This August I will have been Chair of the Department ofKinesiology for six years. It’s been gratifying, and I’m thrilled thatI’ve done it. After all, representing such a dedicated departmentstocked full of top notch professional faculty and staff and such amature and passionate student body can really be enjoyable. But,after considerable introspection, I’m feeling the urge to move back

to the position that got me here – a regular faculty member in the Department ofKinesiology. I look forward to the increased flexibility of that position. It’ll allow memore time for writing, research, and the professional activities that I was once able to tack-le a bit more zealously. Being a faculty member may be the best job on campus. After all,we get to deliver on exactly why we’re here – educating the students. I miss the more per-sonal and direct interaction I had when I was teaching so much more. And, I miss my owndiscipline – that which I studied so long and hard for all those years ago. Yep, starting nextFall, I’ll be back to teaching motor development, not to mention a few other things.

Leaving the position of department chair would be much more difficult, if I had doubtsabout our future leadership. This is one of the finest departments of its kind, and we do notwant to sacrifice that. Fortunately, Dr. Shirley Reekie was elected by the department toassume the role. Shirley has been a faculty member here for nearly a quarter century(Sorry, Shirley!). Gosh, that sounds so much longer that twenty-four years. No question,Shirley will bring an energy, excitement, enthusiasm, wisdom, knowledge, and positivity tothe role. The department will be well served.

I don’t think many people realize how complex and just plain big our department reallyis. We often have as many as seventy faculty members with seven staff. We offer nearly250 sections of classes each semester in close to three blocks or more of facilities. Wehave 650 undergraduate majors, close to 150 graduate students, and literally thousands ofstudents enrolled in our physical activity program each semester. We also have a large(though, not usually large enough) and complex budget. In short, we have our share ofissues and problems, but Shirley is up to the task. She is approaching the job with vigor.That, combined with her experience in the department, gives her the qualities needed tosteer our big ship.

Shirley and I have already started her transition into office starting at the beginning ofFall semester, 2006. As a part of that transition, you’ll find her first “words of wisdom”directly below, as we have created a joint “Chair’s Message” for this edition. Meanwhile,I’ll be here through the summer. So, I’d like to say thanks to everyone who helped methrough what some call the “toughest job on any college campus” over the last severalyears. I’d also like to wish Shirley the best of luck in her new position.

Greg Payne

Do you recall attending a graduation ceremony yet remember little of the speech? Theschool I attended for 14 years in England has an annual service of thanksgiving for ourfounders, rather than graduation. Of the14 speeches, I remember only 1, given by a head-mistress from a school in South America. Her theme was “Cherish the past; adorn the pre-sent; create for the future.”

Cherish the past. Are you aware that next year, 2007, will be San José StateUniversity’s 150th birthday? As you’ll know if you took Sport History, the institutionwasn’t called by that name then, nor was it in San José, but it did become SJSU. Thisseems a good excuse to party! After all, we’re way older than that other institution up thepeninsula. As you may also remember, our own department was begun in 1862, whichgives us six years to plan for a great KIN (= family) celebration. If you have ideas for this,big or small, please let me know. Cherishing the past gives us a feeling of taking ourplaces in a department with a wonderful lineage.

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Chair’s Message...Changing of the Guard

Vol. 17 No. 2Summer 2006

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FACULTY/STAFF NEWSDr. Sue Wilkinson, alongwith colleagues Wendy Jonesfrom the Antioch UnifiedSchool District and DianneWilson-Graham of theCalifornia Department ofEducation, presented a LevelII Workshop on the PhysicalEducation Content Standardsat the recent AnnualConferenceof theCaliforniaAssociationfor Health,PhysicalEducation,Recreation, and Dance inGarden Grove, CA. Sue wasalso honored at the conferenceas she received the PastPresident's Award of Honorwith special recognition shehas given to her work on theCalifornia Content Standardsand her recent appointment asExecutive Director of theCalifornia Physical Educationand Health Subject MatterProject.

Dr. Gong Chen made twopresentations at the recentAnnual Conference of theCalifornia Association forHealth, Physical Education,Recreation, and Dance. Hisfirst presentation was titled,"Keeping the attacker away,"and the second was,"Stationary Tai Chi for diversepopulations."

Dr. Matt Masucci received aCASA Small Research GrantAward for 2006-2007. Thefunds will be utilized to sup-port a quali-tative inves-tigation ofsocial, cop-ing, andmotivational

factors in Mixed Martial Artscompetitors. This work isbeing supported through thesmall research grant and incollaboration with theDepartment of KinesiologyQualitative ResearchLaboratory.

