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UCLA’S NOTABLE ALUMNI

Troy Aikman Arthur Ashe Sean Astin Lisa Fernandez Drysdale Gabrielle Union

Name Accomplishment(s) Name Accomplishment(s) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar NBA’s all-time scoring leader (six-time NBA MVP), author R. Bruce Merrifield 1984 Nobel Laureate (chemistry) Val Ackerman first president of the WNBA, comissioner of the , Ann Meyers Drysdale was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame, former vice president of USA Basketball sports broadcaster, general manager of the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury former of the three-time Super Bowl Champion Rev. Donn Moomaw fomer UCLA football All-American, former pastor (Bel-Air Presbyterian ) Dallas Cowboys, analyst for FOX Sports, Steven Muller president emeritus (at Johns Hopkins University), Rhodes Scholar pro and Hall of Fame inductee Bob Myers serves as General Manager of the (NBA) Army Archerd veteran entertainment columnist and broadcaster Hisham Nazer Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Petroleum, Mineral Resources Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. (d.) first African-American to win Wimbledon, human rights activist Dorothy Wright Nelson judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th circuit Sean Astin actor (including the movies “Rudy” and “Lord of the Rings”) Randy Newman composer/singer (including the notable hit “I Love L.A.”) Donald Barksdale (d.) first African-American Olympic basketball gold medalist Rob Reiner actor/director/producer, actor “All in the Family,” Heisman Trophy winner (1967), former president of CB Richard Ellis producer of “American President” and reictor of “A Few Good Men” Catherine Bell actress, movies and television shows “Jag” and “Army Wives” Gene Reynolds six-time Emmy-winning producer/director ”M*A*S*H” Harve Bennett writer/producer/director (most notably of the “Star Trek” films) Tim Robbins actor/producer/director Corbin Bernsen actor, notably “L.A. Law” and “Major League” films produced “Dead Man Walking” and was an Oscar winner (“Mystic River”) former head basketball coach at USC and the L.A. Sparks (WNBA) Jackie Robinson (d.) four-sport letterwinner at UCLA Jack Black actor, including ”School of Rock” and “King Kong” first African-American to play Pete Blackman former vice-chancellor at UCLA former Brooklyn Dodgers great and MLB Hall of Fame inductee Tom Bradley (d.) former mayor, city of Nobutada Saji president, Suntory, Ltd. Ralph J. Bunche (d.) 1950 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Henry Samueli businessman and engineer, former undersecretary-general to the United Nations co-founder and chairman of the board of the Broadcom Corporation, Carol Burnett actress, Emmy Award winner owner of the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks Mark Canton former chair, Columbia and TriStar Pictures Milliam Sharpe co-recipient of 1990 Nobel Prize (economics) president, Canton Company Art Spander sportswriter (Oakland Tribune), Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Cormac Carney former UCLA , Academic All-America Hall of Fame selection, Darren Star producer, “Sex In The City” and “Melrose Place” U. S. District Court judge Ted Stevens U.S. Senator (Alaska), 2004 UCLA alumnus of the year Sylvia Chase Emmy Award-winning television journalist Robert R. Takasugi judge, U.S. District Court Francis Ford Coppola six-time Academy Award-winning movie producer, first Japanese-American Federal