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.

Carolyn Webb de Macias '69, M.A. '72

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced last week that Carolyn Webb de Macias '69, M.A. '72, who, in the fall of 1968, was elected UCLA's first African American homecoming queen, will serve as her chief of staff and senior advisor. "In this role," the press release said, "Webb de Macias will help Mayor Bass deliver […]

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Charles E. Young, M.A. '57, Ph.D. '60

Charles E. Young, M.A. '57, Ph.D. '60, who became UCLA chancellor in 1968 at age 36 and is, in the words of Chancellor Gene Block, "Perhaps more than any other individual, the one responsible for UCLA’s remarkable ascent over the course of the last half-century," died of natural causes on Sunday, Oct. 22, at his […]

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Laurie Tristan '93

Laurie Tristan '93 was selected as the School Counselor the Year for the State of California. She has a nearly 27-year career in school counseling in the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD), a district she attended all through high school. Tristan and all other winners from each state were recently recognized for this achievement […]

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William Cooper '04

A book by William Cooper '04, "How America Works and Why it Doesn't: A Brief Guide to the US Political System," will be published in July. His previous book, "Stress Test: How Donald Trump Threatens American Democracy," was published in 2022. Cooper's new book is described as "An accessible guide to the U.S. political system […]

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Allison Fischer-Olson '10, M.A. '14

Allison Fischer-Olson '10, M.A. '14, took up her new position as the point person for UCLA’s Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) repatriations in mid-February. From 2014–16, she served as the Fowler Museum’s assistant curator of archaeology and was staff researcher and project coordinator for the acclaimed UCLA StoryMapping resource, Mapping Indigenous Los […]

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Guy Wheatley, M.A. '91, MBA '92

Guy Wheatley, M.A. '91, MBA '92, joined the Fowler Museum to lead their finances and operations in November 2023. As deputy director he also oversees facilities, human resources, security, information technology and project management. Previously, Wheatley served as senior director of development communications and operations for 11 years at the UCLA College. Prior to that, […]

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Nate Fikse '08

Nate Fikse '08, a wealth management advisor at Northwestern Mutual's Summation Wealth Group was named a Northwestern Mutual’s 2024 Community service Award winner. As part of the award, Fikse received a $15,000 grant to donate to a nonprofit of his choice. Fikse, founder and board member of LEAD OC, runs the organization’s golf tournament and […]

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Dennis Kass '84

For the first time in its 30-year history, law firm Manning Kass has a new managing partner: Dennis B. Kass '84, a founding partner and former assistant managing partner, who steps into the role following the tenure of Steven D. Manning, who has led the firm for the last 30 years. A seasoned litigator and […]

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Kyung Ha, Ph.D. '22

Kyung Ha, Ph.D. '22, has joined the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) as a Research Staff Member in the Operational Evaluation Division of IDA’s Systems and Analyses Center. Ha earned his doctoral degree in mathematics from the UCLA in 2022. He earned his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Seoul National University in 2016. IDA is […]

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Alan Lefor, M.D., M.P.H. '99, Ph.D., Dr.Eng., FACS

Alan Terence Kawarai Lefor, M.D., M.P.H. '99, Ph.D., Dr.Eng., FACS, of Tochigi, Japan, passed away on July 21, 2023, after a long illness. He was 66. Born Sept. 19, 1956, to Rita and Frank Lefor in the borough of Queens, New York, New York, he was raised in Rochester, New York, which he considered his […]

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Alex Yavorsky '07, MBA '12

Alex Yavorsky '07, MBA '12, was recently promoted to principal at Cornerstone Research, an economic and financial consulting firm. Yavorsky has more than a decade of experience consulting on complex matters in consumer fraud and product liability, consumer finance and intellectual property litigation. In these contexts, she has consulted on numerous cases related to false […]

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