Class Notes Category: Accolades
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Christina D. Howard ’92
Christina D. Howard ’92, Ed.D., received the 2022 Outstanding Physical Therapist Assistant Educator award from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) at the APTA Leadership Congress held in Washington, D.C. Howard earned her bachelor’s degree in physiological sciences, her master’s degree at UCSF/SFSU in 1995, and her doctor of education at the University of St.…
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Jesse Mills ’94, M.D.
Jesse Mills ’94, M.D., urologist and director of The Men’s Clinic at UCLA, has won the Best of Los Angeles Award “Best Men’s Health Book – 2022” for his book “A Field Guide to Men’s Health: Eat Right, Stay Fit, Sleep Well, and Have Great Sex,” published in January 18,” according to Aurora DeRose, award…
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Anni Safarloo ’09
Anni Safarloo ’09 of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore has been selected to the 2022 Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars list “for her continued, tireless work on behalf of LCW’s clients and her overall dedication to the practice of law.” A political science major at UCLA, Safarloo is honored to accept this distinction for the first time…
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Matthew Heizler, Ph.D. ’93
Matthew Heizler, Ph.D. ’93, was the recipient of the Distinguished Research Award at the New Mexico Tech spring commencement on May 14 in Socorro, New Mexico. Heizler was one of three recipients of the institution’s top faculty awards. This report is an edited extract from the article on NMT’s news site. Heizler, who earned his…
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Lawrence Jay Cohen ’75
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth recently named Lawrence Jay Cohen ’75, Pharm.D., a Distinguished Professor at the university. He is only the second HSC professor to receive this designation. As a retired professor of pharmacotherapy in the HSC College of Pharmacy, Dr. Cohen was recognized for his significant contributions…
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Kristina Wong ’00
“Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord,” by Kristina Wong ’00, is a 2022 Pulitzer Prize finalist in drama. The work is described as “A humorous and moving performance piece detailing how the author became the founder of a homemade face mask operation in the early months of the COVID epidemic, reflecting on the significance of women of…
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Perrie Weiner ’82
Perrie Weiner ’82 of Baker & McKenzie LLP has been named a Top 100 Lawyer by Los Angeles Business Journal. Read Weiner’s previous UCLA Alumni class notes: January 2022 July 2021
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Hayward Harris Jr. ’74
This May’s celebration of National Barbecue Month was even sweeter than usual for Hayward Harris Jr. ’74, president of The Rib Doctor, Inc., as his company won six honors at the 2022 National Barbecue and Grilling Association (NBBQA) Conference. As part of its annual event, the NBBQA presents the Awards of Excellence, which recognize excellence in…
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Winny Dong ’94, M.S. ’98, Ph.D. ’00
Winny Dong ’94, M.S. ’98, Ph.D. ’00, has received the highest U.S. award for excellence in science, mathematics and engineering mentoring from the White House, one of the 117 teachers, mentors and mentoring organizations named by President Joe Biden on Feb. 8 as recipients of the 2022 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science…
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Diana P. Lytel ’02
Diana P. Lytel ’02, a civil litigator and criminal defense lawyer with Lytel & Lytel, LLP, has been selected to the Super Lawyers list for Southern California for 2022, placing her among the top 5% of the region’s attorneys. The selection marks Lytel’s eighth consecutive Super Lawyers recognition. She was also named a Super Lawyer…