USD Magazine Summer 2007

B E C OM E T H E C H A N G E YO U WA N T T O S E E .

T H E S T O R Y A LWAY S O L D A N D A LWAY S N E W . CONTENTS

C L A S S N O T E S CAMPAIGN CORNER 36 / A Magical Place The gift of Sandy (Cassell) Farrell ’61 and her husband, Jerry, is part of a larger effort to honor USD’s two founders. ALUMNI UPDATE 38 / Beacons of Light Alumni Honors gala cele- brates outstanding graduates with an evening that’s been described as USD’s version of the Academy Awards. 24 / FEEL ING, DEAL ING, HEAL ING The Autism Institute’s Anne Donnellan wants others to see that treating those with autism like competent and worthy human beings isn’t a radical notion. Her own personal epiphany — which caused her to question everything she thought she knew about the disorder — was an upending experience.

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30 / NEW- FASHIONED POET, OLD- FASHIONED SOUL Kecia Brown’s need to make things right has led her from USD to New York’s prestigious Columbia University, where she makes sure that students know exactly how important their education is to her. In a word? Very.

P E O P L E A R E MO R E E A S I LY L E D T HAN R I V E N .

CLASS NOTES 40 / Language of Love

The secret to happily teaching kindergarten for 37 years, according to Susan (Wong) Quan ’76. (Hint: It’s about empathy.)

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45 / Working it Out Adapted physical education teacher Linda McMorran says that improvement among challenged kids can be slow, but the effort is worth it. 48 / Nighttime is the Right Time Stingaree is the largest nightclub ever to open in San Diego’s historic Gaslamp Quarter. And owner James Brennan ’96 isn’t done yet.

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