Issue: Autumn 2005

Marriages, Births, and Deaths

Marriages

Dana Rosenthal ’90 and B. Scott Michel

M. Daniel Schteingart ’94 and Lynn Beth Herzog

John Moshy ’00 and Summer Neilson ’00.

Births

Michael Karkut ’83 and Angela (Peyton) Karkut ’84, a son, Landon James. He joins siblings Kathryn, 14, Madison, 11, and Jordan, 10. He is the cousin of Heidi (Bowler) Florio ’02 and Jarrett Bowler ’04

Peter Musurlian ’83 and Szilvia Eva Musurlian MA ’04, a daughter, June Petra

Sally Meloch ’84, JD ’87 and Louis Perez, a daughter, Katherine Michelle. She is the granddaughter of Joseph Meloch ’52 and the niece of Mary Meloch ’82 and Lori Meloch ’88, JD ’91

Blake Christian MBT ’85 and Vicki Christian, a daughter, Isabella Faith

Steve Nakagawa ’86 and Jenifer Nakagawa, a daughter, Tait Danielle. She joins brother Graham Beckett

Maria Strong MA ’87 and Susan Holland, a son, Zachary. He joins brother Peter, 4

Christine (Marshall) Covella ’89 and Rocco Covella, twins, Giovanna and Luciano. They are the niece and nephew of Bill Marshall ’88

Jacqueline (King) Ferguson ’89 and Todd Ferguson, a son, Sean Keenan. He is the nephew of Irwin King MS ’86, PhD ’93

Denise Garcia-Artega ’89 and Adam Artega, a daughter, Kylie Kaitlin

Margot (Jenson) Neufeld ’89 and Ron Neufeld MBA ’96, a son, Gunnar Bailey. He joins sister Helena Ruth. He is the nephew of Thomas Jenson ’83

Ron Antonette ’90 and Cynthia (Cook) Antonette ’90, a son, Peter Lucas. He joins sister Karleen. He is the grandson of the late Mary (Koll) Cook ’59, the first cousin once removed of Martha (Koll) Kershner ’83 and the grandnephew of Michael DeVriend MBA ’88

Kat Derrig-Palumbo ’90 and Gregori Palumbo, a daughter, Sophia Annalisse. She is the granddaughter of Sheila Derrig ’60 and the niece of Karen (Derrig) Schiffman ’85 and Mark Schiffman ’86

Alice (Navarro) Manning ’90 and Gregory Manning, twins, David Warren and Matthew Joseph. They join sisters Claire, 4 and Sara, 2. They are the nephews of Andrew Manning ’94, PhD ’01 and the cousins of Eduardo Escobar ’91

Michael Pisarik ’90 and Courtney (Thompson) Pisarik, a daughter, Simone Loyal

Anthony Berris MBA ’91 and Julie Berris, a daughter, Katina Grace. She is the granddaughter of Steve Moseley ’60 and Stephanie (Smith) Moseley ’61

Genevieve (Soto) Stroud ’91 and Jeffrey T. Stroud ’91, MA ’93, a daughter, Courtney Danielle. She joins sister Taylor Nicole

Russell Todd Zink ’91 and Christon Esme Brooks-Zink, a son, Hunter Russell

Caroline Rhoades (King) Acevedo ’92 and Shane Acevedo, a daughter, Alexandria Rhoades

Kari Eisaman Doody ’93 and Dennis Doody ’91, a daughter, Josie Karren

Christie (Campbell) Haigh MBA ’94 and Nick Haigh, a son, Ryan

Michele (Follero) Kolostian ’94 and Richard G. Kolostian Jr., a son, Peter James

Carolyn (Bates) Zweber ’96, MS ’97 and Tim Zweber, a son, John Robert. He joins sister Lauren, 2. He is the grandson of John Bates PharmD ’60

Lisa Davidson ’97 and Jeffrey Davidson, a daughter, Abigail Rose

Tina (Fischer) Florance ’97 and Brandon Florance, a son, Connor Michael. He joins sister Madison Sienna

Brandon J. Cage ’00 and Eva Cage, a daughter, Madison

Charlene Morales ’02 and Gilbert Avila, a son, James Luke. He joins siblings Vanessa, 19, Randall, 15, and Jacob, 3.