KIN staff members, CarolBare, Jodi Mercer, andWinston Kwong participatedin the planning and implemen-tation of a College of AppliedSciences and Arts – wideretreat for faculty and staff inearly April. All three also par-ticipated on panels makingpresentations to the nearlyfifty people in attendance.Carol’s presentation was on,“Factors that impede produc-tivity.” Jodi spoke on“Faculty affairs,” and Winstonaddressed “Scheduling.”Great job by all!

Dr. Leamor Kahanov hasbeen selected to receive theCalifornia Athletic Trainers’AssociationsSpecial ServiceAward at theirAnnual ClinicalSymposiumheld at theTown and Country Hotel andResort in San Diego. Theaward was presented at theawards banquet Saturday,April 8th. Great job, Leamor!

Jeff Roberts has been invitedto become a member of theOn-line Writing Team for theExam DevelopmentCommittee for the Board ofCertification (BOC) exam inathletic training.

Dr. Greg Payne made thekeynote presentation at“Passionate careers in a

Chair’s Message cont.

Adorn the present. I’ve been here for 24 years,having arrived with a one year contract. As an avidplayer in the outdoors, I quickly fell in love withCalifornia, the Bay Area, and San José StateUniversity. This is a very special place. I was fortu-nate to come to a department where faculty were wellqualified, got along, and yet engaged in lively debate.This had been achieved over the previous 130 yearsbut I’m sure there were contentious times. For exam-ple, we’ve “spawned” four other departments:Recreation, Dance, Intercollegiate Athletics for Men,Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, and re-combinedthe Men’s and Women’s Departments. Yet I found astrong department that had continued to grow, perhapsby finding out who it really was, through theserestructurings. I hope I may play a part in continuingto make this a better place for students, faculty, andstaff. History teaches us it is our small daily actionsthat set the tone of an institution, as much as it is ouroccasional momentous decisions. In both ways, wemay “Adorn the present.”

Create for the future. Of course, I’ve alreadytouched on the future by writing of the past and pre-sent. One of the most rewarding things about teach-ing is that one touches the future daily by workingwith students who represent that future. I do remem-ber one thing former President Caret said in a begin-ning-of-the-year speech: “Education is specialbecause it gives us the opportunity to re-invent our-selves every 12 months.” So, here’s a challenge forus all, whether we are faculty, staff, or students: Howwill we re-invent ourselves in the next year? Howcan we make more of ourselves so that we have abrighter future? If you have ideas, small or big, formaking our department better, whether it’s a sugges-tion for a new course, or having a vending machinethat sells healthy snacks/drinks, please let me know.(This one came from a student; if it gets support, I’lllook into it). I’m at 924 3020 or sreekie@kin.sjsu.eduI plan on continuing Dr. Payne’s “Open Door” policyand hope to see you soon.

Please do join me in thanking Greg personally forhis six years of service as department chair. Amongmany other things, he has guided the department to anew name, brought in excellent new faculty and staff,and helped us plan a vision for our future. Thankyou, Greg! And thank you to San José StateUniversity for giving me a great place to work, andthis opportunity to serve the department I have grownto love.

Shirley H.M.Reekie

changing world,” a programsponsored by the SJSUCareer Center. Greg’s talkwas entitled, “New tricksfor old dogs?” and was oneof a series of presentationsand panel discussions heldat the SJSU Student Unionin mid-April.

Curt Sennewald will begoing to CSU, Sonoma thissummer for the U.S.Naginata trials. Whilethere, Curt will participatein a Naginata seminar aswell as the U.S. champi-onship. These champi-onships will be the trials forthe USA team that willcompete in Belgium nextyear at the 4th AnnualWorld NaginataChampionships. Curt hopesto earn one of the four spotsfor men on the NationalTeam.

Former KIN faculty mem-ber, Dr. Jim Bosco,returned from Edmonton,Alberta, Canada where heparticipated in the WorldMaster’s BadmintonChampionships. Jim hadan incredi-ble tourneywhere hegarneredfour goldmedals.Jim wonthe 75-79 year-old men’ssingles, men’s doubles,mixed doubles, and the 70-79 year-old team category.Jim’s success culminated anamazing year of competi-tion where he traveledthroughout the world com-peting in badminton. In thepast three years, Jim hasbeen undefeated in national

and international competi-tions in the 75-79 year-oldcategory. Jim says, he isalready “….looking for-ward to next year’s WorldChampionships in Sydney,Australia.