Court judge was the producer of The Godfather I, II, III George Takei actor, most notably as Hikaru Sulu in the series “Star Trek” former head coach at Louisville (men’s basketball), Kiana Tom ESPN fitness show expert/actress/model was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Gabrielle Union actress, appeared in “Bad Boys II,“ “Love & Basketball,“ former UCLA head coach (men’s basketball), Kiki VanDeWeghe senior vice president of the NBA, former NBA general manager former athletic director at UC Santa Barbara has also served as a television broadcaster Walter Cunningham NASA astronaut, Apollo VII crew member Antonio Villaraigosa former mayor, city of Los Angeles Marilyn McCoo Davis seven-time Grammy Award winner (Fifth Dimension) NCAA and NBA champion, college Player of the Year Donna de Varona two-time Olympic gold medalist (swimming) basketball analyst, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee sports broadcaster Malcolm-Jamal Warner actor/director, notably “Cosby Show” and “Listen Up“ winningest football coach in UCLA and Pac-12 history Michael Warren actor, most notably “Hill Street Blues” and “City of Angels” sports broadcaster, named 2008 UCLA Alumnus of the Year Kenny Washington (d.) first African-American to play in the NFL Thomas Everhart President of Caltech Casey Wasserman entertainment executive, sports agent executive, Sean Farnham sports broadcaster (ESPN) chair of the Los Angeles bid for the 2028 Olympics Lisa Fernandez currently serves as an assistant softball coach at UCLA Diane Watson U.S. Congresswoman three-time Olympic gold medal winner (softball) Earl Watson former NBA head coach (Phoenix Suns), Anna Lee Fisher NASA astronaut (Discovery shuttle) enjoyed a 13-year career playing in the NBA Troy Glaus named the 2002 World Series MVP (Anaheim Angels), Fred L. Whipple director for NASA Optical Satellite Tracking Project enjoyed a successful 11-year MLB career Jaleel White actor, notably played Steve Urkel in the show “Family Matters“ former president of National Fairways, was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame U.S. Olympian (women’s basketball), Roy Hamilton vice president and producer with FOX Sports Pac-10 Female Athlete of the Decade (basketball, volleyball) TV/movie actor (Navy NCIS), former UCLA football quarterback John Williams award-winning composer (including “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones”), sports broadcaster (FOX Sports) 27-time winner of an Emmy, Grammy or Academic Award Rafer L. Johnson 1960 Olympic decathlon gold medalist Jane Yamamoto television newscaster, KTTV-FOX 11 (Los Angeles) former president of Special Olympics, Southern Zev Yaroslavsky Los Angeles County Supervisor, district 3 Jackie Joyner-Kersee three-time Olympic gold medalist (track & field), businesswoman Gary E. Knell president and CEO of National Geographic Society (d.) – deceased Lester Korn former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Heather Locklear television actress (Dynasty, Melrose Place, Spin City) James E. Lu Valle (d.) inventor, chemist, 1936 Olympic medalist Waldo K. Lyon directed first sub-Arctic North Pole voyage (Polaris submarine) Don MacLean all-time leader in scoring in Pac-12 (men’s basketball), sports broadcaster (Pac-12 Networks, FOX Sports) Gerald Madkins NBA front office executive () Frank Marshall movie producer (Sixth Sense, Back to the Future) former NBA All-Star (), U.S. Olympic gold medalist, was inducted into Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

