EMERITI Newsletter Fall 2020 UCLA Emeriti Association, Our 53Rd Year Vol

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EMERITI Newsletter Fall 2020 UCLA Emeriti Association, Our 53rd Year Vol. 34, No. 1

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE UCLA will continue to confer emeritus/a status on all retiring members of the Academic Senate, Dear Fellow Emeriti, Re- it is believed that this criterion should be com- tired Librarians, and mon to all the UC campuses. Letters in support Spouses: of a return to the original language identifying criteria for conferral of emeritus/a status were I know I speak for most sent to the Chair of the Academic Council, rep- of you, when I say that resenting all UC Academic Senates, who formal- UCLA has been an im- ly requested return to the previous wording. portant part of our lives, both professionally and A second issue was a proposal from the Office personally. The Emeriti of the President to consolidate a number of Association, which repre- emeriti/retiree health plans into a new plan. UC sents retired faculty, li- Emeriti and Retiree Associations did not feel brarians, and their spous- that they had been adequately consulted. This es, fosters continuing connections between issue was raised at a meeting of the Regent’s UCLA colleagues through its newsletter, and, Health Services Committee. The Council of UC normally, through after lunch programs, quar- Emeriti Associations (CUCEA) and Council of UC terly dinners, and an annual arts & crafts fair Retiree Associations (CUCRA) protested this (the current pandemic has required that events perceived lack of adequate consulation. As a now be virtual rather than in-person). The pro- result, the new plan replaced only one of the grams are interesting and informative, whether previous health-care plans and is considered a it be about a career in astrophysics, the current test for possible future changes in emeriti/ political situation in Turkey and the Middle retiree health-care plans. Emeriti and retiree ex- East, or the history of the early architecture and periences with the new health-care plan are be- leadership of UCLA. ing assessed.

The Emeriti Association also works with the Emeriti continue to play an important role in Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs to select UCLA’s efforts to meet the challenges of an un- winners of the Dickson and Goldberg awards foreseeable future. Emeriti and Retiree activities and the campus nominee for the Panunzio are coordinated through the Emeriti/Retirees award. The awards honor emeriti who continue Relations Center (www.errc.ucla.edu), which has productive professional activities and/or make an easy link to the Emeriti Association website. significant contributions to the UCLA communi- Membership in the Emeriti Association helps ty after retirement (last year’s winners are iden- maintain a connection to UCLA and one’s for- tified elsewhere in this Newsletter). mer colleagues. A membership application is This past year the Emeriti Association has ad- available on the Association website. I encour- dressed two significant issues affecting emeriti. age you to join us if you have not already done so! https://emeriti.errc.ucla.edu/Join First was a change in the language defining the automatic conferral of emeritus/a status which The Emeriti Association Board, composed of a would have required some faculty, members of number of volunteers dedicated to continued the Academic Senate, to apply for such status. service to their emeriti colleagues and to UCLA, This would require time-consuming preparation is always looking for new volunteers. Please of dossiers, solicitation of support letters, and a contact me with any questions (or better yet to mechanism to evaluate such requests. Although volunteer) at [email protected].

Richard Weiss, President Page 2 FALL 2020 FROM THE EDITOR PROGRAMS IN A NEW AGE

Warm Greetings! When the university was forced to shut down in March of 2020, the speaker programs for the remain- This is my first ever message as editor. I felt it was der of the academic year shut down as well. By June necessary to offer my apologies. Plans for a Spring we had gotten our bearings and now we are back in 2020 newsletter were under way when normal life business with a line-up of sessions offered via Zoom. came to a screeching halt. And I never got it together to produce a newsletter. We began by addressing the impact of Covid 19 on the health system with a talk by Johnese Spisso, Without the spring dinner meeting that has always CEO, UCLA Hospital System and Associate Vice driven our production schedule, it was too easy to Chancellor UCLA Health Sciences, concerning the slide. Once having messed up, it got to be harder impact of the pandemic on the health system. At and harder to get back on track. Valid reasons be- the time of her talk in early July, the effects had came excuses. been profound, but the system was in recovery. The losses were staggering. https://ucla.box.com/s/ Most of all, I am sorry for leaving emeriti, retired li- nt79u1w15nzlp9l6gawhhxa2it31l3z9 brarians, and their spouses and survivors without Six weeks later, Greg Goldman, Chief Financial Of- the knowledge that you are important that is shown ficer and Vice-Chancellor, gave a similar sobering by the newsletter communication. assessment of the campus situation. He too painted a hopeful picture of a future buttressed by the This issue of the newsletter is a hybrid—designed strong fiscal position and reserves that UCLA has. and formatted with the look and feel of our normal paper issues but produced with live links so that Fall found the resumption of our more usual sched- they can be followed directly without having to type ule, albeit in the most unusual format. No chocolate chip cookies, no coffee and water, and no old friends clumsy URLs. to greet each month. We did manage to hold talks at 1:30 on the second Thursday of the month. This fall issue has some sad parts because we must acknowledge losses. But we also welcome new emer- The first talk was given by Nurit Katz, UCLA’s first iti and recognize accomplishments. And isn’t that chief sustainability officer, was entitled, “UCLA: A wonderful? Living Laboratory for Sustainability.” Katz is a charismatic and dynamic speaker and introduced us I hope this finds you well and thriving. to the successful and ongoing efforts to transform UCLA into powerful example of institutions reduc- Diane Childs, Editor ing, and in some instances, eliminating their impact on the environment. It was inspiring. WHAT ABOUT THE ART SHOW IN 2021? https://ucla.box.com/s/ opzpb7rs2whj1527hbmeapo3zbxwh63y

When we had to cancel the Art Show this past May, The speaker for November, was Kristy Edmonds, the future seemed very uncertain. Now we know Director of the UCLA CAP (Center for the Art of Per- that the Faculty Center will not be open in May 2021, formance), who spoke on the Arts program in our so your Art Show Committee is coming up with a new normal and the vision of the future. Kristy plan. pointed out that she was essentially alone in Royce Hall with the ghost light on the stage in a 200,000 sq How ever it turns out, there will be a “revelation” to ft. facility. CAP has turned Royce Hall basically into mark this annual spring event. Photographs of art- a film studio and uses their online channel and other work will be posted on our website so that everyone strategies to help keep artists and their skills alive. can enjoy it, including some new pieces from our You can sign up for CAP UCLA’s enews here: artists. https://cap.ucla.edu/enews/ Find the Zoom here: We plan to send out printed invitations to Emeriti https://ucla.box.com/s/rwtki9bszptm2u609yx0qpeo Association members as we have in the past, ex- rc9p5asz plaining the artist participation and welcoming you all to enjoy our posting at your leisure. When authorized by the speaker, links to Zoom talks are found above. The videos are as clear as the origi- Sharon Belkin, Art Show Chair nal and have controls that allow, rewind, fast forward, and pause. Logging in to Box is not necessary. Editor’s note: A virtual art show with printed invitations. What could be better? And that’s an incentive Steve Cederbaum, Program Committee Chair to renew your membership, isn’t it? FALL 2020 Page 3 DECEMBER IN PARIS JEAN AROESTE

