Dr. Lance Fuchs served God and man during a recent medical mission in South America. He graduated from Penn State Medical School after his days at Upsilon, and has been comforting the afflicted for more than 20 years. He lives in San Diego with his wonderful wife, Samee, and had a heck of a graduation party back in 1992.
Photos of our distinguished alumni are now posted in the Dungeon Library, to inspire the actives to follow the lives of alumni in truth and justic, academics, chivalry and service. Alumni photos include Richard Edic (U.S. Army), Ray DeCamp (U.S. Army, film director), Admiral James Seely (U.S. Navy), Dr. Becket Mahnke (U.S. Army), Fred Krebs (U.S. Navy), Lt. Martin Donohue (U.S. Army), Hon. Franz Miller (Superior Court Judge), Tom Miller (Housing Board President), Hon. James Ross (Superior Court Judge), Fred Thornley (UCLA Yell Leader), Hon. Charles Bader (State Assemblyman), Peter Van Der Poel (County Supervisor).
Nominations are accepted for additional distinguished alumni to honor.
A motley band of brothers in action: Art Ramos (U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security), Matt Malone, Tom Giffin, Steve Clarence, Past Sage Won Park, Past Sage Ti Le, Robin Wise, Jason Gray (best head hasher of all time), Ivan Quiroga, Past Sage Stu Johnson, Dean Steve Yu, Jay Ross.
Art Ramos and Past Sage Stu Johnson display Sigma Pi pride on a 1991 road trip.
Brother Seely, who flew in combat during the Vietnam War and commanded aircraft carriers during his 50-year for the Navy career, passed to the Adytum on High on Jun. 3. He married his college sweetheart, Gail, a UCLA sorority girl, and retired as an Admiral. He was honored with a Founders Award at Convocation in 1998, and is one of Upsilon’s most distinguished alumni.
Pledge grothers Adam Hunt, Esq. and Past Sage Jake Loughridge imparted their professional wisdom at the 11th Career Night in May. Hunts is an attorney (Northwestern Law grad) for Sony Pictures Entertainment in Culver City, and Loughridge invests in and develops commercial real estate in the Los Angeles area.
Past Sage Jake Loughridge and Jay Ross at a UCLA Real Estate Alumni Group party at Richard Ziman’s house in Brentwood. Jake has worked in industrial and commercial real estate and lives in Orange County. He just started a new job in West L.A., so call him for lunch!
Thank you to Brother Tim Howell, who is the newest “Emerald Society” donor. His name is added in honor to the Upsilon foyer.
Brother Jones, a javelin thrower for UCLA track coach Elvin Drake in the 1950s and U.S. Army veteran, passed to the Adytum on Sept. 16, 2016. The gregarious Jones was friends with everyone he met, and a true Bruin until the end. He attended the 2016 UCLA-USC track meet and ran into former teammate and gold medalist Rafer Johnson.
Brother Peterson passed to the Adytum on High in 2016. He served in active duty in the Navy for five years on submarines, and 25 years in the reserves.