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The Board of Fellows of Santa Clara Universityinvites you to the thirty-fifth annualGolden Circle Theatre PartySaturday,June 23,2001The chart-toppingband, which has soldmillions of albums inthe last 20 years, will bringits American Rock-n-Rollsound to the Mission Gardensfor a special Grand AnniversaryWeekend performance. Alumni andfriends of Santa Clara University,come one, come all.Tickets are $300 for generalseating ($200 for guests 32 yearsold and younger); $400 for theDress Circle, and $500 for thePremier Circle. For information,reservations, or to ensure youare on the invitation list,call Karrie Grasser at408-554-6985FeaturingHuey Lewisand the NewsThe evening begins withMass at the MissionChurch. It continueswith a special show inthe Mission Gardensand culminates withdinner and dancing inthe sesquicentennialtent village.

V O L U M E 4 3 M A G A Z I N E N U M B E R 1SUMMER 2001A Bronco gold mine:Archives animate 150years of Santa ClaraUniversity history.Page18AVINGGRACE2The Way We Were 8 Innocence Project 14 Flights of Mercy

ForeWordsCommitted to memorySome of our most endearing—and enduring—memories are from our days on a college campus. From late night chats with friendsto early morning classes with inspiring professors, the time spent in a university setting helps shape the person we are to become.The college years are a bridge between youth and adulthood. The trip across this span can be harrowing and exhilarating atthe same time. When we asked alumni to share memories of their days here, the responses confirmed that the Santa Clara experiencewas time well spent and a journey fondly remembered (Pages 2 and 3).On Page 14, we highlight the good deeds of The Flying Doctors volunteers, who donate their time and money to provide freemedical and dental care to needy residents of remote Mexican villages. Bill Stover, an associate professor at SCU and a volunteerpilot, takes us along on a recent trip through his photos and journal entries.With the University set to wrap up a year-long celebration of its 150th anniversary, associate editor Elizabeth Gillogly ’93 offersa tour of the University Archives (Page 18).Finally, many thanks to the hundreds of readers who responded to our annual magazine appeal in March. Every dollar of yourtax-deductible gift helps offset production costs.To those of you who have already made a contribution, we thank you. For those who may not have received the appeal letter,you can mail your donation to Santa Clara Magazine, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA 95053–1505.Even if you aren’t able to send a donation, we hope you’ll keep in touch by sending us your news, story ideas, and feedback.Sincerely,Adam BreenEditorSANTA CLARA MAGAZINE (USPS# 609-240) is published quarterly. February, May, August, andNovember by Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA. Periodical postage paid at SantaClara, CA, and at additional mailing office. Postmaster send address changes to SANTA CLARAMAGAZINE, c/o Donohoe Alumni House, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA 95053-1505.The diverse opinions expressed in SANTA CLARA MAGAZINE do not necessarily represent the viewsof the editor or the official policy of Santa Clara University. Copyright 2001 by SantaClara University. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.

M A G A Z I N ESUMMER 2001Published for the alumni and friends of Santa Clara University150th Anniversary Memories 2In honor of SCU’s sesquicentennial year, alumnireflect on their Bronco experiences.“Shen Fu” learned the grace of anger 4By Tennant Wright, S.J. A friend shares his memories ofPhilip Oliger, S.J., who taught him that “passion is thesign that we are alive.”Susan SheaDirector of MarketingAdam BreenEditor, Senior WriterElizabeth Kelley Gillogly ’93Associate EditorBryan PetersonPeterson & CompanyArt Director, DesignerBecky WadeDesigner, Production AssistantDebra blackVictoria Hendel De La OUniversity Writers, EditorsBarry HoltzclawKelly ShenefielCampus News ContributorsCharles BarryPhotographerAdvisory BoardR. Kelly DetweilerElizabeth Fernandez ’79Miriam SchulmanPaul A. Soukup, S.J.Richard Toomey J.D. ’82An SCU professor fliessouth to help others.Winging it 14By Adam Breen. Professor Bill Stover is a volunteerpilot for The Flying Doctors, a humanitarian groupthat brings free basic health and dental care tounderprivileged communities in Mexico.Saving Grace 18By Elizabeth Kelley Gillogly ’93. Santa ClaraUniversity’s 150 years come to life in therich collection of letters, photos,documents, and artifacts preserved in theUniversity Archives.Bronco prideflies high in the UniversityArchives.5 Mission Matters24 From Donohoe Alumni House25 Class Notes34 Alumni Calendar35 Coming Attractions36 AfterwordsCover image:Joseph R. Aurreachochea ’19and an unidentified woman.Courtesy of University Archives1

150th AnniversaryHere’s a sampling of the many remembrancesSanta Clara alumni sent us during the past yearin honor of the University’s 150th anniversary.Our regular letters page will resume in theAugust issue. We welcome your correspondence,but ask that you limit your letter to 200 words.Address correspondence to the editor, SantaClara Magazine, Santa Clara University, SantaClara, CA 95053-1505; fax, 408-554-5464; or e-mail to scmagazine@scu.edu.Questions? Call Editor Adam Breen at 408-551-1840.The Right ChoiceOne of the best decisions I ever made was toattend SCU. I began in 1982 with two of my bestfriends who are still my best friends today. Imet my lovely wife the first day of freshmanorientation and we now have a beautiful familywith three wonderful children. My younger twochildren are fortunate enough to have godparentswho graduated from SCU. How much differentwould my life have been had I attendedSouthern Cal or Notre Dame? I really don’t wantto know.—JOE ALLEGRETTI ’86The Game of LifeI had the privilege of being part of Santa Clarafootball. Coming out of high school I had beenwined and dined by several colleges offering ascholarship, but Pat Malley and Bill McPhersoncharmed the socks off of my parents, especiallymy mom.Pat sold the school on the fact that you go toschool to get a degree, and move on. I, ofcourse, had some aspirations of extending myfootball career beyond college. He told me thatthis might or might not happen. College is thekey to being a productive part of society whatevercareer you choose, he said. He sold me onwhat a first-class college Santa Clara is and toldme that the friendships that I made there wouldlast for life. You know what? He was right!—MIKE ANTONELLI ’69Anxiety, Streaking, PrideI have several memories of my years at SCUthat stand out in my mind. The first was theapprehension, anxiety, and anticipation that Ifelt as I watched my parents drive away fromorientation weekend and I knew I was on myown. The second was the streaking craze duringwinter quarter of my freshman year. Andthird was the great, prideful look in my grandfather’seyes as I walked across the stage at thecommencement ceremony. He always hopedhe would live long enough to see me graduate,and, thank God, he did!—VICTOR P. REPUBLICANO JR. ’77Snow KiddingI will never forget the snowstorm in the winterof 1976. The stuff would find me if I were inHawaii.—BOB STRUNCK ’76CHICAGOA Right of PassageOur daughter, Sara Jane Klinger, is (hopefully)Class of 2003. Our best memory, so far, is afterthe Mass for Welcome Weekend 1999, we heardthis from President Locatelli: “Welcome to theSanta Clara family.... come back soon...but rightnow, it is time for your sons and daughters tobegin their college experience.” We stood up,took a family snapshot in front of Benson,hugged and kissed Sara, and left. It was truly aright of passage, full of so much emotion. SantaClara is family.—LINDA AND OLIVER KLINGERHOUSTONAn Ethical StandThanks for teaching ethics before it becamefashionable, keeping the value of honesty alivein business.—KAREN (AID) TOUMI ’72The Best of TimesI enjoyed the best memories and experiencesduring my study at Santa Clara University. Ilearned a lot not only from classes and teachers,but also from other students, friends, SCUstaff, community, businesses, and the wholearea. Thank you Santa Clara and the people ofSanta Clara. I will never forget you.—HAMAD A. AL-SHEIKH MBA ’89RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIAStudents, faculty, and staff shared a 150-footlongcake on March 19, which marked the officialtransfer of the Mission Santa Clara byBishop Joseph Alemany to the Jesuits in 1851.The University donated a portion of thecake to InnVision, a program that serves thepoor and homeless in the Silicon Valley.Family TiesMy grandfather, Bill Enos, who was a Portugueseimmigrant, contracted with the Universityto dig the basement at O’Connor Hall andthe pool at Seifert Gymnasium. He also deliveredsand and gravel for those projects. Duringthe 1940s and early 50s (while Fr. Gianera wasCHARLES BARRY2SANTA CLARA MAGAZINE/SUMMER 2001

