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360T h e M a g a z i n e o f S a n D i e g o S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y F a l l 2 0 0 5
Fixing San Diego Advice for the next mayor from 10 San Diego leaders
Dig This An SDSU biologist unearths traces of the past in Uzbekistan's remote desert
When I was at State A selection of the best essays in our spring sweepstakes
Good Sports Aztec athletes give their time and a boost to the community's neediest
Stephen L. Weber, pres ident
San Diego State Univers i ty
DirectionsWhile pursuing these s t rategic goals , we ’ve been
grat i f ied in the past year to see other long-term
endeavors bear f ruit . These include the rece ipt o f
record grants , contracts and pr ivate funding; the
long-awaited opening of the San Diego Trol ley
stat ion at SDSU; and the introduct ion of C2C
(Campus to Community) , an onl ine directory
o f near ly 200 f ree or low-cost community
services o f fered by our faculty, s ta f f and students
(http: / /c2c . sdsu.edu/ ) . In addit ion, a number o f
campus construct ion projects are approaching
complet ion. The $8.3 mil l ion BioScience Center
i s being f inanced with pr ivate funds , whi le the
new Col lege o f Arts and Letters bui lding, a
$34.8 mill ion project, is supported by state funds.
For every success we enjoy, we owe a debt o f
grat i tude for the outstanding support o f our
a lumni and our community. We wil l continue
to depend upon you as we pos i t ion San Diego
State for even greater achievements in academic
excel lence , research and service .
A s another new academic year begins
at San Diego State Univers i ty, we continue to
ce lebrate our remarkable 108-year history and,
in part icular, the 75th anniversary o f our campus.
At the same t ime, we are embracing an extraordi-
nary new era o f growth for San Diego State .
Again this year, demand for enrol lment at SDSU
reached a milestone. Approximately 8 ,400 new
students arr iv ing on campus this fa l l semester
represent a pool o f 49,000 appl icants . Continuing
rapid growth of Cal i fornia ’s col lege-bound popu-
lation indicates that the demand for quality higher
educat ion wil l only increase in coming years .
SDSU is act ive ly prepar ing to accommodate this
increase in enrol lment . The proposed expansion
of our campus i s deta i led in the Master Plan
(http: / /advancement . sdsu.edu/masterplan/ ) ,
current ly under considerat ion by the Cal i fornia
State Univers i ty (CSU) Board of Trustees .
(Editor ’s Note : the CSU Board of Trustees was
scheduled to vote on the Master Plan in late
September, a fter this magazine had gone to press ) .
In addit ion, the CSU has success ful ly worked
for passage o f legis lat ion to grant independent
doctora l degrees in educat ion and re lated f ie lds .
At SDSU, these include l i teracy, educat ional
technology, educat ional leadership and math and
science educat ion. This histor ic development
recognizes the CSU’s academic s t rength and
i t s abi l i ty to o f fer the most advanced degrees
independently o f other inst i tut ions .
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Fixing San DiegoTen business and community leaders offer a few words of advice
to the next mayor of San Diego.
Good SportsAztec athletes are making a difference in San Diego neighborhoods.
By Kevin Klintworth
When I was at StateMemories of the Mesa from alumni who entered our
spring 2005 sweepstakes.
The Magazine of San Diego State University(ISSN 1543-7116) is published quarterly bySDSU Marketing & Communications anddistributed to members of the SDSU AlumniAssociation, faculty, staff and friends.
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DepartmentsDi rec t ionsFrom the Pre s iden t2
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Ph i lan thropyThe President'sLeadership Fund32
360Dig ThisSDSU biologist J. David Archibald leads an international team
of scientists searching for fossils in Uzbekistan's desert.By Coleen L. Geraghty
After four years of construction,a series of successful emergencydrills and a free trial ride period,the San Diego Trolley station atSDSU has finally opened forbusiness, just in time for fallclasses. Located on campusbetween Aztec Center and theAdams Humanities building,the underground station is one of four new stops on thetrolley’s Mission Valley EastLight Rail Transit Extension, or Green Line.
The $506 million Green Linetravels between Mission Valleyand La Mesa with stops atGrantville, SDSU, AlvaradoHospital Medical Center and70th Street. More than 4,300students, faculty, staff and visitors a day are expected toride the trolley. A bus transitcenter is located directly abovethe new campus station.
Tribal Gaming Research
With a $5.5 million gift fromCalifornia’s Sycuan Band of theKumayaay Nation, San DiegoState will become a nationalcenter of tribal gaming researchand offer the country’s first tribal gaming degree programbeginning in 2006.
The Sycuan Institute on TribalGaming, to be part of SDSU’sHospitality and TourismManagement (HTM) Program,will study the fastest-growingsector of the multi-billion dollar U.S. gaming industry.
Last year’s class included two of the first four SDSU studentsto win Fulbright grants toteach and study abroad. TheFulbright Program is the U.S. government’s flagship program in international educational exchange.
Commencement 2005 also featured the presentation of honorary doctorates to: NormanBrinker, founder of BrinkerInternational, parent company of several restaurant chains,including Chili’s Grill and Barand On the Border; AndreasBrown, owner for 37 years ofGotham Book Mart and Galleryin New York; and Ron L.Fowler, chairman and CEO ofLiquid Investments Inc., parentfirm of Mesa Distributing Co.,Mesa Beverage Co. and a numberof other companies. Fowler isalso a founding board memberand current chair of SDSU’sphilanthropic organization, The Campanile Foundation.
Want to Be a Teacher?
The Robert Noyce ScholarshipProgram at SDSU’s Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education (CRMSE)is offering scholarships of up to $10,000 annually for up to two years to senior andpost-baccalaureate students and working professionals interested in earning teachingcredentials. To learn more orobtain an application, go towww.sci.sdsu.edu/CRMSE/Noycelink or contact [email protected].
Tribal gaming is growing twice as fast as commercial casino gaming, with gross revenuereported at $19.4 billion nation-wide in 2004 alone.
At the same time, graduates of thetribal gaming degree program willhelp satisfy the industry’s increas-ing appetite for highly trainedprofessionals and serve as a pointof engagement between gamingtribes and the wider community.
“The Sycuan Institute on TribalGaming will explore and addressimportant industry issues and create best practices to resolvethem,” said SDSU PresidentStephen L. Weber. “This continuesSan Diego State’s tradition ofworking with the community tocreate innovative programs.”
SDSU Graduates 9,600
Nearly 9,600 SDSU studentsreceived degrees in commencementceremonies held May 19-22. Alltold, the Class of 2005 earned morethan 7,000 bachelor’s degrees, 2,100master’s degrees and 57 doctorates.
Education is a better safeguard of libertythan a standing army.
Edward Everett (1794-1865),minister, congressman,
Harvard University president
“U p d a t e
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SDSU at your service
San Diego State Univers i ty has introduced a one-stop onl ine venueof fer ing near ly 200 f ree or low-cost community services . Through thenew C2C (Campus to Community) Web s i te , so lut ions for parents , s tudents , schools , businesses and nonprof i t organizat ions are just ac l ick away at http: / /c2c . sdsu.edu.
“The vast array o f programs in the C2C directory demonstrates thecommitment of our faculty, s tudents and sta f f to helping the region,”sa id SDSU Pres ident Stephen L. Weber. “It ’s another example o f SanDiego State ’s va lue to the San Diego community.”
The Web s i te was the bra inchi ld o f Lena T. Rodriguez , Weber ’s ass i s tant for executive a f fa i r s . “SDSU has an inherent commitment to service that t ruly i s extraordinary, but I did not rea l ize the sheerscope of SDSU’s community outreach,” sa id Rodriguez , a former SDSUbusiness professor and founder o f the univers i ty ’s Hispanic and EthnicEntrepreneurship Init iat ive .
Funded by the Pres ident ’s Leadership Fund and a matching grant f rom QUALCOMM Incorporated, graduate s tudents Hassan Ghauri and Chinapong Saongchan des igned the database and infrastructure for C2C, with guidance f rom a team of SDSU sta f f . The C2C logo i sthe work of undergraduate art major Rachel Inopiquez .
Among the many C2C programs avai lable , Web s i te v i s i tors can f indstudent volunteers , enrol l in the univers i ty ’s Community Music Schoolor apply for l ibrary research pr iv i leges .
Parents can f ind tutors , car seats , test ing and services for chi ldrenwith disabi l i t ies . The univers i ty ’s psychology c l inic o f fers sess ions forchi ldren and adults beginning at just $10 each, with a s l iding fee sca lebased on income. Services at SDSU’s renowned audiology c l inic area l so pr iced on a s l iding fee system.
In addit ion, C2C features services for groups and organizat ions .Nonprof i t s can f ind consult ing help through the Socia l EntrepreneurInternship Program. Businesses can hire engineer ing or hospita l i ty andtourism interns .
And a l l o f this i s only the beginning. “We antic ipate adding l i s t ingsevery month to this terr i f ic new resource l inking our campus to ourcommunity,” Rodriguez sa id .
– Reneé Haines
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breakdown in self-control – andnot the other way around,” saidresearcher Jean Twenge, anSDSU psychology professor. “So there is some truth to thepopular image of people eatingcookies and ice cream after abreak-up. They also won’t wantto get up from the couch to doanything challenging.”
