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JOHN B. WILSON DDS had the 1998 California Dental Association Anaheim Scientific Session dedicated in his honor for his many contributions to the profession of dentistry.
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JULIAN MYERS of Julian Myers Public Relations in Century City, Calif., continues to moderate a UCLA Extension course entitled “Entertainment Public Relations,” which he started 21 years ago. Myers also helped originate the USC Cinema and Television Society.
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HERBERT E. FARMER MA ’55 began his 60th year this fall at USC, where he is professor and associate dean emeritus of the School of Cinema-Television. He has an office in the basement of Norris Theater, still comes to work five days a week and at 78 years young is in the process of archiving USC’s valuable collection of historic old movie equipment and films.
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CLARICE T. CAMPBELL is the recipient of the 1998 Mississippi Authors Award for non-fiction from the Mississippi Library Association. Her second book, Civil Rights Chronicle: Letters from the South, was published by University Press of Mississippi and reviewed Oct. 26, 1997, by the New York Times Book Review.
DAVID MOORHEAD drives a pedicab through the busy streets of New York City and offers a free ride to all Trojans who visit the Big Apple.
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JOHN F. DEAN EdD ’66 was re-elected in the June primary as Orange County Superintendent of Schools for his third term. Prior to defeating the six-term incumbent in the 1990 general election, he was a professor of education at Whittier College for 21 years.
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JOHN A. LUCAS MEd, professor emeritus of kinesiology at Pennsylvania State University, was named the first and only Official Olympic Lecturer by Juan Antonio Samaranch, president of the International Olympic Committee. Lucas was recognized for 35 years of research, publication and unofficial lecturing on the modern Olympic Games.
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Obstetrician-gynecologist CURLEE ROSS MD ’57 has been associate medical director with UHP HealthCare in Inglewood, Calif., for the past 10 years. He reactivated his attorney’s license in 1997 and now practices law part-time as well.
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ALBERT C. MOUR LLB ’58 and his wife, Darlene, recently volunteered for one month with the International Federation of Red Cross, the Red Crescent Societies and the Armenian Red Cross, developing a plan to convert a part of the International Post-Traumatic Rehabilitation Center in Yerevan, Armenia, to a for-profit medical/surgical unit. Albert Mour is retired president/CEO of Eisenhower Medical Center; his wife is a certified trainer in early breast cancer detection.
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CARL R. TERZIAN received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award of the Los Angeles Business Council. He is the founder of Carl Terzian Associates, a West Los Angeles public relations consulting firm.
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DONALD HINDLEY MA and his wife, Dian Fox, have translated and edited one of the most important Golden Age (17th-century) Spanish plays, The Physician of His Honour/El médico de su honra, by Pedro Calderón de la Barca, published by Aris and Phillips, Warminster, U.K. Hindley is professor of politics and his wife is professor of Spanish and comparative literature, both at Brandeis University.
MICHAEL HULME has assumed the position of vice president/project manager for Rancho La Quinta Country Club in La Quinta, Calif. He is a veteran real estate and finance administrator.
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DAN G. CHAPEL MS was promoted to senior vice president, technology, of Fluor Daniel, the engineering and construction arm of Fluor Corporation. He is active in the field of refinery and petrochemical technology with over a dozen technical publications in the field.
KRIS SHAH MS ’65 has been named 1998 California Small Business Person of the Year for the U.S. Small Business Administration. He is the founder of Litronic Industries Inc., a technology development firm in Irvine, Calif.
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WINSTON C. FULLER PharmD is director of pharmacy at Mercy Hospital in Sacramento, Calif.
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DONNA LEWIS FRIESS and JANET HARRIS TONKOVICH ’65 are the co-authors of Whispering Waters: Historic Weesha and the Settling of Southern California, published by HIH Publishing in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. They met as sorority sisters at USC’s Alpha Gamma Delta house.
FINIS E. SCHNEIDER MA received the 1998 Distinguished Service Award from the Virginia Association of Broadcasters. The award was given in recognition of Schneider’s contributions to broadcast education during his 24-year tenure at Hampton University in Hampton, Va., where he taught a wide range of media courses and served as chairman of the department of mass media arts.
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DALE GRIBOW moved from Beverly Hills, Calif., where he had practiced law for more than 20 years, to Palm Desert, Calif., where he has opened a new firm. After settling in Palm Desert, Gribow was tapped to be president of the Institute of Critical Care Medicine 911 Plus, president of the Children’s Discovery Museum-Discovery Partners and to serve on several civic committees.
