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Maria Strong '85
Maria Strong ’85 (Life member) has been appointed to lead the U.S. Copyright Office as Acting Register of Copyrights. On…
Vanessa Foltyn Roman '08
Vanessa Foltyn Roman ’08 has been promoted to partner at Akin Gump. Roman advises financial institutions, borrowers, distributors and independent…
William L. Davis, Ph.D. '16
“Visions in a Seer Stone: Joseph Smith and the Making of the Book of Mormon,” by William L. Davis, Ph.D.…
Marc McGuire '73, J.D. '76
The first book by Marc McGuire ’73, J.D. ’76, a political thriller, is to be published April 16 by Black…
Angelica Chéri '09
A production of the play “Guns & Powder” by Angelica Chéri (née Nutt) ’09 will premier Jan. 28 at the…
Heather R. Parker '90, M.A. '93, Ph.D. '96
Alumna and historian Heather R. Parker ’90, M.A. ’93, Ph.D. ’96, was appointed dean of The College of Arts and…
Jenny Banh '98, Ph.D.
A book co-edited by Jenny Banh ’98, Ph.D. “American Chinese Restaurant: Society, Culture and Consumption” (Routledge 2019), has been published.…
June Bacon-Bercey '54
June Bacon-Bercey ’54, the first African American to receive a degree in meteorology and America’s first female TV meteorologist, passed…
Thomas Umberg '77
California State Senator Thomas Umberg ’77 was recently selected by Best Lawyers in America© as a “Best Lawyer” in commercial…
Alissa Hecht Gardenswartz '92
Alissa Gardenswartz ’92, a shareholder in law firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck’s Denver office, has been appointed to the board…
Theresa Fay-Bustillos, J.D. ’80
Benetech, the leading software for social good nonprofit, announced the appointment of Theresa Fay-Bustillos, J.D. ’80, to its Board of…
Leila Bruderer '00
Leila (Orr) Bruderer ’00 was among the Downey Brand attorneys recognized by the Legal Services of Northern California (LSNC) for…
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