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Class Notes Archive 1931-2014: Summer 2014

2008Kyle Hubbard, Sacramento, died Feb. 22 at age 31. He worked as a bartender. 
2011Ben Rosenthal, M.F.A., an assistant professor of expanded media at the University of Kansas, is a collaborator in human, next, a performance that intertwines contemporary dance with video art. In March, the 12-minute piece was performed in New York City and a video adaptation, Human, Next: Phase One, was screened at Athens Animfest in Greece. 
2012Paul Hammons, Santa Clarita, died Dec. 31, 2013. He was 24.   Kourtney Lampedecchio, M.F.A., a Shingle Springs set designer, died in February at age 33.
​198Cathy Warner wrote a book of poetry, Burnt Offerings (eLectio Publishing, 2014). She is donating 10 percent of her royalties to the Orca Network. A former United Methodist pastor, she earned an M.F.A. in creative writing from Seattle Pacific University in 2011 and lives near Seattle.    Col. David A. Bitterman, chief of staff of the U.S. Army’s Southern Regional Medical Command in Houston, Texas, recently received an American College of Healthcare Executives award for excellence in healthcare management.
​199James Dante wrote The Tiger’s Wedding (Martin Sisters Publishing, 2013). The novel is set in South Korea, where he taught English at three language schools after graduating. He is working on a second novel, set in Russia. 
​200Jonathan Bowman was recently appointed associate dean for advising and curriculum in the University of San Diego’s College of Arts and Sciences.   Martin Tran has developed a free social media app, Plaswers, that allows users to find out from other users what’s happening at a place in real-time. He will graduate in May from pharmacy school at Touro University in Vallejo.    Brian Hoblit, MBA, joined Sacramento-based River City Bank as vice president and relationship manager. He previously spent nearly five years at Wells Fargo.   Timothy Orr, M.F.A., was selected as producing artistic director of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival in April. He joined the theater company at the University of Colorado Boulder as a performer in 2007, became associate producing director in 2011, and served as interim director since February 2013.