Alumni Updates

Sarah Lewers

Communication, 2005

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

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

Eric W. Van Stryland

Physics & Astronomy, 1970

see website http://www.creol.ucf.edu/People/Details.aspx?PeopleID=316
Past President of the Optical Society of America (OSA), 2006, R.W. Wood Prize of OSA 2012
First Dean of a College devoted to Optics/Photonics in the US

Josh Bartee

English, 2011

These days I'm pursuing a PhD in English Literature at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Since graduating, I have had two papers accepted for conferences. The first, which I presented in May of 2011 to the Robinson Jeffers Association in Monterey, CA, is a look at the poet’s diachronic influence on the environmental ethics of rock climbers. The second paper, presented in November of 2011 to the Western Literature Association in Lubbock, TX, concerns the hominin relationship with fire as read in Loren Eiseley's "The Angry Winter" and a selection of poems by Robinson Jeffers.

I keep busy studying, cycling and making all kinds of fun connections between poetry and natural history.

Matthew Thomas Brashears

English, TESOL Minor, 2007

I'm happy to report that I was recently accepted to a graduate program at The New School. I'll be working towards an MA in TESOL - a field I was introduced to and excited by when I was an undergrad at HSU.

Josh Brown

, Rangeland Resource Science, 2006

Environmental Scientist at CA Department of Water Resources in Sacramento, CA. Proud father of 1yr. old Sonia. Missing the North Coast.

Dennis A. Hansell

Biological Sciences, 1978

Oceanography professor at the University of Miami, FL. Research focuses on the ocean carbon cycle, with particular interest in the role of organic matter. Presently serve as Chairman of the United States Carbon Cycle Scientific Steering Group. Research cruise in Feb/March 2013 in the Ross Sea of the Southern Ocean (53 days at sea) followed by June cruise in Gulf of Alaska.

Thomas A. Dorst

Business Administration, Finance, 1984

Graduated with honors: Most Outstanding Finance and Economics Student, Class of 1984. I have been working at the same company the past 26 years after getting my MBA from San Jose State University with honors (Beta Gamma Sigma). I am currently the Deputy Director of Business Management responsible for Operations Finance, Program Planning & Financial Control, Estimating & Pricing, Rates & Budgets, Compliance and Archives.

Eric Burke

Forestry & Wildland Resources, Minor in Environmental Ethics, 2005

RPF # 2873, I have recently accepted a promotion as Vegetation Management Officer for the Tahoe National Forest, Yuba River Ranger District. Married to Martha Burke (RPF # 2918). Expecting first child Sierra Elizabeth Burke 3/27/2013.

Yang Yang

Geography, second BA: International Studies, 2011 (Spring)

After I graduated from Humboldt in May 2011 with two BAs in Geography and International Studies, I went to London School of Economics and Political Science to pursue a MSc in Human Geography and Urban Studies Research. After completing my course work at the LSE, since August 2012, I proceeded to the PhD program in Cultural Geography at University of Colorado at Boulder to do research in ethnic studies in China.