Alan Zall ’77 (B.A. Finance) ’78 (M.B.A. Finance) was appointed to the assessment appeals board by the OC Board of Supervisors. A licensed attorney & real estate broker, he manages real estate, business & probate cases. He was named Tustin Chamber Ambassador of the Year & has 30K LinkedIn connections.
Colleen Lane ’23 (M.A. Anthropology) published her first book, “The Anthropology of Food: Recipes and Reflections from Human Culinary History” in July 2024.
Dianna Wynn ’85 (B.A Speech Communication) was elected President of the League of Women Voters of the United States. As I begin my presidency of the League of Women Voters, I did not want this moment to pass without expressing my appreciation for what the university did for me and continues to do for so […]
Gayle Levine Binder ’76 (BS Counseling) President ACSA, Retired, San Diego, State Chair Retirement, President Student Services/Special Education Council, Administrator of the Year: 37 year career as teacher, counselor, psychologist and administrator, CalSTRS Retirement Benefits Counselor.
Hugo Lozano ’94 (B.A. Anthropology) is now President of Archaeological Resource Management Corporation (ARMCORP) working as an Archaeologist and Paleontological field Monitor for the past 30 years in Southern California.
Stu Durando ’84 (B.A. Communications) was named president of the United States Basketball Writers Association, an organization representing 800 media members who cover college basketball. Durando has been a sportswriter for 40 years, spending the last 28 at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
David A. Garcia ’02 (M.S. environmental studies), who has three decades of experience in the water industry in Southern California, most recently as assistant general manager, water delivery, for Riverside Public Utilities, has been named interim general manager for RPU.
John Patrick Dolan ’71 (B.A. speech communication) has been honored with the esteemed Laurence Tribe Award for his exceptional contributions to collegiate debate from the National Debate Tournament.
Lily Espinoza ’11 (Ed.D. educational leadership) has recently published a new book called Centering Pura Vida. It chronicles her 20-year career working in education with diverse students of color student support programs.
Matthew Libatique ’92 (B.A. communications-radio/TV/film) received the Franklin J. Schaffner Medal at the 2024 American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony. The cinematographer recently collaborated with actor, writer and director Bradley Cooper on the Oscar-nominated films “A Star Is Born” and “Maestro.”