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Christine M. McCarthy, M.B.A. ’81
Christine M. McCarthy, M.B.A. ’81 has been named senior executive vice president and chief financial officer of The Walt Disney…
Dr. Alvaro Huerta ’03, M.A. ’06
Dr. Alvaro Huerta ’03, M.A. ’06 presented at TEDxClaremontColleges on March 17, 2015. In his talk, titled “Reframing Migration as a Universal Human…
J. Fred MacDonald, Ph.D. ’69
J. Fred MacDonald, Ph.D. ’69 passed away on April 9, 2015. A professor of history, MacDonald was influential in promoting…
William J. “Willie” Smith ’68, J.D. ’72
William J. “Willie” Smith passed away on July 21, 2015. As an undergraduate, Smith studied political science and played on…
Claudia Alexander, M.S. '85
Claudia Alexander ’85 passed away on July 11, 2015. During her time as a scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Alexander…
Jeffrey Chuang ’11
Jeffrey Chuang ’11, a microbiologist at St. Jude Medical Center, has been certified as a registrant of the National Registry…
Jennifer Glockner '05
Jennifer Glockner ’05, a registered dietitian nutritionist, created “Smartee Plate”, an e-book series for children to inspire a love for…
James Horner '76
James Horner ’76 passed away in a plane crash while flying solo in the Los Padres National Forest on June…
Alma Nuñez ’13
Alma Nuñez ’13 was chosen by the Knowles Science Teaching Foundation as a member of its 2015 cohort of Teaching…
Juan Felipe Herrera ’72
Juan Felipe Herrera ’72 was named U.S. poet laureate by the Library of Congress. The son of migrant farm workers,…
Vincent T. Bugliosi, J.D. ’64
Vincent T. Bugliosi, J.D. ’64 passed away on June 6. Bugliosi led the prosecution of Charles Manson for the murder…
Richard S. Levine ’74
Richard S. Levine ’74 recently had a flash fiction story, “Winners Take All” published in “The Future is Short -…