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Class Notes
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1950s
Howard Norman Lovdal, ’57, B.A., Communication Studies, has been known as “Shad O’Shea,” a writer, broadcaster and record producer for the past 41 years. He spent 15 years as a radio and TV personality in New Orleans, St. Louis, San Diego and Cincinnati and was the national voice for clients that included Dodge-Plymouth, Westinghouse and Ideal toys. He wrote and produced commercials for more than 300 clients and for 17 years was the radio and TV voice of the Ford Motor Company in the Midwest. As a producer and consultant for songwriters and recording artists, “Shad” helped put more than 50 newcomers on the national music charts. His books, Just for the Record, Beware…the Song Shark and Common Sense and the Music Business,are considered the ultimate “how-to” manuals for what it takes to succeed in the music industry.
Robert Nyman, ’58, B.A., Business Administration, ’60, M.P.A., Public Policy, retired after more than 30 years as a county government executive and private consultant. He was county administrator of Yolo and Santa Cruz counties and Washington County, Ore. He was also deputy county executive for finance and administration with Santa Clara County for many years. He started his career with Sacramento County while still a senior at Sac State.
1960s
Thomas Pucci , ’69, B.A., Physical Education, received his E.D.D. after earning his bachelor’s degree at Sac State. He went on to earn his master’s degree in education from Pacific University, followed in 1974 by his doctorate in secondary education and administration from University of New Mexico. After coaching at the University of Arkansas, Pucci became the director of athletics at California University of Pennsylvania in 1991, where the program has earned three NCAA Division II championships and 17 Pennsylvania State Athletics Conference (PSAC) West division crowns. He is also the athletic directors’ liaison for PSAC football and the president of the PSAC Athletic Directors Association. Pucci and wife Debbie reside in Perryopolis, PA.
1970s
Kathryn (Kate) Styrsky, ’70, B.A., English, has retired after serving as a passport specialist for the U.S. Department of State from 1981-2005. At the time of her retirement, she was responsible for training and leading junior staffers at the Passport Agency in San Francisco. Styrsky participated in the women’s executive leadership program and also served as an equal employment opportunity counselor and a mediator. Prior to her last position, she was a claims representative for the Social Security Administration from 1974-80. During her years of federal service, Styrsky assisted thousands of U.S. citizens in obtaining the benefits to which they were entitled. In retirement, she is enjoying reading, writing, theater, fine arts, and Berkeley’s “café society.”
Thomas B. Stout , ’71, B.S.E., Civil Engineering, received his doctorate in civil engineering in December 2005 from Iowa State University. After more than 30 years in consulting engineering, Stout is conducting research in highway safety and lecturing in highway design at Iowa State. He lives in Des Moines, Iowa.
Michael A. Kelley , ‘73, B.A., Economics, ‘83, M.P.A., Public Administration, has been appointed acting commissioner of the Department of Financial Institutions. Kelley was selected to review and implement appropriate internal controls, administrative processes and operating procedures within the department. Prior to his current appointment, he served as chief financial and administrative officer for the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency, which oversees activities of 13 departments consisting of more than 42,000 employees, and a budget exceeding $11 billion. This is the second time a governor has appointed him to serve as a top executive manager of a statewide agency.
Michael H. Frost , ’74, M.A., English, is a teacher of legal writing and advisor to the Southwestern University Law Review and has served as a legal writing consultant for the National Judicial College for more than 15 years. He has also authored several articles on classicallegal rhetoric and its connections to modern legal discourse, including his recently published book Introduction to Classical Legal Rhetoric: A Lost Heritage. With another degree from UC Davis and a doctorate in English from State University of New York, Frost joined Southwestern’s faculty in 1979. Southwestern has just honored him with the Irwin R. Buchalter Professorship.
Gary Preeo , ’75, B.A., Government/Journalism, is the chief investigator for the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office. He has more than 30 years in law enforcement in San Joaquin County, including six years with the sheriff’s department and currently 24 years with the D.A.’s office. He is a graduate of the 169th Session of the FBI National Academy, and is the 2001 past president of the 7,000-member California Narcotic Officers’ Association. He is also a member of many state and national professional associations. As chief investigator, he currently oversees 55 employees, including 30 sworn investigators.
Dianna L. Noyes , ’75, B.S., Criminal Justice, received her paralegal certificate from the UC Davis Extension Program and has been a practicing paralegal for more than 14 years. She has also taught legal education subjects for the last nine years. She is a frequent speaker and author regarding the paralegal profession. Noyes recently wrote and published The California Family Law Paralegal, to be used as a textbook and desk reference for paralegal students and recent graduates of California programs. She has held many positions in professional organizations including terms as president of the National Federation of Paralegal Associations and the Sacramento Valley Paralegal Association. She is currently engaged as a contract paralegal and is authoring several more paralegal text books.
