T H E   B U L L D O G   B Y T E

JANUARY 2004

Enjoy CLUB BULLDOG
at the Smittcamp Alumni House
Thursday, January 22 | Saturday, January 24. Before Men’s Basketball Games in the Save Mart Center at Fresno State, enjoy CLUB BULLDOG with a buffet dinner, plus special reserved parking, Fresno State wines, the Bulldog Elite Band, Fresno State Cheerleaders and “Chalk Talk” with a Coach from the Men’s Basketball Team. [Co-sponsored by KMPH Newsradio 107.5 FM]. For FSAA members, Bulldog Boosters, Red Wavers and friends! Make your reservations today! Call [559] 278-ALUM.

Additional CLUB BULLDOG Sponsorship Opportunities Available. Please contact LETICIA REYNA for details. [559] 278-ALUM.

Bulldog Family Camp
The Fresno State Alumni Association and Wonder Valley Resort have partnered to take Bulldog spirit to a new level with Bulldog Family Camp. Last year, FSAA Executive Director Jacquelyn Glasener and her family [pictured, left] enjoyed the week-long camp.  FSAA members can save 25% for the August 15-21, 2004 session! Call [800] 821-2801 for details!

Keep Practicing the Alma Mater
and Fight Song!
Join all Fresno State Bulldogs in singing the Alma Mater and Fight Song! [Download the sheet music to the Alma Mater and Fight Song!] “Thy sons and daughters hail thee great, Our Alma Mater Fresno State!”
[PLAY] Alma Mater   |   [PLAY] Fight Song
 

 Benefits of Membership

Cheer on the Fresno State Grapplers
at the Save Mart Center
Tuesday, January 6; Save Mart Center. vs. San Francisco State; vs. Iowa State. FSAA members can “Buy 1, Get 1 Free” to support Casey Olson, ranked 12th in the nation [pictured, right] and the Bulldogs' Wrestling Team. Help set a Fresno State and west coast wrestling attendance record! Call [559] 278-DOGS for details!

Music Department
at Fresno State
Saturday, January 24; Wahlberg Recital Hall. Enjoy the Musica Viva Chamber Series. Substantial discounts for FSAA members to many musical events! Call [559] 278-5829 for tickets and prices.

Office Depot Program
Beginning in January 2004! Click here for details.
 

Did you know?
The Fresno State Alumni Association [FSAA] allocates 10% of annual membership fees to a Student Scholarship Endowment Fund! In 2003-04, the FSAA awarded 70 scholarships totaling $78,000 to students based on academic achievement and financial need. The FSAA leads all of the alumni associations on the 23 campuses of the CSU system with student scholarship giving!

Brooke Tinnin is a third generation Fresno State Bulldog! Her parents, Lee and Debby Tinnin, and her grandmother, Florine Tinnin, all graduated from Fresno State. A junior majoring in liberal studies, Brooke has been accepted into the Early Childhood Education Credential Program. “My FSAA scholarship helps me pay for books and tuition” she said. “Thank you for helping me complete my education.” She is also a member of Alpha Delta Chi.

Christopher Rusca comes from a Fresno State Bulldog family! Chris’ father, Rodney Rusca, Sr.; and sister, Tracy, graduated from Fresno State. His brother, Rodney Rusca, Jr., is also a senior attending Fresno State. Chris, a junior majoring in accounting, is a Craig Scholar, a member of Sigma Chi and was elected as a senator-at-large with the Associated Students. “The FSAA is helping pay for my books this semester,” he said. “Thank you for selecting me for this scholarship.”

Support students and Fresno State! Join the Fresno State Alumni Association today!
 

2004 California Family Business Awards
Thursday, January 8; Radisson Hotel, Fresno. Celebrate the accomplishments of the Central Valley's family businesses, presented in association with the Craig School of Business at California State University, Fresno. Keynote speaker is Carmen Bianchi [pictured, left]. Call [559] 490-3423 for ticket information and details.

31st Annual Chicano Youth Conference
Saturday, January 17; Satellite Student Union. This student conference features career workshops, plus a college resource fair, lunch and dance. Call [559] 227-5403 or 977-0139 to register.

Victor Davis Hanson:
“War Just Won’t Go Away”
67th Season of the San Joaquin Valley Town Hall Lecture Series
Wednesday, January 21; William Saroyan Theatre. Hanson [pictured, right], is a Fresno State professor and has most recently written “Mexifornia: A State of Becoming” and “The Soul of Battle.” Hanson was also awarded “The President’s Award of Excellence” for 2003. For tickets please call [559] 444-2180.

3rd Annual Winemaster’s Weekend
March 6 & 7; Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite. A spectacular weekend of great Fresno State wines paired with fine foods from the Tenaya Lodge. Limited availability. Call [877] 322-5492 for tickets.
 

Smucker’s Stars on Ice
Wednesday, January 7. For tickets, call [559] 347-3400 or [559] 485-TIXS.

George Strait
Thursday, January 29. Call [559] 347-3400 or [559] 485-TIXS for tickets.

George Lopez
Sunday, February 15. For tickets, call [559] 347-3400 or [559] 485-TIXS.

John Mayer
Sunday, February 22. Call [559] 347-3400 or [559] 485-TIXS for tickets.

Harlem Globetrotters
Monday, February 23. For tickets, call [559] 347-3400 or [559] 485-TIXS.

Britany Spears
Friday, March 5. Call [559] 347-3400 or [559] 485-TIXS for tickets.

