Santa Clara University

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Undergraduate Alumni

35Edward E. Polomik is retired from his job as a mechanical engineer at General Electric and a professor of thermodynamics at San Jose State University. He recently developed curve-fitting equations used in engineering applications, and for fun he is attempting to trisect an angle, reports his daughter, Barbara. His grandson, Dominic Leone, is a sophomore at SCU.
43Warren W. Smith and his wife, Mabel, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on May 1, 2003. They are retired and living in Sonoma County wine country.
55James A. Perry received the Melvin R. Green Codes and Standards Medal from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Perry, who lives in Florence, Ore., was recognized for leadership and professionalism in the development, advancement, and international recognition of ASME Codes and Standards, and for his pioneering efforts in the development, understanding, and standardization of quality programs for application in power plants and other facilities.
58Carlos Lopez has published his 14th book, La Guerra del Pacifico, in Madrid, Spain. His previous book, We Were Forty-Niners, was co-authored with the late SCU professor Edwin Beilharz.
59Al Malvino writes electronic textbooks and is an engineering consultant. His latest project is designing electronic controllers for SPD "smart glass," an invention whose transparency can be varied from .5 percent to 40 percent.
68Bud Ogden, a former basketball All-American at SCU, is the Gilroy High School basketball coach. He previously coached at Valley Christian High School in San Jose. He played two seasons in the NBA after graduating from SCU, and has been a real estate broker for many years. Donald B. Sullivan J.D. '71 was appointed a judge of the San Francisco Superior Court by Gov. Gray Davis on Oct. 2, 2003. He was a trial lawyer for the Brandi Law Firm, a personal injury law firm in San Francisco, prior to his appointment, and is immediate past president of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association. He lives in Mill Valley with his wife, Genevieve, who has taught French at the College of Marin for 31 years. His oldest daughter, Anouck, is a licensed aesthetician and lives in New York City. His daughter Alissa is a student at the University of California, Berkeley. His brother, Peter Sullivan '66, is the vice chair of the medical staff at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco.
71Anne Middleton works for the Scripps Development Office at the University of California, San Diego, where she is the assistant director for annual and special giving. She oversees the Scripps Oceanographic Society and E.W. Scripps Associates. She previously was the program manager for UCSD's Chancellor's Associates, and communications director of the university's Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies.
73John Hawkins MBA '76 was appointed to the board of directors of Concerto Technologies, which provides information technology services for small- and medium-sized businesses. He is president and CEO of Cloud 9 Shuttle. He has received many awards, including Headliner of the Year Award-Entrepreneur 2001 and 50 People to Watch from San Diego Magazine in 2001.
74Kristine L. Caratan was named a partner in the San Francisco office of Moss Adams Certified Public Accountants.
75Lisa M. Wilson danced professionally in San Francisco for a year after graduating from SCU, and has taught dance. She has worked in the mental health field, serving as activity director of a locked psychiatric hospital. She now works as an adult supervising probation officer for Solano County, while continuing to study dance in San Francisco. She is the single mother of a 12-year-old son, who performs hip-hop with a local dance company. They have two Labradors, many fish, a hamster, and a pot-bellied pig.
77Mary DeMange married Roberta Rohr in Vancouver, B.C., on Oct. 18, 2003. They live near Green Lake, in Seattle, Wash.
78Robin (Babcock) Smith has sold new homes for John Laing Homes for nine years, and has received her company's highest sales awards. She was honored as best overall salesperson of the year for her division and top overall salesperson of the year for the company. She lives in Orange, Calif., with her husband, Chip.
82Steve Fechner and his wife, Lori, announce the birth of their third daughter, Tess Caroline, on Aug. 19, 2003. Steve is president of Surf Management Inc., a commercial property development and management company. Peter Coe Verbica has been busy in the investment world. He was a founding investor in Optonics Inc., a semiconductor capital equipment company, which merged with Credence Systems Inc., in the first quarter of 2003. A "fund of funds" venture fund managed by Peter participated in the merger of Entercept, a scalable enterprise intrusion detection company, with Network Associates Inc. in the second quarter of 2003. Security Technology Ventures managed by Peter, made a founding investment in ST-Infonox Inc., a company that seeks to provide homeland security-oriented software and hardware solutions. Peter also serves as the company's interim chief financial officer.