150th Anniversarypresident) my grandfather used tohaul the Santa Clara football team’sequipment to the train station in hisdump trucks, for his buddy, “Smitty.”And in late May 1965, I headed a groupof students who organized our ownVietnam War “teach-in” at the old SantaClara Theatre on Franklin Street. Seemedpretty radical at the time—seems prettytame now.—BOB HOLDERNESS ’65Road WearyAs the class of ’92, we were the lastfreshmen to experience cars drivingthrough campus on The Alameda,although I was not able to experiencethe now-unifying landscape until aftergraduation. What an amazing milestone—andit sure beat dodging trafficon the way to class from Campisi!—SCOTT A. HARTUNG ’92Kenna Hall MemoriesWhen I walked through the doors ofKenna Hall in the fall of 1949, myfreshman year at Santa Clara, I feltelated about finally escaping the restrictions ofparents and high school. I soon realized, however,that the freedom I anticipated from collegewas not to be. For the class of 1953, the reality offreshman life in an all-male environment meantmandatory study in the room from 7 to 9 in theevening, a brief escape of 45 minutes to dash tothe campus co-op for a Coke and quick game ofpool, then back to the room until lights-out at 11.Friday nights, we were allowed out until 10:30,then a big Saturday night awaited us until midnight,when the Kenna doors were slammedshut. Since cars were forbidden to freshmen,Saturdays often meant visiting Father Schmidt’syouth club across the street, and ogling the localgirls—much to the anger of their male counterparts.As a class, we grumbled, complained, andswore at the deprivations of our freedom, withthe only consolation that life as sophomores hadto be better.—WILLIAM G. WIEAND ’53Senior PrankDuring the winter of their senior year in 1963, Ernie Giachetti,Ed Dolan, Reno Di Bono, and Rich Morrissey commandeeredLoyola’s official school banner. “Right after we grabbed the banner,we were chased by 10 or 15 Loyola guys who apparently sawthe SCU window decal on my car and traced the license number,”Ernie Giachetti, DDS, recalls. A week later, Giachetti wascalled into the office of Fr. Wilfred H. Crowley, SCU’s vice president ofstudent affairs, and told to return the booty in order toavoid ongoing retaliation between the schools. Giachetti says, “Discretionbeing the better part of valor—and wanting to graduate—wedecided to comply with the request.” But not before they took thisphoto in front of the Mission Church.Those Were The DaysReflecting, as I often do, on those halcyon daysat SCU—1947–51—a flood of memories overwhelmsme. It was a period of acceleratedgrowth, a veritable leap from childhood to manhood.Moral and intellectual disciplines weredefined, demanded, and enforced—it was quitesimple, not the least bit vague or complicated.And whatever successes came my way, significantcredit must be shared with the social andacademic environment to which I was fortunateenough to be exposed throughout those fourhappy years.—LAWRENCE P. JOHNSTON ’51Like Father, Like SonMy memory is having my son attend my graduationin 1959 and then me attending his in 1980.—RICHARD R. CALLAHAN ’59Blind LuckI was having lunch in the Benson cafeteriawhen I noticed a young lady enter.She appeared to be in a rush to receiveher lunch and leave. She managed toget in and out quickly and before I couldfinish swallowing my food, she wasgone. When a mutual friend asked if Iwould consider a blind date for theSenior Ball, I knew that my prayers hadbeen answered. Ten years after graduating,that blind date who was also theyoung lady I had spied in Bensonbecame my wife. Her name is MarthaTeresa Sanchez-Cortez ’83, and I loveher dearly.—MANUEL CORTEZ ’83Goofs and HoopsI remember listening to Fr. O’Sullivan’sjokes in metaphysics class (and) thebasketball team’s upset of USF at theSan Jose Civic Auditorium in 1956–57.—RICHARD B. CLARK ’58Haze-y MemoriesI remember playing in the “powderpuff” championshipgame with my team, “Purple Haze,” underthe lights at Buck Shaw Stadium. Even though welost, it was quite an experience.—CATHLEEN N. COBB ’74Fired UpI remember watching the UCLA/SCU basketballgame in Swig during my freshman year. Needlessto say, the Broncos came through. But the bestpart was the school spirit that erupted from campus:we watched from the ninth floor as hundredsof students poured onto Market Street, screamingand dancing around bonfires until the firedepartment arrived. It was just awesome! A truetestimony of school spirit.—AIMEE CABRERA ’99SANTA CLARA MAGAZINE/SUMMER 2001 3

