'10s

Clark Young BS'17 recently celebrated his 100th birthday. His first novel, The Gloom and the Glory, was published in 1993. The book, forty years in the making, is based on some of his experiences as an intern at Massachusetts General Hospital in the 1930s. After obtaining his bachelor's degree at the U., Clark graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1921 and eventually returned to Utah, where he practiced surgery until he was 70.

'40s

John R. Poulton MBA'41 was the recipient of the 1995 Lifetime Achievement Award at the Utah Association of Life Underwriters annual state convention. AM

Milton E. Wadsworth BS'48 PhD'51 is receiving the first honorary degree offered by one of China's leading schools of mining. Wadsworth, a U. distinguished professor of metallurgy and former dean of the College of Mines and Earth Sciences, also holds honorary degrees from the University of Liege in Belgium and the Colorado School of Mines.

Betty Glad BS'49 is currently serving a term as vice president of the American Political Science Association and has been awarded the Ohlin P. Johnston chair of political science at the University of South Carolina. AM

Hardin A. Whitney BS'49 has been appointed to the Professional Conduct Committee of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. A recipient of many honors and an active participant in civic and professional affairs, Whitney is also the founder, member of the board and chair of the board of KUED, Salt Lake City's public television station. AM

Emma Lou Thayne BA'45 MA'70 had a service program at the Salt Lake Community College named for her. The Emma Lou Thayne Community Service Center will coordinate campus public service projects and programs. The center was inspired by Thayne's writings and personal example, say SLCC officials.

Larry Norman BS'48 MBA'79 helped classmates organize the 50th year reunion of the U.'s first Navy ROTC class. Nearly 50 former ROTC members returned to Salt Lake City last fall to reminisce, reacquaint and review the program's 50 years at the U. Norman, a writer, lives in Salt Lake City.

Joe Dyer BS'40 was chosen by his community to be the Grand Marshal for the 1995 Walnut Family Festival, a large sports and social event held annually in Walnut, California. Dyer has served his community as mayor, city councilman, teacher and Boy Scout leader. AM

'50s

Alan Matheson BA'53 MS'57 JD'59 received a Faculty Achievement Service Award for his service to Arizona State University as professor, founding faculty member and dean of the school's College of Law and member of many advisory panels and committees at the university. Over 28 years of service, he has been called a "great servant" and a "giant," and was especially honored when the law school designated an award for service contributions to the school and community as the "Alan Matheson Service Award."

Rodney H. Brady BS'57 MBA'57 has been elected chairman of the board of directors of the National Legal Center for Public Interest. The center is a law education and public service foundation located in Washington, D.C. Brady is president and CEO of Bonneville International Corp. LM

Jess W. Bromley BS'56 MD'58 received the American Society of Addiction Medicine's Annual Award for his work in the field of addiction medicine. As a member of the California Medical Association, Bromley has worked to integrate addiction medicine into mainstream medical education and health care.

'60s

Melissa Waters Phillips BS'65 is the vice president of the major gifts division of United Way. She was previously director of the Cottonwood Alta View Health Care Foundation. She has also served as president of the Utah Society of Fund Raisers and the Utah Planned Giving Roundtable.

Robert A. Kimsey BS'68 MBA'70 JD'76 has been elected director of the National Restaurant Association. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Utah Restaurant Association.

Scott S. Parker BS'60 received the American Hospital Association's Distinguished Service Award in honor of his significant contributions to health care administration. He is president and CEO of Intermountain Health Care.AM

Steve Stewart BS'69 JD'71 is the first full-time executive director of the Utah Judicial Conduct Commission. He has served as part-time community judge in Alta, Utah, for 19 years and as state director of the Division of Real Estate. AM

Richard J. Williams BS'64 MD'70 assumed command of the United States Army Medical Department in Japan during a change of command ceremony last July.

Roger K. Daly BS'67 was named a major gift officer in the office of university development at the U. He is a former financial consultant for Merrill Lynch in Salt Lake City.

A.U. Daniels BS'61 PhD'66 has been named the George Thomas Wilhelm Endowed Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Director of Orthopaedic Laboratory Research for the University of Tennessee-Campbell Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is an associate member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and assistant editor of Applied Biomaterials. AM

William Hufferd BS'69 PhD'70 was named the director of the Chemical Propulsion Information Agency at Johns Hopkins University. He was previously manager of the Propulsion Sciences, Research and Engineering Department in the Chemical Systems Division of United Technologies Corp.

'70s

Leslie Scopes BFA'71 recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of her advertising agency, Scopes-Garcia-Carlisle. She started the Salt Lake agency as an art shop in 1973, and by 1975 her small shop was a full-service advertising agency.

 

Wendi Solinger Griego BFA'77 is the owner of her own wedding planning and consultation service in Tucson, Arizona. She is also an assistant lingerie buyer for Arizona Mail Order.

 

Patrick M. Garrett BS'72 is operations officer of the Commander Third Fleet Staff. He served previously in the U.S. Space Command. AM

Mostafa Ghandehari BA'74 MEA'80 has been appointed visiting assistant professor of mathematics at the University of Texas at Arlington for the academic year 1995-96.

Carolyn S. McNeil BA'75 received the Alex Radin Distinguished Service Award, the highest honor granted by the American Public Power Association. She was the general manager of Intermountain Consumer Power Association and Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems from 1983 to 1994, and is currently a member of the Utah Building Board. LM

 

Thomas C. Timmereck PhD'76 has had four books published recently. His works deal mainly with epidemiology and health services. He is a full professor of public health and health administration at California State University San Bernardino.

