Our Spring 2018 cover: Jeanette Scroggins, overcome by the ashes of her aunt’s Coffey Park home
The Fire This Time
Great article by Kerry Benefield on the Santa Rosa fire (Spring 2018). Cardinal Newman High School’s principal, Graham Rutherford ’81, and I were classmates at SCU. Good guy.
Bill Bagley ’81
Bellflower, California
Turning Loss into Gain
More delight: a response to our digital feature (and now in print in this edition) about a program by SCU’s Food and Agribusiness Institute that seeks to put food left by farmers in the fields on the tables of those in need. —Ed.
What a fabulous program. There’s so much food waste in our country and so many hungry people who need fruits and vegetables. Great work, all of you!
Claudia McIsaac
Professor of English, SCU
Speech! Speech!
Excitement over 2018 commencement—with cheers for speeches by valedictorian Athena Nguyen ’18 and Kirk O. Hanson, who served for 17 years as executive director of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. —Ed.
Fact: The world needs more Broncos.
Michele Goins
Congratulations to all! Congratulations to Kirk on his honorary doctorate and especially his wonderful commencement speech! You’re officially a Bronco now!!!
Kristi Markkula Bowers ’90
Grounds for Detention
Thank you for the excellent article about the work of Christina Fialho ’06, J.D. ’12 (Spring 2018). Thank you also, Santa Clara, for providing a pathway through the Santa Clara Community Action Program (SCCAP) and the Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education (that also led her to Catholic Charities) for this outstanding person to define her mission. The article sheds light on the impact her work is having in affecting the lives of those who are in most need.
Ed Alvarez ’60, J.D. ’65
President, The Foundation for Hispanic Education
Shell Beach, California
Best in the West
The latest U.S. News & World Report college rankings esteem SCU the best regional university in the West. How cool is that? Some of your responses on Facebook. —Ed.
Of course, those of us who went there knew this already!
Kristi McKiney ’77
Due to its storied alumni, no doubt.
James Hutchinson ’05
Fantastic! Thank you Fr. Mike Engh and the rest of the Santa Clara team for all that you do! My son, Tony, is starting his second year in the business school, and we (LMU grads) couldn’t be more proud of SCU!
Rick Pierce
Perfect timing U.S. News & World Report! My freshman daughter starts her SCU adventure this weekend.
Jen H. Kim
I loved my years at Santa Clara. It was just the right-size fit! It has awesome professors and a beautiful campus with a strong sense of community and service through Christ!
Gloria Sigala ’97
Have two of my grandchildren attending … Awesome!!
Larry Davis
And to be the best of citizens of the world, your graduates must exemplify not only intellectual genius, but civility, kindness, compassion, ingenuity, detente. May God bless you all in this endeavor. My grandson will soon be a product of your institution.
Mary Lowe
Keep on improving excellent education for the community and everyone. God bless the University!
Yifei Pei
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Steve Nash ’96, clean-cut and clean-shaven, back in his Bronco days of ball battling the BYU Cougars
Steve Nash ’96—Welcome to the Hall of Fame!
The news we were expecting came this spring—and we led with a digital feature the day it broke. Read lots more in this digital edition. You will also find some other basketball news in these pages. But first, some celebration. —Ed.
Congratulations, Steve. It was fun watching you at Santa Clara University and your professional basketball career. Wishing you good fortune in the future. Thank you.
Frank Melrose, San Jose
I remember you when I was a trainer at SCU. You were one of the hardest working athletes there and took your job seriously. Usually the first one there to practice shooting around and the last to leave. Congratulations!
Allison Crowle Wynn ’92, Sacramento, California
How Did You Win a Fulbright?
More news we were delighted to bring as it broke this spring: eight Fulbrights for Broncos, plus a Udall and a Knight-Hennessy. The number means that Santa Clara University is one of the top producers of Fulbrights in the country. Meet them starting on page 9. Here’s one proud response to the news. —Ed.
Congratulations to all. I am so honored to have accompanied many of you on your journey. Go forth.