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Contents FEATURES 4 Alumni Perspective: Playing at Predictors By Maya Rupert ’03 6 Alumni Winemakers Have Vineyard ‘Crush’ By Leah Etling ’00 12 Inogen Founders Turn Brainchild into Business By Rob Kuznia
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Around Storke Tower: News & Notes From the Campus Research Roundup: Program Maps Out Marine Protected Areas Sports Roundup: Women’s Basketball Wins Big West Alumni Authors: Music, Evolution, and Tragedy Milestones: ’40s to the Present
COVER: David Potter ‘01, and Blair Fox, both winemakers at Fess Parker Winery, walk through Rodney’s Vineyard in Santa Barbara County. Potter draws on his experiences with winemaking in California, Australia, and France when producing wine under his own label, Municipal Winemakers.
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Alumni Perspective By Maya Rupert ’03
The First 100 and the Final Four I’ve never understood the focus on a president’s first 100 days in office. To me, the perceived value has always been that these initial days can somehow serve as a predictor for the way the rest of the term will go. But too many things change between the first 100 days of a term and the last for them to offer an effective forecast of presidential success. Clinton encountered scandal and a loss of political capital; George W. Bush had to contend with September 11th; and just like that, the first 100 days of their terms were completely irrelevant to what we would witness for the remainder of them. But if the first 100 days of a presidency are not actually helpful in telling us anything about the term we will see, why should we pay such close attention to them? Until this year, I’ve always answered that question simply: We shouldn’t. The focus on the first 100 days is an arbitrary yardstick that encourages new presidents to essentially continue campaigning for three more months as opposed to true governing. I silently begged Barack Obama to ignore the comparisons to FDR and view his presidency as a long-distance run instead of a sprint. And I begged everyone else, usually less silently, to stop focusing on his first 100 days. The first 100 days, I declared, can tell us nothing. The NCAA championships made me realize I was wrong. I’ve never been a big college basketball fan. I watch the NCAA to see who will be successful in the NBA the following season. So I’ve never completed a bracket, never attended a game, never got swept away in the excitement of March Madness for its own sake. However, after being underwhelmed each year by players like Greg Oden, Shannon Brown, and Javaris Crittenton, who, despite impressive college careers, have not yet made the expected impact in the NBA, I started questioning the wisdom of using the NCAA as a proxy for how well a player will compete in an entirely different league. There are too many differences between what makes a star in the NCAA and what makes a star in the NBA for college play to be watched solely to determine future success. But people still watch and love the NCAA championships. And understanding why is what finally made me stop resenting the focus on the first 100 days. The NCAA championships tell us about the type of player someone is, so it’s worth following for its own sake. And besides, it’s fun to watch. Obama’s first 100 days can’t predict the future. The situations he will be confronted with will vary, but these first 100 days can shed light on the type of leader he will be in those situations. And so far, it looks good. His priorities show us that he is committed to repairing America’s global image. His measured responses to the economic crisis show us he places a premium on thoughtful deliberation. His frankness and honesty are refreshing. His commitment to bipartisanship is real. And besides, in his first 100 days, Obama has ordered the closing of Guantanamo Bay, ordered a responsible timeline for withdrawal from Iraq, and ordered an end to torture as an interrogation method. He renewed America’s commitment to science by lifting the ban on stem cell research. He also renewed much of America’s faith in the spirit of government and has brought young people into the process. And that change has been palpable. Even if Obama’s first 100 days tell us nothing about the term ahead, they’ve been awfully fun to watch. Maya Rupert graduated UC Santa Barbara in 2003 with a double major in Political Science and Philosophy. She currently works as an associate with Sidley Austin in Los Angeles and writes a bi-weekly column for the L.A. Watts Times exploring issues of race, gender, and politics. She can be reached at mrupert@sidley.com. Coastlines
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Alumni Vintners Wine Tasting 4-6 p.m. Saturday, April 25 at UCSB Faculty Club Enjoy appetizers and some of California’s best wine while voting in the first annual Alumni Choice wine contest. Wineries offering samplings include: • Alma Rosa Winery • Artiste Winery & Tasting Studio • Bugay Winery • Malk Family Vineyards • Municipal Wines • The Wine Shop • X Winery • And more Tickets are $20 general and $15 students. Please have your ID available. To buy tickets, go to http://ucsb.imodules.com/AGRreg09 or purchase at the door.
Wine Industry By Leah Etling ’00
California’s signature industry “California wine is a signature industry for the state, creating 875,000 jobs in the U.S. and billions in economic activity, while generating significant tourism, trade, taxes and revenue. The industry contributes to California’s international appeal, preserves family farms, protects the environment and provides enjoyment to many through Spring 2009
its lifestyle, cuisine and culture,” said Wine Institute President and CEO Robert P. (Bobby) Koch. While wine is the No. 1 finished agricultural product in the state, it also draws visitors to wine-growing areas. Visitors to California wineries grew from 14.8 million in 2002 to 19.7 million in 2005, according to the Wine Institute. Meanwhile, a new crop of “emerging” varietal wines such as Pinot Gris/Grigio, Riesling, Pinot Noir and Tempranillo are gaining attention in the Golden State and beyond, according to the California Association of Winegrape Growers. The Central Coast region, where twothirds of our alumni-run and -staffed wineries are located, is a prime example. The Central Coast’s rise to prominence as an area of significance in California’s
wine industry has been meteoric over the last two decades. Appellations just a short drive from the UC Santa Barbara campus in the Santa Ynez and Lompoc valleys, in the Santa Rita Hills, and up the coast to Santa Maria, Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles, have taken off. Along the way, the area got a boost from Alexander Payne’s indie winebuddy flick, “Sideways,” and tasting rooms have sprung up from Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone, to Solvang, to Los Alamos. The Santa Barbara County Vintner’s Association’s annual wine festival, held this year 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 18, at River Park in Lompoc, is usually a sold-out event. Gabe Saglie, a Santa Barbara-area wine writer, observes that one thing many of 7
The Malk Family Vineyards, owned by Simon Malk’s ‘93 family, is situated near the eastern slopes of the Stags Leap District in Napa Valley. Winemaking is in the family’s blood with Malk’s great-grandfather having owned a wine farm in South Africa. Photo courtesy of Malk Family Vineyards. Below, Dick Doré ‘66 established the Foxen Winery and Vineyard on the Rancho Tinaquaic, a Mexican land grant purchased by his great-great grandfather, William Benjamin Foxen. The rustic tasting room is located there in the Santa Ynez Valley, too. Photo courtesy of Foxen Winery.
the Central Coast alumni vintners have in common is an appreciation for regional sense of place, something that helps all of their wines stand out. “In the case of these UCSB grads, it is no doubt part of the life lessons learned in a school that fostered pride and, ultimately, the calling to stay and give back. Stir in talent, and what results is a band of artisans committed to local proliferation and, at its core, to respecting and nurturing their own backyard,” Saglie said. The following big names are all UC Santa Barbara alumni whose contributions to the wine industry are of some magnitude. This is by no means a complete list.
From case law to cultivars During his junior year abroad in France, Jim Clendenen ’76 was exposed to wine culture for the first time. He was so mesmerized that he returned after graduation, and decided to pursue a career in wine rather than law school — he had been a pre-law major. “No one has done more for Santa Barbara County wines than Jim Clendenen, as the ‘mind behind’ Au Bon Climat,” says Jim Fiolek, executive director of the county Vintner’s Association (and class of 1976 as well). “His peripatetic 8
foot-and-mouth have been untiring ambassadors, and professors, for a wine region that was barely in its incubatory from when he was at UCSB. In other words, he’s been here from the start and is part of the foundation of our success.” In 2001, Clendenen was named Food and Wine Magazine’s Winemaker of the Year. Other honors include being one of Food and Spirits Magazine’s 50 Most Influential Winemakers and Wine Gourmet’s Winemaker of the Year for 2004. Au Bon Climat, his winery, is not open for tastings, but its wines can be found at Tastes of the Valleys, a collaborative tasting room in Solvang, 1672 Mission Drive.
