Class Notes Category: Accolades
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Elisse Albian ’20
Soprano Elisse Albian ’20 earned the first prize and Audience Choice Award at the National Oratorio Competition hosted by the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park on Feb. 13. With the honor, they received $5,000 cash and future solo engagement with the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park and/or the Messiah Choral Society of Orlando,…
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Dwayne Milburn ’86, M.A. ’06, Ph.D. ’09
Calvert Hall College High School, a Catholic college preparatory high school for boys located in Towson, Maryland, is inducting Dwayne Milburn ’86, M.A. ’06, Ph.D. ’09, lieutenant colonel, retired, U.S. Army, and professor of music at UCLA, into its Alumni Hall of Fame on March 21. The triple-Bruin teaches composition, orchestration and conducting at UCLA.…
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Tom Corson ’82
Tom Corson ’82, co-chairman and COO of Warner Records and chair of the Dean’s Board of Advisors for The Herb Alpert School of Music, was honored Oct. 15 by City of Hope, one of the nation’s largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations, with its annual Spirit of Life Award. An online article…
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Sheila Sonenshine ’67
JAMS neutral Hon. Sheila Sonenshine ’67 (Ret.) was recently honored with the 2025 Torch of Liberty Award by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The award was presented at the ADL’s Marcus M. Kaufman Jurisprudence Award Dinner on Sept. 29. The Torch of Liberty Award – one of the ADL’s most prestigious honors – is presented to…
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Baldwin T. Chin ’92
Baldwin T. Chin ’92 has been named to the 2025 Forbes “Best in State Wealth Advisors” list for California. This marks the third year in a row he has received this honor. A Merrill Lynch managing director and wealth management advisor who has been with the company since 1992, Chin has held numerous leadership roles…
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Karla V. Salazar ’94, Cert. ’08
Karla V. Salazar ’94, Cert. ’08, was recognized as Executive of the Year at The Los Angeles Business Journal’s (LABJ) 2025 Women’s Leadership Symposium and Awards Ceremony, honoring and celebrating exemplary women business leaders in the Los Angeles community. The journal received 374 nominations this year. Salazar, who majored in political science and earned an…
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Barry Kurtz ’70
Barry Kurtz ’70, a leading franchise attorney at Lewitt Hackman, has again been chosen one of the “200 Most Influential” by the Los Angeles Business Journal “Inside the Valley.” Kurtz earned his bachelor’s degree in political science. Read his previous UCLA Alumni class notes: 20242021
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Helen ’69 and Morgan ’71, M.A. ’72, Ph.D. ’73, Chu
Helen Chu ’69 and Morgan Chu ’71, M.A. ’72, Ph.D. ’73, are the recipients of the Asian Pacific Alumni (APA) of UCLA’s Alumni Impact Award. After earning her bachelor’s degree in psychology, Helen taught kindergarten at Castelar Elementary School in Los Angeles’ Chinatown in one of the first bilingual education programs. She also taught English as a…
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Daniel Mayeda ’79, J.D. ’82
Daniel Mayeda ’79, J.D. ’82, has been named Alumnus of the Year by the Asian Pacific Alumni (APA) of UCLA. A former chair and founding board member of APA UCLA, Mayeda is a former clinical professor at UCLA School of Law who “bleeds blue and gold.” As an undergrad, he was elected the director of…
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Aaron Cayer, Ph.D. ’18
Aaron Cayer, Ph.D. ’18, assistant professor of architecture at Cal Poly Pomona, has been awarded a 2025 Andrew Carnegie Fellowship — one of just 26 recipients nationwide and the only Fellow selected from the field of architecture. Often called “the brainy award,” the fellowship recognizes Cayer’s influential work at the intersection of architecture, labor and…