Michael Ward:
CLASS OF 1979
Santa Ana High SchoolClass of 1979
Santa ana, CA
Michael's Story
August 2008
Went to UCLA where I met my future wife, Cynthia Saenz. We married right after graduation and moved to Texas, her home state, temporarily before going to graduate school at the University of Chicago. Six cold years there where I got my doctorate in Economics and we had our first son, Alex. I was a staff economist at the Federal Trade Commission in Washington, DC 1991-1995 during which we had our second son, Chris. Was a professor at Univ. of Illinois in Champaign 1995-2002 and then moved to U TX Arlington (Dallas area) to be closer to my wife's family.
I love being an economist. My classes are usually more difficult than average but my students give me high marks on course evaluations. I study competition in high tech industries and have been able to publish my work in some leading journals. This has also allowed me to travel quite a bit. I usually will make a couple of presentations a year at conferences in the US an one a year in Europe. I...Expand for more
just spent two months at an research center in Germany in Summer 2008. Find me by searching my name at the UT Arlington site.
Alex is now 19 and a sophomore at Ohio State U. Chris is 14 and a freshman in high school. Kids teach their parents humility. Cindy and I just celebrated our 25th anniversary. These three are the loves of my life and my life really revolves around them.
I spend way too much time surfing the web or surfing the channels of the TV. The only major sports I follow are college football, especially UCLA. I do read a bit but not as much as I would like. We have been able to make some major trips as a family (like the 1992 and 2004 Olympics).
I get back to California about once a year to see my family (Dad in Tustin Ranch - Mom in San Clemente). I would love to catch up with old friends from H2O polo, MGM, etc. I would also like to see Mrs. Palmer, Mr. Hellman, and Coach Shupp. Someday, I would like to return to California permanently.
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