185 UCLA ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME

Lew Alcindor Bill Walton Marques Johnson Kiki Vandeweghe David Greenwood

The UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame enters its 35th year of existence, 1986 (8): Kermit Alexander, football; , football; Keith 1997 (8): Jim Bush, track coach; Paul Caligiuri, soccer; Tim its 17th year located in its current configuration in the J.D. Morgan Erickson, basketball; Mike Frankovich, football; Jimmy LuValle, Daggett, gymnastics; David Greenwood, basketball; Frank Lubin, . The current Hall of Fame is more than double the size than track; Willie Naulls, basketball; Jerry Norman, basketball player basketball; Doug Partie, volleyball; , football/baseball; its predecessor, which opened in July 2001. The first floor in the and assistant coach; and Don Paul, football. Charles Young, chancellor. Center’s east wing features the 8,000-square foot Athletics Hall of Fame and serves as the main entrance to the Department of 1987 (8): , men’s basketball; George Dickerson, 1998 (12): Glenn Bassett, tennis coach; Sheila Cornell, softball; Intercollegiate Athletics. The Hall of Fame features state-of-the- football; Jack Ellena, football; Bert LaBrucherie, football; Dick Randy Cross, football; Gaston Green, football; Florence Griffith- art interactive displays, a mini-theater where video clips and Linthicum, basketball; Jim Salsbury, football; John Smith, track; Joyner, track; Tom Jager, swimming; Eric Karros, baseball; Reggie highlights re-create past championship moments, a timeline of Jack Tidball, tennis. Miller, basketball; Ken Norton Jr., football; , football; Art Reichle, baseball coach; Cy Young, track. important dates showing how sports weave into great moments in 1988 (6): , basketball; Mel Farr Sr., football; Robert history and a collection of Bruin memorabilia. Fischer, athletic director; Marques Johnson, basketball; Ann 1999 (12): Troy Aikman, football; Sam Boghosian, football; Kay UCLA athletic teams have won 116 NCAA team championships Meyers (first woman inductee), basketball; and C.K. Yang, track. Cockerill, golf; Tracy Compton, softball; Denise Corlett, volleyball/ basketball; Dave Dalby, football; Gail Devers, track; Bob Horn, and each of those first-place trophies grace the Hall of Champions. 1989 (7): Pete Dailey, football; Tom Fears, football; Vic Kelley, Other exhibits include photos of first-team All-Americans in football water polo; Ernie Johnson, football; Torey Lovullo, baseball; Sharon sports information director, Carl McBain, track; Karen Moe- Shapiro, gymnastics; Kevin Young, track. and men’s basketball, Gary Beban’s Heisman Trophy, Wooden Thornton, swimming; Ernie Suwara, volleyball; and Pat Turner, Awards won by Marques Johnson and Ed O’Bannon and a special track. 2000 (10): Lucius Allen, basketball; Jeanne Beauprey-Reeves, display highlighting UCLA’s Honda and Broderick Cup winners. volleyball; John Brenner, track and field; George Farmer, football; Displays on UCLA’s football bowl victories, the school’s men’s 1990 (7): Evelyn Ashford, track; Dr. Bobby Brown, baseball; Stan Kim Hamilton, gymnastics; Carnell Lake, football; , basketball tradition and UCLA’s medal winners Cole, water polo; Denny Crum, basketball; Norm Duncan, football/ basketball; Steve Salmons, volleyball; Eddie Sheldrake, basketball; are featured in the Hall of Fame. Each of UCLA’s sports has its administration; Mike Marienthal, football/special service; Mike , football. own display area in the Hall of Fame. The cases include displays Warren, basketball. honoring Jackie Robinson, UCLA’s Academic All-Americans and 2001 (11): Jill Andrews, gymnastics; Sharron Backus, softball; women in sports. There are also sample lockers