Twenge’s past work indicatessocial exclusion may also lead to aggression. “Because rejectedpeople find it difficult to regulate their behavior,” sheexplained, “they are more likelyto lash out aggressively and doother things that show a lack of control.”
Learning from Wildfires
Beginning this fall, elementaryand middle-school students inSan Diego County will studyenvironmental lessons based on the region’s October 2003firestorms. The San Diego
Wildfires Education Project is a new curriculum developed bySDSU’s College of Educationand partner organizations,including the San Diego CountyOffice of Education, San DiegoCounty Water Authority, SanDiego Natural History Museumand San Diego Science Alliance.
Project leaders say the curricu-lum will further the region’shealing from the tragic confla-grations, which charred 376,000acres, destroyed 2,400 homesand killed 17 people. “We needa region-wide educational component to our recovery thatfocuses on understanding thewildfire process,” said StephenF. Barnes, project director andadjunct professor of education at SDSU. The program will help children move beyond afear of wildfire, he said, bylearning about the role fires playin the environment and howplant and animal species recoverafter a fire.
New Athletic Director
Jeff Schemmel, former associatecommissioner for Governance andLegal Affairs with ConferenceUSA, who also served as executivedirector for the 2001 NCAA men’sbasketball Final Four, is San DiegoState University’s new director ofintercollegiate athletics. He signeda five-year contract in July.
Schemmel held senior athleticadministrative positions at KansasState University and the Universityof Minnesota. He was senior vicepresident and executive director of development for Arizona StateUniversity from February 2003 toOctober 2004.
Discussing his new role with San Diego State, Schemmel said, “I know the university and thecommunity are eager to see com-petitive success. We will be committed to doing all we can in every sport we sponsor to winconsistently and with integrity.”
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Editor’s Note
For more than f ive years
now, i t ’s been my job and
my pr iv i lege to serve as
edi tor o f SDSU Magazine
and i ts successor, 360: The
Magazine of San Diego
State Univers i ty. But the
g ig is up. Th is issue of 360
is my last . I ’m leav ing the
magazine in the capable hands of
former assoc ia te ed i tor, Coleen L.
Geraghty, and re t i r ing f rom SDSU
to wr i te a book about the in famous
2003 Cedar F i re .
I t ’s been grat i fy ing dur ing my
tenure to see 360 honored wi th
numerous awards, inc lud ing go ld
and s i lver medals in the nat ion ’s
toughest compet i t ion for un ivers i ty
and a lumni publ icat ions. But even
higher pra ise has come in the form
of ca l ls , notes and e-mai ls f rom
readers l ike you, conf i rming that
360 has fu l f i l led i ts purpose of
he lp ing you s tay in touch wi th San
Diego State Univers i ty. Thank you
for your suppor t . And thanks, too,
for the memor ies.
Sandra Mi l lers Younger
U p d a t e
Global Protection
Protecting communities against the global threats of terrorism, disease and naturaldisasters will be the focus of anew graduate program designedfor future public health leaders.The Master of Science degree inglobal emergency preparednessand response is a new specializa-tion offered by the GraduateSchool of Public Health.
“Devastation caused by terrorist acts or by widespreaddisasters such as the 2004tsunami has shown how com-plicated and challenging it is to help people during these situations,” said MarilynNewhoff, dean of SDSU’sCollege of Health and HumanServices. The goal of the newprogram, she said, is to preparea public health work force “thatnot only can respond to largedisasters...but also can detectpotential threats.”
Effects of Rejection
What’s worse than feeling leftout? Taking your disappoint-ment out on yourself. Newresearch indicates that peopleexcluded from social groups aremore likely to eat fatteningfoods and less likely to drinkhealthy beverages. They give upmore quickly on challengingtasks and are generally less ableto regulate their behavior.
The joint study by San DiegoState University, Florida StateUniversity and Florida AtlanticUniversity was published in the Journal of Personality andSocial Psychology. Results were based on experiments inwhich participants were ran-domly assigned to experienceeither social rejection or positive feedback.
“Because these were lab experiments, we know that the rejection causes this
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In the last several decades, the
Kyzylkum has yielded thousands
of fossil fragments bearing witness
to the early history of mammalian life
on earth. Led by San Diego State
paleontologist J. David Archibald,
an international team of scientists
continues to dig at a remote site in
the desert, uncovering compelling
evidence that ancestors of placental
mammals actually shared the earth
with dinosaurs. Their work is forcing
biologists to revise accepted theories
of mammalian evolution.
Nearly every year since 1994, theNational Science Foundation or theNational Geographic Foundation has funded Archibald’s expedition to the Dzharakuduk escarpment inthe Kyzylkum Desert. There, histeam has found fossil remains of placental mammals or eutherians, thegroup to which we humans belong.Dating back 90 million years to theCretaceous Period, they are amongthe oldest such mammalian remnants,and their existence demonstrates that the ancestors of mammals livedalongside dinosaurs.
Getting to Dzharakuduk fromUzbekistan’s capital, Tashkent, is a 60-hour, 700-kilometer journeythrough Samarkand of Silk Roadfame, through the industrialized mining center of Navoi, and on past the desert town of Uchkuduk,where visitors might be forgiven formistaking the huge dragon-shapedChinese restaurant for a mirage.
Seventy kilometers west of Uchkuduk,the jeeps abandon the crumbling roadand battle dune fields to reach theirdestination, a further 30 kilometersaway. Dzharakuduk is a tiny settle-ment, surrounded by desert and
populated by a few families who barelysurvive on sheep-raising and truckfarming. Archibald hires them to buildthe team’s yurts, tent-like structuresused for eating and working.
“No matter how many times we pre-pare for our departure from Tashkent,there is always the sense that we are beginning a great adventure,”Archibald said. “When it’s the firstfield season for someone, the adventureis even better because we’re seeingeverything through a new pair of eyes.”
Led by Archibald and AlexanderAverianov, chief of the mammologylaboratory at the Zoology Institutein St. Petersburg, Russia, the fieldteam spends seven weeks in theKyzylkum Desert.
In 100-degree heat, they quarryand sieve the red sand for tracesof eutherian remains. The yield istypically gratifying: in 2004alone, the group extracted morethan 280 mammal specimens from74 tonnes of sand and silt.
San Diego State ’s J . Dav id Arch iba ld leads an in ternat ional team of sc ient is ts whose
excavat ions in the deser t o f Uzbekis tan have reset the evolut ionary c lock.
The red sands of the Kyzylkum Desert blanketcentral Uzbekistan. In this landlocked country of central Asia, the desert steppe occasionallycedes ground to fertile oases that once refreshedmerchants traveling the ancient Silk Roadbetween Europe and China. Little did thoseintrepid voyagers know that the riches theysought in the East paled in comparison with the treasures that lay beneath the desert sand.
The red sands of the Kyzylkum Desert blanketcentral Uzbekistan. In this landlocked country of central Asia, the desert steppe occasionallycedes ground to fertile oases that once refreshedmerchants traveling the ancient Silk Roadbetween Europe and China. Little did thoseintrepid voyagers know that the riches theysought in the East paled in comparison with the treasures that lay beneath the desert sand.
It’s an extraordinary experience for the diverse group of scientists fromUzbekistan, Russia, Britain, Americaand Canada (hence the acronymURBAC). URBAC members includeHans-Dieter Sues, associate director for research and collections at theSmithsonian Institution’s NationalMuseum of Natural History; NoelMorris, Chris King and David Wardwith London’s Natural HistoryMuseum and the University ofGreenwich in Britain; Yuri Chikinwith the Zoological Institute inTashkent; and Igor Danilov, AntonResvyi and Alexi Abramov with St. Petersburg University and the Zoological Institute in St.Petersburg, Russia.
Because every member of the teamhas a different specialty, their combined knowledge enriches eachindividual field of research. “But we all learn from Dave Archibald,”said Danilov, URBAC member and a student in 1996 when Archibaldtaught at St. Petersburg University ona Fulbright grant. “He is a professorin the real sense of the word. Daveencourages discussion on new ideasand new ways of doing things.”
Democratic is another word col-leagues use to describe Archibald.His URBAC team unites seasoned scientists and promising apprenticesin a common purpose. Most years,when funding comes through,Archibald includes several SDSU students in the mix. Cory Redman, amaster’s candidate in biology, joinedthe expeditions in 2003 and 2004.
“On this planet, there’s no other fossil site from the Cretaceous Periodthat produces anything like thediversity at Dzharakuduk,” Redmanenthused. “We’ve found fossils of 12
different eutherian varieties in the escarpment. We’re collectingmaterial that’s older than our own species by 89 million years.When you look at the variety, thedifferent shapes, sizes and environ-ments of the organisms that livedover this long period of time, itmakes science fiction look likechild’s play.”
The Dzharakuduk treasure trovehas yielded material worthy ofrecognition in the premier scien-tific journals Nature and Science.In 2001, Nature publishedArchibald’s paper describing a tiny shrew-like creature whose fossilized bones and teeth wereunearthed at the site. Showingsimilarities to modern rabbits
These spirited disagreements are an inevitable result of theexpanding body of scientific knowledge to which Archibald has contributed. A confirmed desertrat, he returns to Dzharakudukannually because – ever so gradually– the land is giving up its secretsto the URBAC team.