Sarah Brightman
Monday, March 15. For tickets, call [559] 347-3400 or [559] 485-TIXS.

Metallica
Sunday, March 14. Call [559] 347-3400 or [559] 485-TIXS for tickets.

Fresno Falcons
Friday, January 9; vs. Idaho Steelheads | Tuesday, January 13; vs. Texas Wildcatters | Saturday, January 17; vs. Idaho Steelheads | Friday, January 23; vs. Las Vegas Wranglers | Friday, January 30; vs. Bakersfield Condors. Call [559] 485-TIXS or [559] 485-PUCK for tickets.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW:
"The Arena That's Turning Heads"
A Souvenir Section originally published by "The Fresno Bee" on Friday, October 24, 2003.

PLEASE NOTE: All Dates/Times/Events subject to change.
Log on to SAVEMARTCENTER.COM for details.
 

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THE TEAMS BEHIND THE TEAMS:
The History of the Bulldog Foundation
Author and Fresno State alumnus Bruce Farris has spent 50 years covering Fresno State athletic events for “The Fresno Bee.” This inside look of the Bulldog Foundation is 368 pages, which includes 20 pages of historical photographs. Farris is also an FSAA life member. Copies are priced at $20 each and available by calling the BDF at [559] 248-2340.

IN MEMORIAM: President Emeritus Harold H. Haak [1935-2003]
Dr. Harold H. Haak, who served as the university’s sixth president for 11 years until his retirement in 1991, died on Friday, December 26. Haak [pictured, left] also served as president of Fresno Pacific University from 2000 to 2002. He began his Fresno State career when he served as academic vice president from 1971 to 1973. He served as Chancellor of the University of Colorado at Denver from 1973 to 1980 before returning to Fresno State in 1980.

Obtain an MBAe with the
Craig School of Business at Fresno State
The Craig School of Business is recruiting for a new cohort for the MBA for Executives Program to start classes tentatively in April of 2004. The program includes the standard MBA curriculum, but delivers the classes on weekends and accelerates the busy executive through to their degree. Contact Professor Tom Burns at [559] 278-3077 for additional information.

Bud and Jan Richter Awards
of Excellence
Dr. John D. Welty, President of California State University, Fresno; Dr. Paul Beare, Dean of the Kremen School of Education and Human Development recently honored Bud and Jan Richter [pictured with President Welty, left] for funding an annual Awards of Excellence program.
 

Men’s Basketball
at the Save Mart Center
Thursday, January 8; vs. SMU | Saturday, January 10; vs. Louisiana Tech | Thursday, January 22; vs. Rice | Saturday, January 24; vs. Tulsa. Support Mustafa Al-Sayyad [pictured, right]. Call [559] 278-DOGS for tickets.

Women’s Basketball
at the Save Mart Center
Saturday, January 3; vs. Hawaii | Monday, January 5; San Jose State | Saturday, January 17; vs. UTEP. Cheer on Chanie Sutherland [pictured, left]. For tickets, call [559] 278-DOGS.

Swimming & Diving
at Clovis Aquatics Center
Saturday, January 24; vs. Oregon State. Support Kristin Leon [pictured, right]. Call [559] 278-DOGS for tickets.

Men’s Tennis
at Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center
Saturday, January 17; vs. San Francisco, vs. Cal Poly. Cheer on Stefan Suta [pictured, left]. For tickets, call [559] 278-DOGS.

Women’s Tennis
at Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center
Sunday, January 25; vs. TCU. Support Kathrin Winterhalter [pictured, right]. Call [559] 278-DOGS for tickets.

Track & Field
at Warmerdam Field
Saturday, January 17; vs. Weight Pentathlon. Cheer on Mark Unzueta [pictured, left]. For tickets, call [559] 278-DOGS.

Wrestling
at the North Gym
Tuesday, January 6; vs. San Francisco State, vs. Iowa State [Save Mart Center] | Thursday, January 8; vs. Boise State | Wednesday, January 21; vs. Cal State Fullerton | Thursday, January 29; vs. Cal Poly. Support Greg Gifford [pictured, right]. For tickets, call [559] 278-DOGS.

Log on to GOBULLDOGS.COM for tickets and additional information on Bulldog Athletics!
 

Jesse Aleman [1991, 1994] has written the introduction to "The Woman In Battle: The Civil War Narrative of Loreta Velasquz, Cuban Woman and Confederate Soldier," which has been published by The University of Wisconsin Press. The book details Velazquez, a woman that fought for the Confederacy as the cross-dressing Harry T. Buford.

Dennis Hart [1977] has joined the KMPH 107.5 FM radio news team. He also the author of "Monitor: The Last Great Radio Show," about NBC's nationally syndicated radio show, "Monitor." 

Evelyn Husband has written the just-released book, “HIGH CALLING: The Courageous Life and Faith of Space Shuttle Commander Rick Husband," [1992], her husband who was also the recipient of the FSAA’s 2002 Outstanding Alumnus Award for the College of Engineering and Computer Science.

Catherine Rehart [1963] has released Volume V of "The Valley's Legends & Legacies," the fifth installment of history and charming vignettes of California's San Joaquin Valley."

Danny Salas is a disc jockey for B95 Radio in Fresno. As a student, he worked for Fresno State's on-campus student-run radio station, KFSR.

Paul Ussery [1998] and Amy DeCarli are happy to announce their engagement. The wedding ceremony will take place in April of 2004.


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