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April 2007 Newsletter1. LES FRANCIS RECOGNIZEDSan José State University has named alumnus Leslie C. Francis its Advocate of the Year, a new award established by the California State University system to recognize alumni who have demonstrated an outstanding level of service and commitment to the university. Francis was among the 23 alumni who were honored by the CSU at its annual Alumni Legislative Day in Sacramento. Francis, a 1965 graduate, is the executive vice president of Goddard Claussen Strategic Advocacy in Washington, D.C., a public affairs and issue advocacy firm. 2. MARIE MCCANN JOINS ALUMNI STAFFThe SJSU Alumni Association recently welcomed Marie McCann, a 2004 business graduate, to the staff. As events and outreach coordinator, McCann will oversee a variety of events and programming initiatives for the association including the Golden Grad reunion and Alumni College. 3. MORGAN ADMITTED TO CAAEDerrick P. Morgan, executive director of the SJSU Alumni Association, has been admitted to the Council of Alumni Association Executives. San José State is only the second member of the CSU system to be recognized by CAAE. Representing many of the largest and most successful alumni organizations in the nation, CAAE provides its members with relationships, information and professional development to enhance alumni association administration. Events and Programs4. CAMPUS MOURNS PASSING OF DEAN INGER SAGATUN-EDWARDSInger Sagatun-Edwards, dean of the College of Applied Sciences and Arts, passed away on Monday, April 2. Sagatun-Edwards came to SJSU as a faculty member in 1975, was chair of the Department of Justice Studies for 12 years, and was named dean of applied sciences and arts in July 2005. Her extensive record of service included helping to establish an interdisciplinary forensics program in collaboration with the biology and chemistry departments. Those wishing to contribute memorial gifts to the Dean Inger Sagatun-Edwards Faculty Development Fund can visit the Giving to SJSU Web site. Please type in the name of the fund in the space for designating the purpose of the gift. Read full story. 5. 150TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION CONTINUESMercury News Plans Commemorative
Section Founders' Day and Spartan Pride Day - May 4 For more information on these and many other events in conjunction with SJSU’s 150th anniversary, visit the 150th anniversary Web site. 6. SPARTAN SPORTS SPECTACULAR SLATED FOR APRIL 14Spartan fans are invited to participate in the Spartan Sports Spectacular, which will include a street fair held on Stadium Way. In addition to lunch, there will be a Youth Clinic, Coaches’ Chalk Talk and the Spring Football Exhibition. Festivities are free and begin at 11 a.m. Spring football practices conclude with the spring football exhibition that will begin at 1 p.m. in Spartan Stadium. More information. 7. COLLEGE OF BUSINESS TO HOLD ANNUAL BANQUETThe College of Business will hold its annual banquet on April 18 at the Hayes Mansion in San José. The evening will begin with a reception at 5:30 p.m., followed by a dinner and program at 6:30 p.m. Plan to join us in honoring outstanding business students, faculty and alumni. If you are interested in event sponsorship opportunities, please call Erik Greeney at 408-924-1475. Purchase tickets by calling Sofia Moede at 408-924-3394. 8. WALSH TO DISCUSS CONTINUING EDUCATION HISTORY, BOOKInternational and Extended Studies is hosting James Walsh, SJSU history professor emeritus to discuss his book, One and the Same: The History of Continuing Education at San José State University. The event will be held Thursday, May 3, at 6 p.m. in room 225/229 at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. RSVP requested; please call IES at 408-924-2680. More information. 