“After years of effort, we think wesee the inklings, the beginningradiations of modern placentalmammals,” Archibald said withquiet intensity. “Our specimens are not beautiful or spectacular.They’re small. But with the fossilsat Dzharakuduk, the smaller theyare, the better preserved they willbe, and the better able to tell ustheir story.”
and rodents, the creature bolstersArchibald’s theory that placentalmammals can be traced back 25million years earlier than previ-ously thought – to the time whendinosaurs lived on earth.
But attempting to reset the evolutionary clock is not withoutits perils, as Archibald has discov-ered. Although molecular DNAevidence clearly supports hisanalysis, Archibald’s conclusionsput him squarely at odds withsome colleagues. He has alsoclashed with other paleontologistsabout what really killed off thedinosaurs – a single catastrophe or a series of unfortunate events(Archibald adheres to thelatter view).
“There is the sense that we arebeginning a great adventure.”
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Malin Burnham is chairman of John Burnhamand Company Insurance and Burnham Real EstateServices and a board memberof The Campanile Foundation,SDSU’s philanthropic foun-dation. He has receiveddozens of honors, includingPhilanthropist of the Yearfrom the National Society of FundRaising Executives,Civic Entrepreneur of theYear from the EconomicDevelopment Corp. andDistinguished CitizenAwards from the San DiegoCounty YMCA, the SanDiego Council of Boy Scouts and the Alexis deTocqueville Society.
Our next mayor has to focus onthe change in the impendingcity charter that takes effect inJanuary. The next mayor will be the CEO of San Diego, a newrole in which leadership can bemore effectively employed toimprove the business climate of this city.
First, the mayor must reducethe pension benefits so that San Diego falls within the 50-75 percent range of U.S.cities. Experts tell me that weare first in the nation in thecost of pension benefits.
Second, consider raising individual taxes. We rank below average on several counts,including our tax rate relativeto other California cities andour per capita bonded debt.Aside from housing, San Diegois a cheap place to live. Wewant to be the world’s finestcity but we don’t want to payfor a high quality of life.
Third, the new mayor should take a serious look at outsourcing services. Forexample, we don’t tax forwaste collection. Reversingthat policy could bring inadditional millions.
Rulette Armstead is thefirst African-Americanwoman to reach the rank of assistant police chief inSan Diego. She recentlyretired after 31 years onthe force. A champion ofyouth, women and equalrights, Armstead createdthe police department’s firstEqual Employment Officeand helped develop itsdomestic violence unit. Sheteaches criminal justice ather alma mater, SDSU.
Our new mayor must actquickly and decisively torebuild the credibility of an ethically challenged city government. The culture of secrecy at City Hall mustend; however, the new mayormust ensure that the infor-mation brought forth by the city auditor and otherdepartment heads is factuallysound and correct. Thesemanagers must not be chidedfor painting true and clearpictures of their departmentsand their capabilities to theSan Diego City Council andto the public. Nor shouldtheir reports be “doctored” so as to present a skewedview of reality.
The new mayor must make some tough, unpopulardecisions such as securing a vote to raise the transientoccupancy tax and securing atrash tax vote.
Has America’sfinest city lostits footing?Beleaguered by a $2 bi l l ion pension def ic i t ,feuding among City Hal loff ic ia ls , the convict ion oftwo c i ty counci l memberson br ibery charges andr idicule in the nat ionalmedia, San Diego needs aleader to help restore i tscharacter ist ic conf idence.
Just in t ime, San Diegans have approved Proposit ion F,the “strong mayor” in i t iat ive,giv ing their chief execut iveexpanded powers to governthe c i ty and shape i ts future.By the t ime the in i t iat ivetakes effect on Jan. 1 , 2006,a new mayor wi l l have beenelected by San Diego’s c i t i -zens. What can he or she doto put the c i ty back on track?
We asked 10 respected com-munity leaders represent ingdiverse groups of San Diegansto offer some advice to the next mayor. Here aretheir suggest ions.
If certain pension benefits are deemed illegal by a court of law, the new mayormust ensure that rollbacksnot affect vested, tenuredemployees and retirees. Those of us that are vestedhave planned our lives andour futures around those benefits and will not standidly by and allow them to betampered with.
Peter Andersen is aprofessor in the School of
Communication. An expert on political communication,health communication, andnonverbal communication, hereceived the Robert J. KiblerMemorial Award last year in recognition of his personaland professional qualities of
dedication to excellence, commitment to the profession,concern for others, vision ofwhat could be, acceptance ofdiversity, and forthrightness.He has written over 150scholarly articles and fiverecent books including, “TheComplete Idiot’s Guide toBody Language.”
I would advise the new mayor to begin the process of assessing regional trans-portation impact fees on newhome construction in theoutlying areas of San Diego.
Our streets are among theworst in the nation for pot-holes and general repair. Wehave stopped repairing inner-city streets to build freeway
access roads for commuters inPoway, Temecula and otherremote communities.
Regional development impactfees would require assess-ments on developers of newhomes to finance regionaltransportation solutions. Thiswould provide a tremendousrevenue stream, enabling SanDiego to repair deterioratinginfrastructure.
Another solution to our transportation problemswould be the construction of dedicated bus lanes. It has been proven elsewhere –people will pay to ride a busthat takes them non-stopfrom their neighborhood orsuburb to the downtown area.
San Diego 's ideal
c l imate and 85 mi les
of coast l ine draw more
than 15 mi l l ion annual
overn ight v is i tors ,
who spend upwards of
$5 b i l l ion do l lars dur ing
the i r s tay. The c i ty 's
hote l occupancy ra te
of ten ranks f i rs t in
the nat ion.
Transportation has a tremen-dous impact on people’s lives– on air quality, open spaceand stress levels. This issuehas broad implications for thequality of life in San Diego.
Lourdes Sandoval, newsdirector of San Diego’sSpanish-language KBNT/Channel 17, is one of thecity’s most prominent andinfluential Hispanic jour-nalists. An alumna of SanDiego State, her work has been nominated forEmmy Awards.
A resolution to San Diego’sfinancial problems is the highest priority of the newmayor. Only a leader who is honest, courageous andvisionary, who places theinterests of San Diego beforehis/her political and economicinterests, can move San Diego forward. The new mayor needs: • to take a transparent
straightforward approach togovernance by establishingshort-term goals and provid-ing progress reports tohis/her constituency.
• to possess the determinationto make unpopular decisionsand maintain financial stability.
• to advocate a new code ofethics, attitude and account-ability within government.
• to encourage inclusivenessand diversity to prepare thenext generation of leaders.
• to look beyond the city limits and envision SanDiego as part of the SanDiego-Tijuana region.
San Diego possesses a naturalbeauty and strategic geographicposition, a world- recognizedintellectual foundation and a
strong economic structurethat we all have enjoyed. To continue the spirit of“America’s Finest City,” San Diegans must demand an honest and courageousleader with a vision that can take the city towards a better future.
The Rev. George WalkerSmith, a prominent commu-nity voice in San Diego forhalf a century, founded TheCatfish Club in 1970 as aweekly, nonpartisan venue toaddress local political issuesfrom diverse viewpoints. He received an honorarydegree from SDSU in 2002and the Gloria PennerAnnual Civic ServiceAward in 2004 for morethan 34 years of service andcontributions to San Diego.
My advice for the next mayoris to bring together thediversity of expertise fromthe economic, the political,the social, the educationaland even the spiritual com-munity to sit down togetherand come up with solutions.We’ve got to work together,and it’s going to take a lot of work, a lot of work.
San Diego’s greatest strengthis its diversity. If the city had built upon that diversitythroughout the years, itwould be much easier todayto unite the various elementsof our city in workingtogether to solve whateverproblems we have.
First and foremost, you haveto restore the stability of thecity. If you don’t solve thefinancial crisis, everythingelse is moot.
“City managers mustnot be chided forpainting true andclear pictures of theirdepartments.”
–Rulette Armstead
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Li-Rong Lilly Cheng is a professor of communica-tive disorders and head of the Chinese StudiesInstitute at San DiegoState University. A founding member of TheCampanile Foundation,Cheng earned a Ph.D.from SDSU and ClaremontGraduate School in speechpathology and multiculturaleducation, becoming thefirst certified speech pathol-ogist of Chinese origin inthis country.
This is what I would tell ournew mayor – San Diego usedto be America’s finest city.
We have a beautiful port, an efficient airport, but weneed a better transportationsystem. We need to pay more attention to caring for our water and air. Wemust continue to ensure that downtown developmentis user-friendly for ourdiverse people.
Clearly, a strong fiscal picture is important. Wehave to find a way out offinancial crisis with our collective wisdom working in a consultative model.
The formula is: X + Y - Z = SuccessX = determination and
leadershipY = hard work and good
time managementZ = all the blame, excuses and
baggage that impedes us
San Diego is next door toMexico and on the PacificRim. We should think glob-ally. We need a strong Asiancaucus and strong Native
American representation. “EPluribus Unum” – from themany, one.