of former Bruin 1991 (7): , track; Kenny Easley, football; Brian Jim Brown, football; Charles Cheshire, football; Gary Cunningham, greats in various sports. Goodell, swimming; Briggs Hunt, wrestling; Tim Leary, baseball; basketball; Terry Donahue, football; Warren Edmonson, track and Jerry Robinson, football; Sinjin Smith, volleyball. field; John Green, basketball; John Lee, football; Lisa Longaker, In connection with the building, which originally opened in softball; Asbjorn Volstad, volleyball. November 1983, UCLA established a Hall of Fame with 25 charter 1992 (9): Wayne Collett, track; Terry Condon, volleyball; Jim members representing a cross-section of the school’s athletic Johnson, football; Robin Leamy, swimming; Freeman McNeil, 2002 (9): Denny Cline, volleyball; Bob Day, track and field; Cobi history. Each year, a minimum of one and a maximum of eight football; Dave Meyers, basketball; Jack Myers, baseball; Corey Jones, soccer; Don MacLean, basketball; Shane Mack, baseball; former UCLA athletes, coaches or administrators are added to the Pavin, golf; Woody Strode, football. Ted Narleski, football; Anita Ortega, basketball; Duffy Waldorf, golf; Hall of Fame. Following is a list of the members: 1993 (8): Sue Enquist, softball; Greg Foster, track; Maurice (Mac) Russell Webb, water polo/swimming. 1984 (25 charter members): Bill Ackerman, athletic director; Goodstein, football; Karch Kiraly, volleyball; Jose Lopez, soccer; 2003 (8): Danny Everett, track and field; Lisa Fernandez, softball; Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), men’s basketball; Arthur Don Manning, football; Bill Putnam, basketball; , Brad Friedel, soccer; Ryan McGuire, baseball; Jerome “Pooh” Ashe, tennis; Gary Beban, football; Mike Burton, swimming; basketball. Richardson, basketball; Don Rogers, football; Al Scates, volleyball; Paul Cameron, football; Chris Chambliss, baseball; Elvin ‘Ducky’ 1994 (7): Donald Bragg, basketball; , basketball; Tim Wrightman, football. Drake, track coach and trainer; Gail Goodrich, men’s basketball; John Richardson, football; Larry Rundle, volleyball; , (Mahdi Abdul-Rahman), men’s basketball; Cecil 2004 (8): Henry Bibby, basketball; Dennis Dummit, football; football; Kiki Vandeweghe, men’s basketball; Peter Vidmar, Hollingsworth, football scout and gymnastics and wrestling coach; Carlton Gray, football; Steve Lewis, track and field; James Owens, gymnastics. , track; Kirk Kilgour, volleyball; , football; football/track and field; Sigi Schmid, soccer; , Donn Moomaw, football; J.D. Morgan, athletic director and tennis 1995 (8): Jimmy Connors, tennis; Debbie Doom, softball; Mitch basketball; Natalie Williams, basketball/volleyball. coach; Jackie Robinson, football, baseball, men’s basketball and Gaylord, gymnastics; Ricci Luyties, volleyball; Stephen Pate, golf; 2005 (8): Hardiman Cureton, football; Dawn Dumble, track and track; Henry ‘Red’ Sanders, football coach; Al Sparlis, football; John Peterson, football/track; Jerry Shipkey, football; Mike Tully, field; Allen Fox, tennis; John Godina, track and field; Ed O’Bannon, Bill Spaulding, football coach; Bill Walton, basketball; Kenny track. basketball; Mike O’Hara, volleyball; Art Shurlock, gymnastics; Washington, football; , football; Keith (Jamaal) Kenny Washington, basketball. Wilkes, basketball; and John Wooden, men’s basketball coach. 1996 (7): Bill Barrett, swimming; Jackie Joyner-Kersee, track/ basketball; Liz Masakayan, volleyball; Eddie Merrins, golf coach; 1985 (6): Bob Davenport, football; Craig Dixon, track; Wilbur Dot Richardson, softball; Skip Rowland, football; Dick Wallen, Johns, athletic director/basketball coach; , football football. coach; George Stanich, basketball/track; and , men’s basketball.

