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Innovating in the New Era

Dr. Eduardo Ochoa lays out his vision for the future of Cal State Monterey Bay

Vol. V, No. II Fall/Winter 2012 Published twice yearly for alumni, donors and friends of California State University, Monterey Bay by University Communications, which supports communication and fundraising. Send letters to the editor, address updates and feedback to communications@csumb.edu or 831-582-3732. Interim President Eduardo M. Ochoa Vice President for University Advancement Patti M. Hiramoto Director for Marketing & Communications George Machun Editor Liz MacDonald Writers James Tinney Joan Weiner Contributors Kevin Gilmore Jennifer Plueard Scott Roark Photography Kevin Garcia Richard Green Tyler McBrian Helen Meyers Randy Tunnell Steve Zmak (other photos provided by CSUMB staff, faculty or students) Design Joan Iguban Galiguis

Dear friends of Cal State Monterey Bay,

When I first expressed interest to California State University Chancellor Charles Reed in returning to California from Washington, D.C., I wasnt necessarily thinking of Cal State Monterey Bay. However, when the opportunity presented itself to become interim president of this campus, the more I thought about the idea, the more excited I got. And nothing that has happened since my wife Holly and I arrived in Monterey County in July has made me question that decision. Serving as assistant secretary for postsecondary education in the Obama Administration for two years had given me a high-level look at the challenges facing our colleges and universities challenges that go to the very core of where our nation, our economy and our society are heading. We must increase the rate at which U.S. students earn college degrees. Our nation has slipped behind many leading industrial countries in the education level of its citizens. That is not sustainable if we are to compete in the global marketplace and educate the next generation of leaders and problem-solvers. To achieve our goals, we must increase enrollments in the face of stagnant or declining resources. We also must reach out to minority populations, particularly Latinos. They will be the fastest-increasing segment of our population in the coming decades, but they do not historically have high rates of participation in higher education. What university is better prepared to address these challenges than Cal State Monterey Bay? Already, our student body is approximately one-third Latino; just over half of our students are first-generation. However, this is not just about demographics, it is about attitude. Cal State Monterey Bay was founded by educators and community leaders who were dedicated to meeting the educational needs of our diverse population differently, through such innovations as an outcomes-based curriculum, service learning, and capstone experiences. We must build upon that legacy. In doing so, our university can become a model that others will follow. In my conversations with faculty, staff and students on campus, I hope to share ideas and to tap into that creative spirit as we determine how we can make our university a leader in this new era of higher education. This is a great place to be and I am looking forward to the dialogue, the challenges and the opportunities that lie ahead. Sincerely,

Eduardo M. Ochoa, Interim President

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features
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departments
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4 A new era of innovation

President Ochoa calls for CSUMB to lead the way with inventive solutions to the challenges facing higher education.

8 Monumental effort

Shrub by shrub, CSUMB students and alumni restore the lands of the Fort Ord National Monument.

7 StudentS
Jose Hernandez, Hannah Plummer and Shyla Goodie contribute on campus and in the community

29 univerSity newS
Recap of Summer Arts, UROC featured in new book, CSUMB listed as green school

11 Faculty adviSor
Professor Suzanne Worchester on gardening with native plants

29 Faculty highlightS
News and accomplishments from the faculty

12 Taking it higher

26 voiceS
50 things to do before you graduate

31 alumni
Stories of alumni accomplishments and class notes

Students in Avocet Hall share more than living space through Project Higher Ground, they take classes together and hang out with their professors.

28 athleticS
Footy, FIFA, and proper soccer scarves

35 SceneS
Alumni Reunion 2012

25 After Iraq

After being blinded by a roadside bomb in Iraq, software engineering student Travis Fugate pursues his passion to make technology more accessible.

special section
13 Honor Roll of Donors

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Innovating in the new era

President Ochoa sees the university poised to present ground-breaking solutions to the challenges facing higher ed
By James Tinney

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duardo M. Ochoa has taken a circuitous route to his new position as interim president at Cal State Monterey Bay. It may just be, however, that he has arrived in exactly the right place at the right time to make a difference both at his new university and in the future course of higher education. Ochoa, 61, comes to CSUMB after a varied career, during which he has earned degrees at Reed College, Columbia University and the New School for Social Research in disciplines including physics and philosophy, nuclear engineering and economics. He has worked in the Cal State system as a faculty member and administrator for 29 years, and most recently served as assistant secretary for postsecondary education in the Obama Administration. That wide-ranging experience has convinced Ochoa that colleges and universities must do things differently in an era of shrinking resources and growing demand for college graduates. We need a new model for higher education, one that has a lower cost structure while maintaining or improving outcomes. That is the outstanding issue for higher education nationally, Ochoa said. At Cal State Monterey Bay, Ochoa is leading a young institution, begun by education innovators. He said that CSUMBs focus on learning outcomes structuring classes around specific goals of what students are expected to learn positions the university well to be a leader in this new educational era. By remaining focused on specified learning outcomes, Ochoa said, the university can experiment with how to structure classes most efficiently to achieve those goals.

Ochoa said the traditional lecture-based teaching model has changed little since the days that monks or other religious leaders stood behind a lectern and read documents to a mostly illiterate audience. Thats just not the world we are operating in now, Ochoa said. Today, seemingly unlimited information is just a Google search away. The challenge lies not so much in gathering data, but in evaluating it critically. Students also need to learn the skills of working across disciplines and in teams to prepare them for the modern workplace. He believes that advances in the cognitive sciences how faculty to deepen understanding people think and learn are of the material. opening up new strategies toward Similarly, Ochoa sees the more effective teaching. wise use of information technolDuring his time in Washogy freeing up faculty members ington, D.C., Ochoa discussed from routine tasks and giving this topic with Carl Wieman, them more time for high quality a Nobel Prize-winning physiinteraction with students. cist and administration science Ochoa draws from many advisor. Wiemans data-driven years of experience as both a facresearch indicates students only ulty member and administrator retain the first in helping plot the 10 minutes or We need a new model for future of CSUMB. so of a lecture higher education, one that He was a lecturer in short-term has a lower cost structure in economics at memory. In Fresno State Uniwhile maintaining or his study, versity for three improving outcomes. teachers who years, then became had students a tenured professor participate in hands-on exerat Cal State Los Angeles from cises every 10 minutes produced 1984 to 1997, where he served in far better learning outcomes a number of additional roles. He than those who simply lectured was dean of the College of Busistraight through. ness Administration at Cal Poly Ochoa is also interested in Pomona from 1997-2003, and the idea of flipping the classprovost and vice president for room, a new approach that academic affairs at Sonoma State is already being tried by a few from 2003-2010. Cal State Monterey Bay faculty While at Sonoma, he worked members. That means streaming with President Ruben Armiana, lectures online so students can one of the CSUs longest-tenured watch and perhaps re-watch presidents. confusing parts at home. Then, Eduardo is a higher educaclass time can be used for group tion leader whose experience, discussion and interaction with training and vision make him

President Ochoa met with student leaders soon after his arrival on campus.

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a perfect president for CSUMB. We worked very closely while he was Sonoma States provost and vice president for Academic Affairs and he provided exceptional academic leadership to the university before leaving for the U.S. Department of Education, where he provided that kind of academic leadership at the national level, Armiana said. He works hard in making the future of higher education better in quality and efficiency. I value him as a friend and colleague. Ochoa describes his two years in the Obama Administration as a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but acknowledges that dealing with the partisan gridlock and bureaucratic politics in Washington, D.C., wasnt the best fit for his personality. He points out with a measure of pride, however, that his two years as assistant secretary exceeded the average tenure of 18 months in the position. Leading a university that serves a diverse student body and maintains a broad focus seems to be a better position for a man whose life story is an interesting take on the American Dream. Ochoa grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he attended a bilingual school. His father worked for a U.S.-based pharmaceutical firm, and, after attending a conference hosted by the company in the U.S., he had hoped Eduardo is a higher to move his education leader whose family to this experience, training and country. When vision make him a perfect a transfer was president for CSUMB. not forthcoming, he contacted an employment agency, received about 100 job leads, left his two sons and his pregnant wife in Argentina, bought a Greyhound bus pass and spent months criss-crossing the country looking for work. A biochemist, he was hired to run the clinical lab at Portlands Good Samaritan Hospital, and then brought his family to join him. In a commencement speech this spring at Cal State Los Angeles, Ochoa told the students of his personal journey and the role that education has played in his life. It led me to serial careers as an engineer, professor and administrator, and, two years ago, to being appointed by President Obama as assistant secretary for post-secondary education, Ochoa said. It is a testimony to this country that this could happen to a 14-year-old immigrant boy. But it is also a testimony to the power of education.

MEEt HOlly OCHOa

depends on where you are in your life journey. For a time during the Ochoas stay in Washington, D.C., the family, including sons Michael and Eric, all lived together in an old Victorian home. For now, Michael, an insurance adjuster with Travelers, and Eric, a graduate student at George Washington University, remain in Washington, D.C. Ms. Ochoa, who has a bachelors degree from Reed and a masters from City University of New York, has worked as a historian, writer and editor. At Claremont Colleges, she was the editor of a five-volume work of collected papers of Civil War figures Thaddeus Stevens, Salmon P. Chase and Lucretia Mott. She said that, while she will miss the museums in Washington, she is looking forward to getting involved in the arts and history community on the Central Coast. And she has begun to take advantage of the natural resources that are just outside the front door of the presidents home on East Campus. Ive enjoyed bike riding since childhood, including trail riding. I also like to hike whenever and wherever possible. Eduardo and I plan to ride the local beach trails next, she said. She said she has been gratified by the positive reception the Ochoas have received upon their arrival on campus. She traces the roots of her husbands preparation for this position back to his undergraduate liberal arts studies at Reed, which ranged from physics to philosophy, with quite a lot in between. To be a good college president, it helps to have a grasp of the big picture and to be able to research and analyze problems, which Reed equipped him to do, she said. James Tinney

hey met almost by accident at a school dance. He had been in the United States for less than a year. I thought he was very exotic, coming from Argentina, said Holly Byers Ochoa, remembering meeting her future husband more than 46 years ago. We hit it off so well. We had such great conversations. The relationship that began at Woodrow Wilson High School in Portland, Ore., has now wound its way to Californias Central Coast, where Eduardo M. Ochoa is taking over leadership of Cal State Monterey Bay with his wife Holly by his side. They married while both were at Reed College and since then they have lived and worked at a number of locations around the country. Living in New York City was great fun as a young married couple, but for raising a family, California has been great. While living in Claremont we were able to go to the beach, the big city, the mountains, or the desert, all within an hours drive, Ms. Ochoa said. As empty-nesters, we enjoyed the Sonoma wine country, so I guess it

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s t u den ts Shiyla Goodie, second from left, with fellow NAACP charter members (from left to right) Janelle Pichon, Charity Hawkins, adviser Steven Goings, Bridgette Johnson, Larenz Tolson, Sheena Nickerson, Asia Goodall, and Kymberly Shavers

Starting a New Chapter

hiyla Goodie described attending the NAACPs national conference in Houston this year as a life-changing experience. Shed spent the previous semester organizing potential members and filing stacks of paperwork in

order to establish an official NAACP chapter at CSUMB. In Houston, Shiyla witnessed thousands of people from all over the country working together to advance civil rights and saw firsthand how she and her fellow students could contribute to the

NAACPs mission. There is power in numbers when people come together, she said. The CSUMB chapter was chartered on July 26, and members held their inaugural meeting Sept. 7, with Shiyla presiding as chapter president. Now, the group is moving

ahead with educational activities for the campus and service projects in the local community. For example, theyve partnered with The Village Project, a local nonprofit, to provide mentoring services to local youth who have exhibited behavior problems.

Shiylas academic interests are aligned with her extracurriculars. A psychology major with a minor in journalism and media studies, Shiyla is engaged in research on the way television depicts marital roles and the influence that has on the perception of marriage among African American young adults. She hopes to expand on this research in graduate school. Liz MacDonald

Hannah Plummer with Congressman Kevin McCarthy

Political Will
annah Plummer, a senior business major, was selected for the Congressional Internship Program sponsored by the Panetta Institute for Public Policy. Members of Congress are up for re-election this year, and some of the work that I

do may help to change this nations future in a very small way, Plummer said. I couldnt pass up the opportunity to spend three months in D.C. doing something that Im passionate about. After two weeks of orientation at the Panetta Institute, the in-

terns head to Washington, where they spend 11 weeks working in the office of a member of Congress from California. Plummer, 21, will earn a semesters worth of academic credits. She will graduate in May. The Murrieta resident has been politically active since coming to CSUMB in 2008. Shes been a volunteer in several local election campaigns, and been a member and chair of the Otter College Republicans. Joan Weiner

Hearst Scholar
ose Hernandez hopes to earn a graduate degree in counseling so he can serve his community. The junior collaborative health and human services major has worked part-time at the Salinas library to put himself through school and contribute to his family. His supervisor calls him a compassionate mentor

to children and families. Joses mother struggled to raise Hernandez and his four siblings in the wake of his fathers death when Jose was 9. As this years recipient of the Hearst/CSU Trustees Scholarship for Outstanding Academic Achievement, he received $3,000 to help pay tuition. Joan Weiner

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oNe PlaNt at a time

Restoration crews collect seeds from the field which are later broadcast in areas needing restoration.

Fort Ord restoration crew members, top row (left to right): Jonathan Finch, Patricia Cubanski, Jon Detka, Scott Salembier and Phillip Reyes. Bottom row (left to right): Melissa Boyd, Shawn Wagoner, Thor Anderson and Kevin Ghalambor. 8
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Munitions removal leaves the landscape barren. Burleson restoration crew leader Thor Anderson (ESSP 99, CWSP 10) reintroduces native seedlings raised in greenhouses at the CSUMB Watershed Institute.

