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Spotlight on Alumnae Series (page 23)
Photographs by Molly Landreth ’01 on Zócalo Public Square
Landreth’s portraits are featured as part of the series “What Did Robert Mapplethorpe Teach Us?”
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Spotlight 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.
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Roseanne Holliday ’61 Honored for Decades of Work in Del Mar Community
Scripps College 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.
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Washington Business Journal Reports That Catherine Townsend ’86 Is the New President of the Trust for the National Mall
Scripps College 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.
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Fusion.net Features Kristie Valdez-Guillen ’13 for Her Environmental Activism
Scripps College 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 Scripps education as instrumental in understanding issues of environmental inequality.
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In Memory of Joan Rechtin Lincoln ’49
Ceramicist, philanthropist, former mayor, and city councilwoman Joan Rechtin Lincoln ’49 passed away on March 7.
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Hannah 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 Scripps College’s own Hannah Beth Jackson ’71.
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Spotlight on Alumnae: Electra Chong ’15 and Rona Chong ’15: Programmed for Success
Twins and newly minted Scripps College 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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Alison Saar’s ’78 Sculpture Installed in Downtown L.A.
Los Angeles District Attorney’s “Inside LADA” blog highlights the installation of Scripps College alumna Alison Saar’s (’78) bronze sculpture entitled “Embodied”
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Senior Thesis by Scripps College Alumna Allison Rigby ’14 Featured in the City Project Blog
Scripps College alumna Allison Rigby ’14 makes headlines in The City Project blog with her senior thesis on public parks and environmental justice in Los Angeles.
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