John Vallely (Class of 2006) Lucius Allen (Class of 2000) Fred Slaughter (Class of 2004) Ed O’Bannon (Class of 2005)

186 UCLA ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME

Reggie Miller Don MacLean Pooh Richardson Henry Bibby John Moore Tyus Edney

2006 (8): Carol Bower, rowing; Herb Flam, tennis; Monte 2015 (8): Annett Buckner Davis, volleyball; Danny Farmer, 2018 (9): Nikki Blue, basketball; Kevin Chappell, golf, Lynn “Buck” Nitzkowski, swimming/water polo; Jonathan Ogden, football/track football/volleyball; Billy Martin, tennis; Paul Nihipali, volleyball; Jan Compton, baseball/football, Larry Farmer, basketball, Amanda and field; Annette Salmeen, swimming; Dennis Storer, soccer/ Palchikoff, rowing/swimming & diving; Janice Parks, softball; Eric Freed, softball, Jenny Johnson Jordan, volleyball; Eric Lindroth, rugby; , basketball; Elaine Youngs, volleyball. Valent, baseball; Richard Washington, basketball. water polo; Stella Sampras Webster, tennis. 2007 (8): Amy Acuff, track and field; George Brown, track and 2016 (8): Julie Adams, softball; Jamie Dantzscher, gymnastics; field; Jennifer Brundage, softball; Jim Ferguson, water polo; Troy Baron Davis, basketball; Natalie Golda, water polo; Chris Glaus, baseball; John Moore, basketball; Jeff Nygaard, volleyball; Henderson, soccer; Adam Krikorian, water polo; Mike Marsh, track Keri Phebus, tennis. & field; Wendell Tyler, football. 2008 (8): Traci Arkenberg, soccer; Peter Dalis, athletic director; 2017 (9): Toby Bailey, basketball; Robin Beauregard, women’s Leah Homma, gymnastics; Kurt Krumpholz, water polo/swimming; water polo; Monique Henderson, track & field; Maurice Jones- Robert Seaman, track and field; Jackie Tobian-Steinmann, golf; Drew, football; Bob Larsen, track & field/cross country coach; Eric Turner, football; Todd Zeile, baseball. Kristen Maloney, gymnastics; Brandon Taliaferro, volleyball; Gina Vecchione, softball; Bobby Field, extraordinary service. 2009 (8): Tyus Edney, basketball; James “Cap” Haralson, track & field, football, basketball, baseball; Cade McNown, football; Stein Metzger, volleyball; Nicolle Payne, water polo; J.J. Stokes, football; Daiva Tomkus, volleyball; Walt Torrence, basketball Men’s Basketball Represented in UCLA’s Athletic Hall of Fame 2010 (8): David Ashleigh, water polo, swimming; Andy Banachowski, volleyball; Valorie Kondos Field, gymnastics; Hall of Fame Inductee at UCLA Year Inducted Hall of Fame Inductee at UCLA Year Inducted Dr. Judith Holland, women’s athletic director, administration; Lew Alcindor 1967-69 1984 Reggie Miller 1984-87 1998 Mebrahtom Keflezighi, track & field, cross country; Seilala Sua, Lucius Allen 1967-68 2000 John Moore 1952-55 2007 track & field; Chase Utley, baseball; Catharine von Schwarz, water Toby Bailey 1995-98 2017 Willie Naulls 1954-56 1986 polo Sam Balter 1929 1988 Jerry Norman 1950-52 1986 2011 (8): Gary Adams, baseball; Ato Boldon, track & field; Theotis Don Barksdale 1947 1987 Ed O’Bannon 1992-95 2005 Brown, football; , football; Larry Nagler, tennis; Mel Henry Bibby 1970-72 2004 Bill Putnam 1945 1993 North, fencing; Alex Rousseau, water polo; Janeene Vickers- Donald Bragg 1952-55 1994 Jerome “Pooh” Richardson 1986-89 2003 McKinney, track & field Denny Crum 1958-59 1990 Jackie Robinson 1 1940-41 1984 Gary Cunningham 1960-62 2001 Curtis Rowe 1969-71 1993 2012 (9): Ron Ballatore, men’s swimming coach; Dr. Julie Baron Davis 1998-99 2016 Eddie Sheldrake 1949-51 2000 Bremner Romias, basketball; , basketball; Fred McNeil, Tyus Edney 1992-95 2009 Fred Slaughter 1962-64 2004 football; Stacey Nuveman, softball; Charles Pasarell, tennis; Coralie Simmmons, water polo; Stella Umeh, gymnastics; Dr. 1963-65 1986 George Stanich 1948-50 1985 Gerald Finerman, team physician Larry Farmer 1971-73 2018 Walt Torrence 1957-59 2009 Gail Goodrich 1963-65 1984 John Vallely 1969-70 2006 2013 (8): Mohini Bhardwaj, gymnastics; Carlos Bocanegra, John Green 1960-62 2001 Kiki Vandeweghe 1977-80 1994 soccer; Fred Bohna, wrestling; Eric Byrnes, baseball; Yvonne David Greenwood 1976-79 1997 Francis Wai mid 1930s 2014 Gutierrez, softball; Don Johnson, basketball; Maylana Martin James “Cap” Haralson 1 early 1920s 2009 Bill Walton 1972-74 1984 Douglas, basketball; Nandi Pryce, soccer. Walt Hazzard 1962-64 1984 Mike Warren 1966-68 1990 2014 (7): Guy Baker, water polo; , track & field; Jack Hirsch 1963-64 2012 Kenny Washington 1964-66 2005 2 Joanna Hayes, track & field; Joe Max-Moore, soccer; Francis Wai, Wilbur Johns 1940-48 1985 Richard Washington 1974-76 2015 football, basketball, track & field, rugby; Natasha Watley, softball; Don Johnson 1951-52 2013 Sidney Wicks 1969-71 1985 Onnie Willis, gymnastics. Marques Johnson 1974-77 1988 Keith (Jamaal) Wilkes 1972-74 1984 Dick Linthicum 1931-32 1987 John Wooden 3 1949-75 1984 Frank Lubin 1928-31 1997 1 multiple sport letterwinner Don MacLean 1989-92 2002 2 inducted as head coach, athletic director Dave Meyers 1973-75 1992 3 inducted as head coach

Walt Hazzard (Class of 1984) Gail Goodrich (Class of 1984) Sidney Wicks (Class of 1985) Keith (Jamaal) Wilkes (Class of 1984)