In the heart of Californias Central Coast, the former Fort Ord encompasses a sweeping landscape of vivid beauty and rich natural diversity. One of the few remaining expanses of large, contiguous open space in the increasingly developed Monterey Bay area, this area is a rolling landscape long treasured for recreation, scientific research, outdoor education, and historical significance.
Presidential Proclamation Establishment of the Fort Ord National Monument April 20, 2012

he establishment of the Fort Ord National Monument was widely hailed on the Central Coast as a boon for preservation, recreation and tourism in the region. At the Watershed Institute, on the campus of California State University, Monterey Bay, the proclamation was viewed as another significant step in the ongoing effort to restore an endangered ecosystem. That effort long has involved CSU Monterey Bay students and faculty, as well as alumni whose inspiration springs, in part, from their days

as Weed Warriors at their alma mater. One of those alumni is Kevin Ghalambor. Basically, we want to take that and help it look like that, said Ghalambor, as he indicates a barren area of sandy soil on one hand and a stretch of healthy coastal chaparral on the other. Ghalambor is a Fort Ord Project team leader and biologist for Burleson Consulting of Sacramento. Burleson has contracted with the Army Corps of Engineers to restore 65 acres of land that once served as firing ranges on the former military base. For Ghalambor, this is not just another

job. It is a return to his beginnings in environmental restoration. He earned his bachelors degree in Earth Systems Science & Policy at CSUMB in fall 2001 and spent plenty of time as an undergraduate beyond the abandoned backroads of Fort Ord. My years at CSUMB gave me an intimate knowledge of the back country and native plants. And that has been very helpful to me in this project, Ghalambor said. He also was familiar with another outstanding resource the Watershed Institute at CSUMB. The one thing I 9

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am particularly proud of is bringing in the people at the Watershed Institute. It is not the fanciest looking building, but Im very familiar with how capable they are. They know what they are doing and have knowledge of the area that is really unmatched, Ghalambor said. The Watershed Institute has been involved in restoration, education and research on Fort Ord since CSUMBs earliest days. Through the Weed Warriors program, the institute sends out CSUMB students and

faculty to help remove non-native plants. Through Return of the Natives, grade school students are brought into the backcountry to learn about native plants, invasive species and habitat restoration. Laura Lee Lienk, Watershed Institute co-director, said she is proud of the Institutes long-standing effort and the role that it played in encouraging the establishment of Fort Ord as a national monument. She said when U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar came to the Central Coast on a factfinding mission earlier this year, he heard from a number of representatives who stressed the recreational uses that could be protected through the national monument designation. I think we really brought an additional viewpoint into the public discourse. CSUMB faculty lined up to say how students had been engaged for years in stewardship, education and research on this land, Lienk said. As a student, Thor Anderson was attracted to Cal State Monterey Bay because of its hands-on approach to environmental research. After beginning his studies at Sacramento State, he transferred to CSUMB, earning his bachelors degree in 1999 and following

up with a masters in coastal and watershed science and policy in 2010. Now he is a biologist for Burleson, helping to lead the Fort Ord restoration project. Weve been working closely with students, really since Day One of this project. Weve leaned heavily toward hiring people who have that level of experience and familiarity with the land here, said Anderson. During the spring and summer, crews gather seeds from native plants and bring them back to the greenhouses for preparation and storage for later planting. Seeds gathered during the dry months are broadcast in December and January to take advantage of the rainy season. The sandy soils of Fort Ord do not retain moisture well, but the winter rains do help the seeds get established. The Monterey Peninsula fog provides additional moisture and protection for the emerging plants. Melissa Boyd is one of the crew members. A senior from Chino, Boyd was attracted to CSUMB by its location, but came with little knowledge of the restoration work that was happening here. She said she was in Professor Suzanne Worcesters biol-

ogy class during her sophomore year when she heard about a job with the Return of the Natives program. Through the program, elementary students come to Fort Ord to experience plant growth and restoration first-hand. Then, they return to see the changes that result. It is cool for them to be able to come back and see what they have planted. I think that makes a real impression, Boyd said. Her work with the Return of the Natives program brought Boyd to the attention of Burleson and the organizers of the restoration project. Her flexible hours there fit well around her class work. Now, she is looking into a graduate program in Hawaii as a way to continue her studies in environmental restoration. Late this summer, Boyd was just beginning to work with a new student employee working on the Fort Ord restoration project. Its only been a week or so, Boyd said. She has a few things to learn, but shes picking things up really quickly. And the cycle continues.

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gardening with native Plants

Native plants are becoming more popular across the country as gardeners look for reduced maintenance and low water options for their landscapes. We asked CSUMB Professor of Science and Environmental Policy Suzanne Worcester about the benefits of gardening with native plants.
How and when did you first get involved in growing native plants?
We have been landscaping our house with natives for more than 15 years. During my graduate work in the early 1990s, I learned that the classic golden hills of California are only golden in early summer because of exotic grasses. That revelation opened my eyes to start seeing California in a whole new light.

are consumers increasingly seeing the benefits to going native or are there misconceptions out there?
Natives take much less time, water and fertilizer than traditional landscaping. Plus, they reseed themselves. It takes a lot of work to replant marigolds every spring, but native primroses and strawberries just spring up. The lower costs really add up for people keen to save money and time. One challenge is that some people feel that the drier, native California look is not as attractive as a manicured lawn. However I think that Sunset magazine and local garden tours have illustrated how some of the most attractive and prize-winning gardens in our region are those that grow drought-tolerant plants dominated by natives.

ing of the local CNPS chapter. They meet at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History on the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m.

Finally, what are some of your personal favorite natives that can be seen here on campus?
Ive already mentioned fremontodendron. It is a large shrub covered in yellow flowers very showy. It stays in bloom for months. It is easy to grow (as long as you dont water it after its first summer) and grows quickly to almost tree size. Our native brush rabbits (the cute little bunnies that you see scurrying to hide under bushes) love to live under fremontodendron and they eat the dying flowers after theyve fallen. You can see it on campus across from the library on the corner between the residence halls and the traffic circle. I also like California fuschia because it is pretty and attracts hummingbirds.

Fremontodendron is a popular native plant for landscaping because of its yellow blossoms.

How popular are native plants today vs. 10 years ago?

I see more and more houses landscaped with natives as well as new businesses. For instance, many of the plants around the new CHOMP Health and Wellness Center just north of campus are native. CalTrans has been taking out invasive species such as ice plant along our highways and replacing them with natives such as fremontodendron (also called flannel bush or California glory), California lilacs and oaks.

Exotic species are brought to an area by people (either intentionally or unintentionally). Invasive species are exotics that spread rapidly and outcompete native species.

What other guidance can you give to people considering native plants?
There are lots of places to get advice. The Watershed Institute on campus grows many local native plants and have years of wisdom. The California Native Plant Society (CNPS) has published many books on growing natives as well. You can also meet other native plant enthusiasts at the monthly meet-

Want to learn more? Read the extended Q&a and find links to native plant resources at csumb.edu/magazine.
George Machun

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By Jennifer Plueard

Project Higher Ground participants invited their professors to a start-of-the-year pizza party in Avocet Hall. This community of freshmen lives and learns together, forging academic and social connections that last through college and beyond.

in Philpott, a junior from Castro Valley, recalls camping with professors Pam Motoike and Deborah Burke of the Service Learning Institute during her freshman year. We bonded while making our dinner over the campfire, she says. I felt more connected to the campus. Taking a class and living together, we felt like family. Lin was part of Project Higher Ground a residential community in Avocet Hall

linked to academic coursework and extracurricular activities designed to enhance student learning and personal development. Now in its third year, Project Higher Ground is made up of student groups based on academic and personal interests such as math, computer science, health, ethnic experiences and biology. Students in each group take a First Year Seminar course that directly ties with an additional course. For example, students may take a seminar on Technology and Society that connects with their section of pre-calculus. Faculty members from both courses work together to make a seamless transition from one class to the next. Outside of class, two peer leaders coordinate activities to integrate students coursework with campus and community experiences. This year they look forward to taking field trips to Silicon Valley companies, exploring possible careers, doing special projects that showcase their skills such as making cellphone apps,

and, of course, social activities such as pizza parties in the Avocet lounge. The name Project Higher Ground was taken from the book, Moving to Higher Ground: How Jazz Can Change Your Life, in which Pulitzer Prize-winning musician and jazz educator Wynton Marsalis relates the principles of jazz to lessons about life. When a jazz ensemble swings, each individual expresses a unique creativity, but through intense listening, and respect for each others rhythms and sounds, the group creates music that transcends. He calls it ascending through engagement, reaching a higher ground. The universitys Student Life and Academic Affairs divisions, which co-sponsor Project Higher Ground, have seen an increase in student satisfaction and academic success as a result of this program. All involved agree, its a great start on the CSUMB experience.

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caliFornia State univerSity, monterey Bay

HONOR ROll OF DONORS

In Memorium

The Woolpert Foundation honors the legacy of Bruce Woolpert with continued support of the Algebra Academy.

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Dear Universit y Supporters,

I am pleased to present this annual report with my deepest thanks to all of our generous supporters of Cal Sate Monterey Bay. The report highlights a successful year of fundraising from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012 and reflects the shared commitment by our donors to enhance higher education access, retention and graduation. We exceeded our fundraising goals this past fiscal year thanks to our donors who support the universitys vision and goals. We are very grateful to our alumni, parents, faculty, staff, corporations, foundations and other friends of the university who were responsible for our success. Our leadership donors, who are recognized in our Lifetime Giving Societies, and our legacy donors, who have included Cal State Monterey Bay in their estate planning, are fundamental to our fundraising efforts. We greatly appreciate their continued support. Similarly, many of our faculty and staff members have been consistently generous in providing gifts to our university. The number of our alumni is growing and their notable achievements reinforce the value of a Cal State Monterey Bay degree. This past spring, the first Senior Class Gift was given to the campus. This fall, we successfully celebrated our reunion years of 1997, 2002 and 2007. On behalf of the campus, thank you very much for your continued support of Cal State Monterey Bay. Together, we are making a significant difference for our students and our future. Sincerely, Patti M. Hiramoto Vice President for University Advancement

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Allocation of private funding

Bldgs, equipment and library 1% Unresticted 3%

Annual Giving
Through the 2011-2012 Honor Roll of Donors, we acknowledge all those who have given so generously to California State University, Monterey Bay during this fiscal year. An Annual Fund serves as the cornerstone of any great university. The dollars raised have an immediate and direct impact on our academic programs, students and faculty. And the broad base of participation is vital in allowing us to continue to plan for an even brighter future here at CSUMB. The support for the Annual Fund that comes from our alumni, parents, students, faculty, staff and friends enables our students to learn, be challenged, and grow in the pursuit of excellence. Every gift makes a difference, and CSUMB is very grateful. We invite you to join this list of generous contributors to the future of our students and our university by supporting this years Annual Fund.

Academics 12%

Endowments 34% Public service 22%

Other restricted 16%

Student financial aid 10%

Athletics 2%

AlUMni GivinG By ClASS yeAr class of 1997 fifteen year reunion

Anonymous Sky Rappoport Rita Rojas-Koyak

class of 2002 ten year reunion

Juan Becerril Crystal Forbes Angeles Fuentes Greg Hamer William Jakl

Joan Iguban Galiguis Antonio Gonzalez Shari Harder Khalia Ii Bruce Martin Nancy Martinsen * Melody Rico * Christina Schmunk

Juan Ramirez Kati E. Saunders ** Teresa Sundholm

senior class gift

Brian Abbott 12 Emily Abrahams 12 Abdulaziz Al-Feel 12 Traci Alger 12 Aaron Appino 12 Michelle Arcos 12 Gabriel Avalos 12 Brian Baggett 12 Derek Bausek 12 Kaitlin B. Beck 12 Rosalba Beltran 12 Suzanne Boswell 12 Jordan Braa 12 Matt Brocker 12 Colin Brown 12 Michelle Brown 11 Thomas Burns Mark Cardona 12 Tom Castagna Josephine Castillo 12 Marisol Chavarria 12 Marisela Chavez 12 Kenneth Cho 11 Heather L. Christensen 12 Veronica Clemente 12 Caitlin Cooper 12 Nicole Corral 12 Andrew Davis 12 Brendan Davis 12 Ismael De Leon 12 Nicholas Donatelli 12 Gerald and Denel Duprez (P) Josselyn Edmonds 12 Isaac Elias 12 Bethany Elliott 12 Michaela Elliott 12

class of 2010
Jared Abbott Hayley Azevedo Julie Bixby Randi Haller Alexandra Ludovina Brian Olsen Randall Rigali Guinevere Thomason-Powers

class of 2003
Manuel Arenivaz Marisa Eytalis Diana Flores Jason Mansour Jennifer Martinez * Kevin Miller Summer Russell Nathan Russell Gheorghe Stefanescu

class of 1998
Kathie Bailey Tamara Becker Kathey Burcar Leticia Garcia Jordan Plotsky Muriel Stettler

class of 2007 five year reunion

Brenda Bhaskar Max Feldman Gretchen Fuentes ** Pilar Gose Henry Gowin Kelli Howard April Lee * Autumn Manka Maria Ramos Tiffany Wilson *

class of 2011
Marie Beard Delauna Boyle-Topete Michelle Brown Germaine-Gabriele Caldwell Sean Capistrano Chris Carpenter Kenneth Cho Lyndsey Galownia Andrea Gilliland Lewis Hall Dannia Hernandez Kelly Hills Stefanie Kortman Darcy Lake Grant Leonard Alejandro Lopez Kermit Lund Norman Morris Bettye Pina Joseph Platko Clarissa Ramirez Carolyn Rosevelt Kasey Rowe Jainesh Singh Laura Tantillo Hayley Tharp Vladimir Torres

class of 1999
Berit K. Andersen Gonzalo Coronado

class of 2004
Mary Ballestero James Black Renee Monrad Christina Trezza-Horn Brenda Valles

class of 2008
Linda Alvarado Robert Ghiglia Auvria Hampton Vanessa Henry Jessica McKillip Wyatt Meiggs Parissa Shaghaghi Christopher Vasquez Stephen Young

class of 2000
Erin Busch William K. Davenport Theodore Hightower Linda Mendoza Caroline Mountford Michal Sipal Jack Wong

class of 2005
Traci Davis Rosa Garcia Belia Garcia-Navarro Susan Harris Paul Huntington Joshua Mann Karen Miller Kyle Petty Stacey Wilson

class of 2001
Alison Clifford Nancy Hudson Stephanie Izzarelli Jon Martinez * Naomi Mori

class of 2009
Nicole Charles Cathy Chavez-Miller Elisabeth Fagan Karen Hagman Marlena Kaiser Ashlie McCallon Barbara Murray

class of 2006
Antun Attallah Erik Edmonds Celia Feldman

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ROD AnD SUE DEWAR: SUPPORTInG RESEARCH OPPORTUnITIES CSUMB students can intern with NASA, do social work in underprivileged neighborhoods or labor on a ship miles off the coast. They have research experiences with institutions such as Caltech, Hopkins Marine Station and Rutgers University. Its all possible thanks to the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Center (UROC) and supporters like Rod and Sue Dewar. The Dewars recently made a planned gift to CSUMB to support programs like UROC. Rod Dewar, a Monterey attorney, said the program can be a life-changing event for students. Its practical study versus classroom activity; working with experts in the students chosen field at off-campus locations, he said. UROC exposes students to incredible opportunities not usually afforded to undergraduates a concentrated activity leading to a contribution to knowledge rather than just absorbing it. Students can then demonstrate how their research addresses real world issues said Sue Dewar, who also actively supports scholarships for re-entry students as a member of the Womens Leadership Council. I saw a student presentation at the UROC offices and it was impressive, she said. Sue commended CSUMB University Advancement for its professionalism and introducing them to UROC and other aspects of campus life. She encouraged other community members to get involved. Rod and Sue have been supporters of CSUMB for nearly a decade. For more information on UROC, visit csumb.edu/uroc.