Deaths

Ewing Konold MS ’35, of Ojai, Calif.; April 17, at the age of 95. During his long career in California education, he served as education director of the Civilian Conservation Corp.; vice principal of Alhambra High School from 1936 to 1945; principal of Santa Monica High School from 1945 to 1958; and chairman of education and special assistant to the president at San Fernando Valley State College from 1958 to 1963. He was a member of the California Teachers Association, the National Educators Association, the Philharmonic Artists Association, the Scholastic Sports Association, Phi Delta Kappa and Alpha Phi Gamma. He also served as past president of Santa Monica Rotary. He is survived by wife Hazel, daughters Elizabeth and Carole, four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Elsa Blow Ostling ’35, of La Puente, Calif.; Feb. 22, at the age of 91. While at USC, she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi and graduated with a B.A. in journalism. She worked for many years in the library of La Puente High School while also volunteering for the Crippled Children’s Society and other disabled advocacy groups. She was preceded in death by husband Jed ’35. She is survived by children Jerry, John, Jim and Susie ’78, MPA ’80, five grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.

David P. Bushnell ’37, of Laguna Beach, Calif.; March 24, at the age of 91. He founded the Bushnell Optical Corp. and led it to become the largest source of binoculars in the United States. He was a member of the Church of Religious Science, the Big Canyon Country Club and the Shaws Cove Yacht Club. He is survived by wife Nancy, children David, Jean, Steven and Natasha, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Herman E. Schaller ’39, MA ’47, of Oceanside, Calif.; December 2004, at the age of 87. He was an ice hockey player at USC and often skated in Sonja Heine films. He is survived by wife Jenetia, three sons and five grandchildren.

Robert N. Eddy ’40, of Bakersfield, Calif.; Feb. 18, of heart failure, at the age of 89. He served as a public works officer with the U.S. Navy and was responsible for the planning and design of naval facilities in Los Alamitos, Holtville and Oxnard, Calif. He then returned to his hometown of Bakersfield, where he was a prominent architect for more than 50 years. As a member and then chairman of the California State Building Standards Commission in the 1960s, he developed the uniform codes for buildings throughout the state. He was also the author of several books and journals on seismic design and retrofitting. He was a board member of the USC Architectural Guild and served on the California Council for the American Institute of Architects. He was named a fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 1995. He is survived by children William and Jennifer and grandchildren Byan, Kevin, Steven, John, Connor and Dylan.

Bob Hoffman ’40, of Bakersfield, Calif.; April 13, at the age of 87. A three-year letterman in football at USC, he was the team’s top receiver in 1938 and played in the College All-Star Game in 1939. He was a ninth round NFL draft pick of the Washington Redskins in 1940. He played there for two seasons, then played with the Los Angeles Rams for three years and the Los Angeles Dons for one. He was an assistant football coach at USC in 1942. He later became a teacher and head football coach at Taft Junior College until retiring in 1980. He is survived by wife Ann, sons Marc, Kyle and Joel, 11 grandchildren and three great grandchildren, as well as sister Agnes.

Alice Yarish ’42, of Mill Valley, Calif.; May 16, at the age of 96. She married husband Peter in the late 1930s and then accompanied him on his World War II Army Air Force assignments. She raised their four children in Marin, Calif., and then, in her 40s, turned to journalism. She worked for the Pacific Sun, the Novato Advance, the Marin Independent Journal and the San Francisco Examiner. Her husband died in 1995. She is survived by children Tom, Anthony, Tim and Robin.

David “Ed” Michael ’43, of Weiser, Idaho; Feb. 22, at the age of 94. He served in the Navy with an honorable discharge in 1935, then owned his own engineering construction company in Southern California, which designed and constructed many gas production and gas transmission plants in California and Alaska. He was one of the founders of the Liquefied Natural Gas Association, which later became the Pacific Energy Association and which he later served as president. He retired in 1976. He is survived by his wife, three sons, 15 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Virginia Y. Black ’46, of Manhattan Beach, Calif.; March 21, at the age of 79. While at USC, she was desk editor of the Daily Trojan, vice president of her senior class and a member of Amazons and Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. Following graduation, she worked as a local news reporter, then began her career at Los Angeles International Airport, advancing up the civil service ladder to become public relations director. She is survived by children Bruce, Donna, Susie and David and six grandchildren.

Ellis Katherine (Hachikian) Kallman ’48, of Torrance, Calif.; Oct. 22, 2004, of chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder. She was an office manager and former member of the Los Angeles County Democratic Central Committee. While a student at USC, she worked in the admissions and registration offices and at Doheny Library. She is survived by her husband of 46 year, Burt PhD ’58, children Lisa and David and two grandsons.