Using the ideal climate and soils of his family’s Rancho Tinaquaic, Doré and Wathen planted their first grapes in 1989. They are known for dry-farming (no irrigation is used on the grapes) and grow Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc and Syrah on the ranch. Other grapes are grown in the A blend of family and history Santa Maria Valley. With a family tree that leads back to Noted wine critic Robert Parker Jr. has Benjamin Foxen, the north Santa Barbara heralded Foxen’s creations, writing: “I hope County settler and readers have recognized how gorgeous local trailblazer, the Foxen wines have been over the last Richard Doré ’66 five or six years. Their individuality and followed in his distinctiveness as well as high quality are ancestor’s footsteps evidenced in their newest releases,” after its with Foxen Vineyards, 2008 releases. which he started with “Dick Doré brought family, business, partner Bill Wathen history, splendid wine — and fun — into after a career as an Santa Barbara’s wine country at Foxen Richard Doré ’66 investment banker. Vineyard,” Fiolek said. Coastlines
French Oak barrels hold wine at the Margerum Wine Company, owned by Doug Margerum ‘81, in the Santa Ynez Valley. Photo courtesy of Doug Margerum. Margerum ‘81 and winemaker Doug Scott stand in their production facility in Los Olivos. They work with Santa Barbara County vineyards to produce small lots of hand-crafted wines. Photo courtesy of Doug Margerum
Santa Barbara wine icon Although Doug Margerum ’81 sold his family’s iconic Santa Barbara restaurant, the Wine Cask, in 2006 to pursue other ventures, his name was recently back in the news when the restaurant’s new owner shut it down. Margerum has said publicly that he will try to salvage at least part of the business,
which his family had purchased the same year of his graduation from UC Santa Barbara, 1981. The popular futures tasting hosted at the Wine Cask was an annual must on the local tasting scene. Margerum has also earned accolades for his own vintages, produced at his
Margerum Wine Company in Santa Ynez with winemaker Doug Scott. The wines made are small production with an emphasis on craftsmanship, and consumers seem particularly partial to the blends, like the M5. It was one of Wine Spectator’s Top 100 wines of the year for 2008.
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A study in French influences Greg Brewer ’91 is one of the few alumni winemakers who was an academic before he went to the wine world Greg Brewer ’91 full time. After graduating from UC Santa Barbara, he returned as a French instructor. “I am very inspired by my French studies background and the historical and cultural perspective that France has had on the food and wine industry,” Brewer said in an interview. “I love taking that background knowledge and transposing/ translating it into what I am currently involved with here in Santa Barbara.” Brewer is the winemaker for BrewerClifton, his partnership with Chrystal Clifton ’00 and Steve Clifton (the Cliftons also produce Palmina Wines); Melville, a Lompoc Valley winery known for its earthy approach to vintages; and he also has his own personal production venture, Diatom, where he focuses on removing “all the extraneous elements” from wine production. “Greg Brewer, like most of the great winemakers in Santa Barbara, was taught by Santa Barbara itself — its land, its vineyards, its vignerons. I use the French expression because Greg taught French at UCSB, and, because no one is, as the definition of the word implies, more focused on the cultivation of the vine as its definition of ‘place.’ And no one cares more about capturing the flavor, the character, and the spirit of each vineyard than Greg Brewer,” Fiolek said. As one of the young up-and-coming winemakers on the Central Coast, Brewer is known for his dedication to the art of fine winemaking, as well as his homage to its cultural roots in France.
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A return to wine industry roots Simon Malk’s roots in the wine industry reach back to his family history in South Africa, where his great-grandfather owned a wine farm. Malk’s father, Brian, brought his family to the United States and 10 years ago decided to venture back into
ALUMNI IN THE CALIFORNIA WINE INDUSTRY Alma Rosa Winery & Vineyards Richard Sanford Founder and Production Manager 7250 Santa Rosa Road, Buellton (805) 688-9090 www.almarosawinery.com Antica Napa Valley Nate Weis ’01, Winemaker 3700 Soda Canyon Road, Napa (707) 257-8700 www.anticanapavalley.com
wine production. Malk Family Vineyards owns one acre of grape production land in the coveted Stag’s Leap area of Napa Valley, and they produce 500 cases of handcrafted Cabernet Sauvignon each year. Simon Malk ’93, who assists with the marketing of the product, was a fine art
Artiste Winery and Tasting Studio John Poulos ’83, Partner (also Sunstone Vineyards & Winery) Christina (LoCascio) Larner M.A. ’01, Artist in residence Santa Ynez (805) 686-2626 www.artiste.com Au Bon Climat Winery Jim Clendenen ’76 Winemaker and Owner Los Olivos (805) 937-9801 www.aubonclimat.com
Check out www.ucsbalum.com/Coastlines for more information on alumni in the wine industry. If you are in the wine industry and should be in our list, e-mail andrea.huebner@ia.ucsb.edu and business economics major at UC Santa Barbara whose most memorable wine experience while he was in college was enjoying a $2.50 Zinfandel while finishing an art studio project. In contrast, the per-bottle price on a Malk Family bottle is $65. Brian and Simon also honor their family ties to South Africa with the Umfundi Endowment, a fund they set up for UC Santa Barbara students in need of emergency financial assistance that is administered though the Office of Student Life.
Brewer-Clifton Winery Greg Brewer ’91, Owner (also Diatom and Melville Vineyards and Winery) Chrystal Clifton ’00, Owner (also Palmina Wines) 329 North F St., Lompoc (805) 735-9184 www.brewerclifton.com Carina Cellars Carolyn Turner ’06 National Sales Manager 2900 Grand Ave., Suite A, Los Olivos (805) 688-2459 http://carinacellars.com Coastlines
Diatom Wines Greg Brewer ’91, Owner and Producer 329 North F St., Lompoc (805) 452-5609 www.diatomwines.com
J Vineyards & Winery George Bursick, Vice President of Winemaking 11447 Old Redwood Highway, Healdsburg (707) 431-3646 www.jwine.com
Fess Parker Winery David Potter ’01, Winemaker (also Municipal Winemakers) 6200 Foxen Canyon Road, Los Olivos (805) 688-1545 www.fessparker.com
Jaffurs Wine Cellars Craig Jaffurs ’84, Owner and Winemaker David Yates ’86, General Manager Matt Brady ’05, Tasting Room Manager 819 E. Montecito St., Santa Barbara (805) 962-7003 http://jaffurswine.com
Foley Estates Winery Colin Murphy ’94, Assistant Winemaker 6121 E. Highway 246, Lompoc (805) 737-6222 www.foleywines.com Foxen Winery & Vineyard Richard "Dick" Doré ’66, Owner/ Sales 7200 Foxen Canyon Road, Santa Maria (805) 937-4251 www.foxenvineyard.com Gamba Vineyards & Winery Agostino "Gus" Gamba, Owner and Winemaker Fulton (707) 542-5892 www.gambawinery.com Groth Vineyards and Winery Michael Weis ’69, Winemaker 750 Oakville Cross Road, Oakville (707) 944-0290 www.grothwines.com Inman Family Wines Kathleen Inman ’84, Winemaker and Owner 5793 Skylane Blvd., Suite C, Windsor (707) 395-0689 www.inmanfamilywines.com Spring 2009
Palmina Wines Chrystal Clifton ’00, Owner 1520 E. Chestnut Court, Lompoc (805) 735-2030 www.palminawines.com
Malk Family Vineyards Simon Malk ’93 3655 Nobel Drive, Suite 650, San Diego (858) 546-0700 http://malkfamilyvineyards.com Margerum Wine Company Doug Margerum ’81, Owner Los Olivos (805) 686-8500 www.margerumwinecompany.com Martin Ray Winery Bryan Davidson ’80, Winemaker 2191 Laguna Road, Santa Rosa (707) 823-2404 www.martinray-winery.com Melville Vineyards and Winery Greg Brewer ’91, Winemaker 5185 E. Highway 246, Lompoc (805) 735-7030 www.melvillewinery.com Municipal Winemakers David Potter ’01, Owner and Winemaker 2643 Industrial Parkway, Suite H, Santa Maria (805) 598-1896 municipalwinemakers.com
Sunstone Vineyards and Winery John Poulos ’83, Partner 125 N. Refugio Road, Santa Ynez (800) 313-9463 www.sunstonewinery.com The Wine Shop George Bato ’78, Owner The Wine Shop 331 Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg (888) 394-9463 www.thewineshoponline.com X Winery Erin Alexander ’96 1405 Second St., Napa (707) 204-9522 www.xwinery.com
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Breathing Life into an While it’s true
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start that first business, some believe there’s no time like college — or the years immediately after — to take the plunge. One of those believers is Byron Myers ’01, and he should know. The 2001 UC Santa Barbara graduate is one of three young founders of a business that began as an innocent idea for a UC Santa Barbara entrepreneurial competition. Now, the three UC Santa Barbara alums own a company that generates up to $15 million annually, pays a handsome salary and employs 50 people. And here’s the kicker: Myers and the two others – Ali Perry ’03 and Brenton Taylor ’03 — are all still in their 20s.
