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Latest Notes from Classes of 2000-2008
M. Bearzi PhD '03
Dr. Maddalena Bearzi'03 Los Angeles CA. Recent Co-Aurthor of “Beautiful Minds: The Parallel Lives of Great Apes and Dolphins”, by Maddalena Bearzi, Ph.D and Craig Stanford. Ph.D. A dual portrait of two large-brained animals living in the forests and the oceans, and their astonishing similarities, as told through the first-hand experiences of two diverse scientists who have each devoted their lives to the study of these animals
Dr. Maddalena Bearzi'03 Los Angeles CA. Recent Co-Aurthor of “Beautiful Minds: The Parallel Lives of Great Apes and Dolphins”, by Maddalena Bearzi, Ph.D and Craig Stanford. Ph.D. A dual portrait of two large-brained animals living in the forests and the oceans, and their astonishing similarities, as told through the first-hand experiences of two diverse scientists who have each devoted their lives to the study of these animals
Submitted April 2008
K. Walker BA '01
Kenneth Walker ’01 of Torrance CA. has been recognized for his choreographing work in Sheer Force of Will, a contemporary ballet company. Kenneth has been nominated for the prestigious Lester Horton Dance Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Performance. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in Los Angeles on April 26, 2008.
Kenneth Walker ’01 of Torrance CA. has been recognized for his choreographing work in Sheer Force of Will, a contemporary ballet company. Kenneth has been nominated for the prestigious Lester Horton Dance Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Performance. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in Los Angeles on April 26, 2008.
Submitted March 2008
Latest Notes from Classes of 1990-1999
J. Charles BA '91
Julie Charles ’91, the Associate Curator of Education at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, is leading efforts in the museum’s expanded Family and Education and Docent programs.
Julie Charles ’91, the Associate Curator of Education at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, is leading efforts in the museum’s expanded Family and Education and Docent programs.
Submitted April 2008
K. Lisiewicz BA '90
In January 2008, Katharine Graydon Lisiewicz B.A. '90 became a Project Manager in Integrated Communications, within UCLA External Affairs. Previously, she was a Project Coordinator in UCLA Marketing & Communication Services.
In January 2008, Katharine Graydon Lisiewicz B.A. '90 became a Project Manager in Integrated Communications, within UCLA External Affairs. Previously, she was a Project Coordinator in UCLA Marketing & Communication Services.
Submitted April 2008
Latest Notes from Classes of 1980-1989
R. Stockard MBA '83
Russell Stockard, Ph.D '83 of Oak Park California has recently been promoted to the rank of associate professor at California Lutheran University.
Russell Stockard, Ph.D '83 of Oak Park California has recently been promoted to the rank of associate professor at California Lutheran University.
Submitted April 2008
L. Satin PhD '82
Les Satin (Ph.D., 1982) has recently accepted a faculty position as a tenured Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, MI. Les has been at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, VA since 1990 and will be moving his laboratory in July. His research focuses on the biophysical properties of pancreatic islets of Langerhans and insulin secretion, and also synaptic transmission between cortical neurons. He is excited about joining the new Brehm Diabetes Center and helping grow cellular diabetes research at U-M.
Les Satin (Ph.D., 1982) has recently accepted a faculty position as a tenured Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, MI. Les has been at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, VA since 1990 and will be moving his laboratory in July. His research focuses on the biophysical properties of pancreatic islets of Langerhans and insulin secretion, and also synaptic transmission between cortical neurons. He is excited about joining the new Brehm Diabetes Center and helping grow cellular diabetes research at U-M.
Submitted April 2008
Latest Notes from Classes of 1970-1979
R. Hoppes BS '71, MS '75
Ray Hoppes has joined Strategic Financial Partners in Colorado Springs as an advisor focusing on retirement and estate planning. Ray has also become licensed in life and health insurance with the state of Colorado.
Ray Hoppes has joined Strategic Financial Partners in Colorado Springs as an advisor focusing on retirement and estate planning. Ray has also become licensed in life and health insurance with the state of Colorado.
Submitted April 2008
R. Hoppes BS '71, MS '75
Raymond Hoppes, BS '71, MS '75 retired from Lockheed Martin Corp. in 2007 after 25 years of service.
