Message from UW Orthodontic Department Chair Greg Huang
Dear Alums,
I hope all those who attended the recent AAO meeting in New Orleans had a great time. Our profession continues to move forward at an ever increasing pace, and the annual meeting is a great venue for new ideas, techniques, and technology.
It was also a wonderful time for us to catch up with each other, and to show our UW pride. Many of the speakers had UW ties, and we also were well-represented by several of our recent grads. Erin Yoshida received a Graber award for her work on mitigation of aerosol particles, and gave an excellent presentation. Sherry Wan represented the department in the poster competition, and Amrit Burn and Iris Michelaki displayed their ABO cases. And I should mention two other recent research award winners – Lauren Todoki received the Hellman award in 2020 for her work on the Adult Anterior Openbite study, and Tim Cousin received the Sicher award in 2021 for his work on assessing need for orthodontic care.
I believe research is one of the primary missions of our Department, and these awards indicate that our Department is conducting timely and important investigations. Good research is the culmination of good ideas, good planning, good execution, and sufficient financial support. I would like to ask all of you to continue supporting the UWOAA, which in turn, supports most of our grad students’ research projects.
I also would like to briefly introduce our newest full-time faculty member, Sanghee (Sunnie) Lee. We are very pleased that she has joined us, and in just a few short months, she has become an integral member of our faculty. She is featured in this issue of our newsletter, so please read more about Sunnie and say hello to her if you have a chance!
Finally, a quick report on Thesis Day, which was a wonderful event held this past March. All 5 of our students gave insightful presentations summarizing their research, and Dr. Jae Park was our Alton Moore Lecturer. As you know, the Turpin-Huang Endowment supports Thesis Day, so it was very special that David Turpin was able to attend this event. And I am very happy to announce that with everyone’s help, and a few final donations from alums who attended our AAO reception, we have reached our target of 500K for this fund! Thanks to each of you who supported this effort.
Wishing everyone a great summer!
Greg J. Huang, DMD, MSD, MPH
Professor and Chair
Message from UWOAA Board President
Samuel Finkleman
Dear Alums,
Thesis Day took place at the Center for Urban Horticulture in March. Although I was sadly unable to attend this year, I heard that it was a great event as usual. We have another terrific group of graduating residents, all of whom I have had the pleasure of getting to know quite well through teaching. Congrats to our grads! And, welcome to the alumni association.
Dr. Jae Park was the Alton Moore lecturer at Thesis Day. He spoke about the clinical applications of TADs and clear aligners. This is the second year that attendance was complementary due to support from the Turpin-Huang Endowment. Dave and Greg, thanks for your generosity and constant commitment to the Department.
With all of your generosity, we are happy to report that we have reached the fundraising goal for the Turpin- Huang Fund. This fund will continue to support Thesis Day for years to come. As you know, the department has a number of other endowments. Donations to these funds support specific activities such as faculty positions, new initiatives, etc. Details can be found on our website.
Dues and donations directly to the alumni association support graduate student research, assist our recent graduates in registration for the oral ABO exam, and cover the cost of receptions at the AAO and PCSO meetings. Last year, the board decided to use some of these funds to provide stipends to the residents to attend specific conferences. The first year residents attended GORP, second year residents attended TWEED, and third year residents attended PCSO and AAO. We feel that these conferences are an important part of their education. All of your support contributes to keeping UW one of the best orthodontic programs in the world.
Over the next year, the board is planning to modernize the UWOAA website. The goal is to encourage additional alumni engagement on a regular basis. Please feel free to share any suggestions that you may have and keep an eye out for these changes.
Our next UWOAA reception will be at the PCSO in November. I hope to see many of you there! We have a wonderful department and a great group of alumni. Thank you for all your support. Sincerely,
Sincerely,
Samuel Finkleman, DDS, MSD
P.S. Association dues are due annually on January 1st. If you have not already done so, please considering paying your 2024 UWOAA dues on our https://uwoaa.org/dues/
Upcoming Events
Dear Alums,
Last year’s reunion at Suncadia was fantastic, and the UWOAA has decided to host an annual picnic event every summer! This summer’s event will be held on Sunday, July 14th from 12pm to 4 pm, at the Newport Yacht Club in Bellevue.
Newport Shores resident Sam Lake is our gracious sponsor for the event, which will include a cookout, boat rides, pickleball, and volleyball!
Stay tuned for more details, but please mark your calendars and SAVE THE DATE! We can’t wait to see you there!
