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George Whaley ’64 ’66 has been show them that they could excel Hector Avalos ’82 received the
named co-editor of the Business and attend college in the U.S. He State of Iowa Board of Regents
Case Journal, the Society for worked tirelessly to give a voice Faculty Excellence Award
Case Research’s Tier 1 journal. to underrepresented students in recognizing him as a faculty
George is an emeritus professor Orange County and helped place member who is an outstanding
of human resource management them in top U.S. colleges. In the university citizen. Hector, who is
for the School of Management in 2000s, he and Henry T. Nicholas, a professor of religious studies at
the Lucas College and Graduate the founder of Broadcom, launched Iowa State University, received the
School of Business at San Jose the Nicholas Academic Center, a award in February 2017 for his role
State University. Over the last 20 nonprofit tutoring and mentoring in the founding and development
years, he has authored and co- organization. Jack currently lives in of Iowa State’s Latino/Latina
authored numerous case studies of Fullerton, California, with his wife Studies program. Over the past
companies in the high technology Judy. 13 years, this thriving ethnic
and biotechnology industries. studies program has contributed
Tedd Ellerbrock ’68, chief of the significantly to advancing both
Jack Mandel ’67, a retired Orange HIV Care and Treatment Branch at curricula and cultural diversity at
County Superior Court judge, spent the Centers for Disease Control and Iowa State.
much of his life mentoring young Prevention, was named a finalist
immigrant high school students to for the Samuel J. Heyman Service Ken Pisani ’83, film and television
to America Medals program. Tedd writer, is a finalist for the 2017
is being recognized for playing a Thurber Prize for American Humor
vital role in building, expanding for his debut novel “AMP’D.” The
and improving the U.S.-led other finalists are Trevor Noah, for
program that provides medicine “Born a Crime,” and Aaron Thier,
and assistance to 11 million people for “Mr. Eternity.” The prize is to be
worldwide living with HIV/AIDS. awarded at an October ceremony
in New York. “AMP’D” is also
1970s being developed for a premium
comedy television series by Muse
Donald J. Projetti ’76 was elected Entertainment.
a presiding judge in Merced County
Superior Court in 2017. In 2009, Laron McGinn ’85, who lives in
he was appointed to Merced Dunning, Nebraska, was honored
County Superior Court by Gov. as Artist of the Month in June at
Arnold Schwarzenegger. Previously the Burkholder Project in Lincoln,
he was a practicing attorney for Nebraska. Laron’s art works range
Al Scorsatto ’70, from Upland, California, and Sam Pinterpe ’70, from Allen, Projetti & Fagalde, LLC, from from Southwestern art to European
Huntington Beach, show their Wildcat pride in their license plates after 1979-2009. landscapes to rural art inspired by
eating lunch at Cortina’s Italian Deli in Anaheim. They both graduated his family ranch.
from the College of Pharmacy.

The Mesa Police Forensic Services Division is full of Wildcats! Pictured, from
left: Keia Kloss ’96, crime scene specialist, evidence processing unit (B.A.,
British literature); Steve Valdez ’86, forensic scientist supervisor (B.S.,
chemistry); Sarah Phillips Fredricks ’02, quality manager (B.S., chemistry);
April Stonehouse ’98, forensic scientist, biology unit (B.S., biochemistry
and molecular and cellular biology); Natalie Wiegers ’08, forensic scientist,
toxicology unit (B.S., business administration; MIS); Kimberly Meza ’99,
forensic services administrator (B.S., biochemistry and molecular and
cellular biology).

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