Miguel Angel Corzo ’67

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Miguel Angel Corzo is one of those rare people combining professionalism and a compelling sense of purpose, who has won international acclaim for his achievements in cultural administration. As president and chief executive officer of the Friends of the Arts of Mexico Foundation, he was chiefly responsible for obtaining the 450 works in “Mexico: Splendors of Thirty Centuries,” the most comprehensive exhibition of Mexican art ever assembled. The exhibition was seen by half a million people at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, and will be on view this fall at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Last year, Corzo became director of the Getty Conservation Institute, which promotes art conservation worldwide. GCI was not new to Corzo, since he had served there previously, organizing an archaeological conservation conference in Mexico and coordinating conservation efforts at the tomb of Nefertiti in Egypt. He also pursued special projects in Spain, Israel and China.

A former Fullbright Scholar at Harvard University, Corzo won first prize and a gold medal at the Leipzig Book Fair for “Codex of Human Settlement” (1980).

While earning prominence in the art world, Corzo has not forgotten his alma mater. He is a member of the Chancellor’s Circle, and serves on the boards of UCLA’s ongoing Mexican Arts Series and the International Student Center.

On the basis of his commitment to public service throughout the world and a list of accomplishments too long to detail, Miguel Angel Corzo richly deserves recognition for professional achievement.