Thursday, December 10, 2020, 1:30-3:00 p.m. When Jean Aroeste died in Au- Carolyn Campbell and the Père-Lachaise Cemetery gust at the age of 87, it was the loss of a significant link to the Carolyn Campbell is a former communications direc- past. When Jean won the Emeriti tor of the School of the Arts and Architecture and Association’s Distinguished Ser- served as editor of Arts Magazine for 14 years. She vice Award in 2016, she had is also an exhibited photographer. served the organization for almost 20 years. She held her first While living in Paris, Campbell developed a fascina- position as Recording Secretary for four years. She tion with the Père-Lachaise Cemetery on the left then became editor of the newsletter for another bank of the Seine. Père-Lachaise is said to be the eight years, “applying her skills with devotion, inspi- most famous and most visited cemetery in the ration, enterprise and personal courage.” In 1999, world. It houses famous people from Chopin to Jim Jean worked on the joint ad-hoc committee whose Morrison, the legendary dissolute and famous leader work led to the development of the Belmont Village Westwood facility. and composer for the Doors. Jean’s friends knew her as a Star Trek fan who became one of only four writers to have a script ac- cepted for production who had no prior television writing credits. “Is There in Truth No Beauty?” and “All Our Yesterdays” can still be seen on cable television.

Jean was a librarian at Harvard, UCLA, and Prince- ton.

To find John Edmonds’ tribute to Jean written for the Emeriti Association newsletter, go to the list of past newsletters at https://emeriti.errc.ucla.edu/ news/newsletters and pick Winter, 2016, Volume 29, Number 2. The tribute begins on Page 4. THE ART SHOW BEYOND 2021

It has been such a pleasure for me to be involved as chair of this springtime celebration of Emeritus crea- tivity. The years of my commitment have run their Campbell has documented her fascination with a course, and I will be welcoming someone else to this book about the history of the cemetery (City of Im- position for the 2022 Art Show--new perspectives mortals) and a photo tour of Père-Lachaise. We’ll be and fresh ideas about the event in a newly imagined fortunate to go with her. California Room in our beloved Faculty Center.

Steve Cederbaum, Program Committee Chair I want to reach out to all of the Emeriti membership to encourage those of you who have a deep apprecia- 2020 PASSINGS tion of art in many forms, who have a caring affinity for those colleagues who produce art, and who may The usual In Memoriam list will not be found in this wish to approach the display of artwork in a creative issue. A compilation of faculty and librarian deaths manner.

since the last newsletter will be prepared for posting It should be obvious that such a position need not to the Emeriti Association website in the new year. necessarily be managed by a practicing artist, al- Passings of current and former Emeriti Association though by someone with the mindfulness and sensi- board members and a Panunzio Award-winning cen- tivity of an artist. Female or male. These suggestions tenarian are distributed on several pages. Look for are just my personal opinions, which have evolved in Jean Aroeste, Toshi Ashikaga, Bert Raven, and Nor- my 5 years as Art Chair, very rewarding years, I must man Thrower. say.

The Emeriti Association honors all of them and ex- So, permit your imaginations to soar. I will remain in tends our condolences to their friends and family. the background to assist.

Very sincerely, Sharon

Sharon Belkin, Emeriti Art Chair Page 4 FALL 2020 BERT RAVEN The talk left us impressed how close UCLA’s inevita- ble formation came to being delayed if not derailed Bertram (Bert) Raven, a dis- by the conservative forces that feared dilution of the tinguished social psycholo- limited resources and state support for higher edu- gist and a professor of psy- cation. Gurval received a standing ovation at the con- chology emeritus at UCLA, clusion. died in February 2020 at the Steve Cederbaum age of 93. He served his de- Program Committee Chair partment as its chair and his profession as editor of the Journal of Social Science and NORMAN THROWER President of the Society for the Psychological Study of Norman Thrower was a Social Issues. He was a dy- leader in the interconnected namic and dedicated chair fields of geography and car- of the Program Committee of the UCLA Emeriti As- tography. When he died at sociation. Bert was an accomplished musician and the age of 100, his paid obi- a relentless evangelist for the Chamber Music Pro- tuary in the Los Angeles gram at the William Andrews Clark library. Most Times mentioned his birth in importantly, he was a kind and beloved human be- England, service in the Brit- ing and one whose sense of humor always leavened ish army in India during meetings of the Emeriti Association board. He World War II, education, bounced back from a serious cerebral hemorrhage work on the Sir Frances and continued several years of a rich life with his Drake Commission, meeting family and his music. We share our sadness with royalty, organizations he belonged to, travel, and his wife Celia and his children Michelle and Jona- family. But it also said “He received the Constantine than. Panunzio Award for being the most productive Emer- Steve Cederbaum itus Professor in the University of California’s campuses.” In the online version’s comments, a cowork- Read more about Bert Raven from the psychology er observed that “One could still perceive behind him department: the lost atmospheres of the British Survey of India” https://www.psych.ucla.edu/news/bertram-h-raven- and called him “a gentleman scholar.” But oh, that 1926-2020 Panunzio.

ROBERT GURVAL More about Professor Thrower can be found from TAKES US ON A JOURNEY the UCLA Newsroom: https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/in-memoriam- Professor Robert Gurval of the Classics Department norman-thrower-100-celebrated-cartographer-and- at UCLA held the attendees at the February 10th din- professor ner meeting in his thrall with his talk on the evolu- tion of the architectural style at our parent Vermont And the Los Angeles Times: campus, and its spillover at UCLA at its present site. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/ obituary.aspx?n=norman - j o s e p h - w i l l i a m - The normal school which was our predecessor thrower&pid=196753091 moved from its original site next to the Biltmore Ho- tel on Pershing Square, where the main Los Angeles And Palisadian-Post: City Library currently sits, to the Vermont Campus, https://www.palipost.com/celebrating-100-years/ soon to become the Southern Branch and eventually UCLA as we have come to know it.

It was at the Vermont Campus that the iconic Rom- anesque/ Italian Renaissance architectural style that IMPORTANT: characterizes the original buildings at the Westwood campus had their origin. To be added to the email distribution list for Emeriti Association and ERRC messages—including the bi- The battles that characterized the formation of a sec- monthly ERRC Update, call the ERRC at (310) 825- ond degree-granting campus of the University of Cal- 7456 or email [email protected]. If you already ifornia and the players that fought those battles receive the Update, be sure to LOOK AT IT in a time- formed a pillar of the presentation. ly way!

