SHIRLEY MALCOM, M.S. ’67

At UCLA’s doctoral hooding ceremony on June 11, 2016 the UCLA Medal — the campus’s highest honor — was presented to alumna Shirley Malcom, the director of education and human resources programs for the American Association for the Advancement of Science... read more

ARTHEL MCDANIEL III, J.D. ’97

Arthel McDaniel III, J.D. ’97, a principal of the national law firm Polsinelli, was recently named one of the 2016 Most Influential Minority Lawyers by the Los Angeles Business Journal. McDaniel was also recently elected to the Beverly Hills Unified School District... read more

KAITLIN NIELSEN ’09

UCLA assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Kaitlin Nielsen ’09 has been recognized by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) as a recipient of the 2016 Thirty Under 30 Award. This award was created in 2009 to honor up-and-coming coaching... read more

RUSSELL SCHUH, M.A. ’68, PH.D. ’72

Distinguished Professor of Linguistics Russell Schuh passed away on Nov. 8, 2016. Schuh was a beloved colleague and outstanding member of the linguistics department in teaching, research and service. He was an... read more

PAUL TERASAKI ’50, M.A. ’52, PH.D. ’56

Paul Ichiro Terasaki, professor emeritus of surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine and pioneer in organ transplant medicine, died Jan. 25, 2016. Terasaki spent three years in a Japanese–American internment... read more

ROBERTA SHERRY-SCELZA ’57

Bruin Roberta Sherry-Scelza passed away on May 25, 2016 at the age of 81. Sherry-Scelza studied opera under Jan Popper at UCLA and acted in numerous plays and musicals. Her witty humor and love of the arts blossomed into a very accomplished career in the... read more

MAY SUN ‘76

Bruin and artist May Sun ’79 was featured in KCET’s Artbound, an LA-based television station, highlighting her large-scale art pieces on display in the Los Angeles metro stations. In the article... read more

LUCAS RICHMAN ’84

Grammy Award-winning composer and conductor Lucas Richman ’84 and Albany Records are celebrating the release of a new CD, “IN TRUTH Lucas Richman,” featuring three of Richman’s... read more

CHANTAL RODRIGUEZ, PH.D. ’09

Bruin Chantal Rodriguez, Ph.D. ‘09 accepted the position as assistant dean of the Yale School of Drama. She previously worked as the programming director and literary manager... read more

THERESE AGNES HUGHES, M.A. U.P. ’99

Therese Agnes Hughes, a graduate of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs with a master’s degree in urban planning, celebrates women veterans in her photographic exhibition “In a Heart Beat.” The exhibition... read more

CHARLEEN “SHARKIE” BOEHNERT-ZARTMAN ’73

As a former Bruin athlete, playing volleyball and being a member of the first National Championship Team in 1972, Charleen “Sharkie” Boehnert-Zartman ’73 learned many lessons about how competition can be applicable to... read more

CHRISTIE Y. HSIAO

Bruin Christie Hsiao was featured in the prestigious Forbes magazine for her outstanding accomplishments as a best-selling author, producer and entrepreneur. Hsiao is the author of the young adult fantasy novel “Journey to Rainbow Island.”