Alumni News

1998-99 Alumni Association Councilors




Old friends Judy Einzig and Michael Stusser (both Cowell '69) were delighted to find one another amid the record crowd of 350 guests at the April all-alumni reunion luncheon. Einzig was a member of an outstanding team of pioneer alumni volunteers who put on a memorable 30-year reunion.
Photo: Shmuel Thaler

Alumni invited to plan reunions

Alumni who will celebrate 5-, 10-, 15-, 20-, 25-, and 30-year reunions in 2000 are invited to step forward now to begin event planning.

The Alumni Association's all-alumni reunion luncheon, set for Saturday, April 15, 2000, will give special recognition to the classes of '70, '75, '80, '85, '90, and '95. Alumni volunteers will need to come forward to put together additional activities, such as the traditional reunion dinner and dance.

It takes only a handful of volunteers to put on a reunion. In 1999, just ten committed volunteers planned and coordinated an entire weekend of reunion events.

With Alumni Association assistance, reunion planning can take just a few meetings. E-mail access and Web skills are a plus.

To volunteer or for more information, contact the Alumni Association via phone toll-free at (800) 933-SLUG, locally at (831) 459-2530, or via e-mail at alumni@cats.ucsc.edu.




New alumni directory in the works

When you took theater arts classes with Camryn Manheim (Porter '84), could you tell she was bound for Hollywood success? When Geoffrey Marcy (Ph.D. '82, astrophysics) was your astronomy TA, did you expect to read front-page news about his discoveries of planets that orbit sunlike stars?

Find out what your lost friends and classmates are doing these days (and let them know what you're up to) by participating in the UCSC Alumni Association's directory proj-ect. The alumni directory will list updated alumni residence and e-mail addresses as well as information about careers and family.

A request for updated information (or, for those who've recently contacted UCSC, an information confirmation) will be sent to all alumni later in 1999, along with an invitation to order a directory.

For more information, call the Alumni Office toll-free at (800) 933-SLUG or locally at (831) 459-2530.




African American alumni build a reunion

Plans are under way for UCSC's first African American alumni reunion. The event will take place on Saturday, April 15, 2000, as part of the Banana Slug Spring Fair campus open house.

Members of the reunion planning committee include Los Angeles actress Adilah Barnes (Cowell '72); Oakland dentist Carol Bradshaw (Oakes '83, community studies); Paula Powell (Graduate Studies '89, history), director of UCSC's African American Student Life Resource and Cultural Center; Sacramento public finance expert Eric Thomas (Oakes '84, economics); as well as other interested graduates. Their efforts will be aided by staff from the Alumni Association.

"Though many of us African American alumni have talked about a reunion over the years, year 2000 feels right to 'just do it,'" says Barnes. "We welcome all who would like to join us: those from the very beginning up until those who just graduated last year. Herman Blake [Oakes founding provost] plans to come; that will allow us to really come full circle with the very beginning of UCSC."

The committee's first step is to build a mailing list of all African American alumni. Those who graduated before 1986 (before some electronic records were available) are strongly encouraged to contact the Alumni Association now to get on the mailing list. Comments, suggestions, and offers to assist with reunion planning are also welcome. The association can be reached by phone toll-free at (800) 933-SLUG, locally at (831) 459-2530, or via e-mail at alumni@cats.ucsc.edu.




Vintners support scholarships

ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS: Ten undergraduates received $2,500 scholarships in 1998-99 funded by the Alumni Association. They are, back row (l-r), Christopher Pratorius (Porter, music), Nancy Redwine (Kresge, literature), Amy Post (Stevenson, business management/economics), and Ester Anderson (Stevenson, art); front row (l-r), Ian Cuevas (Porter, psychology), Maria Ramos (Merrill, undeclared), Jeanette Dowell (Oakes, biology), Selina Hunstiger (College Eight, undeclared), and Gilbert Quintana (Kresge, math). Not pictured is Jenny Tang (College Eight, sociology), who spent the 1998-99 academic year studying in China. Twelve financially needy students will receive awards from the Alumni Association Scholarship Fund in 1999-2000.

Photo: Don Harris

Listed below are participants in the 1998 UCSC Alumni Vintners Wine Tasting. Since the wine tasting began in 1989, this popular event has raised over $18,000 for undergraduate scholarships. You can thank these vintners for their generosity by remembering these names when you make your wine purchases.

The 1999 Alumni Vintners Wine Tasting will be held on Saturday, July 31, at UCSC. For more information, contact the Alumni Association by phone toll-free at (800) 933-SLUG, locally at (831) 459-2530, or via e-mail at alumni@cats.ucsc.edu.

  • Ahlgren Vineyard - Alice Kelly (Kresge '92)
  • Bargetto Winery - Susan Leach (Cowell '92)
  • Bonny Doon Vineyard - Randall Grahm (attended UCSC in the early '70s)
  • Domaine Chandon - Dawnine Dyer (Oakes '74)
  • Frey Vineyards - Paul Frey Jr. (attended UCSC in the '80s); Karla Frey (College Eight '86)
  • Glen Ellen Winery - Jeff Booth (College Eight '79)
  • Husch Vineyards - Richard A. Robinson (Crown '71)
  • Madroña Vineyards - Hugh Chappelle (College Eight '86)
  • McHenry Vineyard - Henry and Linda McHenry (son and daughter-in-law of the late Dean McHenry, founding chancellor)
  • Mirassou Winery and Radcliffe Cellars - Thomas Stutz (Cowell '74)
  • Patz and Hall Wine Company - Anne Therese Moses (Crown '85)
  • Pelican Ranch Winery - Phillip Crews (professor of chemistry, UCSC)
  • Roudon-Smith Winery - Michael Walters (Porter '93)
  • Saintsbury - David Graves (Crown '74)
  • Stag's Leap Wine Cellars - Brooks Painter (Kresge '80)
  • Storrs Winery - Jason Brandt Lewis (Stevenson '78)
  • Sylvester Winery - Dominic Martin (Kresge '73)
  • Zayante - Gregory Nolten (Crown '73)

 

Anne Therese Moses, left, owner of Patz and Hall Wine Company, gets ready to sample a competitor's wares as Madroña vineyards wine maker Hugh Chappelle fills her glass at the 1998 UCSC Alumni Vintners Wine Tasting. Alumni council members Sandor Nagyszalanczy (Stevenson '77), second from left, and Douglas Foster (Kresge '76) look on. Over 250 fellow alumni, friends, and UCSC community members attended the tasting.





The University of California
Alumni Associations present the....

Sixth Annual UC Alumni Career Conference

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Terry Paulson: "Making Change Work"

Jenny Prisk: "Stand Up, Speak Up, and Succeed"

Career workshops

Networking luncheon with alumni in your job field


Saturday, September 18, 1999: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

At the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles

Cost (includes lunch):
$45 Alumni Association members
$60 Nonmembers

For more information or to register,
contact the UCSC Alumni Association:
(800) 933-slug
alumni@cats.ucsc.edu



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