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Enterprise Called Inogen, the Goleta-based business manufactures a portable oxygen concentrator for lung-disease patients. The suitcase-size oxygen generator is designed for those who suffer from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, which is usually caused by smoking and is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. Inogen One is a lightweight answer to bulky stationary systems that tether people to their homes and air tanks that need to be refilled every couple hours. Given their status as a local success story, the Inogen One founders are often invited to speak in classes at UC Santa Barbara. Myers, the company’s 29-year-old director of marketing, likes to encourage students to strike out on their own right out of college. “You don’t have much to lose — no mortgages to pay or kids to feed,” he told Coastlines. “Now is the time to see if you can make something happen.” As the trio has shown, you also don’t need a degree in engineering. Myers and financial controller Perry were math and econ majors; technology director Taylor was a
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biology major. To date, the company has sold 20,000 units, which fetch between $4,000 and $5,000 apiece. The young entrepreneurs wracked up numerous accolades, including mention in Inc. magazine’s annual “30 Under 30” issue profiling “the coolest young entrepreneurs in America” of 2007. The success of Inogen One underscores the power of a simple idea, especially one that offers a solution to a common frustration. It all began when the college
It was near the holidays, and the contest didn’t get under way until after winter break. The group went home to their respective families and ruminated. At the time, Perry’s octogenarian grandmother, Mae Stoneman, was suffering from COPD and had just been prescribed an oxygen tank. Stoneman lamented how this could prohibit her from embarking on some of her dearest pursuits, such as attending plays and going on cruises. At 55 pounds, the device that generated the oxygen
Save the Date Brenton Taylor ‘03, Alison Perry ‘03, and Byron Myers ‘01, the founders of Inogen, will discuss the launch of their entrepreneurial careers while students at UC Santa Barbara as part of the Amazing Alumni Speaker Series during All Gaucho Days. The event will take place from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, April 20, at UC Santa Barbara’s Mosher Alumni House.
friends decided to enter a contest that is now known as the New Venture Competition hosted by UC Santa Barbara’s Technology Management Program, which offers courses about the process of commercializing new technologies.
for her portable tank was the size of a mini-fridge, and could not be transported. The thought of running out of oxygen outside the house — say, during a traffic jam — was terrifying.
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Then came the million-dollar idea: Why not design a portable device that does it all? With this in mind, the group set about crafting the concept for the competition, which requires a
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business plan and a good pitch. To say they impressed the judges would be an understatement of the highest order. The judges not only awarded the team first place, they encouraged the students to give it a real go. What’s more, two judges continued to work with the students to help them refine the idea. Then, one day, during a meeting at a coffee shop, one of the judges, UC Santa Barbara alum Steve Cooper ’68, made an announcement. “He said, ‘We’re at a point now where I want to invest in your company,’ ” Myers recalls. “That was a surprise. Then it became much more serious.” Cooper — currently the CEO of Skyler Technologies — became the company’s first chairman. The
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employees. other judge, Kathy Odell, became Still, Myers said he is very the CEO. (The company recently optimistic about the future, and hired a new CEO, Raymond added that the push now is to Huggenberger.) go public. He also plans to stay Using Cooper’s $200,000 with the company for a long investment, the company created time. a prototype. By fall of 2004, the “We’re not looking to just get device was ready to roll off the acquired quickly,” he said. production line. At 10 pounds, Meanwhile, despite his the oxygen concentrator — success, the San Diego native which is designed to last five is still reluctant to purchase a years — can be carried like home in Santa Barbara, where a suitcase, complete with a median price of a home in late lightweight cart on wheels and March was $715,000, the highest a retractable handle. In 2005, the in California. Federal Aviation Administration “I was never approved its use on commercial comfortable with the airliners. housing prices The first model off the line here,” went directly to Stoneman, who he said. soon after hopped aboard a So for the cruise ship, Myers said. She used foreseeable the device for three years before dying last year. She was in her For more information late 80s. Check out Coastlines online for more on Inogen: Myers, who www.ucsbalum.com/Coastlines graduated two www.Inogen.net — Inogen Corporate Web site years before www.InogenOne.com — Inogen Consumer Web site www.OxygeNation.com — online community and his younger resource site launched by Inogen and Leverage Software for business those on oxygen therapy partners, acknowledged future, Myers that the company has felt and his partners will continue to the sting of the recession. work on their business, strive to Although he declined to reveal take it public, speak to students recent revenue figures, the 2007 Inc. magazine said the in the Technology Management article in company at the time had 100 Program, and pay rent.
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around storke tower UCSB Stem Cell Researchers Applaud Obama’s Action Stem cell researchers at UC Santa Barbara were pleased after President Obama lifted the ban on federal funds for embryonic stem cell research in March. “Lifting the federal ban on new stem cell lines and increasing the level of federal funding will boost stem cell research in the USA,” said UCSB Receives Grant for Stem Cell Training Dennis Clegg, chair of Molecular, Program Cellular and Developmental UC Santa Barbara has received a Biology. “Finally, science is not a $1.2 million training grant from the dirty word in the White House.” California Institute for Regenerative Medicine The UC Santa Barbara (CIRM) to continue an interdisciplinary training program of pre-doctoral and Laboratory for Stem Cell Biology postdoctoral students in stem cell biology and and Engineering was established stem cell ethics. free of federal funding to allow research on all stem cell lines. UC Santa Barbara approaches UC Santa Barbara graduate student Teisha Rowland works in the laboratory are distinct from those at California medical schools, with an emphasis on basic biological questions and engineering challenges related to stem cell of the Center for Stem Cell Biology and Engineering. Photo courtesy of Center for Stem Cell Biology and Engineering research. “Federal funding remains a critical need if we are to advance the work being done to alleviate the suffering of individuals with diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, age-related macular degeneration, and diabetes,” Clegg said.
UCSB Launches Pilot Composting Program If UC Santa Barbara has its way, one day soon everything organic — food, paper, grass clippings, plastic, you name it — will wind up being recycled or composted here and used for some other purpose that will benefit the campus and the environment. Working in partnership with MarBorg Industries, the campus launched a 120-day pilot composting project in January. The four-month project will let campus officials assess the possibility of a much more comprehensive program. All food waste — both pre- and post-consumer — produced at the De la Guerra dining commons will be placed in a giant compactor. The MarBorg waste facility in Santa Barbara will use new equipment fabricated just for this project to grind and shred the waste, combine it with other green waste (yard clippings, branches, wood chips), and begin the compost process. The end product will be a rich soil additive used by gardeners, landscapers, and farmers.
Top photo: Cresencio Acevedo, production manager for the De la Guerra dining commons, with a bin of pre-consumer food waste. Middle photo: Acevedo pushes a lever to empty the food bin into the compactor behind the De La Guerra dining commons.
Mark Rousseau, energy & environmental manager for Housing & Residential Services, and Acevedo next to the compactor at the De La Guerra dining commons. All photos by George Foulsham, UCSB Public Affairs
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Economic Forecast Project to Lose 3 to CLU Economists Bill Watkins, Dan Hamilton, and Kirk Lesh will leave the UC Santa Barbara Economic Forecast Project to join California Lutheran University School of Business. They plan to expand their regional forecast project and help develop a proposed new graduate program in economic analysis and forecasting. Watkins and Hamilton will move to CLU this spring. Lesh, who is currently a senior lecturer at CLU, will also become a full-time faculty member. The three economists will split their time between teaching and research. Watkins, Hamilton, and Lesh have been providing information on economic, demographic and regional business trends in Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Ventura and Los Angeles counties through the UC Santa Barbara Economic Forecast Project. Watkins, who has a doctorate in economics, has been the executive director of the UC Santa Barbara Economic Forecast Project since 2000. Hamilton, who also has a doctorate in economics, has served as the director of economics for the UC Santa Barbara project since 2000. Lesh, who plans to complete his doctorate in economics this year, has served as the project’s real estate economist since 2007.
Noted Anthropologist Phillip L. Walker, UCSB Professor, Dies at 61 Phillip L. Walker, 61, a leading scholar in the field of physical anthropology and bio-archaeology and a UC Santa Barbara professor of anthropology for more than three decades, died unexpectedly at home on Feb. 6. Walker was the Phillip Walker
author of more than 200 scholarly articles
and reports. As a researcher he was strategically positioned between the biological and social sciences. Walker was working on a number of bio-archaeological projects involving collections of human skeletal remains from various parts of the
UCSB Recognized for Community Service, Student Volunteering UC Santa Barbara has been named to the 2008 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. The Honor Roll is a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service and is sponsored by the President’s Council on Service and Peace Corps ranking Civic Participation and the U.S. UC Santa Barbara has Departments of Education and of received the No. 18 ranking Housing and Urban Development. in the annual list of At UC Santa Barbara, more colleges and universities than 6,000 students annually serve that produced the most as volunteers through UC Santa Peace Corps volunteers in Barbara’s Community Affairs 2008. UC Santa Barbara is tied Board, a student-run volunteer with UC San Diego at No. 18 in the Peace Corps’s placement organization. Top 25 list of large colleges and universities, with The organizations through 49 volunteers from each campus. There is also one which UCSB students performed graduate student from UC Santa Barbara serving as outstanding national and a volunteer. The UC Santa Barbara representatives community service last year are working in 76 countries. included campus groups, local chapters of national organizations, and special programs and projects. Among them: the Armenian Student Association, Black Student Union, El Congreso, Environmental Affairs Board, Isla Vista Tenants Union, Family Literacy Program, Peace Corps, Project Eye to Eye, and the Student Initiated Outreach Project.