150th Anniversary‘Shen Fu’ learned the grace of angerThe following essay recalls the impact Fr. PhilOliger, S.J., had on one of his colleagues atSCU. Fr. Oliger, who died in 1986 at age 81,came to Santa Clara as campus ministerin 1963.Ionce threatened to throw him outof a rowboat. No one could irritateme with his calm like old Phil.Though Fr. Phil Oliger, S.J., died 13years ago, he walks with me still. Andwhen I am angry, I remember hiswise words: “Passion is the sign thatwe are alive.”Like the Chinese, whom headmired, Phil gave nicknames, a suresign of his affection, though often amixed blessing for the personnamed, like his sister, Jo, also knownas “Knucklehead.” I called him“Shen Fu,” the revered title for apriest in old China.I am a fisherman, not adept, but Iknow an expert when I see one. Philwas the finest dry fly fisherman I haveever met. He could wade into a ginclearstream, floating the fly naturallydown riffles, around boulders, settlingit on a glass-slick pool. Hecould drop those tiny-featheredhooks with the lightness of the insectsthey imitated.I learned much from Phil. Aboutfly fishing, of course, but also aboutthe grace of anger. Once when wewere fishing at dusk on a High Sierralake, I was not casting well. Phil said,“Keep your elbow close to yourside”—a key rule for a good cast. Ikept forgetting and he kept repeating,“Keep your elbow in.” Finally, Iexploded: “If you say that once more,I’ll throw you in the lake.” Phil saidnothing. Later that night over dinner,we talked about the importance of4passion, specifically anger. He said,“It’s good to have someone rouse you. . . so you want to sock him in thejaw.” Or throw him in the lake, Ithought to myself. But Phil welcomedbursts of anger as a sign of humanity,a promise of grace. He believedthat anger pushes us to what he calledthe “committed life” rather than tothe ennui of the “habitual life.” Thatevening on the lake he pushed me,as I had watched him push others inhis funny way.Perhaps Phil learned the grace ofanger during his six and a half yearsin Japanese and Chinese prisons, atime he said he looked back on asPhil welcomed bursts of anger as asign of humanity, a promise of grace.“one of the most fruitful of my life.”Under house arrest for four years(1941-45), Phil and a number ofother Jesuit seminarians and priestswere under the charge of the CatholicBishop of Shanghai. There hecontinued his theological studies,though he struggled with the confinement,roll calls at odd moments,constant surveillance, and the food.The daily menu was eight-year-oldrice shipped from Saigon as pigfeed. “In time,” he told me with asmile, “the two-inch weevils in therice seemed a tasty meal.” Heslipped from 165 to 120 pounds. OnJune 2, 1944, Bishop Philipe Coteordained him in the prison compound.Phil told me what prison taughthim:“The illusion is that we are everSANTA CLARA MAGAZINE/SUMMER 2001Philip Oliger, S.J. (1904-1986)going to have a perfect human life.We are not. Suffering is a necessaryingredient in life, and the earlierwe learn to live with it and drawbenefit from it, the more productiveour life is going to be.”Part of his benefit would come in1949. On his return to China, theCommunists interned him for twoand a half years. Phil rarely mentionedhis time in the Nankinginternment. Under such punishmentto mind and spirit some priestsbecame bitter and fostered a hatredof the Communists. Not Shen Fu.Though he suffered, he learned.Shen Fu met Christ in the torturedspirits and sick minds of theprison. He received a kind of trainingthat sustained him through theyears as priest, teacher, counselor,and rare friend. He guided many ofus at Santa Clara, as he oncepreached, “to allow grace to bring thehuman mind to goodness.”Tennant Wright, S.J., has taught at SCU since1956.COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES

MissionMattersT$20 million gift for new learning centerhe largest single gift in theUniversity’s history will fundendowed scholarships and helptransform the campus library into atechnology-infused learning center.Lorry Lokey, founder and presidentof San Francisco-based“Business Wire,” in April pledged$20 million to SCU. Lokey, a memberof the Board of Trustees, said hemade his gift in recognition of thevalue of education.“The more Santa Claras there are,the better our world is bound tobecome,” said the Stanford graduate.Lokey’s gift provides $15 millionto create a campus learning center,and $5 million for scholarships.SCU President Paul Locatelli,S.J., said the new center will combinethe physical resources and professionalsupport of a traditional universitylibrary with wide access to newtechnologies.“We aim to create a world-classresource where our faculty and studentscan gather information fromaround the world,” Locatelli said.“Lorry Lokey’s lead gift moves us faralong that path.”Lokey founded Business Wire, anindependent commercial news service,in 1961.His gift to SCU is the largest pledgeor gift by a non-alumnus. The LeaveyFoundation, created by the late ThomasE. Leavey ’22, has given $30 millionto SCU since 1989, including $15million to rebuild the Leavey Center.The University has also received $16.9million since 1995 from the Arlineand Thomas J. Bannan Foundation.Thomas Bannan was a 1923 SCUgraduate.A quarter-century for Mayer TheatreSanta Clara University commemorated the 25th anniversary of the Louis B. Mayer Theatre andthe 35th anniversary of the University’s theatre arts major with an “Alumni Performance Fest”Jan. 13.The 575-seat Mayer Theatre was dedicated in 1975 after receiving additional financial supportfrom San Francisco developer Benjamin Swig and the University’s Board of Fellows, which contributedproceeds from its annual Golden Circle Theatre Party to the building fund.The Mayer Theatre and Fess Parker Studio, a 130-seat black-box theater, replaced the socalledLifeboat, temporary quarters for campus dramatics since the demolition of the historicShip in 1962.Evening activities included a performance featuring SCU theater and dance alumni, includingKurtwood Smith, one of the stars of the FOX television program, “That ’70s Show.” Smith was anartist in residence at SCU (1965–67) and appeared at the University as a guest artist in subsequentyears. He and his daughter, Laurel Smith ’94, performed a scene from “The Dining Room,”by A.R. Gurney.Suzanne Mayer, a member of the University’s Board of Regents and the daughter of Louis Mayer,the late motion picture producer who headed Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 1924–51, attended theevent. The Mayer Foundation contributed funds toward the theater’s completion.The fund-raising event was sponsored by the Department of Theatre and Dance and the Centerof Performing Arts (CPA), which hosts theater productions, music performances, and dance concertsthroughout the year.For the CPA’s program schedule and information, visit www.scu.edu/cpa/.Christy L. Blyther '96 (left) created and performeda dance called "Mauf Chai" ("I Want Mercy") at theAlumni Performance Fest at the Mayer Theatre.CHARLES BARRYSANTA CLARA MAGAZINE/SUMMER 2001 5

