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Class Notes Archive 1931-2014

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2002Emilio “Charles” Jacobs III ’02, died at his Napa home in January after a year of fighting sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma. He was 44. Before attending UC Davis, he fought with honors during Desert Storm and was honorably discharged from the U.S. Air Force in 1992. He most recently worked for Stantec Architecture in Petaluma as a job captain. He was a certified LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Green Associate and was working on an architect certification from the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. He enjoyed gardening, traveling and collecting cars in his free time. He is survived by his partner of 10 years, Monty Sander; mother and step-father, Angie and John Lawless; sister, Michelle Jacobs; brother, Jon Lawless; and niece and nephew, Tiffany and Christopher. (appeared in the Summer 2011 issue) • Craig Wheelock, Ph.D., was selected by the UC Davis Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry Graduate Group to present its 2010–11 alumni lecture. An associate professor at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, he spoke in May on “Agrochemicals to Atherosclerosis.” (appeared in the Fall 2011 issue) • Rebecca Wenk, a Berkeley botanist who loved to paint as well as study plants and nature, died from complications of thyroid cancer in July at age 31. She worked as a research associate at UC Berkeley’s Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management and as curatorial assistant at the California Academy of Sciences. She loved to travel, and did field work in São Tomé and Madagascar, as well as in grasslands of California. Survivors include her parents, Hans-Rudolf and Julia Wenk, her sisters, Elizabeth ’97 and Evelyn ’04; and nieces, Eleanor and Sophia. (appeared in the Fall 2011 issue) • Caetlynn Booth was awarded a Fulbright scholarship in August to study painting and printmaking in Berlin. She recently received a master’s in fine arts from Rutgers University, where she was a Diney Goldsmith fellow and was given a teaching/graduate assistant Award for Excellence. Her work can be viewed at http://caetlynnbooth.com. (appeared in the Winter 2012 issue) • Aaron Sathrum recently finished his doctoral research at UC San Diego on solar-based fuels. He plans to develop large-scale electrical energy storage systems for electric vehicles, smart grid and renewable energy applications. He now works at General Atomics in La Jolla and lives with his wife Jenny (Adams) Sathrum ’03 in San Diego. They recently traveled to China to celebrate the conclusion of his research. (appeared in the Winter 2012 issue) • Melissa Johnson Hallas and her husband, Ryan Hallas ’11, welcomed their first child, Seth, last December. (appeared in the Spring 2012 issue) • Miguel La Serna wrote the book The Corner of the Living: Ayacucho on the Eve of the Shining Path Insurgency (University of North Carolina Press, 2012). He is an assistant professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (appeared in the Summer 2012 issue) • Jennifer Alves and her husband, Matthew Toepel, welcomed their first child, son Austin, in July. They live in West Sacramento and look forward to taking Austin over the Causeway to visit campus and buy him an Aggie onesie. (appeared in the Winter 2013 issue) • Karen Fong, a college admissions consultant and former UC Davis Women’s Rugby Club All-America player, has been named the academic adviser for the USA Rugby High School All-American Team. She works in San Diego for Dunbar Educational Consultants. (appeared in the Spring 2013 issue) • James Johas and Noël Wilson Johas ’03 welcomed their first child, son James Darrell Johas, at Sutter Memorial Hospital in Sacramento in September. They live in Clarksburg. Noel is a fourth-generation Aggie, and the couple hopes that James will be the fifth. (appeared in the Summer 2013 issue) • Famous Last Lines, a book of short stories by Mark Pearson, M.A., was published in April by Mainstreet Rag Publishing Co. Pearson coaches wrestling and teaches Advanced Placement English at The Hill School in Pottstown, PA. (appeared in the Summer 2013 issue) • Mark Palmerston, Cred. ’03, has been named executive director of Santa Ynez Valley Charter School. He previously served as assistant director of Family Partnership Charter School in Santa Maria. He also is a doctoral candidate in educational leadership at California Lutheran University. (appeared in the Fall 2013 issue) • David Magnan, of Sacramento, died at age 34 on August 29. He was a Marine Corps veteran and attorney. (appeared in the Spring 2014 issue) • Melissa Johnson Hallas and Ryan Hallas ’11, welcomed their second son, Erik James, in August. He was born in their car near the Mondavi Center. The Hallases extend kudos to the UC Davis Fire Department for its help. (appeared in the Summer 2014 issue) • Preet Bassi is chief executive officer of the Center for Public Safety Excellence, based in Chantilly, Virginia. Since graduating, she has earned an M.P.A. from the University of Southern California and worked for the California State Assembly, city of Anaheim and the International Accreditation Service. (appeared in the Fall 2014 issue)
2003Jessica Rust married Thomas Garcia in Mountain View this July. The couple lives in Sacramento. (appeared in the Winter 2004 issue) • Jeffrey Wyly accepted a staff position with California State Sen. Tom McClintock, assisting him in his bid for governor. He previously served as an intern for the senator and for the California Government Center in Sacramento, where he is currently living. (appeared in the Winter 2004 issue) • Attorney Rebecca Gardner, J.D., recently joined Sacramento law firm Generations. (appeared in the Spring 2004 issue) • Shannon Griffin will spend a year serving with AmeriCorps, traveling throughout the Northeast doing team-based service projects. (appeared in the Spring 2004 issue) • Victoria Sheridan, M.A., was admitted to the Ph.D. program at the University of Toronto with a 5-year fellowship. (appeared in the Spring 2004 issue)

