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(several of which he discovered and helped name). Michael says, “The book covers far more mushroom species than any other book on the market. Nearly the entire book is devoted to the illustrated key and both novice mushroom hunters and professional mycologists are already using it with ease. See samples on the website mushroomsofcascadia.com. He adds, “I am forever indebted for having been chosen for the Bates program many years ago. Like virtually all Bates graduates, I have maintained regular contact with Iris.”
Dick Silver (engineering) reports: “It is lots of
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WORK to get older! And as I have succeeded at that, there is joy and rejoicing in my posterity. Kay Lea Silver, Menlo-Atherton High school 1959 and BYU, granted me a contract renewal for our 58th year married coming up. We have had two grandchildren pass away. There are three in the U.S. Navy. One is retired from the National Guard and one has top-secret clearance in National Guard Signal Corps. When I ask him what training was given to you this year? His reply, “If I told you, I’d have to shoot you.” Oldest son is in the IT group for Delta Airlines. I asked him for recommendations for a good router on my home network; he said the only routers he was familiar with cost $20,000 each. The family now is eight children, 19 grandkids and 13 great-grandkids. The photo shows me using my planer to prepare zebra-wood for bathroom cabinets. Woodwork is my hobby. I became an engineer as well to afford an early retirement!”
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Michael Beug (chemistry)
published his second mushroom identification book (the first was Ascomycete Fungi of North America in 2014 with coauthors Allen and Arleen Bessette). The new book is a solo effort featuring 45 years of his mushroom photography: Mushrooms of Cascadia: An Illustrated Key, Fungi Press 2021. It is a unique mushroom field guide designed to slip into a fanny pack and used in the field with nearly 1,050 photographs of 950 species HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE MAGAZINE
Brian Dorman (chemistry) has horses and
mammoth riding donkeys on six acres in McKinleyville, California. He graduated from UCSF medical school 50 years ago and practices telemedicine as a urologist. He’s part of the open-heart team in Eureka because in California they need a second surgeon when they do heart cases. Brian is a large animal shelter lead and is on the animal evacuation team for the North Valley Animal Disaster Group in Butte county and worked during the Bear North Complex fire. He’s also a volunteer at the California Native Plant Society Nursery in Eureka. Jon Williams (physics) was appointed
vice president clinical affairs of Adverum Biotechnologies Inc, to further its efforts in developing novel therapies. He will provide scientific and technical expertise and leadership across Adverum’s clinical development program for ADVM-022. Julie Clark, MD, chief medical officer at Adverum Biotechnologies, says, “Jon is a dynamic scientist and prolific published researcher, bringing 25 years of experience in clinical and preclinical drug and medical device development and regulatory strategies to this new position at Adverum. His comprehensive knowledge of ocular diseases, including angiogenic retinal disease, strategic clinical trial design and execution across all phases of ophthalmic product development will be valuable for our ADVM-022 clinical development program and our pipeline.” “Ocular gene therapy to treat retinal diseases is an exciting field with the potential to
transform the current standard of care for patients,” says Jon. “Adverum is propelling this therapeutic area forward in bold new ways.” He joins Adverum from Bausch Health Companies, where he served as senior director, clinical affairs and was responsible for leading clinical science and medical writing for ophthalmic medical device projects. Previously, he worked at Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Bausch + Lomb Incorporated and ISTA Pharmaceuticals. While executive director for biological research at Magainin Pharmaceuticals, he was instrumental in characterizing the novel antiangiogenic nature of Squalamine, a natural aminosterol product, in several animal models of systemic or ocular disease.
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David Wilbur (math) and Linda Wilbur started
a nonprofit in 2013 providing education and mentoring to low-income, underserved families in east Los Angeles. The main program is a free parenting and toddler program called Baby College (lindave.org). Dave says, “Baby College has had quite a 2020-2021. First, we lost our lease in January 2020, but luckily found a new place at a church in the Hermon part of Los Angeles. Just as we had moved in but before we could open, the pandemic hit. We transitioned to a more remote mode, providing families with COVID-safe, curbside pickup of weekly art/science bags with online meetings with their teachers for the kids as well as online meetings with the parents providing our Parenting Without Violence program. When food insecurity hit, we arranged to deliver food boxes. So far, we have delivered over 2,500 art/science bags and 3,000 food boxes. With the improved vaccination rates and lowered infection rates, we finally opened with in-person classes in mid-June 2021. So far, over 100 families have attended.”
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After 12 years as dean of the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley, Henry E. Brady (math and physics) stepped down June 30. “I’m proud to say that the school got bigger adding two more degree programs and many new faculty members. Its student body and faculty got much more diverse, and it is rated
