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Peter Hamilton Raven, Ph.D. '60
Peter Hamilton Raven, Ph.D. ‘60, a botanist who transformed the Missouri Botanical Garden into a global leader in plant science…
Kathy Ho '93
Kathy Ho ’93 was selected as a runners-up for Road Scholar’s 2026 Educator Legacy Award. Ho served as a hospital…
Anne Scatolini, M.Ed. '08
Anne Scatolini, M.Ed. ’08, was selected as a runners-up for Road Scholar’s 2026 Educator Legacy Award. Scatolini retired in 2025…
Barry Kurtz '70
Barry Kurtz ’70, Esq., chair, Franchise and Distribution Practice Group, Lewitt Hackman, has again been selected by Los Angeles Business…
Trish Lundy '13
“The One that Got Away With Murder,” the debut thriller for young adults by Trish Lundy ’13, is in development…
Richard A. Marston '74
Richard A. Marston ’74, University Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Kansas State University, is co-lead author on a new university textbook…
Mark Kapczynski '93
A new book by Mark Kapczynski ’93, “Everyone Sells (Including Ai): How to Influence Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime,” was published in…
Tanya Petrossian '05, Ph.D. '10
EndoCyclic Therapeutics, founded by Tanya Petrossian ’05, Ph.D. ’10, just announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has…
Avelardo Valdez, M.A. '76, Ph.D. '79
Avelardo Valdez, M.A. ’76, Ph.D. ’79, professor emeritus at the University of Southern California, is the author of a new…
David Johnson '78
David Johnson ’78 has published his memoir, “When All Else Fails, BLAME YOUR MOTHER!” “My years at UCLA in the…
Biruté Galdikas '66, M.A. '69, Ph.D. '78
Biruté Galdikas ’66, M.A. ’69, Ph.D. ’78, one of the world’s most prominent researchers in Orangutans, passed away March 24…
Kendall VanConas '88
Kendall VanConas ’88, managing partner, Arnold LaRochelle Matthews VanConas & Zirbel, was named “Top 50 Women in Business” by Pacific…
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