CAMPUS
Taner Halicioğlu ’ 96
OUTSTANDING ALUMNUS
A SPIRIT OF CELEBRATION
Eight Tritons honored at 41st annual Alumni Awards .
EXCITEMENT WAS ALL AROUND CAMPUS this June for Alumni Celebration Weekend — from a variety of university tours to a Day at the Padres , a taste of the latest campus cuisine and enlightening discussions from alumni leaders , Tritons from all over returned to campus to reconnect with their alma mater .
The weekend ’ s main event was the 41st annual Alumni Awards Celebration , where hundreds of alumni gathered together in a transformed RIMAC Arena to recognize eight distinguished Tritons for their impact on the world and lasting dedication to UC San Diego .
From emerging alumni to changemakers and international leaders , these remarkable individuals showcased the spirit of looking deeper and staying connected with their university .
Outstanding Alumnus Taner Halicioğlu ’ 96 is a seasoned computer scientist , venture capitalist and teacher , as well as a visionary in the power of data to transform the world . His clear-eyed view of how necessary data science will be in the future led him to establish the Halicioğlu Data Science Institute ( HDSI ) at UC San Diego , an model of interdisciplinary collaboration that recognizes data science as the backbone of many other fields .
Halicioğlu has seen the transformative power of technology as the first full-time employee of Facebook , where he built the platform ' s initial hardware system . Since leaving Facebook in 2009 , Halicioğlu now supports local startups and is a lecturer at UC San Diego , showing how much he values education and the difference it can make for students .
Carol Littlejohn Chang
HONORARY ALUMNA
UC San Diego alumni welcomed esteemed community leader Carol Littlejohn Chang to our ranks as an Honorary Alumna . As chair of the UC San Diego Foundation , Littlejohn Chang has made a profound impact on the university and has been a tremendous ambassador for advancing UC San Diego ’ s mission to address the world ’ s most pressing problems . A respected icon in the community and a woman who means
business , Littlejohn Chang reinvents philanthropic involvement and uses her leadership and influence to meaningfully impact people and the world around her .
12 TRITON | FALL 2019