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Wayne Yuen, B.A. 2000.
Wayne was very active within the department throughout his undergraduate
career. He continues to participate heavily in student and departmental
events as a M.A. Student at SJSU.
Todd Madigan, B.A. 1995.
Todd received the Schapiro Award and the Temple Prize as a student. He is
now an M.A. student in Philosophy at SJSU.
Chris Howden, B.A.,
1993. Chris is currently teaching 7th grade social studies. In answer to
the question, "How has your education in philosophy shaped your life?" he
replied, "How hasn’t it?"
Michael J. Larson, B.A.,
1991. Michael presently owns a machine shop and intends to do art. He says
"Philosophy has shaped my life. I think about life and how I spend my
time."
Barbara Stern, 1990.
Barbara is a realtor in the Silicon valley.
"This business is
extremely competitive and I have found that using the simple fundamentals
of fairness, being trustworthy and respecting the individual ...has become
my way of doing business... Also, to bring everyday life into perspective
for my friends and family is directly related to my education in
Philosophy...and it gives me a great feeling of peace and
security"
John Hummer, B.A. 1984
dual major Philosophy, Psychology. Special Project Manager Freight
Services, North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority, Inc.
Timothy Perkins, B.A.,
1988. Currently working for SRI Consulting, a subsidiary of SRI, Menlo
Park. He says his education in philosophy shaped his life very
positively.
Paul N. Duggan, B.A.
1980 with a second major in Psychology. Paul went on to become Corporate
Vice President and General Manager of Desktop Networks Business Unit of
Standard Microsystems Corporation, and retired in 1996. He now consults
for the computer industry on issues of marketing, venture investments, and
mergers/acquisitions.
Robert Wasley, 1980 with
a second major in History. Robert is a Consultant/instructor in the
industrial safety and health field. "I have been able to achieve a much
greater sense of perspective on our current period of development and what
it means for the future."
Alexander Cassimus,
1980. Currently Human Resources Site Manager at Orchard Supply Hardware.
Philosophy has shaped his life in a strong way. He continues to read and
write in phenomenology.
Linda N. Lorenzetti,
B.A., 1963. Linda currently does consulting and testing user applications
for Stanford University’s Administrative System, support for student
financial aid applications. Philosophy, she says, has been a great
background for branching out into other areas.
James Kellenberger, 1960
Professor of Philosophy, CSUN
"My undergrad work at
SJSU prepared me for my career in Philosophy. The inspiration of Frank
Ebersole was especially significant for my development."
Gordon Lawrence, B.A.,
1955. Greg owns a concessions company in Kings Canyon National Park. In
answer to the question, "How has your education in philosophy shaped your
life?" he writes the single word "foundation."
Geraldine Andersen
Luzietti, B.A., 1950. Received her M.A. in Art in 1956. She is a painter
and feels that philosophy was a wonderful prelude to art. Dr. Fallico’s
classes changed her focus from law to philosophy.
Alan Stewart, B.A.,
1949: Retired school teacher and building contractor.
James H. Hood, B.A.,
1940. Retired high school mathematics teacher. He says the quality of his
life was enriched by his education in philosophy.
Scott Stroud, M.A.,
2002. Scott is now a doctoral student in the Department of Philosophy at
Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His research has focused on
Kant, Indian Philosophy, and aesthetics.
Lisa Bernasconi, B.A.,
M.A. Lisa now teaches part-time for the Philosophy Department at
SJSU.
Tatiana Bertshinger,
M.A. 2000. Tatiana's M.A. thesis "Quality and Quantity" was nominated by
the Philosophy Department for the University's Outstanding Thesis Award
for 1999-2000. Although she did not win the award, Acting Dean Lucius
Eastman wrote: "Your graduate thesis is an outstanding example of the
highest attainment of students in the California State
Universities."
Dirk Bruins, M.A. 2000.
Dirk is now teaching critical thinking at Evergreen College. He continues
to assist the Philosophy Department in various ways. In the Spring he won
an award of $500 for best paper in a contest on the question of whether
God should be considered in the seach for extra-terrestrial intellegence
(SETI). The paper was judged by professors from Physics, Comparative
Religious Studies, and Philosophy.
Art Ordaz, M.A. 1999, is
doing security work, and taking it easy this semester (Spring 2000). He is
interested in going on to study for a Ph.D. with a focus on realism. He is
also applying for a certificate program in Counseling for Drug and Alcohol
at SJSU. Art benefited from the students over-60 program when he was at
SJSU (paying only $45 per semester in fees!).
Brain Prosser, M.A.
1999. Brian is a graduate student in Philosophy at Fordham University. He
published commentary in the Geist: Uncommon Sense vol. II (Spring 2000),
the Philosophy Department student journal. The article was titled
"Friends, Enemies and Strangers: A Response to Sanchez's Analysis of
Ortega y Gasset's Man and People." 73-49.
Uma Chandrasekharan,
1999. Uma is interested in Ethics, Philosophy of Mind, and Logic in
connection to Artificial Intelligence. She will be living in Iowa soon,
happily married. She hopes to pursue a Ph.D. there in the near
future.