Elyse Engholm 12 Jose Espinoza 12 Brenna Farrell 12 April Faulkner 12 Sarah Figueroa 12 Kevin Gillis 12 Beatriz Gonzalez 12 Melanie Graham 12 Megan Greeley 12 Roseanna Guerrero 12 Briana Hale KJ Hansen 12 Troy Harnicsh 12 Bethany Hawkins 12 Jacqueline Haydon 12 Jasmine Hedwall 12 Sheila Hernandez Julian Herrera 12 Lynna Hilts 12 Linnea Hoffmann 12 Katherine Holscher 12 Ashley Hughes 12 Cynthia Iglesias 12 Mineko M. Inouye 12 Janet Jacquier 12 Travis Jenkins 12 and Lena Jenkins Tim Johnson 12 Katherine Keady 12 Tyra Kennedy 12 David and Dawn Klawitter (P) Andrea K. Klinkman 12 Melissa Koda 12 Amber Kopp 12 Sue G. Lasicka (P) Chris Lopiccolo Lanita Lyons 12 Steven Macias 12 Jessica M. Magana 12 Trevor Marcotte 12 Ashley Martinez 12 Daniel Mathews 12 Florence McAtee 12 Amanda McDermott 12 Edison Mesa 12 Vanessa Mijares 12 Jamie Moon 12 Jessica Moon 12 Jasmine Morales 12 Jennifer Morales12 Nicolette Morgan 12 Teresa Mullings 12 Jayme Nathason 12 Michael Neel 12 Sara M. Ochoa 12 Natalie Oliver 12 Nicole A. Onuska 12 Chris Owens 12 Danielle Pacheco 12 Michelle Pacheco-Espinoza 12 Niccole Pearson 12 Felicia Penney 12 Stacey Perry 12 Dustin W. Petrie Hang Pham 12 Jerennina Piguing 12 Carolyn Prater 12 Brittney Quon 12 Mirella Ramirez 12 Nancy Y. Ramirez 12 Rohit Reddy 12 Julie Regalado 12

Mark Rivadeneyra 12 Janice Rocke 12 Michael Ruff 12 Belinda M. Saechao 12 Patricia Sanchez 12 Kelly Sand 12 Allyson Scott 12 Lewis Scott (P) Tyler Scott 12 Ananelle Shamoin 12 Chanelle K. Shamoun 12 Jillian Shweiki 12 Morgana Sommer 12 Juanita Sonico (P) Brad and Debbie Spencer (P) Brian Stettenbenz 12 Kristena Sweet 12 Kayla Taiviti 12 Andrea Taylor 12 Hayley Tharp 11 Ondrea Tye Justin Valdez 12 Lee Vien 12 Carlos Villanueva 12 Eric Warnars 12 Sarah M. Waterman 12 Amy Wigg 12 and Cornelius Wigg Tacia Williams 12 Andrew Worcester 12 Patricia J. Zeider 12 Claudia Zeller

interdisciplinary club $5,000 - $9,999

Anonymous Rick and Tonya Antle Kathy and Eugene Cruz-Uribe * Robert Curry Carol and Jeff Davis Florence V. Davis Roderick and Suzanne Dewar Jane B. Dunaway Tena D. Farr Joel Gambord Samuel and Hope Hale Dianne F. Harrison and John L. Wujack * Jean Hurd Jason Mansour 03 Jane and John McCoy Susan Merrill John and Carrie Thomas

presidents club $2,500 - $4,999

Shahin and Leonard Anable * Barbara Baldock and Phillip Butler Curt and Julie Breitfuss Tom Burns and Erin Clark Don and Barbara Chapin Drew and Myra Goodman * Carolyn and Gerald Griffin Patricia Hiramoto and Wayne Komure James Lindholm Debby Majors-Degnan and Frank Degnan * Sharon and Stan Meresman Marti Myszak ** Kevin Saunders and Kati Saunders 09 ** DeeDee and Willie B.+ Smith ** June and Morgan Stock Lydia M. Villarreal

GivinG By SOCieTy envision club $25,000 and above

Anonymous Sue and Robert Antle ** Bertie Bialek Elliott Betty P. Bass Michael and Linda Dorn Mac and Susan Dunwoody Bob Johnson Bonnie Ann Souchak Trust Robert and Leslie Taylor * Fernando Torres-Gil

collabor ation club $1,000 - $2,499

Anonymous ** Sharon Anderson * Howard D. Arnaiz Nancy Ausonio Ted Balestreri Peggy and Jack Baskin Peter and Barbara Blackstock David Book Mary Boyce and Susan Borrego William and Sue Cater James Chesler Mary Kay Crockett ** Jack and Claire Davis Bill and Nancy Doolittle Peter J. Fischler David and Barbara Ford Jeffrey and Merle Froshman * Angeles Fuentes 02 and Fermin Fuentes Annie M. Giammanco

capstone club $10,000 - $24,999

Anonymous Joanne Bauer and Greg Becker Richard Corgel and Joan Otomo-Corgel Gary and Mary Coughlan Erik Edmonds 06 Lyman and Beverly Hamilton Karen and Richard Hargrove Marian K. Krause Charitable Trust Frank and Donna McDowell Leon and Sylvia Panetta * Marion P. Robotti

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Linda and Allen Gin ** Greg Hamer 02 Megan Heath Deborah Ewan Howitt Phelix N. Joiner Karen Kadushin John and Sung Kim Thomas and Sandy Kimble Clayton Larson Dr. Dorothy M. Lloyd (E) Andy and Yasuko Matsui Sharon J. and John E. Matthams John Mayer Timothy and Candace McCarthy Patsy Tinsley McGill and Paul McGill Ruben Mendoza and Linda Mendoza 00 Colleen and David Nickles Loretta Olito-Thompson Richard W. Parkinson Steve and Betsey Pearson Harrison and Margaret Robinson ** Steven and Deborah Rose Barbara Santry Daniel Shapiro and Hester Parker Marylou Shockley * Brian and Melva Simmons * Mitchell and Pamela Soekland (P) Roger Soell Joseph W. Sweeney, IV Eileen P. Tremain Justin and Kiley Wellner Norman and Kim Wesley Linda and Randy Wight ** Bonnie and Ronald Yokota

Rick and Martha Kennifer Maury Klumok George and Ramie Kriste Catherina Ku Mark Littleton Barry Lozier Marilyn and Arthur McLoughlin Caroline Mountford 00 Johnny and Kathleen Musser (P) Judd K. Nicholas Miles Otoupal Bill and Patricia Paulson Carmen Ponce David Reich Robert D. Rench Robbie and Daniel Rhodes Melody Rico 06 * Mary K. Roberts ** Timothy M. Schmidt Gary and Moira Sinise Sally Giddings Smith ** Rod Spencer Joanne and Dean Storkan Mits and Betsy Tatsugawa * Linda Beam and Richard Taylor ** Jeanne and Dan Turner Donna and Allan Van Noy Jack Wong 00 Stephen Young 08

otter pride club $250 - $499

Paul and Alice Andrews (P) William and Grace Ashby William and Louise Aust Robert M. Barker ** Paul and Helen Baszucki Ursula Borg Jim and Jane Bracher Christine M. Calvin (P) Beverly B. Carter * Juliann Cervino Jerry L. Champion Cynthia and Ignacio Compean Geoffrey Couch Lynn and Fred Cunningham Charles and Carol Dailey (P) Jane and Phil Di Girolamo Crystal Forbes 02 Gretchen Fuentes 07 and Nathan Fuentes ** Belia Garcia-Navarro 05 Kirby Garry * Robert and Shirley Garry Jonathan Geisler Laurie and Troy George (P) Jim and Kimberly Gilbert Cecily Gourley and Daniel Taylor Helen Grady David and Terry Greenfield Janet F. and Todd A. Guzik John Haupt Anne and Robert Herendeen * Ruth E. Hobar Liza Horvath and H.E. Wickiser Heather L. Hoskins John and Shelly Houseman *

innovation club $500 - $999

Becky Alexander Geva Arcanin John Avella Trina and Michael Basse Jeff Becom Steve Bradford Scott Campbell The Carpenter Family (Chris 11) Alan W. Church Michael and Audrey Clair Marilyn and Jack Clifton Marian and Robert Deering Stephanie Duke * Herbert N. Fearn John Forbush ** Forrest and Irene Fulton Robert and Mary Furney * Susan and David Gill Kurt Gollnick and Janet Rodgers Richard and Cynthia Guthrie Chris and Denise Hasegawa ** Sheila Hernandez Claude M. Hess and Keiko Hiramoto-Hess Ronnie and Julie Higgs Alexander F. Hubbard Harry and Joan Johnson

Julie and Clinton Howe Susan and Donald Jeffries (P) Brenda J. Johnson Gordon Kapes Andrea M. Kenney * Jeanette and Kevin Kern Nancy Kotowski Erling Lagerholm Maureen and Wayne Lavengood April Lee 07 and Robert Lee * Mary Ann and Harold Leffel Laura L. Lienk * The Limesand Family Erika Lockridge Joshua Mann 05 Bruce Martin 06 and Carol Martin Jennifer Martinez 03 and Jon Martinez 01 * Henry and Margaret ONeill Mauz William C. McClintock and Claudia Loo Estela F. McKenzie and Patrick J. McKenzie Duncan B. Ogilvie Brian Olsen 10 Jane B. Parker Roger Peirce Robert Ponce * Jim Procida and Judy Higgerson Gary and Carolyn Pybas Juan Ramirez 09 Rose Regalado Ricardo Reyes James and Anna Rheim ** James and Dorothy Roberts * Rebecca Rosenberg Helen B. Rucker Gail Salgado ** Dinah and Gary Sapia (P) Chris Schaefer Michael and Stephanie Schoeder Susan Schwab (P) Anne K. Secker Mary Ann Seeno Diane M. Sena Christine Sleeter (E) ** Paul Smith Gheorghe Stefanescu 03 Alison and Gregory Takata (P) Laura Tantillo 11 and Philip Tantillo Coleen Taylor Carol A. Thurman Breck and Nancy Tostevin Donaldo and Laura Urioste ** Petra Valenzuela ** Joanne A. Velman Tina Voelz (P) Mark and Kimberly Wasserman ** Edward E. Watson Mary DAgui Wells * Jackie Wendland Richard Westing and Yolanda Perez ** John Wilkes Herb and Sandy Wong (P)

Suzanne Worcester and Steve Moore Terri and David Yost

patron club $100 - $249

Anonymous (3) Bruce and Eileen Adams Kent J. Adams Larry and Lynn Adamson Susan E. Alexander * Linda Alvarado 08 and Gus Alvarado Paul D. Anderson Mike and Cass Antle Manuel Arenivaz 03 Hayley Azevedo 10 Darrell and Lorraine Baker (P) Brad and Rosemarie M. Barbeau Marie Beard 11 Juan Becerril 02 Tamara Becker 98 and Scott Becker Brenda Bhaskar 07 James Black 04 Don Blauner Max Boland Kim and Robert Boon Jean L. Brenner Bob and Corynne Brown * Bruce Brown Kathey Burcar 98 and Todd Olson Julianne Burton-Carvajal Erin Busch 00 Germaine-Gabriele Caldwell 11 Sean Capistrano 11 John and Alice Carley Marina Carpenter (P) Ronald and Charlyne Carpenter Ruth A. Castro Frank Celentano Terri Cepeda ** Nicole Charles 09 Cathy Chavez-Miller 09 Janine and David Chicourrat Lavonne and Gordon Chin Debbie Chinn Robert and Elizabeth Coman (P) Robert and Jil Danneskiold Richard and Susan Dauphine Leon Davis Traci Davis 05 Lipika Deka Kathy A. Della-Rose Frank Delloso Heather and William Deming Melinda C. Dittman Richard and Lynn Dowall Lynn Downey Ann DuMont and James Thomas (P) Dennis P. Dyrud Neil Edwards Miyoko Enokida Susan Eshkar Terry E. Espinoza Baumgart Nancy Farrell and Kent Marshall

Scott Faust and Lee Richmond Daniel and Bonnie Fernandez ** Jennifer Fletcher David Foord James Fredle Susan Freeland and Kenneth Schley James and Dawn Gadd (P) Lyndsey Galownia Diana Garcia ** Maria A.Y. Garcia Rosa Garcia 05 Linda Gardner Jerilynn and Jim Gattis Frances and Donald Gaver Richard and Elizabeth German Martha Gonzalez Carolina Gonzalez-Lujan Pilar Gose 07 Henry Gowin 07 Deborah Graber Nancy M. Graydon William A. and Nancy J. Greenebaum Jim and Gail Griggs Phyllis Grillo Maddox Haberdasher Auvria Hampton 08 John Hardin and Janet Buettner (P) Meredith Harrill Pamela and Burt Harris Susan Harris 05 Ruth S. Hartmann Caroline T. Haskell Joe Headley Cindy and Neal Heckman Dale Helman Richard E. Hendrickson Theodore Hightower 00 Maxine Hoag William and Deborah Holt (P) Scott Hood Patricia E. Howe Julia Hubbard * Teresa Humr Barbara S. Ingram William Jakl 02 Joni Janeke Veronica and Harry Jennings Anne and Ramon Jimenez Ana Jimenez-Hami and Anooshiravan Hami (P) Joy Junsay Trisha and Brandon Kett Henrik and Yael Kibak ** David and Dawn Klawitter (P) Laurie Kleinman and Richard Gerber Pat Kleman Robert and Norma Klevan Andrew Klingelhoefer and Valarie Brown Shelagh S. Kresser Susan M. Kubica

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APRIL LEE 07: HELPInG PROVIDE THAT EDGE In a previous life, April Lee was an air traffic controller in the Air Force, guiding multiple planes down for a safe landing. now, in the CSUMB Presidents Office, she guides important projects and deadlines behind the scenes not often visible, but critical to the universitys operation. The CSUMB alum has been giving back to her alma mater for more than five years. I chose to support CSUMB because I truly believe in education said April, a re-entry student and mother of two. I want to help anyone I can to have that edge. April attributes her success to the many people who make up the CSUMB family. In particular, she singled out three professors, Jeffrey Froshman, Pat Tinsley and the late Jay Foss, who were all critical to her achieving a major milestone in her life attaining her bachelors degree. According to April, she couldnt have done it without the support of her husband and two boys. I wanted to show my sons an example of the benefits of completing your education and then giving back. Her shining example is already paying off her elder son is now a senior at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.

