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FEBRUARY 2004

We've Got Bulldog Power!
The second edition of “Fresno State”– a handsome, full-color, 32-page magazine of news and feature stories about people and programs at the university– has been published and distributed. The magazine’s lead story is about Bulldog Power– how the campus impacts the Central Valley in economics, agriculture, health care and culture. Issues are distributed to FSAA members!

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

Women’s Basketball
at the Save Mart Center
Saturday, February 7; vs. SMU. Help set a Save Mart Center record. Cheer on Mindy Clark [pictured, right]. Tickets for FSAA members to this game are specially-priced at only $3 per person! Details: [559] 278-DOGS.

Department of Music
Saturday, February 7; 8th Annual Double Reed Day | Saturday, February 14; Central California Day of Percussion | Sunday, February 29; All-State Jazz Festival. Discounts to many events for FSAA members! Call [559] 278-5829 or 278-2654 for details.

Portable Dance Troup: Leap!
February 20-22 and 24-28; John Wright Theatre. Modern dance ranging from the cutting edge of the avant garde to the lyrical modern dance and contemporary ballet. Ticket discounts for FSAA members. Call [559] 278-2216 for tickets.

USU Productions: Savage Jazz Dance Company
Sunday, February 22 | Satellite Student Union. Presented by USU Productions’ CenterStage. Discounts on tickets for FSAA members. Call [559] 278-2078 for details.

Fresno State Alumni Merchandise at the Bulldog Shop and the Kennel Bookstore
Show your Bulldog Loyalty and wear your Bulldog Pride. FSAA members can save 10% on "Red Wave" clothing, too!
Online at Bulldog Shop and Kennel Bookstore.

Now on Sale: Merchandise from the
Craig School of Business at Fresno State
Official Craig School of Business merchandise such as travel cups and polo shirts are now available online at the Kennel Bookstore.
 

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!

Fresno native Amanda Gene Withrow comes from a Fresno State Bulldog family! Her sister, Diana M. Withrow-Rey, is attending Fresno State; and their father, Thomas A. Withrow, attended Fresno State. A sophomore majoring in interior design with a minor in journalism, she has been named to the Dean’s List. Amanda graduated from Fresno High as class valedictorian. “FSAA’s support allows me to concentrate on my education,” she said. “Thank you so much.”

Born in Guadalajara, Mexico; Roberto Gomez is the first member of his family to attend college. A senior completing a BS in business administration, he is active in the Fresno State Student Alumni Association and serves on the Homecoming and Vintage Days Committees. “My FSAA scholarship helps pay for room and board, as well as textbooks,” he said. “Thank you for the generous support!” Roberto volunteers for Athletic Marketing and plans to pursue an MBA.

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

Art Exhibit: GLASS— Exploring the Diversity of the Medium
On display through February 26; Conley Arts Gallery, Conley Arts Building. For details, please call [559] 278-2121.

Services to the Community Expo
Thursday, February 5; Satellite Student Union. Gain information on non-profit organizations and community service-learning opportunities. For details, please call [559]  278-7079.

3^rd Annual Healthy Communities in the California Heartland: A Call to Action
Thursday, February 5; Fresno Convention Center Exhibit Hall. Conference speakers include Dr. Philip Lee, Senior Scholar in the Institute for Health Policy Studies at Stanford University, plus thirty-six breakout sessions in the areas of health policy, public health promotion, cultural diversity, and health disparities. Call [559] 278-0395 for details.

"All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten" Alumni Chapter Fundraiser
Saturday, February 7; 2^nd Space Theatre, Fresno. The Communicative Sciences and Deaf Studies Alumni Chapter presents it annual fundraiser at Good Company Players' 2^nd Space Theatre. $25 per person. Call [559] 278-6967 for tickets.

Fresno State Day at World Ag Expo
Tuesday, February 10; International Agri-Center, Tulare. Join Bulldog Football Coach Pat Hill [pictured, left], President John D. Welty, the Bulldog Beat pep band, plus Timeout, the Fresno State Cheerleaders and Dancers. Wear Bulldog Red and save $2 off admission! For details, call [559] 688-1751.

Valley Business Conference: Fresno—
The New Frontier
Thursday, February 19; Fresno Convention Center. Keynote speaker is Howard Putman, former CEO of Southwest Airlines, who has just published “The Winds of Turbulence.” Co-sponsored by the Craig School of Business at California State University, Fresno. For tickets and information, call [559] 320-1120.

Engineer’s on the Mall
Saturday and Sunday, February 21-22; Fashion Fair, Fresno. Sponsored by the College of Engineering and Computer Science Alumni Chapter. This event highlights students’ projects and club activities.

Declare Yourself!

Tuesday, February 24; Memorial Garden at Fresno State. Declare Yourself, a national non-partisan, non-profit young voter empowerment campaign will be on campus at the Memorial Garden to energize students to register and to vote in the 2004 election.

Engineering: Science & Engineering Fair, plus Appreciation Banquet
Thursday, February 26; Satellite Student Union | Thursday, February 26; Residence Dining Hall.Call [559] 278-5590 for details.

