List of University of California, Irvine people
Encyclopedia
Alumni
The following are noted alumni and students of the University of California, IrvineUniversity of California, Irvine
The University of California, Irvine , founded in 1965, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, located in Irvine, California, USA...
. When the information is known and available, degree and year are listed in parentheses.
Art
- Dan BaylesDan BaylesDan Bayles is an artist based in Los Angeles.Bayles makes semi-abstract paintings based on landscape. He incorporates elements of collage, such as tape, paper and images, into the mixed-media surfaces....
(M.F.A. 2007) - abstract artist - Chris BurdenChris BurdenChristopher "Chris" Burden is an American artist working in performance, sculpture, and installation art.-Education:Burden studied for his B.A...
(M.F.A. 1971) - performance artist - Barbara T. SmithBarbara T. SmithBarbara Turner Smith is an American artist known for her performance work in the late 1960s. She studied painting, art history and religion as an undergraduate at Pomona College, being graduated in 1953, and she received her MFA from University of California, Irvine in 1971...
(M.F.A. 1971) - performance artist
Film, Television, and Video
- Colet AbediColet Abedi-Biography:She was born in Virginia and grew up in Orange County, California. She received her Bachelor of Arts in English Literature at the University of California, Irvine....
(B.A. English Literature) - writer and television producer - Aras BaskauskasAras BaskauskasAras Baskauskas is the winner of Survivor: Panama. He is of Lithuanian descent, holding Lithuanian and American citizenship....
(B.A. 2002, Philosophy, M.B.A. 2004) - winner on TV reality show Survivor; CEO of TundraWear.com - Nazanin BoniadiNazanin BoniadiNazanin Boniadi is a British Iranian actress currently living and working in the US.-Early life:...
(B.S. 2003, Biological Sciences) - actress; official spokeswoman for Amnesty InternationalAmnesty InternationalAmnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's... - Crista FlanaganCrista FlanaganCrista Flanagan is an American comedic actress best known for her work as a cast member on the FOX sketch comedy series MADtv from 2005 to 2009 and for her recurring role as Lois Sadler on the AMC series Mad Men.-Early life:...
(M.F.A. 2001) - actress, Mad MenMad MenMad Men is an American dramatic television series created and produced by Matthew Weiner. The series premiered on Sunday evenings on the American cable network AMC and are produced by Lionsgate Television. It premiered on July 19, 2007, and completed its fourth season on October 17, 2010. Each... - Steve FranksSteve FranksSteve Franks is an American screenwriter and musician. He devised the story for the 1999 comedy Big Daddy and wrote the screenplay with Tim Herlihy and Adam Sandler. Franks also created the USA Network original series Psych, and created the band The Friendly Indians who made the theme song...
(B.A. 1991) - writer and television producer - Bob GuntonBob GuntonRobert Patrick "Bob" Gunton, Jr. is an American actor. He is known for playing strict, authoritarian characters, with his best known roles as Warden Samuel Norton in the 1994 prison film The Shawshank Redemption, Chief George Earle in 1993's Demolition Man, and President Juan Peron in the original...
(B.A. 1968) - actor, The Shawshank RedemptionThe Shawshank RedemptionThe Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont and starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman....
, 2424 (TV series)24 is an American television series produced for the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method of narration...
, Desperate HousewivesDesperate HousewivesDesperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
; TonyTony AwardThe Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway...
-nominated for Broadway roles in Evita and Sweeney Todd - Tyler HoechlinTyler HoechlinTyler Lee Hoechlin is an American actor who got his big break starring as Tom Hanks' son in the film Road to Perdition...
(current student) - actor, star of 7th Heaven7th Heaven7th Heaven is an American family drama television series, created and produced by Brenda Hampton. The series premiered on August 26, 1996, on the WB, the first time that the network aired Monday night programming, and was originally broadcast from August 26, 1996 to May 13, 2007...
, is a current UC Irvine student athlete (baseball) - Carrie Ann InabaCarrie Ann InabaCarrie Ann Inaba is an American dancer, choreographer, actress, game show host, and singer.She started her career as a singer in Japan, but became best known for her dancing, first introducing herself to American audiences as one of the original Fly Girls on the sketch comedy series In Living Color...
(attended) - actress/dancer, currently a judge on ABC's Dancing with the StarsDancing with the StarsDancing with the Stars is the name of several international television series based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing, which is distributed by BBC Worldwide – the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the format has been licensed to over 35 countries... - Kelly LinKelly LinKelly Lin Hsi-Lei is a Taiwanese actress and model who has appeared mainly in Hong Kong films.-Biography:Lin was born in Taiwan in 1975. She moved to Santa Barbara, California with her family at the age of 12. She graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a Degree in Economics...
(attended, Economics and English & Comparative Literature) - Taiwanese actress, nominated for best actress for role in Mad DetectiveMad DetectiveMad Detective is a 2007 Hong Kong psychological crime thriller film produced and directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai. The film centers on a schizophrenic, former police inspector , who decides to come out of retirement to help a rookie cop solve a complex murder case, involving a missing...
at 2007 Venice Film FestivalVenice Film FestivalThe Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the... - Jon LovitzJon LovitzJonathan "Jon" Lovitz is an American comedian, actor, and singer. He is best known as a cast member of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live from 1985 to 1990.-Early life:...
(B.A. 1979, Theater) - actor and comedian, Saturday Night LiveSaturday Night LiveSaturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture... - Andrea LowellAndrea LowellAndrea Lowell is an American actress and model most recognizable from her Playboy magazine nude pictorials and on air work for a variety of Playboy TV programs....
(attended, Biology) - model, PlayboyPlayboyPlayboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
, VH1's The Surreal LifeThe Surreal LifeThe Surreal Life is a reality television series that sets a select group of past-their-prime celebrities and records them as they live together in Glen Campbell's former mansion in the Hollywood Hills for two weeks...
#6 - Joseph McGinty Nichol a.k.a. McGMcGJoseph McGinty Nichol , better known as McG, is an American director and producer of film and television, as well as a former record producer....
(B.S. 1990, Psychology) - film director (Charlie's Angels, Terminator SalvationTerminator SalvationTerminator Salvation is a 2009 American science fiction action film directed by McG and starring Christian Bale and Sam Worthington. The fourth installment in the Terminator series, the film is set in 2018 and focuses on the war between Skynet and humanity, with the human Resistance fighting...
), co-creator of TV series The O.C.The O.C.The O.C. is an American teen drama television series that originally aired on the Fox television network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 21, 2007, running a total of four seasons... - Jeff Meek (B.A. 1983, Drama) - actor on TV series including Raven (in the title role), As the World TurnsAs the World TurnsAs the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
and Mortal Kombat: ConquestMortal Kombat: ConquestMortal Kombat: Konquest is an American martial arts television series that aired for one season from 1998 to 1999, and was based on the popular Mortal Kombat fighting game series. The program was filmed at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida.-Storyline:"In each of us there burns a soul... - Windell Middlebrooks (M.F.A. 2004, Drama) - actor, star of Body of ProofBody of ProofBody of Proof is an American medical drama television series created by Chris Murphey and produced by ABC Studios. Starring Dana Delany as medical examiner Dr. Megan Hunt, the series premiered on March 29, 2011 on ABC....
- Grant NieporteGrant NieporteGrant Nieporte is a screenwriter best known for the film Seven Pounds. Nieporte got the idea for the script after having a chat with a man whom he called "one of the saddest people I've ever met in my life"...
(B.A. 1995, Social Sciences) - film writer, credits include 2008 Will Smith film Seven PoundsSeven PoundsSeven Pounds is a 2008 film, directed by Gabriele Muccino. Will Smith stars as a man who sets out to change the lives of seven people. Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, and Barry Pepper star. The film was released in theaters in the United States and Canada on December 19, 2008, by Columbia Pictures... - Sophie Oda (currently attending)
- Kelly PerineKelly PerineKelly Perine is an American television actor and a comedian. Perine attended Lake Forest Academy near Chicago, Illinois, where he studied stage acting. He spent his undergraduate years at Pomona College in Claremont, California. After graduating, he studied at the University of California,...
