Joy Levin Welan, CCAS BA ’05

Joy Levin Welan, CCAS BA ’05, a trial attorney in the Disability Rights Section of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, was featured in a blog post “When Personal is Professional – Celebrating 22 Years of the ADA.” In the blog, Welan writes, “These cases are deeply personal to me. Every […]

John Peter Grothe, CCAS PhD ’70

John Peter Grothe, CCAS PhD ’70, passed away June 16 in Los Altos, Calif. Born in San Francisco on May 28, 1931 to Walter and Dorothy Grothe, he was raised in Hillsborough, Calif. His proudest achievement was drafting the original Peace Corps legislation and giving it the name “The Peace Corps” in 1960 when he […]

Patricia Diehl, CCAS BA ’66

Patricia Diehl, CCAS BA ’66, who retired in 2008 as a research assistant in Prince George’s Community College’s institutional research department, died July 14. Diehl, an Upper Marlboro resident, spent 25 years working at the community college. She was president of the Southern Maryland Community Gospel Choir and, until recently, music director of Hope Presbyterian Church […]

Chrishon McManus, CCAS BA ’11

Chrishon McManus, CCAS BA ’11, was awarded the 2012 Minority Scholarship by the law firm Fredrikson & Byron.  This is the 20th year of the firm’s minority scholarship program, which is awarded each year to an exceptional first-year minority law school student. The scholarship program is part of the Fredrikson & Byron Foundation’s commitment to […]

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Rita Williams, CCAS MA ’74

Rita Williams, CCAS MA ’74, announced Monday her plans to retire from her position as a KTVU reporter in the San Francisco Bay Area in February 2013 after 35 years with the station. Williams was inducted into the Silver Circle of the San Francisco/Northern California Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 2001. […]