9. WONDERS OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC PRESENTATIONThe SJSU Alumni Association is sponsoring a 16-day tour of Australia and New Zealand that departs January 8, 2008. A presentation on the trip is scheduled for Thursday, May 31, at 6 p.m. on campus in the Alumni Relations office in Clark Hall, third floor. Please RSVP to Marie McCann at 408-924-1109. Spartan Spotlight10. MILLNER HONORED WITH FACULTY SERVICE AWARDSteven Millner, ’70 BA, is the recipient of San José State University's 2006-2007 Faculty Distinguished Service Award, one of the top four faculty awards given annually at SJSU. A faculty member since 1986 and an SJSU alumnus, Millner has an outstanding record of service. He is an expert and advocate on diversity and inclusive excellence, two hallmarks of SJSU. The university regularly turns to him for thoughtful input and guidance in these areas. His students do the same. Read full story. Spartans on the Move11. GUARDINO APPOINTED TO CTCSilicon Valley Leadership Group CEO Carl Guardino, ’89 Political Science, will serve a four-year term on the California Transportation Commission. Appointed by Gov. Schwarzenegger in February, Guardino joins the nine-member commission that is responsible for programming and allocating funds for highway construction and passenger rail and transit improvements throughout the state. 12. MORENO JOINS ARKANSAS’ ARTS LIVE THEATERMario Moreno, ’83 Psychology/Theatre Arts, joined the faculty of Arts Live Theater in Fayetteville, a nonprofit children’s and youth theatre. As an actor, Moreno has appeared with the Boar’s Head Players, Ozark Stage Works and in the touring production of Tony ‘n’ Tina’s Wedding. He has also worked as a sound, prop and costume designer. Arts Live Theatre serves kindergartners through high school seniors. 13. PATTENAUDE NAMED CHANCELLOR OF MAINE SYSTEMThe University of Maine Board of Trustees appointed Richard Pattenaude, ’68 Economics, new chancellor of the University of Maine system in February. Regarded by many as a consensus builder, Pattenaude has served as president of the University of Southern Maine for 15 years. As chancellor, he will oversee a system that includes seven universities and an annual budget of $463 million. 14. ALUMNI, FACULTY AUTHOR NEW BOOKSJames Houston, ’56 Theatre Arts, SJSU’s 2006 Lurie Distinguished Chair in Creative Writing and author of seven previous novels, published his eighth, Bird of Another Heaven (Knopf), last month. Sheridan Brody, the novel’s narrator, is a Bay Area talk show host who discovers that he is the great-grandson of a woman who was half California Indian and half Hawaiian. Publishers Weekly calls the historical novel “mesmerizing.” John Sumser, ’75 BA, ’77 MA, Philosophy, professor of communications studies at CSU Stanislaus, published A Land Without Time: A Peace Corps Volunteer in Afghanistan (Academy Chicago Publishers). The book recounts the details of Sumser’s arrest as an American spy and imprisonment in Afghanistan following the communist coup of 1979, and offers insights into a country on the verge of launching a new age of terrorism. Sumser has also written about TV crime dramas. Professor Randy Stross’ new book, The Wizard of Menlo Park - How Thomas Alva Edison Invented the Modern World, was featured recently in the New York Times and is a main selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club, as well as the leading selection in Sunday's Parade magazine's "Picks." Stross also writes the Digital Domain column for the New York Times and is a professor in the Organization and Management Department at San José State University. Spartan Sports15. LOWERY NAMED TO LOTT TROPHY LISTDwight Lowery is among 42 of the top defensive players in the nation to be named to the 2007 Lott Trophy "Watch List.” Named after Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott, the Lott Trophy is awarded to college football’s Defensive Impact Player of the Year. Now in its fourth year, the Lott Trophy is the first college football award to equally recognize athletic performance and the personal character attributes of the player. 16. TWO GYMNASTS TO COMPETE AT NCAA WEST REGIONALSophomores Veronica Porte and Alise Blackwell qualified to compete in the all-around at the 2007 NCAA West Region on Saturday, April 14. Porte was the top all-around qualifier in the West region. She finished third in the all-around at the 2007 Western Athletic Conference Championships with a career-best 39.175. Blackwell competed in the all-around in 10 meets this season. She scored a 38.900 at the WAC Championships to finish in eighth place. |
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