83J. Michael Bailey was elected to the board of trustees of the Utah Bar Foundation, a nonprofit charitable organization that provides legal services to low-income individuals. Kathy Eder is selling playing cards called "Operation Hidden Agenda," which present an alternative view of the "Iraq's Most Wanted" playing cards. Kathy is a high school teacher in San Jose.
85John Muth is director of compliance/best practices department for Northwestern Mutual in Milwaukee. He earned his certified financial planner designation in 1988, and his chartered life underwriter designation in 1999. He is a graduate of Marquette University School of Law. He lives in Fox Point, Wis., with his wife, Mary, and two children Connor, 9, and Chas, 7. He recently hosted a new student reception for five incoming SCU students from his area.
87Eric Barrett in August 2003 completed his chartered life underwriter and registered health underwriter designations from the American College of Bryn Mawr, Penn. Mark Samuelson and his wife, Heather, are enjoying life in the Boston area, where Mark works in public accounting.
88Martin D. Murphy and Frank C. Liuzzi have started their own law firm in San Francisco, specializing in civil litigation for plaintiffs. David Smearden and Leslie (Penner) Smearden '94 announce the birth of their daughter, Corinne Jean, on July 7, 2003. They live in San Jose.
89John Wentworth and his wife, Judy (Bannan) '91, welcomed son Ryan Philip on May 27, 2003. Ryan joins big brother John Jr. at the family's Phoenix home. John is senior vice president of investments for Moors & Cabot.
90Laura (Caeton) Barks and her husband, Michael, welcomed their second child, Zachary Joseph, on Sept. 22, 2003. He joins big brother Ryan, 1. Laura is a stay-at-home mom and part-time dance teacher. The family lives in Roseville, Calif. Gail Fujino recently earned a doctor of psychology degree from Argosy University in Honolulu. Michael Okada and his wife, Shirley, celebrated the birth of their first child, Reid Samuel, on Aug. 1, 2003. They live in Newport Coast, Calif.
91Joel Brichler and Lori (Lucich) welcomed their first son, Wyatt Andrew, on Nov. 11, 2002. They live in Corte Madera. Eileen (King) Gillis and her husband, Mark, announce the arrival of their son, Joshua, on June 25, 2003. He is joined by sisters Madeline and Samantha, both 2. Eileen is a full-time mom and part-time intellectual property attorney with Smith Moore in Greensboro, N.C., where the family lives. Jenny Girard has been co-chair for three years of Young Nonprofit Professionals Network, a Bay Area group that supports nonprofit and community leaders through professional development, networking, and social opportunities. Greg Govan recently earned master's degrees in psychology and special education. He and his wife, Katy, and daughter, Maya, 2, moved to Saipan, an island in the South Pacific that is a U.S. protectorate. Greg works as a school psychologist for the island school district. Melissa Toren married Kevin Hrin on July 4, 2003, at Timberline Lodge at Mount Hood, Ore. The wedding party included Pamela Murnane and Deena Strickland. Melissa is a counselor at Hillsboro High School, and Kevin is a Web producer for Inherent.com. They live in Portland, Ore.
92Jennifer C. (Dunn) Buhrfiend and her husband, Timothy, welcomed their first child, Kathleen Kennedy, on Aug. 6, 2003. Jennifer is an obstetrician and gynecologist in private practice in Chicago. Davin T. Hironaka is finance supervisor at M&E Pacific Inc., a Honolulu consulting engineering firm. He is responsible for overseeing and directing all of the company's finance activities and staff within the Pacific and its joint venture operations in Korea. Davin previously worked as a controller of AM Partners Inc., a Hawaii-based international architecture firm; as an accounting supervisor for Y. Hata & Co., Ltd.; and as a senior auditor at Arthur Anderson.