Calvin Ralph Lee ’48, of Las Vegas, Nev.; May 7, at the age of 82. After graduating from high school, he served two years in the U.S. Navy before being medically discharged. After graduating, he worked as a right-away agent for the State of California Division of Highways. He moved to Las Vegas in 1956, where he worked for EG&G, retiring in 1983. During his employment, he spent 12 weeks at Eniwetok in the Pacific participating in atomic testing. He was a 48-year member of the Masons of Oasis Lodge No. 41, the York Rite Bodies and Zelzah Shrine Temple. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Mary Joan, daughter Mary and brother-in-law Dean.

Paul Eugene Overton ’49, JD ’52, of San Diego, Calif.; Nov. 30, 2004, at the age of 79. He served as lieutenant in the Naval Reserve in World War II from 1943 to 1946. While at USC, he was student body president of the law school and a member of Skull and Dagger. He was managing attorney in San Diego for the California State Division of Highways (now CalTrans) and a trial attorney in Los Angeles. He then practiced law, specializing in eminent domain law, with the firm Jennings, Engstrand & Henrikson. He served on the San Diego Superior Court bench from 1973 until retiring in 1991. He was preceded in death by daughter Tina. He is survived by his wife of almost 58 years, Naomi ’46, children James, Rebecca and Mary ’80, and grandchildren Fred ’90, David, Steven ’00, Rebecca, Kathryn and Reeves.

Robert Sherrill ’49, PharmD ’51, of El Segundo, Calif.; Jan. 1, at the age of 83. He opened his first pharmacy in El Segundo in the early 1950s and later started another company called Modern Metals, which manufactured carts for the medical profession. He raised funds to send students to pharmacy school and sent athletes to the Olympics. He is survived by wife Mary, children Robert, Roberta and Ken, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Daniel S. Andes ’50, of Chico, Calif.; April 9, at the age of 70. While at USC, he was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He entered duty with the FBI in 1951 and was assigned as a special agent in Chicago, Miami and Los Angeles. He was a lifetime member of the American Society of Industrial Security and was a Lifetime Certified Protection Professional. He is survived by wife Lucille, children Susan and Richard and grandchildren Daniel and Christopher.

David E. King ’50, of Tustin, Calif.; Jan. 17, at the age of 78. He served in the Army Corps during World War II. Later he worked for the Los Angeles County Flood Control as a civil engineer, then as a facility planner for North American Engineering Firm. In 1970 he was employed as director of school facilities by the Irvine (Calif.) School District. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Audrey, daughter Kathy and grandchildren John and Christina.

Donald F. Sorensen ’50, of Whittier, Calif.; Sept. 11, 2003, of complications from a stroke, at the age of 78. He was vice president of public affairs for Occidental-Transamerica in Los Angeles. He is survived by wife Pat, children Scott and Diane and three grandchildren.

Jane Kresich-Rinear ’51, of Los Angeles; April 24, at the age of 75. She worked at USC from 1957 to 1997, the last 13 years at the USC Rossier School of Education as associate to the dean. She graduated from Manuel Arts High School in Los Angeles and continued her education at USC. She met her husband at USC and married in 1952. She is survived by husband Sterling and son Thomas Michael.

James C. Hook ’54, of San Jose, Costa Rica; Nov. 15, of intestinal and liver cancer, at the age of 73. He received his commission as an ensign in the U.S. Navy upon graduation and served overseas in Japan, the Phillipines and Korea. Upon returning, he served as a legal officer in Long Beach, Calif., for the U.S. Navy and worked in the insurance field for several defense contractors. He then opened and operated a consulting business in labor relations for 15 years until his retirement in Costa Rica. He is survived by four daughters and eight grandchildren.

Mary W. Rathbone ’55, of Caldwell, Idaho; May 3, at the age of 71. In 1956 she married her husband P.T.; the couple spent a six-month honeymoon in Williamsburg, Va. After her husband’s discharge from the Army, they moved to Homedale, Idaho, where she taught first grade. In 1973, she received an M.S. in elementary administration from the Albertson College of Idaho. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma, Fort Boise Questers, Caldwell-Nampa Duplicate Bridge, the Pocahontas Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and several bridge clubs. She is survived by her husband of 49 years, two sons and five grandchildren.

Joseph E. Bogen MD ’56, of Pasadena, Calif.; April 21, after a long illness, at the age of 78. He was a USC and Caltech neurosurgeon whose early surgical interventions to control epilepsy laid the foundation for the development of modern ideas about the unique identities of the right and left brains. His work played a crucial role in the development of the split-brain experiments that won Caltech’s Roger Sperry the 1981 Nobel Prize in physiology. More recently, he had been searching the site in the brain where consciousness is located and was preparing a book about his findings when he died. He is survived by wife Glenda, daughters Merial and Mira and three grandsons.