Edward S. Fletcher retired in 1991 as director of health servicesfor the San Diego UnifiedSchool District after 36years working in the public schools. From 1977through 1983, he wasassistant superintendentfor community relations,responsible for the develop-ment and implementationof the Voluntary RacialIntegration Program. Heis a native San Dieganwho earned bachelor’s andmaster’s degrees at SanDiego State, where he was an all-conference football player.
I would advise the mayor tonever forget how he or shewas elected. Most likely itwill be through an ability to get the message across.
I would further advise themayor to form a group ofadvisors who are financialexperts and who also haveskills in public relations.They would be asked todevelop a plan for alleviat-ing our financial problemswhile being equitable to all our citizens as well asemployees of the city of San Diego.
Many people, after they get into public office, spendtoo much time planning forre-election rather than work-ing at the needs of the job. I would advise the mayor tofocus on the many signifi-cant issues facing the city.
“If you don’t solve the financial crisis,everything else is moot.”
The new mayor must createand present a universal andsaleable vision for San Diego– not too detailed but broadenough to show the big picture. He or she must ask:what do we want the city tolook like in 10 or 15 years?
San Diego has to be a citywhere people are proud tolive and want to raise theirchildren. If people knowwhere the city is going, theywill be more likely to accepttax increases.
I’ll give you two examples of simple “visions” for San Diego:
• every child in elementaryschool should have access toa program that will providequality care until 6 p.m.
• all branch libraries shouldbe open seven days a weekto expose children to booksand give them resources forsimple research projects
The next mayor must also rid the city of unnecessarylabor. Every three years, eachdepartment should present a zero-based budget anddefend every penny they’reasking for. This will avoidbloating in the budget.
Julie Meier Wright is president and CEO of the San Diego RegionalEconomic DevelopmentCorporation, which marketsthe region to businessinvestors and also focuseson public policy issuesaffecting San Diego’s competitiveness. She is amember of the advisorycouncil to the dean ofSDSU’s College of
Engineering and the board of directors of the College of BusinessAdministration. Formerly,she served as California’sfirst Secretary of Tradeand Commerce.
The entire region’s reputation is tarnishedbecause of the unfortunateproblems of the city of SanDiego. I think the new mayor must move decisivelyto solve these problems, only one of which is thepension system, and thenaggressively market the cityso that the kind of investorswe want here will under-stand what we’ve done.
The economic fundamentalsof the region are excellent,but they can’t be taken for granted. Our agendamust stay focused on competitiveness issues liketraffic congestion, housingand K-12 education.
It shouldn’t be just aboutthe city. Economic invest-ment isn’t constrained bypolitical boundaries. When a company is looking toinvest, it will consider theregional work force, theregional housing market, the regional transportationsystem and the regional education system. The entire region is dependingon the new mayor to move decisively.
We’re interested in your suggestions for solving San Diego’s problems.Contact us [email protected].
“Our agenda muststay focused oncompetitivenessissues like trafficcongestion, housing and K-12 education.”
–Julie Meier Wright
Arlie Ricasa-Bagaporo isdirector of student develop-ment at SouthwesternCollege. She is a boardmember for the SweetwaterUnion High School Districtand president of the SanDiego County SchoolBoards Association. Aleader in San Diego’sPilipino community,Ricasa-Bagaporo earnedher master’s degree in counselor education fromSDSU in 1988.
The new mayor will be taking office at a crucial time.Credibility is important.Policies, processes and meet-ings must be transparent.
With two new city councilmembers coming in to fillvacant seats in November,there will be a certain lagtime before they get up tospeed. The mayor must be a conduit for those two newindividuals. He or she mustact on behalf of the con-stituencies in their districts.
As an educator, member ofthe Sweetwater Union HighSchool District and presidentof the San Diego CountySchool Boards Association, I am concerned about ourschools. Strength in educa-tion and strength in themayor’s office have to gohand in hand. We need tocommit the city to programslike the “6 to 6” extendedschool day program, which
are going to influence SanDiego’s citizens for years to come. We must offer programs and services thatmake our children feel safe in their community.
Ralph Pesqueira is the ownerof El Indio Restaurants andTortilla Factory, founded 65 years ago in downtownSan Diego. A former trusteeof the California StateUniversity (CSU) systemand a San Diego Statealumnus, he was an earlyadvocate of competencyrequirements for CSU admis-sion. He is currently on theboard of The CampanileFoundation, SDSU’s philanthropic foundation.
San Diego City
Schools is the second
largest distr ict in
Cal i fornia and eighth
largest urban distr ict
in the U.S., educat ing
students who speak
more than 60 languages
and dialects.
During the first day of a very overcrowdedneurophysiological psychology class, the professor, determined to ‘thin out’ the class,asked if there was a brain present. As no oneanswered, he muttered: ‘OK, in that case, Ibrought my own.’ He reached under the podi-um and put on a long rubber apron and gloves.He then pulled out a white bucket and reachedinto it, pulling out a real human brain, squeez-ing it various times, while dripping formalde-hyde and other juices, at which sight over halfthe students ran outside to vomit! The profes-sor then directed the remaining students toimmediately get up and lock the doors!”Peter A. Schlesinger, 1978
Iwas editor of the Aztec Engineer in the late ’50s. Jim, our features
editor, said a girl in one of his classes, a Raquel Tejada, wanted to meet me forlunch to talk about being the pin-upgirl in the next issue. As I had alreadyselected another girl to be in that issue,I declined to meet Miss Tejada forlunch. A few years later, when I wasworking at Convair, her father, who alsoworked there, men-tioned that hisdaughter, Raquel,was in Europe,working on a movieunder her marriedname, RaquelWelch. Raquel,forgive me!”
not yet auniversity. I rememberseeing suchacts as BobDylan, JoanBaez andPeter, Pauland Mary inconcert in Petersen Gym for the exorbitant price of $1 withyour ASB card! Don Coryell was the football coach, ablyaided by assistants John Madden and Joe Gibbs. TheReverend Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke in the Greek Bowl.”Charles F. Hansen, 1964
In the mid 1970s, streaking was all the rageacross America, and SDSU was no different.
Seems like every day around noon, severalstreakers would run naked around the quad.Students would pick out a good spot, sitdown with their lunch, and enjoy the show.”
Mike Bryant, 1975
Raquel Tejada
Ralph & friend in San Felipe, 1978
Joan Baez, Petersen Gym, 1964
I recall the first-ever draft lottery for the Vietnam War.Some men were in tears, sob-bing, while women in the classattempted to comfort them.They had received very lownumbers in the lottery and werealmost certain to be sent to thathorrible war. My number was190, and in my year of eligibil-ity, the draft went to 185.” Scott C. Hopkins, 1971
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Iam one of the 1,200 original students who attended San Diego State
College. I graduated from San Diego High School in 1929 and
attended ‘Old State’ on Park Boulevard that year. In 1930, I moved to
the new school, which was situated on a dirt road, about half a mile
from El Cajon Boulevard. There was no facility for food on the campus.
We ate sandwiches at the ‘Ham Shack,’ left by the construction crew. I
played drums in the Cliff May five-piece orchestra for Friday noon
dances in the gym. I was a Phi Delta. Art Linkletter was one of my
friends. It was in the depths of the depression. No one had any money.”
William P. Brotherton, 1933
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We went down to the Santa Fe station to welcomehome Montezuma (Donal Hord’s statue of ‘The
Aztec’). He had been on loan to the Museum of Modern Artin New York. We put him in a pickup truck and followedhim on El Cajon Boulevard – a little parade. [Later, we]installed him in the Quad.”Barbara Cunningham, 1942
In 1958-59, I was on thevarsity basketball team,
coached by George “Ziggy”Ziegenfuss. All our gameswere played in the ‘old gym.’A small door separated thebasketball floor from thelocker room. As we enteredthe gym for pre-game warm-ups, the Pep Band would fire up the Aztec fight song.To this day, whenever I hearthe fight song, I get goosebumps and have to stifle alittle lump in my throat.”
Dick Roppe, 1958
I entered as a freshman in September 1937. As part ofhis doctoral program, President Hepner gave a week-
long battery of tests to the incoming class. A part ofhis program was to interview the top 10 percent whotook the tests.That is how Imet PresidentHepner. It was along time ago,but it seems likeyesterday to me.”Regina Hickey, 1945
Iplayed quarterback in the first game ever
held in the Aztec Bowl. On Oct. 3, 1936,
after a dedication ceremony, we played our
freshman game, and the varsity one followed.
Our Aztec Bowl was the only campus stadium
south of Palo
Alto and had
a ‘state of the
art’ electric
time clock. It
was one of the
most exciting
moments of my
life and my
favorite memo-
ry of San Diego
State.”
Bob Anderson,
1940
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Football in Aztec Bowl, 1930s
“When I was at State”commemorates 75 years
of San Diego State’spresence on Montezuma
Mesa. Log on tosdsumonth.com/timeline
to read more alumni stories and share your
own memory.
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One of the highlights was in1973, the year San Diego
State won the NCAA volleyballtournament. During the regularseason, the games at PetersonGym were a madhouse. Ofcourse, the climax came at theSports Arena, when the Aztecsdefeated Long Beach State forthe title. The feeling of prideand excitement was like nothingI’d felt before.”
