Ned Diamond took CSUS by storm in 1995 when he began teaching math to middle schoolers under the firm but gentle mentor, John Newberger. In his six years with us, Ned taught math with a creative passion. He actually made math come alive for our son, Christopher '04. While teaching, he coached MS girls JV volleyball, HS JV boys soccer and HS JV boys basketball with excellent results.
And then in 2001 he decided to take a walk about and see what life was like in South America. Ned settled in Buenos Aires and taught math and coached at the Lincoln American School for three years. He learned to speak Spanish, dance salsa, play guitar and developed a deep love for the local soccer team, River Plata.
Ned returned to the Bay Area to pursue his interest in mathematics: fascinating stuff like real analysis, complex analysis, linear algebra and abstract algebra. He graduated with an MA in mathematics from San Francisco State University in May, 2009. He was getting ready to return to CSUS!
But before Ned came back home to Crystal, he met his wife to be, Adina, in October , 2005. Now happily married, she is a nurse at San Francisco General, and Ned adroitly took the place of his former mentor, John Newberger when he retired. Don't you just love cycles.
Welcome home, Ned.
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