Summer 2014
Emeriti/Retiree Notes
Emeriti/Retirees Center 805-893-2168
Inside:
Medical Care Away
From Home - - - - - 2
Farmer’s Market
Coupons for LowIncome Seniors - - 2
Backyard Bounty - 3
Retiree Meeting
Schedule - - - - - - -- 3
Emeriti/Retirees
Board Members - - 5
Coming in the Fall
Newsletter –
The Emeriti
Association’s panel of
judges attended the
2014 Undergrad
Research Colloquium
in May, and chose 17
notable poster
presentations. Over
$2,000 was awarded to
the winners.
Look for September’s
Newsletter for details.
University of California, Santa Barbara
Greetings Retirees,
I hope your summer is going well.
I want to welcome Barbara Anderson as UCSB Retirees Association CoPresident with me for the 2014-15 academic year. Barbara has been an
active board member since her retirement; in fact, she served as President for
five years prior to my Presidency service.
The UCSB Retirees Board of Directors lost one of our members on June 14.
Judy Klinge was a very active board member who formerly served as
Treasurer and then on the Program Committee. Judy will be sorely missed.
We had lots of fun at the annual Retirees Association membership BBQ in
June, at the Elk’s Lodge. The BBQ crew cooked up some wonderful chicken,
and of course, the delicious potluck dishes brought by the retirees made a
feast. Thank you to all that participated in the raffle and to those that donated
items. As you are aware, any funds raised go towards the UCSB Retirees
Scholarship fund.
The 2014-2015 slate of Board of Directors was voted in at the BBQ during the
brief business meeting. To see the names and positions of the board, see
page 5 of this newsletter.
I have enjoyed the privilege of working with a wonderful Board of Directors
and meeting many of the creative and enjoyable retirees at our functions
since joining the Retirees Association in 2009 - the last four serving as
President. Although I will continue to be active on the Board of Directors, I will
be stepping down as President of the Retirees Association at the end of
2014/2015 term. To assist the Nominating Committee, the board approved
Co-Presidency of Barbara Anderson and me for 2014/2015. In the meantime,
the Nominating Committee is currently seeking a President-Elect, a new
position for the UCSB Retiree Association. President-Elect will work with the
Co-Presidents to learn the job of the Presidency, and then step into the
President position for the 2015-16 term. If you feel this might be something
you would like to do, please let me know.
The Board is working on programming for the new season. To start off the Fall
Quarter breakfast meetings, on September 17 local Genealogist Cari Thomas
will talk about getting started on researching your ancestry, and the new
Santa Barbara Genealogy Society’s Sayhun Library. UCSB Health Care
Facilitator, Laura Morgan, will have a presentation on the 2015 benefits
update at our October 15 breakfast meeting. We are working on November’s
speaker at this time. Watch for forthcoming information.
Hope to see you in the fall.
Betty Koch, Co-President
UCSB Retirees Association
Emeriti/Retiree NOTES ~ Summer 2014
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Medical Care Away From Home
All UC medical plans will cover emergency or urgent
care services without prior authorization while you are
traveling this summer. If you are enrolled in Health
Net, Kaiser or Anthem Plus and you need follow-up
care, please contact your Primary Care Physician.
Get the emergency care you need
Go to the nearest emergency room, or if you don’t
have an emergency but need care – say for a
sprained ankle or high fever – going to an urgent care
center is your best bet.
Urgent Care Examples
• Severe sprained and/or broken bones
• Severe high fever
• Severe abdominal pain/nausea
Emergency Care Examples
• Shortness of breath
• Excessive bleeding
• Severe pain to body functions, parts or organs
Urgent care facilities may ask you to pay in full
at the time of service. Keep a copy of all
itemized billing statements you receive for your
out-of-area care. You will need to submit these
to your medical plan for reimbursement.
Please call the member services number on
your ID card if you have questions or need a
claim form.
Farmers Market Coupons for Low-income Seniors
The Area Agency on Aging is pleased to announce the availability of a $20.00
coupon booklet for low income senior citizens for the purchase of fruits and
vegetables at certified Farmers Markets in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara
Counties.
Click here for more details or call: 800-510-2020 or 805-928-2552.
Your UCSB Health Care Facilitator
Laura Morgan is here to assist you with your healthcare benefits needs. To talk to Laura, you can contact her at via
email at laura.morgan@hr.ucsb.edu.
Open Enrollment Presentations will take place in October when 2015 Medical Plans have been finalized.
Until then, we will do our best to keep you informed on any updates.
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Emeriti/Retiree NOTES Summer 2014
Our abbreviated version of the Emeriti/Retiree Newsletter for summer and
winter quarters is sent via email ONLY.