MissionMattersIBudget funds technology and salariesn February, the Board of Trusteesapproved a $206 million operatingbudget for the 2001–02 fiscalyear, including $5.2 million forincreases in salaries for the approximately1,450 faculty and staff, plus$3.4 million for technology improvementsat the University.The budget, which takes effectJuly 1, is approximately $11.5 millionlarger than this year’s.“We are committed to deliveringthe highest quality learning experienceat a good value,” said SCUPresident Paul Locatelli, S.J. “Whileour current programs are wellestablished, we cannot remain stationarywhile the environment changesaround us.”In response to soaring housingcosts in Silicon Valley, the Universityearlier this year announced a $10million, five-year initiative to providehousing assistance to recruit andretain faculty.Locatelli said the University willcontinue to hold its undergraduateenrollment targets to current levelsof slightly more than 1,000 freshmenper year, while seeking to increasegraduate school enrollments.The budget includes nearly $42million in institutional, federal, andstate funding for financial aid tostudents. Approximately two-thirdsof SCU undergraduates receive someform of financial assistance, inscholarships, grants, or loans fromthese sources.Tuition continues to be the largestsource of income for the University,comprising approximately 70 percentof revenue. In 2001–02, theannual tuition and mandatory feesfor incoming freshmen and transferstuition and fees for the 2001-02 academic yearUndergraduateFULL-TIME STUDENTSAnnualEnrolled prior to fall 1999 $21,522Enrolled after fall 1999 $22,110Will enroll in 2001–02 $22,572ROOM AND BOARDDouble room $ 5,301Single room $ 6,822Designed single room $ 6,387Triple room $ 4,581Sobrato Complex $ 6,375Meal plan $ 3,135will be $22,572. Tuition for currentSCU undergraduates will be slightlyless: $21,522 for students whoentered SCU prior to 1999, andGraduate Per Unit AnnualSCHOOL OF LAWEndowment to fund scholarships andscientific researchFirst year full-time students $25,560First year part-time students $17,892Upper division students $ 852LLM degree $1,000SCHOOL OF BUSINESS $ 571SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING $ 546COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY& EDUCATION $ 368PASTORAL MINISTRIES $ 320$22,110 for students who enteredSCU in 1999 or later.Basic room and board will be$8,436.Anew endowment will support undergraduate scholarships and scientific research for studentspursuing careers in biology, chemistry, the pharmaceutical industry, or medicine.The ALZA Corporation announced in March that it would donate $500,000 over a five-year period tofund the ALZA Corporation Science Scholars Endowment at SCU.Peter Facione, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, praised the partnership, saying it will“enrich the undergraduate experience of our students and enhance the quality and number of wellpreparedgraduates with science backgrounds to enter the Silicon Valley workforce.”Ernest Mario, ALZA’s chairman and chief executive officer, said the company has benefited fromSCU’s educational programs because the University “has provided a talented pool of new ALZA employeeswho over the years have proven to be excellent contributors to our success. We are delightedto provide this funded endowment to help assure a continuum of graduates who are competent, motivated,and interested in health care.”ALZA Corporation, headquartered in Mountain View, is a research-based pharmaceutical companycurrently focused on urology, oncology, and central nervous system products.6SANTA CLARA MAGAZINE/SPRING 2001

MissionMattersUniversity to endsupport of fraternitiesand sororitiesAfter a five-month review, theUniversity announced that itwould phase out fraternities andsororities on campus, ending supportfor them altogether by 2003. Italso pledged expanded social andrecreational facilities for all students.The decision, announced inMarch by President Paul Locatelli,S.J., followed the study of the Greeksystem by a committee of faculty,staff, and students.The committee recommendedkeeping the system with tighter controlsand increased staff resources,while expanding social and recreationalprograms for the University’s7,350 students.Locatelli chose to embrace thecommittee’s recommendation toinvolve students in the creation ofgreatly enhanced on-campus socialprograms, and to establish longerhours for food service and recreationalfacilities.His decision to eliminate theGreek system on campus allows the239 sophomores and juniors whoare members of four fraternitiesand four sororities to retain theiraffiliations, but makes permanenta suspension instituted last fall of“rushing”—recruiting—of newfraternity and sorority members atthe University.In a letter to parents, Locatellisaid, “I understood when I madethis decision that it was not goingto be a comfortable one, especiallyfor those students directly affected,and that some students, parents,alumni, and friends would notshare my perspective ...What struckme, however, as I reviewed theoptions with many informed people,was the reiterated concern for awider, more welcoming, and livelierset of social opportunities thatwould benefit all students.”David Forsythe, vice president ofthe IGC, told the San Jose Mercury Newsthat “Greek organizations havecaused public relations problems foruniversities, and I think that’s thebasis behind this decision.”Locatelli said it was “a tough decision,in large measure because thevast majority of our fraternity andsorority members are terrific individuals—realcampus leaders.”“But I had to think,” he said,“about the longer-term issue: puttingour efforts and resources behinda determined effort to add to thesocial opportunities for the greatestnumber of Santa Clara students.”The University’s first fraternitywas formed in 1935; its first sororityin 1946. Membership in SCU Greekorganizations peaked at nearly 19percent in 1993, and is currently at388 (240 women and 148 men),which is less than 10 percent ofundergraduates.The SCU decision mirrors nationaltrends. Fraternity and sororitymembership nationwide declinedabout 30 percent in the last decade,according to The Chronicle of HigherEducation.The full text of the University committee report,and a copy of Locatelli’s letter announcing thedecision, can be found at www.scu.edu/provost/docs/greek-review.Eastside Project renamed to honor ArrupeCOURTESY OF WWW.JESUIT.ORGPedro Arrupe, S.J. (1907-1991)The Eastside Project, which provides opportunities forstudents and faculty to work to understand the livesof the marginalized and the poor, changed its name tohonor the former Superior General of the Society of Jesus.The program was renamed The Pedro Arrupe, S.J.Center for Community-Based Learning on Feb. 5, whichmarked the 10th anniversary of the death of Arrupe,head of the Jesuits from 1965 to 1983.“In renaming the Eastside Project, Santa ClaraUniversity honors the memory of this remarkable man,whose leadership of the Society of Jesus inspired thefoundation of the Eastside Project,” said Catherine Wolff,the program’s director. “It is our hope that the work of the[center] will be a worthy expression of his teachings—advancing the Jesuit tradition of the service of faith andthe promotion of justice.”Located in the new Sobrato Residential LearningComplex, the Arrupe Center works with the BannanInstitute for Jesuit Education and Christian Values tooffer community-based learning experiences for studentsand faculty. The center sponsors “immersionexperiences” for faculty, staff, and students, providingopportunities to learn from diverse cultures locallyand abroad.SANTA CLARA MAGAZINE/SUMMER 2001 7