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world, including Africa, Central Asia, and Europe. A Web site has been created to host memories and photographs at http://phil-walker.net/. He was a particularly effective mentor of students, both graduate and undergraduate, and his former doctoral students are now established scholars at colleges and universities throughout the United States. Walker was remembered by students and colleagues for his seemingly limitless energy, his infectious enthusiasm, and his curiosity about subjects that ran far beyond his academic interests. Walker was born July 22, 1947, in Elkhart, Ind., where he attended school. He graduated from Indiana University in 1970 with a bachelor of arts in anthropology, and a minor in zoology. He received his Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Chicago in 1973, and joined the faculty of UC Santa Barbara in 1974, after teaching briefly at UC Davis. Walker is survived by his wife, Cynthia Brock, a former mayor and city council member of the City of Goleta; by a stepdaughter, Melissa, and six grandchildren; and by his brother, Robert. He was predeceased by his brother, Ernest Paul.
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around storke tower Supervisor Candidate Fails in Bid to Have I.V. Votes Thrown Out A Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge has ruled against a candidate’s claims of voter registration fraud in Isla Vista and UC Santa Barbara areas last fall. Judge William McLafferty said no evidence was produced that the elections office made any mistakes that would warrant votes being overturned. Steve Pappas, a supervisor candidate for Santa Barbara County’s 3rd District, which includes Isla Vista, went to court alleging voter fraud during registration drives conducted by campus organizations. Pappas lost the November election for the supervisor seat to Doreen Farr by 806 votes. He requested a formal recount, and was awarded one more vote. During the suit, Pappas subpoenaed UC Santa Barbara for records of enrollment and voter registration drives in order to compare student files with voter registration cards. The university informed students and provided information on how they could block the release of their information. The Daily Nexus reported that, within the first day, more than 1,800 students sent a written objection to the university and Pappas’ legal teams.
UCSB Awarded Grant to Expand Alcohol-Education Effort UC Santa Barbara has been awarded a $300,000
Faculty Awards Reginald Golledge, a professor of geography — Faculty Research Lecturer for 2009 Ralph J. Archuleta, a professor of Earth science — Harry Fielding Reid Medal from the Seismological Society of America Gretchen Hofmann, professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology — Leopold Leadership Fellowship David Lea, professor in the Department of Earth Science — Leopold Leadership Fellowship Denise Segura, a professor of sociology — Outstanding Latina Faculty in Higher Education award from the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education Anthony Barbieri-Low, an assistant professor of history — Charles Rufus Morey Book Award from the College Art Association (CAA), and the James Henry Breasted Prize from the American Historical Association (AHA) for his book “Artisans in Imperial China” (University of Washington Press, 2007) Carol Lansing, a professor of history — Howard R. Marraro Prize in Italian History from the American Historical Association for her book, “Passion and Order: Restraint of Grief in the Medieval Italian Communes” (Cornell University Press, 2007) Michael T. Bowers, professor of chemistry and biochemistry — Humboldt Research Prize Thuc Quyen Nguyen, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry — Sloan Research Fellowship Patricia Fumerton, professor of English and director of the English Broadside Ballad Archive (EBBA) — 2009 Digital 18th Century Prize from the British Society for 18th Century Studies David Siegel, a professor of geography and director of the Institute for Computational Earth System Science — 2009 Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). Cedric Robinson, professor of black studies — 2008 Errol Hill Award from the American Society for Theatre Research for his book “Forgeries of Memory and Meaning: Blacks and the Regimes of Race in American Theater and Film Before World War II” (University of North Carolina Press, 2007) Subhash Suri, professor of computer science — Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
grant by the U.S. Department of Education in support of its program to prevent high-risk drinking among college students. The grant, which covers a twoyear period, will enable the campus’s Alcohol and Drug Program and its Gevirtz Graduate School of Education to expand and enhance the College Alcohol and Substance Education (CASE) program developed at UC Santa Barbara. Combining alcohol education and counseling, the
PUBLICATIONS Thomas A. Carlson, professor of religious studies, has published “Indiscrete Image: Infinitude and Creation of the Human” (The University of Chicago Press, 2008). Mario T. García, a professor of Chicana and Chicano studies and of history — “A Dolores Huerta Reader” (University of New Mexico Press, 2008). — Around Storke Tower items from UCSB Public Affairs
CASE program targets underage drinking and aims to help students develop the skills needed to reduce drinking and make safer choices. Participation in the CASE program is mandated for UCSB students who violate the residence halls’ “no use” alcohol policy. Spring 2009
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research New Program Helps Map Out Marine Protected Areas This is what can happen when marine life and geospatial scientists collide: You get a smart, easy-to-use Web-based program that one day soon might help protect the world’s fragile marine ecosystems. William McClintock, a project scientist at UC Santa Barbara and director of the MarineMap Consortium, and other researchers from UCSB’s Marine Science Institute, have created MarineMap, an Internet mapping and decision-support system for designing marine protected areas (MPAs). The system creates maps and provides instant feedback on the marine life and environment in an area specified by a user. The data on which MarineMap is based include fisheries’ maps, substrate maps, mammal rookeries, roosting sites, and surfer reports. For now, the new system provides information on the California coast, but McClintock and his team hope to extend it to oceans around the world. Top photo: From left, Chad Burt, Web developer; Chris Macdonald, cartographer; Jared Kibele, Geographic Information Systems analyst; and Will McClintock, Marine Map director and GIS manager, demonstrate the interactive, Web-based Marine Map system in McClintock’s office at UCSB’s Marine Science Institute. Photo by George Foulsham, UCSB Public Affairs Middle photo: A screenshot of the Web site shows how the interactive Marine Map system looks.
New Version of Google Earth Features California’s Marine Protected Areas Ocean in Google Earth is part of effort to inform a broad audience about important scientific research on Marine Protected Areas, according to Steven Gaines, director of UC Santa Barbara’s Marine Science Institute (MSI). He is one of the scientists at UC Santa Barbara who are involved in the project. Information, imagery, and stories on more than 4,500 Marine Protected Areas around the world are available through the newest version of Ocean in Google Earth, which enables users to dive beneath the surface of the sea and explore the world’s oceans. The Marine Protected Area layer of Ocean in Google Earth includes an animation showing the effect of reserve protection on fish populations in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Protect Planet Ocean, the Web portal, features case studies on the Marine Life Protection Act process that established a statewide network of Marine Protected Areas in California waters. Results can be found featuring the scientific monitoring conducted in the marine reserve at Anacapa Island.
Examples of animations from the Ocean in Google Earth program.
Astronomers Discover New Radio Signal Using Large Balloon A team of NASA-funded scientists, including two from UC Santa Barbara, has discovered cosmic radio noise that is blasting six times louder than expected. The mission, named ARCADE, was to search the sky for heat from the first generation of stars. A screen of extra-loud radio noise prevented astronomers from making these observations. The balloon-borne instrument discovered this cosmic static on its July 2006 flight. The radio static ARCADE detected is much brighter than the combined radio emission of all of the galaxies in the universe. This suggests that something new and interesting must have occurred as galaxies first formed, when the universe was less than half its current age. — UCSB Public Affairs 18
Left: The launch of the NASA ARCADE balloon. Above, left: From left, Jack Singal, Dale Fixsen, and Philip Lubin in front of the ARCADE payload prior to launch. Above, right: A diagram showing the inside of the ARCADE experiment. All photos credit: NASA/ARCADE
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sports WOMEN’S BASKETBALL UCSB Captures 11th Big West Tournament Title in Past 13 Seasons In the end, the UC Santa Barbara women’s basketball team had experience on its side. The Gauchos, seeded first, were playing in their 13th straight Big West Tournament championship game. Cal Poly, seeded third, was
The UC Santa Barbara women’s basketball team celebrates their win at the Big West Tournament in San Diego. Mike Brown photo
playing in its first-ever Big West Tournament championship game. And, of course, the Gauchos had Jenna Green, a sixth-year senior who has played in these games every year of her career. So it was no surprise that when UC Santa Barbara needed her most she was there, finishing off a three-point play with 0:28 remaining in the Big West Tournament championship game to give UC Santa Barbara an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament with a 64-57 victory over
Cal Poly. Green finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds — her second double-double of the tournament and her sixth over her past 13 games — as the Gauchos held off a determined Mustangs squad. Green was named to the All-Tournament Team while Lauren Pedersen, who finished with eight points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals was named the Tournament’s MVP. The No. 2 seed Cardinal beat No. 15 seed UC Santa Barbara 74-39 in an NCAA opening-round game, getting double-doubles from Pacific-10 Conference player of the year Jayne Appel and freshman Nnemkadi Ogwumike.