William M. Kucher Marcie Kullback (P) Joseph Larkin Carrie Lavallee Earl and America Lawson Marie Leary George W. Lenno ** Gus Leonard * Michael Lerch and Julie Gottfried * Karen List Letendre * Jennifer Levinson M. E. Lightman David and Sharlene Linnevers Judy and Gary Logan Christine Lopes Cindy Lopez and John Wood ** Kevin and Debra Louth (P) Tracey A. Love Barbette and Rawlins Lowndes (P) Alexandra Ludovina 10 Anne L. Lyness George W. Machun Julian and Christina Macias Josina Makau ** Victor and Sandra Makau Autumn Manka 07 Tobi Marcus Dottie Massey Susan Matcham and Robert Hernandez Mary Ann Matthews John McCutchon and Ila Mettee-McCutchon ** Janet and Delaplaine McDaniel Betty J. McEady, Ed.D. Jack McKenna Douglas and June McKnight Beverley and Steve Meamber Kate Mitchell Mehle and Matt Mehle Henry Meiggs 08 Michele Melicia Young and Donald Young Nicole Mina Maureen and Merritt Mizelle Renee Monrad 04 Robert and Mary Ann Moore Jasmine Morales 12 Naomi Mori 01 Irene and Steve Moulton Dr. Irene Nares-Guzicki Norman and Rin Nelson Emily Nicholl Adriana Nishio Joanne Nissen Tom and Christine Nohr (P) Andy L. Nottenkamper Ann Oleson Nathan and Jeri Olivas Beverly Orr Mark and Lorraine OShea ** Vince Otoupal Jos Palmer and Dorothy Moyer Palmer Sharon Parsons Anthony Pavich Robert and Jacque Pendergrass Margie Peralez * Amber Perez *

Kyle Petty 05 Jane Pick and Richard Resnick (P) Bettye Pina 11 Bruce Pittenger Estella Porras Jan Pratt Clarissa Ramirez 11 Mirella Ramirez 12 Jeffrey R. Ramsey Rebecca and Patrick Rawson Kenneth and Maureen Reightler Angelica Reyes Carrie Rieth Tyler Risk Dave and Judy Roberts Stephanie Roberts (P) Tim Roehl Nancy A. Rogers Ellen Rosenfels Lorie J. Roth Martin and Mary Ruberry Summer Russell 03 and Nathan Russell 03 Sharon Sandor (P) Marge Sanico ** Susan Schatz Christina Schmunk 06 Douglas and Sandra Schultz Tracy and Richard Scott (P) Andrew and Christine Segal Lynne Sexton Parissa Shaghaghi 08 Dwight and Adrienne Shimoda Anne Shirako Sergio Silva Robert and Patty Simonis (P) Hart and Pat Sissingh Ludeene and Vic Slye Laura M. Solorio Serena Somers Juanita Sonico (P) Debbie Sornborger (P) Brad and Debbie Spencer (P) Steven and Amy Stein Amiee and David Steven Owen and Lynn Stewart Carol and Jim Storm Sue Storm Teresa Sundholm 09 Joseph W. Sweeney, III Geraldine C. Taplin Carol S. Teeters Paoze Thao Donald Thomas Guinevere Thomason-Powers 10 Jo and Jon Thorsen (P) J. Daniel and Vonda Tibbitts ** Vladimir Torres 11 Eli and Kathy Tucker Sandra L. Tucker (P) Patricia and Kenneth Tunstall * Ilene B. Tuttle Kevin and Jody Tyrrell Robert J. Ulrich Jane and John Upp Brenda Valles 04 Christopher Vasquez 08 Randy and Becky Venard Kathleen Ventimiglia Janet Wall and Robert Gard

Carrie Walworth Ruthie and William Watts Diane C. Webster-Thomas Dave Welty Patricia Whang Richard P. Wheat Virginia Wheeler Kathy Whilden Michael and Marilynn Whitcomb Holly White and Richard Conklin ** Stacey Wilson 05 and Blaine J. Wilson Swarup and Christine Wood * Kenneth and Mary Wright Hyman and Eddi Zamft

supporter $99 and under

Anonymous Brian Abbott 12 Jared Abbott 10 Emily Abrahams 12 Barbara J. Alaniz (P) Abdulaziz Al-Feel 12 Traci Alger 12 Lisa Allison Ana Alvarez Alain W. and Sidonia Ambrus Filipina Anacleto Berit K. Andersen 99 Jerennina Angeles Piguing Nicole Antebi Aaron Appino 12 Michelle Arcos 12 Antun Attallah 06 Gabriel Avalos 12 C. and Patricia Ay Brian Baggett 12 Cierra Bailey Kathie Bailey 98 and Samuel Bailey Luke Baldwin James and Amy Balkus Mary Ballestero 04 Derek Bausek 12 Kaitlin B. Beck 12 Rosalba Beltran 12 Paul Bender * Miklos Benedek Ana Benich Jason M. Berring Stefanie Bingaman Julie Bixby 10 Walter J. Bliger Francis Gillmore Blinks Doti Boon Samuel L. Boon Suzanne Boswell 12 Delauna Boyle-Topete 11 Jordan Braa 12 Kelly Branck Jim and Pam Brister Matt Brocker 12 Bonnie Brooks Larry and Jackie Browder Colin Brown 12 Michelle Brown 11 James D. Buckley Amy Bullas Thomas Burns

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Charles Burton Ken Burton Greg and Linda Bushta Diane Cadei Christopher Callihan Shirlene Campbell ** Mara J. Cantor Hope Cappuccio Mark Cardona 12 Lupe Carillo David Carlson Sarah Carroll Katy Castagna Tom Castagna Josephine Castillo 12 Marisol Chavarria 12 Marisela Chavez 12 Colleen Chen Kenneth Cho 11 Heather L. Christensen 12 Jeanette Cisneros and Clifford Levin Sara Clark Sheila Clark Nancy Claspill-Navarro (P) Veronica Clemente 12 Alison Clifford 01 Jay and Anne Cobb Sherri K. Coffelt Robin Cohen and Peter Kwiek Irma L. Collins Susan Collins and Edward Bower Stephanie Colshan ** Craig Coomer Caitlin Cooper 12 Gonzalo Coronado 99 Nicole Corral 12 Richard and Karen Curtis William and Gail Cusack ** Bert and Gloria DAmbrosio Pamela E. Darling Kawika Davenport and William K. Davenport 00 Donna and Anthony Davi Andrew Davis 12 Brendan Davis 12 Ismael De Leon 12 The deBoer Family William Del Rosario Matthew Demartino Joyce Dodd and John McDonald Stephen and Jennifer Dodson (P) Nicholas Donatelli 12 Sharon L. Donovan Donna D. Dormody Gerald and Denel Duprez (P) Josselyn Edmonds 12 Elizabeth Eldredge Isaac Elias 12 Bethany Elliott 12 Michaela Elliott 12 Elyse Engholm 12 Christine Erickson Jose Espinoza 12 Linda and Larry Evans David W. Ewart Marisa Eytalis 03 Elisabeth Fagan 09 Brenna Farrell 12

Margaret L. Farrier April Faulkner 12 Jackie Feierman Max Feldman 07 10 and Celia Feldman 06 Patrick and Marilyn Feore Mary Alice Cerrito Fettis Gary and Colleen Fiammengo Sarah Figueroa 12 John Filighera Susan and Terance Finneran (P) Elizabeth A. Firek (P) Valda Fletcher Diana Flores 03 Jerry Floyd Edith Y. Frederick Amanda Freedman Joan Iguban Galiguis 06 Audrey and John Galligan Leticia Garcia 98 Robert Genova Katy George Robert Ghiglia 08 and Liana Gomez Debbie Gill Andrea Gilliland 11 Kevin Gillis 12 Shelly Glennon Antonio Gonzalez 06 Beatriz Gonzalez 12 Harold and Joyce Gordon Gerald and Helen Grady Melanie Graham 12 Megan Greeley 12 Perry and Gery Grey Sharon Gross Ray Roseanna Guerrero 12 Babita Gupta Megan Gutierrez Diana Guzman Karen Hagman 09 Briana Hale Lewis Hall 11 Randi Haller 10 Patricia L. Hamilton Peter and Beth Hanlon Kathryn G. Hannay KJ Hansen 12 Nancy L. Hanson Peggy A. Harder Shari Harder 06 11 Stephanie Hardison Doris Harland Troy Harnicsh 12 Mary E. Harris Noreen Harrow Richard and Linda Hart Chris N. Haubert Bethany Hawkins 12 Bonita Hay Toni and Robert Hayashi Jacqueline Haydon 12 Suann Hayes-Gose and Dieter Gose (P) Jasmine Hedwall 12 Robert and Elizabeth Helfrich Christine Helwick Jodi Hempy Walt Henning Vanessa Henry 08 Dannia Hernandez 11 Elisabeth V. Hernandez

Alfredo G. and Betty B. Herrera Julian Herrera 12 Brian Higgins Kelly Hills 11 Lynna Hilts 12 Linnea Hoffmann 12 Katherine Holscher 12 Kort Holzwart Michael and Jill Hooper Kelli Howard 07 Marilyn Howarth Mary Hubins Nancy Hudson 01 Robert E. Huffer Larry Huffman Ashley Hughes 12 Valerie N. Hulburt Paul Huntington 05 Cynthia Iglesias 12 Khalia Ii 06 Mineko M. Inouye 12 Stephanie Izzarelli 01 Rose Jacobs Janet Jacquier 12 Gaylyn Jaggars (P) Mary James Travis Jenkins 12 and Lena Jenkins Anthony and Elizabeth Johnson Donna D. Johnson ** Tim Johnson 12 Delmy Juarez Deborah Juran (P) Marlena Kaiser 09 Katherine Keady 12 Dean Kennedy Tyra Kennedy 12 Sat Kirtan K. Khalsa Eric and Karina Kianpour Lois Kleinkauf Andrea K. Klinkman 12 Melissa Koda 12 Amber Kopp 12 Stefanie Kortman 11 Shirley B. Kostakos Mavis La Violette Barbara J. Lack (P) Darcy Lake 11 David Lansford Scott D. Larson Sue G. Lasicka (P) Willie and Gwendolyn Laster Frederick and Margaret Lawson ** Grant Leonard 11 Joshua Littlefield Judith Lofink Brenda Lomeli Michael Lometti Alejandro Lopez 11 Chris Lopiccolo Katie Lorick (P) Kermit Lund 11 Lanita Lyons 12 David MacDonald Steven Macias 12 Brian Mack Jessica M. Magana 12 Mary Magana John Mahoney

John and Ann Malokas Trevor Marcotte 12 Michael and Claudia Margozzi (P) Patty Marlow Ashley Martinez 12 Maria D. Martinez Nancy Martinsen 06 * Debian Marty Daniel Mathews 12 Florence McAtee 12 Ashlie McCallon 09 Molly McCrea (P) Amanda McDermott 12 Robert and Judi McEachen (P) Mickey McGuire Jessica McKillip 08 Edison Mesa 12 Katherine Meyer 12 Angelo and Kay Micalizio Vanessa Mijares 12 Karen Miller 05 Kevin Miller 03 Jamie Moon 12 Jessica Moon 12 Jennifer Morales12 Adam Moreno Nicolette Morgan 12 Bella and Victor Morgenstern Sandra Morrash and Mark Levine (P) Wes and Susan Morrill Harry and Bev Morris Norman Morris 11 Susan C. Morse and Frank Ludovina Caroline and David Moyer Teresa Mullings 12 Katie Murphy Barbara Murray 09 Ellen F. Murtha (P) Gordon and Mary Myles Molly M. Nance John and Lorraine Nardone Jayme Nathason 12 Michael Neel 12 Deborah S. Nelson Georgia Nevarez Sara M. Ochoa 12 Tamiko and Kenji Oishi Almerindo Ojeda, Denise Beck (P) and Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck 09 Natalie Oliver 12 Kelly and Mike Olson Nicole A. Onuska 12 Robert and Gail Ord Ana and Arnulfo Origel (P) James and Kimberly Orr (P) Janna Ottman Chris Owens 12 Danielle Pacheco 12 Michelle Pacheco-Espinoza 12 Molly and David Park Barbara J. Patterson Anna Pavin Stephen M. Payne Niccole Pearson 12 Christina Pena Macias Nathan Pena David R. Pennell Felicia Penney 12

Samuel D. Pereira L. F. Perez Stacey Perry 12 Mark and Mia Peterson Dustin W. Petrie Tamberly and Joseph Petrovich Hang Pham 12 Victoria M. Pierscinski Jerennina Piguing 12 Joseph Platko 11 Jordan Plotsky 98 Mary A. Podeegracz Hans Poschman Carolyn Prater 12 Brittney Quon 12 Jess Raasch Nancy Y. Ramirez 12 Maria Ramos 07 Cathy A. Rank Sky Rappoport 97 Rohit Reddy 12 Marshall and Joan Reeves Julie Regalado 12 Randall Rigali 10 Monica Riopel Mark Rivadeneyra 12 Lloyd Robinson Randal Robinson Janice Rocke 12 Emilie Rodrigues Esther A. Rodriguez Walter Rodriguez and Nenette AdelsonRodriguez (P) Gloria and Joseph Rodzach (P) Rita Rojas-Koyak 97 and Robert Koyak Jesse Rosales Carolyn Rosevelt 11 Adolf R. Rossi Kasey Rowe 11 Esther L. and Carlos Rubio Ralph and Grace Rubio Michael Ruff 12 Gustavo and Debora Ruiz (P) Belinda M. Saechao 12 Patricia Sanchez 12 Kelly Sand 12 Michael and Cecilia Say (P) Joseph and Jimmie Scheuber Linda Scholink (P) Harvey and Sheila Schroyer Allyson Scott 12 Elizabeth Scott Lewis Scott (P) Tyler Scott 12 Kimberly A. Sevey Ananelle Shamoin 12 Chanelle K. Shamoun 12 Ronald and Debbie Shimizu Jillian Shweiki 12 Joel Silva Susana Silva Norma and Joseph Simbre Dave Simpkins Edwyn Sinclair
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Jainesh Singh 11 Michal Sipal 00 M. Lou Smitheram Morgana Sommer 12 Karen and Jack Steadman Ben Stebbins Eric and Virginia Stetson Brian Stettenbenz 12 John Stettler and Muriel Stettler 98 Emily Stockman Karen L. Stratton Kristena Sweet 12 Susan B. Szasz Kayla Taiviti 12 Andrea Taylor 12 Cathy Taylor Atul Teckchandani Morton C. Terry and Leanne Haas Hayley Tharp 11 Keith and Lori Tharp DeeAnn L. Thompson * Yak and Leslie Thompson Patricia Tollefson Joanne Topp (P) C. Toth Marianne Towersey John and Sharon Townsell Christina Trezza-Horn 04 Ondrea Tye George and Barbara Urciuoli Justin Valdez 12 Lee Vien 12 Mary T. Viglietti Carlos Villanueva 12 Dorothy Vriend Stephanie Wahaus Hedy Wainscoat Eric Warnars 12 Sarah M. Waterman 12 Joan D. Webb Susan Weber (P) Joanne Webster Joel and Bonni Weinstein Edward and Allene Whalen Jean and Larry Wheeler Noelle White Amy Wigg 12 and Cornelius Wigg G. Russell Wiley Tacia Williams 12 Kyson Willis Pauline Wilmot Tiffany Wilson 07 * Brenda Wolber James and Ann Womack Andrew Worcester 12 Ted Wright and Leslie Espinola Lorraine Yglesias Rice Karl Zalazowski Patricia J. Zeider 12 Claudia Zeller Lisa Ziska-Marchand

