Class Notes Category: Career
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Terry Tumey ’88, MBA ’93
Terry Tumey ’88, MBA ’93 (Gold Member), a three-time All-Pac-10 defensive lineman at UCLA, has been hired as athletic director by Fresno State University. Tumey had been athletic director at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps since 2016 and previously was athletic director at Dominican University of California and UC Davis. A political science major as an undergraduate, Tumey was…
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Devon Carbado ’91
UCLA School of Law professor Devon Carbado ’91 has been named the 2018–19 William H. Neukom Fellows Research Chair in Diversity and Law at the American Bar Foundation. The appointment is among the highest positions dedicated to the promotion of diversity and equality in the legal profession. Carbado earned his B.A. in history, received his…
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Jane Rosenberg LaForge ’83
The first novel by Jane Rosenberg LaForge ’83, “The Hawkman: A Fairy Tale of the Great War,” will be released June 5 by Amberjack Publishing. The author has previously published two full-length collections of poetry, four chapbooks of poetry, and a memoir. “The Hawkman” is based on the Grimm Brothers fairy tale “The Bearskin,” in…
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Linda Oubré ’80
Linda Oubré ’80, Ed.D. (Life Member), has been appointed Whittier College’s 15th president and will take office on July 1, 2018. She will be the first person of color to lead the institution, which was founded in 1887. A native of Los Angeles, Oubré has served as the Dean of the College of Business at…
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Michael E. Latham, M.A. ’93, Ph.D. ’96
Punahou School, a college preparatory school in Honolulu which counts Barack Obama among its alumni, has named Michael E. Latham, M.A. ’93, Ph.D. ’96, as its next president. Latham will assume the position in the summer of 2019; he will be the fourth person to lead the school since World War II. Latham is currently…
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Nayiri Khatchadourian ’16
Nayiri Khatchadourian ’16 has drawn on her UCLA experience to co-author a new book, “The Price of Success: Understanding the Cost of Getting a College Degree,” designed to serve as a transitional tool for high school students going to college. The book emphasizes the importance of focusing on your mental, emotional and physical health. Khatchadourian…
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Daniel Mayeda ’79, J.D. ’82
After practicing law for 35 years, Daniel Mayeda ’79, J.D. ’82 (Life Member), has retired from the partnership of his law firm and is back on campus, joining the faculty of the School of Law. In January, he was appointed Associate Director of the school’s new Documentary Film Legal Clinic, where he is helping to…
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Arevik Stepanyan ’11
Arevik Stepanyan ’11 has joined Sacks, Glazier, Franklin & Lodise as an associate. Previously, Stepanyan was a litigation associate with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. and a law clerk to the Honorable Jeffrey T. Miller of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Stepanyan obtained her J.D. from the University of…
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John Scheerer ’10, J.D. ’14
John Scheerer ’10, J.D. ’14, has joined Sacks, Glazier, Franklin & Lodise as an associate. Scheerer was previously a litigation associate at Hueston Hennigan LLP; prior to that, he practiced complex commercial litigation at Irell and Manella LLP, serving as counsel in high profile civil suits. Scheerer attended the School of Law on a full…
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Jim Stavis ’77
Triple organ transplant survivor and succussful businessman Jim Stavis ’77 has written his first book, “When Hope is Your Only Option,” in which he shares a collection of personal stories and describes how hope and perseverance helped get him through many low points and near-death experiences. Stavis was diagnosed with juvenile type 1 diabetes at…