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This fall, Yvener J. Petit, MBA ’18, joined Live Nation as a director of strategic initiatives and operations. In addition, Yvener has recently been elected to serve as an executive committee and board member of Communities in Schools of Los Angeles, a nonprofit that focuses on providing 1:1 case management for nearly 1,000 at-risk Los […]
Navona Records has released French Connections, a new album of French works for harpsichord performed by Jonathan Rhodes Lee, M.A. ’07, Ph.D. ’13. The pieces selected for this collection celebrate the small, tight-knit pantheon of 17th-century French harpsichordists who helped shape the instrument’s repertoire. Music by Louis Couperin, François Couperin, and Antoine Forqueray comes alive […]
Quinton Johnson, J.D. ’10, joined Stanton Law in April 2021. An active member of the bar in Georgia and New York, his business transactions practice focuses on advising and counseling entrepreneurs, start-ups, and small-to-medium businesses throughout the business life cycle. While at Berkeley Law, Quinton served as president and treasurer of the Law Students of […]
Ceylan Ersoy writes: “In the past year, I have been working in an extremely successful start-up called Insumo (insumo.io), founded with the mission of helping people optimize their lives through positive habit journeys. We are building a productivity community where people can collectively take on challenges in habit building and capitalize on successful productivity strategies. […]
Michael Neuman, Ph.D. ’96, writes: “Happy to say I’ve moved to Point Reyes, where I kayak, swim, run, hike, and bike regularly; volunteer with several nonprofits; and see Byron Miller Ch.E. ’77. My sixth and seventh books, Handbook of Regional Design and Sustainable Infrastructure for Cities and Societies, came out last year after Engendering Cities […]
Dianne Chipps Bailey has been selected as the new chair of the Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI) Council. WPI is a program of the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Stella Ngai is the chief campus counsel for UC Merced. She advises on a wide range of matters affecting faculty, students, and staff, including employment, […]
Donna M. Binkiewicz, who teaches at California State University, Long Beach, has recently published Between the Sea and Sky: The Saga of My Portuguese American Family in Upcountry Maui, 1881-1941, which is available on Amazon. The book follows an immigrant family from the Azores Islands to Maui, Hawaii, and covers three generations up to the […]
Pamela Arbuckle Alston, MPP ’84, retired as dental director at Alameda Health System and went on to serve as the 97th National Dental Association president in 2021. Her presidential theme was Forging and Fortifying Partnerships for Health Equity. She currently serves as lead oral health specialist at Humanitas, Inc., which has the U.S. Department of […]
Your Class Secretary made all of the home Cal football games this fall. Leo O’Farrell made all but one of the home games. It was an up-and-down season, but it was fun to root for the Bears. Once known as a regular on the fifth floor of Moffitt Library, Jeff Oki retired as an executive […]
Maximilian B. Torres writes: “My 13-year-old son, Gabriel Anthony Torres, the last of our eight children, hugged Pope Francis at a Wednesday audience on December 1, 2021. The Vatican posted it on the Pope’s Instagram page. My son was wearing my Cal sweatshirt, which is clearly visible in the Vatican photos. I am the Della […]
Mona Hajjar Halaby, M.A. ’77, a writer and retired educator living in Berkeley, published In My Mother’s Footsteps: A Palestinian Refugee Returns Home (Thread Books UK) in August 2021. Her memoir is a story in two voices: her mother’s letters about growing up in Palestine pre-1948, and her own about teaching conflict resolution and non-violent […]
Judith (Mauleón) Berlowitz, Ph.D. ’76, has her first novel coming out this year: a fictional diary of her relative, Klara Philipsborn, who volunteered from Germany in the Spanish Civil War as a nurse and translator. See more at judithberlowitzauthor.com. Class Secretary: Dan Ahern, 21 Sea Wolf Passage, Corte Madera 94925
Judy Kutulas, professor emerita of history and gender and sexuality studies, retired after 35 years of teaching U.S. history, gender studies, and popular culture at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. She plans to spend her time finishing a manuscript on depictions of motherhood in sitcoms, as well as further indulging her hobby, pottery. Her […]
Classmates, Michael McIntyre, professor of English and Gaelic languages, has been honored by the 2021 Royal National Mòd in Scotland. The Mòd is a celebration of Scottish Gaelic culture, language, and arts, and includes exhibitions and competitions in such things as Gaelic singing, poetry, storytelling, drama, and Gaelic-culture music. Michael received third-place awards for his […]
Craig S. Harrison is returning to Uganda after 50 years to revisit Murchison Falls National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, the Ruwenzori Mountains, and other wild locales. In 1971, Craig visited Uganda just after Idi Amin had consolidated power as part of a yearlong adventure in Africa after graduation from Cal. He wrote about his […]
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics awarded Pradman P. Kaul, M.S. ’68, the 2021 Aerospace Communications Award for his leadership in the creation and development of the very small aperture terminal and its significance to the satellite communications industry. Class Secretary: Diane Moreland Steenman, 2407 W Hazelhurst Ct, Anthem, AZ 85086, dsteenman@aol.com
Class Secretary Dick Carter read the notice in the Winter issue that California is going to transition Class Notes to an online-only version. He understands that the magazine is still in the process of making this change, and it has not been defined how much longer the notes will be in the print edition. He […]
Despite COVID-19, the Class of ’66 had an extraordinary reunion in October. As of press time, we’re setting a record for giving at a 55th reunion: $6.9 million—and still growing! For classmates who want to donate to our successful endeavor, log on to give.berkeley.edu/funddrive/243. Although COVID-19 kept us from breaking a 55th reunion attendance record, […]
Francie Osthimer writes: “The Achievement Rewards for College Scientists is supporting nine STEM scholars at Cal this year, with a total of 76 scholars from universities including UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz, UCSF, Stanford, and SFSU. This year’s gala event to honor our scholars will be held at the San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts […]
