USD Magazine, Fall 2004

1978 UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI Virginia (Ortega) Baker is par– ticipating in a clinical study of hybrid cochlear implants through the House Ear Clinic. The rwo-year study exam ines the use of implants co supplement hearing aids rather than replace chem. GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI Mark Bonenfant (J.D.) has been a partner at Buchalter, Nemer, Fields and Younger, a 150-person law firm , since 1986. He chairs the corporate/ business practice group there and also is an adjunct professor at the Universiry of Southern California Law School, where he teaches a course on securities regulation. 1979 GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI Irma (Poole) Asberry Q.D.) was the 2003-2004 co-chair of the Riverside Counry Bar Association Family Law Section. She also has been a coordi nator and panelist in pre-marital seminars since 1995... . Ruth (Fritsch) Hargrove Q.D.) has been a professor of legal writing at California Western School of Law in San Diego for the past five years. She has rwo sons, ages 11 and 13. Her husband recendy returned to his day job after rwo years of active dury as a U.S. Navy Seal following the 9/11 attacks.... James Lewis Q.D.) recently remarried and moved to the country, where he raises horses. He is a principal in a start-up technology company and is involved in various venture capital endeavors as well as his commercial law practice.

Southern California Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimon ial Lawyers. She also serves on the board

of directors of the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program. 1975

GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI Charles Byler Q.D.) was assigned to the Legal Instruction Section of the Drug Enforcement Agency, where he provides legal instruction to basic research specialises. He reporrs chat wife Donna is retired and loving ic. ... Bruce Ginsburg Q.D.) was re-elected to che board of directors of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association. He adds chat son Aaron moved to Los Angeles to work in the entertainment field and now is a manager at Quattromedia. ... Josephine Kiernan Q.D.) became director of training for the San Diego District Attorney's office in April 2003... . John Little Q.D.) received rwo outstanding trial lawyer awards in September from the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego. 1976 UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI Lilia Garcia Q.D. '81) is president of La Raza Lawyers for 2004. GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI Donald Christensen Q.D.) com– pleted a one-year term as president of the Washoe Counry Bar Association in June. He and Bob Eisenberg '76 (J.D.) have been the attorney coaches for rhe Reno High School mock trial team for six years, which has been scare champion rwice in that time. Donald reports seeing Brett Goodson ' 76 0.D.), the attorney coach for rhe Ohio scare champion ream, in May 2003. 1977 GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI Christine Bologna Q.D.) and John LaRocco ' 77 O.D.) report chat rwins Lauren and Jeffrey are 8 years old and entering third grade. Christine has volunteered in their classroom and served as room parent. She telecommutes one day a week and calls her employer, the Californ ia Scare Personnel Board, "truly a pro-family employer." ... Nancy Schons Q.D.) sends "kisses to my '77 law school classmates!"

1980 GRADUATE AND LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI David Skelton Q.D., LL.M. '85) was appointed in 1990 as a Chapter 13 bankruptcy trustee for the south– ern district of California. He admi n– isters about 2,000 active cases. 1981 UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI Jeanine (Deighan) Fagan (M.B.A. '86) and John Fagan are again living in Southern California.