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Susan E. Alexander * David Anderson Sharon Anderson * John Avella Hayley Azevedo 10 Brad Barbeau Paul Bender * Miklos Benedek Ursula Borg Mary Boyce Thomas Burns Shirlene Campbell ** Chris Carpenter 11 Beverly B. Carter * Tom Castagna Terri Cepeda ** Stephanie Colshan ** Cynthia Compean Kathy Cruz-Uribe * Eugene Cruz-Uribe * Donna Davi Carol Davis Lipika Deka Lynn Downey Stephanie Duke * Christine Erickson Scott Faust Daniel M. Fernandez ** Jennifer Fletcher Angeles Fuentes 02 Gretchen Fuentes 07 ** Joan Iguban Galiguis 06 Diana Garcia ** Maria A.Y. Garcia Linda Gardner Kirby Garry * Carolina Gonzalez-Lujan Pilar Gose 07 Phyllis Grillo Babita Gupta Auvria Hampton 08 Dianne F. Harrison * Chris Hasegawa ** Caroline T. Haskell Jodi Hempy Walt Henning Sheila Hernandez Ronnie Higgs Patricia Hiramoto John Houseman * Deborah Ewan Howitt Julia Hubbard * Dean Kennedy Andrea M. Kenney * Henrik Kibak ** John C. Kim Andrew Klingelhoefer Catherina Ku Joseph Larkin Earl Lawson April Lee 07 * Chip Lenno ** Gus Leonard * Michael Lerch * Laura L. Lienk * Christine Limesand James Lindholm David C. Linnevers Dr. Dorothy M. Lloyd (E) Cindy Lopez ** George W. Machun Jennifer L. Martinez 03 *

Josina Makau ** Debian Marty Ashlie McCallon 09 Timothy McCarthy Patsy Tinsley McGill Mickey McGuire Douglas L. McKnight Ruben Mendoza 00 Kevin Miller 03 Bella Morgenstern Susan C. Morse Irene Moulton Irene Nares-Guzicki Duncan B. Ogilvie Loretta Olito-Thompson Mark OShea ** Vince Otoupal Margie Peralez * Amber Perez * Yolanda Perez ** Mark B. Peterson Tamberly Petrovich Jordan Plotsky 98 Estella Porras Cathy A. Rank James Roberts * Mary K. Roberts ** Nancy A. Rogers Rebecca Rosenberg Gail Salgado ** Marge Sanico ** Kevin Saunders ** Kimberly A. Sevey Daniel Shapiro Marylou Shockley * Brian P. Simmons * Jainesh Singh 11 Michal Sipal 00 Christine Sleeter (E)** Rod Spencer Susan B. Szasz Laura Tantillo 11 Paoze Thao Marianne Towersey Donaldo Urioste ** Petra Valenzuela ** Kathleen Ventimiglia Hedy Wainscoat Justin Wellner Mary DAgui Wells * Jackie Wendland Richard Westing ** Patricia Whang Holly White ** Swarup Wood * Suzanne Worcester Lisa Ziska-Marchand

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Anonymous (P) Anonymous Brian Abbott 12 Emily Abrahams 12 Bruce and Eileen Adams Kent J. Adams Becky Alexander Abdulaziz Al-Feel 12

Traci Alger 12 Lisa Allison Ana Alvarez Paul and Alice Andrews (P) Jerennina Angeles Piguing Nicole Antebi Aaron Appino 12 Michelle Arcos 12 Howard D. Arnaiz William and Grace Ashby Gabriel Avalos 12 John Avella C. and Patricia Ay Brian Baggett 12 Cierra Bailey Darrell and Lorraine Baker (P) Luke Baldwin James and Amy Balkus Betty P. Bass Derek Bausek 12 Marie Beard 11 Kaitlin B. Beck 12 Rosalba Beltran 12 Miklos Benedek Ana Benich Jason M. Berring Julian Bills Walter J. Bliger Max Boland David Book Doti Boon Kim and Robert Boon Samuel L. Boon Suzanne Boswell 12 Jordan Braa 12 Kelly Branck Jim and Pam Brister Matt Brocker 12 Larry and Jackie Browder Colin Brown 12 Michelle Brown 11 James D. Buckley Thomas Burns Charles Burton Christopher Callihan Christine M. Calvin (P) Mara J. Cantor Hope Cappuccio Mark Cardona 12 Lupe Carillo Ronald and Charlyne Carpenter Sarah Carroll Katy Castagna Tom Castagna Josephine Castillo 12 Ruth A. Castro Frank Celentano Juliann Cervino Jerry L. Champion Marisol Chavarria 12 Marisela Chavez 12 Colleen Chen Debbie Chinn Kenneth Cho 11 Heather L. Christensen 12 Sara Clark Sheila Clark Veronica Clemente 12 Sherri K. Coffelt Cynthia and Ignacio Compean Craig Coomer

Caitlin Cooper 12 Richard Corgel and Joan Otomo-Corgel Nicole Corral 12 Robert Curry Richard and Karen Curtis Robert and Jil Danneskiold Kawika Davenport and William K. Davenport 00 Andrew Davis 12 Brendan Davis 12 Florence V. Davis Leon Davis Ismael De Leon 12 Frank Delloso Matthew Demartino Heather and William Deming Melinda C. Dittman Nicholas Donatelli 12 Ann DuMont and James Thomas (P) Gerald and Denel Duprez (P) Dennis P. Dyrud Josselyn Edmonds 12 Neil Edwards Elizabeth Eldredge Isaac Elias 12 Bethany Elliott 12 Michaela Elliott 12

Read about the first-time donor who also gave back his cap and gown at csumb.edu/magazine.
Elyse Engholm 12 Susan Eshkar Jose Espinoza 12 Marisa Eytalis 03 Elisabeth Fagan 09 Brenna Farrell 12 Nancy Farrell and Kent Marshall Margaret L. Farrier April Faulkner 12 Jackie Feierman Gary and Colleen Fiammengo Sarah Figueroa 12 John Filighera Susan and Terance Finneran (P) Valda Fletcher Jerry Floyd David Foord James Fredle Amanda Freedman Audrey and John Galligan Leticia Garcia 98 Rosa Garcia 05 Jonathan Geisler Robert Genova Katy George Richard and Elizabeth German Jim and Kimberly Gilbert Kevin Gillis 12 Shelly Glennon Beatriz Gonzalez 12 Martha Gonzalez Deborah Graber Helen Grady

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Melanie Graham 12 Nancy M. Graydon Megan Greeley 12 David Greenfield and Terry Arambula-Greenfield Sharon Gross Ray Roseanna Guerrero 12 Richard and Cynthia Guthrie Megan Gutierrez Diana Guzman Maddox Haberdasher Briana Hale Peter and Beth Hanlon Jody Hansen KJ Hansen 12 Nancy L. Hanson Peggy A. Harder John Hardin and Janet Buettner (P) Stephanie Hardison Doris Harland Troy Harnicsh 12 Meredith Harrill Mary E. Harris Noreen Harrow Richard and Linda Hart Chris N. Haubert John Haupt Bethany Hawkins 12 Toni and Robert Hayashi Jacqueline Haydon 12 Megan Heath Cindy and Neal Heckman Jasmine Hedwall 12 Dannia Hernandez 11 Elisabeth V. Hernandez Julian Herrera 12 Claude M. Hess and Keiko Hiramoto-Hess Brian Higgins Lynna Hilts 12 Maxine Hoag Linnea Hoffmann 12 Katherine Holscher 12 Kort Holzwart Scott Hood Michael and Jill Hooper Liza Horvath and H.E. Wickiser Kelli Howard 07 Marilyn Howarth Patricia E. Howe Alexander F. Hubbard Mary Hubins Robert E. Huffer Ashley Hughes 12 Valerie N. Hulburt Teresa Humr Cynthia Iglesias 12 Mineko M. Inouye 12 Rose Jacobs Janet Jacquier 12 Gaylyn Jaggars (P) Mary James Joni Janeke Travis Jenkins 12 and Lena Jenkins Veronica and Harry Jennings Ana Jimenez-Hami and Anooshiravan Hami (P) Harry and Joan Johnson Tim Johnson 12 Delmy Juarez

Karen Kadushin Gordon Kapes Katherine Keady 12 Tyra Kennedy 12 Sat Kirtan K. Khalsa Eric and Karina Kianpour Thomas and Sandy Kimble David and Dawn Klawitter (P) Lois Kleinkauf Pat Kleman Robert and Norma Klevan Andrea K. Klinkman 12 Melissa Koda 12 Amber Kopp 12 Shirley B. Kostakos George and Ramie Kriste Susan M. Kubica William M. Kucher Darcy Lake 11 David Lansford Sue G. Lasicka (P) Carrie Lavallee Wanda and Louis Lee Grant Leonard 11 Jennifer Levinson M. E. Lightman James Lindholm Mark Littleton Erika Lockridge Brenda Lomeli Michael Lometti Christine Lopes Chris Lopiccolo Katie Lorick (P) Tracey A. Love Alexandra Ludovina 10 Lanita Lyons 12 David MacDonald George W. Machun Julian and Christina Macias Steven Macias 12 Brian Mack Jessica M. Magana 12 Mary Magana John Mahoney Victor and Sandra Makau Trevor Marcotte 12 Michael and Claudia Margozzi (P) Patty Marlow Ashley Martinez 12 Maria D. Martinez Debian Marty Dottie Massey Daniel Mathews 12 Sharon J. and John E. Matthams John Mayer Florence McAtee 12 Amanda McDermott 12 Jack McKenna Edison Mesa 12 Vanessa Mijares 12 Kevin Miller 03 Nicole Mina Jamie Moon 12 Jessica Moon 12 Jasmine Morales 12 Jennifer Morales 12 Adam Moreno Nicolette Morgan 12 Wes and Susan Morrill Norman Morris 11

Caroline and David Moyer Annah Muiruri Teresa Mullings 12 Katie Murphy Molly M. Nance John and Lorraine Nardone Jayme Nathason 12 Michael Neel 12 Norman and Rin Nelson Georgia Nevarez Judd K. Nicholas Emily Nicholl Adriana Nishio Sara M. Ochoa 12 Tamiko and Kenji Oishi Almerindo Ojeda, Denise Beck (P) and Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck 09 Ann Oleson Loretta Olito-Thompson Natalie Oliver 12 Brian Olsen 10 Nicole A. Onuska 12 Beverly Orr James and Kimberly Orr (P) Janna Ottman Chris Owens 12 Danielle Pacheco 12 Michelle Pacheco-Espinoza 12 Jos Palmer and Dorothy Moyer Palmer Molly and David Park Richard W. Parkinson Sharon Parsons Barbara J. Patterson Anthony Pavich Anna Pavin Niccole Pearson 12 Roger Peirce Christina Pena Macias Nathan Pena Robert and Jacque Pendergrass Felicia Penney 12 Samuel D. Pereira Stacey Perry 12 Mark and Mia Peterson Hang Pham 12 Jane Pick and Richard Resnick (P) Victoria M. Pierscinski Jerennina Piguing 12 Bruce Pittenger Mary A. Podeegracz Estella Porras Hans Poschman Carolyn Prater 12 Jan Pratt Brittney Quon 12 Jess Raasch Clarissa Ramirez 11 Mirella Ramirez 12 Nancy Y. Ramirez 12 Jeffrey R. Ramsey Rebecca and Patrick Rawson Rohit Reddy 12 Julie Regalado 12 Rose Regalado David Reich Robert D. Rench Angelica Reyes Carrie Rieth Monica Riopel

Mark Rivadeneyra 12 Lloyd Robinson Randal Robinson Janice Rocke 12 Emilie Rodrigues Walter Rodriguez and Nenette Adelson-Rodriguez (P) Tim Roehl Rita Rojas-Koyak 97 and Robert Koyak Jesse Rosales Steven and Deborah Rose Ellen Rosenfels Lorie J. Roth Michael Ruff 12 Belinda M. Saechao 12 Patricia Sanchez 12 Kelly Sand 12 Sharon Sandor (P) Chris Schaefer Susan Schatz Michael and Stephanie Schoeder Harvey and Sheila Schroyer Douglas and Sandra Schultz Susan Schwab (P) Allyson Scott 12 Elizabeth Scott Lewis Scott (P) Tyler Scott 12 Andrew and Christine Segal Ananelle Shamoin 12 Chanelle K. Shamoun 12 Ronald and Debbie Shimizu Dwight and Adrienne Shimoda Jillian Shweiki 12 Joel Silva Sergio Silva Susana Silva Norma and Joseph Simbre Robert and Patty Simonis (P) Edwyn Sinclair Gary and Moira Sinise Michal Sipal 00 Hart and Pat Sissingh Paul Smith M. Lou Smitheram Serena Somers Morgana Sommer 12 Juanita Sonico (P) Brad and Debbie Spencer (P) Ben Stebbins Gheorghe Stefanescu 03 Eric and Virginia Stetson Brian Stettenbenz 12 Amiee and David Steven Owen and Lynn Stewart Emily Stockman Karen L. Stratton Joseph W. Sweeney, III Kristena Sweet 12 Susan B. Szasz Kayla Taiviti 12 Andrea Taylor 12 Carol S. Teeters Morton C. Terry Paoze Thao Hayley Tharp 11 Donald Thomas John and Carrie Thomas Yak and Leslie Thompson

Patricia Tollefson C. Toth John and Sharon Townsell Eli and Kathy Tucker Ondrea Tye Kevin and Jody Tyrrell Robert J. Ulrich George and Barbara Urciuoli Justin Valdez 12 Christopher Vasquez 08 Randy and Becky Venard Lee Vien 12 Mary T. Viglietti Carlos Villanueva 12 Tina Voelz (P) Dorothy Vriend Stephanie Wahaus Eric Warnars 12 Sarah M. Waterman 12 Diane C. Webster-Thomas Joel and Bonni Weinstein Dave Welty Jackie Wendland Patricia Whang Richard P. Wheat Jean and Larry Wheeler Virginia Wheeler Kathy Whilden Noelle White Amy Wigg 12 and Cornelius Wigg G. Russell Wiley Tacia Williams 12 Kyson Willis Brenda Wolber James and Ann Womack Andrew Worcester 12 Kenneth and Mary Wright Lorraine Yglesias Rice Patricia J. Zeider 12 Claudia Zeller

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1st Capital Bank 5.11 INC Albers Inc. Alejo For Assembly 2012 Allegro Gourmet Pizza Allergy and Asthma Associates of Northern California Alliance Residential Company The Allstate Foundation Aloha Tan Amirs Kabob House Annie Glass APK Photography Artisana Gallery Astera Financial Group AT&T External Affairs/Central Coast Back Porch Fabrics *
(P) (e) ** * + Par en t Fac u lt y e m e r i t i 10 y e a r s c o n s e c u t i v e G i v i n G 5 years consecutive GivinG DeceaseD

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REI SUPPORTS RETURn OF THE nATIVES We restore ourselves by restoring the places around us. Thats a fundamental principle for both outdoor retailer Recreation Equipment Incorporated (REI) and CSUMBs Return of the natives (ROn) program. Because of these shared values, REI has generously supported ROn for the fifth straight year, this time with a grant of $26,300. The funds support efforts of CSUMB students, local teachers, school children and volunteers on habitatrestoration projects in the Monterey Peninsula area. ROn is an environmental education program dedicated to involving students (kindergarten through university) in habitat restoration and service learning projects. The program focuses on protecting Monterey Bay through waterway restoration. Ellie Kincade, outreach specialist at REIs Marina store, said programs like ROn are creating future land stewards and policy deciders. Its not an exaggeration to say that having students do hands-on, environmental restoration helps create a new culture of environmental awareness, possibly a profound shift in values in the next generation, said Kincade. For more information on REIs environmental stewardship efforts, visit REI.com/stewardship. For more information on the ROn program, visit csumb.edu/ron.

