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Clarence Allen (MS ’51, PhD ’54), professor of geology and geophysics, emeritus, and a prominent seismologist, passed away on January 21, 2021. He was 96 years old. Allen was born on February 15, 1925, in Palo Alto, California. He earned his bachelor’s degree ... More »
Led by Assemblyman Chris Holden (D-Pasadena), the California Assembly on Tuesday adjourned in memory of All Saints Rector Emeritus Rev. George F. Regas, Regas, the former rector of All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena from 1967 to 1995, died on Jan. 3. He w... More »
Green District, a Louisville, Kentucky-based fast-casual concept with five locations, has hired Chef Rob Rice, a Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts graduate and a former chef in Old Pasadena, as vice president of operations and salad innovation. Rice, wh... More »
A Caltech professor and the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been selected to serve as part of President-Elect Joe Biden’s White House Science Team, the transition team announced Friday. Caltech’s Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical... More »
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens announced today the appointment of Misty Bennett as chief human resources officer. Bennett, corporate director of talent and culture at Rosewood Hotel Group, begins her new role at The Huntington on Jan... More »
Piqueux (MS ’03), currently the Institute’s chief institutional research officer, has been appointed assistant vice president for diversity, equity, inclusion, and assessment. Her new role, which continues to report through the Strategy Implementation office, ... More »
Pasadena Lapidary Society (PLS) announced that member Paolo Sanchez has been awarded the California Federation of Mineralogical Societies’ (CFMS) Robert O. Deidrich Memorial Fund Scholarship for school year 2020-21. This award was established some fifty years ... More »
Family members, friends, colleagues and former student athletes are mourning the death of longtime La Cañada High School Athletic Director and Pasadena Quarterbacks Club Treasurer Randall “Randy” Boal, who died last week. He was 76. Boal died Dec. 27, accordin... More »
Caltech alumnus Narendra (Naren) K. Gupta (MS ’70), founder and managing director of Nexus Venture Partners in Menlo Park, California, and a senior member of the Caltech Board of Trustees, passed away on December 25, 2021. He was 73 years old. Gupta was named ... More »
Pasadena resident and journalist Dave McNary died on Saturday in his home after suffering complications due to a stroke. He was 69. McNary had been hospitalized since Dec. 19, according to an article in Variety that cited his wife, Sharon McNary, a journalist ... More »
Wendy Gordon, a former media relations officer for three local state political leaders and prior to that an award-winning TV news anchor, has died. Gordon passed away in Pasadena on Dec. 22 after a long illness. She was 71. “Team Holden is devastated by the pa... More »
The upcoming Rose Bowl will be the first since 1947 without Donald Leis cheering from the stands. Leis, 88, has attended every single game since he was 14 years old. But with the game being moved to Texas this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the streak will... More »
