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1968
David J. Murphy '68 was appointed by the governor on September 1, 2009 to be the Superintendent of Education for the Division of Juvenile Justice in California.
Terence Lyons '68 is the co-author of Preserving a Home for Veterans (Les Figues Press 2012), a historic and legal analysis of land use at the West Los Angeles VA property, which he wrote with colleagues at the Metabolic Studio in Los Angeles.
lyons.terence@yahoo.com
William T. Loris '68, J.D. '72 serves as PROLAW's Program Director and as a Senior Lecturer at Loyola University Chicago's Law School. He comes to Loyola after a distinguished career in international service. He served for five years in Abidjan, Ivory Coast as a Regional Legal Advisor for West Africa to the US Agency for International Development (USAID), working on the legal aspects of the USAID program across West and Central Africa, followed by five years in Cairo as a Legal Advisor in USAID's Egypt mission. He then co-founded the International Development Law Institute, a Dutch foundation, which was later transformed into an inter-governmental organization, the International Development Law Organization (IDLO), by an international convention. IDLO is now a key international institution in the promotion of the rule of law and good governance in developing countries, countries in economic transition, and countries emerging from violent conflict.
Kenneth F. Hanson '68 writes that the Class of 1968 grads Phillips, Lenihan, Del Porto, Erb, Austin, Hornberger and Hanson had their annual central coast "campout" at Sea Pines Resort on February 20. The golf was bad but friendships endure!
James W. Foley '68, P.E., S.E., G.E., of Saratoga, California, has been awarded the NCEES Distinguished Service Award for his dedicated service to the engineering and surveying professions. NCEES recognized the 2010 award winners at its Annual Meeting, held August 18–21 in Denver. Since becoming a member of the California Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors in 1998, Foley has served as board president, vice president, and chair of various committees. He has written articles on the regulation of the engineering profession in California, and when the board assumed responsibility for regulating the practices of geology and geophysics, Foley participated in informational meetings to address licensees’ concerns. He is currently the board liaison to its Geotechnical Engineering and Geology technical advisory committees. Foley was a member of the NCEES Committee on Finances from 2007 to 2010 and served as chair for three years. He was a member of the Examination Administration Task Force from 2004 to 2006 and a member of the Fire Protection/Design-Build Task Force in 2003–04. Foley is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California, the California Geotechnical Engineering Association, the American Public Works Association, and the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation.
Kevin J. Donahue '68 was named the California State Athletic Director of the Year for 2010-2011. He was also honored with the Distinguished Service Award from the Central Coast Section Athletic Directors Association, and the In Via Award from Serra High School, the highest honor the school confers on non-alumni. Donahue recently retired from Serra High School in San Mateo after 31 years at the school, where he served as Athletic Director the past 30 years. He lives in Danville with his wife Robin.
Albert Chen ’68, MBA ’70 writes: “Returned at the end of 2011 to San Francisco after four-plus years working in Beijing, People’s Republic of China. Was chief risk officer of CCB Financial Leasing Corporation, a joint venture leasing company between Bank of America and China Construction Bank.”
Victoria Ann Burnett ’68 writes, "I have been a Marriage and Family Therapist at the Christian Counseling Center in San Jose, Calif. for twelve years."
Theodore E. Burke ’68 writes: “Co-owner of Shadowbrook Restaurant in Capitola and having complelted 12-years of services as the California State Representative on the Board of Directors of the National Restaurant Association, I was recently elected Director Emeritus, a lifetime position.”
Helen Baumann '68 is living happily in Palo Alto, practicing law in Redwood City, and hoping that her 16 year old granddaughter decides to come to Santa Clara for college.
