President’s Scholar Laura Clark (2001, B.A., philosophy) was sworn into the California State Bar in November after earning her law degree from UC Berkeley’s Boalt Hall School of Law. She is practicing at the Law Offices of McGlynn and McGlynn in Red Bluff, Calif.

Lisa Clinton (2001, B.A., child development) is the new director of the St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church Nursery School in Hacienda Heights, Calif. The school offers preschool and day care services.

Glenda Colobong (2001, B.A., political science; 2005, credential), a President’s Scholar, is a teacher in the Long Beach Unified School District and plans to return for her master’s in education.

Jackie Duvall (2001, B.S., biological sciences) is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in human genetics at UCLA. The President’s Scholar is focusing on autism research.

President’s Scholar Kimberly (Thompson) Knight (2001, B.A., interpersonal communication) returned to CSULB in November as the new director of leadership giving in the Division of University Relations and Development. She is responsible for raising funds to support the President’s Scholars program as well as other unrestricted gifts to the university.

Corey Booth (2002, B.A., political science) is pursuing a master of public policy degree at Pepperdine University, Malibu. He was a President’s Scholar.

The University of Redlands named Honorato Domingo (2002, B.A., kinesiology and physical education) as head athletic trainer in December. He was an assistant athletic trainer at Chapman University in Orange, Calif.

Christina R. Durdella (2002, B.A., speech communication) is the assistant director of the Orange County Small Business Development Center, a program of Rancho Santiago Community College District in Santa Ana, Calif.

President’s Scholar Aaron J. Moore (2002, B.A., communication studies) is director of development and special events for Musical Theatre West in Long Beach. He was a member of the Leadership Long Beach class of 2005.

Elvira Henderson (2003, business administration–marketing and management) is an account executive with Expanded Mortgage Credit in Orange, Calif. She was a President’s Scholar.

Affiliate Programs Network, which brings together online retailers, named Wade Schlosser (2003, B.S., business administration-marketing) as its new director of business development.

Darcy Guthridge (2004, M.S.W.) is a social worker at Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles.

Tomoko Suzuki (2004, M.F.A.) exhibited her mixed media work in October at the first art walk in the new Emporia Arts District in downtown Ontario, Calif., where she has a loft studio.

Weddings

Christian Cohea (2002, B.M., music performance) and Melissa Dunn were married Nov. 12, 2005, in Suisun, Calif.

Steven B. Greenberg (1978, B.F.A., illustration) and Roberta L. Rubin were married Nov. 20 in Westlake Village, Calif.

Vince A. Jacala (1990, B.A., radio/TV/film) married Mary Ferrer on Jan 15, 2005, in Albany, Calif.

Jay J. Jallorina (2002, M.P.A.) married Christa Calkins on Oct. 8, 2005, in Washington, D.C.

Jennifer Lee (2000, B.F.A., dance) and Matt Stevens married in Olowalu, Maui, Hawaii, on Nov. 21.

Shawnna Volpe (2003, B.S., criminal justice) and Ryan Lander were married Oct. 22, 2005, in La Jolla, Calif.

Births

Laure DeVincenzi-Nichols (1984, B.S., business administration–marketing) and her husband, Marine Capt. Rory Nichols, had twins, Devin and Ava, on Jan. 31, 2005, at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md.

Alumni of Note

Jim Knaub, a 1990 49er Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, co-founded Mobility Wizard, an online company specializing in wheelchairs and other mobility equipment. Knaub, disabled in a 1978 motorcycle accident, became a champion wheelchair racer.

In November, the Los Angeles Times appointed journalism alumnus Joel Sappell as assistant managing editor and executive editor of the newspaper’s interactive operations including latimes.com and calendarlive.com. He joined the Times in 1981.

Alums Named Disney Legends

The Walt Disney Co. named English alumnus James Cora and Steve Martin (1989, doctor of humane letters) among its 2005 Disney Legends during a Sept. 20 ceremony at Disneyland. Cora retired in 2001 after 43 years with the firm, most recently as chairman of Disneyland International, where he oversaw Tokyo Disneyland. Martin is an internationally recognized actor and author. The annual award recognizes individuals who have made major contributions to the Disney organization.