 

Wm. H. Williams III BS'74 has been named vice president of ministry resources for "Insight for Living," a religious radio broadcast ministry in Anaheim, California.

 

David Lee PhD'73 received the Governor's Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts and was the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from Southern Utah University. His new book, My Tower, received the 1995 Western States Book Award. Lee is currently head of the Department of Language and Literature at SUU, where he was recently named professor of the year.

Harris H. Simmons BA'77 is the new chairman of the Economic Development Corporation of Utah. He is the president and CEO of Zions First National Bank and Zions Bancorp.

Sherman D. Wing MD'71 has been named as a fellow of the American College of Radiology. He is the current president of the Utah Radiology Society. Wing practices at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, Orem Community Hospital, and Brigham Young University.

Nancy Melich BS'70 served on the nominating jury for the 1995 Pulitzer Prize in drama. She was the only woman and only Westerner on the panel. Melich is the theater critic and a reporter for the Salt Lake Tribune.

Douglas J. Hammer BS'70 JD'77 has accepted a two-year term of office on the board of directors of the American Academy of Health Care Attorneys of the American Hospital Association. He will also serve on the development committee of the board. He has served as vice president and general counsel for Intermountain Health Care for 10 years.

Brad Hardy BS'74 MBA'75 JD'78 has joined First Security Corporation as executive vice president and chief counsel. He has worked extensively with First Security over the past 10 years and has served as assistant secretary of the corporation. LM

'80s

Susen Sawatzki BA'80 was awarded a Quintus C. Wilson Alumni Achievement Award by the U.'s Communication Department for her work as editor and publisher of ADNews and Action West. She has taught in Utah and New York City, and serves as a mentor for many young women starting careers in communications.

Nick Trujillo PhD'83 was also the recipient of the Quintus C. Wilson Alumni Achievement Award. He has published several scholarly articles, written several book chapters, is active in academic organizations and has recently published his own book, The Meaning of Nolan Ryan. He is a professor of communications at California State University, Sacramento.

Michael Palmer BSEE'84 was recognized by the Silicon Systems Honors Innovators with the Innovation of the Year Award for advancing technology in analog partial response maximum likelihood (PRML).

Donald B Rohbock JD'87 has been named special counsel for Rothgerber Appel Powers & Johnson, a western regional law firm. He practices municipal and real estate law. While earning his law degree at the U., he was the associate editor of the Utah Law Review.

Jon C. Robinson BA'89 has been elected one of the American Student Dental Association's vice presidents for the 1995-96 academic year. He is a junior at Oregon Health Sciences University School of Dentistry.

Sara Boyns BS'80 has formed a law partnership practice in Monterey, Calif., where she serves in several community board positions. She has practiced law in that area for seven years, and is a faculty member of Monterey College of Law. Her practice, Call & Boyns, specializes in real estate, business, civil litigation and estate planning.

Diana L. Hulboy BS'89 has earned her doctorate in molecular biology and is doing post-doctoral work at Vanderbilt University. Her research is centered on cancer metastasis.

Dalton Adams BS'84 recently retired from the U.S. Army. Capt. Adams now teaches elementary school in Killeen, Texas.

Martin Denison BSME'85 MS'86 has joined the numerical modeling section of the research and development division at Babcock & Wilcox's Alliance Research Center in Ohio. The company manufactures steam-generating equipment, environmental equipment, and products for the federal government.

'90s

Keri Hammond BS'93 is beginning her second term as president of the Society for Marketing Professional Services, Utah chapter. She is director of marketing services for Naylor Wentworth Architects.

Flynn A. Andrizzi BS'90 MBA'93 , a former marketing specialist for Utah Retirement Systems, has been named a major gift officer for the U.'s office of development. He is also a former director of public affairs for ASUU. AM

Michelle Adair Paul BS'94 is a product development associate at Franklin Quest in Salt Lake City. AM

Joana Canals BA'95 was named the nation's top student radio broadcaster last spring, just as she finished her communications degree at the U. She was awarded a first-place prize and a $5,000 scholarship in the Hearst Radio News Competition for her radio news and feature stories. AM

Eric Swanson MD'92 was the recipient of the Emergency Medicine Residents' Association's award for clinical excellence, an honor which included $1,000. He is an attending physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh, and he serves on the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

Dennis Dalton PhD'90 has received National Science Foundation funding for research in molecular modeling and computational chemistry at Williams College in Massachusetts. He will direct efforts to integrate such study into the college's chemistry curriculum.

Jeffrey Mark Smith BS'92 was awarded an MBA from the Darden School at the University of Virginia. He will assume a position as an associate with NationsBank Charlotte in North Carolina.

David Andrew Myers BS'95 has joined the Waterford Institute as director of school relations in a newly-created six-state region based in Maryland. He will coordinate and direct marketing of the institute's kindergarten computer program designed to instill reading skills in children. AM

Jeffrey S. Petersen PhD'94 was appointed a National Institute on Aging Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley. He will research the economics of aging and various public and private pension systems in the United States. AM

Sharon Hobbs MED'92 has been awarded a $15,000 Spencer Foundation Fellowship to complete her dissertation on creating community in the classroom. She is one of 34 fellows chosen nationally to receive the Spencer Dissertation Fellowship for Research Related to Education.

Tonya B. Caldwell BS'90 has received the Navy Achievement Medal while serving at the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command in Orlando, Florida. She was recognized for her outstanding performance as an instructor and teaching group coordinator in several divisions at the training command. She was also the equal opportunity manager at her command, ensuring the smooth integration of women into the Navy's nuclear training program.

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