Dr. Bethany Shifflett wason sabbatical leave Springsemester working on a pro-ject that would convert oneof ourGeneralEducationcourses(KIN 067)into a standalone onlineversion of a course that iscurrently offered in theclassroom setting.

Jeff Roberts, ClinicalCoordinator of our under-graduate Athletic TrainingProgram, gave a presenta-tion on “Brachial plexus”with several students fromour program at the Far WestAthletic TrainersAssociation Conference inSan Diego on April 8,2006.

Jeff also completed thePerformance EnhancementSpecialist Certificationfrom the National Academyof Sports Medicine(NASM-PES) over the win-ter break and is currentlyserving as a manuscriptreviewer for the newlyformed Athletic TrainingEducation Journal.

Dr. Gong Chen just pub-lished the second edition ofhis table tennis book co-authored with ProfessorWang from China. Thebook is published isXanEdu PublishingCompany.

Dr. Shirley Reekie recentlyacquired a grant of $6,50,from the CaliforniaDepartment of Boating andWaterways (CDBW) for thepurchase of two newSunfish sailing dinghies.This will bring to nine thetotal number of Sunfishboats available for SJSU'suse at Lake CunninghamRegional Park, and all boatshave been funded byCDBW. The five Hobie 14sloops which the class alsouses have been similarlyfunded, as well as the 20kayaks and trailer for thatclass. Thank you CBDW!!Funds for these grantmonies come from the ves-sel registration (stickers)that all boat owners mustpay, and are to be used foreducation about safe vesselusage.

Dr. Ted Butryn, along withfirst-author Dr. TheresaWalton of Kent StateUniversity, published anarticle in the March, 2006issue of the Sociology ofSport Journal entitled,"Policingthe race:U.S. Men'sdistancerunning andthe crisis ofwhiteness."Ted was also recently noti-fied of his promotion toAssociate Professor.Congratulations, Ted!

Faculty Service Recognition

The Seventh Annual San Jose StateUniversity Faculty Service RecognitionLuncheon was held in early May at theBarrett Ballroom of the Student Union.Thee KIN faculty were acknowledgedfor their service to the University. Dr.Gong Chen and Dr. NancyMegginson were acknowledged forfifteen years of service, and Dr. DickMontgomery was acknowledged fortwenty-five years of service at theUniversity. According to UnivesityPresident, Don Kassing, these threehave been “…good stewards of theUniversity…. not merely teachers, butstudent mentors and friends; they arededicated, hard-working, and enthusi-astic. They have given us stability,continuity, and strength, and they con-nect the University’s past to its present,and that way, give meaning to our his-tory and traditions.”

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FACULTY/STAFF NEWS

Dr. Chen

Dr. Megginson

Dr. Montgomery

2006 KIN President’s and Dean’s Scholars

Congratulations to the following stu-dents who are President’s and Dean’sScholars for 2006:

President’s ScholarsHiroki Akiyama

Shirla ChoyYvonne Esquer

Louie Hung

Dean’s ScholarsKellie ArnoneCarlo Blanco

Lynette CastroDavid ClewettJohn ColendichDeborah Confer

Benjamin D’AntonioSpencer JosephJoshua MorealiAivarus SajusMegan Sales

Stacy SchmidtShaun SimmonsCesar CardenasMelissa Logan

Katherine Wilson

President’s Scholars are those studentswho have achieved a 4.0 average fortwo contiguous semesters in the threepreceding the honors convocation.Dean’s Scholars are those studentswho have achieved a 3.65 or higher fortwo contiguous semesters prior to theconvocation.

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FEATURE

This year’s KIN DistinguishedAlumni Award was presented toDr. Carol Christensen. Carolwas a KIN faculty member forover two decades prior to a twoyear stint as department chair.Carol then assumed duties asCollege of Applied Sciences(CASA) and Arts Associate Deanprior to becoming interim Dean ofupon the resignation of formerDean Michael Ego. Carol washonored at the College of AppliedSciences and Arts AwardsBanquet on May 1st in the SJSUStudent Union. Carol joins a longand outstanding list of KIN grads.Congratulations, Carol!

KIN Distinguished Alumni

Special Thanks to

Mahmoud Sadri (BS ’83, MA ’91) forSponsoring this edition of the Department

of Kinesiology Alumni Newsletter.Mahmoud Owns and Operates

Vaso Azzurro Restaurant 108 Castro StreetMountain View

Mahmoud offers 25% off for any present orformer Spartan!