Doreen (Glotfelty) Perry ’56, of Cypress, Calif.; May 5, of a heart attack, at the age of 70. She worked for the Auto Club of Southern California for 16 years before retiring. After retirement, she did seasonal work obtaining sign-ups for the annual Rose Parade float. She was preceded in death by son Devin. She is survived by daughters Darci and Dina and one son-in-law.

Ruth Ragland ’57, MS ’68, of Moorpark, Calif.; March 29, at the age of 85. After receiving her B.S., she was appointed chair of the USC department of dental hygiene, serving until 1984. She was also a member of the school’s board of councilors and USC Dentistry Associates. She served as president of the Southern California Dental Hygiene Association and chaired the American Dental Hygienist Association’s committee on dental hygiene education in the 1960s. In 1974, she was appointed by Gov. Ronald Reagan to the newly created Committee on Auxiliaries of the State Board of Dental Examiners. In 1983, she received the USC Alumni Association’s Merit Award. In 1986, the dental school inducted her into the school’s Hall of Fame, the first woman ever inducted.

Gwendolyn K. (Olson) Byrd ’61, of Irvine, Calif; May 1, of leukemia, at the age of 65. While at USC, she served as president of Mortar Board and was an active member of Gamma Phi Beta sorority. The only female math major in her class, she got a job with Price Waterhouse immediately upon graduating. She later became a certified public accountant. She was president of the National Charity League and active in Orange County philanthropies. After surviving breast cancer, she became active in the Susan G. Komen Foundation. She later became commissioned as an associate in ministry for the Lutheran Church. She is survived by father Glenn, sister Cheryl, daughter Gwynnae JD ’89, son-in-law Chris and grandchildren Cedeira and Lucas.

Charles Bittick ’62, of Anaheim Hills, Calif.; May 5, of cancer, at the age of 65. He was a three-time All-American in swimming and won four NCAA individual titles – the 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard backstroke in 1960 and 1961. He helped the Trojans win the NCAA championship in 1960 and was team captain the following year, when they finished second. He was a three-time all-conference water polo player and played for the United States at the 1960 Rome Games and the 1963 Pan American Games. He was inducted into the International Water Polo Hall of Fame in 1980 and was voted into the USC Hall of Fame last October. He is survived by wife Barbara, children Jason , Matthew and Paige, three brothers, a sister and four grandchildren.

Fred Bray PharmD ’62, of La Fayette, Calif.; Jan. 28, at the age of 66. He was a former partner with Melvin F. Baron PharmD ’57, MPA ’73 at Shield Healthcare Center. He is survived by wife Marilyn.

Walter S. Beaver PhD ’65, of Montecito, Calif.; Jan. 7, of Parkinson’s disease, at the age of 80. During World War II, he served in the Army in Italy, where he operated a plant that manufactured oxygen for pilots. For many years he was a professor in the theatre arts department at Cal State Los Angeles. He directed more than 50 stage productions, was an actor and singer, and wrote novels, plays and musicals, including lyrics and music. His last film role was in Stuart Saves His Family. He also performed in many TV shows, including “Murder She Wrote” and “Seinfeld.” He is survived by wife Elizabeth and daughter Diana.

Emmett T. “Shorty” Long EdD ’65, of Claremont, Calif.; March 10, at the age of 81. He was one of Cal State Fullerton’s founding faculty members and was emeritus professor of speech communication. He joined the campus in 1959, the first year classes were offered at what was then Orange County State College. During the university’s early years, he was associate dean of students, director of admissions and records and associate professor of speech. He continued his administrative duties as executive assistant to founding president William Langsdorf and as coordinator of school relations for then-California State Colleges. From 1979 to 1986, he was a full-time professor of speech communication; he continued to teach each fall for seven years after his retirement in 1986. Throughout his life, he was involved in a number of political and charitable organizations and was an active member of the CSU Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association. He is survived by wife Colleen, two sons and two grandchildren.

Doris Griffin-Strother ’65, of Encinitas, Calif.; April 25, 2004, at the age of 61. She was a member of the prize-winning Trojan String Quartet and graduated cum laude. She taught music for 20 years in the Los Angeles and Glendale Unified School Districts and served on the faculties of Cal State Los Angeles and Cal State Northridge. She is survived by husband Meade, brother Douglas and sons Peter, Steven, Stewart and Kent.

