| www.fresnostatealumni.com | December 2009 |
Happy Holidays
Santa visited the Alumni House this week
Thank you to all who visited us at the Smittcamp Alumni House on December 2nd. Many showed to have their photo taken with Santa. The FSAA hopes your holiday is full of joy and don't forget to have a happy New Year!
Give a Gobbler reaches first goal – 102 Thanksgiving turkeys
Thanks to the 2009 Give a Gobbler campaign, 102 student-produced Fresno State turkeys helped feed the area’s hungry this Thanksgiving. [read entire article here]
The San Diego Club Game Watch (Fresno State vs. Illinois) will be on Dec 5th at 9:00 a.m. at the Players Spo
rts Bar 7061 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. San Diego, CA.
$11.95 per person full buffet/beverages no-host R.S.V.P. to Doug Yavanian dyavanian@msn.com.
FresnoState Magazine fall issue focuses on community service
The fall 2009 issue of FresnoState Magazine spotlights students, staff, faculty, administrators and alumni who have made community service an integral part of the California State University, Fresno educational experience. [read the Fresno State Magazine here]
"Why I give"
Helen Bailey and Paul Garza explain why they support the Bulldog Pride Scholarship Fund at Fresno State with monthly payroll deduction gifts.
Holiday gift ideas galore at Fresno state
Need a unique holiday gift? Don't battle the holiday crowds. Fresno State has gifts available for a wide range of folks on any list. [read entire article here]
Bulldog Pride
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Right - Chris Healy, class of 2004 (pictured left) and his Sigma Nu Fraternity brother and coworker Andrew Meeks (Kent State alum) at the Fresno State v. Wisconsin game on September 12th, 2009. Chris is an annual member of the Fresno State Alumni Association
Left - From left to right is Randy Stephenson, Jerry Kazynski and Mitch Casteel, all are Geology graduates from 1981. This photo was taken near the hot springs in Saline Valley, now a part of Death Valley National Park. They meet for multi-day 4-wheel drive camping expeditions in southeast California a couple times each year. Randy works in the oil patch for Aera Energy in Bakersfield, analyzing geologic data for petroleum reservoir engineering. Jerry is a project manager for HerSchy Environmental, conducting site assessments, remediation projects and resolving specialty groundwater problems. Mitch is an independent consultant providing exploration geologist services for precious minerals mining ventures in the Great Basin states.
Submit your Bulldog Pride photo today!
Upload your photos to our Flickr Group or email kajohnson@csufresno.edu
Need some Fresno State gear for your Bulldog Pride photos? Shop online at either the Kennel Bookstore or at the Bulldog Shop!
FresnoStateNews.com Headlines & On Campus Events
Fresno State AFROTC unit is nation's best
For the second consecutive year, the Air Force ROTC at California State University, Fresno has been named the best unit of its size in the country with the prestigious Right of Line Award – a rare back-to-back accomplishment. [read the entire article]
Fresno State forensic student earns national acclaim, FBI interest in hair database
Michael Gonzalez, a forensic science student at California State University, Fresno, has received the 2010 Wildlife Forensic Science award from the Society for Wildlife Forensic Sciences (SWFS) for outstanding thesis work that has been recognized by the FBI. [read entire article here]
Students tell legislators ‘We Are Worth It!’
Student leaders at California State University, Fresno have launched a “We are Worth It!” video campaign in support of higher education that has been sent to state legislators to protest budget cutting that has had severe impact on higher education.
Air quality issues are focus of grant to Fresno State
The Fresno Regional Foundation has granted $19,840 to California State University, Fresno’s College of Science and Mathematics to develop activities that improve local high school students’ knowledge of air quality issues. [read entire article here]
Football leads nation in all-academic team players
Five Fresno State student-athletes – a larger number than any other university in the United States – won places on the 2009 Academic AAll-District 8 team announced by the College Sports Information Directors Association. [read the entire article here]
Capitman is named Nickerson Distinguished Professor
Dr. John Capitman, executive director of the Central Valley Health Policy Institute and a professor of public health at California State University, Fresno, is the inaugural Sister Ruth Marie Nickerson Distinguished Professor in Health Policy. [read entire article here]
Sky’s the limit for engineering students with Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s the unmanned aerial vehicle designed, built and operated by students in the Lyles College of Engineering at California State University, Fresno. The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Project at Fresno State has brought 15 graduate and undergraduate engineering students together with one common goal: design, construct, and operate an aerial vehicle that will be able to receive predetermined coordinates from a computer, fly to that location and pinpoint a target. [read entire article here]
Alumni Spotlight
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note of your own!
S. Craig Holland (1969) has retired from the Kern School District after 20-plus years of service. He continues to work on voiceover acting and novel writing.
Mr. Holland is a LIFE member of the Fresno State Alumni Association
Karen Lee Smith Maroot (1992) has been named interim executive director of Tree Fresno. The organization has planted more than 35,000 trees in the greater Fresno area since it was founded in 1985.
Eric Rawn (2001) is CEO and President of BCT Consulting, which was featured in an article entitled 'Best Companies to Work for in Central California.' Mr. Rawn is a LIFE member of the Fresno State Alumni Association
Thomas Sparks, Ph.D. (1973), Dow AgroSciences researcher has been named "Scientist of the Year" by R&D Magazine.
Cindy Dunn has been named executive director of the Fresno Arts Council.
Bulldog Benefits
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Liberty Mutual Auto & Home Policies
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MARSH AFFINITY GROUPS
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Fresno State Alumni…Give yourself some credit!
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