College Graduates

COURTNEY ANNE QUINN, UCLA Courtney Anne Quinn, daughter of Colleen and John Quinn, graduated June 18 from UCLA with a bachelor’s degree in history. Courtney was one of 20 graduates, out of 500 history degree candidates, to receive honors for her thesis “Understanding Ho Chi Minh.” She was also a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. Courtney is a graduate of St. Matthew’s (1997) and Harvard Westlake School (2001), where she was a first team All CIF water polo player for three years; she played on the polo team at UCLA but retired after knee surgery. In September, Courtney will move to Dallas where she has been accepted to the management training program of Neiman Marcus. FEDERICO BIANCHI and NICOLE DIACO, Boston University Federico L. Bianchi and Nicole E. Diaco graduated from Boston University in May. Federico earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and management, and Nicole earned a bachelor’s degree in communication. FARRAH MEISEL, Wheaton College Farrah Meisel, daughter of Helen Meisel of Pacific Palisades and Stephen B. Meisel, M.D., of Santa Monica, graduated magna cum laude from Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts, with a bachelor’s degree in sociology. She served as president of Wheaton’s photography club and co-produced the school’s recent art exhibit. Farrah studied Japanese at Brown University for two years, then spent her junior year at Kanda Gaigo University in Chiba, Japan. In July, Farrah will move to Shizuoka, Japan, to teach English through the Japanese Exchange Teaching Program (JET). She is a graduate of Santa Monica High School. SARITA DOROTHY JACKSON, Brown University Sarita Dorothy Jackson, who graduated from Palisades High School in 1996 and USC in 2000, earned a Ph.D. in political science from Brown University. Sarita completed a thesis titled “Apparel Industry Mobilization and U.S. Foreign Trade Policy: Comparative Analysis of Mexico and Central America.”