by Lynn Lipinski | Dec 21, 2023 | Profiles
Suzanne Dworak-Peck ’65, MSW ’67 first saw a social worker in action on a tour of a Los Angeles County hospital as a USC undergraduate. Impressed by the woman’s knowledge, ethics and impact on others, the senior psychology major with a penchant for helping people...
by Lynn Lipinski | Dec 21, 2023 | Profiles
Renee Almassizadeh has had a lifelong fascination with the languages, cultures and peoples of the Middle East region. Armed with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in the field and work experience at different think tanks, she joined the university as staff in 2015 to...
by Lynn Lipinski | Dec 21, 2023 | Profiles
Since joining the State Water Resources Control Board in 2017, E. Joaquin Esquivel has brought an inclusive, fresh and digital-savvy outlook to the regulatory board that can trace its roots back nearly 175 years in California history. Recently reappointed for a second...
by Lynn Lipinski | Dec 21, 2023 | Profiles
In 2020, Ron Johnson marked a quarter century working for Santa Margarita Water District. The milestone nearly matches another significant achievement in his life—his sobriety. Those two achievements coupled with a well-earned reputation for embracing challenges...
by Lynn Lipinski | Nov 30, 2023 | Essays and Features, Oklahoma
The chrome soda fountain and the hostess stand fabricated from a turquoise 1957 Chevy made Tulsa’s Metro Diner a space out of time when it opened in 1984. The 1950s-style diner sat on historic Route 66, across from the University of Tulsa and within smelling distance...