Ed Jonathans (BS '02) hasconducted nearly 100workshops in the past 3years as a Senior Trainerfor the Stanford basedPositive CoachingAlliance. Ed also serves asa product developmentconsultant for a majorJapanese consumer elec-tronics manufacturer near-ing completion of a person-al health device that rede-fines the fusion betweenfitness and entertainment.In January the companylaunched the IMBragBoxoffering InteractiveMetronome training forindividuals seeking athleticand/or academic perfor-mance improvements.IMBragBox trainees learnto improve motor planning,sequencing and timing,which are involved in sen-sory-motor regulation andthe ability to focus andattend.

Anthony Reyes, a graduateof our athletic training pro-gram, has been appointedAthletic Trainer for theGiants Double A affiliateteam in Connecticut. Thiswill be Anthony’s thirdseason with the team.

Alev Tug Ergun (MA ’05)has been hired as a researchassistant at the Palo AltoVA Hospital working forDr. Anne Friedlander in thearea of exercise physiolo-gy. According to Alev, itwill be doing, “what shereally likes.” Alev saysshe takes great pride inhaving been a part of thedepartment as a student anda former part-time instruc-tor.

Mahmoud Sadri (BS ’83,MA ‘86) owns and oper-ates a Northern Italian andSouthern French restaurantin Mountain View (108Castro Street) called VasoAzzurro. Go to www.vasoazzurro.com and getinformation about therestaurant and Mahmoud’sSpartan Card for a 25%discount at his restaurantalong with proof of yourbeing a present or formerstudent at SJSU. If you area former Kinesiology stu-dent, Mahmoud haspledged to sing you a song.

Congratulations to KINpart-time faculty memberAmy Chang (MA, ’05)who hasbeen noti-fied that herthesis wasselectedfrom all thetheses sub-mitted in the College ofApplied Sciences and Artsfor 2006 to be forwardedfor consideration as theSJSU “ OutstandingThesis.” Amy’s paper isentitled “The resonanceperformance model:Applications to exerciseadherenceand well-being.”Amy’s the-sis com-mittee waschaired byDr. David Furst.

KIN grads Vern Caruz(BS ’97), Hayward UnifiedSchool District, and JudSickler, Cupertino UnionSchool District, presented"The role of Physical

Education on GATE stu-dents," at the recent AnnualConference of theCalifornia Association forHealth, Physical Education,Recreation, and Dance.

Terrell Jones (BS ’98) wasrecently hired by the SanJose State UniversityDivision of IntercollegiateAthletics at Director,Strength, Conditioning, andAthletic Performance.Terrell was formerly in asimilar position with theSan Francisco Forty-Ninersfor seven years prior tospending that last year withthe Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Laurel Stender (BS ‘05)completed a 50K (31miles) trail run in theCalico Mountains just out-side of Barstow where shewon her age division. Thiswas Laurel’s first ultramarathon. Last year sheworked the last aid stationand couldn't believe thatthe runners would wantcookies and soda and chipsand candy and potatoeswhile they were running.Laurel says she “…. thinksthat race was the hardestthing I have ever done, butI'll do more, and in a fewyears, a 50K will just belike another training run.”Laurel is currently inschool at UNLV whileworking at a high school asan athletic trainer.

Hisashi Imura (BS ’06)has been hired as the sea-son-long athletic trainingintern for the OaklandRaiders for the 2006-07season after two seasons asa training camp intern withthe team.

James Johnson (BA, MA)retired last year after 51years of coaching basket-ball and track at CapuchinoHigh School in San Bruno,CA. After a recent kneeoperation, James alsoretired from masters trackand field competition in thepole vault, long jump,triple jump, and high jump.

Raul Hurtado (BS ’03) iscurrently applying to medi-cal schools. He recentlyran the Boston Marathonfinishing in a personal bestof 3:04.

Dan Landers (BS ’63),this year’s AmericanAlliance for Health,Physical Education,Recreation, and Dancemade a presentation to stu-dents, faculty, and guestson “Issues in our field” inearly February here oncampus. Dan’s trip to SanJose wassponsoredby AAH-PERD as apart of hisAllianceScholaractivities for 2006. Dan isa graduate of this depart-ment and was selected thedepartments DistinguishedAlumni in 1996. Dan’saccomplishments in hisscholarly area of sport andexercise psychology aremany and varied. Theyinclude his selection as oneof the top five sport psy-chologists in the world andhis publication of nearly400 scholarly articles andbooks.