Best,
UWOAA Board
Save the Date:
Friday, March 21st, 2025
hosted at the Walker Ames room in Kane Hall
Dr. Barbara L. Sheller, DDS, MSD
Division Chief of Pediatric Dentistry at Seattle Children’s Hospital
Registration costs are complimentary for all UW Ortho alumni who have paid their annual dues!
UW THESIS DAY 2024
Our esteemed faculty and graduates
Thank you to our Alton Moore lecturer Dr. Park
Dr. Greg Huang with Dr. Jae Park
Meet our Class of 2024 Graduates!
Left to right
Top Row: Iris Michelaki, Asher Chiu, Deepa Gollamudi
Bottom Row: Kha Nguyen, Kelly McMonagle
Dr. Iris Michelaki
Hometown: Athens, Greece
Education: DDS, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 2019
Hobbies outside of Orthodontics: baking, skiing, cycling and traveling to Greece to visit family
Graduate Student research: Force Decay in Thermoformed Aligner Plastics: An in vitro comparison study
Life after graduation: Dr. Iris will be moving to Norfolk VA and will be introducing Orthodontics into a group of Pediatric practices.
Dr. Asher Chiu
Hometown: Chiayi, Taiwan
Education: BS in Biology, University of Washington, 2011
DDS, University of Washington School of Dentistry, 2021
Hobbies outside of Orthodontics: cooking, woodworking, reading, both playing and watching sports, and backpacking around the North Cascades
Graduate Student Research: Utility of Automated Digital Setup for Orthodontic Treatment Planning
Life after graduation: Dr. Asher has stayed in the area and has joined the Sound Orthodontics team and Dr. Judy Chen’s practice in Redmond.
Dr. Deepa Gollamudi
Hometown: Beavercreek, OH
Education: BS in Integrated Life Sciences, Kent State University, 2015
MPH, University of Cincinnati, 2016
DMD, Roseman University of Health Sciences, 2021
Hobbies outside of Orthodontics: baking, trying out new restaurants, hiking and skiing
Graduate Student Research: Effect of Alveolar Bone Graft Surgery Timing on Maxillary Size and Position in Non-syndromic Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate
Life after graduation: Dr. Deepa has moved back Ohio and is working at Hyde Park Orthodontics in Cincinnati.
Dr. Kelly McMonagle
Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Education: BA in Biology, Certificate in Spanish, Temple University, 2017
DMD, Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry, 2021
Hobbies outside of Orthodontics: running, practicing yoga, drawing, painting and baking
Graduate Student Research: Anatomic Landmarks on CBCT in Orthodontics: Utility, Accuracy, and Reliability
Life after graduation: Dr. Kelly has joined a private practice in Glenside and Ambler Pennsylvania.
Dr. Kha Nguyen
Hometown: Saigon, Vietnam
Education: BS in Biology, University of Washington, 2017
DDS, University of Washington School of Dentistry, 2021
Hobbies outside of Orthodontics: taking road trips across the US, snowboarding, camping, hiking, practicing yoga and scuba diving
Graduate Student Research: Buccal Alveolar Bone Changes in Adult Non-extraction Clear Aligner Patients: A Retrospective CBCT Study
Life after graduation: Dr. Kha is working for Gentle Dental all through the greater Seattle area.
Meet our new Faculty Member!
Interview with Dr. Sanghee Lee
Please welcome Dr. Sanghee (Sunni) Lee! She joined the department, as an Assistant Professor, earlier this year. Dr. Lee completed her dental degree and orthodontic training at Yonsei University in South Korea. She went on to complete a second orthodontic residency at The Ohio State University. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics. Please get to know Sunni in her own words.
What prompted you to pursue a career in dentistry and subsequently orthodontics?
“My undergraduate degree was in chemical engineering. Upon graduating, LG, a leading display manufacturer, offered me a scholarship to develop electric vehicle battery membranes and pursue a master’s degree. While this was an incredible opportunity, I wanted to get involved in clinical practice. I was drawn to dentistry, as it is the perfect blend of science and healthcare. Beginning in my second year of dental school, I knew orthodontics was my calling. Volunteering for a decade at a cleft palate clinic solidified this passion. Witnessing the transformative power of orthodontics for these patients from a young age and the privilege of building long-term relationships with them and their families, truly motivated me to pursue orthodontics. “
What were the similarities and differences between your residencies in South Korea and at The Ohio State University?