Our regular newsletter is sent via email, plus via U.S Post to those without
email, for spring and fall quarters.
Be sure to check out our website on the UCSB Human Resources site!
http://www.hr.ucsb.edu/retirees/welcome
~ Dues forms were sent out via U.S. Postal Service. Let us know if you haven’t received yours ~
debra.martin@hr.ucsb.edu or 805-893-2168
Backyard
Bounty
For those who have fruit trees
and gardens that produce
more than you can use, there
is a program through the
Food Bank of Santa Barbara
County called the Backyard
Bounty Program. In this program, excess produce is
harvested and picked up by the program volunteers and
then distributed to people in need who can use it. To see
more go to:
http://foodbanksbc.org/backyardbounty.html.
If you are interested in volunteering, harvests take place
week-day mornings as well as occasional evenings and
Saturdays. All ages between 7 (with parental supervision)
and 77 are welcome as there is always something to do
that fits your abilities.
Volunteers are the backbone of the Foodbank. In 2013,
volunteers provided nearly 20,000 hours of volunteer
service. This support saves thousands of dollars and
allows the Foodbank to provide more resources to the
community.
For more information, please call: 805-967-5741
Did you know? The estimated value of volunteer time is
$24.75 per hour!
Retiree Breakfast
Meeting Schedule
Meet on the third Wednesday of months
September thru May, 9AM at Cody’s Café,
Hollister/Turnpike. Join us for an
interesting meeting!
2014
July – no meeting
Aug – no meeting
Sept 17th – Genealogist, Cari Thomas.
Getting started in Genealogy
Oct 15th – Laura Morgan on your UC
Benefits & Open Enrollment
Nov 20th – tba
Dec 16th – Annual Holiday Luncheon
(topics and guests are subject to change – we will do
our best to keep you informed)
Suggestions?
Contact Betty Koch at
betty.koch01@gmail.com or 805-968-5568
Emeriti/Retiree NOTES ~ Summer 2014
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PCPA Theaterfest
PCPA Theaterfest offers a 25% off Educator
Discount to UCSB retirees! Present your
UCSB ID card or Retiree/Emeriti ID card.
For more information, contact Kelly Stegall at
805-928-773, ext. 4150 or go to
http://www.pcpa.org/
_________________________________________________________________________________
William H. Allaway
Education Abroad
Retired 1992
Jerome M. Brams
Psychology
Retired 1987
David J. Barrios
Mail Services
Retired 2011
Loy Silberts Braley
Robert L. Crouch
Economics
Retired 2007
John Paul Catalini
Writing Program
Retired 2012
Burdette L. Dunn
In Memoriam
Frances M. Finear
Office of Research
Retired 1999
Patricia Hale Griffith
Social Sciences
Geraldine “Judy” Klinge
Music Department
Retired 2003
Steven M. Luera
De la Guerra Food Service
Retired 1997
Jean Mackenzie Leonard
Amelia H. Medina
Library
Retired 2007
Dean Edson Mann
Political Science
Retired 1991
Tony B. Rodriguez
Facilities Management
Retired 1993
Franklin O. Sanders
Facilities Management
Mark J. Temmer
French & Italian
Retired 2008
Renée Trenholm
Library
Retired 2012
Alan J. Wyner
Political Science
Retired 2008
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Emeriti/Retiree NOTES Summer 2014
Retiree Association Officers (2014-15)
Emeriti/Retirees
Center
Human Resources
UCSB
Santa Barbara, CA
93106-3160
PHONE:
805-893-2168
FAX:
805-893-8645
COORDINATOR/EDITOR
Debra Martin
E-MAIL:
debra.martin@hr.ucsb.edu
~
We’re on the Web!
http://www.hr.ucsb.edu/
retirees/welcome
Co-President
Co-President
Betty Koch
Barbara Anderson
Vice President
Shirley Dunbar
Secretary
Ginny Turner-Scholl
Treasurer
Irene Pearce
Program Assistant
Donn Miller
CUCRA Rep
Robert Mann
Members-at-large
Marilyn Benson
Donna Saar
Tippi Lawrence
Membership Chair Bob Price
Program Chair
Chuck Chaplain
Emeriti Association Officers (2014-15)
Board Members
President
Doug Morgan
Vice President
OPEN
Secretary
OPEN
Paul Hernadi
Treasurer
Doug Morgan
William A. Prothero
CUCEA Rep.
Bill Ashby
CUCEA Alt.
OPEN
David Chapman
Alice Condodina
Tonia Shimin
Barbara Voorhies
Carl Zytowski