Bruin Spotlights

Ronald Olch

Ronald Olch ’72, M.S. ’78, has spent decades building machines — from early brain-computer interfaces at UCLA to trackless ride systems at Disney. Today, the double Bruin is channeling that same ingenuity into a passion that has followed him since childhood: the scientific study of UAP — Unidentified Aerial (or Anomalous) Phenomena, formerly known as […] Read More >

Terry Schaack

Terry Schaack, M.D., who completed a fellowship in rheumatology at UCLA Medical Center in 1989, will be recognized by Mission Doctors Association as the Catholic Doctor of the Year, with the “World of Difference Award.” The honor is to be presented Oct. 12 at the Los Angeles Archdiocese Annual Mass for Healthcare Professionals at the […] Read More >

Jonathan Moss

Jonathan Moss, M.Ed. '10, recently did a podcast on the dangers of landmines in Burma (Myanmar), in which he stated that over 60% of the country is contaminated with the devices. His work on the ground to help clear the landmines is the latest chapter in his commitment of service to others, and Moss credits […] Read More >

Kenneth Ray Kreps

Col. Kenneth Ray Kreps '33, a bomber pilot in World War II, led an interesting life - but, until recently, even his family did not realize just how remarkable it been. Then, Kreps' grandson, Erik, and his wife discovered Kreps' war chest in an old family storage unit. "He joined the military after graduating from […] Read More >

Yolanda J. Gorman ’78, M.B.A. ’83, Ph.D. ’93

As lifelong Bruins go, her story began even before she was born. In Yolanda Gorman’s earliest childhood memories, she recalled climbing up external wooden stairs leading up to a UCLA Extension office on the site where the Ueberroth Building now sits, where her mother had worked even prior to Yolanda’s birth. This scene foreshadowed how […] Read More >

Arthur Lewis

Arthur Lewis will celebrate his 100th birthday on Oct. 13. Lewis attended UCLA on the GI Bill after serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, where he worked in radar operations in the Pacific theater. He often described UCLA as a place of transformation — he was among the early postwar student veterans. […] Read More >

Dean Poulakidas

UCLA has often been “on top of the world” – in academics, athletics, as the nation’s #1 public university for eight years in a row – but this spring, for the first time, the UCLA flag was literally at the top of the world — the summit of Mount Everest, 29,031 feet above sea level […] Read More >

Julie Sina

As the passage goes, “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” For Julie Sina, this treasure has been in building relationships in higher education for over 50 years. If you’ve attended an alumni event or read your UCLA emails in the last 12 years, chances are you’ve seen her face, read her […] Read More >