(M.F.A. Acting, 1994), television actor (Between BrothersBetween BrothersBetween Brothers is an American television situation comedy centered around four middle-class African American men in their late twenties, living in Chicago. It premiered on September 11, 1997 on Fox, with the second season airing on UPN, until March 2, 1999. The lead characters were portrayed...
, The Parent 'HoodThe Parent 'HoodThe Parent 'Hood is an American sitcom that aired on The WB airing from January 18, 1995 to July 25, 1999. The series starred Robert Townsend and Suzzanne Douglas....
, One on OneOne on One (TV series)One on One is an American sitcom that aired on the now-defunct UPN from its September 3, 2001 premiere until May 15, 2006. The series stars Flex Alexander as a single sportscaster, who becomes a full-time dad when his ex-wife decides to accept a job out of the country and his teenage daughter...
, etc.) - Aurora SnowAurora SnowAurora Snow is the stage name of an American pornographic actress and occasional director.-Early life:Snow was born and raised in Santa Maria, California, but also spent time in Albuquerque, New Mexico...
(attended, Theater Arts) - Pornographic Actress - Phil TippettPhil TippettPhil Tippett is a movie director and an award-winning visual effects supervisor and producer, who specializes in creature design and character animation.-Early career:...
(B.A., Fine Arts) - filmmaker whose credits include Star WarsStar WarsStar Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
, RoboCopRoboCopRoboCop is a 1987 American science fiction-action film directed by Paul Verhoeven. Set in a crime-ridden Detroit, Michigan in the near future, RoboCop centers on a police officer who is brutally murdered and subsequently re-created as a super-human cyborg known as "RoboCop"...
and Jurassic ParkJurassic Park (film)Jurassic Park is a 1993 American science fiction adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Michael Crichton. It stars Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Martin Ferrero, and Bob Peck... - Thuy TrangThuy TrangThuy Trang was a Vietnamese American actress. She was best known for her role as Trini Kwan, the original Yellow Ranger in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers television series.-Early life:...
(attended, Civil Engineering) - actress, Trini from Power RangersPower RangersPower Rangers is a long-running American entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live action children's television series featuring teams of costumed heroes... - Byron VelvickByron VelvickByron Paul Velvick is a 2-Time WON Bass U.S. Open champion and previously held the BASS Record for 3 day limit . Velvick spent 2 years as a commentator for the ESPN2 show "BassCenter" from 2005-2006...
(B.A. 1987, English) - star of The Bachelor, Season 6
Literature
- Nevada BarrNevada BarrNevada Barr is an American author best known for her Anna Pigeon series of mystery novels set in national parks in the United States. Barr won an Agatha Award and Anthony Award for best first novel for Track of the Cat...
(M.F.A. 1978) - authorAuthorAn author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
of Anna Pigeon Mysteries - Michael A. BellesilesMichael A. BellesilesMichael A. Bellesiles is a former professor of American colonial and legal history at Emory University best known as the author of Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture , a book that won the prestigious Bancroft Prize in 2001...
(Ph.D. 1986) - controversial historian and author of Arming America, The Origins of a National Gun CultureArming America, The Origins of a National Gun CultureArming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture by Michael A. Bellesiles is the only book in the history of the prestigious Bancroft Prize to have had its award rescinded... - Aimee BenderAimee BenderAimee Bender is an American novelist and short story writer, known for her surreal plots and characters.-Biography:Bender received her undergraduate degree from the University of California at San Diego, and a Master of Fine Arts from the distinguished creative writing MFA program at University of...
(M.F.A. 1998) - authorAuthorAn author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
of The Girl in the Flammable Skirt - David BenioffDavid Benioff-Early life:Born David Friedman in New York City, he changed his name to David Benioff, his mother's maiden name. He is the youngest of three children....
(M.F.A. 1999) - author of The 25th HourThe 25th HourThe 25th Hour is the 2001 debut novel by David Benioff. A film adaptation, for which Benioff wrote the screenplay, was directed by Spike Lee and released in 2002.-Plot:...
, husband of actress Amanda PeetAmanda PeetAmanda Peet is an American actress, who has appeared on film, stage, and television. After studying with Uta Hagen at Columbia University, Peet began her career in television commercials, and progressed to small roles on television, before making her film debut in 1995... - Chelsea CainChelsea CainChelsea Snow Cain was born February 5, 1972 in Iowa City, Iowa, to Mary Cain and Larry Schmidt.-Early life:Cain spent her early childhood on a hippie commune outside of Iowa City. Her father resisted the Vietnam draft and her parents lived underground for several years...
(B.A. 1994, Political Science) - fiction writer - Michael ChabonMichael ChabonMichael Chabon born May 24, 1963) is an American author and "one of the most celebrated writers of his generation", according to The Virginia Quarterly Review....
(M.F.A. 1987) - 2001 Pulitzer PrizePulitzer PrizeThe Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
-winning author for his novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & ClayThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & ClayThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay is a 2000 novel by American author Michael Chabon that won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2001. The novel follows the lives of two Jewish cousins before, during, and after World War II. They are a Czech artist named Joe Kavalier and a Brooklyn-born... - Leonard ChangLeonard ChangLeonard Chang is a Korean American writer of short stories and novels.His short stories have appeared in a variety of literary journals including The Crescent Review, The Literary Review, and Prairie Schooner...
(M.F.A) - Korean-American writer of short stories and novels - Joshua FerrisJoshua FerrisJoshua Ferris is an American author best known for his debut 2007 novel Then We Came to the End. The book is a comedy about the American workplace, told in the first-person plural...
(M.F.A.) - author of Then We Came to the EndThen We Came to the EndThen We Came to the End is the first novel by Joshua Ferris. It was released by Little, Brown and Company on March 1, 2007. A satire of the American workplace, it is similar in tone to Don DeLillo's Americana, even borrowing DeLillo's first line for its title.It takes place in a Chicago...
which was nominated for the National Book AwardNational Book AwardThe National Book Awards are a set of American literary awards. Started in 1950, the Awards are presented annually to American authors for literature published in the current year. In 1989 the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization which now oversees and manages the National Book...
and won the PEN/Hemingway Award - Brian FlemmingBrian FlemmingBrian Flemming is an American film director and playwright.- Early career :Flemming was born and raised in California's San Fernando Valley, and studied English at the University of California, Irvine, graduating in 1998...
(B.A. 1998, English) - director and playwrightPlaywrightA playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder... - Richard FordRichard FordRichard Ford is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist and short story writer. His best-known works are the novel The Sportswriter and its sequels, Independence Day and The Lay of the Land, and the short story collection Rock Springs, which contains several widely anthologized stories.-Early...
(M.F.A. 1970) - Pulitzer PrizePulitzer PrizeThe Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
-winning author in Fiction for Independence DayIndependence Day (novel)Independence Day is a 1995 novel by Richard Ford and the sequel to Ford's 1986 novel The Sportswriter.It won the Pulitzer Prize and PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction in 1996, the first novel ever to win both awards in a single year.... - Glen David GoldGlen David GoldGlen David Gold is known as the author of Carter Beats the Devil, a fictionalized biography of Charles Joseph Carter , an American illusionist performing from c.1900-1936 and Sunnyside. He writes in a narrative style, and the book was hailed as a very respectable venture into historical fiction...
