John Gormly of Newport Beach was named...

John Gormly of Newport Beach was named president of Oltmans

Construction Co., Gormly has been with the construction company for

28 years and held the position of vice president since 1985. He is a

graduate of Cal. State Long Beach ... Rajia Blank is now teaching

mathematics computers and Web design at Orange Coast College’s Middle

College High School, which is for underachieving high school juniors

and seniors ... Gary and Glynis Hoffman had the third edition of

their popular writing resource book, “Adios, Strunk and White”

issued. The Hoffmans are both English instructors at Orange Coast

College ... Marissa Anshutz of Newport Beach was named to the Dean’s

List during the 2003 spring term at Middlebury College in Vermont

...Paul Schmidt and Heather Revens recently joined Johnson Gray

Advertising in Newport Beach. Schmidt is an account supervisor and

Revens joined as an account executive ... Norma Fernandez, a UC

Irvine professor of music who had served as interim dean of the

Claire Trevor School of the Arts, was named dean of the school.

Fernandez has been at UCI since July 2001.

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