U Magazine, Summer 1989

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Wood is the new manager of re– habilitation nursing at San Diego's Sharp Memorial Hospital. She has served in a variety of capacities over the past 12 years at Sharp HealthCare. Cindy currently is president of the San Diego chap– ter of the Association of Rehabili– tation Nurses .. . Candy (Valente) Blough and her family just moved to Wyckoff, N.J. Her hus– band, Douglas, is the new vice president of Roebling Investment Co. The couple have three children: Amber, 3 1/2; Tasia, 2; and a new baby, Kiara, born in May. Candy would love to hear from classmates. Call them at (201) 891-1022.. .Clare White and Larry McDonald '85 (MBA) were married in Founders Chapel on April 1. Marita Sullivan and Joanna Evoy were part of the weddng party. Erica Wellman and Meegan Wellman '84 own a high fashion • • •.,. jewlery design company

Canada, they now live in Solana Beach, Calif... J. Edward LaGuardia was the top 1988 retail real estate salesman and second top

New President to Cheer, Steer Her 'Second Family'

By John Sutherland

The new president of USD's Alumni Association laughs and her brown eyes grow large when a visitor asks about her relationship with the university. "Next to my family, the university has influenced my life more than anything," says Virginia Stehly '83 unhesitantly. "In fact, USD really is my family." That's the unabashed type of enthusiasm and deep-seated loyalty for her alma mater the six-year member of the associa– tion's board of directors intends to make a hallmark of her one– year term directing the association's fortunes. It's a feeling she also hopes to nurture among the rest of USD's graduates. The sister of five other USD grads and one current student - Al '78, Claire '79, Matthew '81, Jerome '85, Neal '87 and Noel '92 - says strengthening the university's Career Network, a network which aids both grads and students exploring the workplace, is among her top priorities as president. She also seeks to make the Alumni Summit, the first of which was held inJanuary, a major annual focal point for increasing alumni involvement. The San Diego native traces her own devotedness to the uni– versity to her student experiences at Alcala Park. She wasn't even sure she wanted to attend college when she enrolled in 1979, but thanks to the gentle urgings of her father and a little encouragement from art professor Therese Whitcomb, she de– cided to give USD a try. Her involvement with USD's rowing program was another major influence on her life, says the former three-time captain of the women's crew team. "Probably the most important thing I learned from rowing is that you can't do anything

]. Edward LaGuardia '78

producer overall for San Diego's Grubb & Ellis. During 1988, Ed completed

more than $35 million in sales and lease trans– actions. This brings his total sales volume during his Grubb & Ellis

Bob Husted '78

career to more than $185 million. He is considered one of the county's top retail experts.. . Bob Husted has been promoted to di– rector of business planning at Rohr Industries in Chula Vista. He has worked for Rohr since 1973. John and Jane (Petrilli '80) Farr recently attended a Near East South Asia teachers' conference .. in Athens, Greece, where John gave a presentation on Interna– tional History Day. The Farrs currently teach at an American school in Damascus, Syria. selor at Honolulu Community College. He recently served as president of the Hawaii Associa– tion of Counseling and Develop– ment. Randall and his wife, Xiao • Fang Li, who is from • • • • "'.,. Shanghai, China, are Randall Fong currently is an admissions coun–

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in life by yourself. I think that's carried over to my business." Her business is Victory Cheerleading, a suc– cessful small company that primarily sells cheerleader uniforms to schools.

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Goals: "To form a stronger Arizona USD alumni chapter with strong ties to the California alumni."

During the next year, though, the exuberant Stehly plans to leave more of the day-to- day business re–

.,. expecting their first "'.,. child soon.. . Cindy ...

sponsibilities in the hands of her associ–

elle, takes them to the Far East and Europe yearly. They return with collectible and unusual com– ponents which they design and then distribute across the United States.. .Eris (McCoy) Gallagher and her husband, John, announce the birth of their first child, Keara Kathleen, born March 22. The couple just recently completed construction of their home in Cardiff-by-the-Sea , Calif. John designed and built the home .. . Mark Nenad is a district manager for the Gordon Jewelry

ates. After all, she reasons,

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she has a little cheerleading of her own to do.

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Background: Agent and registered representative, The Prudential, IAguna Hills. Married, two children. Interests: Running, swim– ming and other sports. Goals: "To make all graduates aware ofthe value ofthe educa– tion they received at USD. "

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