(M.F.A . 1998) - author of Carter Beats the DevilCarter Beats the DevilCarter Beats The Devil is a historical mystery thriller novel by Glen David Gold-Plot introduction:The 1920s was a golden age for stage magic and Charles Carter is an American stage magician at the height of his fame and powers. At the climax of his latest touring stage show, Carter invites United...
and SunnysideSunnyside (novel)-Plot introduction:The novel is about Charlie Chaplin and the rise of Hollywood, celebrity and the American Empire during World War I.-Explanation of the novel's title:The title of the novel refers to the 1919 Charlie Chaplin film also named Sunnyside.... - Yusef KomunyakaaYusef KomunyakaaYusef Komunyakaa is an American poet who currently teaches at New York University and is a member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers. Komunyakaa is a recipient of the 1994 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, for Neon Vernacular and the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. He also received the Ruth Lilly...
(M.F.A. 1980) - Pulitzer PrizePulitzer PrizeThe Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
-winning poet for Neon Vernacular - T. Jefferson ParkerT. Jefferson Parkerthumb|T. Jefferson ParkerT. Jefferson Parker is an American novelist. Parker's books are police procedurals set in Southern California.-Early life and career:...
(M.F.A. 1976) - fiction writer and authorAuthorAn author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
of Laguna Heat, Little Saigon, and Pacific Heat - Alice SeboldAlice SeboldAlice Sebold is an American novelist. She has published three books: Lucky , The Lovely Bones and The Almost Moon .-Early life:...
(M.F.A. 1998) - bestselling novelist, author of The Lovely BonesThe Lovely BonesThe Lovely Bones is a 2002 novel by Alice Sebold. It is the story of a teenage girl who, after being raped and murdered, watches from her personal Heaven as her family and friends struggle to move on with their lives while she comes to terms with her own death. The novel received much critical... - Danzy SennaDanzy Senna-Biography:Danzy Senna was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the middle child of three children. Her mother is the Anglo-American poet and novelist Fanny Howe. Her father is the African-American writer and journalist, Carl Senna, author of The Black Press and the Struggle for Civil Rights and The...
(M.F.A. 1996) - writerWriterA writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images.... - Maria Helena Viramontes (M.F.A. 1994) - ChicanaChicanoThe terms "Chicano" and "Chicana" are used in reference to U.S. citizens of Mexican descent. However, those terms have a wide range of meanings in various parts of the world. The term began to be widely used during the Chicano Movement, mainly among Mexican Americans, especially in the movement's...
fiction writer
Music
- Joey Burns - frontman of Calexico
- Coco LeeCoCo LeeCoco Lee , born on 17 January 1975, also known by her official English name as Ferren Lee, is a pop singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. Coco started her career in Hong Kong but, after becoming popular in Taiwan, she was widely considered to be a Taiwan artist. She was born to a Chinese...
(attended) - Chinese Pop StarPop Star"Pop Star" is a 2005 single from Japanese singer Ken Hirai. The single went on to top the 2005 Oricon Charts and is known for its remarkable music video, featuring Ken in seven different personas, including a raccoon and his own manager. The Video also helped Ken break into the US and Canadian... - Jeffrey MumfordJeffrey MumfordJeffrey Mumford or is a U.S. composer who teaches music at Lorain County Community College. He holds degrees from the University of California, Irvine and the University of California, San Diego...
(B.A. 1977) - classical music composer - Aubrey O'DayAubrey O'DayAubrey Morgan O'Day is an American singer, actress, fashion designer, television personality, and former member of the girl group Danity Kane...
(B.A. 2005, Political Science) - member of Danity KaneDanity KaneDanity Kane was an American female music group signed to Bad Boy Records, first established in 2005. Formed on the third installment of MTV's Making the Band reality television series, the quintet comprised members Aubrey O'Day, Wanita "D. Woods" Woodgett, Shannon Bex, Dawn Richard, and Aundrea...
(Making the BandMaking the BandMaking the Band is an ABC/MTV reality television series that exists in separate iterations, each iteration focusing on a specific music act. It spawned musical acts O-Town, Da Band, Danity Kane, Day26, and Donnie Klang...
3 contestant) - Savitree SuttichanondSavitree SuttichanondSavitree Suttichanond is a Thai singer best known for competing in the 5th season of reality talent show True Visions's Academy Fantasia...
(B.A. 2007, International Studies) - Thai singer and actress, Academy FantasiaAcademy FantasiaAcademy Fantasia is a reality show held in Thailand. It is a singing contest, judged through popular votes.-Overview:...
Season 5 - Kaba ModernKaba ModernKaba Modern is a dance group originating from Irvine, California. Kaba Modern is a spin-off of the University of California, Irvine Filipino cultural club, Kababayan, which means "countrymen" in Tagalog. Created by Arnel Calvario in 1992, Kaba Modern began as dancers that performed the hip-hop...
- Asian-American Dance Group established in 1992; 6 alumni dancers appeared on America's Best Dance CrewAmerica's Best Dance CrewAmerica's Best Dance Crew, often abbreviated as ABDC, is an American competitive dance reality television series that features street dance crews from the United States and around the world. It is produced by American Idol judge Randy Jackson and airs on MTV... - Teal WicksTeal WicksTeal Wicks is an American singer and stage actress, best known for her performance as Elphaba in the Broadway, San Francisco, and Los Angeles productions of the musical Wicked.-Education:...
(B.A. 2005, Drama) - American singer and stage actress, best known for playing the role of ElphabaElphabaElphaba Thropp is a fictional character in Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire, as well as in the Broadway and West End adaptations, Wicked. In the original L. Frank Baum book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the Wicked Witch of the West is unnamed and little...
in the San Francisco and Los Angeles productions of the musical WickedWicked (musical)Wicked is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman. It is based on the Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West , a parallel novel of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and L. Frank Baum's classic story The Wonderful Wizard...
. - Vanness WuVanness WuVan Ness Wu is a American actor, singer, director, producer based in Asia. He was born on August 7, 1978 in Santa Monica, California and worked as a telemarketer before moving to Taiwan...
- Taiwanese singer, actor, director, producer, member of F4 (band)F4 (band)F4 is a Taiwanese boy band. The group began in the Taiwanese drama Meteor Garden as F4 with members Jerry Yan, Vanness Wu, Ken Chu, and Vic Chou... - Members of Farside (band)Farside (band)Farside was a hardcore punk band from Orange County, founded in 1989. The band was originally made up of members of late 80's Irvine hardcore bands Roughhouse , Hard Stance and Borderline . Original bassist Josh Stanton would help form the OC hardcore band 411 and would be replaced by Bryan Chu...
- hardcore punk band - Members of ThriceThriceThrice is an American rock band from Irvine, California, formed in 1998. The group was founded by guitarist/vocalist Dustin Kensrue and guitarist Teppei Teranishi while they were in high school....
- Hardcore/Rock Band
Baseball
- Brady AndersonBrady AndersonBrady Kevin Anderson is an American former outfielder with the Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball...
(attended, Economics) - former MLBMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
outfielder for the Boston Red SoxBoston Red SoxThe Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
and the Baltimore OriolesBaltimore OriolesThe Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
, three-time American League all-star - Dylan AxelrodDylan AxelrodDylan Axelrod is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox.-Amateur career:He had a 13-1 record his senior year at Santa Barbara High School, where he was named team MVP. He was undrafted out of high school, and went on to Santa Barbara City College...
(B.A. 2007, Social Ecology) - pitcher for the Chicago White SoxChicago White SoxThe Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans... - Doug LintonDoug LintonDouglas Warren Linton is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of seven seasons in Major League Baseball between 1992 and 2003 for the Toronto Blue Jays, California Angels, New York Mets, Kansas City Royals, and Baltimore Orioles, mostly as a relief pitcher...
- former MLBMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
pitcher - Bryan PetersenBryan PetersenBryan E. Petersen is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Miami Marlins.-Professional career:...
- outfielder for the Florida MarlinsFlorida MarlinsThe Miami Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. Established in 1993 as an expansion franchise called the Florida Marlins, the Marlins are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Marlins played their home games at... - Sean TraceySean TraceySean Patrick Tracey is an American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher. He appeared in seven games with the Chicago White Sox in , all as a relief pitcher.-College:...