Bank of America Barnes & Noble College Booksellers The Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation The Baszucki Family Foundation Bay Park Hotel BBR LLP ** Beach Blanket Babylon Beautification Full Service Salon Bella Me Salon Berkshire Foundation ** The Bernard Osher Foundation Bibi Skin Care & Threading Blach Construction Company Black Bear Diner Bokay Nursery Bonnie Ann Souchak Trust Bronco Van and Storage Buckley Radio - Monterey C.H. Robinson Company Cafe Rustica Calera Wine Company California Coastal Rural Development Corp. * The California Endowment California International Airshow-Salinas * California Mutual Insurance Company California State Parks Foundation The California Wellness Foundation Cannery Row Company Carmel Fish House, Inc Carmel Valley Manor Carmel-by-the-Sea Garden Club Central Coast Aviation Services, Inc. Central Coast Federal Credit Union * Chamisal Tennis & Fitness Chateau Julien Wine Estate Chinese Womens Auxiliary Club CHISPA, Inc. * Cielo Marketing Group, Inc. Cisco Systems Coastal Luxury Management Community Foundation for Monterey County ** Community Health Plan Cooks Photography Corral De Tierra Country Club The Crossroads Carmel CSU Summer Arts DArrigo Bros. Co. of California William S. Deakyne Foundation Del Monte Center Dishes Bistro & Grill DMC Construction Inc. Doctors on Duty Association Dole Food Company, Inc. Donle Clothing Store Driscoll Strawberry Associates, Inc. Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation Dunston Realty Earthbound Farm *

Edison International Employee Contributions Campaign * Element Tasting Bar & Bistro Embassy Suites on Monterey Bay Enterprise Holdings Foundation Ernst & Young Foundation Estancia Wines/Pinnacles Vineyard The ESV Group European Jewelers & Goldsmith * Fandango Restaurant Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Fifis Bistro First Awakenings Fleet Feet Sports The Flower Market FLW Outdoors Gap Foundation Gap Giving Program The GE Foundation Geisler3 Gen Giammanco Foundation Gifts on the Go Ginos Fine Italian Foods Golden State Warriors Google, Inc. Graniterock Company Grove Nutrition Center Grower-Shipper Association Hayashi & Wayland Accounting & Consulting, LLP The Haynes Charitable Foundation Hulas Island Grill, Inc. In Style Home Furnishings Integrated Wealth Counsel, LLC International Contemporary Art Association J & M Foundation JA Spencer Photography The James Irvine Foundation JAQK Cellars Joel Gambord Investments The Justin Dart Family Foundation Kocomos Seafood Market Laguna Seca Raceways Lavorato & Darling, Inc. Le Vigne Winery Lees Salon LitiNomics, Inc. Los Laureles Lodge Lumina Foundation for Education M.T. & K. Enterprises, Inc./ Mountain Mikes Pizza Mann Packing Company, Inc. Marian K. Krause Charitable Trust * Maritas Boutique Mauna Kea Beach Hotel Maxine Klaput Antiques McDowell Charitable Foundation Monarch Knitting & Quilts Monterey Bay Aquarium * Monterey Bay Charter School Monterey Bay Sailing Club Monterey Bay Systems Monterey Beach Resort

Monterey College of Law Monterey County Office of Education Monterey Jazz Festival Monterey Marriott Monterey Peninsula Foundation Youth Fund Monterey Peninsula Foundation ** Monterey Peninsula Soccer League Nancy Buck Ransom Foundation National Association of Social Workers - Region B Nice Womens Consignment Noland, Hamerly, Etienne & Hoss The Noodle Bar Oak Hall Industries, L.P. Ord Market, Inc. Oreggia Family Foundation Otter Bay Water Polo Foundation Otter Cove Wines The Panetta Institute for Public Policy Papa Chevos Taco Shop Peninsula Business Interiors Peninsula Gem & Jewelry Peninsula Home Healthcare, Inc. Peninsulators, Inc. Peppers MexiCali Cafe Pessagno Winery Phat Burger Pizza My Heart PMA Foundation for Industry Talent PNM Company PoorLittleLamb Portobellos Portola Hotel and Spa Precision Nails Printworx Puma Road Winery Quail Lodge Rabobank, N.A. ** Recreational Equipment, Inc. Red House Cafe Rotary Club of Monterey Safeway Inc. Salinas Mattress Company Sally Hughes Church Foundation Santa Barbara Bank & Trust ** The Sardine Factory Save-On-Cleaners Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Scott Campbell Photography Sea Otter Classic Seattle Gourmet Foods Sodexo Inc. ** Spectrum Sports Management, Inc. Star Care Pharmacy * Stylistix Expressions Stylus Publishing LLC Swenson & Silacci Synopsys Employee Philanthropic Programs Tanimura & Antle, Inc. Tarpys Roadhouse Tessuti Zoo The Sanctuary Beach Resort

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Thomas Fallon Photography Tiffany & Co. Tonys Jewelry Toro Petroleum Corp. Tostevin Accountancy Corporation The Treadmill UBS Financial Services Inc. Union Bank of California Foundation United Way California Capital Region Unlimited Events Inc. Vantage Eye Center Ventana Vineyards Victory Dealership Group Walmart Foundation The Wardrobe Wells Fargo BankMonterey Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign Wells FargoSan Francisco Western Stage Westside AG Consultants Inc. The Whole Enchilada Willeford, Ponce & Berlin Productions WineRackStore.com

Jane pere Johnson

Ruth E. Hobar Harry and Joan Johnson Robbie and Daniel Rhodes

leGACy GifTS

valley society $500,000 - $999,999

Anonymous Estate of Clemence T. Chow Pacific Gas and Electric Company The Wallace Foundation Surdna Foundation The Nathan Cummings Foundation SGI Granite Construction Inc. Community Foundation for Monterey County Hewlett Packard Company Ronald and Janice Dong AT&T Foundation Lumina Foundation for Education

boK soon Kim Jones

Kathie Bailey 98 and Samuel Bailey Jeanette Cisneros and Clifford Levin Melinda C. Dittman Terry E. Espinoza Baumgart Nancy L. Hanson Doris Harland Toni and Robert Hayashi The James Irvine Foundation Rose Jacobs Susan Matcham and Robert Hernandez Tamiko and Kenji Oishi Victoria M. Pierscinski Carol S. Teeters Lydia M. Villarreal Virginia Wheeler

We honor and recognize life income gifts and bequests to Cal State Monterey Bay. Planned gifts represent a substantial resource to ensure a long-term, stable future for the university.
Anonymous Betty P. Bass Peggy Bates + Estate of Clemence T. Chow Roderick and Suzanne Dewar Ronald and Janice Dong Olivia Douthit Killian + Marian K. Krause Charitable Trust Bonnie Ann Souchak Trust June and Morgan Stock

ocean society $100,000 - $499,999

Anonymous (2) Alcatel Internetworking, Inc. Avaya Barnet J. Segal Charitable Trust Bonnie Ann Souchak Trust The California Endowment Don and Barbara Chapin The Chapman Foundation Corporation for Public Broadcasting Doctors on Duty Association Don Chapin Company, Inc. Michael and Linda Dorn Jack Killian and Olivia Douthit Killian + Foundation for California Community Colleges Tom and Alayna Gray Hewlett-Packard CompanyTexas Bob Johnson Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Lopez Motion Pictures Equipment Guss and Rose Marsh Paul B. Meltzer Mills Family Farms Basil Mills Harriet Mitteldorf Monterey County Weekly Monterey Peninsula Foundation Youth Fund Miles and Rosanne Reiter Rodriguez Tramont Guerra & Nunez, P.A. Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System Sally Hughes Church Foundation Santa Barbara Bank & Trust Christine Sleeter Peter P. Smith Sally Giddings Smith Sony Stuart Foundation Sun Microsystems Robert and Leslie Taylor United Way of Monterey County Verizon Foundation W. M. Keck Foundation

richard ofenloch
Marge Sanico

GifTS in HOnOr Of avery borzini

Joanne Nissen

chucK pius
William S. Deakyne Foundation Maury Klumok Bill and Patricia Paulson

lifeTiMe GivinG SOCieTieS

bob Johnson
Ruth E. Hobar Susan M. Kubica Steven and Deborah Rose

betty rote
Lynn E. Cunningham

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Anonymous James J. Black 04 Erin Busch 00 Greg and Linda Bushta Ronald and Charlyne Carpenter Alison Clifford 01 Kawika Davenport and William K. Davenport 00 Richard and Lynn Dowall Linda and Larry Evans Marisa Eytalis 03 Greg Hamer 02 LitiNomics, Inc. Jennifer L. Martinez 03 Karen Miller 05 Sandra Morrash and Mark Levine Almerindo Ojeda, Denise Beck and Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck 09 Jordan Plotsky 98 Tyler Risk Serena Somers Rod Spencer Atul Teckchandani Carrie Walworth Hyman and Eddi Zamft

John Klawitter
David and Dawn Klawitter (P)

linda wight
Linda Beam and Richard Taylor Mary Boyce Jay Cobb Kathy and Eugene Cruz-Uribe Donna and Anthony Davi Lynn Downey Gretchen Fuentes 07 and Nathan Fuentes Helen Grady Christine Helwick Anne and Robert Herendeen Patricia Hiramoto and Wayne Komure Deborah Ewan Howitt Jennifer Martinez 03 and Jon Martinez 01 Mickey McGuire Anna Pavin Tamberly Petrovich Cathy A. Rank Carrie Rieth Kevin Saunders and Kati Saunders 09 Laura Tantillo 11 and Philip Tantillo

Lifetime Giving Society membership is determined by the total, cumulative amount of gifts made to the Foundation of CSUMB during the donors lifetime. Often, Lifetime Giving Society members have made special leadership gifts in addition to annual gifts. Corporate or business matching gifts are encouraged and count toward society membership.
poppy society $5,000,000 and above
Marian K. Krause Charitable Trust

redwood society $1,000,000 - $4,999,999

Anonymous (2) David and Lucile Packard Foundation Monterey Peninsula Foundation Tanimura & Antle, Inc. Bertie Bialek Elliott Pat and Bob Chapman Bob and Sue Antle The Bernard Osher Foundation Berkshire Foundation Mac and Susan Dunwoody Robert Tanimura + Tom and Hisako Tanimura Marjorie P. Love

willie smith GifTS in MeMOry Of william and molly gourley

Cecily Gourley and Daniel Taylor Deborah Ewan Howitt

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mountain society $25,000 - $99,999

Anonymous (5) Alliance Residential Company AT&T External Affairs/Central Coast Autism Speaks Ted and Velma Balestreri Bank of America Charitable Foundation Bank of America Monterey Bay Barnes & Noble College Booksellers Peggy and Jack Baskin Betty P. Bass Peggy Bates + Joanne Bauer and Greg Becker Blackboard Inc. Jim and Jane Bracher Curt and Julie Breitfuss The California Wellness Foundation Cannery Row Company John Castello + Central Coast Federal Credit Union CHISPA, Inc. Cisco Systems The Coleman Foundation Communication Services, Inc. Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County Concorso Italiano, Inc. Constellation Wines U.S. Geoffrey Couch Mary Kay Crockett Cypress Semiconductor The Good Steward Charitable Fund Steve and Iris Dart William S. Deakyne Foundation Digital Concepts Inc. Driscoll Strawberry Associates, Inc. Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation e.Republic, Inc. Earthbound Farm Ronald C. Elliott and Mark P. Tamagni Estancia Wines/Pinnacles Vineyard Douglas and Hannah Fairchild Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Finkelman Family Charitable Foundation Ford Foundation Ford Motor Company Foursome Development Company Susan and Charles Franklin Fresh Express Inc. Jeffrey and Merle Froshman Mary and Robert Furney Drew and Myra Goodman

In MeMory: Bruce Woolpert Bruce Woolpert lived by the principles of hard work and changing lives. He was a respected community member and a beloved father and husband. As the former CEO of Graniterock, he was a mentor and friend to many. Bruce passed away this year in a tragic boating accident. To honor his legacy, the Woolpert Foundation is supporting the Algebra Academy, an innovative program developed by CSUMB and Graniterock which provides intensive mentoring in algebra during a oneweek period for Rolling Hills Middle School students. Bruce championed the development of the Algebra Academy. As a UCLA math major, he thought math was a key to learning. He tutored his own children. Later, Bruce took his love for the subject to the local community. He would come home from the Algebra Academy and he was so excitedBruce was thrilled these kids were getting the experience and their parents were involved, said Rose Ann Woolpert, his wife. Bruce worked closely with CSUMB math professor Hongde Hu. As part of the academy, middle school students, many of whom would be first-generation college students, come to CSUMB and study algebra on campus for a day. It allows students to visualize a university setting, meet people like Professor Hu and realize that college is for them. In addition to the Algebra Academy, Bruce was passionate about giving his employees at Graniterock the tools to better themselves. He supported programs at work to improve reading and math skills. Math doesnt come easily for everyone. However, working on math skills in middle school can greatly improve performance in high school and college. When you work for something, you value it more and importantly, it gives you confidence, said Rose Ann. Bruce knew that. Math was his great joy.