Art Exhibit: “Visitations”
by Trude McDermott
On display through February 28; Lyles Gallery, Speech Arts Building. Call [559] 278-2216 for details.

3^rdAnnual 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.
 

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.

WWE Smackdown!
Tuesday, February 17. For tickets, call [559] 347-3400 or [559] 485-TIXS.

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

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

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

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

The Gaither Homecoming
Friday, March 19. Call [559] 347-3400 or [559] 485-TIXS for tickets.

Fresno Falcons
Wednesday, February 4; vs. Trenton Titans | Friday, February 6; vs. Trenton Titans | Saturday, February 7; vs. Bakersfield Condors | Friday, February 13; vs. Alaska Aces | Monday, February 16; vs. Alaska Aces | Friday, February 20; vs. Las Vegas Wranglers | Wednesday, February 27; vs. Bakersfield Condors. Call [559] 485-TIXS or [559] 485-PUCK for tickets.

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"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.
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New Look for GOBULLDOGS.COM
The Fresno State Athletic Department, in conjunction with the Official College Sports Network, has unveiled a complete redesign of the website GOBULLDOGS.COM.

Fresno State Students Win!
President John D. Welty and Dr. Matthew Jendian [Sociology] joined 14 Fresno State students in attending the 32nd annual American Humanics Management Institute held in Kansas City, MO, last month. Fresno State's American Humanics Student Association received the “Outstanding Community Service Award” for the second consecutive year. During the 2002-03 academic year, these students had contributed more than 7,220 volunteer hours in the Central Valley assisting a variety of non-profit organizations through community service projects.

“Prisoners of War” by Steve Yarbrough
Award-winning author Steve Yarbrough, endowed professor of English, has released his third novel, “Prisoners of War.” The WWII-era novel explores questions of morality and social inequities in the rural South when a group of Germans POW’s are quartered at a local camp and sent to work as day laborers on nearby farms. His other published novels are “The Oxygen Man” [1999] and “Visible Spirits” [2001].
 

Baseball at Pete Beiden Field
Tuesday, February 17; vs. UC Irvine | Friday-Saturday-Sunday, February 20-21-22; vs. California | Tuesday, February 24, vs. Cal Poly. Cheer on Matt Garza [pictured, left]. For tickets, call [559] 278-DOGS.

Men’s Basketball
at the Save Mart Center
Thursday, February 12; vs. UTEP | Saturday, February 14; vs. Boise State | Saturday, February 21; vs. East Tennessee State | Saturday, February 28; vs. Nevada [DH with Women]. Enjoy CLUB BULLDOG before the game! Support Mustafa Al-Sayyad [pictured, right]. Call [559] 278-DOGS for tickets.

Women’s Basketball
at the Save Mart Center
Thursday, February 5; vs. Louisiana Tech | Saturday, February 7; vs. SMU | Thursday, February 19; vs. Tulsa | Saturday, February 21; vs. Rice | Saturday, February 28; vs. Nevada [DH with Men]. Cheer on Chanie Sutherland [pictured, left]. For tickets, call [559] 278-DOGS.

Equestrian at the Student Horse Center
Saturday and Sunday, February 21 and 22; English/Western. Call [559] 278-DOGS for details.

Men’s Tennis
at Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center
Thursday, February 12; vs. BYU | Friday, February 20; vs. Washington | Sunday, February 22; vs. San Diego. Support Greg Shearer [pictured, left]. For tickets, call [559] 278-DOGS.

Wrestling at the North Gym
Sunday, February 8; vs. Menlo College | Friday, February 20; vs. Wyoming. Cheer on Casey Olson, ranked #14 [pictured, right]. For tickets, call [559] 278-DOGS.

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

Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
August 13-29; Athens, Greece. Fresno State is proud to have two former Bulldogs on the US Olympic Teams: Laura Berg [1998] and Stephen Abas [2004]. Beginning next month both, Laura and Stephen will provide "The Bulldog Byte" personal updates on their quests of "Going for Gold." Show your Bulldog Pride and support our alumni athletes in Athens!

Softball: Laura Berg
August 14-23; Olympic Softball Stadium; Athens. Former Fresno State softball standout Laura Berg [1998], a two-time Olympic gold medalist [Atlanta, 1996; Sydney, 2000] makes her third trip to the Olympics. Berg, a four-time All-American, is also a three-time Pan American Games gold medalist and a three-time ISF World Champion. She was named Outstanding Alumna for Athletics by the Fresno State Alumni Association at the Top Dog Alumni Awards Gala in 2003. Currently, Berg is based at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA.

Wrestling: Stephen Abas
August 22-29; Ano Liossia Olympic Hall; Athens. Former Fresno State grappler Stephen Abas [2004], a three-time NCAA Champion [1999, 2001, 2002], a four-time All-American [1998, 1999, 2001, 2002] and a Pan-American gold medalist [2003] makes his first trip to the Olympics.  He is also a World Cup Champion [2002] and winner of the Titan Games [2003]. Abas was named Fresno State's Male Athlete of the Year in both 1999 and 2001. He is currently based at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO.