MissionMattersThe School of Law inFebruary announcedthe creation of a NorthernCalifornia InnocenceProject, a program that joinslawyers and law students inan effort to free personswrongfully convicted inCalifornia.Making the announcementat a press conference,Cookie Ridolfi, directorof the program, said, “Inthe last several years, the useof DNA analysis in criminalcases has proven that analarming number of innocentpeople are wrongfullyconvicted, in prison, and ondeath row across the UnitedStates.”Ridolfi, a professor ofcriminal law and director ofthe Criminal Defense Clinic at thelaw school, is working with two experiencedcriminal lawyers directing lawstudents in the investigation andevaluation of innocence claims beingmade by California prisoners. In thefirst two months, they received morethan 100 requests.The Northern California InnocenceProject will be part of theNational Innocence Network, begunby the Benjamin Cardozo Schoolof Law in New York City. The SCUbasedproject will handle NorthernCalifornia cases, while the onlyother project of its kind in the state,at Cal Western School of Law inSan Diego, takes on Southern Californiacases.Santa Clara Innocence Projectfights wrongful convictionsBarry Scheck, here with law professor Ellen Kreitzberg, came toshow his support for the project.“The causes of wrongful convictions—falseconfessions, mistakenidentifications, and reliance on jailhousesnitches—occur as a result ofdeeply entrenched law enforcementtechniques and methods, both wellmeaningand otherwise, usedthroughout our criminal justice system,”Ridolfi said.“In fact, with California leadingthe nation in the number of peoplein prison and on death row, we areconcerned that this state may alsolead the nation in the number ofpeople wrongly convicted,” she said.There are approximately 20 similarInnocence Projects nationwide,following the lead and model of theNew York project begun in 1992. Aco-founder of the New York project,Barry Scheck also appeared at theSCU press conference toshow his support for theSCU project.Scheck, who addressedlaw students during hisvisit to campus, gainednational prominence forhis work in the developmentof the use of DNAin proving innocence.Nationally, DNA tests,most of them developed incoordination withInnocence Project efforts,have helped to free 82inmates, 10 of whom wereon death row. Two of thesepeople were Californiaprisoners.Ridolfi said that theSCU law school, consistentwith the University’smission to promote social justice,is providing faculty support andoffice space for the NorthernCHARLES BARRYNationally, DNA tests, most of themdeveloped in coordination withInnocence Project efforts, have helpedto free 82 inmates, 10 of whomwere on death row. Two of thesepeople were California prisoners.California Innocence Project.“There are other significant coststhat must be met if this project is tosucceed,” she said. “The future ofthe Innocence Project depends onthe support of the people in thiscommunity who we know care deeplyabout this important social issue.”8SANTA CLARA MAGAZINE/SUMMER 2001

MissionMattersMen’s and women’s hoops have 20-win seasonsThe first season in the newlyrenovated Leavey Center was asuccessful one for Santa Clara’s basketballteams, both of which won 20games.Also, the future looks bright forSCU’s perennial national-powersoccer teams, which each signed someof the top players in the country.Here are some highlights from thewinter sports season:• The Bronco women’s basketballteam advanced to its fourth-straightseason of postseason action when itwas invited to the Women’sNational Invitation Tournament.In his first year, head coach ChrisDenker led the Broncos to a 20-7record and West Coast Conferenceregular-season co-championshipwith an 11-3 mark. Senior AnnieGarrison was named to the KodakAll-America District Eight team.Four Bronco women were namedto the WCC All-Academic team,while Garrison was an AcademicAll-District selection and was oneof two players nationally to earn apostgraduate scholarship fromthe Women’s Basketball CoachesAssociation.• The Santa Clara men’s basketballteam won 20 games, went 10-4 inleague play, and advanced to thechampionship game of the WCCTournament in San Diego. TheBroncos won nine of their last 12games, with a streak of six,including victories over regularseasonchampion Gonzaga andPepperdine. Senior Brian Jonesbecame the first player in the historyof the WCC as well as the firstever at a Division I institution inthe state of California to recordmore than 1,500 points, 500rebounds, and 500 assists in acareer. He surpassed Steve Nashas the all-time assist leader at SantaClara. The Bronco men have thesecond-best record among WCCschools over the last seven years.• This summer, Santa Clara athleticswill be reviving its youth club witha new name and look. Bronco KidzAnnie Garrison led her team to the NIT.will enable Santa Clara sports fansof all ages to be a part of Broncoathletics. Membership includes aT-shirt, quarterly newsletter,special events with coaches andstudent-athletes, tickets, discountsat local establishments, and otherexciting benefits. For information,contact the athletic departmentat 408-554-4063 or check outthe Bronco Kidz Web site atwww.santaclarabroncos.com.• The nationally recognized Broncomen’s and women’s soccer teamsenjoyed a successful recruiting season,capturing the signatures ofseveral of the top youth players inthe world. Jerry Smith’s Broncowomen’s team signed eight players,four of whom were selected to theprestigious Parade All-AmericanBrian Jones set the Broncos' assist record.squad. They will join sophomoreAly Wagner, who in February wasnamed the 2000 Chevrolet YouthFemale Athlete of the Year bythe U.S. Soccer Federation. Men’scoach Mitch Murray signed twoincoming freshmen: the ParadePlayer of the Year and the ParadeDefender of the Year.DAVID GONZALESSANTA CLARA MAGAZINE/SUMMER 2001 9

MissionMattersFirst African-American woman in spacetouches down at SCUMae C. Jemison, the firstAfrican-American woman inspace, was the keynote speaker ata conference that explored “TheFuture of Science and Technology.”Jemison, an engineer and formermedical officer in the Peace Corps,addressed Bay Area high school studentsat the January event, sponsoredby the School of Engineering as partof the University’s yearlong sesquicentennialcelebration.Jemison was the science missionspecialist on a September 1992 flightof the space shuttle Endeavour, thefirst space flight to include anAfrican-American woman. On thevoyage—a joint mission with Japan—she conducted experiments in lifesciences, material sciences, and bonecell research. The Alabama nativespeaks around the worldon science literacy, sustainabledevelopment,and the importance ofincreased participationof women and minoritiesin science and technologyfields.At the conference,SCU faculty led interactiverobot demonstrationsand discussed with studentsrecent developments in science andtechnology, including satellites,spacecraft and underwater vehicles,advanced computing, wireless communications,environmental awareness,and digital networks.“SCU is committed to increasingdiversity on campus,” said TerryShoup, dean of the engineeringFormer astronaut Mae Jemison met with high school students during"The Future of Science and Technology" conference at SCU in January.school. “With programs such as‘The Future of Science andTechnology,’ we’re proud to offeropportunities for all individualsinterested in current science andengineering topics.” Shoup addedthat it is a priority for the programto invite and include participantsof underrepresented groups in theengineering profession.GREG PIOCHARLES BARRYSanta Clara welcomes dean of American theologiansAvery Dulles, S.J., one of 37 cardinalsdesignated by Pope JohnPaul II and one of three Americantheologians ever appointed to theCollege of Cardinals, gave his firstpublic speech at SCU in his new role.Newly named cardinal Avery Dulles, S.J., (far right) talkedwith students in a class called "History of the Jesuits"taught by Gerald McKevitt, S.J. (second from right).Dulles shared his thoughts on theimportance of Pope John Paul II’stheology, and also discussed socialethics and the identity of theAmerican Catholic Church. TheBannan Institute for Jesuit Educationand ChristianValues sponsored theJan.25 event.“I am most happyto welcome FatherAvery Dulles to campus,”said PaulLocatelli, S.J., presidentof SCU. “It’sanother honor forSCU and a wonderfullycoincidental wayof celebrating 150years of Jesuit,Catholic education in the SiliconValley.”Dulles, 82, the son of JohnFoster Dulles, secretary of stateunder President Dwight Eisenhower,is considered the dean of Americantheologians. A professor of theologyat Fordham University, Dulles hasauthored more than 650 articles ontheological topics and published21 books.“For 40 years, Dulles has been amediator, making sense of theAmerican Catholic Church to Romeand making sense of the Vatican toAmerican Catholics,” said WilliamSpohn, director of the BannanInstitute. “No one in the AmericanCatholic Church has done more tobring the insights of the revolutionarySecond Vatican Council intothe theology and lives of AmericanCatholics.”10SANTA CLARA MAGAZINE/SUMMER 2001

