Class Notes Archive 1931-2014
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Class notes from the 1980s
| 1982Richard Wood, associate professor of sociology at the University of New Mexico, has written Faith in Action: Religion, Race, and Democratic Organizing in America (University of Chicago Press). (appeared in the Winter 2003 issue) • Stephen Ferrando received his M.D. from Northwestern Medical School, completed a residency at UC San Francisco and is now working as an associate professor at Cornell University. He and his wife live in New York. (appeared in the Spring 2003 issue) • Andy Griffin, who farms 25 acres near Watsonville and sells his produce at the Embarcadero Farmers Market in San Francisco, was recently profiled in an article in the San Francisco Chronicle. The article noted the "unusual flair and gusto" Griffin brings to selling his produce and the direct-sale trend he represents. (appeared in the Spring 2003 issue) • David Mas Masumoto, M.S., a Del Rey farmer and author of Epitaph for a Peach and Four Seasons in Five Senses, participated in a series of Woodland Reads events in February. (appeared in the Spring 2003 issue) • Maui attorney J.P. Schmidt, J.D., was appointed Hawaii's insurance commissioner by the state's governor, Linda Lingle. Schmidt was a partner with the law firm of Crockett Nakamura & Schmidt, specializing in general civil and trial law practice. Schmidt served as corporation counsel for Maui County from 1995 to 1999 and as deputy corporation counsel from 1991 to 1995. (appeared in the Spring 2003 issue) • Richard Wood, associate professor of sociology at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, has written Faith in Action: Religion, Race and Democratic Organizing in America (University of Chicago Press). The book focuses on the institutional, organizational and cultural underpinnings of democratic life. (appeared in the Spring 2003 issue) • Kathryn Brown Kelly was elected province director of alumnae for Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity and, as such, will work with the fraternity alumnae associations in Southern California. She was previously the president of the fraternity's Palo Alto Alumnae Association. Kelly lives in Redwood Shores with her husband, Frank Massa. (appeared in the Summer 2003 issue) • Steven Lengle, M.D. '86, is the medical director of radiology at Redding Medical Center and directs the Interventional Radiology Services. His primary interests are in aortic stent grafting, oncologic interventions and the endovascular management of peripheral vascular disease. (appeared in the Winter 2004 issue) • Steven Patterson, M.S., Ph.D. '87, has been selected as Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's new associate director for engineering. Patterson was previously a professor of precision engineering at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He and his wife, Marsha, have two grown children and one grandchild. (appeared in the Winter 2004 issue) • David Masumoto, M.S., who grows peaches, grapes and raisins on his 80-acre family farm south of Fresno, was honored by the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences with a 2003 Award of Distinction. Currently a columnist for the Fresno Bee, he has also written for USA Today and the Los Angeles Times and is the author of several books. (appeared in the Spring 2004 issue) • After spending 15 years in the high-tech field, Sara Spivey decided to pursue her passion, writing, and has recently had her first novel published, Five Reflections (Vantage Press). (appeared in the Spring 2004 issue) • Uta Barth, professor of studio art at UC Riverside, was awarded a 2004 Guggenheim Fellowship for her “distinguished individual achievement and exceptional promise” in the field of art photography. (appeared in the Fall 2004 issue) • John Byrne was named the new chair of cardiac surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. He had been associate chief of cardiac surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and associate professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School. (appeared in the Fall 2004 issue) • Arturo González, partner in the San Francisco law firm Morrison & Foerster, was recently named one of Northern California’s top lawyers by Law & Politics magazine. A lengthy profile described his success with civil rights and business law cases. In 2003, American Lawyer magazine named him one of the nation’s top 45 lawyers under the age of 45. He chairs his firm’s trial practice group. (appeared in the Winter 2005 issue) • Jim Reynolds, D.V.M., M.P.V.M. ’84, clinician at UC Davis’ Veterinary Medicine Teaching and Research Center in Tulare, received the 2004 Dairy Quality Assurance Veterinarian of the Year award from the American Association of Bovine Practitioners in September for his efforts to improve the welfare of dairy cattle. (appeared in the Winter 2005 issue) • Chris Antonio’s firm, Boomer Trading LLC, which he founded in 1995, moved its offices from Sausalito to Larkspur Landing after a successful 10 years. Antonio has two sons, Dexter and Arthur. (appeared in the Spring 2005 issue) • Clint Bolick, J.D., argued successfully before New York’s Federal District Court against a law prohibiting shipment by out-of-state wineries directly to customers. The decision was later overturned and is now being considered by the U.S. Supreme Court. Bolick serves as strategic litigation counsel for the public interest firm Institute of Justice. (appeared in the Spring 2005 issue) • Thomas Sheehy, M.Ad. ’89, accepted a position as regional vice president, government affairs, for TIAA-CREF and opened an office for the financial services company in Sacramento. A veteran of over 15 years in the legislative and executive branches of government, Sheehy is responsible for a western region spanning six states. (appeared in the Spring 2005 issue) • Mary Hawkins, M.S., was named Alumna of the Year by Marian High School in Omaha, Neb., for her support of Catholic education. Hawkins is the provost of Bellevue University in Nebraska. (appeared in the Summer 2005 issue) • Mark Perkins teaches agriculture at Esparto High School. In 2003 and 2004 he was responsible for planning and implementing educational tours and activities for delegations from the country of Georgia as part of an agricultural exchange program. He also traveled with Future Farmers of America students to Georgia both years. (appeared in the Summer 2005 issue) |