Celebrating 10 Years of Service: Sondra Horn

Posted 9:24 AM, October 15, 2007, by jaruiz

Sondra Horn, accounting associate, worked at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, as the financial coordinator for the Iacocca Institute before coming to Stanford. At Stanford, she was initially hired to manage the Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative (ASCI) grant in the Department of Mechanical Engineering with Dr. William Reynolds. From there, she joined the Computer Science Department where she worked with the Theory Group. When her family moved up to Elk Grove, California, she took a brief hiatus to get them settled. She returned to Stanford a few months later and began working as the division administrator in Pediatric Surgery at the School of Medicine. She next joined Dr. Gambhir's group, assisting Dr. Gambhir with managing his grants and contracts. She enjoys being at Stanford and being a part of the Department of Radiology and Dr. Gambhir's group. Sondra adds the following about her background: "I attended Columbia Union College in Takoma Park, Maryland. Being a native Californian, I wanted to see the world, and the school provided me that opportunity. I was a member of an elite choral group, and we toured exclusively on the East Coast. It was very exciting for a young kid from Hollister, California. I'm proud of my family heritage. I am a fourth-generation Californian! I'm married (my husband works in Student Housing at Stanford as a manager of technical trades), and we have two children. My daughter, Robyn, is 20, and she will graduate from Fresno State in May of 2008. My son, Ian, who is 19, is currently living at home and attending a community college, but he will start at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco in the fall of 2008. I also live with three Golden Retrievers and a cat. My hobbies include quilting, traveling, and music."

(Image courtesy of Mark Riesenberger)

Comments

Congratulations, Sondra! Does this mean you get a gold watch? Seriously, ten years is a long time to spend with any organization, and you're to be commended for your longevity with Stanford.

Best wishes,
Marge Yarmuth

Comment by: Marge Yarmuth at October 15, 2007 12:20 PM

Wow, this is a very impressive (and varied) summary about her decade working at Stanford and other interests. It's great to see it in this format.I see Sondra nearly everyday so I'd learned some of these details in bits and pieces, but I didn't know all of these things about Sondra!

Comment by: Andrew Kloak at October 17, 2007 1:41 PM