 

In Memoriam

Greg Allen (1969, B.A., sociology) died Oct. 25 at age 59.

Former Del Taco CEO Wayne Armstrong (1966, B.A., social science) died Oct. 5 in Joshua Tree, Calif., at age 66. He was a past member of the CSULB Board of Governors.

Xiaolan Bao, professor of history since 1993, died Jan. 22 in Long Beach, Calif.

Shirley (Edwards) Cheffers (1952, B.A., elementary education) died at age 75 on Aug. 27 in Whittier, Calif.

Dennis R. Christensen (2002, B.S., occupational studies) died Oct. 22 at age 63.

Former Los Angeles Times photographer and CSULB journalism major Rick Corrales died at age 48 on Nov. 7. He contributed to The Times’ 1984 Pulitzer Prize for public service.

President’s Scholar Brianna Esswein (2002, B.S., nursing) died Dec. 11 at age 25 while serving on a medical mission in Nigeria.

KKJZ disc jockey Sam Fields died in September at age 55. He started at the former KLON in 1990.

Landus Flood (1972, B.S, business administration–accountancy) died at 77 on Dec. 2 in Carson, Calif.

Sharon Jean Haydel (1980, B.S., nursing), died Aug. 1 at age 50.

Glenn E. Hayes, professor emeritus, industrial technology, died Oct. 26.

Ruth G. Hopkins (1953, B.S., nursing; 1956, M.A., elementary education) died Nov. 28 at 86.

Judith Kay Hummer (1977, M.A., English) died Oct. 11 at age 64 in Long Beach.

Long Beach Athletics Hall of Fame member Lorie Lindahl (1963, B.A., physical education) died Dec. 8 at 64 in Long Beach. She played on the 49ers’ first women’s basketball and volleyball teams.

John W. Knight (1974, B.A., speech communication) died Oct. 26 in Venice, Fla., at age 56.

Keith M. Kramer (1961, B.A., economics) died Nov. 30 at age 71 in Fitchburg, Wis.

Daniel G. Martinez, professor emeritus, mathematics, died at 67 on Jan. 3 in Cypress, Calif.

Richard D. Mills (1983, B.A., psychology) died Feb. 3 in Long Beach.

Douglas L. Mincey (1969, B.S., industrial technology) died Dec. 23 near Gilroy, Calif., at age 58.

Surfing Magazine photo editor Larry Moore, who attended CSULB, died Oct. 10 in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. at age 56.

Former Long Beach Millikan High School Principal Wendol M. Murray (1960, M.A., history) died at 75 on Jan. 7 in Nipomo, Calif.

Steven H. Neal (1974, B.S., business administration–human resource management), Long Beach city chief park ranger, died at 58 on Nov. 20 in Long Beach.

Theodore E. “Ted” Nichols, professor emeritus, history, died Nov. 28 in Escondido, Calif.

Willard Hawn Reed, professor emeritus, civil engineering, died Nov. 20 at 88 in Globe, Ariz.

Roberto A. Rey (1983, B.A., kinesiology and physical education) died July 2 at age 47.

Former Milwaukee Brewers pitching coach Don Rowe (1964, B.A., physical education) died Oct. 15 in Newport Beach. He was 70.

Ray E. Ruffolo (1966, B.A., history) died at age 62 on Aug. 2 in Pasadena, Calif.

Jolene (Wickham) Sikes (1981, B.A., psychology) of Santa Monica, Calif., died Sept. 30.

Kenneth F. Slawson (1957, M.A., education), former Long Beach Unified School District elementary school principal, died July 2 at age 80 in Escondido, Calif.

Owen T. Smith (1953, B.A.; 1957, M.A., elementary education) died Dec. 8 at 82 in Lakewood, Calif.

Long-time CSULB supporter Duane C. Tanner (1965, B.A., history; 1966, credential) died Jan. 19 in Long Beach, at age 63.

James R. Trotter (1977, M.S., civil engineering) died Oct. 5.

Rebecca Wright, dance faculty member from 1987-1993 and nationally renowned ballet dancer, died Jan. 29 at age 58.

James L. Young, assistant professor emeritus, engineering technology, died Oct. 4 in Meridian, Idaho at age 94.

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