I’m honored and excited to share that my short fiction piece “Octopus VII” was selected by guest editor Curtis Sittenfeld for The Best American Short Stories 2020! The anthology will be published on 11/3/20. In other news, my husband and I moved to San Francisco (Inner Sunset neighborhood) in September. We’re enjoying the city and […]
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Alex Louie ’06
California’s Outstanding Airmen of the Year Banquet was held at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Technical Sergeant Alexander Louie received the California State Guard Award for Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year. He is currently assigned to the 129th Rescue Wing’s Emergency Management Flight as a CBRN Defense Trainer & Hazardous Materials Technician. Alex Louie CdeP […]
Don Porter ’62
In January I had an opportunity to catch up with Charlie Storke and his wife Nancy Faville at the prestigious Palm Springs Kennel Club All-Breed Dog Show in Indio south of Palm Springs. Roger and Jackie Ignon, and I drove down to witness the dedication Charlie and Nancy have for their Rhodesian Ridgebacks, one of […]
Johannes Girardoni ’85
Johannes Girardoni was selected to receive the 2019 Francis J. Greenburger Award, an award “that honors established artists whom the artworld knows to be of extraordinary merit, but who have not been fully recognized by the public.” Johannes Girardoni CdeP 1985
Barry Kaye ’76
Barry Kaye was honored by the California News Publishers Association for sports feature writing. The article about an injured high school football player first appeared in the Mount Shasta Herald. Barry Kaye CdeP 1976
Bill McNabb ’54
Bill McNabb in Pacific Coast Quarter Horse Association Hall of Fame On October 5, 2018, Bill McNabb, CdeP 1954, was inducted into the Pacific Coast Quarter Horse Association Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Paso Robles. Bill has long been famous at Thacher for the photo of him picking up an orange at a […]
1982
MIKE VOEVODSKY reporting in for the class, has the following update. TOM SAIDY; still in DC, Saids says his girls are now in high school and dealing with all those joys. A new lab puppy is soon to join the family; labrador of course. Tom, put your good shoes out of reach. MARIAN “MUFFET” HUNTINGTON […]
Melani Shahin ’14
I was recently awarded a 2018-19 Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Germany. As part of this fully-funded, ten-month grant, I will be teaching German students English and serving as a cultural ambassador for the U.S. Melani Shahin CdeP 2014
Randolph Head ’74
In November 2017, I traveled to Zurich to receive the Max Geilinger Prize, awarded for building cultural relations between Switzerland and the English-speaking world. Celebrating over lunch at a 300-year-old guild house was quite an experience. Randolph Head CdeP 1974
Marian Huntington Schinske ’82
My son Robert just started his first year at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, so we’re experiencing the eerie quiet of the “empty nest.” I’m sure many of my classmates are going through or have gone through the same thing. My heart goes out to you all! In other news, through my nonprofit NovatoSpirit, I’m […]