Alumnae Newsmakers (page 2)


March 3, 2022

Spotlight on Alumnae: Kim Chan ’98 on the Road to Civil Engineering

Since 2017, Chan has been working to build Section 2 of the Purple (D) Line subway extension from Koreatown to the University of California, Los Angeles.

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February 16, 2022

Spotlight on Alumnae: Keila Fisher ’21

Keila Fisher ’21 still finds immense joy in helping craft the future of Scripps, especially as an alumna.

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February 4, 2022

New Mentorship Program Deepens Alum-to-Alum Connections

Marked by its close-knit community of ambitious and empathetic individuals, Scripps College forges fast friendships that often stretch far past graduation. Piloted in 2021, the new La Semeuse Mentorship program […]

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February 3, 2022

Charla Wilson ’11 Receives Award for Faculty Excellence in Diversity and Equity

Charla Wilson ’11 received Northwestern University’s Daniel I. Linzer Award for Faculty Excellence in Diversity and Equity.

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February 1, 2022

Louise Tench Willard ’97 to Be Inducted into the CMS Hall of Fame

On March 26, Willard, who earned the position of captain of the cross-country team, will be inducted into the Ted Ducey CMS Hall of Fame Class of 2022 for track and field and cross-country.

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November 18, 2021

Scripps’ Literary Atmosphere Inspires Alum Authors

After years surrounded by such a wealth of literary influences, it’s no surprise that many Scripps alums have become authors in their own right—one look at the College’s ManuScripps list highlights the publishing power of the Scripps community.

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October 8, 2021

Scripps Alums Combine Business with Art to Craft Their Dream Careers

From the time Marielle Epstein ’18 first set foot on the Scripps campus, she knew what she wanted to study: fashion history. But figuring out how to craft a career out of a seemingly niche interest was a tougher question.

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June 16, 2021

Summer Thyme ’06 Named Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences

Summer Thyme ’06, an assistant professor of neurobiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, has been named to the 2021 Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences, which funds human health and disease research by early-career investigators.

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March 8, 2021

Spotlight on Alumnae: Young Alumnae Start “Adulthood Pending” Podcast

Inspired by their struggles to both define and navigate adulthood, three Scripps College alumnae, Okamura, Annalise Ko ’19, and Kimi Kaneshina ’20, launched the Adulthood Pending Podcast for college students, recent graduates, or anyone else who is also figuring out that being an adult is not as simple as it is made out to be.

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February 5, 2021

The Alum Behind the COVID-19 Vaccine: Dr. Rachel Presti

Last July, Dr. Rachel Presti ’94 made the news when she became a principal investigator on large-scale phase-3 vaccine trials that enrolled thousands of participants from around the world to determine whether newly developed vaccines could prevent COVID-19.

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