“My orthodontic training in South Korea and at The Ohio State University provided distinct learning experiences, each with valuable strengths. Yonsei’s program provided a robust clinical foundation and I gained extensive experience with TADs. The Ohio State University, on the other hand, emphasized evidence-based practice and orthodontic literature, which fostered a deeper understanding of the scientific foundation of orthodontics.”
What prompted you to pursue a career in academia?
” After completing residency in South Korea in 2013, I worked in private practice. While I gained valuable clinical experience, I sought to further enrich my career by pursuing an academic role. However, opportunities for female faculty in orthodontics, particularly in South Korea, remained limited at the time.
To pursue a career in academia, I relocated to Columbus, Ohio, for a second residency. I initially envisioned returning to South Korea to join a faculty after obtaining a U.S. orthodontic certificate. However, my professional path evolved over time.
Upon completing the program at The Ohio State University, I was promptly offered an academic appointment at NOVA Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. While this was a positive step, I desired a more dynamic environment to cultivate my academic growth. I was fortunate to join the esteemed faculty at the University of Washington. I moved to Seattle in December 2023. I envision a long and fulfilling tenure here, contributing meaningfully to both research and education in orthodontics.
What do you enjoy most about teaching?
One of the most rewarding aspects of academia is the opportunity to mentor and guide orthodontic residents. I find immense satisfaction in sharing my knowledge and clinical experience with the residents, and fostering their intellectual growth. Witnessing their growth throughout the residency program is truly inspiring. The moment a resident grasps a complex concept or successfully implements a principle is incredibly fulfilling.”
What are your research interests? How do these interests influence the way that you practice?
” I set my goal of an academic career a long time ago and made every effort to move towards it. During residency, I gained additional knowledge in biomedical science, scientific methodology, and research techniques. I am so grateful for the wonderful research and publication opportunities that I had at The Ohio State University. These opportunities served as a great stepping-stone in my goal of becoming a researcher.
In general, I am interested in clinical research that would help strengthen the existing clinical guidelines in orthodontics. My former publications include decision-making in premolar extractions, CBCT volumetric evaluation of cleft sites, and automatic segmentation/landmark registration using machine learning. My current research interest is the application of artificial intelligence in orthodontics. The areas that I hope to research in the future are the effectiveness and efficiency of aligner treatment, the classification of surgery-combined orthodontic patients based on their optimal treatment modality, and the application of CBCT imaging in diagnosis and treatment planning via artificial intelligence.”
How have you enjoyed the University of Washington? What do you think about Seattle?
“The orthodontic program at the University of Washington has a well-deserved reputation for excellence. Since joining the department, colleagues from across the country and all over the world have actively reached out to me. This speaks volumes about the program’s reputation and its significant role in orthodontic education. Being a part of this program has already been a privilege. Engaging with leading figures in the orthodontic field has been invaluable for my professional development. I have been consistently impressed by the organization in the department, the caliber of the residents, and the collaborative spirit among the faculty.
Beyond the professional environment, Seattle offers a delightful work-life balance, a unique blend of urban vibrancy and stunning natural landscapes. While some may find the rain a challenge, I appreciate the temperate climate. The thriving coffee culture has been a delightful discovery as well.
Additionally, Seattle’s diverse and inclusive environment aligns perfectly with my personal values. I find this to be a significant improvement over my experiences in the Midwest and Florida.”
Who are your role models?
” During my residency at The Ohio State University, Dr. Henry Fields served as the chair of the orthodontic department and played a pivotal role in my professional development. His dedication to creating a robust didactic program showed me the importance of a strong foundation in orthodontic principles. Beyond academics, Dr. Fields’ influence extended to my communication skills, as I have to credit him for some of my English vocabulary, including a few colorful terms!
Dr. Greg Huang exemplifies exceptional leadership and communication. I particularly admire his ability to connect with people on a genuine level, fostering a sense of community within the department. His commitment to excellence in education is evident in the department’s continuous improvement under his leadership.
Through observing and interacting with both Dr. Fields and Dr. Huang, I have gained valuable insight into effective mentorship, leadership, and the importance of fostering a positive learning environment. Their influence has significantly shaped my approach to my academic career.”
What are your hobbies? What do you do for fun?
” I enjoy exploring new restaurants. Seattle’s culinary scene is a delicious adventure! I’m having a blast exploring the amazing variety of Korean restaurants – Stone in Bellevue is a real standout for authentic Korean BBQ.
