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Samantha Prasad ’11, MBA ’15 and Blake Ferguson MBA ’22 were married on June 1, 2024, under a canopy of redwood trees in the Santa Cruz mountains. Sam works as an associate director for brand and marketing strategy at Santa Clara University, and Blake is the senior director for brand and messaging at Texas Tech […]
After earning his master’s in 1968, John Fox ’66 was drafted into the U.S. Army, leading him to serve at the Pentagon. It was in Virginia, playing rugby for Team Sudamericano, that he met his future wife, Judith. The couple made Maryland their home, and they raised two sons. John’s commitment to his community shone […]
A longtime advocate for well-rounded student-athletes, Stephen O’Brien ’98 embraced the Jesuit philosophy of cura personalis. Born and raised in San Jose, Steve was a multi-sport athlete and member of the men’s cross-country team at Santa Clara, where he majored in history. After earning his law degree from USC, he embarked on a career path […]
Jayce Ryan Kaiser ’08 was someone you would hear before you saw him. He thrived in the spotlight as a lead in many musicals. Jayce graduated from SCU with a finance degree and as president of his fraternity, Pi Kappa Alpha. He joined the Peace Corps for two years in Tanzania and climbed Mount Kilimanjaro […]