MissionMattersICSTS to study technology’s impact on societyn February, the University publiclylaunched its Center forScience, Technology, and Society(CSTS), an international center ofdistinction dedicated to understandingand influencing how scienceand technology impact society.The center subsequently hosteda national conference and introducedNexus magazine and theCSTS Web site (www.scu.edu/sts).It also offers enhanced courseworkand educational programs for SCUstudents.CSTS is designed to draw on academicand industry experts to fostera global network that promotes dialogueand studies issues about newtechnologies and their impact onfamily and culture, workplace andorganizations, and law and publicpolicy. The center will sponsorresearch projects and symposia, hostvisiting scholars, establish coursesfor students, and conduct publicpolicy forums.“Positioned in Silicon Valley, theheart of the world’s most fertileground for innovation and change,Santa Clara University is the rightplace for this center,” said PaulLocatelli, S.J., president of SantaClara University. “With the supportof Applied Materials and other sponsors,the center’s vision to provide anintellectual forum for the study anddiscussion of the impact of technologyon our life and work can become areality.”Applied Materials led the way inestablishing the center with a challengegrant, invested at the program’sinception, that has already helped toraise nearly $4.3 million in supportfrom Silicon Valley individuals andother companies, including AmdahlCorporation, Fujitsu, Ltd., Hewlett-Packard, and Xilinx, Inc.“As a global technology leader,we felt that it was important to helplaunch this center so that all of uscan better understand and preparefor the transformation of our worldinto a more globally connectedsociety,” said James C. Morgan,chairman and chief executive officerof Applied Materials.Jim Koch, CSTS director, saidthe center’s purpose “is to be a forcein determining how scientific andtechnological advancements can benefitsociety. By providing an independentcrossroad for researchers,policy advocates, and those at thefrontiers of innovation, we can con-tribute to advances in the design anduse of technology to improve thequality of life.”During its initial developmentphase, which began in 1997, the centersponsored numerous researchprojects, including studies of mobilecomputing, embedded-sensor technologies,the rise of wireless technologiesin Japan, and the impact oftechnology on the family. It alsodeveloped course materials, launcheda new University minor in informationtechnology and society, andhosted regional conferences onstorage technology, privacy, and thedigital divide.For more information, visitwww.scu.edu/sts or call 408-551-1785.University organizes aid for El Salvador,India quake reliefApproximately $14,000 in donations poured into earthquake relief funds set up by theUniversity’s Campus Ministry in the aftermath of January’s devastating earthquakes in ElSalvador and India.The money designated for El Salvador was sent directly to Jesuits at the University ofCentral America (UCA) in San Salvador to provide relief for families, said Mario Prietto, S.J., directorof Campus Ministry. In addition to the funds, SCU also sent helping hands: a group of studentmembers of the Santa Clara Community Action Program (SCCAP) spent their spring break helpingearthquake victims in El Salvador.In announcing the creation of the El Salvador relief fund, SCU President Paul Locatelli, S.J.,said, “Because of the close ties between Santa Clara University and El Salvador, we would like toprovide as much direct assistance as possible.” Shortly thereafter, the India quake hit and theUniversity began accepting relief donations for that effort.Last fall, SCU led an effort to create a program—Casa de la Solidaridad—at the UCA thatbrings students from Jesuit colleges and universities across the U.S. to study in El Salvador.Santa Clara Jesuits, faculty, and students make regular trips to El Salvador for community work.SCU students, faculty, and staff previously mounted similar relief efforts to benefitGuatemalan earthquake victims and flood victims in Honduras.SANTA CLARA MAGAZINE/SUMMER 2001 11

MissionMattersConferences focus oncharacter education,business ethicsMarkkula Center for Applied Ethicshires new directorNational conferences on character developmentand business ethics in Februarydrew to campus more than 100 businessethicists from around the world.Leading ethics scholars shared ideas,conferred with business leaders, and conductedworkshops for parents and teachersat the conferences, sponsored by SCU’sMarkkula Center for Applied Ethics.“At Our Best: Moral Lives in a Moral Community”featured three-day conferencesincluding approximately 65 individual sessionswith several hundred participants.There were free public sessions on topicsincluding “What every school can do to buildcharacter” and “Raising an ethical child.”“If you have a good character-buildingenvironment, you’re creating the best contextfor teaching and learning,” educatorThomas Lickona told teachers and parentsduring the character education conference.He is a writer whose ideas inspired the fouryear-oldCharacter Education Program at theEthics Center, in which more than 50 localschools participate.Lickona cited a need for parents andeducators to “challenge moral relativism,”and remind young people of the importance“of ‘The Golden Rule’ as an over-arching moralprincipal.”Other speakers included William Damon,director of the Stanford Center on Adolescence,and Kevin Ryan, director of the Centerfor the Advancement of Ethics and Characterat Boston University.Keynote speaker at the business ethicsconference was Michael Hackworth, chairmanof Cirrus Logic, Inc. SCU managementprofessor Martin Calkins, S.J., was amongthe scholars who addressed the conference.KKirk Hanson has a national reputationin the ethics field.irk Hanson, a national leaderin the study of businessethics and business responsibility, wasappointed executive director ofSCU’s Markkula Center for AppliedEthics. He will also hold the facultytitle of University Professor of Organizationsand Society.Hanson, a senior lecturer inbusiness administration and directorof the Sloan Program at StanfordUniversity, begins his position atSCU on Aug. 1.Hanson brings a national reputationand 22 years of experienceon the Stanford faculty to the SCUpost. He has worked extensivelywith companies on the design andimplementation of business ethicsprograms and has advised and conductedcorporate values and ethicsworkshops for more than 40 corporationsand universities.“Kirk Hanson’s energy and visionwill bring a new level of nationalrecognition to our ethics programs,”said Don Dodson, vice provost foracademic affairs. “His rich leadershipCHARLES BARRYexperience in academia, business,and the nonprofit sector gives him aunique set of skills and perspectives.We are confident that he will help theEthics Center at Santa Clara becomethe leading national forum forexploring complex ethical issues.”Hanson, 54, earned bachelor’sand MBA degrees from StanfordUniversity. He has been a member ofthe Ethics Center advisory boardsince 1995, and has written a columnon ethics and the workplace for theSan Jose Mercury News.“The Markkula Center forApplied Ethics has contributedgreatly to the debate over ethics inlaw, business, medicine, and politicsin Silicon Valley,” Hanson said.“And it is now poised to become themost prominent center on appliedethics in the United States.”“No other university-based centerhas such strong support from its universityand from the community,” headded. “I look forward to the opportunityto serve both the Universityand the ethics needs of the broaderSilicon Valley community.”Hanson was the founding chairand still serves on the Santa ClaraCounty Ethics Commission, a statutorybody that monitors politicalcampaigns and administers ethics regulationsfor county officials. He wasawarded the John Gardner LeadershipAward for local civic leadershipin 1977.The Markkula Center for AppliedEthics, established in 1986, isnamed for former Apple Computerchair A.C. “Mike” Markkula Jr.,who provided the center’s initialendowment.12SANTA CLARA MAGAZINE/SUMMER 2001

