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Conrad F. Newberry ’57 (ENG) is professor emeritus at California State Polytechnic University’s aerospace engineering department and the Naval Postgraduate School’s aeronautics and astronautics department. A fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education, he recently wrote “Skyhawk: A Cessna Legend,” a chapter for the textbook Fundamentals of Aircraft and Airship Design, Volume Two—Airship Design and Case Studies.
D. D. “Don” Warrick DBA ’72 (BUS), professor of management and organization change and President’s Teaching Scholar at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, was named outstanding faculty member in the school’s College of Business. He is the author of Lessons in Leadership, Lessons in Leading Change and Lessons in Changing Culture. Nick Strimple MM ’73 (MUS), DMA ’76 (MUS) recently conducted his farewell concert at the Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir, where he has conducted for 35 years.
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John W. House ’64 (LAS), MD ’67 (MED) was elected president of the American Otological Society, a professional organization for ear specialists. He is president of the House Research Institute, an associate in clinical practice with the House Clinic, and a clinical professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
Theodore “Ted” Craver ’74 (LAS), MBA ’77 (BUS) was elected vice chairman of Edison Electric Institute. He is chairman, president and CEO of Edison International, based in Rosemead, Calif. 1 9 8 0 s
John R. Hook DPA ’80 (SPP) is the author of the book Adventuring: It Is Not Just for the Young and Strong. He lives in Elkridge, Md.
Don Brann ’68 (BUS), EdD ’82 (EDU) was appointed State Trustee for the Inglewood (Calif.) Unifed School District by California State Superintendent Tom Torlakson.
William A. Covino PhD ’81 (LAS) was named president of California State University, Los Angeles.
Jeff Smulyan ’68 (LAS), JD ’72 (LAW) was honored at the 11th annual staging of the Giants of Broadcasting in New York in October, which celebrated his more than 40 years as a pioneer in the radio industry.
Al Morelli MS ’81 (ENG), CEO of consulting group Searchtec, was appointed to the lean manufacturing advisory group for the Institute of Industrial Engineers in Orange County, Calif.
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Bonnie Nijst ’81 (LAS), president and CEO of Zeesman, a brand strategy and marketing company, was honored by the City of Los Angeles, which named her company Minority Professional Services Firm of the Year.
Raymond Swan DSW ’70 (SSW) published his book, Explore Your Options: A Personal Guide to Self-Help Psychotherapy. He is professor emeritus of social work at Tulane University in New Orleans. Timothy P. Ireland ’72 (LAS) is retiring as deputy director of the Ofce of Congressional Afairs at the Central Intelligence Agency after more than 32 years of service as an intelligence ofcer.
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Steve Hubler ’83 (LAS), MA ’86 (LAS) is serving as U.S. Consul General in Dusseldorf, Germany, leading a team of U.S. and German professionals working to strengthen German-American trade, cultural and political relations in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
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William Wang ’86 (ENG) is founder and CEO of Vizio, a producer of high-quality consumer electronics based in Irvine, Calif. He was recognized as the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2008 and the Orange County Business Journal’s Business Person of the Year in 2010. Laurie Stone ’88 (LAS) was appointed associate senior director for real estate and asset management at USC. 1 9 9 0 s
Paul Suchman ’90 (BUS) of New York City was appointed chief marketing ofcer for CBRE Group Inc., a full-service real estate company. Greg Guedel ’91 (BUS), an attorney afliated with Foster Pepper PLLC, published his book Strategies and Methods for Tribal Economic Development, which ofers strategic business guidance and resources for Native American governments and businesses to help eliminate poverty and create opportunity in tribal communities. He lives in Seattle. Paul Fejtek ’92 (BUS) of Newport Beach, Calif., recently climbed Mt. Everest and published his book Steps to the Summit: Reaching the Top in Business and Life. He is a managing director at Hunter Wise Financial Group, specializing in mergers and acquisitions in oil and gas, medical devices, and food and beverage. Emerson Swinford MM ’92 (MUS) of Hillsborough, N.C., recently joined Rod Stewart’s band and is touring as the lead guitarist. He also co-wrote two songs on Stewart’s latest CD, Time. Susan Hess MSW ’93 (SSW) was awarded the Dr. Marjorie Braude Award from the City of Los Angeles Domestic Violence Task Force for her work in the feld of domestic violence. Ian McPherson MA ’95 (SCJ) is director of product marketing at Guavus Inc., a bigdata startup based in San Mateo, Calif.
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