'59 Daniel K. Freudenthal (Ed.D.) writes from his home in El Cerrito that he is interested in school finance and district organization, politics at all levels of government, the welfare of multi-ethnic and multi-religious communities, and the development of programs aimed ultimately to end poverty and racism. He reports that he spent 30 years at UC Berkeley off and on and that his three children all went to Cal.

'65 Zoanne (Zoe) Harris (Multiple Subject Credential) has recently co-authored a book on Piñatas and Smiling Skeletons: Celebrating Mexican Festivals. The activities in the book are geared to children ages eight to thirteen but they are appropriate for all ages. Lorraine Garcia-Nakata, director of the Mexican Museum calls it, "Highly recommended." The book is published by Pacific View Press (pvp@sirius.com). Zoe Harris teaches Spanish and multicultural arts to elementary school children. She offers workshops on a wide variety of cultures, using many different materials. She can be reached at zharris@nusd.marin.k12.ca.us.

'68 Vic Willits (Ed.D.) retired in June 2001 after a 37-year-long career in community college education, management, and teaching. He resides in Pleasanton.

'80 Ron Glass (C. Phil.) joined the faculty of Arizona State University West in 1996, where he teaches courses in the philosophy of education. He received the Excellence in Diversity Award from his campus in 1998 and the Dondrell Swanson Advocate of Social Justice Award in 2000 from the main ASU campus. In January 2001 Professor Glass was recognized with an M.L. King Jr. Living the Dream Award by the City of Phoenix Human Relations Commission. He directs a Freirean reform project with the Phoenix Union H.S. District, serving 23,000 students in ten schools in the city's poorest neighborhoods. His e-mail is rglass@asu.edu.

'81 Ed Chang (M.A.) writes from his home in Gresham, Oregon: "I taught high school math for a few years during the 1980s and continue to renew my California teaching credential. About a year after earning my second UC Berkeley graduate degree (in Operations Research), I began creating mathematical optimization models for complex leases. I still work part-time for a software company that addresses this niche. I've been living in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area since 1996 and recently organized presentations on charter schools, home schooling, and math education for the MIT Club of Oregon." His web site is http://www.ed-chang.com/.

'99 Mira-Lisa Katz (Ph.D.) and '00 Jennifer Seibel Trainor (Ph.D.) both received year 2001 Promising Researcher Awards from the Standing Committee on Research of the National Council of Teachers of English. The award winners will be honored at the NCTE Annual Convention in Baltimore during a session on November 17. Dr. Katz is a researcher at the University of Chicago and Dr. Trainor is now an assistant professor of English at the University of Pittsburgh.

'00 Ernest Morrell (Ph.D.) is one of only twelve recipients nationally this year of a prestigious AERA-OERI Post-Doctoral Fellowship. The fellowship provides support for two years, with the possibility of a third year. His project is on the subject of "Teaching Critical Research as a Pathway to Literacy Development, Teacher and Student Empowerment, and Social Justice in Urban Schools." Dr. Morrell has just accepted a position as an assistant professor of Education at Michigan State University.