- former MLBMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
pitcher for the Baltimore OriolesBaltimore OriolesThe Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
and Chicago White SoxChicago White SoxThe Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
Basketball
- Scott BrooksScott BrooksScott William Brooks is a retired American professional basketball player from Lathrop, California and is the current head coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA...
(B.A. 1987) - current head coach of the NBA team Oklahoma City ThunderOklahoma City ThunderThe Oklahoma City Thunder are a professional basketball franchise based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ; their home court is at Chesapeake Energy Arena....
; point guard on the 1994 NBA Champion Houston RocketsHouston RocketsThe Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1967, and played in San Diego, California for four years, before being... - Steve ClevelandSteve ClevelandSteve Cleveland is a former American college basketball coach and the former men's head basketball coach at Fresno State, Brigham Young University, and Fresno City College. During his tenure at Fresno State, Cleveland directed the largest Academic Progress Rate improvement in the nation...
(B.A. 1976) - current men's head basketball coach at Fresno State University - Tod MurphyTod MurphyTod James Murphy is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 3rd round of the 1986 NBA Draft. A 6'9" center-forward from the University of California, Irvine, Murphy played in 5 NBA seasons for 4 different teams...
(B.A. 1986) - former NBA player and third-round pick of the Seattle SuperSonicsSeattle SuperSonicsThe Seattle SuperSonics were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington that played in the Pacific and Northwest Divisions of the National Basketball Association from 1967 until 2008. Following the 2007–08 season, the team relocated to Oklahoma City, and now plays as...
in the 1986 NBA draft; currently an assistant coach for the UCI Men's basketball team - Tom TolbertTom TolbertByron Thomas "Tom" Tolbert is an American retired professional basketball player and sports broadcaster. He played a total of seven seasons in the National Basketball Association...
(transferred) - former NBA player and current color-commentator for ABCAmerican Broadcasting CompanyThe American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
sports
Olympians
- Peter CampbellPeter CampbellPeter Campbell may refer to:* Peter Campbell , Scottish footballer* Peter Campbell , American water polo player* Peter Campbell , Australian tennis player of the 1970s...
(B.A. 1982) - won two silver medals (1984 and 1988) OlympicsOlympic GamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
(water polo) - Jennifer ChandlerJennifer ChandlerJennifer Kay Chandler was a diver from the United States and Olympic champion. She represented US at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where she received a gold medal....
- gold medalist in the 1976 Olympics (diving) - Gary FigueroaGary FigueroaGary Lee Figueroa is a former water polo player from the United States, who won the silver medal with Team USA at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California....
(B.A. 1980) - silver medalist in the 1984 OlympicsOlympic GamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
(water polo) - Brad Alan LewisBrad Alan LewisBrad Alan Lewis is an Olympic Games gold medalist. He and his rowing partner Paul Enquist won the gold medal in the double sculls at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. They were the first American rowing crew to win a gold medal since 1964. Lewis wrote the book Assault on Lake Casitas about his...
(B.A. 1976) - gold medalist in the 1984 OlympicsOlympic GamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
(rowing) Author of Assault on Casitas - Greg LouganisGreg LouganisGregory "Greg" Efthimios Louganis is an American Olympic diver and author.He received the James E. Sullivan Award from the Amateur Athletic Union in 1984 as the most outstanding amateur athlete in the United States....
(B.A. 1983) - four-time OlympicOlympic GamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
gold medalist (diving) - Amber NebenAmber NebenAmber Neben is an American racing cyclist who won the UCI world time trial championship in 2008 and the U.S. national road race championship in 2003. She is the only active American female cyclist to win multiple UCI category 1 stage races, having won the Gracia Tour in 2002, theTour du Montreal...
(M.S. Biology) - U.S. National Road Race Champion, 2005 & 2006 Tour de l'AudeTour de l'Aude Cycliste FemininThe Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin was the longest running UCI event on the women's elite cycle racing calendar. It had been held annually in the Aude region of south-central France since 1985 until its cancellation after the 2010 edition....
winner, 2008 World TT Champion2008 UCI Road World ChampionshipsThe 2008 UCI Road World Championships took place in Varese, Italy, between September 23 and September 28, 2008. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women and men under 23.-Medals table:-Events summary:-External links:**...
and placed 33rd in the road race at the 2008 OlympicsOlympic GamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
. - Mike PowellMike Powell (athlete)Michael Anthony Powell born is a former American track and field athlete, and the holder of the long jump world record.Mike Powell was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
- world Long jumpLong jumpThe long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...
record-holder; two-time Olympic silver medalist (track and field) - Steve Scott (B.A. 1978) - American record holder for the indoor mile (3:58.7); world record holder for the most sub-four minute milesFour-minute mileIn the sport of athletics, the four-minute mile is the act of completing the mile run in less than four minutes. It was first achieved in 1954 by Roger Bannister in 3:59.4. The 'four minute barrier' has since been broken by many male athletes, and is now the standard of all male professional...
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Soccer
- Carlos AguilarCarlos AguilarCarlos Aguilar is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Blues 23 in the USL Premier Development League.-College and Amateur:...
- forward for the Rochester Rhinos of USL Professional Division - Cameron DunnCameron DunnCameron Dunn is an American soccer player who plays for Los Angeles Blues in the USL Professional Division.-College and Amateur:...
- defender for the Los Angeles BluesLos Angeles BluesLos Angeles Blues is an American soccer team based in the Los Angeles suburb of Fullerton, California, United States. Founded in 2010, the team plays in the National Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
of the USL Professional Division - Brad EvansBrad EvansBrad Evans is an American soccer player who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.-College and Amateur:...
- midfielder for the Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders FCSeattle Sounders FC is an American professional soccer club based in Seattle, Washington. The club competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Sounders FC was established in November 2007 as a MLS expansion team, making it the 15th team in...
of Major League SoccerMajor League SoccerMajor League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
and the United States men's national soccer teamUnited States men's national soccer teamThe United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF... - Irving GarciaIrving GarciaIrving Garcia is an American soccer player who is currently without a club.-College and Amateur:Garcia attended San Luis High School and played college soccer at Yavapai College from 2006 to 2007 before transferring to UC Irvine in 2008...
- forward for the New York Red Bulls of Major League SoccerMajor League SoccerMajor League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada... - Anthony HamiltonAnthony Hamilton (soccer)Anthony Hamilton is an American soccer player currently playing for NSC Minnesota Stars in the North American Soccer League.-College and Amateur:...
(B.A. 2010, Literary Journalism) - forward for the Rochester Rhinos of the USL Professional Division - Kenny SchoeniKenny SchoeniKenny Schoeni is a retired American soccer player.-Youth and College:Schoeni attended Sycamore High School in Cincinnati, Ohio before going to play college soccer at Vanderbilt University from 2003 to 2006, when the Commodores soccer program was discontinued...
(B.A. 2006) - former goalkeeper for the Columbus CrewColumbus CrewThe Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
of Major League SoccerMajor League SoccerMajor League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada... - David SiasDavid SiasDavid Sias is an American soccer player, currently without a club.-Youth and Amateur:Sias attended Fountain Valley High School, played club soccer for the Wolfpack Soccer Club for coach Kevin Smith, and played college soccer at University of California, Irvine, where he was named to the All-Big...
(B.A. 2008, Economics) - former defender for the Austin AztexAustin AztexAustin Aztex FC was an American professional soccer team based in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 2008, the team played in the USL First Division, and in the USL Division of the USSF D2 Pro League, the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid...
of the USL Professional Division - Spencer ThompsonSpencer ThompsonSpencer Thompson is an American soccer player who is currently without a club.-College and Amateur:Thompson began his youth career in Tempe, Arizona with the Tempe Soccer Club....
