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September 2005

Class of 1955 Reunion
Friday, September 9; Smittcamp Alumni House. The Class of 1955 will be inducted into the Golden Grad Society at a wine and cheese reception. Reservations required. | [Online]

JOIN IN THE FUN!
Bulldog Boulevard
Presented by the FSAA
September 10, October 15 and November 5. The Fresno State Alumni Association presents Bulldog Boulevard— a free Red Wave tailgate for alumni, family, friends and fans! The action begins three hours before kick-off! | [Online]

Music Alumni Chapter Mixer
Friday, September 23; Smittcamp Alumni House. Presented by the Music Alumni Chapter. | [Online]

SHAKIN' IT UP!
Fresno State Homecoming Week
October 10 - 15. Join Fresno State alumni and Red Wave fans at Bulldog Boulevard before the Fresno State Bulldogs vs. Utah State Aggies. Sign up for Best Homecoming Tailgate and BBQ Competition. Homecoming is by sponsored by Table Mountain. | [Online]

NOW ON SALE:
Alumni & Friends of the
Craig School of Business Wine Tasting
Tuesday, October 11; University House. Support the Craig School of Business at the annual Wine Tasting. | [Online]

Top Dog Alumni Awards Gala
Thursday, October 13; Save Mart Center. Fresno State’s most-prestigious event honors the top alumni from the eight colleges and schools, as well as the Division of Student Affairs and the recipient of the Arthur Safstrom Service Award. Proceeds benefit the FSAA Student Scholarship Endowment Fund. Reservations required. | [Online]

Sponsorship opportunities available!
Please contact LETICIA REYNA CANO at [559] 278-ALUM.

4^th Annual College of
Engineering Alumni Chapter Golf Tournament
Friday, October 14. Riverside Golf Course, Fresno. Proceeds benefit the Col. Rick Husband Memorial Scholarship Fund. Details: 278-5590. | [Online]

SAVE THE DATE:
Music Concert Featuring Andreas Werz
Friday, October 14. Pianist Andreas Werz's concert is presented by the Music Alumni Chapter. | [Online]

Homecoming Tailgate
and BBQ Competition
Show your Red Wave talents! Sign up today to enter in the FSAA's first-ever Best Homecoming Tailgate and BBQ Competition. | [Online]

Engineering Alumni/Industry Tailgate
Saturday, October 15. Engineering East Courtyard. Network with Fresno State Engineering alumni! Details: 278-5590. | [Online]

SAVE THE DATE:
Oktoberfest!
Thursday, October 20; University House. Proceeds support student scholarships in the Kremen School of Education and Human Development. Details will be announced next month! | [Online]

SAVE THE DATE:
Le Vin Nouveau
Thursday, November 17; Fresno State Winery. The Bulldog Alumni Wine Club will release it's Fall 2005 selections at Le Vin Nouveau. Details will be announced next month! | [Online]

LIMITED AVAILABILITY!
Red Wave Tailgate
at Bulldogs vs. Trojans
Saturday, November 19, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. [Map] Join FSAA alumni and friends for a “Red Wave” tailgate as the Fresno State Bulldogs vs. the USC Trojans. Order tickets today! | 278-ALUM | [Online]

March with the Penguins: Antarctica Cruise
February, 2006. Enjoy a first-class cruise to Antarctica with Travel Dynamics on the all-suite, 114-guest cruise ship “Corinthian II.” | Call toll-free: [800] 257-5767. | [Online]

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

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

Pave Your Way! Buy a Brick!
Make a lasting impression with a personalized brick for the Commemorative Brick Courtyard at the Smittcamp Alumni House. Priced at $100 and $250 each, all orders include a special brick paperweight! Order a brick online today! Contact Lois May at 278-2761 for additional information.

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  BULLDOG BUCKS: Benefits of Membership!

Available to Fresno State Alumni Association Members:
95 BULLDOG BUCKS!
FSAA members are afforded 95 various BULLDOG BUCKS: Benefits of Membership. Join the FSAA today and enjoy savings on and off campus! Attract the buying-power of 7,650 dues-paying FSAA members!

