Indiana University graduates locals
The following Saratoga residents recently earned degrees from Indiana University at Bloomington: Rohit Kodical, bachelor's degree in business; John David Peterson, bachelor's degree in general studies; and Stuart Barry Schare, master's degrees in public affairs and environmental science.
Master's degree granted
Matthew Kaufman of Saratoga recently received a master's degree in aerospace and ocean engineering from Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. He will work at Lockheed Martin, Missile Systems Division as an associate engineer.
Before Virginia Tech, Kaufman received a bachelor's degree in engineering from the University of California, Davis. He is the son of Phillip and Molly Kaufman of Saratoga.
New graduate lands job
Kelley Gast of Saratoga graduated in December from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a bachelor of science degree in advertising from the School of Journalism and Mass Communications. She is a marketing assistant at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma.
Agricultural winners
The California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom and the State Compensation Insurance Fund recently announced the winners of its statewide "Imagine This. . . " agriculture writing contest. The students' essays were to deal with agricultural production, distribution or related occupations or situations.
Two regional finalists attend Sacred Heart in Saratoga. They are Michael Booth of Boulder Creek, who won the state competition for seventh- and eighth-graders, and Daniel Twombly of Saratoga. Booth was presented with a medal and savings bond by Gayle Wilson, California's first lady.
This article appeared in the Saratoga News, April 24, 1996.
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