I like to be active. While I miss scuba diving and surfing in the warm Florida waters, the cooler temperatures here are perfect for new activities. Pilates and ballet keep me active, and I’m diving headfirst (pun intended!) into pickleball – it seems like the perfect way to connect with the local community.
My feline companion, Kancho, is an absolute hoot! I adopted this playful little furball at four weeks old back in South Korea. Now, at eleven years old, she might have the personality of a demanding (and maybe slightly jealous) only child. Kancho is also one of the smartest cats that I’ve ever met. She’s mastered using both paws and even knows how to flush the toilet – talk about a talented kitty!”
Where do you see yourself in 5-10 years?
” Over the next five years, I envision myself playing an active role in the department’s teaching and research endeavors. I currently cover three clinic sessions, including surgery and interdisciplinary seminars and clinics. Soon, I will take on the role of course director for the typodont/wire bending course and develop a biomechanics course, further enriching the curriculum. I am also planning to apply for Angle Society membership and to be a Tweed course instructor.
Looking further ahead, in ten years, I aspire to have a greater responsibility within the department, contributing meaningfully to teaching, research, and service. I hope to establish a well-defined research niche that aligns with the department’s strengths in clinical research. Furthermore, although I am currently serving as a reviewer for peer-reviewed journals, I am eager to contribute at a deeper level as an editorial board member. I hope to be an integral faculty member, contributing to the department’s continued success for many years to come. Likewise, I’m highly motivated to serve as a core member of orthodontic associations like the AAO, AAOF, or PCSO. “
These goals align well with the meaning of my name Sang Hee, which translates to “higher hopes.”
AT PEACE WITH THE PAST
Decades after serving in the Vietnam War, Dr. Mike Fey returned and developed a dental curriculum in Hanoi.
BY RACHEL GALLAHER | PHOTOS BY MIKE FEY | DECEMBER 2023
On a dark December night in 1967, four young men stood together in the barracks at Fort Polk, Louisiana, a one-dollar bill held between them. The quartet had spent the previous six months together, starting with three months of basic training at Fort Lewis, Washington, followed by another three at Fort Polk, where they completed advanced infantry training. Now, the men, in their early 20s, were on the precipice of a life-altering assignment: they would be heading to Vietnam the next day. In an act of solidarity—with a dash of youthful hopefulness—they tore the dollar bill into four sections, each tucking their quadrant into a pocket or wallet for safekeeping. The plan was that each would take their piece with them, and they would eventually reunite after the war.
“As far as I know, only three of us made it back,” says Dr. Michael Fey, who was a 21-year-old private at the time. “During the war, I always had three things with me: my camera, three photo albums with pictures of my family and my fiancé Donna, and that piece of the one-dollar bill.”
Fey was lucky to make it back—he spent a year in Vietnam and received two Purple Hearts after being wounded in action—and as soon as he arrived home to Seattle, he buckled down and forged a solid path forward. “I spent two months in the hospital in Japan,” he says, “and it gave me perspective. I told myself that if I came home, which was not guaranteed, I was going to push myself to the limit and do the best that I could in life.”
It wasn’t that Fey was a slacker or a poor student—he had adequate grades and had spent the last two years of high school playing on the tennis team at Highline High School. What he lacked was focus. A sense of direction. “I spent a lot of time hanging with my friends, goofing off, playing tennis,” he admits. “My parents told me, ‘We aren’t going to send you to a four-year college until you have a vision.’”
VIETNAM’S COUNTRYSIDE HAS BEEN AN EYE-OPENING STUDY IN CONTRASTS OVER THE PAST 60 YEARS, FROM THE WAR-RAVAGED, BOMBED FIELDS AND HILLS IN THE 1960S TO THE SPECTACULAR RICE FIELDS THAT CAN BE SEEN TODAY. (PHOTOS FROM MIKE FEY’S BOOK, “A FARAWAY PLACE.”)
After graduating in 1964, Fey enrolled at Highline College, the first community college in King County. He spent a year and a half there before transferring to the University of Washington in 1966 to study pharmacy. By then, the United States had entered the Vietnam War, and the government required all men ages 18 to 35 to sign up for the draft. “A deferment was granted to those who were enrolled in college and continued normal progress towards graduation,” Fey writes in a self-published personal memoir and photo collection titled “A Faraway Place: Revisiting Vietnam.” “So, by being in college, I thought I was safe from the war.”
Fey adapted quickly to life at the UW. He attended classes, worked at a local menswear store and caught the attention of Donna—an attractive student in several of his chemistry classes. Soon, they were dating.
