Class Notes Category: Other
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Ellen Min ’17
Ellen Min ’17 is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Koreos, the first-ever K-pop dance team at UCLA, which she founded in 2014. “Some of the best memories I had during my undergraduate time at UCLA were dancing, performing, filming 100+ dance covers/tutorials/variety games, and becoming lifelong friends with these teammates who share the same passion…
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Sandy Argabrite ’82
Sandy Argabrite ’82 won $5,000 — and performed a magic trick — on “Let’s Make a Deal,” in an episode that aired May 17. Argabrite appears toward the end of the show. “The unique aspect of appearing on the show was the magic trick I did for [host] Wayne [Brady] – it’s called ‘Crazy Man’s…
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Ed Morales ’86
Ed Morales ’86 has been elected president of the Tournament of Roses. He will preside over the 2025 Rose Parade and Rose Bowl game (the quarterfinal of the College Football Playoff). Throughout his tenure as a volunteer Member of the Tournament of Roses, Morales has been the driving force behind numerous committees, wielding his expertise…
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Ana Lepe Vick ’05
Ana Lepe Vick ’05 is working to end preventable stillbirths in memory of her middle child, Owen Nathaniel, who was unexpectedly stillborn in 2015 at delivery and is the reason she describes herself as “entrenched in the maternal health world.” “There are 21,000 babies stillborn every year (that die in the womb after 20 weeks…
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Anthony (Tony) Vericella, MBA ’80
Last September, Anthony (Tony) Vericella, MBA ’80, launched a nonprofit, 501-c-3, tax exempt, public charity, Alzheimer’s Caregiving & The Caregivers. “I am reaching out to you to share our personal journey,” Vericella wrote. “It is one that my family has in common with millions of others, and one that I hope yours might be spared.…
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Daniel Nguyen ’07, M.S. ’08
Daniel Nguyen ’07, M.S. ’08, won his quarterfinal game in the inaugural “Jeopardy!” Champions Wildcard Tournament, earning a spot in the semifinal game, Tuesday, Oct. 17. Commenting just after that semifinal aired, Nguyen said, “Unfortunately, I didn’t win tonight, but I did get a shoutout in!” [See photo.] Referring to the hand-signal counterpart of the UCLA…
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Donna Klauser, D.D.S. ’97, Cert. ’00
Through her non-profit, Donna Klauser, D.D.S. ’97, Cert. ’00, is working to make Narcan accessible at dental offices and monitor naloxone use outcomes, according to a California Dental Association (CDA) web post. Klauser, a CDA member, founded a nonprofit organization with a mission to ensure that naloxone is accessible to everyone. “My original concept for…
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William A. Reilly ’47
Bill Reilly, U.S. Navy, 1945 William A. Reilly ’47 will celebrate his centennial birthday on July 5. A lifelong devoted Bruin, “Bill” remains active, healthy and exceptionally sharp and still watches every Bruin game on TV. Born in Los Angeles in 1923, he grew up near W. 51st St. and Western Ave. and attended St.…
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Raymond Bell ’78
Raymond Bell ’78 will participate in the panel discussion following a free screening of “Bounce: The Don Barksdale Story” at the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday, April 15, at 6 p.m. The documentary is being presented by UCLA’s Beloved Community Initiative as part of its community awareness weeklong event. The film is produced…
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Blake Arnet ’13
Dunk MS, an annual fundraiser organized by Blake Arnet ’13 that features a pro dunk showcase by the world’s top dunkers, returns on Saturday, May 20, at UCLA’s John Wooden Center. Before the main event, there is a kids basketball clinic, sponsor tables, silent auction, free food, wellness center and entertainment for everyone to enjoy.…