(B.A. 2010, Economics) - forward for the Portland TimbersPortland TimbersPortland Timbers may refer to any of four distinct professional soccer teams:*Portland Timbers, a Major League Soccer expansion team that began playing in 2011....
of Major League SoccerMajor League SoccerMajor League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
Other
- David BakerC. David BakerDavid Baker was the fourth commissioner of the Arena Football League. He started in the league as the owner of the Anaheim Piranhas, which folded after two seasons. One of his more imposing features is his size - 6 feet 9 and-a-half inches tall and 390 pounds. He was a power forward at UC-Irvine...
(B.A. 1975) - commissioner of the Arena Football League, 1996 to present - Shane del RosarioShane Del RosarioShane Kalani del Rosario is an American Thai boxer and mixed martial artist currently signed to Strikeforce. He holds the distinction of being the first American to become the WBC Muay Thai World Heavyweight Champion and has earned stoppage victories in all 11 of his professional mixed martial...
(B.A. Psychology) - professional mixed martial artistMixed martial artsMixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
. - Joe LacobJoe LacobJoseph "Joe" Lacob is a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and the majority owner of the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association .-Early life:...
(B.S. Biological Sciences) - owner of NBANational Basketball AssociationThe National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
's Golden State WarriorsGolden State WarriorsThe Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
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Business
- Andre JulianAndre JulianAndre Julian is an American investment and financial expert. Andre Julian's opinions reach a wide audience on Bloomberg Television, CNBC, Fox Business Network, Fox News Channel and other networks. Julian is the Managing Partner and Market Strategist at OpVest Wealth Management in Irvine, CA. and...
(B.A. 1991, Psychology, M.A. 1994, Social Ecology) - CFO of OpVest Wealth Management; analyst on Bloomberg TelevisionBloomberg TelevisionBloomberg Television is a 24-hour global network broadcasting business and financial news. It is distributed globally, reaching over 200 million homes worldwide. It is owned and operated by Bloomberg L.P... - Wright MasseyWright MasseyWright Massey is an American businessman and entrepreneur most widely known as the Vice President of Development of Starbucks, the Director of Design at The Disney Store, and designer of the famous Coca-Cola sign in Times Square...
(M.B.A. 1992) - CEO of Brand Architecture, Inc. - Betsy McLaughlinBetsy McLaughlinBetsy McLaughlin was the former CEO of Hot Topic, Inc. . She graduated from University of California, Irvine. During McLaughlin's time with Hot Topic, the corporation made "Fortune's 100 Best Places to Work in America" list. McLaughlin succeeded Hot Topic founder Orv Madden as CEO in 2000, when he...
(B.A.) - CEO of Hot Topic, Inc.
Military
- Leon J. LaPorteLeon J. LaPorteLeon J. LaPorte is a retired United States Army General who served as Commander, United States Forces Korea until 2006.-Military career:...
(M.B.A. 1977) - retired United States Army General who served as Commander, United States Forces Korea until 2006
Miscellaneous
- Generosa AmmonGenerosa AmmonGenerosa Rand LeGaye was the widow of multimillionaire New York businessman Ted Ammon, who was murdered during their bitter divorce battle...
(B.A. 1981) - widow of Ted AmmonTed AmmonRobert Theodore Ammon was an American financier and investment banker. He was murdered by Daniel Pelosi, the boyfriend of his estranged wife Generosa.... - Khaldoun BaghdadiKhaldoun BaghdadiKhaldoun Baghdadi is a prominent Palestinian-American attorney and current Chairman of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission. He was born in Amman, Jordan, but grew up in Orange County, California....
(B.A.) - prominent Palestinian-American attorney - Sara DiamondSara DiamondSara Rose Diamond is an American sociologist and attorney, and the author of four books that "study and expose the agenda and tactics of the American political right wing." .-Biography:...
(B.A. 1980) - prominent American sociologist - David J.R. Frakt (B.A. 1990, History) - lawyer, law professor; noted for his appointment to defend Guantanamo detainee Mohammed Jawad
- Erin GruwellErin GruwellErin Gruwell is an American teacher known for her unorthodox teaching method, which led to the publication of The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them...
(B.A. 1991) - high school teacher whose real-life story inspired the movie Freedom WritersFreedom WritersFreedom Writers is a 2007 American drama film starring Academy Award winner Hilary Swank, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton and Patrick Dempsey. It is based on the book The Freedom Writers Diary by teacher Erin Gruwell who wrote the story based on Woodrow Wilson Classical High School in Long Beach,... - Michael RamirezMichael RamirezMichael Patrick Ramirez is a two-time American Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist. His cartoons typically present conservative viewpoints....
(B.S. 1984) - 1994 Pulitzer PrizePulitzer PrizeThe Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
for Editorial Cartooning in the Memphis Commercial Appeal; currently senior editor for Investor's Business DailyInvestor's Business DailyInvestor's Business Daily is a national newspaper in the United States, published Monday through Friday, that covers international business, finance, and the global economy... - Lisa Marie ScottLisa Marie ScottLisa Marie Scott is an American model and actress. She was born in Pensacola, Florida to an American serviceman and his Japanese wife, from the island of Okinawa. Scott is known through her appearances in Playboy magazine...
(attended) - PlayboyPlayboyPlayboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
centerfold, February 1995
Politics and Government
- Tim DonnellyTim Donnelly (politician)Tim Donnelly is a member of the California State Assembly, representing the 59th District. He is a Republican, and is vice chairman of the Higher Education Committee. Before his election to the Assembly in November, 2010, Donnelly was a small businessman in Southern California...
(B.A. 1989) - California State AssemblyCalifornia State AssemblyThe California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing an approximately equal number of constituents, with each district having a population of at least 420,000...
man representing the 59th assembly district - Jeremy HarrisJeremy HarrisJeremy Harris, born December 7, 1950 in Wilmington, Delaware, served as Mayor of Honolulu from 1994 to 2004. A biologist by training, Harris started his political career as a delegate to the 1978 Hawai'i State Constitutional Convention...
(M.S. Environmental Biology) - former mayor of Honolulu - Mark KeamMark KeamMark Lee Keam is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates in the United States. A Democrat, he has represented the 35th District since 2009...
(B.A. 1988, Political Science) - member of the Virginia House of DelegatesVirginia House of DelegatesThe Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the Virginia General Assembly. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-numbered years. The House is presided over by the Speaker of the House, who is elected from among the...
representing the 35th district - Bill LeonardBill LeonardWilliam R. Leonard is a Republican U.S. politician who served as a member of the California State Board of Equalization from 2002 until his resignation in March 2010.-Life and career:After earning his B.A...
(B.A. 1969, History) - former California State Senator - Linda NewellLinda NewellLinda Newell is a legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado State Senate as a Democrat in 2008, Newell represents Senate District 26, which encompasses southern suburbs of Denver, including Littleton, Colorado.-Biography:...
(B.A.) - Colorado State Senator representing the 26th District - Janet NguyenJanet NguyenJanet Q. Nguyen is the County Supervisor from the First District of Orange County, California. She won her seat following a historic special election where two Vietnamese-American candidates received half of the total votes cast in a field of 10, separated from each other by only 7 votes. She...
(B.A. 1998, Political Science) - member of the Orange CountyOrange County, CaliforniaOrange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...
Board of SupervisorsCounty board of supervisorsThe Board of Supervisors is the body that supervises the operation of county government in all counties in Arizona, California, Iowa, Mississippi, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Sussex County, New Jersey as well as a handful of counties in New York...
, first Vietnamese-AmericanVietnamese AmericanA Vietnamese American is an American of Vietnamese descent. They make up about half of all overseas Vietnamese and are the fourth-largest Asian American group....
to hold county office in the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... - Michael A. RiceMichael A. RiceMichael Alan Rice, is an American professor of fisheries and aquaculture at the University of Rhode Island and former state representative from South Kingstown, Rhode Island...
