Alumni Canon

ALUMNI CANON

ONE STRANGE COUNTRY What Books Press / Stella Hayes (B.A., English, ’92) explores the themes of family, innocence and homeland in this raw and compelling debut collection of poems.

THE DARKEST GLARE: A TRUE STORY OF MURDER, BLACKMAIL, AND REAL ESTATE GREED IN 1979 LOS ANGELES Rare Bird Books / Chip Jacobs (B.A., social sciences and communication, ’85) sets his noir, true crime thriller during one of the deadliest eras in American history.

CONDITIONAL CITIZENS: ON BELONGING IN AMERICA Pantheon / Pultizer Prize-finalist Laila Lalami (M.A., linguistics, ’94; Ph.D., linguistics, ’97) asks “What does it mean to be American?” in this, her first nonfiction book that weaves together her own journey from Moroccan immigrant to U.S. citizen with explorations of the place of nonwhites in broader American culture.

A GRAMMAR OF PATWIN University of Nebraska Press / Lewis Lawyer (B.A., linguistics, ’05) offers the inaugural grammatical guide to one of California’s first languages.

ALOYSIUS THE GREAT Propertius Press / John Maxwell O’Brien (Ph.D., history, ’64) chronicles the mishaps and triumphs of an American professor working in London.

RESTORING THUCYDIDES: TESTING FAMILIAR LESSONS AND DERIVING NEW ONES Cambria Press / Jay Parker (M.A., international relations, ’85), with co-author Andrew Novo, analyzes how scholars have misinterpreted or overgeneralized historical evidence garnered from Thucydides’ work, re-examining and challenging commonly accepted lessons and offering new conclusions more relevant to contemporary society.

A SHOT AT NORMAL Farrar, Straus and Giroux / Marisa Reichardt (MPW, ’98) explores issues around vaccination in this novel about the efforts of a 16-year-old girl to get vaccinated against her parents’ wishes after she contracts measles.

THE LAWGIVERS’ STRUGGLE: HOW CONGRESS WIELDS POWER IN NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION MAKING National Institute for Public Policy / David Trachtenberg (B.A., international relations, ’78) draws on his experiences as a professional staff member of the House Armed Services Committee and as deputy undersecretary of defense for policy in this study of the executive-legislative branch dynamic. JENNIFER HALVAS (B.A., political science, ’01) was promoted to partner at Cityview, a Los Angeles-based multifamily investment management and development firm.

LINDSAY HARRISON (B.A., political science, ’00) was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers.

MARIE LARSEN (B.A., French, ’08) was named a partner of the law firm Holland & Knight LLP in New York, where she specializes in commercial litigation and maritime law.

DORRIS PANDURO (B.A., international relations, ’07) was elected to the Fairfield City Council in November 2020 to represent District 5. She is the first Latina to serve in this role.

JOSEPH PARK (B.A., biological sciences, ’10) joined the College of Podiatric Medicine at Western University of Health Sciences as an assistant professor.

Engagements, Marriages and Births

NERSES APOSHIAN (B.A., political science, ’14) married Kathryn Mgrublian.

LEILANI DIMOND (B.A., biological sciences, ’09; M.D., ’14) and James Chan welcomed a daughter, Zoe Moana.

RUSSELL HANDLER (B.A., economics, ’14) became engaged to Megan Cunningham.

LESLEY HOLMES (B.A., history, ’07) married ALEX HOLMES (B.A., social sciences, ’04). The couple welcomed their first child, Seraphina May Holmes, in February 2019 and their second child, Alexander Matthaios Holmes, in 2020. IAN LIVIE (Ph.D., history, ’10) and his wife Lana Adlawan welcomed twins Fiona Jane Livie and Graham David Livie.

LAURA RUSSELL (B.A., linguistics, ’19; B.A., communications, ’19) married CONOR McCREARY (B.M., performance, ’16).

In Memoriam

KATHI BERATAN (Ph.D., geological sciences, ’90) of Durham, NC (3/21/2021) at age 64; worked at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory; helped to map the surface of the planet Venus.

JOHN BOORMAN (Ph.D., economics, ’68) of Washington, DC (1/6/2021) at age 80; taught at USC and the University of Maryland before joining the International Monetary Fund.

MARY CLEAVE (B.A., mathematics, ’53) of Decatur, IL (9/12/2020) at age 92; founder Gallery 510; loved painting and ceramics.

JEREMY DAWSON (B.A., chemistry, ’20) of Carlsbad, CA (1/16/2021) at age 24; loved to travel and spend time with friends and family.

ROBERT ELFTMAN (B.A., history, ’75) of Vernon, CA (1/18/2021) at age 68; enjoyed working in his family business; involved in local church community; regularly coached or refereed his children’s sports games.

B. EDWARD HARVER (B.A., zoology, ’51) of Spring Valley, CA (1/7/2021) at age 95; served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War; taught high school; served as a guidance counselor.

HENRY HAYDEN III (B.A., international relations, ’71) of Scottsdale, AZ (9/30/2020) at age 73; librarian at the Braille Institute and Chandler Public Library.