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1960s A Priscilla Barboo Laney,
BA home economics ’69; Ruth Harrington Dempsey, BA home economics ’69; and Lynn Lovejoy Vollgraff, BA home economics ’69, enjoyed a lunch reunion in Camarillo. They roomed together in South Morlan from 1967–1968. Larry Beard, BA physical education ’63, currently resides in Germantown, Md., near Washington, D.C., close to his son, Chris, Chris’ wife, Farah, and grandkids J.P., Sebastien and Anne-Marie.
1970s Candace Vickers, BA communicative disorders ’75 (MS communicative disorders ’78), serves as a clinical faculty member in neurological disorders for Chapman’s Communication Sciences and Disorders program, which was brought back in fall 2009. Candace initiated the Communication Recovery Aphasia program for people with chronic aphasia at St. Jude Medical Center in 1994, and continues to co-direct the program with a Chapman doctoral student and adjunct faculty member, Darla Hagge. Candace was an invited speaker for UCI School of Medicine’s Department of Neurology and Chapman University’s Schmid College of Science and Technology, which co-sponsored the Orange County Stroke Rehab Network conference. Nancy Sue Pearlman ’70 has spent the past year traveling on short press trips to present
ecotourism radio shows and articles in Nicaragua, Mexico, Panama, Switzerland and across the U.S. She recently won re-election to the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees and welcomes support of her nonprofit organization at www.ecoprojects.org.
Priscilla Barboo Laney, Ruth Harrington Dempsey and Lynn Lovejoy Vollgraff enjoy a lunch reunion in Camarillo. They roomed in South Morlan 1967– 68 and graduated in 1969 from Chapman with BA degrees in Home Economics.
1990s B Alicia Vargas-Pharis, BA public relations ’99, spent a decade in sports marketing and public relations. Now she has settled down to start a family, giving birth to Reily Alexander Pharis. C Bhavna Ahluwalia, BS psychology ’98, could have “fashionista” added to her impressive credentials. As design director for Dickies Girl for nine years, she launched new brands in Curvey and Workwear and has traveled to international trade shows. She has also designed custom clothing worn by Pink, Madonna, Avril Lavigne, Ashley Simpson and many other celebrities.
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D Jai Naran, BS business administration ’99, (MBA ’02) and his wife, Shakti, recently welcomed twins Khloe Asha and Kaya Mischa to their family. Jaidan Kobe is set to be the fun-loving but cautiously protective big brother. E Marcelo Imbert, BA English ’99, and Cherise (Stack) Imbert, BA English ’00, Chapman sweethearts, have welcomed Riley Bronx Imbert, born May 29, 2011. RBI, as they lovingly call him, is destined to become a future Panther.
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