93Elizabeth (Kelley) Gillogly and her husband, Shawn, celebrated the birth of their first child, Fiona Clare, on July 23, 2003. Beth is a writer/editor for SCU and serves as the associate editor of Santa Clara Magazine. Amy (Lansdowne) Matey and her husband, Mike, adopted a daughter, Lia Pearl Matey, from China on June 2, 2003. Lia was born on Sept. 1, 2002, and had been cared for in an orphanage near Guangzhou. Her big brother, Miles, 5, the couple's biological child, was thrilled that his sister arrived on his birthday. The Matey family lives in San Diego. Alison (Nash) Needelman and her husband, Shawn, announce the birth of their second child, Ella Malin, on Sept. 10, 2003. She joins big brother Luke, 2. The family lives in Portland, Ore., where Alison is the event coordinator for the Abernethy Center, and Shawn is a sales representative for Janssen Pharmaceutica. Mike Romo recently moved from New York to Los Angeles to continue his acting career. He has joined the Screen Actors Guild and has made brief appearances on various commercials and television shows. He is also working at Symantec as an associate program director where he helps designs new software while growing the market. He writes that he "finds it strange and uncomfortable that he says things like 'growing the market.'" Katie (Gough) and husband Mark Sacco '92 celebrated the birth of their first child, son Owen Michael, on Oct. 11, 2003. They live in Alameda.
94Jill (Yokoyama) Atwal and her husband, Money, announce the birth of their daughter, Maya Setsuko Kaur, on Sept. 20, 2003. They live in Honolulu. Preston Bynes and his wife, Trisha Ann Keller '95, announce the birth of their son, Kellen James Lovell, on Oct. 12, 2003. Preston is an associate sales manger for Optrex America Inc., and Trisha is a sales analyst for Sun Microsystems. They live in San Diego. Julie A. Chang completed her residency in internal medicine at Creighton University Medical Center, and is now a fellow in pulmonary and critical care medicine. She married Chris McEvoy, who is also a doctor, on July 25, 2003, in Honolulu. The bridal party included matron of honor Alecia Tsang, and bridesmaids Maria Geissler and Tiffany Williams. Tanya Chartrand married Gavan Fitzsimons on July 6, 2003, near Calistoga. The wedding party included Jaimee Henderson and Molly Mungan. Tanya earned a doctorate in social psychology from New York University in 1999, and has been an assistant professor at Ohio State University doing research and teaching the past four years. She and her husband have recently become associate professors at Duke University. They live in Chapel Hill, N.C. Courtney (Kelly) Rushforth and her husband, Troy, welcomed son Cole William, on Aug. 12, 2003. Courtney is a second grade teacher in the Tacoma (Wash.) School District. Leslie Carmena Walden and her husband, Chris, welcomed their first child, Carter Thomas, on Aug. 25, 2003. The family lives in Lake Mary, Fla. Leslie is a newscast producer for WESH, an NBC affiliate.
95Misa Horita married Derek Uyemura MBA '03, on July 12, 2003, in Stockton. Lisa Kinoshita was a bridesmaid. Misa is a kindergarten teacher and her husband is a marketing manager for Sony. They live in Stockton. Lisa Kinoshita married Brian Williams at Seascape Resort in Aptos on May 24, 2003. The wedding party included Uyemura, Piper (McClain) Pluckhan, and Laura (Wing) Yamamoto. Lisa earned a doctorate in 2001 and is a research psychologist at Stanford University. The couple lives in Sunnyvale. Tina Misthos married Mark Gullotta J.D./MBA '02 on Aug. 16, 2003, at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Brian Hanna and Scott Frazier J.D. '02 were groomsmen. Karen (Stenger) Hanna, Kristen (Mignone) Crane, Shawna Muren, and Christine Cogliandro were candle bearers. Jennifer (Volz) and Anthony San Paolo '94 announce the birth of their third child, Julia Clare, on Sept. 8, 2003, in Sacramento. She joins sister Mikayla, 5, and brother Mason, 3. Anthony is a service manager at Harrold Ford, and Jennifer is a stay-at-home mom. Eric Olson has joined Genentech's Washington, D.C., office as director of government relations.
