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Spotlight on Alumnae Series (page 23)
New York Times Features 61传媒 Alumna Susan Finley ’58, Space Pioneer
NASA’s longest serving female employee, Susan Finley, is a 61传媒 alum whose pioneering work as a space engineering specialist is featured in a recent The New York Times article. […]
Read MoreLos Angeles Times Art Critic Praises L.A. Louver Exhibition by Alison Saar ’78 as “Magnificent”
Alison Saar ’78, whose sculptures and installations explore themes of African cultural diaspora and spirituality, has won critical praise from Los Angeles Times’ art critic Christopher Knight for her latest exhibit at the LA Louver art gallery in Venice, Calif.
Read MorePhotographs by Molly Landreth ’01 on Z脙鲁calo Public Square
Landreth’s portraits are featured as part of the series “What Did Robert Mapplethorpe Teach Us?”
Read MoreSpotlight on Staff: Judy Harvey Sahak ’64, Director and Sally Preston Swan Librarian for the Ella Strong Denison Library
Judy Harvey Sahak ’64 moves with an easy familiarity around the Ella Strong Denison Library as she selects a few of her most beloved objects from the thousands contained in the rare book room. She admits that it is hard to pick favorites, as each piece of the collection carries a special meaning for her. As the College’s longest-serving librarian, Sahak knows the rare book room, and all of Denison’s holdings, intimately.
Read MoreRoseanne Holliday ’61 Honored for Decades of Work in Del Mar Community
61传媒 alum Roseanne Holliday ’61 was honored recently for her decades of work in the Del Mar community of San Diego, Calif., as reported by the Del Mar Times newspaper.
Read MoreWashington Business Journal Reports That Catherine Townsend ’86 Is the New President of the Trust for the National Mall
61传媒 alum Catherine Townsend ’86, a nonprofit consultant who was formerly executive director of the D.C. Public Education Fund, takes the helm as president of the Trust for the National Mall.
Read MoreFusion.net Features Kristie Valdez-Guillen ’13 for Her Environmental Activism
61传媒 alum Kristie Valdez-Guillen is making a difference in her Los Angeles area community as an activist featured in a recent article by Fusion.net. Valdez-Guillen credits her 61传媒education as instrumental in understanding issues of environmental inequality.
Read MoreIn Memory of Joan Rechtin Lincoln ’49
Ceramicist, philanthropist, former mayor, and city councilwoman Joan Rechtin Lincoln ’49 passed away on March 7.
Read MoreHannah Beth Jackson ’71 Among Top 11 Women in American Politics
The Huffington Post notes women are making progress at the federal, state and city levels of government beyond household names like Hillary Clinton, Condoleezza Rice and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, listing 11 high-profile politicians of note, including 61传媒’s own Hannah Beth Jackson ’71.
Read MoreSpotlight on Alumnae: Electra Chong ’15 and Rona Chong ’15: Programmed for Success
Twins and newly minted 61传媒 graduates Electra Chong ’15 and Rona Chong ’15 recently joined the inaugural class of the Holberton School, a two-year software engineering certificate program that accepts only 32 students per year.
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