Take advantage of Bulldog Loyalty, Pride and Spirit. In addition to supporting students and Fresno State, the benefits of membership are priceless! | [Online]

NEW! • Fresno State Football Discount
Special savings for FSAA members! Limited availability for all home games! Call: 278-ALUM | [Online]

University Theatre
The 2005-06 season has been announced— “Proof,” “The Misanthrope,” “All My Sons,” Portable Dance Troupe, “The Diviners,” and “The Gospel at Colonus.” FSAA members save $10 on season tickets! Details: 278-2216

NEW! • Allee Brand BAR-B-Q [Fresno]
10% off total bill at 7141 N. Cedar Ave. Valid FSAA membership card required. Details: 298-9227 | [Online]

NEW! • “B” Alive Vitamins [Fresno]
15% off supplements, vitamins and herbs at 6757 N. Cedar Ave. Valid FSAA membership card required. Call: 431-0881 | [Online]

NEW! • Dent Guys [Fresno County]
10% all retail prices with “The Paintless Dent Repair Specialist.” Valid FSSA membership card required. Details: 593-1432 | [Online]

NEW! • Fotech Photo Imaging Labs
15% off digital prints and 2nd set of 4X6 prints free, plus restorations for $100 and 2nd copy free. Shaw and Fresno [222-9393] and First and Nees [435-7343] in Fresno, Shaw and Villa [299-9393] in Clovis. Valid FSAA membership card required. | [Online]

NEW! • Jiffy Lube [Fresno/Clovis]
15% all services at 3896 N. Blackstone Ave. in Fresno [224-5823] and 240 W. Ashlan Ave. in Clovis [348-0404. | Valid FSAA membership card required. | [Online]

NEW! • Kelly Paper [Fresno]
10% off retail prices at 4450 N. Blackstone Ave. Valid FSAA membership card required. Call: 225-1688 | [Online]

NEW! • My Internet Café [Fresno]
One-hour free of high-speed Internet at 7735 N. Blackstone Ave. Valid FSAA membership card required. Call: 440-1930 | [Online]

NEW! • North American Van Lines
Major discounts on moving from either coast-to-coast or all points in between! | Information: [800] 905-5536 | [Online]

NEW! • Paul Evert’s RV Country [Fresno]
10% parts and 10% service maintenance menu items at 3633 S. Maple Ave. Also, $25 fuel card for any test drive through June 30, 2005. Valid FSAA membership card required. Details: 486-1000 or [800] 959-6485. | [Online]

NEW! • Red Carpet Car Wash
Special discounts in Fresno [227-6221, 277-3777], Clovis [292-6565] and Visalia [732-2988]. Valid FSAA membership card required. Specials daily! | [Online]

NEW! • Red Carpet Quick Lube [Fresno]
Special discounts at both locations. Valid FSAA membership card required. Information: 227-3400 | 227-8221 | 277-2522 | [Online]

NEW! • Sunstar Tans & Salon [Fresno]
$5 of one-month tanning, $5 of full-set of acrylic nails, $5 off men/women haircuts at 7955 N. Cedar Ave. Valid FSAA membership card required. Details: 447-5003 | [Online]

JUST-ADDED: RENTALS
THROUGHOUT MEXICO! • UATB
University Alumni Travel Benefits Programs offers Bulldogs thousands of vacation rental properties for only $349 per week! Plan your trip today! | Call-free: [888] 729-3842. | [Online]

Career Services
at Fresno State
FSAA members save $5 at Career Services. Utilize MonsterTRAK.com to promote career development, job and internship searches, graduate school and professional endeavors. | Call 278-2381 | [Online]

Office Depot Program
Let your FSAA Membership work for you! Save up to 60% on office supplies! Utilize the buying power of 200,000 Fresno State alumni! Valid in 840 locations throughout the United States for both households and businesses. | [Online]

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Become a part of Bulldog Walkway
Three-time U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Laura Berg displays her personalized tile at Bulldog Walkway. Tiles are priced at $1,000, $500 and $250 each. Special thanks to our sponsor Merrill Lynch. Proceeds benefit the FSAA's Student Scholarship Endowment Fund. Place your order today! [Online Order Form]. Or call Lois May at [559] 278-2761.

Did you know?
The Fresno State Alumni Association [FSAA] allocates 10% of annual membership fees to a Student Scholarship Endowment Fund! In 2005-06, the FSAA awards $80,000 in scholarships to students based on academic achievement and financial need. In the past decade, more than $500,000 has been donated to students. The FSAA ranks No. 1 out of the alumni associations on the 23 campuses of the CSU system with student scholarship giving!

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

A graduate student, Argelia Lara is completing her MS degree in counseling. She is attending Fresno State with her younger sister, Carmen, and they are from Wasco, CA. Argelia is a member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, received a Graduate Equity Fellowship and was named an Outstanding Graduate Student last year. “The FSSA scholarship and support will assist me in succeeding,” she says. “Thank you so much.” Argelia will pursue a doctoral program in educational policy.

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

Jeffery A. Campbell [June 11, 1961 - June 29, 2004]. A member of Phi Theta Kappa and National Honor Societies, he maintained a 4.0 GPA while at Fresno State. Jeff had also been named to the Dean’s List, was studying business administration with an international option and was a FSAA student member.