According to Fey, within a month or so of his and Donna’s first date, “the draft caught up with me.” Some of his credits from community college hadn’t been accepted by UW, thus flagging him as not having made “normal progress” toward a college degree. Fey appealed to the draft board, but “it was the height of war,” he recalls. “I pleaded my case, and they just kind of laughed and said, ‘Well, son, they’ll probably just put you in pharmacy, and you’ll come out and have your GI benefits and can finish your education.’”
MIKE FEY (RIGHT) AND A GROUP OF VIETNAMESE CHILDREN ARE ALL SMILES. HIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN BY MR. CU, OWNER OF THE MANDARIN CAFE WHO WAS KNOWN FOR HIS BANANA PANCAKES. MR. CU WAS ALSO A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER AND TOUR DIRECTOR WHO DURING THE VIETNAM WAR SERVED AS A FIREMAN ON AN AMERICAN MILITARY BASE. HE STAYED IN HUE AND HE AND MIKE DEVELOPED A FRIENDSHIP THROUGH THEIR PASSION FOR PHOTOGRAPHY.
After his unsuccessful appeal, Fey found himself in military training in the summer of 1967, and by that December, he was on the ground in Vietnam. Fey doesn’t go into much detail about the war—it’s an experience he attempted to put behind him upon returning to Seattle in 1968. “My kids didn’t know until they were in college that I fought in the war,” he says. “Like many soldiers, when I left, I vowed I would never go back.”
While serving, Fey took hundreds of photos that captured the experience better than words ever could. Flipping through “A Faraway Place,” one encounters dozens of young men thrown into unfathomable chaos thousands of miles from home. Smoke-filled fields, baby-faced boys with guns, and helicopters and tanks descending into territories unknown. There also are everyday tableau: two soldiers taking a field bath in a stream, someone getting a haircut and enlisted men interacting with local children.
After returning to Seattle, Fey re-enrolled at the UW and doubled down on academics, receiving his degree in pharmacy in 1971, a DDS in 1975 and a combined pediatric dentistry and orthodontics certificate in 1978. “One professor, Wendel Nelson, took me under his arm,” Fey says. “I conducted research [projects] for him, and the work motivated me. I realized I could do whatever I wanted if I really worked at it.” Fey went on to spend more than 40 years in dentistry as an educator at the UW and running an orthodontics practice. (His daughter, Dr. Kristina Grey, ’98, took over when Fey retired in 2016.)
In 2000, Fey returned to Vietnam. “I was drawn back primarily because of photography,” he says. He and Donna had become involved with a Bainbridge Island-based nonprofit called PeaceTrees Vietnam. Founded in 1995 by Danaan Parry and Jerilyn Brusseau (whose brother Daniel Cheney was killed in the war), PeaceTrees Vietnam was the first U.S. organization permitted to sponsor humanitarian demining efforts in Vietnam. Since its launch, the group has cleared 3,265 acres of land.
DURING A VISIT TO HANOI IN 2010, FEY’S WIFE, DONNA, JOINS A GROUP OF EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS AT A NEW ORTHODONTIC CLINIC WITHIN THE DENTAL INSTITUTE IN HANOI.
Fey and his wife made their 2000 trip with PeaceTrees Vietnam. “Before we left, a friend and colleague reached out,” he recalls. “He had worked in a clinic and helped at the Hanoi School of Medicine. He said, ‘Would you be interested in coming by while you’re there?’” Fey and Donna were interested, and during their visit, they learned that the training techniques and requirements to become a dentist were very different from those in the United States. In Vietnam at the time, dentistry was under the umbrella of medicine—there were no independent dental schools.
During a second visit, in 2002, Fey listened to leaders at the institute as they talked about wanting to separate the two departments and establish an independent dental institute with a new curriculum. “With my background in dental education and curriculum, I was curious about the curriculum design for the new school,” Fey writes in his memoir. “The rector and vice-rector invited me to participate in the overall curriculum development, but more specifically, the orthodontic and pediatric sections. Thus began another journey that added to my personal richness with the next eight years.”
Fey and Donna threw themselves into helping the cause—guiding the curriculum development, helping establish a library and an orthodontics department, and teaching conversational English. Although the vision for establishing an independent dental institute has yet to be realized, Fey helped develop a distinct path for training dentists separately from medical doctors. He calls the year spent in Vietnam during the war “the lowest point in my life,” but his unexpected return brought about a new sense of purpose and a new passion for the country he once pledged never to step foot in again. “I’ve met a lot of interesting people and made a lot of good friends along the way,” Fey reflects. “I love teaching, and I’m glad I had the opportunity to share that.”
