| 1988Paul Gumerlock, Ph.D., an adjunct faculty member at the UC Davis Cancer Center, died in Sacramento in July after an extended illness. He was 58. One of the first researchers to use polymerase chain reaction techniques in investigating multiple molecular abnormalities in cancer, he was also known for his ability to explain the science to nonscientists. |
| 1989Jacqueline O’Connor, M.A., Ph.D. ’93, wrote Documentary Trial Plays in Contemporary American Theater (Southern Illinois University Press, 2013). She is a professor of English at Boise State University. |
| 1990Atmospheric scientist Cathy Cahill was recently promoted to the rank of professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. She also received the 2013 Emil Usibelli Distinguished Service Award, the university’s highest faculty award for public service, for her work in educating the public and policymakers about air pollution. • Kim Darling Loisel recently marked her 10th year of teaching elementary school in Fremont. She is in her sixth year of teaching first grade at Ardenwood Elementary, where her husband, Jerry Loisel, is also a teacher. She previously worked as a secretary for nonprofit organizations and corporations. She invites her American studies classmates to look her up on Facebook. • Eric Sanderson, Ph.D. ’98, a senior conservation ecologist with the Wildlife Conservation Society, wrote the book, Terra Nova: The New World After Oil, Cars, and Suburbs (Abrams, 2013). |
| 1991Sharon (Achondo) Howze ’91, of Turlock, died in June after collapsing during an organized run. She was 44. She was an adapted physical education specialist for Stanislaus County and bookkeeper for the veterinary practice of her husband, Ted ’90, D.V.M. ’94. |
| 1992Susan Barth, writing as Susan Adrian, has sold her first novel, Tunnel Vision, a young adult thriller, to Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin’s Press for fall 2014 publication. In addition to her English degree from UC Davis, she holds a master’s degree in technical communication from Montana Tech. She works at the Butte, Mont., campus as publications editor for the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology. She lives in Butte with her husband and daughter. • Brian Ebbert, assistant chief clerk and parliamentarian for the California State Assembly, was selected as a Council of State Governments’ 2013 Henry Toll Fellow. The fellowship program brings 48 state government officials from across the country to Lexington, Ky., for a six-day “intellectual boot camp.” • Business litigation attorney David Lee recently joined the San Francisco office of the Michelman & Robinson law firm as a partner. Named a 2012–13 Super Lawyer by Super Lawyer Magazine, he previously co-chaired the litigation department at Fitzgerald Abbott & Beardsley. • Dan Brown, sports writer at the San José Mercury News, wrote a book, 100 Things 49ers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die. Published by Triumph Books in September, it can be ordered from online sellers or by emailing Brown at dbrown@mercurynews.com. • Shannon Knepper Maveety, a Rocklin middle school teacher, died in May at age 43. |
| 1994After four years with UC Berkeley athletics, Blake Sasaki recently joined San José State University as senior associate athletic director for external relations. He oversees marketing, promotions, ticket sales and corporate sponsorships and raises funds for the new Vermeil-Walsh Athletic Complex. |
| 1995Patrick Cottrell, assistant professor of political science at Linfield College in McMinnville., Ore., recently received the college’s Marvin and Laurie Henberg International Scholar Award. His research focuses on global governance, political change, international security and U.S. foreign policy. • Amy (U’Ren) Gutierrez, better known to San Francisco Giants fans as Amy G., received two Northern California Emmy Awards in June—one for her work as Giants field reporter for Comcast SportsNet Bay Area and the other, shared with Giants broadcasters Duane Kuiper and Jon Miller, for live game coverage. |
| 1996Holly Berkley wrote a children’s book, Mommy, Me & My Chickens: An Urban Family’s Guide to Raising and Caring for Backyard Chickens (Watermelon Books, 2012). She is an Internet marketing professional and teaches social media courses at San Diego State University. • Deborah Stanger Edelman, M.S., co-authored The California Naturalist Handbook (UC Press, 2013). The guide to California’s natural environment was developed as part of a new statewide naturalist educational program, which she helped develop at UC Cooperative Extension in Ukiah. • Lisa Tavano-Hall, M.A., Ph.D. ’98, a psychology faculty member at California State University, Sacramento, died of complications of melanoma in a Folsom hospital in May. She was 49. |
| 1997Rikki (Butler) Davenport graduated in May from The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, with a master’s degree in educational leadership. She also holds an M.A. in education, curriculum and instruction from California State University, Sacramento. She works at the National Trust for Historic Preservation as the curator of education at Drayton Hall, a circa 1738 house museum and plantation in Charleston, S.C. She and her husband, Scott ’94, have a 7-year-old son, Caleb. • Karin Enstam Jaffe, M.A., Ph.D. ’02, has been promoted to the rank of professor at Sonoma State University. She began her second term as chair of the anthropology department this fall. She joined the faculty there in 2002 and received tenure in 2008. • Commercial litigation attorney Dana (Fowler) Tsubota joined the Oakland-based law firm of Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean as a partner this spring. |
