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Steve Breen '92 B.A. Political Science, '94 T.C.
Editorial cartoonist and two time Pulitzer Prize winner (1998 and 2009).

Jamie Chung '05 B.A. Economics
An american actress first seen on MTV's reality show, The Real World: San Diego. Jaime's notable films include Sorority Row, The Hangover Part II, and Sucker Punch. 

Jack Clarke Jr. '80 Administrative Studies
Named one of the Top 100 Most Influential Attorneys in California.

Billy Collins '65 M.A. '71 Ph.D. English
Poet Laureate for the United States from 2001-2003.

Robert Del Grande '81 Ph.D. Biochemistry
One of the most celebrated chefs of America.

Elizabeth George '70 B.A. English, '73 T.C.
New York Times and international bestselling author.

Leslie Hickle '74 B.S. Biology, '81 Ph.D. Entomology
Founder of Diversa's animal health business which developed and launched with Bayer Animal Health, the first commercial subunit recombinant vaccine for farmed salmon.

Nakul Dev Mahajan '02 B.A. Sociology
Nakul, considered "Hollywood's Favorite Bollywood Choreographer." He currently is a choreographer on the hit FOX television show "So You Think You Can Dance."

Henry Ramsey Jr. '60 B.A. Philosophy
Retired California Superior Court judge and former dean of Howard University School of Law.

Richard R. Schrock '67 B.A. Chemistry
Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry.

Tim D White '72 B.S. Anthropology, Biology
2010 Time 100 Most Influential People.

Jorge Hernandez ’86 B.A. English and Chicano Studies
Recently appointed to a judgeship in the Riverside County Superior Court by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

Janine Joseph ’05 B.A. Creative Writing
Recipient of the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. She is one of 31 graduate students – all immigrants or the children of immigrants- to receive this award.

Barbara Buhler Lynes ’64 B.A.,’67 M.A. and ’73 Ph.D.
Curator of the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is the leading expert on the art of the painter Georgia O’Keeffe

Brian McGowan ’94 B.A. Political Science
Recently sworn in as Deputy Assistant Secretary in the US Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration

Edward Mooney, ‘82 M.A. Geography
Hollywood producers have recently acquired movie and television rights for his inspirational novel, "The Pearls of the Stone Man."

Dian Ogilvie ’65 B.A. History
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Environmental Officer for Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc.

V. Manuel Perez ’95 B.A. Political Science and Ethnic Studies
Elected in November 2008 to represent the 80th Assembly District in the California State Assembly

Pedram Salimpour ’90 B.S. Biology
Senior Vice President at CareNex Health Services and a leader in the Los Angeles County Medical Association.

Jian-Kang Zhu '90 M.S. Botany
Elected in April 2010 as a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

 

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