Antonia Allegra ’67 has donated her sizable wine/enology library to Santa Clara University Library and Archives. In addition to writing two books about wineries surrounding her home in Napa Valley, she’s also written a book of poetry. Since graduating, Allegra has carved out a creative and varied career. She taught French and classical Italian cooking […]

Larry Biggam ’67 retired as the Chief contract Public Defender for Santa Cruz County after 47 years. Larry’s law firm, Biggam, Christensen, and Minsloff, provided indigent defense services to the county since 1975.

The San Francisco Professional Food Society presented the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award to Antonia Lastreto Allegra ’67 on Feb. 4, 2020. She was also honored in Congress with remarks by Congressman Mike Thompson and the House of Representatives, naming her the Woman of the Year. In his comments, Thompson said, “…Madam Speaker, Antonia Allegra is […]

Don Argue M.A. ’67 was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as a commissioner on the Commission on International Religious Freedom for five years. He completed a Ed.D. and served a total of 25 years as president of two universities.

Kathy Dooling ’67 and her husband Mike Dooling ’67 celebrated their 50th class reunion in October of 2017. They reside in Pasadena, California, where Mike works in the investment business and Kathy is a local artist. They have four children and 11 grandchildren. 

Rosemary (Cosgrove) Humphrey ’67 retired from Palos Verdes Estates City Council after 25 years in office, including four terms as mayor. She has also retired from public education, after almost 50 years, most recently as a high school principal.

Raymond Bittel ’64, M.S. ’67 retired from Boeing on April 1, 2014. He married Carol Mathews on May 20 and resides in Richardson, Texas.

Larry Dunlap ’67 retired in 2010 after a 43-year career in sales and marketing that took him all around the world. He lives in La Quinta, California, and is enjoying all that desert life has to offer. In his retirement, he and his wife, Karen, started a consulting company that assists entrepreneurs in their quest […]

Adele Bihn ’67 can’t believe it has been 50 years since graduation. Bihn and her husband, Murray, have six grandchildren between the ages of 12 and 6 months. She writes she’s still working, currently focusing on water and energy conservation.

Larry Tomassini ’67 writes: “I am completing my 24th year on the accounting faculty at Ohio State University as well as my 48th year of teaching, which began during my doctoral program at UCLA. Living in Columbus, Ohio, with my wife, Eve, and my three adult children.”

Antonia “Toni” (Lastreto) Allegra ’67 established the Symposium for Professional Food Writers in 1989, and the annual conference has become a hub for culinary writers from novice to well seasoned over the past years. The list of faculty speakers is a Who’s Who of leaders in food writing, editing, blogging, podcasting, and photo-videography. Numerous food […]

Kathleen (Meehan) Thuner ’67 was recently elected Chair, Consumer Interest Forum, American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and serves as an ex officio member of the ANSI Board of Directors

Barbara Kennedy-Dalder ’67 says, "I retired after forty years with the U.S. Department of Labor."

Fran Swanson ’67 writes, “I am living in the Washington, D.C., metro area and enjoying volunteering with the knights and dames of Malta with the wounded warrior at Walter Reed.”

 Dennis Woodruff ’67 was inducted into the Santa Clara crew Hall of Fame for founding and rowing undefeated in 1965. 

John U. Fry MBA ’67 received a Doctor of Management from George Fox University in Newberg (Portland), Oregon, on Dec. 13, 2014. His field of study is enterprise project management with sub-area studies in change management and innovation. His dissertation was titled “Construction Field Architects: Women Barriers.” John pursued his degree while working full-time as […]

Margaret “Margie” Richards Taylor ’67 was recently profiled in the Sun.Star, a news website serving the Philippines, for her long career and entrepreneur endeavors. After prominent positions at companies including Johnnie Walker, United Distillers Group, Kraft General Foods, and Brown and Williamson, a tobacco company, where she becme its first woman and first Asian corporate vice […]

Daniel E. Hanley MBA ’67, J.D. ’74 is still in private law practice in San Jose doing estate planning, probate, and business law. He practices with his son Sean Hanley, who does bankruptcy and debt relief. Dan recently became a grandfather with the birth of Brynn Hanley (daughter of Brian Hanley). Dan is happily married […]

I wish my life would allow including the sure-to-be-terrific Reunion, but that’s not so. Know that I’m with you all in spirit as I travel to Baja California to review a cooking school that was fun to launch at Rancho la Puerta. Who knew in the ’60s which adventures we would pursue? I launch cooking […]

Kathleen (Meehan) Thuner ’67 writes: “Director, North County Fire Protection District; director, Mission Resource Conservation District; director, American National Standards Institute.”