Class Notes Archive 1931-2014
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Class notes from the 1980s
| 1985Stephen Cunha, M.D., Ph.D. ’94, co-authored Our Fifty States, a book for children ages 10 to 16, published by National Geographic and featuring a foreword by President Jimmy Carter. Cunha is a professor of geography at Humboldt State University. (appeared in the Spring 2005 issue) • Taryn Hook’s essay, “My Secret Childhood Existence,” describing her struggle with mental illness, is included in the nationally distributed book Reflections from a Different Journey (McGraw Hill). Hook is a writer and mental-health advocate living in San Jose. (appeared in the Spring 2005 issue) • Brian McCabe was appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to the Merced County Superior Court, where he presides over criminal misdemeanor cases. McCabe and his wife, Jill, live in Merced with their two daughters, Bailey, 12, and Kelsey, 9. (appeared in the Spring 2005 issue) • Jill Mellen, M.A., Ph.D. ’89, is a science director at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Orlando, Fla. (appeared in the Spring 2005 issue) • Caitlin (Cavalier) Stein works in the mortgage business in San Francisco. She married Albert Stein in 2003 and gave birth to twin sons, Albert and William, in January 2004. (appeared in the Spring 2005 issue) • Xiaolong Yan, M.S., established a scholarship in honor of UC Davis Professor Emeritus Emanuel Epstein at the College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University. Yan is a professor and director of the Root Biology Center at the university. (appeared in the Spring 2005 issue) • Blake Sonobe was named provost and vice president for academic and student affairs at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford and Sayre. Sonobe, who spent 20 years in the U.S. Air Force, has been a chemistry professor at Southwestern Oklahoma State since 1990 and has also served as chair of the department. (appeared in the Summer 2005 issue) • Bradley Fenwick, Ph.D., was one of three recipients of a 2005 Alumni Achievement Award from the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. The vice president for research at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Fenwick was recognized for his promotion of animal health through research and education leadership in academic and government service. (appeared in the Fall 2005 issue) • Barbara Hayes is the executive director of the Sacramento Area Commerce and Trade Organization, which has 525 members and an annual budget of $1.72 million. Her job entails attracting and convincing businesses to locate in the Sacramento area as well as introducing them to available resources such as housing relocation experts. Hayes is married with two children. (appeared in the Fall 2005 issue) • David Kilmer, M.D., received the UC Davis School of Medicine 2005 Distinguished Alumnus Award. Kilmer has chaired the UC Davis Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation since 2000 and is an expert in the rehabilitation of patients with neuromuscular diseases. (appeared in the Fall 2005 issue) • Eric Steiner recently completed the AIDS/Lifecycle 4, a 585-mile, seven-day bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles to raise money and awareness in the fight against AIDS. More than 1,600 riders and 400 roadies raised a record $6.8 million from more than 50,000 donors. Funds will support HIV services provided by the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center. (appeared in the Fall 2005 issue) • Janet Switzer co-wrote The Success Principles, which reached No. 2 on The New York Times best-seller list. The book, written with Jack Canfield of Chicken Soup for the Soul fame and published by HarperCollins, details 64 principles used by the world’s top achievers in their careers and personal lives. Switzer also created the Instant Income series of books and training resources for small businesses. She lives in Newbury Park. (appeared in the Fall 2005 issue) • Curtis Taylor was hired as the new women’s track and field coach at Laney College in Oakland. For the previous three years, he had served as the track and field coach at Merritt College. He is also a physical therapist at Washington Hospital in San Leandro. (appeared in the Fall 2005 issue) • Heather Bays was named one of the 2005 Certified Public Accountants Making a Difference by the Colorado Society of CPAs. (appeared in the Winter 2006 issue) • Craig Grossgart was named chief executive officer of Asia Container Terminals Ltd. in Hong Kong. (appeared in the Winter 2006 issue) • John Post, M.S. ’91, and his father, George “Randy” Post, run the agricultural consulting firm Agricultural Advisors Inc., which helps clients find mites, determine whether they are harmful to their crops and eradicate them without the use of harmful pesticides. Their creative approaches earned them an award from the state Department of Pesticide Regulation. (appeared in the Winter 2006 issue) • Maj. Robert Ruxin recently returned from a tour of duty with the U.S. Army Reserve in Kosovo. Ruxin also served in Iraq in 2003. Upon his return home, he was promoted to chief of the Department of Psychiatry at Kaiser Permanente in South Sacramento. (appeared in the Spring 2006 issue) • Margaret D’Arrigo-Martin was the featured speaker at the 2006 Reception Honoring Women in Produce during the United Produce Show in May in Chicago. A veteran of 20 years in the industry, D’Arrigo-Martin serves as the executive vice president of sales and marketing for Salinas-based D’Arrigo Bros. Co. She launched her family business’s first marketing department in 1994. (appeared in the Summer 2006 issue) • Irma Rodriguez was named 8th Assembly District 2006 Woman of the Year by Assemblywoman Lois Wolk, D-Davis. Rodriguez is the deputy director of clinical programs for Yolo County Department of Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Services, and a member of the First 5 Yolo Children and Families Commission. She also teaches early childhood development at UC Davis Extension. (appeared in the Summer 2006 issue) • Scott Talan is the director of marketing and communications at the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration in Washington, D.C. He represents over 250 schools, working to increase interest in public-affairs degree programs. Talan, who previously worked in television news including “Good Morning America” and consulted with UNICEF, also teaches communications at Johns Hopkins and George Washington University. (appeared in the Summer 2006 issue) |