USD Magazine Spring 2007

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KENT LEVIS (J.D.) plans to retire in April 2008. He is a judge for the Fresno County Superior Court and, having completed a two-year stint as misdemeanor presiding member of a criminal law education committee, is now sitting on a general trial assign- ment. He bought a second home in Cambria, Calif.

until they were older, then worked at Costco, as an aide at Santee schools, and then as a school nurse at San Diego City Schools for five years. “I have worked in psychiatric nursing and in triage nursing for 1 1/2 years,” she says. “I enjoy nursing as an occu- pation.” [ 1 9 7 6 ] RICHARD ANNIS (J.D.) reports, “On May 17, 2006, I became the grandfather of a beautiful baby girl, Daniela Vercollone.” LARRY ROSENSTEIN (J.D.) has been practicing workers compensa- tion law since 1977 with a private prac- tice inWest Los Angeles.“I have been active in the community as a member of the board of trustees of Temple Israel of Hollywood, a member of the Legal Division Cabinet of the Jewish Federation and a frequent volunteer at Meals onWheels and the AIDS lunch program at L.A. County-USC.” MICHAEL SPILGER (J.D.) has a solo practice in real estate transac- tional law in San Diego and is an author and speaker for continuing education classes for real estate brokers and attorneys. [ 1 9 7 7 ] JAMES BOONE (M.ED.) and his wife, Lauralee (Nelson) ’77, are both retired from public school education. “We continue to serve the Lord Jesus Christ through teaching opportuni- ties in our local church community and overseas,” Lauralee reports. ROBBIN CUTLER (B.A.) has been a special education teacher with the Redlands Unified School District for the past 18 years. DAVID FROMAN (J.D.) practices business and immigration law in San Diego. His family recently moved into their new home, which was built on the site of their home that burned in the October 2003 Cedar fire. David is a co-sponsor of the David Froman and Sandra M. Wagner Comparative Law Award at USD’s School of Law. RITA MARIE KELLEY (M.ED.) is thrilled to announce the birth of her first granddaughter, Natali Cadence Kelley. NANCY (SCHONS) SMOKE (J.D.) sends “more kisses to my fellow law school Class of ’77 alums!”

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[ 1 9 5 8 ] ROSALIE PARKMAN (B.A. ) is retired and living in Tucson, Ariz. “I am enjoying a summer home in the mountains, connecting with good friends and writing (hopefully, if it ever gets finished) a children’s book.”

ROBERT JOHNSON JR. (J.D.) received the highest jury verdict award for a Jones Act case in Califor- nia: $5.2 million vs. ExxonMobil for a worker injured on duty. He spends summers at his 42-acre horse ranch in McAllister, Mont., where he raises Tennessee walker and Missouri fox trotter pleasure horses. commodore of Naval Coastal Warfare Squadron 30, returned home after a year in the Middle East involved in coastal and port security for Iraq and Kuwait. There, he earned a Bronze Star for actions involving force pro- tection of the United States and allied assets in the region. [ 1 9 7 5 ] LANCE BEIZER (J.D.) retired in January 2002 after 25 years with the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office in order to attend the Episco- pal Seminary at the Graduate Theo- logical Union in Berkeley, Calif. He received a master of divinity degree in May 2005, was ordained as a priest on Sept. 10, 2005, and is now on the staff of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in San Jose, Calif. STEPHEN EVATT (B.A.) , longtime advertising manager of American Handgunner magazine, is now also the advertising manager of American Cop magazine. Steve and his wife, Sally, live in San Diego, and they have two grown daughters. BRUCE GINSBURG (J.D.) contin- ues to try cases in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. “My children are growing and scattered to the wind.” Son Aaron is a manager of film writers and direc- tors in Los Angeles; daughter Lauren works in the corporate offices of a clothing manufacturer in New York; and daughter Ariel entered college as a freshman in September. “I visit L.A. three to four times each year for business and pleasure. I always think fondly of my time spent in San Diego, and of the Law School itself.” LORRAINE (CAGLIERO) PETER- SON (B.A. ) worked for three years after graduating from USD, was mar- ried and went to San Diego State University to earn a B.S. in nursing. She stayed home with her two sons [ 1 9 7 4 ] CAPT. MARK ZECCA (B.A.) ,

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[ 1 9 7 0 ] THOMAS BELLEPERCHE (B.A.) resigned from full-time law practice in February 2006 and is a self- employed investor in Fort Wayne, Ind. [ 1 9 7 2 ] JOHN HEISNER (J.D.) is a partner in Sullivan, Hill, Lewin, Rez & Engel, a litigation law firm in San Diego. He is also an adjunct professor at USD’s School of Law and on the board of directors of St. Jude Research Foun- dation. He is active in Masonic organ- izations and is the author of “Medita- tions on Masonic Symbolism.” SISTER MAXINE KRAEMER (M.A.) is still active in the Kraemer Endowment Foundation, which she established to benefit St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center, an organization that serves developmentally disabled adults in San Diego. Sister Kraemer was director of St. Madeleine Sophie’s for 25 years until her retirement in 1992. LL.M.G. ’02) handles criminal appellate cases through Appellate Defenders Inc. in San Diego and the California Appellate Project in Los Angeles. He has been a recognized appellate law specialist by the State Bar of California since November 2004. He is active in Toastmasters and an avid reader of Shakespeare. DEBORAH HALL (M.ED., M.S. ’75) has been writing as an avoca- tion for several years. “My biggest publication thrill came late last year when I had an essay accepted for NPR’s ‘This I Believe’ series,” Deborah [ 1 9 7 3 ] JAMES BOSTWICK (J.D., says. “My essay was titled ‘The Power of Presence’ and can be found online at NPR.” It was broad- cast on Dec. 26, 2005, and is includ- ed in an anthology of all “This I Believe” essays from the first year

[ 1 9 6 0 ] SISTER LINDA HAYWARD (B.A., M.A. ’68) spent 10 days in New Orleans nine months after Hurricane Katrina for a retreat and to witness the effects of the storm. [ 1 9 6 4 ] MARITA ANGLETON SHEEHAN (B.A.) is assistant academic dean and professor of pediatrics at the Texas Tech University School of Medicine in Amarillo, Texas.“I am a pediatrician and teach medical students and resi- dents. I also serve as academic dean for medical students and residency programs at this campus.” [ 1 9 6 6 ] RICHARD GRAY (B.A.) is training inWashington, D.C., for a new assign- ment as management officer at the U.S. Consulate in Naples, Italy.“I’m happy to meet USD alumni if you visit Naples during the next three years!” EVA (VIDAS) YOUNG (M.ED.) is a professor for Embry-Riddle Aeronau- tical University, where she teaches aviation/aerospace, management, humanities, and literature and writing. [ 1 9 6 8 ] THOMAS WOOD (J.D.) still lives in Carlsbad and drives 1 1 / 2 miles to work. His office is just blocks from the beach in the village area. Thomas and wife Barbara have two grown children — both married — and two grandchildren. [ 1 9 6 9 ] DENNIS DIEMOZ (J.D.) is the chief legal officer for United Space Alliance in Houston. He is responsible for legal, internal audit, security, tech- nology protection and export control functions. United Space Alliance operates the space shuttle and the International Space Station for NASA.

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