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Sanford Wilbur, Wildlife, 1963

Submitted: April 3, 2013

SANFORD WILBUR, 1963 Wildlife, just published a new book, "Nine Feet from Tip to Tip: The California Condor Through History," the first in-depth look at the history of this species since the 1940s. It’s the culmination of some 45 years of field, lab and library research on the condors. In the mid-1970s, Wilbur and W. Dean Carrier (another '63 Humboldt Wildlife grad) were the impetus behind the current condor captive breeding program that is finally beginning to show real success.

hector deleon, Liberal Studies Elementary Education, 1993

Submitted: April 3, 2013

HECTOR DELEON, 1993 Liberal Studies Elementary Education, is a schoolteacher in Vista, Calif. DeLeon has a wonderful son, a gorgeous wife and misses the redwoods.

Kevin Nadin, Forestry & Wildland Resources, 1985

Submitted: March 28, 2013

KEVIN NADIN, 1985 Forestry and Wildland Resources, has been with Sierra Pacific Industries for the past 11 years, currently in the position of network administrator. After leaving HSU, Nadin began working in various forestry positions before returning to school at Chico State. He has been married for 18 years and has three children.

Nancy (Plant) Hendrix, Speech & Hearing, 1970

Submitted: March 27, 2013

NANCY (PLANT) HENDRIX, 1970 Speech Pathology & Audiology, earned three master's degrees: one in Special Education (University of Arizona); another in Counseling & Guidance (Truman State University); and one in Rehabilitation Counseling (San Diego State University). Hendrix has two daughters and two granddaughters. She has taught special education in college for 10 years and was a special education teacher in public schools and elsewhere. Most recently Hendrix was counselor for California Department of Rehabilitation, covering the towns of El Centro, San Jose, Mountain View, Fremont. She is currently retired from Dept. of Rehabilitation and happily living in Grass Valley, Calif. Hendrix recalls fond memories of living in Arcata on A Street and a certain snowshoe backpacking trip with Boot 'N Blister Club.

Richard Caldwell, Music, 1969

Submitted: March 26, 2013

RICHARD CALDWELL, 1969 Music, was in the Navy Band Program for 20 years after graduating from Humboldt State. Since retiring in 1991 Caldwell has been a Band Instrument Repair Technician. Caldwell says he owes his career in instrument repair to a repair class he took at Humboldt the summer of 1969.

Jessica Peters, Anthropology, 2010

Submitted: March 7, 2013

Jessica Peters, 2010, Anthropology, received a Master of Arts degree in Anthropology in 2012 at UCLA. Peters also presented research at the American Anthropological Association 2012 meeting, and at the Interdisciplinary Conference in the Humanities at the University of West Georgia.

Jason W. Cooley, Biological Sciences, 1994

Submitted: March 6, 2013

Jason W. Cooley, 1994, Biological Sciences, is currently a professor of Chemistry at the University of Missouri.

Beth Downing Chee, Journalism, 2001

Submitted: February 12, 2013

Recently accepted a position as the Media Relations Manager for San Diego State University.

Sarah Lewers, Communication, 2005

Submitted: February 11, 2013

I'm living in Geyserville, CA, and happily employed as a plaintiff's-side civil litigator with the Law Offices of Peter Goldstone in Santa Rosa. While I handle a wide variety of cases, I specialize in landlord-tenant work, easement disputes, and wrongful foreclosure cases.

Benjamin, Art, 2010

Submitted: February 10, 2013

I am currently a graduate student at Syracuse University working towards my MFA in Art Photography.

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