the Fall 2004 issue) • Phyllis Steckel recently finished a 14-day, 6,000-mile flight that retraced the route of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Steckel joined a group of 30 scientists on the “Flight of Discovery” as a geologist, studying paleo-seismic features of the Missouri River basin. She was accompanied by her husband, Richard, and their two children, Nathan and Katie. (appeared in the Fall 2004 issue) • Bruce Cuenin McCarthy died in May 2004 at age 52 from kidney cancer. He was a supervising environmental health specialist for the County of Marin for the past 14 years and was active in many community organizations. He is survived by his wife, Laurel ’81; son, T.J., who is currently attending UC Davis as a Regents Scholar; and daughter, Hilary, a high school junior. (appeared in the Fall 2004 issue) • James Caswell Merritt died in May 2004 at age 51 of cardiac arrest. He was a vice president of business development for McCormick & Co. Inc. spice company, which he joined after working for Dow Chemical Co. in California and Michigan. Survivors include his wife of 28 years, Martha, and two children, Jeff and Lesley. (appeared in the Fall 2004 issue) • Loris “Ryan” Broddrick of Gold River was appointed director of the Department of Fish and Game by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last January. Broddrick has more than 20 years experience with the department he now heads, starting as a game warden and holding a variety of positions before becoming chief deputy director in 1997. He left the department in 2001 to become conservation policy director for the Western Regional Office of Ducks Unlimited. (appeared in the Winter 2005 issue) • Christine Cerbana-Whaley, M.S. ’78, was one of 21 educators honored by Parenting Press in October for their work in improving family life. She directs Colorado Family Education, Resources and Training for Colorado State University’s Cooperative Extension Service, Fort Collins, Colo. (appeared in the Winter 2005 issue) • Murray Haberman was appointed executive director of the California Postsecondary Education Commission in September. He has held numerous senior level positions with the commission during his 30-year career in public policy research. (appeared in the Winter 2005 issue) • Lorene Jackson of San Rafael recently published Mountain Biking in the San Francisco Bay Area, a guide to over 60 of the best Bay Area trails. She is currently under contract to write a similar guide for Lake Tahoe. (appeared in the Winter 2005 issue) • John Diener, a farmer in the Five Points area, was elected president of the Westside Resource Conservation District board of directors. Diener has earned accolades for his efforts in salinity management and development of alternative fuel sources. (appeared in the Spring 2005 issue) • Dave Rosenberg, J.D., joined the faculty of the Judicial College of California, which trains new California judges at the UC Berkeley campus. Rosenberg has been serving as a superior court judge for Yolo County since 2004. (appeared in the Spring 2005 issue) • Julie Bozzi, M.F.A. ’76, received a 2005 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship for Fine Art, a distinction she shares with only 18 others in the United States. (appeared in the Summer 2005 issue) • Sharon Takahashi received the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching, which is given annually to 10 of the best teachers in the Chicago area. Takahashi teaches middle school in Arlington Heights, Ill. (appeared in the Summer 2005 issue) • Sister Mary Lasken, M.A., died in January 2005 after a battle with cancer. She was 61 years old. Sister Mary became a cloistered nun in May 1981, joining Corpus Christi Monastery in Menlo Park and taking the name Sister Mary of Nazareth. She held several offices at the monastery, including novice directress, choir chantress and council member. Sister Mary was also an accomplished artist, talented in both painting and sculpture. She is remembered for her courage and devotion. (appeared in the Summer 2005 issue) |