FALL 2020 Page 5 PANUNZIO THEN; EMERITI JAZZ IN JANUARY AND THE REGENTS NOW Thursday, January 12, 2021, 1:30-3:00 p.m. We know Constantine Maria Panunzio (1884-1964) Music program with Arturo O’Farrill and UCLA as the UCLA Sociology Professor whose name is as- students sociated with the Panunzio Award, given to emeriti for outstanding scholarly work and/or educational Arturo O’Farrill is service. a jazz musician, the son of Latin Panunzio’s dedication during his emeritus years is jazz musician, ar- significant for all of us. When he retired in 1952, the ranger and ban- existing pension system was grossly inadequate. dleader Chico The average income of emeriti was something like O'Farrill, and pia- $108/month [$1,047.29 in 2020 dollars]. Instead of nist, composer, and 4/5 of terminal salaries, many found that they were educator. He is receiving barely one-fifth of their highest pay. best known for his

Panunzio went to work and the administration and contributions to contemporary Latin jazz (more spe- Regents listened. He prepared a persuasive docu- cifically Afro-Cuban jazz), having received Grammy ment and recruited 50 emeriti to sign it. The Re- Awards and nominations, though he has trained in gents ordered a special committee to study the mat- other forms such as free jazz and experimented ter resulting in an enviable pension structure for UC briefly with hip hop. faculty. O’Farrill is also the newly appointed Associate Dean The Regents also created the Academic Retirement for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at the UCLA Herb Office with Panunzio as its de facto director. Alpert School of Music. He is a professor of global jazz studies and music and director of the UCLA Af- In the 21st century, emeriti contributions to the uni- ro Latin Jazz Program. versity are documented in the tri-annual activities survey. They show that we have excelled in publica- Our program will feature UCLA students performing tions, education, mentorships, creative scholarship various pieces, introducing themselves for a Q and A (research), professional association memberships, after he gives some introductory remarks about the editorial service, and donations to our University program. equivalent to a "Virtual Eleventh Campus.” Many of our services have been pro bono. And emeriti have Steve Cederbaum, Program Committee Chair made noteworthy financial donations.

Despite these contributions, over the past few years TELEBRUIN we have been surprised by systemwide moves which GETS FOLKS CONNECTED affect emeriti. These include health care insurance changes and adoption by the Regents of policies regarding who shall become an emeritus/a. These ac- Since the start of the pandemic, the ERRC has sought tions were taken without prior discussion or consul- ways to help people stay connected. One strategy tation with emeriti or retiree councils (CUCEA and implemented by Ayesha Dixon was a phone-buddy CUCRA). system for emeriti and retirees called TeleBruin. TeleBruin is like an old school telephone tree. We need another Panunzio-like alliance between emeriti and the University Administration. We need Each person who signed up agreed to make one call to be able to inform our leadership about the facts and receive one call from a fellow UCLA retired col- related to actions that affect emeriti. league. Texting was also allowed. The calls were simply social, meant to engage one another and may- On October 2, 2019, our UCLA Emeriti Association be establish a new friendship. Board of Directors voted that "The Emeriti Shall Ex- plore a Pathway to be Represented on the University TeleBruin was done in April and October and has of California Board of Regents.” involved 74 people so far. When Ayesha Dixon I would like to get some thoughts from our general reached out to some participants recently, she found membership about the important issue of communi- that they are still in communication with their paired cation with system-wide leadership and your ideas retired Bruins. about communicating with the Regents. This could be very significant for us today and for future emeri- It is not known when, but given the popularity of ti. Please contact me at [email protected]. this activity, it will probably be repeated. Be on the lookout. Seymour (Sy) Levin, Emeriti Activities Survey Chair Page 6 FALL 2020 FACULTY CENTER FACELIFT FALL CUCEA

The Faculty Club continues to be shut down due to CUCEA (The Council of University of California Emer- iti Associations) met via Zoom on Wednesday, Octo- the pandemic, but the construction project — ber 28, 2020, hosted by UC Santa Cruz. Our CUCEA including a new roof—is underway. It is a bit of a Representative Dan Mitchell provided an extensive silver lining that the improvements, which normally report of highlights to the board. Past-President would have interfered with dining, are taking place Ronald Mellor, President Dick Weiss, and ERRC Di- at this time. rector Ayesha Dixon also participated. And there were some responses. During the shutdown, club dues are the FC’s only Highlights are below. For those who would like to source of revenue -- so membership is more im- see the full report, please email the editor portant than ever. Plans are in the works to recog- ([email protected] nize the sustaining members who have supported or Dan ([email protected]). the club during this historic challenge. --A Health Benefits committee with a wider charge of On a more cheerful note the FC leadership has be- looking at health benefits for everyone will soon re- gun plans for the grand reopening. lease its report.

Bruce Miller --Lots of service problems continue to be reported at Faculty Center Representative RASC (The UC Retirement Administration Service Center). UCLA emeriti who have experienced prob- Editor’s note: While on campus for a medical appointment lems are encouraged to share them with ERRC Direc- in August, we decided to drive past the Faculty Center. No tor Ayesha Dickson ([email protected]). word yet on what paint color was selected to complement the new roof as seen in the sample. --UCRAYS (UC Retirement at Your Service) will under- go an upgrade after January 1. The changes are ex- pected to be seamless (with no guarantees).

--Planning for the next Emeriti Activities Survey is underway. Jessica Utts, Professor Emerita of Statis- tics, UC Irvine, is the new statewide chair.

--Experiences of survivors after the death of the pri- mary emeriti/retiree have been difficult. Changes at UC should help, but this topic has generated a lot of interest. The UCSC model has some material that will help our ERRC expand their Survivor Toolkit.

--CUCEA and CUCRA (retirees’ associations) meetings will use Zoom for semi-annual meetings through at least the fall of next year. The Zoom meetings are

However, samples of potential finishes for the remodeled shorter and cost less. southend restrooms and designs Morrison Room (California Room that will be renamed in honor of donors Sherie and --UC Provost Michael Brown participated in the joint Don Morrison) can be found on the Faculty Center website: CUCEA-CUCRA program and discussed UC budget Construction - UCLA Faculty Center. And more construc- and other matters. tion photos and design renderings are being added all the time. --Open enrollment is upon us.

