Class Notes Category: Other
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Justin Downing ’19
Justin Downing ’19 is among the first Peace Corps volunteers to return to overseas service since the agency’s unprecedented global evacuation in March 2020. The Peace Corps suspended global operations and evacuated nearly 7,000 volunteers from more than 60 countries at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I was motivated to join because I believe…
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Phil ’73 and Mimi ’75 Frengs
Racing to End Alzheimer’s Foundation, formed by Phil Frengs ’73, is expanding this year, presenting “18 to Remember“, an LPGA Pro-Am golf tournament on Monday, April 25, preceding the LPGA’s JTBC Championship at Palos Verdes Golf Club. A limited field will play with LPGA professionals who are UCLA Alumni. All proceeds from the LPGA Pro-Am…
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Don Morris, Ed.D. ’68
Don Morris, Ed.D. ’68, was featured in the March issue of Rotary Magazine, in which he discussed what it’s like to pilot a Cold War dirigible. Some excerpts from the article, which was in Morris’ voice, as told to Steve Almond: These days people know airships as giant dirigibles used for advertising, like the Goodyear…
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Judith Berlowitz (née Hosler) ’62, Ph.D.
Judith Berlowitz (née Hosler) ’62, Ph.D., announces the June launch of her historical novel, “Home So Far Away,” a fictional diary of her relative from Germany, Klara Philipsborn, who volunteered in the Spanish Civil War as a nurse and translator. The book will be published by She Writes Press. The author earned her bachelor’s degree…
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Nellie Louise Jennings ’54
Nellie Louise Jennings ’54 celebrated her 100th birthday on July 24. Her family submitted this recounting of the life of a proud alumna who has been a devoted Bruin for the past 80 years. Born in Salt Lake City, Nellie’s family moved to Glendale, California, where, after high school, she attended Glendale Junior College for…
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Tom Walker, MBA ’92
“I’ve finally taken the plunge,” says Tom Walker, MBA ’92. “Decided to do something full time (pretty much) I’ve dabbled in for years: travel blogging!” Walker’s blog, thislandofjoy.com, is named, “This Land Is Made For You And Me.” “Please check it out, says Walker. “I’d love to see a burgeoning UCLA presence there!
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Malik Adunni ’98
Malik Adunni ’98 has created an NFT (“non-fungible token”) digital collection that is featured in an online auction ending Sept. 12 on Cryptograph. A non-fungible token is a unit of data stored on a digital ledger, called a blockchain, that certifies a digital asset to be unique and therefore not interchangeable. NFTs can be used…
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Anna Lisa (Biason) Lukes ’95
The Lukes Network (TLN), LLC, an Orange County-based full-service marketing and sustainability agency founded and owned by Anna Lisa (Biason) Lukes ’95, proudly sponsored a Habitat for Humanity of Orange County team build at a new development in Stanton, Calif. on July 23. TLN believes in HabitatOC’s mission of providing decent shelter and affordable housing…
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Juri Watanabe ’18
Juri Watanabe ’18 has been selected as one of the semi-finalists for Miss Universe Japan 2021. “I’m incredibly excited,” wrote Watanabe on her Instagram post. “As a semi-finalist, I will be training and competing alongside 40 beautiful, intelligent and talented women for the title of Miss Universe Japan and for a seat at the international…
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Camille Gaynus, Ph.D. ’19
A SCUBA diving experience in Indonesia changed the course of Camille Gaynus’, Ph.D. ’19, life and has led to the formation of a nonprofit dedicated to lifting up Black voices in marine science and inspiring a new generation to follow their curiosity about the ocean. Gaynus is a postdoctoral fellow in the University of Pennsylvania…