NOTES OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT: Please send notes or letters of encouragement and support to LAURA BERG and/or STEPHEN ABAS to: FRESNO STATE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION | Smittcamp Alumni House | 2526 E. Keats Ave. | SH124 | Fresno | CA | 93740-8000.
 

Amanda Scott, a former Fresno State softball standout, has agreed to play for the New York/New Jersey Juggernaut of the National Pro Fastpitch [NPF] league. Scott will wear the same jersey number [#36] as she did when she played for Fresno State.

Candace [Jones] Egan [1980] recently received two Communicator Awards for 2003 in international competition recognizing companies and individuals in print, television and radio. Her "Video Production Basics" Web site received the highest award, a Crystal Award of Excellence. The Summer Arts Documentary, "Behind the Scenes of Seeing Sara," received an Award of Distinction. 

Charles Ahlem [1972] was recently appointed as Undersecretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Ahlem is also a founding partner of Hilmar Cheese Co. 

David Carr, quarterback [#8] for the Houston Texans, has had a Super Bowl Exclusive Figure released in his likeness. The figure was unveiled at Super Bowl XXXVIII. Production has been limited to 5,000 pieces.

Dennis DeLiddo [1968], coach of the Fresno State Wrestling Team, has recorded his 300^th career win. DeLiddo, who as been at Fresno State for 22 seasons, has been named WAC Coach of the Year four times.

Derek Fridolfs [1998] is an inker for several comic books including "Spiderman," "Star Trek," "Fantastic Four," "X-Men," "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," and "Wolverine." He also worked on the "KISS" issue. 

Fresno Fuego: Five former Fresno State Soccer standouts are members of the Fresno Fuego  soccer team: Jeremy Proud [Goalkeeper], Derek Lopez [Defender], Makoto Anderson [Forward], Jose Nino Rivas [Defender] and Matt Harold [Reserve].

Judith "Anne" [Marino] Wilson [1978] writes that her first book of gypsy, flamenco-inspired poetry, "Solea", is being released by Finishing Line Press in April of 2004. Anne received Masters from University of New Mexico [1992] and now teaches at University of San Diego and in the UCSD Extension. She has been a runner-up or an award winner for numerous literary prizes, is in the 2004 edition of the Marquis "Who's Who in America" for literary achievement. 

Lewis "Lew" Brewer [1977] has been named the Director of the Junior Competition for the USA Tennis High Performance Program in Key Biscayne, FL by the United States Tennis Association. Brewer was a four-time varsity letter winner in tennis at Fresno State. He also authored "Professional Tennis Drills," one of the all-time best selling tennis instructional books.

Lynne Rauch is retiring after 34 years in education, most recently as Superintendent of School District 54, Illinois' largest elementary school district with 27 schools and 15,000 students. Rauch was honored with the "Break the Mold Award" in 2000 by the Illinois Board of Education for using her leadership and skills to implement new and improved approaches to learning.

Matthew Taylor [1996] and Nancy Beauregard are happy to announce their marriage that took place on June 5, 2003 in the Brazilian Room of Tilden Park in Berkeley, CA. They are expecting their first child later this summer.

Paul Dolan [1977], President of Fetzer Vineyards, has written the book "True to Our Roots." His son, Heath [1996], is also a Fresno State alumnus.  

Paul Evert [1969, 1972] of Paul Evert RV Country received the Institute for Family Business' California Family Business Award. The Institute is affiliated with California State University, Fresno's Craig School of Business. Evert is a life member in the FSAA.

Paul O'Neill [1960] is profiled in Ron Suskind's new book, "The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O'Neill." O'Neill is the former U.S Secretary of the Treasury and the past CEO of the Alcoa Corporation. O’Neill, an annual member in the FSAA, received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the FSAA in 1991.

Rick Husband [1990] has been posthumously honored with the naming of the Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport in Texas. Col. Husband was the Commander of the Space Shuttle, Columbia. A bronze statue of Husband has been unveiled at the airport, also. Husband was the recipient of the FSAA’s 2002 Outstanding Alumnus Award for the College of Engineering and Computer Science.

Roy Christopher [1957, 1961] is being honored at the 8^th Annual Art Directors Guild Awards on February 14 for with the coveted honorary “Lifetime Achievement Award.” Christopher is the winner of seven Emmy Awards and is a 32-time Emmy nominee. He and his wife, Dorothy, [both life members in the FSAA] created the Roy and Dorothy Christopher Theatre Arts Scholarship in Fresno State’s Theatre Department in 1996.

Theresa Alvillar-Speake [1983] serves as the Director of the Office of Minority Economic Impact and Diversity at the U.S. Department of Energy in Washington, D.C. She was appointed to the position by President George W. Bush. Alvillar-Speake was also featured as one of the Top 100 Latinas in the United States by "Hispanic Magazine" in June of 2003. She is a FSAA life member.


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