MissionMattersLocal police chief named campus safety directorFormer Santa Clara PoliceChief Charles Arolla has a newbeat: director of campus safety servicesat SCU.Arolla attended SCU’s School ofLaw before joining the Santa Clarapolice department 31 years ago. Heis an Oakland native who graduatedfrom Saint Ignatius High School inSan Francisco.Arolla, whose wife, Norma,works in the University’s developmentoffice, assumed his new dutieson Jan. 2, after his term as policechief expired.Joe Sugg, SCU assistant vicepresident, praised Arolla for his“integrity, commitment to service,sense of responsibility and accountabilityfor his leadership role, andrecord of continuous improvement.”“Charlie will take the departmentto the next level of performance andservice,” said Sugg. “His emphasis onservice, training, crime prevention,and interaction with the Universitycommunity will upgrade the skills ofevery officer in the department.”Arolla, who established volunteer and community policing programs for the Santa Clara Police Departmentduring his 31 years there, is now in charge of security services for the 104-acre campus.Arolla’s accomplishments with theSanta Clara Police Departmentinclude establishing a volunteer program,the department’s first Webpage, a community policing strategy,a citizens’ police academy, a schoolservices unit, and a Drug AbuseResistance Education (DARE)program in Santa Clara schools.He was assistant chief of police forsix years and became chief in 1994.Arolla’s department has primaryresponsibility for security servicesfor the 104-acre campus, its 54buildings, 7,350 students and 1,450faculty and staff.CHARLES BARRYNoon TunesThe Santa Clara University Gospel Choir, comprisedof current students and alumni, performed on campusin January in a special Music at Noon show honoringBlack History Month. The choir, which has been togetherfor a year, sings well-known gospel tunes and originalsongs by its members. At this performance,CHARLES BARRYthe group’s songs ranged from upbeat to “slow jams,”including an audience participation number.SANTA CLARA MAGAZINE/SUMMER 2001 13

With few resources, uncommon dedication,and an SCU professor in the pilot’s seat, volunteerdoctors fly south to offer free medical careto those in need.14SANTA CLARA MAGAZINE/SUMMER 2001

By Adam BreenA winter trip to Mexico is a vacation for most people, but fora dedicated group of doctors and volunteers, it’s a mission of mercy. SCUAssociate Professor Bill Stover and other members of The Flying Doctors (LosMedicos Voladores) donate their time year-round to help people in rural Mexicanvillages where there is little or no medical or dental care available. Stover sayshe almost always returns from the four-day trips mentally and physically drained.Seeing children whose broken bones were never properly set or adults whose teethare rotting from a lack of care takes its toll on him. But he keeps going backbecause he knows the patients seen by The Flying Doctors have no other options.ALL PHOTOGRAPHY BY BILL STOVER“The pleasure of seeing good done—real, immediate results—certainly outweighsthe hardships,” says Stover, whohas been a pilot and de facto medicalassistant on these trips for 15 years. “It’sexhausting work. Some of the places wego are not very clean. We sleep on a bedthat sags in a room with cobwebs. I get alot of heartache out of it, and yet a lot ofpleasure in seeing medical care broughtto these people who otherwise wouldhave none.”For 26 years, The Flying Doctorshave been sending doctors, dentists,nurses, and interpreters from Northern California toremote regions of northern Mexico, where they set up aclinic and see as many patients as they can from sunriseto late at night. Everyone volunteers. No one gets paid.In fact, every member of the volunteer entourage pays$200 and brings whatever medical equipment they mayneed, including needles, vaccines, and dental drills.On some occasions, The Flying Doctors are given aplace to sleep by the local authorities who invited them.Otherwise, they rent their own rooms and buy their ownfood. They typically arrive on a Thursday afternoon andsee patients until dark. On Friday, patients comethrough from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., then again Saturdayfrom morning until mid-afternoon, when The FlyingDoctors head home.The focus of the trips is indigenous people or thosewithout medical care, says Stover, who teaches internationalrelations and international law at SCU.“Most physicians get into the field, really, because ofhumanitarian concerns,” says Stover, who got involvedas a way to apply his interest in international relationsSCU Associate Professor Bill Stoverstands near the plane he flew to the islandof Cedros, off the coast of Mexico.and aviation. “They get so bogged downwith insurance companies and HMOs,the staff in their office…they are helpingothers but they often lose sight of it.“When they go down to Mexico, it’sso clear. They don’t have labs or expensiveequipment—they have their owndiagnostic skills. It’s kind of nice to goback to that point … having to talk topeople to figure out what’s wrong withthem.”In mid-February, Stover and anotherpilot flew a dentist and a medicalassistant to Isla de Cedros, a Pacificisland of 3,000 people 15 miles off the mainlandwhere the main industry is processing salt from thesea for shipment to Asia. His journal charts the tripand chronicles the good work The Flying Doctors dowith no fanfare.Friday, February 164 a.m. “The weather looks fine as far south as theborder and also to Cabo San Lucas. We’re going halfwaybetween the border and Cabo. The Isla de Cedros doesn’treport weather. We are going to pick up the one dentistwho’s going with us in Oakland, so it looks like a go.”7:35 a.m. “We’re airborne. This is my job, gettingthe medical professionals on station to provide care.Vamanos.”11:15 a.m. “At Mexicali, we stop for immigrationand basically, we’re halfway there.”3:06 p.m. “We’re approaching Guerro Negro, a placewhere we can get some fuel. It’s $5 a gallon for fuel, butit’s the only place to get it, so that’s what we have to do.SANTA CLARA MAGAZINE/SUMMER 2001 15

