Fave Five Podcast 22 - Peggy Najarian

Fave Five Podcast 24 - Joan Garfield

Joan loves traveling, cooking, reading, hiking, running, swimming, yoga, and spending time with her friends and family in Minneapolis. We share a love of books, food, music, humor, statistics, writing, walking, travel, socializing, and grandchildren. Joan had a huge influence on my musical taste and often recommends good books to read. We are fortunate to be able to spend time together each summer at The Homestead Resort on Lake Michigan in Glen Arbor, Michigan. In 2001 Joan was recognized as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association. She was first elected a Member of the International Statistical Institute in 2002. In 2005 the American Statistical Association gave her their Founder’s Award for distinguished service to the association. The Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education gave her their lifetime achievement award in 2007. Links for this episode * University of Minnesota [https://edpsych.umn.edu/emeriti/joan-garfield] * Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Garfield] * Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/joan.garfield] * Blog [https://joangarfield.medium.com/] * Research [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joan-Garfield] * Retiree Interview [https://umra.umn.edu/news/hello-my-name-joan-garfield] * ASA Interview [https://jse.amstat.org/v19n3/rossmanint.pdf] * Tribute [https://www.causeweb.org/cause/sites/default/files/uscots/uscots07/Garfield_Booklet.pdf] * My Tribute [https://stangarfield.substack.com/p/dynamic-duos] Video Version [https://youtu.be/7gYH2NThbLo] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stangarfield.substack.com [https://stangarfield.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Fave Five Podcast 23 - Tom Marcus

Tom now lives in South Pasadena after many years in San Francisco. He was the winner of the first (and only) Clayton Invitational Table Tennis Tournament. Tom was one of four Clayton classmates to attend Yale, two of whom have been previous podcast guests, Gingy Scharff [https://stangarfield.substack.com/p/fave-five-podcast-2-virginia-scharff] and Peter Krentz [https://stangarfield.substack.com/p/fave-five-podcast-16-peter-krentz]. Tom loves to reminisce about the American Basketball Association. He convinced me to attend my first Final Four with him in St. Louis in 1978, and I have now been to 21 more (and counting). Links for this episode * LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommarcus/] * Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/thomas.marcus.587] * Spirits of St. Louis [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirits_of_St._Louis] * Remember the ABA [http://www.remembertheaba.com/Spirits-of-St-Louis.html] * The night Freddie Lewis of the Spirits made the shot heard 'round the world [https://www.stltoday.com/news/archives/the-night-freddie-lewis-of-the-spirits-made-the-shot-heard-round-the-world/article_1d1d8362-9ddc-11eb-976c-93bc7b64665a.html] * High School Classmates at Hotel Cafe Stage [https://stangarfield.substack.com/p/high-school-classmates-at-hotel-cafe] Video Version [https://youtu.be/dO6-hIEkYME] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stangarfield.substack.com [https://stangarfield.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Fave Five Podcast 22 - Peggy Najarian

I met Peggy through her husband, John Bommarito, who was my guest on the third episode [https://stangarfield.substack.com/p/fave-five-podcast-3-john-bommarito] of the podcast. Peggy and I share a love of food and playing games, especially euchre. She is an avid golfer. Links for this episode * The Guncle [https://www.amazon.com/Guncle-Steven-Rowley/dp/0525542302/] by Steven Rowley (mentioned by Peggy) * #1 UNLV 95, #21 Michigan State 75 on December 15, 1990 in Auburn Hills, MI [https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/12/15/UNLV-95-Michigan-State-75/6153661237200/] * Air and Air Quality (Michigan State University Master’s Thesis) [https://d.lib.msu.edu/etd/28204] * Outstanding Biology Teacher Award (OBTA) [https://nabt.org/Awards-2009-OBTA-Honorees] * Using Play-Doh to Demonstrate the Development of Endochondral Bone [https://nabt.org/files/galleries/Peggy_Najarian.pdf] * Superintendent Honors Teachers [https://www.hometownlife.com/story/news/2017/05/27/superintendent-honors-teachers-students/344313001/] Video Version [https://youtu.be/OVYsz0vjSSI] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stangarfield.substack.com [https://stangarfield.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Fave Five Podcast 21- Sierra Woods

I met Sierra at Knowledge Summit Dublin in 2025, the KM conference for which she leads marketing, branding, and social media. I currently serve as her mentor. Links for this episode * Sierra’s LinkedIn Profile [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sierradwoods/] * Parascape Consulting Ltd. [https://www.linkedin.com/company/parascapeconsulting/] * Rend Collective [https://rendcollective.com/] (Irish band Sierra mentioned) * Mike Birbiglia [https://www.birbigs.com/] (comedian Sierra mentioned) * Knowledge Summit Dublin [https://www.knowledgesummitdublin.com/] * Humans in the Loop Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/@humansintheloopxksd] Video Version [https://youtu.be/gOeSPpthsHQ] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stangarfield.substack.com [https://stangarfield.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Fave Five Podcast 20 - Cheyenne Wilbur

I met Cheyenne (then known as John) in 1965 in the seventh grade at Tenafly Junior School in New Jersey. He now lives in the Los Angeles area where I get to see him at least once during the winter. We also meet regularly via Zoom. His latest book is Grace Notes. As an actor, he is known for The Rules of Attraction (2002), True Blood (2008) and Desperate Housewives (2004). Links for this episode * Grace Notes [https://johncheyennewilbur.com/] * The Black List [https://blcklst.com/profile/Cheyenne-Wilbur] * IMDb [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0928105/] * The Movie Database (TMDB) [https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1219564-cheyenne-wilbur] * True Blood Wiki [https://trueblood.fandom.com/wiki/Cheyenne_Wilbur] * Wilbur Real Estate [https://wilburrealestate.com/] * Real Estate Agent - Compass [https://www.compass.com/agents/cheyenne-wilbur/] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/cheyenne.wilbur/] * Nate Bergatze [https://nateland.com/pages/nate] (the comedian who hosted the Emmys mentioned by Cheyenne) * The Stand [https://www.thestand.com/location/pasadena/] (the burger place across from the Pasadena Playhouse mentioned by Cheyenne). Video Version [https://youtu.be/Im79vzfEepA] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stangarfield.substack.com [https://stangarfield.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]