1972
Steven R . Hursh , PhD ,
is president and chief
scientist of the Institutes
for Behavior Resources ,
where he directs research
and the application efforts
on human performance ,
behavioral economics , drug
abuse , and cooperative
team performance .
Frank Sharp , MD , is a
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J . Craig Venter , Muir , PhD
’ 75 , was awarded the 2020
Edogawa-NICHE Prize for
his contribution to research
and development pertaining
to the human genome . The
honor reflects Venter ’ s
lifetime accomplishments
in the power of genomics
and specifically the
identification of the human
genome , which radically
transformed healthcare .
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1979
Christina Drale , Revelle ,
MA ’ 80 , PhD ’ 85 , was named
chancellor of the University
of Arkansas at Little Rock
in September 2020 . She had
served as interim executive
vice chancellor and provost
at the university since
October 2018 .
Ann Viera , Warren , retired
after 35 years as a veterinary
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1981
Andy Nahas , Marshall ,
and his foundation , Music
Power , will be the presenting
sponsor of “ Grammy Week
in the Schools ,” a four-day
broadcast to over 10,000
classrooms during Grammy
Week in January .
Jill Watts , Revelle ,
a professor of history at
Cal State San Marcos , wrote
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professor of neurology ,
neuroscience , and genetics
at UC Davis . He is married to
his wonderful wife , Leslie , has
two West Highland Terriers ,
and three children : Renee ,
Alison , and Ben .
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1977
David Whelan , Marshall , was
named senior vice president
and chief scientist for
Cubic Corporation .
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librarian at the University
of Tennessee . She says that
UC San Diego librarian , Marc
Gittelsohn , was influential in
her interest in librarianship in
the 1970s .
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The Black Cabinet : The Untold
Story of African Americans
and Politics During the Age of
Roosevelt , published by Grove
Atlantic . Two of her previous
books , Hattie McDaniel : Black
Ambition and White Hollywood
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