Spring Brunch With Faculty Grant Recipients

May 5, 2024

We welcomed 59 retirees and guests to the Spring Brunch on May 5th. We enjoyed margaritas, a delicious south of the border themed brunch, lots of lively conversation and memories of our time at Sac State. We also honored our 2024 Faculty Development Grant award winners:

• Sheeva Sabati, Educational Leadership
• Si Gao, Environmental Studies
• Evangeline Ballerini, Biological Sciences

and the Alan D. Wade Family Research Awardee:
Frances Furio, Social Work

For more information on all the recipients, please see the Retirees Association Faculty Grants page:

https://www.csus.edu/org/retirees/faculty%20grants/

A big thanks to Shari Bedker, Event Coordinator, for her work on this event, and to all the individuals and businesses that donated door prizes.

Mark your calendars for the Fall Dinner on November 8, 2024. More information will be provided in future newsletters.

Welcome and visiting

Virginia Dixon and event coordinator Sheri Bedker      Madonna Barlow, Shirley Vicari, Pat Robson     

      Nancy Tooker, Nancy Fox, Janice Hayden                          Will Vizzard, Ted Lascher

             Diane Hyson, Si Gao, Tom Griffith

Debbi Burnett, Chris Wagner, Judy Montgomery

 

  RA President Sue Holl, VP Jonathan Bowman            President Luke Wood, RA President Sue Holl

Brian Chu, Si Gao                                   Lisa Hemmersley, Evangeline Ballerini

Robin Baldini, Jonathan Bowman, Deborah Seiler, Fred Baldini, Will Vizzard  
              

Janice Hayden, Merry Pawlowski, Shirley Vicari               Mark Hendricks, Jonathan Bowman

Dining and Visiting...

Lining up for the delicious brunch

 Chris Oshiro, Michelle Stevens, Ted Lascher, Si Gao, Bryan Chu, Dianne Hyson, Rebekah Rabiroff

       Mark Wheeler, Sue Holl, Jonathan Bowman, Francis Furio, Kyle Marlatt, Merry Pawlowski

 Mary Beth Metcalf, Henriette and Edward Gibson, Lisa Hemmersley, Tracy Hamilton, Maria Alcarez, Evangeline Ballerini, Bob Metcalf

        Christine Miller, Mark Stoner, Tom Krabacher, Estelle Eke

             Deborah Seiler, Will Vizzard, Fred & Robin Baldini, Ken Cross, Maggie Beddow

 Carol Downey, Shirley Vicari, Janice Hayden, Nancy & Ron Fox, Jean Torcom, Cecilia Flores, Suzanne Bracamonte Iturriaga.

  Nancy Griffith, Mike Bossert, Nancy Tooker, Barbara O'Connor, Virginia Kidd, Paul & Lillie Noble

      Virginia Dixon, Leah and Chuck Davis, Shari Bedker, Judy Montgomery, Madonna Barlow, Pat Robson

           Virginia Kidd, David Wagner, Chris Wagner, Debbi Burnett, Linda Martin

Program...

Sac State President Luke Wood speaks to the group about all the exciting things happening on campus!

Merry Pawlowski, president of CSU-ERFSA (California State University Emeritus & Retired Faculty & Staff Association), speaks to the group about the benefits of membership.

Honoring Faculty Grant recipients:

Recipient Evangeline Ballerini receiving her award from RA President Sue Holl:

              

Recipient Si Gao receiving her award from RA President Sue Holl:

         

Alan G. Wade Family Research Awardee:

Recipient Frances Furio receiving her award from RA President Sue Holl:

          

Door prizes and drawing:

 
Sue Holl looking over the prizes                                           Festive table

Mark Wheeler with his prize custom lei             Evangeline Ballerini with her prize

 

Merry Pawlowski with her gift basket