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38th Annual Alumni Awards Gala
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2012 LUCKMAN FINE ARTS COMPLEX @ CSULA
5151 STATE UNIVERSITY DRIVE LOS ANGELES, CA 90032
 
 
 
 ALUMNI AWARDS GALA INFORMATION
Alumni Awards GalaThe 38th Annual Alumni Awards Gala was on Thursday, October 11, 2012 at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex at Cal State L.A.

The event honored the achievements of nine alumni and two students, in areas including professional achievement, University service, distinguished faculty, community service and/or academic excellence.

Hosted by the Alumni Association, the Gala started with a VIP Reception (For Platinum Partners, Premier Partners and Golden Eagle Benefactors ONLY) at 5:30 p.m., followed by a strolling dinner at 6:30 p.m., and the awards presentation at 7:30 p.m.

 

HONOREES

 

Alumna of the Year
Olga Shalygin Orloff '77
Critical Care Registered Nurse, Pulitzer Prize Winning Photojournalist, Documentary Filmmaker

University Service Award
Guillermo Zuñiga '86
President
Grifols Biologicals Inc.


Distinguished Alumna
College of Arts and Letters
Cynthia Mariko Kawa '79, '82
Chief Executive Officer
New Horizons

Distinguished Alumna
College of Business and Economics
America Tang '79
Chief Executive Officer, Ace Fence Company
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Lending Hope Foundation

Distinguished Alumna
Charter College of Education
Nancy J. Lavelle '71, '77, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Total Education Solutions, Inc.
Founder and President, Institute for the Redesign of Learning

Distinguished Alumnus
College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology
Alan Davidner '73
Former President
endOclear®, LLC

Distinguished Alumna
College of Health and Human Services
Pamela Wiley-Wells '75, Ph.D.
President
Los Angeles Speech and Language Therapy Center, Inc.

Distinguished Alumnus
College of Natural and Social Sciences
Marx L. Cazenave II '62
Cofounder and Former Chief Executive Officer
Progress Investment Management Company

Distinguished Faculty Alumnus
Fred Daneshgaran '84, '85, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering
Professor of Electrical Engineering
California State University, Los Angeles

Outstanding Graduate Student
Mario Giron-Ábrego '10, '13
Master of Arts Degree
Anthropology

Outstanding Senior Student
Wayne A. Warner '13
Bachelor of Science Degree
Biochemistry and Microbiology

 
 
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