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1990  David Johnston, Ph.D. ’97, received the Herbert L. Rothbart Outstanding Early Career Research Scientist award at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service award ceremony in February. Johnston, a research food technologist with the ARS Crop Conservation Science and Engineering Research Unit in Wyndmoor, Pa., received the prestigious, agency-wide award for his work in developing processes to improve the use of corn in food and fuel.  •  Brent Kupras and his wife, Cheryl (Blankenship) ’89, welcomed their second child, a son, Brock Thaddeus, in January. Their first child, a daughter, Bria Anduin, is 2 years old. Brent works as an analyst for Hewlett Packard, and Cheryl is a licensed clinical social worker for the Santa Clara County Department of Alcohol and Drug Services, Addiction Medicine Clinic. The family lives in Campbell.  •  Chris Ransick, M.A., was named poet laureate for the city of Denver. Ransick, who teaches at Arapahoe Community College, has published two books, including the Colorado Book Award-winning collection Never Summer: Poems from Thin Air.  •  Vida Vreca-Ponnequin graduated in December from Pacific Union College in Angwin with a degree in nursing. She passed the state RN licensing exam in January and now works for Queen of the Valley Hospital in Napa.

1991  Howard Beck and his wife, Mariko, welcomed their first child, Talia Mirei, in January. Howard writes about the New York Knicks for the New York Times and the family lives in New Jersey.  •  Robert Bernardo was chosen to be a grand marshal at the 36th annual San Francisco LGBT Pride Parade and Celebration in June. A community activist for over 20 years, Bernardo has worked with the district attorney’s office to help solve hate crimes, as well as with the Asian AIDS project to promote health awareness.  •  Brynn (Borg) Gormley and her husband, Geoff, welcomed a baby boy, Vincent Michael, in November. Vincent joins big sister Caitlyn, who turns 4 in September. The family lives in Santa Monica where Brynn teaches elementary school.  •  Brad Nelson has been named a principal and senior landscape architect at LPA Sacramento Inc. He monitors and directs all aspects of the firm’s planning and landscape architecture studio. Nelson has 16 years of experience in landscape architecture and design.  •  Brad Pacheco has been named assistant division chief of the Office of Public Affairs at the California Public Employees’ Retirement System. He directs the pension fund’s media operations, design studio and online services.

1992  Brian Ebbert recently earned his master’s degree in government from California State University, Sacramento. A 15-year veteran staffer in the Legislature, Ebbert wrote his thesis on the effect of term limits on partisan conflict in the California Assembly.

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