The architecture firm Moore, Ruble, Yudell (MRY Archi- Dan Mitchell, CUCEA Representative tects) has connections to the campus through their work on the Powell Library earthquake renovation, Kaufman Hall, Law Library building, and Professor Emeritus David Rodes’ PLEASE SHARE home. Co-founder Charles Moore was on the UCLA faculty for 10 years. If you have been honored with an award, drafted into a new initiative, published or edited a new book, or have any other news you would like to share with other emeriti, please inform the editor via [email protected]. FALL 2020 Page 7 LET US WELCOME

David Aboody Ronald Harper Alan Robinson Management Neurobiology Medicine (Administration)

Haroutune Armenian Rick Harrison Leonard Rome Epidemiology Pediatrics (Critical Care) Biological Chemistry

Robert Baloh Haruzo Hida Richard Rose Surgery (Head & Neck) Mathematics Theater

Janet Blacher Russell Jacoby Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus Psychology History Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sci

Albert Braunmuller William Kaiser Otto Santa Ana English Electrical & Computer Engineering Chicana/o Studies

Robert Brown Sheryl Harumi Kataoka Endo Randolph Steadman Mathematics Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sci Anesthesiology & Perioperativ Med

Kenneth Burrell Stephen Kee Christopher Stevens Music Radiological Sciences Germanic Languages

Ronald Busuttil Christopher King Katherine Stone Surgery (Chairman) Radiation Oncology Law

Rita Cantor Bernard Kubak Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sci Medicine (Infectious Disease) Education

Bruce Carlin Hillel Laks Yi Sun Management Surgery (Chairman) Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sci

Judith Carney Christopher Lee Mary Terrall Geography Chemistry & Biochemistry History

Jane Carpenter Shuo Lin Russell Thornton Library Molecular, Cell & Develop. Bio Anthropology

Alan Carr Neil Malamuth Dell Upton Biomedical Library Communication Art History

Jean-Claude Carron Emeran Mayer Blaire Van Valkenburgh French & Francophone Studies Physiology Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Inder Chopra Renee McBride Joan Waugh Medicine (Endocrinology) Library History

Robert Cousins Ian McLean Scott Waugh Physics & Astronomy Physics & Astronomy History

Joann Eastwood Jeanne Miranda Nancy Wayne Nursing Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sci Physiology

Milos Ercegovac Ronald Mitsuyasu James Weiss Computer Science Medicine (Care Center) Physiology & Medicine Cardiology

Robin Garrell Michael Morony Stephen Werner Chemistry & Biochemistry History French & Francophone Studies

Barbara Geddes Steven Nelson Gary Williams Political Science Art History Physics & Astronomy

Bruce Gerratt Pedro Noguera Marlyn Woo Surgery (Head & Neck) Education Nursing

Nasr Ghoniem William Oppenheim Mary A. Woo Mechanical & Aerospace Eng Orthopedic Surgery Nursing

Gabriella Gray Michael Phelps Lorraine Young Library Computational Medicine Medicine (Dermatology)

Kelli Ham Lucia Re Carlo Zaniolo Biomedical Library Italian Computer Science

Jeffrey Zink Chemistry & Biochemistry Page 8 FALL 2020 FALL 2020 Page 9 DICKSON AWARD RECIPIENTS Kendall N. Houk, Saul Win- FOR 2019-2020 stein Distinguished Re- search Professor in Organic Chemistry, retired after 31 Edward A. Dickson Emeritus Professorship Awards years at UCLA in 2016 and are funded from a gift endowment established by received the unusual exten- the late Edward A. Dickson, Regent of the Universi- sion of the Saul Winstein ty of California, to honor outstanding research, Endowed Chair that he held scholarly work, teaching, and service performed since 2009. by an Emeritus/Emerita Professor since retiring. Professor Houk’s activity Three UCLA emeriti professors have been selected to since retirement has been at receive the 2019–2020 Dickson Awards, which in- least equal to that of most of his senior colleagues, cludes a prize of $5,000: Christopher B. Cooper, including over 180 publications in top research jour- Kendall N. Houk, and Pamela Munro. nals such as Nature, Science, and the Journal of the American Chemical Society, additionally he is award- Christopher B. ed research funding of approximately $900,000- Cooper, Professor $1,000,000 each year. Professor Houk has delivered Emeritus of Medi- about 60 invited lectures in many countries, teaches cine and Physiology, about one-half the usual teaching load of a full-time retired in 2016 and faculty member, and continues active department has had a distin- and university service on committees. guished UCLA career as a clinical research Among his research group’s major discoveries fol- physician and a lowing his retirement is the development of methods medical educator to follow reactions by molecular dynamics revealing since 1993. He is how reactions occur. His collaboration with his UCLA one of the world’s colleagues and investigators from around the world preeminent respira- continue to provide major new insights into chemi- tory physiologists cal reactions. focused on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He founded UCLA’s Exercise Physiology Re- Professor Houk continues to teach Modern Physical search Laboratory in 1993 and continued as its di- Organic Chemistry and Ethics in Chemical Research. rector until 2019. He has served as the Organic Division Liaison, orga- Since retirement, his outstanding contributions to nized UCLA Research Showcases at American Chemi- medicine and physiology include directing the Pul- cal Society meetings, organized Winstein, Foote, and monary Research Laboratory, establishing the Pul- Roberts lectures, chaired or co-chaired the depart- monary Function Test Reading Center at UCLA, and ment’s Distinguished Lecture Committee and leading the SPIROMICS multicenter cohort. He has Awards Committee, and served on its Diversity, obtained considerable research funding including Chemistry Graduate Program, and Mentoring com- new NIH funding for a COPD-Heart Failure study and mittees. Since 2018, he has served on the University an Early COPD study. Professor Cooper has pub- Faculty Research Lecture Committee. lished 52 peer-reviewed research papers, a book chapter, two letters to the editor, four review articles Kendall Houk is an internationally famous scholar and one editorial since retirement. and a marvelous credit to his department and to UCLA. As a medical educator, Professor Cooper taught the majority of respiratory physiology to UCLA medical and dental students for well over two decades. He co CUCEA AT UCLA IN THE SPRING -chaired the Cardiac, Respiratory and Renal Physiolo- gy Block for all 1st year medical students and chaired clinical skills courses for 3rd and 4th year UCLA will host the Spring 2021 CUCEA/CUCRA medical students. He has been recalled each year meeting virtually on April 28, 2021. UC President since his retirement to continue these educational Michael V. Drake has agreed to speak with Chancel- activities. lor Gene Block or Executive Vice Chancellor Emily Carter as an additional tentative guest speaker. As a reflection of his international stature as an in- vestigator and teacher, Christopher Cooper contin- Emeriti Association members from the host cam- ues to be invited to address international audiences pus are typically invited to participate. throughout the world.

