Class Notes Category: Career
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Amy Adrion, M.F.A. ’09
Amy Adrion, M.F.A. ’09, brought her feature documentary “Half the Picture” to the SXSW Film Festival March 9-18 in Austin, Texas, following its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January. The film features interviews with high profile women directors including Bruins Catherine Hardwicke, Ava DuVernay, Penelope Spheeris ’69, M.A. ’73, Gina Prince-Bythewood ’91…
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Thierry P. Colaw ’74
Retired Orange County Superior Court Judge Thierry P. Colaw ‘74 (Life Member) was added to the roster of neutrals to one of California’s leading providers of private dispute resolution services, Judicate West. Founded in 1993, Judicate West prides itself on maintaining the utmost integrity in delivering innovative solutions to all types of civil cases and…
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Michael Ching, M.Arch. ’93
Michael Ching, M.Arch. ’93, AIA, LEED AP, has been promoted to Technical Director of Dreyfuss + Blackford Architecture. Ching brings 26 years of experience to the position and has worked at D+B for 13 years as a Senior Project Architect. His professional project experience includes the California ISO Headquarters, San Joaquin RTD Regional Transportation Center,…
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Hetty Chang ’00
NBC television’s Los Angeles affiliate, NBC4, has sent its own news crew – including reporter Hetty Chang ’00 – to the Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. Chang, who reports breaking news and hard news for the NBC4 News at 5, 6 and 11 p.m., will cover every angle on local athletes live on NBC4…
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Ruth Ramsey, M.A. ’81
Dr. Ruth (Sander) Ramsey ’81 was appointed dean of health and natural sciences at Dominican University of California on Jan. 4, after serving as the interim dean since Feb. 1, 2017. She was the founding director and chair of the university’s department of occupational therapy. Dr. Ramsey earned a master of arts degree in dance…
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Constance E. Norton ’83
Constance E. Norton ’83 (Life Member) has been named the Office Managing Shareholder in the San Francisco office of Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management. Norton, an active litigator for nearly 30 years, defends employers in wage and hour class and PAGA-only actions, lawsuits involving claims of employment discrimination and…
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Chukwuma Ekwueme, M.S. ’90, Ph.D. ’92, Ph.D. ’94
International engineering firm Thornton Tomasetti of the Los Angeles office announces that Principal Chukwuma Ekwueme, ‘90, ‘92, Ph.D., and ‘94, Ph.D. has been presented with The Masonry Society’s (TMS) 2017 Paul Haller Structural Design Award. He was selected by the organization’s Design Practices Committee for his outstanding contributions to structural masonry design and education. With…
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Fiammetta Piazza, LL.M. ’13
Fiammetta Piazza, LL.M. ’13 (Life Member), has joined national law firm Polsinelli as an associate in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Piazza is a business attorney who practices in the area of capital markets and commercial lending. After receiving her Master of Laws degree from UCLA, Piazza attended Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, earning…
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S.V. Stuart Johnson ’93
S.V. Stuart Johnson ’93 has joined antitrust and business litigation firm Kesselman Brantly Stockinger LLP (KBS) as Partner and Head of the Commercial Real Estate and Partnership Matters Practice Group. KBS represents companies and individuals in complex business disputes, including antitrust and unfair competition litigation, competition counseling and trademark and copyright litigation. Johnson and his…
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Steven Manfro ’16
Former Bruin running back and slot receiver Steven Manfro ’16 has embarked on a career that is “in his DNA”: law enforcement. The double major (history and political science) recently graduated from the Los Angeles Police Academy, receiving the William H. Parker Award for being the No. 1 recruit in his class, and is now…