Jerry Jagorda, 1973
We won a national journalism award for our broadcast of President
Kennedy’s visit to the SDSU campus. Working under the supervision
of Professor Arthur Wimer, our team used student journalists all along JFK’s
motorcade route, calling in via pay phones, to provide color reports before the
president arrived on
campus to deliver the
commencement speech
to the class of 1963.
The live coverage, on
KEBS, the precursor
to KPBS-FM, won
the Sigma Delta Chi
award for student
radio journalism.”
George Lewis, 1964
I n the fall of 1967, the SAEs andThetas were building a homecom-ing float together. That year we built a Peter Pan ship. While puttingpapier-mache on the ship’s flyingbridge, I struck up a conversationwith the cute young Theta on theother side. Soon, I was smitten andanxious for a date. We were pinnedby Christmas, and in June of thisyear, Becky and I celebrated our 36th wedding anniversary.” John W. McMullen, 1970
As the first person in my family to go to college, Iwas so excited to be a freshman at SDSU. I loved
school and could hardly wait to go to OrientationWeek. It finally came, and there I sat in the stadium.We were all holding hands and singing ‘We ShallOvercome.’ It was at that moment that I knew timeswere changing, not just for me, but for our country.”
Susan Sragovicz, 1964
Iwas the com-missioner of
elections for thevoting to start a$5 A.S. card,which wouldhelp pay for thecurrent AztecCenter. I lookat it now withpride, but also the realization that the university has out-grown it. At the time it was our dream!”Patricia A. Bender, 1958
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NCAA Volleyball Champs, 1973
Aztec Center, 1968
College days. College nights.College sports. College life.
The death toll in Iraq. Childpoverty. Homelessness. Other livesin other places.
These two worlds collide moreoften than one might think – andnot always by happenstance.
Far away from the football stadi-ums and noisy gymnasiums, itturns out that college sports starswho seem to have it all actuallyhave consciences, too. Those pam-pered young people in the baggyjeans, with pierced bodies and per-manently attached headphones aremore aware of what’s happening in the real world than their eldersthink. Even more revealing, manyof today’s college students arewilling, even eager, to do some-thing about society’s problems.
The life of a student-athlete, inreality, is hectic. A typical daybegins with early morning strengthand conditioning sessions, followedby classes, team practice, studytime and, in some cases, part-time jobs.
A different experience
Add volunteer visits to soupkitchens, hospitals, the RonaldMcDonald House and SpecialOlympics, plus full days workingwith Habitat for Humanity, andyou get an entirely different col-lege experience. Probably the expe-rience college is meant to provide.
“It was eye-opening,” said PatrickJustman, “they were just like us,only different.”
Justman, a junior offensive linemanon the Aztec football team, is agraduating senior considering lawschool. He and 15 other San DiegoState football players recentlyspent an afternoon at The Zacharyand Elizabeth Fisher House, one of 32 such facilities in the nation.Located on 17 military installa-tions, Fisher Houses provide familymembers of hospitalized militarypersonnel with food and a place tostay during stressful times.
What these Aztecs encounteredduring their visit were people oftheir age with the same interestsand backgrounds; that is, peoplejust like them…but different.These young men and women werewounded veterans of the conflict inIraq. And they made an indelibleimpression on the Aztecs.
“I watch the news a little differ-ently now,” Justman said. He toldof meeting a 21-year-old who hadalready been to Iraq twice.
“Basically, while I was spendingmy year redshirting, he was fight-ing a war. Another guy explainedto me how he lost his eye. He’sscarred, he has a fake eye. And he’s my age.”
Justman helped organize the tripto the Fisher House as part of SanDiego State’s new efforts to reachout to military personnel stationed
in San Diego County. He had nevervisited with veterans before. Buthe will again.
“I’d go back anytime,” Justman said.
Feeding the homeless
Swimmer Emily Schmied had herown eye-opening experience lastyear during the holidays when sheand her Aztec teammates helpedfeed the homeless through the localchapter of St. Vincent de Paul.
“It was surprising to see all of thechildren,” said Schmied, who ismajoring in community healtheducation and planning a career in disease prevention. “You knowthere are homeless children andfamilies, but it was still shockingto see them. They really liked us,and you hope you are helpingthem.”
The swimmers got a stark pictureof life on the streets. They werewarned of possible dangers, toldnot to cross the street or go any-where alone. Undaunted, theymade two more trips to thekitchen prior to finals week.
“I have an interest in disease pre-vention, and I know what a bigpart nutrition plays,” Schmiedsaid, “so I was really paying atten-tion to what they were eating.”
Sabrina (Bre) White, the SDSUathletic department’s assistantdirector of academics and multi-cultural community programs, said
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(Future bioscience CEO, Alumnus andDonor, too)
Every $50, $100, $250 or $500 gift to the SDSU Annual Fund makes a difference.
Only 4% of SDSU’s alumni are donors, ranking us last in the Mountain West Conference. Since alumnigiving figures are used to determine national rankings, the value of your degree is directly affected.Your gift, combined with others, boosts SDSU’s standing as a world-class university. So, it doesn’t
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the student visits are designed asexperiences to give back to thecommunity. But there are benefitson both sides.
“Often, the student-athletes getmore out of the experience thanthe people they are trying tohelp,” White said. “And theyalways want to go back.”
Freshman basketball player TimMcGrath is a perfect example.After a team visit to a San Diegoelementary school, McGrath beganreturning on his own and became a tutor and mentor to some of the students.
Another outreach effort that’sbecome a popular tradition hap-pens every August, at the begin-ning of football season. When theAztecs break training camp, theytake on a community service proj-ect to kick off their season.
At season’s end, the Aztecs teamup with the Junior Seau Founda-tion, which sponsors “Shop-With-A-Jock.” The holiday programpairs local athletes with children
who need their help buying giftsfor themselves and others.
White noted that San Diego Stateathletes outnumber other partici-pants. “We always have the highestrepresentation,” she said. “This isan event that features USD, theChargers, the Gulls, basicallyeveryone in town. We probablysend around 120 of the 200 ‘jocks’that participate.”
Aztecs as architects
Another favorite community service for Aztecs is Habitat forHumanity. The program, launchedby former President Jimmy Carter,enlists armies of volunteers tobuild homes for the poor.
In 2004-2005, athletes from boththe Aztec softball and women’sbasketball programs participated –and loved it.
“It was a great experience,” saidMichelle Strawberry, a senior bas-ketball player. “It was wonderful togive back, and I think it was a greatbonding experience for our team.”
But did the Aztec women, all newcomers to construction work,know what to do when theyarrived on the site?
“Heck, no,” Strawberry said. “Ihad no idea. I was supposed tohammer nails in the floor, and itwas hard at the beginning. But by the end of the day, I was a pro.We had good supervisors. I wouldgo back in a heartbeat,” she added.
Every generation worries about thenext one. And perhaps rightly so.In the current high-def world offingertip information, endless tele-vision channels and Web sites, notto mention phones that seem to be human appendages, it would be easy to lead a life of physicalisolation and self-indulgence.
But San Diego State, a universitycommitted to the mission ofhuman growth and development,pushes its students further, pre-paring them not only for futurecareers, but also for the challengesof life, instilling not just the ability to help others, but also the desire.
Please send your news to the SDSU Alumni Association, 5500 Campanile Dr., San Diego, CA 92182-1690 or [email protected].
★ = annual member; ★ = life member
’54: Mary Ellen (Hawe McKay)Riedel ★ (psychology) is retired,busy and dividing her time betweenLa Jolla and Shady Cove, Ore.
’69: John Curra (B.A., M.A., sociol-ogy), a sociology professor at EasternKentucky University since 1975, isthe recipient of the 2005 EKU Foun-dation Professorship, the university’shighest award for teaching excellence.
’71: Loch David Crane ★
(English; M.A., ’77, English) is a“motojournalist” for the Florida bikermagazine Born to Ride. He also per-forms as a professional magician.Michael Shipley has been namedcaptain of the Oceanside (Calif.)Police Department.
’72: Roger L. Kemp ★ (businessadministration; ’74, M.P.A.) is citymanager of Vallejo, Calif. Previously,he was city manager of Meriden, Conn.
’74: Vicki Hallman (physicaleducation/health) was named TexasAthletic Director of the year for 2003by the National Association for Sportand Physical Education. She is athlet-ic director at Del Valle IndependentSchool District in Del Valle, Tex.
’75: Ron Martel ★ (marketing) is a national sales executive with IBM,based in Costa Mesa, Calif. He andhis wife, Leigh, are the parents of twodaughters, Angela and Teressa, bothSDSU students.
’76: Danielle A. Saint Germain★ (Spanish; education) received theOutstanding Biliteracy Award for2003-04 from the Encinitas (Calif.)
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Union School District. SandraGonnerman (liberal arts; ’80library services) was named LakesideUnion School District Teacher of theYear for 2004-2005.
’77: Lisa Winokur Allen (anthro-pology) is director of quality man-agement at Hartford Hospital inHartford, Conn.
’78: Randall Peterson (account-ing) is chief compliance officer forSempra Energy in San Diego. SherylL. Rowling (accounting; M.B.A.,’91) has been named among the Top100 Most Influential AccountingPractitioners, published by CPAMagazine, for the 2005 tax year. She is managing partner of Rowling,Dold & Associates LLP in San Diego.