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Pamela Munro, Distin- BELINDA TUCKER AWARDED GOLDBERG guished Research Profes- sor of Linguistics, is a The Carole E. Goldberg Emeriti Service Award, es- specialist in the docu- tablished in 2015, recognizes UCLA emeriti for ex- mentation, analysis, emplary service to the university and their depart- preservation, and revitali- ment. zation of indigenous languages of the Americas. UCLA Professor Emerita Belin- Over the course of her da Tucker has been selected career, she has worked on to receive the 2019-2020 almost 40 languages, far Carole E. Goldberg Emeriti Ser- more than most others in vice Award, which includes a the field of American In- prize of $1,000. digenous Linguistics. M. Belinda Tucker, Professor In the eight and a half years since her retirement in Emerita of Psychiatry and Bio- 2011, Munro has continued to publish, teach, and behavioral Sciences, is well- engage in community service, at a level that would known for tireless campus- be worthy of most full-time faculty members. wide service. Since her retirement in 2018, she has provided extraordinary ser- She has published 18 research articles, two popular vice in two major roles: Past-President of the Board articles, and one popular book and continues to of Governors of the UCLA Faculty Center, and Spe- work on language dictionaries and on the develop- cial Liaison, Faculty Development to the Academic ment of writing systems. Personnel Office.

She also participates regularly in the Zapotexts re- Tucker extended a one-year term as President of the search group in which they transcribe, translate, and UCLA Faculty Center Board of Governors into her analyze Zopotec documents from the early Mexican retirement, and currently serves as Past-President in Colonial period. She has continued to teach in the order to provide continuity in the implementation of Linguistics department—including the graduate field the significant accomplishments she achieved as methods course for three years post retirement and President. She led negotiations that resulted in an an upper division course in American Indigenous initial UCLA administration investment of $10 mil- Linguistics. Additionally, in every year since her re- lion to make structural repairs to the Faculty Center tirement she has directed a graduate seminar on building and assumption of responsibility for struc- American Indigenous Linguistics. tural maintenance of the facility. This agreement eluded past Faculty Center Boards for decades. She In 2014, Professor Munro was elected as a Fellow of also finalized a $1 million donation for interior reno- the American Association for the Advancement of vations (the largest donation in the Center’s history). Science and in 2019, she taught a course at the bian- Tucker is currently heading the Center’s Fundraising nual Summer Institute of the Linguistic Society of Committee as well as serving on the Personnel Com- America where she was honored as the Institute’s mittee. Hale Professor.

She has chaired three graduate committees and As Special Liaison, a newly created position, she served as a member on committees in the Depart- serves as an advisor/advocate for faculty who need ment of History and the American Indian Studies guidance on a wide variety of academic matters re- Center. lated to faculty welfare and advancement.

A notable aspect of her professional work has been In addition to these laudable service activities, she her co-authorship with indigenous collaborators, also serves on the boards of the Center for Diverse long before this was usual. Leadership in Science, UCLA Institute for the Envi- ronment & Sustainability, and the We Global “Study Pamela Munro’s continued professional activities of African Americans living abroad,” Institute of So- since retirement demonstrate a significant deepen- cial Research, University of Michigan. ing in analytical scholarship, an amazing breadth of research engagement, and continuing extraordinary After a long and distinguished career at UCLA as a service to indigenous communities. She serves as a scholar, teacher, and senior administrator, Professor model for all linguists. Emerita Tucker has continued to provide tremen- dous service to UCLA in her retirement.

Dick Weiss and Ronald Mellor, Awards Committee Dick Weiss and Ronald Mellor, Awards Committee

FALL 2020 Page 11 PANUNZIO AWARDEES FOR 2019-2020 reveals for us is Proust’s exquisite vision of costs: in the willed suffering, the contortion of life, and the The late Dr. Panunzio, a Professor of Sociology at regrets for unavoidable harms. Professor Morris ar- UCLA for many years, has been described as the gues that, if Proust finds a path to redemption it is architect of the UC Retirement System and was through the role of imagination in art and the art of particularly active in improving pensions and sti- living. pends for his fellow Emeriti. Panunzio award was established in 1983 and includes a $5,000 prize. In 2019, his ninetieth year, he published a new essay entitled, “On the Soul,” in the prestigious journal Phi- The 2019-2020 Constantine Panunzio Distinguished losophy. It is a breathtaking study of one of the old- Emeriti Award honoring Emeritus Professors in the est ideas in world culture, the concept and focus on University of California system has been awarded to the soul, brought forward into the center of current Carroll Estes (UC San Francisco, Sociology) and our evaluative thinking in the broadest sense. Professor own Herbert Morris of the School of Law. Morris’ essay is a report on a kind of wisdom ac- quired from a long life of serious reflection on what Herbert Morris, Profes- matters. He has made profound contributions to sor Emeritus of Philoso- knowledge, highlighting intersections of scholarship, phy and Law, has had a and has transformed into a highly regarded critic of long association with literature and the visual arts. UCLA prior to his retirement in 1994. He re- Professor Emeritus Morris’ intellectual range, rigor ceived his B.A. from and mature wisdom are incomparable, and truly the UCLA in 1951, his D.Phil. embodiment of UCLA’s motto, Fiat Lux, “let there be light.” from Oxford in 1956, and then served on the Dick Weiss and Ronald Mellor, Awards Committee UCLA faculty for thirty- nine years (1956-1994) EMERITA OF THE YEAR: as a professor in both the Philosophy Depart- VICTORIA STEELE ment and the Law School, and as Dean of Humanities The Executive Board of the Emeriti Association has (1983-1992). During his career at UCLA, Professor named Dr. Victoria Steele as the 2020 Emerita of the Morris did distinguished work in philosophy and Year. Since she was conferred the title of legal theory, writing transformative essays on issues “Distinguished Librarian Emerita” in 2016, Vicki has of punishment and guilt. been extraordinarily energetic in numerous arenas to make UCLA a more beautiful campus. In the years since his retirement, he has continued to produce distinguished research – publishing scholar- Vicki received a BA and an ly papers, which developed themes from his earlier MLS at UCLA, before receiv- research career, as well as some astonishing papers ing a PhD in Art History at on completely new themes. USC. In 1974 the prodigal daughter returned to direct Professor Morris also has never stopped teaching, at different times all of and in his 61st year, he continues to teach with wis- UCLA’s special collection li- dom, humor, and passion. He has offered small sem- braries: Belt Library of Vinci- inars in the Law School and has contributed to the ana; Special Collections in Philosophy Department by teaching his lower- the Sciences; YRL Special division Philosophy 5 (Philosophy and Literature), to Collections; and the William about 200 undergraduates. Andrews Clark Library as Clark Librarian; and served The most exceptional aspect of Professor Morris’ as Curator of Humanities’ Centers, Programs, and post retirement contribution has been his move into Collections. She was recognized as Librarian of the new areas of scholarship. Year in 2006.