Raymond Hoppes, BS '71, MS '75 retired from Lockheed Martin Corp. in 2007 after 25 years of service.
Submitted April 2008
Latest Notes from Classes of 1960-1969
J. Perez BA '62
My wife, Lucy C. King ’63, has had her fifth book, REMEMBER AS YOU PASS ME BY, published by Milkweed Editions (2007). This middle-school historical novel centers on bi-racial friendship during the turbulent years surrounding Brown vs. Board of Education. It is being used by school districts – Roanoke, VA, Hughes Springs, TX, Brentwood, TN – and according to early reviews, readership transcends easily to adults. Lucy, always a proud Bruin, acknowledges UCLA both in text and About the Author in REMEMBER AS YOU PASS ME BY. She uses the nom de plume L. King Pérez.
My wife, Lucy C. King ’63, has had her fifth book, REMEMBER AS YOU PASS ME BY, published by Milkweed Editions (2007). This middle-school historical novel centers on bi-racial friendship during the turbulent years surrounding Brown vs. Board of Education. It is being used by school districts – Roanoke, VA, Hughes Springs, TX, Brentwood, TN – and according to early reviews, readership transcends easily to adults. Lucy, always a proud Bruin, acknowledges UCLA both in text and About the Author in REMEMBER AS YOU PASS ME BY. She uses the nom de plume L. King Pérez.
Submitted March 2008
M. Howard MPH '69
Las Vegas—Mark J. Howard, FACHE, president and CEO, MountainView Hospital, Las Vegas, was awarded one of two American College of Healthcare Executives 2008 Gold Medal Awards. Howard received the award on March 10, 2008, at the Arthur C. Bachmeyer Memorial Address and Luncheon during ACHE’s 51st Congress on Healthcare Leadership in Chicago. The Gold Medal Award is ACHE’s highest honor bestowed on outstanding leaders who, through a career of service, have made significant contributions to the healthcare field. The purpose of this award is to identify Fellows of the American College of Healthcare Executives who best exemplify leadership at the organizational, local, state and national levels. The Gold Medal Award recognizes individuals who go beyond the confines of their own organization to continually contribute to the improvement of healthcare services and community health.
Las Vegas—Mark J. Howard, FACHE, president and CEO, MountainView Hospital, Las Vegas, was awarded one of two American College of Healthcare Executives 2008 Gold Medal Awards. Howard received the award on March 10, 2008, at the Arthur C. Bachmeyer Memorial Address and Luncheon during ACHE’s 51st Congress on Healthcare Leadership in Chicago. The Gold Medal Award is ACHE’s highest honor bestowed on outstanding leaders who, through a career of service, have made significant contributions to the healthcare field. The purpose of this award is to identify Fellows of the American College of Healthcare Executives who best exemplify leadership at the organizational, local, state and national levels. The Gold Medal Award recognizes individuals who go beyond the confines of their own organization to continually contribute to the improvement of healthcare services and community health.
Submitted March 2008
Latest Notes from Classes of 1950-1959
G. Gaylord
George Gaylord '51 of Anaheim California. Is a notable author and has been writing comics for various news papers in Southern California.
George Gaylord '51 of Anaheim California. Is a notable author and has been writing comics for various news papers in Southern California.
Submitted April 2008
F. Dickson BA '51, BA '54, PhD '56
Frank Dickson received in 1950s UCLA degrees: BA in Geology; BS in Chemistry; and the PhD in Geology was first to combine field and laboratory studies in investigations of mercury ore deposits. He was chairman of departments of geology at UC Riverside and Stanford. As Emeritus Research Professor at University of Nevada, Reno, he applies his ideas to medical geology, publishing scientific reasons for not burying radioactive waste in earth; and collaborating in bringing attention to the west of China’s finding of role of nitrite in drinking water and cancer, controlled by inventions of K. J. Hsu, my fellow UCLA PhD. Dickson devised equipment to react solids and corrosive solutions at high temperatures and pressures, used it to measure mineral solubilities and to react water s with rocks. He did the first systematic reaction of seawater with spreading center basalt, which explained minerals on seafloor and chemical anomalies in composition of seawater. In collaboration with U. S. Geological Survey he defined gold deposits of Nevada as Carlin-type, and outlined exploration methods, after which the number of deposits increased from 3 to more than 30, making Nevada a major gold producer. He participated in finding and describing 7 new minerals of Nevada. His study of rocks in Inyo Range in collaboration with UCLA faculty led to mechanisms of replacement and chemical origin of granite, solving 200 year geologic puzzles. He applies his approaches to migration of mass and energy, mechanisms of emplacement of volcanoes, granites, hot spots, and thermal properties of earth.