“On our way out to the island afterleaving Guerro Negro we try to hug thecoast and do some island hopping, so ifwe lose power in any way it will allow usto get back to land.”6 p.m. “Well, here we are at Isla deCedros, 10 1/2 hours after departurefrom San Jose International. My job isfinished as far as flying is concerned.Now it’s time to help with the medicalwork. We exit the plane and go directlyto our ‘clinic,’ where a dentist (from asecond Flying Doctors trip here) hasalready seen three patients with 11 waiting.The clinic is a white stucco house with three roomsoverlooking the bay. The dentist is working on patientslying flat in a raised hospital bed since there are nodental chairs.”8 p.m. “We’ve seen 11 patients tonight, many ofwhom were in some pain. I was able to provide someassistance in helping the waiting patients occupy theirStover and the others on his trip stopped for acustoms check at an airport in Mexicali, just southof the United States border.6 a.m. “Get up for a 7 a.m. breakfastof huevos rancheros. Work starts at8 a.m. My job today is a kind of triage.Those people in pain will see the dentistfirst; the others will simply have towait. Much of the work involvesextractions, for they don’t have theresources to treat root canals or takeX-rays. If people have pain, they basicallyhave to get their tooth extracted.”8:30 a.m. “There’s a loud bang.The compressor hose just disconnected,scaring us but doing no damage. Wehave to bring our own compressorbecause they don’t have any way to runa drill down here.“One of the dentists, AdrianFenderson, is a Vietnam vet who practiceddentistry during the war. Whilehe works, he likes to listen to ’70srock-and-roll music. It’s kind of niceto hear the sounds of my youth.“Two pilots, Tom Engleman andAndy Brown, reconnect the compressor hose with aSwiss Army knife. All of a sudden the power comeson, the hose is working, and on we go.”10 a.m. “Busy, busy. We just had several patientsarrive, one who is in pain. Many of the patients arefrom a drug and alcohol rehabilitation clinic here onthe island for men from all over northern Mexico.“The pleasure of seeing good done—real, immediateresults—certainly outweighs the hardships.”time—especially those who were suffering.”8:30 p.m. “We had a dinner of fish, then took a rideto the other side of the island in an open pickup truckfor our sleeping accommodations—a surprisingly comfortabledormitory for the Japanese salt company thatemploys almost 1,000 people here. And there were hotshowers! Thirty percent of the islanders work for thesalt company; others fish for lobstersand abalone.”Saturday, February 17An aerial view of Cedros, where 30 percent of thepopulation works for a Japanese salt company.Others sell lobsters and abalone to make a living.One of the men is a physician who had a problem withdrugs—a really nice guy. I had to assist with an extraction,handing equipment to a dentist and holding alight. It’s surprising to see how much blood loss thereis.”11:30 a.m. “A 21-year-old male needs six teethextracted. They were so bad that none could besaved. This was the result of poordental hygiene and a lack of professionaldental care.”1 p.m. “During our lunch break, wetake a walk up a hill to the center foralcohol and drug rehabilitation, where85 people, all male, are sharing in anAlcoholics Anonymous cooperative livingexperience. They’re following the12 steps of AA, learning sobriety, community,job skills, and probably mostimportantly, learning pride in theirsuccess of living without drugs. Theylive on this island year-round in part to16SANTA CLARA MAGAZINE/SUMMER 2001

stay away from temptation. They haveno physician or dentist available tothem, so they depend on the FlyingDoctors or other social service groupsfor medical and dental care.”4 p.m. “We have an influx of children,9- to 11-year-olds, some ofwhom need dental care. Others arejust here for exams. One little girl hada natural loose child’s tooth but shethought she had a serious problem.Others have decay, but for the mostpart they seem well cared for.”8 p.m. “We saw 42 patients, but thetoughest patient was last. He was a young man who reallyneeded oral surgery for a very painful back molar. Ittook the dentists almost an hour. I got to assist by holdingan aviation flashlight so they could see better.”10 p.m. “After dinner at the same restaurant—Iknow the menu quite well by now—we’re at the dorm,ready to crash (a bad word for a pilot); to retire?(that’s a bad word for a professor in his 50s); to falldown on the cot and just sleep.”On their return trip home, Stover and his companionswere able to spend part of the day Sundaywhale watching in Laguna San Ignacio. Bad weatherforced them to spend the night in San Diego beforereturning to San Jose on Monday.After nearly 16 hours total flying time, Stover wasready to relax and reflect on his journey. “All of thetrips are different,” he says. “This was a dental trip,where you’re exposed to more pain. Normally,you’re seeing people who have problems, but they’renot in acute pain.“A lot of times I found myself juststanding right next to the dentist andthe dental assistant, touching thepatient’s hand or trying to make eyecontact or smiling and letting themknow it’s OK,” Stover says. “I don’tspeak Spanish very well, but I can sayesta bien and things like that. Theyreally appreciate the help. They’rejust not always able to articulate that.”Stover said he occasionally remaineddiscouraged after returning from hisearly trips to Mexico. But he is nowStover assists dentist Adrian Fenderson as anislander has some teeth extracted. Most residentshave no dental insurance.Stover and the other volunteers allowed timefor whale watching off Mexico on their way backup the Pacific coast.more optimistic.“I don’t want to say I’m immunefrom those kinds of feelings anymorebecause it’s hard to see someone inpain, but I certainly know what I’mgetting into when we go down there.This is rural Mexico, the poverty issubstantial. People are living inshacks. If you haven’t seen that before,or even if you have, it’s hard to take.But their resilience is amazing.”After a few months’ down time,Stover expects to fly more doctors ordentists to Mexico this year.The Flying Doctors’ ProgramsThe Flying Doctors run regular, four-day trips to several locationsin Mexico each month. For general information, traveldates, or to contact a trip coordinator, visit www.flyingdocs.org.The group also: Provides medical care to Mexican immigrants living on anIndian reservation near Palm Springs. Offers non-emergency transportation to Bay Areaemergency care facilities for Mexican children with burninjuries. The group also helps provide housing and supportfor the children during their stay in the area. Provides food, clothing, and gifts in December to severalneedy San Jose families.How You Can HelpThe group is seeking general volunteers as well as medical andhealth care professionals, Spanish interpreters, pilots, andfund-raisers. Please contact The Flying Doctors if you would liketo help.“I get down there and get tiredworking hard assisting the dentists ordoctors, but I realize the experienceof helping people is really valuable,”he says. “I’ve always come away withmore than I’ve given.”For more information about TheFlying Doctors, including volunteeropportunities, visit www.flyingdocs.org,e-mail info@flyingdocs.org, or call1-800-585-4LMV.Adam Breen is editor of Santa ClaraMagazine.SANTA CLARA MAGAZINE/SUMMER 2001 17