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“Both Jorge Huerta and Ramón Eduardo Ruíz were wonderful guides for me — Dr . Huerta gave us courage to speak and to be ourselves through his groundbreaking work in Chicano Theater . Dr . Ruíz taught me academic rigor that was uncompromising . Both professors expressed their unique brand of compassion for their students and touched the lives of so many . Both represent pillars in the legacy that is UCSD !”
— ALBERTO PULIDO ’ 81
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2004 Jodie Lawston , MA , PhD ’ 06 ,
wrote Sociology : Structure and
Change , a textbook published
by Pearson .
Robert Meyers , Marshall , was
promoted to editorial director at
Valiant Entertainment , a comics
company in New York .
Jennifer Radics-Johnson ,
Roosevelt , was named one
of “ 40 Inspiring Leaders ”
by the Center for Nonprofit
Management for her work
as the executive director
for the Alisa Ann Ruch
Burn Foundation .
Andy Rupp , Warren , former
men ’ s volleyball player , received
the Distinguished Alumni Award
from UC San Diego Athletics .
Rupp is a firefighter in Santa
Barbara County who saved
a woman ’ s life during the
Mendocino mudslides .
Elizabeth Montoya , Muir ,
opened Sparrow Fox , a private
hair studio , in Glendale , Calif .
Jeffrey Wilson , Warren , started
Drankgon LLC , a company that
produces dragon- and unicornshaped
beer bongs .
2005 David Amaya , Marshall ,
was named a 2018 Rising
Star by San Diego Super
Lawyers . Amaya is a partner
at Fisher Phillips , a labor and
employment law firm , at its San
Diego office .
Cara Dessert , Roosevelt ,
is the new chief executive
officer for the San Diego LGBT
Community Center .
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Teresa Ohta , Marshall ,
was inducted into the 2018
UC San Diego Athletics Hall of
Fame . A former setter on the
Triton Women ’ s volleyball team ,
she is the program ’ s leader
in career assists .
Anne Roddy , Warren ,
was hired as an attorney
at Barnes & Diehl , a law firm
in Richmond , Va .
2006 Elyzza Aparicio , Marshall ,
was selected to participate in
the California State University
Chancellor ’ s Doctoral Incentive
Program . Aparicio is an
education doctoral student at
Pennsylvania State University .
Steve C . Chapple , MAS , cowrote
the book Breakpoint :
Reckoning with America ’ s
Environmental Crises , published
by Yale University Press .
Micah Fisher-Kirshner , MPIA , is
the director of SEO and content
at Turn / River Capital , a private
equity fund in San Francisco .
He is also the founder and
president of BayAreaSearch , an
association for SEO meetups in
San Francisco .
Yue Wan , Revelle , is a senior
research scientist who runs
her own lab for the Genome
Institute of Singapore .
2008 Taher Dhoon , Warren , a dentist
at Greeley Dental Care , joined
the Greeley Redeye Rotary in
Greeley , Colo .
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Elliot Schroeder , MBA ,
was promoted to colonel
in the United States Army .
He is the director of business
development for Chassis Plans ,
a military and industrial computer
systems manufacturer .
2009 Ronnie Das , Sixth , is a reporter
for How Can I Help ? San Diego ,
an environmental education
show and also hosts a new
web series , “ Aliens From Inner
Space ,” exploring rare and
unique animals .
Justin Wales , Sixth , was
promoted to senior counsel
at Carlton Fields , a law and
consulting firm in Miami .
2011 Atiya Rose Siddiqi , Sixth ,
wrote Loving You , a poetry book
published by Page Publishing .
Siddiqi is enrolled in a master ’ s
program in International Public
Affairs at the University of
Wisconsin in Madison , Wis .
2012 Bingxi “ Ceci ” Sun , Roosevelt , is
an associate at Fisher Phillips ,
a labor and employment law
firm , at its Los Angeles office .
Jesse Vargas , PhD , was
promoted to head of biology
at Cleave Biosciences , a
biotechnology company in
Burlingame , Calif .
Irean Zhang , Marshall , is an
associate attorney at Klinedinst
PC , a law firm in San Diego .
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