UCSB ATHLETICS New UCSB Mascot Olé Makes His Debut
Olé, UC Santa Barbara’s new mascot, surrounds himself with Gaucho spirit during the Big West Tournament. Paul Sherman photo
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The UC Santa Barbara Athletics Department unveiled its new mascot, presenting Olé to much fanfare at the Big West Tournament. Olé competed in the Mascot Mayhem at ESPN Zone against other Big West mascots as the Gaucho pep band, UCSB cheerleaders and numerous UCSB fans were in attendance to cheer him on. Olé was present and showed off some of his moves and cheers during the men’s basketball team’s quarterfinal victory over Cal State Fullerton at the Anaheim Convention Center. Keep an eye out for Olé from now on at all UCSB athletic events. He will also be at the Gaucho Festival with the Fantom of the Thunderdome and Gaucho Joe on April 25 during the All Gaucho Reunion. —UCSBGauchos.com
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UCSB Men and Women Win Big West Swimming and Diving Championships
MEN’S BASKETBALL Chris Devine Named First Team All-Big West UC Santa Barbara senior for ward Chris Devine was named First Team All-Big West Conference. It is the fourth consecutive year that the Eagle River, Alaska native has earned all-conference honors, and he joins Branduinn Fullove as the only UC Santa Barbara players to earn this title for four straight years.
SOCCER UCSB Announces ‘Soccer Town, USA’ in Support of NCAA Bid In an effort to support its recent bid to host the 2010 NCAA Men’s Soccer College Cup at Harder Stadium, the UC Santa Barbara Department of Athletics has announced the “Soccer Town, USA” campaign. As one of the nation’s powerhouse programs, UC Santa Barbara has seven consecutive post-season appearances, including two recent College Cup finals, and claimed the 2006 NCAA Division I National Championship. In 2008, UCSB men’s soccer set two NCAA attendance records and led the nation in total attendance. If awarded the 2010 College Cup, UC Santa Barbara Athletics plans to partner with the local Santa Barbara and Central Coast communities along with implementing several capital improvements for Harder Stadium. 20
The Gaucho Cinco Pack headed to Texas for the NCAA Swimming Championships. UCSBGauchos.com
The UC Santa Barbara men’s and women’s swim teams successfully defended their conference crowns as they completed action at the 2009 Big West Swimming and Diving Championships on at Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool. The Gaucho women won their 13th conference title and their fourth consecutive. The men picked up their 28th title and their second straight. On the final day of the meet, the Gauchos collectively won seven event titles, set four meet records, three conference records and four school records, which included breaking the longest standing UCSB record in the books for the 400 free relay with a time of 2:54.93. The UCSB women finished the meet with a winning 880 points and the Gaucho men won the meet with 849.5 points. The Gauchos finished 35th overall at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships at Texas A&M.
MEN’S WATER POLO Milos Golic and Miles Price Earn All-American Honors Sophomore Milos Golic was selected as a First Team All-American while senior Miles Price earned Honorable Mention All-American accolades the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches. Golic is the first Gaucho to earn First Team All-American honors since John Anderson in 1985. Golic, a utility player, led UCSB with his 82 goals scored in the fall and was the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation leader for goals per game with an average of 3.04. Price’s All-American nod is the first for the senior. This past fall, he finished the season second on the team with 38 goals scored and was also tied 16th amongst MPSF players with an average of 1.41 goals per game. —UCSBGauchos.com Coastlines
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alumni authors Christ’s Journal Paul Alexander Bartlett and edited by Steven James Bartlett M.A. ’68 Autograph Editions In “Christ’s Journal,” former UC Santa Barbara Editor of Publications Paul Alexander Bartlett takes a daring step in this unique novel and places the reader for the first time in the shoes of The Fisherman. In this finely crafted and historically accurate portrait of the ancient Biblical world, Bartlett recreates the moving story of the last months of Christ’s life as Jesus may have experienced them when he brought to mankind a message of love and enduring hope. “Christ’s Journal” is illustrated by the author, who is also a well-known artist.
Sappho’s Journal Paul Alexander Bartlett and edited by Steven James Bartlett M.A. ’68 Autograph Editions In “Sappho’s Journal,” former UC Santa Barbara Editor of Publications Paul Alexander Bartlett brings the famous Greek poet Sappho back to life in a novel that reveals her loves, her sense of beauty, her reflections, and her inner world. Based on a careful study of ancient Greece and Sappho’s surviving fragments of poetry, Bartlett recreates Sappho in a lyrical account — illustrated by the well-known author-artist — of the life, passion, fears, and faith of this remarkable woman whose intimate journal takes us back to 642 B.C.
Fabulous Parties: Food and Flowers for Elegant Entertaining Peggy (Foote) Dark ’59 Ryland Peters & Small, Inc. Packed with advice and inspiration from three of Los Angeles’ most popular party providers, “Fabulous Parties” reveals their professional secrets and enables you to create your own sensational celebration for any occasion. Drawing on many years of hands-on-experience as floral designers and caterers to Los Angeles’ A-listers, Mark Held and Richard David of Mark’s Garden and Peggy Dark of The Kitchen has adapted the principles of putting together a large, lavish
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event to a more intimate scale and lower budget. The harmonious relationship between food and flowers is showcased in 20 themed events inspired by those created for their celebrity clients. All of the events included have a theme, decor, and menu.
The Words and Music of Sting Christopher Gable ‘91 Praeger Publishers Sting has successfully established himself as one of the most important singer-songwriters in Western popular music over the past 20 years. This book subdivides Sting’s life and works into rough periods of creative activity and offers a fantastic opportunity to view Sting’s many stylistic changes within a coherent general framework. After analyzing Sting’s musical output album by album and song by song, author Gable sums up Sting’s accomplishments and places him on the continuum of influential singer-songwriters, showing how he differs from and relates to other artists of the same period. A discography, filmography, and bibliography conclude the work.
Columbine: A True Crime Story Jeff Kass ’90 Ghost Road Press Ten years after Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 12 classmates and a teacher, Columbine remains the world’s most iconic school shooting. This is the first book of investigative journalism to tell the complete story of that day at Columbine High School, the far-reaching consequences, and the common denominators among school shooters across the country. Kass was one of the first reporters on the scene and has continued to cover the story as a staff writer for Denver’s Rocky Mountain News. The result of 10 years of research and exclusive information, the book reaches into fundamental American themes of violence, racism, parenting, and policing. In the book, Kass concludes with the tale of the tattered police investigation and how one of the most controversial victims’ families faces down a modern American tragedy as the cameras roll.
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alumni authors Darwin Slept Here: Discovery, Adventure, and Swimming Iguanas in Charles Darwin’s South America Eric Simons ’02 Overlook Hardcover One snowy day in Ushuaia, Argentina, the selfproclaimed “southernmost city in the world,” writer Eric Simons picked up a copy of Charles Darwin’s “The Voyage of the Beagle.” Simons had just hiked the mountains overlooking Beagle Channel, and he found himself engrossed in Darwin’s account. Like Simons, Darwin was in his mid-20s when he traveled to the continent. Simons trekked to as many of the locations Darwin wrote about as he could find to see if he could see these places through Darwin’s eyes, and to learn what South Americans know about Darwin. 2009 is a double-anniversary year for Darwin: the 200th anniversary of his birth in February, and the 150th anniversary of publication of “The Origin of Species.”
Living Behind Walls: Inside the Desert Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Bruce M. Petty ’72 Security Studies Press The author provides an insightful and moving story of life in Saudi Arabia during the height of the post-9/11 international war against terrorism. Petty explores the people who come from all walks and countries; going behind the scenes to learn their backgrounds and, for whatever reason, why they chose to live in a country that few westerners would consider visiting. Written with candor and ease, Petty provides a user-friendly summary of the eyeopening encounter that can be expected for the traveler seeking to witness this unique culture. The story and interviews broaden the knowledge of Saudi Arabia, a region that has managed to remain eerily elusive in today’s contemporary global environment.
UC SANTA BARBARA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING will be held at UC Santa Barbara on Saturday, June 6, 2009, beginning at 12:30 p.m. Meeting Agenda
Markell Steele, ’93
1. Approval of the minutes of the June 7, 2008, meeting
Catherine Tonne, ’81
2. President’s report 3. Executive Director’s report 4. Election of directors
A Citizen’s History
Linda Ulrich, ’83 All members of the UCSB Alumni Association are welcome to attend.
