Larry Paxton ’76 has been awarded the 2024 International Astronautical Federation’s Distinguished Service Award. The award honors individuals for their contributions to the field of astronautics and the IAF. Paxton was lauded for his years of successfully organizing and chairing symposia for the International Astronautical Congress (IAC), an annual event co-sponsored by the IAF and […]

David Mendoza ’76 and his father’s team, the Mendoza Group, joined the Rockefeller Capital Management’s Global Family Office. Mendoza has more than four decades of experience and earned the trust of business owners, executives, professionals and multiple generations of his clients’ families.

Rose Marie Beebe ’76 and Robert Senkewicz M.Div ’76 have translated Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo’s Recuerdos from Spanish to English 150 years after its publication. Beebe and Senkewicz taught at Santa Clara for a combined 85 years. Together they have written eight books and numerous articles dealing with California during its Spanish and Mexican eras. They […]

Patricia Badia-Johnson ’76 published Orienta…She Is the Dance, the story and writings for her mother, Orienta Badia. Orienta was born on Christmas day 1918 and juggled the demands of two cultures as a member of a family who immigrated from Italy to the United States. A dancer, Orienta used her art to support her family […]

The St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin named Herb Foedisch ’76 as its new board president in October 2020. Herb has served on the board since 2008 in roles including Development Chair and Vice President.

Dennis O’Hara ’76 has been honored for the second year as a†"Power Broker" by Risk & Insurance magazine. This honor comes as Risk & Insurance performs research to identify the top men and women in the property/casualty brokerage segment of the insurance industry. His classification and industry focus within the awards is nonprofits. "More important," […]

Phillip Duhe ’74, MBA ’76 writes, "I can’t believe it has been 40 years since graduation in the Mission Gardens. My wife Janet and I have resided in American Canyon, Calif. since 1989 and celebrated 35 years of marriage this June.  We’ve put two kids through UC Berkeley where they played in the Cal Marching […]

Tom Henry ’76 currently directs all marketing activities for Logitech – Americas.

Robin Ferrari ’76 writes: "By the way, I wanted my classmates to know that I was a recipient of scholarship money to attend SCU. So, giving is personal to me! Classmates of 1976, please consider pledging or giving to the scholarship fund of your choice. It is IMPORTANT for the future of SCU- I know […]

Mike O’Hara ’76 writes: "Mary ’77 and I are healthy and living in San Diego. Children are Sean, Dan, Katie, Jim and Patrick. We root for the Aztecs and USD these days."

Mike O’Hara ’76 is living in San Diego with wife Mary (Russell) O’Hara ’77 and working as a Field Agent with the Knights of Columbus. He is also serving as San Diego SCU Alumni Chapter president. He writes, "Blessed with five children and three grandchildren. Our two grandsons were born last year and baptized together Wednesday […]

Larry Freitas ’76 lives in Aptos, Calif., and is teaching economics and government classes and U.S. history at Watsonville High School, and finds time for surfing, sailing, and travelling during the summer months.

Daniel T. Zorn ’76 is director of finance and technology services at Cal State University San Marcos.     

Robin Ferrari ’76 writes, "After initially working with Arthur Young for five years, then years at Pizza Time Theater, Businessland and some consulting, I have been retired since 1994. Have four children and six grandchildren. Have enjoyed cooking, traveling and golfing over the years. My husband, Gerry, graduated in 1970 and is a member of […]

Joe Harkins ’76 writes: "I live in San Ramon, CA with my wife of 30 years. We raised three children (28, 25, and 23). Last year was a big year for us with the birth of our first grandchild, the marriage of our middle daughter, and the graduation of my youngest as a Civil Engineer […]

Chris Hasney ’76 is a guest columnist for Scorecard, the digital magazine of American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) District 17.

Florian Rothbrust ’76 writes: "We are expecting our second grandchild in December 2012."

Charlotte Carreira ’76, M.B.A. ’76 was presented with the Excellence in Leadership Award in July 2011 at the Dream Weekend Corporate event for Simplexity Health. She was recognized as one of the top 10 in the company list of achievers.

Dr. Pat Lydon ’76 is an optometrist and the Director of Global Clinical Training and Marketing for NeoVista, Inc — an Ophthalmic Medical Device and Clinical Research firm based in the Bay Area. He is based in London, England. Enjoying golf, poker, scuba, and guitar — plus catching up with old friends. Feel free: plydon@neovistainc.com

Larry Paxton ’76 was recently elected as president of the American Geophysical Union’s Space Physics and Aeronomy Section. Larry is the head of the Geospace and Earth Science Group at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. In July, he met Dr. Frank Drake of the Drake Equation. Dr. Drake had presented a lecture on […]