In 2009, he produced a brilliant essay, “Artists in Though she occasionally defected to direct Special Evil: An Essay on Evil and Redemption in Marcel Collections at USC and to be Brooke Astor Director Proust’s In Search of Lost Time.” Here he takes on a of Collections at the New York Public Library, Vicki question about sadism, ritual, and artistic creation always returned to her alma mater. through a meticulous reading of a compelling and confusing passage in Proust. What Professor Morris After retirement, Vicki was recalled in 2018 as Cura- tor of UCLA’s Public Art Collection and created an Page 12 FALL 2020 inventory of all UCLA’s campus artwork not under acrylic sphere by Vasa with its new pedestal. Her the auspices of the Hammer or Fowler Museums. She acquisition of new furniture and wall artwork have also established a close collaborative relationship made the Cypress Bar and Lounge reopening not on- with the curators of the Medical Center Art Collec- ly a possibility but also a celebratory accomplish- tion, helping them with problem solving and also ment. with planning, selection, and deaccession of artwork. She also found funding for the restoration of cam- We are so fortunate at UCLA to have Vicki Steele’s pus sculptures not part of the Sculpture Garden col- contributions as an emerita. She is a true and loyal lection. Bruin, eager to do whatever she can to make UCLA more beautiful and to encourage our community to Since becoming emerita, Vicki Steele has volunteered enjoy its beauty. She has worked across all campus across the campus generously contributing her departments. She has an exceptional talent in creat- knowledge, time and energy in service to the emeriti, ing distinguished and beautiful spaces and a very the Faculty Center, and other units. As a member deep knowledge and appreciation of art. and later Chair of the Emeriti Association Program Committee, Vicki was instrumental in bringing in Ronald Mellor dynamic speakers for the quarterly dinners and af- Past President; Awards Committee Chair ter-lunch programs who attracted larger audiences than ever before.

Elsewhere Vicki refreshed the artwork in the Doris NOMINATIONS Stein Eye Institute and oversaw the restoration of FOR EMERITI AWARDS three period rooms in the Jules Stein Eye Institute, as well as arranged for the transfer of the archival Nominations are sought for the Dickson Emeritus papers from the Stein Institute and the Jules Stein Professorship Award and Carole E. Goldberg Emeriti Family Papers to YRL Special Collections. Service Award for 2020-2021.

She procured landscapes for the Law Library, art- The Dickson Emeritus Professorships were made work for the Science and Engineering Library, and possible by a gift endowment from the late Edward arranged for the records of the Medical Center Art A. Dickson, Regent of the University from 1913 to Collection to be included in the database of the cam- 1946. pus art collection. She obtained artwork by six UCLA artists for the Luskin Conference Center and The Carole Goldberg Emeriti Service Award was secured new artwork for the Academic Senate con- initiated in 2015 to honor outstanding service in ference room and covered the cost of the installa- professional, University, Academic Senate, emeriti, tion personally. It is truly exhausting – and all as departmental or editorial posts, or committees per- volunteer labor. formed at UCLA by an emeritus or emerita professor since retirement. In recent years Vicki has also delivered academic papers at three conferences sponsored by the Center Departments can make one nomination for each for Medieval and Renaissance Studies in 2015, 2016, award. Department chairs or their designees are and 2019. One of these on the Ahmanson-Murphy asked to submit nominations. Individuals also may Aldine Collection was published in the conference nominate colleagues for these awards, but must co- proceedings Andreas Vesalius and the ‘Fabrica’ in ordinate with the department chair. the Age of Printing: Art, Anatomy, and Printing in the Nominations consist of a cover letter outlining the Italian Renaissance, edited by R. F. Canalis and M. nominee’s distinctive scholarly work and/or educa- Ciavolella (2018). tional service since retirement; Curriculum Vitae;

and supporting letters (2 minimum) from leaders in But during the past two years, Vicki’s greatest con- the field commenting specifically on the nominee’s tribution was to take charge of the program to achievements since retirement. brighten the walls of the Faculty Center. As a member of the Design and Fundraising Committees of Nominations are due by Friday, February 19, 2021. the Faculty Center, she redid all artwork in the Fac- Here is the SurveyMonkey nomination form: ulty Center (selection, framing, labeling, and hang- UCLA EA Goldberg and Dickson Award nomination ing) including 15 images for the main hallway, which form 2021 Survey (surveymonkey.com) now features reproductions of architectural draw- ings by Edward Fickett, A. Quincy Jones, Richard Ayesha Dickson Neutra, S. Charles Lee, and Lloyd Wright. She also for the Awards Committee arranged the notable restoration of the laminated FALL 2020 Page 13 NEWS AND NOTES Judith Gasson, professor emerita and senior adviser for research and innovation to the David Geffen Kudos, new undertakings, recent publications, and School of Medicine at UCLA, has been awarded the other reports from the far reaches of the world of 2020 American Society of Hematology Basic Science UCLA emeriti. Mentor Award for her contributions to helping hematology trainees throughout her career. The award Five emeriti were among 14 UCLA faculty members recognizes Gasson for her impact on the careers named to the 2020 Rick Hess Straight Up Edu- of her mentees, who have gone on to advance re- Scholar Public Influence Rankings of university- search and patient care in the field of hematology. based scholars who did the most last year to shape educational practice and policy. Published in Educa- A new American Chemical Society (ACS) national tion Week in January, the list of influential education award honors boron research pioneer UCLA Profes- scholars included Eva Baker, Patricia Gándara, Ped- sor Emeritus M. Frederick Hawthorne. The idea for ro Noguera, Jeannie Oakes, and Mike Rose. the award was formulated in 2017 by several former Hawthorne group members who were able to raise Giorgio Buccellati, a professor emeritus of history $300,000 to establish an endowment for the award. and Near Eastern languages and cultures and the The Hawthorne Award will help honor the advance- founding director of the Cotsen Institute of Archae- ments in science in main group chemistry. President ology, and Cotsen colleague and his wife Marilyn Barack Obama awarded Hawthorne the National Med- Kelly-Buccellati have been honored for their many al of Science in a ceremony at the White House in years of work and scholarship in a recent publica- 2013. tion. Their long, distinguished and prolific careers were highlighted in Between Syria and the Highlands, Margaret Jacob, distinguished professor emerita of written by 51 scholars from universities and re- history, was one of six UCLA faculty members select- search centers around the world. Buccellati also won ed as 2019 fellows by The American Association for a Dickson Emeritus Professorship for 2008-2009. the Advancement of Science. The AAAS, which is the world’s largest scientific society, choses members for John Thornton Caldwell, a distinguished professor their distinguished efforts to advance science or its emeritus in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and applications. Jacob is being honored for Television’s cinema and media studies program, has “distinguished and groundbreaking contributions to won the best experimental documentary film prize the cultural history of the Scientific Revolution, New- from the 2020 DOC LA (Los Angeles Documentary tonianism, and the Enlightenment, and effective com- Film Festival), which ran November 11-15, 2020. munication of these to wider audiences.” Caldwell’s feature-length film, “Land Hacks (Masculine Media Anxiety Disorder),” digs through Robert Kaplan, distinguished professor emeritus in contested rural landscapes as a way of unpacking the Department of Health Policy and Management at the mutual contempt between red states and blue the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, has re- states in the culture wars. The project builds on six ceived the Elizabeth Fries Health Education Award, years of ethnographic fieldwork into the extractive which recognizes a health educator who has made a economies of “law and order” Kern County. substantial contribution to advancing the field of health education. The award recognizes a health ed- Diane Favro, distinguished research professor of ucator who has contributed to the advancement of architecture and urban design in the UCLA School of the field of health education or health promotion the Arts and Architecture, and her husband Fikret through research, program development or program Yegül, distinguished research professor of history of delivery. art and architecture at UC, Santa Barbara, received an Association of American Publishers PROSE (Prose Jascha Kessler, professor emeritus of English, re- Professional and Scholarly Excellence) Award for ports that his late wife Julia Braun Kessler’s last book 2020 for their book Roman Architecture and Urban- has been published. Writing as Julia Barrett, she ism: From the Origins to Late Antiquity (Cambridge wanted to deal with the negative views of Jane Aus- University Press). ten’s Mansfield Park by some famous critics in the 20th century. Mary Crawford: Revisiting at Mans- Dr. Alan Felsenfeld, professor emeritus of oral and field Park is available via amazon.com. maxillofacial surgery at the UCLA School of Dentis- try, was appointed to the California dental board by Margaret Kivelson, distinguished professor emerita Gov. Gavin Newson. As a member of the board, of space physics in the UCLA College, has earned Felsenfeld will be responsible for helping make deci- three prestigious accolades: election to the Royal So- sions regarding statewide public health as well as ciety and honors bestowed by Harvard University and overseeing 100,000 dental licensees across Califor- the University of Leicester. Kivelson was one of 10 nia. Felsenfeld is highly revered in the oral surgery specialty.