Colin McGreal , ’76, B.A., Journalism, is the branch manager for TQ3Navigant in Rancho Cordova which handles travel for several large corporations both in Sacramento and in the Silicon Valley. It is in the process of being acquired by Carlson Wagonlit, and will be one of the largest travel companies in the world. Prior to his present position, McGreal worked for Patterson Travel in Sacramento for 23 years. His favorite Sac State team is the women’s volleyball team and he can be found at almost all of their home matches. If he wins the Lotto, McGreal will help get a new arena built for them as well as get the Guy West Bridge painted green and gold, “the way the Tower Bridge should have been.” He is from a Sac State family: his brother graduated in’79, his father is a professor emeritus of philosophy and daughter Brittany became an alum in 2005.
Michael A. Meyers , ’77, B.S., Criminal Justice, went on after graduation to earn an M.P.A. in public administration from Golden Gate University in 1982. He retired as chief of police from the Rialto, Calif. Police Department in December. His law enforcement career spanned 27 years including 20 years with the Oakland Police Department and seven and a half years with the Rialto Police Department.
Kevin Kelley , ’78, B.A., Linguistics, is director of corporate communications for Santa Ana-based Corinthian Colleges, Inc. CCInc. operates 133 career colleges throughout the U.S. and Canada. Prior to CCInc., Kelley was with Edison International, a global energy company, for 25 years. He also earned his M.A. in public relations at the University of LaVerne and taught at that university and at Cerritos College. During his college days and soon after, Kelley worked in local radio and was a member of a local rock band American Truckin’ Company, playing all over Northern California including frequent stops at Sac State and at DJ’s Pizza across from the Guy West Bridge.
1980's
DARRYL J. THOREBY, ’81, B.S., Finance, is with Booz Allen Hamilton, a consulting firm founded in 1914. He provides acquisition program management consulting services for the Navy Marine Corps Intranet program. All computers and network assets for 350,000 users are being migrated to one secure network. Prior to this position, he was with the U.S. Small Business Administration in Sacramento and then San Diego County. Thoreby’s positions included those as a loan officer, lending officer, credit administrator and, later, vice president. He lives in Vista, Calif.
Leslie Larrabee , ’81, B.A., Liberal Studies, has joined William Berry Campaigns as the vice president/chief operating officer. She was with the Department of Economic Development for the Chabot-Las Positas Community College District. Prior to her work with the college district, Larrabee worked in the private sector as a business development and marketing executive in the Silicon Valley. She also received her master’s degree in organization development from the University of Phoenix.
Marty Tetloff , ’83, B.A., Criminal Justice, founded the non-profit Metro Tacoma Fencing Club in 1998. He originally began fencing through classes offered at Sac State. Tetloff has earned national certification from the United States Fencing Coaches Association and the Academie d’Armes to teach foil, epee and saber fencing weapons. He has coached at the West Chester University Fencing Club in Pennsylvania and is a rated referee in all weapons. Tetloff is a current member of the United States Fencing Coaches Association and coaches fencing at the Tacoma club.
Annette Burget Bailey , ’83, B.A., Communication Studies, is a former Los Angeles Daily News community editor and STAR magazine reporter, who is now a first-time children’s author. The Blue Smoker of Barkwater Village is the tale of a caring, pet-friendly community with bunches of bulldogs, Boston terriers, bloodhounds—and Blue Smoker, keeping his city free from evil, crime and chronic cursing. Burget Bailey is also the author of Blonde Ambition, Postmortem and Definition Murder. She resides in the Los Angeles suburbs with her husband.
Gilbert L. Anema III, ’83, B.S., Electrical and Electronics Engineering, has accepted a position as the technical director for Test and Evaluation Squadron Three Zero (VX-30) at Point Mugu, Calif., bringing with him a wealth of test and evaluation experience. This includes 16 years working with the Navy’s F-14 Tomcat and six years with strike weapons for the Naval Air Systems Command. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School in Maryland and has logged more than 350 flight hours in a variety of aircraft. In recognition of his many accomplishments, he was named the 2002 VX-30 Test Engineer of the Year and the 2004 National Society of Professional Engineers NAVAIR Federal Engineer of the Year.
John B. Allard II, ’84, B.A., Government and History, changed careers after 21 years in government, becoming the owner of a local business. Along with his wife, Lisa, he purchased Molly Maid of Placer County, a professional house cleaning business serving South Placer County. Prior to his “retirement,” he served as chief of staff for Assemblymember/Senator Tim Leslie (1986-97), deputy director of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (1997-99), vice president of the California Hospital Association (1999-2000) and regional vice president of the Hospital Council of Northern and Central California (2000-05). Allard continues to serve on the Roseville City Council, which he was appointed to in October 2003 and voted in for a four-year term in November 2004.
Gary Tang , ’86, B.S., Business Administration, co-authored a book, Combat Shaolin, and is writing a second book in the martial arts category. He is one of the masters at the Lai Hung Chinese Martial Arts Institute in Richmond, Calif. Since graduation, Tang has founded several corporations, and three of them are in operation. HT Appraisal, Inc., Hannah Investment, Inc. and Barnacle Mortgage, Inc. have been in business for more than 18 years. He says the success of his companies can be attributed to the training from the College of Business Administration at Sac State and he is willing to train some potential students in return for the strong foundation received from his professors.