ALUMNI UPDATE- Peter Barwick
Peter Barwick, class of 1994, pictured above provides us with an update of his life in New Zealand.
“…..Jo and I live near Auckland, New Zealand on a 10-acre hobby farm. We feel lucky to live out in the countryside.
I split my time between private practice in Auckland and at the cleft craniofacial clinic at Middlemore hospital.
It’s the equivalent of the clinic at the Children’s hospital in Seattle.
We have a grown-up daughter who is studying film production at the Australian branch of the New York Film and Acting Academy.
Thirty years have flown by.
Still playing lots of music. It’s like golf. The harder you practice the luckier you get.
I am so very grateful for the great tuition and kindness received from Alumni and their families, and all members of the Faculty at the UW ortho program…”
DONATIONS
Last year was another year of fabulous financial support for the Department from our generous alums. Thank you to all who have contributed. The list of those who have donated at least $1000 in lifetime contributions (Century Club Level) continues to grow. Let’s keep adding to the list. In addition, a number of your fellow alum have continued to move up the ladder of donations levels with their generous contributions.
If you have any questions regarding your club level or wish to know your donations to date, please contact me at [email protected].
Again, a sincere “Thank You” to all of you!
Mike Fey, Class of 1978
Club Contributions
New Donor Level: Double Platinum ($200,000+)
David L. Turpin ’66
Platinum ($100,000+)
Farrell G. Hinkle ’73
Vincent G. Kokich ’74
Peter A. Shapiro ’73
Roy M. Gunsolus
Greg Huang ’89
Paul Nelson ’95
Double Diamond ($60,000+)
Arthur S. Burns ’61
Douglas S. Cameron ’71
Brett Fidler ’92
Donald R. Joondeph ’71
Douglas J. Klein ’83
Cory Liss ’00
Alton W. Moore
Davis Witt ’91
Alan F. Wilson ’72
Diamond ($30,000+)
Larry D. Baer ’74
David Crouch ’84
James U. Down ’72
Allen I. Drysch ’62
James R. Elder ’73
Michael R. Fey ’78
Timothy Shields ’83
Daniel Taylor ’80
Donald E. Gardner ’79
Charles Gilmore ’83
Samuel L. Lake ’81
Reid Winkler ’06
James H. Takano ’61
Mike Vermette ’94
Alan F. Wilson ’72
R. William McNeill ’64
Donald Montano ’87
John W. Moore ’79
E. James Nelson ’66
Warren G. Newman ’73
Gary Nordquist ’72
Emerald ($25,000+)
Yea-Hwe Chong ’95
Michael George ’04
Fred H. Hassig ’69
Heather Woloshyn ’93
Roberto C. Justus ’68
Elizabeth Lyons ’00
David McReynolds ’89
Bruce R. Molen ’72
Kenneth W. Norwick ’69
Henry Fields ’77
David R. Rice ’69
Ruby ($20,000+)
Richard Ellingsen ’91
E. David Engst ’77
Stanton H. Hall ’79
Karen Hesse ’95
Alan W. Irvin ’84
Jean-Pierre Joho ’71
Douglas Knight ’95
Raymond Kubisch ’76
Brian Loftus ’98
Diane Milberg ’76
Walter D. Rye ’83
Gina Trask ’85
Gary R. Wolf ’81
Soleil Roberts ’14
Sapphire ($15,000+)
Curtis Carlson ’76
James A. Dart ’66
D. Briar Diggs ’82
Ross J. Drangsholt ’97
Nadine J. Egger ’92
Bruce P. Hawley ’77
Robert W. Hortin ’62
Andrew M. Houg ’60
John C. Ive ’79
Marilyn Kokich
Jack A. Lindskog ’67
Ronald J. Markey ’74
Molyneaux Mathews ’74
Robert F. Taylor ’54
Patrick Turley ’78
Chairman’s Circle ($10,000+)
Michelle Emigh Agazzi ’92
Charles Alexander ’90