Page 14 FALL 2020 new foreign members named this year to the Royal 650 pages, cites hundreds of studies and weighs a Society, one of the world’s most distinguished scien- hefty three pounds. Nobel is a distinguished profes- tific academies. The London-based organization cit- sor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biology. ed her for “her work in shaping our understanding of the magnetic fields of Earth, Jupiter and Saturn, Pedro Noguera, distinguished professor of educa- and revealing subsurface oceans on Ganymede and tion emeritus, was one of six exceptional UCLA pro- Europa.” In May, she received Harvard’s Graduate fessors and leaders elected in April to the American School of Arts and Sciences Centennial Medal. The Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s highest honor the Graduate School bestows. And in most prestigious honorary societies. The American March, the University of Leicester announced that Academy of Arts and Sciences was founded in 1780 Kivelson would be recognized with an honorary doc- by John Adams, John Hancock and others who be- tor of science degree. We were honored to have her lieved the new republic should honor exceptionally as our after-lunch speaker in October, 2019. accomplished individuals. Previous fellows have included George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Alex- Eldon Knuth, professor emeritus of chemical and ander Hamilton, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Albert Ein- biomolecular engineering in the Samueli School of stein, Charles Darwin, Winston Churchill, Martin Lu- Engineering, has been appointed a knight in the ther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela. French National Legion of Honor and awarded the corresponding medal by the French government. He Judea Pearl, chancellor’s professor emeritus of com- was honored nearly 75 years after his wartime ser- puter science at the UCLA Samueli School of Engi- vice. The legion is the highest French order of merit, neering, has added three more honors to his already established in 1802 by Napolean Bonaparte to recog- impressive list. He has been elected an honorary fel- nize and commend civilians and soldiers. low of the Royal Statistical Society, a professional organization in the United Kingdom that promotes The once-in-a-lifetime event and the achievement the importance of statistics and data in society. The that led to it were described by Hailey Branson-Potts Carnegie Corporation of New York named Pearl a in the Los Angeles Times in October: 2020 honoree of its Great Immigrants program. The https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-10- list recognizes naturalized U.S. citizens who “have 01/world-war-ii-bronze-star-coronavirus-pandemic enriched and strengthened our nation and our democracy through their contributions and actions.” John McNeil, professor emeritus of education, has Pearl has also won his second Classic AI Paper been honored on the occasion of his 101st birthday Award given by the AI Journal for his paper in October with the gift of a fund. Bill and Sue Roen “Temporal Constraint Networks” along with coau- established the Dr. John McNeil Fund. The Roens, thors Rina Dechter and Itay Meiri, (then UCLA stu- who are longtime supporters of UCLA, have asked dents). Papers must have been “exceptional in their that the funds be used for projects and interests of significance and impact.” Professor McNeil, a scholar of reading and international development who joined the UCLA Education Martin Wachs, distinguished professor emeritus of faculty in 1956. urban planning, is part of the four-member team that won the 2019 Pyke Johnson Award from the Barbara Nelson, former dean of the School of Public Transportation Research Board for a recent paper Affairs at UCLA and professor emerita of public poli- about the mobility needs of aging adults. “Physical cy, social welfare, urban planning and political sci- Accessibility and Employment Among Older Adults ence, received recognition at the 2020 International in California,” explores the relationship between car Women’s Day Conference held at Dhaka University ownership, transit accessibility and older adults’ em- in Bangladesh. Nelson was honored for her award- ployment status. The paper found that adults age 60 winning 1994 study, “Women and Politics World- and older are able to stay in the workforce longer wide.” She co-edited the book with Najma Chow- when they have access to a car or to public transit— dhury, a professor of women and gender studies at if they live in a dense urban area. Wachs also re- Dhaka, and whose lifetime achievements were also ceived the award four decades ago. honored at the conference. Virginia Walter’s new book highlights teen activism Fifty years ago, UCLA plant physiological ecologist in libraries. Professor emerita of information studies Park Nobel published Plant Cell Physiology: A Physi- and formerly a public librarian, Walter has worked ochemical Approach, which was the first book in his with California libraries and their communities since plant physiology series. Now he and Academic Press 1966. Young Activists and the Public Library: Facili- have published the fifth edition as Physicochemical tating Democracy is available from the ALAstore and Environmental Plant Physiology—and it’s the (www.alastore.com). most comprehensive one yet. It features more than

FALL 2020 Page 15 ERRC WORKS FOR US FROM HOME TOSHI ASHIKAGA

Have you wondered how the staff of the Emer- Beloved UCLA Emeriti Asso- iti/Retirees Relations Center manage to continue to ciation Book Exchange Chair provide an amazing array of services to emeriti and and Flower Arranger Ex- retirees when they are not on campus? They’re dedi- traordinaire Toshi Ashikaga cated and resourceful. That’s how. died October 20, 2020 at the age of 102 (ten weeks short of her 103rd birthday). Director Ayesha Dixon along with Retirees Re- sources Specialists Maria Lubrano and Eric Wang Those who attended the were last together in Rolfe Hall on Friday, March ERRC 50th Anniversary cele- 13th. bration at the Faculty Center last December enjoyed Toshi’s floral arrangements on the tables. And you probably saw her at the Fac- ulty Center in the Billiard Room/Library when she was there on her weekly visits to help maintain the Book Exchange that she managed.