Frank Dickson received in 1950s UCLA degrees: BA in Geology; BS in Chemistry; and the PhD in Geology was first to combine field and laboratory studies in investigations of mercury ore deposits. He was chairman of departments of geology at UC Riverside and Stanford. As Emeritus Research Professor at University of Nevada, Reno, he applies his ideas to medical geology, publishing scientific reasons for not burying radioactive waste in earth; and collaborating in bringing attention to the west of China’s finding of role of nitrite in drinking water and cancer, controlled by inventions of K. J. Hsu, my fellow UCLA PhD. Dickson devised equipment to react solids and corrosive solutions at high temperatures and pressures, used it to measure mineral solubilities and to react water s with rocks. He did the first systematic reaction of seawater with spreading center basalt, which explained minerals on seafloor and chemical anomalies in composition of seawater. In collaboration with U. S. Geological Survey he defined gold deposits of Nevada as Carlin-type, and outlined exploration methods, after which the number of deposits increased from 3 to more than 30, making Nevada a major gold producer. He participated in finding and describing 7 new minerals of Nevada. His study of rocks in Inyo Range in collaboration with UCLA faculty led to mechanisms of replacement and chemical origin of granite, solving 200 year geologic puzzles. He applies his approaches to migration of mass and energy, mechanisms of emplacement of volcanoes, granites, hot spots, and thermal properties of earth.
Submitted March 2008
Latest Notes from Classes of 1940-1949
A. Miller BS '48, PhD '52
The Southern California College of Optometry (SCCO), has honored Fullerton resident, Arnold Miller, Ph.D., with the honorary degree, Doctor of Humane Letters (L.H.D.), for his continued generosity and service to the institution. Dr. Miller served on SCCO's Board of Trustees from 1995–2004. The honorary degree was presented during SCCO's Commencement Exercise held on Friday, May 25. Family members and friends were on-hand to witness the special occasion along with the 97 members of the Class of 2007. Currently, the former corporate vice president of Xerox, is president of Technology Strategy Group, a consulting practice that assists businesses and governments in issues of technology strategy and corporate governance. Dr. Miller is also active in a number of academic, professional, industry and community boards. Dr. Miller was chair of the California State University, Fullerton's University Advisory Board for almost a decade. He held technology advisory board positions with Stanford, USC and his alma mater, UCLA.
The Southern California College of Optometry (SCCO), has honored Fullerton resident, Arnold Miller, Ph.D., with the honorary degree, Doctor of Humane Letters (L.H.D.), for his continued generosity and service to the institution. Dr. Miller served on SCCO's Board of Trustees from 1995–2004. The honorary degree was presented during SCCO's Commencement Exercise held on Friday, May 25. Family members and friends were on-hand to witness the special occasion along with the 97 members of the Class of 2007. Currently, the former corporate vice president of Xerox, is president of Technology Strategy Group, a consulting practice that assists businesses and governments in issues of technology strategy and corporate governance. Dr. Miller is also active in a number of academic, professional, industry and community boards. Dr. Miller was chair of the California State University, Fullerton's University Advisory Board for almost a decade. He held technology advisory board positions with Stanford, USC and his alma mater, UCLA.
Submitted June 2007
A. Miller BS '48, PhD '52
Arnold Miller, an honorary alumnus of Cal State Fullerton, where he served for nearly a decade as chair of the University Advisory Board, will be awarded an honorary doctorate today (May 25) by the Southern California College of Optometry. The longtime supporter of both institutions is president of the Fullerton-based Technology Strategy Group and served on the SCCO Board of Trustees from 1995-2004. A doctor of humane letters will be awarded to Miller during SCCO’s commencement exercise. “He is more than deserving of this honor,” said Cal State Fullerton President Milton A. Gordon. “Education couldn’t have a better friend than Dr. Miller, who is a tremendous asset to our community. We have been the beneficiaries of both his expertise and his generosity.” Miller was recognized by Cal State Fullerton in 1996 as an honorary alumnus and in 1995 as a Volunteer of the Year. He joined the University Advisory Board in 1986 and served as its chair from 1992 to 2001. He and his wife, Beverly, created the Beverly and Arnold Miller Endowed University Scholarship in Gerontology for students attending Cal State Fullerton. Before launching his consulting firm in 1987, Miller was corporate vice president of Xerox Corp., where he was responsible for a $600 million worldwide electronics operation. He is also a widely published author of papers, patents and monographs in the fields of technology transfer, electronics and materials. Miller is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and earned his B.S. and Ph.D. in physical chemistry from UCLA, where he also was a Mosher Fellow.
