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Eli and Edythe Broad with Chancellor Albert Carnesale, right, at commencement, photo by Todd Cheney |
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Edythe and Eli Broad Honored at Commencement EDYTHE and ELI BROAD received the UCLA Medal at the UCLA Arts commencement ceremony in June. The medal was established in 1979 as the university's highest honor, reserved for those individuals who have made distinguished contributions to their professions, to higher education, to society and to the people of UCLA. In presenting the award, chancellor Albert Carnesale cited the Broads as "tireless and generous champions of education, the arts, leadership and management, and medical research . . . [who have] created a lasting legacy not only across the UCLA campus, but throughout Southern California and beyond." In his keynote address following the presentation, Eli Broad addressed three topics: why the arts matter, why it's important to take risks and not follow conventional wisdom, and why it's important to give back. "American arts and architecture are leading the world", he told the graduates. "You are our future. You will continue to establish our country’s place as the artistic capital of the world." conferred 216 Bachelor of Arts degrees, 122 Masters’ degrees, and 39 doctorates. |
New On Board: Herbert L. Lucas
welcomes HERBERT L. LUCAS to our Board of Visitors. Currently, he is a partner in Cataumet Partners, a Lucas family office. Lucas serves on the boards of directors of numerous corporations and nonprofit institutions in the fields of education, the arts and humanities, archaeology and third world economic and environmental development. He has been a supporter of the Fowler Museum at UCLA for many years and is well known to the UCLA community. 
Lucas worked for Carnation Company for
almost 20 years, the last 10 years as president of Carnation International and a
member of the company’s board of directors. Prior to that, he was vice president, Europe, for Chicago-based Fry Consultants.
He is either currently or formerly a board member of Princeton University, the J. Paul Getty Trust, the Morgan Library, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Music Center of Los Angeles, the American School of Classical Studies at Athens and the St. Petersburg International Center for Preservation in Russia. He holds an M.B.A. from Harvard University and a B.A. in history from Princeton University. Lucas resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Ann. |
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