Class Notes Category: Accolades
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Diana P. Lytel ’02
Attorney Diana P. Lytel ’02 with the law office of Lowthorp, Richards, McMillan, Miller & Templeman has made the Southern California Super Lawyers list for the second year in a row. The 2021 listing recognizes Lytel as among the top five percent of Southern California attorneys. A prominent civil litigator and criminal defense lawyer, Ms.…
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Pamela Tahim Thakur ’01
Pamela Tahim Thakur ’01, founder and managing attorney of Fullerton, Calif.-based Thakur Law Firm, APC, has been named one of Super Lawyers’ top Southern California lawyers for litigation for the second year in a row. Including her appearances on the group’s “Rising Stars” lists, Thakur has consistently been named among Southern California’s best ever since…
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Robert Dassanowsky ’85, M.A. ‘88, Ph.D. ‘92
Robert Dassanowsky, one of the top scholars in Austrian Studies and an internationally-recognized expert in film studies and Central European culture, has been named the newest distinguished professor from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. The CU Board of Regents will recognize Dassanowsky during its February 2021 meeting with the highest honor that the university…
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Alper Derinbogaz, M.Arch. ’08
Salon, an architectural practice founded by Alper Derinbogaz, M.Arch. ’08, based in Istanbul and Berlin, has been selected as one of the Best Young Practices of 2020 in the world by Archdaily. The practice was selected as part of the inaugural edition of the award. As summarized on the award page, “Salon is an architecture…
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Debra (Hinkel) DiNapoli ’73
Debra (Hinkel) DiNapoli ’73, CEO for Senior Planning Services in Santa Barbara, was recognized in Pacific Coast Business Times’ 2020 “Who’s Who in Healthcare, Insurance & Life Sciences.” DiNapoli leads a team of specialists in geriatric nursing, social work, rehabilitation and dementia care. As chief executive, she has guided the organization in adapting practices to…
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Sasha Ablitt ’93
Ablitt’s Fine Cleaners & Tailors, owned by Sasha Ablitt ’93, an environmentally friendly cleaning business dedicated to protecting the planet as well as its customer’s clothes, was a finalist for the 2020 Global Best Practices Award in retail textile cleaning. Hosted by the Netherlands-based Comité International De L`Entretien du Textile (CINET), an international organization representing…
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M. Joseph Sirgy ’74
M. Joseph Sirgy ’74, the Virginia Tech Real Estate Professor of Marketing in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the title of Virginia Tech Real Estate Professor Emeritus by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. A member of the Virginia Tech community since 1979, Sirgy has focused on marketing, business…
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Janet S. Wong ’83
The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) has named Janet S. Wong ’83 the winner of their 2021 Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. NCTE established the award in 1977 to honor a living American poet for their aggregate work for children ages 3–13. After earning her B.A. in history, Wong earned her…
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Scharrell Jackson ’89, Cert. ’06
Scharrell Jackson ’89, Cert. ’06, has been recognized by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and CPA Practice Advisor magazine as one of the “Most Powerful Women in Accounting” for 2020. With only 25 honorees selected nationwide, the awards celebrate and recognize women who have had the most impact in defining and advancing the business…
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James Poss ’14
A ski boot bag produced by Switch Designs, founded by James Poss ’14, has been featured on the Bloomberg Pursuits website. The award-winning bag can function as both a backpack and a slim tote/duffle bag. With just one reversible buckle, the bag instantly changes form to pair with other luggage, fit into airplane overhead bins,…