Philip Arthur Capen MEd ’68, EdD ’73, of Oceanside, Calif.; of heart failure, at the age of 84. He earned his bachelor’s degree from La Verne College in 1941. He was the teacher-principal in the Barstow-Hinckley-Dagget Elementary School Districts in the Mojave Desert in California for 10 years before serving as superintendent of the Daggett Elementary School District in San Bernardino County from 1951 to 1957. In 1958, he joined the Eisenhower Administration’s Point IV program as educational advisor to the U.S. State Departments’ teacher training program in Cali, Colombia. He went on to serve as superintendent of the Mission School District’s Demonstration School in Redland, Calif., from 1961 to 1962; principal of Alta Loma (Calif.) Junior High for five years; and administrative assistant in the Alta Loma School District until 1970. That same year he was employed as superintendent of the Dacca American School in what was then East Pakistan. He was evacuated to West Pakistan during the Bangladesh revolution and worked for ESSO as headmaster of the company’s school at a urea factory outside of Karachi. He is survived by wife Marie, children Susan, Cris ’71, Scott ’72, Jeff and Todd, and six grandchildren.

Beth Berman MA ’83, of Las Vegas, Nev.; Nov. 19, 2004, of cancer, at the age of 50. She was a freshman and sophomore at USC from 1971 to 1973, where she majored in English and was a member of Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority. She earned her B.A. in English from UCLA in 1975. She worked for the Academic Guidance Service of Los Angeles tutoring children in grades K-12 and had a successful career as a runaway and Tearoom model, performing Tearoom modeling for the Beverly Hilton Hotel. She had recently established a small apparel consignment business in Las Vegas. She is survived by brother Kenneth, fiancé John’70, MS ’73, four aunts and eight cousins.

Nadine Ishitani Hata PhD ’83, of Redondo Beach, Calif.; Feb. 25, of breast cancer, at the age of 63. She was vice president for academic affairs and professor of history emeritus of El Camino College in Torrance, Calif., and a former member of the Council of the American Historical Association. She earned her B.A. in history from the University of Hawaii in 1963 and an M.A. in Far Eastern studies from the University of Michigan in 1965. She began her teaching career at California State University at Long Beach in 1967 and also taught at Cal State Dominguez Hills before her move to El Camino Community College as professor of history in 1970. There she became a divisional dean, an acting vice president and, in 1993, vice president for academic affairs. She served on numerous California state boards concerned with both history and historic preservation, as well as on the California Advisory Commission of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. She is survived by her husband of 38 years, Donald.

Allan Casson, of Los Angeles; April 1, of lung cancer, at the age of 72. He was a former USC English professor known for his work with USC’s curriculum and college admissions preparation. He earned bachelor’s degrees in English literature from Williams College and Oxford University and a doctorate from Harvard, becoming a ranked tennis player along the way. He joined the USC faculty in 1960 and taught until his retirement in 1987. He also served as chairman of the English department, head of graduate studies in English and chairman of undergraduate studies. He earned repeated awards as USC’s most outstanding teacher. He contributed to several books to help high school students prepare for college admission and worked to improve college board examinations. He also conducted Saturday seminars and summer sessions for high school teachers.

Chester Clarence Chang, of Santa Monica, Calif.; May 7, of a gunshot wound, at the age of 26. He was was a commercial pilot for the Van Nuys, Calif., charter jet company Prime Jet LLC. He received a B.S. in aviation management from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in fall 2002. He was the son of Chester Chang MS ’87, a longtime supporter of USC and noted collector of Korean art who recently donated a number of rare Korean ceramic artifacts to the USC College Korean Studies Institute.

Alex Sevanian, of Los Angeles; Feb. 17, after a long battle with cancer, at the age of 58. He was a professor of molecular pharmacology and toxicology in the School of Pharmacy at USC. He received his bachelor’s degree in biology from Cal State Northridge and his master’s degree and Ph.D. from UCLA. In 1981, he joined the USC School of Pharmacy. For much of his career, he worked to identify specific mechanisms responsible for atherosclerosis, a condition in which the arteries thicken and narrow as fatty plaques accumulate along their inner walls. He was among the first USC faculty members associated with the USC Institute for Toxicology, which specialized in research related to free radicals and oxidative stress. He was a founding member of the Oxygen Society and served as councilor, secretary general and treasurer of the International Society for Free Radical Research. He is survived by former wife Diana, special companion Laura, children David and Andrew, parents Nina and Ara and sister Deanna.