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

Red Days Sale!
Through September 10, Kennel Bookstore. Red Wave fans can save 20% of all red clothing, red backpacks, red caps and imprinted gifts. Open on Game Day from 10 AM to 3 PM. Stop by on your way to Bulldog Boulevard! Call: 278-4062.

Ag Boosters Barbecue
September 11; Coombs’ Riverbend Ranch, Madera. The Ag One Foundation and the California Women for Agriculture host this annual fundraising event. Details: 278-4266.

In Concert: Vahan Mardirossian
September 11; Concert Hall. Piano concert presented Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concerts and the Armenian Studies Program. Ticket: 278-2337.

ULS: Art Ulene
September 13, Satellite Student Union. Dr Ulene will speak on “The Vitality Challenge: Rx for Health.” Tickets: 278-2341

Nursing Hall of Fame
September 14, Residence Dining Hall. The 2^nd annual Central San Joaquin Valley Nursing Hall of Fame honors Dr. Judith Allender, Pilar De La Cruz-Reyes, Eleanor Stittich and Carolyn Hisako Tanaka [1965]. Reservations: 448-4331.

Friends of the Library Dinner
September 16; Smittcamp Alumni House. Steve Woodall, Artistic Director of the San Francisco Center for the Book is the features speaker. Reservations: 278-5790.

Smittcamp Honors College
Information Days
September 17 & 24, Fresno State. The Smittcamp Honors College hosts information days for high school scholars to learn about the program. Details: 278-8160.

PSE Golf at Riverbend
September 18, Dennes Coomb’s Riverbend Ranch, Madera. Presented by the Alpha Mu Chapter of Pi Sigma Epsilon, a professional marketing fraternity of the Craig School of Business at Fresno State. Proceeds benefit Break the Barriers. Details: 305-0259.

Visiting Writer Series: Edward Falco
September 26, Conley Lecture Hall. Author of “Wolf Point,” Sabbath Night in the Chruch of Piranha” and “In the Park of Culture.” Details: 278-2553.

PRSA Student Association Event
September 29, Love & Garlic, Fresno. The Public Relations Society of America presents a fundraiser for the PRSA Student Association, Fresno State Chapter. Tickets: 278-6154.

2005 Rose Anne Vuich Ethical Leadership Award Luncheon
October 13. Fresno Convention Center. This event honors  Harry Armstrong, longtime Clovis councilmember and four-time mayor. Presented by the Kenneth L. Maddy Institute of Public Affairs at Fresno State. Tickets: 294-9119.

Lyles Center Entrepreneur in Residence: Fresno State Alumnus Randy Strahan
November 8; Smittcamp Alumni House. Fresno State's Lyles Center for Entrepreneurship hosts a community reception with Fresno State Alumnus Randy Strahan [1974], this year's Entrepreneur in Residence. Details: 294-2045.

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The Eagles
September 9. 485-TIXS.

Luis Miguel
September 13. 485-TIXS.

Dave Chappelle
September 24

Neil Diamond
September 25. 485-TIXS.

Green Day
October 1. 485-TIXS.

Motley Crűe
October 5. 485-TIXS.

System of a Down
October 11. 485-TIXS.

Juan Gabriel
October 12. 485-TIXS.

NOW ON SALE:
Top Dog Alumni Awards Gala
October 13. 278-ALUM. | [Online]

Gaither Homecoming
October 14. 485-TIXS.

Brooks & Dunn
October 18. 485-TIXS.

NBA Exhibition:
Sacramento Kings vs. Phoenix Suns
October 23. 485-TIXS.

George Lopez
November 5. 485-TIXS.

The Rolling Stones
November 20. 485-TIXS.

Gwen Stefani
November 25. 485-TIXS.

Fresno Falcons
ECHL team, the Fresno Falcons, are based at the Save Mart Center. Tickets: 485-PUCK | [Online]

PLEASE NOTE:
All Dates/Times/Events subject to change. Log on to SAVEMARTCENTER.COM for details. Tickets: 485-TIXS.

For special TICKET DISCOUNT OFFERS and/or GROUP SALES INFORMATION, please contact ANNIE MELVOLD.

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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
A $100,000 grant form the Bernard Osher Foundation in San Francisco is funding the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Fresno State. Fresno State joins 59 other Osher Institutes throughout the country. Dr. Shirley Bruegman [1979, 1981] has been named director of the institute. Bruegman is a FSAA member. Details: 278-0008.

Bulldog Dried Fruit Now on Sale!
Fresno State Bulldogs' Ruby Seedless Dried Grapes, Dried Nectarines, Dried Peaches and Dried Plums are available at the Farm Market. Partial Proceeds support the Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization at Fresno State.