(Ph.D. 1987, Comparative Psychology) - Rhode IslandRhode IslandThe state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
State Representative representing the 35th District - Jose SolorioJose SolorioJose J. Solorio was elected to the California State Assembly in 2006 as a Democrat. He represents the 69th Assembly District, which includes the city of Santa Ana and parts of Anaheim and Garden Grove.-Early civic career:...
(B.S. 1992, Social Ecology) - California State AssemblyCalifornia State AssemblyThe California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing an approximately equal number of constituents, with each district having a population of at least 420,000...
man, prior Councilmember of Ward 1 - City of Santa Ana - Audra StricklandAudra StricklandAudra Strickland is a Republican who served as a member of the 37th district of the California State Assembly from December 2004 to November 2010. She succeeded her husband, Tony Strickland, who was term-limited. Prior to serving in the Assembly, she was a junior high school teacher for a year at...
(B.A. 1996, Political Science) - California State AssemblyCalifornia State AssemblyThe California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing an approximately equal number of constituents, with each district having a population of at least 420,000...
woman representing the 37th assembly district - Van TranVan TranVan Thai Tran , born October 19, 1964) is an attorney and politician in California, formerly serving as a Republican member of the California State Assembly, representing portions of Orange County. Tran and Texas State Representative Hubert Vo were the highest-ranking Vietnamese American elected...
(B.A. 1990, Political Science) - California State AssemblyCalifornia State AssemblyThe California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing an approximately equal number of constituents, with each district having a population of at least 420,000...
man, first Vietnamese-American state legislator in the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... - Karl WarkomskiKarl WarkomskiKarl P. Warkomski is a former city council member for Aliso Viejo, California and a member of the Green Party.-Career:...
(B.S. 1990) - former mayor of Aliso Viejo, CaliforniaAliso Viejo, CaliforniaAliso Viejo is a city in Orange County, California. It had a population of 47,823 as of the 2010 census, up from 40,166 as of the 2000 census. It became Orange County's 34th city on July 1, 2001, the only city in the county to incorporate since 2000...
Science and Technology
- Paul ChienPaul ChienPaul Kwan Chien is a Chinese-American biologist known for his research on the physiology and ecology of intertidal organisms and his support for intelligent design and creationism.-Biography:...
(Ph.D. 1971) - biologist known for research on the physiology and ecology of intertidal organisms - Charles Falco (Ph.D. 1974) - experimental physicist; research resulted in the Hockney-Falco ThesisHockney-Falco thesisThe Hockney–Falco thesis is a controversial theory of art history, advanced by artist David Hockney and physicist Charles M. Falco, suggesting that advances in realism and accuracy in the history of Western art since the Renaissance were primarily the result of optical aids such as the camera...
- Roy FieldingRoy FieldingRoy Thomas Fielding is an American computer scientist, one of the principal authors of the HTTP specification, an authority on computer network architecture and co-founder of the Apache HTTP Server project....
(Ph.D. 2000) - Internet pioneer, creator of HTTP 1.1, co-founder of Apache Foundation - Bart KoskoBart KoskoBart Andrew Kosko is a writer and professor of electrical engineering and law at the University of Southern California...
(Ph.D. 1987) - Hybrid intelligent systemHybrid intelligent systemHybrid intelligent system denotes a software system which employs, in parallel, a combination of methods and techniques from artificial intelligence subfields as:* Neuro-fuzzy systems* hybrid connectionist-symbolic models* Fuzzy expert systems...
expert - Lawrence L. LarmoreLawrence L. LarmoreProfessor Lawrence L. Larmore is a theoretical computer scientist, and a professor at University of Nevada Las Vegas. He is best known for his work with competitive analysis of online algorithms, particularly for the k-server problem. His contributions, with his co-author Marek Chrobak, led to the...
(Ph.D. 1986) - online algorithmOnline algorithmIn computer science, an online algorithm is one that can process its input piece-by-piece in a serial fashion, i.e., in the order that the input is fed to the algorithm, without having the entire input available from the start. In contrast, an offline algorithm is given the whole problem data from...
s researcher, faculty member at UC Riverside and UNLVUniversity of Nevada, Las VegasUniversity of Nevada-Las Vegas is a public, coeducational university located in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada, USA. The campus is located approximately east of the Las Vegas Strip. The institution includes a Shadow Lane Campus, located just east of the University Medical Center of... - James D. McCaffreyJames D. McCaffreyFor the American actor, see James McCaffrey.James D. McCaffrey is a software researcher and author known for his contributions to the fields of mathematical combinatorics and software test automation...
(B.A. 1975) - Software engineer and author; see combinatorial number system and factorial number system - Paul MockapetrisPaul MockapetrisDr. Paul V. Mockapetris is the inventor of the Domain Name System.In 1983, he proposed a Domain Name System architecture in RFCs 882 and 883 while at the Information Sciences Institute of the University of Southern California....
(Ph.D. 1982, Computer Science) - Internet pioneer, co-inventor of the Domain Name SystemDomain name systemThe Domain Name System is a hierarchical distributed naming system for computers, services, or any resource connected to the Internet or a private network. It associates various information with domain names assigned to each of the participating entities... - Kathie L. OlsenKathie L. OlsenKathie L. Olsen is an American neuroscientist who is noted for her work in scientific policy. Between August 2005 and January 2009, she was the Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer of the National Science Foundation.- Education :...
(Ph.D. 1979, Neuroscience) - Chief Operating Officer of the National Science FoundationNational Science FoundationThe National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health... - Andrew P. OrdonAndrew P. OrdonAndrew Paul Ordon, M.D., F.A.C.S., sometimes billed as Dr. Drew Ordon, is an American plastic surgeon and television talk show host. He is best known as a host on the syndicated talk show The Doctors.-Education:...
(B.S. 1972) - plastic surgeon; host of The DoctorsThe DoctorsThe Doctors is a soap opera which aired on NBC Daytime from April 1, 1963, to December 31, 1982. There were 5280 episodes produced, with the 5000th episode airing in November 1981... - Jim Whitehead, (Ph.D. 2000) - Originator of WebDAVWebDAVWeb-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning is a set of methods based on the Hypertext Transfer Protocol that facilitates collaboration between users in editing and managing documents and files stored on World Wide Web servers...
, UCSC professor
Nobel Laureate Professors
- Frederick ReinesFrederick ReinesFrederick Reines was an American physicist. He was awarded the 1995 Nobel Prize in Physics for his co-detection of the neutrino with Clyde Cowan in the neutrino experiment, and may be the only scientist in history "so intimately associated with the discovery of an elementary particle and the...
, Nobel Prize Recipient, Physics, 1995 - Sherwood Rowland, Nobel Prize Recipient, Chemistry, 1995
- Irwin RoseIrwin RoseIrwin A. Rose is an American biologist. Along with Aaron Ciechanover and Avram Hershko, he was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation.-Biography:...
, Nobel Prize Recipient, Chemistry, 2004
Faculty
Faculty who were also alumni are listed in bold font, with degree and year in parentheses.- Francisco J. AyalaFrancisco J. AyalaFrancisco José Ayala Pereda is a Spanish-American biologist and philosopher at the University of California, Irvine. He is a former Dominican priest, ordained in 1960, but left the priesthood that same year. After graduating from the University of Salamanca, he moved to the US in 1961 to study for...
– 2001 National Medal of ScienceNational Medal of ScienceThe National Medal of Science is an honor bestowed by the President of the United States to individuals in science and engineering who have made important contributions to the advancement of knowledge in the fields of behavioral and social sciences, biology, chemistry, engineering, mathematics and...
, 2010 Templeton PrizeTempleton PrizeThe Templeton Prize is an annual award presented by the Templeton Foundation. Established in 1972, it is awarded to a living person who, in the estimation of the judges, "has made an exceptional contribution to affirming life's spiritual dimension, whether through insight, discovery, or practical...