Eric Palfreyman, M.A.,
1998. Eric lives in McKinney, Texas and works at Nortel Networks as
Marketing Communications Manager. He also teaches both English and
Philosophy at Collin County Community College. He states that philosophy
and the process of critical and systematic thinking color everything he
does—from his personal to his professional life. I am a big fan of the
expression that "the unexamined life is not worth living". While an
examination of my life would reveal the sad truth, that not all of my
critical thinking has born financial fruit in my life, I am the richer for
thinking carefully through life issues before making decisions." Eric can
be reached at 972-548-7320 and/or epalfreyman@prodigy.net
Rafael Ulate, 1998 Just
returned from four months in Spain, now looking for work.
"I think the discipline
has helped me see that each and every question is much more complex than
it seems at first, and the point is to try and discern a consistent
answer. The process of figuring something out might just be as important
as the conclusion."
Abdella Nebi Amino, M.A.
1997 Abdella's thesis was titled: "Nationalism: A Philosophical and a
Historical Perspective." Under Dr. Albright. Currently he is living in
Alexandria, VA working for an E-commerce company in Maryland as a QA
Engineer.
John P. Sullins, M.A.,
1996. John is in graduate school in Philosophy at SUNY Binghamton. He
recently gave a paper at the Philosophy and Technology Conference at SJSU.
Summer 1999. See what he's working on.
Henry Liem, M.A. 1996.
Henry now has a tenure-track position in Philosophy at San Jose City
College.
Andrew Messchaert, M.A.
1995. Andrew now has a tenure-track position in Philosophy at Porterville
College.
Barbara Jean Upton, M.A.
1995. Barbara has taught philosophy in several colleges in the South Bay
Area.
Michelle Livsey, B.A.,
1993, M.A. 1995, J.D., 1998. Michelle says her education in philosophy was
very helpful in law school, and that in the practice of law it provides a
different perspective.
Elizabeth Sonnier, M.A.
1993. Elizabeth is ABD in Philosophy at Fordham; she is working on a
dissertation on Whitehead.
Mary Ann Shukait, B.A.,
M.A. Mary Ann Shukait obtained both her B.A. and M.A. in Philosophy at San
Jose State University. She has been teaching in the Department of
Philosophy for over six years after a career in the high-tech sector of
the semiconductor industry. Management positions in that industry included
Director of Corporate Education and Training for a semiconductor hardware
manufacturer and Engineering Section Head for a semiconductor chip
manufacturer. She also developed and taught process engineering courses
for Novellus, Inc. and Applied Materials.
Professor Shukait's
areas of interest in philosophy are Ethics, Feminism, and American
Pragmatism. She has taught courses in Professional and Business Ethics,
Contemporary Moral Issues, Science, Technology and Human Values,
Introduction to Philosophy and Latin American Philosophy. She will also be
teaching a MUSE Seminar in the fall 2003 semester. She also volunteers as
a mentor in the Faculty Mentor Program.
Alfred Jan, M.A.,
Applied Option. Aesthetics. 1992. Alfred is a practicing optometrist at
Kaiser, is on a preferred part-time list to teach "Intro to Aesthetics" at
De Anza College. He is co-editing a collection of pulp detective short
stories from 1937 to 1944, and Dime Detective Magazine (due Spring 2000).
A philosophical letter of his was published in the October 1999 issue of
Art Forum. He believes his education in philosophy has enabled him to
better inform his critical thinking and writing. His MA gave him "tools to
better participate in the discourse about various genres of
art."
George Pinto, M.A. 1991.
Founding Parter, Silicon Valley Accountancy Corporation. "Without a
philosophical background I simply would not be successful. Note I did not
say "as successful" but ‘would not be successful’." George also teaches
part-time for the Philosophy Department at SJSU.
Dan Williamson M.A. Dan
received his Ph.D. from University of California at Riverside. He now
teaches part-time for the Philosophy Department at SJSU.
Anthony Nispel, 1989
Instructor for Goodwill’s adult job-training division
"I would not trade the
impact, insight, and inspiration I have gained through reading the
classical philosophers for anything."
Jim Lindahl, B.A. Jim
received a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Western Ontario in 1999. He now
teaches part-time for the Philosophy Department at SJSU, and part-time for
Humanities.
Beverly E. Gallo, M.A.
1984. Beverly currently teaches philosophy at California State University,
San Bernardino.
David Danielson, M.A.
1984. David has a tenured position teaching philosophy at College of San
Mateo.
Leila Parello, B.A.,
1982, M.A., 1985. Currently teaching Philosophy at Grossmont College in El
Cajon and ballet part-time in La Mesa, California. She says her experience
working in our Logic Lab has helped her to become an instructor for logic
and critical thinking classes. Without that experience, she never would
have had the self confidence to do so.
Richard Payne, 1975
Dean, Institute of Buddhist Studies, Graduate Theological Seminary
"despite my best struggles to avoid it, logic has in fact proven very
important in further intellectual endeavors. Also, I continue to work in
methodology of the study of religion which involves epistemological
concerns as well as the philosophy of science; one of the areas our
Institute is exploring now is that of Buddhism and Science, and I am
personally doing work on comparative logic (Indian Buddhist logic and
natural kinds theory)."
Jerald W. Cloyd, B.A.,
1967, M.A., 1970, Ph.D. 1975. Teaches in Corrections Department. He enjoys
life more because he sees it from a philosophical perspective.
Charles James, M.A,
1982. Teaching medieval and modern philosophy at St. Patrick's Seminary
and University in Menlo Park, CA.
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