ALUMNEWS
Reconnecting CBU Lancers Through the Years 1960 Morris E. Vickers (’64) earned a master of divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and a doctor of ministry degree from Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Married to Twyla J. Vickers, he is now retired from his role as director of missions for the Arundel Association in Maryland and is owner of Financial Security Advisor Inc. in Rogers, Ark. Anne Marie Espino Duffey (nee Hughlett ’66) went to work for Girl Scouts of the USA following graduation, married George Espino and had three children. The family lived in Vacaville, Calif., where she worked for Battered Women and then as a teacher for adults with disabilities. George passed away in 1986, and Anne has since remarried and moved to the United Kingdom.
1970 Linda Sue Mcguffee (nee Ridgway ’73) lives in Fresno, Calif. Charles O’Neal (’75) makes his home in Fresno, Calif. Dale Rogers (’76) is enjoying her retirement in Yucaipa, Calif. Virginia Ann Pedroso (nee McDoniel ’77) works as a teacher at Waianae Elementary School in Waianae, Hawaii. Bob Hampton (’79) resides in Oceanside, Calif. Thereasa Newton (’79) earned a master’s degree in religious education from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary and a master’s degree in clinical psychology from John F. Kennedy University. She is now retired from her position with the City of Vacaville Police Department.
1980 Debra Johnston (nee Steward ’82) is a teacher in Jurupa Valley, Calif.
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Phil Hill (’89) works as an education administrator in Houston, Texas.
Floyd “Buck” Yeats (’95) works as a real estate broker in La Verne, Calif.
Douglas Gordon (’88) has a career in engineering. He lives in La Verne, Calif.
Richard Lewis (’97) has worked as a computer systems engineer and security analyst at Boeing for 16 years. He resides in Riverside, Calif.
Alfred Santiago Villegas (’84) works as a consultant in Newport Beach, Calif. Max Herr (’85) is in his second year of a three-year term on the California Southern Baptist Convention Executive Board. In addition, he is serving a three-year term as a member of the Department of Insurance Curriculum Board. He is an independent insurance agent in Pomona, Calif. After graduating from CBU, he completed a master’s degree in communications at Cal State Fullerton and worked for nearly 10 years in the broadcast TV, satellite transmission and videotape industry. Herr has actively taught health and life insurance pre-licensing classes and now provides subject matter expert writing and editorial services for A.D. Banker & Company. He also provides expert witness services to plaintiff’s attorneys and their clients who have insurance fraud and bad faith cases involving insurance agents and companies. Robert (’88) and Karen (’87) Newton make their home in Eagle River, Alaska. Robert works as a therapist for Alaska Military Youth Academy in Anchorage, and Karen works as a probation/parole officer for the Department of Corrections in Anchorage. Their daughter, Rebecca, graduated from CBU in 2013; their oldest son, Joshua, is currently attending CBU as part of the bachelor of applied theology program; and their youngest son, Matthew, is a junior in high school.
1990 Gary Nikodym (’91) makes his home in Bakersfield, Calif. Elizabeth “Lisa” Rosales (nee Alexander ’91) is a teacher living in Riverside, Calif. Katherine Alyce Rogers (nee Petty ’94) works in education administration in Riverside, Calif.
Amy Lyn Mccullah (’97) has been teaching since 1998. Her daughter, Sadie, was born in November 2010. Amy and her family make their home in Riverside, Calif. Jann French Stewart (’97) has a career in counseling. She lives in Helena, Mont. Kenneth Lamont Jones (’98) is employed in the transportation industry in Spring, Texas. Luthor Isaiah Parks (’99) is a teacher. He lives in Yucaipa, Calif.
2000 Jennifer Bourgeois (’02) earned her Ph.D. in urban leadership from Claremont Graduate University’s School of Education in 2012. Richard Hernandez (’02) serves as ITS systems administrator at California Baptist University. Richard Aragon (’04) worked as an auditor for Vavrinek, Trine, Day & Co. LLP, an accounting supervisor for a school district, assistant controller in Alaska, and now serves as the director of finance for a water district in Los Angeles. Aragon and his wife make their home in Buena Park. Sean Sooter (’05) works as music and education director for Stargazer Productions and teaches vocal arts at the high school and university level. He received his early performance training with the national touring group The Young Americans. After eight national tours and appearances in Japan, Sooter went to work as a featured vocalist aboard Holland America’s MS Nordam. His favorite production credits include various productions of Forever Plaid in Los Angeles and Orange County, as well as the Dapper Dans of Disneyland.