, Founding Director of the Bren Fellows Program, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and of Philosophy. - Pierre BaldiPierre BaldiPierre Baldi is a Chancellor's Professor of Computer Science at University of California, Irvine and director of the UCI Institute for Genomics and Bioinformatics.-Career:...
– Chancellor's Professor of Computer Science and director of the Institute for Genomics and Bioinformatics - Gregory BenfordGregory BenfordGregory Benford is an American science fiction author and astrophysicist who is on the faculty of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine...
– science fictionScience fictionScience fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
author of Galactic Center SagaGalactic Center SagaThe Galactic Center Saga is a series of books by author Gregory Benford detailing a galactic war between mechanical and biological life.* In the Ocean of Night -- 1977 Nebula Award nominee, 1978 Locus Award nominee...
and physicist - Leo ChavezLeo ChavezLeo Ralph Chavez, Ph.D., is an American anthropologist, author, and professor, best known for his work in international migration, particularly among Latin American immigrants.-Background:...
– anthropologist and author - Erwin ChemerinskyErwin ChemerinskyErwin Chemerinsky is an American lawyer and law professor. He is a prominent scholar in United States constitutional law and federal civil procedure...
– founding deanDean (education)In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...
of the Donald Bren School of Law, lawyerLaw of the United StatesThe law of the United States consists of many levels of codified and uncodified forms of law, of which the most important is the United States Constitution, the foundation of the federal government of the United States...
, law professor and United States constitutional lawUnited States constitutional lawUnited States constitutional law is the body of law governing the interpretation and implementation of the United States Constitution.- Introduction :United States constitutional law defines the scope and application of the terms of the Constitution...
and civil procedureCivil procedureCivil procedure is the body of law that sets out the rules and standards that courts follow when adjudicating civil lawsuits...
scholar - Ralph J. Cicerone – Former chancellor, current National Academy of SciencesUnited States National Academy of SciencesThe National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
president - Robert CohenRobert Cohen (acting theorist)Robert Cohen is an American university professor, theatre director, playwright, and drama critic. He has written many books on theatre, two dramatic anthologies and many plays, among other works. Cohen has conducted advanced teaching residencies in numerous countries and much of the United States...
– Noted acting teacher and author - Rui de FigueiredoRui de FigueiredoRui Jose Pacheco de Figueiredo is an electrical engineer, mathematician, computer scientist, and a professor of electrical engineering, computer engineering, and applied mathematics at the University of California, Irvine.- Life and career :...
– Research Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and Mathematics - Jacques DerridaJacques DerridaJacques Derrida was a French philosopher, born in French Algeria. He developed the critical theory known as deconstruction and his work has been labeled as post-structuralism and associated with postmodern philosophy...
(1986 - 2004 [his death]) – philosopher - Paul DourishPaul DourishPaul Dourish is a computer scientist best known for his work at the intersection of computer science and social science. He is a professor at the University of California, Irvine, where he joined the faculty in 2000.- Life and Work :...
– Professor of Informatics - Nikil DuttNikil DuttNikil Dutt is a Chancellor's Professor of Computer Science at University of California, Irvine, USA. Professor Dutt’s research interests are in embedded systems, electronic design automation, computer architecture, optimizing compilers, system specification techniques, distributed systems, and...
– Chancellor's Professor of Computer Science - David EppsteinDavid EppsteinDavid Arthur Eppstein is an American computer scientist and mathematician. He is professor of computer science at University of California, Irvine. He is known for his work in computational geometry, graph algorithms, and recreational mathematics.-Biography:Born in England of New Zealander...
– Professor of Computer Science - Walter M. FitchWalter M. FitchWalter M. Fitch . Until his death he was professor of molecular evolution at the University of California, Irvine. He was also a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and was a Foreign Member of...
– Professor of Molecular Evolution - Matthew ForemanMatthew ForemanMatthew Dean Foreman is a set theorist at University of California, Irvine. He has made contributions in widely varying areas of set theory, including descriptive set theory, forcing, and infinitary combinatorics....
– Professor of Mathematics - Robert GarfiasRobert GarfiasRobert Garfias is a figure in ethnomusicology and musicology. He is a professor of Anthropology and a member of The Social Dynamics and Complexity Group at the University of California, Irvine as well as a professor at the Japanese National Museum of Ethnology in Senri, Osaka...
, musicologist, awarded the Order of the Rising SunOrder of the Rising SunThe is a Japanese order, established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji of Japan. The Order was the first national decoration awarded by the Japanese Government, created on April 10, 1875 by decree of the Council of State. The badge features rays of sunlight from the rising sun... - Louis A. GottschalkLouis A. GottschalkLouis A. Gottschalk was an American psychiatrist and neuroscientist.Gottschalk earned his M.D. at Washington University in St. Louis in 1943 and his Ph.D...
– acclaimed neuroscientistNeuroscientistA neuroscientist is an individual who studies the scientific field of neuroscience or any of its related sub-fields...
, Professor Emeritus - Dan HirschbergDan HirschbergDaniel S. Hirschberg is a full professor in Computer Science at University of California, Irvine. His research interests are in the theory of design and analysis of algorithms....
– Professor of Computer Science - Hamid JafarkhaniHamid JafarkhaniHamid Jafarkhani , born in 1966 in Tehran, is a Chancellor's Professor in electrical engineering and computer science at the University of California, Irvine's Henry Samueli School of Engineering...
– Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science - Ramesh JainRamesh JainRamesh Chandra Jain is a scientist and entrepreneur whose decades long career has spanned several universities and startup companies. He is best known for founding the company Virage and working on some of the early visual information retrieval systems...
– Bren Professor of Computer Science - Elizabeth LoftusElizabeth LoftusElizabeth F. Loftus is an American psychologist and expert on human memory. She has conducted extensive research on the misinformation effect and the nature of false memories. Loftus has been recognized throughout the world for her work, receiving numerous awards and honorary degrees...
– psychologistPsychologistPsychologist is a professional or academic title used by individuals who are either:* Clinical professionals who work with patients in a variety of therapeutic contexts .* Scientists conducting psychological research or teaching psychology in a college...
, Distinguished Professor in the School of Social Ecology - R. Duncan LuceR. Duncan LuceRobert Duncan Luce is the Distinguished Research Professor of Cognitive Science at the University of California, Irvine.Luce received a B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1945, and PhD in Mathematics from the same university in 1950...
– cognitive psychologistPsychologistPsychologist is a professional or academic title used by individuals who are either:* Clinical professionals who work with patients in a variety of therapeutic contexts .* Scientists conducting psychological research or teaching psychology in a college...
, 2003 National Medal of ScienceNational Medal of ScienceThe National Medal of Science is an honor bestowed by the President of the United States to individuals in science and engineering who have made important contributions to the advancement of knowledge in the fields of behavioral and social sciences, biology, chemistry, engineering, mathematics and...
, Distinguished Research Professor of Cognitive Science - George MarcusGeorge MarcusGeorge Marcus is an American anthropologist, founder of the journal and editor of the series.-Biography:Marcus served as the Joseph D. Jamail Professor at Rice University, where he chaired the anthropology department for 25 years...
– Chancellor's Professor of Anthropology - James McGaughJames McGaughJames L. McGaugh is an American neurobiologist working in the field of learning and memory. He is currently a Research Professor at the University of California, Irvine....
– Research Professor of Neurobiology and Behavior, former Director of the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory - Donald McKayleDonald McKayleDonald McKayle is an African American modern dancer, choreographer, teacher, director and writer best known for creating socially conscious concert works during the 1950s and 60s that focus on expressing the human condition and more specifically, the black experience in America...
– Choreographer - Penelope MaddyPenelope MaddyPenelope Maddy is a UCI Distinguished Professor of Logic and Philosophy of Science and of Mathematics at the University of California, Irvine. She is well known for her influential work in the philosophy of mathematics, where she has worked on realism and naturalism.Maddy received her Ph.D. from...
