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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Emmanuel Masongsong '04
Emmanuel Masongsong ’04 is the subject of a UCLA Newsroom spotlight comprising a video and a self-penned story on his nearly 27-year Bruin journey. A pillar of the physical sciences division staff in the Department of Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences (EPSS) since 2011, he earned his degree in microbiology, immunology, and molecular genetics and spent […]
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Angelica Chéri '09
Angelica Chéri (née Nutt) '09, who earned her B.A. in theater, with a playwriting concentration, announced that her musical "Wanted" (formerly "Gun & Powder") is officially going to Broadway. It will begin previews Oct. 15 and officially open Nov. 8 at the James Earl Jones Theatre. Inspired by the true story of Chéri’s great-great-aunts, Mary […]
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Al Schnupp, Ph.D. '85
Al Schnupp, Ph.D. '85, is a retired university theatre professor who taught over 10,000 students at Cal Poly, SLO. He has directed and/or designed approximately 85 shows and written a dozen plays, many of which were published and produced in university settings, regional theatre venues and Off-Off-Broadway. Several of his plays feature real-life female artists […]
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Amy Rooker, MBA '07
Amy Scott Rooker, MBA ’07, has published a memoir, "My Mother Is a Dragonfly (GFB)," which explores trauma, grief, forgiveness and the unexpected paths that can lead back to wholeness. After two decades as a corporate attorney and technology executive, Rooker’s life unraveled in ways she did not anticipate. Following the death of her mother, […]
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Leslie Bosserman '06, M.Ed. '08
The debut book by executive leadership coach, educator and TEDx speaker Leslie M. Bosserman '06, M.Ed. '08, "Emotional Endurance: Faith-Fueled Skills for Bouncing Back," will be released July 28 by Zondervan Gift, an imprint under HarperCollins Christian Publishing. From the press release: Combining insights from psychological research with biblical principles, Bosserman offers a practical, hope-filled […]
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Samy Allal '21
Samy Allal '21, who majored in mathematics of computation, passed away unexpectedly in April 2025, just days before his 25th birthday. His family, who moved to the U.S. from North Africa so that he could attend UCLA, provided this remembrance of a young man taken far too soon. Samy was a proud alumnus of UCLA […]
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Peter Hamilton Raven, Ph.D. '60
Peter Hamilton Raven, Ph.D. ‘60, a botanist who transformed the Missouri Botanical Garden into a global leader in plant science and became one of the world’s most prominent advocates for biodiversity and conservation, passed away April 25 in St. Louis. He was 89. Raven served as president of the Missouri Botanical Garden for four decades, […]
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Kathy Ho '93
Kathy Ho '93 was selected as a runners-up for Road Scholar’s 2026 Educator Legacy Award. Ho served as a hospital school teacher for 28 years, working tirelessly to advocate for medically fragile children, who are often overlooked in traditional educational models. She worked to give hospitalized students as normal a school experience as possible, creating […]
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