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ALUMNI NEWS

Congratulations to the KINstudents who presented atthe Far West AthleticTrainers' AnnualConference in early Aprilin San Diego. What awonderful professionalway to represent San JoseState University,Department ofKinesiology! Grad stu-dents, Alise Mc Brien andJosie Moody, presentedposter presentations oftheir research/thesis.Undergraduate students,Rachel Sorris, BeckyRoark, Kevin Geiger,Hank House, CesarCardenas, HeatherTeerbek, and Caitlin Wallpresented “Brachio-Plexusinjuries” at the StudentSymposium. Overall, whata great showing by our stu-dents at the conference.We had great representa-tion!

Congratulations to CesarCardenas who passed allthree sections of theNATA-BOC certificationexam on his first attempt.Cesar is now a CertifiedAthletic Trainer.According to ProgramDirector, Dr. LeamorKahanov, only thirty per-cent of test takers acrossthe nation pass all threesections on the firstattempt.

Daisuke Daiku, a currentgraduate student in KINwho completed our under-graduate program with anemphasis in Exercise andFitness Specialist, recentlypassed the ACSM Health& Fitness Instructor certifi-cation. Congratulations,Daisuke!

Two SJSU students, bothformerly students in theKIN Handball class taughtby SolAber andRobertoChavez,traveled toTexasA&MUniversity in late Februaryto compete in theCollegiate NationalHandball Tournament.RicardoDiaz wonthe OpenTitlebecomingtheNationalCollegiate HandballChampion with JonathonFanning winning theNovice Class. This wasFanning’s first tournament!Ricardo also won the AllAmerican Award presentedto the top four competitorsin both singles and doublesdivisions. Sol and Robertoalso co-advise the SJSUHandball Club.Congratulations to teachersand students!

David Clewett graduatedfrom our program thisMay, and has been accept-ed to the Physical TherapyProgram at CSU,Sacramento for this fallsemester!

Congratulations to AivarasSajus who was recentlyawarded a $500 Dean’sUndergraduate Scholarshipby the College of AppliedSciences and Arts at SanJose State. The scholar-ship was based on academ-ic performance and leader-ship. Aivaras was present-

ed his check at the formalceremony for the Collegeof Applied Sciences andArts on May 1, 2006 in theBarrett Ballroom here oncampus.

Joe Aceto, former studentin both Beginning andIntermediate Judo withinstructor, Dave Williams,recently won the WesternNational RegionalTournament in Judo. As aresult, Joe is now rankedeleventh nationally. Joe isalso one of the instructorsfor the After School All-Star Judo Program heldhere at San Jose State.Congratulations, Joe!

The following students inthe undergraduate athletictraining education programvolunteered with KINfaculty member, JeffRoberts, to provide medi-cal servicesto partici-pants in"Pat's Run"held atLelandHighSchool in late April inhonor of Pat Tillman andto raise funds for the foun-dation established in hisname: Cesar Cardenas,Lynn Castro, LisaTrudel-Morano, CaitlinWall and Eugene Deluna.

Nolan Millare (Exerciseand Fitness SpecialistEmphasis) is starting hisinternship in cardiopul-monary rehabilitation at ElCamino Hospital, workingwith Diane (Augustine)Pearce, a Master's degreegraduate of KIN.

Andrew Turner (Exerciseand Fitness SpecialistEmphasis) is doing aninternship in strength andconditioning coaching atSacred Heart CathedralPreparatory High Schoolworking with Colin Peuseone of our current Master'sstudents.

Two students in theExercise and FitnessSpecialist Emphasis aredoing internships with BaySport: Kelly Dybdahl isworking at NationalSemiconductor andVincent Gatdula is work-ing at Adobe.

The following studentshave accepted offers ofadmission to theUndergraduate AthleticTraining Program for thefall semester: Also VasquezChristopher HabrChristopher StegemannAmanda FloresMaria RamirezSeung-Hyuk ChoiChelsie MoreheadJessamy MeuJason BoydMax MannMarilou BibatWinston LouieKae AtakaMarie CabugosYuri KoshibeMasami OhnumaHiroe ShidharaDeanna D'Arcangelo

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STUDENT NEWS

Consider helping our nearly 600major students by making a

donation to the KIN Department

Just complete the informationon the enclosed envelope, popin your check, and put it in the

mail - EASY.

Thanks for your continued support of the department!

