Note to
editors and reporters:
Call the Public Affairs office at (323) 343-3050 in advance to request
a press pass to the Gala or to request for a detailed biography of an
honoree.
Renowned muralist and artist named
Frank Romero, 11 others, to be honored at
Los Angeles, CA –
Roll out the “black and gold” carpet…. California State University,
Los Angeles announces
Frank Edward Romero
(‘09),
one of the most important Chicano artists at work today, as the
recipient of the University’s 2011 Alumnus of the Year.
A renowned muralist and artist, Romero (Los Angeles resident) is a
member of the first Chicano Art Collective—“Los Four”—which forged and
defined the Chicano Art Movement in the 1970s. His art has immortalized
many of the historical events that are significant to East Los Angeles
and Chicano communities in the region. Romero currently serves on the
Board of Directors for the Plaza de la Raza Cultural Center for the Arts
and Education.
Additionally, seven outstanding CSULA alumni, two remarkable
individuals and two students will be recognized during the 37th
annual Alumni Awards Gala Thursday, Oct. 6, at the Luckman
Fine Arts Complex, on the Cal State L.A. campus.
2011 University Service Award
Distinguished Faculty Alumnus
Distinguished Alumni Awards
Outstanding Senior
Outstanding Graduate Student
Organized by the
CSULA
Alumni Association, the event opens with a VIP reception at 5:30 p.m. in the
Luckman Gallery. The dinner festivity begins at 6:30 p.m. on the
campus’ Luckman Street of the Arts, followed by an Academy
Awards-style ceremony and multimedia video presentation in the Luckman
Theatre. (Congratulatory ads can be purchased in advance.) For tickets
or more info, call (323) 343-2586 or visit
http://alumni.calstatela.edu/awardsgala/index.htm.
What:
Cal State L.A. presents its 37th Annual Alumni
Awards Gala.
When:
Thursday, Oct. 6, 5:30 p.m.-VIP reception; 6:30 p.m.-dinner program
Where: Luckman Fine Arts Complex, on the CSULA
campus. The University is located at the Eastern Avenue exit, San
Bernardino (I-10) Freeway, at the interchange of 10 and 710 freeways.
Public permit dispenser parking is available in Lot 7 or upper level
Parking Structure C.
Info:
Call the Alumni Association at (323) 343-2586.
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Colleges offer nationally recognized science, arts, business, criminal justice, engineering, nursing, education and humanities programs, among others, led by an award-winning faculty. Cal State L.A. is home to the critically-acclaimed Luckman Jazz Orchestra and to
the Honors College for high-achieving students, opening in fall 2011.
Programs that provide exciting enrichment opportunities to students and community include an NEH-supported humanities center; a NASA-funded center for space research; and a growing forensic science program, housed in the Hertzberg-Davis Forensic Science Center. www.calstatela.edu
Cal State L.A.’s ‘Alumnus of the Year’
University’s 37th Alumni
Awards Gala
Annie Chin Siu, D.D.S., is a retired orthodontist, and Tim K. Siu,
M.D., is a retired anesthesiologist and a World War II veteran of the
U.S. Navy. Both have assisted in establishing numerous scholarships at
CSULA. They reside in Alhambra.
E. Frederick Anderson
(’65) is a professor and founding director of the School of
Social Work and Master of Social Work Program. He is a Los Angeles
resident.
Elisa Crystal Callow
(’90),
independent consultant, Organizational and Strategic Planning
Program and Staff Development (La Canada resident)
Roland D. Kelly
(’56), chairman,
Spectrum Asset Management, Inc. (Newport Beach resident)
Maria Casillas
(’78), chief of
school, family and parent/community services, Los Angeles Unified School
District (Valley Village resident)
Matthew R. Landano
(’63, ‘68),
director, Office of Safety and Mission Success, Jet Propulsion
Laboratory (La Canada-Flintridge resident)
Ronald Bension
(’81), chief
executive officer, House of Blues Entertainment (La Canada-Flintridge
resident)
Joan Feldman
(’78), director of
human resources, Benefits and Technology Solutions, University of
Arizona (Tucson resident)
Stephanie Moreno Aoalin
(B.S., Nursing ’12), La Crescenta resident
Amira Francesca Ainis
(M.A., Anthropology ’11), Alhambra resident
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