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Dale Atkins, Ph.D. '82
The second children’s book by Dale Atkins, Ph.D. ’82, former “Today Show” expert and psychologist best known for sharing guidance…
Jeremy Evans '05
Jeremy M. Evans ’05 was appointed to the Civil Service Board by the Newport Beach City Council for the City…
Carrie Besnette Hauser, M.A. '93, Ph.D. '95
Following more than a decade as president of Colorado Mountain College, Carrie Besnette Hauser, M.A. ’93, Ph.D. ’95, was appointed…
Emmanuel Masongsong '04
Emmanuel Masongsong ’04 is the subject of a UCLA Newsroom spotlight comprising a video and a self-penned story on his…
Angelica Chéri '09
Angelica Chéri (née Nutt) ’09, who earned her B.A. in theater, with a playwriting concentration, announced that her musical “Wanted”…
Al Schnupp, Ph.D. '85
Al Schnupp, Ph.D. ’85, is a retired university theatre professor who taught over 10,000 students at Cal Poly, SLO. He…
Amy Rooker, MBA '07
Amy Scott Rooker, MBA ’07, has published a memoir, “My Mother Is a Dragonfly (GFB),” which explores trauma, grief, forgiveness…
Leslie Bosserman '06, M.Ed. '08
The debut book by executive leadership coach, educator and TEDx speaker Leslie M. Bosserman ’06, M.Ed. ’08, “Emotional Endurance: Faith-Fueled…
Samy Allal '21
Samy Allal ’21, who majored in mathematics of computation, passed away unexpectedly in April 2025, just days before his 25th…
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…