Sol Aber

Roberto Chavez

AnnouncementsThe KIN Activity Committee, under the direction of Activity Coordinator,Dr. Gong Chen, is involved in creating a website for thedepartmental activity program. The website will includephotos and video clips as well as discuss the benefits ofphysical activity with supporting research. According toDr. Chen, the website will also include instructor’s photosand background with information about each class. So, beon the lookout for the new activity program website com-ing your way!

After School All-Stars Continue Successful WaysFebruary 12, 2006 was a great day for the San Jose After School All

Stars Programs housed here at San Jose State in the Department ofKinesiology. Two competitions for the sites participants were held on thesame day.

The Dance Program participated in their first dance competition of theyear in San Mateo. The group of 7 to 10 year olds won their grouping (8teams), but also achieved a special award for their performance and thenwere awarded 3rd place over all for the whole competition. RosaBetancourt should be commended for her hard work with her partici-pants, along with her new intern Carina Dean.

The Judo Program participated in the Western Regional for USA Judoheld at the SJSU Event Center. The Sensei Memorial has been thestrongest event on the West coast for over 20 years. This year the eventhosted more than 650 athletes, and was highlighted with a webcast onUSA Judo's website.

Sixty-seven teams participated and the SJ After School All Star Judoathletes finished 5th overall this year. Individual results included:

Haven Olmos - 7 - GoldEddie Duran - 7 - BronzeJessica Abad - 8 - GoldEstevan Tamayo - 8 - BronzeFabianna Saucedo - 8 - GoldRyan Olmos - 8 - SilverJohn Duran - 9 - BronzeBrandon Ballestros - 8 - BronzeJessica Beltran - 9 - GoldDavid Lucas - 9- BronzeSarena Olmos - 9 - 4thVictor Tamayo - 10 - GoldDavid Maestez - 10 - GoldMichelle Olmos – 10 – SilverJerry Houston - 11 - 4thAlexandra Duran - 13 - 4thJon Tolentino - 15 - 4thMarcello Estrada - 15 - BronzeLisette Abad - 15 - Bronze - and in Black belt division - 4th

Congratulations to ASAS Judo Program Coach and Director, DavidWilliams, who also continues to teach Judo for the Department ofKinesiology. These two programs have had a busy but successful week-end. The fact that we are just entering the beginning of the Junior seasonheading towards this summers national events, our participants are lookingextremely strong.

NEWS BRIEFS

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In MemoriumBetty Hoffman Hansen (’43) of San Jose recentlymade a donation to KIN in honor of the passing ofher friend and classmate, Ruth BurmesterKrohncke (’41) of Rio Vista, CA. According toMrs. Hansen, Mrs. Krohncke graduated with dis-tinction. She was also a member of the BlackMasque and Tau Gamma. She taught at AnalyHigh in Sebastopol and Hayward High School inHayward, CA.

The following information is according to the SJSUWashington Square of Spring 2006.

Alice Braden Loos (BS ’26) at age 100 on October6, 2005, in Hayward, CA. Loos taught at FrickJunior High School for 17 years and later workedas a secretary at H.F. Walker Company in Oakland.

Lavaughn Adele Schohr (BS ’53) at age 73, onSeptember 10, 2005 in Yuba City, CA. Schohrtaught and coached at Gridley High School from1953 to 1956 and at Biggs High School from 1964to 1994. She became a member of the Biggs LionsClub in 1987 and for several years served asPresident.

Yoshio Shibata (BS ’61) at age 68, in Sacramento,CA. Shibata taught for 38 years in the SacramentoCity Unified School District before retiring in1999.

Former faculty member, Janice Williams Carkin,89, passed away on March 23, 2006 at her home inTemple City, CA. Janice moved to SouthernCalifornia in 1982 to live near friends after retiringfrom San Jose State University after 28 years ofteaching in the Department of Physical Educationfor Women. Janice graduated in 1937 from OberlinCollege. In 1952, she earned a Doctorate fromStanford University.

George Frederick Haines (BS ’50) founded theSanta Clara Swim Club and was widely acclaimedto be one of the greatest swim coaches in the world,a pioneer in his sport. Beyond coaching, Georgewas described as humble and lively with a conta-gious spirit that motivated swimmers and others.In his over fifty years of coaching swimming,George coached over 50 Olympians; most wonOlympic Gold Medals. In addition, George wasUS Olympic Team Swim Coach three times andAmerican Swimming Coaches Associations Coachof the Year four times. The International SwimCenter in Santa Clara was recently named TheGeorge F. Haines Swimming Pool in honor ofGeorge, his life, and his accomplishments.

David Williams

Dr. Gong Chen

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