187 DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS DAN GUERRERO Athletic Director 17th Year UCLA ’74

Sixteen years and 30 NCAA Championships later, Dan Guerrero’s mantra of ‘image and substance’ has clearly been established at a level that few others in his profession can approach. At the department’s helm when UCLA Athletics became the first to 100 NCAA team championships, the Bruins’ current total of 116 NCAA titles ranks second in the nation. While UCLA teams have chaired the previous two years, and he also chairs an NCAA Working Group on behalf of the indeed won 30 NCAA championships since his appointment, they have also finished second Division 1 Men’s Basketball Rice Commission. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the 29 times and have totaled 123 Top Five NCAA finishes. NABC, the Institute for Sport and Social Justice, and the International University Across all sports, UCLA teams are fixtures in the postseason, with 88% of the Bruin teams in Sports Federation, where he also serves as Vice President. As the Chair of the NCAA Division 2017-18 qualifying for NCAA postseason play. The football team has appeared in 13 bowl games, I Men’s Basketball Committee in 2009-10, he was involved with the negotiation of the new while the men’s basketball team advanced to consecutive Final Fours from 2006-08 and has $10.8 billion, 14-year NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament television package, as well as the made six trips to the Sweet 16. The program has also won 69 conference championships in decision to expand the Tournament to 68 teams. 16 different sports, produced over 700 All-Americans and featured 10 Honda Award winners, Other NCAA committees on which Guerrero has served include the NCAA Division I Baseball including two honorees in 2017-18 and the 2003-04 Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year. Committee, the Baseball Academic Enhancement Committee, and the Minority Opportunities In his 16 years at UCLA, the Bruins have finished second five times and third four times in and Interests Committee. He has also served as Chair of both the Pac-10 Athletic Directors the race for the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup. In 2017-18, UCLA recorded a school-record Committee and the Budget and Finance Committee, in addition to several other conference 1,326 points in a close runner-up finish for the Directors’ Cup. committees, including his current responsibilities as a member of the Pac-12 Rose Bowl UCLA’s success under Guerrero, however, has not merely been confined to North America. Management committee. Last but certainly not least, he was honored to serve as president of On the world stage, in just the past two Summer Olympic Games alone, 80 Bruin athletes and NACDA (2011-12) and the Division IA Athletic Director’s Association (2010-11) – one of but coaches have represented their respective countries, bringing home 20 medals in all, 14 of a handful of athletic directors to have served as president of both Associations – and is also a which were gold – a total most countries can only dream of. charter member of the newly formed College Football Playoff Athletic Directors Advisory Group. Guerrero, who earned the 2014 NACDA Under Armour Athletic Director of the Year award, Over the past decade-plus, Guerrero has earned numerous honors for his work. In addition to was the first athletic director at the NCAA Division I level (FBS, FCS and NCAA Division I-AAA) earning three Under Armour Athletic Director of the Year awards, he was honored by the Black to earn three such awards (2013-14 and 2006-07 at UCLA, 2001-02 at UC Irvine). During Coaches and Administrators organization in 2010 as the Dr. Myles Brand BCA Administrator his time at UCLA, the Bruins have finished second five times (2005-06, 2006- 07, 2007-08, of the Year. In April 2011, he was honored as a recipient of the Crystal Eagle Award by CORO 2014-15 and 2017-18), third four times (2003-04, 2004-05, 2011-12 and 2012-13), fourth Southern California, a non-profit organization that trains civic leaders. A year later, Guerrero was (2009-10), sixth (2002-03 and 2015-16), seventh (2013-14), 11th (2016-17 and 2010-11) one of the inaugural recipients of the John McLendon Foundation Pioneer Award, presented and 16th (2008-09) in the race for the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup. to him for being the first Hispanic Athletic Director to serve as the Chair of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Committee. In 2012-13, UCLA won its first Capital One Cup since its inception in 2010-11, taking home the title in men’s sports by vaulting to the top of the standings with the 2013 College World In October 2004, Guerrero was named one of the nation’s 100 Most Influential Hispanics by Series win. In 2011-12, both the men (3rd) and women (2nd) finished in the top three, while in Hispanic Business Magazine and the May 5, 2003 issue of Sports Illustrated listed him #28 2013-14, UCLA finished second in the Capital One Cup women’s standings, having captured among the 101 Most Influential Minorities in Sports. He was one of 28 people whose photo national titles in both women’s soccer and tennis. The UCLA women finished 10th in the was featured on that issue’s cover. 