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Emma Salahuddin ’71 celebrated
Carly Heath ’05 published a book
both her 50th wedding anniversary and her 50th Chapman class reunion. Married by Dr. William Carpenter at Irvine Park filled with Chapman family and friends, she was happy to remember that day with her husband, Ronald. She also was inducted into the Chapman University 50 Year Club during 2021 Homecoming. 1
called “ The Reckless Kind,” from Soho Teen, in November 2021. Heath’s young adult novel tells the story of three misfits who defy the expectations of their rural village by living on their own and challenging the town's patriarch in the region's annual horse race. More information is at carlyheathauthor.com. 3
Joe Zuckerman '72 retired to
Vanessa King ’05 released a new
Henderson, Nev., after practicing law in Southern California for 44 years with his fiance, Bobbie Charles.
book “A Certain Appeal” on Nov. 2, 2021. Published by Putnam Books, this story is a retelling of “Pride and Prejudice” set in the tantalizing world of New York burlesque. 4
1980s Wayne Bethanis ’88 is a best-
selling New Age pianist whose new album, “Measures of Light,” is called “monumental and captivating” by New Age Music Guide. Clay Landon ’89 caught up with Ted Canedy for dinner in Newport Beach while on vacation. “Nice to be back in Southern California! Chapman grads … if you find yourself in Atlanta let me know!” he says. 2
1990s Morgan Ferris (MBA ’97) was
promoted to head of income property banking at Genesis Bank. There, he is helping to launch the largest capitalized newly chartered bank not acquired through purchase in Orange County history.
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Kelly Huddleston ’07 created and
owns three cooking schools in Texas named The Cookery Dallas, The Cookery Fort Worth and The Cookery Houston. They offer dinner-party style cooking classes. Huddleston earned a degree in theatre at Chapman and is also grateful to have learned business management skills. She has been featured on Good Morning Texas and NBC Texas Today as well as in USA Today and the Dallas Morning News. Anil Bhartia ’08 recently partnered with two other Chapman Law alumni, Andrew Phan ’14 and Stephan Brown ’14 to form a new personal accident law firm called Accident Pros LLP.
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Sarah Nicole Smetana ’09
published a book called “Battle of the Bands,” in September 2021. In the story, 15 young adult authors and one rock star band together for an epic take on a memorable high school rite of passage. Smetana is one of 16 authors featured in this interconnected anthology. The book was selected as one of Amazon's Best Books of the Month in YA for September. 5 Chris Redrich ’09 launched a new
startup called Product Manager Jobs that focuses on helping software product managers advance their careers. 6
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