– Distinguished Professor of Logic and Philosophy of Science and Mathematics, famous for her work in philosophy of mathematicsPhilosophy of mathematicsThe philosophy of mathematics is the branch of philosophy that studies the philosophical assumptions, foundations, and implications of mathematics. The aim of the philosophy of mathematics is to provide an account of the nature and methodology of mathematics and to understand the place of... - David B. MalamentDavid B. MalamentDavid B. Malament is an American philosopher of science.He attended Stuyvesant High School and received a B.A. in mathematics 1968 at Columbia College and Ph.D. in philosophy 1975 at Rockefeller University...
– Distinguished Professor of Logic and Philosophy of Science, best known for his work in the philosophy of physicsPhilosophy of physicsIn philosophy, the philosophy of physics studies the fundamental philosophical questions underlying modern physics, the study of matter and energy and how they interact. The philosophy of physics begins by reflecting on the basic metaphysical and epistemological questions posed by physics:...
. - J. Hillis MillerJ. Hillis MillerJoseph Hillis Miller, Jr. is an American literary critic who has been heavily influenced by—and who has heavily influenced—deconstruction.- Early life and education :...
– Literary Critic - Bonnie NardiBonnie NardiBonnie Nardi is an anthropologist who most recent work concerns virtual worlds. Her book My Life as a Night Elf Priest: An Anthropological Account of World of Warcraft was published by the University of Michigan Press . She is co-author Bonnie Nardi is an anthropologist who most recent work...
– Professor of Informatics - Curt PringleCurt PringleCurtis L. "Curt" Pringle , is a politician from the U.S. state of California. Pringle, a Republican, a onetime Speaker of the California State Assembly, former Mayor of Anaheim, California and former Chairman of the California High Speed Rail Authority, today runs his own public relations and...
– mayor of Anaheim, former speaker of the California State AssemblyCalifornia State AssemblyThe California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing an approximately equal number of constituents, with each district having a population of at least 420,000... - Frederick ReinesFrederick ReinesFrederick Reines was an American physicist. He was awarded the 1995 Nobel Prize in Physics for his co-detection of the neutrino with Clyde Cowan in the neutrino experiment, and may be the only scientist in history "so intimately associated with the discovery of an elementary particle and the...
– (faculty 1966-1998, deceased) Nobel laureate, Physics 1995 - Irwin RoseIrwin RoseIrwin A. Rose is an American biologist. Along with Aaron Ciechanover and Avram Hershko, he was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation.-Biography:...
– Nobel laureate (Chemistry 2004) - F. Sherwood Rowland – Nobel laureate (Chemistry 1995), Research Professor in Chemistry and Earth System Science
- Donald G. SaariDonald G. SaariDonald Gene Saari is the Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Economics and director of the Institute for Mathematical Behavioral Sciences at the University of California Irvine...
– Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Economics - Dr. William SearsWilliam Sears (physician)William Penton Sears is an American pediatrician and the author or co-author of more than 30 parenting books, most notably several in the "Sears Parenting Library." He is a frequent guest on television talkshows, where he goes by the name Dr. Bill...
, – Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, author of the Sears Parenting Library - Patricia SeedPatricia SeedPatricia Seed is an American historian, and author of the books To Love, Honor, and Obey in Colonial Mexico, Ceremonies of Possession in the New World, and American Pentimento. She specializes in the history of cartography and navigation, and is a foremost authority on the topic of latitude as it...
– Professor of History - Barry SiegelBarry SiegelBarry Siegel is a former national correspondent for the Los Angeles Times who won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing in 2002 for his piece "A Father's Pain, a Judge's Duty, and a Justice Beyond Their Reach." In 2003, University of California, Irvine recruited Siegel to chair the school's new...
– Pulitzer Prize winner - Brian SkyrmsBrian SkyrmsBrian Skyrms is a Distinguished Professor of Logic and Philosophy of Science and Economics at the University of California, Irvine and a Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University. He has worked on problems in the philosophy of science, causation, decision theory, game theory, and the...
– philosophy of sciencePhilosophy of scienceThe philosophy of science is concerned with the assumptions, foundations, methods and implications of science. It is also concerned with the use and merit of science and sometimes overlaps metaphysics and epistemology by exploring whether scientific results are actually a study of truth...
expert, Distinguished Professor of social science - George SperlingGeorge SperlingGeorge Sperling is an American cognitive psychologist. He is a Distinguished Professor of both Cognitive Science and Neurobiology & Behavior at the University of California, Irvine. Sperling documented the existence of iconic memory...
– cognitive psychologistCognitive psychologyCognitive psychology is a subdiscipline of psychology exploring internal mental processes.It is the study of how people perceive, remember, think, speak, and solve problems.Cognitive psychology differs from previous psychological approaches in two key ways....
, Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science - Grover C. StephensGrover C. StephensGrover Cleveland Stephens , born in Oak Park, Illinois, was a marine biologist and comparative physiologist at the University of Minnesota and the University of California at Irvine.- Early life, military service, and education :...
– (faculty 1964-2003 deceased) Professor and dean of Biological Sciences - Lee Swindlehurst – Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Rein TaageperaRein TaageperaRein Taagepera is an Estonian political scientist and politician.- Education :Born in Tartu, Estonia, Taagepera fled from occupied Estonia in 1944. Taagepera graduated from high school in Marrakech, Morocco and then studied physics in Canada and the United States. He received a Ph.D. from the...
(until 1991) – Estonian politician and political scientist - Ngugi wa Thiongo – author of (A Grain of WheatA Grain of WheatA Grain of Wheat is a novel by Kenyan novelist Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o. The novel weaves several stories together during the state of emergency in Kenya's struggle for independence , focusing on the quiet Mugo, whose life is ruled by a dark secret. The plot revolves around his home village's preparations...
), Distinguished Professor in the School of Humanities and director of the International Center for Writing and Translation - Edward O. ThorpEdward O. ThorpEdward Oakley Thorp is an American mathematics professor, author, hedge fund manager, and blackjack player. He was a pioneer in modern applications of probability theory, including the harnessing of very small correlations for reliable financial gain.He was the author of Beat the Dealer, the first...
– author (Beat the Dealer: A Winning Strategy for the Game of Twenty-One), professor of mathematicsMathematicsMathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity... - Martin WattenbergMartin Wattenberg (political scientist)Martin P. Wattenberg is a political scientist at the University of California, Irvine. He is an expert on American elections and party politics and is co-author of a popular undergraduate college text on American government, Government in America: People, Policy, and Politics, published by Pearson...
– political scientist - Douglas R. WhiteDouglas R. WhiteDouglas R. White is an American complexity researcher , social anthropologist, sociologist, and social network researcher at the University of California, Irvine.-Biography:...
– Social anthropologistSocial anthropologySocial Anthropology is one of the four or five branches of anthropology that studies how contemporary human beings behave in social groups. Practitioners of social anthropology investigate, often through long-term, intensive field studies , the social organization of a particular person: customs,...
and network sociologist, author of (Network Analysis and Ethnographic ProblemsNetwork Analysis and Ethnographic ProblemsNetwork Analysis and Ethnographic Problems: Process Models of a Turkish Nomad Clan is an anthropological and complexity science book by social anthropologists Douglas R. White, University of California, Irvine, and of the University of Cologne... - Geoffrey WolffGeoffrey WolffGeoffrey Wolff is an American novelist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer. Among his honors and recognition are the Award in Literature of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and fellowships of the National Endowment for the Arts, the American Academy in Berlin , and the Guggenheim...
– co-director of nationally acclaimed creative writingCreative writingCreative writing is considered to be any writing, fiction, poetry, or non-fiction, that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, and technical forms of literature. Works which fall into this category include novels, epics, short stories, and poems...
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