2014-15 Capital One Cup, giving UCLA three Top 10 finishes in a four year span on both the Other honors Guerrero has amassed over the years include: UCLA Latino Alumnus of the Year men’s and women’s side. (October 2002); Cal State Dominguez Hills’ Alumnus of the Year (March 2003); and 2003 In 2017, Guerrero was honored by the National Football Foundation with the John L. Toner “Father of the Year” by the Father’s Day Council of the American Diabetes Association. On Award, becoming the first-ever sitting athletics director from the West Coast to receive the September 10, 2002, the Los Angeles City Council honored him with Dan Guerrero Day. He honor. He was also selected as a finalist for the Athletic Director of the Year at the 2017 Sports also became the first athlete in any sport at Banning High School (Wilmington, CA) to have his Business Awards. jersey (#8 in baseball) retired in 2003. During the 2016-17 season, 10 UCLA teams finished in the Top 10 nationally, including seven In addition to the athletic and academic success and the national recognition that accompanies in the Top 5: women’s water polo (2nd), men’s water polo (T-3rd), gymnastics (4th), and beach those things, resource development has been a core tenet of Guerrero’s tenure. During this volleyball, softball, men’s tennis and women’s volleyball (T-5th). Additionally, both men’s and recent UCLA Centennial Campaign (2014-18), Guerrero and his external development team women’s basketball teams advanced to the “Sweet 16” and achieved simultaneous Top 10 have raised in excess of $275 million, to date, in fundraising support to the program. He also national rankings for the first time since 1999, and women’s golf, men’s tennis and women’s secured major long-term apparel and rights-holder contracts with Under Armour and WME-IMG water polo won conference championships. that, at the time of their signing, were the largest collegiate deals nationally in their respective areas. Guerrero also led the negotiations that solidified the relationship between UCLA and the Overall, with Guerrero at the helm, UCLA teams have captured the following NCAA team titles: Rose Bowl, resulting in more than $180 million in renovations and restoration. During his tenure, six in women’s water polo, four in gymnastics and men’s water polo, three in women’s softball, he has spearheaded in excess of $430 million in new and renovated UCLA athletic facilities. two in women’s golf and women’s tennis, and one each in women’s soccer, men’s tennis, women’s beach volleyball, men’s volleyball, women’s volleyball, men’s golf, men’s soccer, Guerrero came to UCLA from UC Irvine, where he had served as UCI’s fifth permanent Director women’s outdoor track and baseball. of Athletics for 10 years (1992-2002), helping to elevate that program to unprecedented success. Prior to arriving at UCI, Guerrero worked at Cal State Dominguez Hills, where he led While success on the playing field with 30 NCAA Championships in 15 different sports and 29 that program to national prominence while serving as Athletic Director for five years (1988-92). second-place finishes during his tenure are extraordinary numbers, UCLA’s academic success under Guerrero is equally noteworthy. During the Fall 2017 quarter, a record 341 student- A proud alumnus of UCLA, Guerrero received his Bachelor’s degree from the University in athletes made the Director’s Honor Roll, a number that was surpassed on Winter 2018, when 1974 and played second base for the Bruins for four years. Known as “Warrior” during his 351 earned that distinction. UCLA’s Graduation Success Rate (GSR) and Academic Progress playing career, he was inducted into the UCLA Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996. The Bruin Rates (APR) continue to remain high nation-wide. The UCLA student-athlete GSR is currently Athletic Director earned a Master’s degree in Public Administration in 1982 from Cal State at 86%, and every Bruin team maintained multi-year APR rates of 930 or above, including a Dominguez Hills and was named to the Pi Alpha Alpha Honor Society for Public Affairs and school-record seven who achieved perfect scores of 1000. Public Policy that same year. Nationally, Guerrero has extensive experience in committee work at both the NCAA and conference Guerrero was raised in Wilmington, Calif. He is married to the former Anne Marie Aniello, and level. Currently, he serves on the Division I Men’s Basketball Oversight Committee, which he they have two grown daughters.

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