5. Old business/new business 6. Adjournment The Board of Directors has nominated the following current directors to serve an additional term: Arcelia Arce, ’98
This is the only notice of the 2009 annual meeting that will be published.
Carmen Lodise & Friends
For more details, please contact Executive Director George Thurlow at (805) 893-4799.
“This is quite a project you have proposed and we wish you the very best in coverting your website into a book.”
Jeff Flory, ’91 Preston Hensley, ’67, M.A. ’69
Sasha Meshkov ’79, M.A. ’89
Sasha Meshkov, ’79, M.A. ’83
Secretary-Treasurer
Lisa Przekop, ’85, M.A. ’89
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milestones 1940s Margaret L. (Peggy Lou) Anderson, ’43, was presented with the first annual Weighmaster Award by Syracuse’s Erie Canal Museum. As president of the Junior League of Syracuse, she played an instrumental role in saving the Weighlock Building from demolition and transforming it into a museum in the early 1960s. The last remaining weighlock building in the United States, the Greek revival building stands as a monument to the importance of the Erie Canal in the history of the United States. Anderson is chairwoman of the Erie Canal Museum’s Board of Directors.
1950s Don’t Miss the Class of 1959 Recognition at All Gaucho Reunion 2009 — April 25
Don’t Miss the Class of 1969 Recognition at All Gaucho Reunion 2009 — April 25 John Clay, ’63, has joined Wells Fargo Investments LLC as a financial consultant. Clay will handle the investment needs for clients in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties from offices in Oxnard. Before joining Wells Fargo, Clay was an account vice president at UBS. Clay will serve as president of the Rotary Club of Oxnard starting in July. He also is a member of the Ventura County Estate Planning Association network.
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Jeffrey N. Babcock, ’69, Ph.D. ’72, has been appointed the vice president and artistic director of the Scottsdale (Ariz.) Center for the Performing Jeffrey Babcock, ’69, Arts. Babcock PhD.’72, currently serves as the executive director of San Francisco State University’s International Center for the Arts. He is also chair of the board of directors of Leonardo/The International Society for the Arts, Sciences, and Technology.
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from July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010. She has been active in Rotary since 1996 while serving as a high school principal and after retirement from the education area in 2004.
Marge (Gray) Cole, ‘64, has been selected to serve as district governor of Rotary International District 5340 (San Diego and Imperial counties, Calif.)
Ruth Wilson, ’74, has been in private practice as a family therapist since getting her master’s in counseling psychology in 1976. She has written three books, “The Gift of Anger,” “The Gift of Hurt,” and “The Gift of Love.” She has been married to Jack for 55 years, and has five married children and 14 grandchildren. Linda Kropp, ’75, attended Santa Barbara College of Law from 1981-84, and began practicing public interest law in the area following her graduation. From 1986-1989, she was staff attorney with the Legal Aid Foundation, where she also earned a certificate in mediation from the State of California. She has worked at the Environmental Defense Center, representing environmental and community organizations throughout Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo counties. She has taught Environmental Law at UC Santa Barbara and occasionally at Santa Barbara College of Law. She was named a Conservation Champion by U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer in 2005.
Joel Moskowitz, ’76, has been director of the Center for Family and Community Health, a CDC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, in the School of Public Health at UC Berkeley since 1993. He has conducted research on alcohol, tobacco and other drug use prevention; tobacco control policy, smoking cessation, breast and cervical cancer screening; HIV/AIDS; and innovative behavioral surveillance methods. Neil Resnick, ’76, is executive vice president and national director of Transaction Services in the West Los Angeles office of Grubb & Ellis. Resnick started his career in commercial real estate in 1985. In 2007, Resnick rejoined the ranks of transaction professionals and now focuses on the representation of office users with their renewal and relocation needs. Michael Doughton, ’76, is a senior staff counsel for the California Energy Commission in Sacramento, Calif. His sixth CD of original music was released in May 2008, titled “Orange Morning.” Mindy Grout Flanagan, ’77, has joined Prudential California Realty in La Jolla, Calif. Prior to real estate, she was a career coach and corporate trainer. Mary Heebner, MFA ’78, visited Cesar Chavez Elementary Charter School thirdgraders to discuss the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda and the bilingual art book she published, which combined her paintings with Neruda’s poems. The students had created their own interpretations of the paintings in the book, which prompted Heebner’s visit to the classroom. Dr. John La Puma, ’78, is hosting the fourth season of “What’s Cooking with ChefMD?” on Lifetime Television with Joan Lunden, beginning in January 2009. In 2008, he appeared on media outlets to show viewers how food can work like
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milestones medicine in the body, but still taste like food. His most recent book, “ChefMD’s Big Book of Culinary Medicine,” reached The New York Times list in October 2008. He also developed recipes for “You: The Owners Manual” by Drs. Roizen and Oz, and has published five other books. Dr. La Puma sees private weight-loss patients in Santa Barbara, blogs online at www. drjohnlapuma.com and jillianmichaels. com, sends out free healthy recipes weekly from www.ChefMD.com, and is a popular speaker on anti-aging, weight loss and culinary medicine. Catherine Marshall, Ph.D. ’79, a professor at the University of North Carolina, was selected as the recipient of the 2008 Roald F. Campbell Lifetime Achievement Award from the University Council for Educational Administration.
1980s Don’t Miss the Class of 1984 Recognition at All Gaucho Reunion 2009 — April 25 Ofelia Arellano, M.A. ’80, Ph.D. ’82, has returned to Santa Barbara as the vice president of Continuing Education at Santa Barbara City College.
dies and hopes to be reincarnated as another ethnicity. Kikuchi lives in South Pasadena and has been a copywriter, researcher and substitute teacher. He is working on his second stage comedy, a look at Asian American basketball leagues. Scott Hansen, M.S. ’85, has been named a partner in the firm Fulwider Patton LLP. Mr. Hansen, of counsel to Fulwider Patton LLP since 2003, is a member of the California Bar and is a registered patent attorney. Hansen’s practice focuses on intellectual property litigation, prosecution, and licensing. Hansen graduated with honors from the Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington in 1992. Prior to joining Fulwider, Hansen was a partner at Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP. Hansen is a past recipient of the Volunteer of the Year award from the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law for his extensive pro bono work on behalf of low-income clients in Los Angeles. He is active in the Intellectual Property Section of the State Bar of California, and currently serves as chair of the Litigation Committee. David Smith, ’85, saw the world premiere of his newest piano concerto at Ukiah Symphony’s February concert. Smith
Harlan West, ’84, of Westlake Village, designed the award-winning poster for the 26th Annual California Strawberry Festival to be held May 16 and 17 at Strawberry Meadows of College Park, 3250 S. Rose Ave., Oxnard. West was awarded $1,500 for his colorful design that features a larger-than-life strawberry topped with an umbrella hat, sunning itself along the strawberry coast, surrounded by rolling hills of berries, arts and crafts booths and a bevy of revelers, dancers and musicians.
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began composing and studying physics and electrical engineering while at UC Santa Barbara. A Ukiah resident, Smith has written for chamber ensembles, chorus, and orchestra, including works for
piano, clarinet, French horn, and baritone voice and chorus over the past 20 years. Deborah Fleming, ’86, double majored in sociology and psychology, earned a master’s in public health from UCLA in 1990. She returned to UC Santa Barbara as the director of Orientation Programs from 1990-2001 and then became associate dean of students at UC Santa Barbara where, among other things, she is responsible for directing and shaping the university’s approach to alcohol and drug prevention on campus and in the community of Isla Vista. Fleming is married to UC Santa Barbara alumnus Paul Chiment, ’87, M.A. ’88, and together they have a 10-year-old son. Andy Gould, ’86, works for New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg as the deputy commissioner of the NYC Sports Commission. He has also served as an adjunct professor at New York University and can often be found in Central Park with his wife, Jennifer Schantz, and their two young children, Alana and Jordan. Carl Ilg, ’86, is a partner in a wealth management team at Merrill Lynch in Marin County, Calif. He is a certified financial manager responsible for financial planning, insurance, and liabilities management. He is married to Sandi, a compliance officer for State Farm Insurance Companies, and they have two sons: Brooks, 17, and Matthew, 6. Ilg is a Rotarian, a Tamalpa Club Runner, and on several boards of directors, including that of the American Cancer Society. George J. Petersen, ’86, of the UC Santa Barbara/Cal Poly Joint Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership, is one of four scholars set to launch the Joint Center for Superintendency and District Governance, which will bring researchers and school leaders together to represent a nationally funded research agenda in the area of the superintendency, school board governance, policy, and leadership.
