Alumnae Newsmakers (page 20)
Pat Fisher-Smith Welsh ’51 featured in Los Angeles Times
Best-selling author and gardening guru Pat Fisher-Smith Welsh ’51 promotes moving away from over-watered lawns in Southern California to drought-tolerant landscapes. Welsh is quoted in the Los Angeles Times’ front-page section of the May 17, 2015, Sunday edition.
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See the Possibilities
Where others see impossibility and disability, Allison Thompkins ’04 sees the opposite. And thanks in part to her Scripps experience, she has a PhD in economics from MIT.
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An Eye for Success
“I knew I wanted to be an optometrist and writer and double majored accordingly,” says Fatima Elkabti ‘09, now on track to graduate from UC Berkeley in May 2015.
Read MoreCupcakes and Cashmere
Trendsetter and lifestyle blogger Emily Schuman ’05 forged a path in the fashion industry, from her early days working at Teen Vogue and other national publications to the runaway success of her website Cupcakes and Cashmere. Most recently, Emily has added Nordstrom to that list, where her signature Cupcakes and Cashmere Fall 2015 fashion line debuted in July.
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Scripps College Celebrates Alumna Gabrielle Giffords’ National Book Release
Scripps College President Lori Bettison-Varga on Tuesday will lead a community celebration of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ ’93 continued recovery by lauding the national release of the congresswoman’s memoir, “Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope.”
Read MoreAnnouncement of Death of Ellen Clark Revelle ’31
Ellen Clark Revelle ’31, beloved Scripps College alumna and emerita trustee, died this morning of a massive stroke in La Jolla at the age of 98.
Read MoreKaren Tse ’86 Named 2007 Commencement Speaker
Karen Tse, founder and CEO of International Bridges to Justice and Scripps alumna, will give the Scripps Commencement address to the Class of 2007 on Sunday, May 13, at 3 p.m. on Elm Tree Lawn.
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