Former Mayor Dan Whitehurst Donation
The Central Valley Political Archive of the Henry Madden Library has acquired the papers of former Fresno Mayor Dan Whitehurst, who served from 1977 to 1985. Whitehurst was also the second Kenneth L. Maddy Professor at the Maddy Institute of Public Affairs at Fresno State.

Lyles Center Director Elected
to International Post
Timothy M. Stearns, Coleman Foundation Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies and Director of the Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship has been elected chair of the Entrepreneurship Division Academy of Management. The Academy has a membership of more than 16,000 worldwide.

Imagine Highlights Mark Keppler
Mark Keppler, Executive Director of the Maddy Institute of Public Affairs at Fresno State, was featured in the article "A Man of Ideas, a Man of Action" in the Late Summer 2005 edition of "Imagine," a publication of "The Fresno Bee."

'Dogs Welcome 6,000 Cats
The Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children's Literature at Fresno State has accepted a donation of one of the world's largest collection of books on cats, some 6,000 volumes published from 1727 to 2001. The donation, valued at $187,000 and is from the estate of Helen Monnette Amestoy.

Faculty Who Energize Fresno State:
Donald Wise
Dr. Donald Wise is Professor and Chair of the Department of Educational Research and Administration. [See all online profiles.]
 

Bulldogs’ Ranked No. 19
The Fresno State Bulldogs have been ranked No. 19 in a preseason poll by “Sports Illustrated” in it’s Top 25 College Football Poll.

Quarterback Club Luncheons
Sept. 8 and Sept 27; Pardini’s. Support Fresno State Football by attending the Quarterback Club Luncheons. Reservations: 278-7801.

Bulldog Football
September 10, vs. Weber State | September 27; vs. Toledo. Bulldog Stadium. Support Paul Pinegar [#13] and the team. Enjoy Bulldog Boulevard before the September 10^th game!

Bulldog Soccer
September 21, vs. Long Beach. Cheer on Jeannette Paine [#1] and the team.

Women’s Tennis
September 23-25, Bulldog Classic. Support Katharina Winterhalter and the team.

Bulldog Volleyball
September 16 & 17, vs. Oregon | Sept. 24 vs. Idaho. Cheer on Robyn Keune [#4] and the team.

Bulldog Academic Achievers
Fresno State Football fans will notice a new patch— an academic success emblem— on the Bulldogs’ uniforms this season, a component of the Academic Gameplan.

Fresno State Lexus Classic
October 13, San Joaquin Country Club. Join the Fresno State Golfers at the 43^rd annual Golf Classic. Win a Lexus with a hole-in-one! Details: 278-2435.

Log on to GOBULLDOGS.COM or call [559] 278-DOGS for tickets and additional information on Bulldog Athletics!

Joseph Bowerbank [1996] has accepted the position of Director of Marketing at Irvine, Calif.-based Portellus Inc, an enterprise-level software development firm. He is a FSAA Member.

Kenneth L. Church [1965] is President of Blair, Church & Flynn Consulting Engineers, Clovis.

Jerry Dyer [1984], Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer will receive the Fresno Business Council's Excellence in Public Service Award this year. He is a FSAA member.

Steve Kellenberger [1987] is the Assistant Cellar Director of The Chef's Table at The Elbow Room, located at Fig Garden Village in Fresno. He is FSAA Member.

Enrique Lopez [1982] has been posthumously honored with "A Tribute to Enrique Lopez: A Retrospective Exhibition" at The River Center of the San Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust through December.

Barry Marlow [1992] was recently promoted to Director of Programming at KBEZ Radio located in Tulsa, OK.

Joseph N. Moore [1999] is the Station Manager for KFSR 90.7 FM, Fresno State's on-campus, student-run radio station.

Javier Morales [1997] recently accepted a position as an Account Executive at The Fresno Bee. Most recently he was employed as the Database Manager at Gottschalks. He is an FSAA member.

Michael Morotti [1990] has accepted a position at Validus Medical Systems located in Santa Cruz, CA as Area Vice President.

Tamela [Trimble] Ryatt [1989], local photographer, has an exhibit on display at Caffe Fulton in Fresno through September.

Brian Van Anne [1998], a Fresno native and Director of Genesis Family Center's Foster Care Program, is volunteering for two-weeks through the Red Cross to help provide mental health services to victims of Hurricane Katrina. He has a blog with fresnobee.com.

Gregory Stach [1992] has been re-hired as the Assistant Winemaker at Landmark Vineyards.

David Tobin [1999] manages On the Rox, a nightclub located at The Roxy in Los Angeles.

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