Class Notes Category: Accolades
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Baldwin Chin ’92
Baldwin Chin ’92 has been named to the 2024 Forbes “Best-in-State Wealth Advisors” list for California. A Merrill Lynch managing director and wealth management advisor who has been with the company since 1992, Chin has held leadership roles on — and been an integral member of — the Santa Monica-based team. Chin earned his bachelor’s…
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Ed Cogan ’93
Ed Cogan ’93 has been named to the 2024 Forbes “Best-in-State Wealth Advisors” list for California. A tenured wealth advisor, Cogan serves as senior vice president and wealth management advisor with the Cogan Bonelli Group within Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in Woodland Hills. Cogan earned his bachelor’s degree in economics.
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Rosalyn C. King, M.P.H. ’72, Ph.D.
Rosalyn C. King, M.P.H. ’72, Ph.D., recently made history as the first African American woman to receive the Francke Medal from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Board of Directors. This prestigious award recognizes significant international contributions to pharmacy practice. In addition to this achievement, King is also this year’s recipient of the American…
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Elissa Jensen ’16
Former UCLA rower Elissa Jensen ’16 is being honored as part of Merion Mercy Academy’s upcoming inaugural Athletic Hall of Fame induction. Jensen majored in sociology as an undergraduate.
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Nate Fikse ’08
Nate Fikse ’08, a wealth management advisor at Northwestern Mutual’s Summation Wealth Group was named a Northwestern Mutual’s 2024 Community service Award winner. As part of the award, Fikse received a $15,000 grant to donate to a nonprofit of his choice. Fikse, founder and board member of LEAD OC, runs the organization’s golf tournament and…
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Tazbah Rose Chavez ’10
Tazbah Rose Chavez ’10, UCLA American Indian Studies alumna, has received the inaugural Graton Fellowship from Sundance Institute. A performance poet turned director and television writer from the Bishop Paiute Reservation, Chavez said, “This fellowship is vital because California is home to both the film industry and to the largest number of Tribal Nations in…
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Jamie Tian ’13
Jamie Tian ’13 was one of two UCLA alumnae — among five women overall — who were honored on the court at the Lakers game Feb. 13 with a “Comerica Women’s Business Award.” This accolade celebrates women in leadership roles across Southern California. Tian is the CEO and co-founder of RealiFi Realty, a company dedicated…
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Gina Elise ’04
Gina Elise ’04 was one of two UCLA alumnae — among five women overall — who were honored on the court at the Lakers game Feb. 13 with a “Comerica Women’s Business Award.” This accolade celebrates women in leadership roles across Southern California. Elise, who founded the award-winning nonprofit organization Pin-Ups For Vets, which has…
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Laurie Tristan ’93
Laurie Tristan ’93 was selected as the School Counselor the Year for the State of California. She has a nearly 27-year career in school counseling in the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD), a district she attended all through high school. Tristan and all other winners from each state were recently recognized for this achievement…
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Monica Young ’92
The animated series “Young Love,” of which Monica Young ’92 is executive producer, has received three NAACP Image Award nominations, including for outstanding animated series. Young, who majored in in sociology and history, was a producer of “Hair Love,” which won an academy award for the best animated short film in 2020. From the Sony…