96Christie (Haddad) Anderson and her husband, Carl, announce the birth of their son, Sean Carl, on June 28, 2003. They live in North Brunswick, N.J. Carleen Couture married Neil Evans on Sept. 13, 2003 at St. Brenden Church in Los Angeles, followed by a reception at Union Station. Carleen is a business manager and her husband is a film producer. They honeymooned in Mexico, and live in Los Angeles. Mark Ferguson married Tara Kane on June 27, 2003 at St. Anthony's Church in San Jose. Derek Dukes was the best man and Chris Burich was a groomsman. Tracy Graham was the maid of honor.
97Michele Beleza married Kevin B. Cowan on Aug. 10, 2002. Suzanne Senasac married John Lertora at Mission Santa Clara on May 31, 2003. Attendants included Mike Silva, Tolio Ybarra, and Debra Mallos. The couple lives in Mountain View.
98Joseph DeLucchi married Kimberly Watson at Mission Santa Clara on July 19, 2003. The wedding party included KJ Anglin '97, Justin Hallenbeck '97, Dave Plut '97, Jon Kuhn, Steve Girolami '99, and Rachel (Palmer) Plut '99. Mary Kerans married Tom McCafferty on July 12, 2003, in South Lake Tahoe. The wedding party included Alisa Garni, Jennifer Polverari, and Tara Sheedy. Also in attendance were Chad Bourne, Shannon Morris, Steve O'Brien, and Cathlin Rice. Mary is a family nurse practitioner and Tom is a marketing consultant. They live in Truckee.
99Jennifer Ackman married Chris Hakes '98 on Aug. 31, 2003, in Napa. The bridal party included Lisa Segale '98, Karolyn Dallosto '98, Erik Harvey '98, and Tony Santos '00. The newlyweds honeymooned in Tahiti, and live in Sunnyvale. Jesse Church married Denise Reeder on July 20, 2003. Those in attendance included David Wattel and Andrew Hagedorn '93. The couple lives in Fremont, and Jesse works as a quality assurance specialist at Nektar Therapeutics in San Carlos. Yi (Yam) Fisher and her husband, Michael, welcomed their first child, Michael Chong, on March 26, 2003. Yi is a product marketing manager for a scientific publisher, and her husband is a medical consultant for Orthovita. They live in Morgan Hill. Amelie Glon married Judson Werner on July 14, 2003, on Orcas Island, Wash. Amelie is a project manager for T-Mobile in Bellevue. Judson is a dentist with a practice in downtown Seattle. The couple honeymooned on St. Bart's and now lives in Seattle.
00Jody Ferrara married Joe Pulford at Mission Santa Clara on Oct. 19, 2003. Members of the wedding party included Brian Emerson, Todd Ferrara '94, Jennifer Jacobs, Jennifer Ferrara '94, and Katie Moore. Dena Herpe married Roger M. Kline on Aug. 16, 2003 in Trout Lake, Wash. The bridal party included Victoria Tobar and Lara Williams.
01Linh Pham married James Reifschneider '00 on Aug. 30, 2003 at St. Frances Cabrini Church in San Jose. Linh is a senior clerk for the Santa Clara County Library. James is an attorney in the Menlo Park office of the firm Heller Ehrman White and McAuliffe. The couple lives in Campbell.
02James Ryan Williams was awarded a National Science Foundation Scholarship, an award given to the top 40 physics students in the nation. He recently completed a year of research for NASA at Ames Research Center in Mountain View. He is working toward a Ph.D. in physics at Harvard University.

 
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