U Magazine, Fall 1989

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later earned a master's degree from Stanford University, a master of divinity degree from St. Patrick's Seminary and a doctorate in theology at the Universite Catolique and the Sorbonne in Paris. The diocese of San Bernar– dino has established the Fr. Frank Ponce Scholarship Fund in his memory. daughters, Kristen and Meghan, are returning to Seattle , Wash., after spending a year in Wilming– ton , Del. Joe has worked for the Department of Veteran Affa irs in the fields of mental health and health care administration since his graduation from USO. Joe was a "missing alum" for 20-plus years and is very pleased to be rece iv– ing alumni information. He 's even more pleased to be returning to the Pacific Northwest...Michael Simpson of San Diego died recently. Michael had been a real estate agent for 20 years and had taught drama at Rosary High School. He was active with the San Diego city recreation depart– ment and the Old Globe Thea ter, and was a member of the Board of Realtors. Survivors include his father, Lester, of El Cajon; and a sister, Leslie Seifert, ofJulian. of Cuyamaca Bank in Santee, Calif. He was elected chair of the San Diego Private Industry Council in July. The 21-member council oversees federally funded job training and placement programs for unemployed and low income persons. Allan's wife, Ann '86 o.o.) is an attorney at Knutson, Meyer, Shannon and Meeker in La Mesa, Calif. Va., with her husband , Neil, and daughter, Maria, 9. Laura teaches English as a second language at an adult high school and provides training in cross cultural commu– nication and intercultural conflict resolution to managers and employees in private industry. Laura (Schanes) Romstedt lives in Vienna, Joe Walker, his wife, Carol, and their two Allan Farias is president and chief executive officer

Jeannie Hebner married Bill Sheehy in July

He now teaches special education in the Alexandria city public schools.

Memorial mass set for Nalley

in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. There were several USO alums in attendance. The Sheehys just purchased a home in Madison, N.J. Bill is a corporate attorney and Jea nnie is a special education teacher. . . Sally Thornton recently was appointed to the board of trustees of The Whittier Institute

Friends ofJanice Nalley '88 invite her classmates and acquaintances to a memorial massfor Nalley to be cele– brated at 5 p.m. Nov. 5 in Founders Chapel. Nalley diedJune 27follow– ing an eight-month bout with cancer. She earned a bachelor's degree in commu– nications in May of 1988 and was well known to many students because ofher in– volvement in Associated Students, new student orienta– tion and the Student Alumni Association. A scholarship fund has been established in Nalley s name. For more information, contact Karen Reed, 260- 4590, orMimi Mehrabi, 453- 1333. of Women 's Research and Resources at Purdue University. Last April she received the Community Involvement Award from the National University Continuing Education Association (NUCEA) at its national meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, for "Vietnam...Remember The Ladies," a program she designed to honor American's female veterans. She is listed in Who's Who Among Human Service Prof essionals, 1988-89 and Who's Who in The Midwest, 1989-90. Patricia (Mulcahy) Boer is the director of the Office

Liam McGee was pro– moted this summer to

Douglas Feist has joined the law firm of Hinchy,

Witte, Wood, Anderson & Hodges, where he works in the firm 's business and taxation section, as well as in the estate planning section.. John Greene and Wendy (Toll) Greene '78 announce the birth of their second child, Jeffrey, on March 26. (Probala) Smith, Debbie (DiMeglio) Thompson and Marianne Vivona reunited in Palm Springs in March to cele– brate the 10-year anniversary of their graduation from USO. They came from near and fa r: Sue and Debbie from San Diego, Robin from Chicago, Marianne from Seattle and Shelly from Richmond , Vc. .,John Yorchak and his wife, Marilee, are the proud new parents of a son, Alexander Julian, born Feb. 3, when the tempera– ture was 22 degrees below (they live in Denver). They also have a 3-year-old, Nicholas William. John is a senior human factors engineering psychologist with Martin Marietta Astronautics in Denver. Shelly (Smith) Dillon, Sue Mathis, Robin

fo r Diabetes and Endocri-

' nology at

Scripps Memo– rial Hospital. Sally, a San Diego civic leader and community vol- unteer, is former chairman of the

Sa/()1 'fbornton '81

board and president of the San Diego Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation and vice president of the San Diego Museum of Art. .Joan (McMillan) Barnett li ves in Santa Cruz County with her husband, Dan, and their three children, Christopher, Stephanie and Emily. Joan has published over 20 poems in literary maga– zines and anthologies, including in Plainswoman and Lightbouse Point: An Antbology of Santa Cruz Writers. She teaches creative writing workshops in elementary and junior high schools through "Spectra," a professional artists-in-education program administered by the Cultural Council of Sa nta Cruz... Michael Goergen has jo ined the Los Angeles law firm of Argue , Pearson, Harbison and Myers, where he specializes in business litigation... Amy (Wrobel) Lyons married David Lyons in June. He is a partner at Sedgwick, Detert, Moran and Arnold in Los Angeles. Amy is an associate at Rushfe ldt, Shelley and Drake in Shem1an Oaks, Calif., specializing in medical malpractice defense... Henry Zahner and Susan (Shook) Zahner '82 announce the birth of their third child, Haley Lynne, born July 11 . Haley joins Christopher, 4, and Bree, 1, at the family home in Encinitas. Henry is employed by Grubb and Ellis in Carlsbad, Calif., where he special– izes in industrial properties.. . Lise Young won a seat on the Paradise Town Council last No– vember by a landslide victory.

Tami (Albright) Hansen completed her master's

degree in speech-language pathology in May. She is working with Head Start preschoolers at the Crippled Children's Society of Santa Clara County.

Ed Coles and Lorrie (Lienhard) Coles '81 live

Fr. Frank Ponce, former pastor of Our Lady of

in Sausalito , Calif. Ed bolds the rank of major and now is assistant chief of gastroenterology at Letterman Army Medical Cente r in San Francisco. Lorrie has been busy with Edward, 6 months, Natalie, 3 1/ 2, and their labrador.. . Julie (Walch) Michnowicz, her husband , Victor, and their 2-year– old son, Victor, recently moved to Yokosuka, Japan, where they will live for three years.

Guadalupe Church in the San Bernardino diocese, died July 23 of cancer. Fr. Ponce served from 1977-1984 at the office of the secretariat for the Spanish speaking in the National Confer– ence of Catholic Bishops of the United States Catholic Conference in Washington , D.C. He was named a Woodrow Wilson Fellow as a USO graduate in 1963. He

Ricardo Sanchez has returned to the metropoli–

tan Washington, D.C. , area after teaching for four years in Europe.

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