David Edward Buschena (1964-2010) Recently I lost a dear friend, collaborator, and one of our most beloved alumni as Dave Buschena past away after a valiant struggle with cancer. I first heard about Dave when his professor at University of Minnesota and our alumni, Claudia Parliament, called me to recommend him for our graduate program.… Continue reading David Buschena, A Colleague and Student
Category: Personal Posts
Tom Graff: A practical environmental visionary
As the world is preparing for a big environmental summit in Copenhagen, knowing that an agreement is very unlikely, it’s become apparent how difficult it is to reach an environmental agreement that can stick and change the course of history. People that can bring about such agreement are really rare, and last week we lost… Continue reading Tom Graff: A practical environmental visionary
Season Ticket Holder of the Game
[FB 303793877145] The $40,000 investment in the Warriors paid off! After 7 years tonight I was SEASON TICKET HOLDER OF THE GAME. The Warriors lost (nothing new) so I was robbed from getting a signed ball. Yet there where significant material gains – a stringy but elegant exclusive back pack, a unique white t-shirt (they… Continue reading Season Ticket Holder of the Game
Costa Rica – March 2009
[slideshow id=5] Today David was almost arrested! The story from David: Keith (the Dean),Federico, and I were driving to downtown to meet alumni in a restaurant. Federico – whose navigation skills are not better that mine – was driving around the same four streets in circles, and attracted the attention of two policemen. The two… Continue reading Costa Rica – March 2009