John Baccelli ’65
George E. Black ’64
Foster Bucher ’80
Judy Chin ’02
Gerald N. Dohner ’50
John V. Drake ’54
Arthur A. Dugoni ’63
Barbara Sheller ’87
Devek Frech ’88
Piotr Fudalej ’98
William A. Gilmore ’50
Kristina Grey ’98
John Eastman Grubb ’71
Stanley W. Gum ’61
Charles Hall ’01
Haruo Ishikawa ’82
Nicholas Johnson ’70
Cameron Jolley ’08
Marc R. Joondeph ’76
Jonathan H. Kinne ’75
Mark Kitamura ’85
Vincent O. Kokich ’99
Francine Lo ’97
Shannon Magnuson ’96
Davide Mirabella ’93
Allen H. Moffitt ’74
Jack M. Richardson ’59
Michael Sebastian ’87
Mark E. Simons ’71
Ward M. Smalley ’86
Arthur Stein ’74
Rodney C. Tuenge ’75
John N. Van Der Pyl ’72
Richard A. Wendt ’71
Dave Witzel ’78
Daniel M. Yaillen ’79
Founder’s Club ($5,000+)
J. Paul Anderson ’71
Philip Barer ’84
Lucien Bellamy ’07
Robert Caskey ’88
Judy Chen ’02
Derek Damon ’01
Ward M. Damon ’75
Timothy Denison ’88
Diane M. Doppel ’90
John C. Dumars ’67
Paul D. Frazier ’71
Richard L. Garfinkle ’73
Sue Herring
Bryan Hicks ’98
Heidi Horwitz ’01
Richard T. Jones
Ross G. Kaplan ’73
David B. Kennedy ’81
Anna Law ’95
Andrew H. Leavitt ’99
Oscar I. Muguerza ’80
Paul Murphy ’98
Scott B. Nash ’84
Steve Noxon ’00
Kenneth D. Oler ’61
Scott Ostler ’93
J. Paul Ovens ’57
Rosa Peng ’98
Franklin Piacentini ’61
Thomas R. Pitts ’70
Rebecca Poling ’84
Thomas Popp ’90
William R. Proffit ’63
J. Timothy Quinn
Jerry A. Rensch ’72
Laura Rothe ’04
Dona Seely ’80
Peter M. Sinclair ’81
William Sproule ’68
Burleigh Surbeck ’01
Zeeny Teja ’91
Terrell F. Tingey ’81
Camille VanDevanter ’91
Allan L. Van Ness ’72
Bryan J. Williams ’79
Laurene Marks-Wolf ’96
Jennifer Mirabelli ’03
Tom Houlihan ’10
Carol Knaup ’93
Mary Kokich Boer
Nick Salome ’01
Century Club ($1,000+)
Kenneth Agronin ’84
Jack Akamine ’62
Ronald L. Allen ’69
Kirk H Allred ’86
Danilee Baldwin ’05
Philip G. Barer ’84
Peter Barwick ’94
Donald H. Baxter ’54
Barry Beget ’73
Robert J. Bendzak ’65
Dale Bloomquist
Ann-Marie Bollen
Wayne A. Bolton ’52
Jason Bourne
Heidi C. Brandt ’78
Dante Bresolin ’82
William Boyington
Thien Bui ’90
Jacqueline Bunce
Soleil Roberts ’14
Dianne Chun ’89
Blaine S. Clements ’56
Andrew P. Collins ’69
Leslie A. Cotton ’75
David Covell ’93
Barry S. Cutler ’68
Dwight H. Damon ’70
James A. D’Anna ’71
Jay D. Decker ’64
Paul Dees ’67
Alvaro de la Cruz ’64
Andres de la Cruz ’92
John D. Desposato ’52
Rostyslaw Dmytruk ’74
James R. Douglas ’73
Richard M. Eastham ’68
James C. Ellingsen ’65
Ronald Ellingsen ’91
Daniel H. Empenger ’50
Joshua Erickson ’05
Edward J. Esselman ’60
Richard P. Ferguson ’70
Sara Cassidy ’12
Blair Hanson Struble ’08
Donald W. Frantz ’65
Dave L. Fredrick ’69
John Freeman ’96
Richard H. Frei ’58
Ronald Gallerano ’76
James Garol ’77
Richard A. Gile ’72
William B. Giles ’76
Kenneth Glover ’80
Christel Gooris ’89
William E. Gray ’73
Geoff Greenlee ’00
Armando Gutierrez-Oriani ’75
Gregory W. Guyman ’78
Mike Hairfield ’92
Daniel Hall ’96
James R. Hansel ’70
Harry H. Hatasaka ’60
Nan Hatch ’02
Ronald D. Haug ’60
Mark R. Heinemann ’74
Paul D. Henderson ’67
Jerrold Hennes ’88
David G. Hickey ’58
James C. Horn ’72
Jack & Kortne Hou
Dr. Fred Huang
Lifung Huang ’99
Jeff Hyde ’09
Randall Inouye ’83
Laura Iwasaki
Gregory Jackson ’78
