Class Notes
Breaking news of those breaking new ground. This is where we celebrate noteworthy achievements and life changes of fellow Bruins. Here you can stay in touch, keep up and announce your own Class Note by submitting your story.
Sherrill D. Luke '50
Sherrill D. Luke ’50 UCLA’s first - and America’s second - black student body president, a tireless foe of discrimination from his student days who went on to become a lawyer and judge, passed away in early March. He was 97. Born Sept. 19, 1928, Luke was a child actor, with appearances in four films […]
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Biruté Galdikas '66, M.A. '69, Ph.D. '78
Biruté Galdikas '66, M.A. '69, Ph.D. '78, one of the world's most prominent researchers in Orangutans, passed away March 24 at age 79. On Facebook, the Center for Great Apes posted a remembrance, stating, "While her loss leaves a void in the forests of Borneo, her legacy lives on in many Indonesian sanctuaries who work […]
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Morton Lebow, M.A. '49
“Bourbon,” says Morton Lebow, M.A. ’49, (presumably) tongue-in-cheek, when asked the secret to his longevity. Lebow, a World War II veteran, Purple Heart recipient and distinguished civil servant — whose grad school experience not only resulted in an English degree, but in a 70-year marriage — turns 100 years old March 26. But he’s not […]
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Jacqueline Jean Barrios, Ph.D. '21
A new book by Jacqueline Jean Barrios, Ph.D. '21, who earned her doctorate in English literature, is set to be published this month. "Dear Charles Dickens, Love, South LA: Literature, Place, and Belonging" tells the story of how students at Foshay Learning Center, a public school in South Los Angeles, studied Charles Dickens as part […]
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Robert Settlage, M.D. '63, M.P.H. '69
Robert Settlage, M.D. '63, M.P.H. '69, passed away on April 18. He was 87. Robert "Rob" Hurd Settlage was born to Arnold Fredrick Ernest Settlage and Katharine Hurd Settlage on August 30, 1938, in Akron, Ohio. Settlage knew from a young age he would become a doctor as he was to be the fifth generation […]
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Billy G. Mills '51, J.D. '54
Billy G. Mills '51, J.D. '54, the first Black graduate of the UCLA School of Law and the first black elected in a regular general election to the Los Angeles City Council, passed away June 27 at his home in Leimert Park. He was 96. A co-chair of the Democratic National Convention in 1968, he […]
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Ilona Stricof '11, Ph.D.
The first TEDx Talk by Ilona (Gerbakher) Stricof '11, Ph.D., was just published on YouTube. "The talk, 'Bodies and Souls on the Road: An Abbasidist in Guangzhou,' tells the story of how my family moved to Guangzhou, China — based on a coin flip — and how that journey led me to see the city's […]
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Penny Poplin Gosetti '76, Ph.D.
Penny Poplin Gosetti '76, Ph.D., Maumee, passed away March 25 at age 71. After majoring in psychology at UCLA, she earned an M.S. in counseling from Cal State Long Beach and a Ph.D. in instructional leadership from the University of Oregon. In 1994, she accepted a position in the Higher Education Program at the University […]
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Philip Halpern, MBA '78
Philip Halpern, MBA '78, has published a coming-of-age story about King Hammurabi of Babylon, "Divine Enlightenment: The Making of a Mesopotamian King and His Legacy." The Code of Hammurabi — best known for the phrase "an eye for an eye" — stands as one of the most influential legal monuments of the ancient world. The […]
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John Monteverde '47, M.A. '50, Ph.D. '56
For John Monteverde '47, M.A. '50, Ph.D. '56, his time at UCLA was a defining period in his life. UCLA was the place that set the course of his career, where he made lifelong friends, and established indelible memories. Monteverde passed away on June 19, peacefully at home, a month after his 100th birthday. A […]
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Kavita Patel, M.S. '05, M.D.
Kavita Patel, M.S. '05, M.D., has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Community Catalyst, a national health justice organization dedicated to making high-quality, affordable healthcare a reality for all communities. Patel is an internist and professor of medicine. She advises healthcare companies as a venture partner at New Enterprise Associates and previously served […]
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