BRADLEY W. SABELLI, 1970 Theatre, Film & Dance, writes that Humboldt is his favorite program of the five he has graduated from. "Bless Richard Rothrock!" Rothrock was Sabelli's advisor and mentor during his stay as the ATD in the scene shop. Since then Sabelli has had a wonderful career in the theatrical world. Thanks to this department he has made a successful living at "pretending and make believe." Sabelli recently retired from the department of theatre and dance at George Washington University where he held the rank of University Professor Emeritus; having served as chair, TD, and senior designer. Sabelli has designed in professional, academic and military venues and career highlights include: former chair of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, Chesapeake region; published intro to theatre texts and served on numerous editorial boards.

REBECCA SANDLER, 2006, International Studies, (née Hyke), married the love of her life, Reuben Sandler, on June 10, 2013 at a sweet, intimate ceremony at her mother's home on Lake Pleasant in Michigan. The love birds reside in Berkeley, Calif., with their incredible canine companion, Cinder. Reuben is director of mechanical engineering at an exoskeleton company, and Becca works as a doula,.

Benjamin Ebert, 2003 International Studies, is now married, a father of two and runs a local investment and tax firm, Ebert Capital Management, in Arcata. Ebert is also on the HSU Centennial Planning Committee, is working on a patent for a quantitative investment strategy, and periodically hires HSU interns.

EUGENE "CHARLES" JUSTUS, 1989 Wildlife, was recently promoted to regional conservation officer with Idaho Fish and Game where he has been employed since 1990, soon after graduating from HSU. As RCO he manages the 22 conservation officers in the Southwest Region of IDFG. HSU's wildlife program prepared Justus very well for a career in Idaho, where he excels in bird and 'herp' conservation. Justus is married to Sue Epstein ('89, Wildlife) and has two boys. The family loves fishing, hunting and camping in the wilds of Idaho.

Brian Holt, 2001, Natural Resources, received his masters of environmental management from Duke University in May of 2012. He currently lives in Half Moon Bay, Calif., and works as a senior planner with the East Bay Regional Park District where he leads long-range planning efforts to protect an inter-connected network of open space and recreational lands.

CHRISTINA PALENO ERICKSEN, 1978 Art, is enjoying a rewarding career in graphic design with a successful national company—all while living in Humboldt County. It doesn't get any better.

JAMES GUIGLI, 1973, Art, is a retired mechanical designer now authoring mystery novels and publishing with Amazon.

After earning my M.A in Communication Studies at University of Nevada Las Vegas in 2009 I was hired as a full-time lecturer there. I teach Interpersonal Com, Public Speaking, and Honors Public Speaking. I have been happily married for 10 years now and we had our first son last year! Couldn't be happier!

SCOTT KRUSE 1974 Natural Resources, is building a passive solar home in the Coloma region of the American River with eminent architect David Wright. They use SIPS, geothermal, photovoltaics and other innovative tools.

DAVID HONEYWELL, 1982 Forestry, 1986 Computer Information Systems, and his wife have finally retired from the federal government; 28 and a half years for Honeywell and over 20 for his wife. During a business trip, he happened to buy a winning Powerball ticket. Honeywell and his wife accepted the winning check for $217 million on Valentine’s Day this year. Soon after, they retired and are now building their dream retirement home and enjoying life. The couple has donated $4 million to charitable organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, Food Bank and many others, as well as the goal of also establishing an HSU scholarship in the very near future.