’79: David R. Edgar ★ (M.P.A.) hasbeen promoted to deputy city man-ager for the City of Fontana, Calif.Frank Urtasun ★ (sociology) isdirector of business enterprise at SanDiego Gas & Electric, responsible foroverseeing the business enterpriseprograms at Southern California GasCompany and SDG&E.
’80: Don Fellows ★ (publicadministration) has been named man-aging director of Marts & Lundy Inc.,a national consulting firm that spe-cializes in philanthropic support ofnonprofit organizations.
’82: Thomas Williamson ★ (civilengineering) is a project executive for KSI Services Inc. in Vienna, Va.He will oversee the development ofplanned communities. Shari (Fenn)Winet (journalism) is communica-tions specialist in the Department ofCommunity and Public Relations of
the San Diego State UniversityResearch Foundation.
’83: Maureen Furniss (B.S. andM.A., ’87, telecommunications andfilm) is professor of animation historyat California Institute of the Arts. Sheis also the author of “Chuck Jones:Conversations” and the founder/publisher of Animation Journal.
’84: Steve Boyle (accounting) isassistant superintendent of humanresources for the Escondido (Calif.)Union High School District.
’85: David Helms (art) has beenpromoted to associate with theSacramento firm of ComstockJohnson Architects Inc. (CJA).Helms has been with CJA for morethan 16 years. Earl H. Maas III(speech communication) has beennamed a judge of the San DiegoSuperior Court by Governor ArnoldSchwarzenegger.
’86: Laurie Bianchi ★ (market-ing; ’90, M.B.A.) is director ofnational sponsorships for the SanFrancisco Symphony.
’87: Melissa A. (Nemeth)Piscitello (finance) is director ofpreconstruction services for B&GConsultants in San Diego. AngelaSmith (finance) is budget officer forthe Office of Personnel Managementof the Federal Government, whereshe oversees $50 billion in outlays forearned benefits.
’88: Brian Cornforth (M.B.A.) isa real estate broker and the principalof Dr. Brian Cornforth Realty Servicesin San Diego. Andrea Zittel (art)received the 2005 Lucelia ArtistAward from the Smithsonian Ameri-can Art Museum.
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In 2003, SDSU launched The President’s Leadership Fund (PLF).In less than three years, the PLF has established itself as a cata-
lyst for change by investing more than $1 million in the strategicand innovative endeavors of SDSU’s students, faculty and staff.
The success of The President’s Leadership Fund is due, in largepart, to the dedication of its Founding Partners – vision-aries who’ve enabled us to support over 50 initiatives,bringing SDSU local, regional, national and interna-tional distinction. Three such investments include:
• celebrating the best and brightest at SDSU byfunding a variety of scholarship opportunitiesfor students in our University Honors Program;
• responding to our nation’s waning influence in technologyby supporting Project Lead the Way, an effort to groomfuture engineers for our community through a pre-engineering program in secondary schools; and
• applauding the humanitarian aid and innovative researchof two SDSU professors by enabling them to travel to
India to be honored by the country’s president forsaving hundreds of lives after the 2004 tsunami by
restoring pure drinking water to a hospital.
San Diego State University is proud to introduce the 100 Founding Partners of The President’s Leadership Fund.
+ Founding Strategic Partner
Because of the generosity of our Founding Partners, we’ve enjoyed dreams imagined and dreams realized. To join this distinguished tradition, please contact: 619-594-8PLF • [email protected] • www.sdsu.edu/plf
Allan and Nancy BaileyArthur R. and Joan C. BarronJulie M. Berris Robert W. and Darcy BinghamSteve and Paula BlackSteve and Cheryl BloomGordon and Leigh BoernerBob Breitbard Malin and Roberta BurnhamJeffrey H. and Tami ByroadsTom and Judy CarterKoun Ping and Lilly L. ChengBenjamin G. and Nicole A. ClayRonald D. and Adelia A. CoffmanLoch and Clare B. CraneMary A. Curran Paul and Jeanne CurryWilliam F. and Patricia L. Daiber Thomas E. and Janet E. Darcy +Steven and Karen DavisJamie and Sharon DickJason and Sheryl Dominicak George Duff and Kathy Drucquer DuffLarry and Selena Emond Bill and Debra Fanning
Danah H. Fayman William R. Feeney and Frea E. SladekArt L. and Gwendolyn Flaming Jack Flanigan Terry Flanigan Tim Flanigan Ron L. and Alexis A. Fowler +Herman and Pat FritzenkotterAdam S. Futo James and Georgianna Galas Sabodh and Aruna GargBill Geppert John Gibson and Nancy Reed GibsonJeffrey W. Glazer and Lisa S. Braun-GlazerJack W. Goodall Family FoundationCarlos Gutierrez IIIJim and Barbara HartungJames and Pamela HenryKim A. HillConrad N. Hilton FoundationBetty M. Hubbard Bruce and Gail IvesRulon and Terrie JensonMaurice C. and Charmaine KaplanRonald H. and Cheryl D. Kendrick
Stephen P. Lacher James and Nancy LemkieWilliam E. Leonhard Elaine LipinskyJeffrey and Sheila LipinskyChuck and Robin LubyElaine B. Marteeny Gilbert J. Martin Foundation Lynne Martin Dina E. MaxwellScott R. and Rosette H. McClaveKevin McGourty and Stephanie CasenzaThe Corky McMillin CompaniesRuben and Theresa M. MendozaTom and Pam MerrittPaul Michael and Marion RossJohn and Becky Moores +William S. and Hilda MorrisHarley J. Neuman James R. and Jacqueline A. NorganParker & Crossland Family Foundation Leon W. and Barbara Parma +Douglas X. and Barbel Patiño +Ralph and Eva PesqueiraJohn G. Pitcairn
Linda A. Poniktera Robert and Allison PriceQUALCOMM Incorporated +Reifschneider FamilyRick Engineering CompanyMichael Robertson and Leslie BurchamPeggy Ruzich SAIC Brad and Karen ShumanChristopher D. and Karen SickelsJim and Janet SinegalMichael A. Smart Cody L. Smith, Jr. and Nicole J. SmithDean and Susie Spanos +Patrick Theodora Tucker Sadler GroupThe University Excellence FundStephen L. and Susan K. WeberBob White Harvey and Sheryl WhitePaul Wong and Karen HenschellMitchell R. Woodbury Don and Diane WozniakDavid and Suzan Yeager W.J. and B.C. Zable Foundation
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100 Founding Partners StrongThe President’s Leadership Fund Reaches Milestone in Support
College of Health and Human ServicesLewis Shapiro, Ph.D.
Lewis Shapiro, associate professor in the School of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences,applies theoretical linguistic principles to language rehabilitation for adults with aphasia,the language deficit that often follows a stroke. One of only a few researchers in this area,Shapiro is a prolific author and presenter, and the recipient of continuous federal fundingsince 1988. He is also a fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
College of Professional Studies and Fine ArtsWendy Maruyama
SDSU alumna and art professor Wendy Maruyama is an internationally acclaimed furni-ture designer and maker. A faculty member in the School of Art, Design and Art Historysince 1989, she has been featured in numerous publications, collections and exhibitions in the U.S. and Japan. Under Maruyama’s leadership, the SDSU Furniture Design/Woodworking Program has evolved into one of the nation’s best.
College of SciencesRichard Morris, Ph.D.
Richard Morris, professor of physics, came to SDSU in 1957. An exceptional teacher and mentor, he is extremely dedicated to his work and his students, who benefit greatlyfrom the extensive hands-on research opportunities Morris provides, funded by numerousgovernment and corporate grants. His typically heavy teaching schedule includes bothundergraduate and graduate courses, plus supervision of numerous graduate projects.
Imperial Valley CampusDiana Verzi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Diana Verzi is founder and coordinator of the mathematics program at SDSU’s Imperial Valley Campus. Her area of expertise is mathematical biology, whichentails applying mathematics to nonlinear problems. Verzi’s commitment to involvingstudents in mathematical research has served to improve the quality of mathematicsteaching and learning in the Imperial Valley.
Library and Information AccessBruce Harley, M.A., M.L.S.
Bruce Harley came to San Diego State in 1990. Since that time, as electronic informationservices coordinator and chair of the library’s automation planning and electronic servicescommittee, he has helped usher the SDSU library into the digital age. Harley is also anadjunct professor in the anthropology department, a liaison to the honors program and asupporter of the Freshman Success Program.
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’90: Craig Smith (economics; political science) is director of national accounts for Sundance Spasin Chino, Calif.
’94: Chris Dominic ★ (B.A., M.A.,speech communication) has beennamed president and CEO of TsongasLitigation Consulting Inc., a trialconsulting firm in Portland, Ore.
’96: Debbie Dorsee (art) has beennamed executive director of HomeAidSan Diego.
’97: Jessica Cooper (B.M., M.M.,music performance) is a frequent performer with the Boston CivicSymphony Orchestra and the La JollaSymphony. Recently, she appeared asguest soloist with the Boston Ceciliachorus. Brian Souza (internationalbusiness) has published his first book,“Become Who You Were Born to Be:We All Have a Gift ... Have YouDiscovered Yours?” Souza is also thepresident of Paragon Holdings LLC.