Samuel and Hope Hale Lyman and Beverly Hamilton Harden Foundation Karen and Richard Hargrove Dianne F. Harrison and John L. Wujack Hayashi & Wayland Accounting Consulting, LLP Horizon Live HSBC Ingeniux Corporation Jewish Community Endowment Fund The Joseph & Vera Long Foundation The Joseph and Ida Liskin Foundation, Inc. Kasenna, Inc. Herbert and Phyllis Lister Katharine Massel + McDowell Charitable Foundation Frank and Donna McDowell Patsy Tinsley McGill and Paul McGill Roger E. Mills Monterey Bay Sanctuary Foundation Nancy Buck Ransom Foundation National Restaurant Association New England Foundation for the Arts Marian Ord Oreggia Family Foundation Julie Packard The Panetta Institute for Public Policy Leon E. and Sylvia Panetta Pebble Beach Company Peesh Incorporated Rabobank, N.A. Recreational Equipment, Inc. Harrison and Margaret Robinson Marion P. Robotti Helen B. Rucker S. H. Cowell Foundation Safeway Inc. Kevin Saunders and Kati Saunders 09 SCO Willie + and DeeDee Smith Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula June and Morgan Stock + Joanne and Dean Storkan Taylor Farms California, Inc. Paul and Dorothy Toeppen Fernando Torres-Gil Union Bank of California Foundation Urban Services Group Inc. Lydia M. Villarreal David and Michaelin Watts Wells FargoSan Francisco Linda and Randy Wight

We have made every effort to accurately compile this Honor Roll of Donors. If there is an error or omission, please inform us by contacting University Development at give@csumb.edu or 831-582-3908.

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By Joan Weiner

hortly after dawn one day in May 2005, Army Spec. Travis Fugate was severely injured by a roadside bomb while on patrol in Iraq. It took out his right eye and damaged the retina of his left, crushed the bones in his face and bruised his brain. Fugate had enlisted in the Kentucky National Guard in 2003 for the typical reasons: patriotism, adventure, money for college. Sixteen months later, his military service ended. A long period of rehabilitation followed, learning to be blind learning how to participate in society as a blind person, he says. While at the Hines Blind Center near Chicago where veterans receive training in skills they need to regain their independence he made a decision to connect to education and reached out to Sentinels of Freedom, an organization that provides opportunities for veterans who have suffered severe injuries. Sentinels of Freedom has a community in Monterey; through them, he learned about the area and the university, visited CSUMB in August 2009 and decided to make the move. People from across campus came together to meet with him including the

students. It polled more than 12,000 schools. Among CSUMBs military-friendly practices are web pages with information specifically for veterans; a designated veterans services liaison, Giselle Young; a Student Veterans Organization; and a campus support team to help veterans make the transition from active duty to an educational environment. This semester, CSUMB has 96 students receiving educational benefits under the G.I. Bill, and 63 of them are receiving the new Post 9/11 G.I. Bill benefit, which helps pay tuition as well as a monthly housing stipend and book allowance. Another 25 students are eligible for the Federal VA Dependents Educational Assistance program as dependents of deceased or disabled veterans. The state of California also offers a tuition waiver to dependents of deceased or disabled veterans; 112 students are veterans support team, a staff member currently using this program. from student disability resources, an adFugate lives in Monterey and takes missions counselor and faculty members the bus to school, accompanied by his from the computer science department, service dog, Mr. Fess. Hes got more his intended major. friends on campus than I have, Fugate They showed a willingness to work says. Students who miss their dogs with me. And I didnt find that at other back home are drawn to him. schools, Fugate says. After that meetHes chosen a particularly difficult ing, I felt confident that CSUMB had course of study computer science a staff that cared about my passion and with an emphasis in software engineerabout helping me to reach my goals. It ing. was an easy decision to come here. I was always interested in comAfter two years at Monterey Penputers, but I was insula College, intimidated by it. Fugate transferred After that meeting, I felt But when I lost my to CSUMB this confident that CSUMB had vision, I realized semester. His a staff that cared about my theres this whole veterans benefits community of cover most of his passion and about helping me blind and disabled expenses; Sentinels to reach my goals. It was an people who are of Freedom covers easy decision to come here. trying to access whatever else he the same informaneeds. tion that I used to access before I lost Hes an example of why the univermy vision. Ive developed a passion to sity has been named a Veteran Friendly serve the blind community that Im School by G.I. Jobs magazine for four now a part of, he says. straight years. Hes planning to graduate in May The magazine honors the top 15 2014. And then, I want to do what I percent of colleges and universities that can to help tech companies reach acare doing the most to embrace Americessibility goals. cas military members and veterans as
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Hike to Sykes Hot Springs.
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things to do Before you graduate

We asked our followers on Facebook to help us compile a list of the 50 things students must do before crossing the stage in Freeman Stadium. Heres what they had to say:

4
Homework.
Johnathon MercadoKnowles

8
Marathon party.
James Black 04

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16
Explore the tide pools at Cannery Row.
Jennifer Tran

2
Surf with pelicans and dolphins.
Timmy Gillespie 03

5
Drive on 17 Mile Drive, and sound cool when you tell visitors its really only nine miles.
Julie LaRocque

9
Go to Oldtown Salinas.
Nicholas Ferreira

17
See an actual otter.
Christina Wong

10
Go polar-bearing in the Pacific.
Amanda Carter

Get to know everyone on your dorm room floor.

James Black 04

13
Dive the kelp forest.
Jilian Chrysaora Epstein

6
Attend local parades, fairs and festivals.
Jennifer Tran

18
Enjoy the beaches on sunny days.
Melissa Woodrow 11 & Winnie Chen

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14
Go star-gazing in Big Sur during a meteor shower.
James Black 04

7
Eat at First Awakenings. Go stand-up paddle-boarding.
Danielle Morales Stephanie Brereton 06

19
Get a burrito in Big Sur and sit in the chairs in the river while you eat it.
Zoe Carter 10

15
Study!
Betulaceae Nicola Crystallus

Eat at Papa Chevos.

Melissa Woodrow 11

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Have a bonfire on the beach at night.
Melissa Woodrow 11

27
Go to Carmel (eat, drink, beach, shop).
Julie LaRocque

34
Take advantage of the Health Center.
Jennifer Waldron 06

41
Go skimboarding at Asilomar Beach.
Kate Deleslin

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21
Road trip with your dorm/housemates.
James Black 04

28
Take a Fort Ord tour.
Jennifer Waldron 06

35
Watch a performance at the World Theater.
Tessa Babcock 05

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Mountain bike Fort Ord.
James Black 04

22
Go skydiving at the Marina Airport.
Henry Palomares & Desiree Ferguson

29
Meet Steven Seagal.
Kenneth Lontoc 11

36
Have a beer at the Otter Bay Restaurant.
Julie LaRocque

43
Hike Point Lobos.
Andrew Cefre

30

Photograph a sunset from the sand dunes.

Kate Keleslin

23
Attend a pub crawl.
Julie LaRacoque

37
Get a sandwich and peanut butter cake at Compagnos.
Tessa Babcock 05

44
Check out the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Julie LaRocque

24
Hike one of the many wonderful trails at the Pinnacles National Monument.
Nancy M. Garcia

38
See a movie at the Osio.
Jennifer Waldron 06

45
Grab a meal at Phils Fish Market in Moss Landing.
Courtney Hoyland

25
Attend TAT screenings such as TAPS, Capstones, and the Monterey Bay Film Festival.
Chris Carpenter 11

Shop at the Monterey Farmers Market.

James Black 04

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46
Go to Santa Cruz on Halloween.
Kyle S. Petty 05

31
Oppose the globalist oligarchy and support liberty, freedom, the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
Bryan McClain 00

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Go geocaching.
Jennifer Tran

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Disc golf on campus.

Chanel Hanson 10

48
Hike to the top of Jacks Peak, the highest point in Monterey.
Chanel Hason 10

32
Sled down the dunes at Sand City.
Andrew Cefre

40
Take Intro to Radio and host your own radio show.
Tessa Babcock 05

Theres nothing hotter than an otter, unless maybe it is a puppy with Otter Pride! We want to see pictures of you and your pets showing CSUMB school spirit! Submit your photos on our Facebook page. Well share some of our favorite pics in the next issue!
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Go to career fairs.
Jennifer Waldron 06

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Take scuba classes.
Andrew McIntire

Join intramurals.
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Football, FiFa and Foudy, or How CSUmB Got Proper Soccer Scarves
The sassy tweets continued for months with quips such as Its been spring break here atCSUMB, so Pitch is sunning himself, Post and Crossbar are playing Jenga, but Stands? He just sits there. Footys following grew slowly but steadily. Until April 1, that is. On that foolish holiday, Otter Athletics sent out a phony press release and staged a press conference announcing long-time CSUMB staff member Greg Pool was being indicted on 41 FIFA charges (FIFA is the international governing body for soccer) the most egregious of which was gross anthropomorphism as the result of impersonating a loquacious leather orb. A companion press release gave subtle clues as to the true nature of the event. Assistant Athletic Director Kirby Garry piled on, tweeting, For us to do nothing would have risked the integrity ofCSUMBand our soccer programs and linking to the fictional press release. This tweet was picked up by Kevin DeShazo of Field House Media and former CNBC sports reporter Darren Rovell, who retweeted the story to their 1,400 and 197,000 followers, respectively. Later in the day, former U.S. national team soccer legend and ESPN analyst Julie Foudy (18,000 followers) asked on Twitter for any good April Fools jokes. Pool responded to Foudy with news of the prank. She replied, Hysterical! The Otter Athletics crew took advantage of the buzz to make Footys wish for proper soccer scarves come true. They designed a scarf that serves as fundraiser, souvenir and season ticket to every home game. Ten days before the conference opener on Sept. 7, they had sold out of the first run, raising $1,725 that will go to scholarships for studentathletes. Upon delivering one of the scarves to University Police Officer Joseph Prebula, Pool/Footy received yet another citation, this time for excessive awesome. See more at csumb.edu/ soccer.

By Kevin Gillmore

ack in January, a soccer ball with a British accent began tweeting about being the biggest supporter of proper football at CSUMB under the handle @CSUMBfooty. The erudite ball called CSUMB mens and womens soccer the best game in town and bemoaned the lack of proper soccer scarves in the greater Monterey Bay area.

JUSt WHO IS @CSUMBFOOty aNyWayS?

@CSUMBFooty represents the kind of football fan one might encounter at a pub outside of london. lively and clever, hes also full of mischief.
When did you first learn you were anthropomorphic?
Thats a bit offensive, dont you think? I mean, when did you first learn you were anthropological?

What prompted you to throw your anthropomorphism in FIFAs face?

FIFA? Theyre a nasty bit o work, those muppets. Me and my kind have been kicked around by those blokes for decades. Im not losingstitchesover it.

Many felt it was a pretty dicey proposition to take on FIFA the way you did. While Otter soccer got in hot water, you came out of it with your reputation still intact. How did you pull off that magic act?
Listen, its not like I made a shameful meal of it. We knew exactly what we were up to, and if it meant raising awareness of proper football in Monterey County, so be it. What more can you ask of a ball?

We now know that your courageous act of civil disobedience served to draw attention to the lack of a proper scarf in the Monterey Bay area. What was the genesis of your plan?
Its bloody cold by the sea, mate! Have you been to those late games when the fog rolls in off the Pacific? But really, Im trying to create a football culture here. Scarves are only the first step. Wait til you hear us chant!

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The student evaluations from the 13 classes were the best they have ever been. Thats the real measure of success, said Joanne Sharp, assistant director of Summer Arts. Summer Arts will return to CSUMB next July with 17 classes offered during the month. A schedule is available at csumb.edu/summerarts. Created by the Princeton Review in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council, the guide profiles colleges and universities that demonstrate a notable commitment to sustainability in their academic offerings, campus infrastructure, activities and career preparation. submit a chapter for the book, Undergraduate Research Offices and Programs: Models and Practices, published by the Council on Undergraduate Research. The book features programs

Inaugural Summer arts program a success

More than 300 students from throughout the California State University system and beyond came to Cal

State Monterey Bay for the annual Summer Arts program. Workshops were taught by experts in theater, dance, film, music, art, animation, writing and new media.

CSUMB featured in green college guide

CSUMB earned a listing in the Princeton Reviews Guide to 322 Green Colleges for the second consecutive year.

CSUMB featured in book on undergraduate research

Dr. Bill Head, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Center director, and Jessica Brown, assistant director, were invited to from a range of institutions large research universities to community colleges.

FaCUlty SPotliGHt
Dr. Lila Staples, chair of the Visual and Public Art Department, co-curated an exhibition at the National Steinbeck Center that featured the works of artists Belle Yang and her father, Joseph Yang. A human sexuality textbook co-authored by Dr. Barbara Sayad, a lecturer in the Health, Human Services and Public Policy Department, has been translated into Chinese. Centaur, a feature film by Teledramatic Arts and Technology Department lecturer JP Allen, had its theatrical premiere at the Landmarks Lumiere Theatre in San Francisco in the spring. On Jan. 19, Dr. Renee Curry, a professor in the Division of Humanities and Communication, will be honored as a Champion of the Arts by the Arts Council for Monterey County. A grant of $707,000 was awarded to Dr. James Lindholm of CSUMBs Institute for Applied Marine Ecology (IfAME) by the Department of Defense for Baseline Characterization and Monitoring of Deepwater Ecosystems at San Clemente Island. Computer Science and Information Technology faculty members Sathya Narayanan, Kate Lockwood and Bude Su received funding from Google to present a weeklong workshop for high school teachers to promote computer science in the high school curriculum. Geography of Reclamation: An Essay in Three Parts, a film by Teledramatic Arts and Technology lecturer Nicole Antebi, recently screened at the Dumbo Arts Center, Brooklyn, N.Y. Dr. Eric Tao, director of the School of Information Technology and Communication Design, has been appointed to the board of Leadership Monterey Peninsula. Stephanie Anne Johnson, associate professor in the Visual and Public Art Department, has been honored by her home town of Berkeley. Mayor Tom Bates has declared Oct. 30 Stephanie Anne Johnson Day in the city. The Midwest Council for School Social Work presented its Career Achievement Award to Dr. James Raines, chair of the Health, Human Services and Public Policy Department.

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FACuLTy MENTOR:
Dr. Eric Tao. As a student I always went to him for advice and help. I would not have taken some of the courses I did without his guidance or wish to give back to CSUMB as much as I am now without his motivation to do the same.

MISSION AS BOARD PRESIDENT:

Keeping the school spirit alive in fellow alumni through events such as reunion weekend and sharing the story of CSUMB graduates doing absolutely amazing things in the world.

MEMORABLE CSuMB MOMENTS:

meet the alumni Board President: John scalla 05

TERM:
July 2012-June 2013

DEgREE:
Telecommunications, Multimedia, and Applied Computing B.S.