Victor A. Johansen ’81
Gordon K. Johnson ’55
Robert B. Julius ’72
Tamara Justus ’99
Kenneth S. Kahn ’50
Jeffrey Kashner ’99
Robert R. Kelley ’59
Robert H. Kemp ’52
Koozbeh Khosravi ’15
Soojin Kim ’05
James K. Knell ’57
Oben Kokich
Louis Kramp
Michael LaMarche
Joseph Lavin ’58
Bernard Lim ’91
William G. Lindquist ’63
Robert M. Little ’70
Gloria Lopez Gavito ’81
Anthony Lovrovich
Stanley H. Masaki ’66
George T. Masumoto ’70
Mark Masunaga
Kara McCulloch ’97
Jerome P. McDonnell ’76
R. Glenn McMinn ’79
O. Monte Merrill ’68
Louis Metzner ’77
M.P. Michael ’68
Michael Miroue ’75
Joseph R. Moran ’55
Tom Morton and K. Awamura
Claude F. Mossaz ’80
James F. Mulick ’61
Frank Nannings ’83
Toyn O. Nelson ’59
Brian Nett ’03
George N. Newton ’65
Beth Ann O’Connor
John E. O’Connor
M. Lena Omnell ’84 Perry Ormiston ’02
Gabriela Orsini-Alcalde ’03
David W. Parks ’79
Richard V. Pedersen ’70
John R. Phillips ’53
Erik B. Pihl ’59
Arnold Pitts ’96
Ed Poremba ’86
Brian Povolny ’89
James Quessenberry ’69
Douglas S. Ramsay ’90
Setareh Razzaghi ’06
David Remington ’83
Ronald F. Robbins ’62
Lawrence Rosenberg ’75
Roozbeth Khosravi
Jason Beatie ’12
Donald A. Rudee ’55
Mark S. Savage ’77
Ronald B. Schatz ’75
Andrew Schmidt ’04
Jeffrey Schur ’88
Peter G. Sendroy ’68
Tom Shackleton
Dan Shaw
John R. Smith ’77
Steven Spurrier ’88
Jerry L. Stoneking ’67
Daniel L. Sullivan ’65
Terence Sullivan ’94
Zongyang Sun ’07
Eugene W. Supernaw ’55
R.H. Sutherlin ’64
William D. Swanson ’73
David T. Taylor ’63
Theodore Thom ’65
Wei Tian ’13
Robert C. Ticknor ’58
Sepideh Torkan ’18
Veronica Toro ’18
Rodger H. Tuenge ’74
Dennis C. Turner ’71
Nancy Ung ’89
Frans VanDerLinden ’62
E. Russell Van Dyke ’55
Thomas R. Van Dyke ’73
Mike Wagner
John Walsh ’86
Melvin W. Walters ’67
Tim Wandell
Kermit N. Welch ’65
Edwin P. Werlich ’62
Richard Westin
Lynn L. Whimpey ’69
Lennart Wieslander ’60
Herman Wilbrand ’84
Wayne R. Wilskie ’72
William J. Wise ’58
Carol Anne Wishart ’82
Janice E. Yip ’79
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By the fact that you are reading this newsletter, we assume that we have your preferred email address. If not, let Mike Fey know ([email protected]). A loud thanks to all of you who have helped us in updating our address roster, especially to the enlisted class representatives.
From some of your recent questions regarding notification of the upcoming reunion and reminders for annual dues, the Board would like your input as how to best communicate these special notices. We now live in a time in which we rely on the internet for most of our communications, but at the same time we are inundated daily with email. It is easy to overlook or delete items of significance. How would you prefer to be notified regarding special events and dues reminders? Would a separate email regarding these items help or do you need something by mail?
If you wish to comment, please contact Mike Fey at [email protected]
Officers
President
Samuel Finkelman
Past President
Peter Shapiro
Department Chair
Greg Huang
Treasurer
Jennifer Mirabelli
Board of Directors
Soleil Roberts (member)
Mike Fey (member)
Keyvan Sohrabi (member)
Gabriela Aragon-Meyer (member)
Executive Assistant
Sally Gee
