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Conklin ’58 will turn 82 in
2013. He has a spice business
at www.jotproducts.net. … Bill
Morgan ’58 fi nally returned to
live in the United States after
about 45 years abroad. He now
lives in Collinsville, Oklahoma,
with his wife, Loan. … Arnold
Andersen ’58 is retired from
San Diego County government
and continues to audit courses
at the University of California-
San Diego. … Robert Hinkle
’58 has done a fair amount
of traveling, especially to visit
his elder son in Brazil. … Ron
Faust ’58 lives in Billings, Montana.
He retired in 1997 after 30
years as an investment broker.
… Fred Andresen ’58 is
Latin Grammys recognize T-bird artist based in Vietnam
A
n upbeat song cowritten
by Curtis
“King” Kovach ’91
made the 2012 ballot
for Latin Grammy Award
nominations. Kovach plays
Latin-style harmonica on the
song, “Mi Corazon Insiste,”
performed with Indian-
American artist Anand Bhatt.
Kovach grew up in Cleveland,
Ohio, home of the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,
before coming to Thunderbird
and launching a music
career in Asia. The Curtis
King Band has performed in
China, Singapore, Vietnam
and many other Asian
countries.
Besides harmonica, Kovach
plays guitar, bamboo
flute and keyboards. His
website, www.curtiskinglive.
com, shares credit with
Thunderbird: “King owes
any success he’s had in business
and entertainment in
Asia to Thunderbird School
of Global Management.”
Kovach has given back to
the school by playing for
Winterim students when
they visit Vietnam.
Curtis “King” Kovach ’91 has played guitar since he was 4 years old.
THE CURTIS KING BAND
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