Patricia Wu Borges, ’87, B.S., Marketing, has been honored for five years of service to Rural Community Assistance Corporation, a nonprofit organization that aides rural and tribal communities through training, technical assistance and financing. The group’s various offices are located in 13 Western states, including Alaska and Hawaii and Wu Borges works out of their office in West Sacramento. She also holds a master’s degree in human resource administration from Golden Gate University. Wu Borges and her family have lived in Elk Grove since 2002.
Steven A. Smith , ’87, B.A., Government, is the department head and lead instructor of the Administration of Justice Program at Gavilan College in Gilroy, Calif. He was recently appointed to the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe mission to Serbia and Montenegro to be the curriculum developer in their police reform division. He is an 18-year law enforcement veteran, having served with Scotts Valley Police Department, the Santa Cruz County District Attorney’s Office and the United Nations mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Wendy Turner , ’89, B.A., History, ’90, M.A., History, an assistant professor of history at Augusta State University, has been granted tenure by the board of regents of the University System of Georgia. She was also promoted to the rank of associate professor. Besides her two degrees from Sac State, Turner has master’s and doctoral degrees from UCLA.
Patricia M. Webb, ’89, M.A., International Affairs/Strategic Intelligence, Webb was promoted to colonel in the Air Force Reserves in 2005 after a distinguished career. She lives in Alexandria, Va.
1990s
Michael J. O'Kane Jr., ’90, B.S., Finance, started his own business after more than 14 years with the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. His new venture, O’Kane & Company, LLC provides consulting services to financial institutions and assists them in navigating the regulatory environment. O’Kane remains active in East Bay Habitat for Humanity and was elected president of the board of directors in early 2005. He lives in Alameda, Calif.
Connie Damant, ’91, B.A., Government, has been appointed assistant director of legislation at the Department of Aging by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. She has served as legislative coordinator for the Department of Health Services since 2000. DaMant was previously the analyst for the Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program at the Department of Aging from 1997 to 2000 and an analyst and legislative liaison for the Department of Social Services from 1989 to 1997.
Kelly Baldwin, ’93, B.A., Liberal Studies, ’98 and ’99, Education Credentials, has been promoted to CEO of the Monterey County Fairgrounds. She was formerly the deputy manager of the fairgrounds for four years. In her position, Baldwin is responsible for overseeing the County Fair, the Monterey Bay Race Place, and all interim activities that are held at the Monterey County Fairgrounds. A native of the Monterey area, she has more than 16 years experience in the fairs and expositions industry and is active in the business community. Long associated with the agricultural industry, she was voted Cattle Woman of the Year by the Monterey County Cattle Women Association in 2005.
Scott R. Harris, ’94, M.A., Sociology, recently published The Meanings of Marital Equality, a book about the different ways that researchers and laypersons interpret fairness in marriage. In 2005 he received teaching awards from the College of Arts and Sciences and from the Student Government Association at Saint Louis University, where he is an assistant professor of sociology. He lives in Webster Groves, Mo.
Elizabeth Bruce, ’94, B.A., Psychology, after graduating from Sac State, took a bus twice a week for three years from her parent’s home in Sacramento to the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology in Palo Alto, Calif. She was determined to earn a doctorate in clinical psychology from an APA-accredited program. After another four years by car, rapid transit and train, she succeeded. Upon graduating in June 2005, Bruce received of the school’s most prestigious awards for a dissertation. She hopes to establish her own clinic for emotionally disturbed children and their families. That, she believes, would be a gratifying completion to a long journey.
Charles Kelley Hahn, ’95, Government (Political Science/Economics), has been named deputy secretary of state by Gov. Schwarzenegger. Hahn previously served as staff director for the Assembly Republican Caucus and chief of staff for Assemblymembers Rod Pacheco and Dave Cogdill. During his tenure at Sac State, he participated in the Sacramento Semester program and was an intern in the Office of the Governor. elley Hahn, ’95, Government (Political Science/ Economics), has been named deputy secretary of state by Gov. Schwarzenegger. Hahn previously served as staff director for the Assembly Republican Caucus and chief of staff for Assemblymembers Rod Pacheco and Dave Cogdill. During his tenure at Sac State, he participated in the Sacramento Semester program and was an intern in the Office of the Governor.
Robyn Tornay, ’96, B.A., English, ’03, M.A., Education, has been named assistant registrar for Napa Valley College. Before taking the new position, she worked at UC Davis in the Registrar’s Office and Department of Physics. Robyn was also a former advisor for Golden Key International Honor Society at UC Davis and council advisor for the organization for the western region.
2000s
Karen Moy , ’00, M.S., Kinesiology, is in a post-doctorate position at UC San Diego. She recently completed her doctorate and finished her Fullbright Scholarship work.
Jeremiah Peiffer , ’01, B.S., ’04, M.S., K inesiology, has co-authored and published a research article that was in the December issue of the Journal of Exercise Physiology entitled “The Influence of Graded Exercise Test Selection on Pmax and a Subsequent Single Interval Bout.”
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