HOMETOWNS:
San Jose and Hollister, now lives in Marina

Working as an RA and doing the Sex Talk program in which students ask about being safe, general dating questions, advice, etc. It was completely anonymous. Some of the questions were hilarious, some serious. But every discussion was awesome. Sometimes people laughed so hard they cried. It was a very good program and people still talk about what they remember from it. It is exciting to know we did something people still talk about. Also, the moment of silence between just ending my capstone presentation and the applause after. It was this very moment that I knew things would never be the same, but they will be better. It was a rush of emotion and a feeling of deep accomplishment. I loved that moment!

JOB:
Technical Sales Director for Evolution Circuits

MOTTO:
Get ugly early, meaning dont procrastinate. When you do what you need to early, all thats left is the stuff you enjoy.

LITTLE KNOWN FACT:

Started out as a Liberal Studies major

ADvICE FOR CuRRENT STuDENTS:

Never fall behind. Stay ahead of what you need to do or accomplish.

upcoming alumni events

CSU Super Mega Mixer November 13, 2012 New York California State University Tri-State Alumni Reception February 25, 2013 Homecoming @ CSUMB February 1-2, 2013 Los Angeles Alumni Mixer March 16, 2013 Sacramento Alumni Mixer April 2013 Save the Date: Alumni Reunion Weekend September 13-15, 2013
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art with a positive influence:

armando Franco seeks to build community around his paintings
fiti and Jean-Michel Basquiat as inspirations. I want my art to help bring people out where they can make connections, he said. I want it to create a positive influence on my community, my peers and my family. This desire also led him to create a series of landscapes and architectural paintings for the Monterey County Rape Crisis Centers Denim campaign. He became involved with MCRCC through his sister, Rosio Franco, who worked there as a CSUMB service learner. Franco is also an active volunteer at Dorothys Kitchen. He started going to Dorothys to work on his Capstone project, a mural done with fellow student David Castillo 11, but he has kept it up because, working there, you form relationships with the people. You dont just stop going. On campus, Franco became known for his works in blue masking tape. One of his first projects, done through the student club

Visual and Public Art alum Armando Franco became known on campus for his work in blue masking tape.

By Liz MacDonald

nightclub may not be the first place one expects to see art, but Armando Franco (VPA 11) just completed his second mural at Blue Fin Billiards on Cannery Row. He aimed to add color and energy to the dance area, and incorporated materials such as glow-in-the-dark stars to complement the black lights and flickering lasers that usually illuminate the room. Perhaps it isnt such a surprising venue for an artist who cites hip hop, graf-

Working Hard as Artists Together, is still on display in the Student Center. He followed that up with tributes to Frida Kahlo and Vincent Van Gogh in East Campus residences. I like blue tape because it doesnt damage the wall, he said. Hes also learned to push the limits of the tape, crumpling it to create texture and more sophisticated designs. Franco, who grew up in Gilroy, explored a number of majors, including business, psychology and music, before honing in on his passion for art. At one point, unable to settle on a major, the first-generation college student felt lost and almost dropped out. He credits the support he received through the Early Outreach program, the art faculty and his Omega Delta Phi fraternity brothers for keeping him in school. They helped me put my head in the right place, helped me believe in myself, he said. I will love that university forever, because they gave me a second chance.

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From the otter realm to the New york times

production, and then in May, traveled to Kunming, the capital of Chinas Yunnan Province, where she produced a video she called The Exam. Before I left, my professor worked out an agreement with The New York Times video department to use the work, she said. The Exam tells the story of the high-stakes entrance test all Chinese students must take in order to attend college. Nine million students took the most recent exam; their college acceptance is based entirely on the results. Once the video was completed, the Times Beijing correspondent, Edward Wong, wrote an accompanying story for the print and web editions of the paper. I gave him my notes and information about the people in my video and he used some of my reporting in his story. Thats how I became a contributing reporter, she said. Khoshabas video was displayed prominently on the Times website on June 30 and July 1. The accompanying article appeared in the print edition on July 1. She returned to the U.S. in late June and spent the rest of the summer in Los Angeles, interning in the fashion and entertainment section of Newsweek/The Daily Beast. When she finishes graduate school, she may put her Arabic language skills to use reporting from the Middle East. Or, shed like to write for a fashion magazine, or host an entertainment program. Joan Weiner

hristy Khoshaba (11, HCOM) has hit the big time journalistically speaking. She went from CSU Monterey Bays student newspaper, the Otter Realm, to The New York Times in just over a year. As part of her masters program at UC Berkeleys Graduate School of Journalism, she learned video

Grad uses theater arts to reach young men

ilbert Salazar (08, ISSM) was born to work with young people. He has spent years teaching, guiding and mentoring them in a variety of settings. In September, he headed to the University of Southern California to pursue a Master of Arts degree in applied theater arts. The program appeals to

him because he believes theater can be used to address social issues. Since graduating, Salazar has worked with at-risk youth at Sunrise House in Salinas in a program called Youth Alternatives to Violence; as a youth coordinator for the United Way; and at the Monterey County Rape Crisis Center, where he taught

MyStrengh classes. MyStrength is a statewide program that targets young men between the ages of 14 and 18, empowering them to speak out against sexual violence. Skits and roleplaying figure in his work, and hes eager to learn how to better develop and facilitate those activities. Its my

intent with the applied theater arts program to move males away from harmful behaviors and activities and toward masculine identities that are less harmful, less

violent, he said. He sees it as a continuation of the work he did for his Capstone project at CSUMB, where he developed a curriculum to prevent adolescent male violence. Hes quick to point out that applied theater arts is not about staging a production; its about education and creating change. And thats a challenge hes eager to embrace. Joan Weiner

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RONALD FORBES (B.S., Telecommunications, Multimedia & Applied Computing) is a technology branch chief for the Department of Defense. He lives in Marina.

2004
JACOB COONEY (B.A, Teledramatic Arts & Technology) worked as a writers assistant for the USA Network series Common Law, and has begun work as an independent writer, director and producer for numerous production companies. Most notably, Jacob has worked on a short film entitled Rocco as well as the web series Bedlam. He was also a supporting member of Foster Imagination, a program that teaches foster children film and theater. He now lives in Santa Monica.

2006

MEGHAN LEWIS (B.A., Human Communication) is a community health assessment consultant at Cabbarrus Health Alliance. She lives in Sacramento. GREG SELLERS (Master of Public Policy) is the president of Burnham Energy. Prior to receiving his graduate degree from CSUMB, he earned his bachelors in American studies at UC Santa Cruz. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. JESUS RUVALCABA (B.S., Telecommunications, Multimedia & Applied Computing) is a production designer at eBay. Jesus works as a web designer and marketing coordinator and controls brand consistency across all web communications. He now lives in Sunnyvale.

2002
LISA THOMAS (B.A., Liberal Studies) is a partner at Thomas Brand Consulting, LLC and is a partner at Sprout Boutique. Lisa is a volunteer with the Pacific Grove Unified School District, where she provides support to numerous local nonprofit organizations. She lives in Pacific Grove with her husband, Stephan Thomas, and four-year-old twins, Mackenzie and Phinn. GREG HAMER (B.A., Teledramatic Arts & Technology) is a chief technology officer and owner at Central Coast Information Systems. He earned his M.A. in organizational leadership from Brandman University in 2012. He lives in Marina.

2003

2005
LISA FILECK (B.A., Human Communication) is the director of Geek Girls Inc. Her husband, DANIEL FILECK (2007 M.A., Interdisciplinary Studies) is also an alumnus of the university. She lives in Marina.

STEPHANIE BRERETON (B.A., Human Communication) is an administrative, business development and marketing coordinator for Brereton Architects. Stephanie is part of the New Membership Committee for the Society for Marketing Professionals Services. She lives in Sonoma. JENNIFER BAHLMAN (B.S., Earth Systems Science & Policy) teaches environmental education to at-risk youth from Seattle, Washington. JEN KOZUMPLIK (B.S., Earth Systems Sciences & Policy) is a laboratory technician for the City of Lompoc Regional Wastewater Reclamation plant and a certified Zumba instructor. She volunteers with the YMCA, City of Lompoc Employee Development Association, and the AYSO as a board member. She currently lives in Lompoc, California with her two children, Anthony and Isaiah. TIFFANY HARBRECHT (B.A., Human Communication) is a graduate teaching associate at San Jose State University. She received her M.A. in communication studies in 2012. Tiffany lives in Monterey.

2000
CAROLINE MOUNTFORD (B.A., Telecommunications, Multimedia & Applied Computing) is a web systems manager for Valley Memorial Healthcare Systems. She lives in Salinas. CHRIS HORANGIC (B.A., Teledramatic Arts & Technology) is a television production manager. He has worked on numerous high profile reality TV shows including Hells Kitchen and Big Brother, and is currently the production manager for ABCs The Bachelor, The Bachelorette and NBCs Ready for Love. He is also an aerial coordinator for various television shows. Chris donates to the LA Childrens Hospital as well as other charitable organizations. He lives in Santa Monica.

2001
EDWIN LARANANG JR. (B.S., Telecommunications, Multimedia & Applied Computing) is a systems support analyst at Stanford University. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. STEPHANIE HUBER (B.A., Liberal Studies) is a substitute teacher in Rocklin Unified, and directs a dance studio in Roseville. After living in Australia for five years, she now lives in Visalia.

JOHN SCALLA (B.S., Telecommunications, Multimedia & Applied Computing) is the technical sales director at Evolution Circuits. He currently serves as president of the Alumni Association Board of Directors. John has volunteered with Monterey Country Search and Rescue since 2010. He lives in Marina. PAUL ALEXANDER (B.A., Social & Behavioral Sciences) is a software engineer at Stanford University. He lives in San Jose. DEREK FORD (B.S., Business Administration) is a senior account manager at Meltwater Group. He lives in Los Gatos.

2007
DAVID CASTILLO (B.S., Business Administration) graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas in August 2012. He lives in Murrieta. RYAN CONVERSANO (B.A., Human Communication) is the western territory manager at EagleView Technologies. He lives in Bellevue, Washington. MAURA MECCHELLA (B.A, Human Communication) is an education specialist for the Monterey Bay Aquarium as well as a highdemand substitute teacher

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for the Monterey area. She received her M.A. in child, family and community Studies in Dublin, Ireland as a Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholar in 2012. Maura currently lives in Pacific Grove. RACHEL WALL (B.A., Human Communication) is the senior manager of Community Affairs for Walmart Stores, Inc. She also volunteers with the Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosas Summer Night Lights Project. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her dog, Lolita.

ELLIOTT SINGER (B.A., Human Communication) is a financial representative at Northwestern Mutual.

JESSICA MCKILLIP (B.A., Collaborative Health & Human Services) is the owner of JCM Management Services, an event services company tailored to the Monterey County region and interests. Jessica volunteers as the current president of the Marina

AUTUMN CLEAVE (B.S., Earth Systems Sciences & Policy) received her masters degree in conservation biology from San Francisco State University in July 2012. Autumn is also the recipient of the Paul F. Romberg Award for Service for volunteer work with inner city girls in math and science and for leading an academic bowl. She lives in El Granada.

Charles and James, a CSUMB graduate of the TAT program. She lives in Watsonville. NICHOLAS HAFER (B.A., Psychology) is currently traveling around Switzerland and Germany, working as an au pair for a Swiss family. Upon his return to the U.S., Nicholas plans to obtain his master of social work from either San Jose State or CSU Monterey Bay. Nicholas lives in Modesto. DANIEL SCHPERBERG (B.S., Coastal and Watershed Science & Policy) is a fisheries biologist for FISHBIO. He has done volunteer work with Carmel River Steelhead Association.

Elliot is currently associated with Toastmasters and lives in San Juan Bautista.

2010
Chamber of Commerce. She lives in Marina. ERIK GREEN (B.A., Teledramatic Arts & Technology) is an assistant editor for Leftfield Pictures on the History Channel show, American Restoration. His wife, BETH GREEN (2008 B.S., Business Administration) is also an alumna of CSU Monterey Bay. They live in Las Vegas, Nevada. DENISE MARIE SIMPSON (B.A., Integrated Studies) is an on-air personality for 101.7 The Beach FM at Mapleton Communications. She lives in Marina.

2008
AMANDA FARRAHMCDONALD (B.S., Business Administration) is the sole proprietor of The Crush Club, a hand-crafted wine facility in Wallingford, Connecticut. She lives in New Britain, Connecticut. KENNA FRAZIER (B.S., Business Administration) is a property & casualty insurance broker at Thorson Insurance Services, Inc. She lives in the greater Los Angeles area.

2011
BETTYE PINA (Master of Public Policy) is a physical therapist at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital. Bettye is a membership chair for the Watsonville Branch of the AAUW, the representative for the San Jose district of the California State Physical Therapy Association, and is a member of Delta Kappa Gamma. She has three children, Kathryn,

2012
JOEY BLACKBURN (B.A., Teledramatic Arts and Technologies) is a service technician for the TAT studio at CSUMB. His capstone film, A Fly on the Wall was one of only seven films shown at Elviras Horror Hunt in Indianapolis. He lives in Marina.

IN MEMORY
THOMAS DENTON MOORE 01 (B.S., Management & International Entrepreneurship) died on Friday, July 27 of heart failure at age 33. After graduating from CSUMB, Tom worked with his father, Mike, and became a mortgage loan officer. Toms three younger brothers followed in his footsteps and also joined the family business after graduating from college. On March 13, 2010 Tom married Natalie Holmes. They lived in San Clemente and were looking forward to welcoming their first child. To make a donation to the Tom Moore Family Memorial Fund, visit tomdmoore.com.

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April Lee 07 and Vera Hampton 08 enjoyed the welcome reception in the library on Friday, Sept. 7.

Alumni and faculty caught up over breakfast on Saturday, Sept. 8. From left to right, top row: Chris Carpenter 10, Jon Allred 07, Maria Ceja 08, Vera Hampton 08, Christina Schmunk 06, Hayley Azevedo 10, Traci S. Davis 06, Sky Rappaport 97. Middle row: Efrem Valentin 06, Pilar Gose 07, Carina Cisneros 06, Jacinto M. Salazar 02, Brandon Wehman 08, John Scalla 05, Jessica McKillip 08. Bottom row: Jennifer Martinez 03 and future alumna, Lilly.

Friends since college, Tamara Zangrilli 06 and Libby Padilla 07 posed during the reunion dinner at Jacks in Monterey on Saturday, Sept. 8. Chris Nelsen and Libby Padilla 07 joined fellow alumni for a day trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium on Saturday, Sept. 8.

From left to right: Dean Marsha Moroh, Vera Hampton 08, Pilar Gose 07, Maria Ceja 08, Efrem Valentin 06, and Helen Meyers at the Welcome Reception in the library on Friday, Sept. 7.

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