Outstanding Alumna
Marcia McNutt, SIO, Ph.D. ’78

Dr. McNutt is the President and CEO of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute and the Griswold Professor of Geophysics at Stanford University. Her research on the subject of the equilibrium of the earth’s crust on continents and oceans led to fundamental contributions in understanding the evolution of islands. She was the recipient of the coveted American Geophysical Union’s Macelwane Award and was named Scientist of the Year by the ARCS Foundation. Dr. McNutt will be recognized at the Gala for her record of accomplishments in fundamental research, teaching, service and scientific leadership.

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Professional Achievement
Ancel Keys, SIO, Ph.D. ’30

In 1961, Dr. Keys appeared on the cover of TIME Magazine and was dubbed Mr. Cholesterol by the popular press for discovering a link between cholesterol and heart disease. He was among the first to apply mathematical regressions and prediction equations to human biology. Commissioned by the government in World War II to study human performance during nutritional deficiency states, he developed a field ration that would have a long shelf life and yet sustain armies in the field that became known as the eponymous K-ration. Further research conducted by Dr. Keys established that a high fat diet and smoking were significant risk factors in heart disease and “risk factors” became routinely evaluated in all health assessments today. His work in studying whole populations that contrast in diet and lifestyles showed us not only the major causes of premature death from coronary disease, hypertension, stroke and peripheral disease in the industrialized world, but pointed a way to prevention.

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Distinguished Service
Sheldon Engelhorn ’72

Sheldon Engelhorn ’72, a graduate of Revelle College, has been selected to receive the Distinguished Service Award for his ongoing leadership, creativity and resources in raising funds for undergraduate scholarship support.

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Distinguished Teaching
Barbara Sawrey Ph.D.’83

A professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry who has been on the UCSD faculty since 1984, Dr, Sawrey has been the recipient of numerous teaching awards. She received her doctorate in physical inorganic chemistry jointly from UCSD and San Diego State University and has had a profound impact on generations of students as a model educator, mentor and campus administrator.

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Outstanding National Merit Scholar
Ben Migliori ’05

Ben Migliori is a physics major at Revelle College who started doing research in the biology department as a freshman. In 2004 he was awarded the Chancellor’s Research Grant to continue his work on developing a smart petri dish allowing researchers to perform standard biological assays in minutes and hours rather than days. Despite his dedication to science, he finds time for cycling and training for triathalons.

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Outstanding National Merit Scholar
Melanie Smith ’05

Melanie Smith is a literature and writing major at Warren College. A talented journalist and graphic designer, she has taken an active leadership role at UCSD for the last three years, serving as a writer and editor of the Warren Briefs College Newspaper. She is a member of the Warren Honors Program, the Golden Key International Society, the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and the Regent’s Scholars Society of UCSD.

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