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PAUL G. BRYAN, JR. recently completed paintings specifically for the new Bob Marley Museum in Kingston, Jamaica; the Roy Rogers-Dale Evans Museum in Victorville, Calif.; the Richard M. Nixon Library and Birthplace; and the Charles A. Lindbergh Museum in Hana, Maui, Hawaii.
MYRNA (KRAHN) ELLIOTT received her PhD in clinical psychology, with an emphasis on depth psychology, from the Pacifica Graduate Institute in Carpinteria, Calif. She will continue with her career counseling and management consulting practice in Claremont, specializing in executive coaching.
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MICHAEL P. RUSSELL MS ’69 has joined Arden Realty, Inc., a Los Angeles-based real estate investment trust, as vice president. He will be responsible for Arden’s development of the Howard Hughes Center in West Los Angeles.
RAYMOND M. SCURFIELD MSW, DSW ’79, accepted a tenure-track faculty appointment as assistant professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Southern Mississippi–Gulf Coast Campus in Long Beach, Miss. Scurfield has had a 24-year mental health career with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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MARIE L. KNOWLES MS ’70, MBA ’74, has been named to the 70-member board of governors of the Music Center of Los Angeles County. She is executive vice president and chief financial officer of ARCO.
ROBERT LASHIER has retired from 28 years of public service with the City of Los Angeles, the last 21 years with the Department of Recreation and Parks in both facility design and construction project management.
ANGI MA WONG wrote The Baby Boomer’s 4-Minute Bible: Enduring Values to Live By, published by Pacific Heritage Books. Wong is a businesswoman and a member of USA Today’s Baby Boomer Panel.
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FRANCES STEINER DMA was awarded the Elizabeth Mathias Award by the international music fraternity Mu Phi Epsilon in recognition of outstanding and unique achievement in music. Steiner has played a pioneering role for women in the field of symphonic conducting. She is a professor of music at California State University, Dominguez Hills.
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KATHI LaTOURRETTE serves on the board of the Felice Foundation, an organization that focuses on projects which “enhance the spirit of giving.” The foundation was started by late USC alumnus, author and faculty member Leo Buscaglia ’50, MA ’54, PhD ’63.
RAM C. MUKHERJI MS, MS ’74, has accepted a position as the director, power quality solution, with the international energy company, ENRON. He is responsible for building a national organization dealing with solutions to electric power problems. Mukherji also serves as associate professor in the USC School of Engineering.
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RAYMOND DAVID BURKHALT MA has been selected to serve as the new music director and conductor for Tehachapi (Calif.) Community Orchestra. In addition to being a conductor, he is a composer, teacher and professional trumpeter.
ANNE MIDDLETON joined UC San Diego’s Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies as director of communications. She is active in a number of associations, including the San Diego Press Club and the Public Relations Society of America, and serves on the board of directors of Santa Clara University’s Alumni Association.
MARY S. PARDO MS has written Mexican American Women Activists: Identity and Resistance in Two Los Angeles Communities, published by Temple University Press. The book tells the stories of Mexican American women from two Los Angeles neighborhoods and how they transformed the everyday problems they confronted into political concerns. Pardo is professor of Chicano studies at California State University, Northridge.
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DOUGLAS STUART MA, PhD ’79, the Robert Blaine Weaver Professor of Political Science at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Penn., has been appointed director of the college’s Clarke Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Contemporary Issues. Stuart is an internationally recognized expert on European and Asian security affairs.
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CHARLOTTE ALLEN JD is the author of The Human Christ: The Search for the Historical Jesus (Simon & Schuster). She is a freelance writer and contributing editor at Lingua Franca who lives in Washington, D.C.
VARNETTE HONEYWOOD MS is one of the artists featured in the book Resistance, Dignity, and Pride: African American Art in Los Angeles by Paul Von Blum, a faculty member in both African American Studies and Communication Studies at UCLA. Assessing Honeywood as one of the finest younger visual artists in Los Angeles, Von Blum writes, “A highly versatile artist currently in mid-career, she has produced scores of vibrant and colorful artworks [paintings, collages and prints] that reveal the exuberance and creativity of black life.” Von Blum’s book is published by the UCLA Center for African American Studies.
