Sigma Phi Epsilon - San Diego State University

Page 3 Sigma Phi Epsilon A cademic achievement continues to be a strong ethic within the chapter. For the fall semester, there were 49 members out of 130 that earned a GPA of 3.5 or better, or had an overall GPA of 3.5. This is almost 38% of the membership. Three of the members had a perfect 4.0! So, it is no surprise that the chapter stands at the top of the IFC academic pyramid. Your Cal Delta AVC helped the chapter celebrate by hosting the third GPA Reward Steak Dinner on March 1. AVC members Skip Dahlkamp '63, Troy Hanson '02, and Bob Gibbs '63 prepared the steaks, baked potatoes, and Gibbs famous mushrooms. Olive Garden provided the salads. SDSU instructor and SigEp faculty fellow Christine Probett prepared and helped to present special award certificates. Our GPA Reward Dinner really isn't that newsworthy anymore, as we have done it three semesters in a row now. However, our special guests made it newsworthy. Joining the scholars and AVC members were two representatives of SDSU. We were honored to host SDSU Dean of Students Randy Timm and SDSU Graduate Assistant for Fraternity and Sorority Life Matthew Garcia. SDSU values the contributions of the Greek community and we appreciate the support. The day after the dinner, Matt offered the following comments, "I just wanted to thank you again for providing me the opportunity to attend your academic success dinner and celebrate with your chapter members. Each member that I met was outstanding and provided a great impression of what it means to be a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity. It was also wonderful to see your advisors take on an active role in engaging and celebrating the success of your members. Keep up the amazing work and let me know if I can assist you with anything." Cal Delta Loses Renaissance Brother F loyd Sandell was initiated as a Cal Delta Renaissance Brother in 2010 at the age of 92. He passed away on March 5, 2017, just four months short of his 100th birthday. Floyd and his wife, Ann, helped with the house for years after their only son, Bruce, was tragically killed while traveling with SigEp brothers in Italy in the summer of 1962. Floyd often said that being initiated as a SigEp was a real high moment in his life. ScholarS celebrate University Representatives in Attendance alumni news Chapter eternal Robert French '73, 63, passed on to Chapter Eternal on April 9, 2016, in San Antonio, Texas. A native of San Luis Obispo, Calif., Bob graduated from San Luis Obispo High School in 1970. He met his wife, Phyllis Cole, while attending SDSU and they married in 1975. Bob graduated from Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara in 1977 and spent the next 32 years as a corporate photographer. Retiring after 22 years at Sea World San Antonio, Bob was the proud owner of RC French Photography. Bob is survived by Phyllis; two daughters and sons-in- law, Katie and Chris McDonald and Emily and Trent Murphree; and five grandchildren. He is also survived by his father, Dr. George French. alumni update Robert Dunton '49 and his wife, Peggy, live in Santa Rosa, Calif., and have three children: Laurel, James, and John. Robert retired in 1987 as president of Professional Adjusters. Vince Griffin '65 is an assistant professor at Tulsa Community College. He and his wife, Karen, have four daughters and 11 grandchildren. He credits Fred Hammett '64 for helping him become a SFE. He recently heard from Dennis O'Shea '64; they were roommates at Hardy Way with Dick Sims '64. E-mail: vince. griffin@tulsacc.edu Robert Parker, M.D. '69 is the director, development and reproductive toxicology, of Envigo. He was nominated for president of Teratology Society. Robert and his wife, Karen, have two children, Jenifer and Alexis, and live in Coopersburg, Pa. E-mail: robertmiparker@aol.com Andy Grosso '73 and his wife, Gina, have four children and live in Toms River, N.J. Andy is director of parks for County of Ocean and started Safe-T-Site LLC in 1997, supplying and installing commercial playground equipment. E-mail: safetsite@aol.com Michael S. Endsley '78 has gone from "playing striker on the Aztecs varsity soccer team to reffing high-level youth soccer games, which keeps me young." He lives in Mountain View, Calif. E-mail: sete@sbcglobal.net Sean Galleher '78 is general manager of Miramar Rental and Leasing. He lives in Encinitas, Calif., with his wife, Janice. They have two children, Riley and Casey, who are both statistics majors at San Diego State. E-mail: sgalleher@miramartruck.com Glenn F. MacEachern '88 and his wife, Channon, live in Boca Raton, Fla., and have three children. Cassie is an ACW at San Diego State, Colin is a high school senior, and Paige is an eighth grader. Glenn misses Southern California and Aztec football and basketball games, but he's proud his daughter represents SDSU. Glenn is executive director- product development at Life Extension. E-mail: glenn.maceachern@gmail.com Craig Melissare '89 and his wife, Angela, have three children. Toni is a freshman at UNR and a Kappa Alpha Theta, Alli is a junior in high school, and Cooper is a fourth grader. They live in Brentwood, Calif. Craig is a regional manager at Apple Inc. and a varsity girls soccer coach at Heritage High School. E-mail: camelissare@ gmail.com Matthew R. Olden '91 left the 9-to-5 grind to pursue his passion: teaching and training in tactical use of firearms. He is owner of Jump Velvet Holdings and CEO of Sin City Munitions. He would love to offer introductory packages to SFE brothers. He lives in North Las Vegas, Nev., with his wife, Monica. They have four children: Janinne, Michelle, Cassandra, and Madison. E-mail: matthew_olden@outlook.com Mark G. Pimental '91 is a national account manager for Dentsply-Sirona. He and his wife, Melinda, have an 8-month-old daughter, Norah, and live in San Rafael, Calif. E-mail: markgpimentel@gmail.com

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