A lovely tribute to Toshi written by her friend Noël Carterette appeared in the UCLA Faculty Center News November 2020 issue. Read it here: https://facultycenter.ucla.edu/getmedia/2e573604- d 8 b b - 4 1 f 7 - 9 d 6 3 - 100f99490efd/ Newsletter_November_2020_Final_Interactive.aspx

Since then they have been working from home like As Noël wrote, Toshi “was truly a life force. She so many across the globe--with their computers-- tended her satsuma tree, she tended her family, she juggling family commitments, routine medical tele- tended her friends. She was a loving, humane per- health visits, home projects and learning Zoom. son. We are better for knowing Toshi.”

The board is considering how best to recognize They’ve all become virtual best friends with campus Toshi. In the meantime, individual board members technical support, and deal with typical connectivity have been making donations to the Faculty Center issues associated with home internet (especially dur- general support fund in the amount of one dollar for ing the summer heatwave and power outages)! each year of her age. If you wish to make such a

tribute gift of $102, go to Periodically, they go to the office to get supplies and https://facultycenter.ucla.edu/Donate. check mail. The ERRC campus supports snail mail, fax and paper mailings with the help of the essential staff at UCLA’s Mail, Document, and Distribution SAVE SOME DATES

Services. For the remainder of the academic year, Emeriti As- sociation programming will be offered via Zoom as They hold weekly staff meetings via Zoom and use it afternoon sessions (1:30-3:00 p.m.) on the second when they need to communicate visually with emeri- Thursday of the month. The schedule will include ti, retirees, colleagues, staff, and other UCs. months when we would normally hold dinner meetings. Ayesha, Eric, and Maria also check the ERRC voicemails regularly and return calls. To ensure that you receive invitations and the op- portunity to sign up for the Zoom sessions, make And what if you need a signature on a form? Ayesha certain that the ERRC has your current email ad- reports that people generally accept electronic signa- dress. Write [email protected] or call the ERRC tures. at 310-825-7456 and leave a message.

Notary services are not available. However, mobile And watch your inbox for both stand-alone messag- notaries can come to you and wear a mask. A es from the Emeriti Association and program an- Google search for notary near me will uncover a nouncements included in the ERRC Update distributed on the second and fourth Thursday of the month. number of services, albeit not complimentary. In 2021, these are the dates: February 11, March 11, Ayesha Dixon and Diane Childs April 8, May 13, June 10.

Steve Cederbaum, Program Committee Chair Page 16 FALL 2020 FROM THE CENTER THE UCLA EMERITI ASSOCIATION The Emeriti/Retirees Relations Center (ERRC) has had a busy The UCLA Emeriti Association advocates at the campus and statewide level on quarter, coordinating with the behalf of all UCLA retired faculty, librarians and those with conferred emeritus status. Additionally, the Emeriti Association plans programs for its members, chancellor’s office to plan a virtual encourages emeriti to stay connected to UCLA, and reaches out to those consid- reception for new retirees and ering retirement. emeriti, communicating information, open enrollment presenta- 2020-2021 EMERITI ASSOCIATION BOARD tions about health care benefits, Abdelmonem Afifi Seymour (Sy) Levin and supporting the emeriti and Member-at-Large (2019-2021) Emeriti Activities Survey Chair retirees associations. [email protected] [email protected] The Center has been active with planning and hosting events this Sharon Belkin Barbara Lippe fall. Arts & Crafts Exhibit Chair Recording Secretary [email protected] [email protected] The ERRC partnered with LA Opera for a recital on November 6. Roelina Berst David Lopez Fantastic music that can trans- Belmont Village Liaison Faculty Retirement Liaison cend religious, cultural, political, [email protected] [email protected] and age was performed. https:// Bette Billet Ronald (Ron) Mellor ucla.box.com/s/ Faculty Women’s Club President Past-President (January, 2020-June, z29gcsrd6f9zu52g4lskx3gob- [email protected] 2021) wip4i65 [email protected]

On November 20, all retirees were Janet Carter invited to a virtual reception host- Archivist Bruce Miller [email protected] Faculty Center Representative ed by Chancellor Block. The Chan- [email protected] cellor extended a special invitation Steve Cederbaum to the Retirement Class of 2020. Program Committee Chair Daniel (Dan) J. B. Mitchell The audience especially enjoyed Auditor CUCEA Representative the Resonance Acapella Group. [email protected] Emeriti/Faculty Welfare Chair https://youtu.be/UEmzmCSK0_4 Faculty Association Representative Diane Childs [email protected] Starting in January the ERRC will Newsletter Editor have a Retiree Roundtable on Corresponding Secretary Claudia Mitchell-Kernan Zoom with various topics and [email protected] Member-at-Large (2019-2021) small group discussions. To sub- [email protected] mit a topic for discussion, click Ayesha Dixon here. ERRC Director (Ex Officio) Jane Permaul Ayesha Dixon, ERRC Director Development Liaison Treasurer [email protected] UCLARA Representative UCLA Emeriti Newsletter is published [email protected] by the UCLA Emeriti Association and the J. Nicholas (Nick) Entrikin UCLA Emeriti/Retirees Relations Center Member-at-Large (2019-2021) Anna Taylor

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If you have not yet renewed your membership, you can use the form on page 8 and mail it with your payment to the ERRC: UCLA Emeriti Association Membership; c/o UCLA Emeriti/Retirees Relations Center; 1116 Rolfe Hall; Box 951437; Los Angeles, CA 90095-1437. Forms and checks mailed to the ERRC will last be picked up this year on. Wednesday, December 9. Envelopes received after that date will be picked up after the first of the year. Also, it takes time to get checks to the treasurer and for the treasurer to process the checks. Online renewals can be made here: Join (ucla.edu).

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