USD Magazine, Winter 2004

1988 UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI

dai ly routine and "keep those remaining business skills intact. " She writes, "We are blessed co have all three children but times certainly have changed from my USO and career days." .. . Gerard McNamara (M.B.A. '90) reports chat after living in Minnesota, Tennessee and Michigan for che lase 13 years, he and Gaelen (Maskell) McNamara '87 are happy co return co California with their cwo children, Megan, 6, and A.J ., 4. Gerry has taken a faculty position at the University of California, Riverside, and rhe fam ily lives in Men ifee, Cali f. .. . Donald Pannier became general manager for Juno Lighting in June. His wife, Lesley, and he have three wonderful kids, Amber, 9, Donnie, 7, and Delaney, 5.... Kathleen (Bell) Perry is busy raising two girls, Katherine, 10, and Caroline, 6, with her husband Scott. She's an active volunteer in che gi rls' school and enjoys tennis, golf and skiing.. .. Raymond Pigeon and Lisa (Anderson) Pigeon '89 are happy in Poway, Calif. They have three children, the oldest of whom now is driving. Lisa is a "scay-ac– home-buc-never-home" mother and Varesio '88 have finished che 200 I California lronman race and plan co participate in another in 2004. Kelly also finished the 2003 Boston Marathon.. .. Meredith (Lohne) von Tscharner (M.A. '89) and Patrick von Tscharner '86 have children, Emma, 8, and twin sons, Matthew and Nicholas, 5. .. . Lisa (Lebaron) Zickert and Randy Zickerc, who attended USO for two years, were married in 1988. Lisa received her master's in public heal th and has organized wellness pcograms for Kaiser Permanence for l O years. She is currently a full– time mother raising three children, Zachery, 9; Jacob, 6; and Kacie– Marie, 17 months. 1987 UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI Lori (Morgan) Bennett and Eric Bennett and their family left for Germany in August. Eric is reaching in Heidelberg, Germany, at the mid– dle school level on a U.S. Army base there for two years. The couple have Ray is in private practice as an internist and teaches acMercy Hospital in the Hillcrest community of San Diego. They have been mar– ried almost 17 years.... Paul Varesio and Kelly (Borg)

shop celebrated 15 years of operation in December 2002. A second score, Bill's BuJlpen II, celebrated its eighth year.... Cynthia (Volpone) Syage (M.Ed. '92) joined che USO Al umni women's crew team lase spring. They raced in the ann ual crew classic near Crown Point. Cynthia says she met so many great alumni rowers and had such fun , but chat it certainly was harder co do chis time around.. .. Anthony Villaflor is married with two children, Leilani, 9, and Anthony Jr., 4.

four children, Easton, IO; Kacie, 8; Matthew, 6; and Michael, 4. They report that chey are excited at che opportun ity co go abroad.... Mary (Cotti) Carden wenc on after grad uation co earn a master's degree in public health from the University of California, Los Angeles, an M. B.A. from Pepperd ine University and a master's in biblical studies and theol– ogy at Fuller Theological Seminary. She has been married 11 years and has 9-year-old twins and an 8-year– old son. She serves as a hospital chaplain at Providence Sc. Joseph's and Providence Holy Cross medical centers. ... Michael Casper recently returned co San Diego. He reports it is wonderful co be home. He plans co emigrate co Israel in 2004. ... Janet (Gaunt) Coover (M.A. '90) is a school counselor ac La Presa Middle School in the La Mesa-Spring Valley School District. A former member of the USO swim ceam, she recently began swimming at the mas– ter's level and experienced success at che national level. ... David Culp and Elizabeth (Schiele) Culp recently celebrated their 13th anniversary. They moved co Roseville, Calif., with their three children, Taylor, 9; Katrina, 5; and Ryan, 2. David continues co be a professional sales representative for Elsevier Science.... Paula (Ward) Fisher married Theron Fisher in 1997. She is mother co son Sam and three stepchildren. Paula reports that she runs a solo law practice with an emphasis in fam ily law and criminal defense.... Piney (Pulis) Kearns and husband Jay have an 8-year-old daughter, Sheridan, and a 6-year-old son, Jenner. The couple build cus– tom homes, develop land and own a flooring score in Loveland, Colo., called Custom Wholesale Flooring and Design. They live on a large lake north of Denver and "love co pre– tend we're scill ac che beach in San Diego." ... Christopher Kitzman has three daughters, Mary Elizabeth, 4; Catherine Colleen, 2; and Margaret (Stantoni) Mcloughlin '88 have four boys, ages I5, 11 , 5 and 3, and live in the Scripps Ranch community of San Diego. Robert is a regional sales manager for Solidworks Corp., a 3-D CAD software company, and Joannie is a real escace developer.. .. William Mifsud reports that Bill's Bullpen Spores Card and Comics Anne, 4 months. ... Robert Mcloughlin and Joannie

Lori Ann Czop Assaf just gradu– ated from che University ofTexas at Austin with a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction. She is an assistant professor acTexas Scace University ac San Marcos. She specializes in ele– mentary reading education. She has cwo children, Calianne, 5, who started kindergarten this year, and Atiyeh, 3. Husband Saleem works ac the McCombs School of Business at che University ofTexas, Austin... .

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