Arnold Miller, an honorary alumnus of Cal State Fullerton, where he served for nearly a decade as chair of the University Advisory Board, will be awarded an honorary doctorate today (May 25) by the Southern California College of Optometry. The longtime supporter of both institutions is president of the Fullerton-based Technology Strategy Group and served on the SCCO Board of Trustees from 1995-2004. A doctor of humane letters will be awarded to Miller during SCCO’s commencement exercise. “He is more than deserving of this honor,” said Cal State Fullerton President Milton A. Gordon. “Education couldn’t have a better friend than Dr. Miller, who is a tremendous asset to our community. We have been the beneficiaries of both his expertise and his generosity.” Miller was recognized by Cal State Fullerton in 1996 as an honorary alumnus and in 1995 as a Volunteer of the Year. He joined the University Advisory Board in 1986 and served as its chair from 1992 to 2001. He and his wife, Beverly, created the Beverly and Arnold Miller Endowed University Scholarship in Gerontology for students attending Cal State Fullerton. Before launching his consulting firm in 1987, Miller was corporate vice president of Xerox Corp., where he was responsible for a $600 million worldwide electronics operation. He is also a widely published author of papers, patents and monographs in the fields of technology transfer, electronics and materials. Miller is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and earned his B.S. and Ph.D. in physical chemistry from UCLA, where he also was a Mosher Fellow.
Submitted May 2007
Latest Notes from Classes of 1930-1939
S. Brandt BA '32
Sonia Romm Brandt was born in Russia in 1910 and came to the United States by ship when she was 3 years old. She graduated from Belmont High School in 1928 and then went on to UCLA where she received her BA in History in 1932. After receiving her teaching credentials at both UCLA and UC Berkeley she taught at Havenhurst Street School, Van Nuys; Hesby Street School, Encino and American Dependents School in Germany. For the past 20 years she was a substitute teacher for LA Unified School district and did volunteer work at Hart Street School and the San Fernando Valley Library Reading Program. Sonia received many awards over her lifetime inclusive of the Governor Schwarzenegger congratulatory award 2005 and Outstanding Educator Award 2007. She has two lovely daughters and many grand and great grandchildren. She is 96 years old.
Sonia Romm Brandt was born in Russia in 1910 and came to the United States by ship when she was 3 years old. She graduated from Belmont High School in 1928 and then went on to UCLA where she received her BA in History in 1932. After receiving her teaching credentials at both UCLA and UC Berkeley she taught at Havenhurst Street School, Van Nuys; Hesby Street School, Encino and American Dependents School in Germany. For the past 20 years she was a substitute teacher for LA Unified School district and did volunteer work at Hart Street School and the San Fernando Valley Library Reading Program. Sonia received many awards over her lifetime inclusive of the Governor Schwarzenegger congratulatory award 2005 and Outstanding Educator Award 2007. She has two lovely daughters and many grand and great grandchildren. She is 96 years old.
Submitted October 2007
A. Kaplan BA '32
Alex Kaplan ’32, Ph.D. ’36 of Seattle, Wash., passed away on July 7, 2006 at the age of 96. In 1942, he began serving in the Army and took part in the occupation of Japan. He then began his career at the University of Washington. Kaplan also served as president of the American Association of Clinical chemists in 1971.
Alex Kaplan ’32, Ph.D. ’36 of Seattle, Wash., passed away on July 7, 2006 at the age of 96. In 1942, he began serving in the Army and took part in the occupation of Japan. He then began his career at the University of Washington. Kaplan also served as president of the American Association of Clinical chemists in 1971.
Submitted August 2006
