Class Notes Category: Accolades
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Ardem Patapoutian ’90
Ardem Patapoutian ’90 is one of two winners of the 2021 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, honored with UC San Francisco professor David Julius for their discoveries of receptors in the body that respond to temperature and touch. Specifically, their research explains how temperature and pressure are converted into electrical impulses in the nervous…
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Jeffrey Lowenstein ’95, J.D. ’98
Jeffrey Lowenstein ’95, J.D. ’98, of law firm Bell Nunnally is one of nine partners selected for inclusion in 2021 Texas Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, to be published in the November print issue of Texas Monthly. Super Lawyers recognizes lawyers from more than 70 diverse practice areas across Texas who have “attained a high…
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Haile Gerima ’72, M.F.A. ’76
Sankofa, a 1993 film by Haile Gerima ’72, M.F.A. ’76, has been re-released by Netflixin a digitally restored edition, an effort initiated by another illustrious Bruin filmmaker, Ava DuVernay. In addition, on Sept. 25, at the opening gala of the $250 million Academy Museum in Los Angeles, Gerima received the museum’s first Vantage Award, designed…
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Juri Watanabe ’18
Juri Watanabe ’18 won the Miss Universe Japan 2021 title on Sept. 22, beating 31 other contestants at the event in Tokyo. She will represent her home country at Miss Universe 2021 in Eilat, Israel. See Watanabe’s previous UCLA Alumni Class Note for more background on her life and accomplishments.
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Nathalie Rayes ’96, M.P.P. ’99
Nathalie Rayes ’96, M.P.P. ’99, President and CEO of Latino Victory Project, is among the 2021 Archetypes and will be a recipient of the Ambassador Manuel Torres Award during the celebratory Hispanic Heritage Black Tie Gala on Sept. 24 and featured on a special television program airing on Oct. 10. Rayes earned her B.A. degree…
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Mark E. Ellinghouse ’06
Mark E. Ellinghouse ’06 of Weintraub Tobin has been named to the 2021 Northern California Rising Stars list, which consists of those who are either 40 years of age or younger or have been practicing for 10 years or less. Ellinghouse was also named to the Rising Stars list in 2020; see his previous class…
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Paul Viviano, M.P.H. ’76
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles President and CEO Paul Viviano was honored by the Partners in Care Foundation with its prestigious “Vision & Excellence in Healthcare Leadership” award.. He was the 21st recipient of this annual award, presented at the Foundation’s Annual tribute dinner, June 21 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. According…
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Alexandra K. LaFountain ’11
Alexandra LaFountain ’11 was honored as a 2021 Top Lawyer by Sacramento Magazine in Appellate and Employment & Labor and recognized as 2021 Northern California Rising Star in Employment Litigation: Defense. Read LaFountain’s previous class notes: July 2020 August 2018
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Tony Medley ’61
Tony Medley ’61, a life member of MENSA, was recently admitted to membership in The Thousand®, The International Society for Philosophical Enquiry (ISPE), which is restricted to the top 0.1% performers on an accepted IQ test. ISPE is the oldest 99.9% Society in the world and the third oldest high IQ society in the world…
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Renee Eng ’03, Cert. ’08, Cert. ’12, MBA ’13
Renee Eng ’03, Cert. ’08, Cert. ’12, MBA ’13, was nominated for an Emmy Award for a human trafficking segment she did last year for Spectrum News 1’s “In Focus SoCal.” Eng majored in economics as an undergraduate, completed certificates in the Riordan Program at UCLA Anderson and in journalism with a concentration in media…