’00: Sunny Sea Gold is associateeditor of Glamour Magazine in NewYork.
’01: Giavanna Kersulis (musicperformance) is a member of theYoung Artist Program with theVirginia Opera. She has appeared in anumber of major productions, includ-ing “Hansel and Gretel,” “Faust” and“La Cerentola.”
’02: Shawn Shook Kornegay ★
(marketing) is assistant director ofcommunications at Texas ChristianUniversity and is working on estab-lishing a Dallas-Fort Worth group of Aztec alumni.
’04: Richard Shizuo Hlebica(international security and conflictresolution) is working with Japanese-language documentation in theimport-export division of CostcoJapan. Michael J. Willis (businessadministration) is an ensign in theU.S. Navy.
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E X E C U T I V E C O M M I T T E EPresident: Erica Opstad ’93President-elect: Chuck Luby ’64Immediate Past President: Bruce Ives ’89Vice President for Board Relations: Debbie Cushman ’87Vice President for Constituency Relations:Denise Hosford ’97Vice President for Membership & MarketingCommunications: Fred Norfleet ’73Vice President for Finance and Contracts: Paul Tartre ’82Vice President for Special Projects: Glen Vieira ’81Executive Director: Jim HerrickSecretary: Cheryl Trtan
Other Elected Directors:Tom Ault ’68; Martha Beckman ’73; Jim Brown ’67;Dwayne Crenshaw ’94; Debbie Cushman ’87; Jan Darcy ’73; Dave Finster ’48; Carol Forrest ’77, ’82;Beverly Fritschner ’69; Xavier Gonzalez ’00; Judy Gumbiner ’66, ’79; William Hamlin ’85; Brigand Kline ’95; Teresa Leader-Anderson ’91; FredNorfleet ’73; Edgar Patiño ’00; Eric Reifschneider ’88; Wendy Reuben ’78; Colin Rice ’93; Ramon Riesgo ’91;Paul Tartre ’82; Jarl Turner ’89; R.D. Williams ’87
Past Presidents:James Ashcraft ’66, ’67; Allan R. Bailey ’64; Dan Bamberg ’68; Bob Battenfield ’61; Robert Breitbard ’41; Lois C. Bruhn ’63;Robert Butler ’61; Denise Carabet ’73; Bernard Carman ’36; Thomas F. Carter ’63; Robert Chapman ’67; Nicole Clay ’67, ’72; Matt Dathe ’90; Gerald Davee ’58; David DeVol ’59; Jerry Dressel ’76; Sue Earnest ’28; Craig Evanco ’71;Wallace Featheringill ’50; Art Flaming ’60; Nancy Reed Gibson ’50, ’59; Daniel Hale ’54; Don L. Harrington ’57; Bill Hastings ’74; Ash Hayes ’49;Bruce Ives ’89; Thomas R. Jimenez ’66; Morton Jorgensen ’55; Dwain Kantor ’49; James B.Kuhn ’53; Byron Lindsley ’37; Lynn McLean ’38; Tamara McLeod ’72; John McMullen ’70; Frederick W. Pierce IV ’84; Bernard P. Rhinerson ’73, ’78;Louis Robinson ’49; Michael Rogers ’61; Scott Snell ’63, ’67; Joseph Suozzo ’43; Richard Troncone ’67; Bill Trumpfheller ’87; Walter A. Turner Jr. ’54; Walter L. Weisman ’76; Rick West ’71; Kendall Wood III ’58
Ex-officio/ Non-voting Directors:Fred Hornbeck, Theresa Mendoza, Bob Moosbrugger,Stephen L. Weber
S TA F FExecutive Director: Jim HerrickAssociate Director: Tammy Blackburn ’94, ’01Program Manager: Cheryl TrtanCommunications Specialist: Tobin VaughnAlumni Chapter Coordinator: Diane BarraganAnalyst/Programmer: Ed TuleyMembership & Marketing Assistant:Ashleigh Yturralde ’04Lifetime Membership Coordinator: Davene Gibson ’68Lifetime Membership Coordinator: Margo Kasch ’67Program Coordinator: Jen RanalloAdministrative Assistant: Donna Buttner ’91Student Assistants: Athena Behning, Sean Durkin,Natalie Gomez, Alicia Stark, Alex Vasquez
Alumni Associat ion2005 - 2006
The 2005 Faculty MontysEach year San Diego State’s Alumni Association recognizes outstanding faculty
and alumni. This year’s faculty awards were presented Thursday, Aug. 25, in
Cox Arena at SDSU’s All-University Convocation, the official opening of the
2005-06 academic year. Alumni awards will be presented at the annual
Montys gala next spring. Congratulations to this year’s faculty awardees.
College of Arts and LettersBrian Loveman, Ph.D.
Brian E. Loveman, professor of political science, is an accomplished scholar in LatinAmerican politics and human rights. The author or editor of 19 books and monographs,plus more than 60 articles and chapters, Loveman is the recipient of research grants fromthe Ford Foundation and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Also a highlyrespected teacher, he holds the Fred J. Hansen Chair for Peace Studies at SDSU.
College of Business AdministrationNikhil Varaiya, Ph.D.
An SDSU faculty member since 1988, finance department chair Nikhil Varaiya is therecipient of multiple teaching awards and a driving force in new curriculum ventures, particularly the Community Economic Development Program. He is also a prolificresearcher, with numerous articles published in top finance journals, and a valuable contributor to community organizations, particularly the Financial Executives Instituteand the USE Credit Union, for which he serves as a board member.
College of EducationNadine Bezuk, Ph.D.
Nadine Bezuk co-directs two SDSU programs: the Professional Development Collaborative(PDC), which serves San Diego County mathematics and science teachers as part of theCenter for Research in Mathematics and Science Education, and the Improving StudentAchievement in Mathematics (ISAM) Project, a key initiative of the QUALCOMMInstitute for Innovation and Educational Success. Bezuk is also executive director of theAssociation of Mathematics Teacher Educators and president-elect of the CaliforniaAssociation of Mathematics Teacher Educators.
College of EngineeringBruce Westermo, Ph.D.
Bruce Westermo is director at SDSU of Project Lead the Way, a national outreach effortthat introduces middle and high school students to engineering. Westermo was instru-mental in making SDSU the program’s affiliate institute in California. A faculty memberfor 25 years, Westermo is also assistant dean for undergraduate students, a dedicated student advocate and a respected researcher, specializing in measuring strain and assessingpotential damage to structures.
Loveman Vara iya Bezuk
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Jeff MelmanFrom SDSU to Wisteria LaneJeff Melman remembers it as a turning point, that day he first came to San Diego State asa transfer student in 1974, fresh from four years in the Navy that included two deploy-ments to Vietnam.
“Stepping foot on campus changed every-thing for me,” Melman said. “I found a purpose at San Diego State. [It was] a placeto focus my energies on something creative.”
Two years later, creativity stoked and degreein hand, Melman left SDSU ready to begina blockbuster career writing, directingand/or producing hit television shows like“Frasier,” “Wings,” “Beverly Hills 90210,”“The Fresh Prince of BelAir,” “EverybodyLoves Raymond,” “Malcolm in the Middle,”“Arrested Development,” and “DesperateHousewives.”
Melman credits his success in part to theearly inspiration of his fellow SDSU stu-dents, a group of young prodigies thatincluded future Oscar-winners KathleenKennedy, producer of “Schindler’s List,” and Russ Carpenter, cinematographer for“Titanic,” plus Wayne Kennan, “Seinfeld”director of photography, and Gary David Goldberg, creator/producer of “Family Ties.”
The buzz from Melman’s own senior project – a half-hour sitcom that won a local Emmy– drew the attention of SDSU alumnus and ABC executive John Moranville, who offeredthe new grad a foot in the door, literally, at the network.
“I roamed from studio to studio, watched closely what everybody was up to and madefriends with the pages and production assistants,” Melman recalled.
His big break came when one of those new friends, a production assistant on the set of thewidely acclaimed police comedy “Barney Miller,” got promoted.
“I got his job, which turned out to be an incredible opportunity,” Melman said. “Theshow was so creative and had so many unique elements that were executed with precision.It was an excellent first exposure to network television production.”
When a writer for “Barney Miller” had an idea for a new sitcom about a hip, jeans-wearingjudge, Melman volunteered to produce it. “Night Court” would prove to be the first ofmany television hits he created, directed and/or produced.
Melman’s next project, a comedy entitled “Hot Properties” starring Gail O’Grady, debutsthis fall on ABC. “I don’t know if it will be a hit,” Melman said, “but I know I will enjoybeing a part of it.”
In fact, he continued, “I’ve enjoyed nearly every project I have worked on throughout mycareer. It’s a wonderful and fulfilling experience to go to work every day and be creative.”