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milestones Tim Allen, ’87, was recently ranked among the top 200 real estate professionals nationwide in the third annual “Real Estate Top 200,” a national sales ranking sponsored by The Wall Street Journal, Lore magazine and REAL Trends. Allen ranked in the top 50 realtors nationwide for individual sales. He is a longtime sales associate with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage’s Carmelby-the-Sea/Junipero office. Lisa Boesky, ’88, is a clinical psychologist, national speaker, and author of “When to Worry: How to Tell if Your Teen Needs Help — and What to Do About It” and “The Secret Cut” a DVD on Self- Injury. “Dr. Lisa” has appeared on 20/20, CBS’s “The Early Show,” Linda Boesky, ’88 “The O’Reilly Factor,” CNN Headline News, Fox News Live and in Family Circle, USA Today and others. She has worked in outpatient settings, psychiatric hospitals and correctional facilities.
1990s Don’t Miss the Class of 1999 Recognition at All Gaucho Reunion 2009 — April 25 Michael Wolfe, ’90, received his Ph.D. in cognitive psychology in 1998 from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He is now an associate professor of psychology at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mich. He lives in Grand Rapids with his wife, Becca, and three sons, Alex, Sam, and Henry. Candice Gottlieb, ’90, is a professional mediator and trainer, specializing in the areas of business and workplace conflict. Gottlieb is a certified mediator of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, a professional member and certified trainer of the Association for Conflict Resolution, and has membership and
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affiliations including the Beverly Hills Bar Association and the Professionals in Human Resources Association. Gottlieb is the president and owner of Mediating Solutions, which offers conflict resolution services in the Los Angeles area.
Judith Misale, ’92, is professor of psychology, Truman State University in Kirksville, Mo. Peter Rosen, ’93, received his doctorate in business administration from Oklahoma State University and is currently employed as an assistant professor of management information
Juliette Mackin, ’90, earned a Ph.D. in ecological/ community psychology A Yreka, Calif., CPA, Norman and urban studies from Shaskey, ’69, M.A. ’71, completed Michigan State University three marathons of 26.2 miles in 1997 and for the past in 2008. The December 2008 nine years has worked as a California International Marathon senior research associate at in Sacramento was Shaskey’s 74th NPC Research in Portland, marathon. Shaskey was awarded Ore. She conducts research Runner of the Year in his age group and program evaluations by the Southern Oregon Runners, involving social service Oregon’s oldest running club. Shaskey Norman Shaskey, ’69, programs, particularly says he is proving that age is no M.A. ’71 in the areas of juvenile handicap to physical fitness. and criminal justice, behavioral health, and early childhood. She has developed and tested risk assessment systems in the Schroeder Family School and strength-based assessment tools of Business at the University of Evansville for use with youth. She also provides in Evansville, Ind. He and his wife had technical assistance and training to their third child, a girl, in July. community-based, governmental, and tribal organizations. She has a 7-year-old Daniel Thomas (Tommy) Wellman III, daughter, Maia. ’93, is an international educator after obtaining credentials from Cal Poly San Gideon Bernstein, ’92, is the director of Luis Obispo and a master’s degree from research and a partner at Leisure Capital Azusa Pacific in education. He’s been Management in Costa Mesa, Calif. head coach at Morro Bay High, taught Bernstein returns to UC Santa Barbara at Ventura High, and spent two years every summer for the Family Vacation teaching in Salinas until going overseas. Center with his wife, children, and He lasted one term in Venezuela where friends. he fell in love. He and his wife came back to California but only lasted a year Andrea (Scopp) Robbins, ’92, moved teaching in Pismo Beach before moving to Washington, D.C., where she taught to Taiwan, spending four years there nursery school for two years until she and their summers in beautiful Bali. moved to New York City to earn her Now they are raising two young boys in master’s in education from Bank Street Lahore, Pakistan and trying to send a note College of Education. She taught in New out to the world that this is not such a York City for 10 years during which bad place and life. time she got married. She has been on a parental hiatus from working since the Jessica (Anes) Kartzinel, ’94, lives in birth of their daughter, Cayla, in 2003 Henderson, Nev., and is vice president/ and son, Jesse, in 2005. financial advisor with Morgan Stanley. She recently earned the designation of 27
milestones polymer physics and dynamics as a Hertz Fellow. Priya Narasimhan, M.S. ’95, Ph.D. ’97, has received the 2009 Carnegie Science Josh Elliott, ’93, is co-host of ESPN’s SportsCenter AM with Awards’ Hannah Storm from 9 a.m. to noon Eastern time. Elliott first Emerging appeared on ESPN in 2004 on fellow Gaucho Jim Rome’s Female show, “Jim Rome is Burning.” Previously, Elliott worked at Scientist Sports Illustrated for six years. Award, which recognizes a female leader whose cutting-edge work is inspiring Certified Investment Management Analyst change in math, science or technology. from the Wharton School of Business. An associate professor of electrical and Kartzinel is married and has two computer engineering at Carnegie Mellon children, a 7-year-old girl and a 3-year-old University and an Alfred Sloan Fellow, boy. Narasimhan is a recognized leader Dawn Wright, Ph.D. ’94, has been named and innovator a Fellow of the American Association in developing for the Advancement of Science, the embedded world’s largest general scientific society. and mobile Wright, a professor of geosciences at technologies. Oregon State University, was honored Narasimhan for “distinguished contributions to the will be honored field of marine geospatial science and Priya Narashimhan, M.S. during a formal technology, particularly for leadership in ’95, Ph.D. ’97 celebration at the development of marine geographic Carnegie Music Hall on May 8. information science theory and applications.” Tracy Kofford, ’97, is a senior member of Jennifer Muller The Works. He has Todd Rogers, ’96, spoke about his journey taught for 3½ years at Adelphi University to the 2008 Olympic gold medal as part and is currently teaching at the Richard of the UC Santa Barbara Department of Stockton College of New Jersey. His Recreation’s Natural High Lecture Series. performance career has included the Rogers and partner Phil Dalhausser won Santa Barbara Dance Theater, Jody the two-man volleyball competition at the Oberfelder, and apprenticing with 2008 Beijing Olympics. Stephen Petronio and Mark Dendy. He received his MFA in dance from New Cora Leibig, Ph.D. ’97, has been York University. appointed director of product and application development at Segetis, Inc. Deanne Camara-Ferreira, ’98, graduated She will lead development of Segetis from Widener University Law School in products, mostly in high performance 2008 and is now licensed to practice law chemicals and plastics derived from nonin New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Her first food agricultural sources. Leibig studied
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legal publication is forthcoming in 2009, in Widener Law Review — on dairy cows and methane gas as a renewable energy source. Anne Bingham, ’99, is currently a campus recruiting manager at Intel Corp. In this role she recruits at business schools to build a pipeline of candidates for the corporation. She transitioned to recruiting after three years at Intel Finance. Bingham received her MBA from the University of Notre Dame. Kenneth S. Habib, ’99, is the founder and director of the Cal Poly Arab Music Ensemble, which performs two concerts a year. Habib formed the group when he joined the Cal Poly faculty as assistant professor of Kenneth S. Habib, ’99 ethnomusicology and music history. Tara Miele, ’99, along with writing partner Kris Skeie, sold her first feature length screenplay, “Cougars,” to Gold Circle Films. The romantic comedy about older women who hunt younger men is slated to shoot later this year with Gil Junger at the helm. She also completed her passion project, a dramedy titled “Tits.” Silverwood Films bought the rights to the project, pegging Miele to make her feature-directing debut.
2000s Kami Leonard, ’00, is currently in the Clinical Psychology Master’s Program at Phillips Graduate Institute in Encino, Calif., and is training at the California Family Counseling Center (CalFam), which is part of Phillips.
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milestones She’s working towards a MFT, with an expected graduation date of May 2009. Immediately following graduation from UC Santa Barbara, she did missionary work in Morocco for two years. Leonard now lives in Woodland Hills, Calif. Karrie Johnston, ’00, graduated from CSU Fullerton in 2006 with a master’s degree in clinical psychology. She is currently working as a marriage and family therapist Intern with Aviva Family & Children’s Services in downtown Los Angeles and providing both in-home and in-school outpatient psychotherapy to at-risk youth and their families. Matthew Doty, ’01, assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Delaware, has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award for his work on quantum dot molecules. As part of the five-year $525,000 award, Doty will host two Matthew Doty, ’01 high school teachers in his lab each summer and create a portable experiment demonstrating the application of spectroscopy to materials characterization that teachers can borrow for use in their classrooms. April Garcia, ’01, received a master’s degree in psychology in 2004 from Humboldt State University and then experimented with a few careers. Garcia is studying for behavior analyst board certification and hopes to go into practice as a behavior consultant, working for families of children with behavioral challenges. Julika Lackner, ’01, has an exhibition of paintings at the UC Santa Barbara Faculty Club from March 1 to April 30, 2009.