MARVA SMITH BATTLE-BEY MPA, MPLNG ’75, was chosen as one of 122 women leaders from across the country to explore the session theme, “Taking Charge of Change: Is Our Political Leadership Learning From and Leading Through Change?,” sponsored by Leadership America, a national, not-for-profit organization that connects accomplished and diverse women to increase their individual and collective impact globally. Battle-Bey is executive director of the Vermont Slauson Economic Development Corporation.
ESTHER HOVEY EdD is the editor of a four-volume edition of all the songs of Robert Burns, as researched and arranged by her late husband, Serge Hovey. The first volume of the Robert Burns Song Book was published by Mel Bay Publications. Hovey has been a professor of early childhood education at California State University, Long Beach, since 1973.
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IMAGENE GLADDEN MS has retired after 33 years as a science teacher, the last 26 years with Morongo Unified School District at Sky High School in Yucca Valley, Calif. She attends all home USC football games with her husband of 42 years, FRANK GLADDEN ’59, MBA ’63.
STEVE GROSSMAN MFA is heading up the Boston office of Richard P. McDonough, literary agent, where he represents screenwriters and authors.
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BILL BOYD MA ’77 and his wife, Susan, serve on the board of the Felice Foundation, an organization begun by late USC alumnus, author and faculty member Leo Buscaglia ’50, MA ’54, PhD ’63, focusing on projects which “enhance the spirit of giving.” The Boyds are members of the USC Associates and supporters of the School of Gerontology.
NICOLE MOREL PhD received a $5,000 grant through The Committee of 200 (C200) Foundation’s 1998 National Scholarship Program to attend Simmons College (Boston, Mass.) Graduate School of Management. C200 is a preeminent international businesswomen’s organization. Morel has spent the last 20 years as a researcher and teacher at Tufts, Boston and Princeton universities.
STEPHEN H. STAPLETON MS was promoted to managing director, executive special services, reporting directly to both the president/CEO and the executive vice president/COO of Federal Express in its Memphis, Tenn., world headquarters. Stapleton celebrated his 20th year with Federal Express in March.
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MARK DAVIDSON has been promoted to general manager of the Louisville, Ky., division of Americomm, a direct marketing corporation. A NROTC graduate, he served in the U.S. Navy for 17 years and retired as a Naval Commander. Davidson acquired his MBA from Virginia Tech.
RICHARD A. PALMER MBA ’79 has been appointed vice president and controller of the Automobile Club of Southern California. A certified public account, he will be responsible for directing all accounting, finance and cash management functions of the club.
RALPH WINGE DDS recently presented the 10th Annual International Super Smile Award to veteran KCAL (Los Angeles) News anchor Jerry Dunphy. Winge is founder and chairman of International Dental Association.
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JULIET DE CAMPOS, MA ’80, MD ’84, has transferred her orthopedic surgery and sports medicine practice to Pensacola, Fla., where she is a partner in Emerald Coast Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine.
CLARA GERMANI, after two years as chief of the Baltimore Sun’s Moscow bureau, has returned to the U.S. as the opinion page editor of the Christian Science Monitor.
MARK A. HOPKINS MS has been named to manage The Aerospace Corporation’s support to the Air Force Research Laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico.
PATRICK McKEAN was a 1998 nominee for the Community College Teacher of the Year Award from the California Newspaper Publishers Association. McKean, a journalism professor and student newspaper adviser at Long Beach (Calif.) City College, also has just completed a two-year term as president of the Journalists Association of Community Colleges.
JOYCE C. NILAND MS, PhD ’84, who is chair of the division of information sciences at the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, Calif., has been named a Fellow of the American Statistical Association. She was recognized for her contributions to biomedical information, for leadership in biostatistics and for service to the profession.
Swim with Mike, the annual swim-a-thon in honor of MIKE NYEHOLT which raises funds for the USC Physically Challenged Athletes Scholarship Fund, received the Daily Points of Light Award from the Points of Light Foundation, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization devoted to promoting volunteerism. The Swim with Mike event began in 1981 to raise funds for Nyeholt, a three-time All-American swimmer at USC, who was paralyzed from the neck down in a motorcycle accident. Since then the Physically Challenged Athletes Scholarship Fund has provided support so that former high school or college athletes who have suffered a substantially limiting illness or injury can attend college.
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