2002Emilio “Charles” Jacobs III ’02, died at his Napa home in January after a year of fighting sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma. He was 44. Before attending UC Davis, he fought with honors during Desert Storm and was honorably discharged from the U.S. Air Force in 1992. He most recently worked for Stantec Architecture in Petaluma as a job captain. He was a certified LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Green Associate and was working on an architect certification from the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. He enjoyed gardening, traveling and collecting cars in his free time. He is survived by his partner of 10 years, Monty Sander; mother and step-father, Angie and John Lawless; sister, Michelle Jacobs; brother, Jon Lawless; and niece and nephew, Tiffany and Christopher. (appeared in the Summer 2011 issue) • Craig Wheelock, Ph.D., was selected by the UC Davis Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry Graduate Group to present its 2010–11 alumni lecture. An associate professor at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, he spoke in May on “Agrochemicals to Atherosclerosis.” (appeared in the Fall 2011 issue) • Rebecca Wenk, a Berkeley botanist who loved to paint as well as study plants and nature, died from complications of thyroid cancer in July at age 31. She worked as a research associate at UC Berkeley’s Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management and as curatorial assistant at the California Academy of Sciences. She loved to travel, and did field work in São Tomé and Madagascar, as well as in grasslands of California. Survivors include her parents, Hans-Rudolf and Julia Wenk, her sisters, Elizabeth ’97 and Evelyn ’04; and nieces, Eleanor and Sophia. (appeared in the Fall 2011 issue) • Caetlynn Booth was awarded a Fulbright scholarship in August to study painting and printmaking in Berlin. She recently received a master’s in fine arts from Rutgers University, where she was a Diney Goldsmith fellow and was given a teaching/graduate assistant Award for Excellence. Her work can be viewed at http://caetlynnbooth.com. (appeared in the Winter 2012 issue) • Aaron Sathrum recently finished his doctoral research at UC San Diego on solar-based fuels. He plans to develop large-scale electrical energy storage systems for electric vehicles, smart grid and renewable energy applications. He now works at General Atomics in La Jolla and lives with his wife Jenny (Adams) Sathrum ’03 in San Diego. They recently traveled to China to celebrate the conclusion of his research. (appeared in the Winter 2012 issue) • Melissa Johnson Hallas and her husband, Ryan Hallas ’11, welcomed their first child, Seth, last December. (appeared in the Spring 2012 issue) • Miguel La Serna wrote the book The Corner of the Living: Ayacucho on the Eve of the Shining Path Insurgency (University of North Carolina Press, 2012). He is an assistant professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (appeared in the Summer 2012 issue) • Jennifer Alves and her husband, Matthew Toepel, welcomed their first child, son Austin, in July. They live in West Sacramento and look forward to taking Austin over the Causeway to visit campus and buy him an Aggie onesie. (appeared in the Winter 2013 issue) • Karen Fong, a college admissions consultant and former UC Davis Women’s Rugby Club All-America player, has been named the academic adviser for the USA Rugby High School All-American Team. She works in San Diego for Dunbar Educational Consultants. (appeared in the Spring 2013 issue) • James Johas and Noël Wilson Johas ’03 welcomed their first child, son James Darrell Johas, at Sutter Memorial Hospital in Sacramento in September. They live in Clarksburg. Noel is a fourth-generation Aggie, and the couple hopes that James will be the fifth. (appeared in the Summer 2013 issue) • Famous Last Lines, a book of short stories by Mark Pearson, M.A., was published in April by Mainstreet Rag Publishing Co. Pearson coaches wrestling and teaches Advanced Placement English at The Hill School in Pottstown, PA. (appeared in the Summer 2013 issue) • Mark Palmerston, Cred. ’03, has been named executive director of Santa Ynez Valley Charter School. He previously served as assistant director of Family Partnership Charter School in Santa Maria. He also is a doctoral candidate in educational leadership at California Lutheran University. (appeared in the Fall 2013 issue) • David Magnan, of Sacramento, died at age 34 on August 29. He was a Marine Corps veteran and attorney. (appeared in the Spring 2014 issue) • Melissa Johnson Hallas and Ryan Hallas ’11, welcomed their second son, Erik James, in August. He was born in their car near the Mondavi Center. The Hallases extend kudos to the UC Davis Fire Department for its help. (appeared in the Summer 2014 issue) • Preet Bassi is chief executive officer of the Center for Public Safety Excellence, based in Chantilly, Virginia. Since graduating, she has earned an M.P.A. from the University of Southern California and worked for the California State Assembly, city of Anaheim and the International Accreditation Service.
(appeared in the Fall 2014 issue)

2003Jessica Rust married Thomas Garcia in Mountain View this July. The couple lives in Sacramento. (appeared in the Winter 2004 issue) • Jeffrey Wyly accepted a staff position with California State Sen. Tom McClintock, assisting him in his bid for governor. He previously served as an intern for the senator and for the California Government Center in Sacramento, where he is currently living. (appeared in the Winter 2004 issue) • Attorney Rebecca Gardner, J.D., recently joined Sacramento law firm Generations. (appeared in the Spring 2004 issue) • Shannon Griffin will spend a year serving with AmeriCorps, traveling throughout the Northeast doing team-based service projects. (appeared in the Spring 2004 issue) • Victoria Sheridan, M.A., was admitted to the Ph.D. program at the University of Toronto with a 5-year fellowship. (appeared in the Spring 2004 issue)

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