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Aisha Kabia, ’02, is now appearing in “How I Met Your Mother,” “House” and other TV shows. She is living in Los Angeles. Kabia spent three seasons with the Oregon Shakespeare Company participating in more than 500 performances after graduating. Emilie Dauenhauer, ’03, moved to Austin, Texas, and worked for Wells Fargo Bank for two and a half years before becoming controller for a custom homebuilder. She now attends Vanderbilt School of Nursing in Nashville, Tenn., to pursue a master’s degree in nursing, specializing in the Nurse Midwifery and Family Nurse Practitioner Programs.
Miles Ashlock, ’07, joined the staff of UC Santa Barbara as assistant director of firstyear programs and leadership education in the Office of Student Life. Chelsea Retzloff, ’07, danced with David Dorfman’s company at the Lincoln Center last August.
In Memoriam Fred Bahl, ’49, died Feb. 26, 2009. He was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. He and his wife, Adele, moved to Hawaii after he retired. They lived in Waikloa, Hawaii.
Rory Cooper, Ph.D. ’89, has been featured as a National Veterans Wheelchair Games athlete on Cheerios boxes. The Cheerios boxes became available through Veterans Affair Canteen Services and Bases Exchanges Rory Cooper beginning in March. Cooper also appeared at a Pittsburgh Veterans Affairs Medical Center to G ,P autograph cereal boxes as well as sports hero cards. Cooper is founding director and Veterans Affairs senior research career scientist of the Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation Research and Development Center of Excellence in Pittsburgh. He is also the co-director of the NSF Quality of Life Technology Engineering Research Center, a joint effort between the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University. He also holds positions at the University of Pittsburgh. Cooper served as the sports scientist for the U.S. Paralympic team during the 2008 Beijing games. He was also a bronze medalist in the 1988 Paralympic Games in Seoul, Korea. GOLD MEDALS at the National Veterans Wheelchair Games
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This outstanding wheelchair athlete not only excels in sports, he is also a Ph.D. researcher and published author in the field of assistive technology design at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. A 25-year participant in the NVWG, Rory has attended and medaled nearly every year since 1983. “The Games are one of the best things that VA and PVA have ever created,” he says. “This event serves as a critical mechanism for rehabilitation and healing.”
Charis Haines, ’04, spent 4½ years as assistant house manager for Joyce Theater before becoming a member of the dance company, RIOULT. Amanda Wilson, ’05, finished a 15-month tour to Afghanistan. As a military police lieutenant and an executive officer, she was responsible for tending the needs and issues of more than 200 soldiers. Stationed out of Bamberg, Germany, she hopes to continue the pursuit of a master’s degree in counseling psychology with a focus on combat stress.
Thomas Boyd Cone, ’64, died Feb. 26, 2009. He was 66. A 40-year resident of Berkeley, Mr. Cone was born and raised in Santa Ana, Calif. He attended Santa Ana High and UC Santa Barbara, and received a master’s degree in public health from UCLA. Cone served two years in the Peace Corps in Peru, and then worked for the State Department of Public Health in Sacramento. He was a real estate agent for Red Oak Realty, and owned and operated his own brokerage. Cone had also been a waiter at Chez Panisse, before opening his own restaurant. His survivors include his son Thomas Garabedian Cone; his sister 29 29
milestones Nancy Cone Berry of Santa Ana; and his fiancé, Bari Nelson of Berkeley. John Geoghegan, ’59, died March 28, 2009, from cancer. He was 75. Geoghegan was born April 5, 1933, in Los Angeles. He graduated from Glendale High School. After serving in the Army, he graduated from UC Santa To read more Barbara in 1959 Milestones and Class Notes, log into our online community with a bachelor’s at www.ucsbalum.com degree in political science. Geoghegan started in public service as city manager of Union City, Calif., and went on to hold cabinet posts in the Reagan and Deukmejian gubernatorial administrations. He became a prominent business lobbyist in Sacramento. Geoghegan was heavily involved in being a community volunteer, especially for youth sports. In addition, he served on the UC Santa Barbara Alumni Association Board and the UC Santa Barbara Foundation Board. He received the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1987. His survivors include his wife, Faith, two sons, Kevin and Jeffrey, two daughtersin-law, Laura and Jannetta, and four grandchildren. Donald Melone, ’49, died Feb. 5, 2009, after a long illness. He was senior class president and a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Phyllis Bell Melone, ‘49. He was a naval pilot during WWII and served in the naval reserve until 1956. After graduating from UC Santa Barbara, he continued his education at Stanford, receiving a MBA in 1951. He immediately began a long career with the Procter & Gamble Co., traveling around the world, and lived for 15 years in Europe with his family. Much of that time was spent in Italy where he was manager of industrial and labor relations. After retiring in 1988, he and his wife settled in the Napa Valley and enjoyed reunions at UC Santa Barbara.
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Your Name In Milestones Jack Nakano, ’57, ’M.A. ’57, died Jan. 15, 2009, of heart failure. He was 75. Nakano launched the nonprofit Youth Theatre Productions in Santa Barbara in the 1960s, which had such stars as Eric Stoltz, Anthony Edwards and Randolph Mantooth attending in their youth. He also founded California Youth Theatre in Hollywood and YouTHeatre-America! Nakano was born Oct. 28, 1933, in London. He experienced World War II while living in London and Japan. He served as an entertainment specialist for USO shows in the U.S. Army before finishing his bachelor and master’s degrees at UC Santa Barbara. Starting in 1959, he served as a theater arts teacher at many junior high and high schools in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles areas. Terence Peter O’Neill, M.A. ’67, died Feb. 7, 2009, of cancer. He was 69. He was born in Mukden, Manchuria (now known as Shenyang, China), on June 29, 1939. His family eventually moved to Santa Cruz, Calif., and O’Neill later obtained his U.S. citizenship. He joined the U.S. Air Force before going to college and receiving a master’s degree in history. While in college, he married Linda Crosslin. He taught European and Russian history at Ventura College from 1967 to 1999. His survivors include his wife, Linda, and his twin brother, Desmond. David Redfeather Robles, ’74, M.A. ’77, died Feb. 8, 2009. He was a sixthgeneration Californian. After completing his bachelor’s in sociology, and a master’s degree in counseling and guidance, Robles joined the counseling staff at Ventura College. After 20-plus years there, he retired and spent time traveling. His survivors include his mother, Michaela Robles; his sons Michael David Robles, Ysidro David Robles, and Angel Puig de Robles; four brothers; and two grandchildren. Al Spierling, ’52, died Feb. 2, 2009. He was 85. A longtime resident of Arroyo Grande, Spierling was awarded both the
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Air Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross for his service in World War II. After graduating from UC Santa Barbara, Spierling moved to Arroyo Grande, married Jean Younginger and began teaching at Arroyo Grande High School. His survivors include his children Scott, Keith and Carol, and four grandchildren. Janice Bowman Swanson, Ph.D. ’81, died Feb. 16, 2009. She was 69. She was a professor emerita at California Lutheran University. While teaching there, she founded the Women’s Center, which led to the creation of a minor in women’s studies. Lutheran University Press published a collection of her poems, “Carved Like Runes,” in 2004. She was born on Jan. 20, 1940, in Illinois. She graduated summa cum laude from Augustana College in Illinois in 1962. Before moving with her family to California, she was an English and French teacher at an Ohio middle school. Her survivors include her husband, Gerry; their daughter, Mindy Swanson (Peter Brownell); and sons, Krister Swanson (Stacy) and Karl Swanson (Llanie); and seven grandchildren. Coastlines Coastlines
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It’s time to downsize from our house and simplify. Let’s make sure we have enough retirement income. Are there tax benefits for us now? We want a plan that will ultimately benefit UC Santa Barbara.
Duncan and Suzanne Mellichamp brought their ideas to the Office of Major Gift Planning and we helped them to come up with a specific plan that: • Provides generous supplemental income for life. • Takes advantage of all possible tax benefits as they move from house to lower maintenance condo. • Makes a generous provision that will ultimately benefit a cluster of endowed professorships at UC Santa Barbara. Professor Emeritus Duncan Mellichamp and Suzanne Mellichamp, M.A. Education, 1970.
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First, we made sure that they would receive directly their $500,000 in tax-exempt appreciation as well as their original investment in the property. The balance that remained went into a charitable remainder trust to provide income for their lifetimes, then for their legacy at UCSB. The UCSB Foundation, as trustee of the trust, managed the sale—working hard to ensure that the highest possible sale price was realized. As Professor Mellichamp says, “We received a major tax deduction every year for five years instead of a tax bill from the sale of our house, and the proceeds were reinvested to supplement our retirement income. Best of all, a much larger gift will eventually go to the UCSB Mellichamp Endowment than we could have afforded otherwise. How was all this possible? Only because the feds and state are willing to be such generous co-donors … what a great way to maximize the impact of your assets!”
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