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Bin Liu

2015 John J. Peterson Scholarship Recipient Biography: Bin Liu is a third-year student in Business Economics major and Accounting Minor. In addition, he is also planning a Minor in Mathematics. Born and raised in Shanghai, China, Bin came to the United States alone for college study at the age of 18, which was his first […]

Yu Qian (Mandy) Lin

2015 Professor Harry Simons Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship for the Study of Accounting Recipient Biography: Yu Qian (Mandy) Lin is a fourth-year student, double-majoring in Business Economics and Psychology, with a Minor in Accounting. She was born in Fuzhou, China, and later moved to Vancouver, Canada. Her Chinese and Canadian cultural upbringing allows her to be […]

Heather Lee

2015 Jeffrey W. Baus ’59 Scholarship Recipient Biography: Heather Lee is a third-year Economics major with a Minor in Accounting. She is involved in various student organizations and holds several leadership positions including president of Future Business Leaders of America – Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL). In addition to academics and extracurricular activities, Heather has participated […]

Gregory-Joseph Lasala

2015 Harold R. Mortenson Endowed Scholarship Fund Award Recipient Biography: Gregory-Joseph (Joe) Lasala is a Senior Business Economics student with a Minor in Accounting. While at UCLA, he has found his passion for accounting. He is determined to obtain his CPA within the next year after graduating. During his free time, he enjoys playing basketball, […]

Calvin Huyen

2015 The Gumbiner Savett Inc. Scholarship Recipient Biography: Calvin Huyen is currently a third-year student majoring in Business-Economics and minoring in Accounting. He was born and raised in the San Gabriel Valley area of Los Angeles County. Calvin is involved at UCLA with Beta Alpha Psi, a nationally recognized accounting honors society as their officer […]

Zhenxiong Han

2015 The Donald Edward Bragg & Diane Sims Bragg Scholarship Recipient Biography: Zhenxiong Han is a senior double majoring in Business Economics and Applied Mathematics, with a Specialization in Computing. Born and raised in China, he enthusiastically explores the world of quantitative finance. During school time, he balances classes and extracurricular activities. Zhenxiong participated in […]

Heather Goryoka

2015 The Boeing Company Scholarship in Economics Recipient Biography: Heather Goryoka is a second year at UCLA majoring in Business Economics and minoring in Accounting. During the school year, Heather works for the Fink Center for Finance and Investments at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. She additionally holds roles on the luminaria committee for […]

Raul Fonseca

2015 Chair’s Discretionary Fund Award Recipient Biography: Raul Fonseca is a fourth year majoring in Economics with a Minor in Film. He is a first generation college student of Mexican descent. At UCLA, Raul has had the amazing opportunity to learn many things through coursework, internships and extracurricular activities. His favorite part of UCLA, though, […]

Dhanawat Darakananda

2015 The Ralph and Shirley Shapiro Scholarship Recipient Biography: Dhanawat Darakananda is a fourth-year Business Economics and Financial Actuarial Mathematics double major, with a Minor in Accounting. He is pursuing both College Honors and the Economics Departmental Honors Program, as part of which he is writing his Honors thesis on developmental economics and human capital […]

Tony Wu

2016 Patricia and Harry L. Bruce Endowed Scholarship Recipient Biography: Tony Wu is a senior Business Economics student. When he was 16, he moved to the U.S. from Hong Kong and attended Pasadena City College before transferring to UCLA. He is very grateful for the Economics and Management courses offered at UCLA – especially the […]