Michael Stebel, Paulette Wilson;1967: Allen Garrett; 1968: RichmondWhite Haustein, Ira Manning King,Barbara MacNeil, John T. Shen; 1969:Terry Phillip Huff, Gordon O.Zablotny; 1970: Sharon MichelleHughes, Linda J. Kimbell, HarriettGore Pratt; 1971: Edward JosephCoirin, Lucius M. Quinney; 1973:Elaine Maureen Carlson, John JosephDelaney; 1974: Michael H. Herrera,Ruth Elora Hirschfelder; 1975:George Frederick McNeely, AdrienneBertha Pizana; 1976: Walter JohnKomula; 1977: Marjorie Leigh Carver,Kathryn W. Underhill; 1979: Iris T.Garcia, James Phillip Jenkins,Veronica Cecilia King; 1980: RichardLynn Berkenpas, Dana Paul Covert,William Alexander DeNaux, Sheila P.McCoy, Don Lee Studebaker; 1981:Sybil Allbright, Timothy SeanConroy, Milton Taylor Conway; 1982:Victor Manuel Cabrera, Dennis JamesMcCune, Stephen Andrew Newcomb,Rosanne Deardorff Ochoa; 1983: EarlDonald Hollander; 1984: JeannetteAnn Rymer, Scott Thomas Summus;1985: Bonnie Lynne Frice, RojeanEllen Hyde; 1987: Joan Griggs Wood;1992: David Craig Little, MaryanneLouise Pearson, Sharon MichelleHughes; 1997: Ronald Wayne Bell;1998: Barbara Lynne Burke, EdwardSamuel Turner; 2003: EricChristopher Groff; 2005: Dan MichaelCramer, Dorothy Leah Fishbein, DorisAgnes Schillinger; 2008: Jamie MarieSheldahl; YEAR UNKNOWN: LoisJune Bodle, Anthony Ciotti Sr.,Claude B. Hillis, Leslie L. Mayer,Raymond Papich, John Quady,Michael Owen Riley, Candy Romine-Belasco, Roger Lawrence Rudd, JulieA. Rustad, Mary Loretta Stall
Faculty and StaffWilliam J. Adams, speech com-munication, 1955-1983; AdrianKochanski, public administration andurban studies, 1969-1983; HelenProuty, education, 1951-1976;Norman Rost, music, 1951-1977;Monroe “Sticks” Rowland, education,1960-1992; Harriette CharlotteSchapiro, biology, 1966-2004; Joann L. Tanzer, art, 1956-1983.
Class NotesIn Memoriam
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Jane Vidal retired in August fromSDSU’s Academic Advising Center,where she had counseled students formore than 30 years.
Vidal joined SDSU in Admissions andRecords, and later transferred to thenewly established Academic AdvisingCenter led by Henry McAdams. Shereceived the “Exemplary AdvisingAward” in 1993 and in 1999, theNational Academic AdvisingAssociation’s “Outstanding AdviserAward” in 1995 and the CaliforniaTeacher Association’s “OutstandingAdviser Award” in 2001.
Alumni1926: Dorothy Bartlett; 1929: MonaNorris Andreen; 1930: RichardBarbee Shanks, Mary AliceWillardson; 1932: Elma N. Forshey,Carol Woods Nelson; 1934: FrankSalerno Sr., Virginia Noon Wilson;1935: Myrtle Algaze Hershman;1936: John Benson; 1937: WilliamWallace Crawford Jr.; 1938: JohnRichard Payne; 1939: John T.Simpson, Elizabeth E. Troupe; 1940:Wyn McClintock; 1942: Frances E.Coughlin, Harlen F. Hume, ChickyBreier Seadler, Beatrice Joan Towey;1944: Jeanne Hopkins Coolidge;1945: June Palmer LaChapelle, RuthE. Robson; 1947: Jean Ann Rogers;1948: Robert Ennis Kelley, JoanMorson Lyman, Nancy WilliamsMcNary; 1949: Ivin Clair Heathman;1950: Wilbur L. Hanger, Kenneth H.Hartley, Helen G. Merzbacher, AustinH. Ryan, Jean M. Stenerodden, JackN. Voorhees; 1951: CarolynLuckenbach Henderson; 1952: AnnMcKechnie Pottenger; 1953: RussellGlenn Tanner; 1954: Mona MiltonMastronski, Leland Samuel Reel;1955: Vernon Vincent Shears; 1956:William F. Heiter, Edward AlanPerson; 1957: Helen DuPaul Bedford,Louis J. Campiglia; 1958: DanielLloyd Laver; 1959: Leo Edward Shaw;1961: Barbara Corvinus Carlsen;1962: Vera Marie Weber; 1963:Maurine Howlett; 1964: MerrellDavis; 1965: Michael J. Cook, Albert
Class NotesRetirements
In Memoriam
Homecoming 2005Beth Burns, Legendary
Aztec Women’s BasketballCoach, Is Honorary Chair
Beth Burns’ office hasthe feel of tradition. Justoutside her door, twoWestern Athletic Confer-ence Women’s BasketballChampionship plaquesflank a crowded trophycase. Inside, on her desk,is a photo of the ’97Aztec squad that led thenation in team defense.Another depicts Burnswith the first player sheever recruited to SDSU.
Burns is big on tradi-tion. “I want our currentathletes to know abouttheir tradition,” she saysof the women’s programshe has been rehired tolead. “You know they’vestruggled. They haven’thad success.”
Burns and her athletes enjoyed their share of success during her first tenure as Aztec coachfrom 1989-1997. They reigned as WAC women’s basketball champions after the 1994 and1995 seasons, when she was named WAC Coach of the Year. Now, she hopes to help resur-rect those glory days for the Aztec team.
In recognition of her return and her contributions to SDSU, Burns has been asked to serveas Honorary Homecoming Chair for 2005. “It’s very humbling,” she mused. “You know, Ididn’t go to school here, but San Diego State is, was, and I guess always will be home tome. It’s felt that way from the first second I came back.”
Yes, Beth Burns is back, hoping to resume the winning habit she started here years ago.And Aztec tradition rests comfortably on her shoulders.
Homecoming Weekend is Oct. 28-30. See http://advancement.sdsu.edu/alumni/homecoming.htmfor specific events, dates and times.
—Tobin Vaughn
Beth Burns, LegendaryAztec Women’s BasketballCoach, Is Honorary Chair
MBA For Executives Program
“One day I had an epiphany andasked myself, ‘How am I going tocontinue to grow both personally andprofessionally and improve the valueI will bring to my organization?’ The answer was SDSU’s ExecutiveMBA program. My investment in theEMBA program had immediate andon-going benefits. I was promotedtwo months prior to graduation.Today my organization reaps the benefits of my relationships with the EMBA program and SDSUresources in the form of internships,research and senior managementeducation.” Christine Shimasaki
Executive VP of Sales and MarketingSan Diego Convention & Visitors BureauEMBA IX, Class of 2000
Visit us at: www.sdsu.edu/emba
– Study with a small group of highly experienced, mid-career executives.
– Take innovative classes that explore today’s business issues.
– Prepare yourself for positions of greater management responsibility.
– Enhance your leadership skills.
– Develop a global, integrated, general management perspective.
– Complete the MBA in two years on alternating Fridays and Saturdays,two weekends per month.
– Establish an invaluable network of talented, professional associates.
– Learn from outstanding SDSU faculty.
– Attend the only AACSB and WASC accredited Executive MBA program in San Diego County.
Now in Our 15th Year!
Executive Management ProgramsCollege of Business AdministrationSan Diego State University5500 Campanile DriveSan Diego, CA 92182-8232(619) 594-6010 Fax: (619) 594-8622 Email: [email protected]
SDSU degree: B.S. in television, film and new media
Why did you choose San Diego State? I did not choose State. State chose me. I originally applied to several UC(University of California) schools. They lost my application, but they did not forget to cash my check before losing
it. So I said; “It must be destiny. San Diego State here I come.”
How did you get involved in Associated Students? I was involved in A.S.B. in high school, and when I came toState, I had the same passion to make a difference. I joined the Freshman Leadership Connection and, from
there, I found my calling to be in student government. Since my initial taste of A.S., I have been addicted to all aspects of SDSU life.
What do you like about A.S.? I like that I can be a voice to and for the students. The ability to lead students to success is a thrill.
Who on campus has had the greatest influence on you? Myhraliza Aala in the Division of Undergraduate Studies and Jennifer Johnson, former coordinator for
New Student and Parent Programs in the Division of StudentAffairs. Myhraliza has been a mentor to me through the
best and worst of times, and a friend since my begin-ning days with Associated Students. Jennifer
has also been a guiding spirit with innova-tive ideas and a kind heart. She is the
foundation for my success hereat San Diego State.
By Degrees
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of the important role Greeks
have played in ouruniversity’s rich
history. That’s why we’re dedicating a special place in the Outdoor Pavilion of the
future SDSU Alumni Center tohonor the many contributions
you and your fellow Greekshave made to SDSU.
SDSUis proud...
Over the next few months,fraternities and sororities will compete to have the name of theirhouse inscribed on one of five pillars supporting the SDSU AlumniCenter’s Outdoor Pavilion. The five distinguished houses that winthis honor, and the individual donors within each house, will securea lasting tribute of their dedication and loyalty to San Diego State.(In addition, the names of ALL houses that participate in thiscontest will be displayed in the Pavilion’s Ring of Honor.)
Building the Future
Honoring the Past
Honoring the Past, Building the Future
To join your fraternity or sorority in this special tribute, please visit http://alumnicenter.sdsu.edu or call (619) 594-6119.
